Chapter 1038: A Luxurious Roster

“Huh…”
Inside the restaurant, a player glanced casually outside at the street while drinking, letting out an astonished exclamation. He took several more careful looks—there was a familiar silhouette on the street.
“What’s wrong?”
The companions sitting at his table by the window leaned out one after another. “Did you see a beauty?”
“Did you see that expert with the magical patterns on their equipment who just passed by?”
“What’s there to be surprised about? This is near the headquarters of Xifeng Tower. It’s normal to see a few experts wearing high-level magical equipment. But then again, Xifeng Tower has been unlucky lately. They even dare not leave the city gates and rely on help from other gangs to train in their prison cells… Tsk tsk, think about how powerful they used to be—the number one gang in the Central Plains!”
“Stop talking. Who would have thought that Meng Yun would hide so well and have such close ties with over a dozen gangs in the capital…”
“What close ties? In the past half month, twelve gangs have actively helped Yipin Hall take on Xifeng Tower. That’s completely illogical. Some people online say that those twelve gangs, led by Yuan Zhi Xiong, are actually puppets supported by Yipin Hall, secret forces cultivated by Meng Yun over a year ago.”
The people at his table couldn’t help but sigh and talk about Xifeng Tower.
But the man who had let out the astonished exclamation earlier didn’t join in. His mind was fixed on that familiar silhouette he had seen through the window, his eyes flickering as he tried hard to remember something.
So familiar!
It seemed like he had seen this person somewhere before, but this person shouldn’t be so close to Xifeng Tower’s headquarters.
As he pondered, his gaze, which had stopped on the street, encountered another group of people!
“…”
He unconsciously widened his eyes and froze for two seconds. Suddenly, under the astonished gazes of his companions, he stood up and exclaimed, “I told you! I knew something was off. Look, it’s people from Yipin Hall!”
“What’s there to be surprised about? Yipin Hall has been causing trouble for Xifeng Tower lately. Wait… this is Xifeng Tower’s headquarters. Which bold fool would dare come here and cause trouble?” Suddenly realizing something, the group stood up and leaned out of the window to see who could be so bold—both headquarters were sensitive areas, and no one dared to approach the other side’s headquarters casually. This was a rule both sides had agreed to follow for the past half month.
By the time the group gathered by the window, the street outside had already become noisy! Many people were shouting loudly outside…
Thud!

Clear footsteps could be heard above their heads.
A group of people were astonished to see people swiftly flying across the rooftops of the buildings opposite!
One, two, ten…
They rushed across the rooftops like a gust of wind.
And that wasn’t all!
The sound of footsteps growing more frequent came from the rooftops, and there were also many people moving swiftly across the opposite rooftops, all with solemn and tense expressions.
“Something’s wrong!”
Even the slowest to notice could sense the abnormal atmosphere outside. Moreover, they clearly saw that the number of people from Yipin Tang in the streets was increasing rapidly, along with some members of the Blood Alliance and the twelve major city gangs.
And the gang emblems on the chests of those moving across the rooftops toward the main headquarters of Xifeng Lou were astonishingly identical!
Xifeng Lou!
It was ironic.
On the streets leading to Xifeng Lou’s main headquarters, almost everyone was an enemy of Xifeng Lou—Yipin Tang, the Blood Alliance, and so on… While the disciples of Xifeng Lou, who should have been the masters of this area, were walking along the rooftops in an unusual nocturnal procession.
Clatter!
After looking at each other in shock, the group left the restaurant, leaving behind tables full of half-eaten food and drinks.
…
In the blink of an eye, the streets were packed with people, many of whom took to the rooftops to secure a spot.
The disciples of Xifeng Lou flying along the way all had extremely serious expressions, filled with unwavering determination and fighting spirit, rushing toward the main headquarters without any hesitation.
From above, on rooftops everywhere, countless martial artists were flying back and forth, creating a highly tense and lively scene.
In the streets, martial artists armed with swords and knives had already blocked off several miles around…
“…Hiss!”
Seeing this, those who had come to watch were shocked, all thinking to themselves, “Xifeng Lou is in big trouble this time!”
“Has Yipin Tang finally lost patience and decided to completely wipe out Xifeng Lou’s strongholds in the north?”
As various thoughts crossed many people’s minds, strong curiosity drove them to head toward Xifeng Lou’s main headquarters to see what was happening!
Half a month earlier, the same situation had occurred outside Yipin Tang’s main headquarters.
But many knew that back then, Yipin Tang had been lucky enough to escape and even turn the situation around. This time, however, Xifeng Lou might not be able to turn things around.
…
A kilometer away!
At the entrance of Xifeng Lou’s main headquarters.

