Chapter 249 - - 247 Sweeping the World_1

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After settling the affairs at the Supervisory Academy, the top ten rankings on the Alien Battlefield did not change.

It has to be said.

The response of the top ten contenders was really sluggish; they seemed not to have made any effective response to his previous probes.

At this time, Duge naturally forgot.

That the Alien Battlefield had only been operating for just over two months, and the scholars from the Supervisory Academy had returned from the various martial arts sects for only about five or six days. For people like Luo Cang, as new Inner Sect Disciples, influencing the sects’ decisions without revealing themselves was too difficult.

Trying to leverage Duge’s snowballing momentum with minor nuisances was basically impossible.

No one could catch up to Duge’s pace of development.

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He decided to make Lanning Temple, which had fewer disciples, his next target.

Duge slowed down the pace, temporarily halting the steps of his offensive.

Now, most of his cultivators were stuck at the peak of their current realm, and he wanted to wait for a portion of them to breakthrough before considering further offensives.

Otherwise.

How many could he deal with all alone at the forefront?

Just like the Void Refinement Realm elders of the Supervisory Academy—should ten of them break through, Duge would then have over a dozen Integration Realm masters at his command.

Duge had always emphasized the strength of the team.

With the cultivation techniques and Spirit Stones from the Supervisory Academy, his subordinates would have a much more efficient time breaking through.

With over a thousand disciples from Sky Mist Valley, several hundred from the Medical Immortal Sect, and Supervisory Academy disciples scattered everywhere, once the base number increased, there would always be some previously overlooked prodigies making a sudden rise.

These individuals were the focus of Duge’s cultivation efforts.

Duge would sincerely invite them to join his own Scar Team.

What surprised Duge the most was the young junior from Seven Star Gate; his speed of breakthrough was the fastest. He had now broken through to the Divinity Transformation Realm, and after Duge elevated him to the peak of Divinity Transformation Realm, he went back to seclusion to hit the Void Refinement Realm…

It has to be said, there truly are geniuses in this world—all they lack is a noble mentor to support them.

The junior sister also broke through to the Golden Core Realm and started to hit the Nascent Soul Realm; the senior brother, who had once succumbed to deviation, entered the Foundation Establishment Stage and began to push hard toward the Golden Core Realm…

Duge had not forgotten these early companions and still trusted them deeply, to the extent that he did not subject them to the invasive scarification procedure.

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Of course.

In the meantime, Duge was not idle either.

Over the next month.

He made use of the Supervisory Academy’s branches everywhere, traveled to various places, and supported a large number of listed sects.

These sects colluded with local businessmen, involving various industries vital to people’s livelihoods, and plundered vast amounts of wealth for construction and promotion.

The businessmen, with their keen sense of smell and after grasping the core workings of the stock market, skillfully played the role of market makers, engaging in the game of short selling, long buying, and money breeding money…

In various places in Yan Country, the most bustling spots were no longer brothels and teahouses, but the stock exchange venues.

These stock exchanges, with cultivators from the Supervisory Academy at the helm, were thus free from worries of trouble arising, and the public could trade stocks there with peace of mind.

Every now and then, news would spread of a lucky few who had struck it rich by betting on the right controlling market maker, inciting a frenzy among the populace.

Then.

Even more hot money would flow into the stock market.

The credit loans initiated by Seven Star Mountain rose opportunely as Duge’s second tool for money grabbing after the stock market.

People enthusiastic about loans enjoyed their lives while having to pour greater zeal into their work to cope with the required repayment of principal and interest each month, yet everyone still flocked to it.

As a result, Duge, in collaboration with merchants from various regions, promoted real estate construction, allowing people to buy properties on credit and extending loan terms to 20 or 30 years in the future. The whole world grew increasingly frenzied.

Everyone was striving madly to enjoy the future they could now access in advance…

Once a series of lucrative ventures like the stock market, loans, and pre-sale housing started booming.

In private, Wang Chong of Seven Star Mountain had been worshipped by those merchants who joined the Seven Star Gate’s business system as the living god of commerce.

They offered incense daily, praying for his long life.

At present, all the renowned merchants had spent a great deal of money to join the Seven Star Mountain’s business network. They traded a lifetime of wealth for stocks, options, and various construction projects. They had no choice but to be swept up; there was simply too much money circulating in the Seven Star Mountain’s commercial system. Those who didn’t join were easily crushed by the merchants within…

In short.

No one had money on hand, every person was busy, and everyone was filled with longing for the future.

Even the financial situation of Yan Country improved, because once commerce ramped up to full throttle, tax revenues significantly increased and even previously worthless land became valuable.

Under Duge’s stewardship, the entire Yan Country was flourishing.

The ruler of Yan Country, through intelligence organizations across the lands, was well aware of Seven Star Mountain’s activities everywhere.

Many enlightened advisors submitted proposals to contain Seven Star Mountain’s growth, arguing that the nation’s lifeline in the hands of a sect led by Seven Star Mountain was not good for the country.

But due to the intervention of the Supervisory Academy and the ever-growing national treasury,

The ruler of Yan Country didn’t take those warnings seriously and even increased support for the Supervisory Academy…

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With the robbery of the nation’s current and future wealth, Duge himself didn’t know how much his attributes had increased. They were changing by the day, leaping forward every moment.

All he knew was that his hearing and smell, once limited to a two-mile range due to physical constraints, had again expanded by a notch.

Just like New York City’s Night Devil Marco, he had the ability to overhear everything in the Capital City, and his physical fitness was beyond measure.

Previously, his bodily attributes had only manifested in rapid healing.

Now, ordinary flying swords could only leave a white mark on Duge’s body.

Only flying swords enhanced with “Firmness,” “Sharpness,” and “Acuity” could break through his defenses and cause him harm.

But if he chose to dodge, with his high agility, even the Integration Realm’s Director Liu wouldn’t be able to hit him with a controlled flying sword…

Even without using flying swords, when he started running, he appeared as a blur in the eyes of others, almost achieving the effect of teleportation.

In one month, thanks to Duge’s superior hearing, more than thirty Alien Warriors hiding in the Capital City, occasionally going to other cities to help promote business, were all taken out by him in surprise attacks without giving them a chance to use their abilities.

The Alien Warriors indeed hid cleverly, but there were always traces to follow.

Especially since Duge acquired his enhanced hearing, any anomaly or slip in their words that exposed them inevitably led to their death.

In fact.

Having grown to his current level, Duge no longer needed much assistance.

Nan Youlong was right; as long as he came up with a key term like “trade” for advancement, he could sweep across the world, no longer fearing anyone.

In the span of a month, at least a hundred Alien Warriors were eliminated by Duge.

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The rapid elimination of a hundred individuals on the Alien Battlefield.

And the sudden expansion of Seven Star Mountain’s industry chain that covered the whole country and various sectors, caused immense panic among the warriors on the Alien Battlefield.

Suddenly.

No one could continue to lay low.

If they continued to do so, they might never have the opportunity to progress on the Alien Battlefield.

Wang Chong was too ruthless; he was practically treating the Alien Battlefield like a simulation ground!

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