Chapter 496: Jihu Is So Excellent, Why Is He Looked Down Upon? (Requesting Monthly)

Chapter 496: Why Should a Brand as Excellent as Extreme Tiger Be Looked Down Upon?

Watching the malevolent energy spread, Zhang Yu shifted his palm seals, and the earth-shattering power of the Heavenly Kunlun Mountain-Moving Divine Art surged forth.

"I do not know how to defend against malevolent energy."

"But I can reshape the heavens and the earth!"

With a thunderous roar, the ground at the center of the arena, stirred by the Mountain-Moving Divine Art, suddenly erupted with massive fissures, like a canyon... threatening to split the arena in two.

"Rise!"

Following Zhang Yu’s fierce shout, a vast section of the ground on the side of Wanfa University shuddered! Then it shuddered again! Amidst the continuous tremors, the earth was slowly pried upward by the force of his technique.

"Give me the mountain-pulling strength!"

In the blink of an eye, Zhang Yu had hoisted massive slabs of earth, forming walls that blocked the encroaching malevolent energy.

Wan Gouxuan’s eyes narrowed: "Level 20 Heavenly Kunlun Mountain-Moving Divine Art."

"And... executed perfectly, as if he had studied this technique for ages and practiced it countless times."

"Is it entirely due to the immortal cultivation technology of Hehuan University? Or is this Zhang Yu’s martial talent truly that astonishing?"

...

In the Spirit Realm spectator stands.

Director Gao nodded with satisfaction: "Level 20 Heavenly Kunlun Mountain-Moving Divine Art; Zhang Yu has unleashed its true power. It hardly looks like something he just mastered."

True Monarch Magnetic Pole smiled slightly: "A fine student you have taught."

Director Gao replied: "My teaching alone wouldn't have brought him to this point. It was your experiment that gave him the boost, allowing him to soar in his junior year."

...

Just as Zhang Yu altered the terrain to halt the spread of the malevolent energy, a figure over ten meters tall slowly emerged from the ranks of the Immortal Soldier University amidst the quaking earth. It was the "Earth-Surging God," a giant military-grade puppet from the Civil Engineering Department.

With every step the Earth-Surging God took, the surrounding terrain shifted violently; valleys turned into mounds, and highlands became deep pits.

The earth seemed to heave with the giant puppet’s breath, deforming with every internal vibration of the machine.

Wan Gouxuan, now inside the Earth-Surging God, took a deep breath and sighed to himself: "How long has it been... since I operated from within?"

He recalled every past construction project and battle, where he had to control the puppet while simultaneously protecting it from damage from the outside.

Since acquiring this giant military-grade puppet, Wan Gouxuan had never dared to let it run at full power.

"Today... I can finally let go and go all out, regardless of the cost."

At the same time, memories of his deep grudge against Mo Shangjin surfaced, along with the mocking faces of the civil engineering students from Wanfa University last year.

"I just don't understand—a brand as excellent as Extreme Tiger, used by so many people around me, why should it be looked down upon by you lot?!"

As he spoke, the Earth-Surging God began to sprint. As it ran, the ground beneath its feet deformed in sync with the puppet’s tectonic-vibration joints, pushing the machine forward like a surging wave.

With a sonic boom, the ten-meter-tall Earth-Surging God broke the sound barrier, its wake stirring up a storm of flying sand and stones as it charged toward Wanfa University with a savage, predatory intensity.

Boom!

The earthworks Zhang Yu had raised were shattered by the Earth-Surging God’s impact.

Zhang Yu reached out, and layers of rock flew like mountain peaks toward the puppet.

With a deafening crash, an invisible field of vibration around the Earth-Surging God pulverized the incoming rocks into dust.

If Zhang Yu’s style was about pulling mountains and shifting land, then the Earth-Surging God, under Wan Gouxuan’s command, was about crushing mountains and rending the earth.

