Merging with Demon Spirits

Chapter 288: Chapter 217: Add-On

As night fell, Shanghai, under the neon lights, was dazzling and charming.

Outside the Xuanting Hotel, numerous luxury cars kept arriving, stopping at the hotel entrance.

The doorman slightly bowed to open the car door, and elegantly dressed men and women appeared, occasionally causing screams and cheers from the onlookers.

Today at the top floor of Xuanting Hotel, there was a gala, held to welcome prestigious universities from afar.

After the gala, there was also a simple press conference.

Today’s invitees were all high-profile figures, including renowned journalists, politicians, wealthy businessmen, martial arts experts, powerful Demon Spirit Masters, as well as the executives and professional players from the Glory Professional Club....

At this moment, the gala had already started. People were in groups of threes or fives, gathering together, and amidst the clinking of glasses, bursts of laughter could be heard.

In the VIP section, a party of ten sat on the sofa, holding wine glasses, and chatting in low voices.

One of the middle-aged men was not drinking. He gazed at the crowd around him, seemingly observing something.

”Jiang Jun, you’re at the gala and not drinking, what are you looking at? Don’t be so absent-minded.”

Someone patted the shoulder of the middle-aged man and said.

”This year, it seems much more lively than before,” Jiang Jun said.

”Really? Why do I feel it’s almost the same?”

A fat man puffed on a cigar, glanced around, and said with some doubt.

The fat man’s name was Zhang Daning, one of the top ten professions in the Glory Alliance and an executive at the Mars Gravity Club.

”It is, there’s noticeably more people.”

Jiang Jun nodded. The headquarters of the Wind-Grabbing Club was right in Shanghai, and he had attended a few events at this hotel, so he could notice the difference.

”Yes, indeed there are more people. Except for Ju Xing, the people from the top ten clubs are almost all here, and quite a few A-grade clubs came too, at least more than thirty.”

A woman in a qipao, still charming in her years, agreed.

Her name was Chen Yuan, and being able to gather with people like Jiang Jun meant her status was naturally high. She was also an executive at one of the top ten clubs, the Neon Club.

This little group of ten people, each was an executive from a major club.

”Supervisor Chen, this time, what are your targets at the Neon Club? Got your eye on any new recruits?”

Jiang Jun asked the woman sitting across from him.

”Isn’t it obvious? The primary targets are naturally Yun Kai, Ye Qiu, and Zhan Tianyu. Who wouldn’t want them?” Chen Yuan flicked her hair and said with a smile.

Upon discussing this topic, everyone clearly became more enthusiastic. Zhang Daning smiled and asked, ”Miss Chen Yuan, you’re being cheeky. You mentioned the three hardest ones. Besides them, is there no one else?”

”Huang Tianze, Yang Ningbing are also not bad.” Chen Yuan smiled and named the two, then asked Jiang Jun: ”Manager Jiang, this time, what’s the target for Wind-Grabbing?”

As an originally veteran strong team, Wind-Grabbing’s performance has still been maintained in the top three over the past two years, but anyone could see that Wind-Grabbing had problems.

This problem was the lack of All-Star players, which also caused the local fans to become increasingly uninterested in the team’s matches.

According to statistics, Wind-Grabbing’s attention is now ranked eighth among the top ten clubs, even less than some A-grade clubs.

For a club with a top-level status and consistently top-three performance, it was somewhat embarrassing.

Everyone knew that over the years, Wind-Grabbing had been searching for new talents who could become All-Star players.

Originally, their target was Lin Feng, but Lin Feng chose Ju Xing instead.

And he dealt a tough blow to Ju Xing.

This also made Ju Xing a laughingstock in the industry.

”Are you still interested in Lin Feng this time?” asked Chen Yuan.

Jiang Jun replied somewhat helplessly: ”That’s not something I can decide, that kid is too expensive, and way too demonic.”

”Yes, really demonic.”

Several people nodded in agreement.

Lin Feng’s martial arts talent was undoubtedly exceptional.

Just entering his third year, he reached the peak of Fifth Grade. This kid’s martial arts talent was indeed monstrous, arguably the best.

Even Zhan Tianyu, who has stepped into the Sixth Grade Divine Fist Realm, couldn’t compare to him, as Lin Feng was two years younger.

But for a club, the speed of martial arts cultivation being too fast isn’t always a good thing.

Because the Alliance has a rule that once you break through to the Eighth Grade in Martial Arts and become a Grandmaster Realm expert, you must retire automatically.

In the Professional Alliance, some professional players would deliberately slow down their cultivation when they are at the peak of the Seventh Grade Flying Realm.

With Lin Feng’s martial arts talent, he wouldn’t be able to stay in the Glory Professional Alliance for many years, which isn’t cost-effective for the club.

Moreover, Lin Feng claimed that he could refine an Earth Chart Demon Spirit, but he ended up refining a First Grade Demon Spirit.

Earth Chart and First Grade, a world of difference.

One being in the heavens, the other on the ground.

