Chapter 685: Chapter 685: Anger
Hearing this, Zhou Ran furrowed his brows and looked around vigilantly, but he didn’t spot anyone. Still, he decided it was best to leave the area quickly.
He walked over, intending to grab Ye Feng.
However, at that very moment, a sense of danger surged toward him. Startled, he hastily retracted his hand, but he was still a bit too slow.
A streak of golden light pierced the back of his hand, pinning it to the ground.
"Boss!" Ye Feng cried out, thrilled.
Lying there, he could see a winged figure in the sky. The man’s face was cold and severe as he looked down upon the ground—down upon Zhou Ran.
"Who... who are you?!" Zhou Ran stammered, terrified. He couldn’t believe his eyes. How could there be people in this world who could fly? It was utterly incredible.
Yang Qi didn’t speak but slowly descended. In front of Zhou Ran, he helped Ye Feng up and fed him a small elixir. Then, supporting Ye Feng, he went over to Black Widow’s side.
He checked for her breath, but there was none.
In an instant, Yang Qi’s murderous intent erupted, startling even Ye Feng. It felt as if death could strike at any moment.
Zhou Ran, on the other hand, collapsed to his knees. He couldn’t fight. Facing this terrifying opponent, he had lost even the courage to resist; he was consumed by fear.
At that moment, Li Qingyan ran out from inside. She burst into tears upon seeing Black Widow. Although their time together had been short, Black Widow had been incredibly loyal and devoted, and Li Qingyan had already come to regard her as a close friend.
And now, she was dead. No longer breathing.
Li Qingyan wept her heart out, consumed by pain. This was perhaps the saddest day of her life. Her good friend was dead.
Ye Feng lay to the side, his eyes full of guilt and gratitude. If Black Widow hadn’t taken that blow for him, he would have been the one to die.
"Spare my life! Please, spare me!" From nearby, Zhou Ran’s terrified pleas for mercy rang out.
However, what answered him were cold golden feathers, which pierced his entire body. Zhou Ran died slowly, in extreme agony.
But Yang Qi’s killing intent did not subside; in fact, it showed signs of intensifying. He approached Black Widow and, unwilling to give up, checked for her breath again. The result was the same. She was gone.
He sealed Black Widow’s acupoints and used a Golden Needle to reconnect her severed meridians and repair her internal organs.
By then, the King of Jingnan and his men had arrived. They just quietly watched him—watched Yang Qi.
"Boss, she’s already dead," the King of Jingnan couldn’t help but say.
"I know! You don’t need to remind me!" Yang Qi responded flatly.
Over an hour later, the treatment was complete, but Black Widow’s eyes remained closed, showing no sign of reviving.
"King of Jingnan, while Ye Feng is recuperating, you will temporarily take charge of the Star Shining Society. Ensure Black Widow’s body is preserved properly for at least a year. I will not permit even the slightest sign of decay."
After speaking, Yang Qi placed an elixir into Black Widow’s mouth. It was a special pill that would prevent the body from decaying, though it still needed to be stored properly in a cold environment.
Yang Qi didn’t currently have the ability to resurrect Black Widow, but that didn’t mean he wouldn’t in the future. He was a Cultivator, and his future was immeasurable.
"Yes!" The King of Jingnan immediately went to handle the matter personally.
"Barbarian King, take Ye Feng to stay at the White Mountain Estate. Li Qingyan will go with you. I’m going to Sea City to resolve this problem for good." Yang Qi looked out into the darkness.
The Undying Barbarian King nodded.
Yang Qi immediately shot into the sky and disappeared, like a Golden Eagle soaring through the darkness.
It was already past eight o’clock in the evening.
「Sea City, Tianhai Association.」
More than a dozen figures were seated in the great hall. One of them was Gu Zhiyuan. Those seated below him were the secret Guest Elders who had been reaping benefits from the Tianhai Association for years.
There were sixteen in total, every one of them an expert comparable to the Four Elders. Otherwise, the Tianhai Association wouldn’t spend such vast resources each year to keep them on retainer.
If the Tianhai Association weren’t in trouble, Gu Zhiyuan certainly wouldn’t have summoned these sixteen. After all, they were more effective working in the shadows, but this time, he had no other choice.
"President Gu, aren’t you being a bit paranoid?" one of them spoke up. "What remarkable figure could a minor place like Thunder City possibly have? You’ve already dispatched the three great elders, so what more is there to worry about? Now you’ve gathered all sixteen of us here. If we’re exposed, I’m afraid it won’t be good for the Tianhai Association."
"It’s just a precaution," Gu Zhiyuan said. "If anything unexpected happens, I’ll have to rely on you all to resolve it. The Star Shining Society will become a menace sooner or later. If it ever expands into Sea City, it will be a disaster for everyone present. Of course, this is just a small preparation. My thoughts are the same as yours: how powerful can the newly established Star Shining Society be? It’s been around for less than a month. Nevertheless, it never hurts to be prepared."
The others laughed. If the Star Shining Society really dared to come, it would be a perfect opportunity to wipe them all out.
Just then, Gu Zhiyuan suddenly stood up. The expressions on everyone’s faces changed. They all felt a terrifying presence descending upon the Tianhai Association.
"Gu Zhiyuan, get your ass out here and die!"
The terrifying voice boomed like thunder in everyone’s ears. The remaining Martial Artists of the Tianhai Association all looked up at the sky. There, a figure with wings on his back appeared like the legendary god of lightning, filled with a dreadful killing intent.
The figure landed on the roof of the Tianhai Association’s main building, looking down on everyone below with an indifferent gaze as his terrifying killing intent engulfed the entire compound.
"Who is that?"
"I don’t know, but he feels terrifying!"
"I heard a nasty rumor... It seems our Tianhai Association has provoked someone we can’t afford to offend. I think big trouble is brewing."
While the crowd was murmuring, a figure burst out from inside, his furious roar exploding through the air. "You insolent brat! Who do you think you are, daring to cause trouble at my Tianhai Association? Do you really think we’re defenseless?"
"I’m the boss of the Star Shining Society," Yang Qi said coldly. "And who are you?"
"You’re the boss of the Star Shining Society?!" Gu Zhiyuan was stunned. He couldn’t believe it. How could someone as young as Yang Qi be the boss?
"Hmph, you insolent brat, stop lying," Gu Zhiyuan snorted coldly. "I am Gu Zhiyuan, president of the Tianhai Association. Tell the real leader of your Star Shining Society to come out." He simply refused to believe Yang Qi’s claim.
"So you’re Gu Zhiyuan," Yang Qi said coldly. "Good. I’m here today to take your worthless life and avenge my subordinate."
Gu Zhiyuan’s expression turned grim. His body trembled as he considered an unthinkable possibility. Did Zhou Ran and the others succeed? No... why haven’t they returned?
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