Chapter 502: The Strongest Civil Engineering Student

A loud crash echoed.

As Zhang Yu was slammed into the earth, Xiangshan tore through the soil and rocks, pursuing him directly. The two fiercely battled underground. Seeing Zhang Yu gradually unable to withstand his attacks, Xiangshan sneered and said, "Are you still waiting for your teammates to construct a formation for you? There's no need to wait. Every time we clash, every tremor that shakes the earth is amplified to its limit by me. They won't have a chance to build anything."

After another collision, Zhang Yu's figure froze, then exploded into fragments. During their intense battle, Zhang Yu had, at some point, switched his human-shaped qi to imitate a Mountain Mover to fight. This was possible because the Mountain Mover Zhang Yu was currently manifesting was a miniature version, not significantly larger than his true body, allowing him to allocate a large amount of qi to create duplicates.

Xiangshan sneered, "Is that useful?" The next moment, he turned and punched, striking the ambushing Zhang Yu once again. During their prolonged struggle, human-shaped qi figures were occasionally shattered by Xiangshan, providing cover for Zhang Yu's main body. Unbeknownst to them, their fierce battle had carved out a massive cavern underground.

Just then, the entire cavern suddenly shook, and countless rocks and soil transformed into massive arms, forming fists and palm strikes, assaulting Xiangshan.

Mountain-Moving Nine Heavens! Thousand-Handed Sacred Warrior!

Based on the divine power of Mountain Moving, augmented by the absorbed energy of Nine Heavens Cloud Void Force, he unleashed it all at once. At this moment, Xiangshan seemed to be besieged by countless powerful combatants. But facing hundreds, even thousands, of giant arms, Xiangshan met them fist-to-fist, clashing head-on with each one and smashing them apart!

"Useless! Useless! Useless! Useless!" Amidst his furious roars, the more Xiangshan's skin was hit, the more ferocious his attacks became, like a rampaging beast intent on tearing everything apart.

Yet beneath his wild exterior, his mind remained perfectly calm. He continuously released demonic qi from his trunk, spreading corruption throughout the area. "Demonic qi... it's an environment formed from various toxins and pollution. For me, having grown up in such an environment, it's like a fish in water. But for you humans, it's an unbearable negative influence... Construction is difficult in a constantly shaking environment, and the polluted air is an immense burden."

Xiangshan said indifferently, "The environment is becoming increasingly unfavorable for you. And your direct combat strength is completely crushed by me. How long do you intend to cling on with these dodging and hiding tactics?" As he spoke, Xiangshan's elephant ears perked up, and he continued, "Do you hear that? Everyone here is anticipating my victory! Behind me is the hope of countless demonkind, the sound of countless... Spirit Coins!"

With a loud boom, numbers appeared above Xiangshan's head:5.56 Spirit Coins!12.34 Spirit Coins!22.79 Spirit Coins!

Xiangshan roared, "Do you see? These are the donations from countless demonkind watching both live and online! This is the bond of our demonkind! My teammates sacrificed for me, my kin burn for me, my classmates throw money at me... Compare combat power, compare the environment, compare backing... you're all inferior to me. What the hell are you even fighting for? How much money are you willing to lose?!"

Simultaneously, messages from the spirit realm appeared above the arena.

"Don't worry about post-match medical expenses or maintenance fees! We support you!""Transform the Sky Demon! Today is the day!""Devour these humans!"Thank you to 'Wolf Material' for donating 1 Spirit Coin: Devour these humans!Thank you to 'Divine Bear' for donating 1 Spirit Coin.Don't worry about post-match medical expenses or maintenance fees! We support you!Thank you to 'Dugu. Seven Nights' for donating 1 Spirit Coin: Transform the Sky Demon! Today is the day!Thank you to 'Duck Immortal Qitian' for donating 1 Spirit Coin.

The next instant, Xiangshan roared in the arena, crushing another human-shaped qi figure to dust. While fiercely battling, constantly exerting verbal pressure on his opponent was also a common tactic for Xiangshan. Although he appeared incredibly arrogant at that moment, his mind remained calm, and he was continuously searching for Zhang Yu's weak points.

"Found you." The next moment, Xiangshan's gaze sharpened. In the spirit realm, a large number of elephant demon soul cultivators surged towards Zhang Yu's Dharma Skeleton. These soul cultivators, fueled by the anticipation of transforming the Sky Demon, the hope of Xiangshan joining the school team, and the beautiful vision of lower breeding taxes and higher incomes, wildly rushed into Zhang Yu's Seven Absolutes Dharma Skeleton. But moments later, they were somewhat surprised.

Xiangshan asked, "Why isn't the opponent's Dharma Skeleton paralyzed yet?"The soul cultivators replied, "The opponent must have paid an unknown amount of Spirit Coins; they're fighting desperately. It will take a little more time."Xiangshan: "Desperate? More desperate than you?"

