"Hmph! Scared now, are you? Too late! Damn it... To think you''d dare cross me over an item I fancied, go to hell!"


    As a Great Protector of the Gu Sect, the Five Poisons Child had killed no small number of people, and was known for his ruthless and cold-blooded nature.


    As he berated, his battle saber swung down swiftly towards Ye Fan''s neck.


    Hmph!


    Ye Fan let out a cold snort, and with a light pinch of his fingers, he gripped the battle saber, blocking the Five Poisons Child''s attack and looked at him with a smile that wasn''t quite a smile!


    "Kid, you''re seeking your own death; don''t blame me... Have a good journey on the Yellow Springs Road..." The Five Poisons Child was very confident in the effectiveness of his slash, believing that a single cut could finish off Ye Fan. He even started consoling Ye Fan, "It''s normal to feel a bit cold and dizzy as you bleed out..."


    Huh?


    Mid-sentence, the Five Poisons Child suddenly sensed something was amiss.


    Why had his battle saber stopped in mid-air?


    Looking up, the Five Poisons Child was shocked to find his precision steel battle saber firmly pinched between Ye Fan''s two fingers, suspended in the air!


    Holy mother!


    Was he hallucinating?


    The Five Poisons Child was taken aback and rubbed his eyes, hardly able to believe what he was seeing. Upon focusing again, there was no mistake—the battle saber was indeed pinched by Ye Fan.


    "Damn it!" The Five Poisons Child exclaimed, trying to draw back the battle saber using his Qi Force!


    But despite exerting his Energy Transformation, Control, and even the power of someone at the Peak of Grandmaster... even putting forth all his strength as if his life depended on it, he still couldn''t move the battle saber an inch.


    At this moment, the Five Poisons Child finally realized the severity of the situation, "Kid! Are you playing with me?"


    Dropping the battle saber, the Five Poisons Child took a step back, circulating the command through his mouth. The poison gu on his body began to stir, ready to launch a fatal strike at Ye Fan at any moment.


    Now, looking at Ye Fan''s face, the more the Five Poisons Child looked, the more familiar it seemed, "Have we met before?"


    Tilting his head, the Five Poisons Child scrutinized Ye Fan once more and finally recognized who he was, "Damn it! You''re that idiot from the Ye Family... Ah, I knew I recognized you!"


    That idiot from the Ye Family had recently been causing quite a stir.


    As he spoke, the Five Poisons Child reached out to grab at Ye Fan''s chest.


    Even at this point, the Five Poisons Child still thought Ye Fan was in a state of idiocy.


    Five years ago, Ye Fan''s strength was merely at the Grandmaster Realm. Having been foolish for five years, how much could Ye Fan''s strength have possibly improved?


    And with his powerful Gu Technique, wasn''t subduing Ye Fan an easy task?


    Seeing Ye Fan about to raise his hand to block, the Five Poisons Child suddenly let out a loud shriek, "Don''t move if you don''t want to die! Haha... Do you think I wasted so much talk with you because I really care about you? Damn it, I was just buying time to set up the Gu worms... Look down at your feet..."


    Ye Fan looked down and saw that the ground where he stood was suddenly covered with numerous centipedes, scorpions, and venomous snakes... emitting a chilling and unsettling sound!


    Such a scene would make the scalp tingle for any normal person.


    The gathering of so many Poison Gu was terrifying enough, and if they all invaded a human body, they could tear it to shreds in an instant.


    "Do you think that''s all? Let me tell you... My Bloodthirsty Gu has already quietly infiltrated your body from behind, and it will soon suck your brain dry... Then you will turn into a pool of blood..."


    "At that time, whether you''re truly a fool or just pretending to be one, you will go report to Yama!"


    The Five Poisons Child also let out a sigh of relief, "You bunch of trash still want to fight with me? Heh, too naive!"


    As he spoke, the Five Poisons Child reached out to take the map fragments from Ye Fan''s embrace.


    But Ye Fan caught the Five Poisons Child''s wrist firmly, smiling wickedly, and then extended his other hand, displaying a few black Bloodthirsty Gu in his palm, tauntingly saying to the Five Poisons Child, "You mean these Poison Gu? They seem to have no interest in my flesh!"


    Hiss!


    Huh?


    Seeing the scene unfold before him, the Five Poisons Child instantly froze!


    What... What''s happening?


    His own Bloodthirsty Gu were ineffective? They didn''t obey his commands and infiltrate Ye Fan''s body?


    "Attack! Hiss!" The Five Poisons Child, panicked to the extreme, hastily gave commands, trying to incite the Bloodthirsty Gu and the other Poison Gu at Ye Fan''s feet to launch an attack!


    But to his shock, in an instant, all the Poison Gu seemed to be out of his control, emitting frantic cries. The next moment, a few of the Bloodthirsty Poisonous Gu actually flew onto the Five Poisons Child''s neck, and viciously bit down...