The Green Tiger Is Dead, the Black Dragon Shall Rise! (Seeking Favorites and Follows)

"Who goes there, daring to break into the Green Tiger Gang at night!"

The four great hall masters rushed over with their men, their expressions grave and their eyes sharp.

One of the hall masters arrived first; taking the lead, he lunged forward and charged straight into the main hall.

"Damn it, Ruan Jin beat us to it!"

The other three hall masters were a step behind, secretly feeling it a pity.

With an enemy raiding the gang leader at night, this was the perfect moment to show loyalty. Whoever arrived first and successfully protected the leader would undoubtedly earn more favor and trust.

The three hall masters had only just let this thought cross their minds.

The next moment.

BOOM!

A figure flew backward out of the main hall, tracing a high arc through the air before crashing heavily to the ground in front of them.

"Cough, cough... Ugh!"

The figure struggled to crawl up, coughed a few times, and vomited a mouthful of scarlet blood, his face instantly turning deathly pale.

"Ruan Jin!!"

The three hall masters recognized the figure that had been sent flying, their pupils constricting as they froze in their tracks.

The regret they had felt just moments ago vanished like smoke!

"The enemy is actually this terrifying, knocking Hall Master Ruan Jin away in a single strike?!"

The three hall masters were all filled with shock, exchanging glances and seeing the wariness in each other's eyes.

At the same time, a question arose in their hearts: "Where is the gang leader? Did he just watch as Hall Master Ruan Jin was sent flying?"

This doubt made them feel a faint sense of foreboding.

Logically speaking, if the gang leader were unharmed, he wouldn't just stand by and watch his subordinate get knocked away in an instant.

As the doubt surfaced, a figure slowly emerged from the dim, lamp-lit entrance of the main hall.

He was dressed in black, wearing a Black Dragon mask, his right hand holding a long blade pointed diagonally at the ground, while his left hand gripped a blood-dripping head.

With every step he took, the head left a trail of blood.

He walked slowly out of the hall, looking down at the members of the Green Tiger Gang.

His gaze, sharp as a blade, swept across the four hall masters before he tossed the head in his left hand toward them.

Roll, roll!

The head tumbled across the ground a few times, revealing a face with green spots and eyes wide open in death.

"G-Gang Leader!!"

The three hall masters' pupils contracted violently, their eyes fixed on the head, and they couldn't help but cry out in horror.

This head was the gang leader's!

Their gang leader... was dead!!

The three hall masters retreated a few steps in terror, their hearts shaken. Subconsciously, they looked up at the black-clad figure in the Black Dragon mask, not daring to step forward to avenge their leader!

Liu Chu watched them retreat, their expressions filled with shock, and nodded in satisfaction.

This was exactly the effect he wanted!

If they had all swarmed him at once, with so many people, he would have had to fight his way out in a bloodbath.

But that went against his plan.

He wanted to suppress the entire Green Tiger Gang, using the head of their former leader and his own strength—which far surpassed the old leader's—to force the four hall masters into submission!

Liu Chu stood tall in his Black Dragon mask and black robes, his long blade pointing at the ground as blood slowly slid down the steel.

He stood proudly on the steps, looking down at the crowd, using the momentum of having beheaded the Green Tiger Gang leader and knocking back Ruan Jin in one strike to intimidate everyone present.

His voice was cold and indifferent as he looked at the four hall masters. "The Green Tiger Gang leader is dead. From this day forward, I am the new leader!"

After speaking, his gaze, sharp as a knife, pierced into their very souls. He gave his long blade a sudden flick, sending blood spraying from the steel as the blade shimmered with a chilling light.

"Who opposes, and who agrees!"

His voice was cold, yet carried a hint of killing intent!

The four hall masters met Liu Chu's icy gaze and shuddered in unison, all feeling the cold murderous intent within his eyes.

They gritted their teeth, each lost in their own thoughts.

"I agree!"

Hall Master Ruan Jin clutched his chest, his voice weak. "I agree... cough, cough... this subordinate pays respects to the leader!"

With that, he knelt on one knee, signaling his allegiance.

"Hall Master Ruan Jin has surrendered..."

Seeing Ruan Jin's actions, the other three hall masters' eyes flashed. They hadn't expected that Ruan Jin, who had charged in first and appeared the most loyal to the old leader, would be the first to choose submission.

Ruan Jin, the Hall Master, was naturally aware of what the other three hall masters were thinking, but he did not care in the slightest.

His original intention to rush in first and protect the Green Tiger Gang leader was merely to gain more of the leader's trust and secure more power for himself.

However, having been sent flying by a single strike from Liu Chu the moment he rushed in, he realized deeply just how terrifying the man's strength was!

