Chapter 8

That night, the number of bookmarks for *Battle Through the Heavens* broke 15,000.

The next morning, it had already reached 21,000.

By the evening of the second day, it had soared to 32,000.

Such a terrifying speed didn't delight Zhou Yang; instead, it almost scared him silly! Although he had confidence in his book, the increase in bookmarks was just too bizarre. He wasn't mentally prepared at all!

Fortunately, he saw someone mention this in the QQ group by chance, and only then did he realize that ten major authors had recommended his book.

However, this incident also caused a sensation in the entire literary circle!

Yuan Dian Chinese Network, Chuang Zao Chinese Network, Perfect Chinese Network, and 34K Chinese Network—currently, Yuan Dian Chinese Network is the undisputed first, the leader in the web literature world, followed by Chuang Zao Chinese Network, Perfect Chinese Network, and 34K Chinese Network. The flames of *Battle Through the Heavens* had gradually spread to the other three major Chinese networks. *Battle Through the Heavens* had become an overnight sensation, but it wasn't considered a major hit at the time. Now, the fire ignited by these ten major authors had thoroughly set *Battle Through the Heavens* ablaze.

"I don't seem to be familiar with these ten major authors, so why are they helping me?"

Zhou Yang already had a vague idea in his mind.

Who else could it be but that mysterious and generous Zhou Xing?

Moreover, no one else had the power to do such a thing!

Now, he was even more curious about who Zhou Xing really was!

This guy was too mysterious. Zhou Yang had sent him a message before, but this guy didn't even bother to reply. Zhou Yang thought he had given up on his book, but then he found out that Zhou Xing was giving *Battle Through the Heavens* a 10 million Yuan Dian Coin reward every day. His actions were strange and generous. Was this the personality of a tycoon? Or was it just a quirk of a tycoon?

Currently, *Battle Through the Heavens* had been updated to Chapter 16.

The line "Thirty years on the east side of the river, thirty years on the west side; do not mock the poor young man" had already appeared, and perhaps the value of just this one sentence was already worth all the previous chapters!

As long as the book was good, success would eventually come; the only difference was the timing.

Zhou Xing's role was just to advance the success of *Battle Through the Heavens* by a week or two and make the fire burn even more fiercely. After all, the quality of a book wasn't determined by promotion and recommendation; its inherent quality was what mattered, and no one could change that.

Seeing the effect of the major authors' recommendations, Zhou Xing was delighted and directly bought 100 million Yuan Dian Coins, giving each of the ten a Golden Alliance!

Thus, without any warning, the reward columns of the ten red books all suddenly had a new entry.

"【Reward】Flowers falling from the sky, moved to tears, your talent deserves this reward! 'Zhou Xing' rewards 'Hong Meng' 10 million Yuan Dian Coins: Thank you, Brother Hong Meng."

"Congratulations to 'Zhou Xing' for becoming the Golden Alliance of *Huang Mang*!"

"【Reward】Flowers falling from the sky, moved to tears, your talent deserves this reward! 'Zhou Xing' rewards 'Er Peng Chen Guang' 10 million Yuan Dian Coins: Thank you, Brother Er Peng."

"Congratulations to 'Zhou Xing' for becoming the Golden Alliance of *Quan Qing Yi Shi*!"

"【Reward】Flowers falling from the sky, moved to tears, your talent deserves this reward! 'Zhou Xing' rewards 'Qi Ye' 10 million Yuan Dian Coins: Thank you, Brother Qi Ye."

"Congratulations to 'Zhou Xing' for becoming the Golden Alliance of *Zhi Zhang Lei Jie*!"

"【Reward】Flowers falling from the sky, moved to tears, your talent deserves this reward! 'Zhou Xing' rewards 'Chen Nan' 10 million Yuan Dian Coins: Thank you, Brother Chen Nan."

...

"Feels great, so great!"

After giving ten Golden Alliances, Zhou Xing felt extremely comfortable, almost as if smoke was rising from his head.

Moreover, just ten Golden Alliances, no pressure at all!

Crazy, crazy, all the authors on Yuan Dian Chinese Network were going crazy! They had seen impressive things before, but never anything this impressive!

To treat a 10 million Yuan Dian Coin reward like a 100 Yuan Dian Coin reward, how impressive did one have to be to do that?

Forget it, first, go to the personal center and follow this tycoon. Put aside pride and send him a private message with an advertisement. After all, no one would know that you sent a private message to Zhou Tycoon. It was rumored that as long as you sent him a non-pretentious advertisement, he would reward you with an Alliance. Although this information hadn't been verified, many authors had come forward to confirm it. The money was easy to get, and there was no pressure.

And the readers were also going crazy.

People chose Yuan Dian Chinese Network not only for reading but also for the excitement. Of course, there was also a certain herd mentality. In recent days, Yuan Dian Chinese Network had been full of news, and it was all related to a tycoon called Zhou Xing. It had the same momentum as when the two ancient Alliances had taken down a group of tycoons!

