Black Tiger Gang

Another night had come.

Chen Fan quietly slipped out again.

His martial arts training had also made him far more agile.

His body twisted in strange ways, his movements extraordinarily nimble.

He easily vaulted over the earthen wall of the alley and climbed onto the flat-roofed houses.

This was the outskirts of Flying Spirit County. Nearly everything around was a single-story house. Chen Fan moved swiftly from rooftop to rooftop and soon spotted scattered pinpricks of fire in the darkness.

He knew that these were Black Tiger Gang members still on patrol!

These days, Black Tiger Gang members had spread throughout many areas of Flying Spirit County's outskirts, including Sophora Street.

The scattered firelight beneath the night sky was especially conspicuous.

He moved lightly, carefully concealing himself in the darkness, and was never discovered.

This was not his first day of action. Combined with the information he had gotten from Wang Gang, Chen Fan had already figured these fellows out thoroughly!

The dozen or so thugs who followed Pi Liu's lead were all ordinary people, merely a little stronger than average. Though they had practiced basic martial arts, none had truly mastered them!

Pi Liu, the only one who had cultivated a sense of qi, had merely glimpsed the doorway. Naturally, he could not detect the carefully hidden Chen Fan!

Watching the torches in the night and listening to the thugs laughing, cursing, and shouting on the streets below, Chen Fan lay silently upon a rooftop, holding his breath and focusing his mind as he followed them in secret, quietly waiting for a chance to strike.

Chen Fan was an extremely patient person. For the past few days, he had been doing the same thing.

While Chen Fan lay in wait beneath the night sky.

At the port in the western outskirts.

Where countless torches illuminated the night.

A thick stench of blood drifted across the port on the riverside breeze.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

A burly man darted continuously through the streets, heading toward the sound of running water not far away.

He moved like lightning, terrifyingly fast.

Before him stood countless people holding high their torches, blocking his path.

They were all members of the Black Tiger Gang.

"Yuan Kuanglin! Surrender at once, and I'll spare your dog life!"

Amid the countless Black Tiger Gang members, a man in brocade robes with graying temples gazed calmly at the man streaking through the darkness like lightning.

Yuan Kuanglin turned a deaf ear and continued charging forward.

His entire body was blood-red, his face flushed crimson.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

He moved with the gait of a dragon and the stride of a tiger, his fists like the wind.

As he ran.

His fists and palms flashed in succession, sending one figure after another flying through the air. Blood immediately splashed across the night sky!

Screams rose one after another.

Several dozen people could not stop Yuan Kuanglin alone!

The middle-aged man in brocade watched this scene and sneered. "You, Yuan Kuanglin, are a great expert at the sixth level of martial arts, but you are already seriously wounded. I, You Shahu, am at the peak of the fifth level. Why would I fear you?"

In the blink of an eye, You Shahu leaped forward and appeared before Yuan Kuanglin like a thunderbolt, throwing a punch.

Tiger Roar Fist!

Smack!

The air churned.

The blow was incomparably fierce!

You Shahu had the advantage in both numbers and terrain, and he had seized the timing perfectly. He struck during the gap between Yuan Kuanglin's moves, before Yuan Kuanglin could raise a defense. The punch blasted him back several meters, sending him crashing to the ground as a mouthful of blood sprayed out!

This was the first time Yuan Kuanglin had halted since his high-speed flight.

And as You Shahu's punch succeeded.

The surrounding Black Tiger Gang members were all greatly excited.

"Long live the gang leader!"

You Shahu was none other than the Black Tiger Gang's leader and its number one expert.

One of the heads of Flying Spirit County's underworld forces!

Yuan Kuanglin sprang up with a carp flip. Intense unwillingness flashed through his eyes as his bloodshot gaze fixed tightly upon You Shahu.

"A tiger fallen to the plains is bullied by dogs! If I were not seriously wounded, with less than one-tenth of my strength remaining, how could I possibly be defeated by a minor character like you?!"

The two were only one level apart. Though Yuan Kuanglin was stronger than You Shahu, the difference was limited. Not to mention that Yuan Kuanglin was badly wounded, with less than one-tenth of his strength left.

You Shahu sneered, utterly unangered by Yuan Kuanglin's words. "The victor is king, the loser a bandit. What use is there in your prattle?"

As he spoke, he charged forward again and unleashed another Tiger Roar Fist.

Yuan Kuanglin gritted his teeth and raised an elbow to meet it head-on.

The two martial arts experts battled in a tangled mass!

Slapping impacts rang out without end.

Yuan Kuanglin was at the end of a spent crossbow. Though his strength was greater, his condition was terrible, and he was no match for You Shahu at all. After only several dozen exchanges, he was beaten back again and again, blood constantly spewing from his mouth!

With the upper hand, You Shahu pressed the attack, punch after punch growing ever fiercer.

Suddenly, Yuan Kuanglin shot a bloody arrow from his mouth. It was nearly invisible, yet it had already pierced through You Shahu's shoulder.

You Shahu retreated sharply, his gaze turning solemn. "The Blood-Burning Method? You don't want to live anymore?"

White smoke rose from Yuan Kuanglin's body, and his aura surged dramatically. He shot You Shahu a vicious look. "If I do not die today, I will uproot your petty Black Tiger Gang, roots and all!"

With that, he stomped his feet against the ground, suddenly turned, and moved even faster than before, breaking out of the encirclement in the blink of an eye.

As he fled, he casually slapped several Black Tiger Gang members to death.

He was so fast that everyone could only watch him vanish into the darkness in a streak of smoke. They could not catch him at all!

Watching Yuan Kuanglin's retreating figure, You Shahu's face was filled with wariness. A strange flush of blood flashed over his face as he sneered repeatedly.

"What use are harsh words? You are at the end of a spent crossbow! Do you think you can escape? This entire area has long been sealed off by my Black Tiger Gang. Once the backlash of your Blood-Burning Method takes effect, any random martial artist will be able to take your life!"

With a wave of his hand, he ordered his subordinates to pursue.

Unfortunately, Yuan Kuanglin's speed after using the Blood-Burning Method was astonishing. These people simply could not catch up to him.

But You Shahu was not worried.

Black Tiger Gang members filled this entire area for who knew how many miles. The Blood-Burning Method had a time limit, and once it wore off, only death awaited him.

Chen Fan lay silently on the rooftop, observing Pi Liu in the distance.

His ears suddenly twitched, and his gaze shifted toward the distance.

A crimson flare suddenly burst across the night sky.

A commotion drew nearer and nearer.

"It's the assembly signal!"

Pi Liu's voice was full of excitement. "Brothers, follow me!"

These days, Pi Liu had spent every day patrolling everywhere, yet he had not discovered a single person or incident. He had been bored to the extreme.

Now that something had finally happened, he was immensely excited.

The Black Tiger Gang members behind Pi Liu also sprang into action.

Chen Fan followed far behind them.

After the time it took to drink a cup of tea.

They reached a desolate area with no homes. Chen Fan carefully hid behind a tree and soon heard the sounds of fighting rising one after another in the distance. At the same time, a faint scent of blood drifted through the air.

Screams rang out continuously.

They made Chen Fan's heart pound in alarm.

Could the Black Tiger Gang be fighting another gang?

Chen Fan could not help thinking.

He quietly drew closer to the chaos ahead.

Torches flickered chaotically in the darkness.

Only then did Chen Fan see clearly.

Besides the dozen or so people led by Pi Liu, there appeared to be other Black Tiger Gang members among the figures.

From afar, this was no gang battle at all.

It was one person fighting dozens of Black Tiger Gang members!