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Chapter 904: Dark Crown

Qin Feng put the crown on his head although he did not like the exaggerated look of it. Upon wearing it, skeletons and zombies in the surrounding stopped their movements.

Qin Feng activated the crown with his consciousness.

"Wrah!"

All zombies faced toward Qin Feng in synchronized movements and worshiped him, even the skeletons were lying prostrate.

At the same moment, several hundreds of others came from afar. They were led by the son of Armored Giant—Gese.

They braced themselves in coming near as they sensed the disappeared presence of the dead Skeletal Sovereign.

Due to the situation earlier, they did not manage to witness the death of Armored Giant.

"Father!" Gese instantly shouted like the sky was falling. Despite being an A-tier dark ability user, he was still far away from achieving S-tier. If his father really died, his movements in the Meherz Empire would be greatly restricted.

After all, regardless of whether it was Armored Giant or himself, they had been looting large amounts of resources at all cost.

Qin Feng did not know much about the Meherz Empire before his rebirth, and he was not aware whether Gese was still alive at that time. But Gese seemed to be at least thirty-five years old and had matured with a facade of grandeur. Qin Feng did not intend to comfort him and was about to leave.

However, obviously those people would not allow Qin Feng to get away.

"Put down the Dark Crown!" Gese wiped away his tears and commanded as he looked at Qin Feng from the back.

Qin Feng halted his footsteps and looked at Gese from the side.

"Are you talking to me?"

"Stop the nonsense, isn't that the Dark Crown that you are wearing? It does not belong to you, put it down. Else, you will be hunted by the entire Meherz Empire!" Gese warned.

Qin Feng was not in battle mode and only revealed his A-tier presence. Furthermore, he looked way too young.

In the Meherz Empire, everyone had a tough and stocky build. Qin Feng looked just like an underage boy to them.

With such an appearance, it was difficult for them to relate Qin Feng to the previous powerful figure. Maybe the killer who had killed the Skeletal Sovereign had left, or the Skeletal Sovereign, Armored Giant and the powerful figure had all died.

Hence, Gese assumed that Qin Feng was one of them, it was just that he had arrived there earlier.

"Are you sure you are talking to me, and that your stance represents the entire Meherz Empire?"

"Of course, my father is a S-tier!"

"Your father is already dead!" Qin Feng relentlessly poked the wound of his opponent. He did not care at all as he was not related to Gese at all. He was such a grown man but still shamelessly took pride in his father's achievements.

But that sentence had obviously angered Gese!

"You deserve to die!!! Kill him!" Gese roared in anger.

He was accompanied by more than ten A-tier aptitude users so it should not be a problem for them to gang up against Qin Feng.

But in the next moment, they were shocked by horrifying energy fluctuations that suddenly appeared around Qin Feng. Behind him, there were nine frozen stars that appeared one after another. Glorious rainbow-colored radiances appeared like they had been refracted through diamonds, and the magnificent scene was also accompanied by an intimidating presence from a powerful figure.

They were struck by the horrifying presence, and it was much stronger than when Armored Giant was alive.

The forceful presence pressured those A-tier aptitude users that were itching to act, they were struck dumb and stood still instead.

"Come again? You want to kill me?"

Qin Feng repeated the question with a casual tone.

At that moment, no way would Gese dare to answer that question.

"No, no!"

"Hmph!" Qin Feng let out a disgusted hum. The reaction was like a deadened thunder that exploded by the ears of everyone around!

Thump thump!

The aptitude users could no longer withstand the presence anymore, and all of them kneeled down together.

Even their backs were pressed down and they could only lie prostrate on the ground.

"You bet!" Qin Feng let out a cold sneer and walked forward, but his shadow rose higher and higher. Only then, they were surprised by the presence of an aircraft in the sky. It was an unfamiliar model to them, and they had never seen it before.

Qin Feng entered the aircraft and did not want to waste his time with them, he then left the place.

The Meherz Empire was actually embedded with a lot of concealed talents, similar to the Huaxia Alliance that had its long history and myths. Perhaps before the A.C Calendar, there was a presence of unique powerful figures, top-tier SS or SSS figures. Qin Feng did not want to draw too much attention.

As soon as Qin Feng had left, Gese gathered the spatial rune equipment of Armored Giant with dissatisfaction. He commanded in anger, "He must be from the Eastern hemisphere of the planet, go find out who this person actually is!"

Those B-tier aptitude users were like silenced crickets that were shocked by Qin Feng's aura that was even greater than Armored Giant. Even though Qin Feng had already left, they were still fearful of him. They were afraid of triggering such a powerful figure or making any defamations behind his back.

However, those A-tier aptitude users were driven by their own ulterior motives. Since Armored Giant had died, Gese was no longer qualified to command them anymore.

Being in an infuriated state, Gese did not notice the intentions of the others. But without the presence of the Skeletal Sovereign, the city was in an extremely dangerous situation. If there was another attack from an A-tier beast emperor, all of them would be completely annihilated.

Without any choice, Gese could only hold back the cursing and lead everyone away from the location.

Meanwhile, Qin Feng had already returned to the Huaxia Alliance.

Upon his return, Qin Feng re-entered into seclusion again. The Skeletal Sovereign core was absorbed, while the Hell Stone was excavated and absorbed into his consciousness realm.

"Too bad, this Hell Stone is too small. Also, the increase only has a marginal effect on my powerful ability!"

If Qin Feng's capability were lower, one Hell Stone could absolutely amplify his dark ability by tenfold.

Now that Qin Feng's capability had achieved A-tier deity class, the increment was no longer the same. At most, he could only get double amplification while his abilities could almost achieve the same level as an S-tier.

It could already be considered quite powerful.

Upon the end of seclusion, Qin Feng exited and met with Xue Xingfu who had waited for him for a long time. He immediately began giving his report.

"President, look, should you return to the Blood River Realm again? According to sources, the North African Republic Alliance is now in discussion about a peaceful division of the territory!"

Initially, Xue Xingfu did not care much about things that were happening in the Blood River Realm. Located at such a far distance, the stretch was still too long even with the option to perform a spatial jump using aircrafts. Also, it was located within the North African Republic Alliance's territory and they were too irrelevant to ask for their share.

However, Qin Feng did claim his share, and it was a big bite.

The crucial factor was no longer about the floating corpse materials from the ultra beasts, it was about the blood concentrated crystals!

Such an item was vital for longevity and even the S-tiers were purchasing it at high prices. Xue Xingfu certainly knew about the lucrative profits from the trade, and a trader would definitely not let go of such an opportunity.

Chapter 905: A Share of the Cake

However, Qin Feng was already forced out once by He Tianxing earlier. Due to the Prodigy Tournament at Dragon Capital, his time was delayed further for more than two months. Without Bai Li's presence to defend, Fengli only managed to maintain its relevance with their formidable technology.

Of course, the main reason was because He Tianxing was no longer there.

"What happened to Cleaves?"

Being the most highly profited person in the entire Blood River Realm, Cleaves had defended the realm and become an S-tier. There was no doubt about his commitment toward the realm. But he was also second to none when it comes to inciting problems.

However, matters in regards to the Blood River Realm were indeed not handled appropriately since the beginning as Qin Feng was in a hurry to leave. It was necessary for him to make a trip back again to sort things out.

Furthermore, with his current status, he would most probably already be excluded from the Spring Hunting Ground. Also, from what Qin Feng could recall, there would not be any major incident occurring anytime soon.

"Well, then I shall make a trip there!" Qin Feng answered.

Then, Qin Feng followed the main troops of the Fengli Organization and headed toward the Blood River Realm.

Cleaves had invited the crowd to the region he established. The fortress was already built from steel and soil patches, and it was the most glamorous building available.

However, the presence of S-tiers was not seen and Cleaves had only invited A-tier aptitude users.

Despite the vast fortunes that lay around the Blood River Realm, S-tiers would not station there for long term. Those who stayed were mostly A-tier aptitude users.

Qin Feng arrived at the main entrance that was guarded by only B-tier aptitude users. The entrance was packed with a crowd that was moving around, but obviously everyone was above B-tier. Qin Feng was already equipped with his A-tier badge, and it had certainly saved him from unnecessary trouble.

At approximately twelve noon, it was time. Every A-tier aptitude user had arrived and gathered.

"Close the door!" Cleaves commanded.

High-tier aptitude users would not have inappropriate behaviour just because they had higher capabilities. Instead, they would adhere closely to the scheduled time as they all valued their own precious time.

Those who were invited by Cleaves had arrived, of course there were also some that were uninvited.

Cleaves stepped onto the stage and commenced the gathering, "About the purpose of my invitation, I believe everyone is well aware of the vast undeveloped region within the Blood River Realm. All of us fought hard with each other for these places, it would still be acceptable if we were fighting the Dark Coalition. But recently I have noticed fighting within internal members of the Human Alliance, that's just utterly outrageous!"

Cleaves stood up and said in a disapproving manner, "Such acts are unacceptable here; we should have fair competition and divide the rewards among ourselves. Furthermore, we all serve the same S-tier master. Hence, fights like these should not continue on."

Cleaves' statement put everyone on high alert. They treated the beginning of the speech with total contempt, but the S-tier figure that Cleaves had brought up at the end of his statement forced everyone to pay close attention to him.

If there was participation from an S-tier, they obviously had to shift their plans.

"Cleaves, what are you actually planning?!"

"Yeah, stop beating around the bush, just tell us what's on your mind!"

"If the conditions are acceptable, of course we will give our support!"

The crowd started to pipe up.

Cleaves did not intend to keep his secret. A projecting screen was displayed, showcasing an area of tens of thousands of kilometres around the Blood River battlefield. Those were regions that were discovered by humans within the Blood River Realm.

