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Chapter 559: The Heavenly Demon Has Come to Beg for Food
Wanfa University City. 671st Floor.
On the newly opened construction site, a golden figure shot into the sky—Zhang Yu, refining his 20th-level Tian Ri Huang Shen. With the full release of its Military-Grade Performance, the mechanical giant’s power grew even more immense. Zhang Yu dared not test it in the lab, fearing the destruction of sensitive equipment and instruments. So instead, he brought the Tian Ri Huang Shen to the rooftop of the University City, not only to test its capabilities but also to quietly promote it—laying the groundwork for its future monetization.
During the time he spent refining his 20th-level Tian Ri Huang Shen, Zhang Yu also completed the final exam for the Alchemy Department. However, as it was merely the midterm final for his fourth-year spring semester, although his overall score had improved, neither his department ranking nor his university ranking had risen.
The reason was simple: every student ahead of him had performed equally well on the exam. Zhang Yu understood that without external achievements like competition wins or Military Licenses, his ranking would only improve again at the end of the academic year—when a new batch of senior students graduated.
At that moment, the sky above the 671st floor trembled. The 5-meter-tall Tian Ri Huang Shen stood atop empty air, its entire body engulfed in blazing golden flames. Even from hundreds of meters away, a faint, searing heat still radiated through the air.
In Zhang Yu’s perception, the mechanical giant felt like an extension of his own body. With a mere thought, the puppet surged forward like a meteor, tearing through the atmosphere and generating shockwaves with every acceleration.
Simultaneously, Zhang Yu sensed the furnace-like core within the Tian Ri Huang Shen’s chest blazing with relentless power. Every second, a torrent of Martial Energy poured out, driving the machine’s movements. After the full liberation of Military-Grade Performance, the puppet’s Martial Energy Core had transformed into the power source for the Hengri Star Core—now boasting a 15,000-capacity Martial Energy limit and a per-second output reaching the Foundation Establishment threshold.
This overwhelming power dramatically boosted the Tian Ri Huang Shen’s flight speed, flame temperature, and work efficiency across the board.
In the next instant, the golden flame swept across the construction site, whipping up a storm of debris. The intense heat instantly reduced construction waste to wisps of blue-gray smoke. Meanwhile, traces of Martial Energy were extracted from the burning material and funneled back into the Hengri Star Core.
This was the Tian Ri Huang Shen’s newly unlocked ability—Hengri Huangyan—activated after unlocking Military-Grade Performance. It could burn any material to extract Martial Energy, effectively replenishing its own energy consumption.
“Now not only does it gain a new garbage disposal function, but it can also continuously recharge its core by burning waste,” Zhang Yu mused. “And with ultra-low latency communication technology... even long-distance work becomes effortless.”
In that moment, Zhang Yu could already envision the Tian Ri Huang Shen working tirelessly for him, generating income every single day.
Then, with a shift in his mental command, the entire body of the Tian Ri Huang Shen was engulfed in golden flames. The high-strength materials that formed its armor and skeleton began melting into flowing gold, as if transforming into pure fire.
“After unlocking Military-Grade Performance, the Fire Phase Transformation effect has improved significantly,” Zhang Yu’s Eye Armor displayed the real-time stats. “Now, 85% of its body can temporarily become Hengri Huangyan.”
“Speed and combustion efficiency have surged again...”
Suddenly, the golden flame in midair reshaped itself—first into a massive hand, snatching up entire bricks and stones. Then, it twisted again into a blazing fire dragon, spiraling through the air and hauling away loads of cement.
Throughout these transformations, the flame’s temperature remained precisely controlled—only lightly heating what it touched, without causing destruction.
Zi Wen Zhen, watching from nearby, recorded everything while silently marveling: “Such precise heat control… After Fire Phase Transformation, the Military-Grade Tian Ri Huang Shen can freely change size and shape, and Hengri Huangyan can even form solid structures. The shape and temperature are perfectly adjustable.”
“This machine could adapt to any environment and perform any task,” she thought enviously. “If I had a Military-Grade Puppet like this, working day and night for me… I’d be ecstatic.”
The workers on the construction site watched in stunned silence—some awed, others fearful. Another competitor for jobs, they thought. Just great.
After the testing, Zhang Yu had his answer: the Tian Ri Huang Shen could handle both construction site operations and alchemy processing.
But if this were two or three years ago, he would’ve prioritized alchemy. Now, with Wanfa University City undergoing massive infrastructure expansion—Wanfa University entering a true era of great construction—the Tian Ri Huang Shen could be a game-changer. When combined with other members of his company, it could generate enormous profits.
