Du Tang Three Fiends! Heads Roll!

"Big brother, are that Bull Demon King Tang Jie and Tang Tianhao really inside this temple?"

Silently, two men in black clothing appeared behind the hunter. One of them, a man with a hooked nose and a fierce appearance, asked.

"There's no mistake. Some travelers passed by Qingshan Temple a while ago and saw them. These two are wanted criminals, so it's normal for them to be hiding in these desolate mountains."

The hunter smiled slightly, a trace of ferocity appearing on his slightly aged face. He removed the felt hat he was wearing, revealing a bald head with a scar on it, as if that patch of scalp had been forcibly torn off.

"I heard that although Tang Jie is still young, he has already reached the realm of a Martial Arts Grandmaster who has refined qi into gang. Even if the three of us are super first-rate martial artists, we might not be able to defeat him!" another burly man with a saber scar near his eye said with a slight frown.

"Hahaha, don't worry. If Tang Jie took the Reverse Blood Powder from the water, he'd be stripped of his skin even if he didn't die. Besides, we've hired fierce local bandits to test the waters. If that doesn't work, we'll take the Hua Gang Pill, which can temporarily elevate one's power to the realm of a qi-refining-to-gang Grandmaster. With three against one, even the strong Tang Jie will have to drink the bitter wine of defeat. We, the Du Tang Three Fiends, aren't without experience in killing Martial Arts Grandmasters."

The fierce man with the hooked nose who spoke earlier burst into laughter.

The three of them were brothers, known as the Du Tang Three Fiends. Each of them had reached the realm of a super first-rate martial artist, and they had once killed a Grandmaster in his sixties or seventies who possessed profound power and had reached the qi-refining-to-gang realm, although they had used dishonorable means.

And now they were going to repeat their past actions!

The one who had previously disguised himself as a hunter was the eldest brother of the Three Fiends, named Du Meng. He had disguised himself as a hunter to lure Du Jue over, but in reality, he had taken the opportunity to poison the water bucket.

The other burly man with the saber scar was the second brother of the Du Tang Three Fiends, Du Li, and the fierce man with the hooked nose was the youngest of the three, Du Ying!

"We committed a great crime before, killing an entire family of over a dozen people from an official government family. We are wanted and cannot live in the sunlight. If we can capture Tang Tianhao and Tang Jie, our past crimes will be offset, and our wanted status will be revoked. This is a good opportunity."

Du Meng said slowly.

The three brothers were born into a martial arts family and had practiced martial arts since childhood. They were highly skilled in martial arts, but they themselves became wanted criminals several years ago. Now, they were tired of living like rats, hiding and scurrying, and they also wanted to marry and have children, to carry on their lineage, and to live in the sunlight.

More than a year ago, Tang Jie and Tang Tianhao became wanted criminals, and the reward for capturing them would clear their wanted status!

Upon learning that Tang Jie and Tang Tianhao were hiding in Qingshan Temple, the three immediately made thorough preparations to capture them, regardless of whether they were alive or dead!

And for safety's sake, the three had multiple contingency plans.

"It's almost time to act. Notify those cannon fodder to go and test the waters!"

At this moment, Du Meng saw the smoke rising from above Qingshan Temple in the distance and licked his lips.

Inside Qingshan Temple, Tang Jie began his cultivation as usual after breakfast. His Boyhood Art and Golden Bell Shield had both reached the qi-refining-to-gang realm. However, Tang Jie knew that there were higher realms and continued to cultivate diligently, aiming to advance his Boyhood Art to the level of the Golden Body Art!

"My blood is flowing backward? I've been poisoned?"

However, as Tang Jie was cultivating, he was suddenly startled. He felt his blood tending to flow backward, which immediately put him on alert. He had been poisoned!

Although he didn't know how he was poisoned, Tang Jie didn't hesitate. The two streams of gang qi within his body circulated, merging together, and instantly spread through every meridian in his body. A scorching power ignited, quickly clearing the toxins from his body.

Both the Boyhood Art and the Golden Bell Shield possessed extremely strong resistance to poison. The fusion of the two streams of gang qi further caused the unknown toxins in his body to be rapidly evaporated, like ice and snow melting.

"Father and Uncle must have been poisoned too!"

Three minutes later, Tang Jie successfully expelled the poison and quickly moved outside the room.

In the courtyard, Tang Tianhao and Du Jue were both sitting cross-legged on the ground, circulating their qi to expel the poison. It was clear that they had both been poisoned, just like him!

