Collecting Rent From All Realms, Even Empresses Must Pay Tribute
Ch. 94 - The Wang Family's Sincerity

After the Wang family members left, Ye Chuan got into Wang Yanran's car. 

He looked at the night scenery outside the window, thinking about Lilith.

"Yanran," he began, "where can I find a lot of ghosts? I need to collect some spirit essence, the more, the better."

Spirit essence? And the more, the better?

Although Wang Yanran didn't know what Ye Chuan needed spirit essence for, she thought for a moment and said, "As the family specializing in ghost control, the Wang family has quite a bit of spirit essence."

Ye Chuan understood what Wang Yanran was implying. "Your Wang family will give it to me?"

"Yes, if you need it, I'll ask my grandfather," Wang Yanran said. She believed that befriending Ye Chuan was worth some spirit essence.

Ye Chuan began to consider. He didn't know much about superpowered warrior families, or the Wang family in particular. If he accepted their offer, he would be tied to them.

Thinking of this, he asked, "What's the strength level of the strongest superpowered warrior in your Wang family?"

Wang Yanran hadn't expected him to ask this, but it wasn't a secret. "My grandfather is a Level 8 superpowered warrior. The family also has three Level 7s, ten Level 6s, and I'm not sure about the rest."

"How strong is a Level 8 superpowered warrior compared to other families?" Ye Chuan asked.

"They are among the top fighters in this area. Currently, besides the Level 9 leader of the Superpowered Warrior Alliance, the heads of other families are around Level 7 or 8."

Ye Chuan nodded in understanding.

After the previous encounters, he had a rough estimate of the superpowered warriors' strength levels.

Levels 1-3: Early Qi Refining

Levels 4-7: Mid Qi Refining

Levels 8-10: Late Qi Refining

Even the Level 5 Ghost King was only around mid Qi Refining. Based on this calculation, even the strongest among them wouldn't reach Foundation Establishment.

Even if they did, Ye Chuan wasn't worried.

With his idle cultivation speed, he could break through to the next level of Foundation Establishment every month.

So he was that strong.

Ye Chuan felt much more at ease. Although he was just cannon fodder in the Tianxuan Continent, he was among the top fighters in this world.

Since the Wang family was offering him something good, he might as well accept it.

He was a Foundation Establishment master now, couldn't he protect a small family?

If anyone caused trouble, he could just unleash his Golden Core loli. She could blow up anything he pointed at.

Although Ye Chuan didn't know exactly how strong the Golden Core realm was, Bai Qianshuang could probably walk sideways in this world.

"Alright, ask your grandfather for some spirit essence. In exchange, I can help you with some… matters," Ye Chuan said, patting Lan Xiaoke's plump thigh and snapping his fingers at Wang Yanran.

Lan Xiaoke, sitting beside him: ?

Why are you patting my thigh?

Wang Yanran seemed to understand and smiled, nodding repeatedly. "Okay."

…

After dropping Ye Chuan off, Wang Yanran returned to her family's estate.

"Yanran, your grandfather wants to see you," her father said as soon as she entered, and Wang Yanran nodded and went to see her grandfather.

Inside, the old man was sitting on a chair, his eyes closed, meditating. The bottle that Wang Yanran had instructed her subordinates to bring back was placed in front of him.

"Grandpa, I'm back," Wang Yanran said respectfully.

"Mm." The old man opened his eyes, his expression unreadable, and looked at the bottle, his gaze filled with complex emotions.

He had just opened the bottle. A Level 6 Ghost King, but with Wang Li's face.

No matter how useless he was, he was still his son, his family.

First harming his niece, then feeding himself to a Ghost King… such actions filled him with grief.

"About my uncle…" Wang Yanran began.

"I believe he was trying to use the Wang family's secret technique to forcefully subdue that Level 4 Ghost King. But even superpowered warriors of the same level have difficulty dealing with Ghost Kings, let alone a fool like Wang Li who relies on secret techniques to forcefully increase his level. Facing a peak Level 4 Ghost King, he was practically courting death," 

the old man sighed, seemingly resigned to his son's foolishness.

But what was done was done.

He looked at Wang Yanran. "That mysterious young man, even a Level 5 Ghost King was no match for him?"

Ye Chuan's strength far exceeded his expectations. Just where did this monster come from?

"Yes, he's incredibly strong. Even against a Level 6 Ghost King, he almost obliterated it with a single strike," Wang Yanran said, still finding it hard to believe.

Ye Chuan had been so casual, even waiting for the Ghost King to break through to Level 5 before attacking.

A psychological blow.

"Even a Level 6 wouldn't be able to instantly kill a Level 5 superpowered warrior, right?"

"Level 7? At eighteen?"

The old man felt that the world had changed beyond his recognition. He had spent his entire life reaching Level 8.

Now, an eighteen-year-old youth, suspected to be a Level 7 superpowered warrior, had appeared, shaking his worldview.

But this only strengthened his resolve to befriend Ye Chuan.

Such a person was destined for greatness. Establishing a good relationship with him would be a valuable asset for the Wang family.

Wang Yanran then mentioned the matter of the spirit essence.

"Oh? You're saying that young man needs spirit essence?" the old man was a bit surprised. 

"Is he also a superpowered warrior specializing in ghost control?"

Uh…

Wang Yanran hesitated.

"He seems… to be more proficient with a sword," Wang Yanran said uncertainly. 

After all, she hadn't seen Ye Chuan fight seriously. Even when surrounded by those wandering souls, he had just casually swept them away with his sword.

And he had destroyed the Ghost King with a single punch.

"What would a swordsman need spirit essence for?" the old man wondered.

But he quickly dismissed the question. "Yanran, go to the vault and retrieve one hundred portions of Level 1 spirit essence, fifty portions of Level 2, thirty portions of Level 3, ten portions of Level 4… and one portion of Level 5."

Wang Yanran was stunned. She knew the value of this much spirit essence.

She hadn't expected her grandfather to be so generous.

"Go, this is the Wang family's sincerity," the old man waved his hand.

"I understand, Grandpa." Wang Yanran didn't ask any further questions.

As she was about to leave, the old man suddenly said, "Wait, Yanran, about the Superpowered Warrior Tournament, ask that young man if he's willing to represent the Wang family."

"The Superpowered Warrior Tournament? You want Ye Chuan to participate?" Wang Yanran was surprised.

"Yes, remember to ask, don't be disrespectful."

"Okay, Grandpa."