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Chapter 182 The Poison of Force, Reunion with Ma Chen, Half-Demon
Green vine forest.

Before the hour of Xu (7-9 PM), Su Chen and his group arrived ahead of time, but there was no sign of the Demon Martial Sect anywhere.

A cool breeze is blowing, like a seductive girl peeling back your clothes and breathing on them.

Su Chen looked around but didn't notice anything unusual. However, he felt a little depressed and slowed down.

Soon, the group arrived at the plain, which stretched as far as the eye could see. The bright moon illuminated the earth as if it were daytime.

Yin Shiba waved his hand, and eight Dragon Guards immediately stepped out and dispersed in all directions to guard against any ambush set up by the Demon Martial Sect.

Su Chen noticed that of the eight Dragon Guards who went out, only four returned, and the whereabouts of the remaining four were unknown.

The others noticed it too, but didn't say anything.

"coming."

Suddenly, Yin Shiba let out a low shout.

Everyone strained their eyes to look into the distance and saw a blurry figure leaping and attacking, covering dozens of meters in a flash.

The hundreds of meters passed in the blink of an eye; the agile figure made it seem as if the one approaching was not a martial artist, but a swift cheetah.

In less than a few breaths, the figure landed gracefully behind the group.

He stood with his back to the bright moon, his hair dancing in the wind, the bright moonlight making it difficult for people to see his face clearly.

However, Su Chen keenly sensed that the other party possessed an aura that was even more restrained than that of the cloaked man.

"This guy's strength is no weaker than that of the demon blood warrior from before!"

He frowned, thinking to himself, and deliberately slowed down half a beat as everyone turned to walk, shielding them in front of him.

"Have you brought everyone with you?"

Luo Zhuo's deep voice rang out, his gaze sweeping over Su Chen and the other ten, a strange expression on his face.

Where are the people we need?

Yin Shiba took a step forward, looked around, but did not find Baiyue Dao's figure, and his face darkened.

“Once our transaction begins, you will naturally see the Moon Worshiping Thieves,” Luo Zhuo said calmly.

"The Moon-Worshipping Thief!"

These words caused a stir among the previously quiet crowd.

During this operation, Yin Shiba did not tell them that the trading partner with the Demon Martial Sect was the Moon Worshiping Thief!

Everyone turned their gaze to Yin Shiba, their expressions cold and stern, hoping for an explanation from him.

"Damn it!" Yin Shiba cursed inwardly, noticing the stares of the crowd.

Despite being prepared, Yin Shiba still didn't expect that Luo Zhuo would reveal the identity of Baiyue Dao before the transaction even started.

It was obvious that they had anticipated that Yin Shiba would not tell everyone the truth.

In fact, Yin Shiba never intended to reveal the true purpose of this trip to everyone, knowing that these forces had never given up their pursuit of the Moon Worshiping Thieves.

However, he knew that this matter couldn't be kept secret, so he tried to keep it hidden as much as possible.

Even if they can't hide it, they have to drag it out until the transaction begins. By then, it will be too late, and even if these people know the identity of the Moon Worshipper, it will be useless.

But now, Luo Zhuo's words have directly disrupted his plans.

"Lord Yin, please give us an explanation!" Yun Fan asked with a stern face.

Using them as bait is one thing, but the trading partner turned out to be the Moon Worship Thief.

What's even more infuriating is that Silver Eighteen deliberately concealed something, and anyone with eyes could see that the Dragon Guard wanted to monopolize the Moon Worship Bandits.

"We will explain this to everyone later. The most important thing now is to complete the transaction."

Yin Ershi said in a low voice, his tone tinged with dissatisfaction.

"If you gentlemen are going to treat this so perfunctorily, then I, Yun, must admit that I cannot agree to tonight's deal," Yun Fan said with a cold snort.

“The Liang family is the same,” Liang Jun echoed.

“I regret that I cannot comply with your request, Mr. Luo (Mr. Chu).

In an instant, all four clans refused the deal, and even the people from the other three city lords' mansions were quite tempted.

Only Qian Ren and Fan Shen remained unmoved, as if they had known all along.

"If you are all willing to help us complete the transaction, I will apply to the imperial court afterwards to reward you with Essence Pills. What do you say?"

Yin Shijiu, who had been silent all along, lowered his voice and spoke softly.

"Essence Pill?"

Su Chen keenly noticed that when the crowd heard the name of this pill, their emotions surged even more intensely than when they heard about the Moon Worshiping Thieves.

