Chapter 183 The sudden decisive battle
Izumo Empire, Ten Thousand Scorpions Sect.

Inside the dark cave filled with poison, the leader of the Ten Thousand Scorpions Sect, Xie Shan, stood with his back bent, looking respectfully at Xie Bi Yan in front of him.

At this time, Xie Bi Yan was flipping through a volume of intelligence.

After a while, Xie Biyan shook the information in his hand and asked, "Xie Shan, what do you think of this information? In other words, how do you think that Medicine Lord should be dealt with?"

Xie Shan pondered for a moment and said, "Old Xie, I think even if the war with the Poison Sect will be brought forward, we need to deal with the Medicine Lord as soon as possible."

After a pause, his voice became more serious.

"If it was just an ordinary seven-star Douhuang, it would be fine, but he is a high-level alchemist, so we have to deal with it as soon as possible. After all, I am not sure what role a high-level alchemist can play."

"What are your plans?" Xie Bi Yan continued to ask.

"Intercept and kill them!" Xieshan's eyes flashed with a gleam of brilliance, and he said coldly, "Thanks to Wuya, we got the intelligence and the initiative. Yaojun will go to subdue the Izumo royal family for the Poison Sect tomorrow. I plan to take action myself and lead a few elders to intercept and kill them."

"If we can capture him and bring him back, and have him serve our Wanxie Sect in the future, that would be the best. If not, we must ensure that his soul returns to the netherworld."

Hearing this, Xie Biyan nodded, looked at Xie Shan with satisfaction, and said seriously: "Yes, as the leader of the Ten Thousand Scorpions Sect, you must be decisive and ruthless to be qualified. However, there is one thing you haven't considered."

As he spoke, Xie Bi Yan shook the information in his hand.

Seeing this, Xie Shan's eyes narrowed, "Old Xie, are you saying that this information may not be true?"

"Who can guarantee that this information is true and not a setup?" Xie Biyan said meaningfully: "Can you guarantee that Wu Ya has not been discovered? Can you guarantee that Wu Ya has not betrayed you? You know, his position in the Poison Sect is not low."

"What does Mr. Scorpion mean," Scorpion Mountain said cautiously, "is that we give up on killing that Medicine Lord?"

“Haha!” Xie Biyan sneered, “I’m not telling you this to scare you, but to tell you that you don’t have enough people. Now that you’re going to take action, you should go all out.”

Hearing this, Xie Shan's eyes flashed with surprise, "Old Xie, what you mean is..."

"That's right, I'll go with you." Xie Biyan nodded, a sly look in his eyes, "If this isn't a trap, we'll bring that Medicine Master back. A high-level alchemist is worth enough for me to do it myself."

"And if this is really a trap set by the Poison Sect, then the only one we can rely on is the Sky Poison Girl. If she says anything, I will stop her, and you can take the opportunity to capture the alchemist."

At this point, Xie Biyan sneered: "Whether it's fishing or not, as long as the fish is big and strong enough, it doesn't matter."

"Yes, Mr. Scorpion, thank you for your teachings."

Soon, five streams of light shot out from the Wanxie Gate and flew towards the direction of Izumo Holy City, where the Izumo Imperial City is located.
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The next morning.

"If the people from the Ten Thousand Scorpions Sect want to attack, they should be in ambush by now." Lin Yuan glanced at the dazzling sun in the sky and murmured in a low voice, "Then, it's time for me to set off as well."

Immediately, he no longer hesitated, spread his blue fire wings, and soared into the sky from Tiandu City, like a blue lightning across the sky, rushing towards the direction of Izumo Holy City.

At the same time, beside the stone pool in the Poison Sect's forbidden area, a faint spatial ripple spread out.

The little medical fairy who was sitting cross-legged also suddenly disappeared from the stone platform.

Lin Yuan flew leisurely, observing the unique scenery of the Izumo Empire along the way. Finally, when he flew to a valley between Tiandu City and Izumo Holy City, a few wisps of obscure aura entered his perception.

Lin Yuan's fire wings shook slightly, and his originally galloping figure instantly froze in the void.

Then, he looked calmly at the valley ahead, his voice calmly but clearly echoing in the valley: "Everyone in the valley, there is no need to hide. I am an alchemist after all, and your aura cannot be hidden from me."

Before he finished speaking, with a "whoosh" sound, five figures shot out from the valley like ghosts, tacitly forming a five-sided formation and surrounding Lin Yuan.

