Chapter 437: You Remember Not to Spread It Randomly, the News is Spreading Wildly

Looking at the message from Su Yan-yang and recalling his previous statements, Ma Xuan had an incredible conjecture.

He replied, "Didn't Ping Han get the Military Certificate?"

Su Yan-yang responded with: "[Military Certificate Public Roster]"

Seeing the name on the list, Ma Xuan exclaimed, "Zhang Yu!"

Ma Xuan continued, "How could it be Zhang Yu? How is that even possible?"

Ma Xuan knew perfectly well what the Military Certificate represented.

He thought to himself, "For students who possess this certificate, applying for graduate school or the Golden Core Qualification Certificate is practically a guaranteed path to success! Compared to ordinary undergraduates, they are already halfway to achieving a master's degree!"

At this thought, Ma Xuan felt both jealousy and envy. He asked, "Didn't you say he performed terribly on the exam, so much so that he couldn't even stand up when it was over?"

Su Yan-yang replied, "I don't know either!"

Su Yan-yang added, "I can't figure it out."

Ma Xuan asked, "Could there be some foul play involved?"

Ma Xuan continued, "If there's indeed foul play, we should quickly try to mend our relationship with Zhang Yu!"

Su Yan-yang wholeheartedly agreed with Ma Xuan's message.

Ma Xuan then asked, "And how should we play the next round?"

Su Yan-yang replied, "Wait a moment. I'll ask my teacher about the situation!"

So, Su Yan-yang sent a message to his teacher, True Monarch Lingyue, hoping to inquire about the Military Certificate exam results for this year.

However, his message was like a stone dropped into the sea; Su Yan-yang waited for over an hour without receiving any response.

Su Yan-yang wasn't too surprised by this, as the saying goes, the older you get, the busier you become!

And this old dean of the Civil Engineering Department, as his lifespan neared its end, was even busier, constantly on the go. Students like Su Yan-yang were mostly left to their own devices, often receiving no replies to messages, or only after several days.

After a moment of thought, Su Yan-yang sent messages to Ping Han and Xiao Yun-ji, who were also exam candidates, asking if they knew the detailed results.

Su Yan-yang asked, "Have you seen the Military Certificate results?"

That evening, Ping Han checked his messages. He scanned Mo Shang-jin's chat, as he usually did, and saw that there was still no message from him.

"Hmph," he thought, "even if Mo Shang-jin doesn't want me back, Teacher Gao will definitely ask me to return for the sake of the competition ranking!"

Then Ping Han received Su Yan-yang's message. He rubbed his hands together and quickly opened the link to the Military Certificate announcement.

Seeing that the public roster for the new Military Certificate was out, Ping Han clicked to download the file with excitement.

"It's here," he muttered, "it's finally here."

When he opened the file and saw the name within, he froze slightly.

Ping Han deleted the file, downloaded it again, and then reopened it.

After repeating this several times, he muttered, "Impossible!"

"This is absolutely impossible."

"I've spent ten years in arduous study at university, breaking through and rebuilding nine times. How could I possibly lose to someone who's only been in university for two and a half years?"

Ping Han sent a direct message to Director Gao: "Why is it Zhang Yu?"

Director Gao replied, "He performed better than you!"

Ping Han retorted, "Nonsense! How is that possible?"

Director Gao sent: "Military Certificate exam data."

Director Gao added, "His kill count was higher than yours!"

Ping Han argued, "What does kill count have to do with a civil engineering exam?"

Ping Han continued, "According to this data, my construction volume was much higher than his."

Ping Han questioned, "Shouldn't civil engineering be about that? Working diligently and practically, isn't that what you've always taught us?"

Director Gao replied, "This was a joint decision by the judges and the Heavenly Court. I was merely a guest participant!"

Ping Han declared, "I refuse to accept this."

Ping Han added, "I'm going to report this."

Director Gao urged, "Ping Han, calm down!"

Ping Han pleaded, "This is my last year of university, and my Military Certificate was rigged. How can you expect me to calm down?"

Ping Han continued, "I am also your disciple."

Ping Han asked, "Why didn't you lend me money when I was at my lowest?"

Ping Han further asked, "Why didn't you help me when I finally managed to get back on my feet, when I was fighting for my last chance at university?"

Director Gao explained, "Ping Han, you must understand that in the examination environment, I cannot speak on behalf of my own disciples!"

Ping Han vowed, "This matter won't end here!"

Xiao Yun-ji looked at the message from Su Yan-yang, paused for a moment, then quickly logged onto the website and downloaded the public document.

Seeing Zhang Yu's name on it, Xiao Yun-ji felt utterly bewildered!

It was perfectly reasonable for Ping Han, with his ten years of accumulation and formidable power, to secure the Military Certificate!

