Tang San Completely Dumbfounded!

It is common knowledge that a spirit master must never be disturbed while absorbing a spirit ring.

Once interrupted, the spirit power becomes unstable, making it impossible to properly control and assimilate the energy of the spirit ring.

If things go poorly, the best-case scenario is a failed absorption or the loss of most of the energy; the worst-case scenario is an immediate explosion of the body.

Tang San had been absorbing it perfectly well.

Suddenly, his pants got wet.

This was not fun at all!

In that split second of shock and bewilderment, Tang San lost control of the spirit power within him, and the scorching energy that had previously turned docile suddenly detonated!

Tang San let out a muffled groan, nearly exploding on the spot from the runaway energy!

Fortunately, he possessed not only spirit power but also Mysterious Heaven Internal Energy. The timely intervention of his internal energy guided the scorching force, saving Tang San from the fate of a ruptured body.

Even so, this momentary loss of control caused the majority of the energy to be lost.

The spirit ring originally held four hundred years of energy.

Now, it was at most around one hundred years.

Two-thirds of it had simply vanished!

Tang San felt his heart twitching and bleeding—it was agony!

Moreover, it wasn't just his heart that was bleeding; the corners of his mouth were as well.

The runaway energy had shaken his internal organs, causing his blood to surge and spill from his lips.

The consequence of this was that, had he absorbed the full spirit ring, Tang San's level would have risen to around level 13.

Now, with two-thirds of the energy gone, his level would only reach level 11—and just barely at that.

How refreshing!

Just so refreshing!

Tang San had been cheated from level 13 down to level 11. Fun, it was just too much fun!

Despite the stumbling and the life-threatening dangers, Tang San managed to complete the absorption by the time the sky grew bright.

Had the energy remained intact, Tang San would likely have been absorbing until nearly noon.

Because two-thirds of the energy had been lost, Tang San finished in a very short time, landing right at the break of dawn, which was not much different from the original timeline.

At this moment, Yu Xiaogang had reached the final moments of his life; the toxins had brought him to the brink of death.

It shouldn't have acted so quickly, but unfortunately, he had suffered an additional tail-swipe from the Mandala Snake, which accelerated the spread of the poison.

If Tang San had not consumed his own antidote beforehand, he would be in the same state as Yu Xiaogang right now.

"Teacher, I've finished absorbing it!" As soon as Tang San opened his eyes, he saw Yu Xiaogang on the verge of death.

"Teacher, what happened to you!" Tang San was gripped by anxiety; he hurriedly rolled over, moved to Yu Xiaogang's side, and propped him up.

Seeing his face, Tang San blurted out, "Poison!"

Yu Xiaogang's originally stiff face was wreathed in black mist. He was breathing his last, his body rigid and devoid of all sensation.

"How could Teacher be poisoned for no reason?" Filled with questions, Tang San suddenly sensed something abnormal about his own body and hurriedly pulled back the sleeve of Yu Xiaogang's right arm.

The bite wound had swollen into the shape of a round eggplant—purple, large, round, and glossy, looking quite greasy.

Tang San suddenly slapped his forehead, finally remembering.

Back when he and Yu Xiaogang were being hunted by the Mandala Snake, Yu Xiaogang's spirit, Luo Sanpao, had been bitten by the Mandala Snake.

It was bitten right on its right front leg, and it had been retracted in a flash at the time.

A beast spirit and its host are one; this remains true even if the master's beast spirit is a mutation.

"Damn it all to hell!" Tang San slapped his head hard. "I clearly knew about this! How could I have forgotten? What a fool!"

"Teacher, I will detoxify you right now!"

Under the effect of Empathy, Tang San had also been poisoned, but his antidote caused the status of [Poison] to lose its synchronized sensation.

That's right, the effect of this item could be interfered with by external objects.

However, the effect of the item itself still existed!

Coming from the Tang Sect, Tang San knew exactly how to handle poison wounds.

At this point, he could no longer worry about whether the flames would attract spirit beasts. He quickly gathered dry branches and leaves from the surroundings, lit a pile of fire with a fire starter, and then tore off the sleeve of Yu Xiaogang's right arm. He used his short sword to dig a small pit in the ground, then took out clean water to wash the blade.

As the bonfire grew brighter, Tang San repeatedly heated the short sword over the flames before dragging Yu Xiaogang's body to the side of the small pit, letting his right hand hang over it.

Taking a deep breath, Tang San flicked his wrist and struck three times in succession, slicing into Yu Xiaogang's pulse point, the crook of his arm, and his underarm.

Sss! Sss! Sss!

Following these three sounds, sharp, agonizing pain suddenly erupted from three spots on Tang San's body!

Do you remember what was said just a moment ago?

The effect of the [Empathy Talisman] was still active!

The three wounds Tang San had carved into Yu Xiaogang had manifested as identical wounds on his own body, blood streaming down freely.

"Ah! Screw your mother!"

Tang San cursed aloud, overcome by the pain!

"Damn it! Son of a bitch!"

"How did I get injured?! Huh? How the hell did I get injured?!"

Tang San was on the verge of a total breakdown!

Was he seeing ghosts or what?

How on earth did he get hurt?

Fine, whatever!

Since the toxins in his body hadn't been fully purged yet, he would clear those out first before worrying about anything else!

On Yu Xiaogang's side, three jets of purplish-black blood, reeking of a pungent stench mixed with a faint tea aroma, spurted out like three small rivers into the pit dug beforehand.

On Tang San's side, three streams of dark red blood also flowed out, soaking his clothes.

"Damn it all, what a waste of my two-copper-coin outfit!"

After cursing, Tang San pressed one hand against Yu Xiaogang's chest, channeling his newly enhanced Mysterious Heaven Skill internal energy.

With his left hand, he struck several points in quick succession, sealing off four meridians in his chest to prevent the poison from spreading.

Simultaneously, his right hand began to knead Yu Xiaogang's chest, using his internal energy to stimulate the circulation of blood and qi, slowly forcing the toxins toward a single point.

However, The next second, suddenly, Tang San felt the four meridians in his own chest inexplicably sealed shut!

At the same time, he felt an inexplicable sensation of someone using internal energy to stimulate his own blood and qi circulation!

"What the? What the hell?!"

Tang San was completely stunned!

What the hell was going on?

How were his own meridians sealed?

Who sealed them?!

And who was kneading his chest, using internal energy to stimulate his blood and qi?

There really had to be a ghost in this place!

Damn it!

Screw your mother, could there be an invisible, unseen pervert here?!

At this thought, goosebumps broke out all over Tang San's body!

He didn't care about anything else after that and began to rapidly purge the poison from Yu Xiaogang.

Right now, he had only one thought in his mind:

Heal Yu Xiaogang quickly, then get the hell out of this bizarre, haunted place!