280: Dark Web Female Demon!

Upon hearing this, the blonde woman did not get angry; instead, she giggled softly.

Her laughter was like poison mixed with honey, sweet and cloying yet tinged with a dangerous edge.

"Interesting."

"In all these years, the man who dared to speak to me like that..."

"You are the first."

Ye Chen met her gaze.

"Is that so?"

"Then you'd better take your time and remember this feeling."

"Because..."

"I can be even bolder."

Arrogant!

Extremely arrogant!

A flash of coldness flickered in the woman's eyes.

"Ye Chen! Master!"

Night Owl could no longer sit still and abruptly lifted her head.

"Please, don't be like this! We're all on the same side, let's talk this out properly!"

"Master, Ye Chen has really helped me a lot. My current state is very good, my foundation is stable, and there are no hidden dangers left!"

"Ye Chen, my Master is just concerned about me; she doesn't mean any harm..."

She tried to use explanations to calm this imminent conflict.

But before she could finish...

"Shut up."

The smile on the blonde woman's face vanished instantly. Her red lips parted slightly, spitting out two cold words.

Almost at the same instant.

The index finger of her right hand, hidden under the table, flicked imperceptibly!

"Swish—!"

A point of cold light tore through the air, shooting toward Ye Chen at a speed far exceeding a bullet!

It was a Silver Needle, as thin as an ox hair. The tip glimmered with a faint blue light in the psychedelic lights, clearly coated with deadly poison!

Fast!

Ruthless!

Vicious!

Without any warning!

This was the style of an assassin: taking a life while chatting and laughing!

Night Owl's pupils constricted sharply, and her exclamation was stuck in her throat!

She knew too well how terrifying her Master's "Shadow Needle" was...

Silent!

Fatal upon contact!

Countless experts had been struck down and perished while chatting and laughing!

However, facing this sudden, fatal strike, Ye Chen didn't even blink.

He just casually raised his right hand, pressed his index and middle fingers together as if holding a cigarette, and flicked lightly at the incoming cold light.

The movement looked casual, even carrying a hint of laziness.

"Ding—!"

That viciously incoming poisonous needle seemed to hit an invisible iron wall; its momentum stopped abruptly, and the needle body trembled violently!

Immediately after.

It actually! Actually! Actually! Turned around in a bizarre way at a speed faster than when it arrived, transforming into a streak of light invisible to the naked eye, and shot out diagonally!

"Argh—!!"

At the edge of the dance floor, a yellow-haired youth, who was taking advantage of the crowd to reach for the buttocks of a girl in front, with a lewd smile on his face, suddenly stiffened his body and let out a muffled grunt.

He felt as if his butt had been fiercely stung by a giant hornet. A sharp, stinging pain came, followed by a rapid wave of numbness that instantly spread to half his body!

His eyes widened. Before the lewd smile on his face could fade, his legs went soft, and he fell straight to the ground, twitched twice, and passed out.

Screams from women and exclamations from men erupted around him immediately, and the crowd became chaotic, but no one knew what had happened.

On the booth side, there was dead silence.

The music was still roaring, the lights were still psychedelic, but the air in this little corner had frozen.

The charming and composed expression on the blonde woman's face showed cracks for the first time.

Her pair of charming, beautiful eyes narrowed slightly, staring fixedly at Ye Chen.

A flick of a finger!

Just a casual flick!

Not only did he intercept the "Shadow Needle" she shot, but with the clever force attached to it, he bounced the poison needle back along its original path and accurately "accidentally injured" a lewd person more than ten meters away???

This level of control over power! Timing! And angle! It had reached an unbelievable level!

The blonde woman slowly sat up straight, her eyes full of solemnity. As her red lips parted, there was a tone of disbelief.

"You are actually... a Heaven Realm Expert?"

"What?"

Night Owl, who was beside them, was struck by lightning upon hearing this. She abruptly turned her head to look at Ye Chen, her face instantly filled with shock!

She had always known Ye Chen was very strong, even unfathomable.

She had guessed at the time that he might already be at the Earth Realm level!

But she never expected...

That Ye Chen was actually a legendary Heaven Realm Expert?!

That mythical realm that countless martial artists spent their whole lives striving for, yet remained unreachable?

How old was he even???

Ye Chen looked at the identical expressions of shock on the faces of this master and apprentice and hooked the corner of his mouth into a smirk.

"Heaven Realm Expert?"

"I know you are very shocked, but don't be in such a hurry to be shocked."

He paused, his gaze landing on the blonde woman's beautiful but now pale face, his tone as casual as if discussing the weather.

"Because what I want to say is..."

"The poison on that needle just now, before it was flicked away by me, had already been 99% neutralized by me."

"The remaining bit is probably only enough to make an ordinary person's leg numb for half an hour, plus have nightmares for a few days."

!!!

The blonde woman's pupils suddenly contracted to the size of needle points!

Neutralized?

99% of the toxicity?

