Chapter 553 Xu Hao’s target is the Seven Kings City and the Sky Chamber of Commerce

Xu Hao originally thought he would have to wait at least a dozen years, but he didn't expect this suitable opportunity to come just a few years later.

Xu Hao found a reason for a drinking party and gathered the offerings from the Azure Firmament Merchant Guild in Hang Prefecture.

There were thirteen in total, including four Earth-Rank Guardians and nine Ren Zi Offerings, all in the Saint King Realm. The four Earth-Rank Guardians had even reached Saint King Perfection, only a step away from the Emperor Realm.

Like Xu Hao, they were all powerful but lacked a specific skill; in essence, they were the enforcers for the Azure Firmament Merchant Guild.

After Xu Hao was promoted to Earth-Rank Guardian, he frequently interacted with them. They were also willing to befriend a Prodigy with outstanding talent like Xu Hao, and over time, they became quite familiar.

Similar gatherings often occurred, and occasionally, they would explore Secret Realms and ruins together.

Xu Hao took out a jar of wine.

“Try this; it’s a fine wine I bought at a high price.”

The bald strong man, a heavy drinker, quickly stepped forward and opened the wine jar. A rich aroma instantly diffused.

“This wine aroma, it truly is a fine wine!”

“Based on my many years of drinking experience, this must be a vintage aged for at least several hundred years!”

“It seems Brother Xu has made another fortune somewhere.”

In fact, this was the high-end aged spirit wine previously sold by the Xu Family Drunken Immortal Restaurant, and several Child of Destiny from the Xu Family had stored a lot of it.

After all, when they were still in Cang Continent, Xu Chu only needed to go to the Azure Dragon Secret Realm to brew a lot, and then after a few years, it would become a hundred-year-old fine wine.

Xu Hao waved his hand.

“I didn't make much money; I just accidentally heard an interesting piece of news related to Seven Kings City. I wonder if you old brothers are interested?”

The bald strong man asked curiously while pouring wine, “What news? Tell us.”

After each person had a cup and praised it, they all looked at Xu Hao.

They were indeed quite interested in news related to Seven Kings City.

Xu Hao said, “Cang Lu, one of the Seven Kings, has two sworn brothers in the Quasi-Emperor Realm. One of them is named Xiang Qian, and Xiang Qian’s son is named Xiang Kuang. I accidentally overheard one of Xiang Kuang’s plans.”

“They received reliable news that a Family in Hang Prefecture hatched a stone egg containing a pure-blooded exotic beast. This Family is preparing to send this exotic beast away to sell it.”

“Xiang Kuang, on the other hand, plans to bring people and guard their inevitable path to rob this exotic beast.”

Previously, Xiang Qian’s grandson, Xiang Zhantian, had troubled Xu Luo and the other two in Seven Kings City for several years. Later, in the Icefire Secret Realm, he tried to encircle and kill Xu Luo and the other two, but Xu Muge and Xu Ying arrived and counter-killed him.

Unexpectedly, this time, Xu Hao’s target was precisely Xiang Qian’s son.

As for this news, Xu Hao had also spent a lot of money over the years to plant informants in Seven Kings City to obtain it.

Everyone’s expressions varied after hearing this.

“What kind of exotic beast?”

“It must be extraordinary; otherwise, they wouldn’t travel thousands of miles to rob it here.”

“Tsk tsk, they’re as arrogant as ever, actually coming to our Azure Firmament Merchant Guild’s territory to plunder.”

The bald strong man slammed the table.

“Damn it! Too arrogant! We haven’t settled the last score, and I didn’t expect them to deliver themselves to our doorstep! This time, we must get even, no matter what!”

The others echoed their agreement.

“Brother Zhang is right! If we don’t teach them a lesson, they’ll really think they’re invincible!”

“Since that’s the case, we’ll ambush them in advance and catch them off guard.”

“Great! We’ll deal with them without anyone knowing and let them taste what it’s like to be robbed and killed.”

Seven Kings City and the Azure Firmament Merchant Guild already disliked each other. Furthermore, these individuals had also dealt with the bandits from Seven Kings City before and suffered losses.

So, they immediately hit it off and decided to act as an oriole, teaching Seven Kings City a lesson.

King Cang Lu only had his two sworn brothers who were Quasi-Emperors. The bandits who usually plundered in various continents were also some Saint Realm bandits, so there was no need to worry about encountering Emperor Realm experts on this trip.

With four Saint King Realm Perfection leaders, they were full of confidence.

As for this plan, Xu Hao only started it. After that, he didn't say a word throughout the entire process, and it just happened.

They exchanged toasts, and after finishing a jar of spirit wine, they happily left.

Half a month later.

Xu Hao and the thirteen offerings gathered again.

The bald strong man asked, “Have you found out where that Family is?”

“Yes, on the North Sea Archipelago. The Family’s strongest combat power is only two Saint King Realm experts.”

“Depart!”

A group of fourteen people arrived at the North Sea Archipelago in advance, looking for a suitable place to set up an ambush.

Their thirteen companions wanted to severely wound Seven Kings City this time and get some revenge.

But Xu Hao’s goal was more than that; his target was the entire Seven Kings City and the Azure Firmament Merchant Guild.

Therefore, Xu Hao wanted to let a few people escape as much as possible, so that Xiang Kuang and his group would resent these people and return to seek revenge with more people.

This way, the hatred between the two sides would grow, more and more people would get involved, and the fight would escalate.

Xu Hao’s ultimate goal was to drag both Seven Kings City and the Azure Firmament Merchant Guild into a large-scale battle.

They might even end up seeking allies as they fight, leading to an even more terrifying war.

The final outcome would most likely be mutual destruction, and even if one side won, it should be a Pyrrhic victory.

If this great war between two overlord-level forces truly broke out.

Then this great war could be called a war triggered by an exotic beast, and even what kind of exotic beast it was, or how strong it was, would not be that important.

Xu Hao and his group were all hidden deep in the sea, maintaining a certain distance. To prevent being discovered, they even kept silent.

The oriole waited quietly for half a month, and the mantis and cicada were about to appear one after another.