From the elders down to the disciples, everyone in the Toxic Sect had gone pale, their foreheads covered in beads of cold sweat. That strike had drained every last bit of their Dou Qi... not a single drop remained!
Yet no one felt exhausted. Instead, they stared blankly at the green-clad figure on the stone platform. Had that terrifying strike really been unleashed by them?
Back when they had been subordinate to Ice River Valley, that sect had only one Venerable, Ice Venerable. Even so, their clans had been forced to submit to Ice River Valley generation after generation and obey its commands, or risk extermination.
But now, they had personally wiped out a Venerable!
The way the Toxic Sect members looked at me had changed. The old estrangement and resentment had vanished, replaced by deep reverence and fervor. Following a Left Envoy like this did not seem so bad after all.
A faint smile appeared on Green Luo's pale face. Then she seemed to realize something and murmured, "So that was what happened in the small world before. Did that Dou Sheng senior teach this move to Left Envoy? Left Envoy is amazing!"
Unlike the drained Toxic Sect members, I was the control hub for that enormous energy, so I bore the greatest pressure. My legs were trembling now, as though I had done a thousand frog jumps. I could barely remain standing.
"Damn it, this secret technique really is deadly."
I gave a bitter laugh. When I had practiced in the Heavenly Flame Small World, I had needed time to recover after every attempt. And those had been failed experiments, with far less pressure to endure.
As the enormous soul hand in midair reached down to grab me, the Heavenly Demon Puppet was still far away, and Wind