The Black Tiger Society

Rules for newcomers?

Five thousand taels of silver each?

Hearing the hook-nosed young man's words, Wei Yi and the others could not help exchanging looks.

They were no fools. Seeing the situation before them, how could they fail to understand what was going on...

Bullying newcomers!

Extortion!

They had not expected to encounter something like this as soon as they arrived at the Overlord Sect.

Did these people think they were easy targets?

"I'm afraid you've come to the wrong people..."

Zhou Heng, a fourth-year student, was the oldest and the steadiest among them. He was the first to step forward and speak.

"You're exactly who we're looking for!"

"Cut the crap. You'd better pay up obediently. Don't refuse a toast only to drink a forfeit... you should know that private fights aren't forbidden in this outer sect annex. Heh!"

The hook-nosed young man sneered, plainly thinking nothing of them.

Zhou Heng could not help growing angry at his words.

The others' expressions soured as well.

Back at True Martial Academy, they had practically all been top figures among the students. Not only had the other students respected them, even the instructors had treated them courteously. They had never expected to be extorted so brazenly the moment they arrived at the Overlord Sect. How could he stomach it...

"Refuse a toast only to drink a forfeit? Heh, aren't you afraid the wind will twist your tongue with all that big talk? Let me make this clear: there's no five thousand taels. Will five taels do?"

Before anyone else could speak, Pei Qinghe snapped angrily.

At Pei Qinghe's words, the expressions of the outer sect disciples who had barged into the courtyard immediately changed.

The hook-nosed young man's eyes instantly narrowed as well.

"Very good!"

"Newcomers generally think rather highly of themselves, but ones with tempers like yours really are rare."

The hook-nosed young man spoke coldly.

"Seeing as they've only just joined and don't know any better, I'll kindly remind you one more time."

"This is the Overlord Sect, not wherever you came from. Whatever you were before, here in the Overlord Sect, you're nothing but newcomers without any standing."

"We represent all the veteran outer sect disciples. If you refuse to listen, you won't just be offending one or two people. Once you can't get by in the outer sect, you might not even get a chance to take next month's assessment. Do you understand now?"

Hearing these words,

everyone's expression shifted slightly.

Hadn't they come here precisely to take the assessment and enter the inner sect...

Clash with all the veteran outer sect disciples?

At that thought, they all began to hesitate.

"You can represent all the veteran outer sect disciples?"

At that moment, Wei Yi suddenly stepped forward.

"How many veteran disciples are there in the outer sect? Several thousand at least, right...?"

"How much would each person get from the little bit of silver you're collecting from us?"

Zhou Heng and the others had been somewhat intimidated, but Wei Yi's words quickly brought them to their senses.

How could all the veteran outer sect disciples possibly band together just to squeeze out this little bit of silver? Besides, they could not possibly be a single iron slab. These people were clearly trying to scare them.

"Exactly. Even if they sent a representative, they should've sent someone more handsome... why don't you go back, discuss it some more, and send someone else?"

Xu Huan chimed in with a laugh.

Though she was a woman, she feared neither heaven nor earth.

"That's right. You're the veteran disciples' representative just because you say so? At least show us some proof..."

Everyone spoke up.

The hook-nosed young man's face grew darker and darker.

"Fine, fine, fine."

"You... refuse a toast only to drink a forfeit!"

Before his words had finished, he struck without warning, curling his right hand into a claw and viciously grabbing at Xu Huan, who stood closest to him.

He was clearly enraged by her earlier mockery.

Although Xu Huan was also a Martial Master Realm martial artist, the sudden attack still left her flustered. Her expression changed sharply, and she hurriedly retreated.

Fortunately, Zhou Heng beside her reacted quickly.

"You actually dare to attack!"

Zhou Heng immediately stirred the True Qi in his dantian and hurled a punch at the hook-nosed young man with all his strength.

He clearly intended to teach him a lesson.

Unexpectedly, not only did the hook-nosed young man show no fear, a trace of undisguised contempt and mockery flashed in his eyes instead.

As a veteran outer sect disciple of the Overlord Sect, his talent might not have been top-tier, but his combat experience was certainly extensive, far beyond what a newcomer could compare with.

Facing Zhou Heng's swift punch, he twisted aside and dodged it with ease. At the same time, his right palm shot out, filled with True Qi, and slammed viciously into Zhou Heng's chest.

"Pfft..."

Zhou Heng spat out a mouthful of blood and flew backward.

With a dull crash, he slammed hard onto the ground.

"You're courting death!"

The others immediately flew into a rage at the sight.

Two people beside him immediately joined forces to attack the hook-nosed young man.

At that moment, however, the remaining outer sect disciples swarmed forward.

