[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-no-money-what-cultivation":3,"chapter-no-money-what-cultivation-no-money-what-cultivation-chapter-383":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","No Money, What Cultivation?",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},164252,323,"Chapter 383: Fierce Battle in the Second Half","no-money-what-cultivation-chapter-383",383,"\u003Cp>\"Who would have thought that a mere sophomore could stir up the situation to such a degree.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching the situation spiral out of control, Ma Xuan knew that the worst-case scenario had already arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Xiao Qingxuan and Zhang Yu before him were enough to turn the construction site upside down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And if he stepped in to stop those two, then on the other side, Shi Huaiyu, free from his restraint, would quickly lead his team charging in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once a full-scale melee erupted in the open on the construction site, in the end, this bunker might never be built.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But there's no other choice now...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Xuan withdrew the Lesser Sanhe that had been suppressing Shi Huaiyu in the distance, then pushed out a palm, sending sand and gravel shooting up from beneath his feet like a flash flood, surging wildly toward Zhang Yu and Xiao Qingxuan before him, blasting both of them away in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, Shi Huaiyu seized the opportunity and, with his teammates, surged forward riding a vast wave of mud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Cong Na and Yang Yan had already pulled back, positioning themselves in front of the bunker.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, the entire construction site was split in two between the opposing sides.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two forces stood facing each other, their battle-filled gazes clashing in the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Xuan sighed and said calmly, \"Bu Ziran, come out and join us in a full defense.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Jie Susu, you focus on building—build as much as you can.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pressed his palms together, and layers of mud waves transformed into barriers, enveloping the entire bunker behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next moment, a fierce battle erupted in front of the bunker.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Che Yufei and Shi Yunxiang charged to the front, directly colliding with Cong Na and Bu Ziran, sending out waves of surging air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shi Huaiyu manipulated the torrent of sand and mud to crash toward the bunker, only to hear a series of loud clangs like metal striking metal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shi Huaiyu explained, \"It's 'Turning Earth to Steel' from the Seven Wonders—this is one more Wonder Ma Xuan has learned than I have.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After using 'Turning Earth to Steel,' he can temporarily abandon flexible control over the ground and switch to rigid defense.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Xuan lightly tapped his foot, and pillars of rock shot out from the earth like steel spears, racing toward the crowd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, Ji Yuanshu in the distance launched clusters of thunder-fire vital energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a thought, Zhang Yu summoned several Formless Guardians, which completely blocked the incoming thunder-fire vital energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he threw a punch, sending a surge of vital energy blasting toward the barrier in front of the bunker.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bu Ziran spat out Lung Metal Sword Qi to intercept, but then Tian Yang came sweeping in with a storm of sand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Xiao Qingxuan's draconic vital energy roared violently around him, crashing madly against the barrier Ma Xuan had erected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the continuous battle, the entire construction site shook back and forth, as if experiencing one earthquake after another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Ma Xuan and the others did their best to hold the line, the battlefield was far too close to the buildings, which made them dare not go all-out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In contrast, Zhang Yu's side had no such scruples, and for a time they pressed Ma Xuan's group so hard they could hardly raise their heads.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The barrier Ma Xuan had set up gradually cracked, and through repeated repairs and reconstructions, it kept exposing the bunker behind it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A battle breaking out on the construction site—this is the worst possible outcome.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though Ma Xuan thought so, he knew that at this point it was impossible to change the situation. He could only hold on as best he could, trying to salvage as many points as possible for this round.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When this round ended, the completion rate of Ma Xuan's bunker was assessed at 42%.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this result, Bu Ziran glared angrily at Jie Susu and said, \"What's wrong with you? We held off all those attacks, and you only built 42%?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jie Susu replied calmly, \"The foundation was nearly shaken to pieces. Getting 42% is already decent.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji Yuanshu said, \"It's still because we let them break in. I don't understand—with so many of you, why did Zhang Yu manage to push you into that situation?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bu Ziran frowned, glanced sidelong at Ji Yuanshu, and said, \"What's your ranking? Do you even understand the competition?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji Yuanshu opened his mouth but found nothing to say.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Xuan sighed from the side and said, \"The attacking side naturally has the advantage—there's nothing we can do about it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Next round will be our home ground.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As the attacking side, our overall strength advantage will keep amplifying.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Xuan looked toward the direction where Zhang Yu and the others were and said coldly, “Next round, I’ll crush their completion rate down to 0%.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t leave them even a single brick.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other side, Shi Huaiyu laughed heartily and said, “That round was beautifully played.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked at Zhang Yu: “Especially you, Zhang Yu. If you hadn’t thrown their formation into disarray all by yourself, our offense wouldn’t have gone so smoothly.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu gave a slight smile. “On my own, I could only harass them. I have to thank you all for the support from behind.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Che Yufei, standing nearby, looked at Shi Yunxiang and asked, “How are you doing?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shi Yunxiang looked with some distress at his originally brand-new hand dharma-armor, which was now covered in pitted scars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shi Yunxiang: “That guy Yang Yan kept targeting my new dharma-armor. He did it on purpose, didn’t he?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Che Yufei sighed, “Of course he did it on purpose. He wanted to wear you down.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s why I never participated in competitions when I was in the lower grades—it costs too much and you can’t even place.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Qingxuan interrupted the group’s chatter and asked, “Next round we have to withstand Ma Xuan’s offense. It won’t be easy.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shi Huaiyu nodded. “We have to keep them outside the construction site.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If they get in and are allowed to do as they please, we probably won’t even reach a 10% completion rate.