He was applying his control over his physical strength to the process of digesting food, even going so far as to unleash palm strikes to aid in the intake.

This was something Zhang Yu had never done before.

But with his terrifying skill in controlling his physical power, Zhang Yu mastered it very quickly.

Initially, he had to unleash full-force palm strikes on his lower abdomen to stimulate the compression of his stomach and intestines.

Soon, his movements became subtler, and the force of his palms diminished.

This signified his growing familiarity with intervening in the digestive system using physical strength, becoming more adept at manipulating and guiding the flow of power in the process.

Finally, Zhang Yu appeared to be merely patting his belly lightly, yet it caused his entire body to resonate, emitting a series of deep, muffled thuds.

He was feeling the subtle palm power passing through muscles, fat, and organs, crushing and compressing the food in his stomach, allowing him to consume a few more bites of the synthetic food.

Zhang Yu’s actions not only caught Meng Tao’s attention but were soon emulated by other lagging high school students, hoping to speed up their digestive process. However, they quickly felt a faint pain in their internal organs, almost causing internal injuries.

A junior deity, constantly observing Zhang Yu’s movements, also kept an eye on the data transmitted by the detection patches.

He commented, “This Zhang Yu has an extremely strong control over his physical strength.”

Each palm strike was not only accurately transmitted to the food in his stomach but also avoided injuring his organs during the process, sometimes even involving the internal organs in the power circulation.

“This level… doesn’t seem like something a high school student from Songyang City could achieve.

Did he cheat?”

Huang Zichou calmly replied, “Since he can achieve this step with skill, how can it be considered cheating? The skill of physical power is inherently part of strength.”

“It’s just that, in this exam venue, those who can use this skill have already reached a stage of powerful bodies and digestive capabilities that no longer require such techniques.

On the other hand, those who want to use this technique to improve their scores lack the ability and are more likely to injure themselves.”

The junior deity continued, “Alas, I still think it’s better to compare drug resistance than food intake; administering drugs is the most important ability in body refinement.”

Another junior deity deeply agreed.

Huang Zichou didn’t speak but glanced at the approving junior deity, secretly thinking about how much money the other must have received from pharmaceutical companies.

Recently, there had been a wave of voices advocating for using drug administration as a substitute for examination, arguing that it could measure students’ strength and potential while conveniently selling drugs and completing experiments.

He wondered who was fueling this trend behind the scenes…

While the True Gods were conversing, Zhang Yu’s eating speed was rapidly increasing, quickly catching up to 16th place.

Ahead of him was Yu Xinghan, who had already surged to 15th place.

Yu Xinghan also noticed Zhang Yu catching up, thinking to himself, “Oh, catching up, are you?”

Looking at the light screen, at the constantly growing number 55 pillar that had risen to 16th place, a smile crept onto Yu Xinghan’s lips.

At this moment, his mind flashed back to the sports competition a few months ago, when Zhang Yu sprinted with all his might, constantly chasing after him.

Although Yu Xinghan suppressed the opponent in the speed contest, he lost to him in the subsequent Sky Pillar section.

Although it was due to Senior Sister Li Xuelian’s misjudgment that he failed to exert his full strength in the Sky Pillar section, losing the championship.

It was impossible to say that he had no regrets. But this time… a surge of excitement welled up in Yu Xinghan’s heart. “Here, no one is suppressing me, preventing me from exerting my full strength anymore.”

Thinking this, Yu Xinghan suddenly stopped eating. Zhang Yu, looking at the light screen, at the one ahead of him, at the number 31 pillar that had stopped growing, was slightly taken aback.

“Number 31 is that guy Yu Xinghan, right?”

In the next moment, as if he had realized something, he turned to look at Yu Xinghan, seeing a pair of eyes filled with fighting spirit.

“This guy…” Zhang Yu felt as if he had returned to the arena a few months ago, seeing Yu Xinghan rapidly retreating, sprinting alongside him on the same starting line.

“Want to have a showdown with me?”

Zhang Yu and Yu Xinghan exchanged glances, their intense fighting spirit seeming to collide in the air.

As if in tacit agreement, three seconds later, the two of them simultaneously roared in their hearts, frantically devouring the synthetic food in front of them.

The loud gulping sounds, mixed with the croaking noises erupting from their internal organs, made Yu Xinghan seem like a giant monster, gulping down the synthetic food in the bucket.

But just as the synthetic food in the bucket dwindled, and he turned to pick up another bucket of synthetic food to begin gorging,

Yu Xinghan was surprised to find that the difference between his and Zhang Yu’s food intake on the light screen was not widening but gradually closing.

“This guy… is still catching up?”

Seeing this, beads of sweat began to drip from Yu Xinghan’s forehead.

Then, the sweat began to increase.

This was not because he was nervous, anxious, or afraid of anything.

Because this sweat represented his all-out effort.

As a student at White Dragon High School, he had also undergone the digestive system modification surgery long ago.

When he began to sweat, it meant that his digestive system had entered a state of high-intensity operation.

At this moment, his stomach and intestines were like a giant furnace, frantically compressing and crushing everything he swallowed, and then streams of heat surged throughout his body.

