Chapter 163: Zhang Yu's Digestive Power!

Another minor deity commented, "Meng Tao is eating very quickly, but without the Gluttony Spirit Root, his physical body simply can't digest it all. He'll only get slower and slower."

Huang Zichou said, "Exactly. This round is all about eating and digesting simultaneously. Eating quickly is useless; the key is who can digest faster."

As they spoke, Dai Xingzhi suddenly stood up, patted his bulging stomach, and asked, "Examiner, where's the restroom?"

With a flash of light, over a dozen restroom doors on the side of the examination hall, previously unnoticed, were illuminated.

Dai Xingzhi took a deep breath, and the next moment, his muscles flexed intensely, propelling him towards the restroom.

In the first second, he burst into the restroom.

In the second second, a series of thunderous noises erupted from inside.

By the third second, he was already walking out, fastening his pants.

All of this was accomplished in just three seconds.

Such astonishing speed, powerful intestinal strength, and digestive ability instantly shocked many students in the hall.

To excrete so quickly—what an incredibly powerful physique!

Looking at his 10th-place ranking, Dai Xingzhi returned to his seat, picked up a large barrel of synthetic food, and began to eat ravenously again.

He mused, "Hmph, many students don't seem to realize that eating capacity represents a powerful individual's metabolic and digestive abilities."

"And digestion... isn't just about getting the food down."

Not far away, Meng Tao watched the scene, his heart sinking. "This is bad," he thought.

As a long-time user of the Gluttony Spirit Root, Meng Tao was the kind of student who could grow stronger even by eating excrement in his daily life.

To become even stronger, he spent a significant amount of time eating every day.

This had given him a digestive system well-adapted to massive food intake, allowing him to swallow more food in a short time.

However, without the Gluttony Spirit Root, he couldn't digest food as quickly as he normally could.

In fact, because he relied too heavily on the Gluttony Spirit Root in the past, he realized his own digestive system lacked proper training and might even be inferior to other students'.

As he watched several more students rush towards the restrooms while his own stomach remained unaffected, Meng Tao grew increasingly anxious.

"Damn it!"

"Right now, I don't even feel the slightest urge to use the restroom."

"How can I win if this continues?"

"How can I possibly win?"

Watching his rank quickly drop to 5th and then start falling towards 6th, Meng Tao felt a surge of helplessness.

At the same time, another person in the arena also felt this sense of urgency.

Zhang Yu frowned, thinking, "Confound it, rich people have such high physical strength... Do they even go to the restroom faster than the poor? This world is truly unfair!"

Aided by the circulation of his Crimson Marrow Primordial Qi, Zhang Yu's digestive system functioned like a massive millstone, rapidly grinding down every mouthful of synthetic food he swallowed.

Although the synthetic food made him feel nauseous, he still managed to reach a respectable 17th place.

However, as more food residue accumulated in his stomach and his digestive efficiency decreased, Zhang Yu's eating speed also began to slow down.

Not only did he quickly drop to 18th place, but he was also getting dangerously close to the 19th position behind him.

Seeing his rank precarious and feeling the mounting pressure, Zhang Yu didn't panic. Instead, he decided to observe what his opponents were doing.

He turned to look at the 19th-ranked competitor just behind him, curious to see their method.

He realized it was Li Tongyun, competitor number 36, who had competed against him in the previous round.

As Li Tongyun gulped down the synthetic food, layers of milky white, viscous substance began to emerge on her skin. This then rapidly evaporated under her high body temperature, leaving behind white marks.

Huang Zichou commented, "Isn't that a digestive system modification surgery? It allows the body to excrete waste through sweat glands."

Another minor deity added, "Normally, this milky white substance shouldn't be expelled."

"In her current state, the protein content in her sweat is likely too high, creating tension and making it very viscous."

Huang Zichou explained, "Simply put, she can't digest so much protein and is experiencing indigestion."

"To continue eating, she's chosen to excrete waste without fully digesting it, which is to say..."

Deng Bingding finished, "Diarrhea."

"Is diarrhea considered cheating?" All the deities present turned to Deng Bingding, awaiting the chief examiner's ruling.

After a moment of contemplation, Deng Bingding replied, "It can be considered a display of physical control. We'll proceed according to the rankings."

After finishing a large barrel of synthetic food, Li Tongyun checked her ranking, now 18th, and felt a surge of excitement.

She thought to herself, "It's a good thing I had this digestive tract modification surgery when I had money. I should be able to rank in the top twenty this round."

"If I keep at it, focusing solely on eating without worrying about restroom breaks, I should be able to climb a few more ranks, step by step."

Observing Li Tongyun eating while simultaneously experiencing diarrhea, Zhang Yu knew he couldn't replicate that technique.

Dropping to 19th place also made him feel a greater challenge and pressure.

Yet, he remained calm, not acting impulsively. Instead, he continued to observe other contestants, searching for inspiration and solutions.

"Holy cow, what's wrong with Ah Zhen?"

