Chapter 596: Team Match: Weak Devour Strong

Zhang Yu glanced at Jin Napan, whose body was covered in projected advertisements, and at the advertisements on Bai Zhenzhen's chest and back, a trace of envy appearing in his eyes.

It would be impossible to say he wasn't envious of being covered in ads like that—after all, it represented the company's recognition, the attention of countless people, and meant money, spirit coins, and potential on the immortal path!

Even Wen Wuyai and the other two who had come to support had their flying swords entirely covered in projected ads, following their swords all the way into the battlefield.

Not to mention Kuang Tianqing, who had just been locked in fierce combat with them—her body was plastered with advertisements from major corporations.

But the battle just now had been too intense, and the timing too tight—Zhang Yu simply hadn't had a chance to think about these things, subconsciously ignoring all those ads.

"I fought so desperately, and in the end I don't have a single ad on me—what a huge loss."

The yearning for advertisements flashed through his mind for a moment, and then Zhang Yu saw other students arriving on the scene.

However, after confirming that Kuang Tianqing had already left, everyone scattered again, each heading to their own team's designated assembly points.

Zhang Yu looked at Jin Napan from Jingang University and asked, "Senior, want to go together?"

Jin Napan just chuckled and said, "No, no, we're heading in different directions."

Knowing that Kuang Tianqing had her eyes on the two of them, Jin Napan had no interest in traveling with Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen—after all, he couldn't be sure whether Kuang Tianqing would still track them and launch a sneak attack.

But although Jin Napan had no interest in traveling with them, he was very interested in information about Kuang Tianqing.

In particular, even though he had observed the battlefield for a while after arriving, the time had been too short, and he hadn't faced Kuang Tianqing personally, so his grasp of the intelligence was bound to be inferior to Zhang Yu's.

Jin Napan said, "Junior, in this battle with Kuang Tianqing, you must have picked up quite a bit of intel on her, right?"

Zhang Yu gave a faint smile and didn't casually hand over the information.

He knew that intelligence about Kuang Tianqing—especially information on the various military-grade Dao arts she possessed—would be one of the important bargaining chips going forward.

Zhang Yu: "Senior, let's add each other as friends first."

"My thoughts are a bit jumbled right now. Let me treat my injuries and sort through the intelligence first, then I'll exchange notes with you."

After adding him as a friend, Zhang Yu watched Jin Napan's rapidly departing figure, then turned to Bai Zhenzhen beside him and said, "Zhenzhen, let's go together. First, come with me to the Wanfa assembly point."

Bai Zhenzhen, however, looked at Zhang Yu's pale face and asked, "Yu, are you okay?"

Having been locked in direct combat with Kuang Tianqing repeatedly and hit by Bai Zhenzhen's life-extinguishing sword qi, Zhang Yu now looked completely like someone severely wounded.

Zhang Yu waved his hand dismissively: "I'm fine. I'm in a great state right now."

"Let's hurry. The sooner we regroup, the safer we'll be."

The next moment, Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen's figures flickered, and they sped off toward the appointed meeting place of Wanfa University.

Along the way, Bai Zhenzhen's gaze swept over Zhang Yu as she replayed the scenes from the battle, thinking to herself: "I'm too weak."

"The way I am now, facing Kuang Tianqing… I have no chance of winning at all."

"But Kuang Tianqing and I are bound to have another fight."

She struggled to recall the feeling of erupting with black sword qi and thought inwardly: "That's the ultimate power that the Extreme Emotion Sword Dao can attain at the Foundation Establishment realm—only that can threaten Kuang Tianqing."

"I need to master how to use this power."

"And while using it, I must maintain my own sanity."

Bai Zhenzhen recalled how she felt when she saw Zhang Yu nearly humiliated, and her heart couldn't help but stir with emotion again: "I will never let anyone humiliate Zhang Yu again."

"This feeling of powerlessness…"

Under the intense infusion of anger, fear, tension, and an urgent desire to act, Bai Zhenzhen's divine spirit root and sword qi began to change little by little.

Meanwhile, as Zhang Yu raced along at high speed, he continuously stimulated his body's activation, gradually beginning to heal himself.

At the same time, his ocular implants kept him constantly updated on the messages in the four-school group and the school team group, monitoring all kinds of battlefield intelligence.

"Wen Wuyai! We need backup over here!"

"Senior Wen Wuyai, help, help!"

"Calling Senior Wen Wuyai, can you share your reconnaissance data? Generous reward guaranteed."

As Wen Wuyai launched her full-field offensive, she and the other two students from Tianjian University instantly became the hottest targets in the group, being sought out by countless people requesting support.

Watching this, Zhang Yu thought to himself: "The immortal Dao technology of Tianjian University, and Wen Wuyai's support, is indeed crucial in this battle. In fact, if we want to deal with Kuang Tianqing next, Wen Wuyai's backup is absolutely indispensable."

"Then... what can I do in the upcoming team competition?"

"Or rather, how should I deal with Kuang Tianqing from now on?"

After his face-to-face battle with Kuang Tianqing, Zhang Yu had to admit that there was a considerable gap between him and her.

In the process of pondering how to counter Kuang Tianqing, thoughts of formations, magical artifacts, intelligence, support—each idea flashed through Zhang Yu's mind.

"Right now, I cannot fight Kuang Tianqing alone by myself."

"But the environment of the team competition offers me an opportunity to battle her."

"Through fighting Kuang Tianqing, I can gain more attention."

"As long as I can demonstrate my greater value and higher presence, I will be able to secure company endorsements, obtain school investments, and have more resources to enhance my strength."

"Kuang Tianqing..." Zhang Yu's gaze hardened, and he made up his mind: "We are her prey, but she is also our prey."

Oppose her! Surround her! Repel her! Defeat her! Even... kill her!

Zhang Yu knew that with every step forward, he could gain even greater rewards, greatly increasing his chances of winning the Top Ten League Championship.