Chapter 594: The Golden Snake King

Boom!!!!
With a massive explosion, the walls collapsed instantly. A powerful shockwave, along with countless shattered stones, hit the members of the Beggars’ Sect and a group of Silver Knife Enforcers, causing them severe injuries. Aside from Elder Lin from the Demon Sect and the Golden Knife Enforcer, who remained unharmed, everyone else was badly injured by this shockwave.

Seeing the mysterious man in coarse clothes take the opportunity to vanish, both the Golden Knife Enforcer and Elder Lin looked extremely displeased. Chen Youliang’s eyes seemed to blaze with anger as he glared at his subordinates. He never expected so many people to fail to notice a powerful enemy sneaking into the Fengyang branch.

“Let’s go!” Chen Youliang said grimly, “We can’t stay at the Fengyang branch any longer. Delay could lead to trouble. Elder Lin, you must leave quickly. Brother Jin, I’m afraid I’ll have to ask you to take care of my men this time.”

“No problem,” the Golden Knife Enforcer replied slowly, nodding. “Brother Chen helped me before. Consider this as repaying your favor. I’ll arrange a new identity for you within the Six Gates Sect.”

“Great!” Chen Youliang and the Golden Knife Enforcer left the Fengyang branch in a hurry. Elder Lin, on the other hand, set off lightly. Glancing at the now chaotic and bustling ruins of the Fengyang branch, he put on his conical hat and blended in with the crowd on the streets, acting like an ordinary martial artist.

Amidst the bustling crowd, Elder Lin soon disappeared. The next time he reappeared, it was in a remote, uninhabited forest on the outskirts of Fengyang City!

“Come out, friend. You’ve been following me for a long time. My little treasure has never forgotten your scent,” Elder Lin suddenly stopped in the forest and spoke loudly into the empty surroundings.

As soon as he finished speaking, a young man wearing a conical hat but coarse clothes stepped out from behind a tree ahead:

“Hehe! Truly the supreme treasure among poisons—unmatched in sense and venom, the ‘Golden Snake King’…”

“I didn’t expect you to know something about poisons as well,” Elder Lin said, slightly surprised. “Since you know how dangerous the ‘Golden Snake King’ is, you should understand that once it appears, it won’t return until it’s fed blood. You still dare to show up—your courage is remarkable.”

“I was tricked by those scoundrels once. If I don’t return to find out what’s going on, my reputation will be ruined by people like you.”

Kai Xin removed his conical hat, revealing a handsome and sharp-faced man.

Elder Lin’s expression changed. “Lan Shan Ke from Gusu—Kai Xin!” Taking a deep breath, he quickly asked, “Weren’t you already told by Chen Youliang via messenger pigeon to leave Fengyang City?”

“It’s indeed Chen Youliang’s doing.” Kai Xin calmly took out the forged letter written in Huang Rong’s hand and smiled. “It’s a pity he forgot one thing—he shouldn’t have written it himself. Moreover, I’ve never had any contact with Huang Rong, yet the letter is full of commands… It’s riddled with flaws. How could it not make me suspicious?”
After a pause, and with Elder Lin’s expression growing increasingly solemn, he continued, “But I never expected Chen Youliang to ally with the evil sects to target Wudang and the Ming Sect, and even try to involve me as well. What a vicious three-pronged plan.”
“It’s a shame it ended up letting you escape,” Elder Lin said in a gloomy tone.
“That’s right. Not only did you lose the Three Freaks of Fengyang, but I also saw through your schemes. To be honest, tell me where you sent Hero Song and his group, and I’ll spare your life.”
“…Haha!”
Elder Lin, as if hearing the funniest joke in the world, suddenly pointed at Kai Xin and laughed maniacally. “Spare my life? Boy, don’t think that just because you defeated the Three Freaks of Fengyang, you can ignore the entire evil sect. Though my status in the evil sect isn’t high, I consider myself stronger than those three. Today, I’ll see if it’s you who spares me, or if I turn you into food for the Golden Thread Snake King!”
As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly took out a small bamboo tube from his Qiankun Bag…
Noticing Elder Lin’s action, Kai Xin’s eyes narrowed slightly, showing extreme caution and seriousness.
The Golden Thread Snake King was a snake king with an extremely deadly venom, found in the forests. Due to its small size and diet of venomous snakes, its poison was so potent it could kill on contact! Its strength was comparable to that of an expert at the Wuwei realm!
In fact, if a player could capture a Golden Thread Snake King and train it, they could immediately rank among the strongest. In his past life, many experts in poisoncraft pursued owning such a snake as their lifelong goal.
Back then, a Golden Thread Snake King could even sell for ten million RMB—truly an exorbitant price—because possessing one such snake king could skyrocket one’s strength.
So, Elder Lin’s bold claims weren’t unfounded.
However, Elder Lin never imagined that the person before him had a way to deal with the Golden Thread Snake King.
He opened the bamboo tube, and a lightning-fast golden thread of energy shot out, leaving a golden afterimage in the air before appearing right in front of Kai Xin.
Its small body displayed exaggeratedly deadly fangs…
Hiss!!
The pungent stench was almost enough to choke Kai Xin.

The Golden Thread Snake King pierced through Happy’s body in an instant. But before Elder Lin could show joy, he quickly noticed that Happy’s body turned into a blur and vanished. What surprised him even more was that, despite missing its target, the Golden Thread Snake King was caught in Happy’s hand in a flash. “Seeking death!” Elder Lin, instead of being alarmed, sneered. Yet he saw that the Golden Thread Snake King couldn’t slip free from Happy’s grasp right away. Grasped tightly by Happy, the Golden Thread Snake King, in a fit of fury, was about to deliver a deadly venomous kiss when a pungent smell of realgar enveloped its body. Its body trembled, and it collapsed, curling up into a ball. “Heh.” Only then did Elder Lin realize in horror that Happy had coated his gloves with realgar powder before appearing. After catching the Golden Thread Snake King, he immediately stuffed it into a pre-prepared bamboo tube. No matter how desperately Elder Lin urged, there was no sign of the Golden Thread Snake King! “Bastard!” Elder Lin trembled with rage. The Golden Thread Snake King was his proudest trump card and treasure—cultivated over many years, it held deep affection for him and was his most cherished weapon. Now, it had been taken away by Happy without a word, as if a piece of his flesh had been ripped out. He was heartbroken: “Give back my ‘Golden Thread Snake King’!” With a roar, Elder Lin lost his sanity. He rushed at Happy without hesitation, pulling out all the other poisons he had on him and swinging his fists wildly at him. Happy remained calm. With a single sweep of his hand, protected by the Nine Yang Divine Skill, he easily dispersed the pungent wind and poisons. Using the Dragon Seizing Hand technique, he dodged Elder Lin’s attacks and struck repeatedly at his chest with his fingers…