"Bringing people to level the Fierce Tiger Gang, that should make quite a noise!"
Wei Fan didn't pin all his hopes on Ning Xuan and Su Xuerong. Leveling the Fierce Tiger Gang was the first step for him to make a name and attract the attention of the Demon Suppression Bureau.
[Martial Arts:]
[Golden Bell Shield (Ninth Layer)]
[Iron Body Skill (Ninth Layer)]
[Tiger Roar Golden Bell Shield (Perfection)]
...
[Current Power Level: 213 years]
"The gains are not small!"
Wei Fan opened the panel. His power had already accumulated to over two hundred years. When he leveled the Fierce Tiger Gang, he gained more than seventy years of power.
He didn't kill too many people, only picking off high-level members like Zhang Huaiyu. If he didn't kill these high-level members, even if they were captured and thrown into the Great Prison, they probably wouldn't die.
"Right, those two bags."
Wei Fan remembered the backpack he seized when he killed Zhang Huaiyu and immediately started searching through it.
At that time, it was clear from Zhang Huaiyu and his subordinates' actions that they planned to flee, so they probably had some good stuff with them. After the matter was settled, Wei Fan didn't hand them over, and Luo Wen didn't come to ask for them either.
Other governmental officers also gained a lot from this operation, so ultimately, Wei Fan took those two bags back with him.
He opened the first backpack and found a pile of gold, jewelry, and jade inside. Wei Fan couldn't estimate their worth.
The second backpack also revealed a pile of gold, jewelry, and jade at first glance, but those weren't Wei Fan's focus.
As he rummaged through the gold and jewels, he spotted several yellowed books.
When he initially picked up these two backpacks, he also sensed that there were books inside, which is why he bent down to collect them.
A gang leader about to flee would definitely bring martial arts secret manuals; they wouldn't carry useless ordinary books.
Sure enough, they were martial arts secret manuals.
Wei Fan picked them up and found that there were three in total. One was a True Qi heart method called Replenishing Yuan Skill. Since he had the Golden Bell Shield, the True Qi heart method was useless, so he promptly put the Replenishing Yuan Skill aside.
The second was a horizontal martial arts manual called Giant Bear Skill.
"Giant Bear Skill?"
Wei Fan's eyes lit up involuntarily. Although he couldn't cultivate True Qi heart methods, he could continue stacking horizontal martial arts on his body.
As he continued looking, he discovered that the third book was a palm technique called Giant Bear Palm. It turned out to be a matching palm technique for the horizontal martial arts Giant Bear Skill, belonging to the category of horizontal martial arts techniques.
This was the first time he had seen a horizontal martial arts technique; even Luo Wen didn't have such a martial skill.
After half an hour, both Giant Bear Skill and Giant Bear Palm appeared on the panel, and Wei Fan began to allocate power to the two skills.
"Use ten years of power on the Giant Bear Skill!"
Following his usual routine, he started with ten years of power to test the waters.
[Deduct ten years of power]
[You are proficient in two perfected horizontal martial arts, but you continue to diligently practice other horizontal martial arts. With one year of power, you cultivate Giant Bear Skill to the Fourth Layer, increasing your power slightly]
[With two years of power, Giant Bear Skill reaches the Fifth Layer. You realize that the rapid cultivation of horizontal martial arts isn't good for the body and start to slow down.]
...
[With ten years of power, although you slow down, your Giant Bear Skill breaks through to the Ninth Layer, with a single arm wielding the power of eighteen thousand catties. Once activated, the Giant Bear Skill makes you grow to two meters tall, resembling a human bear.]
As if transformed, Wei Fan's body began to grow and swell, exuding a brutal aura like that of a giant bear. His massive arms seemed ready to burst through his clothes.
Powerful Qi Blood steamed from his body, making him resemble a furnace.
"Only an increase of three thousand catties?"
Wei Fan frowned slightly, dissatisfied with the result. Last time, his Glazed Treasure Body reached the Ninth Layer, increasing his power by five thousand catties.
He knew it wasn't that the Giant Bear Skill was inferior to the Glazed Treasure Body in intricacy, but that stacking multiple horizontal martial arts at this level yielded diminishing returns in terms of power.
He estimated that with maybe one or two more horizontal martial arts, his power would stop increasing.
