Chapter 255: Pre-Battle Enhancement

At that very moment, as Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen attacked in unison, sending Wang Yin flying and continuously breaking through layers of the Nether Blood Shadow Shield with their Primal Magnetic Vibration Swords, their blade tips drew ever closer to Wang Yin’s brow.

Many company observers watching the battlefield immediately moved, rushing over anxiously.

“Mr. Wang!”“Quick, cover Mr. Wang!”“Charge! Seize those two beasts!”

The numerous employees of the Green Oasis Group were genuinely anxious to see Mr. Wang in danger, wishing they could instantly shield him and take the sword strike themselves.

“Mr. Wang raised my salary three times! A warrior dies for the one who increases their salary!”“These two wretches! The company has nurtured them so much! Is this how they repay the company?”“Hahahaha, as long as I can catch Mr. Wang’s eye, it’s worth going bankrupt in this battle! Eight Directions Platform, maximize my immortal potential! I want to rent a combat Heavenly Spiritual Root!”

Just as the Green Oasis Group employees surged forward with fiery determination, rushing towards the battlefield, groups of experts with various temperaments emerged, blocking their path. These were the numerous outsourced personnel sent by Deng Bingding.

On the other side, the director of Xianyun Group in Songyang City moved lightly. In just a few moments, this Foundation Establishment expert could cross several kilometers and enter the battlefield.

But in the next instant, he stopped, looking at the silver-haired woman before him.

“Li Xuelian,” the director said calmly, “You should be neutral, shouldn’t you?”

Li Xuelian smiled at him, extending her hands to show she had no hostile intent, then smiled faintly, “I’m just here today to earn an extra paycheck. Let’s avoid fighting if we can.”

The director said coldly, “Someone wants to harm Wang Yin right in front of me. How can I explain that?”

Li Xuelian pouted, “Xianyun Group’s superior is the Myriad Laws Sect, not the Netherworld Palace. Why are you so anxious?”

She continued, “If they haven’t given you instructions from above, could it be that they hope you let things take their natural course and don’t interfere with the Green Oasis Group’s affairs? Isn’t it good to earn money when there’s an opportunity and hide when there’s trouble?”

“Besides, the money Wang Yin gave you isn’t enough for you to fight me, is it?”

The director remained silent, but he knew Li Xuelian was right. The profit Wang Yin offered him wouldn't cover the potential losses from a battle with Li Xuelian. However, it was enough for him to stand there and engage in a mutual stalemate with her.

Watching the two ‘mutually stalemated’ individuals, Deng Bingding thought to herself, “Two wage thieves getting paid to stand around.”

She then looked towards the entire battlefield, already seeing countless Green Oasis Group employees, outsourced staff, and security personnel all rushing towards Wang Yin. And the outsourced personnel sent by Deng Bingding actively intercepted the Green Oasis Group members.

At the same time, the Divine Power Network was in chaos due to the true gods dueling on both sides. Every now and then, charms would fail, accounts would be frozen, tax irregularities would occur… all happening to individuals.

Although the massive battle had only just begun, and most people hadn't truly engaged, for a true god like Deng Bingding, even a single moment was enough for her to analyze the entire situation.

“There’s still too little time. Too few outsourced personnel have arrived, not enough to stop most of the Green Oasis Group members.”“If a full-scale battle continues, more people in Songyang City will join and support the Green Oasis Group, and the outsourced people who’ve arrived won’t last long.”“However, thankfully, at least the key figures are present.”

Just then, a dazzling fiery light flared in the sky, like a meteor falling to earth, landing directly in front of the main Green Oasis Group force.

Gazing at True Immortal Xinghuo amidst the towering flames, all the Green Oasis employees rushing towards the battlefield halted in unison.

True Immortal Xinghuo merely swept his gaze over the crowd, saying little, but even by simply standing there, he alone was enough to block thousands of cultivators.

From the Green Oasis Group members surging out, to the outsourced personnel intercepting them, and then to True Immortal Xinghuo entering the fray, though the commotion was great and many were involved, given the cultivators’ prowess, the entire process happened very quickly, in just a few seconds.

But it was within these few seconds that the situation at the center of the battlefield reversed.

The longsword that had pierced the Nether Blood Shadow Shield shattered upon impact with Wang Yin’s brow.

Wang Yin, completely unharmed, roared, his arms slightly bent, forming a fist seal, and unleashed a powerful punch. Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen had just unleashed their full power to propel their swords, and at this moment, their old strength was depleted and new strength had yet to form, leaving them full of vulnerabilities.

Wang Yin’s fist brutally struck Zhang Yu’s and Bai Zhenzhen’s stomachs. A large indentation formed on Bai Zhenzhen’s abdomen, and she spat out a massive cloud of blood mist, her body instantly sent flying dozens of meters away.

Zhang Yu’s bones rumbled within him, and his internal organs were violently squeezed by the punch. His body dragged two long marks across the ground, sending him retreating several meters. Feeling the cracks in his bones and the continuous bleeding from his internal organs, Zhang Yu knew that without enough time to self-heal, continued high-intensity combat would eventually lead to all his bones shattering and his organs burning up—it was only a matter of time.

But looking at Wang Yin striding towards him, Zhang Yu still forced his spiritual power to rise, blocking the opponent’s path. Because he knew that behind him was the more severely wounded Bai Zhenzhen.

Wang Yin walked step by step, his gaze coldly sweeping over Zhang Yu, “One just formed his Foundation, the other a mere Qi Refining cultivator, yet you dare to dream of harming me?”“So much so that you were full of openings, and with one punch, I shattered your internal organs.”“Do you know that any piece of skin on my body is worth more than the two of you combined? What makes you think you can fight me?”

