168: They'll start fighting at the drop of a hat!

The atmosphere suddenly became awkward!

Both of them had forgotten that the hostages next to them were still tied up... Bai Shanshan coughed lightly, her pretty face flushing slightly, as she quickly composed herself.

"I'm sorry, we'll get you out right away!"

As she spoke.

She was about to find those butchers to unlock the chains.

However... as she turned to look for the keys, she found that the butchers had long since tossed them who-knows-where. She looked at Ye Chen, signaling with her eyes.

Ye Chen had already walked to the iron cage. He reached out and grabbed a chain as thick as a child's arm, his fingers exerting a slight force.

*Crack!*

With a crisp sound, everyone was stunned.

Because... that hardened steel chain had actually been snapped by his bare hands!

Following suit, he quickly broke all the chains on the hands and feet of the five people.

The five regained their freedom and wept with joy, supporting each other as they stood up.

Bai Shanshan comforted them: "Don't be afraid, you're safe now. Our colleagues are outside; they'll take you to the hospital for a check-up and protect you."

Soon.

The sound of sirens came from outside.

The Hong Kong City police arrived swiftly. While taking the victims away, they also detained the group of people on the ground!

As for the aftermath of the Fuwangdu Restaurant, the Hong Kong City police and the task force brought by Bai Shanshan would take over.

The two left directly, meeting up with Liu Qingluo and Red Three Thousand at a nearby alley entrance.

Seeing that Ye Chen and the other were safe and sound, Liu Qingluo breathed a slight sigh of relief.

Red Three Thousand approached with a fawning expression: "Mr. Ye, are you alright? That Shady shop..."

"Dealt with."

Ye Chen interrupted his nonsense and looked up at the sky.

"There's still enough time."

"Let's go to Causeway Bay first and take out that bar."

Bai Shanshan was Bai Wanqing's younger sister.

He couldn't just stand by and watch!

In any case... taking down a Soul Hall stronghold wouldn't take much time.

Bai Shanshan nodded, her expression serious: "A tumor like the Soul Hall is a curse for every second it exists."

The four of them didn't delay any further, getting into the private car arranged for Bai Shanshan by the Hong Kong City police, then heading straight for Causeway Bay... Night Color Bar was located on an unremarkable street corner in Causeway Bay.

The neon sign wasn't prominent during the day, and the black doors were tightly shut.

At this moment, however, two burly men in black suits were standing at the entrance.

Ye Chen and the other three got out of the car and walked straight toward the main door.

"Halt."

A Bodyguard raised his hand to stop them, his face expressionless. "Business hours start at 8:00 PM. We aren't receiving guests now."

Ye Chen didn't stop. His gaze swept over the two as he spoke calmly.

"Whether you're open for business isn't important."

"What's important is..."

He paused, then said something shocking, "We're here to cause trouble."

Both Bodyguards froze at the same time, their faces filled with bewilderment and disbelief.

Here to... cause trouble?

In broad daylight, at the entrance of a Soul Hall stronghold, he directly said he was here to cause trouble?

Is this guy crazy?!

However, before they could even shout "You're looking for death," Ye Chen's right foot had already kicked out like a cannonball from a barrel, striking the Bodyguard on the left in the chest without any warning!

*Thud—!!!*

A dull impact sound was accompanied by the crisp sound of shattering bones!

That Bodyguard didn't even have time to scream. He was sent flying backward like he'd been hit by a high-speed truck, his feet leaving the ground as he smashed hard against the black door!

*Boom!*

The door was blasted open by this immense force, even the door frame letting out a groan as it buckled under the weight!

The Bodyguard's body didn't stop its momentum; he rolled several times on the floor, knocking over the high stools in front of the bar before slumping on the ground, motionless, his fate unknown.

The other Bodyguard's face turned pale. He instinctively reached for the weapon behind his waist.

But just as his hand touched the gun handle, his vision blurred!

Ye Chen had appeared before him at some unknown point. He grabbed the man's wrist and gave it a gentle twist... *Crack!*

"Aaaah!!!"

The Bodyguard let out a pig-like wail. His wrist bone snapped instantly, and his weapon fell from his hand.

Ye Chen casually tossed him aside like a bag of trash.

The Bodyguard crashed into a corner, curling up and clutching his wrist. Cold sweat poured down from the pain, and he didn't dare move an inch.

