Chapter 90

Facing Zhang Yu's aura full of battle intent and fighting spirit, the doll thought to herself: "This Zhang Yu, after just over two months apart, has changed so much even in will and bearing? What kind of potential has he unleashed?"

If it were the past doll, she would not have cared about Zhang Yu's threats; she had plenty of ways to deal with him.

But now she was extremely weak, and moreover, she had the desire to climb Kunxu again and reclaim everything that was hers.

The doll sighed inwardly: "Alas, the barefoot are not afraid of the shod. There's no need to fight with these poor wretches at this level. Let me just think of a clever trick, dangle a carrot in front of him to keep him moving."

Thinking it over, the doll changed her tone and said gently: "Don't be nervous, Zhang Yu. I came to you because a tremendous fortune has fallen into your lap."

Zhang Yu, however, asked a question that had been on his mind for a long time: "Was Zhou Tianyi sent by you?"

"Zhou Tianyi? Who's that? I don't know him."

The doll seemed not to know who Zhang Yu was talking about, nor did she care. Instead, she continued her previous topic: "After I unlocked your potential, you achieved what you have now. Don't you want to enhance your potential even further?"

Enhance potential again?

Zhang Yu suddenly thought of the table of contents in Feather Script. Previously, he had felt that the current Feather Script only had a prologue, and wondered if there was more content later.

Now, hearing the cloth doll's words, it seemed his guess was being confirmed.

Zhang Yu thought to himself: "Indeed, my potential is not limited to this. If it weren't for Feather Script not fully unleashing my potential, my current score and competition results would be higher and stronger."

"Alas, in the end, I am still held back by Feather Script."

And Zhang Yu's brief silence, to the doll, seemed like he was tempted.

So she quickly said: "Let's cooperate. Climb Kunxu together. With my assistance, you will surely stand at the pinnacle of Kunxu in the future, becoming an immortal ancestor, free in wealth, and free in cultivation."

Zhang Yu had been wary of this evil god from start to finish, so he wasn't easily fooled by her.

In comparison, he cared more about the wish matter: "Can the wish be revoked?"

The doll, of course, refused verbally, but Zhang Yu didn't believe her.

After some back and forth, Zhang Yu kept threatening with death, and finally said: "This ritual power is rigid and mechanical, like a stupid program. How could you not have left a backup plan?"

The evil god sighed faintly: "Then you should also know that if I revoke the wish, won't I be at your mercy?"

"Do you think I would agree to that? Don't make such unrealistic demands. We're in the same boat now, let's talk about something practical."

After that exchange, the doll also understood that Zhang Yu was no longer as easy to talk to as before.

Zhang Yu was no longer the powerless student she could bully at will. Now, he had an iron will, acted decisively, and possessed a means to destroy her along with himself, along with enough power to carry it out.

The doll understood... under the current circumstances... he already had the qualifications to negotiate with her, so she also planned to make some concessions.

Doll: "How about this, to show sincerity, I'll revoke the wish about kneeling just now."

Zhang Yu: "And the wish about letting go."

Doll: "Fine, fine, both will be revoked."

I don't know what the doll did, but after a moment, Zhang Yu exited his cultivation state and indeed found that these two wishes no longer bound him.

The doll then said: "Now can you put me down and let's have a proper talk? Holding me like this in your hand is very disrespectful."

Zhang Yu chuckled: "Holding you in my hand is the only way I can threaten you. Do you think it's appropriate for me to let go?"

The doll sighed inwardly: "He really hasn't let down his guard at all."

Zhang Yu continued: "Since you refuse to revoke the wish and still want to use the ritual to restrain me, then from now on, I'll have to carry you with me, ensuring I can destroy us both anytime, anywhere."

Doll: "You..."

The next moment, she was shocked, because she saw streaks of Formless Cloud Qi emerging from Zhang Yu's body, surging out like clouds from his flesh.

The doll exclaimed: "This is a manifestation of Level 10 Infinite Cloud Hand? Your Infinite Cloud Hand reached Level 10? It's only been two months, how is that possible?"

Zhang Yu said calmly: "I hope you understand that with this move, as long as you are by my side, I can attack you with Formless Cloud Qi at any time."

The doll's gaze toward Zhang Yu became increasingly different. She thought: "This boy's potential seems even more terrifying than I originally estimated. But in that case... it's fine. With him... I might really be able to get up there and retrieve my things."

If Zhang Yu were still weak and incompetent as before, then even if the doll could gain his complete loyalty, she would not have thought much of Zhang Yu.

But now, after Zhang Yu had shown his strength and potential, even if she couldn't fully control him, the doll still regarded him highly.

So she proposed her cooperation plan again: "I'll help you enhance your potential, allowing you to climb Kunxu, and you just need to take me along on the way."

Zhang Yu squeezed the doll in his hand and said, "Is there any way for me to carry you around with me?"

