A Game Within a Game

The Green Python Martial Hall's branch is located in the southeast district of Lei City, a prosperous area second only to the south district.

In fact, ever since the City Lord personally announced a few days ago that Lei City would become a subsidiary city of Tianji City, and explicitly stated that many major powers and martial arts nobles from the City of Flame would be moving in, many wealthy residents in the south and southeast districts had already sold their properties and fled.

After all, the direction of the wind was too obvious this time; anyone with a little experience could guess that something was bound to happen in Lei City. What exactly it was, people might not be clear, but since people from the City of Flame were coming, danger was certain.

Although Jiang Xuan wasn't particularly concerned about this matter, he knew that many new neighbors had appeared around him in the past few days. However, he didn't bother with them; with his current status and position, besides people from the Yan School Alliance and the Three Great Martial Arts Halls, others wouldn't dare to easily provoke him.

“Is this the Green Python Martial Hall's branch?”

At this moment, on a commercial street in the southeast district of Lei City, Pang Jinghai and Jiang Xuan stood with a group of people outside a gym.

Jiang Xuan looked up at the sign, which had just been changed to “Green Python Martial Hall Branch,” and his expression became somewhat strange.

Looking left and right on this commercial street, there was a self-service restaurant converted into “Mangu University Branch,” a large clothing store converted into “Superconducting gene potion Company Office,” and an electronic arcade converted into “Seven Star University Branch Campus.” It looked strange no matter how he viewed it.

No wonder many wealthy people in Lei City had fled; anyone with discerning eyes could tell there was a problem and would guess that something big was definitely going to happen in Lei City!

“It's normal, brother. The Green Python Martial Hall is actually the poorest among our universities and Martial Arts Halls, and also the weakest in terms of strength. Of course, this is relatively speaking, so they could only get this gym as their branch.”

Pang Jinghai smiled and walked over. He was about to knock on the door, but then he had a change of mind and suddenly kicked it out with a fierce blow.

Bang!!!

The gym's explosion-proof door, made of high-molecular carbon steel, was instantly kicked flying by Pang Jinghai, turning into a dented iron plate that directly smashed into the wall inside.

Seeing this, Jiang Xuan's lips curled slightly. He had to admit, when Pang Jinghai got violent, it really suited his taste.

This huge sound naturally immediately alerted the Disciples of the Green Python Martial Hall's branch. A commotion instantly broke out inside, accompanied by the sound of people grabbing weapons and footsteps.

“Who is it? Are you looking for death?!”

“Dare to damage our branch's door? I'll tear out your bones and put them back in!”

“Is it Pang Jinghai and his people?”

Soon, a large group of people rushed down, led by a short, sturdy bald man, with aggressive Aura.

The bald man had a black snake tattooed on his face. For some reason, as soon as he appeared, he gave Jiang Xuan a very uncomfortable feeling.

“Pang Jinghai, you really came. What, are you going to represent Seven Star University and declare war on our Green Python Martial Hall?”

Ba Kuan touched the black snake tattoo on his face, looking completely thuggish, and spoke with an unfriendly expression.

Although Pang Jinghai usually looked ugly, at a time like this, his ugliness combined with his ferocity created a strong deterrent. At this moment, his Aura was not inferior in the slightest as he said:

“First, I cannot represent Seven Star University. Although you are the Senior Brother of the Inner Sect of the Green Python Martial Hall, you also cannot represent the Green Python Martial Hall. After all, above you are Personal Disciples, and above Personal Disciples are Secret Disciples. Secondly…”

He suddenly took a step forward, and the Aura of a Martial Emperor on him erupted, with a very mysterious green True Gang coiling around his body:

“…Even if a war truly breaks out, what can you do?”

The Hall Master of the Green Python Martial Hall is a Martial Saint, and Pang Jinghai's mother is also a Martial Saint. If it really came down to a fight, it's hard to say who would be afraid of whom.

Ba Kuan's eyes flickered twice, and he didn't reply immediately, clearly losing a few points in Aura.

Especially after seeing the green True Gang coiling around Pang Jinghai, he took two steps back, spread his hands, and laughed like a rogue:

“What if I don't fight you? What, are you going to kill people on the street?”

Jiang Xuan stepped forward at this moment, his tone calm:

“We just want justice, justice for Huangfu Yan.”

He stepped forward voluntarily to verify the guess in his heart and also to confirm some things.

Sure enough, he immediately caught a fleeting hint of something amiss in Ba Kuan's eyes.

But Ba Kuan pretended not to know him, deliberately sizing him up from head to toe, and intentionally said with a disdainful tone:

“Where did you pop out from? Why didn't I see you this morning?”

At this moment, among the Inner Sect Disciples wearing white training uniforms behind Ba Kuan, one exclaimed:

“Senior Brother, I know this guy! He's the recently famous Jiang Xuan!”

Another Disciple seemed to recall something and sneered:

“This one is an Artisan. We can't afford to provoke him. If we accidentally injure or cripple him, it will draw condemnation from many Martial Artists.”

Ba Kuan then stroked the stubble on his chin and asked knowingly:

“You are Jiang Xuan? I heard you only have a qi and blood value of over 100,000, but you can unleash the strength of 600,000 qi and blood value with one punch?”

Jiang Xuan said indifferently:

“So what?”

Ba Kuan laughed loudly:

“Just like my Junior Brother Ji said, we wouldn't dare to easily touch you. If any conflict really breaks out this time, you should just stand aside and be a good spectator. I'm afraid of accidentally hurting you.”

His words were clearly meant to deliberately provoke Jiang Xuan, but the more he did so, the more Jiang Xuan refused to fall for it, and his tone became even calmer:

“I already said, we are here for justice. There's no conflict. You just need to hand over the person.”

At the same time, his gaze fell on a young man with triangular eyes and a Hook Nose behind Ba Kuan.

It was that young man who had just pointed out his identity as an Artisan. Now it seemed, this person was Ji Zhuo, who had ambushed Huangfu Yan.

Ba Kuan didn't expect Jiang Xuan to completely ignore his provocation. After his eyes flickered slightly, his expression suddenly became tyrannical:

“You say hand over the person, and we hand over the person? What do you take our Green Python Martial Hall for? Huangfu Yan willingly accepted the bet and was crippled. Isn't that normal? If you're really not convinced, you can come find me.”

The moment his words fell, the True Gang on his body suddenly surged, but his True Gang was only ordinary white.

Jiang Xuan obviously noticed this difference and felt a little curious.

Because whether it was his Two Masters, or Shentu Du, Grandmaster Craftsman, He Qingzhu, and others… in short, all the Martial Emperors he had seen before had white True Gang. Why was Pang Jinghai's True Gang green?

However, he didn't have time to think further, because at this moment, with Ba Kuan's movement, the people from the Green Python Martial Hall swarmed out and surrounded them.

The situation… was on the verge of erupting!