A large amount of metabolic waste was constantly discharged along the sweat glands under this high temperature, turning into thin strands of sweat dripping from his body.

But… Boom! Boom! Boom!

A series of thunderous roars continuously emanated from Zhang Yu’s direction.

The food bucket had fallen on the table, and Zhang Yu was lying underneath it. As the synthetic food cascaded down like a waterfall of silver, he was swallowing it down with his mouth wide open.

At the same time, his hands were continuously bombarding himself.

One palm strike after another, like thunder constantly erupting in mid-air.

At this moment, Zhang Yu gave Yu Xinghan the impression of a Thunder God constantly beating a divine drum, chasing after him at high speed accompanied by the continuous sounds of thunder.

Seeing the gap between the two on the light screen still shrinking, the sweat flowing from Yu Xinghan’s forehead gradually turned white.

This sweat with a hint of white represented that he was indeed somewhat anxious at this moment.

It was only because the undigested protein in the sweat represented that he had chosen to incompletely digest the food in pursuit of speed.

“Not enough…”

Looking at Zhang Yu constantly catching up on the light screen, feeling the increasingly dense, increasingly thunderous roar,

Yu Xinghan’s gaze became increasingly solemn, and the sweat flowing from him gradually turned milky white.

As the sweat became whiter, Yu Xinghan’s data increased faster and faster, finally temporarily maintaining the gap between him and Zhang Yu.

Just as Zhang Yu and Yu Xinghan were competing fiercely,

Bai Zhenzhen, who had fallen to 21st place, also felt a sense of danger.

“I have to think of a way.”

Bai Zhenzhen touched her increasingly large stomach, thinking to herself, “I’m almost about to vomit.”

“I have to find a way to digest it.”

During the process of her ranking dropping all the way, Bai Zhenzhen only felt herself becoming more and more calm.

“Is it the effect of the Frost Soul Ice Heart Technique?”

“I feel my whole body’s vitality is becoming more and more lively. My brain seems to have become more clear-headed than ever before.”

At this moment, Bai Zhenzhen only felt that her various data, techniques, and abilities were displayed in her mind with incomparable detail, like pieces of equipment for her to choose from.

At the same time, all kinds of information on the exam venue constantly appeared before her eyes, turning into various kinds of intelligence pouring into her brain.

One idea after another emerged, only to be carefully considered and then abandoned by her.

Finally, Bai Zhenzhen’s gaze fixed on Zhang Yu’s body. “Yu’s method is good.” But it is impossible to apply completely.

“I have to find a pattern that suits me…”

Bai Zhenzhen’s mind flashed through her martial arts, the level 10 effect of the Thunderclap Body, and the deduction effect.

The level 10 Thunderclap Body made Bai Zhenzhen’s physical body more resilient, allowing her to maintain a high-speed state for a longer time.

And after deduction with the True Spiritual Root, the level 10 Thunderclap Body further enhanced this resilience, even allowing Bai Zhenzhen’s muscles to play a role in buffering and absorbing energy in a full-speed state.

Thinking of this, Bai Zhenzhen already had an idea in her mind.

Her body slowly swayed, and as the swaying speed increased, it gradually changed from swaying to oscillation, and then to high-speed oscillation.

Powerful physical strength and martial arts cultivation allowed her physical body and internal organs to remain healthy under this high-speed oscillation.

The originally difficult-to-digest food was constantly crushed, broken, and even turned into juice under this high-speed oscillation.

Relying on the high-speed oscillation of her body, Bai Zhenzhen finally began to accelerate her eating, rushing from 21st place to 20th place, and then began to attack 19th place.

And in 19th place was Li Tongyun, who was constantly sweating white sweat.

As her eating speed began to decline, the despair in her heart became deeper and deeper.

She tried hard to swallow the synthetic food in her mouth, but felt that the mud-like substance had blocked her throat from the stomach.

Huang Zichou commented, “This Li Tongyun has reached her limit.” Another junior deity laughed, “She’s had diarrhea for so long, her digestive system can’t hold on anymore?”

Huang Zichou said, “It’s okay for a temporary burst, but how is it possible to hold on to the end like this?”

Li Tongyun thought of the gambling contract, thought of her parents who were on the verge of bankruptcy, and wanted to try to stuff a little more synthetic food into her stomach.

But seemingly reaching some kind of limit, with a soft poof, she suddenly vomited all the synthetic food in her mouth.

“No….”

The magic exam was already after 20th place, and if the physical exam also fell after 20th place at this moment, then in Li Tongyun’s view, she would definitely fail this round of foundation building exam.

Thinking of the consequences of becoming a company asset, fear gripped her heart like a poisonous snake.

As the daughter of a former company leader, she knew very well that once she became a company asset, then her body, her flesh, and even her soul would no longer belong to her.

“I really can’t lose….”

Almost subconsciously, Li Tongyun had already stuffed all the vomit at her mouth back into her mouth, holding the big bucket of synthetic food and continuing to cram it into her stomach.

But no matter how hard she struggled, it was useless. At this moment, she had reached her limit, and in the end, she could only watch helplessly as her ranking continued to fall behind.