After a brief moment of surprise, Yun Fan's cold and stern demeanor softened, his wrinkles relaxed slightly, and he cupped his hands and grinned: "May I ask, how many are there in the Nineteenth Prince?"

Everyone pricked up their ears.

"One bottle for each person!" Seeing everyone's reaction, Yin Shijiu sneered inwardly, but his face remained calm.

Yun Fanyi said righteously, "We will obey your orders and are willing to serve you like dogs and horses."

"We are willing to serve you like dogs and horses," the eight said in unison.

Su Chen's eyes flashed; anything that could satisfy these guys who were trying to raise prices on the spot couldn't be bad.

Although he didn't know what the Essence Pill was, it didn't stop Su Chen from playing along, so he also joined the others in expressing their loyalty.

"Enough with the nonsense, I've brought the person. Let's begin the transaction."

Although Yin Shiba was unhappy with the threats from the crowd, he did not react at the moment. Instead, he looked at Luo Zhuo and said in a deep voice.

Luo Zhuo chuckled upon hearing this: "Don't be in such a hurry. How do I know that once we start the transaction, you won't collude with these ten people to wipe us out in one fell swoop?"

“We have already given ten of them Blood-Locking Pills, and now they have lost most of their strength. Even if they fight, they are no match for you.”

"what?"

"Bastard thing!"

How could you do this?

"..."

Perhaps because they had just obtained the Essence Pill, everyone was eager to show off, so after hearing Yin Shiba's words, they all started cursing.

While hurling insults, some martial artists even rolled up their sleeves, wanting to fight the Dragon Guards head-on, but were naturally subdued.

At this moment, they had lost all the composure of a Blood Warrior; they resembled a group of shrewish women arguing in the street, displaying utter vulgarity.

As Yin Shiba and the other two listened to the foul language hurled at the crowd, their lips twitched. How could it be that these people weren't acting, and their insults sounded so sincere?
Luo Zhuo watched the scene before him with a faint smile, without saying a word, as if he were watching a play.

In a flash, he lightly touched the ground with his toes, moved swiftly, and shot forward like an arrow released from a bow.

Yin Shiba had been watching Luo Zhuo closely. When he saw Luo Zhuo make his move, he stomped his foot, snorted coldly, and attacked head-on.

"Hehe, don't get so excited. I just wanted to test whether it's true, as you said, that they've all lost their strength. After all, even merchants inspect goods before making a transaction."

Seeing that his attack had failed, Luo Zhuo took a half step back, keeping his distance from Yin Shiba.

"What if I don't agree?" Yin Shiba said coldly.

"Then there's nothing to discuss," Luo Zhuo said indifferently, shrugging his shoulders.

Upon hearing this, everyone's expressions turned somewhat grim, and they all turned their criticisms toward Luo Zhuo.

A vulgar remark: "If you're going to inspect my mother's goods, then your ancestors for eighteen generations were all goods!"

The more refined version: "That's his mother's."

The domineering man declared, "Let this old man inspect your goods!"

Luo Zhuo ignored him, but Yin Shiba gave him a signal, and eventually everyone calmed down.

"Inspection is fine, but if you harm anyone, don't blame me for being impolite." After a moment, Yin Shiba backed down.

"Don't worry, I love these treasures even more than you do." Luo Zhuo licked his lips.

He then leaped over Yin Shiba, flashed to Yun Fan's side, and struck out with a palm.

Yun Fan instinctively wanted to make a move, but quickly realized what was happening and received a light palm strike from Luo Zhuo. He only let out a muffled groan and did not react further.

Then, Luo Zhuo continued his attack, striking each person with a palm.

As he himself said, it was just an inspection and did not harm anyone in the slightest.

Seeing this, Yin Shiba secretly breathed a sigh of relief. As for inspecting the goods, there was nothing to worry about.

After one round, Luo Zhuo withdrew and nodded in satisfaction: "Not bad, they've all lost their strength, we can start trading now."

They agreed very readily.

Upon hearing this, smiles appeared on the faces of Yin Shiba, Yun Fan, and the others.

"Something's wrong."

Su Chen's expression remained unchanged, but a sense of unease welled up within him, especially when Luo Zhuo struck his body, this unease intensified.

He always felt that Luo Zhuo's palm strike was not as simple as it appeared to everyone else.

However, after carefully examining his body, he found nothing unusual.

This puzzled him; was it just his imagination?

The transaction continued. Luo Zhuo whistled to summon his companions, and everyone waited quietly.

Not long after, three figures leaped from behind Luo Zhuo. One of them had his head covered with a black cloth, and Li Jing and Zhao Fei supported him on either side.

