Chapter 452: Overturning Kunlun

Hearing Shi Huaiyu's question, Mo Shangjin explained, "Zhang Yu is our team's secret weapon. Before we face the other top ten teams, we should try our best to conceal his true strength."

"What's more, our next match is against Vajra University, and they'll be coming to Wanfa University to compete with you."

"I'm afraid people from Vajra University were already watching your match just now."

Hearing this, Zhang Yu asked curiously, "How strong is Vajra University's Civil Engineering Department?"

"Vajra University..." Mo Shangjin pondered for a moment before explaining, "Their Artifact Forging Department is extremely adept at processing students' physical bodies into various magical artifacts. The trade of physical bodies on campus is also very active, and their body-refining methods are highly compatible with the magical skeletons they produce."

"For them, the physical body is very important because diligently cultivating it can lead to financial gain."

"Yet, for them, the physical body is also not that important, because the entire university follows uniform body-refining and magical skeleton standards, making it very easy to interchange bodies and magical skeletons among themselves."

Zhang Yu then asked, "What about military-grade martial arts? How many of them have mastered it?"

Mo Shangjin replied, "The military-grade martial art of Vajra University's Civil Engineering Department is called 'Various Forms of the Great Sun'. Last year, I remember one person had mastered it!"

"However, that person should have graduated this year!"

"The team you'll encounter this time probably doesn't have anyone who has mastered it yet!"

Beside them, Su Yanyang asked again, "Senior Mo, how long will it take for your injuries to heal?"

"We can handle ordinary colonels and lieutenant colonels ourselves!"

"But if our opponents are also top-tier teams, and they possess military-grade power, I'm afraid we can't do it without you!"

Mo Shangjin said helplessly, "My physical body has been contaminated by malevolent energy, and it's currently undergoing purification."

"This process can't be rushed; it will take at least two more months to complete!"

Hearing this, Zhang Yu's heart stirred, and he inwardly thought, 'No wonder Mo Shangjin and another student were severely injured, yet Li Zhen on the side was still able to participate in the competition!'

Zhang Yu mused, 'Because Li Zhen specializes in controlling malevolent energy, right?'

He looked at Li Zhen and asked, "Senior Li, does the malevolent energy martial art you cultivate have no impact on your body?"

Li Zhen replied, "How could it have no impact? Just the aging process of the body accelerates, not to mention various other occupational diseases—none of them can be avoided!"

Su Yanyang asked doubtfully, "Then why do you specialize in malevolent energy?"

Li Zhen explained, "Although my lifespan is reduced, and my total working hours are also decreased, my income per unit of time has increased. It's like spending my lifespan in advance, or rather, spending my old age's lifespan at double the rate in my youth. What's wrong with that?"

"Besides, which construction job doesn't wear down the body? You can't work on a construction site your whole life. Although malevolent energy research is harmful to the body, if I do well, I can transition into environmental fields later!"

"Both the Thirty-Six Heavenly Gang Qi and the Seventy-Two Earthly Fiend Qi are related to environmental issues!"

"Environment is a huge concern. The higher one's cultivation, the greater the impact on the environment. With the advancement of immortal cultivation technology, Kunxu will certainly place increasing importance on environmental governance in the future!"

After the match against Jinhe University, Zhang Yu wasted no time returning to Wanfa University, continuing his days of study, cultivation, and part-time work.

Finally, in late December, Zhang Yu successfully advanced the 'Turning Earth into Gold' technique to level 20.

With all six of the 'Seven Wonders of Civil Engineering' reaching level 20, the 'Overturning Kunlun' technique in the spell chain diagram finally completed its first layer!

Elementary Level One Overturning Kunlun (6/6): The destructive and transformative effects of the Seven Wonders of Civil Engineering on the environment are doubled!

Zhang Yu's eyes lit up as he saw this effect. "Environmental transformation?" he wondered.

The next day, after arriving at the construction site on the 669th floor, he performed several tests and roughly determined the effects of the first layer of Overturning Kunlun! Whether it was basic sand and soil, half-constructed reinforced concrete, or already completed buildings, all were considered part of the environment.

Once combined with this layer's effect of Overturning Kunlun, whether Zhang Yu activated a single technique like 'Minor Triple Union' or 'Turning Earth into Gold,' the scope and intensity of their effects dramatically increased!

He gently opened his five fingers, and wisps of metallic dust were drawn from the sand, forming a small cloud of metallic mist that swirled and transformed in his palm according to his will.

"Since 'Minor Triple Union' is also effective, it means the 'Heavenly Kunlun Mountain Moving Divine Power' should also be effective!"

"In other words, if I use the 'Heavenly Kunlun Mountain Moving Divine Power', I can cause even stronger and more drastic large-scale transformations!"

"This would be a divine construction technique! Who else in the Civil Engineering Department could build faster than me?"

Zhang Yu felt a surge of excitement. "I will reach the pinnacle of construction work and earn an hourly wage that countless laborers wouldn't even dare to dream of!"

Zhang Yu secretly calculated that by then, the money earned from construction work would likely far exceed what he currently made from artifact forging.

"This way, I estimate I'll be able to fund my artifact forging with earnings from construction for a long time!"

"Ah, what a pity I still have to wait until January!"

Although his heart was pounding with impatience, Zhang Yu understood that such things couldn't be rushed. He immediately suppressed his excitement and continued to immerse himself in his work.

