Chapter 997: The Wild Wolves’ Counterattack

“Retreat inside the hall!!”
Faced with Wind Bell’s conclusive accusations, Ao Cangsheng finally panicked completely. Realizing it was a foolish decision to continue talking to Wind Bell outside the hall, he gritted his teeth and ordered all the disciples of the Five Poisons Sect to retreat inside.
Only then did the thousands of Five Poisons Sect disciples gain some sense of direction. Not daring to delay, they rushed back into the hall, with their vision blocked by its walls!
Boom!
With a loud noise, the doors were shut tightly!!
The Five Poisons Sect completely isolated all outside discussions, Wind Bell, Happy, and the others from within the hall.
“Bastards! Daring to collude with the Wild Wolves organization! What do you say, brothers??!” Outside the Five Poisons Sect hall, many martial artists who had originally come to watch were now furious. They had realized that Ao Cangsheng, the sect leader, was too scared to face the public after the truth came out. Considering the Five Poisons Sect’s nature, the crowd immediately surged forward, with cries of condemnation rising one after another:
“Kill them!!”
“Attack together! The Central Plains can’t tolerate such tumors!”
“The Five Poisons Sect has betrayed the Central Plains! Let’s clean house together!!”
Swords were drawn, and countless martial artists rallied under slogans, instantly turning from bystanders into participants in attacking the Five Poisons Sect hall.
Some impatient ones rushed into the hall area, climbing over the walls into the sect!
With others leading the way, more and more people followed suit!
“Charge!”
“Destroy Ao Cangsheng! Destroy the Five Poisons Sect!” Martial artists who had come from afar to watch were stunned at the sight of everyone turning against the Five Poisons Sect.
Happy was the same…
She never expected such a thing to happen at the Five Poisons Sect hall in Nanjing—instead of facing danger alone, she had become an outsider. In shock, she turned to look at Wind Bell.
Just then…
“Ah!!!”
“Run!”
“Damn it…”“Run!”
Countless martial artists who had rushed into the Five Poisons Sect suddenly climbed out of the walls at even faster speeds, in a state of disarray.
Alarmed, Happy’s attention was drawn back to the Five Poisons Sect. Upon taking a closer look, her brows furrowed tightly.
The Poisonous Array!
Under Ao Cangsheng’s command, the Five Poisons Sect disciples reactivated the Poisonous Array. Poisons swirled throughout the hall, killing most of those who entered. Only a small fraction managed to escape quickly.
Seeing this, Happy couldn’t help but sigh in regret…

The Five Poisons Sect was, after all, a major faction in the Central Plains martial world. Though far inferior to the Wind-Attacking Tower and the First-Class Hall, when it came to poisons, no one could compare to them!
Once the Great Poison Array was activated, countless insects would devour the body—few could escape unscathed from within it.
Outside the sect’s grounds, countless martial artists saw poisonous miasma billowing from inside the Five Poisons Sect’s branch, with toxic substances swirling in the air. They halted in their tracks.
The sect’s elite poisonous beasts each possessed an attack power on par with that of ordinary experts at the Wuwei realm, coupled with deadly toxins. Faced with thousands of such threats, even top experts lacked the courage to resist, let alone a ragtag group of people gathered together at the last moment.
“Hmph!”
Noticing this scene, Wind Chime rose from the roof, holding her zither in one hand as she descended gracefully.
“Young Hero Happy.”
“Miss Wind Chime, it’s good to see you.”
“I owe my life to you last time. I never expected to have another chance to fight alongside you this time.”
Whoosh!!
The sound of flowing robes cut through the air.
A group of people followed Wind Chime down from the roof, surrounding the area and blocking off those who tried to approach.
“Miss Wind Chime arrived just in time. Without the Heavenly Demon Tune, breaking this Great Poison Array would indeed be difficult!”
“My master sent me to Nanjing this time to assist Young Hero Happy in dealing with the Five Poisons Sect. I’ll be responsible for breaking the array, but the rest still requires your direct action.”
“Don’t worry.”
Happy nodded.
As soon as the words were spoken, the group of experts who followed Wind Chime quickly cleared a small space outside the Five Poisons Sect.
Wind Chime sat down, placing the Heavenly Demon Zither on her knees.
The resonant sounds of the zither, produced by her fingers plucking the strings, resembled a series of sharp sword flashes, rapidly painting a magnificent battlefield before their eyes.
Clang! Clang! CLANG!!!!!!
Her fingers moved swiftly!
Sound blades like snow!
The musical notes flowed into the air and quickly transformed into snow-white flying knives. One turned into ten, ten into a thousand—like continuous waves of snow-white light, surging upward with unstoppable momentum, crashing into the Great Poison Array of the Five Poisons Sect!
The overwhelming Great Poison Array was instantly torn apart by these snow-white waves!
The sound blades shattered; the poisonous creatures screamed in agony.
Wind Chime was fully immersed in playing.
Her fingers joyfully plucked the strings, creating a rhythmic and powerful melody. Visible sound blades rapidly formed into waves, layer upon layer, rushing from all directions into the Five Poisons Sect’s branch and deep into the Great Poison Array.
The sound blades rolled like tides, endless and relentless!

