Chapter 689: Space Ecology, Zhang Yu Under Scrutiny

Unlike the rushed demonstration of the Size-As-You-Wish Ring last time, this time Zhang Yu and Magnetic Pole Divine Lord were both well-prepared, able to arrange things more leisurely—registering the company in advance, stockpiling materials, establishing production lines, opening factories, and smoothing out sales channels…

Unlike the Space Technology Research Society, which accepted investments from ten schools and then conducted research, the company funded jointly by Magnetic Pole Divine Lord, Azurewood Divine Lord, and Zhang Yu existed solely to produce and sell the new products they were about to release.

To this end, Zhang Yu also invested all his own spirit coins into the company, and combined with the technology equity calculated for him by Magnetic Pole Divine Lord, he became the company’s largest shareholder.

Of course, the company also accepted capital injections from the three Ten Thousand Dharma Nascent Soul Divine Lords: Anzhen, Qiyun, and Qingming.

And Zhang Yu’s original civil engineering company, under his guidance, had also prepared in advance, making full preparations for the upcoming market changes.

At this moment, although Zhang Yu had only a few dozen spirit coins left in his account, seemingly back to his former impoverished state, his heart was full of anticipation—only because he had strong confidence in the product he and Magnetic Pole had designed.

But as the day of the release event gradually arrived, Zhang Yu’s heart inevitably grew anxious.

When his mind arrived at the release venue in the spirit world, he saw the invited audience staring at various spirit world projections, already waiting there.

And in the very front row of the audience seats, streaks of divine light representing the Nascent Soul cultivators of each school floated quietly, like natural wonders that had existed since ancient times.

The Thousand Puppet Divine Lord of the Immortal Soldier University thought to himself, “What is Magnetic Pole up to now? Whatever it is, just copy it later.”

“Magnetic Pole, since you accepted the massive investments from the other nine schools, you must open-source all kinds of technologies from the research society… No matter what product you release, it will eventually be copied by us.”

“And when the technical level is similar, our school will inevitably achieve final victory through the highest cost-effectiveness and extreme cost compression.”

Just then, the release venue in the spirit world suddenly darkened, and all light converged on the stage, focusing on the gradually appearing figure of Magnetic Pole Divine Lord.

Today, Magnetic Pole Divine Lord no longer appeared as a crude spirit world projection as in the past; instead, she had fully projected her real appearance.

She smiled slightly, looked at the audience, and said, “I am very excited today, because after countless days and nights of struggle by our entire team, we have brought you a revolutionary product capable of changing the lifestyle of all cultivators.”

As Magnetic Pole Divine Lord spoke, a projection image from the material world appeared on the stage.

It was a black-and-gold bag, the size of a palm.

Magnetic Pole Divine Lord introduced at the side, “The Void Cloud Pouch—I call it a personal space platform.”

“The previous Size-As-You-Wish Ring could shrink items for storage.”

“Now, we have sealed a fixed scaling space and used space compression technology so that this palm-sized area can store a large amount of supplies.”

In the display image, various items were shrunk and thrown into it; the palm-sized space could indeed hold a large number of items.

As she spoke, columns of data appeared behind Magnetic Pole Divine Lord, showing the different parameters for different versions of the Void Cloud Pouch.

They were: Standard Edition—30 cubic meters; Deluxe Edition—150 cubic meters; and Ultimate Edition—500 cubic meters.

These three parameters respectively indicated that 30 cubic meters, 150 cubic meters, and 500 cubic meters of matter could be shrunk into the Void Cloud Pouch.

“But it is not only for storing items. It is also a miniature world completely belonging to the user, a personal space that can be used to block damage and protect oneself.”

In the display, the scaling space of the Void Cloud Pouch was expanded like a shield, combining the spatial distortion technology of Kunlun in the Palm to deflect various attacks through space distortion.

The term ‘miniature world’ was, of course, an exaggerated marketing tactic, but the effect shown at that moment indeed made countless people feel tempted.

“By designing and operating this space differently, various magical spatial applications can be achieved.”

“For example, after distorting and scaling space, effects such as accelerated movement and spatial lock can be realized.”

“In the future, based on this personal space platform, all kinds of spatial applications will be developed, affecting every aspect of people’s lives…”

In addition to the Void Cloud Pouch, Magnetic Pole Divine Lord also introduced flying boats incorporating Void Cloud Pouch technology, as well as smart construction products integrated with Void Cloud Pouch technology.

Just as Magnetic Pole Divine Lord was introducing each product one by one, the Evil Lotus Divine Lord, who was watching the release event, grew more and more solemn.

He murmured, “That Magnetic Pole… in such a short time, she has developed so many works again?”

Especially after hearing all the introductions about the Void Cloud Pouch, Evil Lotus Divine Lord’s gaze was fixed on the product.

“Personal space platform?” Evil Lotus Divine Lord sighed. “This woman wants to build an entire spatial ecosystem and incorporate all of us into it.”

The Unconstant Divine Lord beside him, also from the Demonic Heaven University, asked in confusion, “Spatial ecosystem?”