Everyone was shocked, they obviously did not expect Cleaves to have such a detailed map. But it had also clearly depicted Cleaves' wild ambition.

"Now, all of us here want to take part in the Blood River Realm. This map will be shared publicly to every powerful figure that intends to enter the realm, except for S-tiers!"

"Also, I will distribute this map today and sign a contract with joint affiliates. Anyone who breaks the contract will be sanctioned by everyone else!"

"Of course, those who wish to join in later for future developments will have to move their developments to other places and we will have no say on that!"

Nobody there was dumb and not able to see what was going on. Also, situations where everyone gets a share of the cake was commonly seen in large corporations.

There were more than a hundred people in the crowd to share one cake. Only those who were present in the house would be eligible to get a slice, and those who came into the house from thereon would not get one. They would have to go to another house and bake their own cake.

Of course, a self-made cake would not be better than a ready-made cake.

Furthermore, not all places in the Blood River Realm shared the same potential to have spatial overlap.

Those who saw the map that Cleaves showcased nodded in agreement. Obviously, most of them were agreeable with the approach.

However, there were some that had doubts.

"Cleaves, although this is a commonly used method, how are we going to divide the territory?"

Cleaves heard the question, and it was undoubtedly the most anticipated question.

"Let's divide it in accordance with capabilities as only large corporations are capable of coming to the Blood River Realm. But A-tier aptitude users will be entitled to a hundred kilometre area each, S-tiers will be entitled to a thousand kilometre area each, and this will be applied to the entire corporation. As for those who do not belong to any corporations, they would have to be nominated by corporations to get themselves entitled."

Of course, those who were not associated with any corporations would only get a one-hundred-kilometre area.

It might seem like a rather big area but for the A-tier aptitude users, an area of a hundred kilometres would not even make up to the area of a state in Huaxia.

Before Qin Feng could voice out anything, the other people present burst into chaos.

"I have a good connection with Rowlyn Flora and Giant Helios. Considering the size of my corporation, I would have to get at least two thousand and seven hundred kilometres!"

"Do you consider that as a good connection? You have only briefly spoken with them, and you have been using that to your advantage for ten long years. That is definitely not your accomplishment!"

"Why should we? Just because you have connections with an S-tier it doesn't mean anything. With my capability, I can easily handle five of them. Why should I not be entitled to five hundred kilometres alone?"

"How dare you disrespect an S-tier master, are you tired of living?"

Obviously, it was not an effective way to convince the others.

Qin Feng observed the crowd who were locking horns with each other with their red and angry faces. He was instantly humored by the scene.

However, the chaotic drama would not end until someone stepped up to reinstate order. It could perhaps last for days and nights without any proper resolutions.

At that moment, the crowd felt a sudden surge of horrifying presence that filled the surroundings. A shadow of a person slowly walked out from the stage where Cleaves was standing.

Obviously, it was the shadow of a powerful S-tier.

"Is anyone dissatisfied with this suggestion?" The man spoke in a deep voice.

Chapter 906: Ten Attack Power to One Meter

Those who saw that man were struck dumb.

"Fist God!" Those who recognized the powerful figure shouted in shock. Followed by the realization of their own mistakes, they were instantly silenced as they bowed down. Terrified like a junior student who was at fault!

Fist God Gu Thai was a powerful figure from the North African Republic Alliance. Although not deemed as important as Long Ting, he was still almost equivalent to the snow region guardian from the Northern Region—Hu San.

Obviously, he was there for a specific reason.

"I have approved the suggestion from Cleaves, there is no need to brag about your connection. I have seen more S-tiers than all of you. You may disclose the S-tier that has founded your corporation, or the position of the S-tier within your corporation. I will perform the evaluation myself. If there is none, adhere to the previous suggestion. Mission examination will be evaluated with the current standards and renewed every year!"

Gu Thai made his statement and his eyes swept across the crowd. All of them bowed down and obviously did not plan to refute.

"If there are no objections, then we shall carry on!"

It was impossible for any of them to voice out their objections.

Then, Cleaves began to carry on the examination. The first to be examined was a corporation wholly owned by Gu Thai.

Surprisingly, it was called the Styx Corporation!

Immediately, everyone frowned. The Styx Corporation was actually a newly established corporation.

Also, the corporation consisted of Gu Thai and thirty-seven other A-tier aptitude users. Those aptitude users were all members from the North African Republic Alliance!

Even Cleaves, Yefty and Gerald were included, also the Altaar Corporation, Gaia Corporation and Lightning Corporation. There were about seven to eight corporations of various sizes.

Meaning that they were able to secure the most number of territories for themselves. According to their level of strength, they would be entitled to the most resourceful ones.

At that moment, everyone held back their anger and were afraid of showing it.

After all, an S-tier was there preying on them, none of them dared to refute.

It was a dinner with a hidden agenda.

'In the past, there was no Styx Corporation. Seems like my appearance caused some changes!'

Perhaps the major change was the speed up of people entering into the Blood River Realm, and also Cleaves not getting the major part of the benefits.

Of course, Hellfire Ifrit Ayshan did not obtain the Divine Flame Imperial Robe.

But the case of Ayshan was different from the current one.

According to statements from Cleaves and Gu Thai, from thereon, huge increment of A-tiers in any corporations would not add on to the expansion of their territories. Despite being the first person to encounter the fortune, Qin Feng's Fengli Organization only had one A-tier in their midst, and that was Qin Feng!

Z was used by Fengli to draw attention. But in the end, they were only entitled to a thousand and one hundred kilometres. It was not what Qin Feng had wanted.

With that thought in mind, Qin Feng then walked out.

"While it is not my intention to step on Fist God Gu Thai, I still feel that this is obviously an unfair approach!"

Everyone was shocked by the appearance of Qin Feng's consciousness. Surprisingly, there was still someone that dared to speak up.

Also, whether the intention was to step on him or not, the action of speaking up had already humiliated Fist God Gu Thai.

Meanwhile, everyone looked in the direction of where the consciousness was channelled from and they saw Qin Feng.

Cleaves was shocked and he trembled when he saw Qin Feng. He was still haunted by the fearful impression left by Qin Feng. As soon as he saw Qin Feng, he felt discomfort throughout his entire body.

But soon, Cleaves felt the instant surge of joy within him.

'Qin Feng is such a fearless person. Fist God Gu Thai is a bad tempered person, yet he dares to speak up. Great, it would be great if he offends Fist God. He deserves a harsh punishment.'

Obviously, Fist God Gu Thai did not expect Qin Feng to stand up. Without any emotions, he held back the dissatisfaction he felt. But still, he had to retain the majestic grandeur of a powerful S-tier.

"What do you think, what would be a better way to achieve fairness?!" Fist God Gu Thai asked.

Pressure from an S-tier secretly seeped its way through the crowd; some even began to tremble like they were about to kneel down.

Qin Feng did not have any fear toward the oppressive pressure from the opponent and he did not react in the slightest.

"Simple, wasn't there an aptitude user who said earlier that he could take on five opponents at the same time? Let's take this to a fight!"

The aptitude user that boasted about fighting five opponents felt the instant thump in his heart. He wished that there was an opening on the ground that he could drill into with his immense hatred toward Qin Feng. Why would he bring him into the fight?

But nobody paid attention to the aptitude user. Everyone looked at Qin Feng, wondering what he meant.

If it was a pure fist fight, could they win against the S-tier?

Obviously, Gu Thai got what he meant.

"What a wild imagination!" Gu Thai mocked, "You want to fight me?"

Qin Feng casually laughed, and answered without any fear, "Both of us are from the Human Alliance, why should we harm each other. Let's do it the gentleman's way, why not go with the test machine?"

Everyone's jaws dropped.

"We have such a large crowd, some of us are A9-tier, and some A1-tier. Obviously, A-tier is not a fair approach in terms of division especially for those who are more powerful. For a corporation, manpower means nothing. For me, I can easily handle five opponents. Even if all of you were to gang up together, perhaps I might still win!"

Qin Feng was being straightforward. But the truth had obviously offended the crowd.

Some of them still favored Qin Feng's approach earlier, but they were now angered by him.

Gu Thai frowned as he pondered. With that being said, the crowd was unable to fight Gu Thai. Qin Feng seemed to have rebuked and offended him, but actually he had avoided putting him in an awkward situation.

"Tell me more, how do we set the perimeters?" Gu Thai ignored the others and asked again.

Qin Feng went all out without hesitation. Since he had given such a suggestion, he obviously had his own ideas.

"Ten attack power to one meter, as simple as that!"

"Alright, ten attack power to one meter. I would like to see the output from all of you."

When facing a test machine, a new S-tier aptitude user could easily achieve five million attack power, S1-tier could achieve ten million. Although it would be a gradual increment, Gu Thai was already an S2-tier aptitude user. An ordinary punch from him could already output fifteen million attack power.

When combined with secret skills, it would definitely be a piece of cake for an ancient warrior to output thirty million attack power.

In terms of tenfold strength for a meter, thirty million attack power would be equivalent to three million meters, which was approximately three thousand kilometers. Hence, with the standard set by Gu Thai earlier, it would almost be the same output that Gu Thai was capable of.

That was for an ordinary S-tier. But for an ordinary A-tier, it would be approximately one million attack power, equivalent to one hundred kilometers.

The stronger the capability, the higher the amount of exchange. Certainly, it was the method agreed by all.

There was no room for the incapable ones to voice out.

The world would only honor powerful figures!

Chapter 907: This Machine Is Malfunctioning

"Anyone brought test machines? Bring them out!"

These measuring devices were not something that could be commonly found on the market. However, these men here were all A-tiers—so, they had a lot of rune equipment on them. Naturally, they also had some measuring devices that could be used to measure one's power.

