Gao Wu: I became the minor villain that the protagonist was about to destroy.

Then, as if resigned to his fate, Ji Wubai slowly closed his eyes, awaiting death.

The anticipated end did not come. Apart from the throbbing pain from the wounds on his body, all around was deathly silent.

"Congratulations, you passed."

Ye Ming's voice rang out, like a stone thrown into stagnant water. Ji Wubai suddenly opened his eyes, his mind buzzing, almost unable to believe his ears.

"qualified?"

Ye Ming remained noncommittal, simply clapping his hands lightly. The next moment, a bizarre scene unfolded—the "corpses" lying in pools of blood began to move, rubbing their arms and legs as they stood up.

"Oh, finally I can move! I was so stiff from lying down!"

"Who says otherwise? This outfit is ruined. Xiao Hong needs to give me a good bath!"

Ji Wubai was completely stunned. His gaze swept over the familiar faces and finally settled on the person he trusted most.

"Big brother...you guys...?"

Ji Ba scratched his head, his face full of guilt. He didn't dare to look directly into his younger brother's burning gaze, and could only let out two awkward chuckles.

The scene shifts, and everyone is sitting together, chattering away as they recount the entire elaborate scheme. Ji Wubai's lips twitched involuntarily as he listened, a mixture of helplessness and resentment in his eyes, before he glared fiercely at Ji Ba.

He took a deep breath and turned to the ever-unfathomable Ye Ming: "You know me?"

Ye Ming waved his hand casually: "Want to know why I found you? Once you join us and gain recognition, you'll naturally be qualified to know."

"The trial you just went through was just an introductory lesson. Don't feel wronged. In this world, might makes right, and weakness is the original sin."

Ji Wubai clenched his fist suddenly, his knuckles turning white. How could he not understand? Every day he struggled to survive in the gutter was a testament to this law, proven with blood and tears.

"Looking at the entire trial, your reaction was perfectly reasonable." Ye Ming changed the subject, his sharp gaze seemingly piercing through people's hearts. "The only thing that surprised me was how a boy like you, struggling at the bottom, managed to break through the limits of mortal body and awaken dual characteristics?"

He leaned forward slightly, his voice low but carrying an undeniable certainty: "If I'm not mistaken, one of its characteristics is related to space, right?"

Ji Wubai was shocked. He looked directly into Ye Ming's eyes and felt as if he had been completely stripped bare, with all his secrets exposed. The fleeting panic in his eyes, though quickly concealed, was still accurately caught by Ye Ming.

"How about it?" Ye Ming straightened up again and extended an invitation, "Join us and leave this quagmire. You will embark on a completely new path, a path where you truly have the opportunity to take your destiny into your own hands."

Ji Wubai was silent for a moment, then looked at Ji Ba and his brothers beside him: "What about them?"

"They will leave with you. However, their characteristics and lineage have not yet awakened, so their treatment will naturally be different from yours."

"What is my lineage?" Ji Wubai asked.

"Sea vein type".

"Sea vein type? Is it very strong?"

"We're on the same wavelength," Ye Ming said, a faint smile playing on his lips. "What do you think?"

Ji Wubai's lips finally curled into a slight smile: "That is indeed very strong. Everything you 'given' to me today, I will repay you with interest in the future."

"I'll be waiting anytime," Ye Ming replied calmly.

"I'll catch up!" A fierce flame ignited in the boy's eyes.

Ye Ming slowly stood up: "Lie, arrange for them to go back."

At this moment, Ji Ba seemed to realize something and hurriedly shouted, "Boss! What's the name of our gang?"

Ye Ming paused slightly, then slowly uttered three words:

"Black Dragon Society"

Ji Ba and the others began frantically searching their minds for information about the Black Dragon Society. Although they were in the shadows, they were still very well-informed about the gray industries outside, since the people who frequented this area were all of that kind.

"The Black Dragon Society? Does such a gang exist in Baiquan City?"

"I've never heard of it, Brother Ba, have you?"

Ji Ba shook his head: "Absolutely not, but there's no reason why someone as powerful as him would have a gang that's unknown."

At this moment, Lie spoke up: "That's because we're not from Baiquan City, but from the neighboring Luoxia City. Of course you haven't heard of our gang."

&: "The...the city next door?!"

Ji Wubai pondered for a moment: "Now I'm even more curious about how they knew about my existence. They're in the next city, yet they managed to pinpoint my location in the gutter. This Black Dragon Society seems quite interesting!"

Just after Ye Ming took Ji Wubai and the others away, a fiery red figure appeared in the ditch.

Like Ye Ming and the others, she was also looking for Ji Wubai. After making inquiries from various sources, she learned where Ji Wubai was.

"Nobody's here? Haven't they come back yet?"

A beautiful woman with long red hair looked around and noticed signs of a battle, with bloodstains on the ground. She frowned.

The woman bent down, pinched the bloodstains on the ground, and then smelled them.

"It's the blood of a monster!"

"But why is there monster blood here?!"

The woman then dialed a phone number.

"Have someone come over here."

Soon, several military vehicles drove into the ditch, and the scene was heavily cordoned off, with an analysis and investigation to begin.

"Reporting to the young lady, all the blood here is from the Spiny Zerg; no human blood has been found."

The woman's expression grew even more serious and puzzled after hearing this.

"I understand, you may leave."

"It's all the blood of the Thornback Zera, a monster that only appears in the Thornlands, and those are all elite-level monsters."

"Why did I end up in this sewer? The boy who saved my sister has also disappeared. Who was he?"

Time flew by, and by the time the group returned to Luoxia City, it was already the afternoon of the next day. After Ye Ming and the others returned, Ji Wubai and the others had successfully joined the Black Dragon Society under Lie's arrangement. However, Ji Ba and the others could only be outer members of the Black Dragon Society at present. They would be qualified to become formal members only after they became stronger.

Ji Wubai was directly promoted to a full member.

After tidying up his room, Ji Wubai arrived at the first floor of the company and saw a child sitting on a stool at the front desk, reading a book.

("Hey? Is this really a gangster place? Why are there kids here? Is she that guy's daughter?")

At this moment, Yun Sisi noticed that someone was watching her. She put down her book, slowly looked up, and saw Ji Wubai.

The moment their eyes met, Ji Wubai was about to greet her, his hand already outstretched in mid-air, when Yun Sisi left him with a "pervert" and lowered her head, refusing to look at him again.

"Uh..." Ji Wubai awkwardly lowered his hand.

"Huh?! I was just curious, don't make me sound like a pervert!"