Chapter 320 Liu Wu, Domineering! (Seeking monthly votes)
Seeing Liu Lang like this made Chen Yi feel quite guilty.
He should have arrived sooner.
Unfortunately, the plague is about to spread throughout the city tonight, and he must make proper arrangements.
In fact, after leaving Pei Gan and the others, Chen Yi notified Old Master Xiao and Wang Ji.
In matters of life and death like this, every minute of delay increases the danger for the disaster victims outside the city.
Once those infected with the virus die, the lives of all the disaster victims will be in danger.
Even if Chen Yi were able to detoxify by then, the time spent preparing medicine and treating the illness would still cause widespread casualties.
Moreover, quite a few people left the prefectural city today.
Besides the Xiao family and others, other prominent families also had members who had gone out, requiring the government to conduct a thorough investigation to avoid any omissions.
"Boss..."
The poison that had afflicted Liu Lang had mostly dissipated, and his strength and true essence were slowly recovering under the influence of several silver needles, giving him some strength back.
He looked at the figure blocking his way and weakly raised his hand: "Please be careful..."
"That old man cultivates... he cultivates the White Jade Technique..."
"The poison spreads throughout...the entire body..."
Chen Yi gave a soft "hmm" and said without turning his head, "Take a good rest and leave it to me."
Upon hearing this, Liu Lang grinned with a relaxed smile, leaned on his long sword, and closed his eyes unsteadily.
With his boss there, he felt much more at ease.
Yan Jingchen looked at them, her gaze falling on Chen Yi. A smile slowly appeared on her jade-like face, and she laughed heartily.
"So it was you, 'Dragon Tiger' Liu Wu!"
The laughter stopped abruptly, and he glared at Chen Yi. "You just said you wanted to kill me?"
"You?!"
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
Almost as soon as Yan Jingchen finished speaking, several whooshing sounds came from the air.
The other men in black on the boat came to his side, their eyes fixed on Chen Yi from under their hats with fine black threads.
"Master, how long has it been since we've seen such a talented young person?"
"If I remember correctly, the last person we killed was a young Taoist priest from Mount Kongtong, what was his name again?"
"Heh heh, Snake King, he's all turned to dust, why bother mentioning him?"
"Too……"
The tall, thin man who landed beside Yan Jingchen lifted the curtain of his cloak, pulled down his face mask, and grinned at Chen Yi:
"So that Lord 'Dragon Tiger' can die knowing why, I am Xue Chong, elder of the Five Poisons Sect!"
Chen Yi glanced at him. "An elder? No wonder he's so weak."
Xue Chong's lips curled into a long smile. "Weak?"
"Lord Dragon Tiger, you probably haven't figured out the situation yet. You are now facing my Five Poisons Sect."
"Or are you saying that just because you killed a 'jackal,' you think you're invincible?"
Chen Yi withdrew his gaze, glancing at the several men in black chasing Zhang Dabao on the other side. He calmly took the five-fold pistol from his wrist.
"It's all the same to me."
"Whether it's you or anyone else, your fate will be the same as Yan Fusha's, nothing more..."
When Chen Yi saw Zhang Dabao take advantage of the men in black's inattention and throw out several bottles of "Immortal's Wine," his brows furrowed slightly.
"It's just a matter of putting in a little more effort."
Before he finished speaking, he had already turned around, grabbed Liu Lang, and transformed into a blur, rushing towards Zhang Dabao and the others.
The followers of the Five Poisons Sect are constantly immersed in poisons, so ordinary intoxicating drugs like Divine Intoxication and Gentle Breeze Intoxication have almost no effect on them.
Zhang Dabao used those poisons against them, recklessly throwing eggs against rocks.
"How dare you!"
Yan Jingchen frowned slightly, took a few steps to the side, and reached out to grab Chen Yi with one hand.
But no sooner had he taken his place than Chen Yi vanished from his sight in the blink of an eye.
No.
To be precise, he watched helplessly as Chen Yi disappeared from his sight.
Like a ghost.
If his five senses were still intact, and his true essence were not connected with the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to cover the surroundings, he would have been completely unaware of Chen Yi's location.
Xue Chong and the others beside him were even less capable than him, and had no way to stop Chen Yi from going.
