Chapter 232: A Fine Play

"Well done!"

As Hua Wuyi's words fell, over a dozen figures emerged on the surrounding rooftops, looking down at this place from a position of superiority.

Every single figure was at least at the Transcendence Realm, and each one possessed sharp killing intent, radiating a terrifying aura.

The leader even possessed the cultivation of the True Soul Realm, which truly gave Shen Yu a shock. He had not expected that, apart from those old fogies he had met before, there were still True Soul Realm experts around.

At this moment, Hua Wuyi had already retreated to a spot far away, quietly looking over here.

As for Liang Ruyue, he had wanted to make a move at the very beginning, but he was firmly locked on by several streams of Qi and blood, making it impossible for him to act; he could only watch as Hua Wuyi retreated.

At the same time, countless Runes rose up all around them, directly trapping Shen Yu and the others inside.

"Hua Wuyi, you!" At this point, if Liang Ruyue still couldn't see what was going on with Hua Wuyi's behavior, he would truly be a fool.

Glaring viciously at Hua Wuyi, Liang Ruyue drew his blade to strike and shouted coldly, "The Hua Family truly harbors evil intentions! Do you believe we will raze the Hua Family to the ground?"

"Liang Ruyue, you don't need to use the Hua Family to threaten me. Whether such a family perishes or not, what does it have to do with me?"

"You think you know what kind of life I, the eldest young master of the Hua Family, have lived? It is a life you cannot even imagine!"

Standing outside the Runes, Hua Wuyi looked at Shen Yu, who was still struggling inside, and a trace of an imperceptible, smug smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

"My third brother was named the heir of the Hua Family, while I, the eldest young master and a legitimate son of the Hua Family, was raised to be a Poison Person."

"They said my body was a Hundred Poison Spirit Body, capable of devouring and refining a hundred poisons. Therefore, every day and every night, they irrigated me with a hundred poisons, and I endured the agony of a hundred poisons devouring my heart every single day."

"Day after day, year after year, without a moment of rest, all just to cultivate me into the strongest weapon."

"So, in truth, the blood in my body is the most poisonous poison of the Hua Family. I am the most poisonous Poison Person of the Hua Family, and also the strongest weapon of the Hua Family!"

As he spoke, Hua Wuyi bowed slightly to Shen Yu again. "Lord Shen, I am sorry, I lied to you!"

"I know!" Seeming completely indifferent to all of this, Shen Yu's expression did not even change, as if he did not take it to heart at all.

However, this attitude irritated Hua Wuyi, causing his face to twitch slightly.

Having exhausted all his efforts to set up such a massive trap, and having succeeded in the end, only for the other party to remain dismissive—who could stand that?

If it weren't for the fact that he couldn't beat him, he would have really wanted to run inside and provoke Shen Yu.

"So Mu Qingkuang was just a bait for you all?" Shen Yu said, doing his best to suppress the poison in his body while looking at the experts eyeing him covetously all around.

"You sacrificed him just so I would trust you and have no defenses against you?"

"Yes!" Raising his head again, there was only coldness in Hua Wuyi's eyes—a coldness that made people tremble. It was as if he cared about nothing and was indifferent to everything.

"From beginning to end, Mu Qingkuang was just a fish bait, and even he himself didn't know it."

"However, his death was worth it; at the very least, he wounded you, Lord Shen."

"Actually, none of us thought he could do it, but he did it after all. The World's Number One Assassin lives up to his reputation!"

"Of course, the Hero Blood of my Hua Family also contributed quite a bit!" Although he said this, the moment he thought of the scene he had just witnessed, Hua Wuyi felt a wave of trepidation.

The Hua Family's strongest hidden weapon, the most terrifying weapon that was said to never be used unless the family faced the danger of destruction, had only caused a mere sliver of damage in the end.

And that was only because Shen Yu was afraid of hurting the surrounding commoners and bore all the attacks alone; one could see how terrifying this man Shen Yu was.

"Mu Qingkuang was indeed ruthless enough—ruthless to others, and even more ruthless to himself. To actually be able to cripple his own cultivation, gouge his own flesh, and hide the weapon inside his body—no wonder he could become the number one assassin!"