And it would also be understandable if Xiao Yun-ji, who had spent years investing heavily, even going so far as to transplant shifting Dharma Bones and abandon her human form, had won the Military Certificate!

But what about Zhang Yu? Wasn't he severely injured and knocked down by the Yellow Turban Warriors?

A faint sense of indignation welled up in Xiao Yun-ji's heart. Especially when she thought about how much she had sacrificed for this exam, only to lose to Zhang Yu, this indignation gradually turned into resentment!

So Xiao Yun-ji immediately asked her teacher, Director Lin, for the reason!

A moment later, Director Lin replied, "Don't talk nonsense!"

Director Lin added, "How could there be foul play in an exam overseen by True Monarch Qiyun, True Monarch Tianxiang, and five Righteous Gods of the Fifth Rank?"

Xiao Yun-ji insisted, "But Zhang Yu has only been in school for two and a half years, and he was in such a state after the exam!"

Xiao Yun-ji asked, "How exactly did he win?"

Director Lin originally didn't want to boost the morale of the War Faction and diminish the prestige of the Peace Faction, especially since he greatly disapproved of Zhang Yu's method of winning!

However, he also didn't want his student to spread rumors about foul play, which could ultimately displease the headmaster!

So, after a moment of consideration, he replied, "What I'm about to tell you, keep it to yourself. Don't spread it around!"

Director Lin stated, "Ping Han's performance was indeed excellent!"

Director Lin added, "His construction volume was the highest in the entire arena!"

Xiao Yun-ji asked, "Then why did Zhang Yu win?"

Director Lin explained, "Because Zhang Yu, with a lower construction volume, completely annihilated all the Yellow Turban Warriors in the examination area!"

Director Lin then sent: "Military Certificate exam data."

"Completely annihilated?" Xiao Yun-ji's heart jolted. She clicked open the file Director Lin had sent.

Seeing Zhang Yu ranked first in kill count, Xiao Yun-ji took a deep breath: "He actually... annihilated all the Yellow Turban Warriors?"

She recalled the Yellow Turban Warriors surging like a tide at the end of the examination and couldn't fathom how Zhang Yu had managed to do it!

So she directly asked Director Lin about her confusion.

Director Lin replied, "What else could those laborers from the War Faction rely on? They must have smashed their way through with their own fists, otherwise, why would he be so severely injured?"

Xiao Yun-ji's heart trembled upon hearing this: "So... Zhang Yu achieved this through his own martial arts?"

"I remember he had no Dharma Bones anywhere on his body except for eye sockets. So, he... annihilated all the Yellow Turban Warriors in the arena purely with martial arts?"

If, before the exam, someone had told Xiao Yun-ji they would obtain the Military Certificate by only equipping eye sockets, she would have thought they were out of their mind!

But now, hearing that someone had actually achieved it, she instantly realized that this "crazy" person was incredibly powerful!

At the same time, the indignation in Xiao Yun-ji's heart gradually faded away.

Su Yan-yang asked, "Any news?"

Xiao Yun-ji looked at Su Yan-yang's message, thought for a moment, and replied, "What I'm about to tell you, don't spread it around!"

Xiao Yun-ji explained, "Zhang Yu used his martial arts to eliminate all the Yellow Turban Warriors in the arena, and that's how he got the Military Certificate!"

Su Yan-yang exclaimed, "How is that possible?"

Xiao Yun-ji sent: "[Military Certificate Exam Data]"

Xiao Yun-ji added, "Look at his kill count. Isn't he ranked first?"

Su Yan-yang stared in shock at the file Xiao Yun-ji had sent, repeatedly comparing the data of the various candidates.

"Zhang Yu... he really annihilated all the Yellow Turban Warriors? His kill count is even higher than Ping Han's?"

"Why has his strength improved so quickly?"

"Could it be that he bought more Ambrosia Coins than Ping Han?"

Su Yan-yang was a very practical person who could change his mind quickly. After seeing the concrete evidence, he accepted the reality before him in a matter of seconds.

Su Yan-yang thought to himself, "The skilled are teachers, the wealthy are leaders. Zhang Yu can now be considered my senior!"

Just then, Ma Xuan sent a message: "How's it going?"

Su Yan-yang replied, "Sigh, there's no way we can win the next round!"

Ma Xuan asked, "Why? What exactly happened?"

Su Yan-yang said, "Let me show you something!"

Su Yan-yang cautioned, "Remember not to spread it around!"

Su Yan-yang then sent: "Military Certificate exam data."

Su Yan-yang explained, "Zhang Yu annihilated all the Yellow Turban Warriors purely with martial arts!"

Su Yan-yang speculated, "I suspect he might have earned even more than Ping Han through Ambrosia Coins!"

Ma Xuan stared at Su Yan-yang's message in shock and asked, "Doesn't that mean he's even stronger than Ping Han?"

