Chapter 441: Zhang Yu, what makes you think you can fight with me?

The seemingly empty arena was, in fact, filled with the converging thoughts of countless people, thanks to the spirit realm and the live broadcast.

Su Yanyang was also watching the competition. "The battle between the two currency-path prodigies will come down to who has more money," he thought to himself, "but it will certainly prompt many more people to buy Ambrosia Coins."

He then looked at Ji Yuanshu, who was standing next to Ping Han. "As expected of someone who wants to transfer to the finance department," he mused, "his gambling streak is quite strong."

Just then, Su Yanyang heard the conversation between Zhang Yu and Ping Han. A hint of doubt appeared on his face as he heard Zhang Yu once again deny that he was speculating in currency.

"Is this guy telling the truth or lying?"

Behind Ping Han, Ji Yuanshu stood with four other teammates.

Watching Ping Han confront Zhang Yu, Ji Yuanshu had actually considered withdrawing from the team after Ping Han joined.

But he soon realized something: "Who wins or loses this battle no longer matters!"

Both sides had bought Ambrosia Coins. No matter who won this battle, it would be like adding fuel to a fire, certainly making the Ambrosia market even hotter within Myriad Spells University.

The first thing Ji Yuanshu did upon realizing this was to use all his remaining wealth to invest in Ambrosia Coins with 100x leverage!

After exhausting his last bit of Immortal Dao potential, Ji Yuanshu knew he could no longer transfer to another team, as he no longer had money to buy a substitute spot on another team.

"It doesn't matter," he thought. "As long as this wave of Ambrosia Coins brings huge profits, I can slowly catch up on my overall score!"

"After all, competitions happen every year, but such a good money-making opportunity doesn't come around often!"

Many people held similar thoughts, right up until the moment in Zhang Yu and Ping Han's conversation when Zhang Yu stated he wasn't speculating in currency...

Zhang Yu himself felt a bit helpless about the rumors circulating these past few days.

"I don't know who the hell started spreading rumors that I'm speculating in Ambrosia Coins, and with 100x leverage no less!"

Remembering Director Gao's request, Zhang Yu simply raised his voice and declared, "The value of Ambrosia Coins is unstable and relies too heavily on market confidence. Furthermore, it's overly concentrated in the hands of the Joyous Union University, making its price easily manipulated!"

"I would never touch such a high-risk investment!"

"Ping Han, I advise you to exit now while you've made money, lest you go bankrupt again!"

"Ambrosia Coins have risen for so long; the risk is already getting higher and higher!"

Upon hearing Zhang Yu's loud declaration, Ping Han hadn't yet replied, but the spirit realm had already erupted in an uproar!

Some people immediately spent money to project lines of text, which appeared directly above Zhang Yu.

"Ambrosia Coins have risen and fallen for so many years, and you never warned anyone. Now that everyone's making money, you come out to warn us?"

"If you don't speculate in currency, what nonsense are you spouting? Can you please not speak recklessly about things you don't understand?"

"It's truly a tragedy for Myriad Spells University that someone like this actually obtained a Military Certificate."

"Seven Emotions Coins soared without anyone mentioning risk. Ambrosia Coins have only been rising for how long, and you're already warning of risk?"

"Does Zhang Yu dare to reveal his holdings?"

If the students watching had been chatting and laughing moments before, at this moment, the spirit realm seemed to transform into a raging storm, with countless malicious thoughts converging on Zhang Yu, as if to tear him to shreds!

Zhang Yu looked at the lines of text appearing above his head, then at the information constantly floating in his vision, and shook his head helplessly.

Fu Ji chuckled, "Of course you'd get scolded for trying to hit the brakes now!"

Zhang Yu replied, "It doesn't matter. Director Gao asked me to do it, so I'm just giving a warning. Whether they scold me or not, it won't hurt me!"

In contrast, as Ping Han raised a hand, most of the insults in the spirit realm immediately ceased.

With one finger, Ping Han pointed to the currency price chart above him, and with the other, to the Ambrosia Coin price on his chest, saying, "Just as Zhang Yu was spouting nonsense, our Ambrosia Coins rose by another 0.01 Spirit Coins!"

Countless cheers surged through the spirit realm!

Ping Han spread his arms as if embracing the void and said confidently, "Everyone, when Ambrosia Coins were at 0.1 Spirit Coins, some didn't believe they would rise!"

"At 1 Spirit Coin, some said they would fall!"

"At 10 Spirit Coins, quite a few people told me it was time to quit!"

"But facts have proven them all wrong!"

"And we've been winning until now, and we'll keep on winning."

As Ping Han spoke, the projection showing how to join his investment guidance group behind him also lit up.

The cheers in the spirit realm grew even more fervent!

Above Ping Han, a large amount of text, projected by viewers who had spent money, appeared.

"Ambrosia Coins to 10,000 Spirit Coins!"

"Go, Ping Han! Quickly shut that jinx's mouth!"

"I want to see Zhang Yu beaten to his knees!"

In an instant, the situation clearly divided: as much as the audience supported Ping Han, they were equally furious with Zhang Yu!

And soon, the attacks on Zhang Yu turned into attacks on the entire competition team!

Che Yufei, Shi Yunxiang, and others were also watching the various pieces of information rapidly flashing in their eye-sockets.

At this moment, both teams' members felt the anger and hostility of countless viewers.

