The victor had already won, the defeated refused to be defeated

As the power of twenty strikes was exhausted in the blink of Nine-Heavens Cloud Vault, Ping Han roared and burst out of the ground, unleashing a flurry of scythe shadows as he fought Zhang Yu.

The deafening explosions were like thousands of thunderclaps echoing across the battlefield.

The blade energy in Ping Han's hand transformed into a sky full of azure light, shining like a dazzling comet.

The countless palm prints unleashed by Zhang Yu carried intense golden and white energy, like a tornado tearing the sky and earth, constantly engulfing Ping Han.

Two forces, one green and one gold, clashed fiercely on the battlefield, each moment seemingly accompanied by hundreds or even thousands of deafening explosions!

Ping Han felt that with each strike he made, the power of the sword energy was twisted and shifted, ultimately transforming into palm strikes that came crashing down upon him!

At the same time, it also contained Zhang Yu's own power. The power of the Golden-Thread Jade Wall, the Di Sha Bottle, Earth Suppressing Seal were all continuously transformed by Zhang Yu with the Nine-Heavens Cloud-Curtain Void Force, and pushed into countless palm prints that blasted towards Ping Han!

In this fierce battle, Ping Han actually felt himself being completely suppressed!

During the fierce battle, Ping Han tried to increase the special effects again and unleash the Human Dao Torrent, but it still couldn't affect Zhang Yu!

Ping Han thought to himself, "Has the Eye Remains been closed?"

Zhang Yu did indeed close his Eye Remains. After completing the appraisal using the Treasure Appraisal Art and analyzing and memorizing Ping Han's weaknesses, he temporarily closed his Eye Remains!

At this moment, he no longer used any Dharma Skeleton power; he relied entirely on his physical body, magical power, and Gang Qi to propel his attack!

Every ounce of his strength and every thought he had was being squeezed out at this moment, all in an effort to defeat Ping Han!

He struck out with his palm, struck out with his palm, and struck out with his palm again.

Ping Han felt as if he were being swallowed up by a sky full of palm shadows!

Zhang Yu before them was like a tsunami that swept across the sky; no matter how many blades of energy he unleashed, he would only be met with a counterattack that was tenfold stronger!

boom.

Another palm strike landed heavily on Ping Han's back, but Ping Han remained upright and continued fighting calmly!

Ping Han thought to himself, "With such all-out effort, how long can you hold out?"

"Do you really think your Martial Arts can break through my armor?"

"How can hard-earned Martial Arts compare to expensive armor?"

But Zhang Yu's offensive continued without pause, quickly causing a series of changes in Ping Han's mind, from surprise to hesitation!

Just when Ping Han thought Zhang Yu's offensive was about to weaken, his attack surged back to its peak a few seconds later!

Thus, Ping Han's hesitation gradually turned into confusion, and then into disbelief!

Finally, as Ping Han felt another palm strike to his leg, a crisp cracking sound came from within his armor!

"What?"

The next instant, more and more crisp sounds came from the armor, and the Gang Qi surged in, beginning to bombard Ping Han's body!

Amidst the resounding crashes, clouds of Blood Mist gradually erupted from Ping Han's body!

He roared and tried to retreat, but a bloodied and mangled figure crashed right in front of him!

"Ping Han."

Zhang Yu, dressed in crimson aura, grabbed Ping Han's arm!

Zhang Yu: "If the money Coin Speculation is truly yours, why don't you dare to go all out?"

"What the hell are you talking about?" Ping Han roared, his other hand whipping up a blade of energy as he slashed at Zhang Yu!

Within inches of each other, the two engaged in extremely close-quarters combat!

Ping Han's sword energy repeatedly drew up the crimson Gang Qi emanating from Zhang Yu's body, while Zhang Yu's palm strikes repeatedly pierced through the cracks in the armor, slamming fiercely into Ping Han's body!

But the next moment, Ping Han felt his internal Dharma Skeleton body malfunction, and the hand that had just been swirling with sword energy went limp!

"What?"

To Ping Han's astonishment, Zhang Yu, covered in blood, grabbed his head!

