"Stop the nonsense and make him pay!"
Urged by Wang Tianba, Granny Zhang immediately recited a Gu incantation.
"Not good, young friend is in danger!"
Ye Lingbei, well-traveled and knowledgeable, naturally understood the horror of Gu poison, especially the most potent kind.
Hei Long and his group charged forward, shielding Yun Fan.
"Move aside!"
Yun Fan's command made them reluctantly clear the path.
"Brat, your time is up!"
Wang Tianba laughed triumphantly, preparing to capture Yun Fan once he was defenseless.
But the next moment.
"Ah!"
Granny Zhang let out a heart-wrenching scream, then collapsed weakly to the ground, gasping, "Why is the strongest Gu poison on me? Why?"
"What?"
Everyone was shocked. They wondered if Granny Zhang had lost her mind, performing self-inflicted Gu poisoning.
In fact, this was all Lin Tianxin's doing. Between Yun Fan and Granny Zhang, she chose to trust Yun Fan.
Though Yun Fan seemed utterly flawed in her eyes, she couldn't deny that he had saved her life multiple times.
Therefore, she trusted Yun Fan more, as his strength and status meant he had no reason to deceive her.
Granny Zhang, on the other hand, was an anomaly. After Granny Zhang had saved her for four consecutive years, she was initially delighted, thinking she had found a savior.
But upon closer reflection, something felt off. Someone who sought nothing from her, someone practically unrelated to her, would punctually suppress her cold constitution every year.
It was a chilling thought. So, after careful consideration, Lin Tianxin decided to give the pill Granny Zhang had given her to Granny Zhang in her water.
If she had wronged Granny Zhang, she would apologize personally afterward. If Granny Zhang harbored malicious intent, then she would be hoist by her own petard.
Lin Tianxin felt no guilt. Even though she wasn't present, it was enough proof that Granny Zhang was not a good person.
"You old hag, what the hell are you doing?"
Wang Tianba was furious. Granny Zhang was no different from a liability to him at this moment.
Granny Zhang stammered, "Young Master, that vile girl Lin Tianxin has poisoned me with a Gu that no one can cure. I fear I am beyond help!"
"Useless!"
Wang Tianba spat, "Pah!"
At this moment, Yun Fan scoffed, "This is what you call harming others and bringing ruin upon yourself. You wrong others, and retribution will eventually find you."
He had already suspected that Granny Zhang intended to use Lin Tianxin against him, only to be outmaneuvered by Lin Tianxin.
He realized Lin Tianxin trusted him more. Thinking of this, Yun Fan felt a warmth in his heart. He hadn't expected to be a trustworthy person in the eyes of a foot massage girl.
"Kid, even if she's finished, there's still me and the Vice Sect Master. You will die today regardless!"
Wang Tianba roared in anger.
"What I want to say is, whether there's one less ant or one more, it makes no difference to me!"
Yun Fan's tone dripped with disdain.
"Die!"
Du She attacked first. With his peculiar footwork, he was before Yun Fan in an instant. A curved sword, resembling a viper, appeared in his hand and lunged towards Yun Fan's throat.
Yun Fan easily dodged the sword and counterattacked.
Wang Tianba seized the opportunity and kicked Yun Fan's back.
Unexpectedly, Yun Fan reacted faster. He abandoned Du She and struck the sole of Wang Tianba's foot with his palm.
"Ungh!"
Wang Tianba let out a muffled groan, his thigh suddenly feeling weak, nearly causing him to fall.
"Don't touch Du She's fists!"
The weakened Zhu Que hurriedly warned. She could tell Yun Fan's strength was slightly superior to hers, but she had suffered at Du She's hands, so she didn't want Yun Fan to follow in her footsteps.
However, Yun Fan didn't seem to hear her. He grabbed Du She's sword with one hand and gently snapped it, shattering it into pieces.
"It's over!"
Zhu Que's face fell. Du She's sword was undoubtedly coated with a potent poison. Now that Yun Fan had grasped it, the poison might have already entered his system.
"Don't affect everyone's mood!"
Zhao Fanghua shot Zhu Que a look.
"Hiss!"
Du She gasped. He could break ordinary blades with his bare hands, but this was no ordinary blade.
His blade was forged from meteorite iron. Even with all his strength, he could only slightly bend it. Yet, in Yun Fan's hands, it snapped with such ease.
Yun Fan's strength far exceeded his expectations.
However, he didn't feel despair. Instead, a smile of a scheme come to fruition spread across his face.
"I bet you're waiting for me to succumb to the poison before delivering a fatal blow!"
Yun Fan calmly looked at Du She.
Du She chuckled, "Precisely. Even if your strength is immense, what of it? My poison is enough to kill you ten times over!"
"What are we going to do?"
Ye Lingbei and the others panicked. Even Zhu Que was preparing to swallow a berserk potion.
However, Yun Fan said, "Then you might be disappointed!"
"Kid, stop pretending. I know you can't hold on any longer!"
Du She was confident in his poison. In a flash, he attacked, believing the poisoned Yun Fan posed no threat.
However, as he closed in on Yun Fan, Yun Fan launched his own offense, grabbing Du She's face with one hand.
"Ah!"
Du She screamed in agony and roared in disbelief, "Impossible! You're clearly poisoned!"
In fact, not only him, but everyone present believed Yun Fan was merely putting on a brave front.
Yet, at this moment, Yun Fan seemed completely unaffected, still at his peak, still unfathomably strong.
