Chapter 711: Countdown to Sky Breach, Reverse Absorption of Deity

Inside the office, behind every projection, the representatives of the various schools were listening attentively to Zhang Yu's speech, at least on the surface.

It was only because Zhang Yu at this moment was simply too wealthy.

Even just a projection of his assets carried a pressure that poured out like a flash flood; mere rows of numbers were enough to make opponents feel despair. It was as if, within the ten schools, everyone besides him was no longer human, but merely oxen, horses, and sheep, and even the Nascent Soul lords and school representatives before him were just a bunch of paupers.

In the small group chat, someone posted: “Tianzheng, didn’t you say that Zhuyi Zhenjun misappropriated funds?”

Tianzheng Zhenjun: “For a Nascent Soul of Zhuyi Zhenjun’s caliber, even if he misappropriated funds, it’s not a matter of violating rules or laws—it’s more likely that the budget was originally planned incorrectly.”

Someone else posted: “Zunda, weren’t you just saying you wanted to send someone from Heavenly Demon University to take charge of the research association?”

Zunda Zhenjun: “Don’t twist my words. I meant sending someone to help Zhuyi Zhenjun manage the research association, so that Zhuyi Zhenjun could focus on using the funds for cultivation.”

No matter how others stirred things up, no one in the group chat dared to step forward at this moment.

The clamor for action just moments ago instantly died down.

Faced with someone who controlled assets at the Divine Transformation level, representatives like Zunda Zhenjun and Tianzheng Zhenjun knew they had no power to resist.

Because such a quasi-Divine Transformation, or pseudo-Divine Transformation, might find it difficult to exert the full strength of that wealth against the Righteous Alliance, but in an internal conflict among the ten schools, if he casually stirred up a financial storm, it would be enough to swallow them whole, overturn them, and leave them bankrupt.

Kunxu’s field of wealth has always been a strict ecosystem; when the rich encounter a stronger rich person, they treat them with utmost respect and listen attentively to every word and every sentence they say.

Just like the representatives of the various schools at this moment.

Yet a question inevitably arose in their hearts: How did Zhang Yu manage to obtain such enormous wealth?

“Did he get it from Ciji Shenjun?”

But Zunda Zhenjun knew that Ciji Shenjun’s strict control over his assets was well-known; even after achieving Divine Transformation, his spiritual domain projection still often appeared as crude four-character slogans.

“But if he could suck it out of Ciji Shenjun even like that, then he’s even more formidable.”

Zunda Zhenjun looked at Zhang Yu with admiration, thinking to himself: “Did he cheat? Steal? Or what kind of method did he use?”

Having cultivated the immortal path for many years, Zunda Zhenjun had seen junior cultivators rebel against seniors before.

For instance, he had seen a male cultivator from a vocational college dual cultivate with a female cultivator from Joyful Union University, only to turn around and sue the Joyful Union woman for illegal forced cultivation, siphoning off her assets.

He had also seen, long ago when the civil engineering industry was declining, a financial Foundation Establishment cultivator rebel against a civil engineering Golden Core cultivator, forcing the latter to kneel and beg for loans of spirit coins.

But a Nascent Soul sucking away a Divine Transformation’s assets—that was truly the first time he had witnessed it.

And the more he couldn’t figure out what method Zhang Yu had used, the more Zunda Zhenjun felt that Zhang Yu was unfathomably deep.

“A Nascent Soul siphoning Divine Transformation assets against the natural order… terrifying… truly terrifying. This is far more frightening than the ancient demons who devoured others’ cultivation bases and mana.”

At this moment, in Zunda Zhenjun’s eyes, Zhang Yu seemed to have turned into a bottomless black hole; anyone who got close might unknowingly have their wealth and immortal potential drained away.

Zhang Yu, of course, had no idea what the school representatives were thinking about him now. He simply laid out his plan for breaking through the sky dome, then displayed his design drawings, released all the evidence left by Ciji Shenjun, and performed a live demonstration.

Zhang Yu took out two Taixu Cloud Storages and said, “The Sky-Breaking Drill I designed can either be purchased as a standalone artifact or obtained by upgrading the Taixu Cloud Storage.”

“As long as the screening mechanism of the spatial barrier is cracked, whether it’s the sky dome or a spatial pouch, the Sky-Breaking Drill can be used to pass through the spatial barrier within.”

