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Chapter 1304 - 1298: The Need for Continuous Popularity

Chapter 1304: Chapter 1298: The Need for Continuous Popularity

"No, this... how can this be!"

Ren Zhiqi was stunned, attempting to refuse, but Li Changlin had already stepped forward, arriving right in front of her.

Without hesitation, Li Changlin reached out directly and grabbed Bo Ya’s Zither.

Ren Zhiqi tried to stop him, but Li Changlin let out a cold snort. With a single raised finger, he forced Ren Zhiqi to retreat hastily, and Bo Ya’s Zither fell into Li Changlin’s hands.

"The Divine Artifact of the Seven Great Families will be suppressed in the Li Family for fifty years!"

After stowing away Bo Ya’s Zither, Li Changlin landed on the stage. His gaze swept faintly across the crowd, his expression proud and energized.

"Young Master Changlin is unstoppable!"

"This is exhilarating! Hah, the Divine Artifact of the Seven Great Families is suppressed. Let’s see if they dare act arrogant towards the Li Family again."

The suppression of the Divine Artifact equated to stripping the Seven Great Families of their foundational strength.

Without their foundation, naturally, they had no qualifications to challenge Li Changlin.

The disciples of the Li Family were all exceedingly excited.

They had no idea that Li Changlin actually planned to trade the Eight Great Divine Artifacts for the Ice Soul Snow Lotus.

The Seven Great Families believed the artifact would only remain suppressed for fifty years, unaware that this was an elaborate ruse.

For now, Li Changlin wasn’t eager to declare war on the Seven Great Families, so he had no choice but to fabricate this excuse.

Once he obtained two additional Divine Artifacts, he could then exchange them with Pure Yang Palace for the Ice Soul Snow Lotus.

In Li Changlin’s heart, Ye Xiyao’s life was the most important.

As for the Divine Artifact, who could tell what would happen fifty years later?

By then, he’d simply find a place to hide and play hide-and-seek with the Seven Great Families. Who would dare to retaliate against the Li Family then?

"Young Master Changlin, your martial prowess is unparalleled!"

The heads of the Seven Great Families could only smile bitterly. None of them dared to admonish Li Changlin to return the artifact.

This was a pre-agreed rule before the duel took place.

They lacked the skill and could only accept the outcome.

Besides, Li Changlin now seemed indisputably the world’s strongest. Stripped of their Divine Artifact, the Seven Great Families were like clawless tigers—on what basis could they challenge Li Changlin?

Li Changlin did not overindulge but spoke calmly, "Though your families came up short today, your younger generation has gained much. With the help of the Holy Fruits and Grass Revival Pills, they’ll undoubtedly reach unimaginable heights going forward."

"Your sister!"

The crowd was infuriated and left speechless by Li Changlin’s brazen remarks.

Although the families did receive some rewards, what use were ten or eight Holy Fruits?

A thousand Holy Fruits and a hundred Grass Revival Pills seemed substantial, but with eighty to a hundred Ancient Martial Families competing—most leaving empty-handed—how much could the Seven Great Families even hope to divide among themselves?

Everyone felt deeply aggrieved.

But what could they do? Failure left them powerless.

Li Changlin had won and achieved what he set out to do. Naturally, he had little interest in the subsequent matches.

However, spending a thousand Holy Fruits and a hundred Grass Revival Pills meant his Popularity Points were still insufficient for redemption.

Fortunately, Li Changlin had prepared long beforehand. The Mo Family, Yan Family, Lin Family, and Li Family each had younger members competing; Li Changlin had provided them with training, and they achieved impressive results, sparing him some effort.

That said, promises had to be kept—forging them would bring trouble should the Ancient Martial Families team up against him.

Thus, Li Changlin decided to visit Huacheng to record an album and simultaneously reveal his identity as the Divine Melody Envoy.

It was a necessary decision. Without doing so, his Popularity Points would fall short.

Moreover, the Upper Realm still had two Divine Artifacts that he hadn’t secured, so Li Changlin had to swiftly elevate his strength.

By the end of his recent training, Li Changlin’s cultivation had already reached Thirty Dragon Strength.

But he knew this wasn’t nearly enough.

The Upper Realm housed Gangjin-level warriors.

Furthermore, Li Changlin had heard from his grandfather, Li Guorui, that the Upper Realm might even contain Danjin practitioners.

Though this was merely a rumor, Li Changlin dared not underestimate it.

Ordinary Gangjin strength equated to Thirty Dragons.

As of now, he had only just reached the level of ordinary Gangjin cultivation.

And against Gangjin masters who had comprehended Principles, even if Li Changlin possessed Gangjin-matching power, he might still be no match for them.

Thus, he could only advance further in his cultivation level.

Thankfully, Li Changlin had skill cards that could boost his progress; as long as he accumulated enough Popularity Points, he could continuously redeem skill cards.

Such cultivation breakthroughs were free of bottlenecks and did not require endless accumulation like other martial artists.

After the tournament concluded, Li Changlin did not immediately journey to Huacheng.

After all, he still needed to deliver the rewards.

A thousand Holy Fruits amounted to a billion Popularity Points; had it not been for the popularity of the Journey to the West program airing recently, Li Changlin might have struggled to keep up.

Moreover, a hundred Grass Revival Pills consumed thirty million Popularity Points—an incredibly painful expense.

With everything settled, Li Changlin trained at home for several days before departing for Huacheng.

This time, he took only Zhou Wendong with him.

On the day of the martial duel, Zhou Wendong had challenged Zhao Wuji to a life-and-death battle. Zhou Wendong succeeded in killing Zhao Wuji, avenging his long-standing grudge.

Upon arriving at Sky Horse, Feng Yongrui personally welcomed Li Changlin into the meeting room, which was already filled with Sky Horse executives, including Chen Zhengxin and Bai Zicong.

During this trip to Huacheng, aside from recording an album, Li Changlin had important matters at hand—namely, the comprehensive acquisition of Jiahao Entertainment.

Incidentally, Duan Liqiang was Luo Tianyi’s uncle. Regardless, Li Changlin would not spare Jiahao due to Luo Tianyi.

Jiahao had encroached upon his territory, especially with Duan Jiahao’s despicable act of victimizing Xu Xin, which disgusted Li Changlin.

Li Changlin had long lost any affection for Xu Xin; his intentions behind defeating Jiahao were twofold: to fulfill the System’s tasks for better rewards and to seize this opportunity to harvest a significant batch of Popularity Points.

To deal with Jiahao and maximize Popularity Points, leveraging his identity as the Divine Melody Envoy was not enough. Li Changlin considered executing an even bigger maneuver.

This maneuver had been in preparation for some time, starting in the fields of real estate, driving schools, and jewelry.

Now, Li Changlin felt it appropriate to introduce his plans into the music industry.

During this endeavor, not only would Li Changlin reveal his identity, but he would also release an album completely free of charge.

Yes, entirely free.