"Yeah, looks like there's no way this ends peacefully. But I wanna see who ends up flat on the ground today!" Ryan Ling sneered, and suddenly a bolt of lightning shot out from behind him like a thunder-dragon. There was a bone-crunching bang—the Azure Dragon Society thug who'd tried to strike him screamed as his whole arm exploded, dropping him straight to his knees.
The nearby Azure Dragon Society members were all dumbstruck. Clearly, none of them expected Ryan to pull off a move like that, and they instinctively backed away.
Even with their big-shot background and all that mystery, none of them dared mess with a 'lightning controller' like Ryan.
Seeing Ryan go off like this, the whole crowd started nervously swallowing—nobody wanted to be the one to talk crap right now.
"Get lost right now, or I don't care if you're Azure Dragon Society or Yellow Dragon Society—I'll send every last one of you straight to the Western Paradise!" Ryan snorted. Since he'd already burned bridges with these guys, he wasn't about to hold back.
The Azure Dragon Society goons gritted their teeth, but a few of them couldn't help but shuffle backward.
Nobody in the crowd dared say a word, but hearing Ryan talk like that felt damn satisfying. Harbor City was always stuck near the bottom in Jiangdong Province—especially when it came to martial arts.
Just one Fan Family could crush the whole Martial Arts Association, let alone a monster like Azure Dragon Society. But right now, Ryan was going full beast mode and talking mad trash—Harbor City finally had something to brag about.
No doubt about it—after today, Ryan Ling would be famous, and Harbor City's ranking in Jiangdong was about to skyrocket!
But just as everyone was still reeling, a voice suddenly came from inside the black car: "You guys freak out just because someone knows a little lightning magic? Azure Dragon Society's packed with talent—we've got plenty of people who can do that trick!"
People nearby were startled—almost nobody had noticed there was still someone in the car. Judging by how the Azure Dragon Society guys automatically stepped aside when he spoke, this bald dude was clearly their boss. He slowly got out of the car.
A few sharp-eyed folks spotted the black dragon tattoo on the back of his head. He definitely wasn't some regular member, and some people even recognized him—he was always seen trailing after Percy Fan in Harbor City, like a loyal hound. That alone proved he was a big deal.
Even weirder, he was holding two iron balls that sparked whenever they collided—talk about a guy who knows his way around electricity. But when he glanced at Percy Fan's corpse and the bloody, blasted arm on the ground, his face tightened. Then he suddenly switched gears: "Kid, you've got skills. Now that Percy Fan's dead, you interested in joining Azure Dragon Society and working with me?"
Everyone was stunned—nobody saw that coming. An invitation like this was rare as hell, even in the provincial capital, let alone Harbor City. Azure Dragon Society was the kind of group people would kill to join, and money alone couldn't always buy your way in.
Harbor City was just a tiny dot on the map. Percy Fan only got to act so wild because he had a little bit of Azure Dragon Society backing—he probably wasn't even a real member.
Getting a direct invite like that had some folks drooling with envy—even Jason Lin was tempted.
"Tell you what—I'll give you five minutes to think it over. If you say no, that means you're picking a fight with the whole Azure Dragon Society!" The bald guy's eyes flashed dangerously.
Simple as that: say yes and you're a brother, say no and you're the enemy.
"No need to think about it!" Ryan Ling replied, eyes firm.
"You're agreeing that fast?" The bald guy smiled, looking cocky.