The Dark Poison Child, Terrifying Hidden Weapon

When Chu Ge asked, the old man was stunned, then chuckled faintly, "It seems you're just a naive bumpkin from the martial world, you haven't even heard of the Dark Poison Child?"

"Dark what poison?"

"Dark Poison Child!!"

"Dark what child?"

Chu Ge looked at the old man's scarred face in surprise. He ignored the man's furious gaze, finding it hard to associate this old fellow with the image of a child.

However, looking at his short, stout build, it seemed somewhat fitting.

He calmly observed his surroundings and said faintly, "Could you also be from the Blood Ranking?"

The old man frowned, took a deep breath to suppress his anger, and said coldly, "You know of the Blood Ranking, so you're not completely ignorant. That's right, this old man..."

Before he could finish speaking, his body suddenly spun, and a stream of dark light shot out with the rotation, like a black centipede dancing in the wind. Following a whistling sound that broke the air, a barrage of hidden weapons shot towards Chu Ge like a sudden downpour, and he roared.

"I'll kill you!!"

Chu Ge was already prepared for this old scoundrel. In an instant, he flipped backward behind the carriage.

"Thwack, thwack, thwack!" The carriage doorpost was hit by numerous poisoned needles.

At this moment, the old man's speed increased even further. With his Qi and Blood surging, he appeared from the side in an instant.

Chu Ge only heard a cackling laugh suddenly erupt. In an instant, the sky was filled with sharp, dark light, dense as a downpour, swift as flying locusts, covering him intensely.

"Such speed!"

Chu Ge's expression changed slightly. Even before the hidden weapons reached him, he could feel the sharp air currents in the air.

He let out a roar, his Qi and Blood boiling. His Blood Change Realm strength erupted completely, his Qi surging.

He unleashed a palm strike in mid-air!

Whoosh, whoosh! Two powerful gusts of wind, like a raging storm, blasted towards the flying needles.

Puff, puff, puff--

All the flying needles were blasted off course!

Chu Ge spun his spear almost like a fan, deflecting some of the sparse needles.

He quickly darted out, leaping like a fierce tiger into the nearby mountain forest.

"He really is in the Blood Change Realm! This kid hid his strength well!"

The Dark Poison Child's eyes flickered, but he showed no fear. He had expected this and sneered, giving chase into the forest.

As soon as Chu Ge entered the forest, he was like a tiger entering its domain. He suddenly hurled his spear backward, creating a momentary obstruction.

In an instant, his figure had already vanished behind the dense tree shadows.

Spear techniques were not his forte; he could only control them with his personal strength. They were effective against those weaker than him, but against a strong opponent of the same realm, they were greatly constrained.

The enemies he had sacrificed before were mostly those whose martial arts were not even perfected in the Mortal Realm. Therefore, even though he had learned weapon-based martial arts, Chu Ge had not wasted his Exotic Power in inheriting and mastering them.

But now, having left the small town and encountered more powerful enemies, he had discovered some shortcomings in his martial arts through actual combat, and he urgently needed to supplement them later.

For someone like him who cultivated Hardened Training and fist techniques, poisons and hidden weapons were the most troublesome. A single scratch might lead to him being poisoned.

And in the forest, with numerous trees providing cover, it was convenient for him to use his unorthodox abilities to attack when his opponent was unprepared.

His figure flashed past a large tree that required several people to embrace. He removed his cloak, and with the pulling of transparent threads and the infusion of Exotic Power, it quickly transformed into a Shadow Puppet figure similar to himself.

"Swish, swish, swish--"

Streams of hidden weapons spun and shot out, scattering from the air in all directions, their momentum quite astonishing.

It was the Dark Poison Child, who had tracked by sound and fired the hidden weapons.

Chu Ge's figure flickered, and he quickly dodged into the bushes, lying motionless. With a slight tremor of his fingers, the Shadow Puppet behind the large tree suddenly darted out.

"Looking for death!"

The Dark Poison Child suddenly waved his hand. "Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!" More than ten dark projectiles shot rapidly towards the Shadow Puppet.

However, with a slight movement of Chu Ge's fingers, the Shadow Puppet, though in mid-air, suddenly veered, dodging the hidden weapons with uncanny precision. Its figure, like a dark cloud, instantly flashed into another large tree.

"Eh? What a strange movement technique!"

