Taking a City Without Bloodshed!

A serious civil war has recently broken out in Black Seal City.

It was initiated by three powerful elders from the Eight Gates, all of whom had reached the level of Seven-Star Dou Wang or above.

Perhaps the three elders all understood that without the sect leader Yuan Yi, the Eight Gates were destined to decline.

The Great Elder wanted to concentrate the resources stored by the Eight Gates on one person to forcefully break through to the Dou Emperor and stabilize the situation.

The Third Elder, however, stated that he was the one with the highest aptitude and most suitable to receive resources to challenge for the title of Dou Emperor.

The second elder wanted to divide the resources and then leave.

Therefore, the Eight Gates were divided into three major factions, which were constantly in conflict with each other.

But before the three elders could reach a final conclusion, Black Seal City was attacked.

Heavenly Yin Sect Yin Gu Lao Sect, sixth on the Black Ranking.

Su Mei of the Rakshasa Gate, ranked eighth on the Black Ranking.

The two forces arrived with overwhelming force, breaking down the gates from both the north and south ends.

The words "Those who surrender will not be killed" echoed throughout the city.

The two major forces quickly reached the headquarters of the Eight Gates.

Beside Su Mei, Su Yitang played the Wind Harp, and as she plucked the strings, dense wind gusts arose.

Few experts in Black Seal City can rival him.

The second elder of the Three Great Elders of Black Seal City has already surrendered without a fight.

The Great Elder ultimately chose to join the Heavenly Yin Sect.

Only the Third Elder was unwilling to give up and still relied on the Eight Gates headquarters to resist the two major forces.

An elder beside Su Mei said, "Sect Master, the last line of defense of these Eight Gates is a bit difficult to break through!"

Su Mei smiled dismissively, "Just putting up a last-ditch resistance."

Then, Su Mei turned her head and asked Su Yitang, "Sister Nian Ku, when will the help you promised arrive?"

Su Yitang: "Sister Mei, he said he would come as soon as possible."

Su Mei was somewhat worried:

"The Heavenly Yin Sect is three times stronger than my Rakshasa Gate. That Yin Gu Lao is more than fifty years older than me. On the surface, he is Four Star Dou Huang like me, but he has been keeping a low profile all these years and rarely goes all out when fighting others. If I were to fight him, I would most likely be no match for him."

Su Yitang said confidently, "Don't worry, Sister Mei, I'll help you when the time comes!"

Su Mei smiled gently:

"You little rascal, you've only been in the Rakshasa Gate for two years, but I like you just the way you are—you always keep your word."

Since being signed by Yang Shan, Su Yitang has learned about the gameplay of the subordinate identity from Yang Shan.

Furthermore, at Yang Shan's suggestion, Su Yitang exhausted all her contributions to the Rakshasa Gate and then arranged for herself to "fake her death".

Afterwards, she put on a mask, changed her name to "Su Nianku," and started anew.

Furthermore, Su Yitang also followed Yang Shan's example during the Bloodshed Hall, taking on missions whenever she had free time and constantly killing people.

This caught Su Mei's attention.

Later, she and Yang Shan joined forces and killed more than 80% of the Dou Wang of Thousand Speck City. When she handed over a thick stack of mission booklets to Su Mei, Su Mei was so frightened that her legs went weak.

The Thousand Speck City Ban Lao is Black Ranking, Seven Star Dou Huang! He also has a One Star Dou Huang Great Elder under his command.

However, because of this, Su Mei also fully understood Su Yitang's abilities and began to promote her vigorously.

As Su Mei's relationship with Su Yitang deepened, Su Mei affection for her steadily increased.

Now, Su Yitang has become Su Mei's most trusted and valued subordinate.

Su Mei's eventual willingness to compete with the Heavenly Yin Sect stemmed entirely from her trust in Su Yitang!

Otherwise, Su Mei really wouldn't have had the courage to go head-to-head with Yin Gu Lao! The Third Elder of the Eight Gates might have good talent, but he only had the strength of Seven-Star Dou Wang after all.

How could they withstand an attack from two forces even stronger than the Eight Gates at their peak? With the Third Elder finally captured alive, the Eight Gates will likely cease to exist.

Just then, Yin Gu Lao activated his dark gray light wings and flew into the air. When he spoke, his hoarse voice seemed to be heard throughout the entire Black Seal City: "Sect Master Su, these Eight Gates have also been destroyed. Why don't you come up and have a go with me? If you win, I will retreat."

Yin Gu Lao's words exuded composure.