Watching the Taixu Cloud Storage in Zhang Yu’s hand transform into a drill bit and directly penetrate into another Taixu Cloud Storage, the representatives on site all brightened, instantly recognizing the value and business opportunity.

Having witnessed Zhang Yu’s astonishing space technology and artifact refining skills, the school representatives looked at him with a different light.

Zunda Zhenjun suddenly thought of a possibility: “Could this man be some kind of reincarnated being? Could Ciji be his black glove?”

Just as the representatives were lost in their wild speculations, Zhang Yu began his summary: “The Divine Transformation battle is now at a critical juncture.”

“Based on the divine light currently observable in the sky, thirty-eight of our schools’ Divine Transformation cultivators still remain, but they are being besieged by forty-four opposing Divine Transformations. The gap is enormous, and we are at a life-or-death moment.”

“According to the resources and manpower currently controlled by the ten schools, to complete the task of shattering the sky dome, considering full-scale production line setup, channel construction, raw material transport, personnel organization, and other factors…”

As he spoke, a countdown appeared before Zhang Yu’s eyes.

15 days, 18 hours, 23 minutes, and 39 seconds

“This is the estimated time for the sky-breaking task calculated by all the computational power gathered at All Methods University.”

Zhang Yu said solemnly: “Everyone, time is tight, the task is heavy. For Kunxu, for our schools, and even more for our own assets, please do your utmost to ensure the smooth progress of the plan.”

“Also, regarding this plan, I hope we can keep it as confidential as possible and temporarily refrain from making it public.”

Zhang Yu knew that the plan would eventually be impossible to hide from the Righteous Alliance, but at least every moment it stayed secret counted.

And with Zhang Yu's actions, the ten great academies, like individuals who had been struggling for their last breaths, were suddenly injected with a stimulant, gradually revving up their engines and charging wildly toward an unknown future.

……

Heavenly Demon University.

As the plan progressed, Zhang Yu also descended his thoughts through the spirit realm to each academy, directly teaching them the manufacturing process of the Sky-Breaking Awl, as well as the Taixu Cloud Vault's process for upgrading the Sky-Breaking Awl.

In the laboratory, Kuang Tianqing looked at Zhang Yu's projection and was secretly shocked: "Indeed, to reach this level in such a short time after breaking through to Nascent Soul—this Zhang Yu really is the reincarnation of a great power."

"There is hope! The ten great academies have hope!"

Ever since recovering his memories, Kuang Tianqing had always considered himself a member of the sect, and he felt deeply distressed about the current situation between the ten academies and the Righteous Alliance.

Now, seeing the possibility of a counterattack by the ten academies, he also seemed to see the possibility of returning to the sect in the future, and he worked frantically in the laboratory.

……

Netherworld University.

Wang Yin looked at Zhang Yu's projection in shock, then delight: "Mom! We're coming to save you!"

After losing contact with his Divine Transformation mother, Wang Yin realized that in this world, compared to his family, things like his lifelong nemesis, his grudges with Zhang Yu, and the technological competition between academies...

"None of it is more important than my mother's safety."

Every time he thought about the Yin Spring Divine Lord fighting to the death on the fifth layer, possibly falling at any moment, while he himself had not taken over his mother's assets at all, Wang Yin felt heartache, fear, and dread.

At this moment, Wang Yin listened earnestly to Zhang Yu's teachings, wanting only to do his utmost to contribute to the plan to break through the sky.

……

Immortal Soldier University.

Tian Shengong looked at Zhang Yu's projection, for the first time without any jealousy or resentment.

In these recent days, Immortal Soldier University had constantly been trying to support the Divine Transformation cultivators and change the course of the battle, but had failed time and again.

The space technology laboratory where Tian Shengong worked had also become oppressive and anxious with each failure.

At this moment, Zhang Yu, descending with advanced technology, appeared to them like a savior, bringing a way to save Kunxu, save the ten academies, and save their own lives and property.

In the following days, Tian Shengong also noticed that the school's leaders, higher-ups, and wealthy individuals, though still using Extreme Tiger products and Extreme Tiger space bags on the surface, had all secretly bought Taixu Cloud Vaults.

"Ah, after all, Extreme Tiger is just work." Tian Shengong touched the Taixu Cloud Vault in his arms and thought to himself: "Defeating the Righteous Alliance concerns the safety of the world."

