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

Chapter 654 Why fight?
As the decisive battle begins, everyone—from the top ten universities, the thirty-six colonels, the seventy-two junior colleges, to countless colleges and high schools—is now watching the live stream, waiting for the news, or checking the updates, using various methods to keep up with the start of this battle.

On the floating continent, advertisements that blot out the sky have filled every inch of space.

From the vast blue sky to every blade of grass, every tree, every bamboo, and every stone on the battlefield, everything was covered with dense advertisements.

When Zhang Yu and Kuang Tianqing arrived at the battlefield, the live stream's popularity exploded. Countless spiritual messages converged in the sky above the battlefield, forming visible divine power fluctuations that swept across the entire area time and time again.

Kuang Tianqing: "Zhang Yu, let's fight. This world has been waiting for this battle for far too long."

Zhang Yu: "It's been too long, let's finish this quickly."

Zhang Yu and Kuang Tianqing's eyes met briefly, and the next moment... there was no further setup, no extra conversation, and no probing whatsoever.

At the very first moment of the battle, both sides went all out, wanting to use the fastest speed and the strongest power to completely annihilate their opponent.

Simply because they share the same confidence, believing themselves to be stronger than their opponents.

When Zhang Yu held the spiral longsword that had been transformed from Bai Zhenzhen's corpse, he felt as if he and the sword had become one.

The Feather Spirit Root within the sword resonated with the True Spirit Root within Zhang Yu's body. With each pulsation, their spiritual energy and magical power interconnected, constantly stimulating, adapting to, and...strengthening each other!

At the same time, Bai Zhenzhen's illusory figure seemed to appear behind him, gently embracing him and saying, "Yu Zi, let's defeat him together."

Pure white, intense sword energy emanated from his body, spreading from the sword to Zhang Yu's body, bringing waves of breathtaking pressure.

But relying on his dual spiritual roots, his body forged through countless trials, and the blessing of the Earth and Wood Sacred Body... Zhang Yu withstood the backlash of the Extreme Emotion Sword Qi, maintaining a balance between his body's self-healing and self-destruction.

This means that Zhang Yu, wielding the sword, can unleash the power of the Extreme Emotion Sword Dao for a longer period of time than Bai Zhenzhen, and can more frantically drive this destructive power into battle.

"Madness! Heaven! Collapse!"

With a roar, a burst of light, like the shattering of a golden core, rose from Zhang Yu's body, and his entire body surged with a terrifying sword aura as he fiercely attacked Kuang Tianqing.

Wow!
Amidst a piercing cry and the light of the shattered golden core, a pulsating mass of flesh was spat out by Kuang Tianqing.

At the same time, the various artifact spirits within Kuang Tianqing's body operated on their own, and his entire body's magical form had reached 120% power, making him seem like a phantom, as if he had detached himself from this world.

"Elites from the four schools, come out here!"

The power of the top students from the four schools of the Heavenly Demon rose from Kuang Tianqing's body and, propelled by the power of the Shattered Core, was poured into the Demonic Embryo.

The demonic fetus was seen constantly disintegrating and regenerating, with the forces of life and death intertwined, creating a cycle of life and death, which then blasted towards Zhang Yu in nine consecutive cycles and nine consecutive explosions.

"Zhang Yu! You've lost!"

As soon as the battle began, both sides unleashed their most powerful moves.

Its speed and power are unmatched in its class.

The same earth-shattering moves were displayed, and the same overwhelming destructive power was forced out, yet neither could kill the opponent.

This is because at this moment, both sides' opponents are equally strong, equally terrifying, equally flawless, and equally invincible at the Foundation Establishment stage.

Therefore, both sides can only continue to push their own strength, squeeze their own bodies, and force out every bit of their potential.

The Great Elixir of Fallen Pills is activated! Heavenly Demon Illusion! Heavenly Demon Void! Netherworld Disintegration! Mysterious Darkness Return to Nothingness Technique! Ten Thousand Bones and Marrow Withering Curse! The Great Music of Yin and Yang of Heaven and Earth! The Seat of Ten Thousand Demons in Curse! The Eight Divine Techniques! The Four Schools' Top Students!

