Oh no! I've been bewitched by that crazy beauty!

Lan Caier's voice carried a trace of madness.

"This bee was raised by me using a hundred types of exotic poisons, and its entire essence is condensed within its tail needle. Once triggered, the bee dies and the person dies!"

She had spent countless efforts on these Phantom Bees, having managed to raise fewer than ten in total. Each one was incredibly precious and served as one of her trump cards for self-preservation.

Before her voice had even faded, the thin wings of the two Phantom Bees vibrated slightly. Their forms instantly blurred in place, and in the next moment, they vanished completely into thin air, making it difficult even for Divine Sense to lock onto them.

Lin Yuan's heart flared with warning signs, and a sense of lethal danger enveloped his entire body.

He spread his Divine Sense to its fullest extent, yet he failed to detect anything unusual.

The next instant, a five-colored poisonous bee appeared without warning in front of Lin Yuan's face. The crystal-clear poisonous needle at its tail was already aimed at his glabella, its tip flickering with a deep green light, ready to shoot out at any moment!

Lin Yuan's pupils suddenly constricted.

In a flash of lightning, a flicker of deep blue fire appeared at his fingertips, and his entire hand was instantly enveloped in Earth Core Nether Fire.

Instead of retreating, he advanced. His arm muscles bulged, and he transformed into an afterimage, thrusting forward violently.

His two flame-enveloped fingers, in the nick of time, pinched the Phantom Bee in mid-air with absolute precision.

However, before Lin Yuan could breathe a sigh of relief, "Bang!"

The poisonous bee he was holding suddenly detonated.

Its entire body transformed into countless green droplets as fine as ox hair, splattering in all directions.

No matter how fast Lin Yuan's reaction was, he was still caught in the explosion at such close range. A few droplets pierced through the gaps in the flames and splashed onto the skin of the back of his hand.

Sss— A slight sizzling sound of corrosion rang out, and a piercing, agonizing pain struck. The skin contaminated by the liquid instantly turned charred black.

Immediately after, black lines resembling earthworms began to spread wildly from the charred area at a speed visible to the naked eye, climbing up along his arm.

On the other side, Xue Linglong was also filled with terror.

She hurriedly tried to raise a protective shield, but it was too late.

The other Phantom Bee appeared silently by her side, and with a soft "pfft," the bee needle at its tail fiercely pierced into her fair neck.

Xue Linglong's body stiffened, and a patch of purplish-blue color, centered on the wound, rapidly spread across her smooth neck.

Seeing that both of them had been hit, the corners of Lan Caier's mouth finally curled into an arc.

"You still have the time it takes to brew a cup of tea."

"After one cup of tea, the poison will reach your hearts, and even an immortal couldn't save you!"

Lin Yuan, however, remained floating in mid-air, his expression showing not a trace of panic as he simply looked down at the black lines constantly spreading across his body.

He opened his mouth and fiercely inhaled the Earth Core Nether Fire burning outside his body.

The deep blue flames flowed along his Meridians, engaging in a battle with the cold toxin, attempting to burn it away completely.

However, the flames could only barely suppress the spread of the toxin, but could not eradicate it.

"This poison is truly formidable; it can actually corrupt my spiritual power. If it were anyone else, they would surely be dead!" Lin Yuan thought to himself, but he did not panic.

The next moment, he flipped his palm, and a Medicinal Pill—completely snowy white, with natural patterns on its surface, and emitting a strange medicinal fragrance—appeared in his palm.

A supreme grade Myriad Poison Dispelling Pill!

He placed the Medicinal Pill into his mouth.

This pill was said to be able to dispel a hundred poisons in the world, so he figured it should be useful.

As the Medicinal Pill entered his body, a gentle force instantly dissolved, surging toward his limbs and bones like warm sunshine melting snow.

The hideous black lines on the surface of Lin Yuan's body seemed to encounter their natural enemy, retreating rapidly like a receding tide.

In just a moment, the skin on his arm returned to its original smoothness, and even the stagnant spiritual power within his body became lively and fluid again, with no trace of being poisoned left.

