Chapter 165: Declaration Of War!
Obsidian Martial Arts Hall, training ground.
As Lin Qi finished speaking, the entire place fell silent. The suicide squad members of the North Ao Family all turned to look at Lin Qi, their gazes icy cold.
As one of the great families in the suburbs of the City of Light Chasing that could faintly rank in the top ten, the other factions in the suburbs treated the North Ao Family with nothing but respect. Now they were being threatened with erasure by the Obsidian Martial Arts Hall, a wilderness faction. As the family’s suicide squad, this was something they absolutely could not tolerate.
Just as the twenty suicide squad members of the North Ao Family were about to lash out in anger, Deluo Ke raised his hand to stop them.
“Hall Master Lin, I will pass on your words to the Family Head without changing a thing. I hope you will not regret it then.” Deluo Ke looked at Lin Qi, then left with a smile.
Lin Qi watched Deluo Ke and the others leave and did not try to stop them.
“Hall Master Lin, are you really going to make an enemy of the four major powers of the North Ao Family?” Yaklo looked at the departing North Ao Family, utterly stunned.
As someone who handled all kinds of dirty work, Yaklo knew a lot about the North Ao Family. He was very clear how terrifying they were. Even the Gorilla Gang behind the Great Ape Gang was a notch weaker than the North Ao Family.
Although the Obsidian Martial Arts Hall had wiped out the Great Ape Gang, if they became enemies with the North Ao Family, there would be no way for them to survive in the City of Light Chasing, let alone face the joint attack of the four major powers of the North Ao Family all at once.
It was simply insane.
“If they want to fight it out outside the city, we will go along with it.” Lin Qi was indifferent.
Although he did not know who had released the video this time targeting the Obsidian Martial Arts Hall, if they wanted to use the four major powers to fight a war of attrition against him, he did not mind using these four major powers as his stepping stone to rise in the City of Light Chasing.
After hearing this, Yaklo was speechless for a moment.
“Forget it, if he is not afraid, what am I worrying about?” Yaklo watched Lin Qi head back to his room and felt he was worrying for nothing. It was better to hurry and make the berserk potion and let himself recover as soon as possible.
With that in mind, Yaklo returned to his own studio to make a final check of the equipment and materials.
City of Light Chasing, North Ao courtyard secret room in the suburbs.
“Family Head, this is everything that Lin Qi said.” The giant man Deluo Ke respectfully reported to Kai Dewen.
“What I can do, he can do too?” A rare cold smile appeared on Kai Dewen’s heavily wrinkled face. “It has been a long time since I have met such an arrogant young man. Fine, pass the word down and have the other three families cooperate with us. Keep watch on the people of the Obsidian Martial Arts Hall. If any of them leave the city or enter the city, do not spare a single one. Let this young man learn the price of arrogance.”
“Yes.” Deluo Ke nodded and left.
Deluo Ke then passed Kai Dewen’s plan on to the other three factions.
“Uncle Wright, this Obsidian Martial Arts Hall is far too arrogant. Why don’t we destroy the Crimson Moon Mountain under their control first?” Bes, whose whole body was covered in golden fur, looked at the message from Deluo Ke with great displeasure, feeling the North Ao Family was being too lenient.
“No, it is best to follow what that old fellow Kai Dewen said.” Wright, who was seated cross-legged in cultivation, shook his head slightly and explained, “Kai Dewen clearly understands what our four major powers want. If we directly destroy the foundation of the Obsidian Martial Arts Hall, Lin Qi will lose hope and just take the remains of the lord-level monster and live in the city proper. Unless we pay an extremely high price to hire help, the remains of that lord-level monster will never fall into our four families’ hands.”
“On the contrary, if we slowly wear down the Obsidian Martial Arts Hall, then if Lin Qi does not want to watch the Obsidian Martial Arts Hall perish, he will have no choice but to compromise.”
“But if we do that, won’t we have to keep waiting?” Bes said anxiously. “The registration time for the genius training camp is almost here. If we wait until the genius training camp assessment is over, even if I obtain the remains of the lord-level monster, its effect will be greatly reduced.”
“This is very simple. Right now, spread the news that our four major powers are targeting the Obsidian Martial Arts Hall. Just isolate the Obsidian Martial Arts Hall. When the time comes, Lin Qi will naturally know what choice to make.” Wright instructed.
“Then I will get to it right away.” Bes’ eyes lit up at once.
To make money in the city, cooperation and business with the city’s major factions was essential. Once no one cooperated with the Obsidian Martial Arts Hall, they would naturally have no money to support their subordinates. Coupled with being killed as soon as they left the city, the Obsidian Martial Arts Hall would collapse very quickly.
