Chapter 670: Chaotic World Descends (Combined)

Chapter 670: The Onset of Chaos (Combined)

Although he called the other fellow a Junior College Golden Core, Zhang Yu still remembered the information introduced by the Magnetic Pole Divine Lord, knowing that the old man before him was not a Junior College student, but a Junior College teacher.

A cultivator who could become a Junior College teacher naturally could not have graduated from Junior College; at the very least, they were graduates of Lower School or Upper School.

And as for the middle and upper management of Junior Colleges, or principals and vice-principals, there were even many cultivators who graduated from the Top Ten Universities.

For instance, the Junior College principal who had once invited Zhang Yu during his third year of high school hailed from Hehuan University.

True Junior College students were all at the Qi Refining realm; even if they broke through without a license now, at most they would be at Foundation Establishment, where did they get a Golden Core from?

According to Zhang Yu's estimation, even if Junior College students broke through to Foundation Establishment immediately without a license, the success rate of breaking through from Foundation Establishment to Golden Core within the period of "the three-year term has arrived" was very low. One could say that true Golden Core realm Junior College students currently did not exist.

Compared to the Junior College teachers before him, the Junior College students were like the difference between clouds and mud.

After all, even before breaking through without a license, these teachers had already been at Foundation Establishment for many years, objects of envy for Junior College students.

So upon discovering that the Junior College teacher before him might have formed a core and broken through to the Golden Core realm, Zhang Yu felt very surprised.

And hearing the other party say the reason for forming a core was that they couldn't afford a Golden Core, Zhang Yu thought slightly in his heart.

"Working on the Second Layer for over a hundred years with Foundation Establishment level, yet still unable to afford a single Golden Core."

Zhang Yu sighed even more in his heart: "Earn in Kunxu, spend in Kunxu, don't even think of taking a cent home..."

But then he changed his mind in his heart: "No, although spending Kunxu Spirit Coins is ruthless, after a Foundation Establishment cultivator starts working, saving 2 or 3 Spirit Coins a year is not impossible. Over a hundred years, asking for a Golden Core before dying of old age might not be unachievable. The real problem is... no certificate. Without a certificate, they wouldn't even think of saving money to prepare for a Golden Core."

Just then, the battles in other directions had also ended.

Ye Xingli, carrying a body of starlight, arrived behind Zhang Yu at some unknown time, speaking out: "It's over, Zhang Yu. Bring the people over to assemble."

Glancing at Hou Feifeng's face full of indignation, Ye Xingli thought Zhang Yu had just provoked the other party, so she spoke out: "You provoked them too? These Junior College teachers are weak in both strength and mentality; their state fluctuates with just a few words. Provocation and mockery are indeed very effective."

"I don't know if it's because they've stayed in Junior College too long, the concentration of specialists is too high, plus they're getting older... I see their mental state isn't much different from Junior College students."

As a disciple of the Magnetic Pole Divine Lord, Ye Xingli naturally highly approved of her teacher's guidance. And according to the Magnetic Pole Divine Lord's words, in the process of fighting against the weak, how to defeat the weak with the lowest consumption and lowest cost is very important in war.

"Exams and competitions focus on explosion, requiring one to unleash their strongest power in a short time. But things like war require attention to consumption, attention to cost control."

And obviously, interfering with the opponent's combat state through provocation of one or two sentences was, in Ye Xingli's view, a very cost-effective thing, since the cost of speaking was too low.

And hearing Ye Xingli actually compare herself to Junior College students, Hou Feifeng became even more angry: "Can we be the same as Junior College students? Isn't that pure trash?"

As a Junior College teacher, Hou Feifeng looked down on Junior College students more than anyone else; according to his own words, that was: My own students, wouldn't I know how trashy they are?

Watching his agitated appearance, Ye Xingli did not answer, only silently recording with her eye remains: Very effective, strong control effect...

Zhang Yu beside her was already accustomed to this; the Top Ten look down on Upper and Lower Schools, Upper and Lower Schools look down on Junior Colleges, Junior Colleges look down on High Schools, Key High Schools look down on Ordinary High Schools... All this was far too common in Kunxu.

Just then, the Magnetic Pole Divine Lord's voice entered the ears of everyone present: "Assemble within one minute."

Watching the wild Golden Cores being thrown over one by one, the Magnetic Pole Divine Lord spoke as if caring for stray animals: "Why did you hurt them all so badly?"

