Hearing the thunderous roar beneath the water, Empress Dugu, who was fighting Chan'er with all her might, had no choice but to divert a portion of her attention.
It was as though she had eyes in the back of her head. Seeing the incoming attack, her raven-black hair seemed to come alive, stretching and spreading like venomous snakes. Some strands turned into spikes, while others coiled upward, trying to bind Senior Jiang's limbs and turn him into a pincushion.
The result was that Senior Jiang possessed boundless strength and a body of bronze skin and iron bones. Senior Jiang was neither restrained nor turned into a pincushion, merely pressed down by the tangible force of heaven and earth, his charge gradually slowing.
With a flick of his hand, he hooked out, and the Horse-Felling Poison Stinger plunged straight into Empress Dugu's back. The curved hook sank into her flesh, releasing a toxin so agonizing it made one wish for death.
The scorpion tail had come from the Wind Howl Demon. It was his ultimate innate divine ability. Drawing on the monkey's experience, Xiang Yuan had kept the scorpion tail as one of his trump cards.
The Horse-Felling Poison Stinger endorsed by both the Buddha and the monkey—the scorpion demon's ancestors had once known glory. It couldn't be wrong!
Before tonight's operation, he had handed the scorpion tail to Senior Jiang. If they encountered an innate expert capable of dispelling yin energy, he was to use it for a covert strike and poison them severely.
Empress Dugu was one of the foremost experts of the age. With a casual gesture, she could disperse the yin energy within Senior Jiang's body, perfectly meeting the conditions. Only she was worthy of enjoying the Horse-Felling Poison Stinger.
"Ah!!"
The poison entered her body, and