Coupled with the shocking sight of the leader's head rolling across the floor, he understood the vast gap in strength between them and could not muster even a shred of desire to resist.

Since he had no desire to resist, it was better to be the first to submit; that way, he could leave a good impression and be entrusted with more responsibility!

"Very good!"

Seeing someone submit, Liu Chu nodded in satisfaction before turning his gaze toward the remaining three hall masters.

The three hall masters had different thoughts, their eyes filled with hesitation and struggle.

"I object!"

A voice rang out, and the hall master on the far left stepped forward.

"It's Hall Master Xu Kun..."

The other two hall masters looked at the man who had stepped out with expressions of surprise.

"Everyone, do not be swayed by this man! How could our Green Tiger Gang be destroyed so easily, and how could we submit to the murderer who killed our leader? Have you all forgotten the leader's kindness? Everyone, join me and fight ba—"

Hall Master Xu Kun spoke loudly, his gaze sweeping over the two hall masters who had yet to make a decision, as well as the core members of the gang, hoping to incite everyone to surround and kill Liu Chu.

However, the next moment.

Swish!

A blur streaked past; Liu Chu had moved like a tiger waiting for its moment, suddenly lunging forward as his long blade instantly bloomed with a crescent-shaped cold light.

In the instant their figures crossed, he had already appeared behind Hall Master Xu Kun.

His long blade still pointed diagonally toward the ground; the blade, which had been clean after shaking off the blood, was now stained with a new layer of crimson that slowly slid down the edge.

The voice stopped abruptly!

Hall Master Xu Kun widened his eyes, a bloody slit slowly opening at his neck before blood sprayed out.

Thud!

His head rolled to the ground!

Silence!

The scene was terrifyingly quiet, deathly still.

After a long while.

Whoosh!

The crowd retreated in unison, not daring to get too close to Liu Chu, their eyes filled with fear as they looked at him.

A hall master, a ranked martial artist, had been killed in a single strike!

Such terrifying strength was something even the leader of the Green Tiger Gang could not achieve!

The flicker of resistance that had just been stirred in their hearts was instantly extinguished.

"Hall Master Xu Kun is dead..."

The other two hall masters' pupils contracted, a chill rising in their hearts as they looked at Liu Chu with immense dread.

A single strike to kill Hall Master Xu Kun!

Liu Chu's strength shocked them to the core!

If he could kill Hall Master Xu Kun in one strike, couldn't he also kill them with a single strike, given their comparable cultivation?!

Both men had the same thought at the same time.

At this moment, Liu Chu had already turned his gaze toward them. He flicked his arm again, shaking the blood off his long blade, which returned to its cold, icy sheen.

This action caused the two hall masters to instinctively take half a step back.

"And you two? Do you also object?"

Liu Chu gripped his long blade, his black robes making him look incredibly cold and detached as he looked at the two hall masters, appearing completely confident.

By now, he understood that he had intimidated everyone present.

The image of someone decisive, powerful, and mysterious had already been etched into the minds of everyone there!

And in a world where might makes right, this was undoubtedly the most valuable asset of all!

The two hall masters braced themselves as they looked at Liu Chu; they didn't even dare to meet his eyes, keeping their gazes lowered.

One of the hall masters immediately chose to yield, kneeling on one knee and bowing: "This subordinate pays respects to the leader!"

The remaining hall master knew he had no power to resist, nor did he wish to; he did not want to end up like Hall Master Xu Kun, beheaded in a single strike.

"This subordinate pays respects to the leader!"

He knelt respectfully on one knee, his voice loud and clear.

Seeing that of the four hall masters, one was dead and three had submitted, the rest of the gang's core members also began to choose to submit one after another.

"Subordinates pay respects to the Gang Leader!"

"Subordinates pay respects to the Gang Leader!"

"Subordinates pay respects to the Gang Leader!"

A chorus of salutations and obeisance rang out as the gang members present knelt on one knee in succession.

They were not ranked martial artists; seeing their gang leader slaughtered by this man, a ranked hall master killed in a single strike, and the remaining three hall masters submit, their hearts had long since surrendered.

Having lost their leader, even if they had the will to resist, they were powerless to turn the tide.

Moreover, they never had the ability to resist in the first place!

Liu Chu watched the figures kneeling on one knee, bowing their heads in submission, and the corners of his mouth beneath the Black Dragon mask could not help but curl upward.

"Today, the Green Tiger is dead, and the Black Dragon shall rise!"

"From this day forth, the Green Tiger Gang is renamed the Black Dragon Gang!"

Liu Chu's voice was like a booming bell, echoing throughout the entire gang.