The Black Book: Seven Deadly Sins

A new official sets three fires when he takes office. Just after getting familiar with the job, Zhu Haomiao immediately convened an internal martial arts tournament, gathering nearly a thousand armed personnel together.

Dang dang dang~

The large Martial Arts Arena was surrounded by layers upon layers of people. Zhu Haomiao, along with a group of inspectors, sat on the steps, watching the constables below fighting fiercely.

Although they were all colleagues, everyone automatically divided themselves into groups according to their respective alley, cheering passionately.

However, as the competition proceeded, everyone discovered that the overall strength of Lechang Square was significantly ahead. Those fierce figures had an enormous advantage over martial artists of the same rank, occasionally even defeating some experts from other alleys across ranks.

All the inspectors couldn't help but glance sideways at the young man seated on the Taishi Chair, wanting to know how he trained such an elite force!

Previously, they had secretly inquired with people from Lechang Square, but everyone just smiled silently. The entire group was united like an iron barrel, completely giving no clue.

On the other side, seeing that the time was right, Zhu Haomiao halted the competition and said to those beside him.

"Yun Sheng, spar with your colleagues and let me see your progress!"

"Yes!"

Yan Yunsheng, full of confidence, clasped his hands in respect and leapt several feet, landing within the Martial Arts Arena.

The remaining people looked at each other, then looked at the calmly composed young man, understanding that he was here to test their quality.

Soon, a burly man stepped out, excited to take up the challenge, wanting to showcase himself in front of his superior.

The audience watched as the chiefs of two alleys fought each other, and the thunderous cheers surged wave after wave!

However, upon contact, it was evident that Yan Yunsheng had the upper hand, dominating the fight throughout. Finally, with a smile, he used the back of his knife to disarm the opponent, clasping his hands in respect.

"I concede."

Even though they were both seventh-rank, the gap between them was apparent. The burly man accepted it wholeheartedly, sighing and returning the courtesy.

"Brother Yan, excellent skill."

After defeating one, the remaining inspectors could no longer hold back and eagerly rushed onto the arena one after another.

Meanwhile, Zhu Haomiao was carefully observing everyone's sparring, his deep pupils flickering with light.

The strength of the inspectors from the eight alleys varied. The weakest was stuck at the eighth rank, while the strongest had already reached the high ranks of the seventh rank, capable of challenging the sixth rank!

The strongest among them was the first to challenge, the burly man—Dai Jinhong.

In terms of raw strength, he was actually a bit stronger than Yan Yunsheng, but unfortunately, his cultivation technique was too ordinary, getting dimensionally crushed by the Extraordinary Power of the Constant Star Melting Furnace Body Tempering Technique and the Void Refining God and Returning to Truth Technique, leaving him powerless to fight back.

Serving as both a show of strength and an examination, after Yan Yunsheng defeated the inspectors from all eight alleys, Zhu Haomiao finally ended the martial arts tournament.

"Yun Sheng, explain the rules for exchanging cultivation techniques and the confidentiality regulations to them."

"From now on, there will be an internal martial arts competition every month, with additional rewards for the outstanding ones."

Dangling a carrot in front of everyone, Zhu Haomiao handed all the trivial matters over to Yan Yunsheng, entering Lechang Square's underground prison alone.

What was originally an empty cell was now overcrowded, with all serious criminals and death row inmates from the other eight alleys transferred here. Seeing these defiant and ferocious faces, Zhu Haomiao raised a happy smile.

Like a diligent farmer seeing a field full of lush vegetables, Zhu Haomiao spread his arms and passionately murmured.

"I have a word, can everyone please..."

"Screw your mom! Come in here, you little brat, and suck grandpa!"

Before he could finish, a scar-faced man lunged at the railings, roaring wildly at the young man, causing the entire underground prison to burst into laughter.

But in the next moment, the laughter seemed to pause, as everyone's eyes focused on the menacing snake-like phantoms emerging from behind the young man. Their pupils shook as if frozen by the snow and wind of the Extreme North, their bodies stiff and trembling.

One, two, three...

Three lifelike pythons swayed and moved, hungrily looking down at the death row inmates like living creatures, their icy, venomous, and eerie green vertical pupils filled with a cruelly fierce light.

An indescribable oppressive terror enveloped the entire underground space. Zhu Haomiao slowly turned his head, looking at the scar-faced man frozen at the railing, pupils constricted, and body violently trembling, as he smiled and raised the corners of his lips.

"What did you just say?"

Following the young man's movements, the three snake heads, which were initially gazing in different directions, slowly turned, staring down at the scar-faced man, their excited and hungry green vertical pupils seemed to be sizing up a plump little white mouse.

"I... I... I..."

Like prey being watched by a Heavenly Enemy, the scar-faced man instinctively wanted to beg for mercy, only to find his whole body's muscles frozen like stone, unable to speak a word.

"Tsk tsk, I still prefer your rebellious look just now, get back to that state."

After saying that, Zhu Haomiao glanced around at the other prisoners, revealing an incredibly sincere smile.

"Don't be afraid, I'm not some Devil."

"Whatever requests you have, just voice them. I will try my best to satisfy you."

"Rest assured, I have a kind heart and will not get angry just because you make some excessive requests, at most give you a tiny bit of punishment, such as... like this!"

With a thought, a snake-like phantom shot out, instantly penetrating the scar-faced man's chest.

"Ahhhhhhh!!"

The inhuman, shrill screams echoed in the dungeon, scaring the prisoners to their very core, filling the entire dungeon with a thick stench.

With brows furrowed suddenly, Zhu Haomiao looked around like an eagle scanning a wolf, eyes filled with a fierce light.

"Daring to relieve yourself anywhere in front of me, clearly you don't regard me at all!!"

"Immortal's Grasp!"

The remaining two snakes joyfully pounced on two lucky spectators, the alternating screams resonated, creating a hellish symphony in the dungeon.

At the same time, a group of excited and enthusiastic inspectors were standing outside the prison with Yan Yunsheng, whispering questions.

"Brother Yan, are you really going to teach us the Constant Star Melting Furnace Body Tempering Technique and the Void Refining God and Returning to Truth Technique? No special tests required?"

Listening to the familiar question that had worn his ears out, Yan Yunsheng patiently replied.

"No, the only demand from the Lord is merit and allegiance."

"We swear undying loyalty to the Lord!"

Everyone hurriedly pledged loyalty, eagerly looking towards the depths of the prison, waiting for the young man to come out and officially swear allegiance.

At that moment, as if from a distant place, an eerie wailing came from deep underground, the desperation and pain in the screams could be heard clearly even through the thick earth, sending shivers down the inspectors' spines.

"Brother Yan, this is..."

Dai Jinhong's hair stood on end as he couldn't help but cautiously ask.

He had never witnessed interrogation by torture, but the death row inmates from various alleys were notoriously tough. Few tortures could break them, let alone make them scream so achingly and eerily.