Chapter 69: New Technique

On a flying vessel departing Hanyue City.

Yue Beishan and Jiang Yuanshan sat around a table sipping tea, their conversation centering on Jiang Qin.

Although those great clans have always had a poor relationship with the nation, to the point of not even taking the rules seriously, the Jiang Family is an exception—a powerful clan that carved its way out on the battlefield, and one that maintains a very close relationship with the Zhenling Bureau.

Jiang Yuanshan lifted his teacup and took a small sip, voicing the doubt in his heart.

"Xiao Qin hasn't even graduated from the Academy yet, and you're already in such a rush to transfer him into the East China Headquarters. Isn't that a bit too hasty?"

Being transferred to the East China Headquarters doesn't just mean a rise in status—it also means taking on many important responsibilities. Even the most gifted person, if kept under high pressure indefinitely, will eventually break one day.

By all rights, given Jiang Qin's talent, there was simply no need to be in such a hurry.

"If I could, I wouldn't want to either." Yue Beishan shook his head and sighed. "Not long ago, a Supreme-Strong expert discovered that the rate at which the two realms are converging is accelerating. Based on projections, within at most two years the two realms will completely merge."

Once the two realms merge, Fierce Beasts will no longer be bound by any restraints.

It also means that humanity and Fierce Beasts will wage an all-out war, not the minor skirmishes of today.

"The times are about to change. He will carry the hope of the new era. There isn't that much time left for him."

Yue Beishan not only wanted Jiang Qin to grow stronger as quickly as possible, but also wanted him to learn how to manage a city—or even an entire nation.

Once the two realms merge, every city will fall into a state of isolation with no outside help. The status of Martial Artists will rise as never before, and those in power over the cities will shift from ordinary people to Martial Artists. This is the inevitable tide of the times.

"I just hope he can temper his temperament a little. He acts far too impetuously."

"Xiao Qin will definitely be able to!" Jiang Yuanshan said with great confidence.

No sooner had he finished speaking than Yue Beishan's phone rang, and Cao Hai's voice came through:

"Bureau Chief Yue! This is bad!!"

"You'd barely left when Special Envoy Jiang led all the Investigators from the Zhenling Bureau straight toward Bajier City, saying he was going to extort… borrow some resources. And the worst part is he made me help him copy out the rules and regulations!"

"What!"

Yue Beishan stood up with a dark expression on his face, already regretting what he had just said.

This wasn't just being a little impetuous—this was a complete rascal! Couldn't stand to suffer even the slightest loss.

The man had barely taken his first step out the door before he dared to lead a group of people to Bajier City, clearly not taking a single word this Bureau Chief had said to heart!

……

Tu Jie was still reorganizing his tribe.

Having been swindled out of a large batch of resources this time had cost him all face. With nowhere to vent his fury, he could only take it out on the people under his command.

But before he had even finished venting…

A report came in: that kid from Huaguo had come again!

Outside Bajier City at this moment.

Tu Jie gnashed his teeth as he looked at the list in his hand, then turned his gaze to the grinning Huaguo youngster not far away and roared in anger:

"Kid, haven't we already given you compensation? And now you dare to demand this many resources—do you really take my Bajier Tribe for a bunch of lambs to be slaughtered at will?!"

"Sigh~ Senior, don't take your anger out on me. I'm only following our Bureau Chief Yue's orders."

Jiang Qin spread his hands, his tone helpless:

"Maybe after Bureau Chief Yue learned the full details of what happened, he felt the punishment was too light, so he sent us on this trip. I personally find such behavior shameful too, but this is an order from above—there's nothing I can do about it."

"If it really comes to it, just give me a beating so I can go back and report the job done?"

Hearing this, Tu Jie's mouth twitched. He wanted nothing more than to spin this bastard around like a top.

The day before last, before he'd even lifted a hand, three Earth Martial Realm experts had shown up. If he really laid a finger on the kid, he doubted this measly batch of resources would be enough to settle things.

"Damn Yue Beishan! The outside world always says his word is as good as nine tripods, but who would have thought he was actually a despicable scoundrel!"

"This grudge, I, Tu Jie, will remember it!"

Tu Jie didn't actually doubt Jiang Qin's words. After all, Yue Beishan was his direct superior—who would have a subordinate running around out there using the boss's name to swagger and demand resources?

Tu Jie flung the list to the newly elected tribe leader and, with tremendous difficulty, forced out the words:

"Go bring the stuff out!"

"……Yes."

In less than ten minutes, box after box of cultivation resources was carried out and piled outside the city like a small mountain.

Jiang Qin cheerfully ordered the Investigators behind him to go move the resources.

Although it would have been faster to store them away in his Space Ring, watching Tu Jie helplessly watch them haul the resources back pleased him far more.

Because of the three great clans, and after going through another major battle, all kinds of expenses had ballooned.

Now Hanyue City could be said to be broke as a church mouse.

That was why Jiang Qin had come up with this brilliant plan.

Anyway, it was Bureau Chief Yue who would lose face—he was only following orders, and it had nothing whatsoever to do with him.

If Yue Beishan were to hear this, he'd probably be so furious he'd turn right around and come back to give Jiang Qin a good thrashing.

……

Over the next two months, Hanyue City's vitality rapidly recovered and got back on track.

With those three great tumors gone, the people's happiness index had risen considerably.

The work of mining the ore veins was handed over to a newly formed Martial Artist squad, no longer under private control but under the direct jurisdiction of Hanyue City. Although there were many difficulties, at least there was no need to worry about breeding new tumors.

And during these two months, Su Lingwei and Chen Xiaohu were also doing their utmost to raise their strength.

Jiang Qin wasn't idle either—he was delving into the power of his Dharma Image.

Because he had discovered that his Dharma Image was a perfect match for the newly acquired trait!

The so-called Dharma Image was actually also formed from condensed energy, and his 【Thunder Sovereign Commands the Heavens】 could completely control all the thunder in the world. Since lightning was the element of his Dharma Image, this was equivalent to him possessing an inexhaustible supply of Dharma Image power.

The previous method of condensing energy and then releasing it in an explosion was called "Collapse Burst."

And so the question arises……

He could fully control the power of lightning and had no need to worry about losing control. Since there was a limit to condensation and compression, what if he condensed ten 'Implosions' all at once?

The terrifying explosive power, stacked together, would be something even an Earth Martial Realm cultivator wouldn't dare take head-on.

One could imagine that in the future, when facing an opponent a major realm above him, he would first condense ten Implosions before the fight, then toss them out as soon as he got close... Just picturing that scene was wonderful!

Finally, after a full two months of research, Jiang Qin successfully created a move that belonged solely to him.

Outside Kuangfeng Xiagu in Hanyue City.

Jiang Qin was condensing Implosions, and a Spirit Energy vortex had already formed around him.

On a hillside a thousand meters away.

Chen Xiaohu watched the distance with nothing better to do. "What exactly does the boss want us to see? He even told us to stay this far away, saying he was afraid we'd get caught in the blast."

Su Lingwei shook her head, equally baffled.

By now, Jiang Qin outside the canyon had successfully condensed ten Implosions at their ultimate compression — but this was only the first step...