Emperor Xue Ye's hand rapidly turned black.
The blackness spread along his veins toward his shoulder. Wherever it passed, his skin rose slightly, as though countless tiny creatures were crawling beneath it.
Yang Wudi struck the edge of the bed with his palm, sending nine Silver Needles springing into the air. His hands blurred as he drove them one by one into Xue Ye's chest, the side of his neck, and his abdomen. Foul-smelling black blood soon seeped from their ends.
"Pufferfish poison!"
Dugu Bo pressed both palms against Xue Ye's back, shielding his heart meridians with the Soul Power of the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor. "We haven't even cleared out the last few layers of poison, and now there's another one. That old bastard sure knows how to pick his moments!"
Tang San seized some Snow Silkworm Silk from the medicine chest and tied together the ends of three Silver Needles. He slowly sent Mysterious Heaven Skill through the Silkworm Silk, guiding the poison around the heart meridians.
The moment the Snow Silkworm Silk turned black, Xue Ye's breathing faltered.
Tang San did not look up. His left hand pinched the Silkworm Silk while the index and middle fingers of his right hand tapped six points across Xue Ye's chest. The gentle force of Mysterious Heaven Skill passed through flesh into his organs, driving the golden thread of poison that had tried to surge back into the Right Lung.
Dugu Bo's Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor poison pressed in from the other side. The two vicious poisons clashed across a single meridian. A rapid series of tiny pops sounded inside Xue Ye's chest, and the black lines beneath his skin flickered.
"You're using my poison as a stone to block the Gate, kid?" Sweat beaded on Dugu Bo's forehead, but