The Dou Qi he cultivates is a Water Attribute mutated poison! The accompanying toxins tend to be cold and corrosive.

They're incredibly difficult to deal with!

In comparison, Su Mei's Wind Attribute Dou Qi is much more normal.

Of course, Su Mei was no ordinary fighter either; her wind-based and Sonic Dou Skills were extremely famous throughout the Black-Corner Region.

Su Yitang chose to join the Rakshasa Gate because Rakshasa Gate core tradition was Wind Attribute. (The Rakshasa Gate specializes in the Fireworks Pavilion, and dual cultivation is a secret technique.) Therefore, although Su Mei felt she was no match for Yin Gu Lao, she was faster, and defeating her wouldn't be easy for him! Just as Su Mei Yin Gu Lao about to set off, Su Yitang said, "Sister Mei, I'll go with you!"

Su Mei smiled charmingly, "Sister Nian Ku, this is a battle between sect leaders. If you interfere, the other side will send another person."

Su Yitang: "It's alright. Even if Nine-Star Dou Wang comes from the other side, I can still fight him."

Su Mei: "But there's no need. I trust you completely. I'll hold off Yin Gu Lao and hope to get the help you asked for."

Su Mei didn't give Su Yitang another chance to answer, and activated her Dou Qi Transformation Wings, flying up.

Compared to Yin Gu Lao's sinister expression, Su Mei looked much more pleasant.

Like a ripe peach, she exudes the charming allure of a mature woman.

But Su Mei's pretty face was very serious at this moment. Although she believed in Su Yitang, she was under a lot of pressure facing Yin Gu Lao.

Seeing this, Yin Gu Lao was slightly puzzled. "Sect Leader Su, you are not usually so confused as to want to confront me head-on!"

Among the top ten on the Black Ranking, Yin Gu Lao is the oldest.

The reason he was able to stay on the Black Ranking for so long, and the fact that the Heavenly Yin Sect rarely had major conflicts with other forces, was because Yin Gu Lao was extremely cautious in his actions!

Just like now, the Heavenly Yin Sect has a clear advantage.

But when Yin Gu Lao saw that Su Mei dared to fly up and attack him, he immediately began to have doubts.

"Further words are useless, you Yin Gu Lao. Let's settle this with our fighting skills!"

In the Black-Corner Region, there is no distinction between men and women, only between the strong and the weak.

Although Su Mei was a woman, her decisiveness surpassed that of many men in power.

Since she had decided to trust Su Yitang, Su Mei was willing to take the gamble this time! If she lost, she would simply forfeit all of Black Seal City's resources! Su Mei had already drawn her weapon.

A bamboo flute! Besides that, she also had a dagger hidden in her sleeve.

In close combat, he uses a dagger; at long range, he uses a bamboo flute to unleash Sonic Dou Skills.

Su Yitang's initial fighting style was actually learned from Su Mei.

Seeing Su Mei's decisiveness, Yin Gu Lao's face also darkened.

Regardless of what cards Su Mei has up her sleeve, he currently holds the advantage!

Since Su Mei has other trump cards, let's force her to reveal them first! The two Four Star Dou Huang are preparing for a great battle in the sky.

Unexpectedly, an even stronger wave of energy came from the south.

Both Yin Gu Lao and Su Mei were greatly shocked.

"Seven Star Dou Huang?"

"There's another Three-Star Dou Wang?"

Yang Shan and Luo Xie gradually approached, finally stopping ten zhang away from Yin Gu Lao and Su Mei.

Su Mei attempted to see through Yang Shan's mask and probe Yang Shan true nature.

But she discovered that Yang Shan's mask was like a city wall, completely blocking her mental probe!

Compared to Su Mei, the cautious Yin Gu Lao didn't even bother to investigate.

Because he noticed that the situation after Yang Shan and Luo Xie arrived was quite strange!

Yang Shan stood in front, his hands behind his back, his eyes showing no respect for the Dou Huang expert.

On the contrary, Luo Xie, a Seven Star Dou Huang, was slightly behind, and his aura had already locked onto him! What's going on?

Seven Star Dou Huang becomes a subordinate of Three-Star Dou Wang?

Yang Shan didn't need to say anything; Yin Gu Lao had already automatically imagined Yang Shan's "noble status"! Therefore, Yin Gu Lao was quite polite and even took the initiative to bow to Yang Shan, a Three-Star Dou Wang: "May I ask, Your Excellency, what brings you here?"

Yang Shan still acted like he was the best, and gave Luo Xie a hand gesture.

Luo Xie immediately said coldly, "My Young Master has some interest in Black Seal City."

