"Sect Master, prepare for the worst. Since that place might have been artificially cultivated, the person behind it may very well have left contingencies behind."
"Even if it is a Deity, as long as its true body cannot descend to this world, we have a chance. Any contingency it left behind, or any retaliation against us, would be based on Divine Sense."
Mu Yuan's words echoed in Du Busi's mind.
Back then, he had also thought Mu Yuan's extra speculation was utter nonsense.
But when it all happened, he understood that Mu Yuan had been right.
And so, the way to break the deadlock lay within Mu Yuan's words as well.
"Sect Master, if things cannot be done, we can always retreat. But we should still fight for what we can. If we truly encounter the other party's contingency, the poison of the Jade Phosphorus Seven Absolute Flower might be our only chance against it."
"The Jade Phosphorus Seven Absolute Flower's poison corrodes the spirit. Divine Sense may be powerful, and even the Jade Phosphorus Nine Absolute Flower's poison might have limited effect on it, but with the enhancement of an Immortal Herb, the outcome may not be the same."
"An Immortal Herb—the Snowy Swan Kiss—can amplify any poison by hundreds or thousands of times."
"Sect Master, if we can find the Snowy Swan Kiss immediately, then under the protection of the Aromatic Silk Beauty's immunity to all poisons, we can use the Snowy Swan Kiss to trigger the Jade Phosphorus Nine Absolute Flower's poison."
"If there is no Snowy Swan Kiss there, flee at once."
Mu Yuan's warning flashed through his mind in an instant.
The light in Du Busi's jade-green eyes blazed brightly.
He looked toward a corner behind him.
There, a snow-white Immortal Herb that was clearly far less developed than the surrounding herbs grew silently.
It was there!
Without the slightest hesitation, without waiting for Tang San's Divine Sense to finish awakening, he charged straight at the Aromatic Silk Beauty.
That was right. He could not touch the Snowy Swan Kiss directly, which meant the Aromatic Silk Beauty's immunity to all poisons was something he desperately needed right now.
In the blink of an eye, from the eruption of Tang San's Divine Sense aura to Du Busi charging toward the Aromatic Silk Beauty, only an instant had passed.
"Bastard!"
"Presumptuous!"
Voices echoed through the valley.
The former came from the Aromatic Silk Beauty, while the latter came from the corner of the valley where Tang San's Divine Sense aura had erupted.
The other Immortal Herbs reacted a beat too late and released their auras one after another, trying to stop Du Busi.
Tang San's Divine Sense awakened rapidly and began gathering strength.
Du Busi was a level ninety-eight Super Douluo. If he truly risked his life, he might briefly wield the combat power of a Limit Douluo.
Even for the contingency Tang San had left behind, it had to recover to its peak before it could possibly kill him in one strike.
After all, the Divine Sense power he had left behind was limited.
Yet it was precisely this recovery time that gave Du Busi an opening.
"Seventh Soul Skill, Martial Soul Avatar!"
"Gold-level Second Awakening!"
Without any hesitation, he directly burned his origin and activated a Gold Grade Martial Soul Second Awakening.
The Jade Phosphorus Seven Absolute Flower poison from outside had already eroded his origin. Now that he was further burning his origin, the poison's corrosion immediately intensified.
However, faced with the Divine Sense power of a Deity, he did not dare to be careless in the slightest.
Even a momentary lead could decide whether he lived or died.
Before Du Busi's full-force eruption, the Aromatic Silk Beauty's resistance was utterly useless.
It was the nemesis of all poisons, and Du Busi's Poison Arts melted before it like ice and snow.
Yet Du Busi's strength was his own strength, the strength of his Soul Power, not poison attributes.
That was the greatest difference between him and Dugu Bo, and it was also the key to how he had cultivated Poison Arts to level ninety-eight.
The only thing that had ever been powerful was himself.
Poison had always been nothing more than a secondary attribute.
In just one exchange, Du Busi seized the Aromatic Silk Beauty in his hand, drawing a shrill scream from it.
The next moment, Du Busi had arrived before the Snowy Swan Kiss and directly plucked it.
By then, Tang San's Divine Sense had condensed into his phantom. The moment he saw what Du Busi had done, his expression changed drastically.
How could this be?
How could there be a Snowy Swan Kiss?
He clearly had not left behind any more Snowy Swan Kiss seeds!
While raging inwardly, he glanced again at the many Immortal Herbs by the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
A pack of ungrateful wretches!
"After merely ten thousand years, you have already grown rebellious!"
When he looked back at Du Busi, Du Busi was already charging straight at him.
Soul Power erupted.
Within his body, the pure Jade Phosphorus Nine Absolute Flower poison refined by the Bloodline Furnace was infused into his Soul Power.
A snow-white blade of grass from the Snowy Swan Kiss, which had yet to fully mature.
He launched everything at once.
The Aromatic Silk Beauty only felt Du Busi's huge hand squeezing it nearly to death. Its domain of immunity to all poisons contracted sharply, excluding the area where Tang San's Divine Sense phantom stood.
Boom!
As Du Busi's Soul Power exploded, extremely concentrated Seven-Colored Poison surged wildly up Tang San's Divine Sense body.
"Ah!"
A miserable scream echoed through the valley.
Even as noble as a Deity, the Divine Sense it had left behind could only howl madly at this moment.
That howling echoed beside the Immortal Herbs.
Watching this scene, Du Busi immediately placed the Snowy Swan Kiss into his Storage Soul Guidance Device, sealing it tightly so that not even a trace of its aura leaked out.
His poison was only auxiliary.
But if it were amplified hundreds or thousands of times, he would instantly be killed by the backlash from his own Poison Arts, with no chance whatsoever to resist.
Fortunately.
These Immortal Herbs were too dumb.
While Du Busi inwardly rejoiced, the Aromatic Silk Beauty's heart went cold.
It was over!
The Immortal Herbs all fell silent at this moment.
Only Tang San's Divine Sense phantom continued howling, its cries gradually weakening until they finally vanished.
Only after confirming that Tang San's Divine Sense had been completely destroyed did Du Busi have the Aromatic Silk Beauty expand its domain, preventing the Seven-Colored Poison from spreading further.
After controlling the spread of the Seven-Colored Poison, Du Busi considered it for a moment and collected it.
Unlike the Seven-Colored Poison Mist outside the valley, this poison had become a puddle of venom after being strengthened by the Snowy Swan Kiss. It was incomparably viscous and carried terrifying corrosive power. If he had not been holding the Aromatic Silk Beauty, he would not have dared to collect the venom rashly.
Once the venom was collected, Du Busi spotted a book on the ground. He picked it up and flipped through several pages, a strange glint flashing through his eyes.
He did not lower his guard.
After many of Mu Yuan's guesses that sounded like rambling dreams had come true, he began taking seriously every grim possibility Mu Yuan had imagined.
"The Clear Sky Sect has remained hidden for so many years. There may well be Limit Douluos among them. Take away every Immortal Herb we can as quickly as possible."
Thus, he first put the book in his Storage Soul Guidance Device and began harvesting the Immortal Herbs.
Before absolute strength, these Immortal Herbs had no power to resist.
"You few who possess intelligence, do not tell me that you cannot survive after leaving this place. You can absolutely maintain at least the bare minimum of life force."
"Come with this old man. Once I break through to the limit and gain the ability to claim the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, you will still have a chance to return."
"If you remain stubborn, this old man can only kill you and take your bodies away."
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