The same thing happened elsewhere-in the Soul Realm, the Flame Realm, the Medicine Realm, the Spirit Realm, the Stone Realm, and other places. The Ancient Eight Clans and every force with a Dou Sheng among its ranks were thrown into chaos.
They frantically checked their bodies and sought help, panic written all over their faces.
At that moment, six beams of light descended from the sky inside the space again.
"The first participant in this round: Hun Tiandi."
"The second: Gu Yuan."
"The third: Zhu Kun."
"The fourth: Xiao Xuan."
"The fifth: the Nascent Pill."
"The sixth: Xiao Han."
It was still Xiao Han and the same five others from the previous two rounds.
"Damn it, why am I in here again?" Hun Tiandi looked thoroughly disgruntled.
Although the rewards in this space were generous, its questions were too tricky, and his chances of answering correctly were too low.
Not only had he gained nothing from entering twice, but his cultivation had plummeted to Late-Stage Seven-Star Dou Saint. He truly did not want to come in again.
"Heh heh heh, Hun, you bastard, we meet again." A smiling voice reached Hun Tiandi's ears from beside him, making him roll his eyes in irritation.
"Xiao Xuan." Hun Tiandi turned his head expressionlessly and sneered. "You're only a peak Seven-Star Dou Saint. You'd better think about how you'll survive in the Heavenly Tomb if your cultivation gets deducted again."
"You needn't worry about that." Xiao Xuan smiled.
Although he was in great danger now that his strength had fallen to peak Seven-Star Dou Saint, as long as he could see Hun Tiandi suffer before the Heavenly Tomb opened again, he would die without regrets.
"Heh." Hun Tiandi sneered, unwilling to bother with a dead man. Instead, before the answering session began, he hurried over to Gu Yuan and smiled at the equally disgruntled man. "Brother Gu Yuan, both of us have suffered a great drop in strength. Why don't we value peace and help Xiao Yan become a Dou God together?"
"You'd be that kindhearted?" Gu Yuan scoffed.
He knew his old rival very well. That fellow Hun Tiandi was still thinking about killing Xiao Yan.
What a dream.
With him around, that was absolutely impossible.
He was preparing to go all out to win over the Xiao Clan. Having Xiao Yan alone become his son-in-law was not enough insurance. After all, as certified by the space, Xiao Yan could be considered a lecher. Xun'er alone might not be able to keep him tied down.
Because just as he entered the space, his readily acquired disciple Nalan Yanran had come to fight his darling daughter again.
One was tied to Xiao Zhan's opportunity to become a Dou God, and the other was his own darling daughter. Helping either would be awkward.
So Gu Yuan was pondering how to catch the entire Xiao family in one net.
After all, besides Xiao Yan himself, he had a father and two older brothers.
Once Xiao Yan became a Dou God, every one of those three would surely reach at least Nine-Star Dou Sheng.
"Brother Gu Yuan, I'm telling the truth. You know the state of our strength. We can't even defeat those two old bastards Yan Jin and Lei Ying anymore. If we don't join forces, the destruction of the Hun Clan and the Gu Clan is right before our eyes," Hun Tiandi urged with anguish.
"Oh, spare me." Gu Yuan flicked his sleeves and sneered, turning to walk toward Xiao Han, unwilling to bother with Hun Tiandi any longer.
That son of a bitch still wanted to deceive him. Did he really think the Gu Clan knew nothing about the Hun Clan's strength?
Within the Hun Clan, besides Hun Tiandi, that Nine-Star Dou Sheng, there were at least two Eight-Star Dou Shengs.
In terms of raw strength, they were far stronger than the Gu Clan.
"Damn it." Seeing Gu Yuan ignore him, Hun Tiandi clenched his fists.
If his strength had not fallen to Late-Stage Seven-Star Dou Saint, he truly would have liked to tear through space and head straight outside the Ancient Realm after leaving the Answering Space, then use the lives of the Gu Clan's people to force Gu Yuan to reveal Xiao Yan's whereabouts.