"The trail has reached its full potential..."
"With such speed and agility, no wonder he was able to block my attack in time. Truly terrifying!"
But as soon as this thought crossed Yan Jingchen's mind, he suddenly realized what Chen Yi was about to do, and turned around to shout:
"Get out of the way!"
"Too late!"
After bypassing Yan Jingchen and the others with his graceful movements, Chen Yi strode forward.
His meteor butterfly steps made him move lightly and gracefully.
With each step he took, he rushed forward several meters, leaping a few times to reach Zhang Dabao and the others.
After handing Liu Lang to Zhang Dabao, Chen Yi swept his gun across the room, forcing back three men in black.
Before the last person could react, with a flick of the wrist, the spear pierced his body as lightly as a dragonfly skimming the water.
A brilliant golden light shone forth, and true essence, carrying the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, shot out a spear-like intent.
hiss--
A piercing, sharp sound exploded.
Then he saw that the man in black had a hole in his chest. He stared blankly at Chen Yi for a moment before belatedly lowering his head.
"you……"
Before he could finish speaking, blood gushed from his mouth, and a large amount of blood flowed from his chest, staining half of his black clothes with a layer of blood.
Chen Yi pulled out his spear and swung it into a rock on the side, a few drops of blood sliding off the spear.
He peered through the bloody hole in the black-clad man's chest, staring directly at Yan Jingchen and the others not far away, and spoke in a cold voice:
"Da Bao, take them and move a little further away."
Zhang Dabao then realized what had happened and looked at the three men in black who were unaffected by the Divine Intoxication with lingering fear, repeatedly agreeing.
Jin Peng and the others breathed a sigh of relief when they saw Chen Yi blocking their way.
In just a quarter of an hour, these hundred Tianshan Sect disciples were chased and forced to flee in disarray by four men in black from the Five Poisons Sect, a truly embarrassing sight.
It's no wonder they were in such a sorry state.
The strongest among them was only at the fifth rank, and his swordsmanship had barely entered the basics. He was no match for the four middle-rank martial artists of the Five Poisons Sect.
At this point, they carefully followed Zhang Dabao back several miles to organize the scattered horse-drawn carriages and camel-drawn carts.
The three black-clad men from the Five Poisons Sect who had escaped the calamity had returned to where Yan Jingchen and the others were, all looking at Chen Yi with solemn expressions.
In contrast, Chen Yi remained calm.
Without Zhang Dabao and the others by his side, he had no more worries.
Yan Jingchen stared at him for a moment, her smile long gone.
"I haven't been in Shuzhou for long, but I've heard your name several times."
"People in the Shuzhou martial arts world call you a once-in-a-century spearman, with talent comparable to Xiao Jinghong."
"The Mingyue Tower has a very high opinion of you, and all tasks involving you will be charged at the gold medal level."
“The people of Vaishsa say you are a traitor to Wei, and an old friend of yours hates you to the bone.”
"I originally thought you were just an ordinary up-and-coming figure in the martial arts world, but now it seems I underestimated you."
Yan Jingchen paused, her eyes sweeping over the corpse of the man in black lying on the ground before turning to Chen Yi, and sighed:
"Mastery of spearmanship, mastery of fistmanship, mastery of footwork... and the medical skills that just cured 'Knife Maniac'..."
"Such talent is unmatched even by Gongye Bai, who has stood the test of time for decades."
"Heh heh, but it's a fortunate thing nonetheless."
Xue Chong shook his head. "Master, what good fortune could there be?"
"If we fail to kill such a prodigy today, the consequences will be dire."
A petite woman in black next to her took off her straw hat, revealing an extremely beautiful face.
"What the Master means is that it is a fortunate thing that we have encountered the 'Dragon and Tiger' that has not yet grown up."
"If we let him grow stronger, not to mention our Five Poisons Sect, even if all the other evil sects in the martial arts world joined forces, we would probably have a hard time killing him."
"Ha, who do you think he is?"
"Is that Master Bai?"
The two chatted back and forth, seemingly bickering, but in reality, poisonous insects were crawling all over them.
Snakes, insects, rats, ants, centipedes, lizards, and many more.
