Though the Cyan Scale Association's event was over, the turmoil it had stirred up was far from settled.
The founding of the Gaolin Commerce Association was akin to a clap of thunder in Gaolin County, pulling every local power into its vortex.
Driven by the combined efforts of the Huang Family, the Zhu Family, the Weapon Forging Shop, and the Wangyuan Escort Agency, this behemoth began to extend its tangled web of tentacles.
The first to feel the bitter chill were the wealthy households and minor families.
Under the combined pressure from these factions, most chose to compromise and align themselves with the new power.
Only a few with powerful backers, or those with ties to families like the Luo and the Han, were still managing to hold on.
But this was only the beginning.
Soon, the spear of suppression turned toward the Martial Arts Institutes and Martial Arts Halls founded by Martial Artists.
