Chapter 341: Zhang Yu’s Construction Team
August.
Yu Xinghan’s Third Eye Mystic Power had finally advanced to Level 2.
His hands moved with lightning speed, leaving behind trails of afterimages as they pounded, kneaded, and squeezed the massive slab of meat before him. He constantly adjusted the internal structural forces, relieving the overworked muscles.
Under his Third Eye Mystic Power, the structure of the meat became crystal clear. Every worn, injured, or weakened point precisely materialized before his eyes, greatly enhancing the effectiveness of his massage.
With a single pinpoint press, his client’s body shuddered violently, followed by a long, drawn-out moan.
A flash of pride flickered in Yu Xinghan’s eyes as he observed this scene.
“I’ve broken through again.”
“Now… I can raise my massage fees.”
But the next moment, his brow furrowed as he checked the Songyang Hometown Group chat. “That Lian Tianji again.”
In the group, Lian Tianji from Joyful Union University was once again posting video links, begging for likes from his fellow townsfolk.
Massaging his client while watching Lian Tianji’s video, Yu Xinghan couldn’t help but sigh at the other man’s staggering success. His video metrics were more than ten times higher than his own.
“Joyful Union University truly has a natural advantage in video creation.”
Titles like “The Director’s Seduction,” “The Patrol Team’s Secret Investigation,” and others involving “Supreme”, “Sensitive”, “Drug” and “Virgin” left Yu Xinghan feeling a massive chasm between them.
“Myriad Laws University is falling far behind Joyful Union University in this area.”
“And that Lian Tianji… he’s been making videos since high school. Could he have been planning his university debut all along?”
“As expected, none of the Ten Greats from Songyang City are simple. Zhang Yu got drafted to an outdoor construction site, I smoothly entered the Dark Massage World, and Lian Tianji’s videos are thriving.”
Lost in thought, Yu Xinghan sent Lian Tianji a message: “Tianji, want to collab on a video? Or could you share my video?”
Lian Tianji: “For business inquiries, please DM…”
Yu Xinghan smirked, thinking, “This guy… he used to only show up under Le Mulan’s butt in high school, and now he won’t even give me the time of day.”
Meanwhile, Zhang Yu was studying the upgraded Third Eye Mystic Power at Level 2.
With his eyes tightly closed, the Third Eye Mystic Power seemed to penetrate his flesh, allowing him to see the inner workings of his body.
Zhang Yu observed his stomach and intestines slowly writhing beneath the Secret Steel No. 15 armor.
He saw the blood flowing throughout his body.
He watched as the subtle damage to his meridians from today’s work slowly repaired themselves under the effects of body activation.
He even spotted an uneven distribution of Secret Steel No. 20 within his bones.
“Using the Third Eye Mystic Power for external observation is merely a way to spot others’ weaknesses, nothing particularly interesting.”
“But when used for internal observation, it allows me to detect the slightest changes within my body.”
Previously, when Zhang Yu activated his body’s self-healing, it was like a blind man groping an elephant, relying solely on intuition.
Now, with the assistance of the Level 2 Third Eye Mystic Power, he felt his self-healing becoming more precise and efficient.
“If I’d had this ability when I was digesting Secret Steel No. 20, my bone reinforcement would have been more balanced and effective,” Zhang Yu mused. “For now, the primary benefit of the Level 2 Third Eye Mystic Power is to better prevent bodily wear and tear from daily activities, further enhancing my self-healing efficiency. Beyond that… it’s about the future.”
“When I transfer to the Artifact Refinement Department and begin Refining my body into Bionics, this ability might prove invaluable.”
Inside the construction site on the 667th floor, Zhang Yu sat cross-legged, breathing rhythmically to refine his Magic Power, practicing the tenth level of the Qi Meridian Everflow breathing technique.
Around him, several humanoid Gang Qi figures flickered back and forth, continuously advancing the construction work under his control, completing task after task.
When Zhang Yu finally pushed this breathing technique to Level 20, his Qi Meridian Everflow reached its ultimate Cultivation Realm.
Ultimate Qi Meridian Everflow (10/10): Converts physical stamina and vital essence into Magic Power. The more breathing techniques mastered, the higher the conversion efficiency.
Staring at the final effect, Zhang Yu’s gaze sharpened slightly. “Is this basically… trading blood for mana?” he mused inwardly.
He activated the technique briefly and immediately felt strands of power being forcibly extracted from every inch of his flesh and blood, then converted into Magic Power that flowed into his Dantian.
“So this is how physical stamina transforms into Magic Power?”
During the conversion, Zhang Yu felt as if every inch of his body were undergoing strenuous exercise, gradually experiencing a growing sense of fatigue.
As Zhang Yu’s mental focus deepened, the vital essence he had accumulated in his body over the past few days through food and medicine began to stir, poised to transform into Magic Power at any moment.
However, he refrained from doing so. This vital essence served as the foundation of his physical strength and cultivation, the bedrock upon which he would advance his cultivation and enhance his physical strength. He couldn’t afford to expend it carelessly.
Instead, Zhang Yu focused on continuously converting his physical stamina into Magic Power, experimenting with this ability.
