Inside the HR Alliance Mall, many martial artists watched the plaza through glass walls and windows. The soldiers surrounding the plaza were also watching Luo Feng.
Given the speed at which Luo Feng could fly on the Soaring Sky Shuttle, even Councillor Lan would have no chance of rescuing Li Yao from his hands.
The choice rested with Luo Feng.
“You’re right. It isn’t worth it.”
Luo Feng’s expression remained calm.
Thud!
The Golden Thread Net fell from the air.
At the same time, under the control of his spiritual force, the knots rapidly came undone, releasing Li Yao, who was already gravely injured and close to death.
The Golden Thread Net quickly contracted into a ball of thread and flew back to Luo Feng.
Reaching out, Luo Feng caught it.
He glanced down at Li Yao, then towards Venina in the distance.
A cold smile appeared on his face.
“Venina, I admit I underestimated you.”
Whoosh!
Standing on the Soaring Sky Shuttle, Luo Feng turned and shot away as a streak of light.
“Huu…”
The soldiers around the plaza all breathed sighs of relief.
They knew a T111 bomb had been planted near the street.
If it detonated, they themselves would likely die as well.
“We got through it.”
The middle aged man in traditional clothing secretly relaxed.
“Huu…”
Venina also let out a long breath.
She hurried over to Li Yao and helped him up.
“Are you alright?”
“Still alive.”
Li Yao’s face was deathly pale as he looked towards the direction Luo Feng had disappeared.
Flying at more than one thousand metres per second on the Soaring Sky Shuttle, Luo Feng raced across Jiangnan Base City’s main urban district.
Soon he left the city centre and entered the vast agricultural region between the main city and its satellite cities.
A base city consisted of the main urban district and eight satellite cities.
Why divide them like that?
Because the enormous tracts of land between them served as agricultural production zones, supplying food for the entire population.
“I underestimated Venina.”
“If I had dealt with her first, none of this would have happened.”
Like a bolt of lightning, Luo Feng streaked over endless fields of grain.
“Fortunately, Councillor Lan’s words reminded me.”
“That’s right. The War God Palace regulations.”
“If I can’t personally kill Li Yao, then I can use the War God Palace regulations to kill both him and his wife.”
For one year and three months, he had been trapped in a single place.
The moment he returned, he saw his father confined to a hospital bed.
The guilt, regret, and anger overwhelmed him.
His eyes had turned red.
Rage filled his chest.
Without thinking, he had immediately gone to kill Li Yao.
That was true.
A War God publicly killing another War God inside a base city was a capital crime.
Councillor Lan was correct.
However, Luo Feng could reveal his true strength.
His current power was already comparable to that of an existence beyond the War God level.
If a councillor killed a War God out of fury over threats to their family, the punishment would probably amount to only a few years in prison.
War Gods and councillors occupied completely different levels of status, authority, and influence.
If a Chairman killed a War God, there might not even be any punishment.
If the First Chairman, Hong, killed a councillor or even another Chairman, almost nobody would dare speak of punishing him.
“Li Yao, Venina.”
“Your lives are not worth more than the lives of those tens of thousands of ordinary people.”
“In that case, this is actually better.”
“There’s no need to risk imprisonment by killing Li Yao personally.”
The words “War God Palace regulations” had already sparked a plan in Luo Feng’s mind.
A plan to ensure both Li Yao and Venina died.
“First, I need everyone to know my true strength.”
“They need to know that I possess power beyond the War God level.”
“And then…”
Moon Bay Estate.
“Luo Hua.”
Luo Feng entered his brother’s room.
Luo Hua was sitting at a computer and turned around in confusion.
Luo Feng spoke directly.
“Which government special department did you hire to protect Mum and Dad?”
“Contact them immediately and have the person in charge come here.”
“Alright.”
Though puzzled, Luo Hua immediately made the call.
To their surprise, less than fifteen minutes later, a flying saucer shaped aircraft descended into Moon Bay Estate.
Three senior officials from the government’s special department arrived at the Luo family villa.
“Hello, Mr Luo Feng. We’ve met before.”
The elderly man with greying hair smiled.
“Director Liu Yan.”
Luo Feng smiled.
“Head of Department Nine.”
“Haha, Mr Luo Feng has an excellent memory.”
After shaking hands, Liu Yan asked,
“May I ask why you’ve called us here so urgently?”
“It’s about Li Yao and Venina.”
Luo Feng’s expression became serious.
“They used various methods to target my family during the past period.”
“My brother asked for your department’s assistance at the time.”
“That’s correct.”
Liu Yan nodded.
“You should have sufficient evidence proving that Li Yao and Venina were behind everything, correct?”
Luo Feng asked again.
Liu Yan smiled.
“This is Jiangnan Base City, territory of Huaxia.”
“Most of their actions were under our surveillance.”
“We have more than enough evidence proving that the operations against your family were directed by Li Yao and Venina from behind the scenes.”
Without hesitation, Liu Yan chose to stand on Luo Feng’s side.
“Good.”
“I need all of that evidence.”
Luo Feng spoke firmly.
“No problem.”
“The evidence is absolutely complete.”
“You can trust that within our territory, we maintain total control.”
Liu Yan smiled.
The reason he was being so cooperative was simple.
While flying over in the saucer aircraft, he had received a phone call.
“Old Liu, Luo Feng now possesses strength beyond the War God level.”
