The sudden black radiance also caught Xiao Yan off guard for a moment. Sensing the terrifying energy within that black radiance, his scalp couldn’t help but tingle. The black light attacked like lightning, and even Xiao Yan was slightly too slow to react. But in the critical moment, the Dou Qi within his body was as if automatically triggered, rushing out involuntarily, surging and swirling on the surface of his body.
Just as the Dou Qi emerged, the black radiance arrived fiercely, mixed with a nauseating stench, and fiercely pierced into Xiao Yan’s protective Dou Qi. The clash between the two caused the hot, emerald-green Dou Qi to dissipate like melting snow, quickly disappearing within a single breath. The protective Dou Qi was forcibly torn apart by the black radiance, which then harshly collided with Xiao Yan’s body.
Despite the collision, no forceful impact was generated. Instead, the black radiance, like a liquid, instantly vanished into Xiao Yan’s skin. From the moment it broke through the protective Dou Qi to when it entered Xiao Yan’s body, it all happened in an instant. By the time he regained his senses, the black radiance had already invaded his body, leaving a thumb-sized black spot on the invaded skin.
Regaining his senses, Xiao Yan immediately touched the black spot on his chest with his hand. Looking down, he was shocked to find that the black spot was rapidly spreading thin, black lines. These lines were spreading to all the major acupoints and meridians in his body. Seeing this, Xiao Yan’s face changed dramatically. Lifting his head abruptly, he roared at Xie Biyan, “What have you done?”
“Jie jie…” At this moment, after spewing out the black radiance, Xie Biyan seemed to have aged several decades. His white hair started falling out, and wrinkles piled up on his face, like deep ravines. Despite his appearance, the eyes brimming with malice and cold ridicule only became more intense.
“Boy, after killing so many of my Ten Thousand Scorpion Sect members, how could this old man possibly spare you?”
Seeing Xie Biyan’s malevolent expression, Medusa and Little Healer Immortal’s faces also changed drastically. In a flash, they appeared beside Xiao Yan, hurriedly checking him over.
“Are you okay?” Medusa’s slender hand moved over Xiao Yan’s body, her voice slightly anxious. The previous terrifying strike by Xie Shan was definitely not a bluff. With Xiao Yan’s current strength, if he was hit, the outcome would surely be dire.
Xiao Yan also frowned, swiftly checking his body, but found nothing wrong. Little Healer Immortal’s pretty face was grave, scanning Xiao Yan with her gaze. Then, as if she discovered something, she yanked open Xiao Yan’s robe, revealing the strange black spot spreading numerous black lines on his chest, visible to the three of them.
“What is this?” Medusa was stunned upon seeing the black spot and asked urgently.
Fixing her gaze on the strange black spot, Little Healer Immortal took a deep, cold breath and gritted her teeth, “It’s the ‘Demonic Poison Mark’. This old bastard is really ruthless!”
“Demonic Poison Mark? What’s that?” Hearing this, Medusa and Zi Yan asked anxiously.
“A sinister technique for cultivating poison Dou Qi in the Yunchuan Empire,” Little Healer Immortal explained, her voice full of anger. “It can condense the user’s poison Dou Qi and shoot it into the enemy’s body, forming a black spot. This black spot will continuously release poison lines, and when these lines spread to every acupoint in the body, the person will experience rapid decay of their meridians, suffering endless agony before slowly dying.”
“But once this technique is used, the practitioner’s Dou Qi will be completely dissipated, turning them into a useless person!”
Hearing this, the expressions of Xiao Yan, Medusa, and Zi Yan changed dramatically. Xiao Yan’s Dou Qi surged out rapidly, but even though he scanned every part of his body, he still couldn’t locate where the black spot was.
“How can we neutralize it?” Medusa’s face was as dark as thunder, and the space around her began to violently fluctuate, indicating her extreme instability.
“If it were a common Dou King or even a Dou Emperor who cast the ‘Demonic Poison Mark,’ I could neutralize it. But this time… Xie Biyan is a Battle Sect, even for me, it’s extremely difficult….” Little Healer Immortal hesitated, feeling somewhat ashamed.
“Hum!” As soon as Little Healer Immortal finished speaking, a murderous aura surged from Medusa beside her. Even Little Healer Immortal, whose temperament was usually calm, couldn’t help but change expression.
“Old bastard, give me the antidote!” Her long, smooth hair moved without wind, and in a flash, Medusa appeared beside Xie Biyan, whose face was filled with venom. Grasping his throat, her chilling voice seemed to come from the depths of hell.
