Because of the news of Shi Feng's battle, members of all the major superpowers in White River City fell silent for a time. Their expressions were grim, and none of them looked pleased.
"Black Flame really is a complete monster. He isn't even here, yet he can still influence the situation in White River City," Phantom Whisper said with a bitter smile as she glanced around.
For a single person to become this powerful was truly unexpected.
And Shi Feng's terrifying nature went beyond that. Not only had he dealt with Star Ring's problem, but he had also turned around White River City's current crisis.
After all, even a superpower like Star Ring had been utterly defeated. No other superpower would fare any better going at it alone. Invisibly, the major superpowers had lost their bargaining chips. The superpowers that had once been incomparably domineering now seemed a notch weaker than Zero Wing.
The major superpowers had never been united to begin with. Each had merely sought to profit from the chaos. If they swarmed together, even the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion would be afraid, but individually, their threat level dropped sharply and they could hardly amount to anything.
Now, because of Shi Feng's battle, the major superpowers no longer had the leverage to negotiate. Naturally, none of them would negotiate any longer. Unable to band together, their scattered strength posed no threat to Zero Wing at all. On the contrary, Zero Wing held all the initiative. So long as it gave up even a little profit, the major superpowers would likely side with Zero Wing and strengthen its camp. At that point, the major superpowers would be even more passive.
"I admit he played this move well. But compared to Black Flame, the major superpowers are probably more wary of