Jasmine watched with her own eyes as that figure was completely swallowed by the platinum-gold pillar of light.

There was nothing left, not even a speck.

She huddled in a corner on the second floor, trembling like a leaf in the autumn wind.

It wasn't until the gigantic silver Dragon, covering the sky and sun, carried its master and disappeared beyond the horizon that the terrifying Dragon Might, enough to crush a Soul, slowly dissipated.

Only then did Jasmine let out a sigh of relief, her entire body feeling as if its bones had been drawn out, slumping to the ground.

She was a little dazed.

Boss... just died like that?

The man who could always create miracles, who led her through desperate situations, was just gone.

She looked down, opening her palm.

A plain, unadorned ring lay quietly in her palm, still retaining a trace of the other person's body temperature.

“Go home and wait for me!”

That unquestionable command still seemed to echo in her ears.

But he was already dead.

As dead as could be.

Did she still need to keep this promise?

As if by a ghost's prompting, she injected a faint trace of magic into the ring.

The next instant, Jasmine gasped sharply.

The space inside the ring wasn't large, but the things piled within made her heart pound.

Stacks of brand new great xia currency, a rough estimate, at least two hundred thousand!

Beside them lay several pieces of equipment shimmering with faint light, and a pile of exotic beast Materials she didn't fully recognize, but which clearly looked valuable.

This money was what the boss had plundered from the deceased Radiant Alliance members.

Plus the value of this space ring itself...

Seven to eight hundred thousand!

This money was enough for her to buy a decent house in any second-tier city and live comfortably for the rest of her life!

A thought, like wildly growing weeds, instantly occupied her mind.

The boss was already dead.

Didn't all these things belong to her now?

As long as she took this money and quietly left Donghai City, who would know? Who could find her?

For a moment, Jasmine was caught in a fierce internal struggle.

Her breathing became hurried, and her eyes flickered erratically.

...

Inside the bedroom.

Zhou Huai suddenly opened his eyes, his chest heaving violently, gasping for breath.

His forehead was covered in fine cold sweat.

It was his first time experiencing death.

The feeling was like having an incredibly vivid nightmare.

The [N O V E L I G H T] burning sensation of being instantly decomposed and vaporized by terrifying Dragon Breath seemed to still linger in every nerve ending.

That Dragon... was too terrifying.

Zhou Huai hadn't expected that a small Donghai City would hide such a top-tier expert.

However, controlling Yasuo to carry out a suicide attack was the result of his careful consideration.

If Yasuo didn't die, this matter would be difficult to settle.

With a million great xia currency bounty hanging there, subsequent troubles would only be endless.

“Dying” once now was a good way to shed his skin like a cicada, temporarily disappearing from the sight of the Zhou Family and Liu Yuru.

Anyway, twenty-four hours later, Yasuo would be a good man again.

Just in time, during this cooldown period, he could have Ouyezi speed up the crafting of the equipment Yasuo and Gandalf needed.

He also needed to have Butler Fu arrange a new identity card for Gandalf.

All of these required time.

As for Jasmine...

Zhou Huai's eyes deepened.

That ring was indeed something he gave on a whim.

It was both a comfort and a test.

He wanted to see what choice this seemingly timid girl, yet with her own persistence, would make when faced with the dual impact of immense profit and his “death.”

He wanted to establish his own power in the future, and what he needed was not just powerful Clones.

He also needed absolutely reliable and trustworthy core members.

Not long after, at the Zhou Family mansion.

A Radiant Alliance member rushed to report, bringing back the news of Yasuo's defeat.

In the study, Zhou Feng's brows furrowed after hearing the report.

“You said... no corpse left?”

“Not even a speck of ash was found?”

The member lowered his head and respectfully said, “Yes, President. That esteemed adult said it personally; the opponent should have been directly vaporized by Dragon Breath.”

A hint of hesitation flashed in Zhou Feng's eyes.

If alive, he wanted to see the person; if dead, he wanted to see the corpse.

Without seeing a body, he always felt uneasy.

But when he heard the name of the great figure who took action, all his doubts instantly vanished.

If that person took action, let alone vaporizing one person, it would not be surprising to flatten the entire Old City District.

“I understand.”

Zhou Feng waved his hand, his voice tinged with weariness.

“Go to the accounts department and transfer the one million bounty, not a single great xia currency less, to that esteemed adult's account.”

“Yes!”

The member took the order and withdrew.

Zhou Feng leaned back in his chair and sighed heavily.

That night, the Radiant Alliance lost nearly fifty skilled fighters and also shelled out a million great xia currency.

It was truly losing both the wife and the army.

That madwoman Liu Yuru could finally quiet down for a bit.

He picked up the communicator on the table and dialed Liu Yuru's number.

Soon, this news reached Lu Qi's ears.

“Dead? Haha! He's finally dead!”

Lu Qi lay in bed, and upon hearing this news, the gloom that had suppressed him for several days was swept away, and he became radiant.

“This is the consequence of offending me, Lu Qi!”

That man named Yasuo had almost become his Heart Demon.

Although the therapist repeatedly assured him that his body had fully recovered and definitely had no sequelae.

But now, every time he went to the restroom, he always felt a faint pain in a certain place, feeling weak inside.

The therapist comforted him, saying it was all psychological.

But Lu Qi didn't believe it.

He had to verify it himself!

That night, Lu Qi changed into a flashy designer outfit, drove his stylish sports car, and headed straight for Donghai City's most luxurious nightclub— “Golden Splendor.”

No one knew what exactly happened to Lu Qi in that opulent presidential suite.

They only knew that he called for five girls, plump and slender, each with a different charm, one after another.

The first one went in and came out in less than five minutes, with a strange expression on her face.

The second one went in and came out in three minutes, her eyes full of disdain.

The third one...

The fourth one...

The fifth one...

Finally, when the fifth girl slammed the door shut with a look of disgust, Lu Qi's hysterical roars and sounds of smashing came from the suite!

“Yasuo! You beast!”

“You ruined me! You goddamn ruined me!!!”

When the nightclub manager and security guards rushed in, they only saw a mess on the floor and the eldest young master of the Lu Family, looking like a madman, crying and sobbing while clutching a wine bottle.