Watching the Magnetic Pole Divine Lord's concerned appearance, Zhang Yu understood the other party was not truly concerned, but preparing to catch these wild Golden Cores back to work for her.

Just then, Zhang Yu's gaze moved, feeling that he was being watched.

Zhang Yu turned his head to look, and found several heads squeezed together, like a group of rats, hiding in a pile of ruins, looking at them with fear-stricken faces.

"This is..." Zhang Yu thought secretly in his heart: "Junior College students captured by those Junior College teachers?"

People came and went around, wild Golden Cores were bound and sent onto flying boats, large amounts of materials inside the factory were transported, every penny and fraction was carefully checked by everyone.

But only this nest of Junior College students before him, whether when Hou Feifeng escaped, or when everyone fought, or when the Magnetic Pole Divine Lord counted the spoils, no one cared.

If someone would care about how seriously those Golden Core teachers were injured, pitying whether they could work well, then these Junior College students were like a wisp of transparent green smoke.

In everyone's eyes, they seemed not to exist; no matter what kind of harm they suffered, what losses they endured, whether they made sounds or not, it seemed no one cared.

Watching this scene, Zhang Yu sighed again, knowing in his heart this was the reality of Kunxu.

In Kunxu... only if there is utility value, possessing a certain strength, will someone care. Otherwise, whether you are good or bad, whatever experience you have, no one cares.

If Junior College students as a whole in Kunxu were considered somewhat noticed, then as individuals they were like weeds, unnoticed by anyone.

Zhang Yu came to their side, watching them retreat backward like startled animals, and casually gave them a few Sleepless Pills.

"Eat them, eating them means you don't need to sleep."

Seeing the Sleepless Pills Zhang Yu gave, the Junior College students before him were all delighted, then started snatching them among themselves, and soon completed the distribution according to their usual exam scores.

The Junior College students who swallowed the Sleepless Pills opened their originally dull eyes; tonight, originally plagued by sleep troubles, they instantly became refreshed and energetic.

Zhang Yu saw two corpses not far away and asked: "Are they your classmates too? Beaten to death?"

The top-scoring Junior College student stepped forward and spoke: "Full marks owed too many debts, didn't want to work here for free, wanted to sneak escape, was discovered by the teacher and beaten to death hanging on the wall, warning the rest not to run."

Watching this scene, Zhang Yu thought secretly in his heart: "Just like Director Gao said, without the Righteous Gods maintaining order, cultivators will treat the weak as slaves to use."

"Killing, destruction, plundering... will probably increase even more."

Zhang Yu raised his head, looking towards the distant horizon, looking at the Fifth Layer sky where fierce battles were still raging, he sighed in his heart: "Brother Dao hopes to change Kunxu, change this world where everyone is ashamed of weakness. But Brother Dao..."

"The mess you left behind, with the nature of Kunxu people, without the restraint of order, will only have less limits, treat the weak even less seriously, birthing a huge batch of bandits who burn, kill, loot, and do nothing but evil."

"You cannot not know, in layers 2 to 5, people with thoughts like yours might simply not exist."

"Paying such a huge price, facing the Heavenly Court's descent again in the future, is all this really good?"

Fu Ji said: "However I think, I feel this guy's method is not worth it. Maybe this is the caprice of Immortals; to him... perhaps he doesn't consider the cost at all, he just wants to do it, likes to do it, and can do it, so he just did it."

"In past history, such powerful beings were countless, arbitrarily transforming cities, transforming nations, transforming worlds, even transforming the entire Kunxu according to their own ideas; this is the privilege of the powerful."

Zhang Yu sighed, finding himself thinking too much; such a big question was already beyond the ability of a small Golden Core True Person like him to find an answer.

In the Kunxu world, protecting a bit of his own people was already extremely difficult; utilizing the rules of the Top Ten Leagues to influence the world's direction was already the limit of what he could do.

Shaking his head, Zhang Yu said to the Junior College students before him: "You may return safely, they won't process you here."

Having said that, he turned to leave, but the next moment his gaze condensed.

"Not right..."

Zhang Yu turned his head again, looking at the two Junior College student corpses, discovering one of them was not dead.

"Still alive, sleeping?"

"Sleeping amidst such a commotion?"

Zhang Yu felt something was seriously wrong and immediately reported the situation to the Magnetic Pole Divine Lord.

Then someone came over to examine this sleeping Junior College student.

