Chapter 444: Sneak Attack
His words left everyone stunned, and for a long moment, no one reacted.
Even Qin Tuo was taken aback. He never would have thought that the great Pavilion Master of the Blood Moon Pavilion was actually the adopted son of the Southern Border Poison King.
Ordinary people might not have known what that meant, but to any veteran of the martial world, the name Southern Border Poison King was legendary.
When the four Elders finally came to their senses, their faces turned grim. They never imagined Yan Hongliang possessed such a terrifying secret identity!
The Grand Elder demanded,
"Yan Hongliang, since you're from the Southern Border, why did you usurp the title of Pavilion Master of our Blood Moon Pavilion?"
At that moment, the four Elders' hatred for Yan Hongliang intensified.
All four of them wished they could charge over and subject him to death by a thousand cuts!
Yan Hongliang sneered, saying smugly,
"Obviously! Who the hell would want to be the Pavilion Master of this worthless Blood Moon Pavilion? All my scheming was for one thing and one thing only: the Face Reading Technique!"
Upon hearing this, an expression of utter resentment and deep contempt washed over Zeng Kemeng's face.
Yan Hongliang continued,
"It's a pity that old bastard Zeng refused to cooperate. Otherwise, I would've seized the Face Reading Technique long ago! Why would I have had to suffer this humiliation for so long?"
His voice was thick with deep-seated resentment and frustration, desperate for release.
But Qin Tuo knew Yan Hongliang was just deluding himself.
'Zeng Changkong had already destroyed the original Face Reading Technique, and I am the only one who inherited it.'
So, Qin Tuo said bluntly,
"Yan Hongliang, you will never obtain the legacy of the Face Reading Technique in this lifetime."
Qin Tuo's cold words seemed to pierce Yan Hongliang's heart, and he flew into a humiliated rage.
Then, his gaze locked onto Zeng Kemeng beside them, and he said slowly,
"In that case, I'll just kill you all today, then capture his daughter and force him to hand over the Face Reading Technique!"
As his voice fell, Yan Hongliang began to slowly rise into the air.
"My god, what kind of power is this?"
Everyone stared, dumbfounded, thinking they were witnessing a miracle.
Only Qin Tuo could see at a glance that Yan Hongliang was being held aloft by a swarm of venomous flying insects, allowing him to stand motionless above the center of the lake.
There he floated, like an Emperor of a million venomous beasts!
His hands moved slowly through the air, tracing a series of bizarre, arcane gestures. Immediately, poisonous creatures began to emerge from all directions.
There had already been a terrifying number of venomous insects, but now more and more appeared, a seemingly endless tide that slowly plunged everyone's hearts into fear and despair.
"HAHAHA! Qin Tuo, today I'll make sure there's not even a corpse left to bury!"
Yan Hongliang let out a monstrous laugh.
As his laughter faded, even more terrifying venomous insects and creatures churned up from the lake, surging madly toward the crowd on the shore.
"Look out! Get back, now!"
Qin Tuo roared, ordering everyone to fall back immediately.
The four Elders, Zhu Zifeng, and the others hastily retreated, not daring to let any of the venomous creatures touch them.
They knew that no matter how powerful they were, they would be devoured in an instant by such an army of venomous beasts.
Worse, there were simply too many of them, and every single one was lethally venomous. A single bite meant certain death.
So no one dared to remain by the lakeshore. They all fell back again and again, their hearts pounding with unabated fear.
"Mr. Qin, get over here, quickly!"
Everyone grew frantic when they saw Qin Tuo still standing at the water's edge, facing the massive army of venomous creatures alone.
The four Elders wished they could rush up and drag Qin Tuo back themselves.
After all, Qin Tuo had given them a second chance at life; they couldn't bear to watch their savior die at the hands of these venomous insects.
Yet Qin Tuo did not retreat. A determined light shone in his eyes as he coldly scanned the overwhelming swarm of venomous insects surging toward him.
"You've got guts, kid. But I'll make sure you die a slow and agonizing death!"
Seeing this, Yan Hongliang, who commanded the insect army, let out a cold, unending sneer.
His lips twitched slightly, and the venomous insects, as if greatly stimulated and encouraged, let out ear-piercing screeches and charged madly toward Qin Tuo!
Terrified, everyone squeezed their eyes shut, unable to bear watching the gruesome scene that was about to unfold.
But just then, the very ground seemed to shake!
Qin Tuo was seen gathering all his strength before unleashing a vicious palm strike forward.
KABOOM…
The palm strike exploded with the force of a thunderclap on a clear day.
The frenzied force of the blow blasted out in all directions!
Tens of thousands of venomous insects were annihilated in an instant by Qin Tuo's strike.
The large area in front of Qin Tuo became like a vacuum; every single venomous insect had vanished without a trace.
Yan Hongliang was stunned. 'How could a single palm strike from Qin Tuo be so terrifying?'
"Not bad, kid. You've got some skills. But do you really think that's enough?"
Yan Hongliang continued to manipulate the surrounding creatures, making them converge once more.
The sheer number of them was overwhelming, and more still were charging out from the lake!
Even Qin Tuo understood that if he kept fighting like this, he would eventually be worn down and killed.
"Mr. Qin, you can't possibly kill that many of them! You should fall back for now!"
At this, the crowd called out to him again.
Although they had just witnessed Qin Tuo's peerless bravery, the number of venomous creatures had now grown even larger.
No one believed Qin Tuo could possibly slaughter the entire swarm.
Qin Tuo felt a sense of helplessness. Facing the tide of venomous insects, his only choice was to leap into the air and hover.
"Die!"
A cold glint flashed in Qin Tuo's eyes as he shot directly toward Yan Hongliang in mid-air.
Yan Hongliang was startled, but he quickly composed himself and secretly issued a command…
Like a god of slaughter, Qin Tuo tore through the air, closing in on Yan Hongliang in an instant.
"This time, you're not getting away!"
A mocking glint appeared in Qin Tuo's eyes as he prepared to strike Yan Hongliang dead with a single palm.
But at that critical moment, a venomous snake shot out from the side, moving too fast for him to react!
WHOOSH…
The snake opened its reeking maw and spat a stream of clear venom straight into Qin Tuo's eyes.
Qin Tuo couldn't help but let out a muffled groan. His body swayed a few times before he plummeted straight into the lake below and vanished from sight.