"I hear the two of you are here to challenge my club. Why don't you start by telling me your names?" Just then, a middle-aged man with thick eyebrows and large eyes walked out from inside. Naturally, it was Liu Biao.

With such a major commotion outside, he certainly wasn't going to ignore it.

"You're Liu Biao, right?" Chen Zheng asked coldly. "You called me yesterday. Now that I'm here, what do you have to say?"

"So, it's you..." Liu Biao was stunned for a moment before a cold smirk appeared on his lips. "This is what I call willingly walking into death's embrace. In that case, we can finally settle the matter with my cousin today!"

"Cut the crap!" Xu Da roared furiously, charging forward. "You dare have designs on my cousin? I'll deal with you first!"

However, Liu Biao was no ordinary man. His external martial arts were honed to perfection, and his strength was comparable to Xu Da's. The two quickly engaged in a fierce battle.

After exchanging several moves, they threw a ferocious punch that collided, forcing both to retreat rapidly.

Liu Biao's eyes narrowed as he let out a cold laugh. "Not bad, kid..."

"Your skills are impressive. I'll give you a chance. Cripple that kid over there, and you can come work for me. I'll give you a deputy position. From then on, if you want money, you'll have money. If you want women, you'll have women. How about it?"

"Really?" Xu Da looked stunned at first, then feigned an expression of great surprise.

Liu Biao waved his hand dismissively. "A gentleman's word is his bond!"

"Great, let's make a pinky promise then," Xu Da said, running over immediately.

Liu Biao was taken aback. A grown man acting like a child... Does he really need a pinky promise?

But he still subconsciously extended his right hand.

At that exact moment, a cold smirk flashed across Xu Da's lips as he threw a vicious punch.

Unsurprisingly, the fist slammed squarely into Liu Biao's stomach.

Liu Biao grunted and doubled over, but Xu Da's knee was already rising, crashing into his chin. A mouthful of fresh blood sprayed from his lips.

"Club President!"

"You damn bastard! How could you be so dishonorable? A sneak attack?"

"What a despicable scoundrel!"

The surrounding club members cried out, their faces filled with fury.

"Brother-in-law, would you say that counts as a success?" Xu Da asked with a sly grin.

Chen Zheng was left speechless. This guy... for a new Cultivation Technique, he'd stoop to any level, even resorting to such underhanded tactics.

But in many cases, you couldn't really say he was wrong.

"You two are good, I'll give you that. But don't get cocky. Both the Alliance and the Association are trying to recruit us. I'm calling the Association right now to have them come and deal with you!" Liu Biao said angrily.

Severely injured and unable to fight, his only option was to rely on his backers. He had several hundred members, a powerful force that the Association would surely value. He was confident they would intervene on his behalf.

"The Association?" Chen Zheng chuckled. "Sorry to disappoint you, but I'm with the Association. We would never even consider recruiting trash like you."

"You say you're with the Association?" Liu Biao was stunned, but he quickly scoffed. "Kid, you won't die from spouting bullshit! Do you think it's so easy to join the Association?"

"Yeah, exactly! To get into the Association, you not only have to be a top-tier expert, but you also need a certain social standing!"

"You think you're on the same level as our president?"

"Even if you were strong enough, the Association would absolutely choose us over a piece of trash like you!"

The members murmured amongst themselves, their gazes toward Chen Zheng filled with mockery and contempt.

Without hesitating, Liu Biao pulled out his phone and made a call. Before long, several black Audis pulled up outside. The door of the lead car opened, and a man in a Sun Yat-sen suit with an imposing, authoritative air stepped out.

Seeing him, Liu Biao rushed over to greet him, his face alight with excitement. "President Gao, you've always been trying to get us to join the Association, haven't you? Well, I'm ready to bring everyone and join right now!"

"There's no need for that," Gao Feng said, waving his hand dismissively. He sidestepped Liu Biao and walked directly to Chen Zheng. "Master Chen, I am terribly sorry. I was unaware there were issues between you and Liu Biao! I hereby declare, as the president of the Association, that we will absolutely not accept such scum. Furthermore, everyone else present will be added to our blacklist!"

Hearing this, the crowd was shocked beyond words.

Damn. Blacklisted just like that? Now we're in deep trouble!

If they were blacklisted by the Association, how could they possibly make their way in the martial world? Wouldn't they be mocked wherever they went?

"President Gao, what is the meaning of this..." Liu Biao was completely dumbfounded. He couldn't fathom what was so special about the man before him that would cause Gao Feng to abandon them so completely.

"Open your damn eyes and take a good look!" Gao Feng explained with a cold snort. "This is Master Chen, the honorary president of our Association and also our number one master!"

When did the Association get an honorary president? And the number one master at that? Hasn't that position always belonged to Gao Feng? Is this guy also a master of internal cultivation? Liu Biao's eyes nearly bulged from their sockets. The man before him looked to be in his early twenties at most. How could he possibly have reached the realm of an internal cultivation master?

But he had no time to ponder this. He quickly pulled out his phone again.

"President Gao, if that's how it is, then don't blame us for going over to the Alliance!"

Liu Biao immediately called the Alliance. If the Association wouldn't take them, he would go to their rivals. Either way, they would have a powerful backer. With the Alliance's support, the Association would be nothing to fear.

Before long, people from the Alliance arrived.

The leader was a tall, thin young man in a black suit. His aura was unfathomably deep, giving off a feeling of extreme, latent explosive power. Following him were two old men whose presences were just as profound, looming like two great mountains that made one feel an urge to look up in awe.

Is this... a master of internal cultivation? Gao Feng's expression immediately turned grave. The young man might be manageable, but the two elders behind him will be trouble. Masters of internal cultivation from the Alliance! To think they would send such significant figures for a trivial matter like this.

"Young Master Liu!" Liu Biao exclaimed, overjoyed as he rushed forward to greet him. "Young Master Liu, I'll have all my men join your Alliance right now! You have to help me!"

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