In a matter of minutes, five A-tiers had brought out their test machines while Qin Feng pulled out his much more sophisticated attack power measuring machine.

After reaching S-tier, one could blow a whole city to dust with just a punch. However, these power measuring machines could absorb these men's power when they attacked them and then measure their power levels.

Five power measuring machines were installed. They then registered their names according to their organization.

"Sir Gu Thai, perhaps you could throw a punch at these machines for the Styx Corporation. Then, I could throw mine at the machine for the Altaar Corporation. When we do that, we could gain more territories!" Cleaves suggested.

Gu Thai frowned. "If you want to leave the Styx, you can always leave!"

Gu Thai was already quite displeased when he heard that they wanted to divide territories this way. Yet, now Cleaves wanted to play games with him.

If Cleaves wanted to gain territories for his own corporation like this, then who would manage Gu Thai's territories? These men were planning to use him to gain more benefits for themselves while he needed to handle the other S-tiers.

There was no way he would allow that.

"Ah, I'm sorry, Sir. I did not mean anything ill. Please don't be angry, Sir!" Cleaves quickly apologized.

The other corporations did not say anything. They all thought that it was already a good deal for them having an S-tier on their backs. Besides, having too much land would stretch them too thin, making it difficult for them to manage their lands.

Gu Thai then unleashed his punch. He wanted to frighten the others and force them to quit. Thus, he charged up his internal energy while activating several of his powers and doubled the power of his punch.

Thus, his fist, glowing with golden glare, rammed onto the machine like a truck!

Boooom!!!

A shockwave rippled out around Gu Thai, pushing the people around him to the ground. The men who were standing further away too could not help but take a few steps back.

Qin Feng squinted his eyes at Gu Thai. Indeed, this man was strong.

"Beep Beep Beep! Power Level: 39,000,000!"

Everyone's jaw was rolling on the ground upon hearing the machine's report.

"Damn?! That's even more powerful than those guys by thousands of miles!"

"This is Gu Thai after all! He is so overpowered!"

"This punch could probably turn anything to dust!"

Of course, the power level of a punch could not determine the exact range of Gu Thai's real combat prowess. The man had a few more tricks up his sleeves with years of combat experience in him. Yet, due to how powerful his basic attack was, everyone could not help but to be impressed.

Qin Feng too nodded his head. This Gu Thai was indeed a powerful man. He did not become the S-tier representative for the North African Republic by sheer luck.

After Gu Thai had stepped away from the machines, everyone too came forward to measure their power levels.

The A-tiers were already powerful entities themselves. However, their power levels were mostly around three million to nine million. No matter how hard they tried they could not reach beyond ten million. After all, even though A-tiers' attacks could reach one million, the most an A9-tier could pull off was just around five million in one hit.

Right now, the only person who was uniquely different from the others was Qin Feng.

This young man had been devouring energies when he was a G-tier, resulting in the energy in his body becoming much more potent than others. Not only that, he had also devoured gaea crystals—which then multiplied his powers by at least hundred times than they were.

Right now, he had nine frozen stars in him. This would mean that his attack would be nine times more powerful than other S-tiers.

After the others had finished their tests, it was Qin Feng's turn.

'My Asteroid Assimilation should be able to unleash power ten times its own level. My physical body is about on par with an A-tier beast deity. And I've got nine frozen stars in me too!'

Of course, this was not just a simple multiplication. With the combined strength of his body and internal energy, it would mean one million times ten—making it ten million more powerful than usual. And then, the Asteroid Assimilation and the nine frozen stars would multiply it by nineteen!

This meant that Qin Feng's strength was already one hundred and ninety million at minimum.

This was so terrifyingly powerful!

After reaching the S-tier, Qin Feng was finally an entity that could slay an S-tier with ease.

Although he did not have any skills and powers that were designed for an S-tier, his power level was nothing to scoff at!

'Still… if I go all out, this would make Gu Thai lose too much face. Perhaps I should not use all of my frozen stars. Hmm… maybe I'll just use 40% of my power.'

Thus, Qin Feng pushed out his palm in front of the machines.

"Asteroid Assimilation, Repulsion!"

Repulsion could crush any living creature in a hit. However, due to Qin Feng's precise control, he did not unleash too much internal energy.

Thud!

Yes. A simple thud on the machines, making his attack seemed like a light shove instead of an attack.

Yet, the machines' words were…

"Beep Beep Beep! Power Level: 40,000,000!"

Everyone stared at Qin Feng in disbelief.

Even Gu Thai was stunned with disbelief at first. Then, he glared at Qin Feng furiously. Gu Thai finally understood why Qin Feng suggested dividing territories this way. He thought that Qin Feng only wanted more territories. He did not think that Qin Feng was a wolf pretending to be a sheep.

Besides, by doing this, this would mean that Qin Feng was openly defying Gu Thai.

In an instant, silence befell the scene as though the air had been completely frozen solid in the area.

Honestly, if Qin Feng acted more humbly and dealt a thirty five million power level, Gu Thai would not be that pissed. However, he had dealt forty million—a power level that was much more powerful than Gu Thai's. This would put Gu Thai in a rather difficult spot.

Qin Feng, on the other hand, did not think too much about this. He thought he was saving Gu Thai's face.

Nonetheless, if things got worse from here, Qin Feng was not afraid to put on his gloves for a fierce fight. To Qin Feng, he was now an S-tier. There was no need to fear anyone. A coward had no place in this post-apocalyptic world.

Still, the others at the scene did not think he was someone who harnessed great power.

"What? This machine… is it malfunctioning?"

"Yeah… I guess. After testing so many times, they are now completely broken."

"This machine belongs to him though! He could have done something to it to trick us!"

Chapter 908: Taste My Fist

Everyone thought that Qin Feng had cheated.

Looking at these men, Qin Feng snickered before striking at the machines again.

Thud! Thud! Thud! Thud!

"Beep Beep Beep! Power Level: 40,000,000!"

"Beep Beep Beep! Power Level: 40,000,000!"

"Beep Beep Beep! Power Level: 40,000,000!"

"Beep Beep Beep! Power Level: 40,000,000!"

His strikes were precise and collected, not wasting an ounce of energy. All of them came out with the result of forty million power levels!

Seeing this, the others began to whisper amongst themselves, not knowing what to do next. Of course, they still did not believe Qin Feng.

Still, even though Qin Feng's machine could be lying, the other machines were prepared by the others. There was no way all of them would lie for him.

Seeing that this was his chance to get back at Qin Feng, Cleaves opened his mouth, "Qin Feng! I know your Fengli Organization has developed a lot of super advanced technology! Is this one of your tricks?!"

Qin Feng glared at Cleaves coldly. This fool… did not he not have enough punishment from him?

"Then, what would you have me do?"

"Since Sir Gu Thai is here, and your score is higher than his, are you saying that you're more powerful than Sir Gu Thai? Do you dare to exchange blows with him?!"

Qin Feng took a look at Gu Thai and asked, "What say you, Mr Gu Thai?"

"Sure, why not? I am curious too just how powerful you are. I am just worried if you are too chicken to take a punch from me!"

Gu Thai was eager to take on Qin Feng. If this young man was indeed as good as what the machines said, then he had no issues with him. However, if Qin Feng was indeed cheating, Gu Thai would not hesitate to crush this scammer to pieces with his fist.

"Okay, let's do it." Qin Feng answered.

"Get ready!"

Gu Thai's body instantly glimmered with golden rays!

If Qin Feng could really deal a strike that was about forty million, Gu Thai felt that he could unleash his attack without holding back. If Qin Feng could not take it, he would be completely crushed.

Booom!!!!

Gu Thai unleashed his punch like a gust of hurricane!

Qin Feng, on the other hand, stood there unfazed as he raised his hand—just like what he did to the power machines.

Seeing this, Gu Thai got even more furious than before. "You're asking for it, kid!!"

Thus, he raised his punch's power in the last split second, making it much more deadlier than before!

Booom!!!!

Qin Feng's palm and Gu Thai's fist met!

A ripple of shockwave was sent out to the surrounding area, blowing everyone off their feet and into the air before falling to the ground!

"Arrgh!!"

When they landed on the ground, many spewed out blood.

The shockwave was already that powerful… just how fearsome was the actual impact?!

They struggled to get up with a hand on their chests, trying to recover their breaths, and took a look at the two men on the stage. Both of them were still standing there. Unlike what they expected, Qin Feng was not sent flying away. The young man was still there, not moving at all.

It was then, some cracks could be heard from Gu Thai's arm before his sleeves began to twist and flitter to pieces.

Silence befell the scene again.

Qin Feng pulled back his hand and bowed to his opponent. "I won."

Gu Thai's face was as grim as a ghost! He yelled out furiously, "Bullshit! Here! Have another punch!"

Then, a surge of power burst forth from Gu Thai's body. Now, his fist was overflowing with a golden aura! He hurled a punch forward, sending a powerful golden beam toward the young man before him.

Still, Qin Feng seemed unfazed yet again.

When facing He Tianxing, Qin Feng might still need to pay extra caution due to the man wielding a blade. However, Gu Thai was just fighting him with his fist. As such, there was nothing for him to worry about.

To him, Gu Thai was just playing with a toy gun in front of a grown man, who had a real revolver in his holster.

Qin Feng's internal energy shield formed in a split second, blocking Gu Thai's attack.

Voom!!

A loud gong sound could be heard when Gu Thai's fist landed on Qin Feng's internal energy shield.

Gu Thai stared at Qin Feng's internal energy shield—it was as solid as a rock. He had never seen a barrier as thick and sturdy as this one. By observing the internal energy shield, Gu Thai was able to determine that Qin Feng was not some mere A-tier. This young man was something much more powerful than an A-tier.