Feather True Dual Spiritual Roots! Heavenly Kunlun Mountain-Moving Divine Power! Heavenly Calamity Formless Heart Weapon! Heavenly Sun Radiant God! Taihao Sacred Law Sword Formation! Azure Water Golden Crystal Armor! Demon Saint's Myriad Transformations Divine Scripture! Seven Absolute Laws Corpse! Heavenly Meteor Shattering Pill Scripture! Immortal Path Sun! Extreme Emotional Sword Path!

In the blink of an eye, a hundred moves of fierce fighting had passed. The entire battlefield was devastated, and the land within a radius of dozens of miles was as if it had been ravaged by a series of natural disasters. At this moment, only a scorched earth remained, and this was only the effect of the aftershocks of the two people's battle.

What about Zhang Yu and Kuang Tianqing, who were the main targets of the attack?
Still undefeated!

Still invincible!

Even with their powerful moves unleashed one after another, even with intense heat waves that could burn everything through their bodies, even with earth-shattering sword energy tearing through their flesh... it still didn't work.

Both of them stood at the pinnacle of their respective realms and had both made up for all their weaknesses, yet they were still unable to defeat their opponent, unable to completely suppress the opponent who was blocking their ambitions and their path to immortality.

Wen Wuyai was stunned by what he saw: "Strength, speed, defense, destruction, physique, techniques, potential... every single one of them is unprecedented, and every single one of them has been piled up to the highest level. Is this really the level that Foundation Establishment can achieve?"

Lines of data kept appearing in Jiutianliu's eyes: "How many spirit coins would it take to reach their level in the Foundation Establishment realm?"

The answer is that it cannot be calculated, simply because both of them possess a mystery that Jiu Tianliu cannot know. This means that there is an absolute information gap between the two of them and Jiu Tianliu, an information gap that even he, the strongest finance student in the ten schools, cannot overcome.

Ye Xingli no longer cared about reading the comments or watching the fans' reactions. At this moment, her eyes were fixed on the live stream, her mind churning: "Throughout history, it may be hard to find such a powerful college student again."

How can one win against an opponent who is just as invincible and unbeatable as oneself?

"Zhang Yu..."

Kuang Tianqing laughed loudly, his body turning into a phantom as he passed through Zhang Yu's body, and shouted, "You really surprise me."

"Who would have thought that a nobody who could only be repeatedly humiliated by me in public and had no way to fight back could now stand in front of me and fight me to a standstill!"

Bai Zhenzhen whispered, "It's a verbal attack. Be careful of Yu Zi. She's trying to disrupt your mental state and lower your performance."

Bai Zhenzhen understood very clearly that any change in mental state, any fluctuation in fighting spirit and determination, would bring about subtle changes in the exertion of power.

With combat power at the level of Zhang Yu and Kuang Tianqing, even the slightest change would create a huge gap in the material world, affecting the battle and the outcome.

“I understand, but we are not afraid of his verbal attacks.”

Zhang Yu unleashed another spiral sword strike, the pure white sword energy tearing through the sky and splitting Kuang Tianqing's figure in two. Then, the figure merged back into one.

"Kuang Tianqing," Zhang Yu sneered, "Have you forgotten? You ran away when you faced me, you ran away twice in a row, and this time you're finally not running away?"

Kuang Tianqing said calmly, "Escape is to preserve my potential for immortality, and to win the championship." "My anger at your slander is also to minimize the loss of my potential for immortality, and again, to win the championship."

"But at this decisive moment, all of this is meaningless. No matter how much you say... you can't make me waver in the slightest."

Boom! The two sides collided violently, like a comet striking the earth. The intense shockwave, accompanied by the continuous sinking of the ground, left a crater on the battlefield.

At the same time, Kuang Tianqing continued, "Today's battle is for the survival of all people, for extending their lives, and for everyone to live a few more years, learn a few more years, and work a few more years."