In the spirit realm:Zhao Tianxing roared in his heart, "Forget about some damn clan, university, or major... I'm doing this for my own job!"Mo Tianyi: "A good company I finally found! A good job! Don't you dare ruin it for me!"Ying Xin's grandfather: "What damn school team... We're joining the Artifact Forging Department with Zhang Yu! All you civil engineering dogs can go to hell!"Che Yufei: "We are soul cultivators working for the Artifact Forging Department!"Hu Yuntao: "We finally found a human company that doesn't discriminate against demonkind! You stinky demons, get lost! Don't stand in our boss's way!"

Meanwhile, on the construction site on the other side of the arena, while the two sides were fiercely battling, a section of earth was quietly floating a few inches above the ground, like a hovering island, immune to the effects of the earthquake. Large quantities of earth and stone were continuously added to this floating island construction site, powered by Zhang Yu's Heavenly Kunlun Mountain-Moving Divine Power. At the same time, Xiaoyun Ji on the floating island transformed into a train, swiftly transporting the earth and stone remotely delivered by Zhang Yu to various corners of the construction site. Su Yanyang and Shi Huaiyu, working together, continuously used Small Triad to build frameworks and refine the overall structure on the construction site.

"Faster! Faster! Faster! Faster! Faster!" Shi Huaiyu shouted, "Zhang Yu can't hold on much longer!"

Xiao Qingxuan, with streams of dragon-shaped qi, seemingly transformed into multiple workers, completing the rebar and concrete inside the structure one by one. The long-accumulated ashes of the victor were scattered within, covering every corner of the floating island. Shi Huaiyu angrily said, "Su Yanyang! Move faster!"

On the battlefield, Zhang Yu's qi grew weaker and weaker in Xiangshan's perception. Simultaneously, the soul cultivators in the spirit realm were making rapid progress, on the verge of paralyzing Zhang Yu's Seven Absolutes Dharma Skeleton. Feeling all of this, Xiangshan coldly said, "It's time for this to end."

But the very next moment, he abruptly looked up to see a massive floating island rising into the sky and hurtling towards his location. Xiangshan's eyes narrowed. "A floating island? An anti-gravity formation? This scale... So that's it. While fighting me, Zhang Yu was also remotely supporting the construction site? No wonder this guy mostly just took hits without retaliating?"

Simultaneously, the colossal floating island, obscuring the sky and carrying a force like the collapse of heaven and earth, slammed down violently towards Xiangshan. Xiangshan was about to dodge but felt a gravitational source powerfully dragging him.

"You!" To Xiangshan's surprise, at the last moment before his Seven Absolutes Dharma Skeleton was paralyzed, Zhang Yu unleashed his long-accumulated Abyss of Eternal Calamity, temporarily controlling Xiangshan's movements. With a mighty crash, the entire sky-floating island had smashed down.

The moment Xiangshan broke free from the Abyss of Eternal Calamity, he was continuously pressed deeper into the earth. He roared, exerting sudden force with both arms, attempting to tear apart the floating island before him, but felt an astonishing hardness emanating from it. The entire floating island pressing down on him felt like countless layers of armored structures piled on top of each other, possessing a robustness far exceeding that of ordinary earth and stone. Xiangshan frowned. "Over-construction, reinforced by multiple defensive formations, and... some kind of ashes? Blood sacrifice?" Despite his efforts, only a small portion of the structure before him shattered, allowing him to pierce into the interior of the floating island like a needle. With a furious roar, he extended his arms and strenuously destroyed layer after layer of the structure before him.

Meanwhile, the soul cultivators had returned, reporting their results. "The Seven Absolutes Dharma Skeleton has been paralyzed. But Zhang Yu voluntarily disengaged from the Dharma Skeleton."

Above the floating island, the Ten Thousand Dharma Team members exerted their full power together. Layers of reinforced concrete were continuously poured, and spiritual veins were shifted and connected by the power of Small Triad... Su Yanyang, sensing the situation below, exclaimed in alarm, "Too fast! Xiangshan is breaking through too quickly! We can't hold him back..." Shi Huaiyu slapped Su Yanyang on the head and angrily retorted, "Stop talking nonsense! Where's your old fighting spirit? Hold on!"

Su Yanyang took a deep breath, gritted his teeth, and pressed his hands together. The ground beneath his feet surged under the influence of Small Triad, enveloping layers of reinforced concrete and beginning to take shape. "Faster! Faster!" Xiaoyun Ji's figure flickered, rapidly transporting materials to various parts of the floating island's interior. Xiao Qingxuan frowned, perceiving Xiangshan's relentless advance within the floating island, his breakthrough speed far surpassing their construction rate.

