Yu Xiaogang's Life and Kidney, Only One Can Remain!

Chapter 14: Yu Xiaogang's Life and Kidneys—Only One Could Be Saved!

Squelch—!

The short sword pierced through the vulnerable spot inside the snake's mouth, easily penetrating its head.

The Mandala Snake's body suddenly stiffened for a moment.

The blue-glowing short sword had now completely sunk into its mouth.

Huff—!

Tang San gasped heavily, panting for breath.

His body swayed unsteadily, and his vision was already beginning to darken.

Tang San had reached his physical limit.

Rustle—!

Yet the Mandala Snake, which had just been lying rigid and motionless, suddenly began to thrash wildly.

Its violent movements swept up the surrounding sand and soil.

Tang San's heart jolted, and deep shock appeared in his eyes.

Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track!

He spun around, intending to flee.

The Mandala Snake stared at Tang San with scarlet eyes full of hatred.

At that moment, a small yellow tornado formed around the Mandala Snake's body.

It exhausted the last trace of its strength, driving the sandstorm toward Tang San.

Tang San's body had long since been completely drained.

He watched the approaching tornado with despair in his eyes.

Aah—!!

The next second, Tang San let out a miserable scream.

Then his entire body was swept into it.

He flew through the air for nearly ten seconds before crashing heavily to the ground.

Pfft—!

Tang San, having endured such a heavy blow, spat out a mouthful of blood.

His vision went black, and he fainted on the spot.

"Well, damn."

"Don't tell me Tang San got beaten to death?"

Gu Xuan flashed over to Tang San's side from not far away.

"Good. He's not dead yet."

If Tang San and Yu Xiaogang had truly kicked the bucket, it would have been more troublesome for him instead.

But judging by the state of these two fools, they probably would not wake up anytime soon.

Gu Xuan turned his gaze toward the Mandala Snake, which had not yet fully died.

It was still thrashing madly.

The flowers, grass, and trees within a five-zhang radius had all been smashed to pieces.

But its stamina was limited, after all.

Before long, the Mandala Snake's hysterical struggle gradually calmed.

In the end, it collapsed onto the ground without another movement.

Then pale yellow motes drifted out from its body and gathered above it.

They gradually formed a bright yellow ring of light.

"Hundred-Year Yellow Spirit Ring!"

Gu Xuan stared at the spirit ring with curiosity.

This should be a Hundred-Year Spirit Ring.

According to the system's earlier explanation, spirit beasts and spirit rings could be sacrificed separately, twice in total.

Thinking of this, Gu Xuan immediately gave the system an order without hesitation.

"System, sacrifice the Mandala Snake and its spirit ring!"

Ding!

Mandala Snake sacrifice successful!

Congratulations, Host, you have obtained Silver Blind Box ×1!

Mandala Snake Spirit Ring sacrifice successful!

Congratulations, Host, you have obtained Gold Blind Box ×1!

This sacrifice has additionally yielded 200 points of System Essence!

The blind boxes have been stored in the System Warehouse. Host may choose to open them!

"Not bad."

Gu Xuan's eyes lit up as he nodded.

The Silver Blind Box should have been obtained from sacrificing the Mandala Snake.

A Spirit Ring was often worth more than the spirit beast itself.

Therefore, this Gold Blind Box should have come from sacrificing its Spirit Ring.

The unconscious Tang San could never have imagined it.

His First Spirit Ring, which should have belonged to him, had vanished into thin air.

Gu Xuan looked over and saw a complete mess in the clearing before him.

The Mandala Snake's enormous body had already disappeared.

"Urgh..."

Just then, a somewhat weak groan suddenly came from not far behind him.

Gu Xuan turned and followed the sound.

Yu Xiaogang's unconscious body twitched slightly twice.

It seemed to be an involuntary reaction from his body.

"Waking up already?"

He could not help feeling surprised. Yu Xiaogang was waking up fucking fast.

In contrast, Tang San, not far away, was still lying motionless on the ground.

It was impossible to tell whether he was dead or alive.

Gu Xuan put on a nervous expression and walked toward Yu Xiaogang.

"Little San!"

At that moment, Yu Xiaogang suddenly jolted awake as though from a nightmare.

He was even loudly calling out Tang San's name.

Once he came to his senses, he realized he was lying facedown on the ground in an extremely uncomfortable position.

"Hiss—!"

The moment he moved slightly, tearing pain shot through his entire body.

The pain in his lower back, especially, was simply unbearable.

Fine beads of sweat instantly appeared on Yu Xiaogang's forehead.

Night had fallen, and the surroundings were pitch-black.

The roars of wild beasts that had occasionally echoed nearby earlier had now completely vanished.

For some reason, the sudden silence was terrifying. Not even a bird could be heard.

Only the rustling of leaves stirred by the breeze remained.

Worst of all, there was no sign at all of either Tang San or Gu Xuan.

Yu Xiaogang immediately panicked.

Though he did not have much of a conscience, he still had a little.

If Gu Xuan and Tang San had disappeared without explanation, it would be difficult to account for it to Nuoding Academy.

They were two excellent test subjects for verifying his invincible theory!

