Chapter 662: Chapter 661: Face is Most Important
Yang Fei’s body was rapidly retreating, but his gaze was fixed on his own fist.
There was indeed a cut on it, from which fresh blood was flowing.
His pupils contracted slightly as he narrowed his eyes.
The punch just now had clearly landed on the opponent’s chin. With the power of his fist, ordinary martial artists would have had their heads blown apart.
Yet now, even though that person was knocked back, vomiting blood, and screaming miserably, he was still alive.
What’s more, it seemed that not even a single tooth had been knocked out.
Instead, the defense of his body, which was incredibly solid after Foundation Establishment, had been breached, resulting in a flesh wound.
While Yang Fei was secretly shocked by the opponent’s resilience and peculiar strength, three greedy and bloodthirsty auras soared into the sky.
This aura made Yang Fei’s skin crawl, giving him a ridiculous sense of being seen as a delicious meal.
"Damn, the legendary Blood Clan actually still exists," Umekawa Taro’s voice came from behind in horror. "Tang, run!"
Even facing their own kind, and no matter how powerful they are, they would not feel a fear that comes from the depths of their hearts.
But at this moment, Umekawa Taro was truly terrified to the extreme, because they had encountered not their own kind today, but one of the most mysterious creatures from the Western world, the Blood Clan!
They feed on human blood, possess incredibly long lifespans, and can even remain forever young.
They can burst forth with astonishing speed and strength; they are a group of demons living in the darkness.
Yet, Yang Fei did not feel horrified.
He was even very calm about the existence of the Blood Clan.
After all, he was someone who had met Werewolves before, so encountering the Blood Clan was not too surprising.
Moreover, compared to Werewolves, the Blood Clan seemed more normal and more acceptable to people.
After all, they do not transform.
Whereas Werewolves do transform, and Yang Fei still clearly remembers the scene when Lawrence lost control and turned into a monstrous creature that was neither human nor wolf.
The five of them swiftly retreated and soon left the high walls of the ancient castle behind.
Only two of the three chasing shadows followed them.
Their speed and strength had both reached the pinnacle of humanity.
But Yang Fei was no weaker; even taking on two at once, he could barely hold his ground.
Now focused solely on escaping, it was difficult for these two to keep Yang Fei behind.
Moreover, after Yang Fei and the others left the ancient castle, they saw that the two pursuing shadows stood atop the high courtyard wall and did not seem intent on following any further.
Yang Fei breathed a sigh of relief and quickly led Umekawa Taro and the others away.
Watching those five figures disappear into the darkness from afar, the two Blood Clan members standing on the high wall remained motionless.
Suddenly, with a flicker of a shadow, another Blood Clan member appeared beside them.
His handsome face was no longer visible; his entire chin seemed to be deformed, and his mouth was full of blood.
His name was Arthur, Edward Arthur.
The other two were named Bob and Lamb, both from the Edwards family.
Bob’s complexion was even paler than the other two, and his eyes were lifeless, looking utterly exhausted; he was the unlucky one who had been attacked twice in a row by Yang Fei’s Divine Soul Power.
Relatively speaking, Lamb was in the best condition, but the fist he had in his pocket was already shattered, and his entire arm had become numb, losing all sensation.
"This guy is frighteningly strong," Arthur said with a crooked mouth.
Bob nodded, "He’s also a mage with extremely terrifying spiritual power. If it weren’t for our Blood Clan’s natural immunity to spiritual power, I would’ve met my ancestors after those two attacks."
Lamb narrowed his eyes and spoke gravely, "We weren’t three against one, but rather they had five people. They were all very strong and even more terrifying together. Yet under our assault, they lasted less than three minutes before fleeing the ancient castle."
Bob and Edward glanced at Lamb before nodding in agreement.
Pride is the most important thing.
If word got out that the three of them couldn’t keep Yang Fei even when they joined forces and got injured by him, that would be too humiliating.
"Uh..." Suddenly, Arthur clutched his throat with both hands, his expression turning uncomfortable, "What... what’s happening? I feel awful."
He turned to look at Lamb and Bob and noticed that the two of them were looking in his direction, then their expressions changed dramatically, just like him, covering their throats.
"Damn it, it’s poisoned!"
"Such a domineering toxin!"
The three of them showed pained expressions.
But that was all they showed, pain; no one fell.
This torment lasted a painful ten or so minutes for them until Arthur, the first to be poisoned, let go of his hands that were clasped around his neck, and his breathing became smoother.
Gradually, the condition of Lamb and Bob also improved.
A toxin potent enough to corrode and rot the throats of those poisoned on the spot, for these three members of the Blood Clan, only caused a certain degree of pain.
The Blood Clan’s blood is naturally highly toxic, with a powerful immune system against toxins. Even though this time the poison was deployed by Yang Fei, and despite the ferocity and uniqueness of the toxin, it failed to cause any real harm to the three. It only subjected them to pain for over ten minutes.
"Bastard, if I catch him again, I’ll tear him to pieces!" Arthur swore viciously.
Bob glanced at him and hesitated to speak.
Lamb said fiercely, "He must be killed!"
Arthur said, "If it wasn’t for the prohibition against leaving the castle, none of them would have escaped today."
Lamb nodded, "Indeed, they’re too cunning, too quick to flee; otherwise, if we could have endured just one more minute, they all would have died here."
The corner of Bob’s mouth twitched as he said, "If we had gone after them, the toxin might have acted at its worst. We were too weak at that moment, and there was a possibility that they could have turned the tables on us."
Lamb turned and gave Bob a fierce glare.
Arthur too looked at him furiously.
Bob weakly added, "Of course, that’s just a possibility..."
"Shut up."
Lamb scolded and leapt down from the high wall; he still had to explain the situation to the Family Head.
...
"That was close."
Having moved far away from the castle and confirmed that no enemies were chasing after them, Umekawa Taro heaved a secret sigh of relief.
Yang Fei and Xu Yunshan and their party also relaxed considerably.
After learning from Nord that the Edwards family was also involved with Sky Net and might even possess more information about the Heavenly Entrance, they returned to extract useful information from Edward.
Initially, everything went smoothly.
The Royal Guard’s experts were no match for them and were silenced without a sound.
But when it mattered most, three phantom-like figures suddenly appeared.
These three were like ghosts, too fast and too strong, so much so that Umekawa Taro and Xu Yunshan’s party barely had the chance to exchange blows with them; they relied almost solely on Yang Fei to withstand them.
Fortunately, they retreated in time, and it seemed the three had some reservations, stopping their pursuit at the courtyard wall, not daring to continue chasing.
Otherwise, the outcome would have been unthinkable.
"The Blood Clan are the legendary vampires, right?" Xu Liangyou asked with lingering fear.
Umekawa Taro nodded, "Yes. They crave human blood and can only move about in darkness, hence they are called vampires. In reality, they are not ghosts but members of the Blood Clan, a mutant strain that acquired some special energies after a blood mutation, losing many normal human characteristics in the process."
"What are their weaknesses?" Yang Fei asked.
Umekawa Taro shook his head, "I don’t know, this is the first time I’ve encountered the Blood Clan. However, according to some legends, the Blood Clan’s biggest fear is sunlight."
Yang Fei frowned slightly.
He felt this claim was a bit unreliable.
Nonetheless, even if sunlight couldn’t kill the Blood Clan, their preference for darkness suggested that intense sunlight could harm them.
Or perhaps, does the power of fire and lightning attributes naturally counter them?
Yang Fei silently had some thoughts.
The Western world possessed powerful werewolves and members of the Blood Clan. Although he was strong now, to walk unhindered in this world, it seemed necessary to prepare some special weapons.