Translated by: La0o9
Edited by: Dr.Lock
Proofreader:? Arya
âHey, Chen Wang. I didnât think Iâd see you hereâ Gu Qing Shan smiled and greeted him.
Back in Aboul, when the Combatants received an audience with the Bramble Bird Empress, Barry brought Gu Qing Shan and introduced him to his circle of friends, getting acquainted with each of them.
At the time, this man, Chen Wang was one of them.
Barry was always a boss figure even among the Lord-class Combatants, so when he brought a protege to introduce to everyone, of course, no one refused.
As the newcomer, Gu Qing Shan wasnât at all flustered, plus the fact that his strength was top-notch among his peers, and his base of knowledge made him a fun person to talk to, so he got along well with the group.
This left a good impression of Gu Qing Shan on every Combatant at the time.
And Gu Qing Shan naturally entered Iron Fist Barryâs circle of acquaintances.
The man called Chen Wang spoke: âI havenât seen Barry at the casino recently, I heard that he and Kitty followed you on a vacation?â
âYeah they did, my place doesnât really have anything that good but the food suits their taste, so theyâre happy staying there for nowâ
Saying that, Gu Qing Shan turned around slightly and gestured with his eyes to Xie Dao Ling for her to not do anything rash.
âTheyâre giving everyone IOUs again?â Chen Wang smirked.
âOf course not, Iâm paying for everythingâ Gu Qing Shan patted his chest.
âAh? Is that right? When are you going to invite me as well then?â
âAhaha, naturally, the next time when thereâs time for a vacation, Iâll definitely invite you as wellâ
Chen Wang nodded and complained: âI got summoned as a Referee, so annoying, canât even play a set without any troubleââ but what are you doing here?â
Gu Qing Shan answered him: âAfter Barry and Kitty settled in, I was a bit worried for my Shifu, so I came to see herâ
âYour Shifu?â
Chen Wang glanced around a bit and sharply focused his gaze on Xie Dao Ling.
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Gu Qing Shan then introduced him: âThatâs right, this is my Shifu, Xie Dao Lingâââ Shifu, this is the ruling Lord of World Layer No.390 to No.666, a Lord-class Combatant, as well as our Clubâs regular, Mr. Chen Wangâ
Xie Dao Ling put her whip away and clasped her hands: âNice to meet youâ
This time, Chen Wang also replied her greeting in a respectful manner and spoke amiably: âExcuse me for any uncouth actions just now, my apologies!â
He complained a bit: âQing Shan, you brat, why didnât you tell me this beforehand, I even had to prepare some unnecessary thingsâ
He then tapped several points in the void of space.
After a few moments, countless black shadows that formed thick strings began to manifest all around the audience hall.
Even more terrifyingly, these black strings had attached themselves to Xie Dao Ling and the 8 eldersâ limbs and body without any signs or warnings.
Xie Dao Ling and the 8 elders were all shocked to see these eerie glowing black shadows.
Even when they tried to think about it, they couldnât tell when they attached at all.
As Chen Wang tapped them, the strings that surrounded Xie Dao Ling detached themselves and were sucked back into his finger without any remains.
While pulling them back, Chen Wang explained: âI donât care about those 8 rice pots over there, but your Shifuâs technique is a Causality Divine Skill that can cause damage whilst ignoring the difference in power, so I canât help but take some precautionsâ
âIâm so sorry, I had caused you unnecessary troubleâ Xie Dao Ling apologetically told him.
âAh, thatâs not so, in fact itâs me who caused you troubleâ
Chen Wang continued his explanation, âMy strings of despair might leave some lingering power all around this place and yourself for about 1-2 hoursâ
âDuring this period, you might have a few gloomy thoughtsââ- but with a cultivatorâs mental fortitude, it shouldnât be too hard to resist itâ
He then turned to Gu Qing Shan and complained in an annoyed tone again: âWhy didnât you show up a bit earlierâ
Gu Qing Shan was speechless.
Youâre the one who acted cool and only noticed me after I stepped outâââ but Iâm the one to blame?
Of course he didnât say that and only smiled: âRegarding the referee matter, how does brother Chen think?â
Chen Wang fell into thought for a bit and said nothing.
Seeing him a bit troubled, Gu Qing Shan tried following up: âIf the cultivation alliance wonât give my Shifu the quota, then you can deduct it from the Justice Iron Fist Clubâ
âThatâs also not really appropriateâ Chen Wang sighed.
âAre there any problems?â Gu Qing Shan became serious.
Chen Wang sighed again and explained: âTodayâs matter was mostly because Iâm in a hurry to go back to playing cards that Iâm not doing my job properlyâ
Gu Qing Shan was confused.
