I, a spoiled young master, conquered the Crown Princess right from the start!

It was the one who spoke who had remained silent, the musician.

Holding the zither, she glanced at Sun Gongfeng and said with a hint of sarcasm, "As far as I know, Manager Liu was personally promoted by the president and is deeply trusted by him."

"Now that the president is in seclusion, you've taken the opportunity to fabricate charges against her, throw her into the dungeon, and seize power for yourself. Sun Xiaotian, your ambition is far too great."

"Qin Wanru! What do you mean?!" Sun Gongfeng's expression changed drastically, and he shouted angrily, "Are you going to oppose me for the sake of an outsider?!"

"I'm not opposing you; I'm just upholding the rules of the Wanbao Chamber of Commerce." Qin Gongfeng's voice remained calm. "Whether Steward Liu is guilty or not should be decided by the Chairman himself after he emerges from seclusion. You are not qualified to do so."

"Well said!" The Giant Spirit suddenly grinned, slamming his giant axe on the ground, causing the entire Wanbao Pavilion to shake three times. "Old Ghost Sun, the way you did this was indeed underhanded."

"Although I also want the treasure on this kid, if you're thinking of using us as pawns, you've miscalculated."

"You..." Sun Gongfeng trembled with anger. He never expected that Qin Wanru and Juling would attack at the same time at this critical moment.

"Amitabha!" The old Taoist priest, seeing that things were not going well, quickly tried to smooth things over, saying, "Everyone, everyone, please calm down."

"Leaving aside internal matters for now, this brat has forcibly entered my Wanbao Pavilion and seriously injured Xiaotian and Fellow Daoist Sun. This is an enormous crime. If we don't subdue him, where will the Wanbao Chamber of Commerce put its face?"

"In my humble opinion, it would be better if we joined forces to suppress this boy first, and then discuss the matter of Steward Liu later. What do you think?"

These words were reasonable and made both Sun Gongfeng and Juling fall silent for the time being.

Qin Wanru frowned slightly. She glanced at Chu Feng, who was holding an imperial weapon and whose fighting spirit remained undiminished, and sighed inwardly.

Although she wanted to protect Liu Ruyan, she couldn't possibly make an enemy of the entire Wanbao Chamber of Commerce for the sake of an outsider.

The old Taoist priest's suggestion is currently the best compromise.

"Alright! We'll do as the Taoist priest says!" A sinister glint flashed in Sun Gongfeng's eyes. "Let's capture this little beast first!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the terrifying auras of the three Great Saints—the old Taoist priest, the giant spirit offering who hesitated for a moment but ultimately chose to make a move—were unleashed simultaneously, locking onto Chu Feng!

Qin Wanru stood aside, neither making a move nor stopping it.

Faced with the combined might of the three Great Sages, Chu Feng's expression finally became extremely solemn.

He took a deep breath, and the power of the abyss within him began to surge wildly.

"Since you're courting death, then... I'll grant your wish!"

He was about to disregard everything and activate the Emperor's Sword to unleash its second move, a move powerful enough to destroy the heavens and the earth.

Just then!

boom--!!!

An unprecedentedly terrifying roar suddenly came from the direction of the dungeon at the bottom of Wanbaoge!

Immediately afterwards, a dazzling seven-colored divine light, containing endless sharpness, shot into the sky and directly punched a huge hole in the dome of the Wanbao Pavilion!

That seven-colored divine light came too suddenly and was too domineering.

Within the pillar of light, a graceful figure slowly rose.

She wore a light purple glass dress, her figure was graceful and her face was stunning. She was none other than Liu Ruyan.

But at this moment, she is completely different from the shrewd and charming "Jade Abacus" she was before.

Her eyes, one a dazzling gold and the other a deep silver, seemed to hold the rotation of the sun and moon as they opened and closed, exuding unparalleled majesty.

Between her eyebrows, a seven-colored diamond-shaped mark, faintly visible, exudes an ancient and noble aura.

A terrifying aura, far surpassing that of ordinary saints and even touching the threshold of a Great Saint, emanated from her body!

"A quasi...quasi-Great Sage?!"

"This...how is this possible?!"

Sun Gongfeng and the other three Gongfengs stared in disbelief at the scene, their eyes practically popping out of their sockets.

They knew better than anyone else that the dungeon of Wanbaoge was forged with "Heaven-Locking Divine Gold" and was suppressed by a Saint King-level array. Not to mention a Saint, even a true Great Saint would have his cultivation suppressed to less than one-tenth of his original level if he were imprisoned there, and would become a mortal.

But Liu Ruyan not only broke free of the restrictions, but her cultivation was not suppressed either; on the contrary... she broke through and established anew, ascending to the heavens in one step?!

"Your cultivation level..." Sun Gongfeng pointed at Liu Ruyan, his voice trembling slightly with extreme shock.

Liu Ruyan ignored him.

Her heterochromatic eyes simply gazed silently at the black-clad figure standing below, sword in hand. Deep within those eyes, a complex and enigmatic light flickered—a mixture of gratitude, apology, and a barely perceptible...tremor.

If this person hadn't caused such a ruckus at Wanbaoge today, attracting everyone's attention, she wouldn't have been able to seize this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to risk activating the bloodline power that had been sealed within her for many years and break free of its shackles.

She owes him a huge favor.

Turning her gaze away, Liu Ruyan's face once again regained its usual cold and domineering air.

She slowly raised her slender hand, and a completely black token engraved with ancient totems appeared in her palm.

"Snap!"

Without hesitation, she crushed the token.

"Where are the Wanbao Secret Guards?!"

A clear and authoritative voice resounded throughout the heavens and earth!

The moment the words fell.

"Buzz—!"

"Buzz—!"

"Buzz—!"

Dozens of figures clad in black, tight-fitting armor, wearing ferocious ghost masks, and exuding an aura as cold as death warriors, silently appeared from all directions around Wanbaoge.

Each and every one of them exuded genuine Great Sage's aura!

The four leading figures possessed an aura as deep as the sea, clearly reaching the peak of the Great Saint Realm!

A terrifying legion composed of dozens of Great Sages appeared before everyone's eyes without any warning!

As soon as they appeared, they all knelt down on one knee in unison towards Liu Ruyan in mid-air, their voices perfectly synchronized and devoid of any emotion.

"The secret guards are here, at your command, sir!"

"Wanbao's secret guards?!"

"This...this is the legendary Shadow Force, personally trained by the Guild Master with countless resources, and which obeys only his orders?!"

Upon seeing this terrifying army of Great Sages, Sun Shangxiang and the other three Great Sages were completely dumbfounded!

As the highest-ranking members of the Wanbao Chamber of Commerce, they had naturally heard of the existence of this secret guard.

But this unit is always elusive, appearing and disappearing like a dragon. It is the sharpest and most mysterious weapon in the chairman's hands, and no one but the chairman himself can mobilize it.

But now...

"The Guild Master... actually handed over the Dark Guard Token to you?!" Sun Gongfeng stared intently at Liu Ruyan, his old face drained of color, leaving only endless despair and hopelessness.

He lost.

A crushing defeat.

From the moment Liu Ruyan crushed that token, this game of power was already over.

He had planned everything meticulously, but he never expected that the president's trust and regard for Liu Ruyan would reach such a level!