"It’s still not enough! Your son has an insolent tongue. He’ll take ten slaps to the face, then get lost. If anything like this happens again, it won’t be something a single building can resolve. I guarantee you, the Yan Family will disappear from Thunder City, just like the Thunder Sect and the Heavenly Dog Society," Yang Qi said coldly.

"Hit him!" Yan Feng took a deep breath and roared.

Immediately, someone started smacking Yan Duo’s face, striking him harshly without a hint of mercy. Yan Feng understood that if they were lenient, they might not be able to leave today. After ten slaps, Yan Duo’s cheeks were swollen.

Yang Qi glanced at Yan Feng. "What about the renovations here?"

"Mr. Yang, rest assured, I will take care of the renovations. You don’t need to worry," Yan Feng replied, nodding repeatedly.

"Good. You have seven days to redo this place according to Li Qingyan’s requirements. I don’t care how many people you hire or how much you spend. In any case, this place must be up and running within half a month," Yang Qi declared.

"No problem. It will absolutely be finished on time." Yan Feng nodded. In reality, it’s just a matter of manpower. The decor here is already quite good; it just needs a slight transformation to fit the corporate culture of Qifei Group. It won’t take long at all.

"Alright, that’s all from me. I’ll be going now." After speaking, Yang Qi swaggered off, leaving Li Qingyan utterly shocked and exhilarated. She had never imagined Yang Qi’s status in Thunder City was so high. Initially, she thought it would be a win just to settle the matter with Yan Duo, with anything else being dealt with later. But who could have thought that Yang Qi would not only resolve the issue but do so in such a magnificent fashion?

Yan Duo followed Yan Feng home. Along the way, he asked his father why he was so afraid of Yang Qi. Yan Feng wanted to speak but ultimately kept his mouth shut. Yang Qi had warned them not to divulge anything about the True Martial White Tower—not even to his own son—or they would die.

He didn’t want to take the risk. He glanced at Yan Duo and said, "You don’t need to know why. You just need to know that the Second-Rank Overlord-level Tributor our family hired was defeated by Yang Qi. We’re in no position to oppose him. His Star Shining Society is on the rise. Do not, under any circumstances, provoke him!"

Yan Duo was stunned. He’d thought Yang Qi was just a Half-step Overlord. He never expected him to be capable of wiping out a Second-Rank Overlord. Even if it was just a beginner-level Second-Rank Overlord, it was still an unbelievable, unimaginable feat.

However, Yan Duo was not content. Having been repeatedly put down by Yang Qi, a strong desire for revenge began to sprout in his heart. If the Yan Family couldn’t be relied upon, he would rely on others, like the Tang Family of Sea City. He refused to believe Yang Qi could stand against the Tang Family.

「The Tang Family Estate in Sea City!」

The old patriarch, Tang Zhetian, stared coldly at his grandson’s corpse in the ice coffin, his expression grim and unsettled. Although this wasn’t his most beloved grandson, he was someone with close ties to Tang Yu, the King of Hidden Weapons.

Relying on Tang Yu’s protection, the Tang Family of Sea City had developed with extreme speed. In just a few short years, they had become one of the city’s ten great families, an entity no one dared to bully lightly.

But this time, Tang Chuan was dead. This was a monumental event. He didn’t dare tell the King of Hidden Weapons, Tang Yu, for fear of being blamed. Even if he were to tell him, it would have to wait until after they had killed Yang Qi and annihilated the Zhao Family.

"How is the investigation into that Yang Qi coming along?" Tang Zhetian asked, looking at his eldest son, Tang Wen Yong.

Tang Wen Yong was the current Family Head of the Tang Family. However, this so-called role was merely for handling trivial matters; the real power of the Tang Family remained in the hands of the old patriarch, Tang Zhetian.

"Father," Tang Wen Yong replied, "Yang Qi doesn’t have any special background. It’s said his father, Yang Qingshan, is the behind-the-scenes owner of Qifei Group, and that’s it. I don’t think we need to investigate any further. We should just act. Our Chuan must be growing impatient. If our Tang Family continues to just stand by, we will surely be ridiculed by the other families."

"Yes, we can’t just leave Chuan’s body there indefinitely. Since he couldn’t marry while alive, let’s arrange a ghost marriage and have that woman, Ye Qianqian, accompany him in burial," Tang Wenqiang said harshly.

"Very well. Since that’s the case, we will go to Thunder City tomorrow and settle this!" Tang Zhetian took a deep breath. Although this Yang Qi was somewhat elusive, they really couldn’t wait any longer. Any further delay and the Tang Family would become a laughingstock.

Just then, someone ran in from outside. "Reporting to the Patriarch and the Family Head, a young man outside claiming to be Yan Duo seeks an audience. He says he has information about Yang Qi."

"Oh? Let him in!" Tang Zhetian’s eyes brightened. He had been hesitant to make a move because he wasn’t familiar with Yang Qi’s situation and felt the need to be cautious. Now that someone had come to him with intelligence on Yang Qi, he was naturally pleased.

Soon, Yan Duo entered. His face was still swollen. Seeing the high-level members of the Tang Family around him, his body trembled slightly in fear. The imposing aura of the Tang Family’s top brass was truly terrifying, and under their intense gazes, he struggled to even speak.

"You have something to tell us?" Tang Zhetian asked. His words broke the oppressive atmosphere, allowing Yan Duo to breathe a sigh of relief. He nodded. "Yes! I have intelligence—very important intelligence—about Yang Qi!"

"Speak!" Tang Zhetian said. "If your information is useful, we promise to protect the Yan Family. Moreover, we will give you a great reward!"

Hearing this, Yan Duo breathed another sigh of relief. He was still terrified of Yang Qi’s retaliation.

He gathered his thoughts and said, "You might not know, but earlier today, Yang Qi unified the Martial Arts World of Thunder City. He founded the Star Shining Society and, through some unknown method, got the King of Jingnan and others to join him.

"Furthermore, he is capable of defeating a beginner-level Second-Rank Overlord. So, this time, the Tang Family of Sea City must dispatch a stronger expert to kill him. Otherwise, you’ll just be sending people to their deaths."

Everyone was stunned. Yang Qi was only in his mid-twenties, yet he could defeat a beginner-level Second-Rank Overlord. With that level of Combat Power, he would be considered a top genius in all of Sea City. No other prodigy there could be his match.

"My father told me this himself!" Yan Duo said. "However, I don’t know what secret agreement they signed, so they haven’t spoken about what happened inside the True Martial White Tower. I suspect Yang Qi’s father, Yang Qingshan, might have been there. If Yang Qi is this formidable, Yang Qingshan must be even more terrifying!"

"I never thought our opponent would be so formidable. In that case, I shall go to Thunder City myself," Tang Zhetian said coldly.