Fight Poison with Poison

Fight Poison with Poison

"Hm? Weren't you just boasting shamelessly? Why are you begging me now?" Lin Yu stood there watching and absentmindedly said this.

He stood there and shook his head. He lacked nothing now, so what could Yan Baiping possibly offer to move him? Lin Yu glanced at him, thought carefully, then continued, "Right, there really is one way I can spare you: if you can combine the spiritual power and poison within your body, I can give you the antidote."

Hearing that Lin Yu had spoken, Yan Baiping sat cross-legged on the ground. The two currents of energy darted through his body. If the Ancient Emperor had not possessed secrets he knew nothing about, he would not have been given such an opportunity. He had basically recovered by now. The wind blew quietly, carrying the stench of blood.

"Hey, hey, what was the point of dragging me in here at a time like this? Aren't you afraid I'll die outside?" Lin Yu looked at the seven clusters of blood energy and spoke helplessly. He knew that every move he made was under their watch. He had no idea why they had called him in now.

In an instant, the Blood Command gathered into an old man wreathed in surging blood energy. "It has been a long time since we last saw you. We called you in to take a look, and to tell you about the Blood Command." Lin Yu treated the old man with respect. He sat cross-legged opposite him and waited for his lecture.

"You need not worry about what is happening outside. That fellow is struggling just to preserve his own life now; how could he possibly have the mind to come kill you? He will not. Besides, these seven Blood Commands are no trifling matter. Since you dare come, do not fear death."

Lin Yu was rather shocked when he heard this. Such powerful things had been hidden in his body—why had he never discovered them before?

"I know you have doubts. The Blood Command appeared alongside your first act of Life-Slaying. The first people you killed were those soldiers. Their blood energy nourished the Blood Command. I'll take you somewhere. Follow me yourself." The old man moved extremely fast. Lin Yu could keep up, but many wounds appeared across his body.

"You should have been here before, right?" Layers of mist filled the place. It was exactly what Lin Yu had seen when he first arrived here. Lin Yu quickly nodded, and the old man continued, "This is where the undead you have killed gather. We call this place the Undead Trial Grounds."

Once he finished speaking, the old man vanished. Lin Yu watched him disappear and roared in fury, "Fuck!" Seeing the old man leave, even Lin Yu could not help but curse. What the old man had just said was already difficult enough for him to accept.

The Undead Trial Grounds—wasn't this just fighting the dead? They had spoken before of severing cause and effect, yet he was still being made to act here. The white mist around him turned red, and a bloody stench rose from within it, nauseating him even as he breathed it in.

A hand clawed out of the ground. Supporting its back with one hand, it howled, "R-return my life... I'll cut you down!" Lin Yu looked at the figures of those cultivators. A sword appeared in his hand, and he said, "Tch. You weren't my match while alive, and now that you're dead, you still want to oppose me? Dream on!" Lin Yu swung his sword with terrifying speed—one sword stroke, one soul slain.

Watching those souls scatter, Lin Yu finally let out a breath he had held down for a long time. "These souls are truly exhausting. Can I leave now?" He had thought too soon. The souls he had cut apart recovered in an instant and stood there once more.

"Mm..." Lin Yu let out a faint sound through his nose and swung his sword again. This time, he discovered that these souls could not be cut down completely.

"What do you think of this brat?" The Blood Command had split apart and was no longer an old man. It had become a true skeleton instead.

"Tch. All seven of us think he is too weak," the Blood Commands said.

The skeleton soon shook its head and quietly waited for something.

About an hour later, Lin Yu's body vanished from where it stood and returned to his own body. Lin Yu gasped for breath, watching wisps of poison energy emerge from Yan Baiping's body. He shook his head again and walked directly over. If he had not gotten out in time, who knew what sort of scene he would have found?

Beads of sweat dripped from his forehead to the ground. After this battle, he finally began taking the Blood Commands seriously. Though they had their secrets, he did not think further about them. He knew they would not harm him.

Lin Yu stood up. The blood energy around them had quietly vanished beneath the cover of the poison energy. Lin Yu frowned and thought, This Yan Baiping really isn't simple. He can even do this. He suddenly gained a little more interest in such a useful chess piece. He pointed a finger at Yan Baiping's head, and with a bang...

At that same instant, Yan Baiping spat out a mouthful of blood. Lin Yu glanced at him again and said, "Since that is the case, wouldn't it be better to be more direct? Come here..." He knew well that Yan Baiping's body had already been completely corroded by the poison. The fact that he was still alive like this was no easy feat.

He stretched out his left hand, sliced open his right index finger, and drops of blood flowed out. One drop of blood entered Yan Baiping's body directly.

Lin Yu said nothing as he watched. He sat cross-legged again and waited quietly. A moment later, Yan Baiping opened his eyes. There was still not much color in his face, but he looked far better than when the poison had been at its worst.

"What, is your mind muddled now? Can't remember anything?" A cold smile appeared on Lin Yu's face. He wanted to know how Yan Baiping would answer.

"N-no... It's just that I... I never thought I could still live..." Having just passed through the Life-and-Death Gate, he now understood how difficult that gate truly was. Moreover, just moments ago, his cultivation had also trembled.

"How long until you break through to Netherpassage?" Lin Yu asked calmly. He had sensed the fluctuations in Yan Baiping's cultivation just now; he simply did not know how far it had reached...

"At any time..." Hearing this, Lin Yu first nodded, then said, "I just gave you blood. It can probably keep your poison from acting up for half a year. That counts as fulfilling what I said earlier. If you still want to kill me now, you can live for half a year. If you submit, I can ensure that you break through to the upper levels of Netherpassage."

Faced with such benefits, he was tempted. This gift was truly too great; he could not help but be moved. He then said, "I am willing to submit. What do I need to do next?" The instant he spoke those words, his hand turned cold. As an assassin, no matter how many benefits an opponent gave him, he would never choose to submit.

At that very moment, Lin Yu merely waved a hand and forcibly brought the man under control. Only then did he say indifferently, "How nice it would be if you truly had even a little self-awareness."