The examination venue for this military certificate was in the wilderness, located on a plain about 100 kilometers away from Myriad Law University City. Because the exam content and location were kept secret beforehand, Zhang Yu only arrived at this place under the guidance of his Eye Bone.

Upon arriving at the waiting area for candidates, he found that six had already reached the location. Including Zhang Yu, there were now a total of seven candidates.

Zhang Yu thought to himself, “The number of candidates for the Military Civil Engineering Certificate is indeed small. After all, one needs a recommendation to participate.”

Zhang Yu’s arrival quickly drew the attention of the six other candidates, all of whom looked at him with a hint of surprise.

Su Yanyang thought, “Zhang Yu? He’s only a junior… what’s he doing here competing?” Clearly, in Su Yanyang’s view, Zhang Yu, who had just entered his third year, was hardly qualified to compete with them for the military certificate. On the other side, Xiao Yunji merely glanced at Zhang Yu before dismissing him. Most of the other students reacted similarly, evidently not seeing Zhang Yu as a serious competitor.

Zhang Yu, of course, paid no mind to the other candidates’ thoughts. He simply found a place to sit, quietly sensing the power within him, preparing for the upcoming exam.

Since the end of his final exams, he had diligently cultivated daily, single-mindedly pushing for a final breakthrough. After improving his magic power and physical strength, he finally advanced his Dao Heart to the Foundation Establishment limit of level 20. Furthermore, his magic power quality also reached 197, steadily approaching the Foundation Establishment limit of 200. Beyond the improvement in basic stats, Zhang Yu’s greatest progress was, naturally, in his cultivation techniques.

His Treasure Appraisal Art, Earth God Transformation, and Primordial Magnetism Vein Interception Hand all reached their peak at level 20. The Azure Lotus Sword Embryo’s retention effect on the Chain Formation Diagram also improved: the University Saint Physique and Civil Engineering Saint Physique reached level 10, the Martial Dao Saint Physique reached level 6, while only the Qi Meridian Flow had a shorter duration, remaining at level 4.

Zhang Yu felt the immense power overflowing within him. As he looked at the parameters of the Azure Cloud Pouch, Taiyi Golden Liquid Pill, Earth Fiend Bottle, Earth Suppressing Seal, and Gold-Threaded Jade Bi that appeared in his Eye Bone, his heart swelled with immense confidence.

A moment later, all the candidates felt a pulsation in their Eye Bones, and a faint glow seemed to emanate from a distance. They instinctively looked up towards the light and immediately saw the eighth candidate, Ping Han.

Ping Han’s chest glowed red, constantly displaying the fluctuating number 13.25, which was the current price of Ambrosia Coins. Behind his head, an upward-trending chart, showing the Ambrosia Coin’s performance over the past six months, was projected. Projections of various men, women, the elderly, and children—avatars of the Ambrosia Divine Monarch’s various incarnations from Joyful Union University—appeared on his back, arms, stomach, thighs, and elsewhere.

Beneath these projections on Ping Han’s body, several students felt immense envy for his high-end Dharma Skeleton. Su Yanyang was one of those envious students; he not only felt envy but also anger. Especially upon seeing the three metal boxes floating behind Ping Han, his heart bled with jealousy.

Su Yanyang inwardly muttered, “Those are the All-Treasure Chest’s intelligent magic item management devices. Does he really need three to carry his magic items?” Seeing Ping Han so thoroughly armed, several students already felt a subtle urge to retreat, convinced that they could not possibly compete with him in this examination.

Just then, the number on Ping Han’s chest rapidly fluctuated, rising from 13.25 to 13.26. Ping Han, observing the group chat messages displayed in his Eye Bone, chuckled heartily.

“Has everyone seen the news? The Ambrosia Divine Monarch has announced a lottery for dual cultivation!”

“Just spend Ambrosia Coins to enter the lottery, and if you win, you can dual cultivate with the Ambrosia Divine Monarch for a day and a night!”

“Teacher Ping Han, how much longer do you think Ambrosia Coins will rise?”

Ping Han: “This is just the beginning.”

Ping Han: “I’ve said it many times: Ambrosia Coins will definitely rise above 1000 Spirit Coins in the future!”

In recent days, Ping Han’s group had attracted more and more members, and he had earned a considerable amount of Spirit Coins just from membership fees. Seeing his former classmates, especially those who had previously advised him against speculating in coins or refused to lend him money for it, now humbling themselves to seek his advice on Ambrosia Coins, filled Ping Han with immense satisfaction.

He mused, “After years of arduous cultivation in the Dao of Coins, the time has finally come for me to stand tall and soar to success.”

While Ping Han chatted with his guidance group members, the 13.26 on his chest rapidly changed to 13.27, and then quickly to 13.28. Watching the continuously rising price of Ambrosia Coins on Ping Han’s chest, Zhang Yu couldn’t help but feel an urge to buy.

However, he quickly suppressed this impulse, constantly admonishing himself not to act rashly. On the other side, Su Yanyang watched Ping Han’s chest and inwardly cursed, “Damn it… it’s gone up again?”

“Good thing I bought some too.”

