Chapter 333: Dao Heart and Inner Demon

Watching the figure charging at him fiercely, Zhang Yu's gaze flickered, and he abruptly turned around as Formless Cloud Qi surged out, blasting forth with spiraling force.

With a loud bang, accompanied by a clash of their Qi force, Zhang Yu staggered back several steps, his expression solemn as he looked at the other person: "You?"

The one who now appeared before Zhang Yu and had suddenly attacked him was none other than the squad leader, Tian Yang.

Feeling the turbulent mana and blood energy inside him after the collision, Zhang Yu frowned slightly, thinking to himself: "My task was assigned by Tian Yang."

"This area is relatively remote, and I'm the only one here—plus it's exactly a blind spot for surveillance... Did he plan this in advance?"

"Deliberately waiting for me to be alone, then attacking me?"

As Zhang Yu's thoughts raced, Tian Yang spoke indifferently: "Director Wang asked me to send his regards."

Hearing these words, Zhang Yu's mind shook: "Wang Yin?"

He recalled that Director Wang from the Oasis Group—the wealthy man who had fought him fiercely on the same floor multiple times and later sent people to retaliate.

Meanwhile, Tian Yang's offensive pressed on like a relentless storm, wave after wave of fierce attacks, as if trying to crush Zhang Yu within a few moves.

The combat technique he was using now was called the Great Wind Dust Palm, a martial art derived from the dust pollution, particulate pollution, and dust control work at construction sites.

As he struck, his martial Qi surged like rolling dust, ever-changing, striking Zhang Yu from inconceivable angles, just like the pervasive and all-encompassing dust pollution at a construction site, trying to engulf Zhang Yu completely.

Originally, the Great Wind Dust Palm emphasized a mix of the real and the illusory, with endless variations, making it already very troublesome to handle. Against a weaker opponent, it could easily gain absolute dominance, toying with them at will.

That was exactly what Tian Yang thought before making his move.

"This Zhang Yu probably can't hold out for 10 moves."

But now, as the battle reached the 15th move, Tian Yang grew more and more astonished.

With the combination of his Time-Remnant Demon Eye and Three-Eyed Divine Sight, Zhang Yu could clearly see every move and stance Tian Yang made.

But seeing the moves clearly alone was useless—after all, Zhang Yu was just a college student who worked diligently on weekdays and didn't have much combat experience.

With Zhang Yu's actual combat experience and martial arts cultivation, even if he could see Tian Yang's moves clearly, it would be hard for him to come up with a countermeasure in an instant.

But he didn't need to counter them.

After entering the Wanfa University City, Zhang Yu had one thought: at his current stage, while the ability to fight and kill wasn't as important as his work skills, in a place like Kunxu, he still needed a skill to protect himself.

However, in the midst of continuous cultivation, he simply had no extra time to hone his actual combat abilities.

It wasn't until he acquired the Three-Eyed Divine Sight that Zhang Yu found a new solution to combat—a method that required little time and energy at this stage yet could quickly build up combat power.

He called it the 50-50 Battle Method, meaning he could go 50-50 against anyone.

At this very moment, Zhang Yu let out a fierce shout, activating the War Demon Life-Burning Technique to forcefully boost his physical strength.

At the same time, the imitation ability of the Three-Eyed Divine Sight was fully activated, targeting the Tian Yang before him.

Thus, under Tian Yang's astonished gaze, Zhang Yu became like a mirror image of him, meeting every identical move head-on, blow for blow.

Even so, Tian Yang was confident that his cultivation base would let him overpower the opponent in strength, crushing him blow by blow.

But Zhang Yu's Formless Cloud Qi was already extremely adept at deflecting force; combined with the Nine Firmaments Cloud Empty Energy's technique of borrowing force to counter, the various resistances from his Earth-Wood Holy Body, the No. 20 Special Steel-reinforced bones, and the enhanced vitality from the Crippled Ox Self-Sacrifice Heart Art...

All of this together gave Zhang Yu a terrifying level of tenacity in this head-on clash of identical moves.

