Chapter 688: Blowing Up the 25th Layer, the Realm-Piercing Awl is Rushing Over (Thanks to '

Chapter 688 Blowing Up Layers 2-5, The Boundary Breaking Cone Is Coming (Thanks to Guild Master "Inherent Lion")

Just as Zhang Yu logged into the Spirit Realm after a long absence, preparing to check messages from all sides, he saw streams of information floating before his eyes, all various messages received during his seclusion.

Seeing messages sent one by one from friends like Zhang Pianpian, Bai Zhenzhen, Yu Xinghan, Le Mulan, Shi Huaiyu..., Zhang Yu's originally somewhat heavy gaze softened slightly.

Not rushing to reply to companions, Zhang Yu first scanned the news, then froze upon seeing an advertisement on it.

"Priority for College Students! 'Locals' Recruiting Reserve Cadres!"

Zhang Yu thought to himself: "Even scam advertisements can now land on the homepage openly? It seems the situation is indeed terrible, and the pressure on the Ten Schools is truly immense."

But as Zhang Yu continued browsing messages from all sides, he felt his recent judgment seemed to have been wrong.

"Strictly implement the College Student Sleepless Plan, guaranteeing every College Student the freedom not to sleep."

"The standard for whether a society is civilized is whether College Students can find jobs."

"To guarantee over 50 hours of overtime work per week for College Students and Demon Descendants, Wanfa University takes multiple measures, strengthens propaganda, and through online and offline meetings, requires company cadres to guard the social bottom line..."

All kinds of news and policies beneficial to College Students, treating College Students well, and treating Demon Descendants well suddenly left Zhang Yu bewildered.

"Is this still Kunxu? Where have I landed?"

Feeling the world had changed too much, Zhang Yu decided not to check everything one by one himself.

"Find someone to summarize it for me."

Thinking of this, Zhang Yu sent a message to Feng Tingting: What happened in the past half year? Now does the whole society seem to value College Students and Demon Descendants very much?

Feng Tingting: Senior, you're back?

Feng Tingting: You don't even know this? Looks like you really haven't touched society these past few months.

Under Feng Tingting's narration, Zhang Yu gradually began to understand the changes in the situation.

The source of all changes naturally lay in the existence of the Righteousness Alliance.

The supply of various techniques, knowledge, services, and the crazy spread of viruses caused Dark Spirit Realm users to skyrocket.

Especially the surge in College User numbers provided them with massive luck support, also constantly corroding and penetrating the bottom layer of Kunxu's Second Layer, lowering efficiency for all schools while greatly increasing governance costs, with large amounts of intelligence leaked daily.

Thus, to cope with this situation, schools and companies led by the Ten Major Universities began to improve benefits for College Students and Demon Descendants.

At first, it was just discounts on various techniques at College Institutions.

Later, as the Righteousness Alliance gave away one Expert-level technique monthly for signing in, each school launched activities giving away three Expert-level techniques to choose from.

Next, the Righteousness Alliance specially recruited College Students, and joining the Demon Sect granted treatment equal to Lower School Students.

So College Institutions started giving free classes, gifting 5 free courses per semester...

Feng Tingting sighed: Then the Righteousness Alliance launched a College Student Priority Hiring Plan, prioritizing College Students for many positions and tasks.

Feng Tingting: The Ten Major Universities launched Honorary Ten School Students, selecting outstanding Upper School, Lower School, and College students monthly to become Honorary Ten School Students, granting Ten School Student treatment, resumes treated as Ten School origin.

Feng Tingting: Later the Righteousness Alliance started large-scale air raids on the Second Layer, coming directly to the door, freely taking College Students and Demon Descendants to work on the Fifth Layer.

Feng Tingting: To cope with all this, major universities promised to guarantee the right to overtime for all College Students and Demon Descendants, strictly enforcing a minimum weekly overtime of no less than 50 hours.

Feng Tingting sighed: To defeat the opponent and win the war, both sides played unique tricks, contradictions becoming increasingly white-hot.

Next, Zhang Yu asked about the battlefield situation.

Only then did he learn that the current Third Layer battlefield was already a stalemate; facing the Righteousness Alliance's advancing spatial blockade, the Ten Major Universities led the frantic creation of defensive fortifications.

Dense fortresses stuck at the front line of the battlefield were like meat grinders, constantly devouring lives and devouring vast resources.