The leader was a middle-aged man with a gloomy face and dressed in a gorgeous robe.

He took a step forward and said loudly, "We used advanced breath-hiding techniques this time, but I still detected it. You are worthy of being the deputy leader of the Poison Sect, Mr. Yaojun, you are really capable."

"The leader of the Ten Thousand Scorpions Sect, Scorpion Mountain?" Lin Yuan looked at the middle-aged man with interest.

Xie Shan bowed and said in a deep voice, "It is me. Today we are here for you, the Excellency. We hope to invite you to be a guest of our Wanxie Sect and let us entertain you well."

However, what responded to him was not Lin Yuan's reply, but a cold voice coming from the depths of the void, "Haha, you want to invite my deputy sect leader to visit Wanxie Sect? Scorpion Mountain, you are not qualified with just a bunch of scumbags like you."

Before he finished speaking, the space trembled slightly, and a figure like a fluttering purple butterfly slowly emerged. It was the Little Medical Fairy.

The moment she appeared, she waved her sleeves lightly, and a streak of purple-gray energy flew out of her hand, cutting through the sky like a falling star, heading straight for Scorpion Mountain.

Seeing this, Xieshan was slightly surprised, but there was not much panic in his eyes. Instead, a hint of relief flashed across his eyes.

Just when the purple-gray streak of energy reached several feet in front of him, the slightly hunched figure of Scorpion Bi Yan suddenly appeared and blocked Scorpion Mountain like a rock.

Xie Bi Yan stomped the air hard with the crutch in his hand, and a tremendous amount of fighting spirit burst out from his body and turned into a curtain of light.

The purple-gray thread of fighting spirit hit the light curtain, creating ripples like water waves.

After a moment, the fighting spirit dissipated, but the light curtain was still indestructible, as if indicating the gap in strength between Xiao Yixiang and Xie Bi Yan.

The Little Medical Fairy flashed and stood in front of Lin Yuan, glancing coldly at Xie Biyan and his group, "Old man, you finally came..."

"If I hadn't come, wouldn't you have caught all the top leaders of the Ten Thousand Scorpions Sect in one fell swoop this time?" Xie Biyan glanced at Xiao Yixian with a turbid gaze and said indifferently: "This is indeed a trap. Did Wu Ya betray us, or has he been seen through by you?"

“Haha!” Little Medical Fairy sneered and said indifferently: “After you become our sect’s prisoner, we will reveal all these things to you.”

Hearing this, Xie Biyan flew into a rage. "Boast! When I was ruling the Chuyun Empire, you were playing in the mud somewhere. Now, even if the waves behind push you, I haven't been pushed to death yet..."

"It's ridiculous to take advantage of your age." Little Medical Fairy showed a scornful smile on her face and said indifferently: "Old man, the Douqi Continent is about strength, not age."

Xie Bi Yan looked at Xiao Yixian gloomily and sneered, "Strength? Ha, today I will let you know that there are always people who are better than you."

After saying this, Xie Bi Yan's back, which was originally hunched, slowly straightened up.

Immediately, the Dou Qi in his body began to flow like a flood, and a powerful aura that shook the space suddenly spread out. The Dou Huangs around him all felt the pressure doubled under this powerful aura, and their bodies couldn't help but bend slightly.

However, when this fierce aura spread to Lin Yuan and Xiao Yixian, it was like a gentle breeze blowing on their faces, only lifting a few strands of their hair.

“Master, although it was not my intention, it seems that the decisive battle has been brought forward.” Lin Yuan chuckled.

"That's good!" Little Medical Fairy nodded, her eyes glancing coldly at the people of the Ten Thousand Scorpions Sect. "After we deal with them, the Anti-Poison Sect Alliance and other forces will surrender, and the Izumo Empire will be unified at the lowest cost. This should be beneficial to your subsequent plans!"

"Then let's do it. You hold off Xie Biyan for a while, and I'll make a quick decision and take care of those five trash Dou Huangs."

"Um……"

Seeing Lin Yuan and Xiao Yixian talking as if no one was around, anger flashed in Xieshan and the others' eyes.

Because, in their conversation, the two of them did not take those people seriously at all.

"A small fry Douhuang? Arrogant boy!" Xieshan stared at Lin Yuan gloomily and shouted coldly. Immediately, he spun his palm and a long blue stick appeared out of thin air, pointing directly at Lin Yuan, "Today, this sect master will let you know that there is a gap between Douhuangs!"

