Those Who Come Are Not Good

In the main hall of the Giant Whale Gang's Dragon Snake Crossing branch.

"Bang!"

A coarse porcelain teacup was slammed violently onto the ground, shattering into pieces.

"That old fox Wei Tuo, what a big shot! He's making this Hall Master wait for him?" A burly man with a face full of flesh, dressed in black martial attire, grunted heavily. He sat imposingly in the main seat.

This man was Xiong Tai, the Hall Master of the Black Tiger Hall of the Blood Saber Sect, also known as the Bear of the Broken Back.

Behind him stood nearly twenty men, each radiating a powerful aura and armed with weapons. They filled the entire hall with a palpable sense of killing intent.

Several stewards and gang members of the Giant Whale Gang stood below with their hands clasped, their faces shifting from pale to ashen. None dared to speak.

One steward carefully offered a fawning smile, "Hall Master Xiong, please calm your anger. Our Branch Master was just handling important gang matters and is on his way back. He'll be here shortly, very shortly."

Xiong Tai grinned, revealing his stark white teeth. "Shortly? Since when does the Blood Saber Sect's business depend on someone else's 'shortly'? I heard your Giant Whale Gang has been quite formidable in Dragon Snake Crossing recently. Spreading news everywhere that Black Wind Village was wiped out by some nameless hero?"

His tone shifted, laced with a hint of coldness. "Black Wind Village was destroyed, and it has nothing to do with our Blood Saber Sect."

"But Li Batian's son, Li Mo, is now one of our Blood Saber Sect's people. What do you mean by doing this? Are you trying to slap the Blood Saber Sect in the face?"

Cold sweat beaded on the steward's forehead. "Hall Master Xiong, you misunderstand. There must be some misunderstanding..."

"Misunderstanding?" Xiong Tai slammed the table, making the teacups rattle. "I think you've all grown tired of living!"

Just then, hurried footsteps echoed from outside the door.

"Hall Master Xiong's esteemed presence, we apologize for not welcoming you sooner. Please forgive us!" Wei Tuo, along with Lu Shaoyou and several confidantes, quickly entered the hall.

He immediately noticed the mess on the floor and Xiong Tai's displeased expression.

Seeing their Branch Master finally return, the stewards and gang members let out a collective sigh of relief.

Xiong Tai raised an eyebrow and glanced at Wei Tuo. "Branch Master Wei, you're finally back. I thought you were going to make this Hall Master wait until nightfall!"

Wei Tuo's facial muscles twitched as he cupped his fists. "Hall Master Xiong, you jest. May I ask the reason for your visit today?"

Xiong Tai sneered. "Asking the obvious! Wei Tuo, I'm asking you, has your Giant Whale Gang been spreading the rumor that's been going around Dragon Snake Crossing lately, about Black Wind Village being destroyed and Li Batian being killed?"

Wei Tuo calmly replied, "That is indeed true. However, we were merely stating facts, as per the rumors circulating in the jianghu. It was not fabricated by our Giant Whale Gang."

"Well said, 'stating facts'!" Xiong Tai suddenly stood up, a ferocious aura pressing down on Wei Tuo. "Li Mo is now one of our Blood Saber Sect's people! What is your intention in spreading news of his father's death? Are you trying to provoke our Blood Saber Sect?"

Wei Tuo's expression remained unchanged. "Hall Master Xiong, what you say is incorrect. Black Wind Village was a scourge upon the land, and everyone wished for its demise. Its destruction is a cause for widespread rejoicing. How can this be considered provocation to the Blood Saber Sect? Does the Blood Saber Sect intend to openly shield such villains?"

"Presumptuous!"

Xiong Tai roared, "Wei Tuo, stop spewing your eloquent nonsense here! Li Mo is one of our Blood Saber Sect's people, and his family's affairs are our Blood Saber Sect's affairs!"

"I don't care if it's Black Wind Village or White Wind Village. Today, you must give me an explanation! Hand over that so-called nameless hero! Otherwise, don't blame Xiong Tai for not giving your Giant Whale Gang face!"

Wei Tuo's brows furrowed, and he was also growing angry. "Hall Master Xiong, you are asking the impossible. That hero's whereabouts are elusive; how can I hand him over?"