…
Huaxia’s Kyoto Base City.
Inside an elegantly decorated hall sat several of the nation’s highest ranking leaders, top military figures, and even an existence beyond the War God level.
The middle aged man wore a leather jacket in the style of the 1990s.
Every person present was powerful enough to shake the nation.
On the large screen, a video recording was playing.
Everyone watched attentively.
“That’s right.”
The man in the old leather jacket nodded.
“Look closely.”
“Luo Feng controlled sixteen hidden weapons.”
“Li Yao is a peak high level War God and was wearing a Black God Suit.”
“For him to cough up that much blood after a single strike while still in mid air, the impact force must have exceeded six million kilograms.”
“And after two strikes, Li Yao was virtually incapable of resisting.”
“The impact force was definitely greater than six million kilograms.”
He continued.
“Luo Feng was already a peak high level War God level spiritual reader.”
“At that level, a spiritual reader controlling flying blades can generally achieve a maximum impact force of fifty two to fifty six thousand tonnes per blade.”
“He controlled sixteen at once.”
“He clearly wasn’t forcing himself, meaning he could maintain full attack strength with all sixteen.”
“At fifty two to fifty six thousand tonnes each, sixteen blades produce a total impact force between eight and nine million kilograms.”
“Luo Feng’s strength has unquestionably reached the average level of an existence beyond the War God rank.”
After speaking, the man pulled out a packet of cigarettes, lit one, and began smoking.
Smoke slowly drifted through the hall.
This was the highest level meeting room in Huaxia.
Yet nobody would criticise this old fellow, despite the fact that although he looked to be in his forties, he was actually approaching eighty years of age.
“I never expected Huaxia to gain another existence beyond the War God level.”
“I recommend opening contact with Luo Feng immediately.”
Huaxia had been the first to obtain this information.
However, the disturbance at HR Alliance Plaza had been far too large to conceal.
Both the Extreme Dojo and Thunder Dojo quickly contacted Huaxia and obtained the complete surveillance footage.
The recordings captured the entire scene from every angle, with enough clarity to reveal even the pores on the faces of Luo Feng, Lan Ran, and the others.
The Extreme Dojo, Thunder Dojo, and HR Alliance all rapidly received the information.
From the footage alone, each faction could easily estimate Luo Feng’s strength.
Sixteen flying blades producing a combined impact force between eight and nine million kilograms.
The number shocked everyone.
An ordinary high level War God martial artist could generally unleash only eighty or ninety thousand kilograms of force.
Luo Feng exceeded them by a factor of ten.
His explosive power was unquestionably comparable to a Planetary Level First Stage expert.
…
Some of the powerful figures within Thunder Dojo became so furious upon hearing the news that they openly cursed.
The Extreme Dojo had truly stumbled into incredible luck.
They had gained yet another councillor level powerhouse.
After receiving the information, the HR Alliance quickly began preparing a strategy regarding Luo Feng, Li Yao, and Venina.
Moon Bay Estate appeared peaceful on the surface.
Beneath it, however, powerful currents were already moving.
“Mr Luo Feng.”
Liu Yan pointed at the laptop.
“The evidence is being transferred.”
“Ten seconds remaining.”
“All files, videos, and supporting materials will be completed shortly.”
Luo Feng stared at the laptop that Liu Yan had personally brought.
Even someone of Liu Yan’s status lacked authority to carry such highly classified files with him under normal circumstances.
“Transfer complete.”
Liu Yan smiled.
“Excellent.”
“Thank you, Director Liu.”
Luo Feng felt considerably more relaxed.
The plan he had conceived at HR Alliance Plaza was actually very simple.
It consisted of three steps.
First, obtain sufficient evidence proving that Li Yao and Venina were responsible for harming his family.
Second, publicly reveal his strength and become a councillor.
Third, use his status as a councillor to bring formal charges against Li Yao and Venina through the War God Palace.
Suddenly—
His phone rang.
Luo Feng took it from his pocket.
“Hello.”
“Luo Feng, it’s me, Liu He.”
A warm voice came through.
“Inspector Liu.”
Luo Feng smiled.
“Haha, and you’re still calling me Inspector.”
“Luo Feng, you’ve hidden your strength well.”
“When the Curator personally went to the Amazon region to pick you up, you never mentioned your true power.”
“Just now, we watched the footage of you severely injuring Li Yao in Jiangnan Base City.”
Liu He laughed.
“The Curator immediately concluded that your strength has already reached councillor level.”
Luo Feng was momentarily stunned.
He had originally planned to reveal his strength himself.
Unexpectedly, that brief battle had already exposed everything.
Still, that was fine.
Once he formally prosecuted Li Yao and Venina, the overwhelming evidence would speak for itself.
A War God daring to attack the family of a councillor was an extremely serious offence.
Attacking the family of another War God was already considered a grave crime, potentially even punishable by death.
As for targeting the family of a councillor, there was no question whatsoever.
That was a capital crime.
“From today onward, you are also an existence beyond the War God level.”
Liu He’s voice was filled with joy.
“Very soon, the Extreme Dojo will publicly announce a date.”
“Before the entire world, the Curator himself will confer upon you the position of Inspector.”
“You will become the sixth Inspector of the Extreme Dojo.”
“Luo Feng, from now on, people will be calling you Councillor Luo and Inspector Luo.”
Liu He’s laughter echoed through the phone.