They crawled densely along the rocks, climbing up and down, their bodies secreting venom that corroded tiny grooves.
With a hissing sound, dark green smoke rose, gradually forming a thick miasma, which was then covered by Yan Jingchen's fist intent.
Only a pungent, fishy stench spread.
The other men in black did the same, displaying poisonous insects, poisons, and hidden weapons.
Even Yan Jingchen, who was in charge, took out a pair of claw knives from her waist, held them in her hands, and crossed them together.
"After this day, there will be no more 'dragons and tigers' in the world."
"But don't worry, I will definitely make you famous in the martial arts world in the future."
A sinister smile appeared on Yan Jingchen's face. The arrogance she had shown when she was toying with Liu Lang was gone, and her killing intent was as cold as ice surrounding her.
"The name 'Dragon and Tiger' isn't good. How about 'Dragon, Tiger, and Leopard'?"
The two words "How" resounded like thunder—exploding in all directions!
Then a wave of poisonous energy surged from Yan Jingchen's body, enveloping the miasma formed by the poisonous insects corroding the rocks.
Like smoke, it swirled and formed long, dark snakes that coiled around him.
At the same time, Xue Chong and the others launched a simultaneous attack, charging and rushing towards Chen Yi.
Their crouching bodies resembled the poisonous insects below; some coiled like snakes, some crawled on all fours, and some soared through the sky.
Chen Yi watched them quietly, completely ignoring the poisonous insects that were gradually approaching from all sides.
"Tell me, what is your purpose in spreading the plague in Shu Prefecture?"
He shook his head as soon as he finished speaking: "Forget it, with brains like yours, you can only plan three steps ahead even when scheming against someone."
"Any more and then..."
Chen Yi stepped forward to meet Xue Chong and his men who were attacking, and said calmly:
"I'm sorry to have troubled you."
A gentle halo suddenly emanated from his body, rippling outwards like waves.
The surrounding world suddenly changed.
A dark, miasma hung in the sky, forming a gloomy cloud.
The rocks surged and rose with a thunderous roar, like an earth dragon rolling, stretching for hundreds of miles and forming a mountain range with high and low peaks.
The trees instantly shot up to a height of hundreds of feet, and the drooping vines and branches marked out new trees all around, covering the newly raised hillside in the blink of an eye.
The Chishui River was also affected by these changes in nature, transforming into a long, rushing river.
It resembles a cascading Milky Way, suspended in the sky.
At this moment, a chessboard a hundred feet in size appeared in front of Chen Yi, hovering and pressing down between him and Xue Chong and the others.
It also suppressed all the venomous insects that crawled towards it.
The crunching sounds continued, and one by one, the poisonous insects seemed to be hit by a huge force, their heads exploding and dying.
Xue Chong and the others were stunned by what they saw, staring in astonishment at Chen Yi, who was a hundred feet away.
"This is... Qimen Dunjia?"
"idiot!"
The woman who spoke first cursed, "This is the perfect evolution of the universe, the ultimate way of chess!"
Another burly man stared wide-eyed at his surroundings and asked in a deep, muffled voice:
"Isn't Go a useless skill only scholars know? Why does it seem so impressive..."
"Of the myriad realms of Dao, how can they be useless?"
The alluring woman licked her lips, seemingly unconcerned about the deaths of the poisonous insects, and flicked the whip in her hand, saying:
"Be careful, this 'Dragon Tiger' is even more troublesome than the little Taoist priest we killed earlier."
"Do you need to tell me?"
"I……"
The group of men were all well-informed and experienced. Although they were wary and surprised, they were unwilling to lose face in this life-or-death struggle.
Instead, Yan Jingchen, who was at the back, frowned as she looked at Xue Chong and the others who remained motionless:
"What are you waiting for? Why aren't you doing it yet?"
He didn't follow along and wasn't enveloped by the imagery of the chessboard.
However, even with his cultivation level and skill, he sensed something was amiss, especially the constant surging of spiritual energy in the surrounding world.
"What happened to you?!"
No matter what Yan Jingchen said, Xue Chong and the others remained motionless in place.
It was as if he had lost his three souls and seven spirits.
Yan Jingchen knew something was wrong, and seeing that Chen Yi was also not moving, she was about to step forward to find out what was going on.
