"Hmph, this is closest to my Five Poisons Valley. Since you're courting death, I'll grant your wish!" Watching the tornado storm grow ever larger, the Valley Master of Five Poisons Valley narrowed her eyes. The poison aura around her surged even more violently. The trees on the ground beneath her rapidly withered and blackened. Before long, there was no life left within five hundred meters below her.
"What terrifying poison," Hun Han commented honestly as he continued munching on his sunflower seeds with relish.
The woman in the plain dress was no less formidable. Wherever the storm passed, the ground was forcibly ripped into a vast expanse of yellow earth. The magical beasts in the surrounding forest scrambled to flee into the distance.
"Hmph!" The Valley Master of Five Poisons Valley let out a disdainful snort through her purple lips. Then, she formed seals with both hands, and the surging Poison Dou Qi condensed into a massive purple hand five or six zhang tall before shooting forth.
Black-tier Mid-grade Dou Technique: Eroding Poison Demon Hand
When the two enormous forces collided, a deafening boom rang out in the sky like a thunderclap on a clear day.
Immediately afterward, the storm and the poison hand clashed fiercely, each madly unleashing its terrifying energy. Gale-force winds of level seven or eight swept through the surroundings, sending sand and stones flying within a thousand-meter radius.
After several minutes, both sides finally exhausted their energy. The storm and poison hand dissipated, yet the two women still stood unharmed in midair. Their cultivation levels were clearly evenly matched.
The woman in the plain dress flapped her green wings, her body flashing like lightning as she instantly appeared behind the Valley Master of Five Poisons Valley. At the tip of the strange longsword in her hand, a ring of rapidly spinning wind blades formed.
Black-tier Low-grade Dou Technique: Wind Push Stance
"Hehe, a sneak attack?" The Valley Master of Five Poisons Valley curled her lips slightly and rapidly formed seals with her hands. Behind her, purple Poison Dou Qi condensed into a shield.
Black-tier Low-grade Dou Technique: Purple Poison Shield
Clang! Clang! Clang!
All the wind blades were blocked by a purple shield six or seven meters tall. Then, the Valley Master of Five Poisons Valley gave a soft shout, and her seal-forming hands suddenly changed.
Five Poisons Prison Realm
The Poison Dou Qi on the Valley Master of Five Poisons Valley's body surged forth, spreading throughout the surrounding area. Shortly afterward, the space within ten zhang of her took on a faint purple hue. Not only did it force the woman in the plain dress back, it also contaminated the natural energy in this area, preventing her from casually approaching within ten zhang of the Valley Master.
The battle in the sky continued from morning until afternoon. Seeing more and more Dou Zhes being drawn to the area, the Valley Master of Five Poisons Valley's gaze sharpened as she said impatiently, "Since you refuse to appreciate my kindness, don't blame me for this!"
As soon as she spoke, purple Poison Dou Qi erupted from the Valley Master of Five Poisons Valley like a volcanic eruption, shooting straight into the heavens. It then condensed into a layer of gray clouds. Next, countless dark-gray poisonous raindrops poured down from the sky. Strangely, once they fell to a certain distance, they silently dissipated into wisps of poison gas that slowly rose back into the gray clouds, transformed into raindrops once more, and poured down again. The cycle repeated endlessly.
As for the woman in the plain dress, her Dou Qi formed a Dou Qi Barrier around her body, keeping the poisonous raindrops outside. Even so, the situation remained far from encouraging. Under the corrosion of the poisonous rain, the Dou Qi on her body was being rapidly depleted.
"Hmph, take another move from me!" The Valley Master of Five Poisons Valley was overjoyed. Forming seals with both hands, she condensed the purple poison gas into two enormous Poison Dou Qi hands. One came from the front and the other from behind, seemingly intending to tear the woman in the plain dress apart.
"Extreme Wind: Meteor Kill!"
Just as the giant hands were about to rip apart the woman in the plain dress, the strange longsword in her hand suddenly trembled. A tiny sword aura, only the size of a thumb, instantly shot forth.
"Extreme Wind: Meteor Kill!"
Hun Han could no longer remain seated. His eyes widened in shock as he blurted out, "She's a disciple of the Misty Cloud Sect!"
Hun Han had not forgotten that Yun Jian, the leader of the Exploding Heaven Gang, was also a disciple of the Misty Cloud Sect.
The powerful sword aura shattered one gray hand and continued shooting toward the Valley Master of Five Poisons Valley without losing momentum. However, she keenly shifted her body slightly, narrowly avoiding being killed by it. Still, one of her arms was cleanly severed.
The woman in the plain dress was no better off. Her back had been heavily struck by one of the purple giant hands, and scarlet blood had already dyed her clothes red.
The woman in the plain dress flapped her wings and sped off in a random direction.
"Search for her! You must find her for me!" The Valley Master of Five Poisons Valley clutched her severed arm. Her purple eyes were bloodshot, and her voice contained boundless killing intent as she roared viciously. The poison masters lying in ambush on the ground began darting about frantically.
"This is bad. She's in danger!"
Hun Han frowned slightly, his heart tightening as he hesitated.
Should he save her or not?
This was the Black Corner Region. There was no need for sympathy or mercy. However, she was a disciple of the Misty Cloud Sect. More importantly, she had mastered Extreme Wind: Meteor Kill.
Extreme Wind: Meteor Kill was a secret art of the Misty Cloud Sect. The number of Dou Zhes in the sect qualified to master this Dou Technique could be counted on one hand. On top of that, she possessed the Heart of the Sea Armor. Hun Han had already guessed her identity with near certainty!
"Since fate has brought us together, I'd better save her!"
Having made up his mind, Hun Han casually tossed away the sunflower seeds he had not finished eating. Without using the Lightning Bat Sky Wings and without bothering to collect the peanuts and other things on the rock, he kicked off the ground and darted into the forest like a monkey.
As he searched through the forest, Hun Han eventually stopped. Arriving beside a waterfall, he wiped the sweat from his forehead and sat down on a rock by the river.
"Looks like she and I weren't fated to meet after all," Hun Han muttered to himself. The direction he had chosen for his search was not the direction in which the woman in the plain dress had fled, but the opposite direction.
The reason was that Hun Han felt that if he were in her place, he would definitely flee in the opposite direction from where he had entered the forest. It seemed that Hun Han had been outsmarted by his own cleverness!
"Oh well, no fate is no fate! With my god's-eye view, am I afraid I won't have another chance to meet her in the future?" A smug curve appeared on Hun Han's lips.
Knowing the storyline of Battle Through the Heavens was equivalent to possessing a god's-eye view. About twelve years later, this woman in the plain dress would appear in the Demonic Beast Mountain Range again. When that time came... hehehe...
The more Hun Han thought about it, the more wickedly he laughed to himself.
"Now that my strength has stabilized, it's time to leave the Black Corner Region."
Hun Han stood up, just about to embark on a new journey. Then his entire body froze as the corner of his eye caught sight of the woman in the plain dress floating on the river's surface!
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