Arc 11From Oasis to University

Zhang Yu defeated Wang Yin, gained new cultivation and equipment, and survived an assassination attempt that separated him from Bai Zhenzhen. He ascended to the Second Layer and began life at Ten Thousand Laws University, where class rankings and upper-layer students quickly shaped his new surroundings.

  • Zhang Yu rescued Bai Zhenzhen and fought Wang Yin, eventually defeating him with the Nine Heavens Cloud Void Force and Soul-Wounding Brick as the Orthodox Gods intervened in Oasis Group’s aftermath.
  • Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen received new cultivation methods and Dharma Skeletons, trained under Spark True Person, and prepared for the Gaokao while investigating Zhou Yang’s family.
  • Two cultivators hired by Oasis Group attacked Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen, but Zhang Yu survived beneath the rubble while Bai Zhenzhen’s Divine Spiritual Root awakened and she was taken into protective custody.
  • After the Gaokao, Zhang Yu chose Ten Thousand Laws University and ascended to the Second Layer, where he reunited with Bai Zhenzhen through the Spirit Realm Network.
  • Zhang Yu arrived in University City with Le Mulan, Yu Xinghan, and Li Xuelian, completed his university interview, and moved into a cramped shared dormitory with Zhang Pianpian’s help.
  • Zhang Yu joined the Civil Engineering Foundation Establishment Class, fell to twelfth place as more students arrived, and watched the classroom fall silent when Ji Yuan Shu entered.
Chapters 257–281 Vol. 3 Read

Ch. 257The Gap Between Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment

Zhang Yu fused the Qi Sea Spiritual Root with his body, broke through to Foundation Establishment, and rushed to save Bai Zhenzhen. He left the battlefield with Bai Zhenzhen rescued and the surrounding Qi Refining experts defeated and afraid to move.

  • Zhang Yu fused the Qi Sea Spiritual Root into his dantian and meridians, greatly increasing his Spiritual Energy absorption and Magical Power efficiency.
  • Zhang Yu broke through his Magical Power, Dao Heart, and Physical Strength limits, then began cultivating the Foundation Establishment method Nine Heavens Cloud Void Force.
  • Zhang Yu hurried to the battlefield and found Zhou Yang holding Bai Zhenzhen captive.
  • Zhang Yu wounded Zhou Yang with one palm and pulled Bai Zhenzhen into his arms.
  • Zhang Yu struck down the attacking Qi Refining experts with a powerful palm, leaving them unable to stand.
  • Wang Yin's Surgery Talismans began treating the wounded, while Zhang Yu's cold gaze kept the survivors from moving.

Ch. 258Sweep

Zhang Yu slaughtered the people pursuing him after sending Bai Zhenzhen to safety, but Wang Yin arrived and confronted him. Bai Zhenzhen received treatment and chose to have a Flood Dragon Spiritual Pivot installed so she could return to the battle.

  • Zhang Yu sent Bai Zhenzhen through a sewer to meet Deng Bingding’s reinforcements, then began killing the pursuers as they fled through his cloud-filled battlefield.
  • Zhang Yu killed Zhou Yang, Ye Mantian, and numerous other experts, while divine lightning struck down a Qi Refining expert who attempted to break through without a license.
  • Wang Yin arrived and blew away Zhang Yu’s clouds with a divine wind tornado, then accused Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen of betraying the company.
  • A doctor treated Bai Zhenzhen and told her Wang Yin was coming, so she chose to have the Flood Dragon Spiritual Pivot installed despite the pain and risks.
  • Wang Yin berated Red River and called Zhang Yu a dog he had raised, while Zhang Yu challenged him by invoking Kunxu’s rules of business.

Ch. 259World-Overturning Heroic Fist (Thanks to 'I am a Reader' for the reward

After the Divine Power Network was sealed off and his spells failed, Wang Yin fought Zhang Yu with martial arts and overwhelmed him. Zhang Yu struggled against Wang Yin’s Spirit Surge Stance as the battle continued under a storm of explosive punches.