At the same time, Yang Shan also secretly sent a telepathic message to Su Mei.

The "Sound Transmission Method" function for players will be passively activated once a player reaches the Dou Wang.

If a player learns Sonic Dou Skills or has strong Soul Strength, the function of "sound transmission" will also be enhanced.

Yang Shan's "Lingering Spirit Hundred Howls" is Earth Tier Low Grade Sonic Dou Skills, and its Soul Strength has even reached the Spirit level.

His telepathic communication is so powerful that even a Dou Emperor) wouldn't easily detect it!

"Sect Leader Su, Young Master received a message from Su Nianku and came here specifically. In a moment, you will cooperate with Young Master!"

Su Mei, as expected of a "veteran" in the Black-Corner Region, hid her inner elation very well.

A mysterious Young Master with a Seven Star Dou Huang as his bodyguard is willing to back up the Rakshasa Gate!

What is the Heavenly Yin Sect? What is Yin Gu Lao? Even with Ban Lao in charge of Thousand Speck City, after losing a large number of Dou Wang, they wouldn't dare to show any disrespect to the Rakshasa Gate Sect! Yang Shan and Su Mei had a brief exchange without Yin Gu Lao's knowledge.

Su Mei then adopted a seemingly polite, but actually quite wary, attitude:

"Young Master, although you have Seven Star Dou Huang protecting you, just one sentence is enough: isn't it a bit inappropriate to try and take over Black Seal City?"

Su Mei's attitude left Yin Gu Lao somewhat unsure of what to do.

He originally thought that the mysterious Young Master and the Seven Star Dou Huang were helpers that Su Mei had found, and he was already thinking of backing down and leaving.

So the two of them weren't on the same wavelength?

Yang Shan then spoke calmly, "Yin Gu Lao of Sky Yin City, Su Mei of Rakshasa Gate, heh, neither of them are from the Black Alliance."

Yin Gu Lao and Su Mei both became wary.

Yin Gu Lao asked, "Sir, are you from the Black Alliance?"

Yang Shan shook his head:

"No, Young Master only intended to loot Black Seal City, but seeing you two, Young Master have some other ideas!"

At this point, Yang Shan deliberately paused before continuing:

"The Eight Gates are now defunct, but the resources of Black Seal City are still of interest to Young Master!"

Yang Shan's eyes swept over Yin Gu Lao and Su Mei:

"Let's find a place to Young Master!"

The Yin Gu Lao chuckled, "Young Master, this old man..."

Yang Shan rudely interrupted Yin Gu Lao: "You cannot refuse Young Master invitation. If you displease Young Master, Young Master will not hesitate to have my guards join forces with the Rakshasa Gate!"

Yin Gu Lao's already unpleasant complexion became even blacker, like coal.

If Su Mei and this Seven Star Dou Huang joined forces, Yin Gu Lao felt that all he would have left to do was run away with his tail between his legs! Yin Gu Lao hurriedly said:

"Young Master, let's talk this out. I'm willing to brew some good tea and have a good chat with Young Master."

Yang Shan nodded and looked at Su Mei: "It seems you want my guards to join forces with Yin Gu Lao?"

Su Mei also appeared extremely frightened. "No, no, Young Master, young master, I have never thought of it that way. I am willing to sit down and have a good talk with Young Master."

"Very good!"

Yang Shan was the first to fly towards the ground.

Luo Xie's divine sense remained locked on the two of them.

Anyone who dares to escape at this time will surely be attacked by Luo Xie! The two sect leaders had no choice but to instruct their subordinates to wait where they were and not to make any rash moves.

Then, following Yang Shan, they arrived at a restaurant not far away.

The restaurant owner had long since disappeared, but that didn't matter much.

Yang Shan found a window seat on the second floor and gestured for Yin Gu Lao and Su Mei to sit down.

Su Yitang absolutely cannot be invited.

Otherwise, his relationship with Su Mei would be exposed.

Yang Shan didn't ramble on.

This is the Black-Corner Region!

Forget all the polite words, nothing beats talking about interests! Yang Shan: "Both of you are renowned experts on the Black Ranking, with countless elite troops under your command. However, you two have been living in a bit of fear lately, haven't you?"

Yin Gu Lao and Su Mei must have both received invitations from Han Feng before.

However, after much consideration, they ultimately did not agree to join the Black Alliance.

In other words, Yin Gu Lao and Su Mei harbored greater ambitions, and on the other hand, they also did not want to get involved in the feud between Han Feng and Jia Nan Academy.

But the Black Alliance has now been officially established.

