Chapter 487: School Traitor (Thanks to 'Thought of This Nickname Before Sleep')

Chapter 487: The Campus Traitor (Thanks to ‘This nickname was thought of before sleep’ for the alliance leader donation)

Immortal Weapon University.

Wan Gouxuan looked at the teacher before him, his face full of astonishment as he asked, "Teacher, are you speaking the truth?"

The teacher nodded, glancing at the giant puppet not far away, and replied, "Indeed. All repair costs after the competition will be fully reimbursed."

"In your next match against Wanfa University, no matter how badly the Earth-Surging God is damaged, the school will cover the expenses."

Upon hearing this, Wan Gouxuan’s heart surged with excitement. He wished he could make the giant puppet self-destruct right then and there, just to immediately claim the reimbursement and swap it for a new one.

The giant military-grade puppet before him—the Earth-Surging God—was the pride of the Civil Engineering Department at Immortal Weapon University.

Having undergone years of repairs and upgrades, the Earth-Surging God had been passed down and operated by generations of students who had earned their military certifications.

Its construction capabilities were beyond question. Whether it was the internal dantian with a full 10,000 units of mana, the Earth-Vein Oscillation joints capable of altering terrain, or the Geng-Vein Dharma Image installed last year to secure the spirit vein migration project, all these features gave the Earth-Surging God a terrifying work capacity far exceeding that of an ordinary Foundation Establishment individual.

Such a giant military-grade puppet should have been a top contender for first place in the inter-school civil engineering competition, yet due to the constraints of repair costs, Wan Gouxuan had never dared to go all-out in any previous year.

In past matches, he had even used his own teammates as human shields for the Earth-Surging God; after all, the repair costs for teammates were often far cheaper than those for the puppet.

He often lamented in his heart: "It is my own lack of immortal potential that limits the true performance of the Earth-Surging God."

But now, with the repair costs for the next match fully covered, Wan Gouxuan felt his combat power skyrocketing! It was surging, exploding, growing so wildly that he felt like a stranger to his own strength.

In this battle, not only could he fully unleash the power of the Earth-Surging God, but the more intense the combat, the more severely damaged the puppet would become—allowing him to replace it with even more new parts after the match, making it stronger and earning more money in the future!

Just then, the teacher noticed the change in Wan Gouxuan’s expression and quickly warned, "Intentional damage will not be reimbursed."

"Just fight normally and suppress that Zhang Yu, understand?"

Wan Gouxuan thought it a pity, but nodded and said, "I understand."

The teacher continued, "Also, you are clear on what you need to do on the field, aren't you?"

Wan Gouxuan’s lips curled slightly into a cruel smile as he slowly replied, "Taking advantage of the competition, I will thoroughly ravage that Zhang Yu on the field!"

The teacher frowned and corrected him, "What nonsense are you spouting?"

"It is not just you; it is your entire team."

"Remember, after you have completely suppressed him, collect his biological samples and follow the methods the professor taught you to conduct tests on his physical body..."

Wan Gouxuan nodded repeatedly. With the support of 100% repair reimbursement, he had absolute confidence in accomplishing all of this.

The only problem was... what if the opponent didn't participate in the next competition?

At this moment, Wan Gouxuan’s only fear was that Zhang Yu wouldn't show up.

"Zhang Yu, you must continue to participate in the competition."

"I simply cannot wait any longer."

...

Wanfa University.

Ping Han looked at the familiar street scene and the passing crowds, a hint of emotion stirring within him.

"I never thought I, Ping Han, would have a day to return."

Just then, someone touched Ping Han with their hand and said, "You remember your mission, don't you?"

Ping Han trembled slightly, signaling that he remembered perfectly.

Fu Xinyao, hailing from Hehuan University, nodded slightly, tightening her grip on Ping Han beneath her lower abdomen, and said, "So, do not do anything unnecessary."

"Our mission this time is only to locate the whereabouts of the God-Transformation Yin Artifact; nothing else."

"No matter what thoughts you have, what regrets, what debts, or what hatreds... forget them all."

Ping Han quickly replied, "I know. I am merely the Yin Artifact of the Nectar God-Monarch."

He understood that sending him as a mole to Wanfa to guide the people of Hehuan University was merely a casual move for the Nectar God-Monarch. Whether it succeeded or failed mattered little; the entity could even have him scrapped with a single thought.

But for him, success or failure was tied to his future destiny.

Ping Han took the initiative and said, "I will take you to find Zhang Yu first. Since he is participating in the Yin Artifact experiment, if we follow him, we will surely find the laboratory."

However, a moment later, Ping Han said helplessly, "It won't work. You don't have the status of a Wanfa University student, and there are too many places you cannot enter."

Only now did Ping Han realize that the university city, where he once moved freely and at will, actually had strict restrictions on non-Wanfa students—things he had never noticed before.

Fu Xinyao did not find this surprising. If the grand Wanfa University allowed her to come and go as she pleased and find important targets easily, that would be the real mystery.

Before coming here, she had prepared herself for the fact that this trip would take considerable time.

After all, if not for this opportunity, how could she have borrowed the God-Transformation level Dharma Remains of the Nectar God-Monarch?