  • The Divine Power Network connection was cut off, causing Wang Yin’s talisman spells and wind dragon to fail, and he fell toward Zhang Yu.
  • Zhang Yu attacked Wang Yin with a palm strike, but Wang Yin met it with a punch and sent Zhang Yu crashing into a crater.
  • Wang Yin blocked Zhang Yu’s follow-up attacks with his Netherworld Blood Shadow Shroud and revealed that it contained tens of thousands of Living Souls from the First Layer.
  • Zhang Yu realized Wang Yin was using the battle to advertise how cheaply Living Souls could be bought on the First Layer, and his anger intensified.
  • Wang Yin used Heaven Devouring Stance to monopolize much of the battlefield’s Spiritual Energy, weakening Zhang Yu’s ability to recover Magical Power.
  • Wang Yin attacked with Spirit Surge Stance, blasting Zhang Yu repeatedly and forcing him to defend against the explosions.

Ch. 260Battle with President Wang

Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen combined their techniques to drive a supersonic Magnetic Oscillation Sword through Wang Yin’s Nether Blood Shadow Cover. The sword reached Wang Yin’s brow but shattered, leaving his Skin Magic Skeleton apparently unharmed.

  • Wang Yin battered Zhang Yu while exhausting his Magical Power, and Zhang Yu prepared to gamble on using the Nine Heavens Cloud Void Force.
  • Bai Zhenzhen arrived with a Magnetic Oscillation Sword and attacked Wang Yin, but his Nether Blood Shadow Cover stopped her first strike.
  • Bai Zhenzhen and Zhang Yu fought together as she built momentum with the Ten Thousand Swords Without End Art and activated her Flood Dragon Spiritual Pivot.
  • Bai Zhenzhen’s Dragon Might Art disrupted Wang Yin’s cultivation, and Zhang Yu released five stored strikes through the Nine Heavens Cloud Void Force to drive their sword toward him.
  • Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen forced the sword tip against Wang Yin’s brow, but the Magnetic Oscillation Sword shattered against his Skin Magic Skeleton.

Ch. 261Pre-Battle Improvement (Thanks to 'I am a Reader' Again

Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen’s attack failed to break through Wang Yin’s defenses, and Spark True Person intervened before Wang Yin could finish them. He negotiated a short pause so Zhang Yu could recover and receive instruction, then learned that Zhang Yu had already mastered the Nine Heavens Cloud Void Force to the Third Layer.

  • Oasis Group employees rushed toward the battlefield, but Deng Bingding’s Outsourced Workers intercepted them, Li Xuelian held off Xianyun Corporation’s director, and Spark True Person arrived to block the company’s forces.
  • Wang Yin shattered Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen’s sword and struck them both, leaving them badly injured as Zhang Yu stood between Wang Yin and Bai Zhenzhen.
  • Spark True Person stepped between Wang Yin and Zhang Yu and negotiated a pause in the battle so Zhang Yu could recover and receive instruction; Wang Yin agreed to an hour and a half.
  • Spark True Person secretly asked Zhang Yu about his cultivation and discovered that he had reached the Third Layer of the Nine Heavens Cloud Void Force.
  • Spark True Person and Wang Yin signed a contract, and Wang Yin asked the Orthodox Gods to stop disrupting the Divine Power Network during the next battle.

Ch. 262Facing Wang Yin Alone

Zhang Yu underwent surgery to receive Bai Zhenzhen’s Flood Dragon Spiritual Pivot, then trained the Nine Heavens Cloud Void Force and prepared for his fight with Wang Yin. Their battle began with Zhang Yu charging through Wang Yin’s opening attack, and Wang Yin answered with the Heaven-Tilting Stance.

  • Spark True Person explained Wang Yin’s defenses and taught Zhang Yu to combine different forces before striking with the Soul-Wounding Brick.
  • After surgery, Zhang Yu consumed medicine and rapidly trained the Nine Heavens Cloud Void Force, while the Flood Dragon Spiritual Pivot raised his Physical Strength by one Level.
  • Zhang Yu signed advertising contracts, wore defensive battle posters, and learned that his Nine Heavens Cloud Void Force had reached level 11.
  • Wang Yin announced his plan to breed ordinary people for their Living Souls as cameras livestreamed the battle, while Zhang Yu and Wang Yin recited advertisements.
  • Zhang Yu rushed Wang Yin and used the Dragon Might Art to disrupt him, but Wang Yin countered with the Earth-Crushing Stance.
  • Zhang Yu blocked Wang Yin’s attacks with a flurry of martial arts and advanced using Eleven Consecutive Strikes, while Wang Yin began the Heaven-Tilting Stance.

