Upon hearing this, Yu Haoran's eyebrows furrowed deeply:

  "What if I refuse?"

  The middle-aged man let out a cold laugh:

  "If you refuse, I'll beat you until you agree!"

  As he spoke, the middle-aged man unleashed his full cultivation, revealing he was at the Dao Palace Realm!

  This startled Li Muyun, Bi Qi, and the others who had come out to watch.

  Without another word, the middle-aged man charged directly at Yu Haoran.

  In his hand, a ghost-head saber appeared, slashing down fiercely!

  Naturally, Yu Haoran wouldn't just stand there and be captured.

  He raised his treasured sword in front of him to block the attack.

  "Clang!!!"

  The clash of blade and sword erupted with a thunderous force.

  The terrifying power distorted the surrounding air, creating ripples that spread outwards.

  Then the blade and sword separated, each rebounding.

  In this first exchange, Yu Haoran was clearly at a disadvantage.

  The middle-aged man was evidently a seasoned and battle-hungry fighter.

  After the first strike, his fighting spirit surged even more as he charged at Yu Haoran again!

  This time, his aura was noticeably stronger, and his speed had increased significantly.

  In the blink of an eye, he was in front of Yu Haoran.

  The ghost-head saber was raised high and slashed down hard.

  This strike would be difficult for Yu Haoran to withstand!

  Not far away, Luo Xingxing saw this and his face changed dramatically:

  "Brother Haoran, I'll help you!"

  Though they had only known each other for a short time, they had become good friends, and had even formed a temporary alliance.

  Naturally, they couldn't let Yu Haoran be bullied by others!

  The middle-aged man slashed down at Yu Haoran.

  Yu Haoran also swung his sword to counter!

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  The blade and sword clashed violently once more.

  This time, the impact was even louder, and the terrifying power made the ground tremble.

  At the same time.

  Luo Xingxing leaped into the air with a large axe, aiming for the middle-aged man's head!

  "Boom!!!"

  Though the middle-aged man had the strength of the Dao Palace Realm, Yu Haoran was also at the Dao Palace Realm!

  With Luo Xingxing's assistance, it wasn't long before the middle-aged man struggled to hold his ground.

  "You... you're ganging up on me, that's not fair!"

  "If you have the guts, fight me one-on-one!"

  Luo Xingxing rolled his eyes:

  "Idiot, if we can gang up, why would we fight you one-on-one?"

  "Don't forget, you were the one who tried to take my brother's room first. It's only right for me to help my brother teach you a lesson!"

  The middle-aged man gritted his teeth in anger.

  "Fine!"

  "Brats, you two just wait!"

  "I'm a Protector of the Black Tiger Gang. You've offended me, and the Black Tiger Gang will never let you go!"

  With that, the middle-aged man took out a jade slip from his storage ring.

  Before anyone could react, he crushed the jade slip!

  In an instant, the shattered jade slip turned into a stream of light, shooting off into the distance!

  Hearing the words "Black Tiger Gang," Yu Haoran and Luo Xingxing were both taken aback.

  They exchanged glances, sensing that things were about to go south!

  The name Black Tiger Gang might not be renowned, but anyone with some experience had heard of it.

  The Black Tiger Gang was a top-tier gang with two hundred thousand members, spread across dozens of cities around Fengshang City.

  Their power was immense, with countless strong cultivators within the gang!

  It's said that even the leader of an ordinary branch of the Black Tiger Gang had at least the strength of the seventh level of the Spirit Platform Realm, and all twelve Protectors were at the Dao Palace Realm!

  The Gang Leader of the Black Tiger Gang was even a half-step into the Breaking Illusions Realm!

  Such a force was not something ordinary people dared to provoke!

  Sure enough.

  In the next second.

  They sensed several powerful auras rapidly approaching from the direction the stream of light had flown.

  A rough sense indicated that all were at least at the sixth level of the Spirit Platform Realm, with several Dao Palace Realm auras among them!

  For a moment, Yu Haoran and Luo Xingxing were shocked.

  "Brother Haoran, things don't look good, maybe we should retreat?"

  However, it was too late!

  Just as Luo Xingxing finished speaking, those auras had already locked onto them.

  Moments later, the entire courtyard was surrounded layer by layer.

  A swarm of cultivators poured into the courtyard, clearly members of the Black Tiger Gang!

  "Protector Zhou Hu!" Two youths, one in black and one in white, approached the middle-aged man with mocking expressions:

  "What happened here? How did you end up in such a sorry state?"

  "Protector Bai Hu, Protector Xuan Hu, stop with the nonsense. These bastards have gone too far!"

  The middle-aged man, known as Zhou Hu, couldn't be bothered to explain and furiously ordered:

  "Kill! Kill everyone in this courtyard!!!"

  With the order given, the Black Tiger Gang members immediately turned their attention to Yu Haoran, Luo Xingxing, and the others.

  In an instant, a boundless killing intent surged.

  The next second, they charged at everyone in the courtyard!

  "Damn!"

  Luo Xingxing's face turned grim:

  "We'll have to fight them!"

  Yu Haoran agreed, and together with Luo Xingxing, they unleashed their fighting spirit and prepared to battle!

  In the other two rooms, Bi Qi, Hou Ping, and Li Muyun were well aware of the situation outside.

  Seeing Yu Haoran and Luo Xingxing in trouble, they couldn't just stand by, and after a brief thought, they activated their cultivation methods and divine powers, joining the fight.

  In an instant, blades and swords flew, and cultivation methods and divine powers bombarded wildly!

  "This isn't working, there are too many of them. If we keep fighting, we'll all die here today. We need to find a way to escape!"

  After killing a few Black Tiger Gang members and getting injured themselves, they realized the situation.

  They knew they were no match for so many people.

  Finding a way to escape was the best option.

  However.

  They clearly underestimated the strength of the Black Tiger Gang.

  The gang members might not be much, but let's not forget that among them were the three Protectors: Zhou Hu, Bai Hu, and Xuan Hu!

  That's three Dao Palace Realm experts!

  With just a slight move, they severely injured several of them.

  "Didn't you like ganging up on people?"

  "Weren't you helping your brother teach me a lesson? Keep going!"

  Today, being humiliated by Luo Xingxing and Yu Haoran made Zhou Hu feel a deep sense of shame.

  Now, a sense of revenge filled his heart, and he wanted nothing more than to kill them all.

  He didn't give them any chance to struggle or speak.

  Raising his ghost-head saber, he slashed down at Luo Xingxing.

  Seeing this, Luo Xingxing smiled bitterly.

  He hadn't expected to die before achieving anything, on his first journey down the mountain, without making a name for himself!

  The others' eyes also flashed with unwillingness.

  Yet they were helpless.

  They could only silently await death.

  However.

  Just as they were in despair.

  A red sword light suddenly shot out from one of the rooms!

  It instantly cut the Black Tiger Gang members blocking them in half, and even Zhou Hu, a Dao Palace Realm expert, was not spared!

  He was beheaded on the spot!

  Before dying, Zhou Hu's eyes widened as he saw the red-clad youth emerging from the room.

  He never expected that such a terrifying existence was hidden in this small courtyard.

  At that moment, he regretted his carelessness.

  But it couldn't change the outcome of his death.

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