On the second floor of the Tiger List arena, in the high-end reception room.

Old Mr. Tao, leaning on a cane, walked with a proud and broad stride, his spirit, qi, and mind restrained. Following him was the beautiful Tao Xia, dressed in a cheongsam and serving as the mayor, as well as Lin Hai who had returned to combat status, standing 1.9 meters tall, wearing a disguise mask and sunglasses, emanating an air of vicissitude, maturity, and the aura of an elite Special Soldier King who had retired.

"Ha ha, Old Commander Tao, yo, it's been many years, yet you're still full of vim and vigor." A middle-aged man approached with a grin, his demeanor carefree, followed by a young man and a white-haired elder.

Old Mr. Tao also nodded with a smile: "Little Yu, you've kept well these past few years."

"Hehe, thanks to your blessings, old man, I have been focusing on strengthening my body. I don't have any real skills; just been living a bit longer," said the middle-aged man known as Little Yu, with a smile that didn't quite reach his eyes.

Old Mr. Tao squinted his eyes: "Why are you not staying in the Military District? What brings you here?"

"I'm following your example. I'm here to see the strength of these young sprouts; picking the good seedlings early to strengthen the troops. We can't ignore the lesson taught by Dragon Tooth Unit's past predicaments. Oh, when I took over the mess that was Dragon Tooth, tsk tsk, it made my heart ache," the middle-aged man said once more, not hiding the sarcasm and arrogance in his words towards Old Mr. Tao.

"Eh? Who is this?" The man surnamed Yu's gaze shifted to Lin Hai.

Old Mr. Tao still wore a smile that seemed entirely unaffected by the previous words, and said, "This man here was a special elite instructor when I was leading Dragon Tooth, Long Hai."

Lin Hai stepped forward with large strides.

"Here, let me introduce, this is Yu Zhengtao, the current leader of Dragon Tooth, and the top brass of Military District F," said Old Mr. Tao.

"Long Hai? I remember there was no such person in Dragon Tooth before," said Yu Zhengtao, who seemed easygoing on the surface but was full of scheming inside.

Before Old Mr. Tao could respond, Lin Hai spoke, "I was a super-special instructor of Dragon Tooth, in charge for four years. After I retired, Dragon Tooth erased my existence, naturally you wouldn't know."

"That doesn't seem right," Yu Zhengtao said with a sinister smile.

"My files were personally ordered to be destroyed by Chief No.1. If you have any doubts, Commander Yu, you can directly ask Chief No.1," Lin Hai began to bluff; he had never even seen what Chief No.1 looked like, and he doubted that Yu Zhengtao would question Chief No.1 himself because of this.

Sure enough, Yu Zhengtao's expression turned unpleasant, and with a cold snort, he asked, "Although you claim to be some former instructor of Dragon Tooth, this is the Tiger List hosted by Central South Sea of Huaxia, and it seems unrelated to an outsider like you, right?"

"No, it is related. Long Hai was personally invited by me to participate in the challenging of the Dragon and Tiger List. Doesn't he qualify? I also have the right to directly recommend someone, right?" Old Mr. Tao said with a smile, but his words left no room for negotiation.

Yu Zhengtao huffed coldly and said nothing more, just stared coldly at Lin Hai.

Lin Hai purposefully avoided Yu Zhengtao's gaze, pretending not to see, thinking to himself, to anger this old bastard to death.

"Former super-special instructor of Dragon Tooth? I am Yu Hailing, nice to meet you." From behind Yu Zhengtao came a pale, gloomy young man, who was none other than Yu Hailing.

Although Lin Hai had never seen this person before, the seemingly fated antagonistic relationship made his expression turn cold.

"This is a high-tech medicine that can help strengthen the foundation and nourish the origin, and activate essence blood. As a first meeting gift, please accept it," said Yu Hailing, cheerfully handing a brocade box to Lin Hai.

Lin Hai smiled and took it, patting the brocade box: "Nice stuff, the aroma is overpowering."

"Heh heh, this medicine should be taken sooner rather than later to maximize its effects," Yu Hailing said earnestly.

Lin Hai smiled, leaned in close to Yu Hailing's ear, and whispered so only he could hear, "I'm afraid it would send me straight to Heaven if I took it—just kidding, heh heh heh."

Yu Hailing's smiling face stiffened, his pupils suddenly contracting.

"I've come across this stuff a few times before," Lin Hai said again.

Yu Hailing's smile became forced: "Hehe, it's just a token of my intentions, a token of my intentions. I hope Mr. Long Hai shines in the Tiger List."

"Enough with the nonsense, the old man isn't feeling well and wants to sit down for a while. We'll see the real deal on the stage later," said Old Mr. Tao, then waved his hand as he walked past Yu Zhengtao, with Lin Hai and Tao Xia following closely behind.

Yu Hailing stared at Lin Hai's retreating back, feeling a sense of familiarity but couldn't quite put his finger on it.

"Hailing, is there something off about this Long Hai?" Yu Zhengtao, noticing his peculiar behavior, asked.

Yu Hailing said quietly, "He knows about 'Heaven'; we can't let him live."

At this, Yu Zhengtao's face turned somber, he nodded to the white-haired elder beside him.

The elder understood immediately and said softly, "Don't worry, Hu Bao will deal with him. If that's not enough, I'll find an excuse to take his life myself."

Old Mr. Tao and others were seated in a private box on the second floor.

Soon, most of the people had arrived. The white-haired elder walked slowly to the center of the ring and began to speak using his powerful Gang Qi, which was even more effective than a microphone: "For this Dragon and Tiger List competition, today we proceed with the Tiger List. There are a total of 400 participants in the Tiger List, and you may freely issue challenges. Those who refuse to fight will be considered to have forfeited."

Lin Hai remembered there being just over three hundred people previously, not expecting the number to surge to four hundred on the last day.

The crowd was also full of murmurs and commotion.

"Silence! Among the 400, there are 100 who are ranked in the Tiger List. These ranked individuals are your targets for challenge. The remaining three hundred will fight in a free-for-all with ten per match to proceed with the selection."

Ten people in a free-for-all fight?

Doesn't that mean those with good relations could team up against the rest?

"That's not fair!" a young man protested.

The white-haired elder snorted coldly, "This is the rule. True experts don't consider fairness; only the weak fuss over it."

"Come on, old man, aren't you being a bit too arrogant? By what right!" another voiced their protest.

These young people were all the cream of the crop from the Ancient Martial Families, all used to being proud and arrogant, and didn't take the white-haired elder into consideration.

"Oh? Those who think it's unfair can come forward; you may all attack together, and I, Hu Li, will take you all on alone," the white-haired elder snorted coldly, his aura suddenly intensifying.

A master!

The faces of a dozen or so young people soured.

"Hu Li? I heard his strength is on par with rank ten of the Dragon List!"

"Sss—rank ten of the Dragon List? Aren't they all well-known experts, and at least Half-step Supreme Strong to be in the top ten of the Dragon List!"

The young people who were originally itching for a fight were deflated.

Hu Li snorted disdainfully: "A true expert is fearless in the face of adversity. If you're afraid of even a melee fight, why bother participating in the Tiger List? You might as well go home and farm."

"The competition begins in one minute."

Lin Hai also moved to the side of the ring, ready to compete.

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