Chen Wang continued: âTruthfully speaking, who doesnât know about the cultivation allianceâs matter? Since your Shifu is involved in this, Iâll tell you all about it so that you understandâ
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He then began: âThe cultivation allianceââ finally got the first Dao Lord in dozens of years who had some hope to become a Lord but when the alliance was in danger, he was unanimously voted to guard the frontlines, forced to face countless demonized. Naturally, he couldnât overturn the situation and instead became the focus of attack, crippling himâ
âBut the Dao Lord was smart, he picked out a successor then resigned and volunteered to face the demonized army by himself with a suicide attack, this way no one can try anything against his descendants and he gets to escape with his soulâ
âSo, the Demon Nation was forced back then the alliance voted for a new leader. I thought the new leader would only be a puppet to be used and discarded again, so if they ever met the [Demon King Order] they would be dealt with so horribly that even their soul might be taken away, so I thought Iâd kill them right here and give them a chance to reincarnateâ
âWho knew⊠that the new leader would be your Shifuâ
With these words, the final piece of flimsy tape masking the truth of the cultivation alliance was peeled off as well.
Gu Qing Shan just silently smiled.
It was nothing new in this world.
There have and always will be countless organizations and forces that cover themselves in a pretty coat of paint but are always doing all sort of unsavoury things behind the scenes
Gu Qing Shan spoke: âThank you for telling me, I will convince my Shifu to no longer care about the cultivation allianceâs matters from now onâ
Chen Wang patted him on the shoulder and spoke: âThatâs right with you, Barry and Kitty, there is no shortage of places to go in the 900 million World Layers, thereâs nothing to miss with this garbage cultivation alliance, truly excellent cultivators have all left them a long time agoâ
âThen the matter with my ShifuâŠâ Gu Qing Shan asked.
âDonât tell Barry about this, otherwise my face is too thin to take itâ Chen Wang solemnly told him.
âWhat about the quota?â
âIâll just give a few to your Shifuââ thereâs no need to go through the normal process, Iâll deal with it right nowâ
Gu Qing Shan hurriedly stopped him: âThatâs not really necessary, I know a world fusion quota is very precious, we canâtââ-â
âIt doesnât matterâ Chen Wang cut him off: âJust leave this to your brother Chen, or do you think Iâm not trustworthy?â
Gu Qing Shan gave up and clasped his fist: âThank you, brother Chenâ
Chen Wang nodded satisfyingly.
He took out a notebook, opened it and searched to find where Xie Dao Lingâs name and the amount of used quota was written.
âRight hereâ
Chen Wang mumbled, took out a pencil and scribbled on that spot:
âPaid for, by Chen Wangâ
Then he signed his name.
âThere, thatâs doneâ
He put the notebook away and told Gu Qing Shan.
Gu Qing Shan silently sighed.
5 world fusion quotaââ this should be worth an astronomical amount within the 900 million World Layers.
Who knew he would give them away so easily.
âIt mustâve cost brother Chen a lotâ
Gu Qing Shan was still a bit concerned.
Xie Dao Ling also understood what happened and clasped his fist to bow: âThank you for helping meâ
âDonât mind it, I didnât really lose anything anywaysâ Chen Wang spoke as he pointed at the 8 elders who were already scared stiff.
âTheyâve done so much shady stuff over all these years and lined their own pockets with so much wealth and treasures that even I can see a few that I likeâ
âIâll just get my subordinates to collect all of their wealth and make up for my lostâ
âAs this matter stands, we are all happyâ Chen Wang grinned.
The 8 leaders were extremely shocked.
ââ-no matter how much they racked their brains, they couldnât have possibly thought that their well-crafted plan would turn into such a mess.
The leading old manâs expression turned grim and spoke in a low voice: âWorld Referee, sir, what do you mean by that? Are you going to arbitrarily invade our world like that?â
âWe wonât stand for this, we will appeal!â another old man shouted.
âThatâs right, weâre not afraid of you!â
âSir, you shouldnât be unreasonableâ
They all loudly objected.
Chen Wang appeared impatient and simply tapped the void of space behind him without turning around.
âI am Chen Wang. If Iâm in a good mood Iâll listen to what you say; when Iâm not Iâll come and kill you, Iâm not a reasonable personââ- keep that in mind and go get your next livesâ
As he said that, the countless black strings entered the bodies of the 8 eldersâ.
The elders immediately pulled their weapons and attacked the one closest to them.
Without using any spirit energy, as if they already lost their minds, they only knew to kill each other in a frenzy.
The audience hall quickly fell silent again.
The 8 elders were lying on the ground.
They were already dead.