Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen, having concluded their examination, boarded the homeward-bound train.

The awakened Fuji, upon learning of their successful attainment of the Foundation Establishment Certificate, chuckled heartily. “Excellent, excellent! I knew I hadn’t misjudged you two. Now, all that remains is to complete Foundation Establishment before entering university.”

“That way, you can enter the Foundation Establishment class right away, effectively securing a head start towards postgraduate studies.”

Fuji grew excited at this prospect. What good was simply graduating from university if one couldn’t find a good job without further studies?

Zhang Yu, however, furrowed his brow, muttering, “Foundation Establishment before university? You speak as if it’s as easy as buying medicine outside the school gate.”

Zhang Yu knew that Foundation Establishment required one’s own spiritual root to cooperate, implanting the root into the dantian, making it a complete part of one’s body. This meant he needed to acquire a spiritual root!

And given his level as the strongest high school student in Kunxu Tier One, he would need at least a Celestial Spiritual Root for Foundation Establishment.

But the price of a Celestial Spiritual Root was easily tens of millions. How many lessons would he have to teach at Dark Learn Help, how many extra shifts at Red Pagoda, to scrape together enough money to buy one before entering university?

“As for Zhen…”

Seeing Zhang Yu’s gaze, Bai Zhenzhen rolled her eyes, “No way! I need to raise money too!”

Zhang Yu understood. Although she possessed her own spiritual root to use for Foundation Establishment, she didn’t want anyone to know she was a natural-born talent!

So, to conceal her innate spiritual root, Bai Zhenzhen would have to raise money to buy a Celestial Spiritual Root to mask the fact that she already possessed one!

Fuji chuckled and continued in their minds, “Indeed, the higher the grade of spiritual root during Foundation Establishment, the better the effect. Zhang Yu, you absolutely must use a Celestial Spiritual Root!”

“But the price of a Celestial Spiritual Root is beyond what you can currently afford!”

“But when did I say you had to shoulder the burden yourselves?”

“Weren’t there many university representatives present to witness your Foundation Establishment examination?”

“Universities need to demonstrate their recruitment achievements. Good universities need to attract good students to maintain their competitiveness and uphold their ratings. Less prestigious universities also need to attract good students to strive for higher rankings!”

“Based on your performance in this Foundation Establishment examination, those university representatives will definitely not remain indifferent. They will surely contact you through intermediaries!”

“Although they can’t easily descend themselves, they should contact you through certain companies!”

“Anyway, as long as you gain their support, utilizing the generous conditions they offer, and coupled with your own diligent efforts to earn money, it’s not impossible to complete Foundation Establishment before university!”

Zhang Yu nodded slightly, recalling Deng Bingding’s similar words about universities seeking to recruit them early.

At that moment, Fuji reminded them, “And the first thing you need to do right now is to disembark at a random small city and digest the gains from this Foundation Establishment examination, raising your strength!”

Bai Zhenzhen asked, “Not returning directly to Songyang? Is it to leave those representatives hanging, allowing them to become aware of each other’s presence, driving up the price?”

Fuji smiled slightly, “That’s just one aspect!”

Zhang Yu’s gaze sharpened, “Is it because of the Zhou family?”

Bai Zhenzhen also reacted, “The higher-ups of the Zhou family, since some of them guessed we were participating in the Foundation Establishment examination, if they discover that many university representatives have sent people to contact us, they might guess that we passed the Foundation Establishment examination!”

“They might have two reactions. Either they try to further ease relations with us!”

“Or…they take action directly!”

Having experienced countless gang fights in the dark cram school world, Bai Zhenzhen knew all too well how cruel this struggle for survival and profit could be. Even if there was a small chance of encountering a battle or a clash, they needed to be extremely cautious!

Zhang Yu added, “Especially since they might know our identities!”

Although Zhang Yu didn’t utter the words “Evil God Child,” Bai Zhenzhen understood what he meant!

Just as Fuji had analyzed before, the higher-ups of the Zhou family might know their identities as followers of the Evil God!

If that were the case, they might resort to even more drastic measures!

After all, in the struggles between Evil God followers, neither side dared to alarm the righteous Gods!

Zhang Yu said, “So you’re worried they’ll be driven to desperation?”

Fuji said, “Can’t say it’s certain, but we have to be prepared. Anyway, taking precautions won’t hurt you!”