Regardless of who Zhou Xing was, follow him first.

More and more authors and readers were following Zhou Xing's account. Initially, it was counted in thousands, but now it had to be counted in tens of thousands, and it was growing rapidly. If you didn't know, you might think he was buying followers, but everyone knew these were real followers, with no water.

Followers: 26

Fans: 98,600.

Besides the 15 tycoons in the QQ group of the gods, Zhou Xing only followed his brother Zhou Yang's account and the accounts of the ten top major authors.

After a short nap, when Zhou Xing refocused, his fans had already surpassed 100,000.

"Damn, almost as many as those major authors," Zhou Xing was startled but then thought narcissistically.

So far, the number of fans for the gods was only around 200,000, and Helan Shan Zhi Hun had 196,000, about to break 200,000. The others were slightly lower but not by much, generally in the range of 150,000 to 200,000. However, these were fans accumulated over several years, while Zhou Xing had only used four days. At this rate, surpassing them was just a matter of time.

A QQ message notification sounded.

Opening it, he saw it was from Helan Shan Zhi Hun.

"Little brother, what are you up to?"

Before he could reply, Feng Wu Yun Meng, Hao Yu Shao Ye, Feng Zhi Hao Jiao, and the gods also sent messages.

"Spending 100 million Yuan Dian Coins, which is 1 million RMB, in one go, did you take some stimulants?"

"Can't do that, you're almost stealing the spotlight from me!" This was clearly from the gods.

"Are you so rich that you don't know what to do with your money? Why don't you transfer 500,000 RMB to my bank account? I'm short on cash right now."

Ignoring the other messages, Zhou Xing replied to the last one: "Hao Yu Shao Ye, do you really need 500,000 RMB?"

Hao Yu Shao Ye was stunned, unsure whether to laugh or cry: "Is this kid really going to transfer 500,000 RMB to me?" He probed: "Of course, how about you lend 500,000 to your brother for a while?"

The gods and others didn't speak, just watching the show, curious to see how Zhou Xing would handle it.

To their surprise, Zhou Xing replied without hesitation: "Sure, Hao Yu Shao Ye, which bank is your account with? Give me the account number, and I'll have someone transfer it to you right away. It'll be done in a minute." He was eager for these people to ask for help. After all, these people could gather together and get along well, so their character was likely not a problem. Transferring 500,000 RMB to Hao Yu Shao Ye would earn him a major favor. Hao Yu Shao Ye's background was not ordinary, and this favor would only cost 500,000 RMB, which was definitely worth it!

Even if Hao Yu Shao Ye's character turned out to be bad, Zhou Xing wouldn't care.

After all, the 500,000 RMB wasn't his own; it was the spending money of the tycoon system. He couldn't even withdraw a cent for himself, so he might as well use it to earn some favors. If he succeeded, great; if not, no big deal. It would also help him understand someone's character, so why not?

His straightforwardness stunned the gods, Helan Shan Zhi Hun, and Hao Yu Shao Ye.

This is 500,000 RMB, not 500,000 Yuan Dian Coins!

Everyone in the group was a tycoon, but that didn't mean they could spend money recklessly. If it was for the expansion and development of their companies, they wouldn't hesitate, but lending money to someone they had never met required some thought. 500,000 RMB wasn't a small amount; they might lose it in a single bet, but losing it for no reason would make them uncomfortable.

"Hey, little brother, aren't you afraid I won't pay you back?" Hao Yu Shao Ye asked curiously.

"What's there to be afraid of? It's just a small part of my pocket money. It's fine if you don't pay it back," Zhou Xing replied in an innocent tone. "And my dad always told me not to take money too seriously. As long as I learn what I need to learn, I can earn as much money as I want."

"..." The tycoons were speechless.

500,000 RMB is just a small part of your pocket money?

Your pocket money is too much!

The gods, Helan Shan Zhi Hun, and others felt a thousand horses galloping in their hearts.

But this also revealed a glimpse of Zhou Xing's powerful background. This kid might really come from a mysterious and ancient hidden family!

"Hey, little brother, may I ask how much your pocket money is?" The gods suddenly became polite.

Zhou Xing was almost crying with laughter but still replied seriously on QQ: "I can spend up to 100 million RMB a month, but I never use it all. The rest is confiscated by my dad, and he gives me 100 million RMB again the next month. What can I do? I can never spend all my pocket money, and it feels so wasteful."

"When did I become your dad?" The tycoon system silently wept.

100 million RMB a month as pocket money?

Either this kid was messing with them, or his background was truly terrifying!

But compared to the former, they were more willing to believe the latter, because Zhou Xing had already shown his financial strength. In four days, he had spent 150 million Yuan Dian Coins, equivalent to 1.5 million RMB. Even they had never been so crazy. They weren't short of money, but they wouldn't throw a large sum of money into web literature without expecting a return. They could occasionally indulge in a hobby or help an author win the monthly ticket race, but they wouldn't treat throwing money as entertainment.

But Zhou Xing treated throwing money as entertainment!

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