344: Those who follow me will prosper, and those who oppose me will perish!

The team member responded, stepping forward. He took a palm-sized silver compass from his waist and gently pressed it against an empty space.

“Buzz—”

A silver beam of light shot from the compass, constructing a complex spatial array in the air.

The array rotated.

The next second.

The A-Grade Lords who had just been “dimensionally exiled” by Kane fell from mid-air like dumplings, landing in a daze.

They looked bewildered, still unsure of what had happened.

And Kane, the moment he saw that silver compass, his pupils suddenly contracted!

Spatial Stabilizer Anchor!

And it was a rare grade!

This kind of peculiar item, specifically used against space-ability users,

was rare even in their Eagle Country, only deployed during the encirclement and suppression of Advanced mutated beasts.

But here... it was taken out by an ordinary Soldier, as if it were standard equipment?

What exactly was this Holy Land?

And what kind of terrifying existence was that Holy Lord?

“Scram.”

Zhang Chen uttered a single word, not bothering to look at them again.

Kane’s teammates, as if granted a great pardon, quickly stepped forward to help Kane, who was still gasping on the ground, and scrambled away from Tianxiang Pavilion.

A storm thus subsided.

But its impact had only just begun.

Inside Tianxiang Pavilion, all the H City Lords who witnessed this felt their worldviews reshaped.

Strong!

Too strong!

Was this the confidence of the Holy Land?

A mere team leader of a liaison group could crush an S-grade Genius like pinching a chick!

Li Ang, the A-Grade Lord who was saved, now stood blankly in place.

He looked at Zhang Chen, then at the well-equipped and steady special forces members, his heart churning.

He had almost died just now.

But he had never felt such pride and honor in being an H City Lord as he did at this moment!

To hell with prioritizing peace!

On one’s own territory, one should be this unyielding!

“Colonel... Colonel Zhang, thank you.” Li Ang stepped forward and bowed from the bottom of his heart.

Zhang Chen glanced at him, his expression softening slightly.

“You did very well.”

He patted Li Ang’s shoulder.

“The Holy Lord said that H City Lords can lack strength, but they cannot lack backbone.”

“Today, you did not shame H City.”

With that, Zhang Chen led his team members and turned to leave Tianxiang Pavilion.

He needed to immediately report everything that happened here to Mo Yan.

However, the words he left behind, like a flame, instantly ignited Li Ang, and also ignited the hearts of all the Lords present.

No backbone!

Right!

How could a holy land guardian not have backbone!

That ridiculous discussion about character seemed to have gone astray!

Being a good person and doing good deeds is fundamental, but facing the provocation of external enemies and daring to draw one’s sword is the demeanor a Holy Land Lord should possess!

Li Ang felt a surge of hot blood rush to his head. He clenched his fists, feeling that he had found something more important than simply improving his strength.

Soon, the news that the Eagle Country’s S-grade Genius, Kane, was publicly humiliated at Tianxiang Pavilion and driven out like a dog, spread like a hurricane throughout H City.

All the Dragon Country Lords who heard the news applauded with delight!

“Well done! That’s how you should deal with these arrogant foreigners!”

“Damn it, that’s so satisfying! I heard that Kane fellow even wanted to kill someone?”

“Fortunately, Colonel Zhang arrived in time. Colonel Zhang is awesome!”

“What Colonel Zhang is awesome, the Holy Lord is awesome, okay?!”

“Hiss... how strong must the Holy Lord himself be?”

The public opinion in H City once again underwent a curious shift.

At this moment, within Cangming City.

Zhang Chen stood respectfully before Mo Yan, reporting everything that had just happened in detail.

“Oh? You choked him at first sight?”

Mo Yan showed no surprise after hearing Zhang Chen’s report.

He even felt a little amused.

An S-grade space-element Genius sounded very intimidating.

But in front of him, a Cultivator in the Foundation Establishment Stage who had Cultivated the “Star Body Tempering Art” and whose Dao foundation was the “Divine-Demonic Foundation,” he was no different from a little kid.

Let alone Zhang Chen, even General Ao Zhan could have slapped him into the ground, making it impossible to dig him out.

“My Lord, this time I handled it improperly, nearly causing casualties in the city.” Zhang Chen lowered his head, a hint of self-reproach in his tone.

“No.”

Mo Yan waved his hand.

“You handled it very well, even better than I expected.”

“To establish authority, one needs to see blood.”

“Although no blood was shed this time, the effect of humiliating him was even better than seeing blood.”

Mo Yan looked at Zhang Chen, a hint of approval in his eyes.

“Especially that last line you said, ‘the most insignificant Soldier under the Holy Lord’s command,’ was very well-phrased.”

“It both warned the Eagle Country people, preserved the government’s Face, and conveniently helped me show off.”

Zhang Chen’s cheek twitched slightly.

My Lord, isn’t your choice of words a bit too down-to-earth?

“My Lord, you flatter me, I merely...”

“Alright, no need to be modest.” Mo Yan interrupted him, “You did well, this matter is now over.”

“Yes.”

Zhang Chen respectfully responded.

But in his heart, he still had some worries.

“My Lord, the Eagle Country suffered such a great loss this time, I’m afraid they won’t let it go easily.”

“Will they deliberately cause trouble in the upcoming competition?”

“Cause trouble?”

Mo Yan smiled, a smile that was somewhat profound.

“They’d better pray they don’t cause trouble.”

He stood up and walked out to the balcony, looking down at the massive competition venue that was already taking shape below.

“Zhang Chen, do you think I’m assisting in hosting this grand martial arts competition merely to earn that bit of entrance fees and management fees?”

Zhang Chen was stunned.

Wasn’t it?

A total prize pool of 1.5 billion gold coins, with a 20% commission, earning a net 300 million gold coins.

This... was this still considered “that bit”?!