While flicking to intercept and controlling the needle's path in reverse, he also silently neutralized her exclusive, secretly crafted "Shadow Poison"?

How is this possible?!

The reason her "Shadow Needle" was so fearsome, besides being unexpected and extremely fast, was the crucial mixed poison tempered on the needle!

It was made by combining several rare biological and mineral toxins, repeatedly tempered through special techniques. The toxicity was fierce and complex, ordinary antidotes were completely ineffective, and those who were struck almost certainly died, and the state of death was miserable!

Even a Heaven Realm Expert with a strong body and True Qi protection would need to exert all their effort to force the poison out after being struck. It was absolutely impossible to neutralize it so casually in an instant, let alone complete the series of operations of intercepting, turning, and neutralizing in a flash of lightning!

This had exceeded her cognitive scope of "strong"!

This was simply inhuman!

Night Owl was also dumbfounded, her mouth slightly open, unable to close it for a long time.

She knew better than anyone how terrifying her Master's poison skills were; it was a unique skill that even the top brass of the Black Prison feared!

But now, Ye Chen actually said...

He casually neutralized it?

And "99%"?

This light tone was even more devastating than directly calling her Master trash!

"No... I don't believe it!"

The blonde woman shook her head violently, "'Shadow' poison is my exclusive secret formula. Few in the world can neutralize it, let alone so easily..."

Her words stopped abruptly.

Because just at this moment, the chaos on the dance floor had a new development.

"Hey! Wake up! Are you f***ing faking an injury?!"

Several of the yellow-haired guy's companions surrounded him, and one of the bolder ones kicked the unconscious yellow-haired guy hard.

"Uh... mmm..."

The yellow-haired guy groaned, his eyelids trembled, and he actually slowly woke up!

He sat up blankly, touched his stinging butt, "I... what happened to me?"

The people around were also stunned.

"Damn, I thought this kid had a sudden illness!"

"Scared the hell out of me, turns out his legs just went weak and he fell?"

"Are you weak? Young people need to show restraint!"

...

Mocking laughter erupted everywhere.

But this scene, in the eyes of the blonde woman and Night Owl, was no different from a thunderbolt!

He didn't die!

He really didn't die!

Even apart from the temporary paralysis, there were no signs of poisoning!

This completely didn't match any symptoms after being struck by the "Shadow Needle"!

The only explanation was...

What Ye Chen said was true!

He really, in the blink of an eye, not only broke the sneak attack but also neutralized the poison on the needle into nothingness, leaving only an insignificant punishment effect!

The blonde woman's delicate body swayed slightly, her expression changing uncertainly.

Shock!

Horror!

Disbelief!

She finally realized that the young man in front of her, who looked to be only in his early twenties, was far from the "opportunist" she initially thought, who had ripened his apprentice through some special means.

His strength, his methods, had already reached a height she couldn't understand.

Night Owl subconsciously covered her mouth, her eyes filled with burning passion as she looked at Ye Chen.

Back then, she had even thought about dual cultivation with Ye Chen!

Now, this crazy thought was becoming even more deeply rooted!

Ye Chen took in both of their reactions, lazily leaned back on the sofa again, and said indifferently: "Speak up. What do you actually want to do?"

He didn't believe it at all.

That Night Owl hid it from him to come see her Master, just for a meeting...

Even a three-year-old wouldn't believe that.

Night Owl saw this and knew she couldn't hide it anymore.

She bit her lower lip and looked at the blonde woman: "Master... how about we just speak the truth?"

The blonde woman slowly came back to her senses, her eyes looking at Ye Chen with slight trepidation.

"That's right."

"I originally came here to kill you."

As soon as these words were spoken, the air around the booth dropped a few more degrees.

Ye Chen's eyes narrowed slightly, and his killing intent locked onto the blonde woman.

This killing intent was not violent, but condensed like a needle, piercing directly into the soul, making Jessica, who had long experienced life and death and seen many storms, feel a palpitation, her back faintly chilling.

"Ye Chen! Wait! Listen to my explanation first!"

Night Owl was anxious.

"My Master did indeed accept the mission!"

"Shortly after the Black Prison issued the dark order, a sky-high bounty for you was posted on the Dark Web!"

"The amount is frighteningly high, and there are no restrictions on methods, as long as there is a result!"

"My Master is an independent assassin registered on the Dark Web, codenamed 'Blood Rose', and she is also recognized as the number one female grim reaper of the Dark Web, Jessica."

"She saw the bounty and was originally prepared to take action!"

Night Owl explained helplessly.

"But after she found me, I told her a lot about you, about how I escaped the Black Prison, how you saved me, helped me improve my strength, and also..."

"What kind of person you are."

"I begged her not to take this mission, I told her how strong you are!"

"I even said that if she insisted on taking action, I could only stand on your side."

"So, my Master changed her mind. She didn't take action directly, but asked me to contact you, saying she wanted to meet."

"I... I kept persuading her, telling her not to take action, and to talk properly."

"Just now when she made a move to test you, I was scared to death, but I couldn't stop her."