Boom!!

With an explosive bang, Fang Yu had already dropped into the middle of the crowd.

This was like a tiger leaping into a flock of sheep!

On the spot, that group of people exploded into chaos.

"Aaah!! He’s killing his way over!!"

"Help! Help!!"

"Run, run, run! Even Lord Chu Chunxiao isn’t his match, how could we possibly be this man’s match!!"

The crowd panicked and scattered, trying to flee, but failed to notice that from beginning to end, Fang Yu’s hand was clamped around the neck of a strange woman.

He lifted the woman high into the air. Under her terrified gaze, Fang Yu smiled and asked.

"What did you just do?"

Her pupils shrank. She clearly hadn’t expected Fang Yu to notice her little trick.

After an instant of hesitation, she had already made up her mind...

But someone moved even faster than her!

Buzz!!

A flash of golden light.

The woman’s head slid cleanly off and flew away.

An instant of stillness.

Bang!!

The headless corpse exploded into Blood Mist.

A lump of Shadow was reborn from the corpse, rapidly expanding, swelling larger and larger, with segment-like long legs taller than a person, like some kind of insectoid demon, stabbing into the ground like steel bars.

"Aaah!"

"A demon!?"

"A top expert in front, a demon behind, are they even going to let us live!?"

"Run, hurry and run!"

Everyone tried to flee in all directions, but how could Xiong Rudong let them have their way.

"Hear my order! Block them, don’t let a single one escape!"

Xiong Rudong roared, issuing commands.

The Forest Snake Gang members, who had been suppressed until they almost couldn’t breathe, all perked up in Spirit upon hearing the Hall Master’s words.

The tide of battle had already reversed.

Now, it was their turn to beat the drowning dogs!

The group Chu Chunxiao had brought was never large in number to begin with.

Overall, their strength was indeed above the Forest Snake Gang’s elite members, but with Xiong Rudong now joining in, the strength comparison was no longer on the same level.

As for that demon...

"Bold demon! How dare you trespass into the Forest Snake Gang! No one is allowed to interfere, I’ll personally take this demon!"

With thirty thousand Blood Demons delivered to his mouth, how could Fang Yu possibly let them go!

But while things were heating up over here.

Fang Yu had no idea that Fa Xiao, who had been lurking in Xue Yunting all this time, and Situ Yue had already received the news.

"Chairman Fa, it’s been confirmed. That mysterious Guest Elder has already joined the battle and is currently at the Hall of the North."

Situ Yue reported in a low voice.

Fa Xiao’s lips curled up.

"Isn’t that the sector led by Princess Consort Yang? That guy really picked a tough one. My Princess Consort Yang is the strongest among the several team leaders. Not only can she stall this person, she might even be able to fight him without falling into disadvantage!"

Fa Xiao had immense confidence in Chu Chunxiao.

Besides, even if she couldn’t win, as long as Chu Chunxiao could hold that Guest Elder up for a while, he would be able to finish his operation on this side.

"Let’s go, it’s time to tie up that Guest Elder’s little lady and bring her over as a hostage."

As the art of war says, attacking the heart is paramount!

That mysterious Guest Elder’s strength was unknown, but he came with his own weakness.

As long as they controlled that little lady, would that Lord Minister dare not behave himself?

Though Fa Xiao was full of confidence for this expedition, he had never belittled the enemy in terms of tactics.

He left Xue Yunting together with Situ Yue and headed toward the courtyard where the Guest Elder was staying.

Fa Xiao felt that victory was already at his fingertips.

The Puppets were nothing to fear, the Four Great Hall Masters had already been dealt with, leaving only this Guest Elder whose outcome was still uncertain.

Now, once the Guest Elder problem was solved, the Forest Snake Gang would naturally fall completely into his hands! With no strength left to resist!

Striding into the courtyard, this small yard was indeed unguarded.

Fa Xiao strolled leisurely to the main room door and was about to raise his hand to knock, when his movement suddenly halted!

His and Situ Yue’s gazes snapped to the right at almost the same instant!

"Amitabha."

They saw a stranger Monk, hands pressed together in prayer, looking at the two of them with a peaceful expression. He was neither too far nor too close, yet gave off a strange sense of terrifying pressure!

Gulp!

Fa Xiao noticed that Situ Yue’s hand was trembling, shaking from fear!

"Is he very strong? This Monk?"

Fa Xiao quietly gripped Situ Yue’s hand, his face dark, and asked in a low voice.

