CHAPTER 426: CHAPTER 372: SEVEN EXTREMES TRANSFORMATION, INTENSE COMPETITION

Zhang Yu followed Shi Huaiyu and a few others into the arena, and what appeared before him was a massive square.

The competition was divided into two parts: architecture and civil engineering, held in two different venues. At this moment, Zhang Yu had naturally arrived at the civil engineering arena.

Students from various grades in the Civil Engineering Department gathered here, standing in small groups, awaiting the official start of the competition.

Almost no poor person came to this arena to compete; they were all top students and elites from each grade.

Rankings such as top 50, top 30, and top 10 in the entire department floated in the air.

All sorts of colorful Magic Remains badges flickered under the lights.

The densely packed Foundation Establishment Domains, if not ignored, might continuously jump out, filling the entire field of vision of an eye socket.

There were also various projections from the Spirit Realm, some assembling teams, some advertising, some just for fun, and some creating special effects for themselves... Zhang Yu felt a sense of dazzling variety.

It was also the first time Zhang Yu had seen so many civil engineering elites gathered in one place.

He couldn’t help but exclaim, "There are really a lot of people participating in the competition."

Shi Huaiyu said, "That’s of course, especially since it raises comprehensive scores."

"The higher the ranking one achieves in the competition, the more comprehensive points they earn, which greatly affects their ranking."

"Ordinary students might not consider these things, but the top students of every grade undoubtedly participate."

Speaking of this, Shi Huaiyu sighed, "The top students and excellent students from grades 8, 9, and 10 can form 6 or 7 teams, almost monopolizing the top spots."

Zhang Yu nodded slightly, knowing that not every senior student had overwhelming strength, as people like Che Yufei were also in the eighth grade.

Shi Huaiyu continued, "The top students from grades 4, 5, 6, and 7, after picking people from various places, can form another 5 or 6 teams to compete for the top ten spots as well."

"It’s impossible for us to defeat the senior teams."

"Our opponents are those mid-grade teams. We need to snatch a spot in the top 10 from them."

When Shi Huaiyu said this, her tone became solemn: "Moreover, this year’s competition is likely to be even more fierce."

Others nodded slightly as well. As civil engineering students, they had gradually felt the increasing sense of opposition over the past few months, with the conflict between the War Faction and the Peace Faction becoming more public.

And this competition clearly became the most suitable venue for the two factions to measure themselves against each other.

Shi Huaiyu had already noticed staff around the arena starting a live broadcast. She thought to herself, "I’m afraid this year’s performance in the civil engineering competition will directly impact the momentum of the two factions, affect the stock prices of backing companies, and further influence the future choices of the Neutral Faction."

"After all... if our War Faction can secure more of the top three and top ten spots, we will undoubtedly gain greater influence, consequently winning more support from the Neutral Faction within the Civil Engineering Department, and gaining the upper hand in the future."

"And for the Peace Faction, it’s the same."

Looking at these elite students in the square, seeing their all-department rankings above their heads, whether it was Che Yufei, Shi Yunxiang, Tian Yang, or Xiao Qingxuan and others, they all felt a heavy pressure.

At this moment, Shi Huaiyu gradually stopped her steps, looking at the figure in front of her, she said, "Su Yanyang..."

The youth called Su Yanyang by Shi Huaiyu smiled slightly, his eyes seemed to have flames burning continuously, and a glow like a heart throbbing constantly appeared on his chest.

Su Yanyang looked at Shi Huaiyu and said, "I didn’t expect you, Huaiyu, to continue participating."

"But being with such a group of old, weak, and poor..."

Su Yanyang’s gaze swept over Che Yufei, Shi Yunxiang, Zhang Yu, and others, pausing slightly on Xiao Qingxuan, then retreated a few steps indifferently before continuing: "Your chance of success in obtaining a rank is not high."

"If you miss these comprehensive points and can’t get first place in the class, will there really be no problem for you?"

"Considering we’re old friends, I can give you another chance, pay spirit coins to return to the team as a substitute, earn some comprehensive points; maybe you can still fight for the first place in the class."

Shi Huaiyu snorted coldly, "No need to worry about me. You’d better take care of yourself, don’t forget to pay up when you lose the lawsuit."

Su Yanyang shook his head, sighing, "On the path of cultivation, the biggest taboo is acting impulsively. You failed in stock trading because of this."

"And now you’re still so irrational in forming a competition team."

"I think you’ll go bankrupt again in the future..."

Watching Su Yanyang’s departing figure, Che Yufei asked curiously, "Was he part of your last competition team?"

Shi Huaiyu replied with resentment, "It was him who damaged my kidney and refused to pay."

"However..." Shi Huaiyu exhaled, "Before we reach the top 10, it’s better not to encounter him. This guy is still very strong."

Zhang Yu’s gaze swept over Su Yanyang’s rank above his head, which was ranked 29th in the entire department, clearly stronger than Shi Huaiyu’s 38th.

As all the participants gathered, the civil engineering competition officially reached its starting time.

Only to see a handsome, boyish-looking man stand on the stage, looking at the many students below, he said, "Once again, it’s time for the annual civil engineering competition..."

Watching this boyish-looking man, Zhang Yu stared at the title floating above his head and thought, "The head of the Civil Engineering Department... Ling Yue True Monarch?"

