On the ground, the four black-robed men charging toward the Poison Sect group froze beneath Xiao Fan's overwhelming aura, not daring to move another inch.
"Dou... Dou Zong?"
Sensing the aura radiating from Xiao Fan, one of the black-robed men looked stunned. He had never imagined that merely hunting down these escaped Poison Sect disciples would bring him up against a Dou Zong powerhouse. Hadn't they said that apart from the Heavenly Poison Woman, the Poison Sect had no other Dou Zong powerhouses?
"Hmph!"
Xiao Fan snorted coldly. His soul power swept across the scene, and the four black-robed men instantly suffered devastating blows. They spat blood as they were sent flying, then crashed to the ground, their auras feeble.
Seeing Xiao Fan grievously injure the four black-robed men with such ease, the middle-aged man who had spoken earlier among the Poison Sect group looked delighted. He cupped his fists toward Xiao Fan. "Thank you, little... senior, for saving our lives. I am Fan Cheng of the Poison Sect. But... may I ask what connection you have with our sect?"
Looking at Xiao Fan's youthful face, Fan Cheng had originally intended to call him "little brother," but then remembered his terrifying strength and forcibly changed it to "senior."
Xiao Fan was already used to being addressed that way. After all, this was a world where strength reigned supreme.
"It was nothing." Xiao Fan nodded impassively, then turned his gaze to Fan Cheng and asked, "You're a member of the Poison Sect?"
"Yes. I am a Manager of the Poison Sect."
Xiao Fan nodded at Fan Cheng's answer. He had already learned about the Poison Sect's structure from the Heavenly Fragrance House. From highest to lowest, its ranks were sect master, Elder, Manager, core disciple, and outer disciple.
Since Fan Cheng