Behind the Scenes Killer

"Who are you? How dare you stir up trouble at our Thousand Poison Faction? Are you sick of living?"

The bystanders looked at him coldly. If their gazes could kill, Xiao Chen would already have been stabbed by thousands of daggers coming from their eyes already.

But Xiao Chen remained calm like an undisturbed surface of water.

"I'm here to ask you all a question."

Xiao Chen reached out his right hand and showed them the parasitic bug in his palm. Under his control, it was pulsating in his hand, very lively and jumping around.

Suddenly, someone exclaimed from the crowd:

"Heart Eater? Isn't this the exclusive insect of the grandmaster?"

"It is rumored that this ancient poison was refined by our grandmaster through his own hard work. He only made three! Anyone who receives the poison will be bitten by the bug every fifteen days as it eats your heart. The pain is insane! Until eighteen years later, the Heart Eater will turn into a flying insect and leave the body. Then, the poisoned individual will be free."

"How did you come into possession of the grandmaster's Heart Eater?"

Xiao Chen retracted his right hand and put away the Heart Eater. His expression was cold.

"It seems like... I have no more questions. Tell me, where is the Thousand Poison elder?"

"Hmph. You want to find our elder? We'll have to see if you have that ability or not!"

"That's right! The elder's reputation is precious, you think you can see him just because you want to?"

"Come along, brethren. Kill him!"

The disciples from the Thousand Poison Faction were not only insect practitioners but also practiced martial arts as well. They were physically fit and not comparable to ordinary people.

There were hundreds of people present. They all reached out unanimously toward the black shadows, obscured by the stars. Everyone's eyes radiated blood red, like ghosts in the night ready to tear Xiao Chen to pieces.

Xiao Chen was not bothered and placed his hands behind his back. Calmly, he called out:

"Qi Sha!"

Soon as his words came out, a different aura appeared in the air.

Murder!

The scent of murder!

It was different from the aura of the disciples. It was as if in an instant, the entirety of the Thousand Poison Faction was suddenly drowning in a sea of blood.

Only an individual who has experienced long durations in a battle field and seen the existence of countless corpses could radiate such a murderous aura.

Before the disciples could react, a reflection of a sword had already begun hacking from behind Xiao Chen.

It was thin as the spring rain but stronger than lightning.

The light of the sword attracted everyone's attention.

In front of Xiao Chen, thirty disciples of the Thousand Poison Faction were pierced thoroughly on the spot.

The thirty people didn't even have time to realize what was happening before they hit the ground with a thud.

Then, the second flash of the sword came, then the third, then the fourth...

Each swing of the sword was laced with supreme intention.

And each flash of light carried the foreshadowing of death.

One second!

Two seconds!

Three seconds!

In only three seconds, more than half of the Thousand Poison disciples were dead.

Not a single person could block it.

The disciples then began to tremble in fear.

"M… monster!"

"Run!"

Several disciples began to flee. Not a single person was willing to stay and face Qi Sha.

But at this moment, from the galaxy of the Nine Heavens, a sword fell suddenly.

With a loud bang, just ahead of the retreating disciples, the ground was split by a huge ravine over thirty meters deep. Some abandoners did not stop in time and fell into the slag on the spot. Their bodies couldn't even be seen. 

In that moment, all hope was lost for the Thousand Poison Faction disciples.

They had been so confident before, but now, there wasn't a single dry crotch in the area.

But at the same time, an angry voice cried out from behind the Thousand Poison Faction's main hall.

"Who dares be so reckless at my Thousand Poison Faction?"

With the voice came a dark figure, hastily accelerating towards them. In a few flashes, the figure had already arrived at the ravine.

The disciples saw this figure like a life-saving raft, crawling over and kowtowing for aid.

"Elder, please save us!"

"Elder, please help!"

The Thousand Poison elder had a head of white hair up to his shoulders and a youthful face. His eyes were stained scarlet red like blood. If someone ran into him at night, they might mistake him for an old ghost that lingered in the deep mountains of the forest!

He glanced at the ravine behind him and felt his heart stop.

However, seeing the corpses of his disciples and apprentices, the elder started fuming with anger again.

"Where are you two masters from? How did my Thousand Poison Faction disrupt you tonight for you to be so vile toward them?"

Xiao Chen's expression was ice-cold.

"If I, Xiao Chen, want to kill, then I will do so. I never need an explanation!"

"Such arrogance!"

The elder clasped together his leathery hands, eyes glooming over like snow.

"Crazy or arrogant, it has nothing to do with you. Thousand Poison elder, I just have a question for you. Five years ago, did you poison the Xiao family's infant with the Heart Eater?"

The elder paused and took a close look at Xiao Chen. He then turned cold.

"Who are you?"

Xiao Chen placed his hands behind his back and stood firmly under the moonlight.

"I've already said. My name is Xiao Chen!"

"Xiao Chen… Xiao…!"

The elder's pupils shrank.

"You're the guy who disrespected Young Master Lu in the city and had your limbs broken and tossed into the Yangtze. Xiao Chen. You're not dead?"

Xiao Chen's expression was calm.

"You speak too much nonsense!"

The elder calmed his emotions and smiled cooly.

"Yes, that's right. The dark magic insect, the Heart Eater, was planted by me in the Xiao family's infant! Your daughter has good features and was a great test subject to feed my insects. She helped me improve my strength, hahahahaha!"

In Xiao Chen's eyes was the lust to kill. In the Nine Heavens, the sky was clear, but out of nowhere came a thunderbolt.

The elder trembled fiercely and felt a strange feeling in his chest, but he continued to speak.

"Huh. Don't try your devious tactics here. Xiao Chen, five years ago, nobody knew if you were alive or dead. How can an ant like you dare to lay hands on the precious daughter of the Liu family! You deserve death! Your parents were killed by Young Master Lu's parents and had all your limbs broken and tossed into the Yangtze. You deserved all of it! Although I don't know what you experienced in the last five years, I can tell you, you're dreaming if you want to get revenge for your daughter now!"

He paused before a crooked smile appeared on his face.

"I, the elder of the Thousand Poison Faction, have been renowned for over forty years. Anyone who sees me must retreat three steps and greet me three times. What are you? How dare you come challenge me?"

"Tonight, you've killed my disciples. I'm going to once again break your arms and legs and put you in a tank to feed my insects!"

"Five years ago, you didn't die. But now, five years later, I will make you wish you were dead!"

The Thousand Poison Faction's disciples cheered, eyes gleaming.

"Power to the elder! Power to the elder!"

"Infinite life to the elder for seeking revenge for us!"