Evil Lotus Divine Lord pointed to his own Eye Skeleton and said, “This Void Cloud Pouch personal space is like the Eye Skeleton that everyone has. The Eye Skeleton contains all kinds of applications and services, and has already become a product no cultivator can do without.”

“And what Magnetic Pole wants to create is exactly that kind of thing—letting every cultivator have their own personal space, and on that platform develop countless spatial applications, building an entire ecosystem…”

Unconstant Divine Lord nodded and immediately understood: “But the space technology of the research society is open to us. If we want to design similar products, we should be able to, right?”

At this point, Evil Lotus Divine Lord said seriously, “Magnetic Pole is not an idiot, so she didn’t want to monopolize everything with the strength of Ten Thousand Dharma alone and be besieged by everyone. So… although she gave herself a first-mover advantage, she also gave all schools the opportunity to continue competing.”

"Through the technology shared by the research association, everyone with ability will try to join this competition, attempting to build a complete spatial ecosystem."

"The upcoming market will likely see a hundred flowers bloom—various imitations of magnetic poles' personal-space products will emerge, all trying to seize this market, leading to brutal competition."

"In the end, the victor will dominate the entire market..."

Nie Lian Divine Lord estimated, "In the end, I reckon two to three spatial ecosystems will monopolize the entire market. Most people will only buy these two or three kinds of personal spaces, giving rise to two or three behemoth corporations."

"The schools that fail will have to cater to these two or three personal spaces, using the spatial technology shared by the research association to develop spatial applications, barely scraping by."

Nie Lian Divine Lord thought to himself, "Magnetic Pole... you are truly my worthy rival, always exceeding my expectations. Since becoming a Nascent Soul, every step you take stirs up a storm that changes the world."

"Your insight into spatial technology is far beyond what those financial-system immortal scum of the Righteous Alliance can compare to."

"But I... will catch up to you."

Thinking this, Nie Lian Divine Lord had made up his mind, sending a message toward Demon University with his will.

"Demon University must establish its own personal space ecosystem. It must become one of the final victors."

"Stop all current R&D projects immediately. Go all in on the personal space ecosystem."

Kuang Tianqing, as Nie Lian Divine Lord's advisor, was also at the launch event in the Spirit Realm.

Watching the new products introduced by Magnetic Pole, his mind churned: "Is this something the technology contained in 'Palm Kunlun' can achieve? And in such a short time?"

Recalling the various memories in his mind, Kuang Tianqing felt uncertain.

"Did Magnetic Pole comprehend and create this on his own?"

"Or... did Zhang Yu awaken more memories and help Magnetic Pole reach this step?"

From all sorts of clues, Kuang Tianqing had already judged that Zhang Yu, like Dao Qiankun, was a being with the memories of an immortal.

At this moment, his gaze fell on Zhang Yu, who was also at the launch event, and he leaned more toward the idea that Zhang Yu had helped Magnetic Pole achieve this.

"If Zhang Yu helped Magnetic Pole, then that means... Zhang Yu supports the Top Ten's side?"

"Perhaps I should get closer to him."

"After all, if he rises in the future, I might be able to ride his momentum... return to my sect faster."

Just then, Kuang Tianqing received a message from Nie Lian Divine Lord, urging him to get back to work quickly.

But Kuang Tianqing replied, "I want to interact more with Zhang Yu."

Kuang Tianqing: "After all, he is Magnetic Pole's disciple and works at the research association. Maintaining contact with him might allow us to gain a lot of intelligence about Magnetic Pole and the others."

With that, Kuang Tianqing's Spirit Realm projection stepped forward, trying to get closer to Zhang Yu ahead, looking for an opportunity to strike up a conversation.

But the next moment, a notice appeared before him.

"Ahead: Nascent Soul Domain. Golden Core stage cultivators not allowed entry."

"Do you wish to pay spirit coins to enter the Nascent Soul Domain?"

Kuang Tianqing's face darkened. Looking at the fee schedule, he silently stepped back, thinking, "No need to waste money."

So he began sending messages to Zhang Yu.

Netherworld University.

In a certain laboratory, a huge container was shrinking items one by one and storing them inside.

The people watching this scene cheered.

Wang Yin, as an assistant, stood among the cheering crowd, sighing with emotion: "All tests were successful. I hear many companies have already placed orders."

"Once this product hits the market, it will probably completely change the landscape of the transportation industry."

Just then, someone said, "The launch event at Wanfa has started."

A projection appeared in the lab, and everyone began watching its content.

As Magnetic Pole spoke, the originally cheerful atmosphere in the lab gradually faded. Wang Yin grew more and more shocked the more he watched.

"Taixu Cloud Storage? Personal space?"

Especially when he saw Tai Xu Yun Zang applied to the flying boat, Wang Yin's heart sank even further, because this conflicted with their products.

But seeing how Tai Xu Yun Zang could be loaded with various spatial services, Wang Yin knew they had been thoroughly defeated—not yet launched, yet already failed.

The projection of Yin Quan Divine Lord suddenly appeared, looking at everyone and saying, "You should have all seen the Wanfa launch event."

"Everyone, the gap between us and the Magnetic Pole is huge."