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but feel a surge of excitement. She stroked Ping Han and thought to herself, "Coming to Wanfa for a raid is the perfect chance to test the power of these God-Transformation Dharma Remains and prove my Hehuan divine arts."

Fu Xinyao asked, "Do you know anyone?"

A moment later, after dozens of attempts, Ping Han discovered that every single person had blocked him.

Fu Xinyao sighed, "Useless." She then asked, "Let's take it one step at a time. Where do the students of the Civil Engineering and Security departments usually hang out?"

Ping Han said with difficulty, "Could we... please not look for the Civil Engineering Department?"

With a sharp crackle, electric sparks from Fu Xinyao’s fingertips pierced Ping Han’s body.

She let out a delicate laugh and said softly, "It seems your training is still lacking; you have no self-awareness as an artifact spirit."

"Do you still think you are a civil engineering student of Wanfa University? You don't want to help me deal with the Civil Engineering Department?"

"Then I will specifically look for civil engineering students—the poorest, the worst-performing, and the ugliest ones..."

*Gwah!* Ping Han let out a pained cry in his heart, his body twitching, yet he kept his mouth tightly shut, not daring to utter another word of opposition.

...

Amidst the *beep-beep-beep* of warning sounds.

Zhang Yu looked at the rows of crimson warnings before him in disbelief: "What is going on?"

"What do you mean I am forbidden from leaving Wanfa University?"

Looking at the warnings generated by the Spirit Realm projection, Zhang Yu immediately connected to the Spirit Realm address below the warnings, only to find piles of manuals he was required to read and query.

Thinking of the unfinished engineering projects and the engineering fees that had yet to arrive... Zhang Yu became increasingly agitated as he searched. The God-Spirit Root within his dantian vibrated slightly under the influence of this emotion.

At the same time, the Four-Headed White Ox in his mind roared violently; faintly, one could even see a fifth ox-head undulating beneath the skin, as if it were about to break through.

The flesh and blood all over Zhang Yu’s body grew restless with the ox’s roar, as if each part had gained consciousness and was about to tear itself away from his body at this very moment.

*Hoo...*

Zhang Yu exhaled gently, soothing the restlessness in his heart.

When testing the emotional enhancement ability of the God-Spirit Root, Zhang Yu had discovered that besides augmenting the effects of his Chain-Law Diagram set, this ability also influenced his Dao heart, seemingly boosting the effects of the "Severed Ox Self-Sacrifice Heart Technique" and the "Boundless Heart Inner Dharma Body."

As Zhang Yu’s emotions calmed, his previously turbulent Dao heart stabilized once more.

"If I keep searching like this, how long will it take?"

Having suppressed his emotions, Zhang Yu’s mind raced, and soon, several speculations surfaced.

He recalled the words of the previous Heavenly Chapter True Monarch and the teacher who had come to visit the laboratory, estimating that this matter was likely related to the Yin Artifact experiment.

Thus, Zhang Yu contacted the Magnetic Pole Monarch directly, informing him of the blockade he had encountered.

……

Just as Zhang Yu was being intercepted.

In the research office of Wanfa University, Feng Yuhan watched the notification of Zhang Yu’s successful interception and nodded slightly: "Hmph, it is fortunate that I made preparations early, or would the university's assets not have slipped away so easily?"

"Did he really think other universities were blind, or that the Nectar Monarch would simply swallow his pride?"

"Sigh, forbidding him from leaving the University City is merely the most basic of measures, yet it still falls to me to handle it."

Glancing at the surveillance footage from near Zhang Yu’s location and confirming that the target had turned back, Feng Yuhan began to weigh his words, preparing to file the next application.

"The risks outside the University City are immense, but is it any safer within its walls?"

Feng Yuhan mused to himself: "At this very moment, there are likely commercial spies from rival institutions inquiring about the experimental data and tracking Zhang Yu’s whereabouts."

"The Nascent Soul artifact is of grave importance; whether considering its inherent technical value or its origins from the Nectar Monarch, it must never be leaked."

"An experimental achievement like Zhang Yu should be kept under lock and key in the laboratory, just like the artifact itself. As for his studies and cultivation, those can all be resolved within the lab..."

While pondering and organizing his phrasing to draft the document, Feng Yuhan could not help but lament: "Sigh, if not for me, I shudder to think how many assets the university would lose under the Magnetic Pole Monarch’s lax management."

"The risks here are too great; I must ensure the leadership takes notice."

With this thought, when Feng Yuhan sent the file, he took the liberty of copying the Vice Chancellor for review.

……

Not long after Zhang Yu returned to his dormitory, the spirit-world projection of the Magnetic Pole Monarch descended, manifesting before him.

Looking at Zhang Yu, the Magnetic Pole Monarch spoke: "I have looked into the situation; it was Feng Yuhan from the research office who submitted the application to blockade you, requesting that you do not leave the University City."

"The Myriad Transformation Monarch has already approved it."

"Ah?" Zhang Yu exclaimed: "Even the Monarch agreed?"

The Magnetic Pole Monarch replied indifferently: "The Nascent Soul Monarchs are occupied with a thousand tasks; to him, this is a matter so trivial it barely registers. He approved it because it seemed reasonable, and he could rescind it just as easily."

"I have come to see you now to ask how you yourself view this."

(End of chapter)