Braving the King of Hell's lingering poison, Gu Yuena's sudden transformation

"Young Master... this old servant... is incompetent, unable to protect you..."

Just as the women helped Su Chen to the entrance of the passageway behind the main hall, a faint hissing sound came from the white jade floor tiles in the direction of the side hall.

Snake Lance Douluo She Long fell to the ground, his right shoulder blade and four ribs collapsing and shattering inward, with sharp bone fragments stuck firmly at the edge of his pericardium.

The Porcupinefish Douluo next to him Ci Xue, his spine was dislocated and broken inch by inch, and he was smashed to pieces by Clear Sky True Body.

The two of them were exhaling more than they were inhaling, and their vitality was rapidly declining.

Ye Lingling quickly separated a wisp of pink and gold flower petals from the Red-Gold Dragon-Pattern Begonia and let them fall onto the chests of the two people.

But as soon as the flower rain touched the two people's broken heart meridians, it immediately dispersed, unable to hold on to them at all.

Ye Lingling's face turned pale, and she cried out urgently, "No, Captain! Their heart meridians and foundations were shattered by the Level 92 Clear Sky True Body. Ordinary healing Soul Skill can only keep the external injuries alive, not lock in their dissipating life force. They'll only last ten more breaths before they die!"

"Uncle She Long! Uncle Ci Xue!!"

Qian Renxue, who was supporting Su Chen's right arm, shuddered and stumbled to the two old men's bedside.

She had been infiltrating the Heaven Dou Empire for over ten years, and even when her disguise was shattered by a heavy hammer in the Tai Chi Hall just now, she didn't shed a single tear.

But now, seeing his two old servants, who had grown up with him since childhood and risked their lives to withstand the Haotian Giant Hammer for him in dire straits, about to breathe their last, he couldn't stop the tears from falling.

She turned around abruptly, looked up at Su Chen, and pleaded, "Su Chen... I know you're poisoned and shouldn't be begging you now... But Uncle She Long and Uncle Ci Xue took this to get themselves into this state while protecting me. Please... if you can save them, from now on, my life, Qian Renxue's life, is at your disposal!"

Looking at Qian Renxue kneeling in a pool of blood, sobbing uncontrollably, Su Chen suppressed the excruciating, tingling pain that felt like a thousand ants gnawing at his bone marrow below his left collarbone.

"Stand up."

Su Chen steadily supported the semi-conscious Gu Yuena in his arms with his left arm, stepped in front of She Long and Ci Xue, and with his right hand, he made a cut about an inch long on the pad of his right index finger.

Buzz!

Two drops of primordial blood essence from the Chaos Ancestral Dragon, resembling molten gold and imbued with a rich Dragon Might and boundless vitality, were forced out from Su Chen's fingertips.

"Lingling, activate the Begonia's Heart-Locking Technique! You old poisoner, stuff the Life-Saving Pill from your treasure pouch into their mouths!"

Su Chen let out a low shout, flicked his finger, and two drops of scalding Chaos Ancestral Dragon essence blood transformed into golden-red streams of light, steadily sinking into the Tanzhong acupoint on She Long's and Ci Xue's collapsed chest!

"I understand, Captain! Fourth Soul Skill, Red-Gold Life Lock!"

Without the slightest hesitation, Ye Lingling's Red-Gold Dragon-Pattern Begonia in her hand burst forth with golden light, and two thick, crimson-gold vine phantoms instantly wrapped around She Long and Ci Xue's hearts, sealing the two drops of domineering Ancestral Dragon Blood Essence tightly within their core meridians.

Dugu Bo had just finished bandaging his left rib wound, gritted his teeth and stepped forward. He took out two green, longan-sized pills with a strange fragrance from his pocket, pried open the two men's teeth, and stuffed them into their mouths.

Boom! Boom!

The life essence of the Primordial Dragon Clan ancestor exploded in their nearly parched hearts!

The heart, which had stopped beating, was violently flushed by the Pure Yang Dragon Blood and suddenly started beating again, like a war drum struck by a heavy hammer!

The golden-red dragon blood energy flowed throughout the body following the guidance of the Red-Gold Dragon-Pattern Begonia. The bone fragments that had pierced She Long's chest and pericardium were forcibly pushed back into place, and the Ci Xue and misaligned spine emitted a series of crisp cracking sounds.

The ashen pallor on their faces quickly faded, replaced by a faint flush of color.

"Cough... cough cough!"

Within moments, She Long and Ci Xue coughed violently, their cloudy eyes snapping open.

Sensing the renewed beating of their hearts and the lingering aura of supreme dragon blood within their bodies, the two level-92 Titled Douluo had just escaped death, trembled.

Ignoring the excruciating pain from their newly set bones, the two struggled to roll off the stone bed and prostrated themselves before Su Chen and Qian Renxue, saying, "Thank you, Young Master Su, for bestowing upon us the divine blood that saved our lives! We, She Long Ci Xue, owe our lives to Young Master Su. From this day forward, we are willing to serve Young Master Su and the Young Master, even unto death!"

Kneeling beside her, Qian Renxue looked at the two old servants who had come back to life, then looked up at Su Chen.

Even though the poisonous markings on the left side of his neck had already spread to his jaw, the young man didn't hesitate to force out his own life essence to save her.

