Black Tiger Gang,
Inside the main hall.
Shi Meng sat in the principal seat, broad and imposing.
Below him stood the various high-ranking members of the gang.
Shi Meng's gloomy, dignified gaze swept around. A palpable pressure arose, shrouding the entire hall, and silence descended.
"The Sifang Society came at us fiercely. I originally planned to retreat for a while and let them run wild for some time. After all, as long as that person arrived, their heaven-splitting disaster would be right before their eyes."
His low voice echoed through the hall.
Shi Meng suppressed his anger,
and closed his eyes.
"But who would have thought that after I endured again and again, those bastards would keep pushing their luck, time after time!"
"Since they want to die, then I'll grant them their wish!"
"At this negotiation, I'll deal with their higher-ups, but that still won't be enough!"
"I don't want something like this happening again. Therefore, everyone connected to the Sifang Society or Weilong Martial Arts School must die!"
Shi Meng suddenly opened his eyes. His vast killing intent became almost tangible as it thunderously swept forth, scouring the entire hall!
Under the impact of that terrifying aura, everyone felt a wave of suffocation!
Yet beneath that intense oppressive presence, those closest to the front were shaken, but their eyes shone with brilliant light.
"Leader, you broke through?!"
"Hmph! That's right. In fact, I reached the late Viscera Refining Realm several years ago. All these years, I was merely cultivating a formidable technique, so I kept a low profile and stayed out of sight. That's why you all didn't know."
Shi Meng's face was filled with immense pride. He slowly raised his great, cushion-like hand and gradually clenched it in midair.
A wisp of deep-red flame rose from his palm as though it were tangible. It burned slowly, warping the air and radiating a pressure so terrifying it was beyond measure!
At that moment,
that frightening aura silently permeated every corner of the space!
This was a far more terrifying pressure than before!
Everyone was horrified to feel as though their hearts were being squeezed tight!
"Congratulations, Leader, on perfecting your divine technique!"
"With the Leader here, the Sifang Society is no longer worth worrying about!"
Amid his shock, Black Tiger Gang Vice Leader Song Ding was even more delighted.
As the only person present who had fought Hall Master Feng of the Sifang Society head-on, he could clearly sense that Shi Meng's aura was even stronger than Hall Master Feng's!
Whenever he recalled being defeated in three moves at the city gate, with his dignity thrown to the ground and trampled beneath the other man's feet, humiliation and fury rose in Song Ding's heart.
He had originally thought the Black Tiger Gang's decline was already inevitable.
Who would have thought that after several years in seclusion, the leader's strength would rise another level, already surpassing that man—and that before long, he would completely eliminate the Sifang Society's people? How could Song Ding not be thrilled?!
"Leader, just give the order!"
"At the negotiation, I'll go all out and teach them a lesson they'll never forget!"
Song Ding's hands trembled slightly with excitement.
Shi Meng, however, shook his head.
"No, Brother Song. I alone am enough for this negotiation. You have something more important to do!"
A vicious look appeared in Shi Meng's eyes.
"These past few days, seeing the Sifang Society grow powerful, quite a few forces in the city have defected to their side."
"What you need to do is lead men to purge every last one of those damned traitors while I deal with their higher-ups. Don't let a single one escape!"
"And not just them. Everyone connected to Weilong Martial Arts School or the Sifang Society—including their families, the old, and the young—must be wiped out!"
At these words,
everyone below was startled.
Someone could not help exclaiming in horror:
"But Leader, if we do that, won't we have to kill nearly twenty percent of everyone in Huangshi Town?!"
"That is precisely what I want!"
Shi Meng's face twisted into an extremely ferocious expression.
"Since they betrayed us, they naturally must pay the price for betrayal!"
"Since we're killing, then we must kill enough! Kill until everyone trembles in fear, and let them know the price of daring to betray this gang!"
"If they want someone to blame, they can blame their bad luck!"
Cold killing intent thunderously swept out,
making everyone present tremble. Not one of them dared to object.