Just as he finished speaking, Situ Yue suddenly yanked her hand free and turned to run!

That maneuver completely bricked Fa Xiao’s brain on the spot; it was like his mind blue-screened, leaving him stunned where he stood.

What... the hell?

While Fa Xiao was still totally baffled, the Monk’s voice was already spreading out like Buddhist scripture.

"Since the female benefactor has come, why bother leaving?"

The voice was both real and illusory, both solid and ethereal, drifting unpredictably!

Fa Xiao seemed to sense something and snapped his head around.

Bang bang bang bang bang!!

Two figures, fast as lightning, had already completed a rapid flurry of exchanges, even blowing out half of the Firewood Room’s wall with a boom!

What a fast movement technique!

What terrifying Power! 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎

But... still within an acceptable range!

This Monk isn’t that strong!

"Situ Yue, I’ll help you!!"

With a bellow, Fa Xiao charged toward the battlefield—only for the next second...

Bang!!!

Blood Mist exploded.

...

[Segmented Steel Spider: 0/32641.]

[System Prompt: Congratulations to the Player for killing [Segmented Steel Spider], gaining 816 Experience Points.]

[System Prompt: Experience Points have exceeded 100, total converted into 8 attribute points.]

At the cost of only a little HP, Fang Yu easily cleaved this demon apart.

And this was with Fang Yu still relatively relaxed, choosing to brute-force his way through the dense steel web, tanking the damage head-on; otherwise he could have done it with zero damage, easy.

"Mr. Diao!"

At the same time Fang Yu successfully slew the demon, Xiong Rudong had already brought his side under control, binding this group of people up one after another.

Looking at these people’s HP bars—one thousand, two thousand—Fang Yu lightly licked his lips.

As Fang Yu hesitated over whether to turn these people into HP...

Bang!!

Far behind him, in the distance, a pillar of Blood Mist erupted into the sky.

Just from the aura alone, it was clear the demon in that Blood Mist was no weakling.

Fang Yu had only glanced over casually, but in the next instant, he realized at once.

"Wait! That direction—that’s where my courtyard is!"

The thing Fang Yu had been guarding against all along had finally happened!

Someone had seized the moment while he was away to launch a surprise attack on Ding Hui!

His face darkened!

Bang!!

With a single step, Fang Yu was already sprinting toward the Blood Mist!

"Mr. Diao?!"

Xiong Rudong was dumbfounded on the spot.

He was badly wounded right now and had been counting on Fang Yu to sit in command here and oversee the situation.

But now...

Seeing the trusting gazes of the people around him, Xiong Rudong suppressed his injuries and said in a deep voice,

"Those who still have strength, follow me to support Master Tian! Something went wrong on our side and he still hasn’t come—he must have been ambushed too!"

"Yes!"

Everyone responded in unison; those with more serious injuries stayed behind to deal with these prisoners who had already surrendered.

At the same time, the flames rising within the Forest Snake Gang grew fiercer and fiercer, and the battle seemed to be getting more and more intense!

"Master Tian, don’t you die on me! Hold on, we’re coming!" Xiong Rudong forced himself onward despite his wounds, leading the charge, cutting down enemies as they met them on the road, fighting their way through with great momentum!

...

"White Lotus Palm??!"

Staggering back and finally managing to steady himself, Tian Xinghan stared wide-eyed in disbelief.

The White Lotus Palm was a profound Palm Technique only Inner Sect Disciples of the White Lotus Sect were qualified to learn—how could this woman use it?!

And the White Lotus Sect was supposed to be a righteous orthodox sect—how could they be mixed up with Fa Xiao!

"White Lotus Palm?"

Shen Heilian playfully flexed her pitch-black palm and said with a smile,

"Take a closer taste—do you really think this is White Lotus Palm?"

At her words, Tian Xinghan lowered his head to look at the blackened palm print on his chest, and his heart instantly sank.

This wasn’t White Lotus Palm; it was some even more sinister Palm Technique laced with poison, just similar in form to the White Lotus Palm of the White Lotus Sect!

"Who the hell are you!"

Clutching the wound on his chest, Tian Xinghan felt his heart grow heavy as the poison began spreading through his body; as time went on, his condition would only worsen.

Shen Heilian stroked her cheek with the back of her hand, her entire being radiating danger.

"My name is Shen Heilian—someone destined to wipe out every last member of the White Lotus Sect!"