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Chapter 122 - 122 100 Comparing Strengths Joining the Special Training Program

122: Chapter 100: Comparing Strengths, Joining the Special Training Program?

122: Chapter 100: Comparing Strengths, Joining the Special Training Program?

Looking at Zhang Yu’s physical strength of 3.21, He Dayou was full of disbelief.

He couldn’t believe that after spending so much money and training so hard every day, he was still outpaced by Zhang Yu by so much.

He roared in his heart, “How is this possible?

How could this happen?”

“What on earth did Zhang Yu do?

How could his physical strength improve more than mine in just one month?”

“Is it some new drug or new technology?

But where did he get the money?”

Lanling, standing nearby, also had a glint in his eyes as he thought to himself, “Did Zhang Pianpian make a move behind the scenes for Zhang Yu?

To be able to improve so much, what exactly did this woman do?

Did she use the Immortal Technique from White Dragon High School?”

Wang Hai was also curious about how Zhang Yu had made such a breakthrough improvement, “Which pharmaceutical company?

Which new technology?

Could it be they’re trying to promote a new product through Zhang Yu?”

He scrutinized Zhang Yu, noting that there were no needle marks bulging on Zhang Yu’s temple, and there were no training marks on the usual needle spots on his arms.

From common sense, such a high school student did not appear to be a body refining expert.

Wang Hai thought to himself, “The needle spots must be in places I can’t see, is it the Heavenly Demon Needle Technique?

Or the Blood Corpse Needle Technique?

What method was used?”

On the other hand, Zhang Yu felt prickly under Wang Hai’s gaze, thinking to himself, “Old Wang must be suspecting I’m using drugs again.”

“How many times have I said, I’ve always been training my body naturally.”

Demon beast meat powder?

Who doesn’t eat a bit while refining the body?

The side effects of beast protein milk are almost non-existent.

The Primordial Pill doesn’t even count as technological doping.

“I am the one who uses the sky as a blanket and the earth as a mat, truly practicing natural cultivation.”

Zhang Yu looked at Door Board Man Lanling and thought to himself that this was the real medicine man condensed with the essence of Immortal Technique.

Zhang Yu spoke, “So, is there any problem with us joining the competition team now?”

Lanling’s eyelids twitched slightly, and he said with ambiguous tone, “According to the agreement, of course, you can…”

Meanwhile, compared to others’ disbelief, surprise, and curiosity, Ye Haitao, who previously ranked fifth, was in despair.

Originally fifth, after Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen joined, she plummeted to seventh place, completely losing the chance to participate in the sports competition.

Thinking about how much her family had invested to join the competition team and special training program, the debt on her back…

now losing the chance to compete, Ye Haitao felt like the world was collapsing.

She collapsed to the ground with weak legs, her limbs twitching uncontrollably, as if losing control.

Wang Hai’s eyes narrowed, “Her Dao Heart is unstable, go get her the Dao Heart Buffering Agent and pour it into her mouth.”

On the other side, Li Yong, who was once fourth and now sixth, couldn’t accept the result, especially since his physical strength was only 0.02 level lower than Bai Zhenzhen’s.

“For my education in high school, to earn money to join the competition, to enjoy the special training program, my parents have supported too much…”

To make money, Li Yong’s father joined a gang, smuggling children’s flying swords, risking execution to pay for Li Yong’s tuition.

His mother joined the Food Gang, counterfeiting pre-packaged meals in an underground workshop, constantly facing the danger of gang fights and company crackdowns, now facing the threat of being optimized and fired by the gang under the pressure of synthetic food.

This was Li Yong’s family, a gang-affiliated family with income higher than city white-collar workers, but constantly facing death, bankruptcy, and debt risks.

As a second generation in the black market, Li Yong’s lifelong dream was to get into college.

“I am the family’s hope, only getting into college can change our family’s destiny, leaving the gang behind…”

“To keep up with the training here, I take over twenty kinds of drugs daily, eat every two hours, and have fractured bones multiple times in extreme muscle training.

Now even a slight break from painkillers leaves me in agony…”

“My family has sacrificed so much, I have sacrificed so much, why should I lose?”

“Just because Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen are lapdogs of the rich?

Because they were invested in and have money, does a poor guy like me have to lose to the rich man’s dog?”

Evidently, Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen, who constantly used Spirit Roots, were perceived by many classmates as being invested by the rich, belonging to the rich faction.

So listening to Lanling agreeing to Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen joining the team, Li Yong stood out.

He stared defiantly at Bai Zhenzhen, “Our physical strength gap is only 0.02, an insignificant difference in a sports competition, I want to challenge you!”

Through this period of training, Li Yong also understood that sports competitions aren’t merely about comparing physical strength numbers.

Otherwise, high school students across Songyang could just list their physical strength numbers, why bother competing?

The physical strength number is just a basis, sports competition examines…

how far a student can exert their flesh and blood.

“Bai Zhenzhen has Zhang Pianpian’s support, surely her funds are more substantial.

But I don’t believe her training in this month was more diligent or focused than mine.

She may not have better control of physical power than I do.”

“Plus, with my fascia limits relieved during surgery in the special training program, my muscles can burst with overload strength…

I am bound to win!”

Encouraging himself, Li Yong pointed at Bai Zhenzhen, “I want to compete with you to see whose strength is stronger.

Do you dare?”

Before others could speak, Bai Zhenzhen was eagerly laughing inside, shouting a good “Today is my stage, it’s not Yu Zi’s turn to show off.”

But thinking that Zhang Yu couldn’t continue showing off due to his excessively high score being unchallenged, Bai Zhenzhen felt her inner joy slightly diminished.

She turned her gaze to Li Yong with a forbidding, ice-cold expression, calmly asking, “How do you want to compete?”

