CHAPTER 417: CHAPTER 417: YE WUDI, BREAKTHROUGH TO SEVENTH GRADE

Xiao Zhan shook his head, "This has nothing to do with you."

After speaking, he took a deep breath, "Now’s not the time to talk about these things. Second Uncle, you should focus on breaking through. Ye Youlong and I have already absorbed the Secret Realm Origin. This is what’s left. It’s not much, and I don’t know if it’s enough to help you break through."

Hearing that it was the leftovers, Ye Wudi was shocked again.

But then he thought of the terrifying increase in strength of Xiao Zhan and Ye Youlong and felt it was only natural.

"It’s enough, this kind of thing is just an opportunity. It’s not much about the quantity, but about the grade that matters."

"Alright then, Second Uncle, you should start right away. Only if you can break through to Seventh Grade can we eradicate our long-standing troubles once and for all!"

"Okay!"

Without further ado, Ye Wudi accepted the Secret Realm Origin and went into seclusion to break through.

Xiao Zhan walked out of the room.

He then gathered everyone together again.

His gaze first went to Hose, "Are the members of Death’s Hand all arranged properly?"

Hose replied, "The members of Death’s Hand have all been arranged. They are now scattered in various places, ensuring that no one will detect anything unusual."

"Master, I’m also ready; rest assured, not a penny will leak out to be discovered by anyone else," Ghost Abacus jumped out and said excitedly with wide eyes.

He had no fighting power whatsoever, but the excitement was unbearable.

After all, it’s the Su Family, the richest among the eight great families.

If he could swallow them up, his abacus might get coated with the deepest shade of black.

Xiao Zhan ignored him and continued to speak to Hose, "There are three days left. You take the lead, and come up with two detailed battle plans within these three days."

"One plan is for the contingency that Second Uncle has broken through to Seventh Grade, and the other is if he hasn’t. The plans are different, and so are their objectives. Do you understand what I mean?"

"Understood!"

The two firm words from Hose.

"Get prepared. If there’s anything you need, ask her; she’s familiar with the situation in Dragon Capital," Xiao Zhan said, pointing to Liu Xin.

"Yes."

Hose replied, but he did not glance at Liu Xin.

With his talent, he was more familiar with Dragon Capital than anyone else.

Then, Xiao Zhan’s gaze turned to Li Teng, "How is the strength of the members of Death’s Hand improving?"

"Master, one fifth of the members have already broken through to Fourth Grade; the rest are still at Third Grade," Li Teng reported.

"Why so slow?"

Xiao Zhan was surprised. After investing so much in resources, and after all this time, only one-fifth of the people had broken through to Fourth Grade?

That makes it just over a dozen people, right?

Suddenly, Xiao Zhan looked towards Ghost Abacus with a chill in his eyes that shot out like Cold Light, "Did you pinch pennies and not allocate resources to them as I asked?"

"Master, we can’t live without each other, and I’ve allocated exactly according to your instructions, not less. It’s their own lack of talent to blame, not mine," Ghost Abacus pitifully cried foul.

"Not a penny less, but also not a penny more," Xiao Zhan snorted coldly.

He knew Ghost Abacus too well. Whatever Xiao Zhan specified in resources was exactly that, indeed not one less, but definitely not one more.

Anything extra, even a little bit, he would pinch off.

But even so, the resources Xiao Zhan provided were very generous.

"Master, it really isn’t his fault. If there is someone to blame, it’s us for being too weak. The talent of the members of Death’s Hand is just laid out there. They only have so much capacity; no matter how much you force-feed, it won’t go in," Li Teng said ashamedly.

Although he stated objective facts, the result was the same, and there was no escaping it.

With so many resources used, only such a small increase in strength was achieved, he really had no face to see Xiao Zhan.

Look at the master. In less than three years of cultivation, he has become a Fifth Grade Spirit Master.

Indeed, they pale in comparison.

"It’s okay, it’s not your fault. I’ll find a way to improve your talent," Xiao Zhan waved his hand and didn’t dwell on the topic.

He was very clear that the talent of Death’s Hand was actually not low and was above the Federation’s average.

It was just modest in the face of his monstrous demands.

But the timing was perfect. Once they dealt with the Su Family and got the Holy Spirit Pearl, he could also raise their talents.

...

Time passed by.

Soon, the three days were over.

Everyone sat anxiously in the hall, waiting, as Ye Wudi still had not come out of seclusion with the time for the three days nearing an end.

Did this mean Ye Wudi had failed to break through?

"Xiao Zhan, time is almost up," Liu Xin anxiously approached Xiao Zhan.

She wasn’t afraid of anything, just worried about her younger sister.

Now, with less than an hour left until the final moment, if there was no result within this one hour, she would truly hate herself.

"Wait a bit more."

Xiao Zhan said.

He believed in Ye Wudi’s success.

As expected, just as his words fell, a sudden surge arose inside the room. Accompanied by an incredibly vast aura that burst out, everyone instinctively shocked, then revealed expressions of joy and excitement.

"He’s succeeded!"

As the words were spoken.

The door opened, and Ye Wudi walked out holding the crystal clear Azure Water Cold Light Sword.

At this moment, his whole body radiated a powerful energy, like an invisible heatwave spreading out towards his surroundings. Just seeing him, everyone knew he was incredibly strong even without making a move.

Xiao Zhan felt the same and realized more clearly what Seventh Grade was, simply by looking at Ye Wudi.

Indeed, Seventh Grade was not something he could provoke just yet.

Ye Wudi looked around at everyone, his gaze sweeping in a circle before finally resting on Xiao Zhan’s face with a barely perceptible nod, then his aura was retracted, and the room quieted down instantly.

And he, gave off the impression of being just an ordinary person all of a sudden, unlike the peerless warrior with an intimidating presence he was moments before.

"We should set out without delay," Ye Wudi said.

Xiao Zhan nodded, "Yes, let’s depart right now."

The group immediately set off at the fastest speed towards the Su Family estate.

At the same time.

Within the Su Family estate.

One luxury car after another drove into the Su Family estate, stopping outside the largest villa courtyard.

Immediately, elegantly dressed and dignified individuals stepped out from the cars.

"Big brother, what brought you back? Aren’t you on a family mission abroad?"

"Indeed, I was in the middle of an important mission for the family when the old man told me to drop everything and come back at once. So here I am, I rushed back without stopping. But how come you’re back too, didn’t you just get married and are on your honeymoon?"

"Yes, the honeymoon was sweet indeed, but it was the old man who called me back with a message."