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A moment later, as the break ended, the second half of the battle officially began.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Xuan looked toward the construction site and said flatly, “Annihilate them all.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Relying on the attacker’s numerical and overall strength advantage, annihilate every opponent one by one, then grind all the building materials into dust—that was the tactic Ma Xuan had settled on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was also, in his view, the safest, most convenient, and hardest-to-overturn tactic when one’s strength surpassed the enemy’s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Charge through with me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A moment later, on the battlefield, towering clouds of sand rose on both sides, crashing violently together like two tsunamis moving in opposite directions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And amid the swirling sand and dust, the members of both sides had already clashed in fierce combat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through the visual feed shared by every team member’s eye-dharma, Ma Xuan clearly monitored the entire battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could see Zhang Yu, wrapped in a cloak of cloud-like qi, charging toward Cong Na.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could see Xiao Qingxuan controlling nine dragon-shaped qi streams, constantly tearing through the sand as they struck toward him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could also see Shi Huaiyu activating the Minor Triple Harmony, dueling with him nonstop while supporting her teammates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in the end, his gaze locked onto Che Yufei.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Leaving aside Shi Yunxiang, who’s still working on construction, you are the weakest among these people.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then I’ll start with you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, under Ma Xuan’s command, Cong Na and the others began to focus their fire on Che Yufei, aiming to eliminate him first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Shi Huaiyu’s group immediately responded to this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Xuan watched their movements and muttered, “Trying to reinforce Che Yufei?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s useless. With your disadvantage in strength and numbers, if you keep reinforcing like this, you’ll only be picked off one by one.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But soon Ma Xuan saw their movements change, raising an eyebrow slightly. “Oh? They’re encircling Cong Na now?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Trying to attack where we must defend and turn passivity into initiative?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You think if we knock out Che Yufei, you can knock out Cong Na in return? Force us to pull back and help?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching Shi Huaiyu’s arrangement, Ma Xuan let out a cold laugh. Unhurriedly stirring the endless sand, he directed his team to keep stretching the line of battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the two sides tangled, fought, and killed, and as the front line was constantly pulled this way and that, Ma Xuan’s gaze suddenly sharpened. “Right here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He abruptly raised a massive wave of sand, overturning it like a bowl, then activated Ground-to-Steel to harden and reinforce it continuously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And inside the bowl that Ma Xuan had overturned, besides Che Yufei, were Ma Xuan, Yang Yan, Bo Ziran, and Ji Susu—four people in total.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the process of constantly stretching the battle line just now, Ma Xuan had been looking for an opportunity—one where he could temporarily divide the battlefield with Turning Earth to Steel and leave his opponent isolated and helpless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, inside the barrier, he, together with Yang Yan, Bu Ziran, and Ji Susu, was surrounding Che Yufei.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside the barrier, Ji Huan Shu would lead Cong Na in a high-speed retreat, preventing the four outside, led by Shi Huaiyu, from surrounding them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for breaking the barrier...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even if Shi Huaiyu and his three companions go all out, breaking this barrier I'm sustaining will take at least twenty seconds.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And twenty seconds...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at Che Yufei before him, Ma Xuan thought to himself, \"Is more than enough for us to defeat this broke loser countless times.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Ma Xuan knew that during the competition, they were not allowed to kill the opponent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Ma Xuan simply said, \"Crush his hands and feet.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, he said to Che Yufei, \"If you don't want your whole body smashed to pieces, just surrender now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the opponent surrendered directly, they could save some time and mana.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But faced with Ma Xuan's threat, Che Yufei simply smiled faintly and charged forward on his own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Bu Ziran snorted coldly and dashed forward first, opening his mouth to spit out streaks of Lung Metal Sword Qi that slashed horizontally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A broke loser who's about to lose his life—how dare he even join the competition?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, the other three also made their moves, all attacking Che Yufei together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the next moment, as sword qi and protective qi clashed, Bu Ziran felt a strange familiarity from the opponent's qi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the group's siege, Che Yufei's body was seen being squeezed by successive torrents of force, directly twisting and deforming, revealing Zhang Yu's face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu looked at the four before him and said calmly, \"You made the pull so obvious, did you think we wouldn't notice?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Xuan frowned, thinking, \"Did Shi Huaiyu, knowing my goal, deliberately pull Che Yufei’s position out, intentionally creating this situation?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He must have used the mud and sand to conceal the figures of Zhang Yu and Che Yufei, letting Zhang Yu transform into the opponent...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, on the other side, just as the barrier rose and the inside was cut off from the outside, the \"Zhang Yu\" standing outside saw the Boundless Cloud Qi surrounding him suddenly collapse, revealing Che Yufei's form.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the rankings and Foundation Establishment domain above their heads, both sides had already turned them off before the battle to hide their traces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having finished his thoughts, Ma Xuan looked at the Zhang Yu before him, a torrent of ideas flashing through his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In the first half, I had to maintain the Lesser Three Harmonies from a distance, making it difficult to go all out against Zhang Yu who was close by.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But now, controlling the ground beneath my feet with the Lesser Three Harmonies, I can sustain the barrier while attacking the Zhang Yu before me without any restraints.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And Zhang Yu's current state is definitely not at its peak—with limited rest time, how much of the mana he consumed in the first half and the damage to his body has he actually recovered?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So... should I just go with the flow, seize this opportunity, and have the four of us go all out, to see if we can crush Zhang Yu?\"\u003C\u002Fp>",2072,"2026-05-29T04:54:42.391Z","2026-06-01T04:29:12.818Z",1,"deepseek-v4-flash","f13e36d4ae2d1f480de662455a454818cbaffcecc78384576808c5444d389b28","no-money-what-cultivation-chapter-384","no-money-what-cultivation-chapter-382",711,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fno-money-what-cultivation-cover.jpg"]