In a short time, they had taken their positions, and then the spiritual energy on their bodies erupted and connected with each other.
"Hmm?"
Seeing the disciples of the Poisonous Snake Hall connect their spiritual energy, Yan Biao's brows furrowed. His feet suddenly tightened.
Looking down, he saw that his feet had been ensnared by a serpentine tail.
To be precise, it was a snake formed of spiritual energy, the formation that had just been cast by the opponent.
Logically, this should not have been a problem, but the key issue was that no matter how hard he tried to break free, he could not escape this spiritual energy serpent.
Furthermore, this spiritual energy serpent was not confined to his feet; it was slowly coiling up towards his upper body.
"How's it feel, not so good with the Spirit Snake Formation, is it!"
"But don't worry, the Spirit Snake Formation has very little lethality. It merely restricts your mobility!"
"So the real trump card is me, outside the formation!"
Just then, the副堂主 (fù táng zhǔ - Deputy Hall Master) stepped forward, a sinister smile on his face, and spoke slowly.
"You think this kind of formation can trap me?"
"Watch this!"
"Break!"
Hearing the opponent's voice, Yan Biao became furious and roared madly.
At the same time, the spiritual energy on his body suddenly became restless, like leaping flames. This was precisely his Blazing Undying Body.
Following that, Yan Biao unleashed a Fierce Tiger Fist, striking the spiritual snake.
*Puff!*
The next moment, Yan Biao was dumbfounded. His Fierce Tiger Fist hit the spiritual snake as if it were hitting a balloon.
The spiritual snake was clearly severely deformed, looking as if it were about to shatter.
But at that moment, Yan Biao's strength was also exhausted. As Yan Biao retracted his fist, the spiritual snake snapped back, firmly entangling him.
For a time, Yan Biao was at a loss.
"Heh, don't dream of breaking free. You know there's an old saying in China, 'Softness overcomes hardness'!"
Seeing Yan Biao's failed struggle, the Deputy Hall Master wore a triumphant smile, then drew a dagger and slowly walked forward.
Although Yan Biao was powerful, he was ensnared by the spiritual snake. Now, in front of him, he was no different from a lamb waiting to be slaughtered.
Seeing the Deputy Hall Master approach with the dagger, Yan Biao's expression became extremely grave.
He never imagined that he, one of the Twin Heroes of the Blazing Fire Academy, would die at the hands of such an ant.
"It's over!"
The Deputy Hall Master's face hardened, and the dagger instantly lunged towards Yan Biao's neck. Seeing this, Yan Biao closed his eyes.
At this moment, he was utterly unable to resist and could only await the arrival of death.
*Snap!*
However, the expected pain did not come. Instead, a faint sound reached his ears.
Opening his eyes, he saw that the dagger, emitting a dark green cold light, had stopped in front of him at some point.
Now, no matter how hard the Deputy Hall Master tried, he could not advance the dagger even a fraction, because an invisible barrier of energy was blocking it.
"Heh, you're quite persistent!"
"Seeing my energy barrier, why haven't you stopped? Do you think you can break it? Or is this your eagerness to die?"
Just then, a contemptuous smile echoed from within.
Following that, Ye Cangtian's figure flashed into the hall.
Most other areas did not require his help, so he had chosen to lie in wait in the vicinity. It just so happened that Yan Biao was deep in enemy territory, and he could keep an eye on him.
Now that Yan Biao was trapped in the formation, he naturally could not stand by and do nothing.
But after he made his move, he did not expect the Deputy Hall Master to not give up his attack and continue to stab fiercely at Yan Biao.
This made him smile.
Did the opponent not know that spiritual energy emanating from the body was a sign of a Heaven-level expert?
Or did the opponent think that with his meager cultivation, he could break through his energy barrier?
Honestly, this was too overestimating himself!
"Ye... Ye Cangtian?"
The Deputy Hall Master's face turned deathly pale.
He hadn't thought much about it just now; he only wanted to eliminate Yan Biao with all his might. That way, even if he died, he would have someone to take down with him.
But now that he had failed to kill Yan Biao and saw Ye Cangtian, he was utterly despairing.
No matter what, Ye Cangtian was a Heaven-level expert, someone he could not challenge.
Thinking this, he looked at Ye Cangtian with difficulty and said through gritted teeth, "Ye Cangtian, do you only bully the weak?"
