"Kid, you're playing so rough?" Qi Congyun looked at Zhang Menglong.

"Why, didn't you say that for a Jade Hairpin, you'd help me with one thing? Are you going back on your word?" Zhang Menglong stroked his chin and said, "If that's the case, I might have to reconsider whether your Sunset Sect is worth joining."

"Brat, are you threatening me?" Qi Congyun gritted his teeth and said, "Do you really think you're that important to our Sunset Sect? It's not like we can't survive without you!"

"Doesn't matter," Zhang Menglong shrugged, "I never said I had to join your Sunset Sect. There are still 17 other superpowers; I think with my potential, I can choose freely, right?"

"You..." Others might not know, but Qi Congyun had seen Zhang Menglong's abilities firsthand.

He was just a small Third Grade Spiritual Body, yet he managed to defeat a Warcraft at the Divine Cultivator level—a feat impossible for any Heavenly Prides participating in this superpower assessment.

Despite Zhang Menglong currently ranking second, he bet that the first place isn't as freakish, and historically, no Heavenly Pride has accomplished such a thing.

So, when he saw Zhang Menglong emerging from the flames with the Warcraft's corpse, he decided no matter what, he would bring Zhang Menglong to their Sunset Sect.

If he could comprehend the third layer of the Nine Nether Sunset Art, their Sunset Sect could reclaim its former glory and not be the bottom in the 18 superpowers anymore.

He quickly compared losing a talent like Zhang Menglong to offending a Dao Realm expert in his mind.

Then he shook his head; damn it, there was no comparison at all!

"What level of fight are you talking about?" Qi Congyun crossed his hands together, making a creaking sound.

"He... he actually agreed to Gu Tianle's request!"

"What's going on? What's the relationship between them? Is this Gu Tianle his junior?"

"But they don't even look alike!"

They couldn't hear the dialogue between Zhang Menglong and Qi Congyun and naturally didn't know about their secret deal. Qi Congyun's indulgent attitude towards Zhang Menglong was truly unimaginable.

...

"You... what are you going to do?" Mu Nanxing started to panic, feeling a bit regretful already. Why did he care about face? Staying quietly in the corner as a bystander wasn't good enough? Why did he have to step up and take a beating!

Earlier, even with three people combined, they couldn't make Qi Congyun take a step back. Now he was alone and absolutely useless! If Qi Congyun wanted to beat him up, there was no doubt he'd get beaten, and if he dared resist, in the struggle, Qi Congyun might even accidentally kill him.

"No need to beat him too hard," Zhang Menglong said, "half-dead is good—just make sure he needs a wheelchair for the next few years!"

"Alright! You call the shots, I execute!" Qi Congyun's aura began to rise, "Mr. Mu, we have no grudges, but offending this punk, I happen to owe him three tasks, and this is the second one. I have no choice; bear with it and it'll pass!"

"Wait! I have something to say!" Mu Nanxing quickly said, if he was really beaten half to death today, he'd prepare to pack up and leave the Hong Yun Empire, "I think we can discuss this further!"

Mu Nanxing looked at Zhang Menglong, "Gu Tianle, my actions just now were wrong; we had no prior disputes, and I had no reason to attack you. I understand if you hold a grudge, but as you can see, there's no issue now. How about I compensate you, and we let this pass?"

"No way!" Zhang Menglong shook his head, "Money means nothing to me; it's just a cold number. Right now, I simply want to beat you up!"

From the Mu Family and the Royal Family, the extorted cash was already enough to almost cover all of Zhang Menglong's losses.

Zhang Menglong glanced at the hotels given by the Mu Family. In the capital of Hong Yun Empire alone, there were over 200 large luxury hotels and more than 800 regular hotels, all fully booked.

Among the 200 large luxury hotels, more than 20 were nine-star hotels! The rest were all above seven stars.

Large luxury hotels above seven-star level can each accommodate three to four thousand rooms, and regular hotels can hold around 1000 suites. Currently, over 1.6 million people are checked in!

According to current hotel prices, a seven-star hotel costs 5 million Divine Crystals per day. Just those 200 large luxury hotels have daily revenues over 5 trillion! Compared to this huge income, the costs are negligible!

The remaining 800 hotels are also above four-star level. On average, using five-star standards, the lowest price is about 800,000 Divine Crystals per day, bringing in nearly 1 trillion daily!

Calculating this, the assets extorted from the Mu Family bring over 6 trillion in pure daily revenue, and there are still about ten days before the superpower selection starts. Most people won't check out during the selection period.

Historically, the selection assessment lasts about a month!

So in 40 days, there are over 200 trillion—that's assuming not many die during the assessments, letting Zhang Menglong earn over 1 trillion!

This is only the accommodation fee, not counting other hotel services!

If it weren't for the Mu Family urgently needing to save someone, they wouldn't have given up such a huge business!

Thus, for Zhang Menglong right now, money is no issue!

Mu Nanxing's words were of no appeal to him!

Extorting a Dao Realm expert earns fortune, but no way it's more than the fortune of beating one up!

"I can offer you 50 trillion Divine Crystals!" Mu Nanxing said, "If that's not enough, I have some assets... You're participating in the superpower assessments, right? I can provide martial arts suitable for your stage, ensuring your brilliance!"

"Brilliance?" Zhang Menglong scoffed, "I'm already at the forefront of those superpower people; is it finally time for brilliance? Your useless martial arts are worthless to me. I still prefer beating you up!"

"Elder Qi, shall we?" 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

"Fine!" Qi Congyun revealed two big teeth. Honestly, he quite enjoyed such atrocious deeds. The more afraid the opponent was, the more excited he felt!

...

"Ah!"

"Ugh..."

Moments later, Mu Nanxing's screams and groans filled the air. If people couldn't see the scene, they'd think something unspeakable was happening.

Zhang Menglong even noticed that as Mu Nanxing was getting beaten, his face showed a blush!

"Damn!" Zhang Menglong showed disgust, "Does Mu Nanxing have some peculiar taste... Is he a masochist? Old man, he's enjoying this! Can you tolerate it?"

"Damn, I wouldn't have noticed if you didn't say so; I think my fists are dirty!" Qi Congyun disdainfully wiped his hands, then took out a stick as thick as his wrist...