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With a sigh, Wang Hai immediately walked towards the disinfection channel, his gaze involuntarily drifting towards the White Dragon people in the other channel.

As the remaining people passed through the disinfection channel, they couldn't help but glance at the White Dragon people.

Their appearance was simply too eye-catching.

Zhang Yu thought to himself, "Yu Xinghan hasn't changed much since I saw him in the advertisement last time."

"But Song Hailong, who's following behind, has changed a lot…"

Besides the 1 on his chest and back being replaced with a 2, Song Hailong's skin now looked rough, as if polished by rocks. His limbs were also much thicker than before, his forearms alone being as thick as Zhang Yu's waist. He gave off the feeling… of having turned into a humanoid elephant.

But Song Hailong's changes were considered small; at least he still looked human.

Looking past Song Hailong, the White Dragon people further back looked less and less human, increasingly resembling demonic beasts in appearance.

Zhang Yu recalled the information Zhang Pianpian had told him.

"The White Dragon High School's body refinement technology has indeed made a breakthrough. It's no longer as simple as implanting partial elephant muscle like Song Hailong used to."

"They can now transform students' muscles into imitation-demon muscles, forcibly breaking through their physical bottlenecks and ushering in an explosive growth in physical strength."

"The wealthier the student, the more imitation-demon muscles are implanted, and the less human they look from the outside."

"However, these imitation-demon muscles themselves have plasticity. If students can fully control the power within them, they can gradually retract the demon beast features and become more and more human."

Zhang Yu stared at Yu Xinghan, who was walking at the front, unsure if this Golden Core disciple had undergone imitation-demon muscle modification surgery.

After exiting the disinfection channel, the Songyang High School group discovered a rhinoceros wearing a White Dragon High School uniform waiting for them.

It was indeed a rhinoceros, because whether it was the rough, gray-black skin, or the horn-like thing on its forehead, or the small eyes, elongated face, thick limbs… it gave the feeling of a humanoid rhinoceros.

The rhinoceros waved at Zhang Yu and greeted, "Zhang Yu, long time no see."

"Oh, you probably don't recognize me now, do you?"

The rhinoceros smiled slightly and said, "I'm Chu Qiuhe, the White Dragon High School student you defeated in the last martial arts competition."

Hearing the rhinoceros speak, surprise appeared in the eyes of everyone present. Chu Qiuhe's current humanoid rhinoceros appearance was simply too different from before, akin to being reborn.

The reason Chu Qiuhe had come to see the Songyang people was simply because, after seeing the Songyang High School team, he wanted to confirm one thing.

That was whether Zhang Yu, the champion of the first-year martial arts competition, had come to participate in this sports competition on behalf of Songyang High School.

Chu Qiuhe also knew that he wasn't the only one curious about this. Many students who had been defeated in the martial arts competition were looking forward to avenging themselves in this sports competition.

Seeing that Zhang Yu had indeed appeared in the Songyang High School delegation, a hint of anticipation couldn't help but appear in Chu Qiuhe's heart.

Chu Qiuhe looked at Zhang Yu and said with a slight smile, "Your participation in this sports competition is something many people are looking forward to…"

Just then, a loud bang came from the White Dragon people's group in front.

Song Hailong suddenly slammed an elbow towards Yu Xinghan's temple. Amidst the cannon-like sound, Yu Xinghan's head twisted about 4 or 5 degrees under the elbow, then stopped.

Then, with a sudden flick of his head, Yu Xinghan actually flung the tall Song Hailong, who was almost 2 or 3 times his size, away.

With a thud, Song Hailong, who was tumbling, landed firmly on the ground, looking at Yu Xinghan with unwillingness.

Yu Xinghan leisurely commented, "That's not good, Little Song. That attack was too murderous. There was no sense of stealthy surprise at all. You need more practice."

The White Dragon people seemed to be used to this and continued to follow Yu Xinghan forward.

The Songyang High School group, watching this scene of internal strife among the White Dragon people, was also surprised.

He Dayou was shocked, "The second-year student actually dared to attack the first-year student? Did White Dragon's school rules change?"

Chu Qiuhe chuckled and casually explained, "It's been like this ever since Yu Xinghan took first place in the grade."

Bai Zhenzhen frowned and said, "Is Song Hailong so petty? Does he have to ambush anyone who surpasses him?"

Chu Qiuhe explained, "Of course Brother Hailong isn't that petty. Yu Xinghan asked him to do it, requiring Song Hailong to fully ambush him 5 times within 24 hours every day, saying he wants to use this method to train."

Chu Qiuhe said with some emotion, "As the requirement of the first-year student, Brother Hailong had no choice but to accept."

"From then on, his eyes and mind were filled with Yu Xinghan, and there was no one else."

