Chapter 73

Liu Yijun fell into the Devil Vine, and Yang Yu immediately saw an opportunity. Tietou's eyes also lit up, and the two of them rushed toward Liu Yijun from either side.

"Yang Yu, you dare! I am an elder of the Heavenly Dragon Gate, you can't kill me."

Yang Yu gave a cold laugh. Was this a last-ditch struggle? What Heavenly Dragon Gate elder? Today, the two of them had already formed a mortal enmity, and it was either him or Liu Yijun who would die. There was no reason to hold back.

Tietou didn't even bother to listen, and he descended from the sky, stomping on Liu Yijun's chest. Poor Liu Yijun, entangled by the Devil Vine, had no ability to resist, and a mouthful of blood spurted out.

Yang Yu wasn't weak either. In a few swift moves, he dislocated all of Liu Yijun's joints, then stood aside with Tietou.

"He's done for!" Tietou grinned, quite pleased. Killing a near-Xuan-level martial artist was definitely a boast-worthy feat.

"Hmm, I didn't expect it to take so much effort to kill him. Poison, hidden weapons, tricks, Devil Vine—everything we could use, we used. We only managed to kill him by risking our own injuries." Yang Yu shook his head and sighed. The gap between martial artists was truly vast. Both were Huang-level martial artists, but a powerful Huang-level martial artist could handle a dozen ordinary Huang-level martial artists. The difference was not just a little.

"You will not die a good death, the Heavenly Dragon Gate will not let you off!" Liu Yijun let out a final scream, his voice carrying far.

"Hmph, let them come. I'll kill one if they come one, and I'll kill two if they come two. Since I planned to kill you, I've been prepared to deal with the Heavenly Dragon Gate." Yang Yu said coldly.

Liu Yijun, seeing Yang Yu's resolute gaze, knew that Yang Yu would not let him go. He closed his eyes in resignation. As an elder of the Heavenly Dragon Gate, he had been like a fish in water in the city, high and mighty, but he was dying here.

How laughable, how tragic!

The life and death of martial artists were like this. Once dead, that was it. The law couldn't intervene. Liu Yijun had killed many people, but he never thought he would be the one to die today. Once in the江湖 (jianghu), life and death were not in one's control, and the weak always died.

Suddenly.

A piercing pain came. Where was the pain now? Liu Yijun glanced at his stomach with his peripheral vision and saw that a Devil Vine had suddenly pierced his abdomen. He felt a cold sensation.

"This..." Yang Yu also saw it.

A terrifying scene unfolded. Liu Yijun's body began to convulse, then gradually turned white, a terrifying white, with no trace of blood, just a mass of pure flesh. In contrast, the Devil Vine that had pierced Liu Yijun's body turned from green to red, especially the few vines that first touched Liu Yijun, which turned almost purple.

"Good grief, it's sucking blood." Tietou shuddered. Such vines were truly demonic, no wonder they were called Devil Vines.

Yang Yu also trembled. The Devil Vine, having sucked blood, became even more ferocious. The vines could lash out for dozens of feet, shattering nearby rocks, and the rustling sound as they moved was like countless venomous snakes slithering.

"Palm Leader, we must control this Devil Vine well. We mustn't let it spread out of the Great Green Mountain, or it will surely be a disaster in the future." Tietou became serious.

"Hmm, this thing is too terrifying. It can even handle a Xuan-level martial artist, let alone ordinary people. In the future, we will set up barriers ten miles away from the Devil Vine at the foot of the mountain and dispatch disciples to patrol daily. This should prevent any problems." Yang Yu thought for a moment and said.

Liu Yijun was already silent, the Devil Vine coiling around his body. Clearly, the few red-tipped Devil Vines dominated, while the others could only watch from the side, occasionally trying to get closer but quickly being lashed away by the red vines.

"The Devil Vine, having sucked blood, has at least increased its power by thirty percent." Yang Yu estimated. He couldn't imagine what would happen if the Devil Vine was continuously fed with blood. It might grow into a monster, probably something like that.

