I Can Control Resources

Gao Neng got into the hover car.

However, he didn’t know where to go next.

He’d accidentally overdone it with the showboating, to the point that now no one dared to fight him. ’Is this what they call a legendary side effect?’

Uncle Bai was a man of few words.

However, having followed Fang Yuan for so many years, he was remarkably perceptive. So, after starting the car, he didn’t ask a single question.

He drove straight toward their next destination.

But he drove quite slowly. He was waiting for Gao Neng to make a new decision. If one wasn’t forthcoming, he would simply stick to the original plan.

"As the saying goes, ’Charge on the first drum, falter on the second, and fail on the third.’ If we just leave like this, we’ll lose our fighting spirit for this challenge tour," Gao Neng said, suddenly raising his head.

"Huh? So we’re not leaving? Are we going to block their gate? Should we call the reporters? Or maybe the two of us can go to the Daoist Sect’s entrance and shout insults for a few days and nights?" Fang Tangtang immediately grew excited again.

In truth, she was a little frustrated too.

She’d been in the Underground City for so long. Now that she was finally out and ready to start challenging the masters of the various sects and families, it turned out no one would fight them?

How awkward.

"No, blocking their gate is too time-consuming. As for shouting insults... that’s even more of a waste of time," Gao Neng said, shaking his head.

"Then what are we going to do?"

"Here’s what I’m thinking. If they won’t accept a fair and open challenge, why don’t we try a little... sneak attack?" Gao Neng said, looking at Fang Tangtang.

"A sneak attack? Can we pull it off? This is the Daoist Sect, one of the nine major sects! My grandpa told me that Master Zhang is a Tier Nine powerhouse. And I heard there’s one of the Strongest in the Daoist Sect, too. If we cause trouble inside their territory and get caught, then we’ll be..."

"Be what?"

"Beaten up, obviously! We’re both only at the Tier Six Late Stage. If that Master Zhang really sets his sights on us, chances are we’ll get thrashed!"

"Are you sure Master Zhang would dare to hit me?"

"Of course... Wait. You’re right! They don’t dare to touch you right now. So if you launch a sneak attack, even if you get caught, it seems like they can’t do a thing to you!" Fang Tangtang’s eyes lit up.

"’Exactly. They wouldn’t dare lay a finger on me. So, I can go after the Daoist Sect’s disciples with impunity.’ Gao Neng’s eyes narrowed. He then looked at Uncle Bai. ’Uncle Bai, drop me and Fang Tangtang off here. Then find a hidden spot and wait for us.’"

"Won’t that be a little dangerous?"

"It won’t be. Even if things get dangerous, they definitely won’t kill me on the spot. As long as I reveal my identity, not even one of the Strongest would dare touch me."

"Understood," Uncle Bai nodded.

Because what Gao Neng said was true. Right now, within the Alliance, there really was no one who dared to make a move against him, not even the Strongest.

Besides, Gao Neng’s own strength was not to be underestimated.

The Daoist Sect might be one of the nine major sects, but it was impossible that just anyone inside could swat Gao Neng dead with a single blow.

Only a handful of people there could actually harm him.

...

The hover car soon came to a stop.

Gao Neng and Fang Tangtang slipped out of the car, glanced around, and saw that no one seemed to be paying them any mind.

That was just on the surface, however.

In reality, Gao Neng was certain there was an eighty percent chance that Luna was leisurely observing him from some hidden location.

"Tangtang, remember how we infiltrated the Dark Night Elf Royal City?" Gao Neng asked, giving Fang Tangtang a knowing look.

"Of course I do!" Fang Tangtang nodded immediately.

"Good. Hold on tight."

"Okay!"

BZZZZ!

As Uncle Bai watched, a massive Flying Earth Dragon materialized.

This Flying Earth Dragon was actually a bit different from the ones he had materialized before, because this one had been evolving for a month.

Both its composition and the sharpness of its scythes had been finely honed.

As a result, while the Flying Earth Dragon’s body was still mostly black, the sense of power it emanated was far greater than before.

Gao Neng glanced at the Flying Earth Dragon and casually opened his Attribute Panel.

Four Symbols (Epic)!

North Black Tortoise (Hidden: When the host activates this hidden attribute, your aura and energy fluctuations will be temporarily concealed. It also greatly enhances your vision, allowing you to see ahead even while underground.)

Cost: 100,000 Alliance Coins/minute.

For two people: 200,000 Alliance Coins/minute.

’Heh, pocket change. A perfect chance to test out how good this Black Tortoise attribute is!’ With a thought, Gao Neng had the Flying Earth Dragon take him and Fang Tangtang and burrow into the ground.

The moment they went underground, he activated his Four Symbols ability, putting both himself and Fang Tangtang into the Black Tortoise state.

「Far away.」

Luna stood on the roof of a skyscraper.

As the true power behind the West Alliance’s Yi Family, Luna was far more than just an Alchemist.

The fact that Yutian had asked Luna to protect Gao Neng was, in some respects, even more of a guarantee of safety than if he had come himself.

This was because, aside from being an Alchemist, Luna had another, special identity.

There were twenty individuals known as the Strongest in the Alliance.

Among them, each one’s path to becoming one of the Strongest was slightly different.

This difference wasn’t just in their attributes and Elemental Energy, but also in their ’combat style’—or, to put it another way, their ’role’ on the battlefield.