"From now on, your rules are the rules of the City of Sin!"
That night, Dawson's words spread throughout the City of Sin, then across the global martial arts world, causing immense shock!
Similarly, Jiang Wuming's advancement to the sixth stage of the Four-star War God realm and his one-palm defeat of Bak, a Five-star War God at the first stage, also sent shockwaves through the global martial arts community!
This was hailed as the Wuming Effect!
"God, can someone tell me how Jiang Wuming cultivates? Why is his cultivation speed so fast?"
"Few of the peerless geniuses in history could break through to the fifth stage in one go, but Jiang Wuming breaks through to the sixth stage every time – what kind of monstrous talent is this?"
"Good horses are common, but good grooms are rare. The Dragon Country Martial Department lost Jiang Wuming because of that idiot Gu Tianlong, allowing Dawson of the City of Sin to make a huge gain! One day, the Dragon Country Martial Department will regret this to their core!"
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For a time, martial artists from all over the world were discussing the events in the City of Sin on various platforms.
Among them, martial artists outside the Dragon Country almost uniformly marveled at Jiang Wuming's monstrous talent and power, almost to the point of exclaiming "Holy crap!" and "Awesome!"
However, the martial artists of the Dragon Country felt a deep sense of regret.
In their view, Jiang Wuming leaving the Dragon Country and joining the City of Sin was an immeasurable loss for the Dragon Country Martial Department and the entire Dragon Country!
City of Sin.
At two in the morning, Gade returned to the ancient castle.
Upon learning of everything Jiang Wuming had done at Shengxi Mountain Villa, he immediately went to find Jiang Wuming and spent the entire night drinking with Jiang Wuming, Black Widow Jessica, Qin Xiaozhi, and others to celebrate Jiang Wuming's breakthrough to the Four-star War God realm and his becoming the new master of the City of Sin.
Yes.
This was the latest definition of Jiang Wuming's status, including Gade.
After all, even Gade, Dawson's direct disciple, had to abide by the rules of the City of Sin.
But... Jiang Wuming could set the rules of the City of Sin!
After returning to the ancient castle, Gade did not return to his residence to sleep but went to a secret chamber in the ancient castle to see Dawson, who was in secluded cultivation.
"You're looking for me so late, is there something wrong?"
Dawson was greatly surprised to see Gade.
In the past few years, if Gade didn't have an urgent matter, he never disturbed Dawson's rest, let alone his cultivation.
"Yes, Teacher, I want to ask you for one thing." Gade spoke with a breath of alcohol.
"What is it?" Dawson asked, somewhat puzzled.
"Teacher, I want to join the Battle Dragon Hall!"
Gade, emboldened by the alcohol, expressed his true desire, truly channeling the courage that alcohol brings.
"What?!"
Dawson's expression changed, and he instinctively said, "No!"
"Teacher, why not? Didn't you just declare to the world that from tonight onwards, Brother Wuming's rules are the rules of the City of Sin? This means that Brother Wuming is the new master of the City of Sin designated by you. Joining Brother Wuming's Battle Dragon Hall wouldn't be a betrayal of the City of Sin, right?!"
Although Gade was drunk, his mind was clear, and his logic was sound!
"Slap!"
Dawson directly slapped Gade on the head and angrily said, "Don't I have any dignity?"
"Teacher, goodbye!"
Gade was startled awake, the alcohol immediately sobering him up. He quickly left the secret chamber, running faster than a rabbit.
"Gade, if you dare to join the Battle Dragon Hall, I'll break your dog legs!"
Dawson warned from behind.
"..."
Gade.
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Dragon Country, Yanjing.
Li Rui, an advisor to the Dragon Country Martial Department, took a car to a hospital in the suburbs.
This hospital occupied a small area and had no signage, and almost no one outside knew about it.
This was because it was a special hospital affiliated with the Martial Department, named Fifth Hospital.
All medical staff in the hospital had been carefully selected and were skilled in treating the injuries of martial artists.
Li Rui came here to visit his old partner – Qi Wufu.
After the Mount Everest War ended, Qi Wufu was transferred to the Fifth Hospital and resided in a special ward.
"Chief!"
The medical staff in the special ward saluted Li Rui upon seeing him.
Li Rui returned the salute and walked towards the hospital bed.
The medical staff tacitly left.
This was not the first time they had seen Li Rui.
After the Mount Everest War ended, Li Rui visited Qi Wufu every few days, chatting with him.
The "chatting" here was different from normal chatting – Li Rui spoke, and Qi Wufu listened.
Today was no different.
This was because Qi Wufu had not woken up and remained in a vegetative state.
"Old Qi, I haven't visited you in two days. Your face has become much fairer, and you've gained some weight."
Li Rui sat by the bed, smiled at his old partner, and said.
"I came to see you today because I want to tell you about Wuming. That kid has once again shaken the global martial arts world.
Wuming broke through to the Four-star War God realm, and he broke through to the sixth stage in one go. Isn't that terrifying?
What's even more terrifying is that the kid broke through in a life-and-death battle. After breaking through, he killed a Five-star War God at the first stage with a single palm strike.
