Whoosh!
The venomous snake that emerged from Xue Gang's body turned back into a streak of dark light and withdrew onto Pei Yuan's shoulder. Its narrow, triangular eyes stared coldly at Xue Gang, who was wreathed in flames and howling in fury.
Pei Yuan's face was concealed behind his crimson mask, making his condition impossible to discern. However, Xue Gang had shattered the venomous snake once just now, and his aura had weakened somewhat as well.
"Aaargh!"
Xue Gang roared several times, then turned his bloodshot eyes toward Pei Yuan. "I want you dead!"
If Xue Gang had previously wanted to kill Pei Yuan only because he coveted his cultivation method, the murderous intent he now felt toward Pei Yuan had already surpassed his greed for that bizarre cultivation method.
He had toiled bitterly for so many years, risking betrayal of his sect and struggling for decades in the Ten Thousand Scorpion Sect to attain his present achievements. The Dou Zong realm had been right before his eyes, only for Pei Yuan to utterly destroy his foundation in a single stroke.
Naturally, Xue Gang was driven mad.
Bang!
As Xue Gang's words fell, the crimson Dou Qi within his body erupted, and all the flames enveloping him dispersed.
At that moment, the contours of his meridians were clearly visible across his muscles. Crimson Dou Qi circulated through them at full speed, and even his body seemed to swell somewhat.
Circulating his Dou Qi at full force without any regard for what his body could endure, Xue Gang had clearly gone completely mad.
Whoosh!
Unleashing his full power, Xue Gang moved like a bolt of crimson lightning, appearing directly before Pei Yuan in the blink of an eye. The instant Pei Yuan sensed Xue Gang's aura erupt, his pupils contracted. He