You dare to cultivate without money?!-Chapter 144 - 117 Unparalleled Genius

In the audience seats.

Lanling took a deep breath and slowly said, "He actually managed to do it? With this current weight of 12,531 kilograms, the gap between him and Yu Xinghan, Zhang Yu really has a chance to take first place overall."

As a sophomore student specializing in Body Refinement and having participated in sports competitions, Lanling deeply understood the difficulty of Zhang Yu’s performance at the moment.

"To achieve this with his physical strength, whether it’s the extraction of physical power or the technique of power manipulation, he’s far beyond the freshman level."

Beside him, Zhou Chechen furrowed his brows, seemingly not expecting things to develop to this point.

He murmured, "So, the speed competition with Yu Xinghan in the last round, he didn’t rely on some powerful drug?"

"And this level of body control... No wonder he was able to control his physical traits like Yu Xinghan after accepting the new Body Refining Technology transformation from White Dragon."

Zhou Chechen looked at Zhang Yu stepping down from the grand stage, increasingly regretting not signing such a genius in the past, now not only taken by Zhang Pianpian but also affecting the transactions between their families and Purple Cloud.

As a student with a specialty in Body Refinement, Lanling admired Zhang Yu’s displayed talents immensely at this moment.

But the more admiration he felt, the more he wanted to suppress the other.

Lanling coldly said, "This Zhang Yu must be suppressed. Otherwise, if he keeps promoting White Dragon’s mimicry demon muscle technology, it will only hinder our upcoming cooperation with Purple Cloud, which is no longer just a private conflict between us."

Zhou Chechen shook his head, saying, "Look at you, you’re impatient again."

"Zhang Yu is now standing at the eye of the storm, but behind him are White Dragon High School and the Immortal Rhythm Group, who will surely protect him for the sake of promoting new refining technology. Why should we rush to be the villain?"

"If anyone should be anxious now, it should be Purple Cloud and Red Tower."

Zhou Chechen sighed, "And in about two months, Zhang Pianpian will be leaving."

"By that time, the promotional effect of Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen will also have faded."

"Then wouldn’t it be easy to deal with two poor souls? There are plenty of ways to make them obediently earn money for us."

...

In the live broadcast room.

Gang Shan watched Zhang Yu walking down the stage, expressing his feelings, "This year’s Songyang City freshman sports competition was worth watching."

"To successfully challenge 12,531 kilograms, not relying purely on brute strength but the pinnacle of strength and skill combination."

"Remarkable, today’s high school students are becoming more competitive and scarier."

Beside him, Le Jingchen glanced at his phone, where someone sent him the list of medicines Zhang Yu had just ordered.

A cursory glance revealed that they were all the most ordinary and common medicines.

Upon confirming this, Le Jingchen’s eyes narrowed, and he thought to himself, "With a physical level of 4.95, it’s impossible to support the 12,531-kilogram Sky Column with brute strength alone."

"The medication was also ordinary stuff."

"This means Zhang Yu managed this step... by extremely digging into and controlling his body, gathering and pushing his muscle strength to the limit."

Thinking of this, Le Jingchen breathed a slight sigh of relief.

"Good... luckily, he’s just a peerless genius."

Geniuses aren’t frightening because no matter how extraordinary or powerful a genius is, it merely represents a formidable individual.

Many students, teachers, and viewers might emphasize certain geniuses.

But from Le Jingchen’s perspective, geniuses are merely small projects that can be invested in; the truly frightening unknown lies in new technology.

What Le Jingchen was really worried about earlier... was whether the technology from Immortal Rhythm Group could mass-produce individuals like Zhang Yu who could challenge the 12,531-kilogram Sky Column.

Luckily, it appears to be purely about this student named Zhang Yu having extraordinary talent.

However, thinking about... the top ten will now include two representatives of White Dragon technology, Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen, and the overall champion and runner-up will be taken by Zhang Yu and Yu Xinghan, Le Jingchen felt a bit uncomfortable.

This meant the promotional effect of Purple Cloud Pharmaceutical was reduced, impacting their family’s investment returns this time.

In response to Gang Shan’s sighs, Le Jingchen also said, "Indeed, this Zhang Yu has extraordinarily terrifying talent."

Anyone can embellish, right?

Le Jingchen decided to praise Zhang Yu thoroughly, highlighting his extraordinary talent.

After all, good results are due to talent. In this way... if the Immortal Rhythm Group uses this person to promote new technology, the effect will be discounted.

He said, "Did you notice, Gang Shan, when he supported the Sky Column, his body was covered in blood, with injuries all over."

"But now he can move normally, indicating that although he was injured all over, there were no severe injuries."

"That’s terrifying, demonstrating he skillfully distributed power to all parts of his body without any part exceeding its bearable limit."

"It’s safe to say he has truly tapped into his strength limits."