Li Yong took a step forward, “Alright, then we’ll compare…”

“Enough.” Lanling snorted coldly, “This is about deciding the school’s competition spots, not a game between you two.

The exact competition project will be decided by me and the teachers.”

After some discussion, it was decided that Bai Zhenzhen and Li Yong would compare physical strength through barbell lifting.

Of course, as with all sports competitions, mana cannot be used during the competition.

It’s purely a contest of physical body strength.

Both of them were affixed with monitoring patches to ensure their mana wasn’t being used during the challenge.

Zhang Yu watched this unfold, thinking, “Looks like I’ll have to stop my Circulation Qi Gathering Method during the sports competition, unfortunately losing a period of passive Breath Skill.”

The passive Breathing Skill of Circulation Qi Gathering, Zhang Yu could certainly control and stop since it was ultimately a Breathing Skill he mastered himself.

Meanwhile, Li Yong approached the 1500 kg barbell, firmly gripping it with both hands, and with a roar, his face turned red as he lifted the barbell.

After maintaining it for five seconds, with a loud crash, the 1500 kg barbell fell heavily to the ground, bouncing a few times.

Li Yong looked at Bai Zhenzhen with a serious expression, “Your turn now.”

Under everyone’s gaze, Bai Zhenzhen walked to the barbell, her body shaking as her entire muscle system tensed, making her appear slightly larger.

Segments of muscles intertwined and pushed against each other, as if they had become a singular entity.

Under the training of the Thunderbolt True Body, Bai Zhenzhen’s nervous system was particularly reinforced, giving her great proficiency in muscle strength recruitment and control.

Later, after exchanging Spirit Roots cultivation practice with Zhang Yu, her body refining gained some of the effects of Red Marrow Primordial Qi, enhancing her overall muscle coordination and explosive strength.

Now Bai Zhenzhen grabbed the barbell, without any strain on her face, and easily lifted the 1500 kg barbell.

While lifting, she said indifferently, “This is too simple, give me a more challenging one.”

After holding it for five seconds, Bai Zhenzhen casually dropped the barbell in place and strode towards another 2000 kg barbell.

In the surprised stares from everyone, Bai Zhenzhen with a flushed face let out a low cry, her arms surged as she hoisted the barbell overhead fiercely.

Lanling’s gaze tightened, thinking, “Incredible explosive power and muscle control, this probably isn’t even her limit.

Zhang Pianpian certainly spared no expense.”

He Dayou initially held thoughts similar to Li Yong’s, believing that with Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen’s rapid physical growth without participating in the special training program, their control might not surpass theirs.

Now watching Bai Zhenzhen easily lift a 2000 kg barbell, a dark expression inadvertently crossed his eyes.

Witnessing this, the person in the worst mood at the scene was undoubtedly Li Yong.

After all, his previous limit was lifting a barbell weighing over 1900 kg, and Bai Zhenzhen’s performance evidently far surpassed his maximum.

From a rational standpoint, he should concede.

But he was unwilling.

“I’ve sacrificed so much and finally reached here, do I have to surrender to the money of the rich?”

Thus Li Yong stepped up to the 2000 kg barbell, took a deep breath, and grabbed downward.

All muscles of his body tensed sharply, the 2000 kg barbell towering before him like a mountain, barely moving even as he exploded with power.

Li Yong roared in his heart, “I want to go to college!”

“I don’t want my parents to keep involved in the gang!”

“Lift the damn thing!”

With a tremble of his entire muscle system, veins bulging on his flushed forehead, the 2000 kg barbell actually began to lift bit by bit.

Roar!

With a roar, seeing the barbell he had lifted overhead, a faint smile appeared at the corner of Li Yong’s mouth.

But the next moment, a soft cracking sound came from within his arms.

Then, in his stunned gaze, blood spurted from his right arm.

As his grip faltered, the previously lifted barbell came crashing down.

Wang Hai’s expression shifted, quickly rushing over, catching the 2000 kg barbell with one hand and supporting Li Yong with the other.

Li Yong struggled to control his right arm, trying to raise his hand, but found his hand muscle shivering uncontrollably.

Panicked, Li Yong asked, “Teacher…

what’s wrong with me?”

Wang Hai glanced and understood the situation, sighing, “After undergoing the fascia limit release surgery, your muscle expansion exceeded the limit.”

“However, your body hasn’t adapted to the overload capacity of your arm muscles, tearing your blood and flesh apart.”

Wang Hai knew this was one of the drawbacks of the special training program, as muscles aren’t a unified whole, when transplanted muscle fibers explode with tremendous strength, if the original flesh can’t keep up with the load, collapse occurs.

Li Yong became even more panicked upon hearing this, “Will I be okay?

Can I still join the special training program?”

Wang Hai comforted him, “It’s alright, just some treatment and a few days of rest, and you can resume training…”

Lanling, not even glancing at the failed Li Yong, simply looked at Bai Zhenzhen and Zhang Yu with a professional demeanor, “According to the agreement, your results are sufficient to join the sports competition team.”

“Next month’s sports competition will include you and He Dayou along with three others.”

“As for whether to join the supplementary training for the competition team, that’s up to you.”

Zhang Yu curiously asked, “Well…

what about the special training program?

Can we participate?”

Regarding the so-called special training program, which could lead to such a drastic increase in physical strength within a month for He Dayou and others, both Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen were immensely curious.

Lanling glanced at the two, sneering internally, “Could it be that Zhang Pianpian also has her eyes on my Songyang High’s transplant technology?

And that’s why she joined them here?”

He displayed a strictly professional attitude, “The special training program is initiated by the student council, coordinated by the school, selecting candidates based on specific standards.”

“You two don’t meet the criteria and are not eligible for this program.”

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