Shi Yunxiang felt his scalp tingle slightly, thinking, "Why did Zhang Yu provoke them?"

Yu Xinghan scanned the situation in the spirit realm, muttering to himself, "There are many traces of paid online commenters here!"

The next moment, following the referee's signal, the two teams, who had just been standing at the entrance, all entered the arena.

To reduce costs due to the increasingly intense competitions, the original two-half competition format had now been changed to a single round.

Both sides would simultaneously engage in construction and offense/defense, with the final comparison based on their respective construction completion percentages.

As soon as they arrived at the construction site, Ping Han said to Ji Yuanshu and the other four, "You four stay here and build. I'll handle the rest alone!"

After speaking, he ignored the feedback from Ji Yuanshu and the four others, flashed away, and shot out, speeding towards Zhang Yu's location!

Ping Han had no interest in bringing his teammates along. He simply wanted to decisively defeat Zhang Yu by himself, and even defeat Zhang Yu's teammates in the process!

He wanted to make sure those experts, professors, and university leaders opened their eyes and saw clearly that he was the most deserving recipient of this year's Civil Engineering Military Certificate!

At the same time, looking at the constantly flashing group invitation information in his eye-sockets, he further realized this was an excellent opportunity to promote himself and his guidance group!

"Zhang Yu, thank you for criticizing Ambrosia Coins!"

"Facing such a strong trend, the more you criticize, the more it will only accelerate—accelerating the growth of Ambrosia Coins, and accelerating my own growth!"

On the other side, as Ji Yuanshu watched Ping Han's departing back, he felt the surging fortune between heaven and earth—the support of an increasing number of people for them!

He sighed inwardly, "I'm just Ping Han's teammate, yet I'm already benefiting from so much fortune. If I were a true Fusion-path prodigy, or an existence like the Ambrosia Divine Lord, how much fortune blessing would I receive every moment?"

When Ping Han arrived in the arena, he saw Zhang Yu already standing there alone!

Ping Han said coldly, "Just you alone?"

Zhang Yu calmly replied, "I alone am enough!"

Zhang Yu understood in his heart that this was also Director Gao's intention.

If he still needed his teammates' help to defeat Ping Han, how could he prove the worth of his Military Certificate?

As Zhang Yu looked at Ping Han opposite him, he guessed that his opponent had similar intentions.

Ping Han knew that many people were watching the live broadcast at this moment. He deliberately raised his voice and shouted, "Zhang Yu, they say you won against me because you had a higher kill count in the Military Certificate exam!"

"Today, I won't compete with you in construction. Let's see who's the better fighter!"

With that, Ping Han brought his hands together, then slammed out with a powerful palm strike!

The ground beneath him rose like a surging tsunami, overwhelming Zhang Yu.

Facing Ping Han's strike, Zhang Yu's palm changed, and he countered with the Minor Three Combinations.

With a downward press of his palm, the overwhelming torrent of mud and sand rushing towards him was as if struck violently by an invisible giant hand. It exploded with a roar, turning into a sky-high cloud of dust that spread in all directions.

As soon as the fierce battle began, the first contest was a mutual display of the Minor Three Combinations.

The ground vibrated, and mud and sand soared into the sky. Accompanied by thunderous roars, the center of the battlefield seemed to have two colossal beasts tearing at each other, erupting in an endless sandstorm that plunged heaven and earth into chaos!

"Good."

Just then, Ping Han let out a furious roar, and the sky-high dust was suddenly dispersed!

"It wasn't in vain that I prepared specifically for you!"

"The money was well spent!"

Several streaks of light pierced through the dust, shooting directly towards Ping Han's location.

Amidst crackling sounds, streaks of light revealed a dazzling metallic sheen, and like living beings, they wrapped around Ping Han's body!

"Armor?"

Zhang Yu's gaze sharpened, recognizing what was on Ping Han's body.

Armor was a type of equipment that had existed since ancient times, and though Zhang Yu knew about it, it was extremely rare to see in Kunxu.

This was because it was a magical artifact specifically for combat, with too narrow a scope of application, irrelevant to most people in Kunxu.

Ping Han said coldly, "That's right. This Abyss Armor was specially prepared by me for this battle!"

At this moment, Ping Han was covered from head to toe in a thick layer of armor. On the black armor, the light of the circumpolar star tracks appeared, corresponding to the thirty-six meridians of the human body. As Ping Han's magical power flowed within him, streams of protective energy continuously surged forth!

At the armor's connecting points, faint sinews like coiled dragons subtly emerged, emitting waves of warm vital energy. Watching these scenes, Zhang Yu understood in his heart that all these structural elements of the armor represented greater volume and heavier weight, but also higher magical power reserves, more modular functions, and greater Immortal Dao power. These were all advantages that a mere human-sized Dharma skeleton lacked!

As Ping Han breathed, streams of hot air exhaled from his mouth, raising the temperature of the surrounding area by a notch!

At the same time, the currency price and trend chart, originally projected onto Ping Han's body, were now adjusted by him to appear on the outside of his armor!

Seeing the price of 16.88 flash on Ping Han's chest once again, cheers erupted in the spirit realm, with countless people cheering for Ping Han and for Ambrosia Coins!

"Zhang Yu," Ping Han declared, "with the Immortal Dao's path being money, you who don't speculate in currency are naturally one step weaker than me in earning ability. Your Immortal Dao potential limit will be lower. So what gives you the right to fight me?"