But... although the Ten Schools' strategy slowed the opponent's offensive, they could never completely stop the enemy's advance.

Relying on the superiority of the spatial blockade, although the Righteousness Alliance's advance speed was slow, they were always step by step, constantly nibbling away the territory of the Ten Major Universities.

Feng Tingting sighed: Now taking the Great Void as the base point, currently only about 30% of the entire Layer 3 is actually controlled by the Ten Major Universities, the rest has completely fallen.

Besides the unfavorable situation on the front line, air raids on Layer 2 also made schools' hearts panic.

Feng Tingting: After all, under spatial blockade, except for the connection above and below around the Great Void, everywhere else is Layer 3 wanting to hit Layer 2 anytime, while Layer 2 can only defend passively.

Feng Tingting: Sigh, heard all schools are demanding our Principal act quickly to completely break the mutual blockade between Layer 2 and 3.

Feng Tingting: But the Principal hasn't acted yet, reportedly the Boundary Breaking Cone repair is unfavorable, unable to restart until now.

While Feng Tingting was speaking, Zhang Yu's gaze had already swept over quite a few news items from other schools.

"According to relevant personnel who wish to remain anonymous, the Boundary Breaking Cone repair project has encountered major difficulties, with no hope of completion in the short term."

"Where were the teachers and students' blood and sweat spent? The whereabouts of vast Wanfa University resources remain a mystery."

"Three Questions to Magnetic Pole: When will the spatial blockade be broken? Who will bear the astronomical losses incurred? Should the Ten Schools change their combat plans?"

Zhang Yu could think that behind these news items must be the Deity Transformations of the other schools pushing the waves, continuously applying pressure on Divine Lord Magnetic Pole.

"Just looking at the Spirit Realm news, the situation appears increasingly difficult, I wonder what the Dark Spirit Realm looks like?"

While Zhang Yu pondered, he had already returned to his original seclusion laboratory, seeing Feng Yuhan and Fu Xinyao captured and detained by cultivators sent by Divine Lord Magnetic Pole.

Especially Feng Yuhan, whose consciousness was sealed by Divine Lord Magnetic Pole, suffered the strictest surveillance, and all information was blocked.

Obviously, once the defection of such a senior Nascent Soul expert was exposed, it would inevitably be another huge storm, adding frost to the snow of the current chaotic situation.

Next, he logged into the Dark Spirit Realm together with Fu Ji.

Still layers of scam advertisements rushing towards the face, followed immediately by a massive wave of information, dense area lists floating before Zhang Yu's eyes, making him dizzy.

Fu Ji sighed: "The user scale of the Dark Spirit Realm has expanded ten times, a hundred times more than before."

Zhang Yu looked at the task area, finding the task ranking highest was precisely "Steal Wanfa University Divine Lord Magnetic Pole's Boundary Breaking Cone", rewarding one million Righteousness Points.

Next, among the following 10 items, almost half were related to Divine Lord Magnetic Pole, either stealing Yin Instruments or providing intelligence.

Among them, the Righteousness Point price for Divine Lord Magnetic Pole's Yin Instrument started rising consecutively after the Moon Battle, currently flipping several times over.

Obviously in the past half year, Divine Lord Magnetic Pole not only had to face pressure from Deity Transformations of the Ten Major Universities, but also face the Righteousness Alliance's pervasive infiltration and targeting.

Just then, Zhang Yu discovered a piece of information constantly rolling and flashing above his head.

Fu Ji said: "This seems to be a pinned message sent to everyone in the Dark Spirit Realm, everyone entering the Dark Spirit Realm can see it."

Zhang Yu opened the message and looked, and his heart shook again.

"The Righteousness Alliance has completed arrangements on Kunxu Layer 5, able to blow up Layer 5 at any time... further detach from Kunxu? Delay the Heavenly Court's descent time."

"The future goal is even more to completely detonate Layers 2 to 5, splitting them into three thousand small worlds, so the Heavenly Court can never find them..."

Zhang Yu, looking at this message, was shocked in his heart, and seeing this pinned message had actually been published for half a month.

Zhang Yu immediately asked Fu Ji: "Is what the Righteousness Alliance says true? Is this kind of thing... possible to do?"

Fu Ji answered: "I don't know."

Zhang Yu: "Don't know?"

Fu Ji said solemnly: "How do I know if what the Righteousness Alliance says is true or false? But one thing is certain, after the Righteousness Alliance stated this plan, many people probably would be willing to believe it."

