Martial Arts Sainthood Begins with the Tiger-Taming Fist

Chang Hao and Ye Zimou felt a little disappointed when they heard Xie Zhen's words, but they didn't dwell on it.

In the world of martial arts, everything is decided by strength.

Chen Mo's previous achievements are obvious, and now he has made new breakthroughs. Even if the two of them wanted to compete, they would be far behind.

Furthermore, Xie Zhen was extremely prestigious, and they dared not utter a word of rebuttal.

Seeing that no one objected, Xie Zhen continued, "Besides the five of us who ventured into the secret door alone, the rest of us also have heavy responsibilities. We need to guard the key points of the Black Tiger Hall to prevent the thieves from escaping, and if necessary, we also need to enter and participate in the battle."

Afterwards, he drafted a more detailed plan, specifying who, when, and along which route they would travel, and how they would depart in order, so as not to attract too much attention and arouse the vigilance of the Black Tiger Hall and the Qi family.

Finally, Xie Zhen suddenly shouted, "Lord Shen has ordered that any thieves who resist should be killed without mercy!"

These words spurred everyone on, and their inner energy began to surge.

Chen Mo clearly felt a surge of heat flowing around him.

When a martial artist reaches the level of internal strength, their desire for power and resources becomes even more urgent.

If one can seize the opportunity to enter a sect, there is a chance to break through to a higher realm, not only increasing one's strength but also prolonging one's lifespan.

Human desires are infinite.

Even though Chen Mo tried his best to suppress his emotions, his cheeks couldn't help but feel slightly hot.

"call--"

"call--"

Everyone quietly exhaled breaths of hot air.

A short while later.

At Xie Zhen's command, everyone pushed open the doors of the martial arts hall and set off in an orderly fashion.

Chen Mo was in the middle of the line. When it was his turn, he left the county town along a quiet alley and then traveled along the mountain road.

Amidst the blazing sun and the chirping of cicadas, I tried to determine my direction while remaining vigilant about my surroundings.

Around noon.

He successfully arrived near the Black Tiger Gang headquarters and, using the map from the previous day, found the secret door that had been assigned to him.

Then, using the agility of his Luo Yan Steps, he evaded several patrolling martial artists and quietly entered the hidden door.

Behind the hidden door was a passageway, with torches illuminating the walls on both sides.

The passage was extremely deep and dark. Chen Mo could only vaguely see the end a dozen or so feet away when he looked into the distance.

"How could a small gang build its hideout like this? There must be some shady secret inside."

He thought to himself.

After thinking it over, he proceeded cautiously through the passage, and soon he had gone halfway.

Upon reaching this point, he realized that the end was actually just a corner, and after passing the corner, the passage suddenly became winding.

Furthermore, the passage extends underground.

"Such a grand gesture! If it's just for the Black Tiger Gang's headquarters, it would be such a waste..."

Chen Mo had a vague feeling that things weren't as simple as he thought.

"Perhaps, it's related to human sacrifice?"

The weapons forged in the iron furnace were embezzled by the Black Tiger Hall, and perhaps they were sent here and then used for other purposes.

Thinking this, Chen Mo walked for another quarter of an hour.

At this moment, he sensed the aura of a martial artist not far ahead, so he quietly approached. When he was within a zhang (approximately 3.3 meters), he could tell that the other party was a guard on patrol, whose strength was at the early stage of Dark Force.

"I should have killed all the hidden-force martial artists from the Black Tiger Hall and the Fierce Sand Gang. Could it be a hidden-force martial artist from the Qi family...?"

"At the initial stage of internal strength, I can defeat him in two moves."

Chen Mo pondered for a moment.

Without any hesitation, he slammed his foot down on the stone slab, his figure instantly transforming into a line, rushing towards his opponent.

In the blink of an eye, he had closed in on his opponent and delivered a powerful punch.

Only then did the opponent sense Chen Mo's sudden attack. He unleashed all his strength and extended one hand, palm against fist.

boom!

"ah--"

A sound of breaking bones echoed through the passage, accompanied by a scream; the two sounds returned from afar in an instant.

With just one move, he broke the opponent's arm.

Without hesitation, Chen Mo threw another punch, this time aimed directly at his opponent's heart.

Bang! Thud!

The force of the punch instantly penetrated the opponent's internal organs, piercing through the wall behind him, and producing a series of sounds of internal organs shattering.

Chen Mo's right fist penetrated three inches into the opponent's heart, without continuing forward, but its force had already "penetrated through the paper."

The other party quickly lost all vitality and collapsed like a lump of mud in the dark and dirty corner.

Now, when dealing with opponents at the early stage of internal strength, it's not as difficult as before.

Chen Mo withdrew his fist and calmed his breath. He searched the other person's body and obtained a set of medicine, then did not look at the other person again.

move on.

After encountering no more enemies, we reached the end of the passage after rounding five or six corners.

Chen Mo looked around and saw that the place was a slightly open space.

"It seems the road ahead is blocked; we can't proceed..."

He pondered, "But if it really is a dead end, there's no need to station guards, so there must be a switch here to open the wall."

With this in mind, he took a torch from the wall and began to grope around by its light.

A moment later, he suddenly heard what sounded like fighting coming from the other side of the stone wall.

"Judging from the whooshing sound of the energy, it must be a master of the Transformation Realm."

"Someone must have broken through the other four passages."

He quickened his search and, after a moment, found a metal mechanism hidden in the wall, which he pressed hard.

With a "snap," the entire wall automatically split open to both sides, creating a passageway in the middle, and the sounds of battle became even clearer.

Chen Mo walked out of the passage and saw the real Black Tiger Hall's lair.

The entire space is circular, with a strange iron stele in the center. The stele is actually "forged" from various weapons, and eight iron chains extend from the stele to the surrounding walls.

There are five hidden doors in the surrounding walls. Apart from the one Chen Mo walked through, the other three hidden doors have been opened.

"Indeed, some of the weapons forged by those laborers were transported here. The military equipment embezzlement that Shen Qi investigated should include these."

He looked in the direction of the sounds of battle and saw that Xie Zhen, He Feng, the head steward, and the leader of the Iron Palm Gang had already passed through the secret door and were engaged in a fierce battle with Lin Chong, Qi Feng, and Liu Zongsheng.

From this perspective, it seems that only Xie Jin's path of traveling has not yet been successfully explored.

The six figures on both sides clashed, their energy surging and swirling. Each exertion of force was like a crashing wave, deafening to the ear.

This is a battle between masters of the Transformation Realm.

During this exchange, Xie Zhen would take two steps back and his body would tremble slightly after each palm strike with Lin Chong, indicating that he was slightly weaker than Lin Chong.

As for the battles between He Feng, the head steward, and Qi Feng, and between the leader of the Iron Palm Gang and Liu Zongsheng, these two groups were evenly matched and could not be decided in a short time.

Chen Mo knew that he probably couldn't participate in this kind of battle.

And just then...

Another person stepped out from the side; it was Zhao Huayuan, the head of the Zhao family.

Upon seeing Chen Mo, Zhao Huayuan's eyes instantly turned sinister, and a surge of internal energy suddenly erupted. In a few flashes, he had already closed in on Chen Mo.

"Boy, since you've come here to die, then I'll take your worthless life!"