Chapter 80

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Chen Zhao was furious, the atmosphere in the field was almost suffocating.

But at this moment, Su Xin chuckled, a smile full of ridicule on his face.

"Teach me a lesson? Alright, I'll teach you a lesson today. Since you've already retired, you should just be a cowardly turtle. The current world of martial arts is not something you can casually participate in, nor do you have the qualifications to do so!"

Su Xin's fingers formed a blade, and he raised his hand to strike. It seemed like a light and gentle hand blade, but suddenly a fierce flame burst forth!

A huge wave of heat swept out, a crimson streak like a blade slicing horizontally, instantly sealing off all of Chen Zhao's escape routes.

Finally, there was a loud "boom," and Chen Zhao was sent flying, crashing through several tables. A huge blade mark ran across his chest, blackened and charred, deep to the bone!

The Secret Sect's Flame Blade!

After obtaining the Flame Blade, Su Xin had intended to use it as a trump card for survival, but he never expected to use it so soon.

If Chen Zhao hadn't been so overbearing, Su Xin wouldn't have used this precious consumable.

At this moment, everyone present was stunned.

What kind of martial technique was this? External release of true qi?

No, this was even more terrifying than the external release of true qi!

For innate martial artists, the so-called external release of true qi is just the transfer of internal energy outside the body, forming an external true qi. However, this external true qi was far less impressive than Su Xin's direct release of a Flame Blade.

At the innate level, the initial Qi Sea stage can only release true qi as a few feet long sword aura, which is already quite remarkable. An attack like Su Xin's was almost on par with the divine palace stage of the innate three realms.

Could Su Xin be an innate divine palace realm expert?

Everyone looked at Su Xin hesitantly, their eyes filled with unhidden fear. Su Xin's attack was truly terrifying; Chen Zhao, at the innate Qi Sea stage, was directly killed without any resistance.

Su Xin slowly walked towards Meng Changhe and the others, scaring them into retreating immediately.

It wasn't that they were too cowardly; it was just that Su Xin's attack was too terrifying.

Seeing this, Su Xin smiled. "No need to be so nervous. I, Su Xin, am a very principled person. We all make a living in Changning Prefecture, and it's beneficial for everyone to follow the rules. President Meng, don't you agree?"

Meng Changhe's face turned red and then white, but he didn't have the courage to argue.

Actually, Su Xin wanted to resolve the Three Heroes Society here and now, but that was impossible.

The Flame Blade consumable only had one use, and it had already consumed a small portion of Su Xin's internal energy.

Even if Meng Changhe and the others were intimidated by the Flame Blade and their combat effectiveness was greatly reduced, the Three Heroes Society had three people. If they realized Su Xin wasn't as powerful as they imagined, things would get really bad.

Since he didn't want to completely break ties with the Three Heroes Society for the time being, Su Xin didn't continue to mock Meng Changhe. Instead, he turned his gaze to Ma Qingyuan and Chen Hong, who were standing there in a daze.

What does it mean to scheme and end up with nothing? This was exactly their situation.

Originally, they could have retired with two million taels of silver, living a comfortable life as wealthy men.

But unfortunately, they couldn't let go of their power and wanted to use the two million taels to make a comeback. Now, they had lost, and lost terribly.

Su Xin sighed. "I gave you two chances. When you fled with half of the Green Bamboo Gang's silver, I didn't send anyone to chase you.

But this time, you came to me. I can't be blamed for what happens. When you're in the game, you must accept the consequences of your actions, right?"

As soon as Su Xin finished speaking, the Dragon's Roam Sword at his waist was already out of the scabbard, so fast that no one could see how he drew it. It seemed to appear in his hand in an instant.

The onlookers' eyes widened again.

If the Flame Blade was too fantastical for them to believe their eyes, this quick sword was enough to prove Su Xin's true strength.

They had heard that Su Xin's sword was very fast, but no one truly understood just how fast until now. This sword, if they tried to block it, would require their full concentration, or else the unpredictable and swift blade might cut their throats at any moment.

The Dragon's Roam Sword sliced through the air with a unique frequency, piercing towards Chen Hong. The sword glow was like a meteor, appearing in front of Chen Hong almost instantly.

In the face of life and death, it's the easiest time to break through. Under normal circumstances, Chen Hong would never have been able to block this sword.

But at that moment, he instinctively pulled out a short knife from his chest and held it in front of him, somehow blocking the sword.

However, before he could rejoice, a huge shockwave erupted from the sword, shattering his short knife made of fine steel. The Dragon's Roam Sword instantly pierced his throat!

