2007.2.11, Italy’s Mount Lomils, blood flowed like rivers!
All who went to seek Ye Qiu met their end, not a single one survived. Among the dead, apart from the butcher, a heavyweight expert, there also were many lesser-known figures one tier below the butcher.
In total, nearly thirty names were buried in the mountains, shocking the entire world once the news broke. New ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄhapters are published on noveⅼfire.net
Especially in the underworld, those who had pursued Ye Qiu, none returned alive, and just then, Ye Qiu’s ranking shot up once more, leaping directly from the tenth to the fifth position.
In less than two days, he jumped from the tenth to the fifth, and Ye Qiu, such a master, entered the radar of many.
Even those who previously disregarded and even sneered at the Chinese, couldn’t help but reassess China.
Even on the underworld forums, discussions about Ye Qiu soared to over a thousand posts, with many declaring a new star was rising from China.
Ye Qiu’s fame was unmatched for a while, and regarding those comments and curiosity, Ye Qiu only silently watched and said nothing.
The underworld was significantly affected, and Ye Qiu’s feats were dug up, with everyone speculating just how far his strength had reached.
The outside world buzzed with various theories. Some recounted several of Ye Qiu’s actions, first killing Adam, then annihilating the Skykill mercenary group, and finally, even the king of assassins, the Butcher, was taken down by him.
At this point, no one doubted Ye Qiu’s strength; on the contrary, some held a sense of awe towards such a master.
In the Italian royal family, Albert sat in his chair, silent for a long time.
The young man beside him consoled, "Duke, please leave his life to me. The Butcher’s failure was beyond all our expectations and just goes to show his incompetence."
"This Ye Qiu, perhaps we all underestimated him. He deliberately concealed his abilities, but no matter, give me one day, and I can eliminate him for you," the man said.
Albert’s gaze shifted; the young man’s words made some sense. Even the Butcher had met his demise, which only indicated that Ye Qiu was quite capable.
"It seems, you will have to give it a try." Albert said.
"Good, Duke, wait for my news." The young man turned and left.
When Ye Qiu entered the fifth position on the danger rankings, some people in the Chinese martial arts community who constantly monitored the underworld dynamics, were stunned.
Simply because one person had climbed so fast in just a few days, now reaching the fifth position.
"This Ye Qiu is performing exceptionally well, his brilliance might even outshine Huangfu Jun now."
"Huangfu Jun’s strength is terrifying too, but he rarely shows himself and hasn’t dealt with well-known foreign experts, so he isn’t ranked, but which of us in the martial arts community doesn’t know his extraordinary abilities? That ranking list is ultimately those foreigners’ doing; how could they know how many young martial artists like Ye Qiu, or even more formidable than Ye Qiu, exist in our China?"
Everyone felt this statement made sense; even if Ye Qiu topped the ranking list, in the eyes of some in the martial arts community, it wouldn’t amount to much since they didn’t highly regard those ranked.
The Chinese martial arts community resembled the ancient closed-off nation, seldom interacting with the strong outsiders, only living within their own circle.
Moreover, how could those foreigners compare to the martial artists in the martial arts community? They are a group incapable of generating True Qi, never becoming masters but only relying on technological means to enhance their strength.
This also caused the Chinese martial arts community to undervalue foreign powerhouses. Even regarding the beast people transformations, to some in the martial arts community, it remained a joke, making one neither human nor ghost.
The discussions in the martial arts community about Ye Qiu being ranked stirred significant debate, although a part of the community scoffed at it, still, many were eager to see Ye Qiu continue climbing the ranks.
Regarding the other nine top figures, upon hearing this news, most remained silent; they didn’t care what position Ye Qiu was ranked at, but one thing made the nine figures uncertain: was the SSS-level beast person really killed by Ye Qiu?
These past days, they had successively killed many beast people, but as the lower-leveled beast people rarely appeared, some even more formidable ones started emerging.
Among them, some encountered an SSS-level beast person; if they hadn’t been together with three or four people at the time, they might have been killed by that terrifying beast person.
And they personally heard that terrifying beast person claim that he was an SSS-level beast person.
Slaying such a formidable opponent, the news about Ye Qiu killed an SSS-level beast person was like a splash of cold water to those who had killed many beast people among the top nine figures, instantly making many look at Ye Qiu with new eyes.
The top beast people began to take action against them; many of the top nine figures had no choice but to retreat back to the Chinese martial arts community, with only two or three still lurking in the dark, attempting to kill more beast people.
Continuously utilizing top beast people, the top nine were aware that they had angered the forces behind the beast people; they had started their retaliation by sending out their strongest.
Facing this situation, most were forced to return to China, lest one misstep could lead to their demise in foreign lands.
Among the top nine still concealed overseas, only Huangfu Jun, Feng Jian, Chen Taiji, and Ye Qiu remained, while the other six returned to the martial arts community.
The deadline of a month was almost upon them, only five days left.
The Condejíll family, an ancient household whose influence touched every corner of the world, was thoroughly enraged by the mass killing of their beast people.
Chai was called back to the family, obediently nesting at home, forbidden from going outside, or commanding any beast people.
The atmosphere within the Condejíll family was oppressively tense, all family members kept quiet under the Clan Leader’s wrath, each behaving exceptionally well.
"These damn Chinese martial artists should all be captured for research," the Clan Leader said coldly.
"Clan Leader, we’ve lost so many people, and I think the islanders are also to blame. They had long known that those in the martial arts community were targeting our beast people and pretended unaware," Chai spoke up at the right moment.
These islanders had great ambition but were always plotting something covertly.
"Islanders... fine, next time they come to purchase the gene fluid, just say it cannot be produced temporarily, no stock." The man of the Condejíll family ordered, and those below swiftly noted it.
"And about that Ye Qiu, even killing the Assassin King, it seems it’s time to notify those two. These past days, the martial arts community has killed so many of our people, it’s time to collect some interest,"
The other members of the Condejíll family exchanged glances, and a simple meeting concluded by deciding to send two SSS-level beast people to deal with Ye Qiu.