At the edge of the cedar forest on the outskirts of the eastern part of H City, an expressionless old man faced off against five grim-looking old ghosts. The wind rose invisibly. Fallen leaves on the ground were lifted by the wind.

The wind stopped, and the silence defined this forest. But it was merely the calm before the storm.

"It's been so long since we last met, and I still don't like the five of you," Ren Zhongtian slowly spoke, his tone calm and emotionless.

"Ren Zhongtian, back then, the five of us were defeated by you when we joined forces. I truly admire your strength, but you're old now, and our power has improved greatly since those days," one of the old ghosts retorted defiantly.

"Then why haven't you taken action? Are you... afraid of me?" Confidence mixed with arrogance, Ren Zhongtian's gaze was full of disdain for the five in front of him.

Upon hearing this, the old ghost who just spoke was suddenly at a loss for words, as if Ren Zhongtian had hit a nerve.

"Don't babble with him; he's deliberately stalling for time. Let's attack together." As the leader, Ghost knew he had to take charge at this moment.

As soon as he finished speaking, he charged at Ren Zhongtian.

Ren Zhongtian still stood there, indifferent, watching the opponent's attack come.

Ghost hadn't yet reached him when a cold gleam shot towards his eyes. Such a trick was nothing to Ren Zhongtian. With a wave of his hand, there was a 'ding' sound, and a dart was deflected, embedding solidly into the trunk of a nearby cedar tree.

After deflecting the hidden weapon, Ghost's attack arrived almost simultaneously.

This was the most advantageous method of close combat: first distract the opponent with a hidden weapon, then assault them in close quarters for the upper hand.

However, Ren Zhongtian merely stepped back slightly, turned his hand into a palm, and gently brushed Ghost aside.

Ghost felt as if all his strength was effortlessly neutralized by the opponent. Following that, a strong sense of crisis enveloped him. Just as he turned around, Ren Zhongtian's hand knife was already chopping toward his head.

At that moment, the attacks from the other four ghosts arrived in quick succession. If it weren't for their timely intervention, Ghost would have been killed by Ren Zhongtian's hand knife in one go.

Ren Zhongtian reluctantly withdrew his hand, tapped the ground with one foot, and lightly leaped backward to three meters away.

Ghost, still shaken, looked at Ren Zhongtian, stepped up again, and launched another attack at him. To deal with him, all five had to join forces; otherwise, there was no chance of victory.

"What a pity. I really have aged. If I were a bit quicker, I could have killed you," Ren Zhongtian lamented, his body flickered, and in the next instant, he appeared before the five.

"Let me show you my Netherworld Ghost Claw."

"Everyone, strike quickly; we must block all his escape routes."

Five men besieging one, they didn't attack chaotically like street thugs, but rather attacked with well-organized cooperation.

The Life-taking Five Ghosts, with over twenty years of cooperation, relied on their understanding and tacit coordination to render Ren Zhongtian temporarily powerless.

Ye Xiaofan had been walking along the path since entering the forest, and hadn't gone far when he saw corpses on the ground. Upon closer inspection, he realized they were the bodies of those assassins. Knowing a fierce battle had just occurred nearby, he hurried forward.

However, when he advanced less than twenty meters, he was stunned by the scene before him.

Six elderly figures were fighting at speeds almost undetectable to the naked eye. The most formidable was the old man encircled in the middle, calmly and skillfully countering the successive attacks of the five.

Xiaofan was truly amazed. He couldn't imagine that the human speed could break such limits, especially in aged individuals.

At this moment, Ghost and the others were fighting more and more fearfully. They originally thought that after so many years of honing their skills, even if they encountered Ren Zhongtian again, they could easily win. But now, not only were they at a disadvantage, but they were also being led by the nose. If they continued like this, and the Blood Wolf were caught by Shen Junjie and those other people, it would be disastrous.

"Ah, uh."

Suddenly, a low groan sounded nearby. A special forces team member crawled out from the side, seemingly having been injured and unconscious during the previous battle, only waking up now. His teammates left in a hurry earlier and hadn't noticed his hidden presence.

However, upon seeing this, Ghost had a clever idea.

"Fierce Ghost, go take care of that lone kid."

Originally with five people encircling Ren Zhongtian, they were evenly matched. If one person suddenly left, their previously coordinated efforts might be swiftly crushed by Ren Zhongtian.

However, when Ren Zhongtian saw Fierce Ghost rushing towards the injured special team member, he immediately raced over to save him.

Seeing that Fierce Ghost's attack was about to reach the special team member, Fierce Ghost suddenly turned around and leaped back.

Then, Ren Zhongtian immediately realized he had fallen into a trap. A dangerous current of air surged from behind him. But he couldn't dodge. If he evaded, the special team member would face a brutal death right before him.

'Whizz, whizz, whizz, whizz.'

"Uh." Ren Zhongtian frowned and cried out in pain. His back was hit solidly by four hidden weapons, all embedded deep into his body.

So despicable.

Seeing this scene unfold, Ye Xiaofan's heart tightened, his teeth clenched. Regardless of who was good or evil, for five people to gang up on one was already dishonorable, and now they were even employing such treacherous tactics. It was absolutely despicable and shameless to the extreme.

"Ah." Ren Zhongtian shouted, raising his right leg and stomping hard on the ground. The four hidden weapons embedded in his body were shaken out in that instant.

However, after completing this move, Ren Zhongtian could only support himself against the cedar tree beside him, propping up his body to stand. His expression was heavy, and his breathing began to become disordered.

"Hahaha, unexpectedly, the renowned Ren Zhongtian would save a mere special soldier at the expense of injury. How's the taste of Black Scorpion's poison?" Ghost laughed mockingly as his plan succeeded.

"Black Scorpion? Do you think this little poison can trouble me?" Indeed, their hidden weapons were smeared with potent poison. But so what? Ren Zhongtian's inherent arrogance would not allow opponents to kill someone beside him right in front of his eyes. Even if this special soldier had no connection to him.

"Yes, your power can completely suppress the world's deadliest poison, Black Scorpion. But do you intend to both suppress the poison within your body and fight against us at the same time?" With victory in grasp, Ghost's expression grew increasingly mocking.

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