As soon as the Human Emperor Banner came out, I became the Lord of the Old Ones

Chapter 136
Xiong Ruyue's eyes darted around rapidly.

It was as if he was seriously considering this suggestion deep within a nightmare.

Xu Yan waited patiently.

"Do not……"

A moment later, Xiong Ruyue's brows furrowed deeply, and she murmured uneasily.

"not enough?"

Xu Yan paused for a moment, then smiled wryly, “Sister Xiong, although the business world is like a battlefield, is it a bit too cruel to completely destroy someone just because they switched jobs or poached their employees?”

"Of course, you and Grandpa Xiong have been very good to me, and I'm not saying I can't help you get rid of Chu Zhifeng, the players and coaches who have switched to the Shattered Star Club, and the management of the Shattered Star Club."

"However, if we really do that, it will cause too much of a commotion, and the Security Bureau will not let it go easily. It could easily implicate the Crazy Iron Club."

"I don't care. At worst, I'll just go into the wilderness after I've dealt with everything in Dawn City. Who will be able to find me then?"

"The Kuangtie Club can run away, but it can't hide. You and Long Jianhuan have such a deep friendship, there's no need to turn against each other over something like this, right?"
"Moreover, as I just said, the problems facing the Kuangtie Club are structural, caused by the economic downturn and the poor overall environment. Simply destroying a Shattered Star Club will not help the Kuangtie Club grow bigger and stronger, or promote the cardless style and the Absolute God Path!"
"So, are you going to reconsider?"

It's unclear how much of what Xiong Ruyue said actually came to her attention.

Her head trembled slightly, her face showing shock, pain, and anger, as if she were reliving the scene from the previous day when Chu Zhifeng led all the main players and senior coaches away in a nightmare.

"Do not……"

Veins bulged on her forehead as she gritted her teeth and growled, "Chu Zhifeng, I will never forgive you! The Kuangtie Team will definitely defeat you fair and square on the stage and prove that the no-card style is the strongest style!"

"And the Shattered Star Club, just wait! The Mad Iron Club never gives up, and we will definitely surpass you to become the strongest club in Dawn City and even the entire Heroic Spirit Alliance!"

"..."

Xu Yan scratched his head.

That's a bit too high a goal.

It's reached the level of a fool's dream.

In a sense, he is also a remnant of the past.

Is it a bit... inappropriate to let a remnant of an old soul help a cardless gaming club grow bigger and stronger, and promote the Dao of Absolute God?
On the other hand—

Xu Yan's heart moved.

Whether you want to join the Security Bureau, Dawn Heavy Industries, or other influential departments and forces in Dawn City with a special identity, and gain access to core operations as soon as you join.

Or help Star Shop establish its reputation in Dawn City and achieve success in the second-hand card business in the shortest possible time.

They all need a spectacular debut that will "make a name for themselves".

It's true that without its elite members and experienced coaches, Kuangtie Club is now just a mess riddled with problems.

But what if we could bring this mess back to life?

Xu Yan narrowed his eyes and began a long period of thought.

……

Xiong Ruyue had a nightmare that seemed to have no end.

In her nightmare, she was trapped in a labyrinth shrouded in gray fog.

The maze was filled with images of her father teaching her the secrets of the cardless style from childhood to adulthood.

My father was so tall, strong, and imposing back then. He truly lived up to his name, like a mountain cast in bronze and iron, seemingly never to fall.

However, when she tried to reach out and touch these young, robust, energetic fathers who would never fall down or grow old.

The mountain, cast in bronze and iron, collapsed time and again with a deafening roar, even the dust was swept away by the wind, leaving her alone in the unpredictable depths of the gray fog.

In her nightmare, Xiong Ruyue runs desperately, trying to find her father who will never fall.

The father's image grew increasingly old and weak. Not only did his flesh wither and his body become hunched, but wrinkles gradually crept onto his face. Even his once bright and piercing eyes softened and dimmed, transforming from being full of confidence and expectation into harboring deep regret and disappointment.

In the end, Xiong Ruyue found her father's last image in the center of the maze.

The father clutched his chest, his face deathly pale, extremely weak and in pain.

Xiong Ruyue was horrified and wanted to step forward to help him up, but she was afraid that her touch would cause her father to collapse and disappear like in all the previous scenes.

While he was hesitating, his father's skin cracked and peeled off as if weathered, and thousands of black flames emerged from the depths of his flesh. Surrounded by the black flames, it transformed into a deformed, twisted demon with three heads and six arms, covered with thorns and tentacles.

"what!"

Xiong Ruyue woke up with a start, drenched in sweat and with a splitting headache.

She held her head and gasped for breath for a full half minute before the aftershocks of the nightmare gradually subsided.

She only vaguely remembered that her "father," who had transformed into a demon in her nightmares, seemed to have given her some advice, which aroused her strongest fighting spirit.