Ch. 263Spark Guidance, Nine Heavens Combat (Thanks to 'Chunzao Qing Amber Master' for the Alliance Leader Reward)

Zhang Yu used Spark True Person’s advice and his refined Nine Heavens Cloud Void Force to break through Wang Yin’s Nether Blood Shadow Cover and enter close combat. He turned Wang Yin’s Heaven-Tilting Stance back against him, leaving Wang Yin struggling to suppress the force inside his body.

  • Wang Yin struck Zhang Yu with Heaven-Tilting Stance, but Zhang Yu had left his body without Magical Power, preventing the move from reaching its full effect.
  • Zhang Yu unleashed eleven coordinated Nine Heavens Cloud Void Force strikes, using Formless Cloud Gang to open a narrow gap in the Nether Blood Shadow Cover.
  • Zhang Yu passed through the gap and landed a twelfth strike on Wang Yin’s face, but Wang Yin endured it and prepared another Heaven-Tilting Stance.
  • Zhang Yu’s level 10 Nine Heavens Cloud Void Force absorbed Wang Yin’s Heaven-Tilting Stance and released it back at him as a thirteenth strike.
  • Wang Yin struggled to suppress the force stirring his Magical Power while Zhang Yu slipped through the gap in the Nether Blood Shadow Cover to fight him at close range.

Ch. 264Defeating Wang Yin

Zhang Yu defeated Wang Yin by exploiting a flaw in his Skin Magic Skeleton and battering his mind with the Soul-Wounding Brick. Spark True Person pulled Zhang Yu away as Songyang City erupted into conflict, then arranged for Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen to study with him for the next nine months.

  • Zhang Yu repeatedly slammed Wang Yin into the ground until vibrations loosened the connection between his Skin Magic Skeleton and flesh, revealing a bruise on his forehead.
  • Zhang Yu struck the flaw with the Soul-Wounding Brick, flooding Wang Yin's mind with scam advertisements and junk information.
  • Wang Yin counterpunched and shattered Zhang Yu's left arm, but Zhang Yu kept hitting him until he could no longer fight or speak.
  • Spark True Person stopped Zhang Yu, explained that local families and workers were resisting Oasis Group, and took Zhang Yu away to train with Bai Zhenzhen.
  • Li Xuelian knocked out Oasis Group employees while Yu Xinghan watched and realized Zhang Yu's crowdfunding lending channel had closed.

Ch. 265Zhang Yu's Impact

Zhang Yu defeated Wang Yin, shocking the First Layer and inspiring students while Orthodox Gods moved to contain the fallout and reshape the First Layer. Badly injured but already healing, Zhang Yu ended the chapter recovering under doctors’ care as Spark True Person wondered whether he possessed the legendary Martial Dao Sacred Body.

  • Zhang Yu beat Wang Yin with the Soul-Wounding Brick, and Mu Guiyin sealed Wang Yin’s Divine Power Network when he seemed poised to break their agreement.
  • Deng Bingding declared that the Orthodox Gods would handle Oasis Group’s aftermath and clean up the First Layer under the decree of Myriad Laws Sect.
  • Le Mulan, Lian Tianji, Qian Shen, and students across several schools watched Zhang Yu’s victory and reconsidered what people from the First Layer could achieve.
  • Deng Bingding observed that the battle inspired students to work harder, while foreseeing that Oasis Group would be carved up and the Upper Level would benefit from the resulting changes.
  • Doctors treated Zhang Yu’s severe injuries, and Spark True Person marveled at how quickly Zhang Yu’s body was healing after reaching Foundation Establishment.

Ch. 266Remnant Ox Abandoning Self Is a Castrated Version?

After Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen survived the day’s battles, they returned to their apartment to rest, while Spark True Person left to work and promised to help negotiate Zhang Yu’s rewards. As Zhang Yu resumed cultivating, he began to understand the blood-colored incantation on the Remnant Ox and wondered whether his Heart Sutra was incomplete.

  • Spark True Person marveled at Zhang Yu’s Combat Saint Physique and martial talent, then left to work overtime and promised to help him negotiate with the Orthodox Gods.
  • Bai Zhenzhen reunited with Zhang Yu, said she had defeated Wang Yin and gotten her account unfrozen, and the two headed back through the ongoing corporate battles.
  • Zhang Yu activated his Foundation Establishment Domain, causing nearby fighters and pursuers to stand down as he and Bai Zhenzhen passed; Red River regretted not helping Zhang Yu earlier.
  • At their apartment, Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen cleaned up, told Fu Ji about their victory, and Bai Zhenzhen fell asleep from exhaustion.
  • Zhang Yu resumed circulating his Heart Sutra and gained a new understanding of the Remnant Ox’s blood-colored incantation, suspecting his Heart Sutra was a castrated version.

