Chapter 91: Dark Learning Gang, Trial Class

In the unfinished building.

Zhang Yu stood silently in the spacious hall, his mind replaying the effects of the Digging Palm technique after reaching Level 10, from when he had just performed it.

"With one palm strike, my control over the Shovel Force has deepened, and the excavation range has doubled, hasn't it?"

Zhang Yu unleashed another palm strike, and the Shovel Force created a series of whistling sounds in the air as it slowly surged forward.

"Although this Digging Palm can unleash great power, its wind-up is too long, and its movements are too slow and lack agility. It's clearly not suitable for combat."

"If I'm not on a construction site, it's not very useful."

He shook his head helplessly, knowing that these laborer martial arts wouldn't help his college entrance exam scores.

"It doesn't matter. Sharpening the axe doesn't delay the chopping."

"As long as it helps me earn more money, spending some time practicing these martial arts is fine."

However, since he had already cultivated Digging Palm to Level 10 today, Zhang Yu naturally wouldn't continue practicing this technique.

And because the cooldown for the Feather Scroll hadn't passed yet, he continued to cultivate Level 10 Crimson Marrow Pure Qi, working to enhance his physical strength.

Five days passed in the blink of an eye.

During these five days, Zhang Yu not only practiced Digging Palm and Sports Car Legs to Level 10, but he also purchased Crane Claw and Elevator Jump, cultivating both to Level 10 as well.

Coupled with the food, transportation, and other expenses from these five days, Zhang Yu's savings dwindled. Fortunately, he gave Song Hailong two more lessons, which allowed him to maintain his savings at over 15,000.

At this moment, after asking Zhang Pianpian for another Stealth Talisman and using Crimson Marrow Pure Qi to alter his appearance, Zhang Yu set off on his way to the trial lesson.

Unlike last time, when he had to run the rest of the way, this time Zhang Yu used the Sports Car Legs technique during his journey.

His internal power roared, buzzing like a car engine.

With the infusion of power, his legs moved rapidly, and he sped away, leaving a trail of afterimages.

"Compared to Digging Palm and Crane Claw, Sports Car Legs and Elevator Jump are much more useful."

Thinking about how Level 10 Digging Palm could shovel twice as much material, and Level 10 Crane Claw could use both claws to lift heavy objects... Zhang Yu felt a surge of speechlessness.

"Just like Digging Palm, they have long wind-ups, slow movements, are not suitable for combat, and are only good for manual labor — laborer martial arts."

In comparison, Sports Car Legs and Elevator Jump were much more cost-effective.

As common techniques for delivery personnel, Sports Car Legs allowed them to infuse their legs with power for accelerated movement, running like the wind. Without needing a car or an electric scooter, it enabled couriers to quickly traverse the city and arrive at their destinations on time.

Elevator Jump, moreover, could tighten muscles with internal power, allowing the body to unleash incredibly fierce bouncing power like a spring. This meant couriers wouldn't be discouraged or inconvenienced when facing buildings without elevators; they could repeatedly leap to reach the target floor, delivering both themselves and the goods.

"Come to think of it, this is my first time cultivating a lightness skill. This stuff really makes daily life much more convenient."

And thinking about the Level 10 effects of these two techniques, Zhang Yu couldn't help but smile slightly, marveling at their practical utility.

Level 10 Sports Car Legs could protect shoe soles with internal power, reducing wear and tear and lowering the frequency of shoe replacement.

Level 10 Elevator Jump, furthermore, could transform vertical high jumping into horizontal long jumping, having helped countless couriers leap over traffic lights and congested traffic to deliver goods on time.

At this moment, Zhang Yu's internal power surged from his dantian, infusing his legs and waist. With a tightening of his muscles, he suddenly leaped up, covering a distance of over twenty meters, soaring over the traffic light in front of him.

"With these Sports Car Legs and Elevator Jump, each time I go for a tutoring session, I'll probably reach my destination in about thirty to forty minutes."

"As my internal power grows stronger and my physical strength becomes greater, my movement speed and jumping distance will also increase. It will be even faster then..."

The doll hanging around Zhang Yu's neck watched this scene, still feeling incredible at this moment.

The doll secretly thought, "No way... these four martial arts techniques, simple as they are, have all reached Level 10 in such a short time?"

"Is this kid really actualizing the potential I awakened?"

"Then I freaking want to do it to myself too! How is he doing this?"

And over these five days, besides newly cultivating these four martial arts, Zhang Yu spent most of his time diligently practicing Crimson Marrow Pure Qi.

Unfortunately, without the boost from the Pure Origin Pills and with his attention divided by other matters, his physical strength only increased to Level 1.98 after five days.

"I really want to eat Pure Origin Pills. Practicing without pills feels like I'm losing more than I gain."

He arrived at the small building within the park once again.

The middle-aged man who had previously received Zhang Yu had been waiting for a long time. He looked at Zhang Yu and smiled, "You've arrived?"

"By the way, I still don't know how to address you, sir?"

Zhang Yu casually replied, "Just call me Ma Yunteng. And you? How should I address you?"

The other party said, "You can just call me Black Crow. Please follow me, the teachers are already waiting for you."

Zhang Yu followed him to a secret door and entered the underground tutoring base. Inside, he saw security guards almost everywhere, stationed every few steps.