"Furthermore, what does this matter have to do with our Giant Whale Gang? If you insist on this, are you trying to provoke a full-scale conflict between the Giant Whale Gang and the Blood Saber Sect?"

"Full-scale conflict?" Xiong Tai burst into laughter. "Just your small Dragon Snake Crossing branch? Wei Tuo, you think too highly of yourself!"

"Don't think that just because Li Changge has broken through to the Xiantian realm, your Giant Whale Gang can stand on equal footing with our Blood Saber Sect."

"I'm making myself clear today: if you don't hand over the person, your Dragon Snake Crossing branch can expect to be razed to the ground!"

The Giant Whale Gang members behind Wei Tuo glared angrily and tightened their grip on their weapons.

Li Changge, the leader of the Giant Whale Gang, had just entered the Xiantian realm, but the gap between him and the Blood Saber Ancestor was still immense.

The atmosphere was tense, on the verge of breaking out.

"Xiong Tai, is it! No need to trouble Branch Master Wei." A calm voice sounded from behind Wei Tuo.

Lu Shaoyou walked out slowly, standing beside Wei Tuo.

Xiong Tai narrowed his eyes, scrutinizing Lu Shaoyou. "What are you? Do you have the right to speak here?"

Lu Shaoyou ignored his rudeness and spoke placidly:

"Black Wind Village, I destroyed it. Li Batian, I killed him."

The entire hall was stunned by this declaration!

Wei Tuo was also taken aback; he hadn't expected Lu Shaoyou to admit it so readily.

Xiong Tai was initially taken aback, then burst into loud laughter. "Hahahaha! It's like searching for something everywhere without success, only to find it effortlessly!"

"Kid, you've got guts! I've seen plenty of cowards who dare not admit what they've done, but you're the first one like this!"

He sized up Lu Shaoyou from head to toe, a cruel smile on his face. "It was you who destroyed Black Wind Village? Killed Li Batian?"

Lu Shaoyou nodded. "Indeed."

"Very good!" Xiong Tai sneered menacingly. "Li Mo is now one of our Blood Saber Sect's people, to be precise, one of our Blood Saber Sect's Blood Shadow Guards. By killing his father, you have made an enemy of our Blood Saber Sect!"

"I just didn't expect you to dare to brazenly pursue him all the way to Qingzhou."

"Truly, you walk the path to hell when heaven offers you a way out!"

Lu Shaoyou's tone remained calm. "Li Mo has committed countless evils and is stained with blood. He must die. If the Blood Saber Sect insists on protecting him, then you are making an enemy of me."

Suddenly, Lu Shaoyou's gaze turned cold, and his voice became as hard as iron. "I advise you, harboring a sworn enemy who annihilated your clan will bring utter disaster upon the Blood Saber Sect."

"A disaster of extinction? Hahaha!" Xiong Tai seemed to hear the greatest joke in the world. "With just you? A mere kid?"

Behind him, a Black Tiger Hall expert couldn't hold back and shouted sternly, "You brat, how arrogant! How dare you disrespect my Blood Saber Sect, you're seeking death!"

Before that person could finish speaking, his figure flickered, and he charged towards Lu Shaoyou like a hungry tiger pouncing on its prey, clawing at his face with sharp finger winds.

"You overestimate yourself." Lu Shaoyou didn't even look at him, simply raising his hand casually. He lightly flicked his index finger, and a faint golden Inner Force shot out.

"Pfft!"

A barely perceptible light sound.

The charging Black Tiger Hall expert's momentum stopped abruptly. He was still moving forward, but his body fell straight down, a tiny bloody hole appearing between his eyebrows. He was already dead.

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Silence.

The entire hall was dead silent.

Everyone was stunned by this sudden turn of events.

Killing a first-rate master with a single finger? What kind of terrifying power was this!

Even a super first-rate master couldn't do it so easily.

The smile on Xiong Tai's face instantly froze, replaced by a deathly pallor. He stared intently at Lu Shaoyou, squeezing out a few words from between his teeth: "You... Who exactly are you?"

Lu Shaoyou didn't answer, merely asking back, "The Blood Saber Sect, are you truly going to fight me to the death for the sake of Ling Mo?"

"You scoundrel! You dare kill my Black Tiger Hall people!" Xiong Tai finally snapped out of his shock, erupting in fury.