Lin Yuan ignored him and just nodded slightly to the Little Medical Fairy.

When the Little Medical Fairy saw this, a sharp look flashed in her purple-gray eyes, and a dark purple flame filled with a dangerous aura surrounded her body. She moved her body, and her figure turned directly into a blurry purple light and rushed towards the Scorpion Rock Explosion.

"Netherworld Poison Fire?" A trace of solemnity flashed in Xie Bi Yan's eyes, and he said in a deep voice: "I will restrain the Sky Poison Girl, you guys act according to the plan." As he spoke, he suddenly clenched his crutch with his dry palm, and with his fighting spirit surging, he rushed out violently. Due to his fast speed, he even caused afterimages to appear in the air.

Under everyone's gaze, two Dou Zong masters suddenly collided in the air and quickly fought each other. The waves of energy ripples that erupted during the fight between the two caused the space to vibrate violently.

Seeing this, Xie Shan's eyes became fierce and he said in a cold voice: "Everyone, act according to the plan and capture Yao Jun."

At the same time, in order to cooperate with Scorpion Mountain's actions and to prevent Little Medical Immortal from interfering with the actions of Scorpion Mountain and others, Scorpion Bi Yan's fighting spirit surged, and he used his advantage in cultivation to forcibly take Little Medical Immortal away from this battlefield.

And several Dou Huangs of the Wanxie Sect, led by Xie Shan, attacked Lin Yuan like hungry wolves.

Seeing this, Lin Yuan was speechless for a moment, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly. This kind of battle situation was really rare - the Douhuang level did not actively avoid him, but instead rushed towards him.

"A group of Dou Huangs are fighting me without the support of a formation, haha..."

With an indifferent smile, facing the people from the Ten Thousand Scorpion Sect who were rushing towards him, Lin Yuan's body was agile, and he moved freely in the battlefield like a silver dragon, easily avoiding all attacks while turning and moving.

At the same time, Lin Yuan used his soul to circulate qi, and under the cover of soul power, a stream of fighting spirit gathered towards the throat.

On both battlefields, flames of war began to spread.

The Dou Zong battlefield was sending shocking energy ripples, and the Dou Huang battlefield...

None of the five people from the Wanxie Sect had ever encountered Lin Yuan.

"This guy has such strong body skills!" After the blue stick pierced through Lin Yuan's afterimage again, Xieshan couldn't help but become a little more anxious, so he shouted sternly: "Boy, if you are a man, fight us head-on!"

As he spoke, he called upon several other people, and five figures rushed towards Lin Yuan, wanting to capture him together.

And Lin Yuan seemed to be half stimulated by Xie Shan's words. He actually stood still, gathered his fighting spirit in his palms, and took a posture to meet the enemy head-on.

Seeing this, Xieshan and the others showed a hint of joy on their faces, "Is there really someone so stupid?"

After looking at each other, they rushed towards Lin Yuan at the same time.

However, when they were only ten feet away from Lin Yuan, they suddenly saw the other party's mouth bulge slightly, and a shocking dragon roar came out from his mouth, like a real sound wave, spreading out like lightning with Lin Yuan as the center.

"Eight Sounds of Heavenly Dragon - Shock!"

The terrifying sound waves, accompanied by waves of dragon might and extremely powerful soul fluctuations, directly hit the people who were rushing over.

Under this sudden attack, two elders of the Wanxie Sect whose strength was only two-star Dou Huang fainted instantly. The condensed Dou Qi of the others was dispersed, and their souls seemed to have suffered a heavy blow and fell into a dizzy state.

Immediately afterwards, a thunder sounded, and Lin Yuan's figure appeared behind Xieshan like a flash. He swung his hand knife, and with powerful energy and precise force, it hit Xieshan's back of the head.

"Oh!"

With a dull thud, Scorpion Mountain's eyes instantly lost focus and his huge body fell down, falling to the ground like a kite with a broken string.

As for Lin Yuan, at the moment Scorpion Mountain fell, his figure moved like a ghost behind another unconscious Dou Huang and swung his knife again.

"Oh!"

Another Dou Huang fell to the ground.

"Bang!" "Bang!" "Bang!"

A series of muffled noises rang out in a very short period of time, and each one announced the defeat of a powerful warrior. This battle came to an end under Lin Yuan's extremely simple and straightforward tactics.

Lin Yuan looked at the five people falling with a calm expression, and formed seals with his hands without hesitation.