The Dark Poison Child's expression was astonished. He quickly moved, attacking from the side, his hands waving repeatedly, his fingers suddenly splayed.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!!--

Instantly, the forest was filled with hidden weapons like flying locusts, endless and ceaseless. The sound of them breaking through the air filled his ears, a truly terrifying sight.

However, in a flash, the paper figure that had dodged ahead danced like a petrel in a stormy sea, evading every hidden weapon with various unbelievable movements.

Even when struck by the hidden weapons, it seemed to have no pain and no hindrance, continuing to dodge rapidly.

This was simply unbelievable. The Dark Poison Child's eyes widened, feeling the situation was extremely bizarre.

He had to know that his hidden weapons were all coated with a potent poison.

"This person..."

As he was shocked, his body had unknowingly moved to a patch of bushes. Suddenly, he felt a great sense of danger, and every hair on his body stood on end.

"Not good!!"

The Dark Poison Child was startled and quickly turned around.

A figure like a fierce tiger had already leaped out from the bushes, its fists striking out like a wild bull's horns.

The Dark Poison Child rapidly circulated his Qi and Blood, waving his palm to meet the attack. His palms instantly turned red and then blue, accompanied by a pungent, foul odor. As their energies collided, a sound like a thunderclap erupted.

"Ah—"

The Dark Poison Elder let out a miserable scream, feeling as if his palms had been struck by a divine weapon or a sharp blade. His sturdy bones felt like they were about to shatter. The immense force, accumulated over a long time, impacted him, sending him flying backward.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh—

The residual shockwaves of energy raged like waves, sweeping outward and stirring up the ground, grass, and trees in the forest.

His eyes glared in disbelief at Chu Ge, who had suddenly appeared before him. His mind went blank for a moment, unable to process what was happening.

He couldn't understand what was going on, why another Chu Ge had suddenly appeared.

Moreover, this Chu Ge who had suddenly sprung out had his arms covered in faint red, demonic scales that were eerily sinister. They were so formidable that they didn't even fear his poisonous palm.

"Demon Warrior?"

The Dark Poison Child's expression immediately turned to horror. Seeing the opponent getting closer, he raised his sleeves and unleashed his power.

"Swish swish swish—"

In a flash, a dense rain of hidden weapons shot through the air towards Chu Ge.

"Get lost!!"

Chu Ge's Qi and Blood surged as he exhaled, his palms waving rapidly. The Crimson Scale Claws, enveloped in waves of energy, circled out, repelling the incoming hidden weapons and sending them flying back.

His figure charged forward like a tiger leaping across a gorge, his aura intimidating.

The opponent's speed was fast and his attacks were swift, but as long as Chu Ge found an opportunity, even just once, the opponent would pay a heavy price.

The Dark Poison Child's palms were now bleeding, and he was utterly terrified.

Taking advantage of the moment the hidden weapons were obstructing Chu Ge, he landed and leaped backward, fleeing towards the edge of the forest as fast as a ghostly whirlwind.

However, just then, the Shadow Puppet from the side of the forest shot out again, lunging straight at him.

"Damn it!!"

Seeing the critical danger, the Dark Poison Child gritted his teeth and roared, instantly throwing out an iron ball.

The iron ball exploded the moment it appeared, transforming into a blinding silver light. Countless sharp, miniature blades flew out rapidly, making a sound like a rain of pearls.

"Mechanical hidden weapon!?"

Chu Ge's eyes widened in surprise. He quickly stopped, his crimson-scaled arms waving. Invulnerable and surrounded by surging energy, he retreated like an arrow.

The Shadow Puppet that had just lunged was instantly torn to shreds.

As the silver light faded, the Dark Poison Child's figure was seen rushing to the edge of the forest, on the verge of escaping.

But at this moment, a petite and charming figure in a purple dress suddenly appeared outside the forest, intercepting the Dark Poison Child.

"Xiao Qian!"

Upon seeing Xiao Qian's figure, Chu Ge stomped his foot, his Qi and Blood surging.

BOOM!—

The ground cracked, and dirt and mud splattered everywhere.

He shot forward like an arrow.

A bizarre scene also unfolded at the same time.

The Dark Poison Child, who had been fleeing rapidly, suddenly slowed down the moment he saw Xiao Qian. Eventually, he came to a halt, a look of infatuation and greed gradually appearing in his eyes.

Chu Ge realized immediately that Xiao Qian was using her charm ability.

(Chapter 11 continues)