Gu Thai, pulling a long face, lowered his fist.

He would never yield to an A-tier. However, he had no problem admitting defeat to another fellow S-tier.

Seeing Gu Thai like this, the others were stunned with disbelief. Some of them were even able to notice that Gu Thai's fist was wounded.

Therefore, it was true that Qin Feng was as powerful as what the machines claimed. He was so powerful that not even Gu Thai was able to crush him?!

"Mr Gu Thai, I hope this is enough to prove that I wasn't cheating?"

"Start assigning the territories. He did not cheat!" Gu Thai ordered before turning away and leaving. He had embarrassed himself enough; so, he did not want to stay here any longer.

Witnessing this, Cleaves's tongue was tied to a knot. He could not believe it!

It was then, Qin Feng glared sharply at Cleaves. "Can we assign the territories now?"

A chill was sent down Cleaves's spine. "Yes! Of course!"

A few months ago, this Qin Feng was only as powerful as him. And yet now, he was already able to fight to a tie with an S-tier. This was too shocking!

Then, he was a little hesitant when he was assigning the territories. Thankfully, the others from the North African Republic had started to assign territories themselves.

It was the way the world worked here—only the powerful got more stuff. Since Qin Feng was the strongest here, he would be the first to pick. And he did not hesitate at all and claimed the areas that had the most occurrences of dimensional tremors. This would mean he had claimed one-third of the whole place.

The Styx Corporation too had claimed another one-third of the map.

As for the others, they could only claim the rest of the place—which were areas that were not as good. Still, they had gotten more than they could have bargained for in this meeting.

After the meeting, many A-tiers contacted Qin Feng, wanting to rent his turf. Of course, Qin Feng rejected all of them.

They thought that Qin Feng did not have enough manpower to handle that much land. They thought that he was just some mere A-tier who only had a few B-tiers with him.

However, Qin Feng had recently returned from the Perished Lands. As such, he had something that the others did not know he had—the robots!

Chapter 909: Helian Mingjie

At the Blood River Realm, several airships had flown into view before releasing batches of robots.

The robo-dog was acting rather quickly; with the aid of Chu Fan's research, he was able to manufacture a batch of fragile yet powerful robots.

Thus, Qin Feng's turf was now filled with over three thousand robots from the Fengli Organization.

Due to the fact that these robots were designed based on the Dark Armor Robot, they looked like humans. The men from North African Republic, when seeing these robots, did not know any better and thought that Qin Feng had so many underlings. Not only that, these "underlings" were so hardworking!

"These people from the Fengli Organization… have they lost their minds?! They don't seem to care about their own lives!"

An ability user gasped as he witnessed the robots dive into the Blood River to salvage the corpses.

"These people… they don't seem to emit any presence at all…"

It was not that these ability users did not know about the possibility that these "Fengli employees" were not human at all; yet, there was a huge difference of tech between the regions and many of them had never seen a robot before. As such, all they could do was watch and guess. Or else, they would not be so surprised to see these "Fengli employees" being completely unfazed when the ultra beasts attacked them. These "employees" were not only unfazed by the ultra beasts but also reacted with the most logical counter-attacks almost immediately.

After assigning Wang Chen to the Blood River Realm, Qin Feng and Bai Li returned to the Eastern Region of their own world.

"Marshal Qin! You're here! I didn't expect you to actually visit us again so soon!" Tung Yang welcomed him with open arms.

Well, of course Qin Feng would visit them again. It was Tung Yang who invited him again—to help him to slay the Hundred-Claw. Still, Tung Yang was not holding much hope. The invitation was sent out with a small glitter of hope that Qin Feng would respond. After all, Qin Feng was now someone of higher status than him.

"Oh, I've participated and dealt a hand here back then. There's no way I'll leave things unfinished here, Regent Tung." Qin Feng replied earnestly.

Qin Feng was able to acquire the Glittering Gold Sand and Glutton here. Right now, he could acquire the Hundred-Claw and Siren Cherub. He did not know just how much these two monsters had evolved. There were reports that claimed that the Hundred-Claw had evolved into a beast deity when it attacked eleven deep sea vessels. This attack had caused a great deal of loss to the Eastern Sea's ability users. If this kept on, they would not be able to take on the beast wave.

Right now, compared to the Glutton Glutton back then, the Hundred-Claw was at least ten times deadlier.

"You have my greatest gratitude. If you need anything, feel free to tell us."

"Alright. After killing the Hundred-Claw, I might need to have it claimed as mine and use it to report to the higher-ups."

If Qin Feng only wanted money, Tung Yang could keep the Hundred-Claw and report this to the higher-ups himself, raising his record of contribution in the Human Alliance. However, if Qin Feng were to be the one who did the report, Tung Yang would have not much to gain.

"Oh, certainly. I'm fine with it."

"Hmm, I think it's about time for me to upgrade my badge. I guess I'll send them a beast king's corpse too!" Bai Li said.

Although Bai Li had already ascended to A-tier, she had not had the authority acknowledge it yet.

Of course, hunting A-tier beast kings was not the job of an A-tier. As one grew stronger, the ultra beasts that they needed to take on would also get stronger too. As such, usually humans would have to work together to take on the ultra beasts that were on par with their ranks. So, if a B9-tier ability user wanted to ascend and get promoted, he would need to team up with four other B9-tiers to hunt one hundred A-tier ultra beasts. As such, Bai Li did not do this alone.

Nonetheless, by having these ultra beasts slain, these would already be counted as Tung Yang's achievements as a region's administrator.

"This time I'll bring along some people to help." Tung Yang replied with gratitude.

"Sure, but there's no need for any of you to aid us when facing off the Hundred-Claw." Qin Feng replied.

The Hundred-Claw was different from the Glutton Glutton. The latter was active under the sea; however, the Hundred-Claw was active on the sea surface.

"Alright, we'll stand back when it shows up."

Thus, Tung Yang summoned two A-tiers and seven B8 to B9-tiers to bring along the Glutton.

Qin Feng knew who these two A-tiers were. Well, he knew them from the time before he was reborn.

One of them was Lin Qiao. He was a middle-aged, veteran A-tier, not overly powerful compared to other A-tiers but he was quite efficient in combat. He was a cautious man and would never participate in a battle that he had no chance of winning; this was also the reason he had a lot of underlings.

Due to his cautious nature, there were very few casualties in every hunt Lin Qiao planned and commanded. Hence, people gave him a moniker—"Casualty-less King".

The other B-tiers that came on board were not his underlings though. This was why Lin Qiao decided to just stand by and look in on this operation. In fact, he did not think that this operation had much chance of success at all. Still, he was a man of few words. As such, he did not say much to object to this operation in respect to Tung Yang.

The other one was Helian Mingjie. He came from a renowned ancient warrior family, aged around thirty five years old. He had recently ascended to A-tier and was considered a genius amongst his kin. Due to that, he was blinded by hubris.

"So, are you Qin Feng?"

Helian Mingjie took a look at Qin Feng and his A-tier Marshal badge before a glint of envy flashed in his eyes. He had never heard of any nineteen-year-old ascending to A-tier. It was quite unfathomable that someone could be a marshal at such a young age too.

There was little news spread out from Dragon Capital in regards to why Qin Feng was honored with this badge. The only ones who knew the truth were the S-tiers in the Huaxia Alliance. As such, Helian Mingjie was completely oblivious to Qin Feng's capabilities. He thought that Qin Feng was just a toy boy that Long Ting kept under her crotch.

"Before asking for someone else's name, perhaps you should introduce yourself first." Qin Feng said.

However, as Helian Mingjie was about to open his mouth, Qin Feng waved his hand and dismissed him, "On second thought, forget it. I don't have time for this."

Qin Feng needed to head to the control room to attend to actual, proper work. He had no time to entertain some schmuck who knew nothing other than to be envious of others.

This had angered Helian Mingjie.

"Just what do you mean by that, Qin Feng?!"

"General Helian! Watch your tongue in front of the marshal!" Tung Yang glared at him.

Helian Mingjie had recently ascended to A-tier. Although he was from an ancient warrior family that was on friendly terms with Tung Yang, the clan was not led by an S-tier.

Helian Mingjie did not think that Tung Yang would be angry at him and defend Qin Feng.

Could this be because Qin Feng claimed that he could kill the Hundred-Claw by himself?

What a joke! No man could kill the Hundred-Claw alone! What a bragging jackass!

"I was just trying to be polite with Marshal Qin since we're going to work together. However, I didn't know that General Qin is such a difficult person to work with. Perhaps he's too powerful to see me as a person. If I had known this earlier, I would have saved my energy and not participated in this operation."Helian Mingjie retorted with a slight threatening tone.

Chapter 910: An Opportunity to Learn

Helian Mingjie's words were clearly hinting that he would not help them at all now in this operation.

However, all his words did was invite pity from Tung Yang. This kid… did he think that Qin Feng needed the help of someone like him?

Still, Tung Yang did not want to say it out loud to embarrass the young man. After all, Helian Mingjie was still young, and he still had a lot more to learn and grow. He did not want to demotivate the young man.

"You're not here to help, General Helian. The reason I'm bringing you out here is to give you some opportunities to learn." Tung Yang sighed before following Qin Feng into the control room.

Helian Mingjie was stunned and stood alone in the lobby. Then, he recollected himself and walked toward the control room. He wanted to see just what kind of joke Qin Feng would make himself out to be later!

"Yeah, I'll see what this Qin Feng could teach me!"

Meanwhile, the Glutton was moving forward at a rather fast speed.