He endured the pain and struggled to rise from the ground, looking around.

"Ah—!"

However, in the next second, a rather shrill scream suddenly rang out in the clearing.

Yu Xiaogang, who had only just stood up, abruptly collapsed headfirst to the ground again.

His complexion had already darkened, while fine beads of sweat continued to pour from his forehead.

His lips trembled uncontrollably and had turned completely purplish-black.

Even more terrifyingly, Yu Xiaogang felt his limbs gradually becoming stiff.

Half of his lower back had swollen up completely at some point.

The skin had begun turning black and purple.

He was poisoned!

Mandala Snake venom!

"Gulp...!"

Yu Xiaogang swallowed with some difficulty.

He lightly touched the spot on his lower back that was radiating intense pain and immediately sucked in a sharp breath.

Yet even such a simple movement left him gasping for air, cold sweat pouring down his body.

Yu Xiaogang suddenly recalled that, before he had passed out, Luo Sanpao seemed to have been bitten by the Mandala Snake.

And the bite had landed right on Luo Sanpao's waist.

Because Luo Sanpao and he could be considered one entity, the Martial Soul being poisoned was equivalent to him being poisoned as well.

Yu Xiaogang circulated his Soul Power, his face ashen and his gaze dim.

Because it had not been treated in time, his feeble Soul Power could no longer suppress the Mandala Snake's potent venom.

Worst of all, his consciousness was gradually growing hazy.

He did not even have the strength to perform the simplest movements.

Yu Xiaogang knew full well that he could pass out again at any moment.

"Great Master? You're not dead, are you, Great Master?"

At that moment, Gu Xuan's voice came from behind him.

Immediately afterward, Yu Xiaogang heard a series of somewhat disorderly footsteps.

Using the last shred of his fading consciousness, Yu Xiaogang twisted his stiff neck and glanced at Gu Xuan.

Then he completely lost consciousness.

At the same time, Tang San was startled awake from his coma by Gu Xuan's shout.

Realizing that he was still alive, he struggled up from the ground.

Then, at once, he checked the condition of his body.

Circulating the Mysterious Heaven Skill, he inspected his body inside and out.

At last, Tang San let out a long breath.

Only two of his ribs were broken.

The rest were merely superficial injuries.

They were still far from life-threatening.

However, he could also clearly feel that his body was extremely weak right now.

After considering it repeatedly, Tang San furrowed his brow and finally made a decision.

He sat cross-legged on the ground and began circulating the Mysterious Heaven Skill.

Then he activated the Mysterious Jade Hand, gritted his teeth, stomped his foot, and slapped his own chest.

"Crack—!"

The two displaced ribs snapped back into place.

"His—!"

The intense pain made Tang San suck in a sharp breath.

His entire body trembled faintly.

Then he picked up two branches and used strips of cloth to crudely bind them around his body as support.

"Te... Teacher!"

Only then did Yu Xiaogang suddenly come to mind.

He looked around and realized that he was no longer where he had been before.

The Mandala Snake had vanished as well.

He vaguely remembered taking a solid blow from the Mandala Snake's tail.

And after that, there was nothing.

Tang San staggered to his feet and looked around anxiously.

Purple Demon Eyes!

Before long, he spotted Yu Xiaogang lying motionless on the ground in the distance.

And Gu Xuan beside him.

"Teacher!"

Tang San's heart clenched.

He suddenly remembered that before he fought the Mandala Snake, his teacher had already fallen unconscious.

Enduring the pain in his chest, Tang San staggered two steps at a time and fell every three.

At last, he made it to Yu Xiaogang's side with great difficulty.

"Teacher, what's wrong?"

"Are you okay?"

Tang San paid no attention to Gu Xuan beside him.

He rushed forward, shook Yu Xiaogang's body, and shouted.

But he received no response.

"Can't you see he's been poisoned?"

At that moment, Gu Xuan's voice came from behind him.

Only then did Tang San notice that his teacher's entire face was shrouded in black qi.

His body was stiff, and he had clearly lost consciousness completely and fallen into a coma.

Even more strangely, the area around his lower back was grotesquely swollen.

It had turned a necrotic-looking purple-black.

"It's Mandala Snake venom."

Tang San blurted it out almost immediately.

Gu Xuan, watching from behind, immediately laughed.

If it wasn't Mandala Snake venom, then what, did you bite him?

At that moment, Tang San reached out and felt Yu Xiaogang's pulse at his left wrist.

Then he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Though the situation before him was far from optimistic, the venom had not yet fully spread.

There was still hope.

Having come from the Tang Sect in his previous life, Tang San knew quite well how to treat poison wounds.

Tang San examined him carefully, and his expression gradually turned tense.

Yu Xiaogang's wound happened to be right over his right kidney.

Because too much time had been delayed, that entire kidney was probably already black.

Trying to simply force the poison out now was completely impossible.

And now, the only way was—

to remove that deeply poisoned kidney!

If his teacher wanted to live, he could not keep that kidney!

As though he had thought of something, Tang San suddenly turned around the next second and looked at Gu Xuan.

"Gu Xuan, you have to testify for me!"