"So arrogant...!"
Chen Qinglang seethed with anger, his chest heaving.
He studied the newcomer carefully and saw that he hadn't reached the Divine Wheel Realm. He was only at the Bone Forging Realm, at the Qi and Blood Wolf Smoke stage. Chen Qinglang's fists clenched.
After all, his own strength had already reached the Marrow Jade Realm, the peak of the Qi and Blood Furnace stage. He also had a trump card up his sleeve and had even been preparing to wipe out the Flying Eagle Gang and unite the gangs of Qingzhou City. He had no reason to fear one Bone Forging Realm fighter.
What he feared was the traitor from the Divine Saber Sect standing behind the Azure Dragon Society!
If he hadn't been worried about the Divine Saber Sect expert behind this man, he would have struck him down at once.
As far as he knew,
the Divine Saber Sect's traitor was a Divine Wheel Realm expert!
This man was only at the Bone Forging Realm, yet he was already so arrogant. It was entirely possible that the traitor from the Divine Saber Sect was lurking nearby!
"You want me to submit? Fine! But you'll have to defeat me with your true strength!"
"Otherwise, I won't be convinced!"
Chen Qinglang drew a deep breath and spoke in a low voice.
He didn't want to provoke the Divine Saber Sect's traitor, but he didn't want to submit, either. He had worked so hard to establish the Green Wolf Gang. He couldn't bear to hand it over so easily!
He had already thought it through. The man before him was weaker than he was. If he lost, he'd have no face to bring up submission again.
"Good!"
Hearing Chen Qinglang's words, Qin Shuang nodded. "I'll make sure you're defeated fair and square!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Qin Shuang's figure flickered and appeared in the plaza outside the Green Wolf Gang's main hall, his hands clasped behind his back.
"Whoosh!"
Chen Qinglang's tall, burly figure appeared two zhang away from Qin Shuang. A terrifying, surging wave of qi and blood spread from him. He was unmistakably at the Marrow Jade Realm, the Qi and Blood Furnace stage!
At that moment,
eighteen high-ranking members of the Green Wolf Gang stood eight zhang away. Farther off, nearly two hundred gang members had hurried over after hearing the commotion!
"Chen Qinglang, make your move!"
Qin Shuang stood with his hands behind his back, looking at Chen Qinglang across from him as he spoke calmly.
"Take this!"
Chen Qinglang said no more. He unleashed his terrifying qi and blood, becoming like a great furnace. With a swing of his arms, he sprang at Qin Shuang like a blood-red wolf!
"Boom!"
As Chen Qinglang charged, Qin Shuang's own terrifying qi and blood surged outward. He was at the Qi and Blood Furnace stage, too! But the range of his furnace was twice Chen Qinglang's!
"Boom!"
Qin Shuang immediately unleashed Fierce Tiger Rending!
In an instant, he seemed to become a blood-red tiger. The rush of qi and blood within him roared like a tiger's growl, echoing in every direction!
"Bang!"
The two collided. A thunderous crash rang out, and a burly figure flew five zhang through the air. When he landed, he stumbled backward several paces, then dropped onto his rear, blood spilling from the corner of his mouth. His eyes were filled with shock.
"B-Boss... was sent flying in one move?"
"That qi and blood is so powerful! Th-this is just too strong!"
"..."
The Green Wolf Gang members all looked over. When they saw that the man who'd been sent flying was their boss, their eyes widened, and shock filled their faces.
"Chen Qinglang, what do you think?"
Qin Shuang stood with his hands behind his back, looking at Chen Qinglang as he spoke calmly.
He hadn't even used Tiger Roar Divine Fist or the Tiger Roar Divine Intent. He had overwhelmed Chen Qinglang with nothing but the power of his qi and blood.
Chen Qinglang stared at Qin Shuang, the shock still lingering in his eyes. With a long sigh, he got to his feet, walked over to Qin Shuang, and dropped to his knees with a thunderous thud. "Your subordinate Chen Qinglang pays his respects to the Hall Master!"
"We pay our respects to the Hall Master! We're willing to give our lives for you!"
"Paying our respects to the Hall Master! Your subordinate is willing to brave fire and water for you, without hesitation!"