It was spring. So, there were a lot of ultra beasts raging in the ocean. Although Qin Feng had killed so many of them last year, these monsters seemed to always find a way to recover their number and come back.

It did not take long before the Glutton entered the red zone. Qin Feng gave the order to keep on moving without batting an eye. There were already several ultra beasts appearing nearby; however, they looked like babies when compared to the gigantic Glutton.

Thus, the Glutton kept on going onward, entering an area that humans had not explored before. The waters in the surrounding area were pitched black, giving out an eerily terrifying presence.

Roaaar!!

An ultra beast let out a furious roar, warning the vessel to not come closer. Then, it swam swiftly toward the Glutton, attempting to defend its own territory.

The alarm in the control room sounded as a red dot appeared on the radar.

It was an A-tier beast general!

Qin Feng connected his consciousness and controlled the half-flesh, half-machine Glutton.

Roaar!!

The Glutton let out a deafening roar, stunning the beast general. Seeing this, the beast general turned tail and attempted to flee.

However, it was not fast enough.

The Glutton opened its massive jaw, leading to the waters in the area flowing into its mouth. The beast general was forcefully brought toward the Glutton by the powerful water current.

Crunch!!

Then, in a single crunch, the Glutton had sunk its teeth and fangs into the beast general's body, penetrating its sturdy scales and body before sending a surge of dark runes into its body, rotting its body even further.

Crunch! Crunch!!

In mere seconds, the beast general was completely chewed to pieces and sent into the Glutton's "stomach"—the storage area of the vessel.

After taking care of the beast general with ease, the Glutton kept on going.

Witnessing all this, Helian Mingjie was completely stunned. Then, he gave Qin Feng a belittling smirk.

"So what? It's just because you have a powerful vessel. If I also have a machine like this, I could be even greater than you."

Helian Mingjie looked around the control room in envy.

Then, the alarm sounded again.

This time, there were twenty one red dots.

"Oh no, these are the Mountainous Tortoises!"

The Mountainous Tortoises were beasts that were about six-floor tall, hundreds of meters in length. Although they did not stand a chance taking on the Glutton alone, if they could combine their strength they might actually defeat it.

Not only that, amongst the tortoises, there was also a three-hundred-meter long beast king.

Seeing this, Bai Li said, "There's no need to worry. Leave them to me. Oh, and remember to do a video recording of my battle. We could use it for my A-tier rank-up mission!"

Tung Yang raised his eyebrow and wanted to suggest that she take down the beast king. However, before he was able to open his mouth, Bai Li had vanished into thin air.

Lin Qiao, who was silent this whole time, was surprised too.

"This Miss Bai… is she strong? Can she take on the beast king? A beast king that has twenty minions around it?!"

Even after witnessing the Glutton defeat the beast general, Lin Qiao still did not think that Bai Li could take on the beast king. After all, a beast king was much more powerful than a beast general. Still, Bai Li went out without hesitation. This had surprised him greatly.

"This woman has a death wish. If we were to anger the Mountainous Tortoises, we'll have no means of escape. Let's retreat now before it's too late!" Helian Mingjie suggested.

Qin Feng coldly glanced at him and said, "If you want to go, just go. If you want to stay, keep your mouth shut!"

"I'm just stating the facts!" Helian Mingjie retorted.

"Stop talking." Tung Yang spoke softly to Helian Mingjie. Now, he could not help but feel that he was making a huge mistake in bringing this brat along.

"Regent, Sir! I'm saying this for everyone's good!"

"Stop talking!" Tung Yang raised his voice. The tone of his voice was not only stern but also filled with shame.

Suddenly, a girl's voice could be heard from behind.

"For everyone's good? For what? What's wrong? Why are you fighting?"

Helian Mingjie was surprised to hear that voice. He turned and saw Bai Li standing behind him.

"What? How… when did you come back?" Helian Mingjie was dumbfounded. He stumbled on his words when he posed his question to Bai Li—he intended to ask how long she had been standing behind him. It was very unthinkable for him to not sense her presence at all.

Bai Li tilted her head and looked at Helian Mingjie curiously, wondering why he was so surprised. "I was here the whole time!"

"Ah, I see. You did not leave to take on the Mountainous Tortoises then? That is a smart move, girl. Yeah, there's no way for you to take on so many of them at once. I thought we've lost you back there. Good. If you want to rank up to A-tier, there are many other ways to do this. There's no need to act hastily."

Helian Mingjie spoke to Bai Li like a teacher, trying to teach her the ways to be an A-tier.

Bai Li, however, looked at him even more curiously.

Finally, Lin Qiao opened his mouth, "General Helian, Miss Bai Li has already killed them!"

Helian Mingjie thought he had misheard him. However, when he looked at Lin Qiao, he realized he was being serious.

"She did? Come on, this is not funny at all!"

"Who's joking with you?! If you are too dense to read the room, why don't you look out the window and see for yourself?!" Tung Yang scolded, "I told you to stop talking, didn't I? Have you not embarrassed yourself enough?!"

Helian Mingjie took a look at the radar and saw that all the red dots were already gone. He quickly looked out the window and saw nothing but blood on the sea surface.

Not even one minute had passed since he suggested a retreat.

"How?! How is this possible?! How did she kill twenty Mountainous Tortoises and their beast king in under a minute?!"

It was then, Bai Li had sent the recorded video from one of the Glutton's terminals to Tung Yang.

Tung Yang then purposely played the video in front of Helian Mingjie.

"Well, perhaps it's also high time for us to do an inspection on Miss Bai Li's abilities. You two can be my witness of my grading."

This was one of the real reasons Tung Yang wanted to bring these two A-tiers with him—to help rank Bai Li up to A-tier.

In the video, the Mountainous Tortoises were swimming slowly and surely toward the Glutton. Suddenly, a white dressed girl appeared above them. She raised her hands and sent ten rays of silver beams into the water.

Then, each of the silver beams burst into several dozen black threads!

Chapter 911: Evolved Cherub

The silver beams continued to sprawl forward. The Mountainous Tortoises did not seem to be bothered by the white figure as they swam on unfazed.

The silvery silky lights skimmed past the tortoises silently. They left no crack on them and disappeared into the tortoises' bodies.

When Helian Mingjie began to doubt that the silver beams would have any effect, the tortoises were suddenly shredded into pieces. Even the seemingly impenetrable shells were dismantled.

The slaughter ended in less than ten seconds. Bai Li disappeared from the screen instantly and had probably returned behind Helian Mingjie right after that.

Helian Mingjie was clearly embarrassed and baffled at the same time.

"So, what do you two think? Does she pass the test?" Tung Yang asked.

"Yes!" Lin Qiao nodded.

"This… Of course, she passed!" None of the previous candidates would have passed if such a performance did not.

Helian Mingjie reckoned even he could not have withstood the silver beams. To be honest, he could hardly tell the ability used by Bai Li through the clip.

After Lin Qiao and Helian Mingjie consented, Tung Yang passed Bai Li's qualification. He then took out a box and handed it over.

"Ms. Bai, I had this prepared beforehand. It's yours now."

"Thanks."

"How thoughtful, Regent Tung." Qin Feng expressed his gratitude.

"It's nothing," Tung Yang replied with a big grin. As compared to Qin Feng's willingness to return to the Abyssal Ocean, everything else Tung Yang did—bringing along the examiners and the badge with him, was just a small courtesy. At the very least, his action showed that he indeed cared about Qin Feng. The test could still be carried out at East Sea City later on. But that would require Qin Feng and Bai Li to travel all the way there and Tung Yang wanted to save them the trouble.

Bai Li took down her B-tier badge and pinned on the new A-tier badge. She looked at it, then looked at Qin Feng's badge. Without thinking much, Bai Li grumbled, "Your marshal badge looks way better than mine. I should also get a marshal badge one day."

The words came out from Bai Li's mouth with peculiar certainty. Even Helian Mingjie, who had constantly ridiculed them, did not dare to talk back this time. He admitted, though reluctantly, that it would be a piece of cake for someone of her caliber to attain the marshal position.

'Why haven't I heard of someone so powerful before?' Helian Mingjie thought about it. But the more he pondered, the hazier Bai Li's image became in his mind. Though Bai Li was standing right in front of him, Helian Mingjie could barely call out her name now.

'Wait a minute!' A sense of fear struck Helian Mingjie. He finally realized how powerful Bai Li was.

'What an amazing consciousness masking effect. She is powerful enough to alter my subconscious thinking and impression. This lady is scarily dangerous!'

Helian Mingjie dared not look at Bai Li any further. Without purposely looking and thinking about Bai Li, the lady's image in his mind became slightly clearer. However, he could no longer recall Bai Li's face.

Such an outcome was enough to silence him.

Qin Feng grinned mockingly as he looked at Helian Mingjie's body language. Such an arrogant person was usually the one that conceded the fastest when they have met a far more dominant being. Tung Yang might tolerate him, but Qin Feng would not. Qin Feng wanted to let Helian Mingjie acknowledge his own inferiority.

Though Bai Li's consciousness was indeed influential, it was not to the level where it would automatically affect the mind of those around her. The truth was, Qin Feng had asked Bai Li to do it, and he had taught Helian Mingjie a lesson.

As he had guessed, Helian Mingjie was docile the rest of the way.

In their journey after that, they met other giant beasts. Qin Feng controlled the Glutton to kill the weaker ones while leaving the tougher ones in Bai Li's hands. This allowed them to explore deeper into the sea.

"This is getting too risky. This is an area we have never ventured into before. We could bump into an S-tier sea beast here anytime," Lin Qiao said with concern.

It was normal to feel unsafe when exploring uncharted waters. Some more, Lin Qiao was the weakest among them.