Yin Shiba shifted his gaze from Ma Chen to Li Jing and Zhao Fei.

"We've brought the person," Li Jing said after the three landed.

Luo Zhuo nodded, staring at Yin Shiba: "Then, let's begin the transaction."

"Wait a minute," Silver Eighteen interrupted, "We also need to inspect the goods."

Hiss.

Without wasting words, Li Jing directly lifted the black cloth in front of everyone, revealing the unconscious Ma Chen.

"What's wrong with him?" Yin Shiba noticed that something was off about him and asked in a low voice.

“He was just disobedient, so I taught him a lesson,” Zhao Fei replied.

Yin Shiba did not respond. He stepped forward, scrutinized Ma Chen for a long time, and said sternly, "This is not the Moon Worshiping Thief. You are playing us."

After speaking, he took a few steps back, and the rest of the Dragon Guards all became solemn upon hearing this.

Luo Zhuo paused for a moment, then chuckled softly.

He stared at Yin Shiba and said calmly, "What a lame excuse! You should know in your heart whether you're a Moon Worshipper or not. Do you think you can deceive the people behind you like this?"

He paused, then said, "But I don't think you really want to do business with us. You just want to take action. Why pretend to be so noble?"

"Do it."

At Yin Shiba's command, the Dragon Guards dispersed and surrounded Luo Zhuo and his two companions.

However, there was no panic on the faces of the three. Zhao Fei looked at Luo Zhuo and said, "I knew these guys wouldn't trade with us willingly. You even said the Silver Dragon Guards weren't that stupid and insisted on betting with me. Now you believe me, right?"

"Unfortunately, we were genuinely planning to trade with you, but you were not sincere at all. Did you think that by having ten of them conceal their aura and strength, we wouldn't be able to find out?" Luo Zhuo shrugged and then continued speaking to Yin Shiba.

Although demon blood warriors cannot use their internal energy, they have their own methods for detecting it. Yin Shiba's actions undoubtedly treat them like fools.

Yin Ershi stepped forward and shouted, "You're all smooth talkers, how could we believe your nonsense? You're already surrounded, and you still dare to be stubborn? Once I capture you, let's see if your words are tougher than my whip!"

"Oh, really?" Luo Zhuo's smile widened as he turned to Yun Fan and the others. "Why don't you see if you can still mobilize your energy?"

"What?" Yun Fan and the others were immediately shocked and quickly mobilized their internal energy.

Why haven’t you taken action yet?

Why so much nonsense?
I can't hold back any longer!
Su Chen silently roared, itching to make a move. He loved this kind of bullying where there were many against few.

However, the next moment, he heard Luo Zhuo's smug voice, and his expression suddenly changed.

He quickly mobilized the energy within his body and immediately sensed something amiss. Deep within his own energy, a trace of energy that did not belong to him was rapidly eroding the other energies.

The speed was very fast. In the process of operating, this wisp of energy turned into five wisps, and then into a single strand.

"what is this?"

Su Chen was astonished by the changes within his body; the changes were happening far too fast!

"It's the poison of internal energy! Everyone, quickly suppress the poison of internal energy!"

Just as Su Chen was filled with doubt, Yun Fan exclaimed and revealed the origin of this strange force.

To be precise, it is not a force, but a toxin that can quickly corrupt force and cause martial artists to lose their force rapidly.

Upon hearing this, no one dared to hesitate any longer and immediately mobilized their internal energy to suppress it.

But they soon discovered that even suppression could not stop the corrosive effects of the poisonous energy; it could only temporarily delay the damage.

At this rate, they will soon lose their strength.

This sudden change caught everyone off guard. Seeing this, Zhao Fei sneered, "Serves you right for liking to pretend. I'll satisfy your desires now."

"Make your move!" Yin Shiba's expression darkened slightly, clearly aware of the power of the poison. Without further ado, he gave the order.

While the ten of them still have the strength to fight, they should unite and take down Luo Zhuo and his two companions as soon as possible.

As Yin Shiba's voice fell, the Dragon Guards roared and rushed forward.

Various fist, palm, and leg strikes, as well as flashes of swords and blades, came from all directions in an overwhelming manner.

"Well done!"

Luo Zhuo snorted lightly, remaining calm and composed in the face of the attacks from the Dragon Guards.

With a roar, he instantly swelled up, tearing his clothes and revealing muscles as hard as steel.

His hair turned silver in an instant, and his expression became twisted and extremely ferocious.

With lion hands and a human body, it resembles a lion awakening.

"Half-demon!"