"Ping Han, the economic pressure from Coin Speculation makes you afraid to take a gamble!"

"Because that money isn't your real money at all!"

With his other hand, Zhang Yu unleashed a burst of crimson Gang Qi, striking Ping Han's hands and feet in quick succession, instantly paralyzing the Dharma Skeleton in his hands and legs!

Zhang Yu said calmly, "Just a tiny bit of risk is enough to wipe out your entire position!"

You don't dare to go all in simply because you're afraid of the cryptocurrency market encountering risks, afraid of your leverage experiencing fluctuations, and afraid of not having enough money to close your position!

"So even if you fight to the very last moment, you still hold back, afraid to risk everything!"

boom.

Zhang Yu grabbed Ping Han's head and flung him forward violently!

Ping Han's body stretched into a black line, and Zhang Yu caught up immediately, slamming him into the ground with another punch!

"Ping Han, fight back!"

"You still have the strength and the money, right? Why don't you dare fight back?"

"Are you afraid that if you run out of your balance, you won't be able to cope with the fluctuations in Nectar Coin?"

Ping Han gritted his teeth, staring intently at Zhang Yu, who had been punching him away repeatedly. He seemed to want to retaliate, but he suppressed his impulse time and time again!

With a loud bang, Zhang Yu smashed Ping Han's breastplate, grabbed his head, and coldly said, "Surrender!"

"Is that what you're thinking right now?"

"Because even if we continue fighting, he still can't beat me!"

"On the contrary, it will affect your Coin Speculation!"

Ping Han stared intently at Zhang Yu in front of him, a hint of shame and anger appearing on his face, as if his secret had been exposed!

At the very moment when Ping Han was completely suppressed by Zhang Yu, countless spectators wailed, and the sky above the arena was instantly filled with various colored text projections!

"No! Zhang Yu, put Ping Han down!"

"What if your actions negatively impact the price of the coin?"

"Please, Zhang Yu, stop!"

"Waste Ping Han."

Zhang Yu, Eye Remains had reopened, looked up at the sky and shouted, "Stop fucking Coin Speculation! Do you think you can make money while lying down?"

"Look at him."

Zhang Yu flicked the Ping Han in his hand and shouted, "After you're fried, will you still be my opponent?"

In an instant, the words in the sky seemed to fall silent!

But the next moment, a burst of laughter rang out!

Ping Han pointed to the price of the cryptocurrency on his chest and said, "It's gone up again!"

"It's 16.91 now."

"Everyone, it's gone up again."

Zhang Yu suddenly punched Ping Han's head again, and with a loud bang, countless Blood Mist burst out from the helmet!

But the next moment, Ping Han chose to surrender!

"Zhang Yu, this victory is yours."

"You're right, in my eyes, you're not as important as Coin Speculation!"

Ping Han removed his armor and helmet, looked up at the sky, pointed one finger to the sky and the other to the price of the coin on his chest, and shouted, "Look everyone, the price of the coin has gone up again!"

"Don't worry too much about the outcome of a small competition in the Civil Engineering Department. How could it possibly affect the rise and fall of Nectar Coin?"

"This is the grand strategy for the Nascent Soul stage. The more you buy now, the faster the price will rise, and the more you'll earn."

Zhang Yu looked at Ping Han, whose nose was deformed, face was covered in blood, and eyes were swollen and bruised. He saw that the other man was covered in injuries, but he was excitedly shouting to the audience, as if he were the real winner!

At the same time, the text projection in the sky changed again and gradually unified, turning into large swaths of... Buy, buy, buy. Rise, rise, rise.

As he watched the torrent of text appear, Zhang Yu seemed to be able to see countless distorted, fanatical faces through the Spirit Realm Network.

Ping Han, standing to the side, burst into laughter and said, "Let's all buy Nectar Coin together and sprint forward on the path to Immortal Dao!"

Rush, rush. Buy, rise, buy, rush.

Seeing this, Zhang Yu suddenly felt a sense of helplessness. "These guys..."

Fu Ji said, "Don't overthink it. The meaning of life for the poor is simply to be exploited by the rich."

