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Little Heavenly Star Palm doesn't have any specific moves; it's a martial art that purely revolves around circulating mana and transforming it into Yin-Cold palm force.

At this moment, He Dayou, using the Little Heavenly Star Palm, was confident that he could severely injure Zhang Yu with his Yin-Cold palm force, freezing his internal organs.

And he believed that with Zhang Yu's financial situation, he definitely wouldn't have money to go to the hospital for treatment and could only endure it.

"Poor guy, at least this will keep you away from school for a week."

Bang!

As their palms collided fiercely, their mana clashed together, as if an explosion occurred within both of their bodies.

Although He Dayou's Little Heavenly Star Palm was powerful, he had only just mastered it.

The martial art Zhang Yu used was ordinary, but he had trained it to level 3, allowing him to unleash a considerable palm force.

As their palm forces collided and mana surged, He Dayou realized that his advantage wasn't as great as he had imagined. The Little Heavenly Star Palm force could only gradually push back the opponent's palm force, slowly invading his body.

What surprised him even more was that Zhang Yu was like a tumbler, each time he invaded a little with the Little Heavenly Star Palm force, he could quickly force it back. Despite being at a disadvantage, he stubbornly held on without being defeated.

At the same time, the mana circulation within Zhang Yu's body continued to operate, constantly replenishing his mana, allowing him to withstand He Dayou's Little Heavenly Star Palm force again and again.

The assistant teacher on the side was suddenly startled by this scene: "They're competing in mana?"

Seeing their solemn expressions, the assistant teacher was afraid that something would happen to them, which would ruin his performance review this year. Especially considering that one of them was the son of a school board member, nothing could happen to him.

So he quickly reminded them, "If either of you can't hold on, concede immediately, and the other must immediately withdraw their mana."

"Don't let a monthly exam cause you severe injuries and delay your future."

Neither of them spoke. He Dayou stared intently at Zhang Yu, frantically circulating his mana, turning it into waves of Little Heavenly Star Palm force and blasting it towards him.

Zhang Yu, however, calmed his mind and actively used the Heavenly Cycle Qi Gathering Technique, recovering his mana while resisting He Dayou's Little Heavenly Star Palm force.

In the blink of an eye, both of their foreheads were covered in sweat, and their entire bodies were emitting heat, like two huge furnaces.

But Zhang Yu's face was rosy, and he looked increasingly relaxed.

On the contrary, He Dayou's face was pale, and he gradually showed signs of faltering.

At this moment, he could no longer control his emotions, looking at Zhang Yu with a mixture of shock and anger.

The assistant coach looked at the time. Their mana competition had lasted for more than a minute. Seeing He Dayou's condition, he had to remind them again: "If you can't hold on, concede immediately."

"This is just a monthly exam."

He Dayou opened his mouth several times with difficulty. Looking at Zhang Yu, who was becoming more and more relaxed, he finally squeezed out a few words from between his teeth: "I..."

"I concede."

As both sides slowly withdrew their mana, He Dayou collapsed to the ground.

At this moment, his face was as pale as paper, and the mana in his dantian was almost completely empty.

He looked at Zhang Yu unwillingly and asked, "How much mana do you have left?"

Looking at the other party's half-dead and weak appearance, Zhang Yu immediately said modestly, "About ten or twenty percent."

He Dayou snorted coldly. He knew that the other party definitely had more than ten or twenty percent.

He slowly stood up and took a deep look at Zhang Yu: "You're good."

"We'll spar again next time."

After He Dayou finished speaking, he turned and left.

On the way out, he recalled today's battle and had to admit something in his heart.

"Zhang Yu... is strong."

"But... unfortunately, as a poor person, he is destined to become our dog."

"I hope you can hold on until the next time I defeat you fairly, don't leave a regret in my heart."

On the other side, looking at He Dayou's soft-legged departure, Zhang Yu thought to himself: "Spar again next time?"

"Dude, you better not think about it... This is the closest your strength will ever be to mine, it's your best memory. If we fight again next time, I'm afraid you'll be like, 'Sorry, Lord Zhang Yu, I couldn't make you use your full strength.'"

Zhang Yu walked towards the outside of the examination hall. As soon as he went out, he saw Bai Zhenzhen leaning against the wall.

"Yo, Zhen, that was fast."

"Yeah, I finished it in a few moves." Bai Zhenzhen glanced at him and asked curiously, "Who did you draw?"

Zhang Yu: "He Dayou."

"Damn!" Bai Zhenzhen stomped her foot angrily, "He already showed off in the Dao Arts exam, and now you've been humiliated by him again. This guy is having a great day."

"But don't worry, I'll challenge him in the next practical combat class and help you get your revenge."

Zhang Yu looked at Bai Zhenzhen speechlessly: "I won."

Feeling Bai Zhenzhen's surprised gaze, Zhang Yu simply took action.

He threw a punch, which was immediately blocked by Bai Zhenzhen's palm.

The two sides' fists and palms collided continuously, and four arms turned into afterimages in the air, making a series of dull sounds like heavy hammers hitting each other.

Bang!

After exchanging several moves, the two suddenly separated.

Bai Zhenzhen: "Your Unfettered Fist is level 3?"

