Chapter 908: The Blood-Colored Mountain Path

Witchcraft!
It’s not exactly poison art, but in the martial world, it’s regarded by many as a highly sophisticated form of poison art.
The purpose of ordinary poison art is to poison people and cause their death…
However, such poisons are bound by the principles of mutual opposition and are extremely dangerous. Witchcraft, on the other hand, places more emphasis on understanding and controlling the parasites.
It allows one to manipulate enemies at will, keeping them at their mercy.
Ordinary parasites can cause headaches, fevers, and general discomfort; powerful ones, like the Purple Heart Parasite used by the mysterious cloaked woman, release a group poison that spreads through the air. Once inhaled, it rapidly turns into a terrifying toxin with astonishing and swift lethality.
But!
Due to its extreme lethality, it’s difficult for the caster to control. All they can do is make the parasite recognize its host, and there’s no cure.
This method was derived from the experiences of many masters from his past life. Acting swiftly, he managed to save Xu Xin from disaster.
Originally, Happy intended to slaughter the caster on the spot, but upon seeing the horrifying appearance beneath the latter’s cloak, he took a deep breath, held his breath, and stopped his sword from striking the latter’s neck. His murderous intent suddenly subsided: “You’re not from the First Rank Hall…”
There was no emblem of the First Rank Hall on the other person’s chest, and they also lacked a fierce murderous intent. Even beneath their repulsive aura, there was a gentle and peaceful demeanor that made it hard for Happy to bring himself to kill them.
Moreover…
A woman who cares so much about her appearance would never willingly practice this craft of witchcraft, which in his past life was only practiced by men.
And the woman before him didn’t seem like someone with a crazy personality either.
“…”
The mysterious cloaked woman stood quietly outside the pavilion, within Happy’s range of attack. She watched in surprise as he stopped attacking. After a few seconds, she nodded, then shook her head in response:
“I’m not from the First Rank Hall, but I’m Meng Yun’s sister.”
“Your sister?”
Happy frowned!
The mysterious cloaked woman didn’t answer.
“Since the Purple Heart Parasite doesn’t work on you, other parasites probably can’t invade your body either. I can’t complete my sister’s task. Kill me then.” She didn’t even glance at Xu Xin.
Although the Purple Heart Parasite is deadly to ordinary people, Meng Yun had assigned her the task of dealing with Happy, not some unrelated woman.

“Letting her own sister practice evil life-gu worms—such a woman… isn’t worthy of being called your sister. She’ll stop at nothing for her own goals, her humanity twisted.”
With inner strength infused into her words, Kai Xin’s voice reached every ear in the room clearly.
Instantly, the crowd erupted in chaos.
Even within the First-Class Hall, slight turmoil arose as many secretly watched Meng Yun’s reaction.
Though Meng Yun didn’t lose her composure, her deathly pale face showed how furious she was:
“Sister, hurry up! What are you waiting for?! Kill Kai Xin and his woman!”
But behind those words lay another order—to poison Kai Xin’s woman…
Hearing Meng Yun’s command, the woman in the mysterious cloak looked at Kai Xin hesitantly:
“If you don’t act now, she’ll really die.”
As she spoke, her hand moved toward the gu worm in her grasp.
“…”
Kai Xin closed his eyes and sighed.
The woman in the cloak seemed to sense something, pausing mid-motion as she closed her eyes, awaiting that moment with a hint of relief and satisfaction…
“Boom!!”
A palm strike from afar, powered by hidden energy, struck the unprepared woman in the cloak, shattering her heart vessels without resistance—granting her the fastest and most honorable death.
At that moment, Kai Xin finally learned her name: Yu Luo.
A simple, yet gentle name.
Looking at Yu Luo’s lifeless body lying on the ground, Kai Xin suddenly recalled a moment from his past life…
Surrounded by the many experts of the First-Class Hall, the enraged and irrational him had rushed out of the Martial Temple time and again; his consciousness had been erased repeatedly, only to see his own body lying pitifully on the ground in the Reincarnation Hall…
Although Yu Luo’s fate was different from his own, she too had been betrayed by someone she trusted and was close to—just as tragic and helpless, unable to control her own destiny at that moment.
Thinking of this, Kai Xin grew distracted…
Feeling the firm grip of a cool little hand, he turned to meet Xu Xin’s worried gaze, then sighed in relief as he patted her hand to comfort her:
“Don’t worry, I’m fine.”
…
“Worthless!”
After Yu Luo’s death, Meng Yun felt both anger at being betrayed and a chill running through her body.
It was indeed she who had arranged for Yu Luo to take on this role.
To obtain the title of “Gu Worm Disciple,” Meng Yun had forced her only sister who had passed the “Ten Thousand Poisons Consuming the Body” trial to endure the invasion of gu worms—specifically the most evil kind of life-gu worm, which could increase the worms’ survival time and lethality by 30%.

