Hundred Poisons Mountain Man's body was very light. Held in Luo Bei's arms, he was like a clump of ash left behind after charcoal had burned away, seeming as though he might scatter at any moment. Hundred Poisons Mountain Man's face had already turned completely ashen. Many of the wounds on his body could no longer bleed much; it was as if there had never been much blood in him to begin with, as if it had all already flowed away.
The divine light in his eyes had completely dimmed. Clearly, the life force within him was irretrievably draining away at a rapid pace.
So many peerless experts had just fought here. Gu Liuyun was dead, Yun Mengsheng was dead as well, Yun Hezi had fled with grievous injuries, and now Hundred Poisons Mountain Man was also about to die—for Luo Bei.
Hundred Poisons Mountain Man's body suddenly convulsed. Luo Bei involuntarily seized his hand, only to feel dry, icy flesh devoid of all life. Luo Bei's heart convulsed at the same time.
At this moment, perhaps only Luo Bei and Hundred Poisons Mountain Man knew why Luo Bei had been able to hold on beneath the combined attacks of Gu Liuyun and Nan Liyue, and still unleash his Natal Sword Essence.
Had Hundred Poisons Mountain Man not acted, Luo Bei would have been unable to withstand Gu Liuyun's blow the instant Yun Hezi restrained him with his spell.
That streak of black light Hundred Poisons Mountain Man had sent into Luo Bei's body contained unimaginable poison, but it also held immense true essence power. In that instant, only Luo Bei knew that Hundred Poisons Mountain Man had forcibly transferred countless amounts of the true essence power he had cultivated into Luo Bei.
What about that poison?
Though the poison