What’s the point of cultivating immortality if you don’t have money?.

Chapter 605 Ranking of Advertising Value

"Kuang Tianqing actually lost?"

"Which eye of yours saw that Kuang Tianqing lost? She was clearly just making a strategic retreat."

"Then they just ran away?"

"After severely injuring Bai Zhenzhen and Zhang Yu, she escaped unscathed from being surrounded by six people! No one could do anything to her."

"So she still ran away? Eight Nascent Soul cultivators were supposed to tutor him, shouldn't she have just wiped out the opponent? I think she might as well have helped me..."

Kuang Tianqing's first move in the team competition obviously attracted the attention of countless people.

The outcome of this battle sparked endless discussions in the spirit world, with countless people offering both praise and criticism.

Especially with Zhang Yu's final shout, many viewers believed that Kuangtian had indeed lost this battle.

Scanning through the comments in the spirit world, sensing the subtle changes in public opinion, and their impact on stock prices, currency prices, and advertisements, the principal of Heavenly Demon University, the Free and Easy God, snorted coldly.

Above the arena, in the observation room of the spirit realm, came his voice from the divine light representing the Free God.

"The students at Wanfa University are not only incompetent, but they have also learned a lot about how to lie and distort the truth."

Upon hearing these words from the Free God, the Heavenly Evolution God of the University of Ten Thousand Laws chuckled and said, "Old ghost, don't tell me that with your vision, you can't see Zhang Yu's importance in this battle."

"Although his strength is not as good as Kuang Tianqing's, like Kuang Tianqing, he is also the one who dominates the rhythm of this battle."

"Whether it was detecting the flaws in the Heavenly Demon Illusionary Movement Technique, helping Bai Zhenzhen break through in swordsmanship, contacting reinforcements, or launching the final counter-attack, in this battle, almost only he and Kuang Tianqing could compete for... control of the battlefield's rhythm."

"This is a case of the weak defeating the strong, making full use of all their resources, the environment, and the rules."

Just after the Heavenly Evolution God finished speaking, the Free God said disdainfully, "Any student with stronger personal strength would have done even better than him."

"Without Wen Wuyai's remote support, without Bai Zhenzhen's presence, and without Jin Napan's arrival... what qualifications would Zhang Yu have to fight Kuang Tianqing?"

"Zhang Yu was the weakest and biggest flaw in that battle, which is why he became the key to the rhythm of the battle."

"Fighting a strong enemy with a weak one? What right do you have to boast about such a stupid thing?"

Just as the two Nascent Soul Gods were exchanging words, a massive amount of soul cultivators, representing their power, erupted in the Spirit Realm under their control.

"Kuang Tianqing exposed his Daoist secrets, his sneak attack failed, and his military-grade Dharma Body was damaged. He may miss out on this year's Top Ten League championship because of this battle! Tianmo University! Loses!"

"Kuang Tianqing's first move in the Top Ten League was astonishing. His Taoist techniques complemented each other, forming a complete system. He moved freely amidst attacks from multiple schools and severely injured two students! He is currently the strongest player on the field, and his championship aspirations are evident. Tianmo University! Win!"

In an instant, both sides left behind countless comments and messages about Kuang Tianqing in the spirit world, pouring out the thoughts of the two Nascent Soul cultivators, influencing the changes in public opinion, and guiding the thoughts of countless people.

Because Kuang Tianqing is involved in so many things, the prices of related advertisements, the value of traffic, and even the price of the currency and stock price of the Tianmo University behind it have all fluctuated.

At the same time, the Heavenly Evolution God had already communicated with the True Lord Anzhen, who was in charge of guiding the school team.

Celestial God: This Zhang Yu has great potential.

Heavenly Evolutionary Lord: Why is there so little investment on you?
Anzhen Zhenjun quickly replied: He has only recently mastered the fourth military-grade power; his qualifications are too shallow and his experience too limited.
Anzhen Zhenjun: Our main role for him is support.

Then Anzhen Zhenjun vaguely explained that he had already given the other party an assessment... the highest loan amount he could offer.

After all, there can only be one champion in the top ten leagues, and the main force in the competition for immortal techniques is Dao Qiankun, so the main investment target is also Dao Qiankun.

Including Dao Qiankun's backers, Jiu Tian Liu and Yan Qian Ji, the large investments they received were, in Anzhen Zhenjun's view, also aimed at improving the overall win rate more cost-effectively and increasing Wanfa University's chances of winning the championship.

Heavenly Evolutionary Lord: Anzhen, sometimes when we educate students, we must teach according to their aptitude and handle special cases specially. We cannot be bound by old ways and only know the rigid rules.

Celestial Evolution God: This Zhang Yu has potential; he can weaken Kuang Tianqing and increase the win rate for Dao Qiankun.
Celestial Evolutionary Lord: After this competition ends, consider whether you can invest more in him.

Anzhen Zhenjun: I understand.

Heavenly Evolutionary Lord: I don't see any advertising space on him?
Heavenly Evolutionary Lord: After this is over, some companies should be interested in investing, right?
Anzhen Zhenjun: I will send someone to make contact.

After ending his call with the Celestial God, Anzhen Zhenjun looked at the advertising quotes from various companies.

These are the advertising quotes that companies send to students after contacting the school. They represent how much money the companies are willing to spend on advertising for students if they participate in the next competition.

As the competition progressed and the students' performances varied, the companies' quotes for subsequent advertising collaborations continued to change.