Ma Qingyuan, standing beside him, immediately cried out, shouting at Meng Changhe, "President Meng, save me! I gave you all the silver!"

"Shut up!"

Meng Changhe roared, his Great Mountain Hand striking out, shattering his internal organs with a single palm.

"Tsk tsk, President Meng, that was quite ruthless. After all, he did give you the silver," Su Xin said with a half-smile.

"Humph! Let's go!" Meng Changhe coldly snorted and turned to leave with his people.

Duan Xiao and Ning Luojun shook their heads and followed Meng Changhe out.

Today's performance at Shenglong Tower was like a farce. Apart from further solidifying Su Xin's reputation, the Three Heroes Society had lost all face.

Although they secretly blamed Meng Changhe for acting on his own, the deed was done, and further complaints would only make them look foolish.

The others also bowed and took their leave. This time, when they spoke to Su Xin, it wasn't the indifferent greeting they had given him when he first came to Shenglong Tower.

Strength represents everything, and the current Su Xin deserved their respect.

Su Xin looked out the window. The seven-story Shenglong Tower was the tallest building in Changning Prefecture. From here, he could see the entire city.

He had once told his subordinates that one day he would have the entire Changning Prefecture under his feet. Had he fulfilled that vow?

After a moment, Su Xin shook his head. "Let's go. The farce is over, and we should leave."

Huang Bingcheng and Li Hua were still in a daze, but they quickly followed Su Xin out of Shenglong Tower when he called them.

"Old Huang, launch a full-scale attack on the Jiangyang Gang tonight," Su Xin ordered.

The Jiangyang Gang's leader and deputy leader were almost scared to death today. It was the perfect opportunity to take them down and save some effort.

After giving the order to Huang Bingcheng, Su Xin casually looked around. Changning Prefecture's central Changde Ward, though he had been there before, he had never really paid much attention.

As the center of the former capital of the Great Zhou Dynasty, it was indeed more prosperous than other wards.

However, what caught the most attention were the southern barbarians trading their local specialties with the locals or merchants from the Central Plains.

Changning Prefecture's biggest feature was that it was the closest city to the Southern Barbarian Mountains. Every summer, a large number of southern barbarians would come to the city to trade with the Great Zhou merchants, and many merchant caravans would come here to purchase goods.

So, although Changning Prefecture was not rich in resources and had many poor people, its commerce was very developed, even rivaling some of the major cities in the Central Plains.

Su Xin carefully observed these southern barbarians. They looked similar to the people of the Central Plains but had darker skin and wore very peculiar clothing. They spoke in a difficult-to-understand barbarian dialect or broken Great Zhou Mandarin, haggling with merchants.

Seeing Su Xin's interest in the southern barbarian merchants, Huang Bingcheng quickly said, "Boss, is there anything you want to buy from these southern barbarians?"

Su Xin shook his head. "No, I'm just looking. Did the Falcon Gang ever buy anything from these southern barbarians before?"

Huang Bingcheng nodded. "Of course, we did. Although most of the things from these southern barbarians are not useful to us and are bought by merchants from the Central Plains, they still have many good things.

For example, one tribe of southern barbarians brings a medicinal wine, said to be brewed by their tribal witch doctors, which is extremely effective for treating external injuries, even better than the best wound medicine.

However, they don't produce much of this medicinal wine. Only during the peak of summer, when they bring a large amount of goods and specialties for trade, do they bring a little.

The time is about right now. Many southern barbarians have already come with their goods, and the main group should arrive in about a month."

"What about the prices of the things they sell?" Su Xin asked.

"Of course, they are very cheap. Otherwise, the merchant caravans wouldn't spend a lot of money to hire powerful bodyguards to cross the bandit-infested Xiangnan Forest every summer to come here.

Some of the larger southern barbarian tribes require gold, silver, or jade for trade, while some smaller tribes only ask for household items or food in exchange, which is almost like giving them away."

Huang Bingcheng thought for a moment and added, "However, some southern barbarians are not easy to deceive. Some have even learned the Great Zhou Mandarin and are very skilled at haggling with merchants.

Of course, such southern barbarians are rare among the southern barbarian tribes. Additionally, the various southern barbarian tribes are often at odds with each other, so they rarely set a fixed price for their goods. Therefore, the prices of southern barbarian specialties fluctuate greatly each year, with no fixed price."

Su Xin nodded in understanding. A plan was gradually forming in his mind, but he needed to investigate and refine it further.

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