"Tsk." Zhu Kun smacked his lips, somewhat displeased. In his eyes, humans were just hypocritical. Why didn't they fight already?
Although they could not use Dou Qi in the space, biting and clawing were not forbidden. They were not decisive at all, leaving him unable even to enjoy a show.
"Hahaha, Brother Xiao Han, I found what you asked me to find." Gu Yuan approached Xiao Han with a broad smile, also greeting Xiao Xuan, who stood beside him wearing an ambiguous smile.
"Brother Xiao Xuan, I trust you've been well."
"Heh." Xiao Xuan smiled faintly. "You seem quite happy, Brother Gu Yuan. It looks like that descendant of mine, Xiao Yan, really satisfies you."
"Satisfied? I couldn't be more satisfied." Gu Yuan beamed.
Leaving aside Xiao Yan's lecherous nature, his endurance in bearing that enormous black sword for the sake of cultivation alone made Gu Yuan wish he and Xiao Xun'er would consummate their marriage immediately.
There were few even in the Gu Clan who could endure such pain at so young an age.
Their conversation darkened Hun Tiandi's face. He had known that hypocrite Gu Yuan knew where Xiao Yan was.
Damn it. Once I get out, I'll have to put some pressure on the Soul Hall, Hun Tiandi thought silently.
"Hahaha." Xiao Xuan and Gu Yuan laughed heartily, growing more animated as they talked.
Just then, Xiao Han interrupted them. "Whatever you two have to discuss can wait. Brother Gu Yuan, why don't you tell me about the Woeful Poison Body first?"
"Yes, yes, of course." Gu Yuan nodded repeatedly.
As the only Nine-Star Dou Sheng in the Answering Space, and possibly the only one remaining on the Dou Qi Continent, Xiao Han was someone Gu Yuan wanted to court further.
But courting him was one thing; meeting him in person was out of the question.
Thus, he said, "Brother Xiao Han, my Gu Clan has found some information about the Woeful Poison Body. Suppressing this constitution isn't difficult, but there is no way to cure it completely. Our records contain several methods of suppression, and I've put them all in one place. Give me an address, Brother Xiao Han, and I'll send someone to deliver them."
"Suppression is exactly what I want." Xiao Han's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly asked, "After it's suppressed, will the poison body still produce poisonous fluids? Will intimate physical contact still cause poisoning?"
"What?" Xiao Han's words stunned Gu Yuan and Xiao Xuan alike.
"You want intimate physical contact with someone who has the Woeful Poison Body?" Gu Yuan's expression turned strange.
His gaze at Xiao Han filled with admiration.
This was the Woeful Poison Body!
Even if its bearer were only a lowly Dou Zhe, the fluids produced within their body would still be poisonous.
Making intimate contact with the fragile parts of his body-was he really not afraid of being poisoned?
Even after living for thousands of years, Gu Yuan had never seen such a brave man.
Oh!
The brave man was a Nine-Star Dou Sheng.
Then that was fine.
Fine, his ass!
Gu Yuan's teeth ached.
Anyone who could withstand the physical strength of a Nine-Star Dou Sheng surely had to be a Dou Sheng as well. Otherwise, their body certainly could not bear it.
Because even a gentle collision, given the physical strength of a Nine-Star Dou Sheng, would be enough to make anyone below Dou Sheng fall apart.
That included transformed Eighth-Rank Magical Beasts.
Because Dou Shengs and those below them were two different species.
A bearer of the Woeful Poison Body who could catch the eye of Xiao Han, a Nine-Star Dou Sheng, surely had to be a Dou Sheng too.
Just imagining how potent the poison produced within a Dou Sheng-level Woeful Poison Body would be made Gu Yuan shudder.
Yet now, a brave man actually wanted to test that poison with his own flesh.
This was no ordinary thirst. No wonder he had asked him for information on suppressing the Woeful Poison Body.
But after suppression, the poison body would become thirty percent stronger!
How was Gu Yuan supposed to say that?
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