Chapter 290: I Want to Join the Hehuan Study Group

Upon hearing Fuji's words, Zhang Yu nodded, saying to her in his mind, "This spot is perfect. I don't feel any cameras here."

"What do you think, Fuji?"

Fuji sensed around and then replied, "This will do."

So, Fuji transformed back into a rag doll, using herself as a symbol of the evil god, and was placed on the altar made of piled-up cement.

Next, Zhang Yu took one of his Time-Remnant Demonic Eyes and placed it into Fuji's embrace, serving as the medium for the human-god connection.

As Fuji gestured in the air, a mysterious incantation emanated from her mouth. The next moment, an invisible evil god power connected to the spiritual realm network through the Time-Remnant Demonic Eye.

Fuji sighed, "Ah, conditions are limited, offerings are insufficient, and the scale isn't large. The ritual I performed for you today is just average."

"For instance, the monitoring ritual can only control one camera within a 10-meter range at most."

"The subsequent anti-monitoring ritual can temporarily block all cameras within a 15-meter range."

As the ritual concluded, Zhang Yu felt the two new ritual powers within him and asked, "What about your own network connection? Is that done too?"

Fuji chuckled, "The roaming ritual is complete. I can now share the spiritual realm network through your demonic eye."

At this moment, in the eyes of this evil god, the world was no longer as monotonous as before. She could now also see various spiritual realm projections and even browse the network.

Zhang Yu quickly tested the power of the monitoring ritual.

He first used the detection ritual to sense a camera, then as the monitoring ritual activated, a monitoring feed appeared in Zhang Yu's eyes.

With his mental control, the camera rotated, bringing everything around into view.

Feeling the effect of the monitoring ritual, Zhang Yu thought to himself, "The power of this monitoring ritual... might be useful at construction sites in the future."

"It could help me pick up some unwanted ingredients."

"However, having both my own perspective and the camera's perspective feels strange... my body movements become sluggish, not as agile as usual."

"Looks like it will require some practice."

After completing the ritual, Zhang Yu went to another location to continue practicing the War Devil Meteor Lifespan Art.

Over the next few days, besides attending classes and cultivating, Zhang Yu would occasionally use the power of the monitoring ritual, practicing the sensation of simultaneously using his own perspective and the camera's perspective.

One day, Zhang Yu had just returned to his dormitory. He was eating his pre-mixed medicine while controlling an outdoor street camera, watching the people passing by the dorm area.

Just then, Le Mulan appeared in the monitoring feed.

Besides Le Mulan, Zhang Yu also saw a young man accompanying her.

Xuan Ge walked beside Le Mulan, his gaze sweeping over the environment of the 125th floor. He thought to himself, "Indeed, after coming up from the first floor, Le Mulan's financial situation is quite ordinary. She can only temporarily live here."

"She said she's sharing a room with someone?"

"In that case, if I show a bit more sincerity, the price for dual cultivation with her should be even lower."

"Or... I could let her move into my dorm to offset the dual cultivation fees."

Xuan Ge continuously calculated prices in his mind, but his mouth said, "Student Le, the dormitory environment on the 125th floor is a bit lacking. The spiritual energy richness is also far inferior to the upper dorms. Have you ever considered moving to a different room?"

Le Mulan said indifferently, "The conditions here might be ordinary, but my friends in the same dorm are all very good people. Being with them... I feel it greatly helps my studies."

Hearing this, Xuan Ge chuckled internally, thinking, what kind of help could students sharing a dorm on the 125th floor provide for her studies? They're probably all poor folks from the 1st floor.

Just then, Le Mulan said, "I'm almost there, Student Xuan... If you have something to do, you can go ahead. You really don't need to come all the way here with me."

Xuan Ge smiled, "It's on my way, and I said I wanted to be friends with you. Can't we just chat along the way?"

"Since we've arrived at the dorm, won't you invite me in for a sit?"

Just then, the dorm door opened, and it was Yu Xinghan, who had just finished eating his cement-mixed medicine, stepping out.

He looked at Le Mulan and said, "The medicine has arrived. Zhang Yu and I saw you weren't here yet, so we ate ours first. Don't forget to eat your share when you go in."

Because the four of them returned to the dorm at different times, they often arranged online and pre-ordered their pre-mixed medicine.

After speaking with Le Mulan, Yu Xinghan looked at Xuan Ge and asked, "Your classmate?"

The moment Xuan Ge saw Yu Xinghan, he paused slightly.

He looked at the Foundation Establishment Class ranking above the other person's head and thought in surprise, "Foundation Establishment Class?"

Looking at the ranking above his head, Xuan Ge felt as if an oppressive aura was sweeping over him, gently vibrating his body.

"Le Mulan actually lives with a Foundation Establishment student?"

Just as Xuan Ge was surprised, Zhang Yu also walked out, intending to go out for physical training.

Seeing the Foundation Establishment Class 8th ranking above Zhang Yu's head, Xuan Ge seemed to feel the oppressive aura in the air grow even heavier, forcing him to take a step back.

At this moment, Xuan Ge cried out inwardly, "As expected of the eighth-ranked in the Foundation Establishment Class! Just seeing his ranking brings me such pressure!"

His formerly relaxed smile on his face became reserved, and he said cautiously, "I am Le Mulan's classmate. My name is Xuan Ge. Greetings, seniors."

Just then, another graceful figure passed Xuan Ge and entered the dorm. It was Zhang Pianpian, returning from class for dinner.

Looking at the words "Talisman Department, Foundation Establishment Realm, 49th place" above Zhang Pianpian's head, Xuan Ge felt as if the air had congealed, and his breathing became rapid. He thought in shock, "A top student who made it into the department ranking?"