Not only Lin Qiao, but Helian Mingjie was also frightened by the unfriendly sea. Yet, he could not voice his fear as freely as Lin Qiao due to his pride. That, too, suffocated him.

Not to mention the B-tiers on board. They now believed that the Glutton was actually a kamikaze squad on this trip.

Tung Yang finally understood Qin Feng. "I should have listened to you. Indeed, we are of not much help to you. Worse still, we are actually holding you guys back," he said apologetically.

"Don't worry about it. Let's turn back for now. The Hundred-Claw may be the sovereign in this sea, but it wouldn't be found so easily in this vast sea. Better luck next time."

"I agree. Let's head back. Have other scouts continue to search for its trace. Inform us immediately once the beast has been found."

But in that case, the Hundred-Claw could have run away long before Qin Feng arrived at the scene.

It could not be helped. When you pray for the beast not to surface, it would wreak havoc every other day. Now that they came out to hunt it, the Hundred-Claw was nowhere to be seen.

Suddenly, the alarm on the Glutton rang urgently.

"Sh*t! It's the Siren Cherub!"

On the surveillance monitor inside the control room, a giant baby could be seen coming at them.

"Don't panic. This vessel can block the psychic attacks by the Cherub. Its physical attack is also not powerful enough to break the Glutton."

Qin Feng did not expect to find the Cherub this deep. Since the Glutton was equipped with sensitive radar to survey the ocean around them, Qin Feng did not release his probing sense. Thus, they had detected the Cherub rather late.

Of course, he would not let it get away now that it had come to them voluntarily.

'Even the Cherub has evolved into deity-tier? If so, its core would suit Bai Li's appetite.' Qin Feng held his chin. He looked at the Cherub like it was a giant and juicy fruit.

With his consciousness connected to the Glutton, the bio-machine moved responsively and bit on the Cherub.

The beast was frightened and retreated. The attack had clearly upset the baby.

A piercing cry spread from under the sea in visible waveforms. Unfortunately, such an attack had no effect on the lifeless Glutton. People inside the vessel were also protected by the Glutton's force field. Though they could still hear the wailing, they were not affected by its consciousness attack.

"For real? Its attack doesn't reach us?"

"The Glutton is undoubtedly the new king of this sea."

"Marshal Qin, you really want to kill the Cherub? Can you really do it? The speed of the Cherub is still relatively fast."

Just when the rest of the eager passengers bombarded him with a lot of expectations and questions, the scanner in the middle of the control room rang frantically again.

Numerous red dots were coming at the Glutton from all directions.

These were all great beasts in this abyss.

When they were within sight, Qin Feng found that their eyes were bloodshot but the beasts were not fighting off each other. Instead, they were all looking at the Glutton resentfully. It seemed that they were being hypnotized and had forgotten how scary the Glutton was. All they wanted was to bite the Glutton into pieces.

"It seems that the ability of the Cherub has gone to another level as well."

Chapter 912: Slaying the Siren Cherub

The Cherub's previous ability was that its song could put its target to sleep; while its wail would drive other beasts crazy. As of now, it seemed that the latter had been upgraded into the manipulation of other beasts to attack its target. That was a drastic improvement.

Even though the Glutton was the sovereign of this sea, it might not survive being assaulted by so many great sea beasts at once.

The number of sea beasts kept piling up. It had gone way beyond their imagination.

"Is this… a beast wave?"

"We are surrounded!"

"What should we do now?"

The aptitude users on the Glutton began to panic. Among them, only those on the control seats remained composed. They were all members of the Fengli Organization. These men knew Qin Feng more than the others. Worst case scenario, they still had Bai Li's spatial ability to count on.

"President, your order?" One of the aptitude users asked calmly.

"Retreat toward the surface. Fire at will!"

"Roger!"

The gunslinger pushed on several buttons. A force field immediately glowed all around the Glutton. This could temporarily resist the attacks by the sea beasts. However, no force field would be powerful enough to sustain the attacks from so many beasts at once.

Hence, the Glutton ascended to the sea surface rapidly.

To the Siren Cherub, it seemed that the offender was trying to flee.

Bawl!

The Cherub urged the beasts around it. The bloodshot in their eyes intensified further. Not only that but some of the beasts had their power strengthened too. The sea beasts swam on hastily to catch up to the Glutton.

Right now, even Tung Yang could hardly remain calm being pursued by a flock of agitated beasts.

The next moment, being wrapped in a silver halo, Qin Feng appeared outside of the vessel.

The camera on the outer shell of the Glutton turned to him almost immediately.

Inside the deep sea, the internal force shield around Qin Feng was even thicker than that of the Glutton. Nonetheless, his figure was minute in the face of the giant sea beasts. His tiny body would easily be gulped by the beast with a single breath like plankton to a fish.

"When did he go out? Isn't he afraid of dying?" Helian Mingjie gazed at Qin Feng on the screen. He then turned to Bai Li and wondered why she did not go out instead. She would be of great help with her outrageous caliber.

He got the answer not very long after.

In the sea, a glamorous saber appeared in Qin Feng's grip. The seawater around him began to bubble as a result of the enormous internal energy emanating from the weapon. The ferocity of the saber stirred the water around it. Then, numerous spirits began to emerge from the saber's surface.

Qin Feng swung his saber toward the incoming beasts and took their lives almost instantly.

World of Death!

Qin Feng had learned this new barrier ability from the skeletal fiend. Dark aura danced in a lively manner and spread out with Qin Feng at its center. It infested all the beasts that had entered Qin Feng's death zone.

Flesh on the beasts rotted rapidly and was washed away by the sea current in no time. The skeleton of the infested beasts remained intact and turned into an undead puppet.

The puppets were no longer under the Cherub's influence. Instead, they turned to the other unaffected sea beasts with Qin Feng's command. Still, the number of undead puppets was relatively small and they quickly disappeared into the sea of beasts swarming at Qin Feng.

Qin Feng was poised and he continued to brandish his Verdant Emperor Saber. More beasts succumbed to the Spirit Chain Rend and were infested by dark runes.

The Glutton continued to accelerate toward the surface. Qin Feng's figure became smaller and smaller until he was swarmed by the beasts. But soon, people on board heard the roar of a thousand spirits as Qin Feng re-emerged from the swarm imposingly.

The seawater was tainted red, which quickly turned black. Even the blood was corroded. Dark aura filled the entire sea region.

Bawl!

The Cherub was exasperated and commanded more beasts to chase after the Glutton.

Qin Feng felt that the pressure around him had lightened considerably. He knew they were very close to the surface now. He could use that skill now.

Rampage Influx!

Qin Feng instantly went on a rampage. His speed increased rapidly and split the seawater around him in half. The great friction created by his high-speed charge created a large booming sound in the sea. He was now only about a hundred meters away from the Cherub.

This was when Cherub finally got a good look at its enemy.

Bawl!

The giant baby wailed horrifyingly and retreated involuntarily. It finally recognized the devil in front of it.

It scarred the Cherub when Qin Feng killed the Devil Mountain and snatched the Glittering Gold Sand from their hands.

Besides, the instinct of the Cherub as a beast told it that Qin Feng was an entirely different monster now.

If Qin Feng had remained the same person, the Cherub would not hesitate to open its maw and lurch at Qin Feng.

Right now, the only thought it had was to run as far as possible.

But Qin Feng would not allow it.

Qin Feng's body went into another gear.

Ramp up!

Ramp up!

Only Qin Feng's physique could have withstood the three sudden short bursts of speed.

The speed boost propelled Qin Feng right to the Cherub's back.

The Verdant Emperor Saber slit opened a three-meter wound on the Cherub's fishtail. Cut a little deeper and the tail would have been severed.

Beasts that were chasing the Glutton had been called back by the Cherub. Now, they assaulted Qin Feng, frantically trying to stall him.

But Qin Feng had no problem moving freely inside the sea with his enormous internal strength. He purposely stayed close to the Cherub so that the beasts could not attack him freely. He then triggered Phantom Shift and the beasts could only attack his afterimage heedlessly.

As a result, more wounds opened up on the Cherub and it could do nothing about Qin Feng.

Ra ra ra ra!

With little choice left, the Cherub began to croon a soft tune. The wild bloodshot within the furious beasts' eyes gradually receded. They blinked mindlessly and went into deep sleep amid the hypnotizing tune.

The soundwave of the tune did not reach Qin Feng as it was barricaded by his internal force shield. Even without the armor's protection, the lullaby would have little effect on Qin Feng's god-tier consciousness.

Nonetheless, Qin Feng pretended to have his eyes closed. He relaxed and floated freely in the sea.

The Cherub was a merman so it could swim swiftly inside the water. Though there were a lot of wounds on its body, the Cherub did not suffer any other heavy injury other than the first cut.

This was because the Cherub had seawater to protect its body. If it chose to run now, the Cherub could probably heal and get away to safety in time. But when it saw Qin Feng dozing off, the Cherub could not help its urge. It hesitated for a while, then decided to swim toward Qin Feng with its giant maw opened.

Its sharp teeth could crack even the toughest shell. The tiny and transparent shield should not be a problem.

But in the next instant, a glitter shone past its eyes. Its head was then cut into half by the merciless flash.

Qin Feng opened his eyes and looked at the beheaded Cherub coldly. He extended his arm and a football-size crystal core landed quietly on his palm.

Chapter 913: Long Ting's Request

The Cherub's tail was also cut off by Qin Feng. As for the top half, Qin Feng could not bear to collect a human-looking baby so he left it.

"Come out and hunt freely. These beasts are defenseless now!"

Though the Cherub was killed, these beasts had been induced into a deep sleep and would not wake up for a long time.

The Glutton halted its ascent. Below it was a large band of sea beasts waiting silently to be slaughtered.

