Chapter 616: This is the True Ultimate Move (Requesting Monthly Tickets)

Chapter 616: This Is the True Ultimate Move (Please Vote for the Monthly Ticket)

Upon the Floating Continent.

Within the garrison of the Heavenly Demon University.

True Lord Wuchang, the supervising instructor of the school team, looked at Kuang Tianqing and said, "What exactly happened? With your strength, Zhang Yu shouldn't have been able to keep you down."

Kuang Tianqing sighed, "I've already uploaded all the combat data."

"Just as I said, after Zhang Yu transformed into a Living Stake, his physical toughness reached an unimaginable degree. After analyzing the time required to crush him, I chose the final strategy."

"I believe my decision at the time was flawless. The biggest issue is that our intelligence was flawed. Did no one know that the Living Stake technique of the Department of Civil Engineering at Myriad Arts University had made such tremendous progress?"

True Lord Wuchang frowned, "According to our investigations, the Department of Civil Engineering at Myriad Arts University hasn't made such massive progress in this area..."

Kuang Tianqing: "But that is the reality."

True Lord Wuchang: "Fine, I will report this upward. Before the next match, we will provide counter-strategies and dharma treasures."

"But in the next match, there absolutely cannot be such a catastrophic defeat again."

"You should understand what kind of impact this defeat has had on the school, and on both you and me."

Hearing this, Kuang Tianqing's heart sank, and his mind involuntarily recalled the reports he had seen.

Headlines like 'Kuang Tianqing Escapes Enemy Siege but Cannot Hide His Decline,' 'Zhang Yu Dies on the Arena, Displaying True Style,' and 'Kuang Tianqing Left Speechless by Reporters' Questions'...

Kuang Tianqing naturally understood just how much Zhang Yu had piggybacked on his popularity this time, and how much damage it had brought him.

And all of this could only be salvaged by an absolute victory.

In the time that followed, Kuang Tianqing devoted himself wholeheartedly to his new cultivation.

This was the Top Ten League; throughout the competition among the students of the ten schools, the universities would continuously analyze the immortal arts displayed by their opponents to develop counters and update their dharma treasures and dharma bones.

In Kuang Tianqing's mind, this was just like an arms race.

At this moment, the four schools of Myriad Arts must have already begun to make relevant counter-updates targeting the latest performances of his Heavenly Demon Phantom Art and Heavenly Demon Void Art.

And their side would also update based on the performances of the four Myriad Arts schools.

As the Top Ten League progressed, nearly all the students would undergo further transformations in their strength. Supported by the school's resources, they would continuously charge forward, transforming themselves from body to mind, from dharma bones to dharma treasures, time and time again.

...

Myriad Arts University.

True Lord Mosh of the Investment Management Office was thrilled as he read the reports on the Top Ten League.

"Good, good, good."

Thinking of the last time he collaborated with Zhang Yu to sell the copyrights of design blueprints, he was immensely grateful that he hadn't hesitated.

Then, he received a message from the Myriad Daos Group, hoping that Zhang Yu could cooperate in shooting a few promotional videos to promote their artifact refining products and ride the wave to sell more.

True Lord Mosh agreed with a beaming smile. He believed Zhang Yu would certainly agree as well, since there were dividends when selling the design blueprints; the more they sold, the more dividends Zhang Yu would naturally receive.

...

Inside the office of the Department of Civil Engineering.

Director Gao stared at Zhang Yu's interview, motionless for a long time.

After a long while, he finally sighed with emotion, "What a good boy."

He sent a message to Zhang Yu, first congratulating him on his achievements, and then inquiring about his current situation.

Director Gao: Do you have enough money?

Zhang Yu: It's enough. I can take on advertisements next.

Zhang Yu: Senior Dao Qiankun has been taking special care of me too, giving me a lot of things.

Director Gao: Have you encountered any trouble then?

Zhang Yu: It's still a lack of time. I haven't finished one of the military-grade dharma treasures in my hands.

Zhang Yu: If only I could have another two months.

After ending the communication with Zhang Yu, Director Gao murmured in his heart, "Sigh, Master can't help you much now."

But in the next moment, a trace of determination flashed in Director Gao's eyes.

"I can't help you, but there are those who can."

"At worst, I'll just have to sell my face a bit more."

...

Inside the laboratory.

Director Gao had somehow already stood beside True Lord Ciji.

Looking at True Lord Ciji, he said with some emotion, "Zhang Yu is a good boy."

True Lord Ciji nodded slightly and said, "Old Gao, you want to give him money again?"

Director Gao said, "Ciji, step in and help him yourself."

True Lord Ciji was slightly taken aback, then smiled and said, "His civil engineering skills are so formidable; he can just win by building houses. Why would he need me to intervene?"

Director Gao said, "Ciji, you know that's not what Zhang Yu meant."

True Lord Ciji snorted coldly, "Who among the Top Ten Universities doesn't know that the disciple of True Lord Ciji is the best at pouring concrete?"

Director Gao sighed, "Didn't he also mention how much the Yin Vessel Experiment helped him?"

True Lord Ciji: "I need him to promote me? Don't you know the value of my project? Do you know how far my memory exchange has progressed? I..." Director Gao waited patiently for him to finish, then said, "If the disciples we cultivated back then hadn't died, I'm afraid they would be just as outstanding as he is now, and share just as deep a bond, wouldn't they?"

True Lord Ciji sighed and said, "Spare me that routine."

After a pause, True Lord Ciji added, "I'll get him a sum of money, alright?"

