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At this moment, the martial artists of Sea City were trembling in fear. Yang Qi had even killed Elder Wei. How could they possibly fight him? In the face of such a terrifying presence, they simply stood no chance.

Just thinking about what might happen next made everyone’s scalp tingle and their bodies shudder with unprecedented fear. This person was too strong. So powerful that it drove them to despair. If he wished, he could easily take down all the families in Sea City. Even if they joined forces, it would be useless. Today, all of them were doomed to die here.

Only now did they connect the series of events that had occurred. The destruction of Sea City’s Tang Family, the annihilation of the Tianhai Association, the fall of the Su Mansion and Gu Family in Thunder City, and the obliteration of the Black Evil Sect... They had initially thought these were isolated incidents, but now, they all seemed to be connected. They had all fallen at the hands of this terrifying individual.

And this man was merely the disciple of the Star Shining Society’s leader. Just how terrifying must the leader himself be?

They were filled with profound regret! They regretted their impulsiveness, for not carefully considering the consequences. They regretted not listening when Tong Wu personally came to persuade them, yet they had come to Thunder City anyway. Tong Wu had earnestly advised them not to come because he knew how dreadful Thunder City was, yet they had recklessly ignored him. The result was that one of the Three Kings of Sea City, Elder Wei, had been slain by Yang Qi even after augmenting his power with a heaven-defying Gu Insect. Such a monster!

"Our Zheng Family is willing to submit to the Star Shining Society! We only ask for a chance to live!" Unexpectedly, the first to kneel was Zheng Yihang, the head of the Zheng Family, who had been the most aggressive at the start.

"I can give you a chance, but your son must die. Do you agree?" Yang Qi asked coolly, looking at Zheng Yihang with a cold smile.

Zheng Yihang was stunned for a moment.

"Father, no, please don’t! Mr. Yang! Grandfather Yang! I was wrong! I was wrong, please spare me! I’m already a cripple, just spare me, don’t kill me!" Zheng Bunai cried out in terror, tears and snot streaming down his face.

Zheng Yihang closed his eyes and gritted his teeth before finally saying, "Mr. Yang, if he deserves to die, then he will die. The Zheng Family has no complaints."

For the sake of the Zheng Family, he had to abandon Zheng Bunai. Otherwise, he himself would die, and the Zheng Family would surely be destroyed. He simply could not bear such a horrific cost.

"Heh, forget it," Yang Qi chuckled. "As he said, he’s already a cripple. What’s the point in killing him? Let him live. However, your Zheng Family has displeased me greatly. I order the Zheng Family to surrender half of its assets as compensation. Any objections?"

"No objections."

It hurt! But even with half their assets gone, there was still hope. As long as they survived, the Zheng Family could endure any cost.

"Very well. Sign this contract. We should follow procedure, shouldn’t we? I will send people to take over these assets later. I hope you all will be cooperative," Yang Qi said with a smile.

"The Zheng Family would never dare to betray the Star Shining Society and is willing to do anything for it!" Zheng Bunai declared loudly, and the other experts quickly followed with their own promises.

Yang Qi shook his head. "Anyone can say pretty words. If you want to show your sincerity, it’s quite simple. I have some Corpse Worm Pills here. You will all take them—the upper echelons are required to. At this stage, I trust the effects of these pills far more than your claims of loyalty."

Looking at the Corpse Worm Pills, everyone hesitated.

"You wish! The people of my Wei Family will never become your puppets!" Wei Lan roared.

"Noisy." Yang Qi raised his hand. A flash of cold light streaked by, and Wei Lan died on the spot.

Yang Qi had originally planned to give the Wei Family a relatively peaceful ending. After all, with Elder Wei dead, they would have been easier to control. But Wei Lan had insisted on seeking his own death, so Yang Qi had to make an example of him.

Indeed, seeing Wei Lan killed in a single strike, everyone grew fearful. One by one, they went forward, took a Corpse Worm Pill, and swallowed it in front of Yang Qi.

Truthfully, after offending such a terrifying entity, they were incredibly fortunate that their families were not being wiped out. What more could they possibly ask for? To ask for more would be a joke.

That fool, Wei Lan! Elder Wei had warned him not to be rash before he died, yet he still acted so recklessly.

After swallowing the Corpse Worm Pills, they all remained kneeling respectfully.

Yang Qi looked at the crowd and announced, "The Wei Family was stubborn and unyielding. All of its assets will be transferred to the Star Shining Society. As for the people of the Wei Family, all its leaders will be executed. The rest are to leave Sea City. I do not want to see them again.

"The Zheng Family will cede half of its assets to the Star Shining Society.

"The rest of you will hand over thirty percent of your family’s assets to be managed by the Star Shining Society.

"Furthermore, from now on, each of your families must contribute half of its monthly income to support the Star Shining Society’s development.

"Can you do this?"

"We can!"

No one wanted to end up like the Wei Family. They knew all too well that Yang Qi had deliberately made an example of them. Although they had to give up a great deal, it was an act of sheer mercy compared to the Wei Family’s fate. They were overjoyed just to have saved their families. Despite the heavy losses, they knew that if the Star Shining Society entered Sea City in the future, their connection to it would grant them access to more resources. It might not be a bad deal in the long run.

Zheng Yihang bowed and said, "Mr. Yang, of the fifty great families of Sea City, forty-eight are present. Only the Tong Family and the Wu Family are absent. How do you wish to proceed? Should we inform them on your behalf, or do you wish for them to be annihilated?"

Yang Qi shook his head. "There’s no need to bother with the Tong Family. They have always been my people. From now on, the Tong Family will be the foremost family in Sea City. I will inform Tong Wu. All of you need only obey their orders."

"Yes!"

Only now did the crowd understand the extent of the Star Shining Society’s influence. The Tong Family, one of Sea City’s ten great families, had long been under its control. And they had all been kept in the dark.

"As for the Wu Family, you don’t need to concern yourselves with them either." A cold smile touched Yang Qi’s lips. He would handle the Wu Family’s affairs personally. After all, it was his foster mother’s family. He needed to think carefully about how to deal with them.

The Wu Family could never have imagined that of Sea City’s fifty families, the premier Wei Family had been destroyed while all the others had surrendered to the Star Shining Society. They were the only ones left, blissfully ignorant.

Seeing the expression on Yang Qi’s face, everyone understood that he likely held a grudge against the Wu Family. Although they couldn’t move against the Wu Family directly, they could completely isolate them, ensuring the Wu Family would lose all standing in Sea City.

"Go back and carry out my orders. And one more thing—I do not want what happened here to be leaked. Do you understand?" Yang Qi said with a wave of his hand.

"We understand," the crowd replied before fleeing back to Sea City that very night.