Chapter 613: The Hardest Corpse (Thanks to Book Friend 202109271132)

Chapter 613: The Hardest Corpse (Thanks to Reader 2021092711324876 for the Alliance)

The more Zhang Yu understood Kuang Tianqing, and the more he fought her, the more acutely he realized the vast gulf between them.

Background, lineage, wealth, time... and the immense investment poured into her for this Top Ten League.

There was not a single aspect in which he could compare to Kuang Tianqing.

"To swallow her up, to seize her popularity and traffic, to catch up with her in the competition, and to increase my chances of claiming the championship..."

"I must use every ounce of power and resource at my disposal, and wager everything I have."

"Even if it means my life."

In the livestream watched by millions, Zhang Yu, trailing lines of projected text from the Spirit Realm, hurled himself fiercely toward Kuang Tianqing's position in the final moments of his transformation into a living stake.

"Kuang Tianqing! Do you dare fight me to the death?"

Watching Zhang Yu charge at her, even without reading the projected text, Kuang Tianqing could feel the sheer resolve to die emanating from him, sense his earth-shattering fighting spirit that wagered his very life, and perceive his unyielding obsession with ascending the path of immortality.

But...

"On what grounds?"

"Who gave you the right to harbor such unrealistic delusions?"

"I have the lineage of a Deity Transformation master! I have eight Deity Transformation masters tutoring me!"

"Comparing grades, wealth, background, talent, and personal ability... what makes you think you are even fit to fight me?"

"Do you even know how much money has been invested in me?"

"What fighting spirit, determination, or life... what heart for seeking the Dao... what obsession with the immortal path... could possibly compare to the nearly ten thousand spirit coins invested in me?"

"Do you understand the sheer weight of the spirit coins I carry upon my shoulders?"

Amidst a furious roar, Kuang Tianqing's blood and qi burned violently; her body tore and shattered into fragments, only to reassemble and regenerate in the very next instant.

If Zhang Yu was actively embracing death, welcoming the end, and unleashing a strike that burned his life to ashes,

then Kuang Tianqing, in this moment, wielded the power of destruction and rebirth, infinitely pushing the limits of her life's potential.

"You want to die! Then I shall grant your wish!"

Kuang Tianqing ignored the walls, armor, and buildings surging from all directions... for she could see at a glance that the crux of it all lay in Zhang Yu.

As long as she shattered the living stake that Zhang Yu had become, all the formations and structures would collapse without a fight.

Moreover, in this livestreamed decisive battle, how could she be forced to retreat by a mere immortal dreg?

She would blast him head-on and crush this immortal dreg into absolute dust.

Boom!

Her hands, constantly shattering and regenerating, struck Zhang Yu with devastating force, showing no mercy.

Then came the second strike, the third...

"Immortal dreg! At my valuation, my power and my cultivation... are no longer just my own."

"They are the wealth of society, the tide of heaven and earth."

"Where wealth flows, the will of heaven follows!"

"My valuation of nearly ten thousand spirit coins is the blessing of heaven; wherever I go and whatever I wish is the mandate of destiny!"

Accompanied by lines of projected Spirit Realm text, Kuang Tianqing's storm-like onslaught instantly swallowed Zhang Yu whole.

The countless viewers watching the livestream let out cries of admiration.

"These two are incredible! In the midst of such a fierce battle, they haven't forgotten the livestream, maintaining their text projections."

"This is the top-tier tournament of the Ten Great Universities; continuing to enhance one's immortal potential during intense combat is second nature to students of this caliber."

"Hmph, without such money-making prowess, how could they have walked so far on the path of immortality?"

A massive number of viewers were also supporting Kuang Tianqing, backing this top scholar of the Heavenly Demon University.

After all, compared to Zhang Yu, Kuang Tianqing was the truly wealthy one.

And in Kunxu, the rich are moral, the rich are awesome, the rich move in accordance with heaven, and the richer one is, the stronger they ought to be; supporting the wealthy is simply a choice based on public order and good morals.

"With Kuang Tianqing's valuation, what right does Zhang Yu have to fight her!"

"Kuang Tianqing is so rich, how could she possibly be trapped?"

"If someone that rich gets defeated, I seriously suspect there's a fix in this match!"

"Kuang Tianqing! Beat that poor bastard to death!"

"Damn it, if fighting to the death actually worked, why would anyone need money?!"

Amidst the support, backing, cheering, and shouting of countless people... Kuang Tianqing struck Zhang Yu blow after blow, determined to crush him completely.

But the more she attacked, the more astonishment Kuang Tianqing felt.

Transforming into a living stake inherently reinforced the human body's durability, even integrating it with the entire structure to become part of the formation, sharing a massive amount of damage while boosting its strength.

And Zhang Yu's Holy Body of Earth and Wood further exponentially increased his resistance to earthquakes, dust, poison, noise, pressure, radiation, pollution, extreme heat, extreme cold, impacts, slashing, and piercing, with the boost growing higher the closer he was to death.

Furthermore, as Zhang Yu transformed into a living stake, the Formless Mind Weapon of the Heavenly and Earthly Kalpa of Ruin also began to take effect on him, gradually turning his flesh and bones into temporary magical artifacts, elevating his durability once more.

Built upon Zhang Yu's already formidable defensive physique, all this culminated in an astonishing display.

Feeling his consciousness flickering and on the verge of extinguishing, Zhang Yu twitched the corners of his mouth, as if trying to smile, but found he could no longer manage it.