The beasts were completely defenseless. Everyone on board was jubilant seeing the easy prey and exited the vessel eagerly.

When these beasts emerged in the sea, they were all once great monsters that struck fear in people who saw them. Now, they were just floating lifelessly around the aptitude users.

At first, the humans worked carefully and quietly as they were afraid that the beasts might be startled. Soon, they became bolder as they realized no matter what they did or how much noise they made, the beasts remained deadly still and quiet.

Hence, they no longer restrained themselves and harvested the beasts freely.

Helian Mingjie noticed an A-tier beast king and approached it excitedly. He brandished his weapon but only managed to scratch its scale and leave a thin scar on it. The power gap was too huge. Helian Mingjie could not hurt the beast even in its sleep.

It was like how an ant wanted to kill a human—simply impossible. The best he could do was give the A-tier beast king a tickle.

Qin Feng swam toward him. Helian Mingjie's face reddened when he saw Qin Feng. Though Qin Feng had said they were free to dissect the beasts, everyone knew all these should belong to Qin Feng. Had he not threatened the Cherub enough and forced the baby to put these beasts into sleep, they were probably still in grave danger now, left alone being able to come into the water freely.

Helian Mingjie already had a few A-tiers in his pockets before spotting the A-tier beast king. It was too greedy to lay eyes on loot that was not rightfully his.

More embarrassingly, he was too weak to claim the reward and his action drew the attention of the true owner.

Helian Mingjie wished there was a hole for him to hide in now.

"Qin Feng, I have to admit, I was wrong about you. You are an extremely capable fighter. I hope you don't feel offended by my previous ignorance," Surprisingly, Helian Mingjie gave up his pride and apologized to Qin Feng.

Qin Feng thought he had heard him wrong.

'The arrogant Helian Mingjie is apologizing to me? Is this the same pompous man that I remembered from my past life?'

But when Qin Feng saw Helian Mingjie's reddened face, looking like a criminal waiting for judgment, he realized that the man was sincerely sorry.

Perhaps, instead of shaming him, letting him realize the mistake that he had made was a better way to subdue the stubborn man.

"Alright. Apology accepted. We should both let it go. Go and hunt the others. I will take care of this one."

"Oh! Thanks!" Helian Mingjie quickly excused himself and turned to the other beasts. Before he could reach the next nearest beast, Qin Feng had already sliced the beast king into parts effortlessly. Helian Mingjie suddenly felt fortunate that he had only provoked Qin Feng with words, and the latter had forgiven him big-heartedly. Had he challenged Qin Feng to a fight, his consequence would be like the beast king.

Though the battle between Qin Feng and the Cherub had lasted only roughly ten minutes, they took almost half a day to wrap up the rest of the monsters.

Except for Qin Feng and Bai Li, the labor was carried on with lingering fear. Nonetheless, perhaps because the Cherub was roaming this sea, or perhaps the Cherub had summoned most of the great beasts within this region, no other sea beasts showed up during the process.

When everyone's spatial equipment was filled, Qin Feng did not change his initial decision and continued on their return course.

Everyone gained on this trip. Qin Feng had also passed the crystal core of the Cherub to Bai Li.

"I will assimilate this inside my dimension. This crystal core would be enough for me to reach A1."

Bai Li's level had stagnated for some time now. A good opportunity for her to evolve had finally come.

Having passed A-tier, the power difference between the beast deities would be minimal. But the higher tier would still be slightly stronger. More importantly, the only way to get closer to S-tiers was by leveling up consistently. S-tier was the pinnacle every beast deity wished to achieve.

As for Qin Feng, despite absorbing the life energies from such a large mass of beast waves, he did not feel he was even close to the brink of upgrade. The amount he needed to level up was massive at this stage.

After the Glutton had returned, Qin Feng went to the center to hand in his mission for the year. This way, he would be considered to have fulfilled his responsibility as a marshal.

Unexpectedly, he still received a call from his superior, Long Ting.

"Marshal Qin! Great job! You killed an A-tier beast deity in your first hunt."

"This is all thanks to Regent Tung's invitation."

"As compared to the beasts in the sea, the threat by those terrestrial deities is actually more pressing. Since you can deal with the ones in the sea, I reckon you will not have a problem taking one out from the land?"

"From the way you are asking, don't tell me you are giving me another mission?"

"Well, you are a capable man. Of course, it's all up to you. We are not allowed to reveal to the public what happened in Dragon Capital. Thus, you can actually use this hunt to aid your publicity. At least, those naysayers would shut their mouths once they witness what you can do."

The Dragon Capital invasion had been covered up by the authorities. Only a selected few had been informed of the whole incident. After the news that Qin Feng was elected a marshal broke out, a lot of powerhouses in other regions were not pleased. After all, Qin Feng was just an A-tier. The marshal position was usually limited only to S-tiers.

Strong rebuttals came especially from those ancient families. They had eyed the small circle for a long time but never got the chance to enter it. How was an unknown A-tier teenager who came out of nowhere given it?

If someone like Helian Mingjie was already giving Qin Feng a hard time during a mission, then it was not hard to imagine what would be the attitude of those more influential elects. It must be bad enough for Long Ting to make this call.

Qin Feng contemplated and answered, "I have actually promised Regent Tung Yang to kill another beast. Once I hunt it down, I will publish the video."

"Great! It would do me a favor to shut their mouths too. Come to Dragon Capital once everything settles over there, I will arrange a celebration banquet for you."

"That would not be necessary. You know I don't like such occasions."

"Fine then. I am not going to force you."

After terminating the call, Qin Feng set sail again. This time, he did not bring along Tung Yang's men. Tung Yang tacitly did not send his men to follow Qin Feng either. That would only slow Qin Feng down, and dilute the loot that Qin Feng had no problem claiming without help.

***

Half a month later.

A clip with a high click rate became trendy on Huaxia's battle net. The number of views had gone beyond five times the current population on Earth.

In the video, a man with a thick internal force shield who carried a saber came into vision. He stood courageously in front of a vicious beast.

The beast ascended from the sea. Its body was not considered gigantic. The scary parts were its tentacles. Each of them was at least one thousand meters long. They twirled and twitched like dragons in the water.

One tentacle could have sunk a vessel, or elicited a tsunami.

A creature on top of the Abyssal Ocean food chain—the Hundred-Claws.

The atrocious creature's opponent was, surprisingly, a mere human.

After a brief standoff, the Hundred-Claws moved, and so did the man.

Chapter 914: Ill-Intent Ploy

The human inside the clip brandished his saber at an imperceptible speed. He quickly severed through multiple tentacles of the Hundred-Claws.

But that was an insignificant loss as compared to its countless others that were still intact.

It pounced toward the human from all angles, leaving little room to evade.

Just when most of the first-time viewers felt that this was the end, the human burst into attacks.

It was hard to tell how many times the human had swung his saber. Uncountable glares flashed across the screen, followed by the tentacles falling into the sea.

The Hundred-Claws shrieked either out of pain or fury. Waves high as the tsunami rolled up from the sea around them. But the attack did not seem to deter the man. His sturdy internal force shield could not be penetrated by the wave.

The man moved in the air hastily. In the blink of an eye, he closed in on the beast and his saber once again exploded into blinding glares.

Along with each glare, numerous spirits drifted out its tip. The spirits wailed as they charged at the monster. Instantly, numerous bite marks appeared on the beast's body, and the Hundred-Claw soon crumbled into pieces following the destructive attack.

The video ended there at the ten-plus minute mark. It brought the world into a jolt.

"That creature, at that size, what's its tier?"

"I think it's called the Hundred-Claw. I saw the wanted poster and video of this beast when I visited the East Sea. I remember it is classified as an A-tier beast emperor."

"Was. This year, the Hundred-Claw's status was officially upgraded to a beast deity."

"That's impossible. If the beast is a beast deity, how could it be killed in just a few swipes? This is impossible even for an S-tier."

A lot of people voiced their doubts. But it was even more impossible to fake a video without being discovered using today's technology. The video had been verified and was real.

"Who is the person in the video?" More people asked.

They would know the truth when they find out the identity of the person inside the video.

Not many knew the reality, but there were also a considerable few that had witnessed the battle.

Qin Feng stayed at the Abyssal Ocean for half a month and had been searching for the Hundred-Claw relentlessly. He even personally offered a bounty to whoever sighted the beast.

This time, the Hundred-Claw had attacked a large fleet. When Qin Feng reached the scene, there were still several B-tiers and more than a hundred C-tiers who remained.

That was how the video got to the public. It did not even include any video taken by Qin Feng's crew. That alone was enough to fulfill what Qin Feng had promised Long Ting.

"The man in the video is known as Qin Feng. I believe he is the president of an organization."

"Is this organization still recruiting?"

"Is that true? I have heard about this Fengli Organization. They are a weapon manufacturer focusing on guns and aircraft production, right? I have never heard that their president is an S-tier ancient warrior. No wonder they have taken the world by storm."

"The president of the Fengli Organization is only an A-tier. But apparently, he is in a different class of himself. The guy reached A-tier while he is still just a prodigy."

"He is not yet twenty? How did he do that so young?"

"Age is not the issue. He must be a transcendent talent that occurs once in a century. That's the only logical explanation why he was able to slaughter the Hundred-Claw this easily."

Aptitude users discussed and debated heatedly on the battle net. Some even tried to analyze the art used by Qin Feng. Finally, a few elects with sharp eyes identified his attack to be the Spirit Chain Rend while his qinggong skill was Rampage Influx. Suddenly, these two arts became the most sought-after skills within the aptitude users' circle.

The most amazing thing about Qin Feng was not how he achieved A-tier at such a young age, but that he managed to master two S-tier abilities simultaneously. It was absurd.