Anzhen Zhenjun thought to himself, "If any student's advertising bid is high enough, even if their strength is insufficient, they will probably be sent to the next competition. However, it will be difficult for students with insufficient strength to get a high advertising bid."

After considering the highest bids from various sources and public opinion assessments, a ranking of advertising bids from various companies for the students' next match was presented to Anzhen Zhenjun.

First Place: The Great Dao of Ten Thousand Laws, Advertising Rate: 820 Spirit Coins/session
Second place: Kuang Tianqing from Tianmo University, advertising price 710 spirit coins/session.
Third place: Yan Xiang of the Underworld University, advertising rate 600 spirit coins/session.
Looking at the names and bids of the top three students, Anzhen Zhenjun thought to himself, "Kuangtianqing's highest advertising bid has dropped quite a bit due to the impact of this battle, falling directly from first place to second place."

Then his gaze moved downwards and he saw Wen Wuyai, who was in 4th place, with 550 spirit coins in a single game, and Bai Zhenzhen, who was in 10th place, with 380 spirit coins in a single game.

Anzhen Zhenjun thought to himself, "Bai Zhenzhen's destructive power has attracted a lot of attention, and the Extreme Emotion Sword Dao itself has a high level of discussion. Suddenly, the advertising price has risen to 10th place." "Wen Wuyai's long-range support just now can be considered to be invincible, especially since the attack range spread to the entire arena. In other words, he can intervene in any battle. In this way... the cost-effectiveness of advertising on him is too high."

He couldn't help but exclaim, "I never imagined that two students from Tianjian University would break into the top ten bidders after just one battle."

Anzhen Zhenjun's gaze continued to sweep downwards, and finally he saw Zhang Yu at the 38th position.

"Zhang Yu, ranked 38th, will receive an advertising fee of 66 spirit coins for his next match."

Anzhen Zhenjun sighed, "Advertising is all about the head effect; the price drops as you go down the ranking."

He recalled Zhang Yu's performance and thought to himself, "Without sufficient practical experience, without a firsthand understanding of the details of the entire battlefield, and without communication between students... the average viewer wouldn't be able to see Zhang Yu's importance in this battle."

"If the average viewer can't tell the difference, then advertisers won't be interested."

"Although Zhang Yu and Kuang Tianqing were vying for the rhythm of the battle, in terms of the viewing experience and advertising effect, he was not as good as Jin Napan, who appeared last."

To be honest, Anzhen Zhenjun was already surprised that Zhang Yu's advertising price ranking had risen to 38th.

"The main reason for this is probably not Zhang Yu's performance, but that he benefited from Kuang Tianqing's popularity."

Anzhen Zhenjun thought to himself, "Especially that last shout, it must have boosted his ranking by at least several dozen places."

In Anzhen Zhenjun's view, Zhang Yu's final shout had a far greater impact on public opinion and bidding than his previous combat performance, and was even more useful than his desperate fighting.

……

Wanfa University.

Unbeknownst to them, the Magnetic Pole True Lord in the laboratory had paused the experimental process.

The image of Kuang Tianqing fighting Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen flashed through her mind, and she thought to herself, "This kid's performance is really unexpected."

"Although there was a lot of luck involved."

"but……"

A thought flashed through Magnetism True Lord's mind: "Should we increase our investment in him after the first team match?"

Although Zhang Yu was originally quite strong and had shown outstanding design talent, it was still too early for him to achieve a ranking in the top ten leagues.

"I originally thought that investing in him to participate in the top ten leagues would not be a very profitable deal."

"It seems to be better than I expected."

With a thought, Magnet Lord had already instructed the artifact spirits to record all of Zhang Yu's live stream footage and send her the highlighted segments.

……

Just as Magnetism True Lord was pondering whether to invest more in Zhang Yu after the first team match.

Another corner deep within the spirit world.

After watching Zhang Yu's battle, Master Xinghuo sighed, "Zhang Yu's combat skills remain excellent. His awareness of taunting in actual combat and dealing with sneak attacks is as strong as ever."

"To be able to force back an opponent like Kuang Tianqing, he has almost done his best in this battle."

"It seems that he did not blindly indulge in making money during his years at university; he still retains his fighting spirit."

Xinghuo Zhenren knew that although the rules of the top ten leagues seemed fair enough, the competition itself represented a kind of injustice.

How many college students practice this kind of life-or-death combat regularly? And retain this fighting spirit?

Master Xinghuo sighed, "Only the top students from each school can spare the time to study real death battles while making money."

"The poor who are used to making money and using the benefits of immortality to create value... are no longer used to real combat and have lost their fighting spirit. If they were to appear on this arena, they would find it difficult to integrate into this combat rhythm immediately."

"Zhang Yu still has the fighting spirit to fight to the death, which is good."

……

Meanwhile, on the battlefield, Zhang Yu watched Kuang Tianqing's disappearing figure and thought to himself, "Those words I shouted during the live stream should have weakened Kuang Tianqing's potential for immortality quite a bit. I can also get some of his attention, right?"

As for Kuang Tianqing's final threat, Zhang Yu didn't take it to heart at all.

It wasn't because he thought Kuang Tianqing's threat was fake, but because Zhang Yu understood that Kuang Tianqing had already set his sights on him and Bai Zhenzhen.

The two sides are already absolute enemies, so whether or not they shout, it won't affect Kuang Tianqing's ability to deal with them. In Zhang Yu's opinion, it's better to shout to gain some attention and weaken the opponent in the process.

(End of this chapter)