After continuously observing Ping Han’s growing profits and the relentless rise of Ambrosia Coins, Su Yanyang repeatedly studied all available information on Ambrosia Coins, eventually reaching a conclusion: “The surge in Ambrosia Coins is not mere manipulation but the compounded resonance of a series of structural positive factors, marking the beginning of a long-term upward trend.”

After buying Ambrosia Coins and watching his account’s profits steadily grow, Su Yanyang only regretted not having bought them sooner. “Alas, my Dao Heart’s perception is still insufficient; I missed out on some opportunities, otherwise, I could have accumulated even more Immortal Dao potential.”

While Su Yanyang secretly harbored regrets, Xiao Yunji on the other side frowned slightly, turning her head away to prevent the numbers on Ping Han’s chest from disturbing her focus. After seeing so many profit screenshots shared by Ping Han, Xiao Yunji had naturally considered investing in Ambrosia Coins. But after consulting Director Lin and her family elders, she had received negative responses.

Yet, witnessing the subsequent meteoric rise of Ambrosia Coins, a hint of hesitation arose in Xiao Yunji’s mind: “Were Director Lin and the others too cautious? Did they make a mistake?”

“After all, Ambrosia Coins were created by a Divinity Transformation Divine Monarch; how could a Golden Core or Nascent Soul True Monarch truly comprehend them?”

“No, the most urgent task is still to pass the military certificate exam.”

Xiao Yunji suppressed the distracting thoughts, telling herself to focus entirely on earning the military certificate first. Although Ping Han’s strength had surged, Xiao Yunji still had confidence in competing for the military certificate, especially after years of preparation; how could she easily give up?

Meanwhile, after finishing his conversation with the group members, Ping Han’s gaze swept over to Zhang Yu. Looking at Zhang Yu, Ping Han said with surprise, “What are you doing here?”

Zhang Yu calmly replied, “Director Gao recommended me to take this military certificate exam.”

Hearing this, Ping Han froze slightly, a strange glint flashing in his eyes, but he said nothing. However, a surge of resentment welled up in his heart.

He recalled how he had painstakingly seized an immortal opportunity back then, only to miss soaring to success by a mere lack of Spirit Coins. He remembered kneeling before Director Gao, desperately trying to borrow Spirit Coins but failing, ultimately missing out on a wave of coin speculation and becoming a ‘nobody’ in many people’s eyes. Yet, the Zhang Yu before him was merely a junior, and Director Gao had carelessly given him this recommendation opportunity for the military certificate exam, seemingly for him to waste.

A sense of injustice rose in Ping Han’s heart: “Gao Chongguang, you must be watching today, aren’t you?”

“I will show you that you misjudged.”

Just then, a series of thunderous rumbles echoed in the sky. Everyone looked up and saw a flying boat already hovering above the examination venue.

On the flying boat, Director Gao stood silently on one side of the deck, his gaze sweeping over the examination venue below, his eyes gleaming with an unreadable light. He was here today as a guest for Myriad Law University’s current military certificate examination, his presence serving to enhance the exam’s authority as a witness. There were many other guests like him, not only from Myriad Law University but also experts and professors from the civil engineering departments of other universities.

It was not Director Gao’s first time participating in such an event; he knew that the results of important exams like the military certificate examination could not be decided solely within Myriad Law University. Aside from experts and professors from various universities serving as witnesses, three divine judges would oversee the fairness of the entire examination and provide professional assessments. Furthermore, the assessment results would be uploaded to the Heavenly Court, and only after approval, recognition, and recording by the Heavenly Court would they truly be considered final.

As Director Gao surveyed the examination venue, Director Lin appeared behind him at some point, smiling faintly. “Ping Han is quite dazzling lately, isn’t he?”

Director Gao’s gaze slightly narrowed. He calmly said, “What are you trying to say?”

Director Lin sneered, “Your War Faction students, don’t they eventually rely on coin speculation, on finance? Old Gao, don’t you think you’re too rigid?”

Director Gao nonchalantly replied, “That’s none of your business.”

However, the thought of Ping Han still brought a hint of helplessness to Director Gao’s heart. Judging solely by the current military certificate examination, Ping Han, as a student of the War Faction, was clearly the most likely candidate among those present to win the military certificate.

This should have been a good thing, signifying that after Mo Shangjin, the War Faction would gain another student capable of wielding the Heaven Kunlun Mountain-Moving Divine Power, thereby completely overpowering the Peace Faction and Neutral Faction in terms of student strength. But ironically… Ping Han achieved this through coin speculation.

Director Gao did not entirely disapprove of coin speculation; he himself held long-term investments in currencies created by Divinity Transformation Divine Monarchs for profit. However, in his view, Ping Han’s actions were not investment at all, but gambling. Director Gao had personally witnessed many instances of such sudden wealth acquired through gambling in the past, all of which invariably ended in ruin.

“Ping Han is very likely to win this year’s military certificate.”

“But it’s even more likely that he’ll go bankrupt not long after mastering the Heaven Kunlun Mountain-Moving Divine Power…” Director Gao inwardly sighed, “This also pushes the top talents of the Peace Faction and Neutral Faction into the next military certificate examination, allowing those senior students to compete with Zhang Yu, who would then be in his fifth year.”

Just then, three figures emerged from the flying boat’s cabin, who were precisely the three judges for this military certificate examination.