Chapter 143

At this moment.

Lin Yu stood before a glass panel. Beyond the glass panel was a vast, empty space with a few ornaments inside, but the entire floor was extremely empty, with only the machine in the center drawing the eye.

And now, in that vast space, a thousand people stood in orderly, dense, imposing ranks.

The atmosphere.

Was utterly silent.

Ming Xiao had already stepped before those thousand people.

"Everyone…"

"Now."

"It is time to enter…"

"A new era."

Before the glass door.

Report after report was handed to Lin Yu.

"Gang Leader."

"The first batch of martial artists has all assembled."

"They're all core subordinates of Tulong Gang. Their family backgrounds have all been thoroughly investigated—no problems."

Someone reported.

"…Mm."

Lin Yu nodded. He didn't really care about these matters. After all, this 'Cultivation method' was his own creation; he could abolish any practitioner of it at any time, so loyalty was never a concern.

Ahead.

The vast space.

Four rectangular machines, the gems atop them emitting dazzling light. As the first figure stepped forward, the first batch of practitioners' plan…

Officially began.

"It's time to start."

Lin Yu murmured to himself, then left the place.

And while the Martial Arts World was in upheaval!

Those factions and gangs were all about to make a move against Tulong Gang!

But at this very moment.

What no one expected was—

Tulong Gang.

Announced a name change!

The new name—

Ascending Heaven Pavilion!

Countless people couldn't fathom what meaning lay behind Tulong Gang's name change, but some gangs and factions sensed something was coming.

It seemed.

Something momentous was about to happen.

【086】 What kind of identity does this Lin Yu have, that even his brother Black Dragon wouldn't dare provoke him?

Tulong Gang—

Ascending Heaven Pavilion!

Gang name!

Location!

Structure!

All reportedly changed!

The new Tulong Gang—Ascending Heaven Pavilion—has set up its base in a remote area outside Tai'an Street. Tulong Gang has acquired nearly ten thousand mu of land and begun construction!

And all of this, reportedly, had already been set in motion not long ago—seemingly right after the new Tulong Gang leader Brother Yanwang took power, as if it had been planned long in advance!

No one knew what Ascending Heaven Pavilion intended to do!

Nor did they know…

Why the gang's name and structure had been changed out of the blue.

"Ascending Heaven Pavilion…"

"Has completely abandoned the gang structure, and now uses the structure of our ancient martial arts sects and factions. All its subordinate industries may be facing reform."

"Brother Yanwang."

"Is the Pavilion Master of Ascending Heaven Pavilion."

"He deployed an enormous amount of resources to develop the main base and placed massive orders with the Arms General Station. In a short time, nearly ten billion was spent!"

Specific intelligence leaked out!

"803" Ten billion!

In such a short time.

A full ten billion was burned through.

Tulong Gang!

Heigou Gang!

The two gangs' holdings are extensive—lots of territory, lots of businesses, all clustered on busy streets, so income and profits are naturally high. But burning through ten billion in assets in such a short span was bound to cripple them severely, and might even…

Cause their capital chains to snap!

You have to understand, the members of a gang all need to eat, and the gang's businesses—bars, clubs, restaurants, taverns, and so on…

All need to be maintained!

The daily funds required are countless, and right now they're facing an imminent major battle, yet 'Brother Yanwang' is spending so much money to build a new headquarters, rename the gang, and restructure its organization—it all feels extremely bizarre.

"This Brother Yanwang…"

"Could he be trying to go legit?"

Someone laughed.

"In this day and age…"

"No matter what force it is, it's bound to attract official attention—no matter how much you try to go legit, you can't shake the officials, can you?"

Some felt this Brother Yanwang was being far too delusional.

"It's entirely possible…"

"Don't forget…"

"The officials had already been keeping a close eye on this 'Brother Yanwang.' Now that he's become the new gang leader of Tulong Gang, his connections don't measure up to the old gang leader's, and his official connections are even scarcer. If he keeps making such big moves, he's very likely to anger the officials."

Countless guesses kept swirling.

But from the Deng Tian Ge, not a single piece of news came out anymore.

Night.

Duan Duan Changren's stall.

"You guys said…"

"KO. 1…"

"Got… by little friend Lin Yu…"

Duan Duan Changren made a slicing gesture.

"No no, he was knocked unconscious." Wang Da Dong said.

"…!!"

Duan Duan Changren's eyes instantly went wide.

"You—you—you!"

"Little friend Wang Da Dong, say that again?!"