The doll chuckled, and its form shrank, shrank, and shrank again, from a cat-sized cloth doll to a black prayer bead about the size of a thumb.

Zhang Yu found a random string, threaded the thumb-sized black bead onto it, and hung it around his neck. Then he asked, "You won't be detected as an evil god during normal checks, will you?"

The doll laughed heartily and said, "I may not be at my peak, but when it comes to the art of concealment, those mere first-layer fellows won't find a thing off." Zhang Yu nodded and then said, "Alright then, enhance my potential."

The doll gave an awkward smile and said, "It's not something that can be done on a whim, of course. But it's not too difficult either. As long as you help me hunt down another evil god on this layer, and I devour its power, then I can boost your potential."

Zhang Yu directly grabbed the doll and squeezed it in his palm: "Are you messing with me?"

"I'm only a high school freshman, and you want me to take on another evil god?"

The doll quickly explained, "I never said you had to act immediately. Just accumulate more strength, and when you're strong enough, you can make your move."

But Zhang Yu grew curious: "Where is that evil god? What's its exact strength? Does it have any followers?"

The doll said, "There should be one hiding behind Songyang High School, and another one hiding near Bailong High School."

"As for their strength, the most powerful evil god kings are all down in the eighteenth layer receiving faith. The ones that crawled up are stronger the higher they climbed. The evil gods lingering on the first layer aren't all that formidable."

"But as for the specifics of those evil gods hiding in those two high schools—like where they're hiding, and who their followers are—that's something we'll need to investigate together."

Zhang Yu rolled his eyes. This evil god started off talking about boosting his potential, but in the end it wanted him to fight another evil god and do all the investigating himself.

"This evil god is full of big talk, I really can't trust him easily."

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So Zhang Yu stopped listening to the other's boastful chatter, pulled out his phone, and decided to seize the time to find some work that could make him money.

After experiencing the effects of the Hunyuan Pill, Zhang Yu no longer wanted to cultivate bare-naked without any support.

"If I had the money to use Hunyuan Pills every day, my physical strength would improve at a speed at least eighty to ninety percent faster than before."

"The gap is too big. How can I still settle down for hard training?"

He sighed inwardly: "Truly, it's hard to go from luxury to frugality."

The evil god talked for a while, then noticed that Zhang Yu was ignoring him. So it simply climbed onto Zhang Yu's shoulder to see what he was doing.

The doll thought to itself: "No good. I need to make Zhang Yu rely on me more and realize my importance, so I can proceed with the plan."

After watching for a while, the doll suddenly said, "You want to make money?"

No kidding? Who in Kunxu doesn't want to make money? Zhang Yu grunted in acknowledgment.

The doll asked again, "Hehe, do you think it's easy to make money through legitimate channels? You'll just be toyed with by the big companies, squeezed dry, worked to the bone your whole life, and end up with nothing but a few scraps."

"If a poor guy wants to make money, he has to break the rules and go the dark path."

Zhang Yu frowned: "The dark path?"

His mind conjured up all sorts of things involving vice, violence, and ruthlessness.

Just as Zhang Yu was about to flat-out refuse, the doll continued, "I have a connection in the dark tutoring world. Want to give it a try?"

"The dark tutoring world?"

Zhang Yu hesitated: "How dark can tutoring get?"

"Scamming students? Taking money and running? Forcing students to take out loans or sign up for credit cards?"

The doll sneered at Zhang Yu's suggestions: "What the hell is that? Which tutoring agency hasn't done that kind of stuff?"

"The dark tutoring world I'm talking about is illegal tutoring!"

"We don't buy the right to spread techniques! We don't buy the right to teach! We don't buy any rights at all! We just take the money and directly tutor the students!"

"Illegal tutoring... although the price for lessons is much lower than legitimate tutoring classes, because we don't buy any technique propagation or teaching rights... we actually earn more!"

"You have level-10 Boundless Cloud Hands. In terms of skill, you're absolutely qualified to tutor and teach others Boundless Cloud Hands."

"But you usually don't dare to reveal your level-10 Boundless Cloud Hands, right? The dark tutoring world is perfect for you—you can sell lessons while hiding your identity."

However, Zhang Yu was no longer the rookie who had just arrived in Kunxu; he had some understanding of many aspects of Kunxu.

Upon hearing this, cold sweat kept streaming down his forehead.

"Are you crazy? Not buying the distribution rights for this kind of dark supplementary tutoring... wouldn't that offend the large tutoring institutions and the technique development companies?"

"Hell, even if I went to rob a bank, compared to this it would be as safe as a picnic."

Wa Wa, however, had a dismissive tone and chuckled, "In Kunxu, if you're unwilling to take risks, how can you make big money? How can the profits from a mere robbery compare to illegal tutoring? Or do you want to work a job and be poor for the rest of your life?"

"I tell you, among the big shots in the dark tutoring world, there are many who earn tens of millions in a single year."

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