"Many thanks, Senior!" Xiao Hua said with a bitter smile. Holding the Xianglan Bamboo, he walked to the side of the Soaring Sky Vine and looked it over from top to bottom. His eyes shifted slightly, then he casually waved his hand. Though the motion appeared offhand, the angle of the thrust was exquisitely precise. With a soft pfft, the Xianglan Bamboo slid into it with ease, yet not a single drop of poisonous liquid seeped out. At the same time, Qiang Yuefeng cried out in alarm and hastily darted aside. Xiao Hua turned back in astonishment, only to see peach-pink liquid spraying from the Xianglan Bamboo he had inserted into the Soaring Sky Vine—straight toward Qiang Yuefeng, who stood beside him!
"Oh no, Senior Qiang!" Xiao Hua cried, his face full of apology. "This junior slipped up. This junior did not expect the Xianglan Bamboo to be hollow!"
Chen Yi covered her mouth and laughed again. "The Xianglan Bamboo was not hollow to begin with, but when it comes into contact with the Soaring Sky Vine's sap, the material in its core rapidly dissolves!"
Just as Qiang Yuefeng flew into a rage and raised his hand to strike Xiao Hua, a massive rumbling roar echoed through the valley. The Soaring Sky Vine before Xiao Hua began to tremble, shaking the nearby stone walls until they swayed. The Xianglan Bamboo that had just been inserted into it actually began to melt slowly, merging into the Soaring Sky Vine's wound!
"Move aside!" Without another word, Zhu Chenghe took the lead in rapidly retreating to one side. The Soaring Sky Vine's tendrils began to twist like the tail of a snake being stepped on, while great quantities of peach-pink sap scattered through the air.
As they watched the Soaring Sky Vine sway