……

The top office of the Research Association.

Through the huge floor-to-ceiling glass, Zhang Yu's gaze seemed to pierce through layers of sky, looking at the two divine lights at the highest point of the fifth layer—the divine lights representing the Magnetic Pole Divine Lord and the Greenwood Divine Lord.

And according to observations, recordings, and calculations of the brightness of these divine lights, their brightness had already decreased significantly.

Among them, the Magnetic Pole Divine Lord had only 78% of his peak brightness left, while the Greenwood Divine Lord had declined even more, dropping to 65% of his peak.

"By observing the brightness of the Divine Transformation divine lights, we can roughly estimate how much power the Divine Transformation Divine Lords still have."

"Teacher Magnetic Pole still has over half left, while Teacher Greenwood is almost below half."

Zhang Yu then looked to the other side of the sky, at an existence that was extremely dazzling, like a star surrounded by the moon, constantly emitting a brilliant radiance.

"Based on the observation results of the various academies, this divine light should represent the Alliance Leader of the Righteous Alliance."

"And his divine light brightness has never weakened since the start of the war, always at 100% peak condition."

Looking at this divine light, Zhang Yu could almost imagine the scene of the remaining thirty-eight Divine Transformation cultivators of the ten academies being completely suppressed and steadily retreating.

"Once the ten academies' Divine Transformation cultivators are dealt with, the outcome will be decided."

"So, after cutting off the retreat and logistics of the ten academies' Divine Transformation cultivators, the Righteous Alliance has thrown all their Divine Transformation power into the Divine Transformation battlefield, not even sparing one extra Divine Transformation cultivator to deal with us."

"Because in their eyes, we are not worth wasting a Divine Transformation cultivator's power."

"They want to end the Divine Transformation war with the greatest force and the highest efficiency."

"We are pressed for time, and so are they."

Thinking this, Zhang Yu sighed inwardly, feeling the pressure from that dazzling divine light.

"Can it go even faster?"

Zhang Yu looked at the countdown: 13 days, 6 hours, 45 minutes, 12 seconds.

All forces that could be mobilized had already been mobilized. Even his own Heavenly Sun God, his demon-blood avatar, and the sixteen strands of consciousness that his Infinite Heart Inner Dharma Body could split off were all working, busy setting up production lines, driving the production of the Heaven-Breaking Drill, and pushing forward the updates of the Void Cloud Storage.

Just then, a message came through.

Feng Tingting: "True Lord! Have you seen what's happening at the Heavenly Demon University?"

Zhang Yu asked doubtfully, "What happened?"

The next moment, Feng Tingting sent a video over.

In the video, there was a female figure with dragon horns and dragon scales, yet maintaining a human form.

She opened her mouth and said, "I am Cangshi Divine Lord."

"I announce that I have officially joined the Righteous Alliance."

Just these words from Cangshi Divine Lord caused a tsunami-like reaction at the Heavenly Demon University.

Although the higher-ups of the Heavenly Demon University were trying their best to delete the videos, without the presence of true gods, they simply couldn't keep up with the deletion.

After all, those currently in charge of divine duties were all spirit cultivators. Many of these spirit cultivators, upon seeing these videos, not only didn't delete them but were even spreading them themselves.

Seeing these words, Zhang Yu's heart sank even more: "These bastards of the Righteous Alliance... although they are unwilling to waste the power of Divine Transformation to deal with us, they are willing to use propaganda tactics, using a portion of non-Divine Transformation power to deal with the 2nd and 3rd layers, devouring the manpower and material resources of the 2nd and 3rd layers, continuing to increase the win rate of the Divine Transformation battlefield, and speeding up the progress of the Divine Transformation battlefield..."

And in the video, what Cangshi Divine Lord said next had an even greater impact.

"The Righteous Alliance welcomes all demons and humans to join."

In the video, Cangshi Divine Lord said, "The poorer you are, the more we welcome you, because the poorer you are, the more it shows that you have been oppressed in the Ten Schools."

"Do you want to be oppressed for your whole life?"

"Don't you want to step hard on the heads of the Ten Greats and make them feel your anger?"

"Go all out to borrow money, go borrow money, go take loans, go find everything you can take away from the territories of the Ten Great Schools, then join the Righteous Alliance. The money doesn't need to be repaid, and debts and loans are all wiped out..."