Apart from the two of them and Yuan Yi, who had already been killed, all the other powerful figures on the Black Ranking were powerful elders of the Black Alliance.

The Heavenly Yin Sect or the Rakshasa Gate would naturally be weaker than the Black Alliance, a behemoth.

But Yang Shan's next words stirred up different thoughts in the hearts of Yin Gu Lao and Su Mei.

"After a Young Master's thought, I realized that plundering Black Seal City would only bring a quick profit, but occupying Black Seal City would allow for a steady and long-term benefit!"

Yang Shan tapped his fingers lightly on the table:

"If I, the Young Master, take the lead and the three parties join forces, I'm afraid there won't be any force in the Black-Corner Region that would dare to covet Black Seal City!"

Yang Shan's words stirred up many thoughts in the minds of Yin Gu Lao and Su Mei.

According to Yang Shan, if the three parties can truly join forces, not to mention other forces, even the Black Alliance would not dare to act recklessly.

After all, unless Jia Nan Academy falls, the Black Alliance's focus will definitely be on the Jia Nan Academy.

It's simply impossible for them to field a more formidable lineup than the three of them combined to seize Black Seal City! You must understand, although Yuan Yi is only tenth on the Black Ranking, the resources of Black Seal City, which is under the command of the Eight Gates, are no less than those of Sky Yin City or Rakshasa City!

Although Black Seal City is dominated by the Eight Gates, there are still many other forces within the city.

Both Sky Yin City and Rakshasa City were completely controlled by Yin Gu Lao and Su Mei.

Yang Shan: "Luo Xie, introduce yourself to the two sect leaders."

"Yes, Young Master!"

Luo Xie's acting was superb. One second he was respectful to Yang Shan, and the next second he was arrogant when facing Yin Gu Lao and Su Mei: "I am the Bloodshed Hall Tower Master!"

"The Bloodshed Hall?"

Yin Gu Lao's hand holding the teacup trembled slightly.

Although the Bloodshed Hall is hidden in the shadows, these true powerhouses of the Black-Corner Region naturally know some information about it.

The strongest assassin organization in the Black-Corner Region.

The primary principle is to get things done for money!

It is said that, apart from giants like the Black Emperor Sect who have Dou Zong as their leader, there is no one that the Bloodshed Hall dares not kill!

There have even been elders from the Heavenly Yin Sect and the Rakshasa Gate who died in assassinations by the Bloodshed Hall.

But Yin Gu Lao and Su Mei certainly wouldn't be foolish enough to bring up these "old stories" at this table.

Dead people have no value.

Offending the Bloodshed Hall for this is utterly not worth it! Yang Shan: "As for Young Master identity, you can speculate as you please. Young Master just want to say that if you're not interested, you can leave now. If you want to seize 30% of Black Seal City's profits, then stay!"

30%!

To be honest, neither Yin Gu Lao nor Su Mei expected that Yang Shan would actually offer 30% of the profits!

The difference between Seven Star Dou Huang and Four Star Dou Huang, the mysterious Bloodshed Hall, and the completely unknown forces behind it all.

Even if Yang Shan only gave them 20% of the profits in exchange for their assistance in guarding Black Seal City, it would still be reasonable.

But if it's 30%, then it's quite delicate! 2, 3.

Simply listing these numbers makes it difficult to grasp the core concept.

Therefore, if we interpret it as:

The profits that were originally due suddenly increased by 50%!

That's when you can see the allure of these changing numbers!

Yin Gu Lao and Su Mei each held 30%, while Yang Shan only held 40%.

This means that all future output from Black Seal City will be related to their "core interests"! Even if they only contribute 20%, they might still secretly shirk their responsibilities.

But even if it's only 30%, then it's something they really need to take seriously! Not only that, Yang Shan also took out a Jade Bottle from his Storage Ring: "Let me show you, this Young Master has just refined some blue pills!"

Yang Shan saw that Yin Gu Lao's face was full of seriousness, while Su Mei's face showed a barely perceptible blush.

As expected of Su Yitang's older sister, she can immediately make associations when it comes to colors! As soon as the medicine bottle was opened, a refreshing medicinal fragrance immediately wafted out from the bottle opening.

Although Yin Gu Lao and Su Mei weren't alchemy masters, they could still roughly judge the grade of pills!

Yin Gu Lao swallowed hard.

"This is a top-grade sixth-rank elixir!"

Su Mei looked at Yang Shan with eyes practically brimming with desire. "Young Master is actually a Peak Sixth-Grade Alchemist!"