Zhang Yu's heart sank, understanding Fu Ji was correct.

Currently within Kunxu's Layers 2 to 5, who knows how many people have already achieved breakthrough without license, practicing cultivation illegally, surely all very worried about the future Heavenly Court's descent.

Now the Righteousness Alliance gave such a plan, whether true or false, it equals giving these people a sliver of hope.

From another perspective, the reason that originally supported many university faculty and students to continue fighting, to persist, was the arrival of the Heavenly Court.

"In the eyes of many, the great war has already lasted for over a year, with less than eleven months remaining before the Heavenly Court descends."

"For them, persisting for another eleven months would bring victory; this was an important spiritual pillar."

"But now, the Righteous Alliance's propaganda delaying the descent of the Heavenly Court once more is likely to be a heavy blow to the spirits of many."

Gazing at the Dark Spirit Realm before him, Zhang Yu felt that behind the surging information were countless Kunxu people gradually gathering their will together, about to unleash an unprecedented storm.

And standing at the very forefront resisting this storm... was his teacher, the Magnetic Pole Divine Monarch.

Zhang Yu sighed inwardly; merely seeing these news reports and intelligence made him feel immense pressure, so how terrifying was the pressure borne personally by the Magnetic Pole Divine Monarch standing at the crest of the tide?

Thinking of all this, a thought inevitably arose in Zhang Yu's heart: "I fear I should not continue secluding myself."

Thus, after exiting the Dark Spirit Realm, Zhang Yu first sent a message to the Magnetic Pole Divine Monarch.

Zhang Yu: Master, since I have broken through to Nascent Soul, I can come to lend you a hand.

Looking at the message sent by Zhang Yu, the Magnetic Pole Divine Monarch thought inwardly: "Foolish child, if you act again this time, the other nine schools' Deity Transformations probably won't let it go so easily; they might even rush over on the spot to snatch the Realm-Breaking Spike. At that time... it may require assistance countless times again."

"And no matter how strong one person is, how can they break through the opponent's thousands upon thousands of spatial blockades?"

The Magnetic Pole Divine Monarch understood clearly that a major gap between the enemy and themselves currently lay in the fact that the opponents could ignore copyright, allowing every Deity Transformation Divine Monarch to cultivate Space Immortal Gate techniques and master the power of spatial blockades.

While on their side, only Zhang Yu could legally cultivate and use 'Kunlun in the Palm'.

Was it that Zhang Yu had comprehended the technology within it earlier and formed products? Or did the opponent's Deity Transformations advance the level of Immortal Gate techniques, mastering increasingly powerful spatial technologies?

Whose Immortal Dao technology could change the battlefield situation one step ahead; in the eyes of the Magnetic Pole Divine Monarch, this was one of the true keys to this battle.

So although Zhang Yu had broken through to Nascent Soul, the Magnetic Pole Divine Monarch still hoped he would continue secluding himself, continue cultivating, and seize time to progress.

On the other side, Zhang Yu looked at the message sent by the Magnetic Pole Divine Monarch, yet held different thoughts in his heart.

"The power of the Descendants of Immortals... the technology contained within is destined to be unspreadable."

Zhang Yu thought inwardly: "If it were truly spread out, I fear after the Heavenly Court descends, we would all be settled accounts with... no, it should be said that once this thing is spread out, everyone who learns it would probably join the Righteous Alliance directly." "The spread of Immortal Authority is likely something the Heavenly Court absolutely cannot tolerate, cannot accept."

"Furthermore, Descendant of Immortals is a permission; I myself am not clear on the technology and principles contained within, wanting to spread it is impossible anyway."

"And pure Kunlun in the Palm..."

For Zhang Yu, who had already cultivated Kunlun in the Palm to level 40, the many mysteries contained within were already thoroughly familiar to him.

"Relying solely on Kunlun in the Palm, relying on the technology within to twist space... it is difficult to break through spatial blockades; these are two completely different directions of spatial technology."

When realizing this point, a hint of doubt also arose in his heart. If Kunlun in the Palm finds it hard to break through spatial blockades, why did Brother Dao think this technique would affect the plan back then?

After seeing the Righteous Alliance's propaganda today, Zhang Yu suddenly understood.

