Chapter 262: Which of You Will Go First?

"Sect Master He, what is wrong with you? You look like you are very nervous!"

Seeing He Shantong in such a state, the people around him offered a few words of hypocritical concern. It was not that their consciences had suddenly awakened, but rather that He Shantong's current appearance truly made them feel somewhat uneasy.

Just a moment ago, this fellow was still full of confidence; how much time had passed, and now he was in such a terrified state? Do you know that when you act like this, we are even more afraid!

This is the territory of the Hundred Poison Sect; if even their Sect Master looks this terrified, does it mean they have no hope left?

"Sect Master He, what exactly did you discover? Speak up!"

"It's the Seven-Colored Star Butterfly!" He stared intently into the distance, as if trying to discern something different, but he was disappointed.

The more he looked, the more he felt the butterfly matched the descriptions in the Classic, and the more he looked, the more panicked he became.

In the end, even He Shantong himself was about to give up, his face filled with an expression of despair.

"Seven-Colored Star Butterfly, what is that?"

"Our sect's Classic once recorded: Seven-Colored Star Butterfly, King of Ten Thousand Poisons, death upon sight. If what is by his side is truly the Seven-Colored Star Butterfly, then..."

"Then what?"

"Then none of us will survive! The King of Poison Kings—did you think that was just bragging? It was forged from piles of white bones!"

"Poison King? Even if it is a Poison King, it might not be as terrifying as you say, right? What if your sect's records are wrong? Wait, where is Shen Yu? Why has he disappeared?"

Before they could react from the shock, Shen Yu seemed to have vanished from their sight in the distance, and at this moment, panic filled their hearts.

"Not good, run!" Seeming to realize something was wrong, one of them jumped up in a panic, wanting to flee this place immediately.

And just at this moment, a streak of Sword Qi arrived from afar. Catching the man off guard, it pierced directly through his Protective Qi and sent him flying away with a violent strike.

Shen Yu's figure appeared not far before their eyes along with this Sword Qi, looking at them coldly.

It turned out that, unknowingly, this young man had already arrived right beside them; it was laughable that so many of them did not even know when the opponent had approached.

"This, it really is the Seven-Colored Star Butterfly, exactly as recorded in the sect's Classic!"

Looking at the butterfly in front of Shen Yu with a hint of envy, He Shantong seemed to give up resistance, showing no intention of running at all.

He knew that in front of this Seven-Colored Star Butterfly, any resistance was futile.

Others might still have a chance, but were sects like theirs that played with poison destined to be countered to death? For him, there was no chance left!

"Sect Master He, at a time like this, why are you still worrying about a butterfly? This is your territory; think now, how should we run?"

"We can't run! The poison of the Seven-Colored Star Butterfly can spread rapidly into the air; if he wishes, within a radius of ten miles, not a blade of grass will grow!"

"At our speed of escape, we simply cannot outrun the speed at which the poison spreads; we cannot run!"

"What? This..." A group of people looked at each other, panic flashing in their eyes.

"Six people, six Grandmasters, what a grand gesture, good!" While approaching, Shen Yu silently placed his hand on the hilt of his sword.

Before the person had even arrived, that terrifying sword momentum had already surged up, causing everyone to tremble uncontrollably.

"Lord Shen, it's a misunderstanding! It's all a misunderstanding!" At this moment, someone suddenly jumped to the side, as if wanting to distance himself from the people around him.

"Lord Shen, the people were killed by their Hundred Poison Sect, those Poison Man Weapons are also from their Hundred Poison Sect, and those poisonous creatures from just now were also summoned by their Hundred Poison Sect; it has nothing to do with me!"

Lowering his body, this man gritted his teeth and said, "It was all He Shantong; he invited me earlier, saying he wanted to deal with a powerful enemy and asked us to come and assist!"

"Out of martial arts righteousness, we came, but when we arrived, we didn't even know who we were supposed to deal with. Lord Shen, we truly didn't know they would make a move against you!"

