140: Chapter 140 Victory Banquet, the Pretentious King 'Wang Jinhua'

Returned a special-grade qi-blood potion!

A special-grade qi-blood potion... its price in the Blue Moon Federation was exactly 16 times that of a regular qi-blood potion, suitable for Advanced Martial Artists to temper their bodies.

"Shi Wei's Life Level has reached Transcendent, and the system rebate has a chance to upgrade the consumed resources by one tier?!"

Fang Zhuo's breathing suddenly quickened.

Of course, this rebate mechanism still had to be verified. If it were true...

Once the Ocean Gathering's Peak Group matches began at the end of the month, he would raise his Life Level to level 49, complete his cultivation of the Heaven-Reaching level, and completely master the secret ultimate move 'Thunder Fire Echo'.

Then... fight with all his might to try and defeat Brother Wang!

If all went smoothly, he would obtain the red jellyfish fluid mentioned in his bet with Chairman Xiao. If he then gave it to Shi Wei to consume, wouldn't there be a chance to upgrade this treasure of the Cosmic Martial Artist level by another tier?

"Fang Zhuo!"

"I really can't drink any more!!"

Seeing Fang Zhuo's excited look, and noticing that he had somehow pulled out another qi-blood potion in his hand, Bai Shiwei immediately stood up from the edge of the bed.

Clenching her fists and puffing out her cheeks, she glared at Fang Zhuo with an angry expression.

"...Shi Wei, you've misunderstood."

Seeing this, Fang Zhuo had no choice but to temporarily put aside his plans to continue exploring the rebate mechanism, sheepishly putting the qi-blood potion away.

No rush!

Before the Peak Group matches began, before he defeated Brother Wang, and even before he actually got his hands on the 'red jellyfish fluid' from Chairman Xiao, he still had more than half a month to figure it out.

Making Bai Shiwei drink ten potions a day wasn't too much to ask.

At worst, at night...

Thinking of this, Fang Zhuo's eyes narrowed as he carefully sized up Bai Shiwei.

The golden sunset filtered through the window, casting its light on Bai Shiwei. Now that she had become a Transcendent Martial Artist, her physique hadn't changed much.

However, her skin had become increasingly supple and firm.

As a Transcendent Martial Artist, her bone and muscle density had increased significantly, giving her figure an exceptionally athletic and graceful beauty.

"I'm going to help Mom prepare for tonight's celebration banquet."

Noticing the strange look in Fang Zhuo's eyes, Bai Shiwei didn't mind. In fact, she scoffed inwardly, determined to make up for all the lost time tonight!

Before, because Fang Zhuo had to fight in the Ocean Gathering's Legendary Group, she had taken the initiative to sleep in a separate bed every night. The couple had been abstinent for a long time.

"Alright."

Fang Zhuo said with a smile. Having been deeply in love and inseparable for half a year, he easily saw through Bai Shiwei's attempt to look calm.

It seemed that now that Shi Wei had become a Transcendent Martial Artist, she was hoping to reclaim some lost ground...

...

Night, eight o'clock.

In the courtyard of Master Qin's residence in the West Sea Island ocean-view villa district.

Under the bright moonlight, cool sea breezes swept past, but they couldn't dampen the enthusiasm of the martial artist guests at the banquet in the slightest.

"Master Shouchong."

"Your Xia Country is truly in the spotlight this time!"

"Fang Zhuo, impressive! The student has surpassed the master. Back then, even Wang Jinhua wasn't as overbearing as you are today, sweeping through the Transcendents of all countries single-handedly."

Almost all the Flying Martial Artists leading teams from various countries of the Blue Star—except for those from the Meidao Alliance—showed up to congratulate Master Qin. In addition, these Flying Martial Artists also made a point of greeting Fang Zhuo, speaking to him with extreme warmth.

This celebration banquet was split into two courtyards, inner and outer.

The inner courtyard was almost exclusively filled with Flying Martial Artists, mostly team leaders from various Blue Star countries. In addition, there were several managers from the Starry Sky Group, as well as Flying Martial Artists from all over the Blue Moon Federation who had come to experience the atmosphere of the Ocean Gathering.

The outer courtyard hosted the personnel of the Xia Country's accompanying team, as well as the family and friends of the Transcendents who had competed.

At the main table in the outer courtyard, Fang Zhuo and Bai Shiwei sat with their family. Fang Dawei, Zhou Hui, Fang Wu, Li Ru, Fang Hu, Fang Jing, and Bai Qiming and his wife all had smiles on their faces.