He thought inwardly: "Kunlun in the Palm may not be able to break through spatial blockades, but the technology within to twist space can be used to stop the Righteous Alliance's plan to explode each layer open."

"This is the threat Kunlun in the Palm poses to them."

"If one wants to break through spatial blockades..."

Zhang Yu came to the Taiqing Realm again, and saw the Immortal Gate Taoist Technique floating in the Soul-Attracting Pool—Three Realms Ten Directions Great Void Absolute Barrier.

"I fear only the spatial technology contained within this Taoist Technique can be used to break through the Righteous Alliance's spatial blockades."

After the Sun Battle ended that day and Chain Pivot Divine Monarch died, Zhang Yu naturally found an opportunity to enter the Taiqing Realm once, wanting to see what technique this Divine Monarch dropped.

After seeing such an Immortal Gate Taoist Technique, Zhang Yu was naturally filled with immense joy.

Especially after seeing the content within, it made Zhang Yu confirm one point even more.

"Chain Pivot Divine Monarch must have relied on this Taoist Technique to complete the spatial blockade."

But until this very moment, Zhang Yu had not started cultivating this Taoist Technique.

"Taoist Technique cultivation is inherently expensive, Immortal Gate-level Taoist Technique cultivation is even more expensive on top of expensive."

Zhang Yu looked at the content of Three Realms Ten Directions Great Void Absolute Barrier and thought inwardly: "To cultivate this Taoist Technique, I fear several factories need to be built, completing over a hundred production lines, and combining resources from upstream and downstream dozen companies to meet requirements."

"If in ancient times, cultivators saved up purely on their own, perhaps it would take a hundred years to complete this Taoist Technique."

Thinking of the current battlefield situation, Zhang Yu sighed: "If the Righteous Alliance hadn't occupied layers 4 and 5 successively, and looted a large amount of resources in advance, there probably wouldn't be enough supply for many Deity Transformations to cultivate this Taoist Technique."

"For me, continuing to bury my head in hard cultivation, sitting idly while the situation worsens... is not the optimal choice."

Zhang Yu pondered in his heart: "As cultivation grows, cultivators can leverage more resources."

"It is the same for me."

While pondering, various data of his current status floated up in Zhang Yu's mind.

Just like the sudden surge in strength when breaking through Foundation Establishment and Golden Core, Zhang Yu's strength also greatly increased at the moment he broke through the Nascent Soul realm this time.

His Dao Heart surged violently first, reaching level 33 (7.44%), physical strength reached level 33.25, and mana broke through repeatedly to reach 31989 units.

Powerful, deep foundations allowed Zhang Yu to have a huge increase in basic strength just after breaking through to Nascent Soul.

And looking solely at these three basic data points, compared to his Golden Core self, he could be described as reborn, having achieved a qualitative leap.

"Relying on my current cultivation, and the power of Descendant of Immortals, I can fully gain advantages for the battlefield situation, and then connect the ten schools through Teacher Magnetic Pole, gathering more ten school resources."

"Using these resources to push my cultivation, and the cultivation of this Taoist Technique... is the better choice."

"Hard cultivation is necessary, but blindly hard cultivation won't work; if one cannot leverage greater energy with the growth of cultivation, how can one move forward on the path of Immortal Dao?"

Thinking of this, Zhang Yu vaguely had a decision in his heart.

Just then, his gaze moved suddenly, looking towards the techniques and knowledge within the Soul-Attracting Pool.

During these five months of his seclusion, the number of techniques in the Soul-Attracting Pool continued to grow, obviously Zhang Pianpian acted everywhere, witnessing how many deaths, dropping countless techniques into the pool.

However, Zhang Yu had little interest in most of those techniques, and though interested in a few, he had no time.

But Zhang Yu now saw one Taoist Technique among them, and his gaze moved: "Primordial Energy Formless Great Hand Seal? Isn't this the military-grade martial art of the School of Finance?"

"Did it drop when Nine Heavens Liu just died?"

Regarding the luck technology of the School of Finance, Zhang Yu had always been very interested; keeping this technique in mind now, he exited the Taiqing Realm.

Next, he directly sent a message to the Magnetic Pole Divine Monarch, but received no response from the other party for a long time.

So Zhang Yu contacted the Green Wood Divine Monarch again, asking about Magnetic Pole's condition.

Zhang Yu: Teacher, is Teacher Magnetic Pole under a lot of pressure?

Green Wood Divine Monarch: Why did you think to ask this?