Only Zhao Fanghua firmly believed Yun Fan was unharmed. She knew Yun Fan was the successor of the Ghost Valley sect.
His body was already immune to all poisons, so Du She's poison, no matter how potent, couldn't harm him. Of course, Gu poison was different, as it was a Gu, not a poison in the conventional sense.
"In the face of absolute power, all other means are superfluous!"
Yun Fan sneered and applied pressure.
"Crack!"
Under the horrified gazes of everyone, Yun Fan crushed Du She's head.
"What... what kind of being is he?"
Zhu Que trembled all over. To crush the head of a master-level cultivator with one hand, his strength wasn't just "slightly superior," it was astronomically so.
After all, Du She was no ordinary foe; even Qing Long, the leader of the Four Fiends, had suffered at his hands.
Even if Qing Long had been caught off guard, he wouldn't have been so easily subdued. She had always thought Yun Fan was arrogant.
Now, she realized Yun Fan had never been arrogant. In fact, compared to his strength, he was incredibly low-key and humble.
In her eyes, Yun Fan possessed the strength to rival the Lord of Nightfall and the Sect Master of the Heavenly Gate.
As for Ye Lingbei, he wished he could slap himself repeatedly for saying Du She was not inferior to Yun Fan.
His face burned with shame. He imagined Yun Fan looking at him like a clown when he'd made that statement.
"Our leader is mighty!"
In the eyes of Zhao Fanghua and Hei Long, Yun Fan was the embodiment of invincibility. With him present, any situation was as stable as a rock.
At this moment, Yun Fan dropped Du She's corpse. "Being my enemy is the greatest mistake your Heavenly Gate has ever made. And your Heavenly Gate will pay the price of annihilation!"
His domineering declaration stunned everyone present. It was no wonder he didn't take Nightfall seriously; with such terrifying strength, he had the right to be arrogant.
"No..."
Wang Tianba, whose legs had gone weak with fear, dared not linger. He fled at full speed.
Yun Fan's strength far surpassed his expectations. Even as a madman, he lacked the courage to fight back, unless his father emerged from seclusion.
"Young Master, take me with you!"
Although Granny Zhang was suffering beyond words from the Gu poison, she didn't want to stay and die. She desperately crawled forward.
However, Wang Tianba had no intention of taking her useless burden.
Wang Tianba thought he would escape, but in the blink of an eye, Yun Fan stood before him.
"How can you be so fast?"
Wang Tianba looked at Yun Fan in disbelief.
"You had the power to destroy the Chen family long ago, so why did you keep them alive?"
In response to Wang Tianba's question, Yun Fan calmly replied, "The Chen family is less than ants in my eyes. But my goal is not merely to destroy the Chen family, but to uproot the forces behind them, such as your Heavenly Gate!"
"So that's how it is!"
Wang Tianba struggled to speak. "If you let me go, I will no longer be your enemy, and the Heavenly Gate's grievances with you can be settled."
This battle was a complete and utter defeat for the Heavenly Gate.
"You probably don't believe that yourself, do you?"
Yun Fan's eyes were filled with disdain. The situation had escalated to a point where either he or the Heavenly Gate must perish.
Whether for the Lin family or for his fifth senior sister Zhao Fanghua, he had to destroy the Heavenly Gate.
"You underestimate our Heavenly Gate. My father is far stronger than you, and the Heavenly Gate's existence is backed by powerful patrons. If you are wise, I can guarantee we will cease to be enemies."
Wang Tianba threatened coldly.
Yun Fan said indifferently, "It was too late the moment you became my enemy!"
With that, he punched Wang Tianba.
Wang Tianba, relying on his protective armor, met the blow head-on.
"Boom!"
After a deafening explosion, Wang Tianba stood frozen.
"He... he punched through the armor!"
Zhu Que's mouth hung agape, staring at Yun Fan in a daze.
No, Yun Fan had not only punched through the armor but also Wang Tianba's body, and even the armor on Wang Tianba's back.
Finally, Wang Tianba fell to the ground in his unwillingness.
Watching the envious and shocked gazes of the onlookers, Zhao Fanghua felt immensely proud, almost wanting to loudly boast, "This is my junior brother."
Even if her junior brother was formidable, he had still been at her mercy before.
"Clean up the battlefield!"
Yun Fan's voice broke the stunned silence. Ye Feng and Hei Long quickly ordered their men to deal with the aftermath.
"Boss, what do we do with this old woman?"
Lei Bao asked Yun Fan.
"Lock her up first!"
"Understood!"
At this moment, Zhao Fanghua said to Yun Fan, "Junior brother, the Chen family has lingered for too long. It's time to reel them in."
"Mmm! Fifth senior sister, take your people and deal with the Chen family!"
Yun Fan nodded. The reason he had kept the Chen family alive was to eradicate the forces behind them. Now that they were almost all gone, with only the Heavenly Gate Master remaining, the Chen family was no longer necessary. Su Dan Fiction Network
"Alright!"
Zhao Fanghua, accompanied by Lei Bao, headed for the Chen family.
Just then, Zhu Que said apologetically to Yun Fan, "I'm sorry, I misunderstood you!"
"Even a chesty and brainless woman like you would bow to me. How rare!" Yun Fan chuckled.
"Die!"
In her rage, Zhu Que punched Yun Fan.
Yun Fan quickly blocked her fist and instinctively retaliated, only to hit something soft.
"Uh..."
The scene fell into a moment of awkward silence.