Su Fan was somewhat shocked; he hadn't expected such unity among Chinese martial artists.
"Clap! Clap! Clap!"
"Well said. It seems you were also a witness to the great battle between Wu and Wu back then."
A voice came from behind Su Fan. A man, concealed within a black robe, emerged from the roadside woods, clapping his hands.
Lin Yao's master's expression darkened further.
"It's precisely you scoundrels! You dare to enter China again? Aren't you afraid of being hunted down by us Chinese martial artists?"
Lin Yao's master immediately recognized them as sorcerers.
"No, no, no. We're just here to get something done, and we didn't intend for you to discover us. But since you have, we'll have to silence you."
The other party spoke in a calm tone.
The speaker's face was hidden by the robe, making it impossible to discern their expression or features.
"Did you set up this illusion formation?"
Su Fan asked the man.
"Yes. I didn't expect you to come out so quickly. It's a bit beyond my expectations."
The other party chuckled.
"Why?"
Su Fan frowned and asked.
He wondered if he hadn't consulted his horoscope today. What was going on, one after another?
First, Lin Yao and her master came looking for trouble, then the Assassin's Alliance came to capture him, and now a group of sorcerers? Damn it!
"Do you remember killing a member of the Sorcerer Alliance?"
The other party actually answered Su Fan. Although Su Fan had only asked "Why?" with three words, the other party understood his meaning perfectly.
"Wu Wei!"
Su Fan and Lin Yao were both stunned, immediately recalling that incident.
At that time, Su Fan had been tricked by Lin Yao and taken to a basement. The helper Li Bidi had brought was Wu Wei, from the Sorcerer Alliance. Later, Su Fan had killed him with his equipment.
"It seems you remember."
Seeing Su Fan's reaction, the other party knew he had found the right person.
"Wei was my junior brother. I could sense it when he died. He was in great pain, as if he were in a sea of fire. He felt extremely hot."
The other party spoke as if he were experiencing it himself, contorting his body as if in discomfort.
"Therefore, today, I will make you feel this pain too!"
The other party seemed to go mad, his aura suddenly surging. Strange and grotesque poisonous insects began to crawl out from under his robe.
"Fall back!"
Lin Yao's master immediately stepped in front of Su Fan, ordering them to retreat.
Su Fan looked at Lin Yao's master strangely.
You're so brave. Then let you handle it.
Su Fan didn't argue and obediently retreated to the back.
Lin Yao's master extended her jade-cold hands and pressed them directly onto the ground. The ground instantly froze, and a layer of ice spread towards the insects.
The insects that touched the ice instantly turned into ice sculptures. However, the other party showed no concern. More insects crawled out from under his robe, stepping on the corpses of the fallen insects and continuing their advance.
Lin Yao's master frowned slightly, continuously releasing cold energy from her hands, intending to strengthen the ice and block the insects' approach.
At this moment, the other party's subordinates dispersed, forming a circle on the ground and drawing unknown patterns.
"Going for formations again?"
Su Fan recognized what they were about to do with a glance. So, Su Fan decided to let them complete it. With so many people working together to set up a formation, its destructive power would surely be immense. Su Fan couldn't let them succeed!
Su Fan immediately charged towards one of them, intending to interrupt their actions.
Seeing Su Fan approaching, that person immediately stopped what he was doing and took a small human head from his怀.
It was a child's head, only about the size of a fist, and it had already mummified.
The person aimed the vacant eyes of the head at Su Fan. The moment Su Fan's gaze met the head's eyes, he felt as if his own head had been attacked, and a splitting headache ensued.
Su Fan immediately couldn't hold on, clutching his head and collapsing to the ground. After a moment of adjustment, he felt a little better.
"It's a mental attack!"
Su Fan realized that the other party had used a special method to severely damage his mind. If it weren't for his relatively strong mental fortitude, this attack could have easily turned an ordinary person into an idiot.
Don't look at the head's eyes!
This was the only solution Su Fan could think of.
Su Fan charged at the person again. The moment the other party produced the head, Su Fan immediately turned his head away, refusing to look at the artifact in his hand.
However, as if they had anticipated Su Fan's move, the others present temporarily stopped their actions and each took out an identical human head, aiming it at Su Fan. No matter which direction Su Fan looked, there was someone holding a head towards him.
"Damn it!"
Su Fan cursed under his breath and simply closed his eyes.
If I don't open my eyes, what can you do!
Seeing Su Fan close his eyes, they paid him no mind. What threat could a person without sight pose?
But they didn't know that Su Fan possessed a sense similar to "mind's eye," allowing him to discern his surroundings even without vision.
Without hesitation, Su Fan charged directly at the person he had targeted earlier.
Seeing Su Fan accurately locate him, the other party became flustered. He didn't know whether to retrieve the head or discard it first, so he simply threw it towards Su Fan.
Su Fan felt something round and plump flying towards him. Without a second thought, he kicked it away and immediately charged forward, slicing the person down with his saber.
...
Lin Yao's master watched the insects crawling over the corpses of their fallen comrades. Even with her increased output of true energy, it was futile. More and more insects appeared. As soon as the front ones were frozen, the ones behind would step on their frozen bodies and continue their advance.
"Stop resisting. It's useless. My Gu poison is not something you can withstand. Give up."
The black-robed sorcerer's voice, like a devil's whisper, continuously entered her ears.
"Never!"
Facing the sorcerer, she would never surrender!
"I'm curious. You know so much about what happened decades ago. Who are you? Were you there back then?"
The black-robed sorcerer asked her casually, as if pondering the past.
"Even if I die, I will never forget how you killed my master!"
Lin Yao's master said with a dark and resentful expression.
"Master?"
The black-robed sorcerer paused for a moment, as if contemplating the events of the past.
"I remember now. You're the little girl by that old man's side."
The black-robed sorcerer recalled someone from that time who could be matched with her.
"He wasn't an old man! His name was Mu Lixuan!"
Lin Yao's master shouted, increasing her true energy output again. The ice around her instantly erupted, and even colder air rushed towards the Gu insects.
The black-robed sorcerer's Gu insects were instantly decimated by more than half.
However, the black-robed sorcerer showed no emotional fluctuation, maintaining his calm demeanor.
"So, what is your name?"
"Remember this: I am Mu Lixuan's daughter, Mu Yuanying!"
Mu Yuanying seized the opportunity while the sorcerer's Gu insects were in disarray, instantly rising and charging towards him.