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Chapter 796 - 768 Catherine’s Worries

Chapter 796: Chapter 768 Catherine’s Worries

"Tap! Tap! Tap!"

The footsteps were crisp as they slowly approached from outside the door.

Inside, a bearded man shrank back into a corner with a look of intense fear spreading across his face at the sight of this unidentified man who had suddenly appeared.

He had no idea who this man was, nor why he was seeking him out.

But after the earlier incident, he understood one thing for certain: this man was not someone the likes of a small-time gang leader like himself could handle.

"Alright, everything’s almost taken care of. This time, you’ll behave yourself, won’t you?" The man walked in and sat down in the gang leader’s chair, speaking with an air of absolute authority.

"I... I..." Seeing the man sitting in his place, the Black Boss’s face showed a hint of subservience, yet he dared not say more.

The presence of this man here likely meant that the dozens of his men he’d left outside had all been taken down.

"What do you mean ’I’?" The young man spoke calmly, "Starting today, the Jinhua Gang will be under my control. Of course, if you have any objections, feel free to voice your opinion, but..."

The young man casually picked up an iron Baoding ball from the desk. The pure iron ball was as malleable as clay in his hands, constantly changing shape with the rhythm of his fingers.

Seeing this, the boss swallowed hard.

"Right now, you have a few options in front of you; one is to choose to follow me. Two, you can choose to run away, provided that you can actually escape. Third..." The young man did not finish his sentence, instead he lightly touched the wall behind the Black Boss.

"Hiss!"

The Black Boss turned his head, breaking out in a cold sweat, and saw a small, dark hole appear in the wall behind him with the young man’s slight touch.

Could this be the power of a human?

"Boss... boss!" The Black Boss knelt down in front of the young man immediately.

He had now witnessed the young man’s terrifying power firsthand.

Facing such overwhelming strength, even if he wanted to escape, there would be no chance.

Besides, he had poured countless efforts into raising the Jinhua Gang to its current status. The thought of leaving everything behind so suddenly was something he couldn’t bear to consider.

"Boss, what... what do you want exactly?" The Black Boss looked at the young man, his expression odd. He genuinely couldn’t understand why someone with such inhumane strength would choose to come to a small gang like his.

"What do I want?"

The young man glanced at the Black Boss, a faint smile crossing his face.

"What I want, you can’t provide," the young man said, looking out the window beside him: "The outside world has been quiet for so long. It’s not often I get to come out, and I just want to have a good time."

"If I had to say what I want right now, it might be..."

"A bit of fun," the young man’s mouth curled up slightly: "Let’s start with Silver Sun City."

...

"Have you found a solution yet?" The door to the research lab suddenly opened, and Alice walked in.

Meanwhile, inside the room, Jiang Bingyu was busily fiddling with a blueprint.

"Just a little problem left to solve, but I’m almost there," Jiang Bingyu nodded, speaking up.

"Remember, we had an agreement, if I get my hands on some good stuff inside that Relic, it’s all mine," Jiang Bingyu looked up and smiled at Alice.

"Of course it’s yours." At that moment, another person walked into the room. Catherine looked at Jiang Bingyu with a smile and said, "The Relic is vast; I’ve already heard about it. And there are plenty of monsters inside. If you kill them, you can get Raw Stones like this."

As she spoke, Catherine took out a Raw Stone and dangled it in front of Jiang Bingyu.

"This is great stuff," Jiang Bingyu said, her face showing a trace of emotion: "Though it’s not as pure as a real Spirit Stone, it’s excellent for novice cultivators to use."

"Spirit Stone?" Catherine and Alice looked puzzled.

"It’s something very ancient," Jiang Bingyu shook her head without elaborating: "Today’s Spirit Stones are probably all in the hands of those high-ranking cultivators, and they’re incredibly hard to find. You might as well not get your hopes up."

Catherine nodded, changing the subject: "Also, within the Relic, some powerful monsters seem to be guarding some strange Treasures. If you have the strength, you can try to seize them."

Jiang Bingyu nodded; she knew this even better than Li Chen.

Typically, real Treasures were accompanied by Guardian Beasts. The strength of these beasts varied according to the value of the Treasures they guarded.

The White Snake and the Fire Fox that Li Chen had killed were such Guardian Beasts.

"By the way, how is Wangyang doing?" Alice suddenly turned to Catherine and asked.

"Still the same. No, it’s actually gotten worse," Catherine shook her head: "Lately Wangyang seems to be having more and more problems, probably due to his rapid advancement in cultivation. Today, during practice, he injured Wang Bolin again, but luckily Wang Bolin is tough and only received minor injuries."

"Is he alright?" Alice asked.

"I don’t know," Catherine looked troubled: "I’ve ordered him to start Closed-door Cultivation. He won’t spar with anyone for the time being. Once the Relic opens, we’ll take him there. Hopefully, that will help suppress his condition."

"Let’s hope so," Alice sighed.

They were all from the original group when the Palace of the Nether King was established, brothers and sisters who had shared over a decade of camaraderie. Ning Wangyang was among the first to join the Palace of the Nether King; they had known each other for over ten years.

Just like how everyone unanimously agreed to rescue Catherine last time she was in trouble, now that Ning Wangyang was facing difficulties, they were all deeply concerned.

At this moment, Jiang Bingyu suddenly spoke up: "From what you’re saying, Wangyang wasn’t like this before?"

"Of course not," Catherine shook her head: "Although Wangyang was ruthless and merciless with his enemies before, he never struck down his own people."

"In that case..." Jiang Bingyu stroked her chin and nodded: "How about I give him an examination?"