Du Jue was doing better. Having cultivated the Golden Bell Shield to the ninth level, his internal energy was profound, and he could still hold on. As for Tang Tianhao, his cultivation was weaker. At this moment, all the blood vessels under his skin bulged, as if they were about to burst, which was terrifying.

"Quick... quickly detoxify your father, I can still hold on!" Du Jue called out as soon as he saw Tang Jie arrive.

"Okay!"

Tang Jie didn't know why the three of them had been poisoned, but he knew that this was not the time to ponder. He immediately placed a hand on Tang Tianhao's shoulder, injecting the Red Sun Art and Golden Bell Shield gang qi into his body to force out the toxins.

"Cough, cough, cough!"

In less than a moment, Tang Tianhao coughed violently, spitting out a mouthful of black blood.

"How... how did we get poisoned?" Tang Tianhao asked, gasping, as a mouthful of toxic blood was forced out, and his condition improved significantly.

Just as Tang Jie was about to answer, his ears twitched, and he heard footsteps from outside the temple. He immediately said, "Dad, Uncle, I'll go out and take a look!"

"Alright..."

Du Jue gritted his teeth and, leaning on Tang Tianhao, they both stood up and sat down at a table in the courtyard, knowing that they had been ambushed by an unknown enemy.

Tang Jie's eyes, meanwhile, flashed with burning rage. He knew that someone must have poisoned them, intending to take their lives!

"It's here. Just kill everyone inside."

Outside the temple of Qingshan Temple, a group of over a dozen men armed with sabers and swords surrounded the area.

These men were all dressed in coarse cloth, and each of them exuded an air of banditry.

"Creak!"

At this moment, the temple gate was pushed open, and Tang Jie walked out from the courtyard gate. His eyes carried a hint of coldness as he scanned the many mountain bandits standing at the entrance. These people all looked like ruffians and were clearly not good people.

"Who are you? Why did you poison us?"

Tang Jie asked coldly.

"Heh heh, the people who want your life!"

Among this group of mountain bandits, a burly man who looked like the leader chuckled coldly, a cold glint flashing in his eyes. Without hesitation, he raised the saber in his hand and slashed down at Tang Jie's head.

These mountain bandits did not know who was inside the temple. Someone had hired them, and the purpose of hiring them was to kill everyone inside the temple!

However, the burly man and the others clearly did not know that they were just cannon fodder for testing the waters!

"Pfft!"

The blade in the burly man's hand had just been raised when he saw a flash of cold light in his eyes.

"My head... why is it so heavy?"

Following that, the burly man was bewildered. A feeling of his head being heavy and his feet light washed over him. His head detached from his neck and slowly fell to the ground. Confusion and bewilderment still lingered in his eyes as he had no idea how he had died.

The remaining bandits, witnessing the burly man's head fall, were both shocked and enraged. None of them had seen how Tang Jie had drawn his blade.

"He killed the boss! Everyone attack together! Chop him to pieces!"

Nearly ten bandits swung their blades and swords, lunging at Tang Jie. It's said that one can't fight ten with just two fists. Most people, even first-rate martial artists, would choose to evade the sharp edge of the attack. However, Tang Jie moved with lightning speed!

"Swoosh!"

The Iron Cutting Saber at Tang Jie's waist broke free from its sheath. A sliver of chilling, cold light seemed to transform into a fine thread, sweeping through the void.

Silently, the attacking movements of the nearly ten bandits halted. They had only managed to raise their blades; they hadn't had time to bring them down. A line of blood appeared on their necks, and just like the burly man before them, their bodies separated from their heads. Even the bandits who were still three meters away from Tang Jie met the same fate, their heads hitting the ground!

Tang Jie usually showed mercy when fighting others, but facing those who intended to kill him and resorted to despicable methods like poisoning, Tang Jie struck with lethal force, showing no mercy!

After killing all the bandits, blood spread across the ground. Tang Jie looked up expressionlessly. Amidst the distant trees, three exceptionally tall men in black stood there. They were also looking at Tang Jie – it was the three brothers of the Du Tang Three Fiends.

"This kid... is truly as terrifying as the rumors say!" Witnessing Tang Jie slaughter over a dozen bandits, the Du Tang Three Fiends gasped in unison. With a single saber strike, all bandits within three to four meters had their heads severed. That divine saber technique was bone-chilling and made them change color in fear!

"However... that's what makes it interesting!" Du Tang, the eldest of the three fiends, licked his scarlet lips, a surge of excitement rising within him. As martial artists, the sense of accomplishment after defeating such a powerful opponent would be the greatest.

Just like that old Grandmaster they had killed back then, today would be no different!