However, the tattoos on these security guards—such as 'Classes Every Day,' 'Secret Study,' and 'Everyone Gets Tutoring'—revealed them to be members of the Dark Study Gang.

What struck Zhang Yu as odd, however, was that a number '0' appeared above each of these gang members' heads, leaving Zhang Yu puzzled as to its meaning.

Suddenly, a security guard with '122' above his head jogged past. The '122' on his head kept changing, becoming '123', then '124'.

Zhang Yu finally couldn't suppress his curiosity and asked, "What do the numbers on their heads mean?"

Hearing this, Black Crow smiled readily and said, "This is a position monitoring system developed in cooperation with the Righteous God after the gang implemented corporate management. If someone leaves their post for too long, their salary is deducted. He's had so much deducted... perhaps he has diarrhea?"

Zhang Yu twitched his lips. "Isn't that a bit too strict?"

Black Crow smiled faintly. "These days, anyone with ambition is deeply in debt. A small salary deduction at work is just a test that all young people must go through."

Zhang Yu chuckled awkwardly, "Heh, this gang really operates like a regular company."

Black Crow's eyes lit up. "Thank you for the compliment, sir. The gang leader has always been committed to standardizing and corporatizing the Dark Study Gang, hoping it can become a new company and expand into the city center in the future."

As he spoke, he sighed, "After all, if they could find good jobs, how many would willingly join a gang? Once you're involved with a gang, your resume is completely ruined, and you lose any chance of getting into a big company."

Well, well... Zhang Yu finally understood. So, gangs were filled with people who couldn't find jobs? This was an unemployed mutual aid society, wasn't it?

Black Crow gestured ahead, saying, "Up ahead are the tutoring classrooms. To the left and right are the restrooms. If you continue down the stairs, there's a training room, showers, a cafeteria..."

Just as Black Crow was explaining the facilities, a commotion came from the doorway of a nearby classroom.

Zhang Yu turned to look and first saw a poster that read: "Enroll in the White Dragon Teaching Class and enjoy the First High School's academic life all night, every night. During the day, you might just be an ordinary student at an ordinary high school, but at night, you can be a White Dragon person and experience the thrill of academic breakthroughs."

Below the poster, a student complained, "The teachers are so gentle, even the failing students don't have to kneel. What kind of White Dragon Class is this? I paid to experience the teaching quality of a prestigious school. What's the difference between this and studying at an ordinary high school during the day..."

Zhang Yu was shocked. People actually paid to experience the academic life of White Dragon High School? But the next moment, he found his own shock amusing.

"Isn't that obvious? Based on my understanding of these obsessed students and parents in Songyang City... if paying money allowed them to experience the academic life of White Dragon High School, even if it's just for advertising effect, people would certainly be lining up to pay."

Meanwhile.

In another classroom.

Several teachers were chatting while puffing away.

A white-haired old man, with the words 'Daily Lesson' tattooed on his arm, took a deep breath and then exhaled smoke from a Dao Heart Buffer.

Dao Heart Buffer, an important medicine for enhancing one's Dao Heart, was widely circulated in Kunxu due to its extreme addictiveness. It was even made into various forms such as cigarettes, alcohol, and beverages for consumption.

After a few more puffs, the old man finally spoke, "What do you think of this new teacher? I hear he might be from a key high school."

Opposite the old man, a middle-aged woman with a scarred face said coldly, "What kind of top students do key high schools accept? Those students are already rich and smart. A teacher accustomed to teaching such students—will he know how to teach academic failures? Has he ever dealt with 'waste' scoring below 450?"

"With the scores of most students here, if they were dropped into a key high school... they'd be considered 'school traitors.' Can he really teach them properly?"

Another middle-aged man, over 3 meters tall, was diligently practicing martial arts. His exaggerated muscles were covered in needle marks, clearly indicating he was a powerful body cultivator.

The over 3-meter-tall man snorted, "A key high school teacher wants to teach Digging Palm and Sports Car Legs?"

"Has he ever worked on a construction site? Delivered food? Does he have the ability to teach?"

"I've been pouring concrete on construction sites for 11 years, and Car Woman, you have 8 years of food delivery experience. Can he possibly be more familiar with these two martial arts than us?"

The old man, however, didn't have such strong objections. He smiled, "After all, he's a master who can cultivate Boundless Cloud Hands to Level 10. Let's see what he can do before judging."

A moment later, Black Crow entered with Zhang Yu and introduced him to everyone, "This is Ma Yunteng, Teacher Ma, who will be conducting today's trial lesson."

Black Crow pointed to the old man and said, "This is Instructor Cai, who has taught Boundless Cloud Hands."

"This is Car Woman, Level 10 Sports Car Legs practitioner."

"And this is Big Shovel, Level 10 Digging Palm practitioner."

Zhang Yu listened and immediately understood that these three, like him, were using aliases. Clearly, they had also concealed their identities, and even their current appearances might not be their real ones.

Zhang Yu nodded slightly. "Thank you for your trouble, all three of you."

The over 3-meter-tall Big Shovel pursed his lips and said, "Everyone's time is precious, so let's start the class quickly."

Zhang Yu strongly agreed with this point. He immediately activated the Formless Cloud Aura, and in an instant, clouds and mist swirled around him, making him look like an immortal.

"Then I'll start by explaining Boundless Cloud Hands."