Ma Xuan then asked, "What should we do in the next round? Just surrender?"

Su Yan-yang retorted, "It's what *you* should do!"

Ma Xuan froze for a moment. The next second, he received notifications that Su Yan-yang had left the competition group and the competition team!

Ma Xuan asked, "You're not participating in the competition anymore?"

Su Yan-yang replied, "I'm going to find a team that can get into the top ten without having to fight Zhang Yu!"

Su Yan-yang continued, "Besides your team and Zhang Yu's team, there are still 18 other teams. I refuse to believe I can't find one that can help me boost my overall score!"

Seeing Su Yan-yang's reply, Ma Xuan sighed, his mind in a turmoil.

"What's the point of fighting now?"

"I need to figure something out..."

Just then, Ji Yuan-shu asked, "Senior Ma Xuan, why did Senior Su Yan-yang leave?"

Seeing Ji Yuan-shu's message, Ma Xuan's eyes flickered slightly. He said, "In the next round, we're up against Zhang Yu. You know Su Yan-yang has a perfect strategy, a guaranteed winning method, which is crucial for our team!"

Ma Xuan added, "So he's asking for a temporary price increase; we need to pay him!"

Ma Xuan continued, "But it's fine. I'll persuade him to come back in a bit!"

Ma Xuan then suggested, "Oh, and by the way, you should be the captain of this competition team!"

Ji Yuan-shu stammered, "Huh? Me, captain?"

Ignoring Ji Yuan-shu's confusion, Ma Xuan forcefully transferred the captain position of the competition team to him, then urged him to agree!

Shortly after Ji Yuan-shu agreed, he was shocked to discover that Ma Xuan had also left the team!

"What's going on?"

"To persuade Su Yan-yang to come back, do I need to leave the team?"

Ji Yuan-shu repeatedly sent messages to Ma Xuan but never received a reply.

During this time, he noticed that other team members had left one by one, until only he, the captain, was left alone!

Ji Yuan-shu asked, "Senior, why did all of you leave?"

After a long while, Ma Xuan finally replied, "Zhang Yu got the Military Certificate!"

Ji Yuan-shu exclaimed, "How could he have possibly won against Ping Han?"

Ma Xuan sent: "Military Certificate exam data."

Ma Xuan cautioned, "I'll send you this data, but don't spread it around!"

Ji Yuan-shu read Ma Xuan's message several times, repeatedly, before he was sure he hadn't misread it or hallucinated.

"Zhang Yu has already passed the Military Certificate exam?"

Ji Yuan-shu gritted his teeth, thinking with difficulty, "He's already halfway to a master's degree, and he's only a junior... Doesn't that mean once he gathers all Seven Wonders, he'll be able to make money using the Heavenly Kun Moving Mountain Divine Power? His income will skyrocket, probably ten times mine!"

At this thought, Ji Yuan-shu felt the seven credit cards in his mind growing heavier.

Finally, Ji Yuan-shu replied, "I paid money to join the team!"

Ma Xuan responded, "That's why I made you captain directly!"

Looking at the message from Ma Xuan, Ji Yuan-shu angrily cursed, "Damn it... at least let me withdraw first."

Staring at the competition team, now consisting of only himself, Ji Yuan-shu pondered what to do.

After a long time, Ji Yuan-shu's eyes suddenly lit up. He sent a message to Bu Zi-ran, a teammate from the previous year with whom he had a falling out.

Ji Yuan-shu asked, "Senior Bu, there's an open spot on my competition team. Do you want to transfer over?"

Bu Zi-ran replied, "Military Certificate exam data."

Bu Zi-ran then asked, "You want me to fight Zhang Yu?"

Bu Zi-ran continued, "Are you trying to make me bankrupt?"

Ji Yuan-shu then asked another teammate from the previous year, Cong Na!

Cong Na replied, "Junior, you're being a bit unkind!"

Cong Na sent: "[Military Certificate Public Roster]"

Seeing the file she sent, a bitter expression flashed across Ji Yuan-shu's face. He cursed inwardly, "How does everyone know? Why did the news spread so fast?"

Ji Yuan-shu's mind stirred, and he decided to look for some younger students.

He messaged Li Xiao directly, asking if he wanted to join the team.

He remembered Li Xiao had been desperate to be a substitute player but couldn't afford a spot. Now, if he didn't charge him, he might be able to recruit him directly.

When he saw the reply, Ji Yuan-shu couldn't help but ask, "How do *you* also know that Zhang Yu got the Military Certificate?"

Li Xiao replied, "Zhang Yu posted it on his own Moments!"

Li Xiao added, "Didn't you see it?"

Ji Yuan-shu quickly navigated to Zhang Yu's Moments and found that he had indeed posted the official Military Certificate roster, with countless comments and likes below!