This is a cultivation game, but its operation is terrible.

"No, isn't he tired?"

"You can climb mountains several thousand meters high without even breaking a sweat?"

Are all high school students this awesome these days?

"They're both cultivators, but the difference is quite significant..."

Compared to the first round of mining, the second round of mountain climbing was much more difficult. The 60-degree slope was not only steep and dangerous, but also extremely strenuous. Cultivators with lower cultivation levels would exhaust their strength halfway through, and some could not even finish the whole journey.

Those at the second or third level of Qi Refining only have a physical strength that is one or two times stronger than that of ordinary people, and their spiritual energy is not much. Very few people can travel at full speed across dangerous mountains thousands of meters high.

In the first round, there were no restrictions on flight, and the super-rich players with wings managed to pass the round by sheer luck.

But in the second round, their true colors were revealed. Skill level, speed, and stamina are all indispensable. Anyone who is even slightly lacking will not only fail to make it into the top ten, but will not even be able to reach the top.

Of course, those who made it into the top ten in the second round were still high-spending players.

For high-spending players, even without wings, they still have advanced movement speed buffs, realms far beyond ordinary people, and even a few magic weapons.

Take Li Dongze for example. He is one of the top consumers of spirit stones in the city. He can't compare to Jiang Liu, but he is more than capable of competing with others.

"Oh my god, I'm so tired!"

After reaching the mountaintop, Li Dongze leaned against Jiang Liu's back, panting like a dead dog with his tongue lolling out, his mosaic robes soaked with sweat.

Is it really necessary?

Jiang Liu opened his eyes and looked at Li Dongze with disdain: "You're this tired after just a few thousand meters?"

Forget about being tired, he traveled smoothly all the way as if walking on flat ground, without even breaking a sweat, displaying the demeanor of a cultivator.

Climbing a mountain several thousand meters high and you're this exhausted? You're a disgrace to cultivators.

"You're really talking without any sense of the situation."

Li Dongze rolled his eyes and said irritably, "I'm only at the fifth level of Qi Refining, and I only have three magic weapons. It's already pretty good that I can run at full speed to the top of the mountain."

"Do you know how I got to the last few hundred meters? I crawled up on my hands and feet!"

Jiang Liu: "......"

The stark contrast between him and Li Dongze only highlights the differences between cultivators.

"Don't just stand there, hurry up and do twenty times the bet!"

"It can't be fixed, it's a stitch in my side."

Thirty minutes passed quickly. When the second round ended, Jiang Liu subconsciously looked around and saw that the number of players was half of what it had been at the foot of the mountain.

In other words, more than half of the people did not even finish the entire course.

Is it really that difficult to climb a mountain several thousand meters high in thirty minutes?

When he saw the deflated fireball, he realized it.

It might actually be a bit difficult.

Chapter 37 Slam Dunk on Su Weiyang

When Jiang Liu and Li Dongze returned to the classroom from the illusion map, a group of classmates immediately surrounded them, bombarding them with questions.

"What kind of map is the second round? Is it difficult?"

"How's it going? You two made it to the third round?"

"Any potential rivals? We'll take care of them for you two tonight!"

As only two students in the class to advance to the second round, Jiang Liu and Li Dongze felt immense anticipation. If one of them won the Parkour King title, Class 3 of Senior 3 at No. 3 Middle School would be famous throughout the city, and other students would feel proud, having something to brag about.

The king of parkour? Oh, my classmate, we used to pee together for three years.

"Of course we got in!"

Li Dongze, chin held high, said smugly, "My family has a vast business empire. How many people in the city are worthy of sitting at the same table as my father? This is just a small matter; I can take it down with a flick of my wrist!"

That smug expression means no one saw how exhausted he actually was.

Jiang Liu was much more low-key than Li Dongze, and replied with a reserved smile, "Although it was a bit difficult, I still made it to the third round."

After the two finished speaking, the whole class erupted in enthusiastic exclamations and applause.

"Wow, Ze-ge, you're awesome! Let's have a drink tonight!"

"As expected of my brother Ze, aren't you going to treat me to a meal?"

"No, Brother Ze has money, but Jiang Liu, what do you have?"

"He got lucky."

Li Dongze was initially quite flattered by the praise, but his face immediately fell when someone asked about Jiang Liu. He curled his lip and said sarcastically, "He's incredibly lucky. He drew a top-grade magic weapon in a single pull and obtained a top-grade spiritual root in one go."

"The one who runs the permanent pool is his family. Drawing magic artifacts is as easy for him as buying them. Even if you have money, you can't compare."

Students: "..."

Only then did they remember that during the first round, they had seen Jiang Liu wearing a dazzling array of magical artifacts and a pair of wings on his back.

