Madara: Shinra Tensei!
The next morning, just as dawn was breaking.
Five thick, black wooden pillars have been erected on the open space in front of the former site of Exchange Tower.
The waist tags of the thugs from the Crimson Fiend Hall who ambushed the convoy last night, along with dozens of poisoned blades gleaming green, were neatly hung on a wooden pillar.
Beneath the wooden pillar were numerous bloody confessions written in black and white on white paper.
The large characters were particularly glaring in the morning light.
The passing adventurer glanced at it and immediately gasped.
In less than half an hour, over a thousand cultivators and mercenaries had gathered in front of Exchange Tower.
"Those chambers of Merchant Guilds in the north of the city actually colluded with the Crimson Fiend Hall of the black market to intercept life-saving medicine!"
"No wonder drug prices increased fivefold a few days ago; they're trying to cut off our livelihood!"
"Exchange Tower sold us the medicine at the original price to save us, but these beasts Black Hand halfway through; they're worse than pigs and dogs!"
The angry shouts grew louder and louder, and public opinion in the entire Chaotic Star City was in complete uproar.
Meanwhile, in the secret underground room of the Chengbei Merchant Guilds headquarters.
The atmosphere was extremely tense.
The Brocade-Robed Shopkeeper, was covered in cold sweat and paced back and forth in the room, his legs feeling weak.
The other Merchant Guilds owners who had conspired with him turned pale and pointed at his nose, cursing him loudly.
"Didn't you say that the Crimson Fiend Hall's actions were foolproof?"
"Now all the name tags and confessions are posted in the south of the city, and even our family names are written clearly!"
"All the mercenaries in the city are cursing us! How are we going to clean this up?!"
The Brocade-Robed Shopkeeper wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, his lips trembling.
"How was I supposed to know the Crimson Fiend Hall was so useless? Dozens of Soul Master couldn't even take down a single carriage!"
Before he could finish speaking, a deafening roar suddenly erupted from outside.
Dozens of mercenary captains, who had been exploited by pharmacies in the north of the city, led thousands of furious rogue cultivators into the streets.
They surrounded the gates of several pharmacies in the north of the city, making it impossible to pass through.
"Get out here!"
"You heartless, unscrupulous merchant, give me back my brother's life!"
Countless rotten vegetable leaves and pebbles rained down on the pharmacy's signboard.
With a loud crash, the gold-lettered plaque that had hung there for decades was smashed to pieces.
The guards huddled behind the door, trembling with fear, too afraid to even open it.
The dignity that the North City Merchant Alliance had cultivated over many years was shattered at this moment.
The Chaotic Star City Deacon's Office quickly received the news and dispatched two sword-wielding commanders to the south of the city.
The two men, accompanied by a squad of city guards, strode to the entrance of the former site of Exchange Tower.
The leading commander gripped the hilt of his sword and spoke with a stern face.
Who is in charge of Exchange Tower?
"For the sake of stability in the city, remove everything from the gateposts immediately. Don't let things escalate!"
A commotion immediately arose among the crowd, with many mercenaries showing anger but also wary of the prestige of the Deacon's Office.
Inside the gate of Exchange Tower, Fugaku Uchiha stepped out with a cold face.
He crossed his arms, not even touching his weapon, and his powerful Chakra aura, as majestic as a mountain, suddenly erupted.
Boom!
The air seemed to freeze.
The two sword-wielding commanders felt as if they had been struck head-on by a battering ram in the chest, and their faces instantly turned deathly pale.
Thump thump thump!
The two men couldn't stand up at all and stumbled back three steps in front of everyone, the bluestone slabs beneath their feet cracking inch by inch.
Fugaku's eyes were cold, and his voice was deep.
"Where was the Deacon's Office when others ambushed and killed my Exchange Tower convoy?"
"Now that the evidence is irrefutable, what right do you have to care what's hanging on Exchange Tower's signboard?"
The two commanders had beads of cold sweat on their foreheads, and their hands gripping their knives were trembling.
This aura is terrifying; it's definitely no less powerful than the top experts within the manor.
The two men exchanged a glance, no longer daring to put on airs, and sheepishly led the city guards away.
Upon seeing this, the surrounding mercenaries burst into cheers.
Under the eaves of the back room, Madara Uchiha, watching the farce unfold outside.
His eyes were filled with impatience and chilling murderous intent.
"A bunch of cowardly rats, only daring to resort to these despicable tricks in secret."
Ban turned his head and looked at Ren, who was sitting at the table drinking tea.
"Ren, there's no need to waste any more time with them."
"Let me go to the east of the city and raze that so-called Crimson Fiend Hall to the ground. Let's see who else in this city dares to extend their claws."
Ren put down his celadon teacup and nodded calmly.
"Now that the evidence has been presented, there's no need to keep them alive any longer."
He stood up and straightened his black robes.
"Fugaku, you take the First Division of the Temple ahead of us and lock down all the streets around the Crimson Fiend Hall. Don't let a single fly escape."
"Madara, Sasuke, Itachi, and Shisui, come with me to the Black Market headquarters."
"Today, a complete reckoning."
Fugaku and the others acknowledged the order in unison, and their figures instantly disappeared into the back hall.
In the eastern part of the city, at the deepest part of the black market.
The atmosphere at the Crimson Fiend Hall headquarters was extremely tense.
The suicide squad sent out last night was completely wiped out, and even their leader was captured alive. The news has already been sent back.
Inside the main hall, the three remaining deputy hall masters of the Great Soul Sage were filled with terror.
