89: Chapter 89 The thriving beast fighting business, low profit margins and high sales volume, is driving explosive growth!

Ningan City, Inner City.

"Ning Xuanzhou, you've really done it now!"

"Since you've gone to such extremes, then so be it—the Outer City is yours! Just remember... it's a virtue to know one's place. What you've taken that shouldn't have been taken, the seats you've occupied that shouldn't have been occupied, and the territory you've seized that shouldn't have been seized—in the end, you'll have to spit it all back out with interest!"

The call was disconnected.

Ning Xuanzhou, sitting in his office, was a bit bewildered.

In the short span of half an hour, over a dozen families with interests in the Outer City had called him.

The content of their messages was essentially the same.

They didn't even give him time to ask questions before hanging up.

What did they mean by saying the Outer City was given directly to him?

His initial thought was merely to ensure that if the Ning Family were to completely collapse, they would still have some foundation left.

That was why, while their remaining prestige was still intact, he chose to get involved in the Outer City, a place he had previously disdained.

But he only wanted to get a slice of the pie.

Why did the meaning behind their words make it sound as if he had occupied the entire Outer City himself?

"What happened?"

Ning Xuanzhou immediately sent people to investigate the situation.

And the news his subordinates brought back left him completely stunned!

"Han Baxian is dead!?"

"None of the successors chosen by the Six Great Families were spared, not even the only heir of the Zhang Family!?"

"And the only one who came out alive was Lu Qingyun?"

"After returning to the Fifth District, Lu Qingyun ordered the takeover of the Six Great Families' territories in the Outer City, and even directly threatened the other factions and families, declaring that from now on, Lu Qingyun would be the only voice in the Outer City!?"

"Am I still dreaming... or is there a problem with your information channels?"

After repeatedly confirming the authenticity of the information, Ning Xuanzhou leaned back in his chair, his brows furrowed tightly.

He hadn't expected that by giving power to Lu Qingyun back then...

His original intention was to give him some drive.

If he really had the ability to force the Ning Family to seize a portion of the profits in the Outer City, that would have already exceeded his expectations.

But the problem was, he never imagined...

…that things could develop to this extent!

When he first met Lu Qingyun a few days ago, hadn't he just broken through to the mid-Innate Realm?

Even with his deep foundation, powerful martial arts, and being an extremely rare Physical-type Awakened.

How did he manage to kill six Peak Innate Realm martial artists, plus a half-step Yukong Realm Hard-Style Grandmaster?

Most importantly...

Lu Qingyun's actions had truly disrupted his original plans.

It was foreseeable that the Ning Family, already teetering in the midst of a storm, would face countless overt and covert suppressions in the days to come!

"This kid has truly given me a huge surprise!"

A bitter smile appeared on Ning Xuanzhou's face.

Furthermore, he couldn't find a single reason to blame Lu Qingyun.

In fact... he might even need to offer some compensation.

Because Han Baxian, whom he had sent out, had seen the Blood Red Vine in Lu Qingyun's possession and, out of greed, had attacked him directly!

If Lu Qingyun hadn't been such a monster, he probably would have fallen at the hands of Han Baxian.

"I heard before that he applied to purchase xiantian pills directly with money. Originally, there were limits on the quantity one could purchase at the standard price. But since this has happened, I'll make an exception for him..."

"As for those families... I'm afraid I'll have to make a trip personally. Especially the Zhang Family."

A stubborn and aged face appeared in Ning Xuanzhou's mind, and a flash of coldness crossed his eyes.

He wasn't worried about the other factions alarming the supreme experts of the Yukong Realm.

Because although those individuals were successors, there were other candidates available.

A grudge had been formed, but it wouldn't be too severe.

Only the Zhang Family was an exception.

He didn't know if it was because that old thing had committed too many slaughters and sins in his early years, leading to them only having a single line of succession, but now that it was broken, they would likely go mad.

...

After several days of consolidation and construction.

The Burning Bone Beast Arena in the Fifth District had reached a state that could be called flourishing!

While recruiting on a large scale to replenish personnel.

The entire Outer City seemed to have been carved into the Beast Arena's sphere of influence.

Beyond taking over the original industries of those families, the business of the Beast Arena itself had reached a peak!

A full twenty Innate Realm ferocious beasts had been transported from the Inner City.

They were distributed to various locations, and apart from necessary rest, they were almost constantly engaged in beast fights—man against beast, and beast against beast!

They were being exploited to the absolute limit!

Normally speaking, this kind of high-intensity, high-load exploitation would have long since caused a beast riot.

Moreover, besides Shi Jian, the Burning Bone Beast Arena in the Fifth District only had two recently recruited early-Innate Realm martial artists to maintain daily stability.

Even if they were dispersed to guard, they could only secure three locations.

Compared to the number of Innate Realm ferocious beasts, this was hardly worth mentioning!

But the strange part was that after these beasts showed some initial unrest, leading to Lu Qingyun stepping in once, they became exceptionally docile!

They obeyed every command, and even when exhausted to the point of collapse, they dared not make a single move out of line.

One could say they had all become model workers!

Under these circumstances, the Beast Arena's business was exceptionally booming!

After all, even in the Inner City, it was rare to see such frequent Innate-level beast fights!

And precisely because of this, after lowering prices and increasing the frequency.

Not only did Outer City residents watch, but it even attracted many residents from the Inner City!

The main strategy was high volume at low margins!

Of course, this model obviously had huge drawbacks.

In the short term, the returns were indeed very high, enough to bring Lu Qingyun hundreds of millions in income every day.

But the problem was, in the long run... fewer and fewer people would be passionate about beast fights.

It was easy to develop aesthetic fatigue.

By then, I'm afraid the entire beast fighting industry would suffer a severe blow.

But... what did that have to do with Lu Qingyun?

He just wanted to make quick money in the first place!

As for the future, that was simply not something an outsider like him should be considering!

On the surface.

The Outer City had fallen into an atmosphere that could only be described as eerily quiet.

Everyone knew what kind of undercurrents were hidden beneath this calm surface.

And during this period.

Lu Qingyun was improving at a speed that could only be called exaggerated!

The cultivation techniques, martial arts, and resources seized from those families.

Combined with the daily earnings, he directly exchanged them with Ning Xuanzhou for xiantian pills.

Must say, these days... were exceptionally fulfilling!

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