Martial Artist: Stronger by Coasting Along
Chapter 677 - 209: The Strong Negotiate Not—Might Makes Right
Witch Ghost Country.
Little Ghost Society.
The Rod Master Yun Xizong from the Iron Rod Country, High Priest Mofendi from the Divine Bull Country, and Ghost King Qiang Jingsan from the Witch Ghost Country, were in the Little Ghost Society, discussing how to divide the resource subsidies of the Great Xia Kingdom.
In the Little Ghost Society, tens of thousands of ferocious spirits were suppressed, providing the Ghost King of the Witch Ghost Country with a continuous stream of power, the origin "Sha".
Under the influence of Sha Qi, the Ghost King of the Witch Ghost Country seemed to always hide in the darkness. Even when High Priest Mofendi and Rod Master Yun Xizong approached, they felt uncomfortable.
But the Ghost King of the Witch Ghost Country behaved as he pleased, deliberately choosing to hold discussions in the Little Ghost Society, partly to alert the two, and partly to claim more resource subsidies.
They had always been greedy and ambitious. If not for the limitation of strength, the Iron Rod Country and Divine Bull Country, in their eyes, were just another fertile resource subsidy.
High Priest Mofendi stood with his Zen staff, with origin power symbols faintly visible on his body. The surrounding evil spirits and Yin Sha retreated actively upon approaching him, lest they be refined into ashes.
Rod Master Yun Xizong mastered a powerful Devouring Technique. Although he couldn’t turn the Yin Sha Qi into his own power like Ghost King Qiang Jingsan, he could swallow it into his Dao Platform and slowly digest it after returning.
"In the long run, ten years, in the short run, five years, the Great Xia will descend into chaos due to resource interruptions. By then, the refuges will cause chaos, and we will seize the opportunity to add fuel to the fire. Not only can we seize all the resource subsidies of the Great Xia Kingdom, but also occupy their industry, enslaving them to provide us with a continuous source of resources."
Ghost King Qiang Jingsan chuckled.
The Yin Sha Qi in the Little Ghost Society fluctuated with his mood, letting out a wailing laugh.
"As far as I know, Ling Feng obtained the Alliance Three-star License. If the Wu Family cannot resolve him, in the future, if he successfully establishes his foundation, with the Alliance’s help, his cultivation will surely surpass ours. The symbol given by the Wu Family might not be able to stop him."
High Priest Mofendi reminded.
"During the Great Crossing River Era, to resist the Undersea Divine King, our Iron Rod Country sent dozens of troops to fight in the Great Xia Kingdom. Ling Feng’s vigor and spirit is similar to our Iron Rod Country’s people. I suspect he is a descendant of our Iron Rod Country. Now that he has obtained a three-star license, this talent and strength must be of our Iron Rod lineage."
Yun Xizong sighed.
"Then why don’t you explain to the Wu Family and have them deprive your Iron Rod Country’s resource subsidies?"
Ghost King Qiang Jingsan mocked.
"I’m just speaking the truth. Even if Ling Feng is not of our Iron Rod Country’s descent, the appearance of such talent in the Xia Kingdom is related to stealing our Iron Rod Country’s Cultivation Secret Techniques. To my knowledge, their company’s research on the Medicinal Liquid Formula also plagiarized from our Iron Rod Country. Even the Basic Spear Skill Thirteen Forms mastered by Ling Feng originated from our Iron Rod Country."
Yun Xizong said earnestly.
"My Divine Bull Country has an entire Great Xia between us and your Iron Rod Country. My Divine Bull Country’s Magical Techniques and Divine Techniques have nothing to do with your Iron Rod Country."
High Priest Mofendi reminded.
"To my knowledge, before the Great Crossing River Era, my Iron Rod Country also had many Beast Masters."
Rod Master Yun Xizong laughed.
"..."
High Priest Mofendi was speechless.
"No need to argue anymore. In the future, the Great Xia Kingdom will belong to our tripartite alliance. All resources will be evenly split among us. This time, we cannot let them rise again."
Ghost King Qiang Jingsan chuckled.
