The several guards at Shi Miyuan's side were all martial arts experts he had painstakingly recruited. With Leader Tier templates, they were no inferior to the Black Heaven Cult's Helmsman Tier figures. In the martial world, they could absolutely be considered first-rate.
"Where did this petty thief come from, daring to harm the reigning prime minister!"
Seeing Bai Xiaowen act so arrogantly, a middle-aged martial artist dressed as a Daoist and holding a whisk charged forward alongside a bald old man, pouncing on Bai Xiaowen.
The bald old man spread his fingers wide, shooting oily green poisonous light from his fingertips. His ultimate art, Poison Dragon Claw, was driven by his unique Jade-Phosphor Astral Qi and was incomparably vicious. Even grazing an opponent's skin would allow the poison to spread into their body. An ordinary person without Spirit Force resistance would become a poisoned corpse within a few breaths.
The whisk-wielding Daoist's whisk was also a specially made weapon, woven from Ice Silkworm Silk. Driven by yin-aspected Astral Qi, the Ice Silkworm Silk extended dramatically like a whip, mainly meant to bind and hinder an opponent's movements.
The two worked together seamlessly. Once the whisk's chill affected their opponent's movements, the bald old man's Poison Dragon Claw could swiftly inflict damage and further weaken the enemy.
Neither of them underestimated Bai Xiaowen's strength, so they unleashed their ultimate moves from the outset and attacked Bai Xiaowen together.
But with a flash of shadow and a burst of Astral Qi, the two were simultaneously sent flying, coughing up blood.
Before Bai Xiaowen, Snake Princess silently appeared, her face veiled in black gauze. As a Lord Tier martial artist, she was among the very strongest in the martial world. From the moment she appeared, she met them with a plain, direct clash