Wang Hao, the Black-hearted

After the Tianxuan Martial Arts Academy was announced online, it immediately sparked widespread admiration.

After all, the reputation of Daxia's heroes was now known to everyone, far and wide.

Chen Feng arrived at the estate he had exchanged with Wang Hao.

He had already begun planning its renovation.

Originally, this place was intended to be developed into a luxury hotel.

But the location wasn’t ideal.

In the end, the project was shelved.

The plaza and garden were directly converted into training grounds.

The entire seven-story building, designed like a commercial mall, was more than enough to serve as classrooms and dormitories.

“Brother Hao, thank you for your help.”

“I was wondering where I could even find a martial arts academy address.”

“This estate of yours is really something—quiet and peaceful, perfect for opening a martial arts school.”

Chen Feng was deeply grateful to Wang Hao.

He never expected that trading a single ceratopsian dinosaur could get him such a large estate.

Although it was a bit remote, it suited Chen Feng perfectly.

After all, there were plenty of dinosaurs in the Kunlun Mountains.

Chen Feng didn’t care about that one dinosaur.

Wang Hao laughed heartily.

“I, Wang Hao, am always loyal to my brothers.”

During this period, Wang Hao was even more proactive than Chen Feng.

He immediately arranged for members of the Wang family to come and help.

After all, it was easy to recruit students, but finding qualified instructors and coaches was much harder.

Wang Hao directly contacted his uncle, Wang Fa, and secured nine grandmasters from the family to bolster the academy’s prestige.

At first, Wang Fa was reluctant.

But he soon realized something very important.

He secretly admired his nephew for finally coming to his senses.

“Xiao Hao, you’re really something,” Wang Fa said.

Wang Hao grinned.

“When I, Wang Hao, do things for my brothers, I never play around.”

Wang Fa patted his nephew on the shoulder.

“Alright, you don’t have to put on a show in front of me.”

“A rundown estate that the family tried to sell for eight years without success—you traded it straight up for a ceratopsian dinosaur worth over seven hundred million yuan.”

“You’re really ruthless!”

Wang Hao was taken aback and said in surprise,

“But according to the family’s asset report, this estate is worth eight hundred million yuan, isn’t it?”

Wang Fa sneered.

“That dump isn’t worth eight hundred million yuan.”

“When we built it, it cost over two hundred million yuan.”

“Eight years later, no one bought it. To prevent it from falling into disrepair, we kept spending money on maintenance every year.”

“It was basically a bottomless pit of bad assets.”

“You’re the ruthless one here—selling it off in one go and making a huge profit.”

Wang Hao hadn’t expected that his well-intentioned move had backfired.

He already felt a bit embarrassed after making so much money off Chen Feng with the raptor deal.

This time, trading a family estate supposedly worth eight hundred million yuan for a ceratopsian dinosaur valued at just over seven hundred million yuan, he felt he couldn’t let his brother keep taking losses.

He had wondered why the family agreed so quickly.

Now he realized he had actually shortchanged Chen Feng.

“God be merciful, I, Wang Hao, really am not the kind of guy to secretly rip off my brothers!” Wang Hao was doubting himself.

But before he could recover, Wang Fa criticized him again.

“But don’t go too far.”

“You ripped off a dinosaur, and now you’re flooding the martial arts academy with family members.”

“Don’t tell me you’re trying to sideline Chen Feng?”

Wang Hao was completely dumbfounded.

“No, uncle, the people I brought in are here to support Chen Feng.”

“How can a martial arts academy function without instructors and coaches at the grandmaster level?”

Wang Fa chuckled.

“Alright, stop pretending.”

“In the end, in this huge Tianxuan Martial Arts Academy, besides Chen Feng as the headmaster, all the other senior staff will have the surname Wang.”

“Although our family only owns ten percent of the shares, who actually controls this martial arts school is really hard to say.”

“We’ve already been learning Chen Feng’s techniques for free; it’s better not to push things too far.”

