In an era where everyone is cultivating immortality, the system wants me to become a demon?

Chapter 218 Brothers, I'll bear the blame! (4K, please subscribe! Please vote!)

After watching Xiong Wei and Wu Ziying, who looked bewildered, head towards the competition venue, Su Yuan smiled.

He just said that "Dragon Foundation Divine Power" and "Thousand Tendon Staff Technique" are earth and wood divine skills, and he really wasn't lying.

Or, to be more precise, these two martial arts are actually earth and wood demonic arts, and the dog system's judgment is not random at all!
After being reminded by the dog system, Su Yuan had figured out the true purpose of these two demonic arts.

Now is the time to unleash the full power of these two demonic arts!

The first match featured Xiong Wei and Lu Da, whose competition was laying foundations.

Or, more precisely, it is one of the most important steps in foundation engineering: pile driving.

In front of the two men, there were eighteen alloy stakes, each waist-thick and two meters long.

They need to drive eighteen alloy piles into the appropriate positions and depths within an area of ​​equal size.

After all the alloy piles are driven in, Su Yuan and Song Shan will jointly inspect the compaction of their respective foundations to determine the winner.

Before driving the piles, both teams first compacted the land they were responsible for.

The process was very simple: Xiong Wei and Lu Da used their strength to stomp on the ground until the soil was compacted to the point of being as solid as cement.

The better the preliminary work is done, the more difficult it will be to drive the alloy piles into the ground, but once successful, the foundation will be far more solid than usual.

To make the foundation as solid as possible, the two of them did everything they could.

War stomping, earth-shaking punches, and various other methods slammed into the ground, producing a resounding booming sound like a great bell.

At first, the migrant workers were all prepared to see Xiong Wei make a fool of himself.

But as Xiong Wei's immense force continued to ravage the ground, the ground beneath their feet visibly sank, sinking deeper than the area Lu Da was responsible for. The migrant workers were all moved.

It should be noted that Lu Da has the largest workforce among the black-collar workers, and the solid foundation it has laid has always been the best.

According to Song Shan, Lu Da's strength is no less than that of an ordinary cultivator in the early stage of Foundation Establishment!
As a result, Lu Da, who was born with superhuman strength, was easily defeated by a student in terms of power.
These ten preparatory class students are quite something.

However, the migrant workers were only slightly surprised and still did not have a high opinion of Xiong Wei.

Compacting the soil is easy, but driving piles requires more than just strength; it also requires skill.

Soon, the two sides reached the pile-driving stage of the competition.

To accommodate Xiong Wei, a novice, Song Shan specially marked the positions of eighteen alloy stakes. Xiong Wei only needed to drive the alloy stakes into place according to the positions.

Unfortunately, even though Song Shan had intentionally gone easy on him, Xiong Wei's pile-driving skills were really just average.

He didn't understand the principle of "heavy hammer, light blows," and simply used brute force to drive the alloy pile into the ground.

This can cause some damage to the alloy pile body, preventing it from achieving optimal load-bearing performance.

The Lu Da team, on the other hand, was clearly much more professional, demonstrating both meticulousness and a rough approach to pile driving.

While ensuring the piles remained undamaged, each alloy pile was driven to the most suitable depth and angle.

It's clear that the difference is obvious!

At this point, the migrant workers could practically start popping champagne.

Although they didn't have the means to open champagne on the spot, they couldn't avoid the constant boos directed at Su Yuan's side.

The students in the preparatory class were indignant, but they couldn't retaliate.

An hour later, Lu Da took the lead and was the first to finish driving in all eighteen alloy piles.

In the area under Xiong Wei's responsibility, only the central alloy stake has not yet been driven in.

Just as he picked up the thick metal stake, preparing to persevere and finish the race, Su Yuan suddenly spoke:
"Wait a minute, we don't need to drive this alloy stake."

Su Yuan's words immediately drew the attention of everyone present.

Lu Da couldn't help but speak up and mock:

"If at least eighteen piles are driven in, the foundation will definitely be unstable!"

"Leader Su, if you don't understand, don't give orders blindly, otherwise you will only make your Yuan Sect lose even more miserably."

The black migrant worker teacher immediately burst into laughter.

Su Yuan glanced at Lu Da and said indifferently:
"Who said I'm not driving the eighteenth stake? I just felt the material of the stake wasn't good enough."

Lu Da was clearly taken aback.

Before he could even ask, Su Yuan had already walked up to Xiong Wei and pointed to the last remaining stake, saying:

"Old Xiong, the material for this eighteenth stake cannot be ordinary; it must be... made by you!"

Xiong Wei: "..."

