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Chapter 128 - 128 104 Boisterous With Voices

128: Chapter 104 Boisterous With Voices 128: Chapter 104 Boisterous With Voices With a sigh, Wang Hai immediately took the lead and walked toward the disinfection corridor, unable to resist glancing at the Dragon People on the other corridor.

The remaining people, as they passed through the disinfection corridor, couldn’t help but glance toward the Dragon People’s direction.

Truly because the appearance of this group drew too much attention.

Zhang Yu thought to himself: “Yu Xinghan hasn’t changed much since the last time I saw him in the commercial shoot.”

“The one following behind, Song Halong, has changed a lot though…”

Apart from the change of the number 1 on his chest and back to a 2, at this moment, Song Halong’s skin appeared rough, like stone grit, and his limbs were much more robust than before.

Just his forearm alone was about as thick as Zhang Yu’s waist, giving the impression…

like he had transformed into a humanoid giant elephant.

But Song Halong’s transformation was already considered minor, as he still retained a human-like appearance.

Looking further back from Song Halong, the further back the Dragon People were, the less they looked human, increasingly resembling the form of a demon beast.

Zhang Yu recalled the information Zhang Pianpian had told him.

“The Body Refining Technology at White Dragon High School has indeed made breakthroughs.

It’s no longer like Song Halong before, only able to implant some minor elephantine muscle tissue.”

“Now, they can modify the students’ muscles into demon-like muscles, forcibly breaking through the body’s physical bottleneck, leading to explosive growth in physical strength.”

“The wealthier the student, the more parts of their body are modified with demon-like muscles, making them appear less human.”

“However, these demon-like muscles inherently possess plasticity.

If students can fully master the power within, they can gradually retract their demon traits and become more human-like.”

Zhang Yu watched Yu Xinghan walking in front, unsure if this Golden Core disciple had undergone the demon-like muscle modification surgery.

After exiting the disinfection corridor, the group from Songyang High School found a rhinoceros dressed in White Dragon High School’s uniform waiting for them.

It was indeed a rhinoceros, as both the coarse, gray-black outer skin and the horn-like protrusion on the forehead, or the small eyes, elongated face, and stout limbs…

all gave the impression of a humanoid rhinoceros.

The rhinoceros waved at Zhang Yu and greeted: “Zhang Yu, long time no see.”

“Oh, you don’t recognize me now, do you?”

The rhinoceros smiled slightly and said, “I am Chu Qiuhe, the White Dragon High School student you defeated at the last martial arts competition.”

Upon hearing the rhinoceros speak, everyone present showed a look of astonishment.

Chu Qiuhe’s humanoid rhinoceros appearance had changed so drastically from before that he was almost unrecognizable.

Chu Qiuhe came over to meet the Songyang people simply because he wanted to confirm something upon seeing the Songyang High School team.

That was whether Zhang Yu, the freshman champion of the martial arts competition, was truly representing Songyang High School this time.

Chu Qiuhe also knew that it wasn’t just him curious about this; many students who lost in the last martial arts competition were eagerly anticipating to redeem themselves in this sports competition.

Seeing Zhang Yu indeed present in Songyang High School’s team, Chu Qiuhe couldn’t help but feel a sense of expectation.

Chu Qiuhe looked at Zhang Yu, smiled slightly, and said: “Your participation in this competition is something many people have been waiting for…”

At this moment, a loud noise erupted from the team of Dragon People up front.

Song Halong suddenly elbowed Yu Xinghan’s temple, with a sound like a cannon blast, Yu Xinghan’s head moved slightly at about a 4-5 degree angle, then stopped.

Then, with a swift flick of his head, Yu Xinghan threw the much larger and nearly 2 to 3 times his size Song Halong into the air.

With a crash, Song Halong flipped and landed steadily on the ground, gazing at Yu Xinghan with dissatisfaction.

Yu Xinghan, however, calmly commented: “No good, Xiao Song, your intent to kill is too evident, there’s no surprise stealth at all, you still need practice.”

The Dragon People seemed indifferent to this, continuing to follow Yu Xinghan forward.

The group from Songyang High School was also astonished watching this internal fighting among the White Dragon people.

He Dayou was surprised: “The second in grade actually dares to attack the first?

Has White Dragon’s code changed?”

Beside him, Chu Qiuhe laughed lightly and explained casually: “Since Yu Xinghan became the first in grade, this has been the case.”

Bai Zhenzhen frowned and said: “Is Song Halong so petty?

Whoever surpasses him, he tries to ambush?”

Chu Qiuhe explained: “Brother Halong isn’t petty, it was Yu Xinghan who demanded this of him, requiring Song Halong to ambush him with full force 5 times within 24 hours for training purposes.”

With some sentiment, Chu Qiuhe said: “As a demand from the first in grade, Brother Halong couldn’t refuse.”

