Chapter 537: Chapter 479: The Fuse of War?
Feeling the surge in Zhang Yu’s aura and watching the massive mountain being hurled towards him, Yue Guanqiong felt a shock in his heart.
"A breakthrough in the middle of a battle? Twice in a row?"
"Or did Wanfa hide information, and the breakthrough from the Yin Artifact experiment lifted Zhang Yu to Level 18 Heavenly Kunlun Mountain Shifting Divine Power, instead of Level 16?"
"Or perhaps the aftermath of the Yin Artifact experiment... Zhang Yu had already completed the accumulation and resources needed for a cultivation technique upgrade during the experiment, and today’s competitive battle helped him accelerate the digestion process, leading to a new breakthrough..."
Thoughts flashed like lightning in his mind but were quickly suppressed by Yue Guanqiong.
Because he knew that regardless of why Zhang Yu broke through, he didn’t have time to think about these things now.
The most urgent task at hand was to stop the giant mountain crashing down with earth-shattering force.
With a loud shout, Yue Guanqiong’s Great Freedom Hell Sword Qi erupted with full force, countless sword weapons soared from the sword array, like torrents of metal, roaring fiercely toward the giant mountain.
"Split the mountain for me!"
Amid the rumbling explosions, the giant mountain was continuously shattered under the bombardment of the metal torrents, with large parts of the rock suddenly crumbling into countless fragments of stone and dust.
But just as the giant mountain was being incessantly cut and dissolved, Zhang Yu extended his hand and made a grasping motion towards the earth from a distance, causing a massive amount of sand and rocks to shoot up into the sky, merging into the giant mountain.
"Move the mountain!"
"Smash them all down for me!"
Behind him, Su YanYang, Shi Huaiyu, and others united their powers, activating the array together.
Su YanYang: "Zhang Yu! We’ll give you a helping hand!"
Shi Huaiyu: "Don’t give them a chance to fight back!
A sudden roar erupted, and a torrent like a mudflow was stirred up, bringing earthen dragons into Zhang Yu’s giant mountain.
At the same time, Yue Guanqiong gave a low shout, "Hold it with me!"
"He wants to move the mountain; we’ll split the mountain and break the earth!"
"Sword, come!"
In a show of effort from the other members of Sky Sword University, a large amount of sand and rocks were transformed into sword weapons, all delivered to Yue Guanqiong, enabling him to control the swords and crush the giant mountain descending ominously close to the aerial fortress.
In the loud rumblings, mountain, rock layers, metal, and sand collided violently with both sides’ intentions, emitting explosive sounds that shook the heavens and the earth.
The dust rising into the sky nearly swallowed the entire arena.
Watching this scene, Xiang Shan of Sky Demon University sighed, "Wanfa is digging and moving mountains, whereas Sky Sword is splitting the mountains and breaking the earth."
"This is the purest and most basic competition of construction abilities."
Wan Gou Xian from Immortal Soldier University nodded slightly, "With ultimate focus and extreme strength, pushing this instinct honed countless times, the winner will undoubtedly be the one with the highest construction efficiency."
The next moment, as the giant mountain gradually sank, the mountain and the aerial fortress collided fiercely.
Amid the deafening sound, the aerial fortress of Sky Sword University began to tilt, like a ship sinking into the water, slowly falling downwards.
Xiang Shan sighed, "Yue Guanqiong is still fighting tooth and nail, but as in previous battles, the Great Freedom Hell Sword Qi can suppress Zhang Yu with distance."
"And now that the distance is closed, the Heavenly Kunlun Mountain Shifting Divine Power holds the advantage..."
As he spoke, the aerial fortress hovering mid-air suddenly shattered, as if being torn apart by countless invisible hands, scattering large fragments into the sky.
As the mountain and fortress fell together, sword Qi howled and dust soared, clearly showing that Sky Sword University’s resistance continued.
This resistance persisted even as the fortress slammed into the ground, rather it grew fiercer.
But as the battlefield moved to the ground, Zhang Yu’s advantage further expanded.
Watching as the earth surged violently like boiling water, continuously grinding and scattering everything, Xiang Shan said calmly, "It’s over."
Wan Gou Xian beside him nodded slightly but did not speak.
Although the competition was over, both of their expressions grew heavier, each contemplating Zhang Yu’s breakthrough during the battle.
To be honest, in Xiang Shan and Wan Gou Xian’s views... breaking through during a battle is nothing unusual, since cultivators practice their cultivation techniques every day, and breaking through during a competition is often just a coincidence.
But a short period with two consecutive breakthroughs is much rarer, though history has seen it, and if a battle drags on long enough, some geniuses can break through 3 or 4 times in quick succession during a battle.
Even higher gifted individuals in ancient history have experienced breakthroughs during battles, directly advancing from Foundation Establishment to Golden Core, or from Golden Core to Nascent Soul, which were not uncommon since ancient times didn’t require certification and there were no illegal breakthroughs.
But if you asked Xiang Shan, he earnestly wished Zhang Yu was such a peerless genius and had achieved this two-level cultivation technique breakthrough through his innate talent.
"No matter how strong a peerless genius, they are just one person’s strength."
Xiang Shan thought to himself, "And now Zhang Yu’s breakthrough likely represents Wanfa’s breakthrough in Immortal Path technology."
"If that’s true, the future of Wanfa... there might be more students like Zhang Yu born."