To be honest, Xiong Wei's mind has been in a daze ever since Su Yuan dragged him into the competition.

He was also very aware of the huge gap between his piling skills and those of Lu Da, and during the competition, he wished he could disappear into a crack in the ground.

As for the effect of the Dragon Foundation's divine power in laying the foundation,
All I can say is, it's true!

They were completely fooled by Su Yuan!

Just when this embarrassing match was about to end, Su Yuan came up with another stunt?

Suppressing his anger, Xiong Wei asked in a muffled voice:
What does "It has to be me" mean?

Su Yuan's tone was calm, but the content of his words was earth-shattering:
"Literally, it means that you yourself will be the last one to do it."

Xiong Wei: "..."

Hard! The fist is hard!
You little brat, you're using me as a target, aren't you!

He could barely control his hands; he wanted to shove Su Yuan upside down into the ground.

But the next second, Su Yuan calmly asked:

"Bear, have you forgotten the purpose of the Dragon Foundation Divine Power?"

Upon hearing this, Xiong Wei subconsciously recalled the summary of the body-refining secret technique, Dragon Foundation Divine Power.

After unleashing the Dragon Foundation Divine Power, the cultivator will transform into a pillar supporting the sky, remaining unmoved no matter what pressure comes from above, below, left, right, or any other direction.

As long as a cultivator can maintain their breath without giving up and not bend under external pressure, they can use the high-pressure external environment to continuously strengthen their physical body and squeeze out its potential.

When Xiong Wei was practicing this body-refining secret technique, he simply placed a hydraulic press on each of his head, chest, back, hands, and feet to solidify his physical body.

But after Su Yuan's explanation, he suddenly realized that the real way to use this body-refining secret technique was to bury himself underground!
Especially when you are the foundation of a building.

It can withstand the pressure of the entire building above, and it needs to be prepared for earthquakes that may strike at any time.

All around you are layers of earth that are constantly pressing in and enveloping you.

It is no exaggeration to say that as long as you treat yourself as the foundation, the Dragon Foundation Divine Power can be perfectly trained to every corner of your body.

Its effects far surpass all body-refining manuals on the market!

Daigo empowerment!
He looked at Su Yuan gratefully, and just as he was about to thank him, he suddenly realized what he had just thought of.

Isn't this just using oneself as a training ground?
He asked cautiously:

"Su Yuan, if you use yourself as the foundation to step underground, the body-refining effect will naturally be excellent, but what if you can't withstand the pressure?"

Su Yuan clapped his hands and gave Xiong Wei a thumbs up:

"Good question!"

"Actually, I guess that the Dragon Foundation Divine Power originated from an ancient body-refining demonic technique."

"Those who cultivate this demonic art will be forced by their sect elders to become living slaves."

"After becoming a 'living stump,' the cultivator will be like a cicada nymph, enduring years or even decades of torment underground before finally breaking through the soil!" "At that time, the cultivator will have achieved mastery of their divine skills, and their physical strength will be unmatched among those of the same level!"

Xiong Wei nodded in realization, then asked again:

"What if we don't make it through?"

Su Yuan spread his hands and said:
"If you can't survive, you'll really become a dead stump. Do you think the elders of the Demonic Sect really want to cultivate you? They'd rather you drown in the mud and become a good foundation."

Xiong Wei: "..."

Good, that makes sense!

Therefore, this Dragon Foundation Divine Power is undoubtedly a demonic art.

However, since Xiong Wei was willing to invest in the Yuan Sect, he naturally wouldn't be too opposed to cultivating demonic arts.

As long as there is no danger to life or side effects, it's fine.

With his physique, he certainly wouldn't have any problems doing a live stilt exercise for an hour or two.

It's done!

This is a good opportunity to test the body-refining effect of Dragon Foundation Divine Power at full power.

A resolute look flashed in Xiong Wei's eyes. Without Su Yuan needing to persuade him further, he took his place on the stake.

His physical strength surged continuously from within, pushing the soil beneath his feet apart to both sides.

Gradually, under the astonished gazes of everyone present, Xiong Wei's body sank into the ground little by little until it was completely covered by the solid, steel-like soil.

Su Yuan lifted his foot and used loose soil to cover the bit of Xiong Wei's hair that was sticking out, and said with a smile:

"The foundation work here is finished, can we start testing now?"

Song Shan, Lu Da: "..."

Although the black laborers' church claims that they are definitely not good people.

Fighting and brawling, stealing business from other construction teams, were commonplace for them, but even if they were newcomers, they would never have thought of driving live piles!

As it turned out, Su Yuan did it so easily, without any psychological burden whatsoever!