“Hehe, after casting the Demonic Poison Mark, I won’t live long anyway. Letting this boy come down with me will keep me from being lonely….” Staring into Medusa’s eyes filled with killing intent, Xie Biyan dryly laughed.
Medusa’s face was icy-cold. She gripped Xie Biyan’s arm and, with a fierce pull, blood splattered everywhere as his arm was wrenched off entirely.
“Speak, or should I continue? Hand gone, there’s still the foot. No feet, I’ll disembowel you!” Throwing away the severed arm, Medusa’s voice remained devoid of emotion, icy cold.
The pain caused Xie Biyan to emit a hissing sound, his forehead drenched in cold sweat. Despite this, he gritted his teeth and shouted, “Haha, let him keep me company. Are you furious? Haha, that’s exactly the effect I wanted!”
A cold flash flickered in Medusa’s eyes, and with a kick, she struck Xie Biyan’s knee, the sound of bones breaking echoing.
“The more brutal you are, the higher I know the boy’s importance in your heart. Haha, this way, you’ll suffer more!”
“Kacha! Kacha!” Medusa’s killing intent almost turned into rage. A swift kick to Xie Biyan’s other knee followed, and both knees bent into an uncanny arc, making his form unrecognizable.
Tortured so mercilessly, Xie Biyan’s breath grew fainter, but the smile on his face only grew wider.
Seeing his smile, Medusa’s killing intent surged again. Her voice chilly, she said, “After you die, I’ll make sure the entire Ten Thousand Scorpion Sect joins you. Even a dog in your sect won’t be spared!”
Finally, Medusa’s words filled with grim killing intent made the smile on Xie Biyan’s face freeze. A moment later, he slowly closed his eyes. “Do as you will. Even for the caster of the Demonic Poison Mark, there is no antidote. So, I don’t have any either.”
Puff! Her patience finally crumbled under overwhelming rage. Medusa’s eyes flashed with malevolence, and her hand, like a blade, plunged into Xie Biyan’s chest. Her fingers clenched, and his heart burst open.
With his heart bursting, the life left in Xie Biyan’s eyes rapidly faded. A few moments later, he turned into a cold corpse.
Slowly withdrawing her hand, Medusa tossed Xie Biyan’s body aside. Her hair danced behind her, and her hands were covered in fresh blood, as if she had just emerged from the gates of hell.
Even as she killed Xie Biyan, the killing intent emanating from Medusa only intensified. Her sharp, beautiful eyes slowly turned toward the gate of the Ten Thousand Scorpion Sect. The intense killing intent froze everyone in the sect as if they were in an ice cellar.
Just as Medusa, with red eyes, prepared to slaughter the entire sect, a helpless shout echoed.
“Color Scale, come back!”
Hearing the familiar voice, Medusa paused, the red in her eyes dimming. After a brief struggle, she turned and leaped back to Xiao Yan in the sky.
Seeing the infuriated Medusa in front of him, Xiao Yan sighed and smiled bitterly. Taking a cloth from his storage ring, he wiped the blood from her hands.
“Let’s go. I will take you to the Jia Ma Empire. If Gu He can’t detoxify you, I will search the continent for someone who can.”
Holding Xiao Yan, Medusa suddenly spoke. Surprised, Xiao Yan gazed at the ordinary face hidden by the Beast Skin, his heart filled with gratitude. She had actually done so much for him.
“We are with the best experts in using poison. Where else can we find help?” Xiao Yan smiled slightly, discarding the cloth, and looked at Little Healer Immortal, “Is there really no way to neutralize this?”
Little Healer Immortal furrowed her brows, thinking for a long moment before shaking her head dejectedly. “I truly cannot neutralize the Demonic Poison Mark cast by a Battle Sect. Unless we can find a practitioner of a higher rank, perhaps then it can be done.”
“Higher than the caster? That means a legendary Dou Zun?”
Hearing this, Xiao Yan’s eyebrows furrowed even tighter.
Little Healer Immortal nodded slightly, her lips bitter. Gazing at Xiao Yan’s furrowed brows, she hesitated for a moment before speaking, “While the Demonic Poison Mark is extremely poisonous, it’s not entirely bad. It contains Xie Biyan’s entire lifetime of Dou Qi. If you can endure it or neutralize it, you will inherit all of his powerful Dou Qi… Of course, this is only if you can neutralize it.”
Hearing this, Xiao Yan gave a bitter laugh. Saving his life was the most important thing right now. Who could care if the Demonic Poison Mark contained a Battle Sect’s lifeforce?
“How long until the Demonic Poison Mark fully erupts?”
After a moment of thought, Xiao Yan asked a crucial question.
Little Healer Immortal hesitated for a moment before reluctantly saying, “Half a year.”
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