He thought to himself: "On this battlefield, at this very moment." "I may not be the strongest living person."

"But I will at least be the strongest dead man, the hardest corpse..."

Kuang Tianqing's fierce assault occurred in the blink of an eye, and almost as she completed a round of relentless attacks, Zhang Yu's final strike finally arrived.

The prison's walls, armor, and even the remaining tens of thousands of flying swords and sword pills... propelled by the divine power of Tiankun Mountain Moving, strengthened by the Formless Mind Weapon of the Heavenly and Earthly Kalpa of Ruin, and blessed by the original formation, transformed into countless giant palms that blasted toward Kuang Tianqing.

Zhang Yu thought to himself: "This is my final strike..."

"Endless martial arts, swallowing the heavens and devouring the earth."

Countless giant palms erupted with all of Zhang Yu's martial power, surging in to kill.

Amidst the deafening crashes of heavy blows, Kuang Tianqing was like a reef constantly swallowed and battered by a tsunami, enduring wave after wave of impacts.

In this moment, as Kuang Tianqing launched her fierce assault on Zhang Yu, his final strike was also continuously swallowing her.

In this final moment of their clash, the livestream popularity of both skyrocketed, attracting almost the entirety of the audience watching the Top Ten League.

In the Civil Engineering Department office of the Myriad Methods University, Director Gao roared, "Damn it, hold on!"

The old director of soul cultivation, now the director's assistant, couldn't help but mutter, "I always said intelligent construction had potential, hold on, Zhang Yu."

Director Lin, also watching the livestream, unconsciously held his breath and suspended his breathing exercises: "He blocked it... it seems he can really block it..."

On the construction site, Xiao Qingxuan had somehow stopped working; watching Zhang Yu and Kuang Tianqing fiercely attacking each other through his ocular bone, he muttered, "Don't lose to the Heavenly Demon people."

Yu Xinghan also paused his work, staring intently at the livestream: "Old man, are you watching? Zhang Yu is going to blow up."

Watching the massive buildings surging within the livestream, he shouted in his heart: "Swallow her! Zhang Yu!"

Shi Huaiyu: "Swallow her!"

Ying Xin: "Grandfather, swallow her up along with Zhang Yu!"

Shi Yunxiang: "Siphon away all her fervor!"

Le Mulan: "Zhang Yu, ruthlessly devour the one who dared to insult you..."

Even on the battlefield at this very moment, as the footage of Zhang Yu's combat continued to broadcast to their teammates across the four academies, the fighting seemed to pause for a fleeting instant, all eyes fixed on the outcome of this clash.

A gleam of excitement flashed in Yan Qianji's eyes: "Kuang Tianqing... it seems... she cannot break through Zhang Yu's corpse."

"How did he fortify his own corpse to such an extent? Does the Living Stake technique of the Earth and Wood system truly possess such unique prowess?"

"What an incredibly hard corpse." Jiu Tianliu's gaze sharpened, a sudden impulse surging within him. He wanted to buy it! He wanted to purchase Zhang Yu's remains.

At the same time, a pang of anguish rose in his heart: "Damn it, there is no connection to the external Spirit Realm... I cannot buy any stocks related to Earth and Wood."

On the other side, Ye Xingli's eyes widened in shock, murmuring to herself: "She is going to retreat."

"Kuang Tianqing is going to flee!"

"Retreating for the second time against Zhang Yu, if that is truly the case..."

At this moment, a premonition surged in Ye Xingli's heart; from this very instant, the destinies of the two were on the verge of a monumental shift.

Meanwhile, Kuang Tianqing was forced to acknowledge a harsh reality.

She... was truly going to withdraw.

To retreat for the second time in the face of Zhang Yu...

Merely the thought of it sent a surge of fury coursing through her veins.

Yet the very reason she had become the strongest student at Tianmo University was that Kuang Tianqing never allowed anger to cloud her judgment.

She knew she had to admit it; she could not shatter the corpse before her.

At least, not before the surrounding buildings completely sealed shut and swallowed her whole... she could not achieve that.

"I must retreat..."

Feeling the walls and armor on all sides poised to seal completely under Zhang Yu's final strike, ready to engulf her entirely.

Kuang Tianqing snorted in defiance, fiercely blasting away the incoming giant palm, seizing the last fleeting chance to soar into the sky and escape this place.

"There is no need to dwell on a dead man."

At that very moment, the nearly sealed buildings left only a narrow slit toward the sky, like a wellhead suspended high above Kuang Tianqing.

Immediately following, peals of thunder rang out.

Unnoticed until now, the sky had been obscured by layers of dark clouds, enveloping the battlefield above like a black abyss.

Bolts of lightning, like thunder dragons, coiled through this dark abyss, flashing with boundless radiance and illuminating the entire battlefield.

And there, at the very center guarded by these thunder dragons, Dao Qiankun was clad from head to toe in armor crackling with lightning, resembling an emperor commanding the heavenly thunder, coldly looking down upon the battlefield below.

The coordinates Zhang Yu had sent before his death surfaced in his mind, pointing precisely to the final gap before the buildings sealed shut.

And by striking this exact position, Dao Qiankun could completely seal off Kuang Tianqing's retreat while unleashing an inescapable blow that her opponent could only meet head-on.

"Well done, Zhang Yu."

"You, who held on until this very moment, deserve a reward."

"Leave the rest to me to finish."

(End of Chapter)