*Hmph!*
Ye Cangtian let out a light snort and said disdainfully, "Didn't you hear what Yan Biao just said? The Five Poisons Sect is an evil cult, and everyone has the right to eliminate them!"
As he spoke, Ye Cangtian glanced at Yan Biao and said faintly, "I said before that your strength is not enough to sweep through the Five Poisons Sect. It seems my words are proving true!"
"You..."
With that remark, Yan Biao almost spat out blood from anger, but he couldn't refute anything. After all, everything the other party said was true; he had fallen into the hands of the Poisonous Snake Hall.
"Alas, consider this a lesson!"
"Next time, remember not to be so impulsive. You know, not every action you take will have someone escorting you!"
As his words fell, Ye Cangtian unleashed several energy blades, instantly slicing down the Poisonous Snake Hall members who were powering the formation.
With these people dead, the spiritual snakes around Yan Biao suddenly vanished.
Yan Biao stared blankly at Ye Cangtian. He had initially thought the other party was going to mock him, but he didn't expect that Ye Cangtian only intended to teach him a lesson, almost like guidance.
For a moment, his gaze was complex. Finally, he bent his body and bowed to Ye Cangtian.
After all, in this world, besides family, no one cared about his life or death, nor would anyone teach him.
Therefore, Ye Cangtian's words had somewhat touched him.
"I've only helped you escape this predicament. The rest must be handled by you personally!"
Ye Cangtian helped Yan Biao up and said faintly.
With Yan Biao's strength, without the restraint of the spiritual snake formation, defeating the Deputy Hall Master would be no problem. Thus, he did not need to continue acting, lest the other party not appreciate it.
"That's enough. Next, you'll see how I deal with him!"
Yan Biao nodded and turned towards the Deputy Hall Master, a cold killing intent gradually appearing on his face.
He vowed to immediately avenge the humiliation he had just suffered.
*Hmph!*
The Deputy Hall Master let out a light snort. Although his expression was gloomy, for him, having Yan Biao make a move was better than Ye Cangtian making a move. At least there was still a sliver of hope for victory.
Thinking this, the Deputy Hall Master shook his hand, and a long sword appeared in his grasp.
"Roar!"
However, before the Deputy Hall Master could make a move, the enraged Yan Biao, roaring, had already arrived before him and swung a punch towards his face.
In his haste, the Deputy Hall Master could only block with his sword.
*Crack!*
With a crisp sound, the long sword was instantly shattered by Yan Biao's blow. Moreover, Yan Biao's fist landed heavily on the Deputy Hall Master's face.
Along with a mouthful of blood, the Deputy Hall Master was sent flying.
"Damn it, you tiny ant, to be able to block half of my attack is truly impressive!"
"But that's as far as you go!"
Seeing that his attack had been largely blocked by the sword, thus failing to kill the Deputy Hall Master, Yan Biao's face turned ashen. He muttered in anger.
Following that, he strode forward again, raising his fist and striking down once more.
The Deputy Hall Master, who had just been hit in the face by the previous punch, had not yet regained consciousness.
This punch was truly unavoidable, and Yan Biao instantly smashed his head.
*Hmph!*
Only after eliminating the Deputy Hall Master did Yan Biao let out a cold snort and return to Ye Cangtian's side.
"Mr. Ye, this person was the Deputy Hall Master of the Poisonous Snake Hall. It is said that the Hall Master had already laid an ambush outside the outer areas of Poisonous Snake Valley, waiting to encircle and annihilate us."
"I need to go back and check now."
Ye Cangtian nodded upon hearing this and said, "Be careful."
Yan Biao's face flushed slightly at these words, but he said nothing and turned to leave.
Seeing this, Ye Cangtian smiled slightly, then also flashed away, disappearing from the hall.
Now that Poisonous Snake Valley was in chaos, if the Hall Master was encircling them outside, they should have attacked by now.
But since the Hall Master had not yet appeared, there were basically two possibilities.
One, they were delayed by something. For example, they encountered Dongfang Mingyue and her companion outside and were held up.
Two, they realized that the Poisonous Snake Hall could no longer turn the tide of the battle and had directly chosen to flee.
It was with this thought that Ye Cangtian headed straight towards the outside of Poisonous Snake Valley.
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