Getting Slapped in the Face

Everything touched by the purple-black venom melted away almost instantly. In the blink of an eye, the poison had spread to cover the entire courtyard.

"This..." Poison God watched the courtyard being swallowed by the unknown toxin. In just a few breaths, he had attempted several detoxification methods, yet he could not remove the poison at all; it even showed signs of spreading beyond the courtyard.

This was a literal slap in the face to the Myriad Poison Sect.

To have poison deployed within the very grounds of his sect, and for him, the sect leader, to be powerless to stop it—what a humiliation!

Enraged, Poison God instantly released his spiritual energy, attempting to use his own toxic essence to contain the purple-black liquid, but this poison was not so easily countered.

It was this very Ancient Corpse Poison that had frightened Poison God away when he had pursued his target to the foot of Azure Cloud Mountain. Seeing it again now, Poison God felt an overwhelming sense of frustration.

After a moment, Poison God realized he was completely helpless against this toxin, at least for the time being.

Just as he was about to vent his frustration, he noticed that the coffins immersed in the poison remained perfectly intact, which left him somewhat shocked.

Just as he moved to inspect them, the coffins suddenly vanished before his eyes as if they had vaporized.

"Such terrifying poison! This is my first time seeing it!" A handsome young man walked to Poison God's side and exclaimed in surprise as he looked at the venom covering the grounds.

"Master! This poison seems to be the same as the one we saw at the foot of Azure Cloud Mountain back then!" The young man's eyes lit up as he recalled a residue of