The mountain forest surrounding Tianhan Pass.
Hong Xie waited silently for Zi Chan’s return, his anxiety growing with each passing moment.
It had been more than half a day, and the other party still hadn't returned. He was truly worried that something had happened.
Rustle, rustle…
Just then, a slight sound came from the surrounding bushes. Hong Xie looked carefully and saw an old man approaching unsteadily.
“Zi Chan, what happened? Why are you so badly injured!”
Hong Xie hurried over upon seeing Zi Chan’s injuries and began to inquire.
Zi Chan said, “Don’t even mention it. That Reaper is utterly fearless. Even when I threatened him with all the civilians, he remained unmoved and even attacked me!
If it weren’t for my subordinates sacrificing their lives to protect me, I truly wouldn’t have made it back…”
What!
Hearing this, Hong Xie’s eyes widened. He hadn’t expected the Reaper to be so reckless.
He quickly asked, “The Reaper is so troublesome. How should we deal with him next?”
“Deal with him?”
Zi Chan looked at Hong Xie and retorted, “Hong Xie, are you overthinking things? Our priority now is to escape, not to figure out how to deal with the Reaper. You know my subordinates won’t hold on for much longer!”
“Right, right, right!”
Upon hearing this, Hong Xie immediately reacted, agreeing, and then helped Zi Chan to prepare to leave.
However, just then, the rustling sound came from the surrounding bushes again.
Hong Xie’s expression instantly changed. He turned to look and saw three figures emerging from the bushes one after another.
It was one man and two women. All three wore masks, making their faces indistinguishable. But Hong Xie had already guessed that the man before him was definitely the Reaper.
Damn it, Zi Chan, you useless piece of trash, you’ve really doomed me!
Hong Xie roared in his heart. Zi Chan hadn’t shaken off the pursuit before returning, thus leading the Reaper here.
However, even so, he couldn’t say anything. After all, Zi Chan was severely injured, and there was no way to escape the opponent like this.
“Heh heh, so the little poisonous bug is here!”
Ye Cangtian smiled and looked at Hong Xie, then continued, “I heard that while I was away, you brought people to visit my Imperial Dragon Villa?”
“This…”
Hearing this, cold sweat broke out on Hong Xie’s forehead. He hadn’t expected to have gone to Imperial Dragon Villa only once and not even seen the Reaper.
Yet, the Reaper recognized him immediately upon seeing him.
Thinking this, he said sternly, “That’s right, I brought people. Do you have any advice?”
There was no other way. With the Reaper in front of him, it was too late to run. The only thing he could do was fight to the death.
Perhaps, this way, there was still a glimmer of hope.
“Admitting it is good!”
Ye Cangtian lit a cigarette, blew out two smoke rings, and then slowly said, “Since you admit it, I assume you are prepared to die!”
In his eyes, Hong Xie was different from Zi Chan.
Although Zi Chan had poisoned the Hidden Group, no casualties had occurred among the branch members, so there was no blood debt. He could spare Zi Chan’s life for now.
But Hong Xie was different. He had led people to attack Imperial Dragon Villa. Although they were repelled by Imperial Dragon Villa, quite a few people had died in the process.
Therefore, he could never forgive Hong Xie and had to seek justice for the fallen brothers.
“Reaper, if you want my life, you’ll have to show some real skill!”
Hong Xie looked at Ye Cangtian and said coldly.
That was true. In a one-on-one fight, he was indeed no match for the Reaper.
But this was, after all, the hiding place of the Five Poisons Sect. There were still some resisting forces here, and the opponent only had three people, making it not easy to kill him.
As he spoke, Hong Xie took out a flare, and a green skull-shaped firework bloomed in the sky.
Ye Cangtian did not stop any of this. What he wanted was to catch them all.
In just a short while, a mist rose among the surrounding mountains, presenting a strange dark green color under the sunlight.
At the same time, roars could be heard.
Immediately after, behind Hong Xie, figures of poisonous corpses appeared one after another.
Seeing these poisonous corpses, Ye Cangtian’s expression grew even colder. The more poisonous corpses there were, the more people the Five Poisons Sect had harmed.
The next moment, he looked at the other party and said, “Do you think these poisonous corpses can save you?”
“Let’s try and find out!”
Hong Xie smiled coldly, then extended his hand and pointed at Ye Cangtian.
