Chapter 603: The Hardest Corpse

The more Zhang Yu understood Kuang Tianqing, and the more he fought against her, the clearer he saw the gap between them.

Background, mentorship, wealth, time… and the investment the Top Ten League had poured into her.

He couldn’t compare to Kuang Tianqing in any of these areas.

“To devour her, to seize her heat and traffic, to catch up with her in the competition and raise my chances of winning the championship…”

“I have to use every power and resource at my disposal, to stake everything I have.”

“Even if it costs me my life.”

Under the gaze of millions in the live broadcast, Zhang Yu, with line after line of spirit-world projection characters, in the final process of transforming into a living stake, slammed fiercely toward Kuang Tianqing’s position.

“Kuang Tianqing! Do you dare fight me to the death?”

Watching Zhang Yu rushing toward her, even without reading the characters he projected, Kuang Tianqing could sense the death-defying will on his body, feel the astonishing fighting spirit of him betting his life, and perceive his obsession to brave the path of immortality.

But…

“What right do you have?”

“Who allowed you to have such unrealistic thoughts?”

“I have a Nascent Soul mentor! I have eight Nascent Soul tutors!”

“In grades, wealth, background, talent, personal ability… In what way are you worthy to contend with me?”

“And do you even know how much money has been invested in me?”

“Fighting spirit, determination, life… the pursuit of the Dao… the obsession with immortality—can any of that compare to the nearly ten thousand spirit coins invested in me?”

“Do you understand the weight of these spirit coins that I bear?”

With a furious shout, Kuang Tianqing’s qi and blood burned violently all over her body, her form seeming to peel and crack like fragments, only to reassemble and regenerate in the next moment.

If Zhang Yu was actively rushing toward death, embracing it, unleashing a strike that burned his very life,

then Kuang Tianqing was now wielding the power of destruction and rebirth, infinitely driving the potential of life.

“You want to die? Then I’ll grant your wish!”

Kuang Tianqing paid no heed to the walls, armor, and structures surging from all directions, because she could see at a glance that the key to everything lay in Zhang Yu.

As long as she shattered the living stake that Zhang Yu had become, all the formations and buildings would collapse on their own.

Moreover, in this decisive battle being broadcast live, how could she be forced back by this scum of immortals?

She would blast him head-on, completely crush this scum of immortals.

Boom!

A palm that continuously shattered and regenerated struck Zhang Yu’s body mercilessly with destructive force.

Then came the second strike, the third…

“Scum! With my status now, my power, my cultivation… they no longer belong solely to me.”

“They are already society’s wealth, the tide of heaven and earth.”

“Where money flows, that is where heaven’s will points!”

“My worth of nearly ten thousand spirit coins means heaven’s favor; everything I do and desire follows the mandate of heaven!”

Accompanied by lines of spirit-world text projection, Kuang Tianqing’s storm-like assault instantly engulfed Zhang Yu completely.

Countless viewers watching the livestream let out exclamations of admiration.

“These two are amazing! In the midst of such a fierce battle, they still remember to stream and maintain the text projection.”

“This is the top competition among the ten great academies; increasing immortal-path potential during combat is instinctive for students like them.”

“Hmph, if they didn’t have this knack for making money, how could they have gone so far on the path of immortality?”

Even more viewers supported Kuang Tianqing, backing this top student of Tianmo University.

After all, compared to Zhang Yu, Kuang Tianqing was the real rich person.

And in Kunxu, where the rich are moral, the rich are awesome, the rich follow heaven’s will, and the richer one is, the stronger one should be, supporting the rich is a choice based on social order and good customs.

"With Kuang Tianqing's status, how could Zhang Yu possibly compete with him!"

"Kuang Tianqing is so wealthy, how could he be trapped?"

"If someone so wealthy can still be defeated, then I seriously suspect this match is rigged!"

"Kuang Tianqing! Kill this poor wretch!"

"Damn it, if risking your life works, then what's the use of money?!"

Amid the support, cheers, and shouts of countless people... Kuang Tianqing struck Zhang Yu blow after blow, vowing to utterly shatter him.

But the more he attacked, the more astonished Kuang Tianqing became.

Turning into a living stake inherently grants a boost to the body's strength, even fusing with the entire structure to become part of the formation, not only increasing strength but also sharing a large portion of the damage.

Moreover, Zhang Yu's Earth and Wood Sacred Body massively amplifies his resistance to earthquakes, dust, poison, noise, pressure, radiation, pollution, high temperature, low temperature, impact, slashing, and piercing—and the closer he is to death, the greater the increase.

Besides that, as Zhang Yu became a living stake, the Heaven and Earth Calamity Formless Heart Soldier also began to take effect on his body, gradually transforming his flesh and bones into something akin to a temporary magical artifact, further enhancing his durability.

All of this, built upon Zhang Yu's already formidable defensive body, erupted with astonishing results.

As for Zhang Yu, feeling his flickering will that seemed on the verge of extinguishing, he twitched the corner of his mouth as if wanting to smile, but could no longer do so.

He thought to himself, "In this very arena at this moment..."