Within the Great Poison Array of the Five Poisons Sect, a vast amount of toxins were instantly destroyed; countless toxins blocking the path of the musical blades turned to dust. In less than half a minute, nearly a quarter of the Great Poison Array had been ruined, with a large area of toxins at the entrance completely cleared! Many martial artists, sensing that the concentration of poisonous miasma in the air had diminished, rushed back onto the walls of the Five Poisons Sect’s compound. “Haha!” “The Great Poison Array of the Five Poisons Sect is about to be broken!” “Miss Wind Chime! Well done!” Those on the walls noticed that as more toxins were destroyed by the sound of the zither, the disciples of the Five Poisons Sect frantically tried to retrieve the surviving toxins. In an instant, the power of the Great Poison Array had been greatly weakened, seemingly on the verge of collapse. Boom!! With a loud crash, the main gate of the Five Poisons Sect’s compound shattered into thousands of pieces under the strike of a black iron sword! Under the vicious and resentful gazes of numerous disciples of the Five Poisons Sect and others like Ao Cangsheng, Kai Xin stepped in calmly from outside the gate. Seeing the corpses of toxins covering the courtyard, Kai Xin couldn’t help but gasp in shock, marveling inwardly, “The legacy of the Six-Fingered Zither Demon is truly formidable! The Nine-Yin Life-Strangling Technique is indeed powerful!” He now understood why Wild Wolf had gone to such lengths, spending months and mobilizing vast resources to lay an ambush against Wind Chime. In a large-scale battle, Wind Chime’s zither music was nothing short of a strategic weapon! With just one tune, countless souls could be destroyed! Even if Wild Wolf’s organization deployed all its top experts to control the Central Plains, it would still be impossible. The only hope was to ally with a powerful force like the First-Class Hall to fully take control of the region, while staying hidden in the shadows—yet these ordinary experts could easily be wiped out by Wind Chime. At this thought, a sense of unease flashed through Kai Xin’s mind! No good! Just then, a roar erupted from the crowd outside the Five Poisons Sect’s compound. …… The twenty-some martial artists surrounding Wind Chime were all top-tier experts from the Central Plains, tasked by Bai Xiaosheng to protect her. Wind Chime had already destroyed the Great Poison Array of the Five Poisons Sect! They were responsible for her safety. But at the moment the array was about to be broken, several dark figures suddenly rushed out from the nearby crowd! “Who’s there?” “Stop!!” Wind Chime’s guards had already been warned and were on high alert. Yet the attackers moved too fast! In the blink of an eye, they were within ten meters! Two snow-white long swords, like divine weapons, flashed through the flurry of blades and swords raised by the guards. “Sword control!!” “Wind Chime, be careful!”

“Form a formation!!” The group of guards was shocked. Seeing the two long swords approaching from left and right toward their target, their expressions changed drastically. Clang!!! Clang!!! As the melody shifted, the continuous sound blades rapidly changed direction, forming a giant lotus that surrounded them completely. Two streaks of snow-white sword light struck against the wall, producing a series of harsh metallic sounds as the swords bounced back into the air. “The Wild Wolves are still as cunning and shameless as ever… They only know how to attack and assassinate; they can’t think of anything new.” Since Feng Ling dared to appear in such a complex environment, she must have been fully prepared. The surrounding sound blades, like an invisible wall, blocked the attacks from the swordmasters while also sending some of them to assist the guards in attacking the Wild Wolf experts. “Hmph!” “Last time, it was because of that annoying kid, Happy, that you managed to escape. Who would have thought you’d come right to us!” Those who rushed out of the crowd included Xian Er and Tao Hong from the Wild Wolves, along with three experts: Yan Lang, Jin Luo Sha, and Xue Yu Dao. The five of them had been hiding at the Yangzhou headquarters of the Five Poisons Sect! But after the battle with Happy, they were forced to move to Nanjing… That was one thing. After Happy destroyed two of the Five Poisons Sect’s headquarters, he somehow followed them to Nanjing! Ao Cang Sheng did his best to set up the Great Poison Formation, but Feng Ling broke it, even revealing evidence of collusion between the Wild Wolves and the Five Poisons Sect. Forced and with no choice, they had to reveal their identities early and launch a surprise attack—otherwise, if Feng Ling helped Happy destroy the Nanjing branch of the Five Poisons Sect, they wouldn’t survive leaving the Central Plains. Faced with five top-level experts, the group protecting Feng Ling felt immense pressure! They had no choice but to form a formation and fight together… If it weren’t for the sound blades constantly harassing and attacking the Wild Wolf experts, and the swordmasters’ initial focus on Feng Ling, they would have been wiped out long ago. After the first attack failed, Xian Er and Tao Hong quickly shifted their targets! Pop!! By accident, one of the guards protecting Feng Ling was targeted by the two long swords, which pierced through his chest, spraying bright red blood into the air. But… With the guards blocking them, Happy flew out of the Five Poisons Sect’s branch. With swift steps, he rushed at Yan Lang and the others from the side. “Yan Lang!!” “Attack, trap him!!”

The Wild Wolf Group was well-prepared. With a clear and melodious shout, an astonishing aura suddenly surged from the Flaming Wolf, rushing toward Happy.
“Using this trick again?”
Happy sneered.