The moment they clashed, a terrifying battle erupted, turning the center of the arena upside down in mere moments.

The violent malevolent energy, influenced by the Earth-Surging God, pushed steadily toward Wanfa University’s side, only to be blocked again and again by the highlands Zhang Yu raised.

As the distance between them closed during the fierce exchange, Wan Gouxuan suddenly activated the Earth-Surging God’s "Geng-Pulse Dharma Image."

Ten thousand units of mana poured from the power dantian, transforming into surging aura that combined with the spiritual energy in the atmosphere, manifesting into a hundred-meter-tall phantom through specific circuits.

It was as if a heaven-defying giant had suddenly appeared in the arena, roaring as it brought a fist crashing down toward Zhang Yu.

Wan Gouxuan shouted internally: "An Earth-Surging God running at over-capacity—this match alone will cost at least a hundred spirit coins in maintenance fees."

"Can you take this?"

Amidst the thunderous roar, a plume of dust rose a hundred meters high from the point of impact of the Geng-Pulse Dharma Image’s fist, spreading across the entire arena in a wave of pressure.

Simultaneously, the earth shook violently; the entire arena seemed to jump, and the deep, resonant sound of the impact echoed far into the depths of the Immortal Soldier University’s underground.

But in the next instant, accompanied by golden flames of energy rising to the sky, Zhang Yu appeared in the arena, his aura surging as he transformed into a five-meter-tall Mountain-Moving Warrior.

It was in this state, supported by the Heavenly Kunlun Mountain-Moving Divine Art, bolstered by triple-layered aura reduction, the techniques of the Nine Heavens Cloud Void Force, and his own terrifying physical defense, that he had managed to withstand the Earth-Surging God’s blow. His body, in particular, was now not only capable of unleashing various martial powers under the blessing of the Martial Dao Saint Body, but thanks to the Green Lotus Sword Embryo, it also possessed the traits of the University Saint Body, the Civil Engineering Saint Body, and the Continuous Qi Pulse.

Wan Gouxuan stared in shock: "This guy... he actually took a full-power strike from the Geng-Pulse Dharma Image head-on?"

Wan Gouxuan knew that under normal circumstances, a giant military-grade puppet, by virtue of its massive scale, should suppress an individual of the same rank in power, strength, and volume, much like an elephant crushing a mouse.

Especially since the opponent only possessed one military-grade martial art, which Wan Gouxuan believed should have been easily suppressed by the full-power Earth-Surging God.

Meanwhile, Zhang Yu exhaled, looking at the military-grade puppet mere meters away, and smiled slightly: "What a coincidence, I also wanted to get close and fight you."

The next moment, the Mountain-Moving Warrior let out a wild roar and charged at the Earth-Surging God.

The Geng-Pulse Dharma Image took a step, its mountain-like foot stomping down with lethal intent.

Bang!

In a deafening crash, the Mountain-Moving Warrior raised both palms to the sky, dead-locking the Geng-Pulse Dharma Image’s strike.

Zhang Yu took a deep breath, and the Nine Heavens Cloud Void Force within the Mountain-Moving Warrior swelled violently.

Ever since mastering the Heavenly Kunlun Mountain-Moving Divine Art, Zhang Yu had primarily used this military-grade technique for construction and combat.

The Nine Heavens Cloud Void Force, which he had painstakingly cultivated for so long, had rarely been used.

It wasn't that Zhang Yu didn't want to use it, but the tectonic gravity invoked by the Mountain-Moving Divine Art was far too powerful, exceeding what his aura and physical body could bear.

Rather than using the Nine Heavens Cloud Void Force, it was more effective to simply unleash the Mountain-Moving Divine Art.

But now... his body, adapting through the Green Lotus Sword Embryo and gaining more blessings from the Chain-Method set, had become increasingly resilient.

His aura, after repeated growth and fusion from the Taiyi Golden Liquid Pill, had gained a capacity far beyond what it once was.