At the time, they thought Jiang Liu was just showing off by borrowing money, but they never expected...

"Damn it, the thing I hate most in this life is being a lucky person!"

"A top-grade spiritual root obtained in one shot? Holy crap, you even have a top-grade spiritual root?"

"Damn it! Jiang Liu, you bastard, you deserve to die!"

After learning where Jiang Liu's magical artifacts came from, a fierce chorus of condemnation erupted in the class, with them making no attempt to hide their envy, jealousy, and hatred.

I'm afraid my brother is suffering, but I'm even more afraid he'll drive a Land Rover. That's probably my mentality.

Jiang Liu's face darkened as he listened, thinking, "If you keep cursing, I'll wear all my magical artifacts and dazzle you every day!"

Just then, the homeroom teacher walked in from outside, frowned at the messy classroom, and shouted, "Quiet!"

"Jiang Liu, come with me, the principal wants to see you!"

"Get out, all of you get out! You're not going to cultivate, are you?"

Jiang Liu shoved aside a group of classmates while cursing, followed the homeroom teacher out of the classroom, and asked, "Teacher, what does the principal want with me?"

"How would I know."

The homeroom teacher replied, led Jiang Liu to the principal's office, pushed Jiang Liu inside, and instructed, "Take good care of him."

Jiang Liu burst into the principal's office, a wave of scorching heat hitting him. Besides the principal, there was a raging fireball in front of him, even more ferocious than before, making it almost impossible to see any human figures inside.

He looked at Su Weiyang with some suspicion, then greeted the principal: "Hello, Principal, what can I do for you?"

The sixty-year-old principal stood at the edge of the room, his face flushed from the heat. After wiping the sweat from his forehead, he forced a smile and said, "Jiang, congratulations on entering the third round of the activity. I called you here today to ask you to help Su Weiyang."

"Help her?"

Jiang Liu blinked, puzzled, and asked, "How can I help?"

With that huge ball of fire standing there, he didn't even dare to get close. The flames formed by the intertwining of a pure Yang body and a top-grade fire spirit root were something even a Thousand-Hammer Golden Body couldn't withstand.

"Ahem, aren't you a top-grade water elemental root?"

The principal coughed twice: "Water overcomes fire. Let me see if your water elemental energy can suppress her raging fire."

"You saw it too, she's almost unrecognizable. It's already greatly affecting her normal life. You are all the pride of No. 3 Middle School, it's always good to help each other out."

Use my water elemental energy to suppress her flames?

Jiang Liu paused for a moment, then looked at Su Weiyang, sizing her up and down before hesitatingly saying, "I'll give it a try, but I can't guarantee it will work."

He wasn't unwilling at all; after all, they were classmates, and helping out wouldn't be a big deal.

Moreover, this is a naturally pure Yang body with a naturally top-grade spiritual root. When a sect is established, such a genius will be the first choice for a sect elder.

Without saying anything, let's make her owe us a favor first.

"Su Weiyang, sit down cross-legged first."

Jiang Liu said to Su Weiyang.

"Thank you, Jiang Liu, for your trouble."

After thanking her, Su Weiyang obediently sat down on the ground. She knew her situation better than anyone else. If even the top-grade water spirit root was useless, then there would probably be no way to help her in the short term.

Jiang Liu sat down a meter away from Su Weiyang, feeling the scorching flames on his face. His water-elemental energy slowly surged within him. He rubbed his hands together and said solemnly, "Control yourself, I'm about to unleash my power."

"Which one..."

Su Weiyang gazed at Jiang Liu, who was fully supporting her, and then at his hands, which shimmered with a watery sheen. As if she had thought of something, she hesitated and said, "Can't we come from behind?"

One meter apart, sitting face to face, hands, emitting energy.

Even if she were engulfed in flames, she would still be a beautiful young woman.

"Need not."

Jiang Liu replied casually, extending a hand directly towards him.

"and many more!"

Su Weiyang's eyes flashed, and she was about to step back when she suddenly froze.

The watery hand did not reach for her chest, but instead covered her head.

"what happened?"

Jiang Liu enveloped his palm with water-based spiritual energy, stopping outside the raging fire, and asked in confusion.

"Sorry, it's nothing."

Su Weiyang was slightly embarrassed. She lightly brushed a strand of hair aside and said with an unchanged expression, "Let's continue."

Jiang Liu nodded, his water spirit surging, and with his hand as a claw, he reached into the raging fire, his eagle claws directly gripping Su Weiyang's crown.

hiss!

It's so hot!

But... it doesn't feel as good as the hammer with the Thousand Hammers Golden Body.

He held Su Weiyang's head with one hand, ignoring the scorching flames. The water elemental energy in his body flowed out from his palm, offsetting the burning sensation and slowly flowing into Su Weiyang's body.