The noise created on the battle net was only a part of it. A lot of powerful aptitude users were upset when Long Ting honored Qin Feng with the marshal badge. Now, they had no basis to protest against it anymore.

"The head of a beast deity for a marshal badge," Long Ting challenged them. She knew not many could do what Qin Feng did.

This would somehow mute the voices of discontentment for a while.

Naturally, Long Ting was extremely pleased with the outcome.

On the communicator, Long Ting could hardly hold back her grin. "That's a nice video. Not only does it silence the doubters, but your dominance also provides a sense of security to the people. We humans need a hero. The Huaxia Alliance also needs a hero. Qin Feng, thank you for all that you have done."

"This is my responsibility. It's my honor to carry it out the moment I receive the Marshal badge from your hand," Qin Feng smiled and said, "Of course, I couldn't say I did not gain benefits from it too."

The greatest benefit of all was none other than making the Fengli Organization more famous than it already was. The inner-circle had also been consolidated. Now, no one would be that stupid to leave or betray Fengli. It was led by a president that could kill a beast deity with ease!

"You deserved it." Long Ting commended Qin Feng another time before hanging up. Qin Feng set the return course after the call.

After Bai Li absorbed the crystal core from the Siren Cherub, she evolved to A1-tier as expected. Her consciousness only became more supreme.

Qin Feng had also given Bai Li the crystal core of the Hundred-Claw. He hoped that the little fox could get to S-tier as soon as possible. To achieve that, Qin Feng would need more energy cores. But killing a beast deity was no longer an option, at least not in public.

The first time might be commendable. But what if he killed more?

When his achievement and popularity surpassed that of his superiors, what would they think? Would they still honor him earnestly with no qualm? Qin Feng highly doubted that.

Hence, Qin Feng set his sight on another dimension.

'The most suitable dimension for me now should be Dragon Island.'

Dragon Island, or the so-called Aether Realm, was a massive place. A tiny creature like a human could hardly survive there.

But the S-tiers were all eager to explore the dimension despite the danger it posed. There were too many marvelous opportunities in there that could be of tremendous help to an S-tier.

Moreover, there were multiple openings connected to Dragon Island in the dimension Qin Feng was living in.

Coincidentally, one of the openings was controlled by He Tianxing.

The opening was hidden in none other than the Dark Citadel.

Come to think of it, one month had passed since Qin Feng slit He Tianxing's throat. He wondered how the business in the citadel was faring now. It was time for him to show "his" face.

As such, he summoned Bai Li and informed Xue Xingfu that he was going on an expedition.

"Well, great timing. At least I know what to tell the overly passionate applicants now. You know what, even A-tiers are asking for a place in Fengli recently!"

Qin Feng knew this would happen. Like what Long Ting had said, the video had shaped Qin Feng into a savior. Like it or not, he now possessed immense influence.

That was why it was not surprising that a lot of people had come knocking following his astronomical rise.

"Who contacted you? Let me see the list."

"Here is the list." Xue Xingfu sent Qin Feng a document. The applicants' names, CVs, experiences, and past battle records had been compiled and listed neatly.

Qin Feng scoffed as he scanned through the list. "Reject all of them. We are too small an organization to house so many big names at once, especially when they have their backs on another huge tree."

These people more or less had a connection with other S-tiers. Their undercover was immediately blown in front of Qin Feng, a man who was living his second life.

Joining Fengli was just a ploy. They certainly did not approach the organization with goodwill, which Qin Feng was sure of.

Chapter 915: Hapless Fire Phoenix

"Okay, I will reject them all." Xue Xingfu abided. He had already thought of a hundred excuses to deny their applications in his mind. The words used would be implicit yet irreproachable.

"You have never disappointed me. As for the B-tiers, you can absorb those you deem capable. Our business is expanding rapidly now. We can use some help," Qin Feng said.

"Alright, leave it to me."

Once the matters were all sorted out, Qin Feng headed south through East Sea City. Before he crossed the bridge leading into the Dark Citadel, Qin Feng disguised himself.

The Dark Citadel did not look very different from a month ago. It was only February, which was still long before the auction would commence. Nonetheless, there were still a lot of newcomers entering the city to seek refuge under the Dark Coalition.

Though the Dark Citadel belonged to the Dark Coalition, it did not mean that this was a lawless place. In contrast, such an organized city that had lasted for decades must have its own unique rule of operation. Most importantly, the stability of this place was owed hugely to the powerful man reigning this city, who could quash any retaliation even before it began.

Fire Phoenix was sitting in her office and she leashed out a long sigh.

Such helplessness had occurred more often than not after He Tianxing was killed. He Tianxing was often away from the citadel even when he was alive, so this type of trouble was not new to her.

However, at least she felt insured then. Now, the wait seemed to have no end. The anxiousness almost drove Fire Phoenix crazy.

Thinking about the restless A-tier aptitude users only worsened her headache.

They had not heard from the Black Alp Overlord for more than a month now. Many began to believe that the elect did not care about the wealth in the Dark Citadel after all. He had absentmindedly claimed them under his wing and did not actually mean it. A few bold ones had even planned to run away from the Dark Citadel with their share.

Fire Phoenix did not have this luxury. She was specifically named by the S-tier to stay and manage the Dark Citadel while he was away.

"Manager, the meeting will commence soon. Master Ming Hu is pressing for it. I…" Fire Phoenix's secretary was only a B-tier aptitude user. There was a clear handprint on his face. Apparently, he had just been slapped.

Fire Phoenix was infuriated when she saw the red mark.

It was too much disrespect from Ming Hu to treat her man like this.

"Let's go!" Fire Phoenix slammed the table and walked to the meeting room with the secretary. She barely missed the distortion at the dark corner of her office, where a figure in a dark robe appeared out of thin air.

"It seems Fire Phoenix is having a hard time." Qin Feng had expected it. However, he would not have come to relieve her if not because of the Aether Realm.

He did not have the slight interest to help a member of the Dark Coalition. Not only that, Fire Phoenix had exposed him to He Tianxing before and wanted him dead.

If not because Fire Phoenix still had some use to him, Qin Feng would not hesitate to end her life.

Qin Feng trailed behind Fire Phoenix into the meeting room. Strangely, no one around them noticed him. His dark ability had been enhanced dramatically through training, while also being amplified by the Hellstone. Even an S-tier could not see through his silhouette clearly now.

The meeting room was fuming with cigarette smoke. Members of the Dark Coalition were unable to access herbs like Dreamer and could only light lower-grade cigars. The cigarette smell muddled the air inside the meeting room, which suffocated the tiny place with an unpleasant stink.

Fire Phoenix frowned disgustedly. But this was how users from the Dark Coalition usually behaved—ruthless and unrestrained.

Of course, when He Tianxing was still around, these people still displayed minimal respect even when He Tianxing was not present.

They were simply unscrupulous now.

Not only that but Ming Hu had taken the president's seat. Again, no one dared to sit on it when He Tianxing was still their head, not even Fire Phoenix. They usually sat on either side and left the main seat vacant during the meeting.

"Ming Hu, don't push it."

"What do you mean? I can push even further. Do you want to try? Hehe!" Ming Hu measured Fire Phoenix's curvy body with a lewd grin.

Fire Phoenix was enraged. "You must be tired of living!"

Fire runes sparked around Fire Phoenix. The extreme heat promptly vortexed around Ming Hu.

An internal force shield appeared around Ming Hu to resist Fire Phoenix's raging aura.

"Come on, let's talk this through peacefully. Why fight against your own people? Stop it now, you two." Another A-tier persuaded.

"Hey, I wish to talk in peace too. But that lady over there refuses to cooperate. What can I do, Fateless?" Ming Hu said.

Fateless was a well-known elect in the Dark Citadel. He gave himself the name not out of sentiment or a whim. It was simply because he viewed himself as a heartless businessman that only recognizes coins. There was no friend or kin in his world. Everyone and everything were just products with price tags. As such, he called himself Fateless, someone who had no fate with another human being in this world.

He was a wolf in sheep's clothing. One could easily be tricked if not careful.

"If your peace proposal means embezzling the auction items, then there's no peace between us."

"Fire Phoenix, stop being so stubborn. The Dark Citadel is in a power void now. If elects from Dragon Capital learn that our duke has died, they would immediately send an army here. These items would eventually be plundered then one way or another. Why don't we claim them first?"

"You are already thinking about fleeing before the war even starts? You should probably leave now, coward!"

Ming Hu retracted his lustful grin and put on a grim face. He glared at Fire Phoenix and said viciously, "Fire Phoenix, let me warn you. I am still talking to you like this because I am giving you face. If you don't appreciate it, my brothers and I don't mind getting into a war with you to claim back what we deserve."

"That's right. We have been working painstakingly for the S-tier all these years. In the end, what do we get? I don't want to leave here empty-handed. I am not asking for a lot. Give me 5% of the total asset and you would not see me in the Dark Citadel ever again." Another A-tier chipped in.

"Keep everything else. I have been taking charge of the mine near the mainland all this while. Give that to me. That's all I am asking."

"I want…"

"Split some for me…"

It seemed that the thirteen A-tiers inside the meeting room had come to a consensus. They were determined to split the Dark Citadel's fortune.

Fire Phoenix breathed heavily and angrily. Yet, what could she do?

The worst scenario had arrived, inevitably.

Phoenix could no longer control them, not with the name of the Dark Alp Overlord whom nobody knew of his origin.

They were doing this even though some among them had witnessed how the Overlord killed He Tianxing. Apparently, they believed they would never see the Overlord in this Citadel ever again. Even if he did reappear, that would be long after they had disappeared with all the good stuff.