Soon the problem emerged...

"Virus." The Magnetic Pole Divine Lord looked up at the blood moon in the sky, speaking heavily: "The Demon Sect is spreading viruses through this moon secretly, and not just the Weekend Off Virus, inside here there is also Ascension Virus, Unemployment Virus, probably new tricks cooked up by Evil Gods."

"However, they are spreading selectively, mainly targeting people with weak resistance."

"Like Junior College students, their Dao hearts are weak to begin with, plus the relation to sleeping, their willpower has even more loopholes."

"But you should also pay attention normally, try not to let yourself be irradiated by this moonlight; as long as you are under the moonlight, you are within their attack range."

Hearing this, Zhang Yu was startled in his heart: "Under this blood moon, I don't know how many Demon Sect followers are created every day."

"Especially under this chaotic world..."

Zhang Yu frowned, thinking in his heart: "Weekend Off and Unemployment will reduce income, creating more bottom-layer poor people, forcing them to commit crimes, to burn, kill, and loot, making the world more chaotic."

“As for the Feather Transformation Virus... judging by the conduct of these Demon Sects and Evil Gods, it probably won't be simple either.”

On the other side, the Magnetic Pole Divine Lord thought even further: “Originally, after the Orthodox Gods were gone, governance costs skyrocketed. Adding the virus spread by this Blood Moon, the cost to maintain basic order has soared again.”

She gazed at the five layers of sky amidst the fierce battle, thinking within her heart: “Are these guys deliberately delaying our actions, buying time for their superiors' war? We must accelerate our movements...”

...

With the supplies moved, Zhang Yu and the others soon returned to the flying boat.

Zhang Yu took out his share of the potion, opened it, and injected it into his body.

Accompanied by a roar of blood and qi within his body, physical expression factors began to emerge inside him, gradually forming a Dao Foundation named Vajra Subduing Demons.

At the Golden Core realm, for every level the physical strength increases, one layer of Dao Foundation can be established. Zhang Yu's Purple Palace Golden Core could help him establish two extra layers when his physical strength reached level 30, granting him twelve layers of Dao Foundation in total.

And the process of establishing a Dao Foundation was quite simple; it involved multiple injections of potions or modification surgeries to awaken the physical expression factors within the body.

Depending on which physical expression factors awakened, the obtained Dao Foundation would differ. Naturally, there were classifications here, ranging from the lowest level 1 to the highest level 4.

Like the Vajra Subduing Demons Dao Foundation Zhang Yu was about to activate via potion right now, it was a level 4 Dao Foundation, allowing the body to gain one layer of damage reduction.

“After my physical strength broke through, it surged to level 23.46. Injecting potions continuously for another week or two should complete the Vajra Subduing Demons Dao Foundation.”

“The remaining two types of Dao Foundation potions obtained from the factory are enough for me to complete three layers of Dao Foundation, sufficient for now.”

“In normal times, wanting to use a level 4 Dao Foundation potion would be a considerable expense.”

Zhang Yu thought silently: “But now, just like the Purple Palace Golden Core, I obtained it directly for free.”

Zhang Yu had to admit that while for many weaklings the coming Kunxu might become more hellish, for him, the coming Kunxu held more opportunities.

Half an hour later, the people from Tianjian University parted ways with Zhang Yu's group.

Zhang Yu: “Ah Zhen, be careful after returning. If anything happens, contact me during the day. I can ask the teachers to help you.”

Bai Zhenzhen nodded, smiling as she said: “Yu Zi, safety first. We should avoid the battlefield unless necessary, unless it's low risk and high income like today.”

Watching Bai Zhenzhen's departing figure, Zhang Yu continued on the road back, soon seeing the Wanfa University campus floating before him, straight up into the clouds.

Returning to the university campus again, Zhang Yu's Eye Skeleton quickly connected to the internal Spirit World of the campus.

Under the Blood Moon, each university campus implemented Spirit World blockades, cutting off the connection to the Blood Moon after activating the Spirit World barriers.

Through his Eye Skeleton's Nine Nether Demon Pupils, Zhang Yu could see even more Soul Cultivators floating within the campus than before, replacing much of the work originally belonging to Orthodox Gods to maintain basic order within the campus.

Watching the campus operate normally, Zhang Yu breathed a slight sigh of relief.

After realizing the chaos outside, the originally narrow and cramped Wanfa University campus seemed to become comfortable in his eyes at this moment.

