Starting Cultivation in Wasteland

Back when Kong Se faced forceful acquisition by Wan Hao, it was precisely the time when the family was at its weakest, and had to offer significant bounties for skilled fighters.

However, Wan Hao’s power was overwhelming—five Supreme fighters in total. If a major event arose, they could dispatch four Supreme fighters at once.

If they recruited additional experts, given Wan Hao’s strength, inviting another two or three Supreme fighters wouldn’t be difficult.

On Qingsha Star, there were Supreme fighters who had decent relationships with Kong Se, but to bear the brunt of so many Supreme fighters for a bit of friendship was really not worth it.

Ultimately, the most effective bargaining element when hiring ordinary Supreme fighters was "equal exchange."

Today I help you deal with Supreme fighters, tomorrow when I have Supreme enemies, you need to come and help me too!

The Kongse family was truly wealthy, had nobility titles, but lacked Supreme fighters—at least during that period.

Wan Hao also informed several Supremes through contacts: we are only targeting the Kongse family, without intending to infringe on others’ interests.

Their stance was so clear, that local powers naturally found it hard to entangle further—primarily because Wan Hao itself was too strong.

There were numerous Supreme fighters locally, but the Kongse Clan’s cohesion was insufficient, leading to a state of disunity, unable to unite and counterbalance.

After the Kongse Clan’s extermination, there were those who lamented, saying outsiders had robbed local resources.

Yet, it was only a grievance, as nothing much could be done about it. The closer one is to the Core Circle, the more diluted the sense of locality becomes.

However, to say no one felt any resentment towards Wan Hao would also be false.

This Supreme fighter, who flew out, had some business dealings with Wan Hao and was thinking of getting a share in the gold mine.

Because of this, he wanted to actively display his intentions.

However, upon hearing the name "Kong Se," he truly hesitated.

The tragic fate of the Kongse family was no secret in the high circles on Qingsha Star.

If he aided outsiders against locals, he would surely incur reproach.

Being reproached was of no concern, rather the key was how powerful the retaliation from the Kongse family would be, and if they could oust Wan Hao?

Indeed, the Kongse family had been gone for many years, but daring to confront now must not be mere desperate struggles, right?

If the Kongse family ultimately regained control, his assistance to Wan Hao would make him an accomplice.

Nobility nowadays doesn’t hold much in the Imperial domain, but everyone knows that nobility regards honor above life!

"For glory"—is far more than just a slogan.

Moreover, aiding outsiders in suppressing local natives would, in the end, leave him despised on all fronts.

At that point, merely apologizing wouldn’t resolve issues. His family escaping safely from Qingsha would be considered lucky!

Retribution from nobility is truly unimaginably cruel to most people, yet the Imperial still acknowledges it!

Alas, the actual benefits of nobility have been nearly stripped away, but keeping appearances still has to be done.

At this thought, he turned back, feeling a slight chill in his heart.

Sure enough, two Supremes driving faster slowed their cars down immediately.

The Supreme who drove the slowest even halted his car entirely, standing leisurely by the roadside watching.

Just short of having "peanuts, sunflower seeds, mineral water" written across his face.

This affair is truly not something to get involved in, he sighed inwardly, a faint bitter smile appeared on his face, "So it’s Kong Se..."

Qu Jianlei also realized that the Supremes coming for aid had stopped, knowing his previous loud shout had worked, he then changed his plan.

Truth be told, he and Mu Yu came here with the intention of killing Wan Hao’s Supreme fighters, those A-level and B-level small fry... they couldn’t be all exterminated.

Of course, like Pu Juxiang, an A-level blatantly blocking the way, it was just as well to kill—who told you to be so blind?

But now, the outside Supremes dared not rush in to assist, so let’s harvest a wave of lives again.

It’s not that he has a penchant for killing, but next, Celestial Sound intends to retake the gold mine.

This involves team interests and is certainly something that Tian Yin, out of obsession with her uncle, wants to do.

In this situation, killing only three Supremes and then leaving wouldn’t represent strong enough slaughter ability from our side, would it?

If circumstances were truly unfavorable, Qu Jianlei and Mu Yu would dash away as previously planned.

But since the Supremes for reinforcement had paused, not killing another wave at this moment would be too lacking in resolve!

Coincidentally, Wan Hao’s middle and upper layers thought similarly.

They believed the opponent assaulted and should retreat now, our side’s three Supremes faced grim prospects and should strive to intercept them.

Mu Yu’s actions matched their predictions as well.

She was bravely resisting alongside Qu Jianlei in the courtyard, appearing domineering and unstoppable, yet in fact only wanted to hold on till the time to leave.

Admittedly, while she is certainly a genius, her combat experience was indeed slightly lacking.

More than one person from Wan Hao discerned her intent, and everyone shouted loudly.

"Hold her, don’t let her escape, reinforcements are arriving soon!"

Aside from possibly returning Supremes, Qingsha Star had sufficiently strong security forces.

