Tremors

"Bang!!!"

A dull boom rang out, and tremendous force swept in like mountains collapsing and seas overturning.

It was as though he had been struck by a ten-thousand-pound hammer, his five viscera and six bowels violently shaken.

"Puh—!!"

Lin Yan spat out a mouthful of blood, his body sent flying backward in an instant.

The surging force crashed into him. Even as a Transformation Force martial artist, he could feel just how formidable this power was.

He circulated his force and barely steadied himself, but the force that had entered his body rampaged like a wild bull.

His blood and qi churned!

Only by circulating his own force did he barely manage to suppress the invading force.

"He's at Transformation Force!"

Lin Yan's expression changed drastically, all his previous calm composure gone.

In that instant of collision, he had felt it with perfect clarity.

Fang Xing had reached Transformation Force.

And he was even at the late stage of Transformation Force.

His force was far deeper and more powerful than Lin Yan's.

The force that had entered his body could not even be expelled. He could only barely suppress it.

"Run!"

In an instant, Lin Yan made his decision. Without the slightest hesitation, he turned and shot toward the courtyard gate.

"Trying to leave? Do you think you can?"

A ghostly voice reached his ears. Abruptly, Lin Yan stopped. Fang Xing was already blocking his path.

"So fast!"

Looking at Fang Xing before him, Lin Yan's eyelids twitched. Then he gritted his teeth and circulated his force. A layer of crimson spread over his fists, raising the surrounding temperature by several degrees.

His fist winds tore through the air, carrying terrifying power as they blasted toward Fang Xing at tremendous speed.

If he could not outrun him, then he would fight for his life.

As long as he could create the slightest opening, there would be hope of escape. As for the Yamen Runners outside, once he broke through Fang Xing, he could escape into the open sky.

"Still trying to put up a cornered-beast struggle? Hopelessly stubborn."

"Smack!"

The next instant, his fists abruptly stopped.

Fang Xing did not dodge. He took the blow head-on with both hands. Those hands were like iron pincers, clamping tightly around Lin Yan's fists and leaving them unable to move.

"Impossible!"

Terror surged through Lin Yan's heart. Just as he was about to unleash his force, Fang Xing gave him no chance. He lifted his leg and, like a hurricane, kicked him hard in the chest.

His protective force shattered, and his chest caved in.

His body slammed heavily into a large tree in the courtyard. The tree, as thick as a man, was snapped clean in two.

"Puh..."

After crashing through the tree, he spat out another huge mouthful of blood, and the light in his eyes dimmed considerably.

"Whoosh—!"

Fang Xing vanished from where he stood in a single stride, arriving before Lin Yan as swiftly as a breeze.

A layer of black light spread over his fists. Blue veins writhed as surging force gathered.

"Crack—!!"

The sound of bones breaking rang out, followed by a scream that echoed through the residence.

The major tendons within his body were violently shattered.

"Boom!!!"

The next instant, Fang Xing threw a punch down like an iron hammer, smashing heavily into his heart.

Force penetrated inward, rupturing his five viscera and six bowels.

"You..."

Lin Yan stared at him with wide eyes, filled with intense unwillingness.

Scarlet blood splashed onto him, but Fang Xing's expression remained unchanged.

Lin Yan lay motionless on the ground, without the slightest trace of life.

Silence!

Dead silence!

Pair after pair of eyes stared at the corpse on the ground, their faces filled with disbelief.

Dead!

A Transformation Force martial artist had died just like that!

He had been one of Qingshan County's foremost figures.

The Red Gang had run rampant for so many years, but today, its gang leader had died. Only one fate remained for the Red Gang: annihilation.

"Any resistance will be treated as the same crime!"

Fang Xing's voice rang out, shattering the silence.

Several Red Gang leaders immediately came to their senses. They had just opened their mouths to beg for mercy, but there was no longer any chance.

Fang Xing stepped forward, leaving afterimages in his wake as the wind howled.

In just a few short breaths, the remaining Red Gang leaders all fell to the ground.

Even a Transformation Force martial artist could not withstand him, much less several Dark Force-level leaders.

"Leave men behind to seal this place. The rest of you, arrest the remaining criminals."

