Calamity Poison Body Erupts

"Snake Venom Palm!"

"Scorpion Venom Palm!"

"Centipede Palm!"

"Toad Palm!"

Scorpion Bee unleashed four palms in succession, striking at Xiao Yi Xian from four different directions.

The palm winds were fierce. He clearly intended to end the battle quickly and take Xiao Yi Xian down at once.

"Looks like I have no choice but to unleash the Calamity Poison Body."

Xiao Yi Xian clenched her silver teeth and swiftly formed several hand seals. Her aura suddenly surged.

A sweep of purple-gray poisonous gas burst forth, shattering all of Scorpion Bee's attacks.

"You've unleashed the Calamity Poison Body? But as far as this old man knows, your Calamity Poison Body is already on the verge of collapse."

"The more times you release it voluntarily, the greater the risk of losing control."

"When that happens, even if this old man does nothing, the Calamity Poison Body will devour you from within!"

Scorpion Bee had clearly done his homework. He had thoroughly investigated the Calamity Poison Body and knew Xiao Yi Xian's current condition.

"Even if it devours me, I can kill you first!"

Purple-gray Calamity Poisonous Gas coiled around Xiao Yi Xian, making her aura even colder as she rapidly flew toward Scorpion Bee.

"Die!"

Scorpion Bee switched from offense to defense and deliberately avoided fighting her head-on.

There was no benefit in confronting the Calamity Poison Body directly. He had to avoid battle.

All he needed to do now was stall!

As long as he dragged things out until Xiao Yi Xian could no longer sustain the Calamity Poison Body, he would win!

But Xiao Yi Xian needed to end this quickly!

One wanted to stall for time, while the other wanted to end the fight as soon as possible. A fierce aerial chase unfolded between them.

However, Xiao Yi Xian, with the Calamity Poison Body unleashed, was still superior. At last, during one exchange, she caught an opening in Scorpion Bee's defenses and struck out with her palm.

Bang!

Scorpion Bee had no choice but to raise his palm to block.

Though he stopped the frontal impact, the Calamity Poisonous Gas seeped through his palm and invaded his body. His expression changed at once, and he spat out a mouthful of blood.

"The Calamity Poison Body truly is terrifying..."

He had only taken a single palm strike—and even then, he had blocked it. Yet the poisonous gas had still invaded his body.

Xiao Yi Xian was about to press her advantage, but her expression suddenly changed. She could not stop herself from coughing up a mouthful of pitch-black poisonous blood, and her aura instantly weakened by thirty percent.

"Hahaha, this old man knew it! You suffered severe injuries in your battle with our sect master last time, and they have yet to heal."

"Now that you've unleashed the Calamity Poison Body, you've aggravated those old injuries."

"Today, this old man wins!"

Seizing the opportunity, Scorpion Bee launched a fierce strike at Xiao Yi Xian.

At that moment, Xiao Yi Xian felt stabbing pain course through her meridians. The instant she tried to circulate her Dou Qi, every meridian in her body felt as if it were being pierced by needles. For the moment, she could not gather any Dou Qi at all.

"This is bad..."

Watching Scorpion Bee fly toward her, she did not even have the strength to dodge.

Just then, a pale cyan flame suddenly flew over and neutralized Scorpion Bee's attack.

"Who?!"

Scorpion Bee decisively retreated and saw Ning Su.

"You actually dealt with all of my subordinates?"

He was greatly shocked.

After all, his subordinates had all been Dou Wangs and Dou Lings.

Ning Su had actually killed them all?

"I couldn't even be bothered to spare those worthless scraps a second glance. You, on the other hand, are somewhat interesting."

Scorpion Bee snorted coldly. "It seems this old man misjudged you. I never expected you to be a Dou Emperor as well."

"But the Heavenly Poison Girl has already lost her ability to fight. I'll deal with you first!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he immediately changed targets and flew toward Ning Su.