Ch. 267Complete Abandoned Cow Self-Sacrifice Art

Zhang Yu comprehended and cultivated the complete Remnant Ox Self-Sacrificing Heart Formula, awakening control over his body's healing and growth. After training through the night, he checked the flood of messages that arrived after defeating Wang Yin.

  • Zhang Yu combined his insights from fighting Wang Yin with the blood-red incantations and completed the Remnant Ox Self-Sacrificing Heart Formula.
  • Zhang Yu visualized the White Ox healing, rising above the mud, and suppressing it as he learned to direct his body's recovery and physical changes with his will.
  • Fu Ji warned Zhang Yu to keep the cultivation art's power secret and suggested it approached Military Grade; Zhang Yu resolved to tell only A-Zhen.
  • Zhang Yu searched for the Desolate Ox Great Saint but found little information, then cultivated the complete formula through the night and increased his Physical Strength.
  • Zhang Yu read messages congratulating him for defeating Wang Yin, including invitations, requests, and offers from acquaintances and companies.

Ch. 268Oasis Spoils, Choosing Rewards

Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen met Deng Bingding to discuss compensation and choose rewards after stopping Oasis Group. Spark True Person arrived and advised them to take specific Dharma Skeletons, then revealed the body-tempering path he believed best suited Zhang Yu.

  • Zhang Yu learned Oasis Group was demanding compensation for battle damage, and Bai Zhenzhen urged him to have Deng Bingding handle it.
  • Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen visited the God Department-controlled Oasis Building, where Deng Bingding promised to recover their funds and monthly payments and offered Oasis Group supplies as compensation.
  • Deng Bingding showed them three Enterprise Grade Dharma Skeletons left behind by Wang Yin: Time Remnant Demon Eye, Formless Wind Demon, and Blood Pump Core.
  • Spark True Person arrived and advised Zhang Yu to choose Time Remnant Demon Eye and Bai Zhenzhen to choose Formless Wind Demon.
  • Spark True Person told Zhang Yu to avoid implanting other Dharma Skeletons and instead temper his body before transferring from Civil Engineering to Artifact Crafting.

Ch. 269Time Remnant Demon Eye

Spark True Person helped Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen choose Dharma Skeletons and secure Foundation Establishment cultivation methods, then accompanied them to Oasis Group for surgery. Zhang Yu received the Time Remnant Demon Eye and discovered it let him perceive the world as if it had slowed down.

  • Spark True Person advised Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen on university majors and urged Deng Bingding to reward them with Foundation Establishment Cultivation Methods.
  • Deng Bingding gave Zhang Yu the Azure Vortex Qi Skill and Bai Zhenzhen the Foundation Establishment versions of Thunderclap True Body and Frost Soul Ice Heart Art, then reclaimed the Soul-Breaking Brick.
  • Zhang Yu agreed to replace his Flood Dragon Spiritual Pivot and receive the Time Remnant Demon Eye, while Bai Zhenzhen prepared for her Formless Wind Demon Dharma Skeleton.
  • Spark True Person asked the surgeons to make Zhang Yu’s eye installation removable so he could alternate between the Time Remnant Demon Eye and his original eye.
  • After the operation, Zhang Yu activated the Time Remnant Demon Eye and realized it increased his visual perception, making the world seem slower.

Ch. 270Spark True Person's Help

Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen received Dharma Skeletons, cleared their debts, and Bai Zhenzhen reached Foundation Establishment while suppressing her True Spirit Root’s evolution. Spark True Person began training them for university by warning them about challenges above the first layer and subjecting them to Martial Dao Intent.

  • Zhang Yu tested the Time Remnant Demon Eye’s ability to slow his perception, while Bai Zhenzhen tried her new speed and found it drained her Magical Power and strained her body.
  • Spark True Person explained that he had no intention of exploiting Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen, and they accepted him as their Master.
  • Zhang Yu repaid nearly 80 million in loans, and Bai Zhenzhen used a Heavenly Spiritual Root to achieve Foundation Establishment.
  • Bai Zhenzhen felt her True Spirit Root beginning to evolve toward a Divine Spiritual Root, but she managed to suppress the change.
  • Spark True Person warned Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen that they might face setbacks and discrimination at Ten Thousand Laws University, then began training their Dao Hearts with his Martial Dao Intent.

