In Cyan Yang City and its vicinity, masters of Inner Strength are exceedingly rare. Within the Tai Sui Alliance, there are only three such masters, so the sudden arrival of a powerful enemy was unexpected for everyone.

Using his Inner Strength for the first time, Fang Haijiao lacked experience. He directly infused a large amount of Inner Strength into his iron blade. However, since the blade was made of ordinary iron, it couldn’t bear the attachment of Inner Strength, and cracks instantly appeared on its surface. It seemed only a matter of time before the entire blade would be utterly damaged.

"Flood Dragon Surging the Sea!"

With both hands on the handle, Fang Haijiao slashed fiercely around him, and the half-zhang long blade aura emanating from the iron blade instantly severed the bodies of more than ten bandits, creating an impressive spectacle.

Swish!

As the blade aura dissipated, more than ten bandits looked down in disbelief at their bodies, their view gradually lowering until half of a torso without an upper body appeared.

Is that... my leg?

Slashing more than ten bandits with a single stroke instantly shocked the others into terror. They were frightened out of their wits and no longer dared to attack Fang Haijiao, instead feeling a strong desire to retreat.

But Fang Haijiao had no intention of letting them go. Using Inner Strength for the first time, the wonderful feeling of power instantly took over his body and mind, overwhelming him with an urge to kill in order to prove his strength.

In the words of Jianghu people, this was succumbing to madness.

Qin Yuesheng watched from the side and increasingly sensed that Fang Haijiao was somehow off—how could he, in the midst of killing, suddenly have blood-red eyes? 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞

Just as he was contemplating whether he should intervene, suddenly a loud voice erupted from within the fortress: "Who dares to cause trouble in my Tai Sui Alliance?"

Qin Yuesheng looked up and saw three men of varying heights and builds standing on the fortress gate. The leading man, after speaking, saw Fang Haijiao continuing to slaughter his subordinates unchecked, and unable to stand idly by, leaped directly off the gate, wielding a pair of quadrilateral copper maces as he hurled them at Fang Haijiao’s location.

The mace was forged from purple copper, narrow at the front and thick at the back, shaped quadrilaterally, and very heavy in hand. Its striking power was considerable; if hit, even a soldier’s helmet could easily be dented.

With blood-red eyes, Fang Haijiao looked up and swung his blade directly, the half-zhang blade aura howling as it struck to meet the oncoming attacker.

"An Inner Strength master!" The man was slightly surprised, yet unafraid. After all, he had stepped into the Inner Power Realm for many years, now wielding the strength of the Second Layer of the Internal Power Realm, ranking among the top experts within and around Meteor Mountain.

Bang!

Resisting Fang Haijiao’s blade aura with his own Inner Strength, their weapons instantly collided with a resounding clang.

Fang Haijiao’s legs immediately sank halfway into the ground, with half of his calves already buried in earth.

The opponent’s choice of a mace as weapon was due to his immense physical strength, enhanced further by Inner Strength. The force of the strike was undeniably heavyweight. If met by an ordinary person, their skull and upper body would have been smashed to pieces in a flash.

Crack!

Fang Haijiao’s iron blade finally reached its limit, shattering in this encounter into numerous iron shards.

"Die!" The bandit was thrilled; without a weapon, what could you possibly fight me with?

Yet in the next instant, Fang Haijiao launched his fists with tremendous force, Inner Strength swirling around his arms, appearing overwhelmingly powerful.

At that moment, he intended to use his bare fists to clash against the opponent’s copper maces!

For those of equal strength, only when one’s Inner Strength was deeper combined with the suppression of martial skills could fists and feet possibly contend against weapons. With Qin Yuesheng’s enlightening guidance, Fang Haijiao temporarily held the strength of the Third Layer of the Internal Power Realm, surpassing this bandit in that regard.

However, comparing Inner Strength to an engine and martial skills to a car body, if the car body is too poor, it cannot fully unleash the engine’s power.

Fang Haijiao was merely a new leader of a small gang, his learnings were only mundane, grassroots martial arts not coordinating with Inner Strength, hence lacking power compared to martial arts that could harmonize with Inner Strength.

Boom!

Under Qin Yuesheng’s watchful eyes, the two finally confronted each other.

At the moment Fang Haijiao’s fists collided with the bandit’s copper maces, his fists burst into numerous bloody cracks, while the bandit’s two copper maces bent directly, resulting in a tie.

"Good heavens!" The other two Alliance Leaders of the Tai Sui Alliance atop the city gate were amazed witnessing this scene.

Based on their judgment, Fang Haijiao’s strength absolutely exceeded the Second Layer of the Internal Power Realm.

"Let’s go together and capture him." The two exchanged glances and decided to act simultaneously, to join their companion in dealing with Fang Haijiao.

Fang Haijiao, relying on a surge of Inner Strength, could barely handle an authentic Inner Strength martial artist. Facing three at once would assuredly result in death.

Qin Yuesheng, hoping to have this guy manage the Flood Dragon Gang for him, naturally couldn’t allow him to die meaninglessly, so he moved instantly.

All three bandits launched a combined attack on Fang Haijiao, just as the moves were about to land, suddenly their view blurred, and a young figure appeared.

This young man quickly jabbed with sword-like fingers, precisely striking each bandit’s weapon, snapping them into two in an instant.

In the blink of an eye, Qin Yuesheng shattered the weapons in the hands of the three, shocking them to their cores.

His moves were effortless, yet incredibly mighty.

What an expert indeed!

With shock on their faces, the three bandits saw Qin Yuesheng infusing Inner Qi into his fingers, instantly piercing a bloody hole in each of their shoulders, vividly showcasing their strength disparity in a single move.

As Qin Yuesheng landed, the trio retreated cautiously, watching Qin Yuesheng warily, asking, "Who are you, and why have you come to my Tai Sui Alliance?"