“You can use these few days to digest your gains and further improve your strength!”

“During these few days of your absence, those who are looking for you at Shangyang High School will be waiting there. The more people waiting for you, the more hesitant the Zhou family will be, and the less likely they will dare to attack you!”

“You and Ah Zhen should even turn off your phones, no need to rush to contact them!”

In his heart, Zhang Yu was still pondering the matter of the Zhou family!

Regarding this existence that might know his identity as an Evil God follower, Zhang Yu felt as if he had a bone stuck in his throat!

Fuji said, “The problem of the Zhou family can only be completely resolved by your own strength in the end!”

Zhang Yu nodded slightly. He could take advantage of this time to first cultivate a technique rewarded from the Foundation Establishment examination, and with the interest-free loan of three million, buy another technique to cultivate!

In this way, he could complete the final layer effect of the Martial Dao Holy Embryo!

While Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen were hiding outside to cultivate!

Inside Ziyun High School!

Le Mulan looked at the test report in her hand, surprised, “This is Zhang Yu’s sweat?”

Le Jingchen corrected, “It’s your shared sweat with Zhang Yu. It’s a pity his sweat was contaminated by yours, otherwise the purity would have been higher!”

Le Mulan was somewhat surprised, “He’s that amazing?”

Le Jingchen sighed, “It must be some new technology from a certain company, this kid is being used as a test subject!”

“After all, he’s a guy who would sell his competition qualification for money, probably not planning to get into a good university.”

Remembering the incident with the Zhou family last time, especially the Sixth Order God’s involvement, Le Jingchen speculated, “Maybe he’ll walk the path of the Gods, maybe he’ll become a vessel for a great God!”

Le Mulan lowered her eyes slightly, not knowing why, but thinking of Zhang Yu, with his talent, yet because of his background, having no chance to enter the top ten universities, and ultimately having to embark on the path of the Gods, becoming material for the descent of a great God, she felt a sense of regret!
“Before my high school graduation, let’s have him train me a few more times!”

Just then, Yue Jingchen’s phone rang. He answered it, slightly surprised, “Yes, I’m the one who input the data into the database!”

“Yes, that experimental subject from another company is named Zhang Yu!”

“Contact him?”

Hanging up, Yue Jingchen looked up, puzzled. “Zi Yun Pharmaceuticals, the main headquarters in Xiandu called. They want me to contact Zhang Yu, saying someone from the main company has something to say to him!”

Hearing that the call came from headquarters, Yue Mulan’s eyes also flashed with doubt!

She knew that the Xiandu headquarters wouldn’t contact this branch casually unless something big was happening, especially not by directly contacting Yue Jingchen at Zi Yun High School!

Yue Mulan thought, “Could it be that Zhang Yu’s condition is really an experiment by a competitor of Zi Yun Pharmaceuticals? Does Zi Yun’s top management want to do something to Zhang Yu?”

At Yue Jingchen’s prompting, Yue Mulan called Zhang Yu, but the phone wouldn’t connect!

“No wonder they came looking for me. Is it because they can’t get through either?”

Yue Jingchen pondered for a moment and said, “Go to Songyang High School and find him. Contact me after you find him!”

Inside Songyang High School!

Zhou Chechen was emitting icy energy, cultivating his family’s inherited technique!

Recalling the events of the past few months, he felt his own powerlessness time and time again!

“I’m still too weak! Just like Zhang Yu, merely a pawn caught in the current, manipulated by others, unable to make my own choices!”

Thinking of this, a trace of coldness flashed in Zhou Chechen’s eyes. “But I’m different from Zhang Yu!”

“Judging from his abandoning the competition qualification, he gave up the chance to enter the Ten Greats. Is it because the deity behind him wouldn’t allow him to do so?”

“He is destined to be a pawn for life, but I still have a chance!”

“In the remaining time of senior year, I must strive again and enter the Ten Greats!”

“I refuse to be a pawn like this!”

On the other side of the training ground, Lan Ling was also practicing diligently. Perhaps he was also stimulated like Zhou Chechen and was making a final sprint, hoping to win a place in the remaining competitions of senior year and strive for more opportunities to enter the Ten Greats!

Just then, a roar came from the sky!

Zhou Chechen looked out the window in confusion and discovered that a flying boat was hovering above Songyang High School. Then, several people jumped out!

