Chapter 305: In Crisis

Ye Feng glanced around. The Ailand Islands truly lived up to being a scenic spot in the Demon Realm—each island had its own unique scenery and atmosphere, vastly different from the others. If not for the urgency, Ye Feng would have really wanted to take some time to explore the place properly.
“Where are you going?” Suddenly, a voice reached Ye Feng and the others. A man with a somewhat rogue-like appearance, accompanied by two henchmen, blocked their path.
“We’re in a hurry!” Xue Sha had no time to pay him attention.
“Good, I’m in a hurry too.” The man sized Xue Sha up from head to toe. “Let’s settle this quickly.”
“He’s not as simple as he seems!” Ye Feng frowned slightly. He could sense a strange energy fluctuation from the man—something familiar yet unfamiliar, making it hard for him to recall where he had seen it before. Although that energy fluctuation was hidden in some way, Ye Feng’s status as a Void Walker allowed him to easily detect the nature of the energy within the man.
Hearing Ye Feng’s words, Xue Sha and Tie Niu, who had initially dismissed the man, became wary.
“Hey…” The man looked at Ye Feng in surprise. “So this is Blade Edge. I didn’t expect you to have such keen eyesight—able to notice my uniqueness.”
“But you won’t get the chance to tell anyone else, because…you’ll die here!” The man’s expression suddenly turned vicious.
At that moment, Ye Feng felt the ground beneath his feet soften. In an instant, several sticky tentacles slithered up his ankles and wrapped tightly around him.
Only then did Ye Feng realize who the man was. “It’s black magic! Be careful!”
“Wow, I must praise you. You even know about ancient black magic—truly an erudite person!” A hint of surprise flashed across the man’s face, but he quickly regained his composure. “That’s good. I won’t kill you right away. I’ll take you back to my clan and implant my parasites in you. Then you’ll become our strategist.”
Ye Feng didn’t rush to struggle free. After all, he had only heard rumors about the Black Witch Clan and didn’t know their tactics. He wanted to see what tricks they had so he could come up with a counterplan. Though he was tightly wrapped, his head was still exposed, allowing him to see clearly what was happening around him.

Seeing Ye Feng captured in an instant, Tie Niu naturally refused to back down. He had promised to protect Ye Feng, and now that Ye Feng was captured right before his eyes, he immediately launched a fierce attack on the tentacles surrounding Ye Feng.
“Tie Niu, ignore me. He said he won’t kill me. Focus on fighting them. If you win, those tentacles will disappear,” Ye Feng quickly interjected.
At that moment, the two henchmen behind the man appeared before Xue Sha and Tie Niu in an instant.
“Those two are two powerful late-stage Exorcist experts from the Hermit Sect. I implanted two Poisonous Gu Kings in them, boosting their strength by dozens of times and granting them immortality. Even if you’re at the peak of the Exorcist realm, you can’t deal with them. You have only two choices,” the man said slowly. “One, let us kill you, and I’ll take your bodies to the island to claim the reward. Two, let me implant blood parasites in you, turning you into my killing machines. It’s a shame the Poisonous Gu Kings are gone; otherwise, with your strength, there would be no one in the Demon Realm who could match you.”
“A reward?” Ye Feng was surprised.
“That’s right. There’s a guy surnamed Wan who’s offered a hefty sum,” the man laughed.
“That kid surnamed Wan!” A fierce look flashed in the Blood Demon’s eyes. “I should have killed him that day!”
“Actually, it’s not his fault. Even without him, we already knew about what happened on the transfer island. The Blood Demon and Tie Niu have always been our targets. It’s just that we lacked manpower and couldn’t track down your whereabouts. But to my surprise, there’s another Bladeedge as well. It would be perfect if we could catch all of you at once,” the man said with a smile. “By the way, I haven’t introduced myself yet. I’m Wu Ze, the current leader of the Black Witch Clan.”
Ye Feng quietly observed the battle. So far, aside from summoning tentacles to entangle him and having two powerful subordinates, the opponent hadn’t shown his true strength.
“From the information I have, with your strength, breaking free from those tentacles shouldn’t be difficult, right?” Wu Ze was surprised that Ye Feng hadn’t taken action yet.
“If those two lose, my intervention won’t change anything, as my strength is roughly equal to theirs. If they win, they’ll kill you anyway—there’s no need for me to get involved,” Ye Feng said with a relaxed expression.
“If they lose, will you just surrender?” Wu Ze asked curiously.
“No, I’ll run away!” Ye Feng shook his head at Wu Ze.

“Haha… You’re quite interesting. Even when trying to escape, you declare it so openly. That makes it even harder for me to let you go,” Wu Ze laughed loudly. “Dao Feng, are you interested in becoming a member of my Black Witch Clan? If you agree, I can take you back to our clan and won’t cast any curses on you. I can also teach you all my skills in poison magic. How about that?”
“I’m not completely opposed to considering it. Let’s wait until those two win first!” Ye Feng wasn’t decisive either, as the situation wasn’t clear yet, and he didn’t know what kind of person Wu Ze really was.
“Don’t worry. Even the Blood Demons can’t win,” Wu Ze said confidently. “You don’t realize how terrifying the King of Poisonous Worms is, which is why you think they have a chance.”
“What’s so special about the King of Poisonous Worms? It’s just another type of poisonous worm!” Ye Feng said deliberately, trying to get information out of him.
“Dao Feng, it seems you really don’t understand the King of Poisonous Worms at all!” Wu Ze laughed. “It doesn’t hurt to tell you—anyway, you can’t win.”
“The King of Poisonous Worms is created by carefully selecting tens of thousands of highly poisonous worms and letting them devour each other. This method is actually an ancient forbidden technique of the Witch Clan, showing just how powerful it is. Those controlled by the King of Poisonous Worms have invulnerable bodies. Even the most powerful magic weapons in the demon world can’t leave any wounds on them. Only divine artifacts can harm them. But they don’t feel any pain either. And they possess the ability to regenerate at incredible speeds.”
“Even if their dantian is destroyed, they won’t die. Even if their yuanying is destroyed, they won’t die. Even if they’re cut in half, they can heal severe wounds in an instant. In short, they’re a combination of invulnerability and immortality.” Wu Ze’s explanation left Ye Feng silent.
After a while, Ye Feng raised his head. “If we attack the King of Poisonous Worms directly, will that person die?”
“It’s useless. The King of Poisonous Worms’ body is as hard as a mid-tier divine artifact. Their defense is beyond your imagination. Moreover, attacking them directly will cause them to release deadly poison—poison that has no antidote. It only takes the time it takes to drink tea to kill a strong being like a Blood Demon,” Wu Ze continued explaining.
“Poison with no antidote?” Ye Feng frowned slightly. If that’s the case, it’s really troublesome.

“The reason it’s said to be incurable is that the formula for the antidote has been lost, and I have no way of creating it, nor do we have any in stock,” Wu Ze admitted frankly. “However, even if we had the formula and all the ingredients, it would still be impossible to produce the antidote in just the time it takes to drink a cup of tea. So, those who are poisoned are doomed!”
Hearing this, Ye Feng finally felt relieved. Since there was a formula, he was sure he could buy the antidote in the Void Realm. Poisoning wasn’t a difficult problem for him. The main issue now was how to break through the defense of the mid-tier divine weapon.
According to Wu Ze, directly attacking the person controlled by the King of Poisonous Worms would be useless and only a waste of effort. To eliminate the two enemies, one had to attack the King of Poisonous Worms inside them.
Wu Ze’s words were also heard by Xue Sha and Tie Niu, who were both racking their brains to find a way to overcome this crisis.