"The Green Forest Tiger List," along with other rosters, were tools utilised by the government to incite infighting within Jianghu and Green Forest. Despite general knowledge of this scheme, the Jianghu and Green Forest indeed fell for such an overt conspiracy.
The saying goes, "Armed with a deadly weapon, the urge to kill naturally arises." "Martial power" is truly a form of resource. Human nature dictates that with resources, the inclination is to harness them. Evolution has imbued humans with instincts that include "avoiding risks as much as possible" and "utilizing resources to their fullest."