Chapter 543: Chapter 485: Campus Trap
Immortal Soldier University.
Wan Gou Xuan looked at his teacher in front of him, saying with a face full of surprise, "Teacher, is what you said true?"
The teacher in front of him nodded and glanced at the gigantic puppet not far away, saying, "Indeed, all repair costs after the competition will be reimbursed."
"For your next competition with Wanfa University, regardless of the damage extent to Earth God, the school will cover the cost."
Upon hearing this, Wan Gou Xuan immediately felt excited, wishing that he could have the gigantic puppet in front of him self-destruct on the spot and claim a new one immediately.
This giant military-level puppet—Earth God—is the military-grade power of the Civil Engineering Department at Immortal Soldier University.
Through many years of repairs and updates, Earth God has been repeatedly used by students who passed the military certification from the Civil Engineering Department.
Its construction ability is beyond doubt, whether it’s the internal power Dantian that holds a full 10,000 mana units, or the earth vein shock joints that can alter the terrain, or the Gen Mai Technique installed last year for the spirit vein relocation project, all give Earth God a formidable workforce that far exceeds ordinary Foundation Establishment entities.
Such a gigantic military-level puppet should have been the advantageous contender for first place in the cross-university competition of Civil Engineering, but the repair costs’ constraints made Wan Gou Xuan not dare to use Earth God with all his might for a single year.
There are even instances in past competitions where he would use teammates as a human shield for Earth God; after all, many times the repair costs for teammates were much cheaper than Earth God.
He often lamented in his heart, "It’s my Immortal Path potential that’s insufficient, restricting Earth God’s performance."
And now, with the reimbursement of repair costs for the next match, Wan Gou Xuan felt his fighting power surge wildly! Explosively! Maniacally! To the point where he, himself, felt unfamiliar with it.
This battle can not only fully unleash Earth God’s power, but the more intense the fight, the more severe the damage to Earth God will be, allowing more new parts to be replaced after the match, becoming stronger, and making more money in the future!
At this moment, the teacher noticed the change in Wan Gou Xuan’s expression and hurriedly reminded, "Intentional damage is not reimbursed."
"In normal combat, just suppress that Zhang Yu, got it?"
Wan Gou Xuan thought it a pity in his heart, nodded, and said, "I understand."
The teacher continued, "And the tasks assigned to you on the field, you all understand, right?"
Wan Gou Xuan’s lips curled slightly into a cruel smile, slowly saying, "Using the competition as an opportunity, I will brutally pummel Zhang Yu on the field!"
The teacher frowned and corrected, "What nonsense are you talking about?"
"It’s not just you, it’s your whole team."
"Remember to thoroughly suppress him, collect his physical materials, and according to the professor’s teaching, conduct tests on his body..."
Upon hearing this, Wan Gou Xuan nodded repeatedly, with the support of a hundred percent reimbursement for repair costs, he had full confidence to accomplish everything.
And the only issue is... what if the opponent doesn’t participate in the next competition?
At this moment, Wan Gou Xuan only feared Zhang Yu wouldn’t come to compete.
"Zhang Yu, you must continue participating in the competition."
"I can’t wait any longer."
...
Wanfa University.
Ping Han looked at the familiar street scenes, returning to the bustling crowd, feeling a slight sense of nostalgia in his heart.
"I never expected I’d have a day to return as Ping Han."
At this moment, someone touched him and said, "You remember your mission, right?"
Ping Han slightly shivered, indicating he completely remembered.
Fu Xinyao, who hails from Hehuan University, nodded slightly, and squeezed Ping Han under his abdomen, saying, "So don’t do anything extra."
"Our task this time is only to determine the location of the Divinity Transformation artifact, nothing else."
"No matter what thoughts or regrets you have inside, or any debts or grudges... forget them all."
Ping Han hurriedly said, "I know, I am just Qiongjiang Divine Monarch’s artifact."
He understood that being sent here as a spy for Wanfa, leading Hehuan University’s people, was just a casual move for Qiongjiang Divine Monarch, success or failure even hardly mattered, and the Monarch could just wipe him out with a thought.
But for himself, whether success or failure concerns his future fate.
Ping Han proactively said, "I’ll first lead you to find Zhang Yu, since he participated in the artifact experiment, if we keep following him, we’ll surely find the laboratory."
After a moment, Ping Han helplessly said, "No way, you don’t have the student identity of Wanfa University, too many places you can’t go."
At this moment, Ping Han suddenly realized that the university city, where he used to come and go freely without restriction, actually had various strict limitations on non-Wanfa University students, something he hadn’t noticed before at all.
Fu Xinyao didn’t find it unexpected; if Wanfa University allowed her to freely come and go, easily finding important targets, that would be incredible indeed.
And before she came, she already prepared for the possibility that this trip would take a considerable amount of time.
After all, without this opportunity, how could she possibly borrow Qiongjiang Divine Monarch’s Divinity Transformation-level magic remains?
Thinking of this, she couldn’t help but feel a little excited, touching Ping Han, she thought to herself, "This trip to Wanfa is just the right moment to try the power of the Divinity Transformation remains and validate my Hehuan Divine Skills."
