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Chapter 551 - 515: Void

Chapter 551: Chapter 515: Void

Wu Li had come to participate in the Hongmen Kinship Conference with two objectives in mind: first, to prevent Bai Tao from ascending to power, and second, to take the opportunity to draw the Hongmen members into an alliance with Hua Jian.

Now that he had just defeated Bai Tao, his prestige was at its peak, and his words carried the most weight.

"I, representing Huaiyuan Hall, am willing to form an alliance with Hua Jian."

No sooner had Wu Li finished speaking than a Hongmen boss seated on his left began to speak. He was the Hall Master of Singapore’s Huaiyuan Hall and belonged to the faction that did not support Bai Tao’s rise to power. The enemy of my enemy is my friend, and since Wu Li had already openly turned against Bai Tao, he was more than willing to give Wu Li a helping hand.

"Zhengqing Hall is also willing to form an alliance with Hua Jian."

"Feiyun Hall is willing to form an alliance with Hua Jian!"

...

Quickly, five Hall Masters expressed their willingness to ally with Hua Jian. However, after the five had spoken, there was a moment of silence on the scene. Clearly, some people were still waiting to see how things would unfold, while others were supporters of Bai Tao.

Wu Li was not surprised by this turn of events. He hadn’t expected that after defeating Bai Tao, these Hongmen bosses would immediately come to pay homage. That would have been unrealistic. To have received verbal commitments from five branches right there and then was already quite an achievement.

"Thank you for your trust, esteemed Hall Masters."

Wu Li gave a salute with his fists, then sat back down without saying much more.

Due to Bai Tao’s absence and the events that had just transpired, the atmosphere became a bit awkward. After exchanging a few words, everyone began to disperse.

Of course, while the large gathering had dispersed, there were smaller meetings still taking place. The five Hall Masters who had declared their intention to ally with Hua Jian all sought out Wu Li, expressing their desire to meet with him privately, which he naturally did not decline.

After scheduling a time with everyone, Wu Li left the Hongmen headquarters with Luo Bin and the others.

In the car, Wu Li checked his system information:

[Overseas Chinese Society personal combat prestige increased by 2000, now at 11676]

[Personal combat prestige in the Overseas Chinese Society exceeds 10000, receiving six Master Stars]

Having defeated Bai Tao, the number one expert of Hongmen, in front of all the Hongmen bosses, Wu Li’s prestige in the Overseas Chinese Society had also reached the standard, earning him a stage reward.

Upon receiving the Master Stars, Wu Li’s first reaction was to open the exchange list for Grandmaster-Level ultimate moves to see what he needed.

Combat, Defense, Movement, Vitality Burst, and Body Building—of these five categories of ultimate moves, Wu Li was particularly lacking in Defense and Movement types.

He had previously used two Master Stars to exchange for a Movement-category move called Swimming Dragon, which was barely sufficient. Therefore, this time Wu Li decided to exchange for a Defense category move.

After searching through the exchange list for a while, Wu Li was attracted to one particular move—Void.

According to the system introduction, this move was created based on Tai Chi Listening Skill at its pinnacle!

Wu Li remembered discussing Tai Chi Fist with Li San and delving into Tai Chi Listening Skill.

At the Beginner level of Listening Skill, one could sense the direction of the opponent’s power when it remained constant. Going further, it was possible to detect the opponent’s changing force instantaneously.

At an advanced level, merely making slight contact was enough to immediately detect the opponent’s power and find their center of gravity.

And the highest realm of Listening Skill was known as "The cicada senses the approaching autumn wind before it blows," meaning one knew how the opponent would move before they even made a move!

Indeed, after cultivating Fist Intent, one becomes extremely sensitive to others’ gaze and hostility. To some extent, this was a kind of "The cicada senses the approaching autumn wind before it blows," as one could feel the imminent threat of an attack before it happened and thus react in advance.

However, the highest realm of Tai Chi Listening Skill was even more powerful; not only did one know the opponent was about to strike, but also exactly how they would execute their strike!

Void was exactly that kind of skill—more of a state and realm than just a move. To exchange for this skill, the system required a Divine Value of over 180, a criterion Wu Li met.

Wu Li decided to exchange for this skill, believing it to be the most suitable defensive move for him at the moment. After all, no matter how formidable his Golden Bell Shield was, it couldn’t block bullets, and despite mastering other defensive moves, one’s flesh and blood could only take so much. Only a keen intuition and the ability to dodge beforehand was the best defense.

[Consumed six Master Stars to exchange for Void]

After the exchange of the ultimate move, Wu Li felt momentarily stunned as his mind seemed to sharpen dramatically, his entire being reaching a state that was indescribable.

"So this is Void..."

...

As night descended.

In Honolulu, inside an apartment building.

A slender Caucasian man sat in front of a window, meticulously checking the components of a firearm in his hands.

The gun he held was a specially made sniper rifle with an effective range of up to 2500 meters!

Generally speaking, at distances over 1000 meters, even top military snipers couldn’t guarantee a hit on a target, let alone over 2000 meters. For over 99% of snipers worldwide, such a shot would be left to chance, with the likelihood of success barely higher than winning the lottery.

But this man, at distances over 2000 meters, had successfully assassinated seven targets!

His name was Riley and he bore an infamous moniker in the underworld—"Grim Reaper’s Eye."

Like the Grim Reaper glancing at you from afar, and then, death ensues.

Riley was ranked third on the Killer Ranking in the underworld. Although this list didn’t necessarily mean he was one of the top three assassins globally, it did attest to his prowess.

In the art of extreme-distance sniping, Riley was confident that aside from the legendary sharpshooter Paul, there was no one better, and even when compared to Paul, he was keen to test his long-range sniping skills.

Even with such sniping capabilities, Riley was not the main force in this mission. The people above didn’t expect him to assassinate the target directly, which was undeniably a slight to him.

After double-checking his firearm, Riley stood up, mounted the rifle properly, extended the barrel through a pre-made hole in the window, then connected the necessary equipment before leaving the room.

That’s right, he planned to use remote sniping, as specifically instructed by his superiors; the target’s perception was incredibly sharp, making direct aiming likely to raise alerts, so remote sniping was necessary, with him aiming through a monitor screen.

Riley quickly went to the opposite building, to a room from which he seriously watched the monitor in front of him.

He had encountered opponents with sharp instincts before, who could dodge a bullet the instant before he pulled the trigger, but this time the sniping distance was over 2000 meters, and he was using remote control. He didn’t believe there was anyone in the world who could sense such a snipe in advance.

Unless that person was an Immortal.