Chapter 223: The Five Poisons Sect’s Conspiracy!

“Boss!”
Just as the man with the hooked nose hesitated, a young member of the gang quietly approached and whispered in his ear, “I have an idea…”
“Speak.”
Without turning around, the man with the hooked nose knew it was one of his fellow core members of the First-Class Hall—someone who often came up with clever ideas. Could he have found a good solution this time?
The man smiled. “Think about it. Although the Hall leader told us not to act recklessly, he didn’t say we can’t fight back when we’re being bullied! And as far as I know, this kid has never taken the initiative to attack anyone. Even that time with the jade box, he just took it from bandits. Every time he kills or fights, he carefully stays on the side of ‘righteousness’.”
“You mean…”
The man with the hooked nose’s eyes lit up slightly as he began to understand what he meant.
The man’s smile grew wider. “Since acting rightly is the way, let’s use proper methods against him so he can’t strike back at us!” He glanced at Xiao Bei across from them and continued, “Anyway, we’ve already recorded most of our evidence. Why not just capture this ‘corpse controller’ called Xiao Bei? Get hold of Ti Ying and the Illusion Demon Movement first! If that kid, Kai Xin, really tries to hold us accountable, we’ll have evidence to back us up—we’re on the side of ‘righteousness’… No matter how Kai Xin reacts, he won’t come out on top… It’s a win-win situation!”
“A win-win?” The man with the hooked nose narrowed his eyes, puzzled. “How exactly?”
“Recently, Kai Xin has been getting close to the Heroic Justice Sect, right? If he attacks us, we’ll upload our evidence online. Given the hypocritical ways of those guys from the Heroic Justice Sect, they’ll definitely distance themselves from Kai Xin. That way, it gives Situ Luoyu a chance to catch his breath.”
“If Kai Xin swallows his anger, he’ll surely lose a strong teammate!” The man with the hooked nose finally realized it and smiled. When he looked at Xiao Bei again, his gaze turned icy.
“Then what are we waiting for?”
“Let’s act!”
The proposer stepped back, and the thirty-plus members of the Five Poisons Sect nearby immediately opened the clay pots in their hands. In an instant, a foul-smelling mist of poison billowed out, accompanied by strange, rapid noises…
The noises varied in pitch, sharp and targeted!
Soon!
All kinds of poisonous insects, centipedes, and tiny snakes crawled out of the pots in large numbers, writhing everywhere as they quickly covered the corners of the ancient tomb, surrounding Xiao Bei.

His expression changed as Xiao Bei realized the situation was dire. He quickly ordered the zombies to charge forward, swatting at the poisonous insects trying to get close… At this point, his martial arts skills were clearly not enough to handle the situation! There were too many poisonous insects! The zombies couldn’t drive them away effectively either—after a few swings, only a few insects were sent flying. Soon, their bodies were covered with terrifying centipedes and poisonous bugs. Xiao Bei groaned in pain as he found himself surrounded by a swarm of insects, on the verge of death. Suddenly, a voice like celestial music rang out: “Stop!”
“…”
The members of the Five Poisons Sect naturally wouldn’t stop, but the man with the hooked nose frowned and turned alertly toward the source of the voice. A female player dressed in a purple silk dress was riding a white horse at full speed toward them.
“Damn it!”
Seeing that the Five Poisons Sect had no intention of stopping, she slapped the horse’s back and, driven by momentum, leaped off it like an arrow, shooting straight behind the sect members…
It was quite coincidental. Mo Mo happened to be passing by by chance. From above, she suddenly saw a group of strangely dressed men surrounding a young man, with an injured black horse behind him. The scene reminded her of weaker characters being bullied by monsters. Her kind-hearted nature made it impossible for her to stand by, so she shouted without hesitation.
But to her surprise, those men seemed to ignore her completely… What angered her even more was that the jars in their hands contained the very things girls hate the most—poisonous insects, slimy creatures, and multi-legged beasts.
Anger! Continuous anger!
They truly were a bunch of scoundrels.
“Be careful!”
The man with the hooked nose hadn’t taken the female player seriously at first, but the moment she leaped off her horse, her swift movements and the cold glint of a sword emerging from her purple dress instantly sparked unease and alertness in him.
“Get down from there…”
However, the other members of the Five Poisons Sect lacked such insight. Seeing her charging toward them, they immediately raised their jars and unleashed a swarm of poisonous insects, sending them flying like locusts toward her face.
Instead of retreating, she advanced. Her figure was like ripples, seemingly illusory and demonic, with a faint afterimage. She skillfully slipped beneath the swarm of insects. The few sect members who turned around only felt a fresh breeze pass by before seeing a stunning sword flash before their eyes…

The clay pots in the hands of the five players from the Five Poisons Sect shattered instantly. “Ah!” “Run!!” Out of control, poisonous insects, centipedes, and snakes crawled all over their bodies, writhing and biting, with cries of agony echoing everywhere.
The people nearby were also terrified by this scene, watching helplessly as their fellow poison-users were quickly covered in insects, with no chance to take antidote pills, before collapsing with darkened faces.
“Get out!”
The chaos behind them finally gave Xiao Bei a chance to catch his breath.
The two zombies, lacking fear, ignored the bites of the insects and attacked with all their might, using every skill they had to fend off the approaching poisons.
Protected by the “Void Spirit Body,” Xiao Bei couldn’t be easily harmed by the poisons. He led the zombies into battle, unleashing his Master-level Thousand Poisons Palm, knocking several disciples of the Five Poisons Sect aside before storming into the chaotic crowd and slaughtering indiscriminately.
In an instant, the man with the hooked nose, whose attention had been distracted by the mysteriously appearing woman, turned back only to find the situation beyond their control.
As Xiao Bei broke through, the poisons surged back into the crowd, turning the scene into utter chaos.
Meanwhile, with the destruction of the clay pots held by their five companions, the poisons went wild, attacking anyone in sight, making their situation even more dire. On top of that, a woman with elusive and agile movements kept charging through the crowd. In moments of distraction, half of them were killed!
“Get ‘Hoof Shadow’ first!”
A companion from the First Rank Hall whispered urgently to the man with the hooked nose.
His eyes lit up. “Right! ‘Hoof Shadow’ is worth millions. We must get it at all costs!” In a flash, ignoring the chaotic battlefield, he left the fight and slashed toward ‘Hoof Shadow,’ which was barely alive in a corner of the ancient tomb…
At the last moment!
Ding!
A flying knife deflected his blade just in time.
“Who!”
The man with the hooked nose glared angrily.
A young, tall figure stood atop the ancient tomb, his cold eyes fixed on the centipede emblem on his chest.