Yuluo has always been Mengyun’s ace card, one she refused to reveal to the outside world. Her true strength has never been disclosed to other players. Moreover, to test the power of Yuluo’s “Witchcraft Disciples,” even Huangsha only learned about it a few days ago and personally experienced Yuluo’s signature poison, the “Purple Heart Poison.”

Huangsha’s “Immortal Dark King Art” could withstand attacks from top experts for a long time, but under the effect of the “Purple Heart Poison,” it had no resistance at all—he lasted less than ten seconds before dying from exhaustion.

It was just like the fate of those top experts from the First-Class Hall when Yuluo took action…

And this was even at Huangsha’s prepared speed—showing just how terrifying the lethality of the Purple Heart Poison is.

Mengyun thought she had a trump card, a secret weapon with which she could compete with the world’s greatest experts. But she overlooked one thing: although the Purple Heart Poison was powerful, not everyone understood it well. Mengyun herself didn’t know that it was especially vulnerable to powerful, pure yang martial arts like the “Nine Yang Divine Art”…

What she didn’t expect even more was that Kai Xin possessed much experience from his past life and happened to know some methods to counteract witchcraft—of which the Purple Heart Poison was a particularly notorious example.

When she saw Kai Xin and Xu Xin unharmed, she had an ominous premonition… But after witnessing Huangsha’s death firsthand, she still held onto a glimmer of hope.

Yet, no miracle occurred…

“Go!”
Gritting her teeth in anger, she ordered a retreat decisively:
“Leave Songshan!”

With their last secret weapon destroyed, Mengyun didn’t want to lose all her elite fighters at Shaolin.

Retreat!

The group of First-Class Hall experts had already lost all morale the moment Kai Xin started killing with his Dragon Slaying Sword. Upon hearing the order, they turned around without hesitation, rushing toward the mountain path like water receding from a riverbed.

“Since we’re here!! Do you really think we’ll just leave like this!?”

A loud roar, like thunder, came from behind the First-Class Hall group, approaching rapidly…

A few people turned back to look—golden sword lights expanded before their eyes like lightning, filling their entire vision, sending chills down their spines.

Mengyun’s group was at the front:
“Leave some men to hold back the enemy. The rest, retreat at full speed!”

At this moment, this was the only way—to sacrifice troops to save the leader…

But…

In reality, the retreat wasn’t that smooth.

It was only then that the people of the First-Class Hall realized how frustrating the situation was.

The pavilion was right in the middle of the mountain path…

Up and down the mountain path, it was extremely narrow, making it difficult to cross even with swift movement skills, not to mention that so many disciples of the Lin family were blocking the path. For a moment, countless people were trapped and unable to move, watching helplessly as Kai Xin, wielding the power to slay dragons, advanced relentlessly. Many First-Class Hall disciples in his path were split in two by his fierce sword light from afar, never even getting a chance to strike back; some tried to attack but quickly experienced the might of the Murong family’s legendary skill “Stars in Motion”—their attacks were completely deflected, sending them flying backward with groans or piercing through their bodies with the blinding golden sword light. Bang! Boom!!! Blood and corpses crashed violently against the surrounding mountains. No one could stop Kai Xin’s advance; amidst the terrifying waves of sword energy, he moved as if unchallenged… Cries of pain, screams of shock, along with the sounds of swift movements and surging internal energy filled the narrow path, creating a chaotic noise. Countless Shaolin disciples enjoyed watching the chaos. Without waiting for Kai Xin to reach them, they stepped aside. Although this allowed some people from the First-Class Hall to pass, more remained trapped behind… And there were no branches on this mountain path. In the blink of an eye, the First-Class Hall lost hundreds of lives… The path was littered with corpses! At this moment, Kai Xin was lost in memories of the most painful and helpless times in his past life, filled with a desire for revenge. With his Dragon-Slaying Sword in hand and combined with Kou Zhong’s “Ten Blood Battle Styles,” he unleashed astonishing power, chasing after the core members of the First-Class Hall! The blood-red killing aura merged perfectly with the golden sword light, turning whatever lay in its path into a brutal battlefield. The Shaolin disciples who had initially watched with schadenfreude gasped when they saw the skilled members of the First-Class Hall being flung to either side of the path or falling down the mountain, crashing against the rocks—completely unable to resist or stop Kai Xin. “Meng Yun is finished this time…” Many gasped in horror. Kai Xin paid no attention to the remaining disciples of the First-Class Hall and continued down the path, steadily narrowing the distance between him and their elite forces. Some others frowned: “It’s not just Meng Yun who’s doomed… I feel…” “I think the First-Class Hall is truly in danger now.” “The two battles in the grasslands severely weakened them; last night, they were attacked by surprise and lost control. Now, with Kai Xin crushing their morale, the north is about to change!”

Hearing the screams and roars coming from the foot of the mountain, some concerned people began to spread the news by sending pigeons.