Just as Wang Yin was about to attack Zhang Yu again, his clenched fist slowly relaxed, and he said coldly, “Old man, what do you mean?”

True Immortal Xinghuo had appeared on the battlefield at some unknown point, standing between Zhang Yu and Wang Yin. Hearing Wang Yin’s question, he chuckled, first glancing at Zhang Yu, who still maintained a combat stance, with faint traces of Formless Cloud Aura continuously being squeezed from his body.

“This young man… he’s truly like me when I was young.”“Just as daring and reckless, just as passionate, and just as talented.”“It would truly be a pity for such a young man to fall here.”

True Immortal Xinghuo shook his head, thinking, “Heh, I really don’t like hiding behind such young people.”“Well, if even a high schooler steps forward,”“How can I, an old man, continue to cower?”“I… I’ll come and bear half of it for him.”

True Immortal Xinghuo’s fiery long hair swayed slightly as he looked at Wang Yin and said, “Give me some face…”

Wang Yin snorted, “Do you think you’re still the Golden Core peak cultivator you once were? Doctor of Myriad Laws?”“An optimized half-Golden Core cultivator, what face do you think you have?”

“Young man, don’t be so hot-headed.” True Immortal Xinghuo smiled helplessly, “It’s fine if you don’t give me face, but you must respect the company’s profit.”“If you agree to this next request, for the next year, I will no longer interfere with your affairs on the first layer.”“How about it?”

Wang Yin did not immediately answer, because the other party was right: he might not give True Immortal Xinghuo face, but he had to consider the company’s interests. During this period, the Green Oasis Group’s progress had been continuously obstructed by True Immortal Xinghuo, and if there were no such obstructions for the next year, the Green Oasis Group’s first-layer plans would certainly advance by leaps and bounds, bringing huge profits.

So Wang Yin asked, “What’s the request?”

True Immortal Xinghuo said, “Your battle pauses for 3 hours. How about continuing after 3 hours?”

Wang Yin frowned, “What do you intend to do?”

True Immortal Xinghuo: “During these 3 hours, let this young man receive some treatment, and let me teach him a few moves. Then you can fight again, how about that?”

Wang Yin’s brow slightly twitched, thinking, “This old man… does he think 3 hours will let Zhang Yu defeat me?” After a quick calculation, Wang Yin knew this was absolutely impossible.

But he still said, “One and a half hours at most.”

True Immortal Xinghuo frowned and turned to look at Zhang Yu, who still retained his fighting spirit behind him. Zhang Yu then felt a voice directly transmit into his ear.

“Good disciple, I’m currently transmitting a message to you. Just nod or shake your head slightly, don’t speak.”“I ask you, from observing your battle just now, have you already mastered the Nine Heavens Cloud Void Technique?”

True Immortal Xinghuo had just briefly observed Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen’s final burst of power. However, with their combined strengths, the obstruction of the Nether Blood Shadow Shield, and his extreme distance, he could only vaguely discern that Zhang Yu had indeed mastered the Nine Heavens Cloud Void Technique, and probably not just Level 1.

Zhang Yu looked at the Nine Heavens Cloud Void Technique, which was already Level 5 on his Feather Scroll, and nodded slightly.

True Immortal Xinghuo then asked, “Level 2?”

Seeing Zhang Yu nod, True Immortal Xinghuo suppressed the shock in his heart and continued, “Level 3?”

Seeing Zhang Yu still nod slightly, True Immortal Xinghuo’s face remained expressionless, but his heart was utterly astonished. Unlike those wealthy individuals who preferred offices, investments, and finance, True Immortal Xinghuo, as a practical combat-oriented scholar, was deeply knowledgeable about numerous cultivation methods. Even many military-grade techniques, though he couldn't practice them, he diligently sought out information and studied them thoroughly.

And in his memory, the Nine Heavens Cloud Void Technique was notoriously difficult to learn and master. Though its movements were simple, it could be applied to various martial aura, and the profound mysteries of aura circulation within it were truly vast and profound. True Immortal Xinghuo thought to himself, “The Nine Heavens Cloud Void Technique involves opening 'empty orifices' within the aura to accumulate power. It’s a superior martial art that mimics the human body with aura, and its various cultivation paths are said to be wild and imaginative, defying martial arts common sense and vastly different from most other martial arts.”

“Even a genius at the Foundation Establishment stage would need two or three days to master this technique and open the first empty orifice.”“After that, each further level of progress, each additional empty orifice opened, the difficulty skyrockets, and the time and effort required double.”“This young man just formed his Foundation today, yet he has already cultivated the Nine Heavens Cloud Void Technique to the third level?”“Is this the legendary Martial Dao Holy Body?”

Thinking of this, True Immortal Xinghuo secretly sighed, “Alas, if only I hadn’t met Yu Xinghan back then.”

Although many thoughts flashed through his mind in an instant, True Immortal Xinghuo’s face showed no trace of abnormality. He simply looked at Wang Yin and said, “One and a half hours it is then.”

Thus, to the astonished gazes of Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen, True Immortal Xinghuo directly signed a contract with Wang Yin under the watchful eyes of numerous true gods.

Watching this scene, Deng Bingding thought to herself, “I knew it…”“How could a dignified Golden Core True Immortal, even a half-Golden Core, easily get trapped on the first layer?”“Perhaps his descent was part of a higher-level plan, solely to assist Zhang Yu at a critical moment.”

Just then, Wang Yin said to True Immortal Xinghuo, “Oh, and for the upcoming battle, tell your true gods not to randomly block the Divine Power Network; it will affect my live stream.”“I won’t use charms myself.”“Anyway, it won’t make a difference whether I use them or not when fighting him.”