Chapter 734: Targeting Me? Impossible!

The food eaten in the virtual world cannot fill your stomach, but its taste is identical to reality.

For this meal, Xu Jingming spent nearly one million Daya coins.

Various rare dishes left even Xiao Gu's family, accustomed to delicacies, continually praising them.

But after receiving a message, Xiao Gu's smiling face instantly darkened.

"Xiao Gu, what's wrong?" Xu Jingming put down his chopsticks, puzzled.

"Nothing, just eat your meal," Xiao Gu forced a smile.

After a moment's thought, Xu Jingming said directly: "Is there a problem with the rare flora and fauna business?"

"How did you know?" Xiao Gu exclaimed in surprise.

"I knew it."

Xu Jingming's gaze turned cold. "This must be the work of one of my enemies.

They want to target me, but have no other way, so they're going after you.

Sister Shuang, with our authorization, how many rare flora and fauna can we draw from Thunder Martial Arts Gym?"

"One thousand A-grade rare flora and fauna, ten thousand B-grade, fifty thousand C-grade."

Ling Shuang spoke without hesitation.

"Xiao Gu, are these rare flora and fauna enough?" Xu Jingming looked at his aunt, Xu Qingwan.

Xiao Gu's family ran the rare flora and fauna business; the Li family could only crush them by cutting off their supply chain.

Simply restocking these rare flora and fauna would solve the problem.

"More than enough—only a third of them is needed to fix it."

Xu Qingwan nodded quickly, then hesitated slightly:

"Xiao Ming, this isn't a big deal for us—don't exhaust too many favors at the gym on our account."

In their eyes, Xu Jingming, still just a training camp student, couldn't possibly mobilize so many resources—he'd have to beg others for help.

"Exhaust favors? No need for that trouble."

Xu Jingming shook his head; Ling Shuang smiled and explained:

"Jingming has already broken through to the seventh stage—he's now deputy head of the Thunder Martial Arts Gym's Oceanic Continent Mocheng branch."

"Moving just some rare flora and fauna is well within our authorized scope."

"Seventh-stage Master? Deputy head of a branch?!" Xiao Gu's family froze in shock.

Though Xu Jingming was a genius, this pace of cultivation was absurd.

After the meal, having resolved Xiao Gu's issue, Xu Jingming contacted his future father-in-law, Song Feng, in the virtual world.

Upon learning Xu Jingming's purpose, Song Feng's expression turned grave:

"It's true—we've suffered massive order cancellations too.

Rumors say the Li family has issued a blacklist against our Song family.

It's not just the Limit Equipment Company's orders affected.

All our other industries are being suppressed, declining rapidly."

The Li family's influence in Daya was undeniable; merely hinting at suppression had already crippled the Song family.

"This Li family is that tyrannical?" Song Qiuyun, also present, grew angry upon hearing this.

"Uncle Song, I have an idea to break this deadlock."

After brief thought, Xu Jingming said: "Uncle Song, spread the word.

Any guild or military unit willing to continue cooperating with the Song family will be listed as long-term partners.

Once I establish my own force, these partners will become priority collaborators."

"This..." Song Feng froze.

Then he immediately realized—Xu Jingming was leveraging his potential to break the deadlock!

But upon reflection, it was indeed a brilliant solution.

Xu Jingming was only twenty and already a seventh-stage Master.

Becoming a ninth-stage Adept was virtually guaranteed!

Even reaching the Supreme Tier wasn't impossible!

Such a high-potential asset, if it could withstand Li family pressure, would earn first-access cooperation.

No faction would resist such an opportunity.

"Understood—I'll relay your message immediately."

Song Feng nodded, smiling as he logged off.

He didn't even notice he'd unconsciously treated Xu Jingming like a superior.

"Target me? Impossible."

Xu Jingming's lips curled slightly, calm and confident: "Let's see how the Li family continues its pressure!"

Thanks to Song Feng's deliberate dissemination, the news quickly spread among all major factions.

Naturally, it reached the Li family's ears.

"Good, good, good—a barely grown genius dares challenge the Li family?"

Upon hearing this, Li Yang's face darkened; he barked an order:

"The Song family—I'm crushing them! Spread the word: keep suppressing the Song family!"

Li Yang was furious over Xu Jingming, and his son Li Hao was enduring unspeakable torment.

"Ahh!!"

In the Li family villa, Li Hao's body had healed.

But the process of the eighth-stage Grand Master removing the Doutian Divine Thunder from his body left him screaming in agony.

"Master Zhou, is this Doutian Divine Thunder really so stubborn? Can't you remove it all at once?"

Watching her son's suffering, Li Hao's mother—a beautiful woman—asked the eighth-stage Grand Master treating him.

"Thunder-based abilities are among the most aggressive of all ability types.

Xu Jingming's Doutian Divine Thunder is an SS-class ability—its power is even greater.

I could remove it all at once, but I fear Li Young Master couldn't survive the pain."

Master Zhou spoke gravely.

Even the gradual removal caused Li Hao to scream like this.

Removing it all at once would kill him from pain alone.

"Then alright, Master Zhou, keep treating him—I'll go brew him some soup."

The beautiful woman nodded helplessly and left gracefully.

"Pain! Too much pain!"

As treatment continued, Li Hao kept screaming.

But physical pain paled beside the agony in his soul.

After six years as a sycophant, he'd ended up with nothing—defeated by a twenty-year-old!

Worse, even his proud family couldn't touch Xu Jingming!

"Xu Jingming! Xu Jingming!"

Li Hao's face twisted with rage, his chest filled with endless fury.

At that moment, Master Zhou, who had been observing him, his eyes flickered with a strange hue, and suddenly spoke:

"Li Young Master, do you want revenge?"

"Yes—but I can't! Even my father can't!" Li Hao screamed in anguish.

Reaching eighth-stage Grand Master was already his limit, achieved through sheer resource investment.

Only an exceedingly rare SSR-tier resource might push him further.

But if such a resource existed, it would've gone to the clan head—not him.

Meaning, if he couldn't beat Xu Jingming now, he never would.

"You can't. The Li family can't. But we can—and let you do it yourself."

Master Zhou's voice dripped with seduction.

"You?" Li Hao blinked. "Who are you?"

"A group that worships the Heavenly God—what you call the Heavenly Mandate Cult."

Master Zhou's lips curled faintly; his eyes shimmered with a faint crimson glow...

PS: Third chapter done. Still owe two chapters. Begging for gifts and support!