At this moment, Ye Fan felt as if his great-grandmother was calling out to him!


    Ye Fan''s bloodline was special, and with the support of the Heritage Power, he had not taken the invasion of those 72 types of toxins seriously.


    But now, the Ancient Dark Prohibition from within the wooden stake turned into a black liquid, enveloping the Heritage Power, and Ye Fan suddenly sensed the breath of death.


    Those toxins wreaked havoc in Ye Fan''s body, making him feel dizzy.


    Without any hesitation, Ye Fan rapidly activated his Eighth Rank Martial Emperor Martial Arts Qi, frantically resisting the toxins in his body.


    According to common sense, the body of an Eighth Rank Martial Emperor could be described as having Copper Tendons and Iron Bones, and a regular Martial Arts attack would trigger the body''s instinctive defense reaction.@@@@


    The key issue was that the waitress had not used any Martial Arts Qi, and Ye Fan had been neglectful for a moment, resulting in such severe damage to his body.


    But even though he was severely injured, Ye Fan was after all an Eighth Rank Martial Emperor with special inheritance from the dragon-patterned ring and the Poison Classics, a Cultivation Technique specifically for toxins. Just a brief activation allowed him to temporarily control the 72 types of toxins in his body.


    However, more troubling was the Dark Power from the black liquid of the wooden stake. After invading Ye Fan''s body, part of it enveloped his Heritage Power, while the rest quickly dispersed throughout his body, clinging and spreading to all of his meridians and bones just as Pan Shi had described—devouring and absorbing the Vitality Force within Ye Fan''s bones!


    Ye Fan''s strength was suppressed by this Dark Power, and it continued to decrease.


    Ye Fan felt his actions were becoming sluggish, and more importantly, he noticed that a large number of Martial Emperor powerhouses were gradually gathering in the hotel.


    At this moment, Ye Fan understood that the reason Pan Shi had gathered the bigwigs of Guangcheng here today was to deliberately release the news.


    The purpose was to attract him here!


    Hmph!


    You want to kill this young master?


    Even if I die, I must take you down with me!


    Ye Fan''s body exploded with Martial Arts Qi, and with a wave of his Battle Saber, he launched a fierce burst of Martial Arts Qi at Pan Shi and the waitress not far away.


    "Damn it! He can still fight?" Pan Shi, seeing Ye Fan continue to fight despite his strength being limited by the black wooden stake, trembled in fear.


    As Ye Fan''s attack approached, Pan Shi, without any hesitation, sidestepped and swiftly grabbed the waitress, using her body as a shield in front of him.


    "Steward Pan, no..." the waitress screamed, trying to struggle free, but it was too late.


    Boom! Bang!


    The powerful Qi Force blew a huge hole in the hotel''s wall, and the chest of the waitress shielding Pan Shi was directly blasted open, her body also showing layers of visible cracks.


    Crack! Crack!


    A breeze blew in from the window, and the waitress''s body turned into a pile of rubble in an instant, falling to the ground.


    Using Ye Fan''s goodwill to ambush him? This is a well-deserved fate!


    His Martial Arts Qi was weakening rapidly, all his trump cards were suppressed by the dark power and couldn''t be used. Moreover, Ye Fan felt his vision starting to blur.


    "Go... kill him... at all costs..."


    At this moment, Pan Shi, nailed to the wall and spitting blood, was still issuing orders to kill.


    Can''t delay any longer!


    Before the door guards could form a blockade, Ye Fan punched a path through and rushed towards the exit of the hall, then, relying on his memory, he headed for another stairway.


    But clearly, the punch Ye Fan threw this time was nowhere near as powerful as before!


    Pfft!


    Ye Fan had barely taken a couple of steps before he unexpectedly spat out a mouthful of black blood, and blood started seeping from his skin all over his body.


    Seeing such a scene, those bodyguards who were previously terrified of Ye Fan suddenly grew confident, "Ye Fan is severely injured, his strength is about to fall below the Martial Venerable Realm, hurry, let''s take him down together!"


    "Right, as long as we capture Ye Fan, Prince Jin will win, and we''ll be completely safe!"


    The bodyguards chased after him frantically, while Ye Fan staggered forward in flight.


    The stairway entrance, which could have been reached instantly with Teleportation, now seemed endlessly distant to Ye Fan. It was right in front of him, yet felt utterly out of reach!


    As the dark power continued to invade and consume him, Ye Fan''s footsteps slowed down more and more until he was on the verge of collapsing to the ground!


    Cannot fall!


    I must not fall!


    Ye Fan''s eyes had become thoroughly blurry, his eyelids were incredibly heavy. However, he was forcefully persevering with his willpower. He must not fall... If he collapsed, what would become of the Ye family?


    What would happen to his seven sisters-in-law?


    Prince Jin would surely annihilate them completely!


    But no matter how strong Ye Fan''s willpower was, his body had reached its limit and could no longer hold out, finally falling to the ground!


    The bodyguards chasing after him had their eyes shining with excitement!


    Finally... was Great Xia''s number one prodigy, Ye Fan, about to die at their hands?


    Squeak!


    Just as the bodyguards were closing in, a door in the corridor squeaked open...


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