67: Chapter 67 Magic City

Time flew by, and only three days remained before the opening of the Seed Competition.

At this time, in Villa No. 186 of the Yanjing Base.

Su Wu stood on the balcony, taking a deep breath of the cold winter air.

He took a step forward in an extremely casual manner.

Buzz—!

The moment his foot landed, the space in front of him was quietly rippled.

Swish!

Su Wu's figure vanished into thin air. There was no sonic boom, no surge of airflow, as if he had been instantly "erased" from the entire world.

Space Folding!

For a peerless powerhouse of the Star King Realm, as long as their Mental Energy could cover the area and the spatial coordinates were clear enough, a distance of several thousand kilometers was nothing more than the thickness of a door.

Just two seconds later.

In Eastern China, outside the super steel giant city known as the "Pearl of the Orient"—the Magic City, whose prosperity in some sense even surpassed Yanjing.

The void rippled like water as Su Wu, dressed in simple grey casual wear with his hands in his pockets, slowly stepped out from the nothingness.

His deep eyes looked down upon the vast metropolis below, filled with flashing neon lights and a dense web of airships.

However, before Su Wu could take a closer look at the city, two extremely intense energy fluctuations immediately came from ahead.

Two streaks of light soared from the core area of the Magic City Base, arriving before Su Wu in an instant. They slammed on the brakes ten meters away and respectfully bowed their heads.

The newcomers were a woman and an elderly man.

The woman looked to be in her early forties, wearing a crisp professional suit and gold-rimmed glasses, exuding an aura that was both intellectual and sharp. The old man had white hair and a beard, wearing a traditional black Tang suit, possessing a natural dignity and blood vitality as deep as an abyss.

With a slight sweep of his gaze, Su Wu saw through their depths at a glance—both were powerhouses at the ninth stage of the Star Lord Realm!

Even looking at the entire Earth, these were top-tier figures.

"Junior Su Ruohan, acting as the current President of the Modu Martial Arts University, greets Senior Su!" The middle-aged woman took the lead, cupping her fists and bowing deeply.

"Junior Yao Tie, the current City Lord of the Magic City Base, greets Senior Su!" The white-haired old man also bent his waist ninety degrees, his attitude humble to the extreme.

Watching this scene, the corners of Su Wu's mouth couldn't help but twitch slightly.

It was fine for Su Ruohan to call him Senior; after all, combined with his past life, his mental age made him an old hand.

But Yao Tie, who looked like he had one foot in the grave and was at least a hundred years old, also called himself "Junior" with every breath. This scene made him feel somewhat between laughter and tears.

But in the world of martial arts, the achieved are the teachers; this was the hardest of iron rules.

"Alright, enough with the empty formalities." Su Wu waved his hand casually, and a gentle force instantly lifted them up. He then asked indifferently, "Why are the two of you not in the city managing things, but out here blocking my path?"

Su Ruohan and Yao Tie glanced at each other, both seeing the shock in the depths of each other's eyes.

They hadn't even been able to produce a single thought of resistance against the force that just lifted them! Was this the terror of the Star King Realm?

Su Ruohan took a deep breath and spoke first to explain: "To answer Senior Su, Chief Inspector Lin Feng issued instructions to us two days ago, informing us that you would be arriving in the Magic City."

"We have been waiting here for a long time, firstly to welcome your arrival, Senior; and secondly... there is indeed a thorny matter we would like to ask Senior to help with."

Su Ruohan's Face showed a look of difficulty: "With the Seed Competition imminent, the Magic City, as the venue, has gathered top geniuses and their guardians from major war zones, various countries, and even some hidden ancient factions across the globe. The situation is extremely complex, a mixed bag of good and bad."

"Normally, with Chief Inspector Lin presiding, no one would dare to cause trouble. But just yesterday, the interstellar vessel of the 'Starry Sky Envoy' from the Aolan Star Domain arrived in the neighboring star sector. To show the Federation's respect, Chief Inspector Lin went to greet them personally and is expected to return in two days."

"Therefore, Chief Inspector Lin instructed that during the days he is away, he implores Senior Su to temporarily take his place... and oversee the Magic City!"