Zhang Yu had heard Tu Lishan talk about this old director, knowing that he was the actual head of the Civil Engineering Department.

But he also heard Tu Lishan mention that the old director was nearing the end of his lifespan, almost at the point of dying of old age.

Yet, the Ling Yue True Monarch on stage now appeared as a youthful and vigorous teenager, where did the old age go?

Meanwhile, they heard Ling Yue True Monarch on stage say, "To adapt to the changes of the new era, the school has decided to increase the stakes in this Civil Engineering Competition and add extra prizes."

"The top seven teams in this competition will receive two spots each, each awarded with one cultivation technique from the Seven Extremes of Civil Engineering. The allocation of spots is to be decided internally by the team."

Upon hearing this, the students in the audience were slightly stunned, and the next moment they started discussing animatedly.

Zhang Yu exclaimed, "The Seven Extremes of Civil Engineering? Two people from each of the top 7 teams, so 14 people will be awarded the Seven Extremes of Civil Engineering?"

He pondered, "Compared to the previous years where only the top student in the class could be awarded one cultivation technique from the Seven Extremes of Civil Engineering, this is a significant opening up."

Soon, Zhang Yu and many others on the scene had the same realization.

"If it continues like this every year, wouldn’t there be many people who master the Seven Extremes of Civil Engineering, and even the Small Three Harmonies?"

"Perhaps even the Heavenly Kunlun Mountain Shifting Divine Power might see more people mastering it."

Fu Ji commented, "The cultivation techniques went from being restricted to suddenly opened up, could this be preparation for a potential university war? Hehe, this is the opportunity of the times, allowing you to easily cultivate the Seven Extremes of Civil Engineering compared to previous students."

"Indeed, war is the ladder of progress; even before it has truly begun, it has already provided you with more opportunities."

Zhang Yu said, "So does this mean that the War Faction has gained the upper hand in the Civil Engineering Department?"

Fu Ji said, "Not necessarily. The Peace Faction simply doesn’t want the top ten factions to start a war, but that doesn’t mean they don’t wish to possess greater power."

"In fact, according to the wishes of the Civil Engineering Department itself, whether pro-war or pro-peace, they should hope to open the Seven Extremes to more students, which is the only way to gain more benefits."

"Every department in the university is like this. They inherently want to expand, gain more resources, more students, and more powerful individuals."

"The previous restriction and current opening of the Seven Extremes must be a change in policy from higher up, not entirely the decision of the Civil Engineering Department itself."

"Maybe it’s the School of Architecture and Civil Engineering above the department? Or the leadership of Wanfa University? Perhaps even the influence of Wanfa Sect?"

"In any case, the reason for this sudden change... we are too lowly positioned and lack channels of information, so there’s no need to delve into it."

"But the result will surely be that the competition in the Civil Engineering Competition will become fiercer. I see many on site are already planning to take loans and urgently courier magic treasures and magic remains."

Zhang Yu understood, regardless of being pro-war or pro-peace, there is surely a desire for more students who master the Seven Extremes of Civil Engineering or even the Heavenly Kunlun Mountain Shifting Divine Power to emerge.

Moments later, the first round of eliminations began.

The square in front of them shifted, and a variety of distorted gravitational fields appeared before the crowd.

Forming layers of obstacles with the constantly changing direction and size of the gravitational fields.

The elimination round was straightforward—students had to cross the complex gravitational field, 1000 meters wide, and their time was recorded.

The times of team members were added up to get the total time spent by each team.

According to the total time of each team, the top 20 performing teams would move on to the next round, the 20-to-10 competition, while the rest would be eliminated.

Ling Yue True Monarch said plainly, "In the Finance Department, the more money, the better the cultivation; for us in the Civil Engineering Department... the stronger the body, the better the cultivation."

"This first elimination round, is about filtering out all students lacking physically."

As the first round of eliminations began, students charged into the gravitational field, racing towards the finish line 1000 meters away.

Yet, often students who were racing with the speed of wind and thunder suddenly slowed down and their bodies became unsteady upon entering the field.

As the students were struggling through the gravitational field, Zhang Yu sensed a slight change in the surrounding gravity.

The next moment, several figures moved like black lightning, instantly crossing the gravitational field.

Zhang Yu’s eyes shifted, "It’s Mo Enting."

He vividly remembered this senior who had mastered the Heavenly Kunlun Mountain Shifting Divine Power.

Mo Enting, using his Heavenly Kunlun Mountain Shifting Divine Power, crossed the thousand-meter gravitational field almost instantaneously, taking five teammates with him.

"So strong."

As Zhang Yu marveled, the slight change in gravity surged again, and several more figures, accompanied by the sound of explosions, crossed the gravitational field.

"Is it another senior from the big 10 who mastered the Heavenly Kunlun Mountain Shifting Divine Power?"

Seeing this, Zhang Yu was slightly taken aback, "So he’s not on the same team as Mo Enting?"

Fu Ji chuckled, "Most likely, one belongs to the War Faction, the other to the Peace Faction. It’s an internal conflict, they’d rather weaken their own team than join forces with the other."

Zhang Yu shook his head. The teams of Mo Enting and that senior from the big 10 were too far beyond him. Right now, he needed to figure out how to quickly pass through the gravitational field.