And that tenacity was now being felt by Tian Yang.

At first, he thought Zhang Yu was imitating his martial arts.

"Has he learned the Great Wind Dust Palm?"

"Or is he relying on his formidable talent to steal the technique right in front of me?"

But soon, he realized that Zhang Yu only matched him in form; the circulation of mana and Qi force inside his body was completely different.

The opponent's Qi force focused on deflecting, neutralizing, and borrowing force to counter.

"He's not stealing my martial art—just imitating my movements? But how can he take this much punishment?"

Tian Yang looked at Zhang Yu's spirited appearance, showing no signs of weakening; he felt the opponent's incredibly tough resistance, and how each palm strike vanished like a mud oxen into the sea... The more he fought, the more nauseated he felt.

"This kid is way too tanky."

"Fighting him is even more exhausting than working overtime at a field construction site."

"Who the hell designed his combat system? Isn't this just pure annoyance?"

"Forget it, that's about enough..."

Thinking this, Tian Yang rolled his eyes, stomped the ground hard, and in a blur of afterimages, he had already flashed dozens of meters away.

"Alright, let's stop here. No more fighting."

Tian Yang waved his hand, a hint of surprise in his gaze as he looked at Zhang Yu: "No wonder you're the new student Director Gao values. With a constitution like yours, you'd be way ahead of everyone if you were working overtime on a construction site."

Zhang Yu was a bit surprised as he looked at Tian Yang, who had stopped fighting: "Weren't you hired by Wang Yin to get back at me?"

Tian Yang laughed heartily: "I have a friend at Nether University. From him, I heard that Wang Yin really did want to find someone to teach you a lesson."

Saying this, Tian Yang thought to himself: "But my friend here isn't actually trying to help Wang Yin."

Tian Yang said with great righteousness: "We're both from All Methods University, both in the Civil Engineering Department, and both under Director Gao. How could I help an outsider come after you just for some benefits?"

"But using the excuse of teaching you a lesson to get some benefits out of Wang Yin... that I'm quite interested in."

"So I came to record a battle video with you."

"Since I was worried your acting would be too bad, I launched a surprise attack."

Thinking this, Tian Yang shook his head. He had originally planned to casually throw a few moves to put Zhang Yu in a tight spot, but he never expected Zhang Yu to be so tough, actually enduring dozens of his moves.

But although things had turned out differently than expected, Tian Yang felt that this video might actually be more effective than his original plan.

Zhang Yu was momentarily stunned and asked: "What do you mean?"

Tian Yang said: "It means I pretend to teach you a lesson, then ask Wang Yin for benefits."

"For example, the battle video we just recorded. After I send it to him, I can ask him for something."

"Once the deal is done, no matter what I get, I'll split half its market value in Spirit Coins with you."

"To be honest, I really need some things from Nether University. If you're willing to keep cooperating, we can get more benefits out of Wang Yin together."

Watching the other wave his hand and leave, Zhang Yu still couldn't tell whether what he said was true or false.

Zhang Yu thought to himself: "I'm at All Methods University now. Hasn't this guy Wang Yin given up yet?"

Fuji chuckled: "Generally, for such persistence, besides revenge or conflicts of interest, there's another possibility... Could it be that your existence has affected his Dao heart?"

"Come to think of it, your actions on the first level strongly clashed with Wang Yin's style, and you even ruined the big thing he was trying to do there. He must hate you to the bone."

"And if you've affected the operation of his cultivation method and become his inner demon, then his persistence makes even more sense. It's not just a grudge between you two; it also affects his immortal cultivation."

Not long after, Zhang Yu received 0.5 Spirit Coins sent by Tian Yang.

"I earned 0.5 Spirit Coins just like that?"

Especially thinking that these Spirit Coins were earned from Wang Yin, the ultra-rich guy who had repeatedly suppressed him, Zhang Yu found it even more satisfying.