In her fervor, she swore to the demon that she would never be defeated by those despicable and shameless fellows, and that she would fight to the very end, upholding the banner of the Mad Iron Club.

"What kind of weird dream was that?" Xiong Ruyue grinned, realizing that her nerves were really too tense.

Wait, besides the dream, it seems a lot else happened last night.

It seems that I was guiding Xu Yan in practicing the "Mind Palace Meditation Method"!

Xiong Ruyue's eyes widened even more than Xiong Tieshan's.

I found myself lying on the sofa in the office, covered with a thick blanket.

Sunlight streamed through the thick curtains, cutting through the dim room like a golden blade. The wall clock was barely visible, showing that it was 6:15 a.m.
"father!"

Xiong Ruyue threw off the blanket, jumped off the sofa, felt a sudden dizziness, and sat back down.

"I, I'm sure it's more than just having a strange dream."

She gasped for breath, racking her brains over everything that had happened the night before. After a moment, an incredulous light flashed in her eyes. "I think I've gone mad!"

Those who practice the "no-card" cultivation method use themselves as weapons and place the utmost importance on the stability of their flesh and soul. No one understands the horror of going astray in cultivation better than them.

However, if someone has truly gone mad, there's no reason why it should be as simple as just a headache.

Moreover, Xiong Ruyue took a few deep breaths and felt that the resentment that had been building up deep in her chest ever since Chu Zhifeng left the Kuangtie Club and her father collapsed clutching his chest, as well as the confusion and fear deep in her subconscious that she was unwilling to face, all vanished and disappeared.

She seemed to have returned to the confident state she was in when she first took over the Crazy Iron Club from her father, full of confidence and willing to take on any challenge.

“Xu Yan…”

Xiong Ruyue slowly stood up from the sofa and opened the office door.

The training ground right next to the office surprised her once again.

When he returned last night, Xu Yan had already tidied up the training equipment that had been knocked over during the day and the mess that was all over the place.

However, large patches of shocking stains and obscene words painted on the wall by spray cans remained.

At this moment, however, everything has been wiped clean.

The air was filled with the fresh scent of detergent. Ignoring the holes in the doors and windows, the entire club looked brand new, as if it could reopen at nine o'clock.

Xiong Ruyue's gaze lingered on a corner of the training ground.

There was only one last stain, about the size of a palm, left.

Xu Yan's guardian spirit, the adorable crystal slime, extended seven or eight flexible tentacles from its jelly-like body. These tentacles carried seven or eight cleaning supplies, including brushes, rollers, paint pens, sponges, and rags, working swiftly and efficiently.

Xu Yan sat comfortably to the side, with a large stack of newspapers on his left and a large stack of freshly baked, still steaming hot and fragrant meat pies on his right.

"Sister Xiong, you're awake!"

Xu Yan seemed to be in a very good mood and waved to Xiong Ruyue, "Then come and have breakfast, it won't taste good if it gets cold!"

"..."

Xiong Ruyue remained calm and pinched her palm with her fingernails to confirm that this was not a dream.

She walked over, sat down opposite Xu Yan, carefully observed the spirit card maintainer for a while, and then turned her gaze to the meat pie.

"I bought this on my way back from the hospital."

Xu Yan tore off half a pancake for her and said with a smile, "Don't worry, Grandpa Xiong is fine. He's as strong as an ox. Apart from not being able to cultivate for the time being, he doesn't need anyone to take care of him at all. He even specifically told me that you don't need to worry about him, Sister Xiong. The most important thing is to handle the Kuangtie Club matter properly."

Xiong Ruyue breathed a slight sigh of relief, but then fell into even greater confusion.

"Last night, you seemed to..."

She was a little unsure and tried to find clues on Xu Yan's face.

"By the way, I want to thank Sister Xiong properly. Thanks to your careful guidance in cultivating the 'Mind Palace Meditation Method', I have finally risen from the 'Sea of ​​Genes' to the 'Primitive Island' and entered a brand new realm."

Xu Yan didn't even blink and quickly said, "However, Sister Xiong, you seem to have used up too much energy. In addition, you were busy with work during the day and were too tired. You actually fell asleep in deep meditation. I didn't want to wake you up, so I carried you to the office. It's that simple."

"is it?"

After Xu Yan reminded her, Xiong Ruyue vaguely recalled what had happened last night.

Indeed, during her deep meditation, she sensed a dramatic shift in Xu Yan's life magnetic field, indicating a breakthrough. After that, her mind relaxed—

Before she could confirm whether she had gone mad.

Xu Yan flipped through the newspaper with a loud rustling sound, which diverted her attention.

The huge headlines and photos capturing the brutal moment in the newspaper caused her pupils to contract sharply, and she couldn't help but stand up.

"This, this is!"

She snatched the newspaper from Xu Yan's hand, barely managed to glance at it while suppressing her anger, and then she trembled with rage, wishing she could tear the newspaper to shreds.

(End of this chapter)