Zhang Yu sighed in his heart: “At least the campus right now feels more reassuring...”

Fu Ji said: “Nonsense. Even if Kunxu's order oppresses all living beings, it is still an order. Now, except for the Top Ten and the top-ranked senior colleges, other schools becoming a jungle society of the strong preying on the weak is only a matter of time.”

“I estimate within a year or two, ninety-nine percent of mortals, over half of Qi Refiners... will die.”

Hearing these words, Zhang Yu's heart sank.

And after winning the Top Ten League championship, becoming number one in the school, and promoting to the Golden Core realm, Zhang Yu was also assigned a larger dormitory.

A full eighty square meters of space, far exceeding his original thirty-square-meter luxury dorm, with various equipment needed for cultivation fully equipped.

And just as Zhang Yu finished moving, he received many messages from classmates.

Mo Shangjin: Welcome back, congratulations on breaking through to Golden Core.

Feng Tingting: Senior, what's the situation outside now? News is blocked, is it very chaotic?

Ying Xin: Boss, many non-local Soul Cultivators can only work half-days now, should wages be reduced?

Seeing this sentence, Zhang Yu couldn't help but show a helpless smile.

In the past, screening Soul Cultivator talent had no distinction between local and non-local. But with the descent of the Blood Moon, schools became information islands, and the gap immediately widened between local Soul Cultivators who could work 24 hours and non-local ones who could only work during the day.

“No wonder it's Kunxu, this new chain of contempt is established really fast.”

Zhang Yu replied: Don't worry about these for now.

He thought silently: “Find an opportunity to bring Old Zhao, Hu Yuntao, Mo Tianyi, and them all to Wanfa.”

Magnetic Pole Divine Lord: Give you half a day to rest, arrange everything, starting tomorrow there will be tasks for you.

Magnetic Pole Divine Lord: Get ready to work at full capacity.

Director Gao: Have you thought about the Golden Core title? Don't underestimate this, a person's name is important. Even a powerful person called Trash True Lord would make people look down on them by three points.

Director Gao: A good title itself can increase a person's reputation. Don't rush, you have a year to register the title, you can think slowly.

Zhang Yu thought silently: “The Golden Core True Lord title... this relates to my future Nascent Soul, Deity Transformation, and even higher-level titles. What should I call it?”

Bei Wufeng: You did earth-shattering things in the Top Ten League this time, next you'll probably go straight to graduate studies, the flying sword thing isn't urgent, busy with your own things first.

Looking at Bei Wufeng's message, Zhang Yu replied: Senior, I'll return the flying sword to you tomorrow, thanks for this time.

Bei Wufeng looked at Zhang Yu's reply, sighing inwardly: Sigh, Zhang Yu is Golden Core after all, it's normal he looks down on my Foundation Establishment flying sword.

After arranging the new dorm and reviewing the information one by one, Zhang Yu didn't waste time and directly started cultivation at the Golden Core realm.

Palm Kunlun had been pushed to level 30 by him, various spatial technologies surging back and forth in his mind, making him understand a truth.

“Relying solely on Palm Kunlun, with the spatial technology a Golden Core level can master, it is likely difficult to be effective against the current spatial blockades of each layer.”

Before Zhang Yu's eyes, it seemed two paths appeared. One was diving headfirst into spatial technology research, finding a way to rely on level 30 spatial technology to gain the ability to interfere with spatial blockades.

The other path was to quickly improve strength, break through to Nascent Soul early, get level 40 spatial technology, then talk about other things.

For Zhang Yu, naturally choosing the second path.

“After all, given my talent, breaking through to Nascent Soul is probably simpler than researching some spatial technology.”

Zhang Yu bought the technique named “Golden Core Body Tempering Method”, then shook his body, already beginning to cultivate this body tempering method.

Although according to Yu Shu's algorithm, the number of cultivation sessions needed to upgrade from level 1 to 30 was more than double that from level 1 to 20, Zhang Yu's cultivation at this moment was incomparable.

Whether it was physical movement speed, reaction speed, mana circulation speed, or thinking speed, he was now much, much faster than before.

So even though the required cultivation sessions increased, Zhang Yu's cultivation speed was actually faster now. He felt he only needed a few days to push this body tempering technique to level 30.

And this “Golden Core Body Tempering Method” was specially selected by Zhang Yu, belonging to the components of the Chain Law Diagram “Golden Core Saint Body”.