"You can feel it, right? Zhang Yu, in today's battle, the tide is in my hands, and everyone just wants you to lose!"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Yu had to admit that the other party was right.

Just last week, after he defeated Tian Shenggong and entered the final against Kuang Tianqing... Zhang Yu received a lot of messages, private messages, and comments related to the final battle almost every day...

And most of what they are trying to say is... they hope he loses.

"Kuang Tianqing wants to extend everyone's lifespan. If he wins, you can live a few more years too, so don't compete with him."

"We just want to live a few more years, is there a problem with that?"

"Quickly admit defeat and stop blocking everyone's way to survive!"

Zhang Yu could sense that Kuang Tianqing was now imbued with the expectations of heaven and earth, and the hopes of countless schools, teachers and students.

After all, who wouldn't want to live a few more years?

As for Zhang Yu, he was the one who was not expected to win this battle.

Just then, Kuang Tianqing's eyes flashed, and the power of his shattered core exploded repeatedly, forcing Zhang Yu back step by step: "You feel it now, don't you? Zhang Yu, the whole world's expectations of me."

Are you really ready?

Can you handle the pressure after winning the championship?

Do you even know what you're fighting for?

Amidst the radiance of the Golden Core, Kuang Tianqing's arm continuously disintegrated, fiercely blasting towards Zhang Yu.

Zhang Yu unleashed a sword strike, cutting off the opponent's attack.

"Why fight..."

Zhang Yu certainly knew why he was fighting.

In high school, he aimed to get into one of the top ten universities; after entering university... of course, he aimed to join a sect.

Entering a sect is simply a means to survive.

Survival was his primary motivation for embarking on the path of immortality, passing exams, obtaining certificates, and defeating opponents.

He just wanted to survive.

Isn't that reason enough?

Zhang Yu originally thought this reason was sufficient.

"But why... why do I feel right now that this reason is not enough, not enough, not nearly enough..."

"Is it because I don't know which immortal cultivation method to choose after winning the championship?"

Is it because I don't know where this world is headed?

Amidst the soaring crimson light, Kuang Tianqing, who used the power of shattered cores to propel the Netherworld to disintegration and launched his attack with a determination, will, and Dao heart that was willing to gamble everything, was now constantly blasting Zhang Yu back and pressing him down.

In Zhang Yu's eyes, the figure of Kuang Tianqing before him seemed to be constantly changing, with one familiar or unfamiliar figure after another appearing.

Wang Yin: "If you want to be a superior person like me, you have to learn to eat people."

Jiutianliu: "Do you want to be a fool who toils away on construction sites for the rest of your life, or works overtime in the weapon-refining department's laboratory for the rest of your life? Or do you want to learn to use your brain, become a smart person, make money from money, and earn more spirit coins than you could ever earn in your entire life in the weapon-refining or civil engineering departments?"

Magnet Lord: "People strive for higher positions, water flows downhill. Although the Earth and Wood Department has treated you well, our Weapon Forging Department has a much wider scope..."

Director Gao: "Zhang Yu, the Finance Department has started making its move. Your mentor is useless; he can't protect you..."

Dao Qiankun: "I want to change this world."

"The idea of ​​changing the world is not only something that immortals and deities can think about. Even those who have reached the Foundation Establishment stage, the Qi Refining stage, or even ordinary people can have this idea."

"In this world today, weakness is shameful. But everyone starts out as a weakling..."

Amidst deafening explosions, Kuang Tianqing's blood surged like magma, and his surging magical power erupted like a volcanic eruption, propelling the shattering power of his golden core to repeatedly repel Zhang Yu before him! Repel! Repel again!

"Zhang Yu!" Kuang Tianqing roared angrily, "Destiny is in my hands!"

"The whole world is counting on me to win! What do you have to fight me with?!"

The two sides fought and retreated, and in the blink of an eye they had fought thousands of meters away, from the plains to the lake, and in an instant they blasted the lake into a huge crater and unleashed a torrential rain.

Meanwhile, increasingly intense emotions surfaced in Zhang Yu's eyes.

"I... don't just want to survive."

(End of this chapter)