Just as everyone was incredibly tense, the sky suddenly darkened. They saw Zhang Yu, using golden qi as temporary limbs, remotely grasping and carrying immense quantities of earth, stone, and raw piles as reinforcement.

"After Zhang Yu disengaged from his Seven Absolutes Dharma Skeleton..." Su Yanyang's eyes lit up. "He went and transported all the earth, stone, various materials, and raw piles from the Sky Demon University's side?" With Zhang Yu's transport support, and as raw piles were inserted into the earth one by one, the efficiency and quality of the entire construction site suddenly soared.

Xiangshan, trapped inside the floating island—or rather, the floating mountain—gradually sensed that something was wrong. The entire mountain became increasingly hard and heavy. And he had broken through hundreds of meters, yet still hadn't reached the end...

"No! I cannot be trapped here!" Xiangshan roared, gathering all his strength to break through further. But at this moment, he suddenly realized... that his military-grade Dharma Skeleton provided no assistance whatsoever in terms of demolition and construction. Meanwhile, the construction site above became even more frantic.

"Steel, now!" Xiao Qingxuan roared, inserting large sections of rebar into the modules. With his entire Dharma Skeleton operating at 100%, Su Yanyang unleashed concrete like a torrential flood, enveloping countless steel bars. "Hold on, everyone! He's slowing down!" Shi Huaiyu excitedly guided spiritual veins, continuously adjusting the support of the mountain's external structure as the internal structure was destroyed.

In the sky, all the earth and stone from the entire arena flew over. Under Zhang Yu's Heavenly Kunlun Mountain-Moving Divine Power, they either transformed into materials for the construction site or visibly filled the mountain body. Xiangshan felt the weight pressing down on him growing heavier and heavier, and his movements becoming slower and slower. His military-grade skin Dharma Skeleton could not increase his demolition efficiency for the mountain at this moment; instead, it was constantly draining his magic power.

At this moment, a sudden realization flashed through his mind: "In terms of direct combat power, I am superior to them. The reasoning is simple, like the easiest math problem... two military-grade powers are greater than one military-grade power. But when it comes to construction efficiency, like modifying this mountain right now..." Xiangshan's expression turned grim, his eyes filled with unwillingness. "I might actually be inferior to them? The Calamity Flow Ming King Mark IV isn't a Dharma Skeleton for construction; it's for combat... Absorbing power, counteracting the Heavenly Kunlun Mountain-Moving Divine Power—none of that helps me demolish this mountain right now... Am I actually...?"

"Impossible!" Xiangshan roared, "I sacrificed so much? How could I possibly fall here? How could I fall here?!"

The mountain body surged. Under the tug-of-war between the two sides, its interior continuously collapsed while its exterior was constantly refilled and reinforced. When the light before his eyes brightened, Xiangshan's hands found nothing, realizing he had finally broken through the entire mountain and emerged outside. But before a smile could form on his face, the notification of the match's end appeared on his ocular implant.

Match EndTen Thousand Dharma University Completion: 43%Sky Demon University Completion: 0%

Just before the match concluded, Zhang Yu used his Heavenly Kunlun Mountain-Moving Divine Power to move the construction on the site to its designated position, gaining an absolute advantage in completion percentage. As for Sky Demon University's construction site, it had long been utterly destroyed by him while he was transporting materials.

Xiangshan was slightly stunned, then watched the students of Ten Thousand Dharma University cheering and embracing each other. All around them, the raw piles crafted by the demonkind stood silently on the earth, just as they had for countless years. A trace of unwillingness welled up in Xiangshan's heart, and his eyes fixed intensely on Zhang Yu. He had sacrificed his teammates, sacrificed his kin, and now he could only watch Zhang Yu and his companions ascend to the champion's throne.

Meeting Xiangshan's gaze, Zhang Yu thought to himself, "Xiangshan... perhaps you indeed have reasons why you cannot afford to lose, reasons compelling you to push forward even by sacrificing your companions. But I also cannot betray the trust of my employees and teammates. I want to lead them forward."

Fu Ji chuckled, "Kunxu is like this: it brings all those who want to fight desperately together, then the strong lose, and the stronger win. Isn't this just the law of the jungle that these demonkind believe in?"

In the spirit realm's audience stands, Director Gao observed the scene and commented indifferently, "Xiangshan has deviated from the true path of civil engineering. Relying on a military-grade Dharma Skeleton to enhance combat power, even if he breaks through civil engineering and joins the school team... what does that have to do with civil engineering? What does it have to do with construction? Can't students from other departments wear that military-grade Dharma Skeleton after getting certified?" Director Gao then looked at Zhang Yu, nodding in satisfaction. "Zhang Yu has truly mastered the essence of civil engineering. He can be considered the current... strongest civil engineering university student."

Mo Shangjin sent a message to Zhang Yu, asking: "Where's my Seven Absolutes Dharma Skeleton?"