"Palm Leader, we caught someone at the foot of the mountain." A familiar voice came. It was Han Hu. Sun Xiaoran followed behind, and a man was kicked to the front by her.

From a distance, Yang Yu could already see the captured person. It was none other than Zheng Hui, though he looked quite disheveled, clearly having taken a beating from Sun Xiaoran.

Han Hu and Sun Xiaoran didn't recognize Zheng Hui, which was not surprising, as they had never met. They couldn't get close to the Devil Vine and had been guarding from a distance, but catching Zheng Hui was definitely a great achievement. Yang Yu was genuinely afraid that Zheng Hui might have escaped.

"Let me go, my master is an elder of the Heavenly Dragon Gate. If you touch me, you will not die a good death." Zheng Hui roared.

Yang Yu couldn't help but laugh, stepping on the Devil Vine and quickly reaching Han Hu and Sun Xiaoran, then looking at Zheng Hui with interest.

"You, how are you still alive?" Zheng Hui suddenly became terrified. If Yang Yu was alive, did that mean Liu Yijun was dead? This was too terrifying.

"Wanting me to die so much, but you'll be disappointed. Liu Yijun is dead, and now you will join him!"

"What?"

Zheng Hui trembled, looking at Yang Yu in disbelief. If Liu Yijun was really dead, then he was certainly doomed. No, he couldn't die. He still wanted to become a martial arts master, he still wanted to kill Tang Wei, that little bitch, and he still wanted to...

Before he could think further, Yang Yu grabbed Zheng Hui and threw him into the Devil Vine. Sensing the prey, the Devil Vine moved, especially the red vines, which wrapped around Zheng Hui with a "whoosh."

"Yang Yu, no, I can give you money, a lot of money!" Zheng Hui was terrified, as if he could already see the gates of hell.

"No need. The Zheng family will soon be divided, and one of the three major groups, the Great River Group, will be mine." Yang Yu said coldly.

Zheng Hui was stunned, feeling the excruciating pain from the Devil Vine. He was desperate, looking at the moving vines and the exposed corpse of Liu Yijun in the distance. Two words came to his mind.

Devil!

The person in front of him was not human; he was a devil!

Soon, Zheng Hui was lifeless, and the Devil Vine, following the same method as with Liu Yijun, sucked his blood dry.

"Palm Leader, this is what Liu Yijun left behind after his death. Please take a look." Tietou held a piece of animal skin and a thin book.

Yang Yu rubbed the animal skin, which felt like crocodile skin but was softer. He didn't know what animal it came from. As for the thin book, he opened it and saw that the first page described a cultivation method called "Chuzi Yuan Yin Gong," which detailed the cultivation methods up to the Earth-level martial artist. When a Huang-level martial artist broke through to the Xuan-level, they needed a young girl to assist in cultivation, which was quite malicious.

Such things could not be kept. Yang Yu didn't want any disciples of the Hao Tian Sect to practice such evil techniques. However, on the last page, there was a description of a stepping technique called "Mighty Tiger Step," which could increase one's speed, making one move like a running tiger.

He tore out the pages describing "Chuzi Yuan Yin Gong," used his inner strength to tear them into pieces, and then stored the remaining "Mighty Tiger Step" cultivation method and the mysterious animal skin in the Palm Leader's space.

"Tsk, tsk, this Devil Vine not only sucks blood but also eats flesh." Tietou pointed to the distance.

Yang Yu looked over. Indeed, Liu Yijun's body was already half gone, saving them the trouble of disposing of the corpse. The Devil Vine was truly vicious, no wonder it could be used as a perimeter guard. It was a natural protector.

With everything completed, Yang Yu ran to a distant spot at the foot of the mountain where his phone finally had a signal. He immediately called Tang Wei but still wanted to ask a few questions. If he hadn't had so many trump cards this time, he would have been dead. Tang Wei had to give him an explanation.

Actually, Yang Yu just wanted to extort some benefits.