As the words faded, the entire street fell deathly silent. One by one, people couldn't help but turn their gazes toward the source of the voice.
The one who had just spoken was a young man. Not only did he lack any trace of an aristocratic bearing, he looked about as ordinary as any random passerby.
And this person was none other than Shi Feng, dressed in dark gray casual wear. Even though his physical fitness had improved and his height had gone up considerably, it still hadn't changed his plain, unremarkable appearance.
"Who the hell is he? The nerve..."
"This guy is dead for sure. Even the heirs of the big conglomerates in the Upper District wouldn't dare so brazenly refuse to give Lu Tiandi face."
"Could he be a newcomer who just entered the Upper District?"
The crowd stared at Shi Feng, each one stunned. They never expected someone in Haitian City's Upper District to be so oblivious to how things worked.
If the Star Navigation Conglomerate were still the Star Navigation Conglomerate of old, there would have been plenty of people in the Upper District who could challenge it, and they certainly wouldn't have allowed an heir like Lu Tiandi to act so arrogantly.
After all, even the previous heir, Lu Xingluo, wouldn't have dared pull something like this.
But Lu Tiandi was different. Years ago, he had been noticed by a powerhouse from the Middle District and secretly groomed by this big shot who lived there — something the public had never known about.
It wasn't until recently, when Lu Xingluo was stripped of his status and Lu Tiandi was named the new heir of the Star Navigation Conglomerate, that the truth came to light. Because of this, the entire Star Navigation Conglomerate's standing had risen dramatically, and even the major conglomerates from the Foundation Layer had no choice but to swallow their pride.
Otherwise, Lu Tiandi's butler, Yi Kui, wouldn't have dared be so overbearing, openly declaring such things on the street.
Ji Luorong, who had been standing silently in front of the Spirit Training Room, couldn't help but look toward Shi Feng, her eyes full of surprise and confusion. She hadn't expected anyone to step forward, but at the same time, she felt a deep sense of worry about this man who had appeared.
She knew full well that Lu Tiandi's status was far from ordinary — he was all but destined to become a resident of the Middle District. Even the Green God Group would have to give him some face, let alone the fact that a major figure from the Middle District stood behind him.
"You've got some nerve, boy. Do you know who our young master is?" Butler Yi Kui glared at Shi Feng, his gaze indescribably cold. "Or are you trying to make an enemy of our Star Navigation Conglomerate?"
Just moments ago, he had declared that no one in all of Haitian City's Upper District would dare conduct resource transactions with Ji Luorong, and now this Shi Feng had popped up to do exactly that — a blatant slap to his face, and to the Star Navigation Conglomerate's face.
As Butler Yi Kui's loud, cold shout rang out, several people in the crowd watched Shi Feng with concern.
Clearly, Butler Yi Kui was no good person — he had escalated a trivial matter to the level of the conglomerate's honor. If Shi Feng dared say anything more, the consequences would be unthinkable.
The end result might even mirror Ji Luorong's — being directly expelled from the Upper District. After all, without resources, life in the Upper District was nearly impossible.
Hearing this, Ji Luorong gritted her teeth and was about to speak, trying to tell this kind stranger to stop getting involved, when she suddenly noticed a graceful figure appear beside her — it was Mu Xin, who had come with Shi Feng.
"There's no need to worry about him, dear," Mu Xin said with a smile, looking at the worried Ji Luorong. "Since he's stepped forward, even the Star Navigation Conglomerate wouldn't dare do anything to you."
Shi Feng not only held Tier 1 clearance in the Upper District but was also a Transformation-stage Grandmaster. Even the head of the Star Navigation Conglomerate himself would be helpless against the current Shi Feng, let alone some heir.
Ji Luorong looked at Mu Xin, whose beauty was breathtaking, and could sense that she and her companions were no ordinary people. But she still couldn't help worrying. "But—"
Before she could finish, a deep voice echoed across the street first.
"So what if I am?"
Four simple words, and the entire crowd seemed to explode.
"Has he lost his mind?"
"Daring to openly defy the Star Navigation Conglomerate — does he not even know how to write the word 'death'?"
If it were the Star Navigation Conglomerate of the past, ordinary heirs from other conglomerates in the Upper District wouldn't have batted an eye at openly challenging the conglomerate's heir and tearing off the pretense — after all, everyone in the Upper District was just someone from the Foundation Layer. Who was afraid of whom?
But now that a major figure from the Middle District stood behind the Star Navigation Conglomerate, the situation was entirely different.