Although that Dragon Fish has now evolved to the Fourth Grade, setting a record in history, further evolution in the future would be extremely difficult, as for evolving into an Advanced Demon Spirit, the hope seems slim.

Although the hope seems slim, denying its possibility would also seem incorrect.

In two years, Lin Feng not only evolved the Demon Spirit to the Fourth Grade but also absorbed a Purple Gold soul skill for the fourth soul skill.

A Clone soul skill!

Such a rare soul skill, yet it’s just the fourth soul skill.

This is precisely why Lin Feng is a very ambivalent and remarkable individual.

If they could sign Lin Feng to a Class A contract for a billion, many clubs would likely be willing.

But if it’s fifty or sixty billion, and significant resources are required for training, taking a spot in the main lineup, then one must consider whether it’s worth it.

You have to know, Ju Xing has already been burned once.

No one wants to be the next joke.

”There’s nothing I can do, even if I’m interested.”

Jiang Jun took a sip of his drink, feeling a bit helpless.

In fact, he still secretly hoped to sign Lin Feng, because Lin Feng is known for creating miracles, something Wind-Grabbing, in its current plight, desperately needs.

Yet the upper management of the club is unwilling to take risks, preferring to play it safe, aiming to sign super talents like Yun Kai and Ye Qiu.

”Why is she here too?”

At that moment, someone next to him exclaimed in surprise.

Jiang Jun looked up and saw familiar faces; people from Juxing Club, even Zhang Ling was here?

Why is she here?

Because of Lin Feng, wasn’t she being questioned and in a bad situation?

Still able to make it to Shanghai?

Seemingly sensing Jiang Jun’s gaze, Zhang Ling said something to her colleagues and walked towards Jiang Jun.

”What brings you here?”

Jiang Jun stood up and asked curiously.

Although they don’t see eye to eye, their relationship is merely commercial competition, not a major conflict. In this setting, Jiang Jun displayed good composure.

”Naturally, I came to scout for talents!”

Zhang Ling replied as a matter of course, as she sat down beside Jiang Jun.

The two engaged in casual chatter, centered around rookies, but neither mentioned Lin Feng.

Zhang Ling intentionally avoided it, and seeing this, Jiang Jun didn’t bring it up either.

Though they could discuss and joke carelessly behind their backs, there was no need to rub salt in the wound face-to-face.

Shortly after the event started, members of various teams began to appear one after another.

These celestial talents attracted everyone’s attention upon arrival. The numerous club representatives, who were originally drinking and chatting, all rose and approached them.

Their purpose in coming all the way to Shanghai was not to drink and chat, but to sign up the rookies their clubs needed.

Undoubtedly, Yun Kai, Ye Qiu, Zhan Tianyu, and Huang Tianze were the hottest. As soon as they arrived, they were surrounded by enthusiastic people, hardly having a chance to eat.

”What’s the point of squeezing?”

Yu Qiao, pushed aside by the crowd, looked disgruntled. He headed to the buffet area, first grabbing a drink then picking up some roast meat, eating with discontent.

”Why isn’t anyone looking for me?” Yu Qiao asked Yue Mingming.

He was the chief assassin of Red Cloud, so strong, didn’t these people have any discernment?

Before leaving, he specially discussed pricing with Lin Feng, since Lin Feng had experience.

Lin Feng’s 10-year contract for 6.5 billion.

Although he wasn’t as good as Lin Feng, the difference wasn’t huge. A 10-year contract of 3 billion was within his acceptable range.

Yet now, not even one offer.

Yue Mingming spread his hands, indicating he didn’t understand either.

Unlike Yu Qiao’s dissatisfaction, he had realistic expectations, focusing on the dinner the banquet represented without much further thought.

”Didn’t someone just approach you?” Little Sister Dong said with a smile while eating a chocolate cake.

Yu Qiao smirked. Indeed, someone did, but it wasn’t from a top ten club, just an A-class club with no reputation, and he didn’t even bother engaging.

Surrounded by crowds, Yun Kai quickly broke away and returned to his teammates.

”Sorry, I have no intention of joining a club.”

Yun Kai once again refused the person before him, who, seeing Yun Kai’s firm attitude, smiled bitterly and left without further pestering.

”Lin Feng.”

Jiang Jun approached Lin Feng and greeted him.

For Jiang Jun, Lin Feng was naturally not unfamiliar, nodding slightly and somewhat politely asked, ”Manager Jiang, why did you come all the way from Jiang City to Shanghai?”

”I’ve been transferred back to Shanghai, here today to scout for rookies.”

As he said this, Jiang Jun glanced at Yun Kai.

Earlier, before he could speak, Yun Kai had directly refused. Now, seeing Yun Kai standing behind Lin Feng, Jiang Jun’s eyes showed a trace of surprise.

Not only Jiang Jun noticed, many others did too, a thought crossing their minds.

Soon, they gathered around again.

This time, they not only invited Yun Kai but also extended the invitation to both Lin Feng and Yun Kai.

In many people’s view, if they could secure Yun Kai, paying an extra 20 to 30 billion, bundled with Lin Feng, was acceptable.