Wang Er: Careless, Didn't Dodge

As Bai Ze emerged from the hall, he could feel Black Panther's rage, but he didn't pay it any mind.

After all, while they were fighting to the death, he had merely been fishing in troubled waters.

If it weren't for certain matters, Bai Ze would have already left.

After arranging the gang members below, he returned to his residence to continue cultivating.

In the dead of night, A figure leaped over the wall. Bai Ze was seen sitting in the courtyard, as if he had known the person was coming.

Bai Ze calmly glanced at the other person, sighing as he said, "Deputy Hall Master Wang, why aren't you staying in your Snake Hall? Why are you seeking death!"

"Heh heh,"

Seeing that he had been recognized, the person no longer hid. He tore off the black cloth from his face. This person was Wang Er, the leader from earlier that day.

He said coldly, "You knew I would come tonight."

"Mm, that's right."

Hearing this, Bai Ze also stood up, nodding without concealment. He said, "I noticed it during the day. You wouldn't give up."

"Besides, I am the Deputy Hall Master of Leopard Hall, essentially Black Panther's right-hand man. You two are irreconcilable. Is that hard to guess?"

"I just didn't expect your actions to be so swift. I thought you'd prepare for a few days and only come when you were absolutely confident!"

"Hahahaha,"

Wang Er burst into laughter upon hearing this. Then, with a look of contempt mixed with ferocity, he stared at Bai Ze, as if he had heard a ridiculous joke.

He said coldly, "Do I need to prepare to kill you? Are you worthy?"

"Whoosh,"

As he spoke, he lunged forward, gripping his steel saber tightly. He swung it down with the force of splitting mountains and cleaving the earth.

After all, with his strength at the late Viscera Refining Realm, killing a martial artist who had only recently broken through to the Viscera Refining Realm was not a difficult task.

Wang Er's speed was incredibly fast. In the blink of an eye, he reached Bai Ze.

Facing his fierce attack, Bai Ze remained motionless. In Wang Er's eyes, it was as if he hadn't reacted yet.

"Whoosh,"

But just as Wang Er's saber was about to strike his head, Bai Ze suddenly drew his long sword. His perfected Sword Drawing Technique was as fast as lightning, striking directly at the vital point.

With a sword's hum, a bloody gash appeared on Wang Er's neck.

His hands lost all strength, and his saber stopped in mid-air.

Just as he was about to say something, blood spurted from the wound on his neck. To his death, he couldn't believe it.

He had expected to easily deal with Bai Ze with his own strength, but he never imagined this outcome.

Bai Ze sheathed his sword and looked coldly at Wang Er, who lay in a pool of blood. There was no surprise on his face.

It was only because of the other party's carelessness that Bai Ze had the opportunity to kill him with a single blow.

Otherwise, with Wang Er's strength, even with Bai Ze being at the same late Viscera Refining Realm and possessing the perfected Sword Drawing Technique, it wouldn't have ended like this.

After cleaning up the courtyard, Bai Ze acted as if nothing had happened.

As for whoever was behind Wang Er, they probably wouldn't be waiting for him to complete his mission and return.

In the following days, as the Old Gang Leader's abdication and the new Gang Leader's succession drew nearer, not only within the Black Tiger Gang but the entire Changqing County was unusually calm.

It was as if everyone was sitting on dynamite, ready to explode at any moment.

However, these had little impact on Bai Ze. But yesterday, more than twenty men in black appeared in Leopard Hall, personally arranged by Scarred Leopard.

Although their exact strength was unknown, they were definitely top-tier experts.

If nothing unexpected happened, these were Black Panther's trump cards for the upcoming gang leader succession.

It seemed he not only wanted the position of gang leader but also complete control of the Black Tiger Gang.

At this moment, although Bai Ze became vigilant, his expression remained unchanged.

He was as usual, arranging the gang members below and then hiding in his courtyard to cultivate, never venturing out.

Meanwhile, Bai Ze had already mastered all four moves of the Star Point Swordplay.

Holding his long sword, he quickly performed the moves in the courtyard.

First move: Flickering Lantern. Amidst the sword shadows, reality and illusion intertwined, a cold glint flashing within, like a lamp flickering in the darkness.

Second move: Star Lighting Stars. Compared to the first move, it was a bit faster, like countless stars appearing one after another.

Third move: Spreading Wildfire. When executed, it was as if all the sword shadows transformed from illusion to reality, making it impossible to distinguish between true and false.

Just as Bai Ze was about to perform the fourth move, the muscles in his arm tensed, and a tearing pain forced him to stop.

This was not the first time this had happened. It was as if he couldn't execute this move with his current strength.

He thought to himself, "It seems it's not due to talent, but because my current physical strength is insufficient to execute it."

"Although the incomplete Star Point Swordplay only has the first four stances, it's estimated that the first three are Houtian Martial Skills, while the fourth stance has likely touched the edge of Xiantian Martial Skills."

"With a cultivation base of Perfected Viscera Refining, one can achieve basic proficiency. To reach minor or major completion, I'll have to wait until I break through to the Blood Changing Realm."

With that thought, Bai Ze willed it, and a semi-transparent system panel appeared before its eyes.

[Martial God System]

[Host: Bai Ze]

[Age: 15/73]

[Talent: Intelligent Talent (200/500)]

[Realm: Perfected Viscera Refining]

[Cultivation Method: None]

[Martial Skills: Incomplete Star Point Swordplay (First three stances Minor Completion 37%, Fourth stance Not Entered) Sword Drawing Technique Transcendent (21%), Lightning Step Perfected (13%), Breath Concealing Technique Transcendent (5%), Mad Bull Body Tempering Fist Perfected (21%)...]

[Talent Points: 197]

During this period, Bai Ze had spent all the more than 100,000 taels of silver obtained last time to purchase Viscera Forging Pills for cultivation, and had now reached the Perfected Viscera Refining realm.

Although it had only just broken through, its current strength was far beyond what it was before.

Based on the previous observation of the fight between the Old Gang Leader Black Tiger and Song Kai of the Ten Thousand Blades Sect, Bai Ze felt that with its current Transcendent Sword Drawing Technique and Minor Completion Star Point Swordplay, it could probably contend with an ordinary early Blood Changing Realm martial artist.

Even if it wasn't their match, it wouldn't be as easy as dealing with other Perfected Viscera Refining martial artists.

Coupled with the fact that Lightning Step had been cultivated to the perfected stage, there was still a certain degree of confidence in escaping.

It was precisely because of this that Bai Ze felt a greater sense of security at this moment, and was more confident in being able to retreat unscathed from the battle in a few days.