Upon hearing Liu Yong's insistent claim that he knew nothing, Liang Xuanzhen found himself at a loss.
After all, their belief that Liu Yong had colluded with Black Yan Hall was merely a suspicion, lacking substantial evidence, making it impossible to convict Liu Yong.
"Brother Liu Yang, the disciple of Black Yan Hall is right before us, and he's a man capable of deploying the Purple Scale Demon Armor. Lin Chen alone is probably no match for this thief. Why don't we join forces and go capture this villain?" Liang Xuanzhen suddenly turned to Liu Yang and said indifferently.
"Hmph, how the Liu Family conducts its affairs is not for your Liang Family to dictate," Liu Yang said coldly as he looked at the Fire Sea below.
It's a joke, Hei Xuan is the envoy of Black Yan Hall, and as a core disciple of the Liu Family, Liu Yang knows all the family's secrets. If they act against Hei Xuan, Black Yan Hall would not hear any explanation once they find out, plunging the Liu Family into a dilemma.
By then, if Yunlong Heavenly Palace uncovers anything or if the folks at Black Yan Hall leak some information, the Liu Family might lose its footing in the Cloud Dragon Kingdom.
Yet Liu Yang hadn't expected the envoy Hei Xuan to be so foolish, exposing his identity and deploying the obviously branded Purple Scale Demon Armor in the presence of so many people that even the most inattentive observer could recognize it.
Hei Xuan's conduct also made Liu Yang feel deeply displeased, as his actions clearly didn't take the safety of the Liu Family into account.
Handling matters in such a way makes it all too easy for the Liu Family to be exposed, and with the growing suspicions among the masses which could later reach Yunlong Heavenly Palace, the Liu Family must act more cautiously.
Moreover, if more martial artists from Black Yan Hall act like Hei Xuan, the Liu Family would surely be exposed.
Liu Yang had to contemplate whether the collaboration between the Liu Family and Black Yan Hall was truly worthwhile.
However, acting against Hei Xuan now would be tantamount to directly announcing the breakdown of their collaboration with Black Yan Hall.
The Liu Family knows all too well the way Black Yan Hall operates. Having boarded this pirate ship, there's no reason to jump off now.
The people of Black Yan Hall would never let them go.
"You..." Liang Xuanzhen gazed at Liu Yang, his eyes cold, his suspicions further confirmed in his heart.
If the Liu Family weren't colluding with Black Yan Hall, why wouldn't they agree to join him in opposing that Black Yan Hall martial artist?
The fact that this guy was finding excuses to refuse indicated he was guilty of a crime.
However, these thoughts of Liang Xuanzhen were only dared to be kept in his heart, not daring to be expressed, lest the Liang Family and Liu Family completely sever ties and stand on opposite sides.
At present, without evidence of the Liu Family's collusion with Black Yan Hall, he naturally couldn't act rashly.
Seeing Liu Yang unwilling to cooperate with him, Liang Xuanzhen turned to Zhang Caiyun, intending to join forces with Zhang Caiyun and Zhang Hongying to help Lin Chen capture the Black Yan Hall martial artist alive.
Regarding everything about the Liu Family, severe interrogation of that guy would surely yield some intel.
However, as Liang Xuanzhen and Zhang Caiyun were preparing to take action, they saw numerous black-clothed martial artists flying over from the land near the surrounding Fire Sea, encircling them.
Seeing these black-clothed martial artists, the hearts of Liang Xuanzhen and Zhang Caiyun tightened, for all these martial artists appearing were disciples of Black Yan Hall.
Seeing those disciples, Liang Xuanzhen and Zhang Caiyun immediately became alert, not daring to act thoughtlessly.
After all, the current situation was different from before; should they act, the people of Black Yan Hall would certainly take action too, inevitably leading to a major battle.
While they had high cultivation, if they flew into the Fire Sea to support Lin Chen, the remaining disciples of the Liang Family and Zhang Family would surely not withstand the assault of the Black Yan Hall martial artists.
Sacrificing the disciples of the two families in such a manner would indeed not be worthwhile.
Thus, both sides remained in a deadlock, turning their gaze towards the battle below, all were greatly astonished, knowing that Hei Xuan's strength was well known within Black Yan Hall, his combat power far surpassing everyone, yet now he found himself locked in a difficult battle with the man named Lin Chen, unable to gain any advantage.
The man named Lin Chen seemed to have a cultivation of merely the seventh level of Nirvana Realm.
At this moment, Zhang Caiyun was utterly shocked witnessing Lin Chen persist for so long without losing ground.
In the Fire Sea below, even just resisting those flames posed some difficulty for her, yet Lin Chen fought within it for so long against the Black Yan Hall martial artist wielding the Purple Scale Demon Armor.
Lin Chen's strength far exceeded her expectations. ᴛʜɪs ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ ɪs ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇ ʙʏ novel-fire.ɴet
She now fully believed Zhang Hongying's words before, saying how Lin Chen had taken care of her on the journey.
And at this moment, the one who felt Lin Chen's combat power the most was Hei Xuan.
Hei Xuan's heart was both shocked and silently cursing.
Half a year ago, during the second round of Yunlong Heavenly Palace's assessment, he could knock Lin Chen flying with a single punch, causing him serious injuries.
Yet today, Lin Chen's physique was exceedingly strong, and in combat, Hei Xuan couldn't gain any advantage.
In fact, it was at the start when Lin Chen had deployed the Dragon Capture Hand to drag him into the Fire Sea, and he hadn't paid much attention, thinking Lin Chen was just making a desperate struggle. After all, upon falling into the Fire Sea, Hei Xuan believed he could quickly kill Lin Chen as fighting underwater would make it easier for him to attack without raising suspicion.
However, after engaging Lin Chen in battle under the Fire Sea, Hei Xuan realized how terrifying Lin Chen's strength had become. The power in Lin Chen's fists made it difficult for him to withstand.
He was even forced to deploy the Purple Scale Demon Armor; otherwise, he risked being beaten to death by Lin Chen.
As Hei Xuan deployed the Purple Scale Demon Armor, Lin Chen immediately enhanced himself with a third version Strength Talisman, instantly doubling his attack power.
After a series of attacks, Lin Chen identified Hei Xuan as the man who had tried to kill him during the Yunlong Heavenly Palace assessment, so he resolved to settle both new and old grudges, making the man pay the price.
After several exchanges, Lin Chen also felt inwardly astonished, discovering that the man before him was stronger than the Black Yan Hall warrior who wielded the Purple Scale Demon Armor on Purple Scale Fruit Island.
If it weren't for the added power of the Strength Talisman, Lin Chen might not be able to handle this guy.
The opponent's strength far surpassed the top ten heroes of Dragon City.