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

Chapter 619 Come Here, Zhang Yu
Because the four schools of Tianmo fell far behind in the previous team competition, they received fewer qualifying spots, with only slightly more than 30% of the 55 students present advancing. Meanwhile, the four schools of Wanfa, having led in the previous team competition, secured just over 60% of the qualifying spots.

Zhang Yu's gaze swept over Kuang Tianqing and the students standing beside her, and he thought to himself, "Besides Kuang Tianqing, Yan Xiang, the top student from Youming University, Mu Qiansi, the top student from Hehuan University, and Di Lianzhong, the top student from Baigu University, have all advanced."

However, Zhang Yu was not entirely surprised by this. After each school team obtained the qualification spots based on the ranking of the prisoners in the previous round, each school would choose its own candidates to advance. The top players from the four Heavenly Demon Schools were the ones who had to be selected.

The next moment, a projection of the spirit world appeared in the air, and as the names of the contestants popped up one by one, a ranking of the top 11 individuals was gradually formed.

"The first place winner, Dao Qiankun, captured 7 people."

"The second-ranked Tian Sheng Gong captured 6 people."

"Third place: Kuang Tianqing, 5 people captured."

……

Looking at the rankings, Zhang Yu's heart stirred. He thought to himself, "Is this the individual ranking for the number of prisoners captured in the last team competition? And if the number is the same, the one who captured the prisoners first ranks higher."

Because it is related to the number of prisoners, and the four schools of the Heavenly Demon suffered a great loss in the last round, the top 11 contestants are also mostly from the four schools of the Myriad Laws, while the four schools of the Heavenly Demon are in the minority.

Looking at the names on the rankings, Zhang Yu thought to himself, "These people... are almost all renowned and powerful players from their respective schools."

The top three universities in each of the top ten universities possess incredibly strong capabilities, representing the pinnacle of the academic hierarchy.

But as the top ten leagues progressed and the elites from each school gathered, even after one elimination round, there were still 27 star players from each school on site.

Originally, these exceptional students, who were usually aloof and rarely seen in their respective schools, gathered together, creating the illusion that such exceptional students were as common as dogs.

But an illusion is an illusion. Compared to the vast number of college students (including junior college students), these 27 people gathered here at this moment are just a tiny minority standing at the top of the pyramid.

Although the ranking is based solely on the number of prisoners captured by each individual and does not represent the contestants' true overall strength, these top 11 are certainly the ones that each school has high hopes for.

Zhang Yu thought to himself, "So what's the point of revealing this ranking? Is it related to the upcoming matches?"

In the blink of an eye, with the names of the top 11 players all listed, the rules for the second match also came into play.

Zhang Yu glanced at it briefly and a look of understanding appeared in his mind: "The second competition is a competition between team competition and individual competition."

Looking at the rules, Zhang Yu summarized in his mind: "The top 11 players become captains and must choose teammates from the remaining 44 players to form 11 teams of 5 players each."

"These 11 teams will compete in a relay race, and the top six teams will all advance to the final."

Looking at the relay content, Zhang Yu fell into thought again: "If we want to advance in this competition, how the captains choose their teammates and how they allocate their resources is very important."

In Zhang Yu's eyes, the specific details of the five relay events appeared.

"The first task is to break through the encirclement of 18 Hercules Demons in a row, break through to the target location as quickly as possible, and hand over to the next contestant."

"Then the second task was moving mountains, the third was diving, the fourth was racing in the water, and the last one was... changing the weather."

"The six teams that took the shortest time across the five projects will advance."

Looking at the content of these 5 relay races, Zhang Yu was also thinking about which event he was best at and most suitable to participate in.

After giving the 11 team leaders half an hour to think it over, the selection process began.

Starting with Dao Qiankun, who is ranked first, the 11 team captains will each select one player to join their team in turn, and then the second player will be selected starting with Dao Qiankun, and so on, until all team members have been selected.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone present and amidst the anticipation of countless live-stream viewers, Dao Qiankun smiled and waved to Zhang Yu: "Come here, Zhang Yu."

Zhang Yu seemed completely unsurprised, calmly walking towards Dao Qiankun and standing behind him.

However, Dao Qiankun's choice took many people by surprise, leaving many contestants looking astonished.

Anzhen Zhenjun, who was watching the match, frowned slightly and thought to himself, "Why did they choose Zhang Yu as their first pick?"

"Hidden Prison focused on defense in the last game and didn't personally capture many prisoners, which is why they didn't make it into the top 11 and became the captain..."

He looked at Zang Shenyu among the 44 people present and felt that this top student from King Kong University was the most worthy of being chosen first, regardless of his strength or financial resources.

On the other side of the field, Jiu Tianliu, one of the 11 captains, thought to himself: "Although Zhang Yu's advertising price ranking has risen to 3rd place, this is just his popularity, not his strength."

Jiutianliu looked at the other contestants on the scene and thought to himself, "At least among the contestants on the scene, there are quite a few whose strength is definitely above Zhang Yu's, and several of them have an absolute advantage in these five relay events."

"This first opportunity to select someone was wasted on Zhang Yu. Was Dao Qiankun too confident? Or too hasty?"

At the same time, the second-ranked captain, Tian Shenggong, the top student from Immortal Soldier University, smiled and said to Dao Qiankun beside him, "In that case, I won't stand on ceremony."

Tian Shenggong looked at Cang Shenyu and said, "Old friend, come join my team."

As each team leader selected their members, Dao Qiankun's team quickly amassed a total of 5 people.