"That's right!" At this moment, the person next to him seemed to have suddenly had an epiphany, and immediately chimed in, "Lord Shen, I can prove that we were completely unaware before we came!"

"If we had known that the person he wanted to deal with was you, Lord Shen, we would have sternly refused! No, we would have definitely broken off all relations with him!"

"Exactly!" Casting a look of disgust at He Shantong, a person standing relatively close to him immediately moved a few steps away, indicating he wanted to draw a clear line between them.

"Although Lord Shen has only been in the Beishan Region for a short time, who in the martial arts world doesn't know that Lord Shen loves the people like his own children? Toiling tirelessly everywhere just so the starving people can have a meal, you are truly a role model for everyone."

"For an upright and good official like you, Lord, we admire you too much; how could we ever go against you!"

First bowing to Shen Yu, the person then continued to curse angrily, "He Shantong, you bastard, to actually make a move against such a good official as Lord Shen. We will never stand under the same sky as you!"

"You, you all!" Staring with wide eyes at these people who were just calling each other brothers, He Shantong looked as if he were seeing them for the first time.

He knew they were shameless, but he didn't expect them to be this shameless; the speed of this face-turn was simply too fast.

Just before, they were talking about standing together against a common enemy; now what, do you want to sacrifice me alone to fulfill all of you? Keep dreaming!

Breaking off relations, indeed; what kind of righteousness did we have between us? Wasn't it all for the sake of profit?

"Shen Yu, Lord Shen, you must keep your eyes open; don't be deceived by them!"

Pointing at the person beside him, He Shantong said coldly, "This is the Sect Master of the Baishui Sect; he has killed no fewer people than I have!"

"Lord Shen might not know, but in just half a month, the number of starving people who died in his sect is no less than tens of thousands!"

"And that one, that is the Pavilion Master of Zhaoxia Pavilion!" Pointing at another, He Shantong said coldly as well, "Zhaoxia Pavilion is even worse than the Baishui Sect!"

"Their Zhaoxia Pavilion, other than the name being decent, everything else is a complete mess. Hiding filth and harboring evildoers, forcing good women into prostitution—they have done it all!"

"He Shantong, you've gone mad!" They had just secretly signaled him; it was so obvious, it was impossible for He Shantong not to understand. He was doing this on purpose.

You said you would take the fall for everything, and once the brothers got out safely, you would definitely take good care of the Hundred Poison Sect.

Since you are going to die anyway, you might as well leave some security for your own sect; everyone would be grateful to you and would definitely return the favor.

However, He Shantong simply ignored the secret signals from these people opposite him and instead began to point out the sins on each of them one by one.

Just kidding, everyone knows each other's roots; what are you pretending for in front of me?

Now you want me to take the fall for everything, and once you all survive, you will definitely find ways to annex the Hundred Poison Sect and take their centuries of foundation as your own.

What, you say I promised to take good care of your sect? Am I not taking good care of it now? I've turned your home into our home; that's enough care, isn't it?

At the thought of these highly probable events, He Shantong felt a chill. He was definitely not going to survive, but he couldn't let these people have it easy either.

Only if the top experts of every sect and faction die will the gap between everyone not be so obvious; then, who annexes whom will be anyone's guess.

"He Shantong, things have come to this, and you still refuse to repent and even frame us; truly detestable! Scum like you deserves to be killed by everyone!"

"Frame? Forget it, don't you have any idea what you yourselves are like?"

"Hmph, Lord Shen, I was just telling a few truths, no need to thank me!" With a light snort, He Shantong turned his head to the side; mutual destruction it is, who is afraid of whom?

Anyway, at this point, he was beyond saving; it was impossible for Shen Yu to let anyone go, let alone him. If he didn't drag these few people down with him now, he would never be reconciled!

"Alright, I've finally understood; you are all truly talented, putting on quite a convincing act. Birds of a feather, and you still want to escape?"

Looking coldly at these few people, Shen Yu said indifferently, "Stop blaming each other; none of you are good things. Speak up, which one of you wants to go first?"