The white bull in his sea of consciousness seemed to roar as well. The operation of the Broken Bull Self-Sacrifice Heart Sutra became smoother, and the vitality of his body seemed a bit more vigorous.

So the next day, Zhang Yu brought Yu Xinghan and Li Xiao to help keep watch, and together they went to the place agreed upon with Tian Yang.

"What are we recording today?" Zhang Yu asked. "Still you beating me up? Should I make it more intense? Do I need to spit some blood?"

Tian Yang quickly waved his hand: "Fighting videos, at most like yesterday's sparring. You can't get any depth out of them."

"After all, we're in the university city. Forget about killing you; even seriously injuring you can't be filmed. Even if I did film it, Wang Yin has his own sources, so he wouldn't believe it."

"What I'm filming today is you working overtime..."

Nether University City.

After leaving the first level, Wang Yin didn't go to the Oasis Group headquarters. Instead, he returned to his mother's workplace, temporarily took a do-nothing position to rest and recuperate, and treat his soul injuries.

And because he had lost the chance for a Divine Spirit Root, Wang Yin could only step into the Foundation Establishment realm again with a Heavenly Spirit Root, beginning to restore his cultivation step by step.

Facing his mother again at Nether University, Wang Yin had to admit that what she had said to him before was right.

"To those dogs below, you can't be too good."

"Feed those bastards too well, and they won't obey discipline—they'll even want to get up on the table."

In Wang Yin's heart, every time he thought about how his plan for the first layer had failed and he had missed out on the divine spirit root... a surge of intense hatred would well up in his mind.

"Zhang Yu... and Bai Zhenzhen."

However, Wang Yin felt that Bai Zhenzhen was no longer worth worrying about. It was Zhang Yu who...

The thought that the other party was still studying and cultivating every day at Wanfa University, advancing step by step on the path of immortality, made Wang Yin feel extremely uncomfortable.

Zhang Yu had become like a thorn in his heart, digging deeper and deeper. This also caused Wang Yin's progress in re-cultivating his heart-mind level to slow down more and more after he had re-entered the Foundation Establishment realm.

He recalled how back when he had cultivated the Emperor's Royal Heart technique, he had used vast wealth to overturn an entire city and dominate all living beings, ultimately forging an ultimate fist intent.

"But in the first layer, I was filthy rich, yet I could never dominate the fate of a mere Zhang Yu."

"This most despicable person from the first layer, after receiving my patronage, not only didn't know gratitude, but also ruined my grand plans."

"Now I am worth so many times more than him, yet I still haven't been able to suppress him..."

Every time he thought of this, a feeling of suffocation would spontaneously arise in Wang Yin's heart, and the circulation of the Emperor's Royal Heart technique would begin to run poorly.

Wang Yin understood that this matter with Zhang Yu had become his heart demon, a flaw in his heart that conflicted with his technique, his thinking, and his will.

"Either I slowly resolve it myself, using patient effort to transform my thinking and eliminate the rancor in my heart."

"Or... at least humiliate and toy with him severely to vent my hatred."

It was under these circumstances that Wang Yin, through someone else's introductions, established contact with Tian Yang.

Not long after, he received a video from Tian Yang.

Watching Zhang Yu's strength displayed in the battle video, as well as that extraordinary tenacity, Wang Yin's brows furrowed deeply.

So after giving Tian Yang one spirit coin, Wang Yin made higher demands, hoping to severely humiliate Zhang Yu, toy with him, torture him... even requesting a livestream.

However, Tian Yang refuted many of Wang Yin's demands and proposed a rather high price.

Just when the two sides were deadlocked.

Wang Yin received another video from the other party.

Watching Zhang Yu in the video working overtime frantically, cultivating frantically, his cultivation base rising bit by bit, making more and more money, with fighting spirit blazing in his eyes... Wang Yin felt the Emperor's Royal Heart in his mind grow sluggish once again.

At the same time, Tian Yang sent a message: If you don't agree to my demands, I'll let Zhang Yu work overtime every day, letting his cultivation base and savings grow continuously.

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