In the spiritual projection, Bai Zhenzhen was drenched in sweat, radiating heat, and had a hint of ferocity on her face, as if she had just emerged from a fierce battle.

Zhang Yu asked in surprise, “Did you just finish your exam?”

Bai Zhenzhen nodded, saying, “Phew, I’ve only had about ten minutes of rest.”

“This final exam was a battle that lasted from yesterday morning until late at night, spanning hundreds of kilometers…”

As she spoke, Bai Zhenzhen paused slightly, then a helpless expression crossed her face: “The exam content involves military secrets, so I can’t disclose it. Let’s not talk about that.”

Zhang Yu’s heart stirred upon hearing this. He thought to himself, “Tianjian University’s final exams… does this mean they’re also preparing for a potential war, just like Wanfa University’s civil engineering department exams?”

Bai Zhenzhen asked expectantly, “How did you do on your final exam? Did you beat Ji Yuanxu?”

Zhang Yu immediately sent a screenshot of the rankings. Bai Zhenzhen’s eyes lit up, and she smiled with satisfaction, “As expected of my good son, you did so well!”

A flicker of anticipation appeared in her eyes: “Now we’re both one step closer to the Top Ten Competitions.”

Zhang Yu nodded slightly. He still remembered their agreement to make it into the Top Ten Competitions together.

Bai Zhenzhen said, “Oh, I’ve sent you some more delicious food. It should arrive in the next couple of days, don’t forget to pick it up.”

“I’ll be coming to Wanfa University around November for the flying sword competition. If you’re free then, come watch me compete.”

“November?” Zhang Yu thought to himself, “The department’s civil engineering competition is in December, so it looks like A’Zhen won’t be able to watch my match.”

“But I’m still just a substitute player, so there’s no point in thinking about it now.”

While Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen were chatting, Le Mulan sat obediently to the side.

Watching Zhang Yu’s smiling face, she thought to herself, “Zhang Yu must be on the phone with Bai Zhenzhen again, right?”

Having lived together for over a year, Le Mulan knew that every evening, whether Zhang Yu was studying or working, in the dorm or at a construction site, he always made time to talk with Bai Zhenzhen.

Le Mulan had long grown accustomed to this unshakeable routine.

She just didn’t understand…

“Couldn’t Zhang Yu just complete the mana infusion with me while he’s talking to Bai Zhenzhen?”

“It would clearly save more time that way.”

Le Mulan shook her head, about to close her eyes and meditate, but a message from her brother, Le Jingchen, interrupted her.

Le Jingchen: I’ve checked with the professor, there shouldn’t be any issues. She’s very pleased with your situation. You can go for the interview tomorrow.

Le Jingchen: This professor has extensive experience in high-end pharmaceuticals and is a technical expert at the company. Learn well from her.

Le Jingchen: Especially the self-produced medication technique; your talent is very suited for this area.

Le Mulan knew that the so-called self-produced medication technique involved using one’s body as a cauldron and mana as fuel to refine ingested medicinal materials into various pills and elixirs.

Compared to the mass-production route of building pharmaceutical factories and production lines, the self-produced medication route, while having a lower output, directly linked cultivation to pharmaceutical techniques. The higher one’s cultivation, the higher the grade of medicine produced.

Furthermore, unlike the mass-production route, which required building new production lines for higher-grade medicines after every cultivation advancement, incurring extremely high costs.

After discussing the mentor, Le Jingchen brought up another matter.

Le Jingchen: The company learned about Zhang Yu’s recent achievement and is very curious about how he managed to defeat Ji Yuanxu.

Le Jingchen: However, they’ve used Zhang Yu’s material so many times, but haven’t been able to analyze any conclusive results from it.

Le Jingchen: The company hopes to purchase Zhang Yu’s breeding rights to cultivate a batch of his offspring.

Le Jingchen: You should sound Zhang Yu out and see if he’s willing.

Reading her brother’s message, Le Mulan replied: That might be difficult. He’s always valued his breeding rights quite a bit; he wasn’t willing to sell them even when he was on the first floor.

Le Jingchen: Do your best. If you get a chance, try to convince him. Holding onto these rights is useless; it’s better to monetize them to improve his strength.

Just as Le Mulan was talking with her brother, Zhang Yu stood up, began twisting his waist, and then started warming up his body.

“Let’s fight, then,” Zhang Yu said. “A’Zhen, do you remember you never beat me in high school?”

In front of Zhang Yu, Bai Zhenzhen also began warming up, her muscles rippling and giving off waves of heat.

She chuckled and said, “Yu’zi, your new dorm’s spiritual realm network is excellent. The feedback is prompt, and there’s very little latency.”

“Perfect for me to see your current skill level.”

“Remember to call me Mom if you lose.”

The next moment, their figures swiftly overlapped, and they began an intense battle within the small dorm room.

However, due to being connected through the spiritual realm network, their physical bodies couldn’t truly touch. During their fierce exchange, they would often separate upon contact, only engaging in a contest of techniques.

Facing a situation where he couldn’t rely on his powerful physical defense, Zhang Yu immediately found himself on the defensive, feeling as though his every move was seen through by his opponent.

He continuously pushed the power within his body, becoming faster and faster. Not only did he create whooshing sounds as he moved, but when his fists and palms burst forth, they gradually caused sonic booms.