"..."
Seeing their boss kneel and submit, all the high-ranking members present knelt before Qin Shuang. Farther away, the gang members also hurried forward and dropped to their knees.
"Good! All of you, rise!"
Qin Shuang waved to Chen Qinglang and the others, signaling for them to get up. Then he continued, "Since you've submitted to me, I'll need to place a restriction on each of you to put my mind at ease. As long as you don't rebel, you'll be perfectly safe!"
Chen Qinglang's face showed helplessness. He cupped his fists respectfully. "Since I've been defeated by the Hall Master, I'll accept whatever punishment he decides."
Seeing that their boss had made his position clear, the other hall leaders and deputy hall leaders didn't dare say a word. They all lowered their heads and stood behind Chen Qinglang.
Qin Shuang immediately stepped forward. Using his own qi and blood, he formed blood seals one after another and placed them between the brows of Chen Qinglang and the various hall leaders and deputy hall leaders. Qin Shuang discovered that since his Life and Death Seal had reached the proficient stage, forming blood seals required less qi and blood and took less time!
[Life and Death Seal advanced to Mastery]
[Simplification: Print ten thousand Rebirth Netherworld Coins, condense Life and Death Seals to control one hundred people, and it can reach Grand Completion]
The instant Qin Shuang had placed Life and Death Seals on ten high-ranking members of the Green Wolf Gang, two mechanical system notifications sounded in his mind.
At the same time,
a stream of information poured into his Sea of Consciousness and instantly merged with it.
It contained the method for using the Life and Death Seal at the proficient stage, along with the techniques and insights for forming blood seals!
At that moment,
Qin Shuang felt as if he had been practicing the Life and Death Seal for nearly ten years!
"To advance to Grand Completion, I need to control one hundred people with the Life and Death Seal?"
Qin Shuang's thoughts stirred. He formed more blood seals and placed them on all the remaining high-ranking members. When that wasn't enough, he had Chen Qinglang summon all the Sect Leaders. He placed Life and Death Seals on every one of them, but the number still fell short. Even the lower-ranking officers weren't spared.
Half an hour later,
Qin Shuang had met the condition of "condensing Life and Death Seals to control one hundred people." Only then did he stop. Looking at Chen Qinglang, he asked, "Chen Qinglang, your body seems very tough. What martial arts do you practice?"
That was because
during their recent fight, Qin Shuang had noticed that Chen Qinglang's body was exceptionally tough.
By rights, Qin Shuang's punch should have broken Chen Qinglang's bones, but he'd only suffered internal injuries from the impact.
"This..."
Chen Qinglang hesitated, then sighed inwardly and said, "Reporting to the Hall Master, your subordinate once had an unusual encounter and obtained a silver-colored metal fragment. It had a set of instructions inscribed on it, and I practiced according to them."
"Oh? Let me see!"
Qin Shuang's eyes lit up.
"Please wait a moment, Hall Master. I'll go get it."
Chen Qinglang cupped his fists.
"Mm."
Qin Shuang nodded. Chen Qinglang turned and went behind the main headquarters. Before long, he returned carrying a long, rectangular cloth bundle. He unfolded it to reveal a fragment two chi long, one chi wide, and two fingers thick, with a silvery sheen.
"Hall Master, your subordinate found this while training in the Xuan Yin Mountain Range. It has a set of instructions inscribed on it."
Chen Qinglang respectfully handed the fragment to Qin Shuang.
"It's quite heavy."
Qin Shuang took the Silver Slip and was a little surprised. The thing weighed at least twenty jin. He picked it up and examined it closely. Sure enough, it had a set of instructions on it, written in tiny characters—about a thousand in all. Qin Shuang began to read.
Chen Qinglang stood at his side, waiting respectfully.
"Hm? It still hasn't appeared on the panel?"
Qin Shuang read it twice and saw that the instructions still hadn't appeared on his panel. He furrowed his brow slightly and said, "I'll take this fragment back to study. Go find Jin Yang and Liu Hao and discuss merging the former Green Wolf Gang members into the Azure Dragon Society!"
"Understood, Hall Master!"
Chen Qinglang nodded and bowed in acknowledgment.
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