Chapter 554: Chapter 496: Great Saint Inheritor 4
March, early.
Sky Demon University.
Xiang Shan from the Civil Engineering Department walked within the breeding grounds of the Breeding Department.
His massive form resembled a small mountain, and every step he took caused the ground to tremble, sending the surrounding cubs into a frenzied panic.
However, upon seeing the top student of the Breeding Department before him, Xiang Shan curled up his trunk, tempering the arrogance of his aura.
In front of him stood the top student of the Breeding Department, an 8-meter-tall Pig Demon, whose body was akin to a mountain of flesh.
The Pig Demon had a string of Buddha beads hanging around its neck, its vitality surging with a multitude of demonic faces underneath its skin struggling and wailing.
The Pig Demon opened its mouth and spat out numerous fresh cubs covered in mucus, which he expelled directly into the breeding grounds, where they began to feed while struggling.
Xiang Shan knew the Pig Demon was named Zhu Mianseng, not only a prodigy of the Breeding Department of Sky Demon University but also a contestant who had participated in several of the Ten Great Leagues, mastering as many as three military-level powers.
Zhu Mianseng took a few breaths and then slowly said, “Xiang Shan, shouldn’t you be preparing for the competition instead of seeking me out?”
If it were an ordinary student from the Civil Engineering Department or even a top student, Zhu Mianseng might not bother to acknowledge them.
But Xiang Shan was no ordinary top student from the Civil Engineering Department; he was one of the rare prodigies who had mastered two military-level powers and even qualified to participate in the Ten Great Leagues.
For instance, in this civil engineering final, Zhu Mianseng knew that if Xiang Shan could single-handedly defeat cultivators Zhang Yu and Mo Enting, both of whom practiced military-level techniques, he could break the mold and join the school team as a Civil Engineering Department student.
In the eyes of countless demon offsprings at Sky Demon University, this is akin to overturning heaven’s decree, breaking the barriers of professional and ethnic limitations.
But Zhu Mianseng understood that the demon clan’s higher-ups wished to promote ethnic reforms, changing the habit of choosing majors based on ethnicity at Sky Demon University, further stimulating students’ potentials.
Zhu Mianseng was indifferent to this, or perhaps his focus was already on the upcoming Ten Great Leagues months later; if Xiang Shan could prove his strength sufficient to be his comrade, he wouldn’t mind Xiang Shan joining the school team.
Xiang Shan calmly said, “I want to borrow the Magic Remains from you.”
Zhu Mianseng’s snout twitched, saying, “Do you want to defeat Wanfa and simultaneously breed their bloodline cubs on the spot?”
Xiang Shan replied, “I know our school has secretly established human breeding facilities, similar to breeding demon clans, to produce and research a batch of humans.”
“The Breeding Department should be well experienced in this, right?”
Zhu Mianseng sneered, and said, “I can lend you my biomimetic Magic Remains, but Qiongjiang Divine Monarch’s technology supposedly involves Magic Remains, bloodline, breeding, Cultivation Technique among various Immortal Path technologies.”
“Just getting useful information from a single Zhang Yu alone could provide quite a lot.”
Xiang Shan smiled slightly, saying, “At least many people want to buy materials. By breeding his cubs and then making them into life stakes on the spot, it neither violates human breeding laws nor allows for the recycling of materials for profit.”
“Besides…”
Xiang Shan’s trunk curled backward, his ivory tusks protruding: “Unless these two are harshly suppressed, how will the demon race at Sky Demon University know my strength? How will they willingly see me break the norm and join the school team?”
Leaving the breeding grounds with Zhu Mianseng’s biomimetic Magic Remains, Xiang Shan’s gaze suddenly sharpened as he received further news of the finals in a few days.
In addition to various arrangements, his focus was on the champion’s prize.
“The design drawings of a military-level armor, this armor is… Bihui Gold Crystal Armor?”
…
At the simulated construction site of Wanfa University City.
Under the control of the invisible Earth Evil Gravity, a large mass of earth and sand was tightly bound in mid-air.
Meanwhile, the three golden Jade Walls behind Zhang Yu were like three suns, and after each glimmered once, the Jade Walls on both sides shot out red beams, injecting into the center Jade Wall.
Subsequently, the red light from the center Jade Wall surged, bursting forth an arm-thick blazing sun ray, which violently struck the earth and sand ahead.
In an instant, the earth and sand crystallized rapidly under the high temperature, transforming into sheets of a glass-like state.
Next, Zhang Yu tried injecting cold Mana into the Jade Walls, releasing cold rays to cool them down.
Then he experimented with the effects of a second-level cold law vein, attempting to transfer his body’s heat outwards.
Watching the three golden Jade Walls flash in sequence, followed by continuous release of the cold rays heating the earth and sand ahead, Zhang Yu mused, “Indeed, by coordinating the cold law vein with the golden Jade Wall, I can remotely transfer my body’s heat out.”
“In this way, during combat, by continuously operating the cold law vein and golden Jade Wall, I can simultaneously cool myself and continuously heat the opponent.”
Zhang Yu thought this equaled continuously buffing himself while constantly applying debuffs to the opponent, slowly widening the combat power gap between them.
Besides increasing the number of golden Jade Walls to three, Zhang Yu also began the third Cultivation Technique of the Chain Technique Map Artifact Refining Genius set.
The technique, called Fire Control Divine Mirror, requires purchasing various fire sources to condense a flow of fire-controlling True Qi, capable of controlling various True Fires, enhancing the efficiency and level of material refinement during Artifact Refining.