“From then on, both his eyes and mind have been filled with Yu Xinghan, with no one else.”

“I suspect he’s almost going mad thinking about how to get at Yu Xinghan constantly.”

Shaking his head with emotion, Chu Qiuhe then patted Zhang Yu’s shoulder and said meaningful words: “We’ll see each other on the field, looking forward to competing with you.”

Watching the White Dragon people depart, looking at their peculiar appearances, Zhang Yu suddenly felt a bit sentimental.

“Previously, Red Tower High School cultivated demon beasts into human beings in pursuit of achievement.

Here at White Dragon High School, they pursue strength at the expense of transforming people into demon beasts.”

Under the guidance of the reception teacher, the group walked among Purple Cloud High School’s pavilions and towers, soon arriving at a massive indoor stadium.

The reception teacher introduced: “This is the largest stadium at Purple Cloud High School, generally only used for large events or school-wide activities.”

Even before entering, everyone could feel the buzzing of voices.

And upon entering, the first impression was the brightness akin to daylight.

Unlike the midnight environment outside, the ceiling of the stadium seemed adorned with little suns, lighting the entire indoor stadium like midday.

Next came the sense of the stadium’s size and the number of people.

Unlike the dangers in the martial arts competition, this sports contest didn’t require worrying about bankruptcy for participants, so almost every key and regular high school who could participate showed up.

Throughout the vast arena, students and coaches moved back and forth, some warming up with medication, others trading drugs, and some being mocked by the three major high schools, creating a vibrant, youthful high school scene unique to Kunxu.

In addition to participants, Zhang Yu and the others saw the staff on the periphery and countless spectators in the stands.

He Dayou said doubtfully: “So many people filming videos.”

The reception teacher beside them said: “Those are professional spectators invited by the sponsors of this event, including media reporters, online influencers, and many company individuals.”

Zhang Yu looked up and indeed saw many suited individuals with gloomy expressions, exuding a workaholic aura even from afar — definitely corporate people accustomed to overtime.

Zhang Yu then turned his gaze to the audience seats.

The largest indoor stadium in Purple Cloud High School had tens of thousands of spectator seats, which were all packed at the moment.

Besides the students from the three major high schools, Zhang Yu also saw many figures wrapped from head to toe, resembling mummies.

Just then, a hearty laugh resounded.

“You finally arrived.”

“Those are students from other regular high schools.

To prevent them from dirtying the venue, each was given a set of clean clothing once they entered, to minimize contact with us at Purple Cloud High School.”

The newcomer was Lian Tianji from Purple Cloud High School, who nodded to the reception teacher beside him and naturally took on the task of receiving the Songyang High School participants.

Faced with this major employer of his clothing company, Zhang Yu laughed heartily and stood behind Bai Zhenzhen, greeting enthusiastically: “Brother Lian, what brings you to receive us?”

Lian Tianji: “I know where Songyang High School’s rest area is, follow me, I’ll take you there.”

On the way to the rest area, Zhang Yu saw various advertisements on the ground, walls, billboards…

and noticed many influencers recording the event, interviewing students and company people.

Truly influencers of all sizes, with heights ranging from above four meters to nearly two meters.

Their number of followers roughly correlated with their size.

There were also many suited company individuals wandering around, filming and noting something down.

Feeling the lively atmosphere of the arena, Zhang Yu once again understood Zhang Pianpian’s words.

He muttered in his heart: “Indeed, this sports competition is an extension of corporate battles, a platform for showcasing new technologies.”

Throughout the journey, Zhang Yu saw many students from Purple Cloud High School, clad in school uniforms and exuding a purple hue, saluting Lian Tianji and only resuming their activities after he passed out of sight.

Once more, Zhang Yu recalled the information Zhang Pianpian provided.

“Purple Cloud High School’s technological breakthroughs focus on enhancing the cultivators’ metabolic rates and drug tolerance, allowing them to consume tenfold the previous amounts of substances, including otherwise prohibited drugs as if they were regular use.”

“However, due to the side effects of Purple Cloud’s drugs, the more one consumes, the more purple drug residue coats their skin, indicating that higher financial capacity equates to more drugs and more purpleness.”

“Yet those able to rapidly refine drug efficacy leave no residue except a purple mark on their foreheads, with the sign becoming more complex as consumed prowess heightens, eventually forming the pattern of a purple eye.”

Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen occasionally glanced at Lian Tianji beside them, noting a thumb-sized purple circular mark on his forehead.

“Here we are.”

Lian Tianji smiled gently, pointing ahead: “This is Songyang High School’s rest area.”

Zhang Yu and the others looked up and found that the area cordoned by partitions not only had complete facilities such as sofas, power outlets, drinking water, and energy drinks but also included fruits and snacks, once more highlighting the significant investment in the sports competition, offering even the Songyang people such considerate reception.