"Song Ding, while I deal with those fools at the negotiation, lead men to kill every Entry Realm Warrior connected to them in the city. I'll give you a list. Go from place to place and kill them one by one. As for the others, cleanse the families and friends of the Weilong Martial Arts School's disciples, along with every related Mortal!"
"This time, I want to secure at least thirty years of peace from now on!"
As he spoke,
a list was handed to Black Tiger Gang Vice Leader Song Ding.
He slowly opened it.
The very first name he saw
was none other than Yang Qingyun!
On this day,
dark currents surged throughout Huangshi Town,
as the various forces harbored their own schemes.
Not a single person could be seen on the streets. Everyone knew that a top-level negotiation gathering Huangshi Town's strongest forces was about to begin.
A chaotic battle affecting the entire town was about to erupt as well.
Also on this day,
the people of both sides, along with the town's other two major forces, all gathered in Huangshi Town's plaza.
But this had little to do with Yang Qingyun.
At that moment, he was still at home, diligently practicing the Blood Melting Body Tempering Fist, constantly refining Qi and Blood and tempering the resilience of the dantian and meridians within his body.
However,
BOOM!!!
A sudden thunderous explosion rang out,
and the courtyard gate was blasted open.
Wang Xiaoshi's figure was sent flying inside.
"Young Master, this is bad! The Black Tiger Gang has come!"
Amid screams, members of the Black Tiger Gang charged in. Several of them raised their blades and savagely hacked at Wang Xiaoshi on the ground.
At the same time,
"Which one of you is Yang Qingyun? Get out here and die!"
A furious shout rang across the sky as Song Ding strode in from outside the courtyard, walking with the bearing of a dragon and tiger.
BANG! BANG! BANG!
Suddenly,
the figures who had been swinging their blades at Wang Xiaoshi on the ground were struck by a powerful force, and several of them were blasted away.
At some unknown point, Yang Qingyun had appeared.
He stood in front of Wang Xiaoshi.
"What do you people mean by this? As far as I remember, Yang has no quarrel with the Black Tiger Gang."
Seeing Song Ding, the Black Tiger Gang leader, barge in with his vicious-looking followers, Yang Qingyun's expression darkened.
"Indeed, we have no quarrel. But who told you to associate with people you shouldn't have? Today, everyone connected to Weilong Martial Arts School and the Sifang Society must die!"
After confirming Yang Qingyun's identity, Song Ding let out a cold laugh.
SWISH!
His entire body transformed into a blur. His fingers flew, his five fingers curved like hooks, and he lunged straight for Yang Qingyun's throat with a fierce aura wrapped around him!
The power of the Viscera Refining Realm erupted in full at this moment. His fingertips tore through the air, producing a sharp whistle that was terrifying beyond words!
As the first person on the list,
Song Ding had also made a few inquiries into the reason,
and only then learned that this man had an exceptionally close relationship with Zhou Weilong of Weilong Martial Arts School.
The latter often delivered medicinal materials to his home and frequently visited him.
Adding that to the matter of Zhou Weilong risking Weilong Martial Arts School's reputation to make a name for this man on Black Wind Mountain when he first appeared,
it made Black Tiger Gang strategist Zuo Xiangsheng feel that their initial guess about this young man might have been wrong.
The truth was likely that Zhou Weilong had seen that the other man possessed extraordinary talent, so he had sought to recruit and invest in him early. Afterward, he had spared no effort to transport medicinal supplies to his door, providing the resources he needed for cultivation and forming a relationship in advance.
That explained why the story of this man attacking Golden-Eyed Leopard on Black Wind Mountain likely contained some truth.
Even if the rumors had been exaggerated, this young man probably still possessed the ability to contend with a Viscera Refining Realm warrior for a time!
This undoubtedly made Zuo Xiangsheng, the Black Tiger Gang's strategist, extremely wary.
At such a young age,
with the potential to possess such strength,
if he escaped,
he would inevitably become a great enemy of the Black Tiger Gang in the future!
Therefore,
to pull up the weeds, one had to remove the roots,
and Yang Qingyun had become the first person on the list!
He was also the one Song Ding absolutely had to kill on this trip!
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