In the distance, Lan Caier, who was enjoying watching her prey struggle in their death throes, saw the smug look in her eyes instantly freeze, replaced by intense shock and disbelief.

There were only two things in the world that could cure this poison.

One was the special antidote she made herself using the body fluid of the Phantom Bee Queen.

The other was the supreme grade Myriad Poison Dispelling Pill! This pill was a unique Medicinal Pill of their Five Poisons Sect, and it was extremely difficult to refine!

She could not understand why Lin Yuan would have this kind of Medicinal Pill!

Just as she was stunned and distracted, Lin Yuan moved.

His figure flickered, and he shot forward like an arrow released from a bow, rushing straight at her with a chilling killing intent.

Lan Caier's expression changed drastically, and an unprecedented feeling of frustration welled up in her heart.

As the dignified Saintess of the Five Poisons Sect, her most proud poison techniques were completely countered in front of this man.

Her poison was easily neutralized by the opponent. Her poisonous insects and Gu creatures were countered by the opponent's strange blue fire. Now, she had no choice but to fight head-on!

She hurriedly recalled the emerald silk ribbon and poured her magic power into it frantically, attempting to defend herself.

However, she saw Lin Yuan suddenly rub his hands together, and more than a dozen fist-sized, deep blue fireballs whistled through the air, shooting out.

Lan Caier dared not be the least bit careless, pouring all her magic power into her protective spiritual light and the silk ribbon Magical Artifact.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!" The fireballs slammed into her defense one after another, exploding with a roar.

Countless deep blue sparks splattered in all directions, as if they had a life of their own, adhering to her silk ribbon and protective spiritual light, burning wildly.

Under the precise control of Lin Yuan's Tier 3 Fire Control Technique, the power of the flames was condensed to the extreme.

Lan Caier's protective spiritual light only lasted for a moment before emitting a groan of being overwhelmed and shattering with a bang.

Immediately after, the emerald silk ribbon also dimmed and was forced back by the flames.

Before she knew it, that cold, gleaming Flying Sword had appeared silently behind her, its freezing tip pressing firmly against the back of her neck.

As long as Lin Yuan had a single thought, he could instantly pierce through her skull.

Every hair on Lan Caier's body stood on end, and her eyes were finally completely filled with terror.

Lin Yuan's figure flickered, appearing beside Lan Caier.

He pressed his two fingers together, glowing with a faint spiritual light, and struck lightning-fast toward several of her spiritual-sealing acupoints.

If this finger connected, Lan Caier's magic power would be sealed instantly, and she would completely become a fish on the chopping block, left to his control.

At the brink of life and death, a flash of crazy determination crossed her eyes.

Just at the split second before Lin Yuan's finger was about to touch her skin, Lan Caier opened her mouth slightly, and a tiny insect, the size of a fingernail and looking as if it were cast from gold, flew out from her mouth with a streak of golden light.

Although the insect was small, it had two pairs of nearly transparent wings on its back, and its aura was ancient and eerie.

"Watch out! That is her natal love gu..." Xue Linglong, who had just suppressed her poison, saw this and hurriedly shouted a warning.

But the love gu was incredibly fast. With a vibration of its thin wings, it vanished from its spot, ignoring the fluctuations of spiritual power, and in an instant, it had landed on Lin Yuan's outstretched arm.

With a flash of golden light, the love gu burrowed under Lin Yuan's skin and disappeared along his Bloodline.

"Haha... Hahahaha!" Lan Caier laughed like a madwoman.

"This is the love gu of my Five Poisons Sect. Once planted, you will never betray me! Moreover, this gu is connected to your Divine Soul, and no ordinary method can dispel it! If you forcibly kill this gu, your Divine Soul will also perish along with it!"

As the love gu entered his body, Lin Yuan did indeed feel a trace of something strange.

An inexplicable, intense feeling of closeness welled up from the deepest part of his heart, causing the gaze he turned toward Lan Caier before him to soften unconsciously.

Even her crazy laughter seemed to become less grating.

This feeling was one Lin Yuan had experienced back in his early years on Blue Star.

"Damn! This feeling is exactly the same as when I had my first crush on the class beauty from the class next door!" Lin Yuan felt a jolt in his heart.