"Stay calm, Zhang Yu. Especially at times like these, you must not rush!"

Zhang Yu secretly admonished himself, "Proceed step by step, keep learning, keep working, keep cultivating. Even if I master the Heavenly Kunlun Mountain Moving Divine Power, it's just the beginning!"

"My goal is the top ten sects; everything is still far off!"

In the blink of an eye, it was time for the second match of the Civil Engineering Inter-University League! This time, the competition was held at Wanfa University!

Vajra University brought a total of six main team members and three substitutes.

At the entrance to the arena, among Vajra University's team, the leader, Chan Rong, looked at Zhang Yu and the other five with a smile in his eyes.

Chan Rong spoke, "Mo Shangjin isn't participating? It seems his injuries are quite troublesome!"

Zhang Yu calmly replied, "You know Senior Mo?"

"Know him? Of course, I know him!" Chan Rong murmured.

"I still remember last year's battle against Wanfa University, when Mo Shangjin used the Seven Wonders Magical Skeleton to activate the Heavenly Kunlun Mountain Moving Divine Power, overturning the entire examination arena!"

"It was a truly world-shattering strike. I remember a senior member of our team fought desperately with 'Various Forms of the Great Sun,' but he was still utterly defeated by Mo Shangjin and thrown directly out of the arena!"

Zhang Yu glanced at Mo Shangjin's projection beside him and sent a private message: 'You were too ruthless in last year's match! I feel like Vajra University is holding a grudge and wants to give us a hard time!'

Mo Shangjin looked at the surging battle intent emanating from each member of the Vajra University team and sighed, "Ah, I didn't know I wouldn't be able to participate this year!"

"Moreover, at that time last year, our department was bidding for a project, so Professor Gao wanted me to make a high-profile move to build momentum for the bid!"

"Otherwise, do you think I wanted to use the Seven Wonders Magical Skeleton to activate the Heavenly Kunlun Mountain Moving Divine Power? That comes at a very high cost, you know!"

Just then, Chan Rong watched Zhang Yu, who was privately chatting with Mo Shangjin, observing Zhang Yu's shifting gaze. Chan Rong spoke, "Is Mo Shangjin projected here through the Spirit World?"

Zhang Yu was slightly taken aback, and just as he was wondering what to say, he heard Chan Rong continue, "Mo Shangjin, last year, because of that one strike of yours, almost all of our team's magical skeletons and artifacts were rendered useless!"

Hearing these words, Zhang Yu gasped inwardly and thought, 'Damn, this feud has grown huge!'

Chan Rong continued, "Today, you can just watch how I deal with your teammates!"

Mo Shangjin frowned, looked at Chan Rong, and said, "Be careful, everyone. This guy came prepared!"

As the match officially began, Chan Rong shot into the sky, fiery light erupting all around him, making him hover above the arena like a blazing sun!

Chan Rong spoke each word distinctly: "Mo Shangjin, last year, when you defeated me, I had actually already obtained my military license!"

"It's just a pity my cultivation was insufficient; I hadn't yet mastered 'Various Forms of the Great Sun' back then!"

"If last year's competition had also provided a longer cycle, giving me more time to cultivate, we would never have lost to you!"

"Today, I will first deal with your teammates. Let's battle again next year!"

With that, Chan Rong brought his palms together, and surging Gang Qi erupted from his body, casting an infinite, blazing light across the entire arena!

Simultaneously, almost as Chan Rong moved, spoke, and channeled his power, information about 'Various Forms of the Great Sun' that Mo Shangjin had previously described flashed through the minds of Zhang Yu and his team.

Mo Shangjin: "'Various Forms of the Great Sun' is a martial art that condenses the martial will of the Great Sun and combines it with Great Sun Gang Qi!"

"Mastering this military-grade martial art at the Foundation Establishment stage allows the practitioner to become like the Great Sun in the sky once activated. It can cause temperatures to gradually rise within a radius of a thousand meters, incinerating everything within that range in just over ten minutes!"

"Besides the widespread gradual temperature increase, 'Various Forms of the Great Sun' can also rapidly cause localized temperature spikes within a hundred meters!"

"With just a glance or a gesture, it can set a person ablaze!"

"And the smaller the volume of space being heated, the faster the temperature will surge..."

Whether it was Zhang Yu, Xiao Yunji, Su Yanyang, or anyone else, their thinking speed and reaction speed were exceptionally fast. They had already recalled all the information about 'Various Forms of the Great Sun' almost before Chan Rong had finished speaking!

But immediately after, they all began to hesitate and feel conflicted about their next move!

'Our opponent actually possesses military-grade power. Should we surrender immediately? If we surrender, should I be the first to do so without consultation?'

Such thoughts flashed through Su Yanyang's mind.

So, in the next instant, he used his incredibly fast reaction and thinking speed to open the competition chat group in his eye-skeleton.

Inside the competition chat group!

Su Yanyang: What should we do?

Xiao Yunji: If we fight to the death, we might lose all our magical skeletons and incur huge medical expenses!

Li Zhen: We can't fight like this; people will die!

Xiao Yunji: Then what do you suggest?

Watching the messages constantly refreshing in the competition chat group, Su Yanyang cursed inwardly, 'At a time like this, why isn't anyone stepping forward to call for surrender? Is there no one willing to take responsibility?'