“According to my current cultivation speed, at most a month, I can perfect the Golden Core Saint Body.”

“Judging by the effects of High School Saint Body and University Saint Body, the Golden Core Saint Body will double my cultivation efficiency again...”

Thinking of this, Zhang Yu became even more excited, throwing himself wholeheartedly into cultivation.

Meanwhile, a large amount of body tempering potions, mana potions, and stamina potions available for the Golden Core realm were sent over one by one, Zhang Yu's account balance began to decrease gradually.

...

Just when Zhang Yu was diligently cultivating.

Inside the university campus's Spirit World.

There sat the Magnetic Pole Divine Lord in the main seat, Director Gao sitting aside, on the other side was Anzhen True Lord from the Taoist Arts Department, and the former Vice President Qiyun True Lord.

“...Since that is the case, given the current situation, the Deity Transformation Certificate shall be taken by Qingmu True Lord, Anzhen True Lord, Qiyun True Lord. Does anyone else have any objections?”

The Nascent Soul True Lords of various departments below the stage nodded silently, facing the Magnetic Pole Divine Lord's act of executing first and reporting later, obviously having no objections.

Magnetic Pole Divine Lord said coldly, "True Lord Qiyun, please summarize the current situation for us."

True Lord Qiyun said with a grave expression, "Let us first discuss the great battle on the Fifth Layer."

Before their eyes, a series of sky projections materialized, floating high above the horizon, displaying the battle scenes within the skies of the Fifth Layer.

"Since the war commenced, I have continuously dispatched observers to monitor and record the skies. At present, our forces on the Fifth Layer are retreating step by step; they are no match for the Finance Faction."

Someone cried out in shock, "The entire Fifth Layer consists of research institutes affiliated with major corporations and schools. Even without a Deity Transformation expert presiding, countless defensive measures emerge endlessly. There are cutting-edge magical artifacts and constructs designed for the upper layers, plus a vast assembly of elite Nascent Soul cultivators. How could they be so easily crushed?"

True Lord Qiyun asked, "What if the Immortal who tore apart Kunxu left behind Immortal Gate-level technology for the Finance Faction, the Demon Sect, and the Evil Gods...?"

Upon hearing this, everyone's hearts sank.

True Lord Qiyun continued, "Since this Immortal dared to tear open Kunxu, leaving behind techniques and technology for his own kind is not impossible. The ecology of the Fifth Layer has likely begun to undergo violent changes due to the emergence of Immortal Gate technology."

"Forgive my bluntness, but the Fifth Layer cannot be saved. It is merely a matter of time before they launch their assault on the Fourth Layer."

"And relying on the spoils seized from the Fifth Layer, their advance will only accelerate."

Magnetic Pole Divine Lord nodded and added, "Please tell us about the situation on the Second Layer as well."

As True Lord Qiyun projected the subsequent images, there were flames reaching the heavens, corpses littering the ground, and seas of blood rising to the sky.

He spoke in a heavy voice, "The battle on the Fifth Layer is not visible only to us. Anyone in the world who looks up at the sky can see it."

"The appearance of the Blood Moon, combined with the total collapse of the Fifth Layer, has emboldened a massive number of cultivators on the Second Layer to attempt unauthorized breakthroughs and commit various crimes."

"Currently, the Second Layer lacks the supervision of a Righteous God and suffers from a shortage of Soul Cultivators. Beneath the Blood Moon, only the Top Ten and certain Colonels can maintain order."

"In other areas, robbery is the best-case scenario. There have already been massacres in high schools; following invasions, countless Qi Refining students have had their tendons pulled, bones stripped, souls refined, and spirits stolen..."

True Lord Qiyun stated, "Everyone, a vast amount of school assets is evaporating in places we cannot see."

"Furthermore, there is the issue of resource consumption in the City of Ten Thousand Dharma."

"Without a Righteous God, while Soul Cultivators can temporarily fill the role, the cost of governance is rising exponentially."

"Additionally, all external resource points have ceased operations. Given the population scale of the City of Ten Thousand Dharma, the number of Golden Core and Nascent Soul cultivators, particularly the influx of newly advanced Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, and Nascent Soul experts, the daily resource consumption is far more terrifying than before."

"If we do not receive external supplies soon, our own order will not last long before it too comes under attack..."

Hearing one piece of bad news after another, the expressions of those present grew increasingly grim.

(End of Chapter)