At this moment, the awe and respect that all the migrant workers present felt for Su Yuan reached its peak.

The subsequent testing phase was completely predictable.

Despite the flawless piles and incredibly solid foundation that Lu Da drove, his foundation ultimately lacked soul!

Although Xiong Wei's pile driving was rough, he put his heart and soul into it!

He used his own body to withstand the testing equipment that came from all directions, and even the powerful tamping hammer that fell from the sky.

At first, the foundation may be slightly shaken.

But this is, after all, a foundation with a soul, and Xiong Wei will take the initiative to make corresponding adjustments to stabilize the entire foundation.

After a thorough inspection, Xiongwei's foundation was a complete success!

This is a victory!
As for the little incident where Xiong Wei liked the feeling of being buried in the ground after the test and refused to come out, there's no need to mention it further.

Next up is the steel bar challenge between Wu Ziying and Wu Er.

There's a reason why the Thousand Tendon Staff Technique and the Dragon Foundation Divine Power were both classified as demonic arts by the dog system.

The essence of this method is to imbue weapons with spirits using the cultivator's abundant blood and energy!

A weapon in a spirit-possessed state becomes an extension of the cultivator's body, allowing the cultivator to control it with ease and even easily change its appearance.

The only drawback of this method is that it wastes some blood.

At the start of the steel bar stacking competition, Wu Er used extremely skillful techniques to stack, bend, and weld steel bars one after another to create steel cages that served as the framework of the building.

His hand speed was extremely fast, almost reaching the limit of a Qi Refining cultivator.

Even the fastest hand speed pales in comparison to the Thousand Tendon Staff Technique.

When Wu Ziying unleashed her staff technique, blood immediately clung to the steel bars in her palm.

These steel bars immediately came to life, automatically assembling and forming a shape, more than twice as fast as Wuer No. 2.

The outcome of this battle was without suspense; it was a victory for Wu Ziying.

This is the second victory.

After the match ended, Su Yuan immediately handed a bowl of duck blood and vermicelli soup to Wu Ziying.

While healing the other party, Su Yuan asked Song Shan:

"Leader Song, the Yuan Cult has already won twice. Shouldn't you fulfill your promise?"

Song Shan naturally had no objection to this.

After all, even if this match weren't played, he would still want to surrender.

But ultimately, it depends on the opinions of our own brothers.

Song Shan looked at Lu Da, Wu Er, and the burly, bearded man with a dark face surnamed Li and others.

Before Song Shan could persuade him, Wu Er had already spoken up:

“Brother Song, since we have accepted this bet, we will naturally accept the consequences.”

"Moreover, the reason we were unwilling to surrender before was because we were worried that after merging with the Yuan Sect, the Yuan Sect would interfere with our projects."

"After this competition, I've discovered that these second-generation immortals are not all talk and no action."

"The merger of the two religions may not be a bad thing."

Wu Er's words resonated with many migrant workers, and Song Shan breathed a sigh of relief.

He turned to look at Su Yuan and said sincerely:

"Leader Su, we are willing to become an affiliated sect of the Yuan Sect."

"To be honest, the reason our group of brothers has been able to develop to this point is not only because I've been protecting them, but more importantly, because we've paid a lot of protection money to certain high-ranking figures."

"However, those high-ranking figures are insignificant compared to the background of the Yuan Cult."

"I am willing to hand over the protection fees that should have been paid to the bigwigs to the Yuan Sect, in order to ask that Leader Su give us enough autonomy so that we can operate as before."

After listening, Su Yuan smiled and said:
"Please rest assured, Master Song, I will not interfere with the work of the labor union."

"However, after joining the Yuan Sect, migrant workers must undergo a unified training program and pass an exam to obtain a legitimate construction worker certificate."

Song Shan's face stiffened:
“Well… my brothers all come from poor backgrounds, and their education level is at most high school or vocational school. Getting certified is probably unrealistic for them…”

Su Yuan's smile remained unchanged:

"No problem, I have a way to guarantee you'll pass the exam!"

"Just help me subdue all the migrant workers and prevent them from escaping."

"Listen to me, here's how it works..."

Under Su Yuan's instigation, Song Shan decisively betrayed the Black Laborers Cult, using his peak Foundation Establishment cultivation to forcefully suppress 107 laborers and compel them to inhale hypnotic sword energy.

Thus began an inhumane, managed training program.

It is easy to imagine how devastating Song Shan's betrayal was for the migrant workers.

But there's no other way! It's all for the good of the brothers!
Brothers, let him suffer hardship and bear the blame.

After effectively annexing the Black Labor Church and taking over its operations, the "King of the Underground" mission was finally completed!
(End of this chapter)