"Quickly! Activate the Hall-Protecting Mystic Yin Grand Formation!"
"Gather all the brothers together and guard the front yard!"
As a piercing alarm bell rang, hundreds of desperate thugs carrying weapons stormed into the courtyard.
A layer of cold, black mist rose from the ground, enveloping the entire main altar.
Looking at the thick bronze door, which was half a foot thick, the thugs felt a little more confident.
"With the Mystic Yin Grand Formation and the Bronze Gate blocking our way, even Quasi-Transcendent would be held back!"
The words had barely left his mouth.
Boom!
A deafening explosion rang out.
The thick bronze door, which was said to be able to withstand a full-force attack from Soul Sage, shattered as if it were made of paper.
Countless bronze fragments, mixed with violent shockwaves, surged back into the courtyard.
Amidst the billowing smoke and Madara Uchiha stepped slowly in alone.
His expression was indifferent, and the Three-Tomoe Sharingan gleamed with a chilling light.
"Form ranks! Kill him quickly!"
The dozens of high-level Soul Master at the forefront, their eyes bloodshot, lit up their Soul Ring and pounced forward.
Ban didn't even lift a finger.
Boom!
A tangible vortex of Chakra erupted from his body.
The dozens of high-level Soul Master were pouncing in mid-air felt as if they had crashed into an invisible iron wall.
Click! Click!
A cacophony of cracking sounds filled the air.
This group of notorious thugs were instantly blasted, their bones broken, and they were sent flying backward, coughing up blood and knocking down many of their companions.
The entire group of assailants froze on the spot, their scalps tingling with fear.
With just his aura, he crippled dozens of high-level Soul Master. What kind of Monster is this?!
The deputy hall master on the high platform was terrified and frantically poured his Soul Power into the array plate.
"Activate the killing formation! Shoot him dead!"
Buzz!
The black mist surrounding the courtyard surged violently, and thousands of poisoned bone spikes and chilling, malevolent light rained down on Ban Dangtou like a storm.
A mocking sneer appeared on Ban's lips.
Buzz!
Deep blue Chakra shot into the sky, instantly condensing into a giant Susanoo rib.
Jingle bells!
The dense barbs and cold light struck the blue ribs, but didn't leave even a white mark; instead, they were all deflected.
The terrifying recoil force surged back along the array patterns.
Puff!
The dozen or so Soul Master who were in charge of the array all coughed up blood, and the array plate shattered on the spot.
Just then, the secluded stone chamber at the back of the courtyard suddenly exploded.
An aged figure soared into the sky, eight Soul Ring around his body flashing wildly, unleashing a monstrous surge of bloodlust.
"Who dares to destroy the foundation of my Crimson Fiend Hall!"
The Quasi-Transcendent patriarch of the Crimson Fiend Hall, who had been in seclusion for many years, appeared in a fit of rage.
He clasped his hands together, and a ferocious blood dragon Martial Soul, ten feet long, materialized behind him.
The raging gale pressed down, causing the ground to collapse inch by inch. The blood dragon opened its blood-red maw, carrying a destructive aura as it bit straight at Ban's head.
The surviving perpetrators, witnessing this scene, had a renewed sense of hope.
"It's the Ancestor emerging from seclusion!"
"With the true form of Quasi-Transcendent Blood Flood Dragon True Body, this little beast's life is sealed!"
Facing the ten-zhang-long blood dragon rushing towards him, Ban's expression remained unchanged, and he slowly clasped his hands together.
Deep within his eye sockets, the scarlet Sharingan instantly transformed into rings of purple ripples.
Rinnegan!
Shinra Tensei.
As the indifferent voice fell, an irresistible and immense repulsive Repulsive Force erupted from Ban's center.
The once invincible ten-zhang blood dragon Martial Soul couldn't even withstand it for a second, and was instantly shattered into countless specks of light.
The Quasi-Transcendent ancestor's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets, and he coughed up blood, flying backward like a cannonball.
With a loud bang, he crashed into the entire main hall behind him, burying him in the rubble, his fate unknown.
The entire courtyard was deathly silent.
The weapons in the hands of all the thugs clattered to the ground, and their legs trembled like leaves.
Inside the side hall at the rear, several Crimson Fiend Hall reacted and grabbed tinderboxes, intending to destroy the accounts.
Two dark figures entered through the window like ghosts.
Itachi raised his hand and threw several Kunai, pinning the tinderbox precisely to the wall.
Water Body Flicker succession. Several key members didn't even have time to react before their acupoints were sealed, and they collapsed to the ground.
In the front yard, Sasuke walked into the crowd, sword in hand.
"Chidori Sharp Spear!"
A blinding bolt of lightning stretched for several meters before sweeping outwards.
Screams rang out one after another as all the thugs who still tried to resist had their tendons severed.
This black market cancer that had plagued Chaotic Star City for decades was completely eradicated in the short span of an incense stick's time.
Ren slowly walked into the ruins, stepping on the rubble.
Fugaku, accompanied by several members of the Temple, walked out from the backyard and shattered the steel door of the underground vault with a single palm strike.
Inside the hidden vault, gold glittered, and boxes of gold soul coins and rare ores were piled up like mountains.
Fugaku walked to the innermost hidden compartment, took out the two sealed items inside, and quickly returned to Ren.
It was a core communication array plate engraved with black and white array patterns, the very treasure that Exchange Tower had stolen back then.
Beside the array plate lay a top-grade storage ring engraved with ancient dragon patterns.