Countless disciples of Xifeng Tower had already received warnings from Shadow in advance and quickly set up a tight defense network inside the main hall. All the experts who came out of the prisons of nearby gangs also arrived at their positions in no time!
“Damn it.”
“Finally, it’s time for a big fight! I’ve been waiting for this day for too long!” Many of them, after returning, showed no sign of nervousness or anxiety; instead, they were filled with uncontrollable excitement and eagerness, gritting their teeth as if they couldn’t wait to go out and fight right away.
“Brothers! We’ve been suppressed in the capital for half a month—why? Just for this day!”
Inside the main hall, Wu Kuo stood tall and majestic, taking over from Shadow to give a pre-battle speech:
“Today! The chance for revenge has finally arrived!!”
“Don’t give them any mercy later—kill as many as you can! Anyway, in the capital, killing is allowed, but burying them isn’t!”
Roar!!
The heroes were furious!
……
“Hall Master!”
“Hall Master Meng!”
Outside Xifeng Tower’s main hall, Meng Yun and the high-ranking members of Yipin Hall, surrounded by over two hundred top experts from various gangs, marched out of the streets in a magnificent procession, creating an astonishing spectacle.
Boom!
The crowd behind them and those on other streets immediately erupted in excitement.
“The twelve major gangs are indeed involved in today’s operation. Look, all their top experts have come out and gathered around Meng Yun.”
“Xunlong Hand, Cai Lifo Fist—these famous southern experts have even made their way to the capital…”
“Tsk tsk, as expected, the rumors on the online forums aren’t baseless…”
“Yipin Hall has close ties with the twelve major gangs in the capital. Back when Xifeng Tower tried to contact them, they weren’t this eager!”
Amidst the discussions, many people became wary and cautious toward Yipin Hall.
Seeing this, and recalling how Shadow had mobilized an emperor and a hundred experts to fight against Yipin Hall half a month ago, only to be betrayed and suffer such a fate, it seemed now that everything was secretly controlled by Meng Yun…
“Wild Wolf…”
“Since these gang leaders are all from Yipin Hall, their words before must not be trusted.”
“If Yipin Hall is truly colluding with the Wild Wolf Organization, then the martial world of the Central Plains is truly in danger.”
Many people harbored such concerns.
But by this point, their worries could no longer change anything!
Meng Yun led a group of top experts to the entrance of Xifeng Tower’s main hall, seemingly with no intention of stopping to organize an attack.

His gaze swept over the pair of majestic qilin statues flanking the entrance of Xifeng Tower, before finally resting on the plaque of the tower’s main hall…
“Take it down for me.”
Meng Yun crossed his arms and casually uttered these words in a calm tone, yet with an undeniable firmness.
Whoosh!
Before his words faded, a dark figure rushed out from among the crowd behind Meng Yun…
This person moved at lightning speed! The fifty-meter distance was shortened almost instantly.
As he approached the steps of Xifeng Tower’s main hall, he stepped forward, soared into the air like a light bird, drew his long sword, and let out a stunning cry as it sliced through the air!
Crack!!!!!!
Under the intense gazes of countless people, the plaque of Xifeng Tower was effortlessly split in two by this person.
Clang!
The sharp edge of the sword split the plaque into two, which fell onto the steps.
It was too fast.
Yipin Hall acted suddenly, with no warning. By the time Xifeng Tower tried to intervene, it was already too late—they could only watch helplessly as their gang’s plaque was torn apart.
For a moment, unprecedented shame and anger filled the hearts of every disciple of Xifeng Tower. Outrageous shouts erupted from within the main hall: “Destroying our tower’s plaque and still expecting to live to leave?”
“Since you’re here, stay!”
The sound of drawn bows suddenly rang out!
Even those on the streets outside Xifeng Tower could clearly hear the terrifying vibrations in the air.
Whoosh! Whoosh!!
Countless arrows were shot into the air.
Like a rainstorm, the dense barrage of arrows instantly surrounded the expert from Yipin Hall who had damaged the plaque!
With their dignity lost, the only way to wash away this shame was to eliminate this expert from Yipin Hall. Thus, Xifeng Tower sent in almost all its experts skilled in archery at the highest levels, aiming to kill their humiliating enemy with overwhelming force and momentum.
Just as the expert from Yipin Hall was about to be pierced by countless arrows, someone stepped forward from behind Meng Yun and let out a bone-chilling voice:
“Do you really think you can stop someone from Yipin Hall!?”
Before his words ended, he stepped firmly on the ground.
The entire ground ahead trembled as if earth dragons were writhing!!
Boom!!!
The flat ground shattered, and countless hard fragments, like roaring dragons, rushed toward the rain of arrows coming from Xifeng Tower’s main hall.
Though they couldn’t block all the arrows, each fragment carried significant dark energy, causing the subsequent arrows to slow down slightly.
It was only a brief pause, but the person who had cut the plaque with his sword had already escaped the arrows behind him.