As Hong Xie gave the order, the surrounding poisonous corpses immediately charged towards Ye Cangtian with bared teeth and claws.
Seeing this, Ye Cangtian sneered and snorted, “I forgot to tell you, I have already destroyed two of your Five Poisons Sect’s Corpse Kings. These ordinary poisonous corpses are no match for me!”
As he spoke, Ye Cangtian opened his Heavenly Eye between his brows, and a fan-shaped spiritual force shot out.
In an instant, the hundreds of poisonous corpses before him wailed in pain and finally fell to the ground, becoming completely dead bodies.
In the secret realm of the back mountain of Imperial Dragon Villa, Ye Cangtian had discovered that the fatal weakness of these poisonous corpses was their extremely flawed spiritual power.
Therefore, he simply used soul shock to easily destroy the spiritual power of these poisonous corpses.
“This…”
Seeing the poisonous corpses in front of him being annihilated in the blink of an eye, Hong Xie’s eyes widened, truly unable to believe what he was seeing.
He had thought that even if these poisonous corpses couldn’t defeat the Reaper, they could at least buy him some time.
But he never imagined that these poisonous corpses, which struck fear into the hearts of others, would be eliminated before he could even turn around.
With that said, how could he escape!
Thinking this, he suddenly roared, “Damn it, why are you still hiding around here? Come out!”
As his voice fell, twenty to thirty more disciples of the Five Poisons Sect appeared behind him.
These disciples clearly knew that the Reaper was a Heaven-tier expert, so they didn’t dare to show themselves.
But now that Hong Xie had given the order, if they disobeyed, they would surely face consequences. Helpless, they could only come out with clenched teeth.
Ye Cangtian glanced at these disciples, a look of disdain appearing on his face, and said lightly, “A bunch of wicked little bugs, daring to show yourselves now, it seems you truly wish to die!”
As he spoke, Ye Cangtian waved his large hand, and streaks of energy blades cut through the sky, instantly filling the scene with a flurry of snow.
These disciples of the Five Poisons Sect, who were all lawless and wicked, deserved no sympathy. Therefore, Ye Cangtian showed no mercy.
After finishing all this, Ye Cangtian’s gaze fell on Hong Xie, and he smiled faintly, “Hong Xie, do you have any other trump cards? If not, then it’s your turn!”
“I…”
Hong Xie swallowed a mouthful of saliva, managing to calm himself.
He glanced at Zi Chan beside him and said slowly, “Zi Chan, it seems we have to join forces and fight with all our might today!”
“Good!”
Zi Chan nodded and said with a determined gaze, “Hong Xie, it is my honor as Zi Chan to fight alongside you!”
“Mine too!”
Hong Xie replied, then drew his weapon. As the weapon was swung, waves of red poisonous mist spread out.
Hong Xie’s body flashed forward, his short blade like a cold star, shooting directly at Ye Cangtian’s chest.
As soon as Hong Xie reached Ye Cangtian, he discovered that Zi Chan, who had agreed to join forces with him, had not moved, and he immediately roared.
“Zi Chan…”
Not to mention Zi Chan’s lack of cooperation, even if Zi Chan had cooperated, their combined strength would not have had much of a chance of winning.
And now that Zi Chan wasn’t coming forward, wasn’t that akin to him going to his death for nothing?
Hong Xie became furious. However, before he could roar, Ye Cangtian’s large hand snatched away his short blade.
As a cold glint flashed, blood instantly spurted from his neck, and he could no longer make a sound.
Hong Xie could only stare at Zi Chan with resentful eyes, questioning why this had happened!
Sensing Hong Xie’s gaze, Zi Chan sighed and said helplessly, “Don’t blame me. I just want to live, so I won’t do anything that is like hitting a stone with an egg…”
As his voice fell, Hong Xie’s gaze became even more furious, but he could no longer utter a sound from his mouth, and in the end, he could only watch as he met his end.
On the other side, Ye Cangtian looked at Zi Chan and said lightly, “You may leave. Remember what I said. Otherwise, your soul and body will be annihilated!”
Hearing this, Zi Chan nodded heavily, then cupped his hands in a bow and said, “Thank you, Reaper Villa Master, for showing mercy. I will reform my evil ways in the future.”
After saying this, Zi Chan turned around and finally disappeared into the mountain forest.