Chapter 761: Successor Selection! Contact Xu Jingming!

"As expected, it's the Young Lady versus the Young Master."

"We'd predicted this long ago — we just don't know which one the Guild Master will choose as successor."

In the meeting hall, whispers rose.

Guild Master Chairman Leng Cang had a great many descendants — well over a thousand.

But very few of them were outstanding; only Leng Shu alone had stepped into the Eighth Tier.

Another five had entered the Seventh Tier Grandmaster realm; as for the rest, their tiers were even lower.

A fairly large portion of them had even awakened abilities below B-grade, with no real potential to speak of.

Of course, that was perfectly normal.

The difficulty of breaking through to become a high-tier ability user was simply too great.

The Spirit Fox Guild didn't have the kind of foundation that could simply throw resources at the problem and brute-force a few Eighth Tier Grandmasters into existence.

If nothing unexpected happened, the position of Guild Master would go to Leng Shu.

But no one had expected Leng Yuexi's elemental fire-type ability to evolve from A-grade to S-grade.

And so, she became a strong contender for the Guild Master's seat.

"You two are my most outstanding descendants.

I've thought for a long time and still don't know who to hand the position to.

So, I've come up with a method."

A slightly frail voice rang out; Chairman Leng Cang's pair of cloudy eyes looked toward Leng Shu and Leng Yuexi:

"I still hold 71.4% of the Spirit Fox Guild's shares. These shares will be divided equally into three portions.

Each portion is 23.8%; one for each of you two.

As for the final portion, I hope to decide it through a contest.

Whoever wins takes that remaining 23.8% and inherits the position of Guild Master.

The loser will inherit the position of Vice Guild Master, assisting the Guild Master in handling all the guild's affairs."

Even at the peak of the Eighth Tier, Chairman Leng Cang — though the absolute power-holder of the Spirit Fox Guild — did not hold one hundred percent of the controlling shares.

After all, he still had to distribute some shares to the guild's elders; otherwise, why would those Eighth Tier Grandmasters serve you?

But even so, the shares in his hands were an overwhelming existence compared to the other shareholders.

"The contest is simple — five matches in total, first to three wins.

You may freely invite people to participate, but remember: these participants must be members of our Spirit Fox Guild.

Furthermore, anyone who joins starting today does not count.

The contest will begin half a month from now. I hope you both give it your all."

After saying this long stretch of words, Chairman Leng Cang visibly tired.

"Alright, today's meeting ends here. Dismissed."

With a feeble wave of his hand, he was wheeled away by the people behind him.

"A contest! It seems Guild Master wants to see who has the wider network within the guild."

"Indeed, but with this setup, the Young Master has it in the bag! He's a Grandmaster himself, and he has five other Grandmasters backing him.

The Young Lady's side only has three Grandmasters — even counting herself, that's only four. She can't even fill the roster."

After Guild Master Chairman Leng Cang left, the remaining crowd dispersed, all murmuring in low voices as they went.

For an ordinary financial company, choosing a successor based on strength rather than management ability would be no different from pushing the entire enterprise into a fire pit.

But for the massive Spirit Fox Guild, it was different — strength was the foundation of everything!

Without strength, no amount of industry could be protected.

For example, right now, although Chairman Leng Cang was gravely wounded and near death, he hadn't actually died yet.

He was like a stabilizing pillar, 震慑 other competing forces from acting rashly.

Therefore, no one found it surprising that Chairman Leng Cang had decided to determine the final successor through a contest.

Besides, no matter what, they'd still get 23.8% of the shares.

That made them the largest shareholders in the Spirit Fox Guild apart from the Guild Master — even losing wouldn't be a bad deal.

"My dear sister, it seems the future will be you assisting me.

I believe that under our joint leadership, the Spirit Fox Guild will grow even more glorious."

Leng Shu rose from his seat and walked straight over to Leng Yuexi and her sister, smiling as he spoke.

His words were brimming with powerful confidence.

Combined with his already extraordinary presence, it gave people a sense of trust.

"The contest hasn't even started yet — who wins and who loses is still undecided. Xiao Chan, let's go."

Leng Yuexi replied flatly, neither warm nor cold.

She then got up and left with Leng Yuechan, leaving Leng Shu only a graceful背影.

Leng Shu didn't get angry either — he just smiled and shook his head: "Still as blunt as ever.

Unfortunately, no matter how blunt you are, you can't change the final outcome."

A faint smile on his face, Leng Shu turned and left with a relaxed expression.

Although Leng Yuexi's retort was very satisfying,

she knew that winning this contest was indeed very difficult for her.

The most basic problem — the five Eighth Tier Grandmasters needed on the field — she couldn't even fill the roster......

"Should we try once more to win over Lord Wu Xuan?"

Leng Yuechan, who had also seen her sister's troubles, suggested.

"It's worth a try, but the chances are slim," said Leng Yuexi, slightly shaking her head.

Wu Xuan, the strongest member of the Spirit Fox Guild besides her father, Chairman Leng Cang.

He reaches the upper rank of eighth tier, and is an elder of the Spirit Fox Guild.

But unfortunately, he rarely involves himself in the Guild's affairs.

He only intervenes when the Spirit Fox Guild faces a major crisis.

Before this, she had more than once tried to gain Wu Xuan's support.

But without exception, all attempts failed.

The only good news was that Wu Xuan also did not support her elder brother.

"Then what do we do? Are we just going to let our elder brother win one of the matches?" asked Leng Yuechan anxiously.

"Don't rush, let's think first.

Who among our current Spirit Fox Guild members has combat power reaching the eighth tier?"

Leng Yuexi said softly.

Eighth-tier Master Zongshi-level combat power, but his rank is not eighth tier.

Though such people are rare, the Spirit Fox Guild is not without any.

As she pondered, Leng Yuechan beside her thought for a moment, then suddenly exclaimed excitedly:

"Sister, didn't we just see online trending news that Xu Jingming killed an eighth-tier lower-rank Master Zongshi?"

"Why don't we call him over to help?"

"Xu Jingming?" Leng Yuexi paused in surprise.

She and her sister had learned a few days ago that Xu Jingming had slain a Tianming Sect infiltrator and become vice-director of the Lei Ting Martial Hall.

They had been deeply shocked at the time—never expecting Xu Jingming had already broken through to the seventh tier, his power rising so swiftly.

Back when they were in Myanmar, she had invited Xu Jingming to join the Spirit Fox Guild as an honorary director of the Myanmar branch.

That meant Xu Jingming was already a member of the Spirit Fox Guild—inviting him over would not violate any rules!

"Xu Jingming! He truly meets the requirement!"

Leng Yuexi's beautiful eyes grew brighter, "I wonder if he's returned to Dayangzhou. After we get back, let's contact him first in the virtual world."

She lengthened her stride with her long legs, immediately quickening her pace.