Zhang Yu: "Your Unfettered Fist is level 3?"

Bai Zhenzhen said in shock: "Weren't you only level 1 before? How did you suddenly get to level 3? Could it be that you had already trained your Unfettered Fist to level 3 a long time ago, and you were just waiting for an opportunity like today's battle with He Dayou to show off? You kid... you've read a lot of xuanhuan novels, haven't you."

Zhang Yu looked at Bai Zhenzhen with suspicion: "Zhen, you're just saying what you were thinking, right? You clearly said you were level 2 before. You little girl, you'll do anything to show off."

Bai Zhenzhen blushed and explained: "I'm not doing it to show off."

"Having a higher Unfettered Fist level doesn't add points."

"Instead, it's better to hide your strength during actual combat, so you can catch your opponent off guard and get a high score in the practical combat exam."

"Didn't the teacher tell you? Intelligence warfare is also part of practical combat."

Zhang Yu suddenly thought of He Dayou, who he had fought today.

The Yin-Cold palm technique that the other party suddenly used almost got him.

Listening to Bai Zhenzhen's words, Zhang Yu suddenly agreed and thought to himself: "I really need to keep something in reserve and not reveal all my cards."

After Zhou Tianyi also finished the exam, the three of them went to the cafeteria for dinner, then went home or to tutoring classes.

Tomorrow will be the Dao Heart, Mana, and Physical Strength exams.

After Zhang Yu returned home today, he came to the unfinished building again.

The 24-hour cooldown for switching specializations had not passed yet.

Since Zhang Yu was still specializing in Unfettered Fist, he simply planned to continue practicing Unfettered Fist and raise the level of this martial art.

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"Hehe, although I revealed my level 3 Unfettered Fist to Zhen, as long as I train this martial art to level 5 or 6 today, I'll have new cards to play."

Thinking of Bai Zhenzhen's shocked expression next time, Zhang Yu felt that his fists were even stronger.

So Zhang Yu practiced Unfettered Fist seriously. When he was tired, he would breathe and rest. When his stamina recovered, he would stand up and continue practicing Unfettered Fist. In the blink of an eye, a night passed.

The next morning, when the sunlight slowly shone on Zhang Yu through the empty window sill of the unfinished building, he, who was sitting cross-legged on the ground, slowly opened his eyes.

After this night of hard training, his Unfettered Fist reached level 5 (3/50), and his understanding of this basic martial art became more profound.

And his mana also increased from 11.7 to 11.8.

Zhang Yu thought to himself: "With the passive breathing effect of the Heavenly Cycle Qi Gathering Technique, even if I've only been breathing during rest these days, the daily increase in mana is not small."

Feeling the constant increase in mana in his body, Zhang Yu felt much better.

This made him look forward to the effect of upgrading the Heavenly Cycle Qi Gathering Technique to level 10 after the specialization switch cooldown passed.

...

He squeezed onto the bus and walked into the school.

Songyang was still in a low-pressure state today.

Many students had visibly ugly faces, obviously having bad luck in yesterday's exams.

After Zhang Yu had breakfast, he came to the examination hall for today's first exam, the Dao Heart exam.

White walls, rows of neatly arranged beds, this examination hall looked like a hospital ward.

However, the beds were not connected to oxygen machines, but to something that looked like a mask.

Zhang Yu had just arrived at his bed and sat down when he heard the countdown in his mind again.

He curled his lips and simply sat cross-legged and breathed.

While Zhang Yu was breathing, examinees continued to come in, and the beds in the entire examination hall were unconsciously filled.

With the sound of a bell, the expressions of many students froze, knowing that the exam was about to begin.

At the same time, a piece of light music came from the broadcast.

When the music finished, a female voice came from the broadcast.

"This is the Songyang City Unified Monthly Dao Heart Examination for all high schools. The exam will last for 60 minutes."

Listening to the voice in the broadcast, Zhang Yu was not surprised at all.

After all, he had memories of the past few monthly exams.

Unlike yesterday's General Knowledge Exam, Martial Arts Exam, and Dao Arts Exam.

Each monthly Dao Heart Exam is a unified exam for all high schools in Songyang City.

This is inseparable from the particularity of Dao Heart and the Dao Heart Exam itself.

At the same time, the female voice continued to come from the broadcast.

"Attention, throughout the exam, please wear the Spirit Realm Mask correctly on your face."

"It is now time for equipment inspection and wearing."

All the students present immediately picked up the masks on the beds and checked them.

Zhang Yu did the same. First, he confirmed that the connection line behind the mask was plugged into the socket, then he turned on the power to confirm that the mask was not damaged...

After checking and confirming that there were no problems, Zhang Yu put the mask on his face.

He felt the mask deform for a while, and it had perfectly covered his face, as if there was an extra layer of skin on his face.

However, because his eyes were covered by the mask, Zhang Yu could only see darkness in front of him.

After a while, the female voice in the broadcast sounded again.

"Equipment inspection and wearing is now over."

"The Dao Heart Exam officially begins."

The darkness in front of Zhang Yu suddenly vibrated. With the emergence of pieces of light particles, he had already come to another world in the next moment.