In addition, Grandma Li Lan of the Xinyue Li Family and the young martial artist Shi Zheng were also seated at this table.

"Brother, you have so much clout now!"

Fang Jing bit her chopsticks, gestured toward the inner courtyard, and said, "The Flying Martial Artists who went in—there must be a hundred and fifty or sixty of them, right?"

It could be said that more than half of the Flying Martial Artists on the Blue Star had gathered here, and many Flying Martial Artists from the other six planets of the Federation had also come.

"It doesn't have much to do with me. Most of these Flying Martial Artists only came to offer their congratulations out of respect for Master Shouchong."

Fang Zhuo said calmly.

He had a very clear understanding of himself. Although he had reached the top of the Ocean Gathering's Legendary Group, crushing all the other Transcendents single-handedly to do so...

...and the outside world euphemistically called him the strongest Legendary Transcendent...

...his mind was as clear as a mirror, and he felt little self-satisfaction.

A Transcendent Martial Artist was indeed a major figure in the Blue Moon Federation, considered a powerhouse in any territory or planet.

But in the eyes of these Flying Martial Artists, it was hard to say how much weight he actually carried.

Most of them were probably just momentarily impressed and offering verbal praise; they might not actually take him that seriously.

Flying Martial Artists were the true, absolute backbone of the Blue Moon Federation, the ceiling of combat power when Cosmic Martial Artists were not around. Achieving this rank was far more difficult than becoming a Transcendent.

Even someone as incredibly talented as Wang Jinhua had remained at the Transcendent Martial Artist stage for ten years.

Fang Zhuo was somewhat curious about where exactly the difficulty in achieving the Flying stage lay. Logically speaking, with Brother Wang's talent, he shouldn't have stayed there for so long.

He had asked before, but those in the know only smiled and said he would understand once he reached the threshold of the Flying stage.

Furthermore, within the group, a peak Transcendent from the Logistics Department had attempted to break through to the Flying stage over two months ago, but had ended up failing as well.

It was said that they had even damaged their martial arts foundation, unable to even maintain the combat power of a peak Transcendent.

"Brother Fang Zhuo, you're too modest. I saw quite a few Flying Martial Artists whose warmth seemed entirely genuine when they greeted you."

Shi Zheng said with a sheepish smile.

Fang Jing glared at him, and Shi Zheng immediately lowered his head to stuff his mouth with rice, not daring to speak further.

Bai Shiwei happened to catch this scene. Amused, she nudged Fang Zhuo under the table, her eyes rolling slightly upward.

Fang Zhuo understood implicitly—his wife was telling him to take notes.

But he couldn't learn that; after all, he had declared back then that he would be the head of the household.

"Come on, to my brother, who swept through the Legendary Group's Transcendents and successfully reached the top of the Ocean Gathering—cheers!" Fang Jing said, her face flushed with excitement as she cheekily stole Fang Dawei's lines.

Fang Dawei cast a cool glance at his granddaughter but said nothing, happily raising his glass instead.

"To Fang Zhuo reaching the top of the Ocean Gathering, cheers!"

The members of The Fang Family and the Bai family all raised their glasses and drained them in one gulp.

After a few rounds of drinks...

The Flying Martial Artists from various countries in the inner courtyard departed first, leaving only a few pro-Xia team leaders who were close to Master Qin, along with several managers from the Starry Sky Group.

Just then, Master Qin walked out, smelling of alcohol.

"Fang Zhuo, we owe this Ocean Gathering to you. Come, let me propose a toast to you."

"Master Shouchong, I couldn't possibly."

Fang Zhuo quickly stood up.

The two of them drained their glasses.

"Now that the Legendary Group matches have ended early, you can relax. Take your wife and family to have a good time on West Sea Island. If you have any needs or questions regarding your cultivation, feel free to come find me anytime."

Master Qin patted Fang Zhuo on the shoulder.

"When the Peak Group matches begin, remember to be there to watch Wang Jinhua reach the top. At that time, two Xia Country battle flags will fly high on the peak of West Sea Island!"

Master Qin said, his spirits high.

"...Alright."

Fang Zhuo nodded.

Wang Jinhua had been drinking gloomily in a corner of the outer courtyard, but upon hearing Master Qin finally mention him, he quickly stood up and walked over.

Standing beside Fang Zhuo, Wang Jinhua shook his head and said, "I really envy you. You had so many opponents in the Legendary Group, letting you get your fill of beating up punching bags."

"The format for the Peak Group this time is an arena battle. Once I step onto the stage, this Ocean Gathering will be over. Sigh, how lonely...!"