Zhang Yu: Teacher, I have broken through to Nascent Soul, I want to help Teacher Magnetic Pole lend a hand.

Looking at Zhang Yu's statement, the Green Wood Divine Monarch instantly fell into a dilemma.

He could feel that with the changes in the situation, the pressure on Magnetic Pole was growing larger and larger.

Although he had already tried hard to share the burden for the other party, facing the nine schools gradually joining forces to apply pressure, he was also helpless.

Especially the Deity Transformation meeting currently underway, which was gradually talking out a heavier smell of gunpowder, the differences between schools could be said to be getting larger and larger.

But for Zhang Yu... the Green Wood Divine Monarch similarly hoped the other party could continue secluding themselves to cultivate, accumulating strength.

Just when Qingmu felt the dilemma, he heard Zhang Yu say: "Teacher, believe me, the current me can become Teacher Magnetic Pole's strongest aid."

Green Wood Divine Monarch replied: Come to the Great Hollow.

Qingmu Divine Lord: Ciji is convening a closed meeting with the other nine Deity Transformation Lords; I shall take you to see her.

...

At the same time.

Inside a magnificent conference room surrounded by layers of arrays.

Ciji Divine Lord sat silently in lotus posture upon the main seat, gazing coldly at the Deity Transformation Divine Lords below.

Only then did Nie Lian Divine Lord of Tianmo University speak: "Ciji, your Boundary-Breaking Cone remains unrepaired, and you still refuse to release the relevant data on spatial technology..."

Ciji Divine Lord said indifferently: "I said, the Boundary-Breaking Cone is nearly fixed."

"As for spatial technology? Can you even comprehend it?"

"Enough!" Nie Lian Divine Lord said coldly: "For these five months, you've repeated the same old excuses, always dragging your feet. I think you do not wish to, but you cannot do it! If you lack the capability, yield the position!"

Ciji Divine Lord looked at him without yielding, shouting: "Very well, Nie Lian, I can yield the position to you; let us see what methods you possess to handle the war situation."

Nie Lian Divine Lord smiled faintly: "The war on Layer 3 has already consumed too many of our resources; continuing to fight yields nothing but continuous losses."

Zhi Pan Divine Lord of Jingang University said: "You wish to withdraw?"

Nie Lian Divine Lord retorted: "Otherwise what? Remain here, invest massive resources into the battlefield, and continuously exhaust ourselves against them?"

Ciji Divine Lord said: "Nie Lian, if we scatter, we will be picked off one by one. Precisely because we press our main force here, we force them to fight head-on. If we withdraw... without frontline pressure, they can attack all of Layer 2 indiscriminately..."

Nie Lian Divine Lord laughed: "Ciji, you speak beautifully. How much was constructed on the frontlines this half-year? How many civil engineering companies fattened? How much did your subordinate Qingmu siphon off? Of course you do not wish to leave, but we can no longer afford to accompany you."

He sneered, then continued: "Moreover, I did not say we separate. I propose concentrating each school's resources and population together, then defending jointly with ten schools; would that not erase their spatial advantage?"

Qian Kui Divine Lord of Xianbing University said: "With so many people, how can you simply say concentrate them together?"

Nie Lian Divine Lord said: "Through our Tianmo University's cryogenic technology, we can classify, refrigerate, and compress everyone's souls and bodies separately."

"They intended to defect to the Righteous Alliance, correct? Let us see how they defect now."

Zhi Pan Divine Lord frowned: "I disagree; who knows how much you Tianmo University will secretly consume after storing them."

Hehuan University's Deity Transformation Divine Lord said: "I have a proposal; let the Deity Transformation and Nascent Soul cultivators from each school come engage in dual cultivation with me, I will gather everyone's strength, unite our hearts, and amass all power to defeat the Demon Sect!"

Qian Kui Divine Lord of Xianbing University said: "Improper, improper; during dual cultivation, who contributes more, who less, how to divide? I think we should all contribute funds to construct my designed Sky Fortress City."

He projected a blueprint, introducing: "This Sky Fortress City can accommodate all ten schools' populations; later not only will strength be concentrated, but it can move everywhere, turning passive into active..."

On the other side, Tianjian University's Deity Transformation Divine Lord said: "Tianjian University's main campus has always been capable of aerial movement; constructing such a trinket is inferior to directly modifying our school..."

(End of Chapter)