"Not only might more Zhang Yus appear in the Civil Engineering Department, but students from other departments might also become stronger."
"If that’s the case, it’s not just a competition issue."
"Simply having more efficient construction personnel in the civil engineering projects, Wanfa can further reduce construction costs and gain a decisive advantage in project competitions."
Xiang Shan understood that in engineering projects, Wanfa University and Sky Demon University have always maintained fierce competition.
Once Wanfa University gains the advantage and secures more projects, it means fewer projects for Sky Demon University, less work, less income...
"If this kind of thing happens, and it happens before I graduate..."
Just thinking about this, Xiang Shan hopes intensely that Zhang Yu is a damn genius, a unique genius who breaks through solely with his Martial Arts talent.
...
"Break through with his own talent? How is that possible?"
Also standing in the Spirit Realm audience, Wang Yin looks towards the direction of the arena, his eyes flickering with inscrutable light.
"Originally, TianKunlun Mountain Shifting Divine Power, enhanced from Level 10 to Level 16 by Yin artifacts, could it break through on its own in just a few days?"
"Either Wanfa concealed information and initially broke through to Level 18 in the lab, but what would be the point of doing that?"
"The more likely possibility is that with the aid of the Yin artifact, they’ve long completed the accumulation needed for breakthroughs, and were stimulated during the competition to keep breaking through."
"If the fight continues and gets further stimulation, maybe it can break through again."
Thinking about this, Wang Yin’s heart gradually begins to stir.
"No matter how the specific process goes, the result is the same: Wanfa has indeed achieved a major breakthrough in Yin artifacts and dual cultivation technology."
"The situation is about to change."
"The progression of the university war will greatly accelerate."
"Chaos is coming."
"Unprecedented opportunities are about to descend."
Thinking about this, Wang Yin’s heart can’t help but grow excited.
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"The Great Freedom Instant Hell Sword Qi is still too weak, too close range, lacking in the changes of sophisticated swordsmanship, and missing the ability to open up multiple battlefields; it’s only suitable for doing work for the Civil Engineering Department."
Wen Wuya looked casually at the collapsing floating fortress, and his mind fleetingly evaluated the Great Freedom Instant Hell Sword Qi before no longer considering the matters of this competition.
After all, for him, compared to the outcome of the competition, Zhang Yu’s breakthrough is what interests him the most.
"Wanfa’s technology indeed broke through, but where does this breakthrough originate from?"
"They lack the heritage of dual cultivation technology, it’s unlikely they developed it themselves."
Recalling the recent Yin artifact riot at Hehuan University, Wen Wuya feels the situation is very clear.
"Either Wanfa snatched a batch of Yin artifacts, or they took in a batch afterward; they most likely cracked Qiongjiang Divine Monarch’s Yin artifact to achieve Zhang Yu’s temporary success."
"But from the lab to real practical application, then to mass production, there’s still a long way to go, with many variables along the way."
"Especially from the Yin artifact riot to now, producing results only took a matter of months."
"In such a short time, Wanfa likely only cracked... the use of Qiongjiang Divine Monarch’s Yin artifact."
"They are probably still far from being able to replicate the technology, much less produce products."
Thinking of this, Wen Wuya’s lips curl into a subtle smile: "But next, Qiongjiang Divine Monarch certainly won’t let this slide, will there be Divinity Transformation-level conflicts between Wanfa and Hehuan?"
"Then what choices will the two Divine Monarchs of our school make?"
Thinking of this, Wen Wuya can’t help but fall into deep contemplation.
...
In the audience.
Seeing the ground boil, the contestants from Sky Sword University each chose to surrender, causing Bai Zhenzhen to clench her fist in a swing, inwardly cheering: "Yu Zi won!"
Seven Emotions Divine Monarch’s message jumped in her eye: You wouldn’t be cheering for Wanfa University’s victory now, would you?
Bai Zhenzhen denied: "How is that possible! I’m a student of Sky Sword University."
Seven Emotions Divine Monarch smiled lightly, then said indifferently: "It seems that Zhang Yu has thoroughly plunged into the dual cultivation path."
"His Military-level Technique has relied on dual cultivation to breakthrough all along; he will undoubtedly become addicted to it in the future."
"Especially cooperating with Wanfa’s experiments, he will go further down this path."
Seven Emotions Divine Monarch sighed and continued: "This means that he and you, who practice Extreme Emotion Sword Dao, are no longer on the same path."
"Others may not know the conflict between the two."
"But you, who cultivate Extreme Emotion Dao, should understand..."
Bai Zhenzhen nodded slightly, saying: "Yes, unlike me who has embarked on Extreme Emotion Evil Path, Yu Zi has gone on the righteous path of dual cultivation."
Through three years of cultivation, Bai Zhenzhen has confirmed one thing: although Extreme Emotion Dao is not as demonic as Dual Cultivation Sect or Unemployed Sect, it is indeed a thoroughly evil path.
Seven Emotions Divine Monarch: "I’ve said it countless times, Extreme Emotion is the right path, dual cultivation is the evil path."
Bai Zhenzhen casually nods, inwardly thinking: "Hmm, hmm, hmm, the whole world is wrong, and you’re the only one that’s right."
As the competition comes to an end, Bai Zhenzhen’s figure flashes, rushing towards the competition arena filled with smoke and dust.