Ch. 271Zhang Yu's Spirit Vein Pass

Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen trained under Spark True Person, then cultivated at a Spirit Vein node using Zhang Yu’s deliveries to Red Pagoda Company to gain entry. Their cultivation was interrupted by news that the expert they had killed was Zhou Yang of the Zhou Family, and Zhang Yu asked to join the Patrol Team’s investigation.

  • Spark True Person repeatedly battered Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen with different Martial Dao Intents, improving their Dao Hearts and cultivation methods.
  • Zhang Yu delivered goods for Red Pagoda Company and entered the Spirit Vein with Bai Zhenzhen, who privately considered helping him remove his troublesome root.
  • Zhang Yu used the Azure Vortex Qi Skill to reach Level 10, expanding his Spiritual Energy gathering range to one hundred and fifty meters.
  • A Security Department squad surrounded the restroom Zhang Yu had used and carried an enormous armored case away from it.
  • Yun Ni told Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen that the expert they had killed was Zhou Yang of the Zhou Family and said the Patrol Team would investigate the family.
  • Zhang Yu asked Yun Ni whether he and Bai Zhenzhen could join the investigation.

Ch. 272The Zhou Family's Evil God, the Final Sprint Before the Gaokao

The Patrol Team searched Zhou Yang’s estate and uncovered a hidden facility where Zhang Yu secretly helped Fu Ji absorb a suppressed Evil God. As Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen trained for the Gaokao, Zhang Yu reached Level 20 in the Remnant Ox Abandoning Self Heart Sutra, and Le Mulan arrived seeking his seed for Le Jingchen.

  • The Patrol Team arrested Zhou Family members and found Zhou Yang’s underground facility, where Fu Ji identified a Ritual suppressing an Evil God.
  • Zhang Yu used the cameras’ blind spot to touch the hard drive, allowing Fu Ji to pull the Evil God to her side before she fell silent to digest it.
  • Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen trained under Spark True Person, who pushed their cultivation while reflecting on his hopes that his investment in them would help Xue Lian and Xing Han.
  • With half a year left before the Gaokao, Zhang Yu reached Level 20 in the Remnant Ox Abandoning Self Heart Sutra and gained the ability to retain consciousness in severed flesh for several minutes.
  • Le Mulan visited Zhang Yu and insisted she wanted his seed instead of repayment for the five million she had lent him.
  • Le Jingchen messaged Le Mulan to confirm she had obtained genuine Feather Juice and suggested Zhang Yu might have given Red Pagoda fake goods.

Ch. 273Zhang Yu's Rare Treasure, Elder Sister's Contact

Le Mulan secretly watched Zhang Yu produce a sample, then caught it and rushed away with it for research. Zhang Yu trained with Spark True Person, improved his cultivation, and spoke with Zhang Pianpian, who explained the importance of university rankings.

  • Le Mulan broke into Zhang Yu's room, caught his freshly produced Rare Treasure, and left with it after apologizing while Zhang Yu protested.
  • Zhang Yu received news of a Xianyun Group Spokesperson event and planned to earn money and prepare supplies before ascending to the Second Layer.
  • Spark True Person taught Zhang Yu to change his appearance and advised Bai Zhenzhen to train in hidden weapons and ranged combat.
  • Zhang Yu raised Boundless Spring Autumn Zen to Level 20 and discovered it let him enter a hibernation-like state with improved digestion and recovery.
  • Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen called Zhang Pianpian, who showed her Ten Thousand Laws University rank and explained how rankings affected a student's value.

Ch. 274Fleeting Happy Days

With the Gaokao a month away, Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen continued preparing for university through harsh training and cultivation, while growing closer and imagining a future together. After Bai Zhenzhen went to collect her newly arrived Eye Skeleton, Zhang Yu called her, but the call abruptly lost his voice.

  • Zhang Pianpian explained university rankings, Student Union Cadre halos, and preparations for university, and she approved Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen's plans.
  • Spark True Person began ambushing Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen during training, then paired Yu Xinghan with Zhang Yu and Li Xuelian with Bai Zhenzhen for practice.
  • A month before the Gaokao, Zhang Yu reached Level 20 in the Azure Vortex Qi Skill while cultivating in the Protected Area's Spirit Vein.
  • Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen headed home, talked about their progress and hopes for the future, and Bai Zhenzhen rode on Zhang Yu's back.
  • Bai Zhenzhen received a message that her Eye Skeleton had arrived and went to collect it; when Zhang Yu called, the connection suddenly stopped carrying his voice.