The few from True Martial Academy were no match for them.

It was not merely a gap in cultivation; the difference in combat experience was even greater.

These students, who had only just emerged from the academy's ivory tower, were simply no match for veteran disciples who had constantly honed themselves in the Overlord Sect's outer sect.

"Little beauty, you're quite pretty. Why don't you come with your big brother here...?"

An ugly, misshapen outer sect disciple began teasing Zhu Ling'er.

Zhu Ling'er's face flushed red with anger.

"Bastard, you're asking for a slap!"

Wei Yi charged straight over, his face frosty.

Using the Blackwater Movement Technique, he became a blur and appeared in front of the man in the blink of an eye, delivering a slap without the slightest ceremony.

The man flew straight backward.

Several of his teeth went flying as well.

He was utterly stunned.

For a moment, the vast courtyard fell quiet instead.

Every gaze converged on Wei Yi and Zhu Ling'er.

"You little bastard, you..."

A veteran outer sect disciple in front of Wei Yi was just about to unleash a torrent of abuse.

Wei Yi turned and stared coldly at him.

That icy gaze forced him to swallow the words already on the tip of his tongue.

"Are you all right?"

Only then did Wei Yi turn to ask Zhu Ling'er.

"I'm fine."

Zhu Ling'er shook her head.

At that instant, she was deeply moved.

"Watch out!"

Her expression suddenly changed drastically, and Zhu Ling'er immediately cried out a warning.

Wei Yi's expression chilled. Without turning around, he vanished from the spot.

The two outer sect disciples launching the sneak attack froze.

Immediately afterward, two fists the size of alms bowls appeared before their eyes.

Bang!

Bang!

Two punches.

Seven Kills Fist.

Like the man before them, the two outer sect disciples who had launched the sneak attack flew straight backward like punching bags.

With three of his men suffering in succession, the hook-nosed young man's expression turned utterly ugly.

He was just about to shout for everyone to gang up on Wei Yi.

But he discovered that, with a flicker of movement, Wei Yi had already appeared before him.

"You... you're courting death!"

The hook-nosed young man was both shocked and furious.

Without thinking, he struck in anger.

"A mere newcomer thinks he can overturn the heavens!"

"I'll teach you how to behave today!"

What he did not know, however, was that Wei Yi's strength was nothing an ordinary newcomer could compare with.

Before his palm could touch Wei Yi's body, Wei Yi's fist had already planted itself in his chest.

The speed of the movement completely exceeded his expectations.

Wei Yi held back none of his strength as a Tenth-Stage Martial Master, and the power of the Seven Kills Fist was unleashed to its fullest. As the force of the punch erupted, the hook-nosed young man's entire body instantly rose into the air.

With a crash, he made intimate contact with the ground.

The fall left him dazed and reeling.

His face turned deathly pale as well.

A trickle of scarlet blood even seeped from the corner of his mouth.

"Good!"

"Well done!"

Everyone from True Martial Academy immediately clapped and cheered.

The outer sect disciples, meanwhile, retreated in fright, their earlier arrogance nowhere to be seen. They had never expected their supposedly effortless bullying of newcomers to draw out such a monster...

"Still want that silver?"

Wei Yi asked with a light chuckle.

"You..."

"Just you wait. Our Black Tiger Society will never let you off."

The hook-nosed young man's face was ugly, but there was nothing he could do to Wei Yi.

He was practically angry enough to vomit blood.

He had never expected such a tough customer among these newcomers either.

In the end, he left a threat and fled in a sorry state with his men, not daring to linger any longer.

"I didn't expect us to run into trouble like this right after arriving. Looks like we'll have to be careful for a while. We'd better go out together."

Watching the bunch flee in disgrace, Wei Yi thought for a moment before addressing everyone.

Only then did he notice that everyone was looking at him rather strangely.

"What's wrong with you all?"

Wei Yi asked in surprise.

"Wei Yi, I never expected you to be this strong..."

Pei Qinghe was the first to speak, his face full of amazement.

"Exactly. Wei Yi, you're only a second-year, aren't you? I thought you'd gotten in through the back door like Ling'er. I never expected you to be the real trump card," Xu Huan said even more bluntly.

"Sister Huan, what are you saying?"

Zhu Ling'er gave Xu Huan an exasperated shove.

"Hehe~"

Xu Huan grinned foolishly.

"We'll be counting on you if anything happens from now on, Brother Wei."

Zhou Heng spoke with a smile as well.

"Didn't Dean Zhu say it? We should all help each other."

Wei Yi smiled and waved a hand.

"By the way, find someone to ask about this Black Tiger Society later. Things might not be that simple..."