Myriad Poison Marsh!

"Little Poison Girl had grown this quickly? If she were given a few more years, perhaps no one in the entire Cloud Mist Empire would be her match!"

Upon the city wall, Ma Dayuan and the others, who had been driven back by Xiao Yi Xian's casual attack, were filled with astonishment.

A little over a month ago, Xiao Yi Xian had not yet become a Dou Wang. When Ma Dayuan discovered in the ruins that she had broken through to Dou Wang, he had only been mildly surprised. But he had never expected that, having only just broken through, she could so easily repel six Dou Wang experts who had been famous for years.

"You useless trash! You can't even catch a little girl!"

Seeing Ma Dayuan and the others standing atop the city wall without entering, Liu Rulong, who had rushed over from nearby, rebuked them furiously.

Upon hearing Liu Rulong's rebuke, Ma Dayuan and the others hurriedly turned around. When they discovered that Hua An had actually lost an arm, their feelings immediately became extremely complicated.

"I never expected Old Monster Liu to become this powerful. He defeated Old Demon Hua so quickly!"

Ma Dayuan knew very well that, with Liu Rulong's brutal temperament, once Hua An was defeated, they would have little value left. If they carelessly angered Liu Rulong now, they could lose their lives.

"Sect Leader!"

Huang Dahai, who was not far from them, also noticed Hua An's condition. He immediately had no mind to care about matters here any longer. Beating the wings on his back, he skirted around Liu Rulong's direction of travel and rushed toward Hua An.

Very soon, under everyone's watchful eyes, Liu Rulong, dressed in black robes, arrived atop the city tower with a gloomy expression.

"Where is Little Poison Girl?"

Liu Rulong swept his gaze across the crowd and shouted sternly.

After Liu Rulong's words fell, Ma Dayuan felt extremely tense, yet he forcefully endured without saying a word.

"Elder Liu, Xiao Yi Xian used a large cloud of gray gas containing potent poison to stop us just now. By the time the gray gas dispersed, she was already nowhere to be seen," Wang Jing said tremblingly.

Idiot! Ma Dayuan inwardly sighed when he saw Wang Jing answer first.

Just as Ma Dayuan expected, in the next instant, a withered hand clamped around Wang Jing's neck. Then, powerful Dou Qi surged forth, directly crushing Wang Jing's neck before his body was shoved off the towering city wall.

"Why keep useless trash?"

After killing Wang Jing, the fury on Liu Rulong's face finally subsided somewhat.

Seeing Liu Rulong kill Wang Jing without any warning, the others' hearts pounded uneasily, afraid that they would be next.

"Elder Liu, Ma believes that the most important matter now is to search for the treasures within the ancient city. As for Xiao Yi Xian, it will not be too late to deal with her afterward!" While everyone was frightened out of their wits, Ma Dayuan suddenly addressed Liu Rulong respectfully.

"Mm, we should first explore the treasures in the city! You lot, follow me!" Hearing Ma Dayuan's suggestion, Liu Rulong nodded. Then, with a sweep of his sleeve, he flew through the air above the enormous city.

This ancient city was vast. If Liu Rulong and the others had not investigated beforehand and confirmed that no living people remained here, they would not have dared travel so recklessly through the skies above it.

"Such a massive ancient city must have housed at least a million people in ancient times. Where have all those people gone now?"

As they continued flying, everyone in Liu Rulong's group shared the same doubt.

After flying for more than half an hour, a row of white walls even taller than the ancient city's walls appeared in Liu Rulong's sight.

"Is this... a royal palace?"

Seeing the tall white walls, Liu Rulong recalled the layout of the Cloud Mist Empire's imperial capital. At its very center seemed to be the royal family's palace.

Along the way, Liu Rulong had been greatly disappointed by this Ancient Ruin City.

Aside from some poisonous creatures in the primeval forest, he had not seen a single living thing. Even the trees within the ancient city had all withered away countless years ago.

As for the treasures he had been looking forward to, he had not even caught a glimpse of one.

This place was like somewhere that had been completely abandoned.

Now, the sight of these white palace walls finally stirred a trace of anticipation within Liu Rulong.

"Let's go in and take a look!"

In the next instant, Liu Rulong suddenly accelerated, throwing off the people behind him as he sped toward the towering white walls.

Although they knew full well that any treasures would not be theirs, Ma Dayuan and the others had no choice. Having come this far, they had to go.

"Let's go!"

After exchanging glances, Ma Dayuan, Hou Yunfeng, Han Jing, and two elders of the Myriad Poison Sect all accelerated and followed behind Liu Rulong.

Just as they sped toward the white city walls, a figure in white suddenly emerged on an ancient city street not far away.

Xiao Yi Xian knew that if she flew through the air, she would certainly be caught again with her own speed. Therefore, after charging into the ancient city, she had found a place to hide. Only after Ma Dayuan's group passed by did she quietly follow after them from behind.

After flying over the white city walls, what appeared before Liu Rulong was not the magnificent royal palace halls he had imagined, but an enormous green marsh. This marsh alone covered at least ten times the area of Rum City.

Moreover, this marsh lay more than twenty meters lower than the ancient city. Grayish-white and jade-green gases constantly seeped out from above it, keeping a thick layer of mist shrouded over the marsh.

Upon seeing such a strange sight, Liu Rulong instantly formed a layer of Dou Qi protection around his body, blocking the possibly highly toxic gases outside.

Even after doing this, Liu Rulong remained somewhat hesitant and did not dare enter to investigate. In the next moment, he turned his gaze toward Ma Dayuan, Hou Yunfeng, and the others hurrying over from behind.

These useless fools still have some use after all, Liu Rulong thought.

Sensing Liu Rulong's unusual gaze, Ma Dayuan could not help but shudder inwardly.

What is this old monster plotting now? Ma Dayuan cursed inwardly.

Although he had an ominous premonition, he had no choice but to continue flying toward Liu Rulong.

"Elder Liu!"

"Elder Liu!"

Before long, Ma Dayuan and the others arrived atop the white city walls, and they too saw the strange scene within the marsh.

"You lot, go down first and scout the way!"

Liu Rulong did not waste another word and directly stated his purpose.

Hearing Liu Rulong's demand, they hesitated. But when they thought of Wang Jing's death atop the ancient city wall just now, they could only nod helplessly.

At this moment, Ma Dayuan deeply regretted bringing Liu Rulong to this ruin.

"Let's go!"

Everyone let out heavy sighs inwardly. Then, wrapping their bodies in Dou Qi, they flew toward the marsh below despite themselves.