Upper District of Yuantian City, villa area.
"Uncle Hong, why did you suddenly call me over? What happened?" Mu Xin looked at Hong Xinyuan, who stood silently before the floor-to-ceiling window gazing at the moonlight outside, her heart full of confusion.
She had just been preparing for another ancient ruin expedition. She had already assembled her team and was ready to enter the ruins — and if she got lucky, she might even discover a Tier 4 inheritance site or inheritance guide. That would be incredibly important for Frost Heaven's Sword right now.
The war between worlds was about to begin. According to the Divine Realm records she had researched after returning, although information was extremely scarce, she could deduce that they would be facing an entire world's worth of enemies. There would be only two choices — conquer or be conquered. It would be a completely hostile faction, unlike players from other major worlds, where there was no third path to choose from.
So no amount of preparation was excessive right now, and increasing the number of Tier 4 Class holders was the top priority.
Ke Rui, standing off to the side, was equally puzzled. She had finally managed to fall asleep, only to be woken up and dragged over. She was still drowsy now and desperately wanted to crawl back into bed.
"See for yourselves."
Hong Xinyuan handed a stack of documents to Mu Xin and Ke Rui.
The documents detailed nothing other than Wang Xuanming's attack on the residential complex.
"How is this possible?!"
Mu Xin couldn't believe what she was reading after she finished.
She had heard of Wang Xuanming's name in the Upper District of Haitian City. A powerhouse of his caliber would rank either first or second even in Yuantian City's foundational layer — only half a step away from becoming a Mental Grandmaster.
If someone of that level wanted to secretly target a person, even their Bouldering Financial Group would feel utterly helpless, with no choice but to hole up in the villa district and hide.
But now, not only had Wang Xuanming failed in his attack on Shi Feng — he had actually been captured? How could anyone believe that?
"He's really that strong?!"
Ke Rui jolted fully awake, her beautiful eyes wide with disbelief.
"You've both seen the documents." Hong Xinyuan looked at the stunned Mu Xin and said slowly, "I have to admit, even I underestimated that Shi Feng. Even Wang Xuanming was no match for him, which shows that the secrets Shi Feng is hiding are far beyond what we imagined."
Mu Xin couldn't help but ask, "Uncle Hong, are you suggesting we deepen our cooperation with Zero Wing?"
"That's right. You've seen the situation ahead. Even those superpowers will likely struggle to protect themselves. If we want to survive, forming a complete alliance with Zero Wing isn't necessarily a bad choice." Hong Xinyuan nodded. "Furthermore, I plan to have the Financial Group sell some Phantom Heart Potions and Life Potions to Zero Wing. I'd imagine those are exactly what Zero Wing needs most right now."
"I understand. I'll contact Zero Wing immediately."
Mu Xin nodded and left the living room without hesitation, leaving Ke Rui sitting there in a daze.
After Ke Rui snapped back to reality, she couldn't help but ask, "Uncle Hong, do we really need to go this far?"
If it was just about forming a strategic alliance with Zero Wing, she could accept that. After all, the strength and potential Zero Wing had demonstrated were truly far superior to those superpowers, nearly rivaling the five great super guilds. All they lacked was time and a large pool of talent.
But selling the Bouldering Financial Group's stockpiled Phantom Heart Potions and Life Potions to Zero Wing — that was what she couldn't understand. These were the very foundations that the various financial groups in the Upper District had accumulated over the years. Even the heirs groomed by the Financial Group received only a small amount.
"There are things you don't know about. Wang Xuanming isn't someone you can just defeat. The methods and secrets Shi Feng has hidden are extraordinary, to say the least." Hong Xinyuan shook his head and said slowly, "Building a good relationship with him now will do no harm to the Financial Group — or to either of you."
In truth, beyond his own confidence in Shi Feng's potential, Xia Qingying had also relayed a shocking piece of news to him.
Wang Xuanming had not been defeated by Shi Feng!
What kind of figure was Wang Xuanming?
Even Xia Qingying could only barely hold an edge over him. Defeating Wang Xuanming was no simple feat, let alone doing it in the span of just a few seconds.
And the only people in the Upper District capable of defeating Wang Xuanming within a few seconds were the great figures living in the Middle District.