In less than two days, the chaos in Photon City was swiftly quelled, but Qin Hong no longer had a smile on his face.
He knew this result was because his master, Lu Hong, exerted his influence, and those families in Photon City opted for compromise to avoid extermination.
Although the ideal state was achieved when Qin Hong issued the decree, his mood remained heavily burdened.
So he began a retreat, ditating and cultivating, and left the city affairs entirely to Mr. Liu.
Mr. Liu naturally did not dare to make decisions on his own and hurried to consult Lu Hong.
And Lu Hong simply waved his hand, letting Mr. Liu decide by himself. Having just subdued the Ao Family, anyone with sense wouldn’t dare to cause trouble in the near future. So, for a long ti, the city affairs in Photon City would only be trivial matters, and for other important issues, those families would handle them well, fearing any mistake that might give Lu Hong an excuse to execute them.
The two clan elders of the Ao Family were quite comfortable residing in the City Lord Mansion. Lu Hong did not suppress them with his overwhelming power, treating them as equals. After several days of communication, the Ao Family elders’ goodwill towards Lu Hong continuously increased.
One night, a shadowy figure sneaked into the Photon City Lord Mansion, stealthily arriving at the door of Ao Lie’s room.
Gently knocking on the door, the Ao Family spy whispered into the room, "Ao Family Secret Group, requesting to see Elder Ao Lie!"
Hearing the call, Ao Lie frowned slightly, "Co in!"
Upon receiving permission, the spy quickly entered the room and knelt before Ao Lie, who had just exited his ditative state, "Subordinate pays respect to Elder Ao Lie!"
"Were you sent by the Family Head?" Ao Lie was not surprised by the visitor’s arrival, only that it ca so quickly.
The spy nodded, "In response to the elder, the family lord asked to deliver a ssage, inquiring how the elder intends to handle the Ao Family’s relationship with Photon City?"
The news of the two elders of the Ao Family being defeated by Lu Hong was already known city-wide, and anyone would boast for half a day about how impressive their Photon City Lord was. Naturally, this news also reached Ao Bao’s ears.
Upon learning that his family’s two elders were defeated, Ao Bao nearly had a heart attack. Fortunately, the reporting spy spoke quickly, adding that the two elders were not killed but had entered the City Lord Mansion, and their current status was unknown.
So Ao Bao dispatched elite Ao Family spies to sneak into the City Lord Mansion to inquire about the elders’ situation.
Without any thought, Ao Lie imdiately replied, "Withdraw all Ao Family mbers from Photon City at once. From now on, the Photon City Lord is our strongest ally. Everyone in the Ao Family must treat Brother Lu and his disciple with the sa respect as they do . Any violation will be deed treason against the family!"
This was not a whim of Ao Lie but a long-considered decision. To him, the Ao Family should be a vassal of Lu Hong. Only by vassalizing under this figure, who would inevitably reach the Martial Emperor Realm, could the Ao Family have a chance to advance further. However, he did not plan to publicize this view for now. Given the Ao Family’s vast power, imdiately declaring allegiance to two solitary people might cause superficial compliance but internal discord, adversely affecting the relationship between the Ao Family and Lu Hong.
The spy’s face remained expressionless at Ao Lie’s words, as this was not his concern. He rely needed to convey Ao Lie’s answer to the Family Head.
"You may go back now. Also, next ti you co, no need to sneak around. The Photon City Lord harbors no ill will towards the Ao Family. If you wish to see , just request openly during the day."
"Subordinate takes leave!" The spy nodded, bowed once more, and left.
The Ao Family Head remained silent for a while upon the ssage’s receipt, then waved his hand and chose to accept it.
Nevertheless, the Ao Family had utterly lost face.
Soon, the events in Photon City were fully investigated by various forces and reported to the Rongtian Main City.
Even Rongtian’s Master received this information.
"You say that Lu Hong of Photon City defeated the combined forces of two young kids from the Ao Family? And took out that Jing Family kid in one move?" Rongtian’s Master looked with interest at the adjutant kneeling below.