"Three bull ghosts and snake gods dare to covet dividing Great Xia’s resources?"
Suddenly, a voice boomed like thunder, directly tearing through the Witch Ghost Country’s façade, startling the ghosts and causing chaos, with wailing and howling permeating the Little Ghost Society.
Even the Yin Sha Power on Ghost King Qiang Jingsan showed signs of disorder.
High Priest held his Zen staff, the symbols on his body growing brighter, looking up at the sky above the Little Ghost Society.
Rod Master Yun Xizong, with a fox’s head and rat’s eyes, quietly hid behind Ghost King Qiang Jingsan.
"Boom!"
Ling Feng descended from the sky with Sovereign Wu Xuan and Jiang Nan.
He saw a layer of array covering the sky above the Little Ghost Society. His True Essence surged, and with one stomp, the surrounding origin power gathered, forming a sharp blade easily piercing through the array.
The rumbling sound continued unceasingly.
The Little Ghost Society sank downwards, a row of buildings collapsed, plaques shattered to pieces, and buried bones turned to dust.
"Wu Xuan, what are you doing?"
Qiang Jingsan was furious.
Quickly swirling the Yin Sha Qi, he injected the symbol given by the Wu Family into it.
All the origin Yin Sha Qi formed a giant skull, opening its large mouth, intending to swallow Ling Feng and Wu Xuan as well as Jiang Nan.
Under this force’s oppression, Wu Xuan’s Dao Platform trembled precariously. Jiang Nan frowned, only able to resist with Spiritual Essence and Divine Thought.
Yet Ling Feng was unaffected in the slightest, protecting Wu Xuan and Jiang Nan while punching, achieving a one hundred percent Heaven and Earth Harmony Index. Even the Yin Sha Power was under Ling Feng’s control.
And easily disrupted Qiang Jingsan’s balance of power.
Even with the support of the Wu Family’s symbol, it couldn’t withstand Ling Feng’s power at that moment. And this was without Ling Feng using the Five Elements Symbol and the Heavenly Dao True Essence.
Merely relying on his own realm and one hundred percent harmony index, using origin power to deal with Qiang Jingsan.
"Boom!"
The skull shattered to pieces.
The eerie Yin Qi, in a place where it shouldn’t have existed, turned the Little Ghost Society into ashes.
Ghost King Qiang Jingsan, enveloped in Yin Sha Qi, his grim face intermittently visible, as if pressed to the ground by an invisible giant hand made of origin power, with the Sha Qi on him scattering everywhere.
Struggling with all his might.
"This..."
Wu Xuan and Jiang Nan were stunned.
Zhang Lingfeng was unexpectedly powerful, and his actions were so straightforward and direct, without any unnecessary words. Originally, in their imagination, Zhang Lingfeng planned to come and negotiate with the Ghost King and others.
No one expected that without any prior notification, he directly stormed into the Witch Ghost Country, using thunderous means, suppressing the Ghost King on the spot, turning the Oni Society into ruins, and pressing the Ghost King Qiang Jingsan onto the ground from a distance.
Zhang Lingfeng’s mastery over Origin Power made them feel far out of reach.
"Zhang Lingfeng?"
The High Priest Mofendi had seen Zhang Lingfeng at the continental exam site. He could never have imagined that in such a short time, Zhang Lingfeng would become this terrifying, with even the Ghost King Qiang Jingsan being no match for him.
"What are you still staring for? If he is allowed to grow, not only will you not get their resource support, but our own resource support will also be taken by Great Xia!"
Qiang Jingsan reminded.
The High Priest Mofendi and the Rod Master Yun Xizong were both taken aback, and after looking at each other, they both felt that Qiang Jingsan was right. At this moment, the three of them teaming up against Zhang Lingfeng was the only chance for victory.
As long as they took down Zhang Lingfeng and charged him with the crime of disrupting the Alliance’s order, no matter how talented Zhang Lingfeng was, it would be of no avail to the Great Xia Kingdom.
"Courting death!"
Zhang Lingfeng didn’t expect that Ghost King Qiang Jingsan, even on the brink of death, would still dare to incite people.