Looking at Luo Zhuo, who was half human and half demon, Yin Shiba frowned, let out a cry, and his face was filled with horror.

Among demon blood warriors, half-demon warriors are already comparable to those who have opened meridians!
Ouch!

Another earth-shattering, piercing roar followed, and everyone felt their eardrums tremble.

Looking in the direction of the sound, they saw that Li Jing's skin had suddenly turned dark, and his whole body had swelled up in the blink of an eye.

His eyes shone with a brilliant light, giving everyone the illusion that he was even more dazzling than the moon.

Although not as exaggerated as Luo Zhuo's, everyone could vaguely see that Li Jing's demonic form was a ferocious black panther.

However, its demonic transformation is clearly not as pronounced as that of Luo Zhuo.

Even so, it still chilled everyone to the bone, as if their minds and bodies were being shrouded by a mountain of pressure.

Zhao Fei remained unchanged, instead holding onto Ma Chen and watching the show from the sidelines.

A lion and a leopard transformed into ghostly phantoms and charged out, rampaging into the Dragon Guard formation with an extremely savage attitude.

Yin Shiba and the other two exchanged glances, and without further hesitation, they launched their attack.

These dragon guards alone were no match for the two men. Even with three more, they could barely withstand their attacks.

Bang bang bang.

The two sides clashed fiercely, and the continuous sounds of their collisions echoed like thunder, deafeningly loud.

However, the ten people ignored this and were all trying their best to resist the corrosive effects of the poisonous energy.

"Strange, this poisonous energy doesn't seem as potent as I thought."

When Su Chen first learned of the potency of the poison from Yun Fan, he was slightly worried. But after he began to resist, he realized something was wrong.

The seemingly powerful poison began to erode at a slower rate after he launched a full-scale counterattack.

Like a child surrounded by a group of adults, curled up in some corner of the body.

"It's not that it's too weak, but that my Vajra Strength is too strong!"

Realizing this, Su Chen breathed a sigh of relief; it was good that it didn't have any effect on him.

He then shifted his gaze to the battlefield ahead, where Luo Zhuo and Li Jing displayed their prowess as half-demons in the face of an attack by more than ten Dragon Guards.

Despite the fierce battle, they showed no signs of panic and instead appeared to be in complete control.

With every gesture, it exerts terrifying destructive power.

Some of the weaker Dragon Guards were unable to withstand a single blow from them, and once hit, they were completely powerless to resist.

If it weren't for the three Silver Dragon Guards engaging them, these dozen or so Dragon Guards would probably have been killed in no time.

"The Lion Demon Warrior's strength is comparable to that of a Meridian Opening Warrior. Although the Black Panther Warrior has not reached the Meridian Opening stage, he is still at the Blood Transformation Fifth Realm. The three Silver Dragon Guards are all at the Blood Transformation Fifth Realm. It would be difficult enough to take down just the two of them, let alone the Demon Blood Warrior who is watching the show... Oh no, he is coming towards us."

While pondering, Su Chen's expression suddenly changed. Zhao Fei, carrying Ma Chen, strode towards them at a very fast pace, arriving in front of everyone in no time.

Witnessing the crowd desperately resisting the corrosive effects of the poison, Zhao Fei smiled slightly: "Seeing that you're all in quite a bit of pain, I'll take pity on you and send you on your way."

After saying that, he suddenly struck forward with his palm.

boom.

The sound of wind breaking echoed, and Yun Fan's expression changed drastically. He leaped and dodged Zhao Fei's attack.

"Oh, you still have energy to spare?"

Zhao Fei exclaimed in surprise, then changed his position and struck out with a palm at Liang's army, but Liang's army, who were prepared, dodged it.

"Again!" Zhao Fei refused to believe it and continued to attack.

"Everyone, let's take advantage of the fact that the poison hasn't spread completely yet and finish him off together."

Upon seeing this, Qian Ren quickly shouted and launched an attack, directly clashing with Zhao Fei.

Fan Shen followed closely behind and joined the battle; the three's fight quickly attracted the attention of the others.

Yun Fan gritted his teeth, having made up his mind: "Kill him and we'll be safe."

"Kill!" Without further hesitation, everyone attacked.

In an instant, light and shadow intertwined, and chaos ensued.

Su Chen moved behind the crowd, about to make a move, when a deafening tiger roar resounded.

The next moment, Zhao Fei roared to the sky, revealing his bloodthirsty fangs. His palms transformed into tiger paws, gleaming with sharp claws. His cold eyes stared at the crowd, and the chilling words writhed from his throat as he uttered: "Die!"

(End of this chapter)