But this seemed to be just the beginning. Not long after this flying boat appeared, another sword light sliced through the sky and landed in the campus!

After some time, someone drove a luxury car to the school gate!

In this way, people entered Songyang High School one after another!

Soon, Zhou Chechen heard news that all the newcomers were from big companies!

Xianyun Group, Tianwu Group, Xinchuang Healthcare, Wan Shou Animal Husbandry, Wanli Group – they were all from major corporations, and they were all from the Xiandu headquarters!

Hearing this, Zhou Chechen was both surprised and uncertain. “What are so many people from big companies doing at Songyang High School?”

He really couldn’t understand what merits this small Songyang High School had that could attract the attention of so many big companies from Xiandu!

“Could it be that someone has awakened their spiritual root?”

“It can’t be that someone owes so much to these big companies, right?”

Zhou Chechen quickly sent students to inquire further and learned that the representatives of these big companies had all been welcomed into the conference room, where the principal and several school leaders were currently entertaining them!

While Zhou Chechen was filled with doubts, the principal actually sent someone to find him, in his capacity as the student council president, to jointly entertain the company representatives!

Arriving in the conference room, facing more than a dozen company representatives and thinking about the more than a dozen big companies behind them, Zhou Chechen felt that he was already three points shorter than them just by standing in front of them!

In particular, he could feel that the company representatives in front of him were definitely not ordinary employees. The smell of money emanating from them was simply overwhelming, and their superior attitude was exactly the same as the legendary Xiandu nobles!

One of the women looked at him with a smile and said, “This student is the student council president, right?”

“Hello, I’m Zhang Bi from Tianxu Martial Group!”

“Do you know where Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen have gone?”

“Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen?”

Zhou Chechen was slightly stunned. “You’re here to find Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen?”

Zhang Bi smiled and said, “Yes, there are some things we want to talk to them about, but we can’t seem to contact them!”

Saying this, she glared at someone in the crowd. “Some people couldn’t hold back and came directly to the school, causing all of us to make a trip, only to find that Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen are on leave!”

“You’re the student council president. Do you know where they went? Or do you know any students who are familiar with them and can contact them?”

Hearing the other party’s question, even with Zhou Chechen’s rich life experience, he was stunned on the spot and didn’t know what to say for a moment!

The principal on the side asked, “Gentlemen, what exactly do you want Zhang Yu for? Perhaps we can help!”

The company representatives smiled without saying a word!

They couldn’t possibly tell him that they were all driven here by an order from their upper-level companies!

Even less could they say that the upper-level companies were also assigned by the universities above!

They didn’t mention a single word about the Foundation Establishment Exam, which had always been the tacit understanding between the top forces in the first layer of Kunxu!

Although these company representatives were company employees, they were all from Xiandu noble families, and no one would rashly break this unwritten rule!

According to their idea, they should secretly meet with Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen, then have a round of communication and reach an agreement!

They didn’t know which unlucky ghost from which company had rashly broken into Songyang High School first!

The director of education on the other side said, “I know Zhang Yu is very excellent, but if you want to find excellent students, we have other students in our school who are also very excellent besides Zhang Yu, like this student council president Zhou Chechen!”

Just as the director of education was about to promote his own students, a burst of laughter came from the company representatives!

No one knew who had laughed, but it made all the other company representatives laugh as well!

The people of Songyang High School looked at the representatives laughing in confusion, not knowing what they had said wrong, and could only awkwardly smile in return!
Zhou Chechen felt like a buffoon, scrutinized and mocked by the representatives of these colossal corporations, utterly powerless!

The woman who spoke earlier continued, “We are only looking for Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen. If you don’t know their whereabouts, please fetch a few students familiar with them!”

Just then, another wave of clamor erupted, a peculiar sound echoing in the heavens!

Those familiar with the whistle of flying swords recognized the sound of at least several hundred swords tearing through the skies!

“Is this a battlefield now?” someone exclaimed, aghast.

“Is this place also a war zone for corporate struggles?”

Some leaped out of windows, others darted into the corridor, each displaying their unique skills!

Then, the corporate representatives and students like Zhou Chechen witnessed hundreds of flying swords cleaving the firmament, their blades gleaming, forming a line of text in the air!

“Oasis Conglomerate, Director Wang, congratulates Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen on successfully obtaining their Foundation Establishment Qualification Certificates.

May your future be vast and limitless, soaring to unprecedented heights!”