Chapter 1599 - 918: Standing Atop the Peak

In the sky, countless shattered bands of light all merged into the back of Zhang Yu’s head, becoming part of that crown, making it ever heavier and more solid.

Di Xuan was shocked in his heart: "How does he dare? How does he dare go this far?"

Lie Jinghong stared fixedly at Zhang Yu: "Immortal Emperor... so this is why you chose Zhang Yu? This kind of thing... I truly can’t do it."

Bu Yingshu wailed inwardly: "It’s over! It’s over! My damned beast is going to die!"

At the same time, the judges’ office fell into silence.

Before the eyes of the many judges, notification after notification that various Law Chains had been frozen suddenly appeared, like one blinding declaration of war after another, fraying who knew how many people’s nerves in this instant.

And Fa Liuyuan was staring at Zhang Yu’s name on the rankings, already at first place, yet still flickering violently.

This endlessly flickering name seemed to herald that the evaluation of Zhang Yu’s Law Chain potential was still surging upward.

But already ranked first, already rated as a Grade-1 Law Chain—if he still wanted to charge higher... then where was there left to go?

Inside the testing field, Tai Yue Bai let out a long sigh: "Zhang... Yu..."

In Tai Yue Bai’s eyes, Zhang Yu at this moment was already standing at the edge of a cliff.

Such an act of freezing conventional Law Chains, whether for Zhang Yu himself or for this world, had already made Zhang Yu’s Law Chain far too dangerous.

"To make an enemy of every Law Chain holder?"

"But at the same time... it is precisely such a domineering Law Chain that the Ten Thousand Laws Immortal Emperor wants."

In this moment, Tai Yue Bai was already able to confirm one thing.

"Zhang Yu is determined to be the Immortal Emperor’s Lone Minister, to be the sharpest sword within Wanfa Sect, to help the Immortal Emperor sweep clean the Law Chains."

"I must stop him."

Tai Yue Bai’s expression grew incomparably firm: "Right now... only I can stop him."

Zhang Yu said, "Brother Tai, be careful. In your current state, even the slightest mistake and you’ll be defeated."

Tai Yue Bai knew Zhang Yu was right. The other’s "Effective Period of Laws" had now gained the absolute recognition of almost all living beings on the earth; his Thought Wave Amplification had reached an unprecedented level.

In this state, all aspects of Zhang Yu’s Law Chain’s performance had skyrocketed, and its "the more you comply, the less you acknowledge" effect was more powerful than ever.

Tai Yue Bai knew that as long as his counter-cracking lagged even a step behind and he was held up by the other for even a moment, he would immediately, because of that "the more you comply, the less you acknowledge" effect, suffer a violent plunge in Thought Waves.

He might even become a Law Chain with no Thought Wave blessing, directly suppressed.

Tai Yue Bai had no choice but to burn more funds, stack on more computational power, and further speed up his reverse-cracking.

But just then, a massive surge of computational amplification suddenly appeared on Zhang Yu’s body.

"This is..."

Tai Yue Bai’s gaze narrowed slightly, and he immediately observed it clearly: "Gambling? He’s using Kuang Zhiquan’s gambling Law Chain, mortgaging future computational power? To exchange it for a surge of computational power right now?"

"Zhang Yu..." Tai Yue Bai sighed. "For the sake of victory, you’re even willing to bet this?"

"You insisting on establishing the Effective Period of Laws this time—how is that any different from gambling? If you keep going like this, you’ll go bankrupt."

Tai Yue Bai said inwardly, "Just like what you’re doing now: no matter how much you risk, no matter how much profit you pull in, as long as you keep gambling like this, the one who wins in the end is always the house."

Zhang Yu, however, said softly yet forcefully, "If I am the number one Law Chain under Heaven, who can make me go bankrupt? Who would dare make me go bankrupt?"

In an instant, Zhang Yu had already staked one year of his future computational power!

Tai Yue Bai’s expression changed, and he had no choice but to likewise borrow the gambling Law Chain and mortgage one year of his future computational power.

But very soon, Zhang Yu had already staked ten years of his future computational power!

Tai Yue Bai’s face changed drastically, and he had no choice but to continue keeping up.

But just as he caught up, Zhang Yu had already staked one hundred years of his future computational power! A thousand years of computational power!

Boom!

The Law Realm and Spirit Realm throughout the entire testing field seemed to suddenly boil over.

The terrifying computational power was added onto Zhang Yu, making the breadth, depth, and speed of his thinking reach an unprecedented level.

At this moment, within the entire testing field, there seemed to be no more secrets left before him.

Feeling this, Tai Yue Bai had a flash of instinctive hesitation in his heart: "Do I follow? If I owe a thousand years of computational power, even if I win this round, the loss will be too great and will severely impact my Immortal Road..."

In the instant Tai Yue Bai hesitated, that suddenly skyrocketing computational power... allowed Zhang Yu to calculate all of Tai Yue Bai’s flaws, and with a reach of his hand he seized the other’s Law Chain in his grasp.

Tai Yue Bai looked at Zhang Yu with a complicated expression and said, "Declaring war on all the Law Chains under Heaven, owing a thousand years of computational power, paying such a price... is it worth it?"

Zhang Yu, however, extended his palm, and with his other hand he seized Kuang Zhiquan’s gambling Law Chain as well.

"Owe?"

"From this day forward, I am the highest Law Chain within Wanfa Sect."

Zhang Yu said, word by word, "Whether any Law Chain is to be enforced or not, it all has to pass through me!"

As he spoke, Kuang Zhiquan’s and Tai Yue Bai’s Law Chains were already gradually shattering in Zhang Yu’s hands.

As the Law Chains shattered, that thousand years of computational power owed... this batch of debt would, along with the freezing of the Law Chains, be frozen as well!

From the Spirit Realm came an angry shout: "Boy! How dare you..."

But in the next instant, countless divine lights of the True Gods had already blocked that figure, and sealed his voice firmly outside the testing field.

Watching Zhang Yu’s actions, Tai Yue Bai’s eyelids twitched wildly. Using Law Chains to freeze massive debts—this was something he could not do, and did not dare to do.

The risk in this was far too great; the slightest misstep and he might be doomed beyond redemption.