Qian Renxue's eyes welled up with tears, and the last trace of pride and wariness that belonged to the Angel God descendants in her heart completely melted away at this moment.

Su Chen didn't glance at the kowtowing She Long and the other man, but turned to Ning Fengzhi and the three Titled Douluo at the entrance of the main hall. He said in a deep voice, "Sect Master Ning, Senior Sword Douluo, Senior Bone Douluo, and Old Poison Master, I'm entrusting the defense outside and the recovery of She Long and the other man to you. Tang Hao has been severely injured after exploding four rings and is definitely not capable of fighting again in the short term. However, Old Dog Xue Xing and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan will definitely send scouts to blockade the south of the city. Make sure to hold the four gates of the fortress until I come out of seclusion!"

With his sword held horizontally across his chest, Chen Xin replied, "Young friend, rest assured and continue your seclusion! With this Seven Kill Sword in my hand and my old bones, even if the entire Clear Sky Sect were to come out in full force, they wouldn't be able to break through this ironclad fortress even half a step!"

Su Chen nodded and didn't delay any longer.

Qian Renxue wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes and, along with the other six women, surrounded Su Chen and Gu Yuena in her arms, quickly walked into the Black Iron Tie underground spirit-gathering chamber, ten feet deep, behind the main hall.

As soon as he stepped onto the White Jade marble platform in the center of the secret chamber, Su Chen could no longer suppress the surging blood and qi within him, and slammed one knee heavily onto the platform.

With a tearing sound, Su Chen ripped open the tattered black robe on his left shoulder, which was already soaked with black blood, with his right hand.

The skin below his left collarbone had turned a horrifying Black-Purple. The half-inch broken tip of the Soul-Chasing Life-Taking Yama's Invitation Black Iron was deeply embedded in the bone crevice. Thick, dark purple poisonous blood crawled inch by inch along the blood vessels toward his heart and left neck, emitting a foul, corrosive odor.

When Xiao Wu saw the poisoned wound, her eyes instantly turned red.

She knelt beside Su Chen, her hands trembling as she reached out to touch him, yet afraid of hurting him. Large tears fell onto the back of Su Chen's hand. "It's all my fault for being so useless. If my Soul Power a little higher, I could have blocked that Poison Needles for you at the Meridian Gate..."

"Don't cry, the Lovesick Heartbreak Red' I gave you wasn't for you to shed tears."

Su Chen raised his right hand and wiped away Xiao Wu's tears. His gaze swept over Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling, who were also surrounded by people with red eyes.

Zhu Zhuqing remained silent, drew her short dagger, and heated it over a tinderbox.

Dugu Yan bit her lip and said, "Captain, the poison in this Yama's Invitation is too vicious. Even my Jade Phosphorus Purple Crystal Snake Martial Soul dares not easily inhale it. Let me seal the area around your left arm!"

"Lingling and I will protect your life force!" Ning Rongrong held up the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda with both hands, Ye Lingling also hung the Red-Gold Dragon-Pattern Begonia above Su Chen's head. The nine-colored divine light and the pink and gold flower rain intertwined to form a protective shield, enveloping him in it.

"Fine, a mere broken needle left behind by a dead man can't take me away!"

Su Chen sat cross-legged, gently placing the shivering, ice-cold silver-haired girl Gu Yuena, on the cushion beside him. Then, he took a deep breath, and his eyes blazed with a purple-gold divine light!

He activated the Chaos Ancestral Dragon Ice-Fire Golden Body with all his might.

Buzz!

A powerful surge of Pure Yang Ancestral Dragon True Fire erupted from the depths of Su Chen's dantian and heart meridian, flowing backward along the Meridians and crashing into his left shoulder and collarbone!

The Netherworld Heart's Blood Poison that had seeped into the blood vessels encountered the Zhiyang dragon's true fire, which was extremely yang and intense, and emitted a hissing shriek as it desperately tried to penetrate deeper into the bone marrow.

In excruciating pain, Su Chen's left shoulder muscles twitched violently, veins bulged on his forehead, and sweat mixed with blood streamed down his face.

He didn't utter a sound, but with his right hand, he joined two fingers together, wrapped in crimson Dragon Astral Force, and plunged it fiercely into the dark wound on his left shoulder!

With a soft "pfft," blackish-purple poisonous blood spurted out!

Su Chen's two fingers clamped down like iron pincers on the half-inch fragment of the Yama's Invitation needle in the gap between his collarbones. With the help of the Pure Yang Dragon Fire in his body, he pushed outward with his right hand!

Bite!

The half-inch-long, jet-black Yama's Invitation, stained with black blood, along with the entire mass of concentrated blackish-purple poisonous blood, was forcibly pulled out!

Before the poisoned blood could even hit the ground, Su Chen's Pure Yang Ancestral Dragon True Fire suddenly closed in his palm, instantly burning the half-dead Tang San's deadly poison Poison Needles, which he had risked half his life to shoot out, along with all the remaining poison, into a wisp of green smoke!

As soon as the Poison Needles was pulled out, Ye Lingling's Red-Gold Dragon-Pattern Begonia blossoms immediately began to fall.

Su Chen exhaled a breath of stale air, just as he was about to regulate his breathing and recover, when a rapid, painful groan suddenly came from the soft cushion beside him.

"Ugh... it's so cold... get away..."