As Bes spread the news that the four major powers were targeting the Obsidian Martial Arts Hall, all the factions in the City of Light Chasing were in an uproar.
Although the various factions had long guessed that the four major powers would definitely not let the Obsidian Martial Arts Hall go, they had not expected them to act so ruthlessly.
Right from the start, the four major powers announced a complete blockade of the Obsidian Martial Arts Hall, and even spread the word that anyone who cooperated with the Obsidian Martial Arts Hall would be treated as an enemy of the four major powers.
The major factions in the city had originally not planned to get involved. Now, considering the influence of the four major powers, it was even more impossible for them to have any dealings with the Obsidian Martial Arts Hall.
City of Light Chasing, shop in the city proper.
“Good, good, good!” Isaac looked at the message brought by Mans and could not help praising repeatedly. “This time the four major powers did very well. Now they and the Obsidian Martial Arts Hall will be dragged into a war of attrition. Once both sides are badly hurt, that will be when we make our move.”
“Gang Leader, among the thousands of young vagrants we have recruited, another one has succeeded. As long as he is promoted to martial artist, we will have one more person who can enter the genius training camp.” Mans said with a smile.
“Very good. Keep recruiting those young vagrants.” Isaac nodded, his eyes burning with fervent fire. “It will not be long before our White Feather Gang becomes the ruler of this City of Light Chasing.”
“Yes!” Mans then left the room.
Nightfall, Obsidian Martial Arts Hall.
Three humans wearing black cloaks quietly entered the Obsidian Martial Arts Hall.
“These four major powers really are not holding back. They went straight for isolation.” Lin Qi looked at the message in his hand, then turned his gaze to the three cloaked figures inside the room. “Elder Meng Wei, does your honorable gang leader mean not to join our Obsidian Martial Arts Hall?”
“Hall Master Lin, I have failed to complete the task properly.” Meng Wei said in deep shame.
“It is fine. This cannot be entirely blamed on you, Elder Meng Wei.” Lin Qi looked at Meng Wei’s somewhat pale face. Qiao Hanlan, one of his two disciples, was even missing an arm. Lin Qi asked in puzzlement, “I do not know what happened to you, Elder Meng Wei. How did you end up so badly injured?”
After hearing this, Meng Wei fell silent. Qiao Hanlan also kept his mouth shut, his head lowered.
But the female disciple Xue Jing spoke up. “It was all the gang leader and the others. Originally our teacher had already settled it, and the gang leader was willing to join, but because of the news from the four major powers, the gang leader went back on his word. Teacher thought that if they wanted to go back on it, so be it, and planned to bring those who were willing to leave over here. But the gang leader said teacher was trying to disturb the gang members’ hearts and attacked us fiercely. In the end, only the three of us escaped. All the other hundred or so people who wanted to come were killed. Several elders who planned to follow were also captured, and they are probably all locked up now.”
“When we escaped, the gang leader and the others were shouting that if teacher did not come back within a day, they would execute those elders publicly, so teacher plans to go alone after this…”
“Xue Jing, be quiet!” Meng Wei shouted when he saw Xue Jing was about to say more.
“But teacher, if you go alone, you will definitely die.” Xue Jing refused to stop and finished her words. “Right now only the Obsidian Martial Arts Hall can act to save teacher and those elders.”
“This matter has nothing to do with the Obsidian Martial Arts Hall. It is my own affair. You two just have to stay here. I can rescue those elders when the time comes.” Meng Wei glared at Xue Jing, his expression very unsightly.
Right now he only wanted to ensure his two disciples’ safety. As for having the Obsidian Martial Arts Hall save people, that would only put them in a difficult position. The four major powers had already publicly declared they were targeting the Obsidian Martial Arts Hall. If the hall dared to send people to the Iron Heart Gang’s base to rescue them, the four major powers would definitely wipe them out without mercy and cause the Obsidian Martial Arts Hall heavy losses.
“No, Elder Meng Wei, this is no longer just your problem.” Lin Qi’s expression darkened slightly as he looked at Meng Wei. “On Crimson Moon Mountain, I said that you were already one of us at the Obsidian Martial Arts Hall, and your two disciples as well. Since the Iron Heart Gang dared to attack you, that means they have declared war on our Obsidian Martial Arts Hall. Since they have declared war, our Obsidian Martial Arts Hall has no reason not to fight.”
“Hall Master Lin, you must not act recklessly now. The people of the four major powers have already informed all the factions and spread the news in the city. If the Obsidian Martial Arts Hall sends people to the Iron Heart Gang now, the four major powers will definitely not let you go.” Meng Wei tried to dissuade him.
“So what if they are the four major powers?” Lin Qi laughed at once. “I am aiming to fight the four major powers.”