But no matter how fast Zhang Yu was, Bai Zhenzhen always calmly matched his speed.

Furthermore, Zhang Yu would often be halfway through a move when Bai Zhenzhen spotted a weakness, forcing him to continuously change his techniques and remain on the defensive.

“If one of me isn’t enough, then two of me will fight.”

Zhang Yu then employed the technique of ‘one mind, two uses’ by channeling his Boundless Heart Inner Dharma Body, using both his left and right hands to unleash different martial arts simultaneously, pressing them against Bai Zhenzhen.

At first, Bai Zhenzhen was caught off guard, but her reactions quickly caught up. Her sword-fingers created a flurry of electrical light, continuously breaking through Zhang Yu’s dual-thought attacks.

Zhang Yu then activated his third, and then fourth, layers of thought.

His hands, feet, elbows, knees… every part of his body transformed into a lethal weapon.

His moves were unpredictable and lacked any fixed form, as if four people were simultaneously using his body, making it difficult for Bai Zhenzhen to comprehend Zhang Yu’s techniques for a moment.

However, with the activation of four layers of thought, each layer having different intentions, their moves began to impede each other.

For example, one thought might control his right hand to unleash a powerful palm strike forward, while another might control his right foot to push off the ground and dodge backward…

This contradictory and self-hindering fighting style gradually made Zhang Yu flustered.

Just as Zhang Yu was fully absorbed in his fierce battle with Bai Zhenzhen, breaking through layers of sound barriers with his strikes, there was a sudden ‘thump’… he felt himself collide with something cold and soft.

Bai Zhenzhen asked in confusion, “Yu’zi, what are you doing? Why did you stop?”

Due to the nature of their spiritual realm combat, Bai Zhenzhen’s perspective only showed Zhang Yu’s human projection in front of her. She couldn’t see Zhang Yu’s actual dorm room or his surroundings.

But soon, as Zhang Yu disconnected the projection and opened his camera feed… Le Mulan, lying unconscious on the floor, appeared before Bai Zhenzhen.

Bai Zhenzhen asked suspiciously, “Is Le Mulan sleeping?”

Zhang Yu replied helplessly, “I accidentally knocked her out.”

Bai Zhenzhen urged, “Then what are you waiting for? Quickly check her body.”

Zhang Yu said, “I checked, her forehead is a bit swollen. I’ve already used ice-elemental mana to help reduce the swelling.”

“Her breathing is stable now; she should just be temporarily knocked out. It’s nothing serious.”

Bai Zhenzhen said, “I’m not talking about that! You damn well hit someone, aren’t you going to quickly take photos for evidence and assess the extent of the damage to the person you hit?”

“Quickly, before she wakes up, figure out her condition to avoid her extorting you.”

Zhang Yu knew Bai Zhenzhen and Le Mulan weren’t close, but he felt he had a good relationship with Le Mulan, so he couldn’t help but say, “No way, really?”

Bai Zhenzhen said, “Haven’t you heard about college students accidentally injuring classmates and then being extorted for a large sum of money by classmates who faked their injuries?”

Fu Ji also said, “Zhang Yu, there’s some truth to what Bai Zhenzhen is saying.”

“After all, you’re now a Foundation Establishment cultivator. When you move at high speed, you often break the sound barrier. It’s inevitable you’ll hit someone eventually, so you really should learn how to collect evidence and assess damages.”

Bai Zhenzhen said impatiently, “Take off her clothes and check for any external or internal injuries.”

“Even if she doesn’t try to extort you, if she has internal injuries now, every moment you delay, the medical costs will rise. Won’t that all fall on you in the end?”

Zhang Yu nodded slightly upon hearing this, thinking that Bai Zhenzhen’s words indeed made sense. If Le Mulan truly had internal injuries from his collision, then she needed immediate treatment.

So, at Bai Zhenzhen’s urging, Zhang Yu first removed Le Mulan’s outer clothes and pants, checking her hands and feet for any injuries.

Bai Zhenzhen: “Left arm.”

“Right arm.”

“And her thighs.”

“Turn up the light! Shine a bright light on her, otherwise, I can’t see anything.”

“Don’t worry, I’ve already taken photos for you. All four limbs are fine from all angles, not a single scratch.”

“Now get a wide shot, capture all the impact marks around her.”

Looking at Le Mulan, fair-skinned and delicate, lying on the floor, Zhang Yu couldn’t help but say, “Isn’t this a bit disrespectful to her?”

Bai Zhenzhen replied, “This is the normal procedure for assessing damages after hitting someone. What’s respect got to do with it? Can respect heal her injuries? Can respect save you some medical fees?”

Bai Zhenzhen continued, “Turn her over and check her stomach and back for any damaged areas.”

So, under Bai Zhenzhen’s guidance, Zhang Yu turned Le Mulan over.

Bai Zhenzhen said, “See that small bruise on her stomach? That should be the point of impact.”

“I’ll take a close-up first.”

“Okay, now reach out and feel it.”

“What does it feel like?”

Zhang Yu replied, “It’s very cold.”

Bai Zhenzhen asked again, “And?”

Zhang Yu: “Very smooth.”

Bai Zhenzhen retorted, “I damn well want you to check if her internal organs have any injuries!”