Peerless Medical Emperor

Murong Fei and the others nodded, and several figures dashed toward Zhang Jin and his men.

”You so-called righteous people have no integrity.”

”We agreed to a civilized contest, so why resort to violence?”

”In that case, don’t blame us for getting rough.”

”Bufan, aren’t you going to make a move?”

Zhang Jin glanced at Hu Bufan, who stood a short distance behind him.

”Alright, brother, don’t be hasty. We’ll wipe them all out this time.”

Hu Bufan said with a cold smile.

Seeing their smug yet composed expressions, Chen Yuan wondered, ’Do they really have some foolproof plan to finish us?’

’I have to end this quickly. I need to take them down one by one.’

Hu Bufan and Zhang Jin led their men in a swift retreat.

”I have no idea what those guys are up to. Why are they retreating so quickly?”

A vague sense of unease began to stir in Qingyan’s heart.

RUMBLE!

Just then, fine cracks began to appear on the surrounding rock walls and the ground.

Then, from within the cracks, swarms of crimson scorpions crawled out.

”Oh no, they’re poisonous scorpions!”

”The highly venomous kind.”

Qingyan said, her expression grim.

”Fall back! Quick!”

Chen Yuan realized they had fallen into the enemy’s trap.

He immediately tried to lead his comrades in a swift retreat.

But it was too late. From the surrounding earth and the crevices in the rock walls, layer after layer of poisonous scorpions emerged, swarming until they had the group completely surrounded.

”Don’t let these scorpions sting you!”

”They’re extremely venomous!”

Chen Yuan shouted as a warning.

But the scorpions were everywhere, a dense, writhing mass.

There was no way to hold them back.

Although they fought with all their might, killing scores of scorpions, the valley was still teeming with them.

Some scorpions had already crawled onto Master Hei. He was already poisoned, and now with the additional scorpion stings, it looked like he wouldn’t survive.

Chen Qingdi was, of course, perfectly aware of everything happening outside.

Yet, even now, Chen Qingdi had not made a move, appearing exceedingly calm.

AHH!

A scream rang out.

Mingyao collapsed right into a pile of scorpions.

Following her, Qingyan and Zhao Tong were also stung one after another and fell to the ground.

Chen Yuan and the few remaining members of his group were still desperately holding on.

”Hahaha, you might as well give up! This place is crawling with them. These are the Crimson Stalk Scorpions, bred by the Evil God Hall. Their venom is ten times more potent than a common scorpion’s.”

”A single touch is enough to throw your meridians into chaos, and you’ll collapse, unable to move.”

Hu Bufan stood atop a large rock, looking down coldly at Chen Yuan and his group.

”Of all of them, only that Chen Yuan fellow seems able to withstand the scorpions’ attacks.”

”But with this many scorpions, how long can he possibly last?”

Zhang Jin said with a smile, shaking his head.

”Not for long. We’ll wipe them all out this time.”

”They can’t be allowed to just waltz into the Evil God Hall’s Celestial Cloud Branch.”

”Otherwise, we won’t be able to answer to Lord Evil God.”

Hu Bufan said, smiling.

As for Hu Bufan and Zhang Jin, they had coated themselves in a scorpion-repellent powder, which caused the venomous creatures to skirt around them.

With a thud, Chen Yuan finally succumbed to the scorpion’s venom and collapsed onto the ground.

”There’s still one more person in the cave.”

”Why hasn’t that brat come out yet?”

Zhang Jin’s gaze shifted toward the cave.

They didn’t know Chen Qingdi’s true identity. All they knew was that this group had been sent by some bullshit Minister Liu, and that it included people from Medical God Island and the Medical Dao Alliance.

”Hey, kid in the cave! All your little friends are about to die.”

”Still not coming out?”

Zhang Jin continued to jeer.

Chen Yuan cursed himself for not uncovering their plot sooner. ’I never imagined this valley would be teeming with poisonous scorpions.’

’And Hu Bufan can even control them.’

’If this goes on, we’ll be completely wiped out.’

”Master, don’t come out! The venom from these scorpions is too potent!”

Chen Yuan shouted.

Inside the cave, Chen Qingdi let out a soft sigh.

’Originally,’ he thought, ’if nothing unexpected happened, Chen Yuan should have been able to handle these people.’

’But from the looks of it now, dealing with them won’t be so easy.’

Chen Qingdi had no choice but to stand up and slowly walk toward the mouth of the cave.

Although he hadn’t looked, his Innate senses gave him a crystal-clear picture of the entire situation outside.

When Chen Qingdi finally emerged, Zhang Jin and Hu Bufan stared at him with cold, indifferent expressions.

”Kid, get on your knees right now, call me ’Grandpa’ twice, and maybe I’ll spare your life,”

Zhang Jin said to Chen Qingdi with blatant arrogance.

”Do not be rude to the Medical Emperor!”

Although Chen Yuan had collapsed, he could still speak.

He was forcefully suppressing the toxins in his body, preventing them from reaching his Heart Meridian.

”You’re in that state, and you’re still running your mouth? Some bullshit Medical Emperor.”

”It wouldn’t matter if the Heavenly King himself showed up. The venom of these Crimson Stalk Scorpions is so potent, even an immortal would be doomed.”

Zhang Jin declared arrogantly.

”They’re just a few insignificant Crimson Stalk Scorpions.”

”How could they possibly be a threat to me?”

Chen Qingdi retorted, staring at them with a look of utter indifference.

”Don’t you get cocky with me, kid.”

”If you’ve got the guts, walk into that swarm. I’d love to see how many seconds you last.”

Hu Bufan said, glaring coldly at Chen Qingdi.

”Fine. I’ll give you a show.”

With a nonchalant expression, Chen Qingdi slowly began to walk forward.

’It makes no difference whether I walk into the swarm or not,’ he reasoned. ’If I don’t go to them, they’ll just crawl into the cave anyway.’

Seeing this, Chen Yuan was filled with frustration and remorse.

”Master, it is all because of my incompetence that you have to intervene personally.”

”Please, be careful.”

Chen Yuan said, watching Chen Qingdi.

”That’s your master?”

”He’s just a kid.”

”And my poisonous scorpions just love stinging little kids.”

Hu Bufan sneered.

”You have no idea who you’re dealing with.”

”You’ll find out soon enough how powerful my Master is.”

”It’s probably too late for you to beg for mercy now.”

Chen Yuan glared coldly at Hu Bufan and his men.

But Hu Bufan and his men only roared with laughter.

”Look at the pathetic state you’re in. Threatening me? How ridiculous.”

Zhang Jin guffawed.

Chen Qingdi lightly thrust his palm forward. In an instant, the mist for hundreds of yards around was blown away.