Hearing this, Su Wu's brow twitched slightly.

That kid Lin Feng certainly knew how to put people to work. He had just said he was coming to the Magic City to see his son, and Lin Feng immediately dumped the heavy responsibility of maintaining public order onto his head.

However, thinking back to Yanjing, Lin Feng had not hesitated to crush two of his subordinates to protect Xiaobai and had even wiped out the three major families of Mars for him. Su Wu naturally kept this favor in mind. Helping him watch over things for a few days wasn't a big deal.

"Fine." Su Wu nodded.

Seeing Su Wu agree, Su Ruohan and Yao Tie's tense nerves finally relaxed completely, their Faces simultaneously showing expressions of relieved joy.

City Lord Yao Tie quickly chimed in from the side, his tone carrying a hint of teeth-gritting anger: "Senior Su, you have no idea! Many top foreign powerhouses and alien bloodlines have already moved into the Magic City. These fellows are used to acting like tyrants in their own territories, and seeing that Chief Inspector Lin is away, they've all shown their true colors!"

"In just these short two days, there have been over a dozen conflicts involving Star Lord levels alone! Relying on the backing of their factions, they don't respect our Magic City Defense Force at all. Some foreign Star Lords have even openly taken action in busy downtown areas, injuring many of our law enforcement personnel. But due to our lack of strength..."

Yao Tie grew more indignant as he spoke. As the City Lord, watching others act despicably on his turf without being able to fight back—one could imagine the frustration.

After listening to Yao Tie's grievances, Su Wu's gaze gradually turned cold.

In his life, what he hated most were fools who liked to show off without the strength to back it up, and even more so, the clowns who broke the rules under his nose.

"Go now and, in my name... no, in Lin Feng's name, notify all the foreign powerhouses who have caused trouble in the Magic City or who think they are someone important."

Su Wu looked down at the Magic City below and said word for word: "Tell them to get their asses here to see me within half an hour. I won't wait for those who are late."

The two didn't dare to hesitate for a moment. They bowed in unison and immediately turned into streaks of light to deliver this "Yama's Summons."

...

Half an hour later.

In the top-tier seven-star hotel of the Magic City—the Starry International Hotel—inside a super-luxurious panoramic conference room on the top floor that could accommodate hundreds of people.

By now, nearly a hundred figures had gathered here.

These people were of various skin colors and wore strange clothes, but without exception, every one of them exuded extremely terrifying energy fluctuations. The weakest were at the fifth stage of the Star Lord Realm, while the strongest few had even reached the terrifying level of the ninth stage!

They represented the top foundations of the major war zones on Earth, outside of China!

The atmosphere inside the conference room was currently extremely noisy and arrogant.

"Fuck! What the hell is going on? Calling us here just to look at this empty podium?"

A burly man with bulging muscles and skin of a strange purplish-black color slammed his large combat-booted feet heavily onto the alloy conference table in front of him, complaining with a Face full of impatience.

He was a top powerhouse from India, Kapil, known as the "Thunder-Wrath Wisdom King"!

A genuine powerhouse of the eighth stage of the Star Lord Realm! At the same time, he was one of the troublemakers who had been most active in the Magic City over the past two days.

Kapil had an extremely violent temper. When he was angry, wisps of extremely dangerous purple lightning would even emerge uncontrollably around him.

"Exactly! We are distinguished guests here for the Seed Competition! Is this how the Chinese treat their guests?"

"I heard that guy named Lin Feng went to be a space doorman. Without a Star King overseeing it, this Magic City is simply a joke! Yesterday, I took a fancy to some Spirit Medicine in a shop, and that shop owner actually dared to ask me for money? My not killing him was already giving him Face!"

Several foreign Star Lords of the same ilk as Kapil chimed in, their words full of contempt for China.

In their view, although China was powerful, its only Star King, Lin Feng, was absent. With their combined strength, they could walk sideways in the Magic City—who would dare to stop them? When Lin Feng eventually returned, he wouldn't be able to easily take action against them due to his status as a Federation Inspector!