Director Gao said, "Zhang Yu will have quite a bit of income coming up. What he needs most isn't money."

Director Gao looked steadily at True Lord Ciji and said, "Ciji, help him refine artifacts."

True Lord Ciji was stunned and said, "You want me to help him refine artifacts?"

"Do you have any idea how critical my current work is? This concerns the university's situation, the future of Myriad Arts, and even my Spirit Transformation review..."

Director Gao said, "No matter how critical it is, it can't hurt to spare a week or two, can it?"

"Doesn't Zhang Yu still have a military-grade dharma treasure left unfinished?"

"If it's to be completed during the competition, only you can do it."

True Lord Ciji said, "Spare me the flattery."

Director Gao said, "Sigh, it's a pity I'm old now, my potential long gone. I've achieved nothing great in my life, and now I can't even help Zhang Yu..."

True Lord Ciji said helplessly, "Alright, alright, stop talking. I'll help him refine it."

"But I'm still going to charge him."

"I never refine artifacts for free, you know that. It's my bottom line."

"At most, I'll give him a discount."

...

As the head instructor of the school team, True Lord An Zhen was likewise in charge of the endorsement deals adorning the many team members.

After all, endorsements brought in revenue, and revenue translated directly into combat prowess, propelling the team members toward victory and forming a vital component of their overall strength; thus, True Lord An Zhen could not afford to overlook it.

The other students, however, had long since been arranged for, with everything proceeding in an orderly and methodical fashion.

Only this time, Zhang Yu had soared to the heavens, rocketing from the very bottom of the pre-tournament rankings all the way to third place in endorsement valuations, necessitating a complete overhaul of his arrangements from scratch.

This was especially true after receiving news that Divine Lord Tianyan was paying special attention to the matter, which made True Lord An Zhen exceedingly cautious as well.

"I hear Divine Lord Tianyan is highly satisfied with Zhang Yu's performance this time and hopes he will redouble his efforts to help Dao Qiankun secure first place."

True Lord An Zhen knew that the investments poured into Dao Qiankun had nearly reached saturation. Although his dharma remains and magical treasures would continue to be upgraded as the tournament progressed and opponents revealed their strengths, injecting even more capital would yield diminishing returns.

At a time like this, channeling spirit coins into the other team members was the only way to better support Dao Qiankun and further boost his win rate.

The substantial investments secured by the likes of Jiutian Liu, Yan Qianji, and Ye Xingli were all rooted in this very rationale.

Recalling what Zhang Yu had said during his interview, True Lord An Zhen mused inwardly, "That kid Zhang Yu must have seen exactly this coming, hasn't he?"

"Let's give Zhang Yu a larger cut of the commission."

Naturally, the endorsement fees were not paid entirely to the students; the school, acting as both the administrator of the students and the platform securing the advertisements, also took its share of the pie.

The profit-sharing ratio, however, varied from person to person, each with their own distinct arrangement.

Beyond that, the nature of the advertisement itself—whether it involved shooting a video, a spoken broadcast, or simply ad space on their bodies, and so forth—also exerted varying influences on the final terms.

With this in mind, True Lord An Zhen simply reached out to Zhang Yu directly, opting to communicate with him and gauge his thoughts on the matter.

True Lord An Zhen: Fellow student Zhang Yu, these are some of the more valuable endorsement projects that have been shortlisted by the school.

True Lord An Zhen: Take a look and see which ones you find most appealing.

True Lord An Zhen: Personally, I highly recommend the naming rights for your martial techniques.

...

"Naming rights for martial techniques?"

At this very moment, Zhang Yu had been summoned by Dao Qiankun not long ago, and the two of them were now lounging together in a medicinal pool.

Amidst the billowing steam, potent waves of medicinal energy continuously seeped into his body, rapidly mending his internal injuries, replenishing his depleted foundations, and even nourishing the wear and tear on his Dao heart.

Zhang Yu felt that if he could soak in this kind of medicinal pool a little longer, the damage to his Dao heart would recover even faster, allowing him to burn the Heavenly Creations a few more times.

Turning his head to look at Dao Qiankun, Zhang Yu asked, "Brother Dao, what exactly are naming rights for martial techniques?"

Hearing Zhang Yu's question, Dao Qiankun chimed in from the side, "Oh? Did some company take a fancy to one of the moves you used on the arena?"

Soaking in the medicinal brew, Dao Qiankun tilted his head back and sighed, "Zhang Yu, what kind of move do you think is the strongest?"

"Some think it's the one with the greatest destructive power, others believe it's the fastest, and still others consider it to be the one that is impossible to defend against..."

"But those are merely the antiquated notions of a bygone era."

"Nowadays, the move most people consider the strongest is undoubtedly the one that makes money, because spirit coins have become omnipotent."

"And that is exactly what naming rights for martial techniques achieve—turning the mundane into the miraculous, elevating a powerful move to an even greater height."

"Once a move is sponsored, as long as it is used under the stipulated conditions, every subsequent execution requires reciting an advertising slogan or projecting an advertisement."

"And with each use, in addition to the base fee, there are extra traffic-generation fees, and for the truly exceptional ones, even sales commissions."

"With such a sponsored move, every single use generates income, often far exceeding the cost of execution. The more you use it, the richer and stronger you become, truly growing stronger and braver with every battle, continuously expanding the potential of your immortal path. Now that is a genuinely powerful technique."

As he spoke, Dao Qiankun patted Zhang Yu on the shoulder and said, "Congratulations, you now have your own sponsored technique."

"This means that from today onward, you have truly entered the realm of the strong."

(End of Chapter)