Chapter 771: The Terrifying Man

Under Happy’s control, all the disciples of the Mu Family and those from the Xifeng Tower in Yangzhou City were confined within the main hall of the Lingxiao Palace. Thankfully, no members of the family were pursued by the Jinyiwei.
With the hopes of the Lingxiao Palace fading, the Yangzhou branch, which had already had its status as a main hall temporarily removed, was completely destroyed by relentless bombardment. Once the foundation of the gang was ruined, the branch’s headquarters collapsed, and twelve hours later, it was automatically classified by the system as uninhabited land!
“Let’s go rescue our brothers at the Martial Temple,” Happy said without even glancing at Qin Yun and the others, leading a large group of people toward the nearest Martial Temple under the watchful eyes of tens of thousands of Lingxiao Palace disciples. Happy once again took the lead at the front…
…
Once the main hall of the Lingxiao Palace was destroyed, black carrier pigeons landed on the shoulders of every disciple, but no one paid attention. They carried messages sent automatically by the system—disastrous news that left everyone helpless. The faces of countless Lingxiao Palace disciples were filled with anger and confusion…
The main hall in Yangzhou had always been the most glorious symbol of the Lingxiao Palace, as well as the goal they longed to reach through hard work. Now, it had become ruins. The name of the Lingxiao Palace in Yangzhou City had been completely erased!
But this didn’t mean everything was over…
All the branches of the Lingxiao Palace in the southern coastal cities had been destroyed, and now even the main hall in the eastern coast had been attacked and ruined. Struck by further misfortune, the Lingxiao Palace had completely lost its pride.
Although the Lingxiao Palace still controlled many resources in the eastern coastal cities, it was obvious to everyone that its status as one of the four top gangs in the Central Plains was crumbling. The Mu Family had already dealt a severe blow to the Lingxiao Palace without deploying all its forces…
And! It seemed the Mu Family had no intention of ending this conflict yet.
All this filled the people of the Lingxiao Palace with anger, despair, and worry, as well as a sense of confusion and anxiety about their future. The disciples of the Lingxiao Palace no longer had any leadership. Due to the announcement issued by the system restricting martial activities in the city, they no longer had to fear revenge from the Mu Family. They scattered in groups of three or five:
“…”
“What do you think? Did the Mu Family really go to such extreme lengths to destroy our main hall? Are they trying to wipe us out completely?”
“Wipe us out?”
“We have hundreds of thousands of skilled fighters—how dare they!” Many Lingxiao Palace disciples retorted angrily. “As long as Happy gives the order, the Mu Family will also suffer heavy losses!”
“But…” Some were still deeply worried.

Although Qin Yun ordered them to abandon Yangzhou and head to other cities immediately, those cities might not necessarily be safe. This time, the Mu Family lost thousands of its elite fighters… Given Kai Xin’s usual temperament, it was unlikely he would give up so easily. Would the eastern coastal cities collapse completely like the southern coastal cities? It was hard to say! Moreover, although the disciples of Lingxiao Palace were angry, those who were clear-headed knew that the destruction of Lingxiao Palace had a significant impact on its higher-ups, though the effect on ordinary disciples was not as obvious. Besides, if the Mu Family continued to use the tactics of the southern coastal cities—leveraging local gangs as proxies to destroy Lingxiao Palace—many gangs in the eastern coastal cities would be eager to support the Mu Family! Many people understood this truth… … Qin Yun’s orders were issued quickly! The disciples of Lingxiao Palace gathered near several martial temples in Yangzhou City began to evacuate rapidly almost as soon as Kai Xin entered the city. The Mu Family’s disciples smoothly took in those who had died in battle. Most of the thousands of fighters had sacrificed themselves once, while a few unlucky ones were killed while leaving the martial temples, suffering significant losses in strength. Seeing so many brothers come out of the martial temples and gather around him, Kai Xin felt extremely heavy-hearted! This was nearly one-third of the Mu Family’s elite… all of them were experts. If this loss delayed future development, it would be a huge blow to the Mu Family! Without hesitation, Kai Xin announced in front of everyone: “Those who sacrificed themselves once will have their names recorded, and each will receive two million contribution points! Those who lost their equipment can choose one from the spoils of this battle; they will also get priority access to the gang’s prison in the future!” “As for those twenty-odd brothers who sacrificed themselves twice, after deducting their contribution points, each will receive one ‘Life and Death Dream Pill’ and a first-grade, fourth-stage legendary weapon.” “…” As soon as Kai Xin finished speaking, the crowd erupted in cheers! Contribution points and equipment compensated for the economic losses of the Mu Family’s disciples; access to the gang’s prison provided them with a better training environment. Although their strength had declined, they were completely safe in the prison, leaving them without any worries. As for those who died twice or more, they were fortunate enough to taste the invaluable “Life and Death Dream Pill”… not only did their strength fully recover, but they also received a fourth-stage weapon. “What a generous offer.”

“Tsk tsk, truly befitting the Mu Family… truly befitting Happy.” At the periphery of the crowd, figures like Shadow and Wu Kuo were also deeply shocked by Happy’s words.
Nearly four thousand people, with contributions worth nearly ten billion alone! Equipment was secondary, but the Life and Death Dream Pills were priceless—each one extremely rare. Even a high-level player like Happy wouldn’t mind having more, yet he distributed over twenty of them at once.
Such generosity and boldness—perhaps few in the entire Central Plains martial world could match it…
After this incident, the Mu Family’s prestige would likely not decline; instead, this battle would inspire even more of its disciples to spare no effort in serving it!
“This man is quite terrifying.”
“…Huh?”
Wu Kuo glanced at his sister in surprise, wondering why Shadow would describe their ally as terrifying.
Shadow let out a deep sigh: “Facing the loss of a third of his elite forces and still handling things so calmly, able to allocate all the gang’s resources where they matter most—no wonder these Mu Family disciples are so devoted and strong today… But that’s not even the most terrifying part…”
“Indeed, it’s hard to imagine—this guy is just a college student! 8 billion…” Wu Kuo nodded in realization.
Shadow gave him a helpless look: “I mean, announcing this in Yangzhou City, with so many people watching—his goal isn’t just to reassure the Mu Family disciples, but also to intimidate the people of Lingxiao Palace. That… is what’s truly terrifying!”
“Huh?”
Wu Kuo didn’t understand.
“If Happy had made this decision secretly, it might still take some time to deal with Lingxiao Palace. But once this decision spreads and reaches the ears of those disciples… do you know what consequences that will bring?” Shadow took a deep breath, suddenly feeling a bit sympathetic toward the Qin Yun sisters.
These two women had chosen such a terrifying opponent…
Faced with Wu Kuo’s puzzled questions, Shadow sighed, “Lingxiao Palace… will likely collapse in no time!”