"I suspect he's constantly thinking about how to screw Yu Xinghan and is already going crazy."

Shaking his head with a sigh, Chu Qiuhe patted Zhang Yu on the shoulder and said meaningfully, "Then I'll see you on the field. I look forward to competing with you."

Watching the departing backs of the White Dragon people, looking at their human-like appearances, Zhang Yu suddenly felt a little emotional.

"Before, Red Pagoda High School turned demonic beasts into humans in pursuit of grades. Now, White Dragon High School is turning humans into demonic beasts in pursuit of strength."

Under the guidance of the reception teacher, the group walked among the pavilions and buildings of Ziyun High School and soon arrived at a huge indoor stadium.

The reception teacher introduced, "This is Ziyun High School's largest stadium. It's usually only used for large-scale events and school-wide activities."

Before even entering, the crowd felt a hubbub of voices.

Upon entering, the first thing they felt was the brightness, as bright as day.

Unlike the midnight environment outside, the sky inside the stadium was as if it was filled with small suns, illuminating the entire indoor stadium as if it were midday.

Secondly, the crowd felt the size of this indoor stadium and the number of people.

Unlike the dangers of the martial arts competition, this sports competition, not having to worry about being bankrupted, almost all the key high schools and ordinary high schools that could participate had come to participate.

In the huge arena, students and coaches could be seen everywhere, some warming up and bandaging, some trading medicine, and some being humiliated by the three major high schools. A lively, youthful high school scene belonging to Kunxu unfolded.

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

He Dayou asked in confusion, "There are so many people filming videos."

The reception teacher next to him said, "They are all professional audiences invited by the sponsors of this competition, including media reporters, internet celebrities, and many people from companies."

Zhang Yu looked up and indeed saw many suited, gloomy-faced guys. The stench of office work radiated from them even from a distance, making it clear that they were company people who often worked overtime.

Zhang Yu then looked towards the audience seats. This largest indoor stadium in Ziyun High School had tens of thousands of seats, but it was now packed with people.

In addition to the students from the three major high schools, Zhang Yu also saw many things wrapped up from head to toe, like mummy dumplings.

Just then, a hearty laugh came.

"You've finally arrived."

"Those are student audiences from other ordinary high schools. To prevent them from dirtying the venue, everyone was given a set of clean clothes after entering to avoid too much contact with us at Ziyun High School."

The person who came was Lian Tianji of Ziyun High School. He nodded to the reception teacher next to him and naturally took over the task of receiving the Songyang High School team.

Faced with this big employer of his clothes, Zhang Yu laughed and stood behind Bai Zhenzhen, greeting warmly, "Brother Lian, how did you find the time to pick us up?"

Lian Tianji: "I know where the Songyang High School's rest area is. I'll take you there."

On the way to the rest area, Zhang Yu saw various advertisements everywhere on the ground, walls, and billboards. He also saw many internet celebrities, big and small, filming the venue and interviewing students and company people.

They were really big and small internet celebrities, after all, the big ones were over four meters tall, and the small ones were less than two meters tall. The number of their fans was also basically positively correlated with their size.

There were also suited company people walking around, constantly filming and recording something.

Feeling the bustling atmosphere of the entire venue, Zhang Yu once again understood what Zhang Pianpian had said.

Zhang Yu murmured in his heart, "This sports competition is indeed an extension of the corporate battlefield, a battlefield for them to promote new technologies."

Along the way, Zhang Yu also saw many students wearing Ziyun High School uniforms, their bodies glowing purple, bowing to Lian Tianji until Lian Tianji left their sight before resuming their actions.

Zhang Yu's mind once again recalled the information Zhang Pianpian had given him.

"Ziyun High School's technological breakthrough lies in improving practitioners' metabolism and drug resistance. They can take ten times more drugs than before, and all kinds of prohibited drugs can be taken regularly."

"However, because of the side effects of Ziyun's drugs, the more drugs they take, the more purple drug residue remains on their skin. It can be said that the more money they have and the more drugs they take, the more purple they become."

"But further, people who can rapidly refine the medicinal power will have all the drug residue on their skin decomposed, leaving only a purple mark on their foreheads. At this time, the more medicinal power they refine, the more complex the forehead pattern becomes, eventually forming the pattern of a purple eye."

Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen occasionally looked at Lian Tianji next to them and could see a thumb-sized purple circular mark on his forehead.

"We're here."

Lian Tianji smiled slightly and pointed forward, "This is Songyang High School's rest area."

Zhang Yu and the others looked up and found that the area surrounded by partitions was not only fully equipped with sofas, power outlets, drinking water, and energy drinks, but also had fruits, snacks, and other things, making them once again feel the magnitude of the investment in this sports competition, even Songyang people could receive such treatment.