“This technique allows me to instantly unleash far more Magic Power than my natural limits should allow,” Zhang Yu thought. “If I combine it with my…”
With a mental command, another Humanoid Gang Qi figure materialized behind him.
As his stamina continued to fuel the conversion, Zhang Yu’s rapidly depleting Magic Power was quickly replenished, causing a second Formless Warrior to materialize behind him.
But he soon dispersed both Formless Warriors, realizing, “I need a plausible excuse to conceal this excessive Magic Power. Otherwise, it will draw unwanted attention.”
The next day at the construction site, Zhang Yu held a bottle of Life-Draining Heavenly Secret Powder, feigning having already consumed it, while silently converting his stamina into Magic Power.
As Zhang Yu’s abundant physical stamina was converted into surging magic power within his Dantian, he felt his entire body burning like a raging inferno, constantly refining waves of magic power that surged into his Dantian.
Sensing the swelling pressure in his Dantian, Zhang Yu immediately summoned five Formless Warriors.
However, thanks to the rapid magic power recovery from Qi Meridian Everflow and the constant conversion of stamina into magic power, he soon felt that faint swelling sensation in his Dantian once more.
Thus, Zhang Yu continued summoning Formless Warriors one after another.
In the blink of an eye, ten Formless Warriors materialized before him. With a mere thought, they charged forward with a thunderous roar, clearing away the surrounding construction debris in a single sweep.
“By converting stamina into magic power, I can maintain a maximum of ten Formless Warriors…” Zhang Yu mentally calculated. “At full power, that’s about half an hour.”
“If I focused solely on quantity, I might be able to sustain dozens of them for a few minutes.”
“With this…” A glint of excitement flashed in Zhang Yu’s eyes. “I can single-handedly outwork an entire construction crew! What a massive boost to efficiency!”
“I’m basically my own foreman now.”
Zhang Yu knew that many jobs on the construction site paid by piecework, meaning the more you worked, the more you earned.
This was why his income had steadily increased as his cultivation level improved.
Now that his work efficiency had increased again, his earnings were set to rise even higher.
However, when Zhang Yu summoned his seventh Formless Warrior, he realized he was starting to lose control. It became difficult to coordinate all seven Warriors in precise, refined movements.
By the time he summoned ten Formless Warriors, he could only manage them in broad, imprecise actions if he wanted them all moving at once.
He could barely manage to have three or four of them execute martial arts techniques, while the rest were limited to basic human movements.
Zhang Yu thought to himself, “I still need more practice.”
“As my cultivation continues to advance, my physical and Magic Power will continue to grow. My actual usable Magic Power will also grow, allowing me to create even more Humanoid Gang Qi constructs.”
“That means I’ll need even greater control to manage larger numbers of Formless Warriors.”
“Otherwise, quantity alone won’t matter.”
As Zhang Yu directed his “engineering team” to work, Li Xiao, who was passing by nearby, was struck by a wave of shock.
“Zhang Yu can now wield so much Gang Qi on his own?”
“His income must be several times mine!”
But these were merely his initial thoughts.
As he observed further, what truly shocked Li Xiao wasn’t the amount of Gang Qi, but the medicinal pill bottle Zhang Yu held in his hand.
“Wait… Zhang Yu is taking that Tiger Wolf Medicine again, forcibly draining his Magic Power to refine Gang Qi? Just to earn a living?”
“Even with the increased pay, the toll on his body must be immense. Is it really worth working yourself to the bone like this?”
This was the most jarring realization for Li Xiao.
He felt his resolve wavering. “Even if you earn more, how much will be left after deducting medical expenses? This is too competitive… fucking too competitive!”
After finishing work that day, Zhang Yu checked his earnings, a sense of satisfaction welling up within him.
From his initial 0.05 Spirit Coins per night to the later 0.07-plus, and now… his nightly wages had finally surpassed 0.1 Spirit Coins.
“If you’re willing to work hard in Civil Engineering, you can really save up some money.”
After Zhang Yu successfully mastered the Qi Meridian Everflow and Third Eye Mystic Power in August, his Spirit-Flesh Union Journey stalled. Day after day, he felt on the verge of a breakthrough, yet he consistently failed.
On this particular day, as Zhang Yu logged into Hammerheart Pavilion and entered the simulation environment again, the pavilion’s backend administrators began monitoring him closely.
In the pristine white control room of the Spirit Realm, You Chuan, the manager of Hammerheart Pavilion, asked the customer service representative beside him, “He’s back again?”
The representative replied, “The user has already entered the simulation environment.”
As You Chuan reviewed Zhang Yu’s data, he couldn’t help but frown repeatedly.
Since a few days prior, Zhang Yu’s prolonged failure to break through had triggered user alerts that reached You Chuan’s desk. To improve his chances of success, You Chuan had granted him increased privileges, allowing him three daily login attempts to the simulation environment.
Yet even with this threefold efficiency boost, Zhang Yu showed no signs of breaking through.
“If Zhang Yu keeps dragging this out, our team’s average client breakthrough time for the month will spike again,” You Chuan muttered.
“And this kid… still hasn’t broken through after all this time? I bet he’s got the potential to surpass the 29-day record.”
At that moment, Zhang Yu transformed in You Chuan’s eyes from a mere client into an unprecedented adversary.