Supreme fighters causing trouble in downtowns could still be dealt with; there have been instances of immediate capture.

However, with Qu Jianlei’s issued order, all these calculations underwent a fundamental shift.

Mu Yu’s fighting tactics transformed instantly from the prior bold charge aiming to break space, to focusing primarily on slaughter.

Earth Attribute attacks are indeed not very sharp, talking about overwhelming force with mainly blunt attack methods.

Yet blunt collision and blunt murder are different; one aims to break open space, the other to kill with a fatal strike.

The supreme blunt force is even more lethal to A-level and especially B-level low-tier Awakened.

It’s no exaggeration to say, it truly is "one punch one little kid."

However, for the people at Wanhao, the female supreme withstanding in the yard is still okay.

The figure coming out from the room of the leader Xian Ming Supreme is even more terrifying.

This person is so eerily elusive that it’s impossible to lock onto; a gray flash, and it’s a life lost.

The shadow has killed three people before everyone could see the weapon in his hand, an extremely short-handled Half Moon Axe!

The axe seemingly has a matte coating; no reflection can be seen, but it truly is incredibly sharp.

After Qu Jianlei consecutively killed five people, the Wanhao employees watching couldn’t bear it anymore.

At this moment, someone suddenly exclaimed, "Xian Ming... the boss is dead!"

Immediately, another person shouted, "Third Master and Qian Cengxue Supreme... also dead!"

"Revenge," someone screamed out, "Wanhao will never fall!"

This is a motto of Wanhao to boost morale, but yelling it only caused more panic, and some turned and ran away.

All three of the supremely powerful are dead; only a fool would stay here to fight.

The key is the opponent doesn’t seem in a hurry to escape, obviously wanting to slaughter another wave of small fry!

If they were eager to escape, we could at least tangle with them; their purpose is slaughter, who would be foolish enough to advance?

Wanhao’s management system is very strict, almost akin to semi-militarized management, and desertion will be harshly punished.

But at this time, not running is impossible.

An odd scene appeared; Wanhao people retreated but haven’t left the courtyard.

They were hiding relying on large trees, corners of houses, their figures constantly moving, with a few occasionally launching surprise attacks.

These obstacles are nearly nothing compared to the supreme’s lethality.

But Mu Yu was still displeased; she excelled at micro-operation and stamina allocation.

If she didn’t have a twisted obsession with detail, she wouldn’t be a genius of Chaoyang occurring once in three hundred years.

Her stubbornness resembles that of the paranoid; one can only say... birds of a feather flock together.

She couldn’t help but mutter, "Everyone knows they can’t escape, so why run around?"

Then she conveyed a message to the boss, "?"

"Fifteen seconds," Qu Jianlei answered in a deep voice, not specifying what the time was for, but the partner should understand.

At this moment, the slowest supreme in reinforcement was standing by the roadside, perceiving everything happening in the courtyard.

At this point, a shadow flickered beside him, and a young woman appeared.

The woman looked at him and nonchalantly greeted, "Koning Supreme, long time no see."

Who are you... Koning’s first reaction was this, with no respect for seniority.

But the situation seemed a bit chaotic now; it’s hard to say the intention of those who approached.

So he slightly restrained himself, "Feels like I’ve seen you before."

"I am the niece of Lord Kong Se," Celestial Sound looked at him calmly, "My uncle seemed to have asked for your help back then!"

Upon hearing this, Koning shuddered instantly: Kong Se’s niece?

Honestly, there were quite a few nieces of Kong Se; he didn’t have just one woman, as such lordship allowed concubinage legally.

However, at the time the Kongse family faced calamity, all who dared to resist died, and some ran.

Later, when the government announced the land as ownerless, no one dared to come forward claiming inheritance rights.

Generally speaking, a concubine’s status is lower; openly claiming niece is most likely born of the wife’s sisters.

These thoughts flashed through Koning’s mind, and he nodded slightly.

"I remember Kong Se had a niece said to be very talented, it should be you?"

He didn’t intend to get too close to her but also didn’t want to offend, speaking evenly, while subtly remaining distant as they discussed past events.

A talented Awakened doesn’t necessarily become supreme; him being so courteous is already exceptional.

There’s nothing he can do, the people attacking Wanhao now are likely nine out of ten associated with this woman; a hard attitude might invite trouble.

However, his words brought Celestial Sound back into some sort of mood.

Since she awakened the Light Attribute, Lord Kong Se protected her information exceptionally well.

The files were directly modified, related personnel either bribed or transferred.

Other people only knew she was very talented, but didn’t know what her excellence was.

Thinking of this, Celestial Sound spoke coldly, "My uncle asked you, why didn’t you help?"

Damn... Koning almost couldn’t speak, thinking, am I too courteous to you?

But glancing at the front where shouts filled the courtyard, he suppressed his dissatisfaction, coldly asking, "Are you questioning me?"

Please understand the situation first, I am supreme.

However, Celestial Sound coldly replied, "If you can’t satisfy me, then it won’t just be questioning."

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