"Heavenly Fire Seal!"

Five green lights shot out from Lin Yuan's palm and penetrated into the bodies of the Five Douhuang of Wanxie Sect respectively, turning into solid seals that completely blocked their Dou Qi, turning the unconscious people into powerless ordinary people in a short period of time.

"The sonic fighting skill with soul attack is simply a magical skill for group attack!" Looking at the five people lying on the ground, Lin Yuan's eyes flashed with satisfaction.

Xie Bi Yan noticed something strange happening here, and his fighting spirit burst out. He forcibly forced back Xiao Yixiang's fierce attack and turned back here.

The Little Medical Fairy also flashed and landed back on Lin Yuan's side.

At this time, although the auras of the two fluctuated, they were still very stable. After all, neither of them had any intention of fighting to the death. Xie Biyan was stalling for time, waiting for the people of Xieshan to capture Yaojun, while Xiao Yixian had absolute confidence in Lin Yuanyou.

However, the battle situation here was far beyond Xie Bi Yan's expectations.

His gaze swept across the five Dou Huangs of the Wanxie Sect who were lying on the ground, and finally stopped on Lin Yuan's calm face.

"Who are you?" Xie Biyan looked at Lin Yuan solemnly. The latter's strength was beyond his expectation. The people of Xieshan were definitely not weak, but facing this person who was also a Douhuang, they were like babies and had no ability to resist.

"It doesn't matter who I am. What matters is how things are going to end." Lin Yuan looked at Xie Bi Yan calmly and said indifferently, "Xie Bi Yan, why don't you surrender earlier?"

After thinking for a while, Lin Yuan continued to remind: "By the way, although I didn't kill those guys below, I did some tricks on them. So, don't try to rescue them in front of me, otherwise you will regret it."

As he spoke, as if to prove what he said, Lin Yuan lightly snapped his fingers.

"Oh!"

A Dou Huang below let out a muffled sound from his body, followed by a mouthful of blood spitting out from the corner of his mouth, and his breath suddenly weakened.

"Scorpion Cloud." Upon seeing this, Scorpion Bi Yan's eyes narrowed, and then he glared at Lin Yuan.

"Don't worry!" Lin Yuan smiled faintly and said gently: "That blow just now will not be fatal. However, if you act irrationally, you can't say for sure."

Hearing this, a gloom flashed across Xie Biyan's eyes. After thinking for a moment, he said in a deep voice: "Undo the means imposed on Xie Shan and the others. I will lead the Wanxie Sect to withdraw from the anti-poison sect alliance and recognize the dominance of the Poison Sect in the Izumo Empire."

After all, once they lost Xieshan and the other five Douhuangs, even if the Wanxie Sect defeated the Poison Sect, they would not be able to complete the task of unifying Izumo.

"Haha!" Lin Yuan laughed sarcastically and said calmly, "The position of the overlord of Izumo is something that is within my reach as long as I want it. This is the first time that someone wants to get something for nothing from me. Xie Biyan, you are quite courageous."

"So what do you mean?" A dangerous look flashed in Xie Bi Yan's eyes.

"Join the Poison Sect and submit to me!" Lin Yuan looked at Xie Bi Yan seriously and said, "I plan to make some interesting attempts. You have been studying poison fighting spirit for many years, so you may be able to use it. Therefore, I am willing to give you and the Wanxie Sect a chance to survive."

When Xie Bi Yan heard Lin Yuan's words, he did not mock him, but stared at Lin Yuan and Xiao Yixian deeply.

He just discovered an important thing - between Tiandu Girl and Yao Jun, Yao Jun, who seemed to have a lower cultivation level and status, seemed to be the dominant one between the two.

"This person is definitely not a simple person. He can make that Sky Poison Girl submit to this, and his strength..."

Thinking of this, Xie Biyan's heart sank slightly, and he asked tentatively: "If I join the Poison Sect, what benefits can I get?"

Feeling the temptation in Xie Bi Yan's words, Lin Yuan smiled nonchalantly, but his words were a mixture of threats and temptations.

"Haha, of course there are benefits! If everything goes well, you will get the entire Izumo Empire in the future, or even more. And now, you can also get a chance for yourself and the Ten Thousand Scorpions to survive."

"But if you are unwilling to join the Poison Sect and submit to me, then, although it is a bit of a pity, I can only turn you and the Ten Thousand Scorpion Sect into dust."

(End of this chapter)