Fang Xing gave the order. The Yamen Runners immediately snapped back to their senses and nodded frantically.

Fang Xing stepped out of the residence, with Chen Shan following close behind as they headed for the Red Fire Gang's next stronghold.

One shichen later, every leader of the Red Fire Gang had been dealt with.

This behemoth that had dominated South City had completely crumbled apart.

As for the rest, Fang Xing no longer needed to concern himself with it.

Without martial artists, a gang was nothing more than chickens and dogs made of clay. The Yamen Runners were mobilized to arrest the guilty, and more than a dozen locations were sealed.

Gambling dens, taverns, brothel courtyards...

Nearly every business under the Red Gang had been sealed and investigated.

This scene swiftly spread throughout South City.

Fang Xing's great purge directly swept away nearly every faction in South City.

The only one left unscathed was South City's greatest power, the Wang Family.

One of the three great family giants.

The powers in South City were tangled and intertwined, and most of them had ties to the Wang Family.

Yet under Fang Xing's iron-blooded actions, other than the Wang Family, not a single underworld power remained.

South City.

Wang Family residence.

Inside the inner hall, figures gathered one after another.

Nearly all of the Wang Family's upper echelon had assembled here.

At this moment, the atmosphere in the inner hall was grave.

Every Wang Family elder wore an ugly expression.

No one had expected Fang Xing's purge.

Even less had they expected his actions to be so swift.

The leaders of factions large and small had almost all died, and every one of them had died at Fang Xing's hands.

This fellow was simply a god of slaughter!

And the most terrifying part was that even the Red Gang's leader had died at Fang Xing's hands.

That had been a Transformation Force martial artist in the prime of his life.

Even the Wang Family could not have taken him down so easily.

Yet Fang Xing had done it alone.

He had slain the Red Gang's leader.

And he had wiped out every martial artist leader in the Red Gang.

Over the years, no Constable had ever been so ruthless, nor had any possessed such terrifying strength.

By slaying a Transformation Force martial artist, Fang Xing's strength had sent them a dangerous signal.

Would this madman turn his hand against the Wang Family?

"You have surely all learned of the news we just received. Tell me, what should we do?"

At the head of the inner hall, a middle-aged man swept his gaze over everyone.

This man was Wang Chaoyang, head of the Wang Family.

Hearing Wang Chaoyang's words, the Wang Family elders fell silent. After a long while, an elderly Wang Family member finally spoke.

"Family Head, why did Fang Xing suddenly make his move? Could there be something fishy behind this?"

As soon as he finished speaking, another middle-aged Wang Family member said, "Family Head, Fang Xing was only at Dark Force several months ago, yet he has now reached Transformation Force. He was even able to kill Lin Yan, who was at the early stage of Transformation Force. For him to advance so rapidly, someone must be supporting him behind the scenes, no?"

At those words, everyone turned to look at him. Wang Chaoyang narrowed his eyes, seeming to think of something as he looked at the speaker. "You mean the Heavenly Supervision Bureau?"

The Wang Family member nodded. "I think that is highly likely. Fang Xing must have caught the Heavenly Supervision Bureau's eye, which is why he has been able to advance by leaps and bounds."

"I also investigated his background. He used to be entirely unremarkable."

"He was not even a martial artist a year ago. Yet in less than a year, he has become Transformation Force and possesses the strength to kill one. Other than the Heavenly Supervision Bureau, which has the resources to accomplish something like this, I cannot think of any second possibility."

Hearing him out, Wang Chaoyang fell silent.

"What do you all think we should do?"

Wang Chaoyang looked at the others and asked.

"Family Head, this man is powerful and closely connected to the Heavenly Supervision Bureau. I fear we cannot afford to offend him, or there will be great trouble."

One person spoke.

"I think we can befriend him and deepen our relationship. Since the Heavenly Supervision Bureau values him so highly, and he himself is no ordinary man, drawing closer to him can only bring benefits, never harm."

"But what if he intends to move against our Wang Family as well?" a voice rang out.

Wang Chaoyang frowned tightly. After pondering for a moment, he looked at the others. "Keep an eye on him first. Gather more information, then we will discuss it again."

Hearing this, everyone nodded.

For now, it was only speculation. They would need to understand the situation clearly before they could determine the truth.