Staring at Bai Zhenzhen's rapidly expanding stomach, Zhang Yu was first slightly stunned, then realized, "This person's Thunderclap True Body has been forged for high-speed adaptation, making their physique incredibly resilient."

"With such astonishing resilience, is she just filling her stomach directly like that? Has she given up on rapid digestion?"

Seeing her in 20th place, Zhang Yu felt concerned but could do nothing.

Next, Zhang Yu looked at Yu Xinghan, ranked 16th, noticing their stomach expanding and contracting, emitting a croaking sound.

Huang Zichou commented on the deities' network, "Isn't Yu Xinghan using Great Toad Qi? They actually cultivated a special cultivation method for digestion?"

Deng Bingding remarked, "After all, they are a Golden Core disciple. While Yu Xinghan isn't outstanding in any single aspect, they are very balanced, with almost no weaknesses. It's like eating; many students don't pay much attention to it, thinking as long as they eat well, it's enough."

"But in fact, having a body refinement technique specifically for digestion means gaining more physical nourishment with every meal, giving a slight edge over others."

"Accumulated over time, this becomes a terrifying difference."

Zhang Yu couldn't understand what Yu Xinghan was doing, so he shifted his gaze to Yun Jing, ranked second, curious to see how the top high school student from Xiantu was managing.

As Yun Jing continuously poured food into a large cavity in his chest, his entire body glowed red, and the surrounding air shimmered slightly from the high temperature.

Amidst waves of heat, plumes of black smoke continuously surged from his mouth and skin pores, leaving Zhang Yu wide-eyed.

Huang Zichou said, "Yun Jing's digestive system is incredible; it's like an alchemy furnace. All ingested food is refined by the high temperature in his stomach, and impurities are expelled as smoke."

"If he wants, he could keep eating until he runs out of stamina."

"Indeed, top students like him don't need to use the restroom."

Another minor deity beside him said, "That's not necessarily true. Look at Ye Lingxiao."

Ye Lingxiao maintained his initial eating pace. Transformed into a small giant, he devoured the synthetic food from the barrel in huge gulps, showing no visible changes, not even a slight expansion of his stomach.

The minor deity explained, "The perfect bloodline of the Ye clan allows for almost flawless absorption of food, leaving very little residue after each meal."

"It's said they only need to use the restroom once a year."

"The sheer stamina and time saved from that alone make countless people envious."

"Heh heh, I wonder how many people each year want to study such wonders within their bloodline."

Zhang Yu didn't understand Yun Jing's smoke-emitting technique, but observing Ye Lingxiao's steady, unmoving eating, an idea sparked in his mind.

"Although this guy's body has grown a bit, his food intake clearly far exceeds the size of his stomach... Is he holding it in?"

The more Zhang Yu thought about it, the more plausible it seemed. Especially under the current surge of pressure, he felt his mind racing, a burst of inspiration hitting him.

"If he can hold it, so can I."

So Zhang Yu vigorously agitated his intestines and stomach, attempting to compress the volume of food residue to make more room for further eating.

Initially, this seemed to work, slightly encouraging Zhang Yu.

But as he continued to eat, Zhang Yu soon found that the newly created space was quickly filling up again.

"No... the strength of my digestive system alone isn't enough."

"Then..."

Zhang Yu suddenly slapped his own stomach. With a loud thud, the tremendous palm force penetrated his skin and digestive organs, directly striking the food he had swallowed.

Dragon-Elephant Mountain Collapse Palm, Level 10 activation!

At that moment, Zhang Yu began to repeatedly strike his own body with his palms, intending to use the Dragon-Elephant Mountain Collapse Palm to aid digestion!

This scene quickly caught the attention of other students nearby.

Meng Tao, who had already dropped to ninth place, was first startled, then slightly pleased. "There's a way like that?" he wondered.

He quickly followed suit, striking his own stomach repeatedly with his palm.

At first, the palm strikes did indeed crush and compress the food, increasing his eating speed.

But soon, he felt a faint pain in his internal organs and found it difficult to endure.

"I can't anymore..." Meng Tao couldn't help but turn to Zhang Yu. "Just how tough are this guy's internal organs? Can he really keep this up?"

Meanwhile, Zhang Yu was completely absorbed in his self-refinement.

With his complete concentration, every piece of flesh, every bone, and every organ throughout his body became incredibly clear to him.

With each palm strike he delivered, his physical body seemed to be coordinating with countless masters, continuously guiding, shifting, and redirecting the vast majority of the palm's force into the food inside him.

Inside his digestive system, the walls of his intestines and stomach appeared to have gained numerous palm prints, forcefully striking the ingested food.

"Crush... compress..."

"Crush again... compress again..."

One level 10 martial art after another, combined with the physical control gained from numerous breakthroughs in the past... all were now being used by Zhang Yu on himself.

"Hmph, I haven't made much progress in mana control for a long time."

"But when it comes to physical control techniques, even these Xiantu lords here... probably few are stronger than me."

At this moment, Zhang Yu, relying on his powerful physical control, elevated his digestive ability far beyond the limits of his physical strength.