"His skill in power control probably reaches the level of Qi Refining Peak, which even you and I can’t compare to."

Gang Shan looked at Le Jingchen in surprise, not expecting such embellishment from him. Does Zhang Yu have Purple Cloud’s investment?

But being a seasoned broadcaster, Gang Shan, who even resorted to high-interest loans with his mother’s mortgage, has seen all kinds of situations. A bit of thought, and he guessed Le Jingchen’s plan.

So he cooperatively said, "Indeed, Zhang Yu’s physical techniques seem to have reached perfection, maximizing the effects of his physical strength. Pure physical strength, body structure, medication, and technology can’t accurately describe his true power anymore."

...

"Well said!"

In the rest area of Songyang High School.

Zhang Yu listened to the conversation between Le Jingchen and Gang Shan in the live broadcast room, nodding in agreement and asked, "Which broadcaster is this? His insight is sharp, and his analysis thorough. Tell me his name, and I’ll follow up later."

Watching the broadcaster, He Dayou replied helplessly, "Gang Shan."

Wang Hai, on the side, discontentedly said, "He Dayou, Zhang Yu is curious about this broadcaster, can’t you just show the phone and share it with your classmates?"

He Dayou was speechless again, wondering why he never found excellent students so annoying before. At least when he was ahead academically, he was never this arrogant.

Fortunately, Zhang Yu waved his hand and said, "No need, Mr. Wang, don’t disturb the ordinary students’ lives for my little curiosity."

Zhang Yu sighed, "I’m just an average student who ranked fourth in the magic game, first in the martial arts competition, and might take first place in the sports competition, just wanting to blend in with everyone else, unlike strict hierarchies like White Dragon and Purple Cloud."

Wang Hai said to the students beside him, "Look, look, take a look, Zhang Yu has always been this humble, which is how he achieved today’s success. If it were at White Dragon High School, you’d all be kneeling to listen to him today."

Then Wang Hai casually pointed at a student, saying, "Zhao Tianxing, why are you standing there? Hurry and get some energy drinks for Zhang Yu. Didn’t you see he needs to replenish his strength after the competition?"

Zhao Tianxing understood. Although it seemed Wang Hai pointed casually, his precise choice of the worst-performing student present indicated it wasn’t random.

He could only sigh inwardly as his theory of weak and poor clowns was confirmed again, then ran off to fetch energy drinks for Zhang Yu.

At that moment, the Sky Column on stage shone, and the final total scores and rankings of the sports competition were about to be announced.

Zhang Yu, Bai Zhenzhen, Wang Hai... one by one, everyone looked at the Sky Column, watching each name appear.

First place, Songyang High School, Zhang Yu, 341 points

Second place, White Dragon High School, Yu Xinghan, 338 points

Third place, Purple Cloud High School, Le Mulan, 324 points

Fourth place, White Dragon High School, Song Halong, 322 points

Fifth place, Songyang High School, Bai Zhenzhen, 320 points

Sixth place, Red Tower High School, Xiong Wenwu...

Bai Zhenzhen didn’t look past the sixth place because she thought only the top five were worth noting; anything beyond that didn’t interest her.

Meanwhile, while Zhang Yu was still looking at the top-ranked name on the Sky Column, his phone rang. It was a call from Zhang Pianpian.

Zhang Yu answered the phone and said, "I took first place."

Zhang Pianpian replied, "Yes, I’ve communicated with White Dragon. As long as you acknowledge receiving the White Dragon muscle mimicry transformation, they’ll provide you with advertising and endorsement, and help withstand pressures from other companies."

Zhang Yu’s eyes lit up as he asked, "How much money?"

Zhang Pianpian sighed, "It should have been more, but ever since Le Jingchen and Gang Shan started hyping your talent, Purple Cloud began promoting you as a peerless genius. Continuing like this, the ad and endorsement fees might reduce a lot."

Zhang Yu became enraged.

What he thought were compliments now felt harsh upon reflection.

For the first time, Zhang Yu discovered his distaste for such flattery.

Zhang Yu asked, "What about Azhen? She is in fifth place; can you help her get some advertisements too?"

Zhang Pianpian replied, "Understood, wait for news."

"And remember, no matter how much money you get today, don’t spend it right away, especially never pay off the loans all at once."

"In less than two months, I’ll be off to university."

"Let’s meet tonight; there’s something I need to talk to you about."

From Zhang Pianpian’s words, Zhang Yu sensed a feeling of urgency.

Unconsciously, there was less than two months before Zhang Pianpian left Kunxu.

By that time, Bai Zhenzhen and he would lose Zhang Pianpian’s current protection and face pressures from high school, the students’ union, and companies alone.

Thinking of this, the joy Zhang Yu felt from winning the competition dissipated considerably, instead replaced by a sense of urgency.

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