The once-in-a-century gathering of the eighteen board members was, in fact, also a spoils-dividing ceremony.
Panxi will distribute profits based on the amount of wealth the Fire Phoenix Group has amassed over the past century, and according to the contributions of the eighteen directors...
Although he remained behind the scenes and directed operations remotely, the other board members trusted him greatly because of his fair dealings.
After Panxi broke through to the World Lord level and got in touch with that benefactor from the Ganwu Universe Country, the remaining seventeen directors followed Panxi's lead, and everyone worked together to protect the interests of the Fire Phoenix Group.
The D9 spacecraft sped past each asteroid, finally landing on the largest one.
This planet is about 900 kilometers in diameter... and a magnificent palace was built on it.
The spaceship was stored in the Space Ring while still in the air, and the Ghost King Avatar flew directly to the palace.
"Haha, Krachi, why are you late?"
A skinny, short man burst into laughter.
" Dixi, I've arrived just in time. Why are you in such a hurry? Did you lose too much in the Genius Battle bet and can't wait to claim your share?"
The Ghost King Avatar spoke in exactly the same way as Krachi.
"Hmph... It's only a few hundred billion Universe Coin, not enough to cripple me. Everyone else is here, except for you. It's always the same, always dragging your feet!"
Dixi snorted, clearly displeased that Krachi had exposed his shortcomings.
In the last Genius Battle, he almost went all in on the Phantom God Mobote, but who knew that Ling Yu from their Ganwu Universe Country would win first place.
If we're talking about Ling Yu winning first place in the Genius Battle, who's the most upset?
It's probably these gamblers.
" Krachi, you're the last one to arrive again."
" Krachi, your performance over the last century hasn't been great. We just checked, and you've actually fallen below tenth place. This is the first time that's happened."
Krachi entered the hall, found the seat reserved for him, and snorted coldly, saying, "I do things based on long-term interests, unlike you all, acting like madmen, so greedy you could squeeze every last drop of oil out of yourselves."
" Parimand, I've heard you've been quite the troublemaker lately, bringing all the rich people from the Cui Lang Starfield to your money-grubbing den, and even torturing ordinary Universe Citizen there. Be careful, or it gets out of hand and reaches those I can't afford to offend!"
"Haha." The burly man named Parimand smiled broadly. " Krachi, you're just jealous, you know that? The way you look right now is hilarious... In the Cui Lang Starfield, who dares to mess with our Fire Phoenix Group? Even in the Ganwu Universe Country, we have our protection, right, boss..."
Parimand turned to look at the lean man sitting in the main seat, whose eyes were like those of a wild wolf.
"Alright, Parimand, that's enough. You've been going a bit too far lately..."
Panxi spoke up, stopping the argument.
He continued.
"I have a proposal. This time, I plan to leave 30% unallocated. Use that money to build an absolutely secure steel fortress in this asteroid belt!"
"Everyone knows what we're doing—it's a death sentence... If they don't pursue it, fine; but if they do, no one can escape. Only by establishing an absolutely safe base, so that even if the interstellar fleet from the Cui Lang Starfield comes, they won't return, will we be absolutely safe!"
"I've sent the proposal to everyone's email addresses. Please take a look at it carefully. The vote will be held in half an hour..."
Time passed second by second.
Everyone was checking the plans in their email.
Even Lu Qingshan took a closer look.
It must be said that Panxi is a talented person. He has done a great job of planning ahead. If this interstellar fortress is successfully built, there will probably be no one in the Cui Lang Starfield who can deal with them.
Even if Immortal God came, they could only delay them for a few seconds with weapons of war and then escape from the other side in an E-class spaceship.
Lu Qingshan glanced at it briefly before leaving the Virtual Universe.
"Oh, Krachi, you've finished reading it. Any comments?"
"I don't have any objections, but I just feel that doing this is pointless?"
The Ghost King Avatar stood up with a laugh.
"What do you mean? You object?"
Panxi's expression darkened slightly.
"That's not the case, your plan is excellent..."
"Then why do you say it's meaningless?"
Panxi was a little confused; what exactly did Krachi mean?
The Ghost King Avatar chuckled, "Because..."
Before he could even utter a word, the Star-Slaying Blade appeared in his hand.
" Raging Waves!!"
At such close range, a single slash unleashed a massive surge of World Power, almost immobilizing Panxi.
" Krachi, you..."
Vines began to sprout from Panxi's body, and he himself was slightly distracted when the knife appeared... which gave him no chance to dodge.
That was a very fast cut.
It also carried a terrifying deterrent effect.
"Puff!!"
With a single slash, Panxi's body was severed in two, and the Iron Vine Grass covering her body was shredded into pieces as easily as cutting tofu.
Before Panxi could release the second plant life, the Ghost King swung his sword a second time, this time as fast as light...
"Boom!!"
Panxi's body was blasted to pieces, and countless treasures flew out from his Internal World, scattering all over the ground... almost submerging the entire hall.
The world within the main body of the realm is shattered; Pansy is dead beyond any doubt!
" Krachi, what are you doing?!"
Such a commotion naturally caught the attention of the remaining sixteen directors of the Fire Phoenix Group, their eyes filled with disbelief.
Krachi... this guy actually killed Boss Panxi... is he trying to seize power?
How can Krachi be so powerful?
"No, you're not Krachi."
"Parimand cried out in terror, and then he ran outside as fast as he could!"
However, before he had flown very far, his body felt as if it had crashed into a steel alloy, and he was violently bounced back.
Lu Qingshan's Internal World was revealed; the powerful World Lord World pressed down on everyone present, rendering them unable to move.
" Parimand, you guessed right, I'm not Krachi. Too bad there's no reward!"
"My lord, we are willing to submit!"
Faced with the powerful World Projection, almost all the directors knelt on the ground.
"Sir, we are willing to give up everything."
"I'm willing to hand over all my money; I have five Hunyuan Unit!"
"I..."
Everyone chimed in with their own opinions, all hoping to spend money to save their lives.
The Ghost King Avatar smiled and brandished his Star-Slaying Blade: "Fools, if you die, everything will be mine."
"Don't want--"
"Help!!"
With a single strike, all sixteen Domain Lord Level directors present were reduced to ashes.
After the Fire Phoenix Group was wiped out, Lu Qingshan reverted to his armored, muscular form and collected all the Space Ring belonging to everyone.
These guys are utterly wicked, yet they have a lot of Universe Coin... Lu Qingshan handed the tally to Nasus, then looked at the pile of stuff that had burst out of Panxi's Internal World after his death.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh.
Too lazy to search each item, Lu Qingshan put everything present, along with the corpses of Panxi and the dozen or so directors, into his Internal World.
Within his Internal World, Lu Qingshan was a god; nothing could be hidden from his eyes.
"There!"
Lu Qingshan's eyes lit up, and with a flick of his wrist, a jade pendant slowly floated into his hand!
(End of this chapter)