Thus, as Zhang Yu activated the Mountain-Moving Warrior and the golden flames roared, the aura of the Nine Heavens Cloud Void Force expanded violently, reflecting the force of the Geng-Pulse Dharma Image’s strike right back at it.

With an earth-shattering boom, the force of Zhang Yu’s counter-strike slammed into the leg of the Geng-Pulse Dharma Image.

However, the temporary shell formed by the Geng-Pulse Dharma Image’s aura and spiritual energy was not known for its durability; it shattered instantly, exploding into a swirling vortex of air currents.

But this was only the first strike!

Just as the leg of the Geng-Pulse Dharma Image dissipated, Zhang Yu sprinted, arriving within ten meters of the Earth-Surging God.

Amidst the howling wind, the giant palm of the Geng-Pulse Dharma Image swung down at him once more.

Even with his current strength, Zhang Yu could only reflect one such blow at a time, simply because the scale of the Geng-Pulse Dharma Image was too immense.

And now, he was facing the second strike he had just braced for.

The Mountain-Moving Warrior struck out with a fist, its golden frame roiling as if buckling under the strain of two consecutive impacts, until it shattered into a spray of golden light, its stature diminished by nearly eighteen percent.

Across Zhang Yu’s own body, wounds tore open inside and out, only to be forced shut by the relentless vitality of his flesh.

It was clear that even with his current strength, he could not deflect the power of the Gen-Pulse Dharma Image without a heavy toll, and the number of times he could counter was strictly limited.

Yet, the palm of the Gen-Pulse Dharma Image also disintegrated in a thunderous blast, whipping up a fresh gale of wind.

Having broken through the Dharma Image’s assault twice in succession, Zhang Yu had now closed the distance to within three meters of the Earth-Surging God.

Within the Mountain-Moving Warrior, the void-apertures dedicated to gathering the Nine-Heavens Void-Sky Energy began to boil.

Throughout the brief clash, Zhang Yu had accumulated a vast reserve of the Heavenly Kunlun Mountain-Moving Divine Power.

In this instant, the Mountain-Moving Warrior thrust out both palms.

On one side, the Nine-Heavens Void-Sky Energy served as the foundation for a kinetic rebound, channeled through the techniques of the Ten Phases of the Suppressing Star; the surging power swept through the atmosphere, coalescing into a white comet within Zhang Yu’s palm.

On the other, the Heavenly Kunlun Mountain-Moving Divine Power provided the base strength, similarly guided by the Ten Phases of the Suppressing Star; a terrifying terrestrial gravity seemed poised to devour all, inhaling and exhaling clouds of dust until it manifested as a domain of absolute black.

Heavenly Kunlun Mountain-Moving Divine Power—Comet Strike and Stardust Bind!

The two forces, one black and one white, were like twin stars driven by the Mountain-Moving Warrior into the very chest of the Earth-Surging God.

Wan Gouxuan had only enough time to unleash the Earth-Surging God’s seismic joints, raising layers of bedrock to shield himself, before pushing his power dantian to its absolute limit.

The next moment, the black and white stars descended like a collapsing firmament, obliterating the rock barriers in a single stroke.

Bang!

As the Earth-Surging God’s seismic field erupted, its massive palm collided violently with the twin stars.

Wan Gouxuan’s ocular display was instantly flooded with a cascade of crimson warnings and maintenance alerts.

His heart tightened for a fleeting second before he finally relaxed, a single thought echoing in his mind: "Thank goodness... thank goodness the repair costs are reimbursable."

In the next heartbeat, the sky-high plume of dust swallowed both figures whole.

In the spectator stands, Director Gao’s eyes glittered with wonder: "Zhang Yu... when did he learn to harmonize the Nine-Heavens Void-Sky Energy with the Heavenly Kunlun Mountain-Moving Divine Power?"

"His martial talent is truly more astonishing than I had ever dared to imagine."

(End of Chapter)