Wang Hao hurriedly explained,

“Uncle, I really didn’t mean it like that.”

“Uncle, don’t you know who I am?”

“For my brothers, I’d stab someone twice… uh!”

“I mean, I’d go through hell for them!”

Wang Fa patted Wang Hao on the shoulder.

“Alright, alright, I’ve been around the block. I get it.”

“Just work hard, and don’t let greed cloud your conscience. It’s important to keep some integrity.”

At that moment, Wang Hao felt like he couldn’t clear his name.

The Tianxuan Martial Arts School’s aggressive recruitment campaign quickly caught the attention of other families.

Normally, one more martial arts school wouldn’t be a big deal.

Even if it was Chen Feng, a hero of the Great Xia, it wouldn’t matter much.

But once the school’s senior staff were announced, people had to start thinking twice.

Martial Saint Li Kong, along with a large number of members from the Wang family.

Rumors even said Chen Feng had handed down six Heavenly Grade techniques all at once.

Such an outrageous move was bound to attract attention.

The online community exploded with discussions.

“I’m going to be a junior disciple under Master Tianxuan’s senior sister.”

“Look carefully, it’s a student-mentor relationship, not a master-apprentice one.”

“Does anyone know if you can learn Chen Feng’s Sonic Wave Technique?”

“I’ve already signed up. I remember it’s two palm techniques, one fist technique, one kicking technique, one body protection technique, and one sonic wave technique.”

“No more talk, I’m already rushing to grab tickets.”

“I’m a local, I’m going first.”

…

At the Duan Family.

Duan Yan’er’s expression was grim.

Their family’s plan to acquire Dinosaur Corp had failed yet again.

And once more, the blame was pinned on her shoulders.

The Duan patriarch looked at the news about Tianxuan Martial Arts School and said,

“I didn’t expect both the Wang and Li families to be involved.”

“It seems Chen Feng’s influence is really substantial.”

“With the Wang family having an entire original horned dinosaur, their joint monopoly plan is probably ruined.”

“Why did you have to offend Chen Feng in the first place?”

Duan Yan’er lowered her head, feeling wronged.

At the Martial Arts Guild.

Guild President Liu Shen was also curious about Li Kong joining Tianxuan Martial Arts School.

He knew Li Kong fairly well.

A rigid and indecisive man.

He wanted to do everything right but ended up doing nothing well.

Overall, he was hesitant to make tough decisions or take risks.

Liu Shen understood the truth behind the saying: kindness doesn’t command troops, righteousness doesn’t do business, benevolence doesn’t govern, and humanity doesn’t hold office.

Compared to Li Kong, he was more interested in the intelligence about the Kunlun Sanatorium.

“2,300 points of vitality, and still able to come and go from Kunlun Mountain.”

“I wonder if Zhang Bowen can still sit tight after hearing this news.”

“The Kunlun Sanatorium is quite the battleground.”

In the Western Continent.

Zhang Bowen was currently studying the intelligence in his hands.

He didn’t know who had given it to him, but he was certain it was deliberately leaked by someone from Great Xia.

The information was quite intriguing.

[Chen Feng’s current vitality: 2,300 points.]

[Has entered and exited Kunlun Mountain multiple times, unaffected by vitality restrictions.]

[On the first outing, he captured a Velociraptor.]

[On the second outing, he not only captured an original horned dinosaur but also brought back several martial arts techniques.]

[Martial Arts Techniques: Blazing Pure Yang Palm, Lion’s Roar Skill, Innate Gang Qi, Cloud-Splitting Palm, Wind God Kick, Heavenly Frost Fist.]

Zhang Bowen finished reading and smiled faintly.

“Looks like you managed to bring out the Three Parts Returning to Origin Qi.”

“Two thousand three hundred points of vitality—interesting!”

“Seems like Daxia intends to use you as bait!”

“If that’s the case, I can’t let them down.”