Ning Su tapped the ground with his foot, leaving an afterimage behind as he vanished in an instant.

So fast!

Before Scorpion Bee could react, Ning Su had appeared behind him. Then his neck suddenly stretched much longer, and he opened his mouth to bite viciously into Scorpion Bee's neck, leaving behind two fang marks.

His true form was a snake, so extending his neck was something he could do with ease.

Scorpion Bee cried out in pain and hurriedly retreated.

A piercing pain spread from the wound on his neck throughout his entire body.

His muscles, bones, and meridians all hurt.

At the same time, an intense numbness gradually stiffened his body.

"You... what did you do to me?"

"I only injected a little venom. Poison Masters from the Chuyun Empire should be no strangers to using poison, right?"

"Of course, my venom is a little different. It contains snake venom, scorpion venom, centipede venom, and all kinds of highly toxic medicinal ingredients, so I'm rather curious about what effects it actually has."

His venom was no longer simple snake venom; it had fused with every toxin he had ever devoured.

"You..."

Scorpion Bee could only utter that final word before his entire body went numb, leaving him unable to speak.

Then blood began pouring from his seven orifices, and his life force rapidly drained away.

"Oh my, that can't go to waste!"

Ning Su made a grasping motion through the air and devoured all of Scorpion Bee's cultivation.

Successfully devoured a Seven-Star Dou Huang. Cultivation increased to Seven-Star Dou Huang!

"I was already a Two-Star Dou Huang, so why am I still only a Seven-Star Dou Huang after devouring a Seven-Star Dou Huang?"

"Shouldn't I have gone straight to Nine-Star Dou Huang?" Ning Su confronted the system.

This is not mathematics. Host, please do not assume that this system is an idiot.

Fine, he couldn't fool it.

Cultivation truly was not as simple as addition.

A Seven-Star Dou Huang plus a Two-Star Dou Huang did not equal a Nine-Star Dou Huang.

Still, he had not even reached Eight-Star Dou Huang, which left Ning Su somewhat disappointed.

Only after dealing with Scorpion Bee did Ning Su turn back to look at Xiao Yi Xian.

Xiao Yi Xian's hat had been blown off during the battle.

Beneath the mask was a delicate, beautiful face. However, her complexion was somewhat pale, her lips nearly bloodless, and her white hair was especially striking.

Seen this way, she possessed a fragile, moving sort of beauty.

Xiao Yi Xian looked at him as well, her gaze somewhat complicated.

Just moments ago, the two of them had nearly come to blows over the Crane Bamboo.

Yet now, she had been saved by Ning Su.

"Thank you for saving me..." she said softly.

"Words alone aren't enough. I did save your life, after all."

Xiao Yi Xian froze. "Then what do you want?"

Ning Su crouched down and looked into her eyes. "I want the other half of the Crane Bamboo you have."

He needed the complete Crane Bamboo.

Half a piece of Crane Bamboo was not enough to refine a Spirit Fusion Pill.

Xiao Yi Xian gritted her teeth. "The Crane Bamboo is very important to me. Can I exchange something else? I have many other poisonous medicinal ingredients."

"I only want the Crane Bamboo. The other things are useless to me."

If he did not need to refine the Spirit Fusion Pill, he would not have needed the Crane Bamboo either.

"...I understand."

Xiao Yi Xian bit down hard, but still took out her half of the Crane Bamboo from her Storage Ring and handed it to Ning Su.

Just as Ning Su was about to reach out and take it, Xiao Yi Xian suddenly let go weakly, and the Crane Bamboo fell to the ground.

She fainted as well.

"Hey, I haven't even touched you yet. You can't fake an injury like that!"

But Ning Su quickly realized that something was wrong with Xiao Yi Xian.

Purple-gray Calamity Poison Body energy continuously seeped out from her body.

"Has the Calamity Poison Body erupted?"

He sighed, picked up the Crane Bamboo from the ground, then carried Xiao Yi Xian toward the valley...