Thus, coupled with other Magic Treasure maintenance, Cultivation Technique practice, etc., Zhang Yu’s savings suddenly decreased to less than 10 spirit coins.
Luckily, the three golden Jade Walls, when lent to employees for work, increased his passive income by about 0.03 to 0.04 spirit coins per day.
“Fortunately, the more magic treasures, the more means of production, and the higher the passive income. Otherwise, the multi-treasure tactic really isn’t something someone as poor as me can use.”
Of course, Zhang Yu updated the Golden Thread Jade Bi not just for money, but considering the tactical coordination in the finals.
“In the state of the Mountain Shifting Warrior, I activate the Nine Heavens Cloud Sky Force, unleashing dual Heavenly Kunlun Mountain Shifting Divine Power… Although immensely powerful, it can’t be sustained for long.”
“It’s alright against opponents with weaker hard power than mine, but if directly facing opponents with greater hard power, fighting like this would put me at a disadvantage.”
At this moment, Zhang Yu’s mind recalled Mo Enting and what he had said.
…
It was a reminder from Mo Enting when he trained with Zhang Yu after recovering from his injuries not long ago.
“Zhang Yu, the great power of the Heavenly Kunlun Mountain Shifting Divine Power is indeed formidable, but it’s mainly reflected in environmental transformation.”
“The larger the scope of effect, the more powerful the Heavenly Kunlun Mountain Shifting Divine Power can explode.”
“Conversely, if the scope is smaller, the effect of Earth Evil Gravity becomes more difficult to exert.”
“So, when dealing with individual units, if the power isn’t enough to suppress, the Heavenly Kunlun Mountain Shifting Divine Power can be used as the best crowd control skill.”
Mo Enting sighed, “Like for the next battle against Xiang Shan, to deal with him… we both must use the Heavenly Kunlun Mountain Shifting Divine Power to control and constrain him, wearing him down bit by bit.”
Zhang Yu was slightly surprised, “Is Xiang Shan really that formidable? We can’t defeat him head-on?”
Mo Enting nodded, “Besides their Civil Engineering Department’s military-level technique ‘须弥山王经’, Xiang Shan probably also possesses a military-level magic remains this year.”
Zhang Yu: “Military-level magic remains?”
Mo Enting sighed, “It’s said that after he passed the military certificate, he won a lottery ticket for a set of design plans for military-level magic remains.”
Zhang Yu couldn’t help but curse, “Lottery? Winning a design plan for military-level magic remains? Damn… shameless favoritism.”
Mo Enting said quietly, “Since obtaining the design plans, Xiang Shan has been making money to hire people to refine this magic remains.”
“Last year, when I fought against him, the magic remains hadn’t been fully completed yet, but it was enough to suppress me in direct confrontation.”
“This year, he has been working hard to make money everywhere, most likely having completed the military-level magic remains.”
Having said that, Mo Enting then shared Xiang Shan’s combat characteristics, techniques, and the various performances of the magic remains with Zhang Yu, and even sent last year’s match video to him, allowing Zhang Yu to thoroughly understand Xiang Shan’s intelligence.
The more Zhang Yu learned about Xiang Shan’s strength, the more he understood why Mo Enting, despite his prowess, was defeated by Xiang Shan last year.
“Two military-level powers, this is simply unfair in the Civil Engineering Department.”
“But with Mo Enting and I teaming up against him this year, the chance of victory isn’t small.”
While Zhang Yu was pondering this, further information about the finals was sent over.
Zhang Yu’s eyes swept over the arrangements of time, place, personnel, and finally rested on the military-level armor design plans as prizes.”
Initially, Zhang Yu wasn’t particularly interested, as although he was on the Path of Artifact Refining, mainly focusing on magic treasure refinement, he wasn’t knowledgeable about armor.”
“Bishuijing Armor?”
But as he clicked into the design plans for the military-level armor, looking at the introduction of the armor, a line of small text appeared before his eyes.”
“Great Saint Inheritor?”
Zhang Yu was slightly stunned, then repeatedly checked the text and re-entered the armor introduction page several times.”
“Is it truly the Great Saint Inheritor?”
“Why would the design plans for a military-level armor… unveil a Chain Technique Map set?”
Zhang Yu knew that the Chain Technique Maps are formed through technique combinations.”
Like the Great Saint Inheritor, it includes the Wild Bull Soul Suppressing Heart Technique, the Can Niu Soul Heart Technique, and the Infinite Heart Internal Dharma Body, these three mental methods.”
“Could it be that the design plans for Bishuijing Armor… also comprise a set of techniques?”
Zhang Yu wasn’t sure, but he felt a slight anticipation.”
After all, this Chain Technique Map set of the Great Saint Inheritor, he had for a long time only collected the Wild Bull Soul Suppressing Heart Technique and Can Niu Soul Heart Technique.”
The later Infinite Heart Internal Dharma Body was found deep in the Spirit Realm as a dark technique.”
Besides these, what other techniques does the Great Saint Inheritor consist of? Zhang Yu could truly say he hadn’t any clues.”
He had always suspected that the relevant techniques were either lost or, like the Infinite Heart Internal Dharma Body, were dark techniques not recorded in the Taoist Collection Catalog of Ten Great Sects.”
In his heart, Zhang Yu thought: “The design plans for Bishuijing Armor were passed down from above, likely never owned by the university until this Civil Engineering finals… when they reappear in the world.”