After seeing three Foundation Establishment students in a row, Xuan Ge's thoughts shifted again and again, finally leaving only one question: "Why can Le Mulan live with three Foundation Establishment students?"

"Did I misjudge? Is this woman's network and background better than I thought?"

At this moment, Xuan Ge had already changed his original idea... of using money to get Le Mulan to dual cultivate with him.

"If this Le Mulan truly has a background, then it shouldn't be me throwing money at her for dual cultivation."

"Instead, it should be her throwing money at *me* for dual cultivation, to improve her grades... that's how it should be."

"I almost made a loss..."

Xuan Ge inwardly called it a close call, then thought, "But she doesn't seem to have that intention?"

"Does she not know the benefits of dual cultivation?"

"If she was only focused on her studies in high school and didn't learn about this, it's not impossible."

"Then I'll have to properly 'promote' the necessity of dual cultivation during college to her."

"But..."

Thinking of the two men and two women in that small dorm, Xuan Ge's heart jolted: "Could this be a Joyful Cultivation study group? Have they already formed a team for dual cultivation? Is that why Le Mulan isn't interested in me?"

"Yes, why would dual cultivating with me be as interesting as with Foundation Establishment students?"

Thinking of Le Mulan receiving care from three Foundation Establishment students in this small dorm, imagining them possibly engaging in "mad quadruple cultivation" night after night after school, Xuan Ge's gaze towards Le Mulan at this moment filled with a serious... envy.

"You actually managed to match into such a high-end setup."

All this time, Xuan Ge had felt he should have gone to Joyful Cultivation University, but his elders didn't allow it.

At this moment, he looked at Zhang Yu, desperately wanting to shout, "Can I join?"

Just then, Zhang Yu looked at the distracted Xuan Ge, and asked curiously, "Huh, why are you still here?"

Xuan Ge took a deep breath, ultimately not daring to speak his true thoughts aloud. He could only say softly, "Senior, I'll be leaving now."

"Student Le, see you tomorrow."

However, at this moment, Xuan Ge was determined to find out if they were indeed researching dual cultivation here.

If so, he would pay any price to get in.

If not, he would properly educate Le Mulan about the benefits of dual cultivation.

Zhang Yu then looked at Le Mulan, always feeling that her gaze towards him had been a bit strange lately. "Is something on your mind?"

Le Mulan quickly lowered her head and said, "N-nothing at all."

She thought to herself, "Has Zhang Yu noticed? Impossible, I haven't even had a chance to act yet."

"Is it because of the last incident that his vigilance has increased?"

Le Mulan furrowed her brow, "Lately, he's been out early and back late every day. He's only in the dorm for meals... and when he's talking on the phone with Bai Zhenzhen."

"And whenever it's mealtime, Yu Xinghan is always there too..."

Seeing Le Mulan's distracted look, Zhang Yu pursed his lips, temporarily setting aside his doubts, and headed back to the space below the 100th floor to continue his physical training.

Over the next few days, with Zhang Yu's diligent cultivation, he finally raised the War Devil Meteor Lifespan Art to Level 20 the day before the exam.

All his basic attributes had greatly improved: Dao Heart reached Level 11 (87.3), Mana reached 314.2, and Physical Strength reached Level 11.29.

At the same time, Zhang Yu's understanding of the War Devil Meteor Lifespan Art deepened even further. His application of the art's potential outburst reached an unprecedented level, as if he had undergone years of arduous cultivation.

The activation of the War Devil Meteor Lifespan Art's potential outburst became more fluid and controllable in his mind.

With a low roar from Zhang Yu, his muscles bulged with green veins, hot steam billowed, and his skin turned crimson, as if it were about to bleed.

Zhang Yu could feel that as the War Devil Meteor Lifespan Art activated and his mana circulated in reverse, his physical strength temporarily increased by a full 1.5 levels.

At this moment, he could completely suppress his former self with physical strength alone.

However, Zhang Yu also felt that countless muscles throughout his body were tearing, and his internal organs were operating on overload. If he exerted too much force, he would inevitably suffer a power backlash, leading to broken tendons and bones.

But in the next instant, the muscle-inflated Zhang Yu seemed to deflate, his entire body contracting by a noticeable margin.

Zhang Yu also felt that his temporary physical strength increase had dropped from 1.5 levels to 1.0 levels.

Then his muscles relaxed again, and his formerly crimson skin gradually returned to normal.

The temporary increase in physical strength also decreased from 1.0 levels to 0.8 levels, and then to 0.5 levels.

Zhang Yu thought to himself, "This is the Level 20 effect of the War Devil Meteor Lifespan Art, allowing me to precisely control the degree of potential outburst within my body. A minimum of 0.1 levels is no problem, and it can even break through 1.5 levels to achieve a 'Double Burst' effect."

As for how strong the Double Burst effect was, Zhang Yu hadn't tested it yet and didn't plan to for now.

"At my current level, a temporary 0.8-level increase in physical strength can be fully absorbed by the Crippled Ox Sacrifice Art alone."

"And if combined with the self-healing ability of the Martial Arts Holy Embryo, a temporary 1.2-level increase in physical strength is basically no problem."

"If I also use injury-healing medicine or apply spells, even a temporary 1.5-level increase in physical strength won't consume any lifespan."

The next moment, Zhang Yu deactivated the War Devil Meteor Lifespan Art, and all the unusual phenomena on his body disappeared.

The next day, the three months of basic courses officially concluded, and the Foundation Establishment Class welcomed its first exam.