The entire incident happened in the blink of an eye.

From the moment Ye Chen spoke to the moment both Bodyguards lost their combat effectiveness, barely two or three seconds had passed.

Bai Shanshan and the other two watched this scene, feeling a bit dazed.

Good grief!

Starting a fight after just one disagreement, not giving the opponent a single chance... as expected of Ye Chen!

Ye Chen ignored everyone and stepped through the door.

The interior of the bar was dimly lit, and the air was filled with a faint smell of smoke and alcohol.

There were no customers at the moment. Only a few people in waiter uniforms were sitting together talking... but upon hearing the loud noise at the door, they all looked over in shock.

Seeing the four of them enter unopposed and the Bodyguards lying on the ground at the entrance, the faces of those waiters changed drastically.

One of them reacted the fastest, suddenly turning and running toward the staff passage deep inside the bar, obviously going to report the intrusion.

Ye Chen didn't bother to stop him. He just swept his gaze over the remaining waiters who were frozen in place.

"If you don't want to die, crouch down."

"If anyone dares to move..."

"Kill them without mercy!"

The waiters looked at each other, then at their miserable companions at the door. Being sensible, they chose to obey, trembling as they crouched down with their hands behind their heads.

Ye Chen ignored them and sat down on a sofa.

That posture!

That look!

It was arrogant to the extreme!

Against a murderous evil cult, he didn't need to hold back at all.

Before long.

A flurry of footsteps came from deep within the corridor.

A middle-aged man in a dark purple suit with slicked-back hair walked out.

He looked to be about forty years old, with sinister eyes and thin lips, fiddling with a pitch-black jade tablet in his hand.

His gaze fell on Ye Chen sitting on the sofa, and his expression darkened. "Has something happened at Fuwangdu?"

To be able to find this place and be so arrogant... nine times out of ten, something had happened at Fuwangdu!

Ye Chen didn't answer his question, but asked instead: "What other strongholds does the Soul Hall have in Hong Kong City? Besides harvesting 'Innate Fetal Flesh,' what other business are you in?"

The Soul Guiding Emissary heard this and laughed lowly, his voice sounding like a Night Owl.

"As expected, you've come for the Soul Hall."

"To be able to track us here and even fight your way in... kid, you've got guts."

"However, this is as far as you go."

The moment he finished speaking, his wrist flipped, and the pitch-black jade tablet was violently crushed!

*Hum—!*

An invisible wave of cold suddenly spread out with him at the center!

The temperature inside the bar seemed to drop several degrees instantly. The lights began to flicker, making a buzzing electrical sound.

The waiters crouching on the floor screamed in terror and scrambled toward the door.

Bai Shanshan and Liu Qingluo felt a strange chill wash over them, as if cold needles were pricking their skin.

Red Three Thousand shivered, his face turning pale. Now that his cultivation was completely gone, he was particularly sensitive to this kind of sinister energy.

He never expected... that in this mixed-up city of Hong Kong, such a power was hidden.

Too wicked!

Even more wicked than their Hidden Sect!

Only Ye Chen stood there, his eyes remaining calm.

"Playing tricks."

He snorted coldly and took a step forward with his left foot.

The moment his sole hit the ground, a thick aura rose from within his body like an invisible warm sun, instantly dispersing the surrounding cold!

The flickering lights stabilized again.

What a joke.

What did Empress Houtu govern?

Everything in the mortal world!

Including living beings! Souls! The earth!

Trying to pull sinister tricks in front of him?

Simply looking for death!

The Soul Guiding Emissary's expression changed slightly. He clearly hadn't expected Ye Chen to so easily break the Shady aura emitted by his 'Soul-Snatching Jade.'

"You have some skill... but it's not enough!"

He shouted, his hands quickly forming a strange hand seal in front of his chest as he chanted under his breath.

From the shadows deep in the bar, a rustling sound suddenly came, as if something was crawling.

Immediately after.

Four black figures dropped from the ceiling like geckos.

They were four 'people' wearing grey tight-fitting clothes, their expressions blank and their eyes hollow.

Their movements were stiff but extremely fast. They surrounded Ye Chen and lunged at him silently!

Their fingernails were pitch black and sharp, gleaming with an ominous luster, clearly coated in potent poison.