It was at this moment.
Several more whooshing sounds came from the direction of the prefectural city.
"Yan Jingchen!"
Pei Ze burst out laughing, "It really was you!"
As laughter filled the air, a hissing sound also rang out.
There were also rustling sounds approaching rapidly from a distance, but no figures appeared.
Before long, Pei Ze, Chu Fangling, and Li Yunjun landed nearby and stood side by side.
Yan Jingchen turned her head to look at him, then frowned slightly after examining him. "It's you?"
"Who are you from the mountain tribe again?"
Pei Ze's thin face revealed a cold smile: "Stop pretending, you bastard. How could you forget how many of your disciples and followers I killed back then?"
Yan Jingchen's face darkened upon hearing this, "Pei Ze!"
“My Five Poisons Sect also killed hundreds of your mountain clansmen. If I remember correctly, I killed your two sons!”
Pei Ze's eyes instantly turned sinister. He clapped his hands together, and a black centipede sprang out from his body, spitting out a mouthful of venom at him.
"I thought you were dead long ago, but I never expected you to shed that skin and fake your death to escape."
"Today, I'll settle both old and new scores with you!"
Without hesitation, he rushed straight towards Yan Jingchen.
Chu Fangling and Li Yunjun followed closely behind.
Yan Jingchen frowned slightly, realizing she could no longer investigate Xue Chong and the others' situation, and took a deep breath before heading towards Pei Ze.
"That's what I should be saying!"
"You mountain people have severely damaged my Five Poisons Sect, how could I let you go!"
The four then engaged in a fierce battle.
Yan Jingchen, relying on his slightly higher cultivation level, ignored the few Gu worms. In fact, when he made his move, the spread of the deadly poison on his body would make Pei Ze and the others feel restricted.
He fought against three opponents and held his own in no way.
Pei Ze, Chu Fangling, and Li Yunjun were not in a hurry to succeed, and the three of them surrounded Yan Jingchen in a triangular formation.
Fists, feet, swords, and knives were all used.
Each move sends several Gu worms scattered around, so small they are almost invisible.
Yan Jingchen seemed to sense something and snorted coldly, "Thirty years have passed, and your mountain clan hasn't changed at all; you still use the same methods."
"Your White Jade Skill has become increasingly powerful."
"but……"
Pei Ze met his claws head-on, his withered arm as strong as steel, and said, "That's all you've got!"
Bang!
Pei Ze was sent flying backward, his arm slashed in several places.
Seeing this, Chu Fangling and Li Yunjun dodged Yan Jingchen's claws and engaged him in a fierce battle, one above and one below.
In an instant, the four fought desperately, causing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to roar continuously.
Ravines split open from the ground, rocks crumbled, and trees turned to dust.
Pei Gan and Lan Yanni, watching from a distance, did not rush to make a move, but instead looked towards Chen Yi.
Compared to the brutal attack on Yan Jingchen by Pei Ze and his two companions, Chen Yi's situation was much more bizarre.
"Brother, what is 'Dragon Tiger' doing?"
Pei Gan looked him over and shook his head slightly: "I don't know either."
He could only tell that something was wrong with Chen Yi, but he couldn't see anything unusual.
"Then what do we do?"
"Wait a bit longer, let's clear away the poison around us first."
"good……"
What they didn't know was that Chen Yi was facing Xue Chong and the others alone at this moment. Although they seemed to be standing still, they had actually already fought several rounds of battle.
Furthermore, Xue Chong and the others all had wounds of varying sizes on their bodies.
Blood flowed freely.
In contrast, Chen Yi remained standing on one side of the chessboard, watching them from afar, calmly placing the chess pieces one by one on the board.
With the arrival of the mountain tribes, he no longer needed to risk his life.
With the aid of chess skills, Xue Chong and the others, who were only at the third or fourth grade level, were no match for him at all.
"Unskilled people are still just ants."
As Xue Chong watched another chess piece transform into a small mountain and fall towards them, he cursed under his breath with a sinister expression.
"If we don't break through this damned chessboard, we'll all die here!"
"Liu Wu's style of chess... is too domineering, it's very difficult..."
(End of this chapter)
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