"You good-for-nothing Liu Han! We're leaving, who's afraid of whom!" Ji yelled defiantly, though his courage faltered.
"Hmph, I thought Master Ling was some profound-tier master. From what I see, he can't even produce a few profound-tier or even yellow-tier spirit weapons. He's probably a fake master! Wasting our time, pah, let's go," Ji Xian said.
"Hmph, with just the two of you rotten fish and shrimp, you think you can save that beast Ji Hong? You're dreaming! The Dark Martial Hall is not something you can afford to provoke. If you want to save him, go ahead. Our Ji family is waiting to watch the show!" Ji Tianzong scoffed.
The three spoke fiercely but fled quickly.
Liu Han slumped down dejectedly, his face turning green with anger.
"Damn it!"
The more he thought about it, the angrier he became, and he slammed his fist on the table.
Ling Fan lowered his gaze, a cold smile playing on his lips.
He had actually felt the urge to kill just now.
He was prepared to obliterate these three, and the entire Ji family.
But then he reconsidered. If this matter were to be done, it shouldn't be him to do it.
The Ji family had treated Ji Hong in such a manner, it was Ji Hong who should take action.
Of course, if Ji Hong couldn't bring himself to do it, Ling Fan wouldn't force him.
The choice was entirely his.
Ling Fan said nothing more. Liu Han thought Ling Fan was deeply upset and prepared to offer some words of comfort.
Ling Fan waved his hand indifferently, his gaze as deep and calm as a bottomless abyss.
How could a few scoundrels and scum disturb the state of mind of the Azure Cloud Emperor?
Seeing Ling Fan's gaze, Liu Han couldn't help but be startled.
He wondered if this Master Ling was truly just a seventeen or eighteen-year-old youth.
Why did he feel his composure was so unfathomably deep?
However, seeing that Ling Fan didn't speak, he could only bury his questions deep in his heart.
"Master Ling, the Ji family is unwilling to help, so what do we do?" Liu Han asked respectfully.
Ling Fan said, "It's alright, I will take action."
Liu Han keenly seized the word 'action'.
He couldn't help but be very puzzled. Master Ling was an ordinary person with no martial arts skills. What did he mean by taking action? How would he take action?
Perhaps he would invite other powerful individuals to act.
After all, the influence of a profound-tier weapon refiner was far beyond imagination.
Let alone a young and promising profound-tier weapon refining prodigy like Ling Fan.
"Then I shall take my leave."
Liu Han bowed respectfully to Ling Fan before retreating.
...
Time flew by.
Two days later, Ling Fan stood on a restaurant overlooking the territory of the Dark Martial Hall.
At this moment, within the sprawling Dark Martial Hall, the atmosphere was subtly heating up, with various powerful figures gathering.
The Dark Martial Hall's Dark Martial Assembly was finally about to commence.
Ling Fan's figure vanished from the restaurant.
...
Inside the Dark Martial Hall's combat arena.
This was a colossal ancient stadium, capable of accommodating tens of thousands of people.
At this moment, the stadium was already filled with various powerful individuals who had come to watch or to place bets on the fights.
The Dark Martial Hall's Dark Martial Assembly was the largest-scale, rare-occurring, super-sized gambling battle event in the entire Tianchu Province.
At such a grand gambling battle, many top experts would appear, and even many rare and fearsome demonic beasts would engage in incredibly fierce and spectacular battles.
It was a great pleasure to feast one's eyes and also to place a bet.
"Look quickly, that's the kingpin of the underground world in Hualiu City, Liu Sanbian, he's here too!"
"Huh? Isn't that the top wanted dangerous person in Tianchu Province, the Snake King? He actually dares to appear here so openly!"
"Hey, what are you afraid of? This is the Dark Martial Hall! The overlord of the underground world in Tianchu Province! Who dares to interfere with them?"
"That person seems to be one of the top five assassins from the Assassin's Hall. Is he here to watch the matches instead of participating this time?"
"Oh my, Boss Tang is here too! He's a renowned magnate and tycoon in Tianchu Province. I wonder how big of a stake he'll bet today! I remember at the Dark Martial Assembly five years ago, he bet a full hundred million on a quasi-Heavenly Origin realm Grandmaster!"
"Even though he lost one hundred million taels, Boss Tang didn't even bat an eye. It's good to have money, money makes you willful."
"Tsk tsk, basically all the famous underground world families in Tianchu Province are here, the Wen family of Beicang, the Shou family of Sanxi, the Xie family of Hongling, the Shu family of Qingbian, the Su family of Fengshan..."
Almost all the powerful figures of Tianchu Province's underground world had come!
"Hey, if the Tianchu Governor's Mansion were to launch a surprise attack on the Dark Martial Hall, wouldn't they be able to capture the entire underground world power of Tianchu Province in one fell swoop!" someone joked.
"You're dreaming. Does the Governor's Mansion dare? Even if they dared, it's still unknown if they could succeed!"
...
The combat arena was bustling with noise.
The various powerful figures were all rough and unrestrained characters, each with an astonishingly loud voice. Some were even drunk and almost got into a fight with their neighbors.
In a corner, Bai Hao, Su Long, Hua Yue, and others looked around with a mixture of surprise and fear.
This was their first time witnessing such a grand occasion!
There were too many powerful individuals.
Perhaps if they threw a stone, it would hit a renowned Profound Gang realm martial master from elsewhere.
If not for the highest-grade VIP diamond card for the underground trading market in Hua Yue's hand, with their strength and status, they wouldn't have been able to get in at all.
Bai Hao and the other young masters had their legs cast in plaster bandages, but they were so excited that they forgot their pain, constantly looking around.
They had actually managed to sneak into the Dark Martial Assembly!
When they returned to Hongze City, they would have plenty to brag about!
Compared to that, having their legs broken was nothing, after all, it was just broken bones, not severed limbs.
Hua Yue's gaze was also searching for something.
She seemed to be looking for someone.
But she seemed to have searched everywhere without seeing the person she expected, and felt a little disappointed.
...
On the other side.
In a VIP box.
A young expert resembling a noble young master was lounging with his legs crossed in a very comfortable posture on a soft seat.
Beside him, a stunningly hot beauty, filled with wild, primal charm, stood anxiously by the railing.
This noble young master greedily gazed at the beauty's back, particularly lingering on her perfectly rounded curves.
Then he said, "Miss Yan, don't worry! I will personally ask Young Master Mo Xie to show some leniency."
The noble young master said with great confidence.
Their Zhang family was also one of the major families in Tianchu City's underground world, and they had complex relationships and some connections with the Dark Martial Hall. He was confident that as long as he spoke, even Young Master Mo Xie would give him some face.
"Come, sit down with peace of mind," Zhang Liuming said with a smile, reaching out to take Ji Yan's hand, but she subtly dodged it.
A hint of displeasure flashed in his eyes.
However, he quickly concealed it. As long as Ji Yan still needed him, he wasn't afraid of not getting her!