"Ping Han is right about something: poor people aren't even human; at best, they're just ghosts!"

"These Nectar Coin are their tribulation; only those who overcome this tribulation will have the chance to be reborn as humans!"

"There are countless people on this level who would be desperately trying to seize such an opportunity!"

Zhang Yu Fu Ji thought to himself, "I just feel that I'm not capable of completing this task that Director Gao asked me to do!"

Fu Ji said, "Director Gao can't rely entirely on you! Besides, this is a battle between Nascent Soul cultivators; you're just caught in the crossfire!"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Yu's heart stirred. "A clash between Nascent Soul cultivators? You mean... the Nectar Coin has already affected the interests of other Nascent Soul cultivators, and some Nascent Soul cultivators will take action against the Nectar Divine Lord!"

Fu Ji said, "That's inevitable. Which university or Junior College college isn't under the influence of the Nascent Soul stage?"

"Being in this situation, it's already incredibly difficult to gain a foothold; going against the current is even more challenging!"

Just as Fu Ji was speaking, Zhang Yu looked at the message that appeared before him, and his eyes flickered slightly.

Che Yufei: Xuechang, are you really going to sell?

Shi Huaiyu: Junior, you've thrown everything away?

Su Yanyang: Brother, is there really a risk?

Fu Ji chuckled and said, "See, it's working after all. Eventually, someone will be affected by what you did today!"

At the same time, the moment Ping Han surrendered, Ji Yuan Shu and the other four teammates also chose to surrender!

They quickly joined Ping Han and left the arena, but their faces showed little disappointment at the defeat. Instead, they chatted and laughed about the rise in the price of the coin!

On the other side, when Zhang Yu led his teammates away from the arena, he could sense that, apart from Xiao Qingxuan, almost everyone's face was full of struggle, hesitation, and worry, but there was little excitement of victory!

Zhang Yu couldn't help but say to them, "If you've bought Nectar Coin, you should sell them quickly!"

"Selling now would already be a profit, right?"

Che Yufei nodded and said, "Okay, I'll cast it now!"

Zhang Yu looked at Shi Huaiyu, who was hesitant, and said, "Senior, let's throw it away!"

Shi Huaiyu said with difficulty, "But... it's still rising!"

"How about... we wait a few more days?"

Zhang Yu shook his head and sighed, but he didn't intend to offer any further advice.

Just then, Xiao Qingxuan said, "Huaiyu, just throw it away. Do you want to suffer the same losses as before? Do you want to use the Ghost Kidney again?"

Seeing Xiao Qingxuan's serious expression, Shi Huaiyu sighed, "Alright, alright, I'll throw it!"

Meanwhile, in the air above the stadium!

Jiu Tianliu, from the Finance Department, chuckled and said, "Ah, it really is the will of the people!"

"Although Zhang Yu is stronger than Ping Han, he cannot suppress the will of the people, nor can he suppress the students' determination to get rich!"

Yan Qianji chuckled and said, "Public sentiment? All I see is your Finance Department manipulating public opinion and stirring up public sentiment!"

Jiu Tianliu said, "Brother Qianji, you have a very deep misunderstanding about our Finance Department!"

"If you'd like, why don't you come sit with me in the department? I'll explain it to you slowly!"

"By the way, I'll help you find some funding. Your Artifact Crafting Department isn't short of experimental funds lately, is it?"

Yan Qianji tilted his head and said, "Jiu Tianliu, your Finance Department is going to face another round of purges sooner or later!"

"When you sell your possessions, remember to leave me a few pieces of your physical body and Dharma Skeleton; I'll buy them at a high price!"

Jiu Tianliu said with a smile, "With the economy in such a slump, many factories in the weapon Artifact Crafting Department are losing money, right? Remember to send me a message when they go bankrupt, and I'll definitely buy them at a fair price!"

Their gazes clashed briefly in the Spirit Realm, and the next moment, both of them vanished!

In the days that followed, Zhang Yu stopped caring about the Nectar Coin and focused on his studies, cultivation, and participation in competitions, peacefully passing his university days.