Snatching Things from Xiao Yi Xian

A half-meter-tall stalk of snow-white bamboo grew in the center of the valley.

Crane Bamboo!

"So there really is Crane Bamboo here."

Ning Su hurried over and was just about to pull up the Crane Bamboo.

A figure landed before the Crane Bamboo a step ahead of him.

It was that black-robed person from earlier?!

"I found this Crane Bamboo first."

"But you didn't get your hands on it. I got to it first." Xiao Yi Xian had already grabbed the Crane Bamboo. With a swift, forceful pull, she uprooted it.

Just as she was about to put the Crane Bamboo away before him.

Ning Su flashed in front of her, grabbing the other end of the Crane Bamboo as well.

"Now, the Crane Bamboo is in my hands too."

He had gone through so much trouble to find the Crane Bamboo. How could he possibly let go just like that?

Not a chance!

"You!"

Xiao Yi Xian had not expected him to be so fast, appearing before her in an instant.

But she had no intention of letting go either!

Since their interests had collided, she could not blame her for being impolite!

Without warning, Xiao Yi Xian raised her hand and struck Ning Su with her palm.

Ning Su did not hold back either. He raised his palm to meet hers head-on, and their palms slammed together.

Boom!

Two Dou Emperors clashed at close range, and the resulting shockwave blasted them both apart.

The Crane Bamboo in their hands snapped with a crack, splitting into two halves.

One half each!

Neither of them had expected things to turn out this way.

Xiao Yi Xian quickly examined the half of Crane Bamboo in her hand. Though it was only half, it was not unusable.

That exchange had also allowed her to roughly gauge Ning Su's cultivation—he was a Dou Emperor!

As fellow Dou Emperors, it would not be easy to snatch the other half of the Crane Bamboo from him.

And if she was not careful, he might even snatch her half away.

After thinking rapidly for a moment, Xiao Yi Xian decisively gave up on fighting for it and turned to fly out of the valley.

"Don't think you can run!"

Ning Su hurried after her.

Just as the two were about to rush out of the valley one after the other.

The mountains on either side suddenly exploded. Falling boulders completely blocked the narrow exit, stopping them both.

"Heavenly Poison Girl, you won't escape!"

A dense crowd surrounded the valley, sealing off every exit.

They wore identical clothes, with a scorpion emblem pinned to their chests.

"The Ten Thousand Scorpion Sect got here rather quickly." Xiao Yi Xian frowned.

"Heavenly Poison Girl, you killed so many members of my Ten Thousand Scorpion Sect. Today, you must pay for blood with blood!" the Ten Thousand Scorpion Sect elder leading the group rebuked coldly.

"They were the ones who challenged me. They died because their skills were inferior, so they only had themselves to blame. Scorpion Bee, do you think you're stronger than them? Aren't you afraid of ending up like them?" Xiao Yi Xian said coldly.

"Stop bluffing. This old man brought so many people this time—you are no match for us!" Scorpion Bee shouted coldly.

At that moment, Ning Su cut in, "Well, this is a grudge between you and her. I don't know her, so I won't disturb you any longer."

With that, he was about to leave from the other side first.

"Neither of you is getting away! Take them both down!"

Scorpion Bee swept his hand forward, and the many Ten Thousand Scorpion Sect experts attacked at once. From above, they unleashed multicolored long-range Dou Skills that instantly covered the entire valley!

"Damn, that's unreasonable?!"

Ning Su had been dragged into this for no reason and hurriedly broke through the encirclement.

Boom!

Though the Ten Thousand Scorpion Sect had brought many people, stopping two Dou Emperors was still rather difficult.

The two of them burst out of the encirclement in an instant.

"Stop him!"

Scorpion Bee directed the others to intercept Ning Su.

He personally moved to deal with Xiao Yi Xian.

"Where do you think you're running?!"

Scorpion Bee struck out with his palm. A pitch-black gale, almost tangible, swept forth with savage force.

Xiao Yi Xian hurriedly raised her own palm and took the blow head-on.

Bang!

The heavy force made her grunt, her aura churning within her body.

"This old man is already a Seven-Star Dou Huang. You're merely a puny Five-Star Dou Huang. Even with the Calamity Poison Body, you can only obediently fall before me!"

Scorpion Bee's attacks came as densely as a raging storm, forcing Xiao Yi Xian back again and again as she struggled to fend him off.

Elsewhere.

Ning Su was surrounded and attacked by a group.

There were four Dou Wangs, along with several Dou Lings.

If not for him, all these people would have gone to surround Xiao Yi Xian. She would undoubtedly lose!

"This is quite the lineup." Ning Su moved nimbly, effortlessly dodging a barrage of attacks.

"This guy is too agile! Seal off all his escape routes!"

Seeing that they could not hit Ning Su, the group decisively changed tactics. They spread out to encircle him, then formed seals simultaneously.

Five Poisons Barrier!

An enormous green spherical barrier rapidly expanded, enclosing Ning Su before swiftly contracting.

Ning Su casually fired a strand of Dou Qi at the barrier. Ripples spread across its surface, but the energy was completely corroded away with a sizzling sound.

"A corrosive poison barrier? Perfect. It's rare to come across Poison Masters like you."

Watching the rapidly shrinking barrier, Ning Su simply opened his mouth and unleashed a powerful suction force, forcibly swallowing the entire barrier.

Successfully devoured Poison Dou Qi. Poison Resistance +0.5%!

Sure enough, a Poison Master's Poison Dou Qi could continue raising his Poison Resistance.

The increase was just a little too small, though. It meant this Poison Dou Qi was not poisonous enough.

"Your attacks aren't much, are they? Do you have any stronger poison? Hurry up and use it."

"This guy... he actually absorbed all our deadly poison?"

"Don't underestimate us! Take this!"

Ning Su's provocation enraged them.

How dare this man act so arrogantly? Was he looking down on the Ten Thousand Scorpion Sect?!

"Try the Ten Thousand Scorpion Sect's combined Dou Technique—Five Poisons Sky Strike!"

Together, they unleashed five streams of differently colored poison qi. They transformed into five distinct venomous beasts, roaring as they charged at Ning Su.

"Excellent!"

Ning Su drew in his breath and opened his mouth.

The five venomous beasts were forcibly sucked into him!

Successfully devoured "Five Poisons Sky Strike." Poison Resistance +1.5%!

"It actually rose by 1.5% in one go. Not bad."

His Poison Resistance had already reached 92%. Even raising it by 1% was no easy task now.

"It seems the Ten Thousand Scorpion Sect's combined Dou Technique does have some merit. But what a pity—you're only a few Dou Wangs and Dou Lings. If you were Dou Huangs instead, it might have actually worked."

"Next, it's my turn to give you a gift."

Ning Su raised his hand and summoned the Green Lotus Core Flame, transforming it into an enormous Fire Python that roared as it incinerated them all into ash!

"Done."

He clapped his hands and looked toward Xiao Yi Xian's battle with Scorpion Bee.

Scorpion Bee's cultivation clearly gave him the upper hand over Xiao Yi Xian.

"Heavenly Poison Girl... she has a grudge against both the Chuyun Empire and the Ten Thousand Scorpion Sect. It looks like she must be Xiao Yi Xian."

I really don't want to meddle, but she still has half of the Crane Bamboo.