Chapter 540: Chapter 540: The Banquet at Hong Gate

The subsequent matches held no suspense.

After the young prince and his companions were defeated in a relay battle, Yang Qi easily secured eighty consecutive victories!

Ninety consecutive victories!

One hundred consecutive victories!

Although Wang Teng and Yan Duo hired experts to block him, they were at most Tenth Rank Great Grandmasters, utterly unable to stop Yang Qi’s winning streak. The first Martial Artist to achieve one hundred consecutive victories at the True Martial White Tower was born.

Yang Qi was not interested in such vanity. What interested him were the rewards: ten billion and the precious medicinal herbs that could very likely help his cultivation progress further. When Yang Qi went to claim his prize, the True Martial White Tower did so with great reluctance. However, they did not dare to offend such a powerful figure and ultimately complied with his wishes.

After returning to White Mountain Manor, Yang Qi began his cultivation. He refined the recently acquired medicinal herbs into Elixir and consumed it to advance his cultivation.

「At that time」

The King of Jingnan convened a meeting, gathering representatives from the Black Wolf Sect, the Wind Control Sect, the Seven Swords Sect, the Wang Family, the Yan Family, and seventy-two other families, sects, and corporations of various sizes.

"The Star Shining Society is detestable!"

"The Star Shining Society is too arrogant!"

"Having provoked the Black Wolf Sect and the Jingnan Royal Mansion consecutively, their ambition is clearly not small!"

"I heard that the Star Shining Society seems to be connected to the Qifei Group. They probably want to bring the Qifei Group into Thunder City to open up the market and take a bite out of our cake!"

"Dream on! We won’t even give them the scraps!"

Under the pressure from the Star Shining Society, these dozens of organizations became unusually united. After all, with the downfall of the Thunder Sect, the Hanfang Association, and the Heavenly Dog Society, the market share left open in Thunder City was simply too large, and many wanted a piece of it. Even the Tang Family from Sea City wanted to reach in for a slice—such was the lure of this plump prize.

But they did not want anyone else to touch what was theirs. In their eyes, this cake was all theirs. They could fight among themselves for it, but outsiders were not allowed. They were ready to fight to the death with anyone who tried to snatch it from them.

"King of Jingnan, just say the word, and we’ll follow your command!"

"Right! Since the Star Shining Society is so arrogant, let’s wipe them out first and see if they can still act so bold and insolent!"

The King of Jingnan thought for a moment and said, "Based on our current intelligence, the Star Shining Society has two top experts. One is Ye Feng, a First Rank Perfection Overlord. The other is Yang Qi. That fellow, who claims to be number one in Kang City, has now personally defeated my second brother—he’s also a First Rank Perfection Overlord. Therefore, we cannot afford to underestimate them."

"Who would have thought that youngster would grow so powerful? In the past, he needed his father to step in just to deal with Mitsuhide Kamishiro," someone said through gritted teeth.

"Indeed. The kid is a genius. We must smother him in the cradle as soon as possible and not allow him to continue growing."

Everyone felt a sense of urgency. If Yang Qi continued to grow, there would be no place for them in the future of Thunder City. They would all have to bow to his will, which was a sickening thought. The idea of being trampled underfoot by some young brat was extremely disagreeable to them.

"Therefore, I plan to host a banquet as a trap, inviting Ye Feng and Yang Qi to attend," the King of Jingnan said coldly. "Then, we will gather all of our experts, including family masters and Tributors. My True Martial White Tower’s top five Overlords will also make a move. I will ensure they never return!"

"Good, that’s an excellent idea!" Wang Hai sneered. "Everyone, don’t hold anything back. Bring out all your trump cards so the people from the Star Shining Society understand that the Provincial City is ours, not theirs!"

"Exactly! At all costs, we must ensure they never return. Let’s set the location on the one-hundredth floor of the True Martial White Tower!"

"Good! Let’s show those bastards what we’re made of!"

Everyone began to rub their hands together in anticipation.

Consequently, the King of Jingnan sent out an invitation, asking Yang Qi to come to the one-hundredth floor of the True Martial White Tower in three days to attend a gathering and discuss the future of Thunder City. Yang Qi was in closed-door cultivation, so Ye Feng accepted the invitation directly. This was a decision Yang Qi had already made, so there was no need to consult him.

Meanwhile, Zhao Haishan personally made a trip to Sea City, hoping to use his connections to ease the tension between the Tang Family of Sea City and the Zhao Family. However, just the next day, he was sent back with all his limbs broken and his body covered in wounds. The hospital predicted he would likely be left with a lifelong disability, and his Martial Arts were completely ruined.

"The Tang Family of Sea City is far too overbearing! We went to make peace. Even in ancient times, there was the principle of not slaying the messenger, yet they were so cruel," Wang Junru lamented upon seeing her husband in such a state. She could already imagine the Zhao Family turning into a living hell. The Tang Family of Sea City had already issued a harsh threat: to eradicate the Zhao Family.

At this time, Li Qingyan from the Qifei Group also arrived in Thunder City and began to lay out the company’s business operations. Ye Fei remained at the main base, managing everything from afar. Yang Qi was still in cultivation.

「Three days later」

On the day of the arranged meeting, Yang Qi’s closed-door cultivation finally ended.

Advancing a single layer in the Body Tempering Stage is truly difficult. After refining so many medicinal herbs, consuming the Elixir, and using the effects of the Five Elements Spirit Array, I only managed to raise my cultivation from the entry-level of the First Layer to its perfection. I still couldn’t break through. It just shows how high the difficulty is. In the Foundation Establishment Stage, this amount of resources would have definitely led to a breakthrough.

At this moment, on the one-hundredth floor of the True Martial White Tower, representatives from over seventy families, companies, and sects had gathered. The most prominent among them were the six major powers: the Jingnan Royal Mansion, the Black Wolf Sect, the Wind Control Sect, the Seven Swords Sect, the Wang Family, and the Yan Family.

In the seemingly vast banquet hall, the members of these six groups were seated in the innermost positions, while the rest were seated on the periphery, maintaining a clear hierarchy of rank and status.

All six organizations had brought their masters, and the Tributors from each sect were almost all assembled. The Jingnan Royal Mansion, in particular, was teeming with experts.

"King of Jingnan, I heard that there are ten Overlord Level masters on the one-hundredth floor of the True Martial White Tower. Is this true?" Yan Feng couldn’t help but ask.

The King of Jingnan smiled. "That’s right. There are currently ten Overlord Level masters here, each one stronger than my second brother. Five of them are the original top five from the True Martial White Tower, and the other five I hired at a great expense."

Yan Feng burst into laughter. "Hahaha, that’s great! With the experts from our five families added to the mix, the Star Shining Society is guaranteed to never return from this!"

Although the other families were not as powerful as the Jingnan Royal Mansion, each had at least one or two Overlord Level figures. Some were ancestral patriarchs, while others had been recently hired from outside at a high price. They all knew that the Star Shining Society had to be destroyed this time. Otherwise, if the society was allowed to develop, they would all face a grim fate.

"Perfect. Since the people from the Star Shining Society aren’t here yet, why don’t we all introduce the experts we’ve brought?" Wang Hai proposed with a smile.