He immediately used Origin Power to imprison him, then punched Qiang Jingsan’s body from afar.
"Boom!"
The Yin Sha Qi on Ghost King Qiang Jingsan dissipated completely, revealing a body less than one meter five, which was hammered into the ground by Origin Power, fusing with the evil undead bones beneath the Oni Society.
"Breeding undead, condensing Yin Sha Power!"
"Qiang Jingsan, you are cultivating the Alliance Forbidden Technique, how dare you."
Wu Xuan shouted angrily.
It turned out that much of the Origin Yin Sha Power Qiang Jingsan manipulated was directly extracted from humans, first murdering them, gathering their resentment, then converting it into Yin Sha Power through arrays.
He had deviated from the Ghost Dao.
"Turns out he’s someone who deserves to die."
Zhang Lingfeng snorted coldly.
Seeing the High Priest’s Zen Staff glowing, symbols being released, trying to seize Origin Power from him, and the Rod Master Yun Xizong from Iron Rod Country looking for an opportunity to ambush from the side.
Zhang Lingfeng sneered, with a casual wave, dozens of Origin Powers converged, forming two storms, simultaneously sweeping Mofendi and Yun Xizong, tossing them thousands of meters to the east and west.
Their bodies, one crashed into the snowy mountains, causing a volcanic eruption, the other flew straight to the depths of the ocean, embedding into the seabed mud.
Whether Yun Xizong or Mofendi, both only had the strength of Human Dao Foundation Establishment, able to suppress Wu Xuan mainly because they obtained resources from the Wu family, gaining new Symbolic Power, more easily controlling Origin Power than Wu Xuan, making their Dao Platform more stable, able to continuously generate True Essence Power.
However, such advantages were laughable in front of Zhang Lingfeng’s Heavenly Dao Foundation Establishment. If Zhang Lingfeng wished, he could, as with Wu Changfeng, turn Mofendi and Yun Xizong into blood mist with one move.
Using Origin Power to fling Mofendi and Yun Xizong thousands of meters away was effortless for Zhang Lingfeng.
"Since you’re evildoers, you can’t be left alive."
Zhang Lingfeng’s gaze landed on Ghost King Qiang Jingsan.
"Lord Ling Feng, spare my life!"
From beginning to end, the crushing power, even with Mofendi and Yun Xizong joining forces, was no match for a single move from Zhang Lingfeng. With evil schemes exposed, Qiang Jingsan dared not remain arrogant.
Yet Zhang Lingfeng ignored him completely.
Countless Origin Powers surged down, crushing Qiang Jingsan into fragments, leaving only his criminal evidence, ensuring it could withstand Alliance scrutiny.
He saw the High Priest Mofendi’s Zen Staff fall to the ground, using Origin Power to lock it, remotely retrieving it for inspection. It was just a low-level magical artifact, incapable of bearing much power.
Zhang Lingfeng showed disdain and tossed it back to Mofendi.
Mofendi, who had barely escaped from the ocean depths, struggled to the surface, attempting to escape back to Divine Bull Country, only for a divine stick to fly and strike his forehead, sending him plunging back into the deep sea.
"No one shall take any share of the Great Xia Kingdom’s resource support."
Zhang Lingfeng stood in the sky above the Witch Ghost Country, hands behind his back, declared loudly, his voice echoing for hundreds of miles, shrouding the entire Witch Ghost Country.
"I’ll return your resource support immediately."
Yun Xizong burst from the volcano, frantically flying back towards Iron Rod Country as he panicked threatened.
"Me too!"
High Priest Mofendi echoed after resurfacing, swiftly flying back towards Divine Bull Country.
"The two of you, go retrieve everything belonging to the Great Xia Kingdom. I need to visit the Qin family to help them regain control of the array."
Zhang Lingfeng said to Wu Xuan and Jiang Nan.
"Yes!"
Both involuntarily nodded in agreement.
It was as if Zhang Lingfeng were their superior.
With time pressing, Zhang Lingfeng wasted no words. His figure, propelled by Origin Power, transformed into a beam of light, speeding towards the Qin family, leaving a fiery rainbow trail in the sky.