Yang Shan smiled nonchalantly, "Sixth Grade Peak, still a bit short. Anyway, I'm just a bit interested, practicing Young Master. I brought this out to tell you two that I'm bored and want to come to the Black-Corner Region to develop my career, understand?"

Yin Gu Lao and Su Mei nodded in unison:

"Understood! Understood!"

Yang Shan: "This pill is called the Break Emperor Pill. There's another pill called the Emperor Extreme Pill. I failed to refine it last time, tsk, it's still a bit short. But it shouldn't be too far off, understand?"

Yin Gu Lao and Su Mei's eyes were shining:

"Understood! Understood!"

The Break Emperor Pill can help Nine-Star Dou Wang break through to Dou Emperor, while the Emperor Extreme Pill can increase the level of Dou Huang expert by one star without any side effects!

If it's a Perfect Emperor Extreme Pill, there's a real chance it will directly upgrade your level by two stars!

For Dou Huang expert, if their potential has been almost fully exploited, then to advance one star level, it may take several years, or even ten or twenty years, to do so through hard work alone.

No Dou Huang expert could resist the temptation of the Emperor Extreme Pill.

Unless he has already taken it! But to refine the Emperor Extreme Pill, not only are the medicinal materials hard to find, but the most crucial thing is that the person refining it basically needs to be Sixth Grade Peak or even Seven-Rank Alchemist to have a certain degree of success!

It has been countless years since Seven-Rank Alchemist has appeared in the entire Black-Corner Region.

Therefore, the Sixth Grade Peak is currently the ceiling for Alchemist in the Black-Corner Region!

Otherwise, why would Han Feng be revered as the "Medicine Emperor"? Therefore, the vast majority of Dou Huang expert in the Black-Corner Region have never consumed the Emperor Extreme Pill. Otherwise, how could Han Feng have summoned most of the Black Ranking powerhouses to accompany him to cause trouble at the Jia Nan Academy? And how could he have established the Black Alliance?

Yin Gu Lao and Su Mei declined Han Feng's invitation, making it extremely difficult for them to ask Han Feng to refine the Emperor Extreme Pill in the future! But now, Yang Shan has produced the Break Emperor Pill and indicated that he can refine the Emperor Extreme Pill in the future.

This way, just like the Black Alliance, Yin Gu Lao and Su Mei can be firmly bound to his war chariot!

Let alone Yin Gu Lao and Su Mei, Luo Xie is completely numb right now! Of course he knows Yang Shan is Alchemist.

But he didn't know that Yang Shan was already a sixth-grade Alchemist!

No!

What's going on?

In just two or three years, he went from Dou Ling to Dou Wang, which is bad enough, but his alchemy skills are also terrifying! Can this person even be human?

Luo Xie always felt that even the Hun Dan Young Master, who possessed the Dou Di Bloodline, probably didn't have as much potential as Yang Shan.

Luo Xie's heart was pounding.

Because he had never taken the Emperor Extreme Pill!

At this moment, Luo Xie's mindset changed slightly, just a tiny bit.

It seems that following "Little Brother E" is more reliable than following that Young Master Hun Dan! And the Yin Gu Lao's face was already beaming with a smile brighter than a chrysanthemum.

In the Black-Corner Region, relationships between people are basically based on interests. As long as there is profit to be made, Yin Gu Lao is not unwilling to bend his back!

Strength, benefits, temptations—it has everything it needs.

The negotiations went exceptionally smoothly! Yang Shan's strategy was naturally for his own purposes.

Not to mention that the Hun Dan will need to stay in the Black-Corner Region for a long time and will require a lot of resources.

Yang Shan also needs more Pure Soul Energy to help him break through!

Furthermore, Yang Shan is not currently under the command of any particular force.

Instead, he will cooperate directly with a faction! Although the production of items will still be limited, what Yang Shan can obtain will be far superior to what he could gain by joining a faction! And it's not just about souls.

Medicinal herbs, Magic Core, Spirit Stone, and even ignore the favorability limit to make Yin Gu Lao and Su Mei his henchmen!

In a version where even the top players are only Dou Wang, having two Four Star Dou Huang as henchmen is already quite outrageous!

They divided up Black Seal City's interests without bloodshed, and also brought in two top-tier powers as allies.

Yang Shan made the most of the Black-Corner Region, and even the basic rules of the entire game.

After the cooperation was agreed upon, Yin Gu Lao and Su Mei left behind a large number of people to assist Bloodshed Hall in managing Black Seal City.

After Yin Gu Lao left, Su Mei hosted a banquet to entertain Yang Shan, this distinguished guest!