Chapter 631: Finance Department's Core Secret

Under Nine Skies Liu's will, the spiritual energy in the atmosphere furiously converged, and as he pointed a finger, it was as if the spiritual energy and air were detonated, with surging air blasts violently exploding outward from Zhang Yu's figure.

Amidst the earth-shattering explosion, hundreds and thousands of tons of sand and mud shot up into the sky, turning into billowing dust that scattered in all directions.

At the center of the explosion, only a huge crater remained, as if it had been struck by a meteor from beyond the heavens.

As for Zhang Yu's figure, it had already disappeared, as if it had been completely erased by that earlier strike.

With the appearance of this scene, Nine Skies Liu's aura grew even more intense, and countless images of Zhang Yu emerged in his eyes.

Among them was one scene where Zhang Yu used a qi avatar to actively take the strike while he himself dove underground.

"Hmph, dodging my strike... what's the use? It's just prolonging your final gasp..."

In Nine Skies Liu's military-grade eye relic, images of Zhang Yu repeatedly appeared, all future predictions based on Zhang Yu's personal model, displaying all of Zhang Yu's possibilities on this battlefield.

"Struggling in death's throes."

As he spoke, Nine Skies Liu straightened his back, and the earth violently shook, his surging aura seeming to shake heaven and earth, making all things bow down.

He pointed out a finger once more, dense spiritual energy gathering in the atmosphere, while the eye relic had already locked onto the position underground where Zhang Yu's probability was highest.

At the same time, Zhang Yu's gaze flickered slightly, and he thought to himself, "Normally, passively taking hits is not cost-effective."

Even with the blessing of the Earthwood Saint Body, where Zhang Yu could gain increasing resistance as his injuries worsened, in his view, passively taking hits was still not a good strategy.

Because after severe injuries, although defense becomes stronger, one's own condition, bodily functions, and various abilities would inevitably decline.

If it were like before, stalling for time against Kuang Tianqing, or like the previous match, fighting to the death against Ying Mingchi, that would be a good opportunity to leverage the Earthwood Saint Body, not only increasing defense while injured but also causing greater losses to the opponent.

But when facing Nine Skies Liu, could passively taking hits cause losses to the opponent? Could it drag the opponent down while one's own state declined?

Before confirming, Zhang Yu adopted a strategy of dodging and stealth, rather than directly receiving that peak-surpassing strike from the opponent.

But the next moment, amid the explosive detonation of the spiritual energy around him, Zhang Yu burst out from the ground, his heart suddenly moved: "The power of Nine Skies Liu's technique... has gotten stronger?"

In Nine Skies Liu's eye relic, a line of polling data appeared.

80% of the audience think Nine Skies Liu will win!

Obviously, just now as Nine Skies Liu unleashed his peak strike, forcing Zhang Yu to hide underground, his approval rating had surged again.

And the surge in approval rating brought a surge in fortune, which further triggered an increase in his strength.

At this moment, the Finance Department's military-grade martial art that Nine Skies Liu was driving—the Invisible Great Hand Seal of Primordial Qi, which generates destructive power by burning fortune and spiritual energy—its might became increasingly vast.

At the same time, the military-grade eye relic had locked down all of Zhang Yu's escape routes.

The massive amounts of spiritual energy between heaven and earth were leveraged by Nine Skies Liu's will, and as fortune burned fiercely, it seemed to transform into a pair of invisible great hands, ready to crush Zhang Yu in its grasp.

With this explosive crushing hand, the peak-surpassing strike would completely tear the opponent apart.

This strike was not just the culmination of Nine Skies Liu's power since the battle began, but it also dated back to preparations long, long ago, even before the start of the Top Ten Tournament.

For this strike, Nine Skies Liu had prepared for too long, and invested too much...

Just before the Top Ten Tournament began.

Inside the spirit realm conference room of the Finance Department at Wanfa University.

"My market positioning... competitive field... product packaging... success rate... return rate..."

As one projection after another appeared, Nine Skies Liu was once again reporting to many Nascent Soul realm teachers and his own Cultivation Deity master, trying to attract more investments for the Top Ten Tournament.

After this meeting, several more investment intentions were reached, causing Nine Skies Liu's immortal path potential to increase once again.

Although the investments on him were increasing and his spirit coins were becoming more abundant, Nine Skies Liu always had a feeling that the department wasn't truly going all out to support him.

He sent a message, respectfully inquiring of the Evil God as a believer of the Evil God.

The Evil God—this was a secret known only to the most core members of the Finance Department.

All selected outstanding students of the Finance Department would go to an island that had never been publicly revealed, with coordinates unknown to anyone, and undergo trials on the island, completing a special ritual.

Only students who passed the trials and completed the ritual could contact the Evil God, become believers of the Evil God, and after having their potential unleashed, become core members of the Finance Department.

As generations of outstanding members grew, these people spread across all important positions in the financial field, becoming a terrifying force hidden in the shadows of the Finance Department.

In response to Jiutianliu's question, the Evil God only replied: "Do you think we would only invest in you?"

Jiutianliu soon discovered that in the past six months, the Finance Department had invested in universities such as Jingang, Xianbing, Tianjian, and even Tianmo, Youming, Hehuan, Baigu, and many others.

"Investing in multiple areas? Indeed, investments should not all be placed in one basket."

Although a bit disappointed, Jiutianliu was not too surprised by this. No matter who wins... the Finance Department always wins, because the Finance Department always stands with the victor. That has always been the Finance Department's principle.