Zhang Yu's gaze swept over his teammates. Besides himself and Dao Qiankun, the other three were Yan Qianji, Wen Rongjue, and Li Shiwei.

As the third-ranked student in the entire school and the first-ranked student in the weapon crafting department, Yan Qianji's strength is beyond doubt.

Li Shiwei ranked second in the Taoist Arts Department, while Wen Rongjue ranked third in the Finance Department; both possess considerable strength.

With the selection process complete, the next step is to assign projects, with each team arranging for its members to participate in different projects.

Dao Qiankun said calmly, "The last of the five relay tasks requires changing the celestial phenomena, and I will be in charge of this task. Tell me which task you would like to be responsible for." Yan Qianji said, "The first task requires breaking through 18 powerful demon gods. I am quite familiar with these military-grade puppets, so I will be in charge of that."

Wen Rongjue smiled slightly and said, "I've learned more about concealing one's luck, so I'll be in charge of the third item, stealth."

Li Shiwei, who ranked second in the Taoist arts department, said, "The remaining two challenges are moving mountains and racing in water. I am better at moving mountains in Taoist arts, so I will choose this one."

After listening to everyone's discussion, Dao Qiankun nodded slightly, as this was roughly the arrangement he had in mind.

However, Dao Qiankun still looked at Zhang Yu and asked, "Zhang Yu, what do you think?"

After reviewing the details of each of the five relay events, Zhang Yu realized that his strongest skills were in moving mountains or racing in water.

Especially now that his Azure Water Golden Crystal Armor has been upgraded to level 20, his advantage in water racing has greatly increased.

With that thought in mind, he nodded confidently to Dao Qiankun and said, "Then I'll take charge of the fourth level, the water race."

After the five of them made their decision, they reported the project arrangements and then went to their respective competition venues according to their instructions.

Zhang Yu glanced at the map and thought to himself, "This five-item relay is basically a loop around the entire floating continent."

"We are five contestants, each starting from a different point in time..."

Zhang Yu soared into the sky, following the guidance of the spirit world that appeared in his eye, flying at high speed, breaking through layers of air waves, and in the blink of an eye, he arrived at a corner of the floating continent.

Looking at the shimmering, boundless water before him, Zhang Yu thought to himself, "What a huge lake! At first glance, it looks just like an ocean."

"There are actually places like this on the floating continent?"

"That's... a huge project."

"How much did they actually spend on this match?"

At this moment, Zhang Yu even had a feeling that, compared to the players, the companies that contracted the stadium construction projects were the ones who were really making money in the top ten leagues.

As the power of the Heavenly Kunlun Mountain-Moving Divine Force was activated, Zhang Yu slowly landed on a coastline with the sword box in his arms.

This beach in front of us is the starting point for the underwater race.

When Zhang Yu arrived, he found that many contestants had already arrived.

"Zhang Yu, are you also in charge of this stage?"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Yu looked up and saw the information above the other person's head, thinking to himself, "4th place in Immortal Soldier University, Ling Pojun."

Zhang Yu still remembered that the other party had tried to ride on his popularity during the last competition, deliberately causing a conflict with him, saying that the logistics staff had nothing to do and wanted him to build some kind of laboratory.

Looking at Zhang Yu in front of him, Ling Pojun thought to himself, "This guy's popularity is incredibly high right now."

"They're in the top three in terms of popularity, but their overall strength is definitely far from being in the top three. Their forte is support. The reason they were able to hold off Kuang Tianqing in the last match was thanks to the help of everyone, the advantage of the formation, and the advance preparations..."

But... given Zhang Yu's immense popularity, how could Ling Pojun possibly resist trying to capitalize on it?
However, Ling Pojun changed his approach this time. He looked at Zhang Yu seriously and said, "Junior, although we were comrades in the last match, we are competitors in this one. I will not hold back."

"Let's fight with all our might and work together to achieve even better results."

Just then, accompanied by a dragon's roar, a dragon's shadow descended from the sky and landed on the beach.

"Zhang Yu, you're participating in this challenge too? This is truly a stroke of luck!"

Zhang Yu turned his head and saw a giant dragon, over a hundred meters long, staring at him with its dragon eyes.

Zhang Yu's gaze swept over the other person's head, and he thought to himself, "Second place in Tianyao University, Ying Zhoufan from the Demon Department."

"Why does this name seem so familiar?"

The next moment, Zhang Yu remembered that he seemed to have encountered a high-bloodline demon descendant student named Ying Yufan during the previous team competition. Ying Yufan looked very much like a human.

Zhang Yu asked curiously, "What is your relationship with Ying Yufan?"

“That’s my brother.” Ying Zhoufan sneered, his dragon eyes looking at Zhang Yu with cruel intent, and said, “That guy failed to seize the opportunity to capture you after encountering you last time. What a useless fellow.”

In Ying Zhoufan's view, the last encounter with Zhang Yu, who was acting alone and had not yet begun to set up his formation or construct his defenses, was the best opportunity to capture him.

But his good-for-nothing younger brother wasted the opportunity.

"But this is fine."

With a flick of its dragon tail, Ying Zhoufan unleashed a gust of wind that seemed to create a storm along the coast.

He thought to himself, "Zhang Yu is already at the top of the list of demons who are discriminated against. Insulting him will earn me a lot of demon energy."

"He's so popular right now, I'll devour him completely in this match! I'll thoroughly digest him!"

The more he thought about it, the more excited he became, his dragon eyes seeming to gleam: "I want to humiliate him, insult him, and completely trample on his dignity, turning him into my traffic and popularity."

(End of this chapter)