Transaction Complete!

Lin Xia and Yang Ming shook hands, and just like that, the wager was happily settled.

Seeing this, Sun Qi made no effort to hide the look of contempt on his face, planning to have a good laugh at Lin Xia's expense once the card exploded.

What a fool, actually thinking a Gold Card is so easy to forge... Once you blow up the young master's card, President Yang will surely make you pay dearly when he arrives!!

The short-haired youth had originally been wearing a look of amusement, watching Lin Xia hold the Gold Card with an expression that suggested he was just there to enjoy the show.

But as Lin Xia was about to place the card into the Reinforcement Pillar... he suddenly remembered something, and his smile instantly froze!

Wait! The card you're about to blow up isn't your own... it's Yang Ming's Main Card!

And President Yang told me to protect that card well. If you blow it up, when he gets here... I'm going to suffer for it too!!

Damn it! Are you trying to ruin me, you brat!?

Although Yang Ming was naive, that naivety was inherited from his mother.

As for his father, Yang Hui... he was a notoriously short-tempered maniac.

He might restrain himself within the city, but once out in the wild, he could truly be described as someone who would kill without blinking!

"You bastard, stop right there! If you want to die, don't drag me down with you!!"

Veins bulged on the short-haired youth's forehead as he shouted and sprinted toward Lin Xia, desperate to stop him.

But it was already too late.

Lin Xia placed the silver-glowing card into the device and slotted the five Material Cards into their designated positions.

Almost instantly, the Reinforcement Pillar began to tremble, and the faint light within its engravings grew increasingly bright.

"It's... it's over!"

Seeing this, the short-haired youth collapsed onto the ground.

Sun Qi, meanwhile, wore a smirk and muttered, "Money is so easy to make. To think a fool like this would volunteer to take the fall—it's perfect. I get the money, and I don't have to carry the black mark of a failed reinforcement!"

"Phew, finally got the Main Card in. Good thing I didn't waste this Eye of Insight..."

Lin Xia didn't smile, but his eyes were gleaming.

Listening to the roar of the Reinforcement Pillar as it operated, he felt as if a heavy stone that had been hanging in his heart had finally dropped.

"Rustle, rustle, rustle..."

Just then, the sound of rapid footsteps came from behind the group.

Lin Xia turned to look immediately.

A burly middle-aged man was running over with uncoordinated limbs, cursing as he came: "How many years has it been since I had to run? I can fly, for heaven's sake... Damn that Vincent and his disgusting signal jammer. When I get my hands on him, I'll kill him myself!"

"It's President Yang!"

The short-haired youth felt a mix of excitement and terror.

He was excited because he hated Lin Xia so much that he hoped someone would deal with him.

But he was terrified because he knew he was going to suffer as well.

However, Yang Hui, who had already reached Lin Xia, did not immediately fly into a rage.

Instead, he placed his hands on his knees, hunched over, and gasped for air, sweat rolling down his forehead like rain.

Without his awakened power, Yang Hui's physical fitness was no different from an ordinary person's.

Furthermore, as a muscle-bound man who never did cardio, his cardiovascular health was poor.

Thus, after such a long sprint, even with his immense fury, Yang Hui had to let his body recover before he could vent.

Who is this?

Lin Xia was bewildered and about to ask, but Yang Ming spoke up first.

"Dad! Why are you here?!"

Sweat began to bead on Yang Ming's forehead, and his body visibly stiffened, his every movement appearing unnatural.

"I... ugh... if I... retch... you... hiss!!"

Yang Hui seemed to want to say something, but he couldn't catch his breath. Between every word, he would either retch or let out a death-rattle cough, turning his speech into an unintelligible alien language.

Yet, through his intense emotions, everyone could feel that Yang Hui was truly furious.

"BOOM—!"

The roar of the Reinforcement Pillar made everyone turn their heads in unison.

Even Yang Hui looked up immediately, his eyes trembling wildly. On his way here, he had seen Lin Xia place his son's Main Card into the device.

The current state of the Reinforcement Pillar meant that its process had reached the final stage.

Whether the card would turn to ash or emit a dazzling golden light would be revealed in three seconds.

Everyone held their breath, watching the Reinforcement Pillar with their own hidden agendas.

3.

2.

"Swish~~!"

Five Material Cards dissolved into light particles.

This meant they had been converted into energy and entered a power supply state.

Immediately after, the Main Card began to be enveloped in bright light.

"Whoosh~~!"

As the light faded, a golden stream of light swept across the card from bottom to top!

The original silver number [7] had also evolved into a golden [8]!

[Reinforcement Successful!]

[Card upgraded to Rank 8!]

[OVR+4!]

[Current OVR: 106!]

[Form evolved from Boxing King to Boxing Emperor!]

[New: When the number of lineup members in Gold Card stage on the field exceeds 5, the Gold Card lineup bonus can be triggered, granting all members OVR+5!]

"..."

Although the reinforcement was successful, the entire venue was silent.

"It... it succeeded?!"

The short-haired youth was the first to break the silence. He jumped up from the ground, rubbing his eyes to confirm he wasn't mistaken.

He even pinched the thigh of the companion beside him. Only after the companion let out a scream did he rule out the possibility of dreaming.

Yang Ming wore a bewildered expression and walked forward, taking the Gold Card that floated out of the device into his hand.

Instantly, a cool and solid sensation washed over him.

If it weren't for the jammer here, he would have wanted to summon the Boxing Emperor in its new form immediately.

"...It just succeeded like that?"

Yang Ming looked at Lin Xia, feeling that everything was dreamlike.

Although he was an arrogant person who believed good luck would always befall him, the fact that it had actually become a Gold Card left Yang Ming somewhat flustered, as if the entire world had become exceptionally unreal.

One had to know that scientists had yet to research the exact probability of reinforcing from Rank 7 to Rank 8.

But one thing was very certain: its success rate was in the single digits!

This was also why cards above Rank 9 were so rare on the market.

After all, reaching Rank 8 was already a stroke of luck; who would be foolish enough to continue reinforcing further?

"...No matter the rank... it will succeed in reinforcement!"

Lin Xia's extremely confident voice echoed in Yang Ming's mind involuntarily.

This even gave him a sense of reverence.

Suddenly, Yang Ming seemed to realize something and quickly opened his panel, taking out five Material Cards from his backpack.

He pushed them towards Lin Xia.

A Material Card with a rating of 94 was currently priced at 3 million on the market!

Five Material Cards amounted to 15 million!

Yang Hui watched his son hand over such a large fortune to Lin Xia and immediately realized this was a transaction!