Ch. 275Yu Zi and I Were the Best in the World

After an explosion destroyed the apartment building, Bai Zhenzhen believed Zhang Yu had died and awakened a powerful Divine Spiritual Root while fighting the assassins sent by Oasis Group. Spark True Person found Zhang Yu alive beneath the ruins, and doctors watched his gravely injured body begin healing at an astonishing rate.

  • A blast collapsed the apartment building while Bai Zhenzhen was outside, and two cultivators revealed they had been hired by Oasis Group to eliminate Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen.
  • Believing Zhang Yu had died, Bai Zhenzhen awakened her Azure Lotus power and attacked the two Foundation Establishment cultivators; the man fled, and she fought the woman amid descending pillars of light.
  • Spark True Person rejected the rescue leader’s assumption that Zhang Yu was dead and used Martial Dao Gang Qi to uncover the rubble.
  • Spark True Person pulled Zhang Yu’s mangled body from the ruins and recognized that he had entered Boundless Spring Autumn Zen’s feigned-death state.
  • Doctors found Zhang Yu suffered severe injuries but was still alive, and his wounds began rapidly healing on their own.

Ch. 276Heading to the Kunxu Second Layer

After recovering from an attack that left Bai Zhenzhen with an awakened Divine Spiritual Root, Zhang Yu trained intensely while she was placed under the protection of Heaven Sword University’s Seven Emotions Divine Lord. After the Gaokao ended, Zhang Yu headed for the Second Layer determined to attend Ten Thousand Laws University, while Bai Zhenzhen promised to find him there.

  • Zhang Yu woke in the hospital and learned that suspected Oasis Group agents had attacked him and Bai Zhenzhen, while the Orthodox God had taken her into protective custody.
  • Spark True Person told Zhang Yu that Bai Zhenzhen’s Spirit Root had awakened as a Divine Spiritual Root and that Seven Emotions Divine Lord intended to take her as his disciple.
  • Bai Zhenzhen sent Zhang Yu a message assuring him she was safe and would find him after they reached the Second Layer.
  • Spark True Person put Zhang Yu through grueling training for a month, with Yu Xinghan sometimes joining him.
  • After the Gaokao, Zhang Yu boarded a Flying Boat for the Ascension Platform and chose Ten Thousand Laws University over Heaven Sword University.
  • Le Mulan asked Zhang Yu which department he planned to enter, and he answered Civil Engineering as Xiong Wenwu was pinned down by several people.

Ch. 277Fu Ji Upgraded, Passing into the Second Layer

Fu Ji woke as a Level 2 Evil God and began raising Zhang Yu’s potential while learning that Bai Zhenzhen had gone to Heaven Sword University. Zhang Yu and his companions endured the Flying Boat’s discrimination and reached the Ascension Platform, where they entered the Second Layer and prepared to continue on to their destinations.

  • Fu Ji told Zhang Yu she had recovered to Level 2, communicated telepathically with her believers, and started filling a symbol that would eventually open a new page of the Feather Scroll.
  • Fu Ji learned Bai Zhenzhen had awakened a Divine Spiritual Root and become the Seven Emotions Divine Lord’s disciple, but concealed her suspicions about what might happen to Bai Zhenzhen’s root.
  • A staff member threatened the first-layer passengers, and Zhang Yu comforted Yu Xinghan, who worried that staff would discover Synthetic Food he had hidden in his rectum.
  • Le Mulan invited Zhang Yu to eat Second Layer-style food, and Li Xuelian explained that people there mostly relied on medicine instead of ordinary dishes.
  • After hearing the Flying Boat announcement, Zhang Yu, Le Mulan, and Li Xuelian disembarked at the Ascension Platform and entered the Second Layer.

Ch. 278Bai Zhenzhen: I'll Raise You

Zhang Yu completed his Second Layer registration and traveled to Ten Thousand Laws University, where he discovered the campus’s cramped vertical city and the dangers of private land and intrusive network ads. As he arrived, Bai Zhenzhen contacted him, sent him 5 Spirit Coin, and promised to support him, while Zhang Yu accidentally hugged Le Mulan through Bai Zhenzhen’s projection.

