Purple-black poisonous miasma blanketed the entire valley, its concentration absurdly high, nearly liquefied.
The night wind swept through the mountains, yet the poisonous miasma did not disperse with it. Instead, it slowly flowed along the rock walls on either side.
The surrounding vegetation had long since mutated. Their branches and leaves were dark purple, with viscous venom hanging from the edges of the leaves.
Other than the poisonous miasma, there was not a single living creature here.
Kong Deming stopped outside the miasma, and several detection Soul Tools flew from his sleeves.
The moment the silver metal spheres entered the poisonous fog, dense corrosion sounds rang out from their surfaces. The Soul Power shields meant to block the toxins rapidly dimmed, and the core formations within began to rupture.
In less than ten seconds, the two foremost detection Soul Tools had completely lost contact.
Kong Deming quickly retrieved the remaining detection devices and said in surprise, "This poisonous miasma did not form in a short time."
"This place must have been sealed off for at least several thousand, perhaps even tens of thousands of years. Poisonous creatures constantly grew and died within, their toxins merging together to form this area before us."
Xu Tianyao walked up to a short poisonous herb, crouching down to examine it closely.
The herb had seven leaves covered in tiny black spots. Not a blade of grass grew around its roots, and even the soil had been corroded to an ashen white by its poison.
He did not touch the herb directly. Instead, he summoned his Moon Martial Soul.
An icy-blue moon wheel floated behind him as Ultimate Ice spread across the ground. The poisonous herb and the soil around it rapidly froze, and its slowly swaying branches and leaves became completely rigid.
Xu Tianyao