And even better—while working on construction sites, it could simultaneously clean up waste, earn cleaning fees, and extract Martial Energy from debris to replenish its own core.
With that in mind, Zhang Yu made his decision: “For now, construction work takes priority. Alchemy processing remains secondary.”
He prepared to integrate the Tian Ri Huang Shen into his company’s projects, collaborating with his team to dramatically increase efficiency and speed.
As he walked away from the construction site, Zhang Yu noticed a surprisingly large number of Demon Descendants—many of them from Tianyao University.
Why so many students from Tianyao University here? Zhang Yu wondered. Curious, he activated his Eye Armor to scan the Ling Realm, searching for clues. He discovered that several Civil Engineering Department group chats had been discussing the matter for some time—but he’d been too focused on Alchemy to notice.
Feng Tingting: It’s all because of those scumbags in the Finance Department. They’re complaining about how high our labor costs are, and how short our workforce is.
Feng Tingting: These bastards actually want to import workers from Tianyao University!
Zhang Yu (fuming): This is something people would do?
Zhang Yu: Didn’t Civil Engineering fight back?
Feng Tingting: They did! Director Gao stormed into Finance Department and slammed the table—but was talked down.
Feng Tingting: Not only did they import outside laborers, they brought in cheap living stakes from Tianyao University—cheap beef, lamb, pork, chicken, fish…
Feng Tingting: Sure, our salaries dropped, but building materials got cheaper, and meat prices fell too. So a lot of people support Finance Department.
Feng Tingting: Eventually, Director Gao activated the city-wide Great Array and challenged Finance Department head-on. He convinced the school leadership that critical facilities in University City must be maintained by our own people. We kept most of our high-paying jobs.
Zhang Yu scanned other group chats—especially the top 50 school-wide channels—to see if there were more updates.
Jiutian Liu: Bringing in labor and resources from the Heavenly Demons is the Tide of Fate. It lowers costs, boosts our overall competitiveness. It benefits Wanfa University, and it benefits students.
Jiutian Liu: Fellow elites, this decision deserves your full support.
Jiutian Liu: If anyone has concerns, speak to me privately. Don’t spread rumors or create negative sentiment—especially not between universities.
Jin Guangyuan, second in command of the Finance Department: Jiutian Senior is absolutely right. Recruiting Tianyao University was a school-wide decision. We must all support it wholeheartedly.
Zhang Yu watched as the Finance Department members blindly followed Jiutian Liu’s lead, chanting their approval. So this is it—opening up work and markets to court the Heavenly Demons?
Fujie spoke quietly: “The tensions among the top ten universities are now boiling over. They’re only being suppressed by the Sects. Aside from the open competition in the next Top Ten League, all kinds of under-the-table conflicts will continue.”
“Wanfa has united with Xianbing, Tianjian, and Jin Gang to counter Tianmo, Youming, Baigu, and Hehuan.”
“Only Danding University remains neutral—only concerned with whether the annual drug exports meet quantity and quality standards.”
“But Tianyao University? It’s still wavering. If Wanfa can successfully recruit the Heavenly Demons, it’ll gain a massive edge in the Top Ten conflict.”
Zhang Yu mused: So that means Tianmo and Youming… are probably trying to do the same?
“The only Demon Descendants’ university in the Top Ten has suddenly become the most sought-after prize.”
“And Wanfa’s Finance Department is clearly the driving force behind this move.”
As Zhang Yu scanned through the names in the top 50 group chats—each one speaking with the confidence of a future leader—he felt a sudden flicker of curiosity.
Who among these 50 is actually a reincarnated immortal? Is there a Cultist of the Evil God here? Or a devout follower of the Demon Sect?
He recalled what Ciji Zhenjun and Jiutian Liu had once told him: The sects reserve their positions for reincarnated great masters.
And with the upcoming Top Ten League being so grand, could these reincarnated masters finally appear?
Or… had they already reached the peak of power within their universities, and joining the League was just a natural next step?
Like Dao Qiankun—the number one at Wanfa… could he be one of them?
The thought sent a chill through Zhang Yu. The idea of facing off against such legendary figures in the future made him feel an urgent need to grow stronger.
At that moment, his communicator buzzed.
A message from Ying Xin.
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Underground Construction Site.
A group of Demon Descendants stood face to face with Shi Huaixu and his allies, their eyes brimming with malice.
Shi Huaixu, Ying Xin, and Xiao Qingxuan stood protectively in front of Shi Yunxiang, glaring fiercely at the intruders.
A Project Manager from the Finance Department stood between them, scowling.
“Just what are you doing?” he snapped. “We told you not to start conflicts with Tianyao University students. Why did you provoke them?”
(End of Chapter)
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