Gluttony Soul Skill—Endless Devouring!

Countless toxins had completely fused with the valley's environment. Any ordinary soul master who stepped inside would soon bleed from all seven orifices.

It seemed they had finally found the right place.

Long Xiaoyao extended his spiritual power into the poisonous mist. After probing only a few hundred meters in, the spiritual power he had released began to be corroded by the toxins.

Though it could not truly harm him, it was enough to show just how troublesome this toxic domain was.

"This poisonous miasma has existed for too long. The toxins have already merged with the natural environment."

Long Xiaoyao withdrew his spiritual power and warned them gravely, "A Titled Douluo can force their way through with soul power, but they will have to pay a price."

As he spoke, he turned to look at Long Wushang and Tang Ya.

"Neither of you has even reached Soul Sage."

"My soul power barrier can protect you for a while, but I cannot guarantee there are no stronger toxins deeper in the valley. Once the barrier develops a gap, our situation will become very troublesome."

Tang Ya looked at the rolling poisonous mist ahead, her eyes carrying a hint of apprehension. She stepped forward and said, "Let me try first. I'll see whether Blue Silver Grass's devouring ability can deal with it."

As she spoke, Tang Ya extended her right hand. Dark golden vines emerged from her palm and crept along the ground toward the valley.

The Sinful Blue Silver Grass possessed a devouring ability. As long as toxins were a form of energy, it should theoretically be able to devour them.

But the instant the Blue Silver Grass vines touched the green poisonous mist, countless black spots appeared across their surface.

Tang Ya frowned slightly and immediately activated her devouring power. Dark golden patterns spread along the vines as they began drawing in the surrounding poisonous gas.

At first, it had some effect, and the absorption proceeded rather smoothly.

But before long, the black spots on the vines rapidly spread. The leaves curled up, the roots lost their vitality, and vast amounts of toxins traveled directly into Tang Ya's body through the connection between martial soul and soul master.

Tang Ya's expression changed drastically. Her right hand visibly turned bluish-black, and the toxin spread from her wrist toward her arm.

"Xiaoya, sever your martial soul!"

Long Xiaoyao shouted sharply. Dark soul power descended at once, forcibly cutting off the vines that had entered the poisonous mist.

Tang Ya grunted and staggered back two steps. Her left hand swiftly cut open her right palm, and soul power squeezed toward the wound.

Drops of bluish-black poisoned blood fell in succession. When they hit the ground, they seemed to evaporate, sending wisps of green poisonous smoke rising into the air.

Long Xiaoyao grabbed Tang Ya's wrist and poured his soul power into her meridians, forcibly driving out the remaining toxins within them.

"Don't try anything reckless again."

"Your devouring ability has not developed to the point where it can ignore ten-thousand-year toxins. Keep devouring it, and before the poisonous miasma is cleared, you'll be dead first."

Tang Ya looked at the Sinful Blue Silver Grass, now completely withered, with lingering fear on her face.

Her devouring ability had never failed so thoroughly before. Worse still, she had only devoured a tiny fraction of the poisonous gas just now.

As for the poisonous miasma filling the entire valley, it seemed to stretch endlessly as far as the eye could see.

"What if we burn it away?"

Tang Ya raised her head. "Since these poisonous flowers are plants, they should fear fire."

"We can't burn it." Long Wushang directly rejected her suggestion.

Tang Ya looked at him in confusion. "Why?"

"The poisonous miasma has already fused with the valley's environment. Using fire rashly will only cause the toxins to spread with the heat currents."

Long Wushang swept his gaze over the vast field of Jade Phosphor Seven Absolutes Flowers ahead. "Besides, I want what's inside, not to destroy the entire valley. If we truly burn through this place, who knows whether we might damage the treasures within?"

Long Xiaoyao pondered for a moment. "Then we'll make a path underground."

"I can directly blast through the mountain and bypass the poisonous miasma."

"The terrain is unknown, so we cannot attack recklessly. Besides, this poisonous grass has grown here for ten thousand years. Its roots have likely extended deep underground long ago."

Long Wushang still shook his head. "And there are two extreme energies of ice and fire within. If we blast through the strata near the spring source and trigger an energy upheaval, the consequences will be impossible to predict."

Long Xiaoyao's brows were tightly furrowed. Forcing their way in would not work, burning it would not work, and going around underground would not work either.

This toxic domain had sealed off the entire valley completely, leaving them with no path forward. It was truly a headache.

"Since you knew of this place, didn't you prepare a way to enter?"

Long Xiaoyao seemed to think of something. He suddenly turned, his gaze blazing as he looked at his son.

"Originally, I planned to have Father use a soul power barrier to forcibly isolate the poisonous miasma."

Long Wushang examined the toxic mist, his tone calm. "But now, it seems the poison here is even more potent than I expected. Maintaining a large-scale barrier continuously would consume too much. There are several difficult things in that treasure ground that will require Father's help. We cannot waste all your soul power on this poisonous miasma."

The moment Long Wushang said this, both people present felt their scalps tingle. They had spent so long and finally found the treasure ground. If they could not enter in the end, it would truly drive them mad!

Just as Long Xiaoyao was preparing to continue searching for another entrance, Long Wushang seemed to make up his mind and stepped forward.

"Fine. Since conventional methods won't get us in, then we won't play by the rules."

Long Xiaoyao turned to look at him blankly, while Tang Ya also raised her head.

Long Wushang had already reached the edge of the poisonous miasma. The ultimate darkness around him rapidly receded.

Immediately afterward, an aura far more oppressive than dark soul power slowly rose from within him.

Several different emotional fluctuations spread at once. Multiple powers of original sin intertwined, and the sky darkened accordingly.

The space behind Long Wushang began to twist as the enormous Original Sin Demon Puppet descended from the void.

The Demon Puppet lowered its head, six divine rings suspended behind it. Every divine ring emitted a completely different aura. Merely standing there made one shudder.

Among the six divine rings, the one representing gluttony slowly lit up.

A dark fissure split open across the Demon Puppet's chest and abdomen. Long Wushang swiftly formed hand seals, rapidly pouring the soul power within his body into the Original Sin Demon Puppet, then let out a low shout: "Endless Devouring."

As his words fell, the space before the valley entrance abruptly contracted inward. A massive black vortex appeared out of thin air before them.

The moment the vortex took shape, a terrifying suction force swept across the surroundings. Dead leaves rose from the ground, layer upon layer of soil was torn up, and even the nearby trees were pulled into bending toward the valley.

Under that immense suction force, the poisonous miasma covering the entrance instantly lost its balance. The green mist churned madly, transforming into dozens of streams of air that were forcibly swallowed by the black vortex.

Tang Ya's pupils contracted sharply at the sight.

"Master can devour things too?"

Ignoring everything else, she stared fixedly at the vortex.

The Sinful Blue Silver Grass's devouring required contact with its target first, then gradually extracting the other party's soul power and life force.

Long Wushang's devouring was completely different.

It did not even require contact, nor was there any gradual extraction process. The moment he acted, it was naked, forcible plunder.

The poisonous miasma, the soul power of heaven and earth, the toxins in the soil—all of it was forcibly dragged into that endless black hole.

"What soul skill is this?"

Tang Ya murmured to herself. This was the first time she had learned that Long Wushang possessed such a terrifying devouring skill.