To continue elevating it, he would need to break through the Horizontal Training Realm to the next Body Refining Realm.
After resting for a while, he proceeded to allocate power to the Giant Bear Palm.
Unexpectedly, the power required for this horizontal palm technique to reach perfection was unexpectedly high!
[With one year of power, you reach Entry Level and Minor Achievement in the Giant Bear Palm, making your palm force increasingly terrifying!]
[With two years of power, you gain Expertise in the Giant Bear Palm, the palm force is immensely powerful and unyielding!]
[With three years of power, your Giant Bear Palm doesn't break through!]
[After five years of power, you comprehend the essence of the Giant Bear Palm and realize that it is a True Intent Martial Arts. The palm technique reaches Great Success, capable of shattering mountains and rocks.]
...
[With ten years of power, you still haven't grasped the Giant Bear True Intent, and the Giant Bear Palm hasn't broken through.]
[After thirty years of power, you finally comprehend the Giant Bear True Intent, and the Giant Bear Palm reaches perfection in one fell swoop.]
[Giant Bear Palm (Perfection)]
[Current Power Level: 173 years]
In Wei Fan's mind, a berserk giant bear appeared, rising on its hind legs, roaring to the sky. The giant bear extended its two fan-like paws, smashing everything in front of it to pieces.
"It's actually a True Intent Martial Arts, costing more power than the Dragon Roar Heaven-Shattering Finger!"
With a thought, Wei Fan felt as though he transformed into a berserk giant bear, his spirit violently aggressive, ready to fight against anything in front of him.
Moreover, under the influence of True Intent, his power of eighteen thousand catties seemed capable of unleashing a terrifying force of thirty to forty thousand catties. The more frenzied his spirit, the more terrifying the power he wielded.
Thirty years of power well spent.
Now, even the power of the Dragon Roar Heaven-Shattering Finger might not be as fearsome as the Giant Bear Palm. He didn't expect the Fierce Tiger Gang to possess such a thing.
...
Early in the morning, the East District of Yun City was filled with the sound of firecrackers.
News had just spread that the previous afternoon, the Fierce Tiger Gang, which had been causing trouble for years in the East District, was completely eradicated. The gang leader, Zhang Huaiyu, was killed on the spot by the constables for resisting arrest.
The news spread, and everyone clapped and cheered.
"What a nuisance, setting off firecrackers so early, can't even sleep in peace."
With his waist knife strapped on, Wei Fan grumbled as he stepped out.
Walking down the street, he noticed that people's gazes upon his attire shifted from aversion to admiration.
"Master Wei, still just three big meat buns? Your Government Office really did a great good for the people of the East District. Today, all constables eat for free."
As usual, he went to buy three big meat buns. Wei Fan intended to pay, but the shopkeeper adamantly refused to accept any money.
According to the shopkeeper, with the Fierce Tiger Gang eradicated, he didn't have to pay them monthly, earning a third more money. Giving Wei Fan free buns every day was no problem.
Seeing this, Wei Fan didn't insist, munching on the buns as he made his way to the Government Office.
"This house was left to me by my grandfather, get out of my home..."
"You worthless ingrate, if it weren't for you, how would you have gotten the uncle killed? Now that Uncle is dead, I'm the only heir of the Zhang Family. Only I am qualified to inherit the house. If you cause more trouble, I'll break your legs."
The East District was in a celebratory mood, but not everyone could share in the joy.
A crowd had gathered in front of the Zhang Family residence since early morning to watch the drama unfold.
Old Man Zhang had been killed by members of the Fierce Tiger Gang a few days ago, and his only granddaughter didn't dare to come home.
Today, hearing that the Fierce Tiger Gang was eradicated, she thought of coming back to live, but found the house already occupied by an uncle from the family.
Not only did this uncle take over the house, but he also wanted to drive his niece out, not caring if she ended up homeless on the streets.
"Zhang Erlang has gone too far!"
"This Miss Zhang is really unfortunate. If she doesn't leave soon, Zhang Erlang really will break her legs. As just a little girl, Zhang Erlang isn't afraid of her."
"Stop talking, that girl is just a jinx. If it weren't for her, Old Man Zhang wouldn't have been killed by the Fierce Tiger Gang."
...
There were many onlookers, but few stepped forward to help the little girl, and some even thought it was right for the house to be occupied.