His aura exploded, and a violent, bloody scent permeated the air. "If I don't tear you to shreds today, I swear I'm not human!"

"Roar!" Xiong Tai roared, stomping his feet down on the ground. The solid bluestone slabs cracked inch by inch.

His palm, as large as a bear's paw, transformed into a claw. The Inner Force tore through the air, aiming directly for Lu Shaoyou's chest!

"A super first-rate master!" Wei Tuo's heart tightened. Xiong Tai's strength seemed even greater than rumored.

Lu Shaoyou didn't dodge or evade, his eyes flashing with cold light.

He didn't want to waste time.

"System, consume 2000 Slaughter Value to upgrade the Dragon-Elephant Prajna Skill!"

[Ding, upgrade successful. Dragon-Elephant Prajna Skill Tenth Layer (40%). Current progress: Power of Fourteen Dragons and Fourteen Elephants.]

A power far greater than before instantly filled Lu Shaoyou's limbs and bones! His muscles and bones emitted fine popping sounds, and his clothes fluttered without any wind!

Facing Xiong Tai's thunderous claw strike, Lu Shaoyou didn't retreat but advanced, simply throwing a punch!

No fancy moves, only pure, extreme power!

"Roar!"

Faintly, a high-pitched dragon's roar and a heavy elephant's trumpeting intertwined, as if the illusions of fourteen divine dragons and fourteen giant elephants flashed past Lu Shaoyou's back!

Fist met claw!

"Boom—!!!"

A muffled sound, like a giant hammer striking a drum, exploded in the hall!

Visible waves of energy spread outwards from the two of them like wildfire, sending tables and chairs flying and being torn to shreds!

Wei Tuo and the others circulated their energy to resist, but they were still shaken, their blood and energy churning, forcing them to retreat repeatedly.

Looking at the scene.

Lu Shaoyou remained motionless, faint golden Inner Force flowing continuously on his right fist.

As for Xiong Tai, his ferocious face was now filled with disbelief and horror.

His right claw, capable of splitting stone, was now contorted in a bizarre manner. White bone fragments even pierced through his skin, leaving it bloody and raw!

"No... impossible..." Xiong Tai mumbled. He felt as if his right arm had been hit head-on by a mountain, and his internal organs felt as if they had shifted.

"You..." He was about to say something.

Lu Shaoyou's second punch had already arrived.

Still so simple and direct, yet at extreme speed and extreme weight!

"Crack!"

The protective Inner Force on Xiong Tai's chest shattered like thin ice, followed by the dense sound of breaking bones.

"Pfft!"

Xiong Tai, as if struck by a thunderbolt of immense force, spewed out a mouthful of blood mixed with fragments of internal organs. His tall, burly body flew backward like a kite with its string cut, crashing heavily against the wall several yards away with a loud thud before slumping to the ground, silent.

[Killed a super first-rate martial artist, gained 1000 Slaughter Value.]

The Sect Master of Black Tiger Hall of the Blood Saber Sect, "Mountain-Shattering Bear" Xiong Tai, is dead!

The entire hall fell into a dead silence once more.

Wei Tuo's mouth hung open, barely able to believe what he was seeing.

One punch to injure, two punches to kill!

Is this even human?!

Xiong Tai's Black Tiger Hall experts, who had accompanied him, were now pale as death, trembling like sieves.

Their hall master, the fearsome Xiong Tai of the Blood Saber Sect, was… dead just like that?

After a brief moment of dead silence, it erupted into utter madness!

"Hall Master!"

"Avenge our Hall Master!"

"Kill him!!"

The remaining nearly twenty Black Tiger Hall experts, consumed by extreme fear and rage, had completely lost their minds.

They roared, their eyes bloodshot, brandishing their weapons, and charged at Lu Shaoyou like rabid dogs from all directions!

Among them were not a few first-rate experts!

Wei Tuo's expression changed, and he quickly shouted, "Young Hero Lu, be careful! I'll help you!" As he spoke, he drew his saber to advance.

"No need."

Lu Shaoyou's voice remained as calm as ever. He slowly raised the Qi Mei Cudgel in his hand, holding it horizontally in front of his chest. "Director Wei, I'll trouble you and your men to surround the area and make sure none of them escape."

He paused, his tone carrying a hint of cold killing intent.

"I want to send these people on their way personally."