Of course, compared to his breakthrough, the latter is just basic operation – you know better than me how strong his cross-level combat ability is!"
Alas...
If only you hadn't been injured.
Then, the two of us could have worked together to protect Wuming, to keep him in the Martial Department, and in the Dragon Country.
However, fortunately, Long Zhe, Long Qisheng, and the others did not escalate the conflict when dealing with Wuming killing Gu Tianlong and did not go to extremes, otherwise they would have become sinners of the Dragon Country, sinners of history!
Old Qi, wake up quickly, and witness Wuming's growth with me, witness him continue to create legends!"
As he said this, Li Rui sighed softly and then stared blankly at Qi Wufu on the hospital bed.
For so many years, he and Qi Wufu had jointly steered the Martial Department, resisting the invasion of foreign enemies.
Now, the foreign war had entered a normalized stage, and Qi Wufu lay in the hospital bed, leaving Li Rui alone.
This made Li Rui feel sad, but also very unaccustomed to it.
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At the same time.
In the ancient buildings of the Red Wall Compound.
"Brother, you must know about Jiang Wuming's matter, right?"
Long Qisheng arrived at the ancient building and sat opposite his brother Long Shengzhe, speaking first.
"Mmm."
Long Shengzhe nodded.
Although Jiang Wuming had withdrawn from the Dragon Country Martial Department and left the Dragon Country, Long Shengzhe had been paying attention to Jiang Wuming's movements and had assigned special personnel to collect information about him.
"I really didn't expect him to break through to the Four-star War God realm in such a short period, and to reach the sixth stage in one go, it's simply unbelievable!"
Long Qisheng couldn't help but sigh, then said with a sense of relief, "It's still you, Brother, who has foresight. Back then, when dealing with the matter of him killing Gu Tianlong, you didn't make a big fuss but instead gave him care."
At that time, Long Qisheng was very surprised after Long Shengzhe gave the instruction.
At that time, he subjectively thought that Long Shengzhe was worried that Tianlong Daoist had not been completely crippled, and also took into account the voices of the Dragon Country martial arts community, which was why he did not pursue the matter of Jiang Wuming's illegal killing of Gu Tianlong.
Now, he believed that Long Shengzhe was also worried about Jiang Wuming's complete growth.
"You are mistaken. My support last time was not out of concern for him, nor even for Old Man Tianlong."
Long Shengzhe suddenly shook his head, his words surprising.
"Brother, then you?" Long Qisheng looked shocked.
"Jiang Wuming needed justice and broke the rules. I gave him justice and let him bear the responsibility for breaking the rules because his ambition was not in this room, and he posed no threat to us."
Long Shengzhe's expression was complex as he spoke slowly, "In the past, I harbored suspicion towards Jiang Zhan and ultimately broke faith. This is one of the biggest mistakes of my life. The same mistake cannot be made twice, and the same tragedy cannot be staged twice!"
"Uh..."
Long Qisheng was stunned. He never expected his brother to say something like this.
"Qisheng, remember, Jiang Wuming's complete growth is a great thing for the Dragon Country and the entire world – this is why Qi Wufu, Li Rui, and others have always strongly supported him and protected him!"
Long Shengzhe spoke again.
Long Qisheng fell silent.
He tacitly agreed with Long Shengzhe's words!
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Hanghu, War God Pharmaceutical Research Institute.
"Success!"
Cheers of celebration erupted from the laboratory.
Dozens of experts from various fields surrounded Li Lianyi, their faces filled with excitement!
Because, after unremitting efforts, under Li Lianyi's leadership and their joint efforts, they had developed the latest gene drug, which was ten times more effective than before!
This meant that while martial artists could previously only stimulate one layer of potential with gene drugs, they could now stimulate ten layers!
"Thank you all for your hard work, teachers. You have been working day and night for the past two days. You must be tired, so please go back and rest!"
Li Lianyi stood in the middle of the crowd, expressed her gratitude, and bowed deeply to the group of experts.
On the battlefield of drug research, she had achieved an unprecedented great victory, but she did not become arrogant. Instead, she thanked them immediately.
Ten minutes later, Li Lianyi, dragging her weary body, returned to her office and immediately opened her drawer, took out her phone.
All along, whether attending meetings or entering the laboratory, she did not bring her mobile phone, which had become her habit!
Hmm?
Upon opening her phone, Li Lianyi immediately saw a message from Jiang Wuming: "Lianyi, I've broken through to the sixth stage of the Four-star War God realm and killed a Five-star War God at the first stage in the City of Sin."
After reading the message word by word, the fatigue on Li Lianyi's face vanished. She did not reply to Jiang Wuming immediately but quickly logged into the Divine Net forum to browse related information.
Half an hour later, after Li Lianyi had a detailed understanding of Jiang Wuming's affairs, she took out her phone and sent a reply: "I just came out of the lab and saw your message. Congratulations, War God Wuming!"
Jiang Wuming quickly replied: "Don't work too hard, take care of yourself."
"Okay."
This time, the girl simply replied with a single word.
She didn't tell the young man about the victory she had achieved on the "battlefield," but decided to give him a surprise!
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