The adjutant nodded, "Subordinate verified from multiple sources; it is undeniable."
"Hmm..." Rongtian’s Master pondered for a mont, then said, "Announce my decree: summon Lu Hong of Photon City to the Rongtian Imperial City for the Photon City Lord appointnt ceremony!"
"As you command!"
Soon, a grand delegation sent by Rongtian’s Master left the main city and headed for Photon City.
Three months later, Qin Hong finally reached the limit of the First Transformation, about to break through to the Second Transformation.
Lu Hong approached Qin Hong and said, "Disciple, upon breaking through to the Second Transformation, you have three warrior professions to choose from. The first is called Steel Guardian, dual-cultivating Earth Elent Power and Fighting Spirit, with unmatched defense but lacking offensive ans. The second is called Grand Master, possessing formidable combat capabilities, able to face any powerful enemy. As for the third, it is the Angry Blood Warrior, which gathers strength through blood, best suited for massive assault and slaughter on the battlefield, essentially a battlefield killing machine. Which do you wish to choose?"
Listening to Lu Hong’s introduction of the three professions, Qin Hong was sowhat puzzled, "Master, can’t I choose all three?"
"You are indeed greedy. Each of these professional paths has its unique Spiritual Power. Without using the corresponding skills with the sa attribute Spiritual Power, their potency is significantly reduced. However, once you break through to the Heavenly God Realm, completely divine-powering a single force, cultivating the other two paths will no longer be an issue. So you can only choose one presently. I’ll give you a day to think about it carefully."
"Master, which one did you choose back then?"
"Angry Blood Warrior." Lu Hong answered with a smile, internally assuming Qin Hong would choose the sa path as him.
But Qin Hong’s next words surprised Lu Hong.
"Reporting to Master, this disciple has decided, Grand Master."
Lu Hong was quite surprised by Qin Hong’s choice, "Why did you choose Grand Master?"
"It’s simple. I shouldn’t need to face hundreds on the battlefield, so Grand Master is the best choice for ."
Hearing Qin Hong’s answer, Lu Hong thought about it and agreed, noticing that in the future, when forming his own army and going to battle, it wouldn’t be up to him to fight. If Qin Hong entered the fray, he would also be confronting the enemy’s strong forces. Why would he slaughter ordinary soldiers on a large scale and lose his status and dignity?
"Very well, I shall teach you how to convert Fighting Spirit into Pure Steel Battle Energy." With his nurous tis of self-cutting realm after reaching the God Realm, Lu Hong had mastered the three warrior paths perfectly. Guiding Qin Hong towards the Second Transformation direction was also a simple task for him.
In fact, the guidance from the professional Holy Temple to the believers was not much different from Lu Hong’s active guidance. One was through words and deeds, while the other involved planting a seed directly within the individual.
After three more days, Qin Hong finally mastered this Fighting Spirit conversion and began a new closed-door retreat for deeper cultivation.
At the sa ti, the decree team from Rongtian Main City arrived at Photon City.
A formidable aura of a Martial King was released at the Photon City Gate, and a loud voice resounded throughout Photon City, "By the order of Rongtian’s Master, Lu Hong is requested to co and receive the decree at once!"
In the blink of an eye, Lu Hong appeared at the city gate.
Looking at Lu Hong who arrived at the gate, the Imperial Decree Officer reconfird, "Are you Lu Hong?"
Lu Hong nodded, "I am he."
Upon Lu Hong’s response, the Imperial Decree Officer made no further moves, rely gazing at him in silence.
The sa still gaze t with the other.
Lu Hong understood that the officer was waiting for him to kneel before announcing the decree.
But how could Lu Hong possibly kneel to such a matter?
Well, I’m not kneeling. Let’s see how long this can go on. It doesn’t bother .
And so, the two stared each other down for over ten minutes. The surrounding atmosphere was stifling, leaving the crowd of onlookers afraid to even breathe.
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