And right now, Hai Zhilan is emboldened to openly betray the South Heavenly Gate because he has powerful backing. The Hai Family has deep roots. The family has many experts as well. But there are pitifully few true Sub-Saint Realm experts, seemingly none besides Hai Wuyan and Hai Lanxin.

"I already know, you don’t need to say more." The elder known as ’Uncle Hai’ waved his arm, signaling Hai Zhilan to step down.

Hai Zhilan wasn’t a fool; this Uncle Hai didn’t have a good impression of him. Seeing as the entire Hai Family was under his command, he had no choice but to endure...

"Friend, I am unsure of how our Hai Family offended you, but why attack our Hai Family residence at night?" The elder stood with hands behind his back, his face cold and stern, clearly not someone to mess with.

Shuobude, clever as always, grinned, touched his bald head, and laughed: "Old man. Tonight was indeed somewhat sudden. If you mind it, whatever was damaged tonight, our South Heavenly Gate will compensate you at full price, not a single penny less. Alright. Since this was all just a misunderstanding, I will take my leave. Bye bye."

"Oh! So you hurt my family and just intend to walk away like that? Friend, isn’t that a bit excessive?"

The elder’s eyebrows furrowed coldly, releasing an aura, his eyes sharp and unforgiving, showing no intention of letting Shuobude go.

"Whoosh!"

But at this moment, Shuobude didn’t dare linger. Surviving this ordeal is paramount!

"Uncle Hai! Don’t let him escape!"

Hai Zhilan suddenly pointed towards Shuobude’s escape route. But the elder had already given chase.

"Swoosh~"

The elder’s figure moved, fast as lightning, appearing in front of Shuobude.

"Friend, since you’re already here, leaving like this is quite disrespectful to our Hai Family, don’t you think?" The elder blocked Shuobude with ease, his eyes radiating intense killing intent.

In that moment, Shuobude knew it was unlikely he would leave safely tonight. He regretted not informing them of his plan beforehand.

"So what you’re saying is, it’s unlikely I’ll go back alive tonight? Old man, don’t blame me for not warning you. I belong to South Heavenly Gate. If you kill me tonight, you must know the ruthlessness of Lin Zifeng from South Heavenly Gate. This is not something your Hai Family can afford right now!"

"Are you threatening me?" The elder laughed instead of getting angry, roaring with laughter: "Breaking into my family at night, nearly harming our Hai Family Head... if I kill you tonight and tell the world that the Hai Family Head was assassinated and the culprit was killed, do you think South Heavenly Gate will stand up for you? A traitor from South Heavenly Gate... they might not even claim your body after you’re dead!"

The elder laughed sinisterly, as age brought him survival wisdom.

"Heh, old man, you’re mistaken. Our South Heavenly Gate is unlike other organizations or forces. If any of us from South Heavenly Gate are killed, you can try. See if our Young Master Lin won’t come looking for you."

"Oh? So killing you offends South Heavenly Gate, and not killing you also offends South Heavenly Gate. Then what reason is there not to kill you?!" Just then, the elder’s fierce gaze turned cold.

Shuobude’s heart skipped a beat! He realized that this old fellow truly intended to kill him. So, he turned and scrambled towards the outside of the Hai Family residence!

"Think you can leave? So easily?" The elder shook his head with a bitter smile.

Swoosh! His eyes snapped open, emitting two fierce beams.

Almost as Shuobude took his steps, his figure rapidly shifted. In a flash, he caught up from behind Shuobude, waving his hand, a formidable beam of light crashing down!

"What!"

Shuobude was shocked, cold sweat dripping down his back. He turned instantly and saw the elder’s powerful light crashing down and immediately rolled onto the ground.

"Boom!"

The beam fell, causing dust to rise violently, debris scattered, rocks flying!

"You old fossil! You really intend to kill me?" Shuobude rolled with the momentum on the ground, then quickly jumped up. Swoosh~ As he lit up again, bang! The monk’s plump body was struck once more, sent flying dozens of meters, landing heavily on the hard marble, and as he got up, he coughed up a mouthful of blood.

And that elder took a few steps, his residual shadow stretching long and far... he approached Shuobude.

"You!" Shuobude had just stood up when he was met with another palm strike. Crack! It slammed onto his chest, snapping three ribs. The plump body flew like a broken kite for dozens of meters again~

Rolling all the way, tumbling seven or eight times before rising from the ground.

But...

"Ugh!"

This time, he spat out even more blood than before...

"So this is the strength of the South Heavenly Gate Hall Master, apparently. This South Heavenly Gate is no more than this."

The elder’s floating body slowly moved forward...

"Whoosh!"

Shuobude said almost nothing, turned, and scrambled again into the dark night...

"Think you can leave? Can you?" The elder grinned, continuing the chase...

.........

And tonight... the power structure in Zhonghai City underwent a quiet upheaval. Cooperation between South Hongmen and the Green Gang. A large number of lackeys and henchmen suddenly emerged overnight!

Almost tens of thousands of them scattered overnight across the southeast, northeast, and northwest districts of Zhonghai, lurking. By the time Zhang Mengjie learned of this, it was already too late! This was obviously a long-planned conspiracy. Otherwise, how could tens of thousands from Hongmen and Green Gang appear in one night!

This group clearly entered Zhonghai earlier, then used the convenient route from Jiangzhou to flood in, creating the current dire straits for Zhonghai City...

At the headquarters of South Heavenly Gate in Yanjing... everyone was in the conference room, discussing the upcoming major defense for South Heavenly Gate!

The Heavenly Punishment Alliance had already started secretly assassinating the high-ranking figures of Huayu Group. Just this morning, two Huayu Group executives were murdered at their homes!

Even the Nolan, Shangguan, and Ouyang families began to show overt movement and provocations against South Heavenly Gate. The Beiming Family was helpless against this Heavenly Punishment Alliance. Now, all the forces aim to kill Lin Zifeng!

The assassination of South Heavenly Gate members all aim to seize Lin Zifeng’s Heavenly Painting Halberd from the shadows. Whereas those openly confronting South Heavenly Gate justify it by claiming South Heavenly Gate’s existence broke the rules.

The forceful intervention of Blazing Angel suddenly sparked a wave of traitors’ fervor across Huaxia. Lin Zifeng’s background was exposed. Almost everyone knew that Lin Zifeng was the son of that former traitor, the Holy War Angel!

These cultivators, flying the banner of justice, are willing to destroy South Heavenly Gate at all costs to kill Lin Zifeng!