164: Chapter 164 Half-step Martial God, those who disagree, come and die!

Walking out of the Upper Three Paths, Lin Yuan charged straight into the sky and stood in mid-air.

"Tomorrow is the day of the Three-Alliance Meeting. The calm is coming to an end, and the storm is about to arrive. Let me add some points first to calm my nerves..."

With a thought, Lin Yuan added all the ability points he had gained for free during this time into his combat power.

Glancing at the system panel, Lin Yuan nodded in satisfaction.

[Martial Dao]: Rank Nine Martial Artist Peak

[Combat Power]: 6.3 Billion

[ability points]: 0

In a month, Lin Yuan went to the Middle Three Paths twice, the Lower Three Paths nine times, and the Upper Three Paths once, gaining a total of over 1.5 billion ability points.

Advancing to the Rank Nine Peak cost 200 million ability points and yielded 600 million combat power. The remaining ability points were all added to combat power. One ability point corresponds to two points of combat power, so 1.3 billion became 2.6 billion combat power. Combined with his original 3.7 billion, it was exactly 6.3 billion.

With combat power exceeding 5 billion, he had already met the conditions to advance to a Martial God. However, since his Prototypical Intent had not yet formed, he could not advance yet. Nevertheless, he was now a true Half-step Martial God.

In the current Black Abyss, if Lin Yuan claimed his combat power was second, no one would dare claim to be first.

"Tomorrow, I want to see who dares to go against the Xia Alliance!" Lin Yuan's lips curled into a slight smirk.

...

Early the next morning, Lin Yuan brought Wang Ruifeng and Lin Xiaoxin to the Divine Dragon Society to meet with Cang Yuan and the others, preparing to head to the Three-Alliance Meeting together.

They also met the president of the Divine Dragon Society, Long Zhenyu. He was a Middle-aged man of extraordinary bearing. Judging from his resolute features, he was a man with a tough and domineering style.

After exchanging pleasantries with Lin Yuan, the group set off. The Three-Alliance Meeting was set in the central area, at the most luxurious hotel in the Black Abyss—the Black Abyss Grand Hotel, on its 100th-floor rooftop platform.

This rooftop platform was very large and very high, serving as the highest point in the Black Abyss.

Holding a meeting here truly felt like a peak showdown.

By this time, the rooftop platform had already been set up. The seats for the three camps were arranged in a triangle, symbolizing a tripartite balance of power.

Each camp had about a hundred people, but those sitting in the first row were the leaders of each faction and the protagonists of the meeting; their words represented the attitude of their respective camps.

On the Xia Alliance's side, sitting in the first row were Long Zhenyu, Venerable Ziyun, and Lin Yuan.

The second row consisted of Cang Yuan and an elder who had previously shared a drink with Lin Yuan. The other person was somewhat restless—it was the uneasy Wang Ruifeng.

Wang Ruifeng was only a level 5 crystal card holder. In an environment where such big shots were gathered, he truly felt a bit apprehensive.

He knew that if it weren't for Lin Yuan, let alone sitting in the second row of the Xia Alliance camp, even meeting so many big shots would have been an unattainable dream.

On the Mi Alliance's side, the first row consisted of three elders with golden curly hair, likely the president and vice-presidents of the Mi Society.

On the Lanxi Alliance's side were three elders with brown hair and high-bridged noses, who were the decision-makers of the Lanxi Society.

Once everyone had arrived, a host walked to the center of the three camps and spoke loudly:

"The Three-Alliance Meeting officially begins. Will the representatives of the three parties please begin their speeches."

After the host stepped down, the elder sitting in the middle of the first row for the Mi Society spoke first.

"Long Zhenyu, your Xia Alliance is getting worse and worse. To actually let a youngster sit in the first row—you really can't hold your own on the big stage."

"ブラン, what's wrong with being young? The fact that a youngster can sit in this position proves his talent and strength. Unlike your Mi Alliance, which doesn't have a single youngster capable of fighting," Long Zhenyu retorted bluntly.

"Humph! Who says we don't? It's just that our young people know how to be humble and aren't as arrogant as this one. Is this an occasion where he can just come to join the fun?" ブラン looked at Lin Yuan with disdain.

Seeing this, Lin Yuan smiled at ブラン. "What? Is this meeting of yours so sordid that I'm not allowed to come?"

"You! ... Sharp-tongued boy, I won't argue with you. Let's talk business. Starting next month, the distribution of black crystals will change. Our Mi Alliance and the Lanxi Alliance will each take forty percent, and your Xia Alliance will take twenty percent."

ブラン stated the black crystal distribution method directly, as if his words were the imperial decree of the Black Abyss.

"Bullshit! On what basis are you distributing it like that? We've always shared it equally among the three parties," Long Zhenyu barked, slamming the table and pointing at ブラン.

"Long Zhenyu, mind your manners. This is the Three-Alliance Meeting, not a place for you to run wild. Our Lanxi Alliance agrees with the Mi Alliance's distribution method. Let's proceed that way," Fred, the president of the Lanxi Society, also spoke up.

"Manners my ass! You're acting like hooligans, and you won't even let me curse? This is daylight robbery! You want to start a war with our Xia Alliance, is that it?" Long Zhenyu continued his tirade.

"Long Zhenyu, you need to see the situation clearly. If you remain stubborn, we don't mind turning the three major alliances of the Black Abyss into two!" ブラン said, narrowing his eyes.

"Good, good, good! So you two have completely allied, haven't you? If I don't agree, are you going to force us to stay here today?" Long Zhenyu questioned.

"Consider yourself clever. Since you've seen through it, we won't pretend anymore. We have allied. If you agree, we can coexist in peace. If not, none of you should even think about leaving!" Fred also looked sideways, his voice full of threats.

"Coexist in peace? It's nothing more than withholding our black crystals so we can't even get twenty percent. Without cultivation resources, our Xia Alliance will soon be at your mercy. You've certainly planned this well—no matter what we choose, the result is the same..." Long Zhenyu frowned.

"Hahaha... You're not stupid. So, what will you choose?" ブラン said triumphantly.

"Choose? The options you gave are too few. Let me add one for you."

At this moment, Lin Yuan crossed his arms and leaned back in his chair. He swept a mocking glance over ブラン and Fred and continued:

"The one I want to add is: for the black crystal distribution, our Xia Alliance takes one hundred percent. As for you two? You still want black crystals? Keep dreaming."

Boom!!

The three from the Mi Society and the three from the Lanxi Society all angrily smashed the tables in front of them and stood up abruptly.

"Ignorant brat! Have you lost your mind? How dare you speak to us like that!"

"Arrogant! Does your Xia Alliance want to fight two against one? You really don't know how to spell the word 'death'!"

"Long Zhenyu, is this the attitude of your Xia Alliance? Do you really want to be killed by an ignorant youngster who doesn't know the heights of the heavens?"

...

For a moment, all sorts of insults flew back and forth between the two sides.

Lin Yuan impatiently picked his ear with his finger and then spoke coldly:

"Quiet!!!"

With a thunderous shout, everyone was instantly stunned and collectively shut their mouths.

Lin Yuan slowly rose, stepped into the sky, and looked down at the people of the Mi Alliance and the Lanxi Alliance. His icy voice rang out:

"You're not convinced by my distribution method? Fine! Then come up and meet your death!"