She heard Fu Xinyao saying, "Do you know anyone?"
After a moment, after numerous attempts, Ping Han found that there wasn’t a single person who hadn’t blocked him.
Fu Xinyao sighed, "Useless."
She continued, "Let’s take it slow, where do the Civil Engineering and Security students usually hang out?"
Ping Han said with difficulty, "Can we...not go to the Civil Engineering Department?"
With a crackling sound, lightning from Fu Xinyao’s fingertips struck Ping Han’s body.
She chuckled softly and said, "Seems like your training still isn’t up to par, no sense of awareness as an Artifact Spirit at all."
"You think you’re still a Civil Engineering student at Wanfa University? Don’t want to help me deal with the Civil Engineering Department?"
"Then I’ll just have to find a Civil Engineering student, and I want the one who’s the poorest, has the worst grades, and looks the ugliest..."
Quah! Ping Han cried out in pain in his heart, his body twitching, but he kept his mouth shut, not daring to make any more sounds of opposition.
...
Amidst the warning tones.
Zhang Yu looked incredulously at the series of crimson warnings in front of him: "What’s going on?"
"What do you mean I’m not allowed to leave Wanfa University?"
Looking at the warnings formed by the Spirit Realm projection, Zhang Yu immediately connected to the Spirit Realm address below the warning, only to be faced with a bunch of manuals to read and review.
Thinking about the unfinished construction projects and the funds yet to be received... the more Zhang Yu checked, the more irritated he became, and even the Divine Spirit Root in his Dantian began to shake slightly with his emotions.
At the same time, the four heads of the White Bull in his mind roared violently, and vaguely, a fifth bull’s head seemed to be pulsing under his skin, as if trying to break free.
All the blood and flesh in Zhang Yu’s body surged with the White Bull’s roar, as if each part had its own consciousness, ready to break out at any moment.
Hoo...
Zhang Yu gently exhaled, calming the turmoil in his heart.
When testing the emotional enhancement ability of his Divine Spirit Root, Zhang Yu discovered that besides enhancing the effect of the Chain Technique Map, it also affected his Dao Heart, seemingly boosting the effectiveness of the Can Niu Soul Heart Technique and the Limitless Heart Inner Dharma Body.
As Zhang Yu’s emotions calmed down, his previously turbulent Dao Heart also stabilized again.
"How long is this going to take with all this checking?"
Suppressing his emotions, Zhang Yu’s mind raced, and soon some speculations emerged in his mind.
He recalled what Tian Zhang True Monarch said before, along with the words of the teacher who came to visit the lab, estimating in his heart that this matter was probably related to the Yin Artifact experiment.
So Zhang Yu directly contacted Magnetic Pole True Monarch to inform him of the blockade he’d encountered.
...
While Zhang Yu was being intercepted on his end.
Inside the office of the research department at Wanfa University, Feng Yuhai nodded slightly as he watched the successful interception of Zhang Yu’s information: "Hmph, good thing I prepared in advance, otherwise wouldn’t the school’s assets easily leak out?"
"Do you really think other universities are blind, that the Qiongjiang Divine Monarch would take this lying down?"
"Sigh, prohibiting leaving the University City is just the basic measure, and I still have to handle it all."
After glancing at the video transmitted from the surveillance near Zhang Yu and confirming that he had already turned back, Feng Yuhai started considering his wording and prepared to submit the next application.
"The risk outside University City is great, but is there any less risk within University City?"
Feng Yuhai thought to himself, "At this very moment, there may already be commercial spies from other schools gathering information on the experiments, searching for Zhang Yu."
"The Divinity Transformation Yin Artifact is of immense importance, both for the technical value it holds and its origin from Qiongjiang, it absolutely cannot be disclosed."
"Experimental results like Zhang Yu’s should be confined, much like the Divinity Transformation Yin Artifact, locked within the lab at all times. He can study and cultivate in the lab as well..."
As he contemplated, he finalized the wording and drafted the document, feeling a touch of melancholy upon completion: "Sigh, if it weren’t for me, just look at how the Magnetic Pole True Monarch carries himself, who knows how much school assets would be lost."
"The risks are great; the leadership needs to pay attention as well."
With that thought in mind, Feng Yuhai copied the vice-principal when sending the document for review.
...
Shortly after Zhang Yu returned to his dormitory, the Spirit Realm projection of the Magnetic Pole True Monarch appeared in front of him.
Looking at Zhang Yu before him, Magnetic Pole True Monarch spoke, "I understand the situation a bit, it was Feng Yuhai from the research department who submitted the blockade application against you, hoping you wouldn’t leave University City."
"The Ten Thousand Transformations Divine Monarch has already approved it."
"Ah?" Zhang Yu exclaimed in shock, "Even the Divine Monarch agreed?"
Magnetic Pole True Monarch said calmly, "The Divinity Transformation Divine Monarch is incredibly busy; to him, this is an insignificant matter. If it seems reasonable, he approves; if there are issues, he can retract it anytime."
"I’m here to ask you what you think about this."