"But he still failed, so you had to step up. Do you really think your blood can hurt me?"

Clenching his palm tightly, Shen Yu mobilized all his strength to suppress the toxins, and the invasion of the deadly poison had gradually slowed down.

"Shen Yu, Lord Shen, you must have felt how terrifying my blood is, not to mention that I added a little something extra to the blood. It's like oil poured onto a fire, which will make the toxins become exceptionally violent. You should have already felt this, Lord Shen."

"Perhaps this poison might not be able to kill you, but it is enough to suppress all the cultivation in your body!"

As he spoke, Hua Wuyi looked up at Shen Yu; he could detect that the Lord Shen before him was becoming weaker and weaker. This poison had already entered the bone marrow!

"I wonder how much strength Lord Shen can use at this moment to block the onslaught of so many experts?"

"If you mobilize your cultivation to deal with the experts on our side, you will inevitably be unable to block the invasion of the poison. But if you do not use your cultivation, you won't be able to block these experts."

"This dilemma, how should you choose, my Lord?"

"Damn it!" Hearing the conversation between these two, the more he listened, the more something felt off. The leader of the people outside leaped to the front of Hua Wuyi.

Seeing him, Hua Wuyi immediately bowed to show respect. This master was someone he could not afford to provoke!

"Hua Wuyi, didn't you say that the poison of your family combined with your own Heart Blood Essence would be foolproof?"

"You've wasted so much breath talking to him, wasn't it just waiting for him to be completely poisoned? Why is he still standing, and why do we still have to fight him!"

Can this be blamed on me? Shen Yu's cultivation has indeed reached the pinnacle. Everyone knows he is strong, but who knew he could be this strong?

The mixed poison of the Hua Family's Three Great Strange Poisons, plus his own Heart Blood Essence—such a deadly poison could even wipe out the people of an entire city in an instant. Ordinary experts would even turn into pools of blood upon touching it.

Theoretically, such a violent poison should be impossible for even the strongest expert to withstand. But the man before us just happened to withstand it, and he just wouldn't fall. What can I do!

Glancing at Shen Yu's side, Hua Wuyi felt a bit uneasy and took two more steps back.

"Sir, I didn't expect Shen Yu to be able to hold on for so long, but all his cultivation has been suppressed by the toxins, and even so, he hasn't been able to completely block the invasion of the poison!"

"With the experts on our side, plus the coordination of the Great Array, it should be enough!"

"What do you mean 'should be enough'? What a piece of trash. Don't tell me we really have to use our lives to fill the gap!" Looking in Shen Yu's direction, the leading old man felt a bit of fear.

He had participated in the siege of Mu Zishan back in the day and knew the terror of people like Mu Zishan; as long as they didn't completely fall, who knew when they might launch a desperate counterattack.

He had thought it was a foolproof matter, but who would have thought it would still fall short by a hair? This Shen Yu was even more terrifying than imagined.

"Prepare!" Seeing that Shen Yu seemed to be about to suppress the deadly poison, the old man couldn't help but feel a palpitation. With a wave of his hand, the surrounding experts quickly came to his side.

And watching all this quietly, Shen Yu did not have the slightest bit of worry. "You think you have won for sure, but have you not thought that you might lose?"

"Shen Yu, things have come to this point, why bother saying such nonsense? Our morale is not something you can shake with a few words!"

"Hua Wuyi, you are indeed very smart to have been able to deceive my eyes, but in fact, I never trusted you. I have been suspicious of you from the very beginning!"

Although he knew that what Shen Yu said might be a lie, Hua Wuyi still couldn't help but ask, "Why?"

"Because when we first learned that the commoners were poisoned, you mentioned two ways to detoxify. One was to concoct an antidote, and the second was to use immense cultivation to forcibly extract the poison. Wasn't that just saying it for me to hear?"

"The speaker had an intention, so the listener naturally began to suspect!"

"Good, a very good Shen Yu. Since you were suspicious, how could you still be trapped here?"

"When it comes down to it, it's nothing more than a fig leaf you've used to save your own face; who doesn't know how to be a Monday morning quarterback? Things have reached this point, Lord Shen, so stop putting on an act—is there any point?"

"Heh, believe whatever you want to believe; I just hope you don't regret it later!"