Puchi!

The dagger plunged into the chest of one of the assassins. He stiffened momentarily before collapsing to the ground.

"Not good! Someone’s attacking us!"

They exclaimed in shock, quickly drawing their weapons and staring warily ahead.

Not far off, a tall figure approached. Yang Cheng’s eyes were icy, exuding an aura of killing intent.

"Release Cheng Ruonan, and I’ll spare your lives."

His voice was extremely cold, sending a shiver down their spines, raising every hair.

A subordinate checked the breath of the stabbed man and quickly reported, "Lord Gou Wen, he’s not breathing."

Gou Wen ignored him, wiping the blood from his ear and glaring venomously at Yang Cheng, asking, "Who are you?"

"I’m the one you came to kill."

Yang Cheng’s voice was calm, yet seeing the blood at the corner of Cheng Ruonan’s mouth, his eyes grew even colder.

"So Cheng Ruonan betrayed the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect for you, this pretty boy. In that case, I’ll kill you both today, and bring your heads back to the Sect Leader for merit!"

Gou Wen’s eyes gleamed with excitement, holding a conical weapon that emitted a strange glow.

"Make your move then."

Yang Cheng beckoned with his finger at Gou Wen, eyes full of disdain.

"Keep an eye on that bitch, don’t let her escape!"

Gou Wen commanded his followers, then lunged at Yang Cheng with the conical weapon in hand.

Yang Cheng could sharply sense the weapon was poisoned; a mere scratch would cause instant poisoning.

The Ten Thousand Poisons Sect was indeed skilled with poisons, but he was no less proficient.

The conical weapon aimed at Yang Cheng’s neck, and Cheng Ruonan watched in trepidation. She wanted to assist but was restrained by the assassins.

With her Qi Refining Sixth Stage cultivation, she could easily handle the assassins, but having been gravely injured, her meridians were damaged. Forcing exertion would ruin her cultivation.

Luckily, Yang Cheng nimbly dodged the attack and slapped Gou Wen in return.

Gou Wen’s cheek burned, his mouth filled with a bloody taste, teeth loosened from the impact.

"Ah! I’ll kill you!" 𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢

He roared like a beast, snapping the long cone weapon, revealing a chain.

Yang Cheng narrowed his eyes as Gou Wen flicked his arm, sending the weapon flying toward Yang Cheng’s face.

Missing the first strike, Gou Wen swung the chain again, turning the weapon into a long-range tool.

Meanwhile, Gou Wen channeled his Cultivation Technique, infusing True Qi into the weapon, controlling its speed and direction.

Yang Cheng easily evaded, not only dodging attacks but appearing before Gou Wen like a shadow.

Papapa!

He slapped Gou Wen twice more.

Stunned, Gou Wen spat out broken teeth, seething with rage. He realized Yang Cheng wasn’t incapable of counterattacking, but deliberately humiliating him.

"How dare you look down on me!"

He seethed, grinding his teeth, itching to tear Yang Cheng apart.

"Didn’t you bring the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect’s Magical Treasure? Why not use it?"

Yang Cheng sneered, eyes mocking.

"You’re not worthy of me using the Magical Treasure!"

Gou Wen’s tone was dismissive, but internally he was flustered, realizing he might not be a match for the young man before him.

"What are you waiting for? Form the Five Poison Array, kill this brat first!"

At Gou Wen’s command, his followers dispersed, closing in on Yang Cheng, encircling him.

Seeing this, Cheng Ruonan could no longer sit by, supporting herself off the ground, shouting, "Yang Cheng, escape the array quickly, don’t get trapped by the Five Poison Array!"

"Bitch! I should have killed you earlier!"

Gou Wen, infuriated, flung a hidden weapon straight at Cheng Ruonan’s face.

Cheng Ruonan widened her eyes, instinctively dodging, the weapon grazing past her arm, tearing her sleeve but leaving her skin uncut.

"Are you alright?"

Yang Cheng hurriedly asked.

"I’m fine! Don’t worry about me, just get out of there quickly, or it’ll be too late!"

Cheng Ruonan urged, eyes full of worry.

She knew the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect’s formations well. The Five Poison Array was a common one, with unrestricted numbers, the more participants, the stronger it was. Even with casualties, the formation continued, albeit weaker.

Once trapped by the Five Poison Array, no matter how strong, one’s True Qi would be gradually consumed by the toxic True Qi.

Yang Cheng secretly activated his Cultivation Technique, preparing to break through the formation, but the array formed swiftly, enveloping the air in an instant.

"Haha! You’re too late. From the moment we formed the array, you had no chance to escape."

Gou Wen laughed derisively, his demeanor maniacal.

"I can tell your cultivation is high, but you won’t escape the poison gas erosion of the Five Poison Array."

Cheng Ruonan watched the spreading poison gas, her heart sinking, quickly activating her Cultivation Technique to intervene.

She gripped her dagger tightly, fiercely stabbing at an assassin’s back.

But before she got close, Gou Wen struck out with another hidden weapon, commanding, "Withdraw a person, block that damn woman for me!"

"Don’t kill her, after we finish this brat, we can take turns teaching her a lesson!"

As soon as he finished speaking, an assassin exited the formation, intercepting Cheng Ruonan.

While Cheng Ruonan was injured, each move brought a dull pain to her chest, yet the opponent persistently targeted her wounds.

"If you weren’t so pretty, we’d have killed you long ago. I suggest you surrender, stop resisting, or you’ll suffer."

The assassin smirked lewdly, eyes glued to her chest.

Cheng Ruonan’s clothes were already torn by Gou Wen, unable to cover her exposed chest, each move causing her ample bosom to bounce, provoking reactions from the men.

"Damn it! You’re so damn enticing, I want to have you right now!"

The man swallowed hard, taking advantage amidst the skirmish to reach for Cheng Ruonan.

Seeing this while trapped in the array, rage surged within Yang Cheng, unwilling to waste time entangling with the assassins.

"Release the poison gas, kill him quickly!"

Gou Wen urged, fearing that if they didn’t eliminate the young man soon, something would surely go wrong.

But just as he finished speaking, Yang Cheng suddenly laughed, "A mere Five Poison Array, and you think you can trap me?"

He slowly raised his eyes, engulfed by the swirling poison gas, yet even as it settled upon him, it had no effect.

"How... how is this possible?"

Gou Wen was in disbelief, knowing the Five Poison Array could trap even Foundation Establishment Realm experts, gradually corroding their Dantians, rendering them powerless.

But why was this young man showing no signs of poisoning?