  • Zhang Yu exchanged his First Layer currency for 5 Spirit Coin and paid for his Second Layer accounts, network plan, transport access, and medical insurance.
  • Zhang Yu said goodbye to his companions and flew with Yu Xinghan and the others toward Ten Thousand Laws University.
  • Li Xuelian explained that the university occupied 666 floors and warned Zhang Yu about private land, invisible boundaries, and the need for an Eye Skeleton.
  • Zhang Yu connected his Eye Skeleton to the Spirit Realm Network, encountered several kinds of advertisements, and learned that Yu Xinghan’s secondhand Eye Skeleton could only display black and white.
  • Bai Zhenzhen contacted Zhang Yu, transferred him 5 Spirit Coin, and promised to send him more money and supplies from Heaven Sword University.
  • Zhang Yu hugged Bai Zhenzhen’s projection, then realized he had physically embraced Le Mulan beneath it and awkwardly claimed he was excited to see Bai Zhenzhen.

Ch. 279The Agreement with Bai Zhenzhen

Zhang Yu reunited with Le Mulan aboard the Flying Boat, connected with fellow Songyang graduates, and entered Ten Thousand Laws University's vast University City. He and his companions began navigating its Magnetic Channels as they headed toward their destination.

  • Bai Zhenzhen ended her call with Zhang Yu, and Le Mulan realized he had hugged her while interacting with Bai Zhenzhen's projection.
  • Le Mulan asked Zhang Yu to add her as a Spirit Realm friend before they left the Flying Boat.
  • Zhang Yu joined the Happy Songyang Folks group chat, where graduates from several universities welcomed him.
  • Zhang Yu, Le Mulan, Yu Xinghan, and Li Xuelian entered the 600th Layer of University City and saw its busy Spirit Realm projections.
  • Li Xuelian led the group through the Magnetic Channels, explaining how to use them as they traveled to their destination.

Ch. 280Reunion with Zhang Pianpian

Zhang Yu passed his Ten Thousand Laws University interview and reunited with Zhang Pianpian, who helped him and his friends enroll and find a cramped dorm. After eating medicine and cement for dinner, Zhang Yu and Yu Xinghan arrived at their first Civil Engineering class meeting, where classmates demanded to see their scores and data.

  • Zhang Yu impressed the interviewers with his cultivation, coursework, and resolve, and they welcomed him to Ten Thousand Laws University.
  • Zhang Pianpian reunited with Zhang Yu, Yu Xinghan, and Le Mulan, then helped them register and take out student loans.
  • Zhang Pianpian arranged for the four of them to share a five-square-meter middle dormitory, where they stored their luggage after shrinking themselves.
  • Zhang Pianpian took the group to eat nutrient pills mixed with cement and warned Yu Xinghan and Le Mulan against illegal planting.
  • Zhang Yu and Yu Xinghan attended their first Civil Engineering class meeting, where classmates asked to see their Gaokao scores and basic data for class rankings.

Ch. 281Foundation Establishment Class

Zhang Yu and Yu Xinghan joined Ten Thousand Laws University's Civil Engineering Foundation Establishment Class, where upper-layer students ranked their classmates by scores and displayed their wealth. Zhang Yu discovered he could suppress his digestion to avoid eating cement, and the classroom fell silent when a cultivator from Kunxu Sixth Layer arrived.

  • Fu Ji explained that each major's Foundation Establishment Class included both incoming students and university students who had recently reached Foundation Establishment.
  • Ying Xin and Gongshu Jin questioned Zhang Yu, Yu Xinghan, and Li Xiao about their scores and stats, then ranked the students, placing Gongshu Jin first and Zhang Yu third among the first five.
  • As more students arrived, Zhang Yu fell to twelfth place and Yu Xinghan to eighteenth, while Gongshu Jin gathered classmates around him and Li Xiao tried to ingratiate himself with the upper-layer students.
  • Zhang Yu slowed his digestion by controlling his body, realizing he might no longer need to eat cement.
  • Gongshu Jin revealed that his Tianyan Eye Remains cost around twelve Spirit Coins, prompting admiration from the surrounding students.
  • Ji Yuan Shu from Kunxu Sixth Layer entered within one hundred meters, and the classroom fell silent as everyone looked toward the door.
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