Chapter 292: Poison Sea Churns
Duan Chen’s expression turned solemn. The four of them now looked grim, and they simultaneously protected a Python **quiet** Grass on the island reef behind them.
“Aren’t the two fellow Daoists being too overbearing?”
Duan Chen was the Old Ancestor of the Hanyang Sect on the former Li Peak. The remaining three were either Old Ancestors of families or small sects. The four were all rogue cultivator friends.
The reason he recognized Long Qiushui was precisely because he had seen Su Yan and Long Qiushui at the entrance to Poison Dragon Lake not long ago.
“So what?”
Long Qiushui merely sneered, and the Frost Moon Ring and Shadow Sun Ring shot directly towards Duan Chen.
The two streams of light were swift, but Duan Chen had been prepared the moment he saw Long Qiushui. His flying sword attacked, clanging, and he barely managed to block this attack.
However, the corrosive force caused him to retreat.
So strong!
He was also a Triple Heaven Martial Artist, but he never expected the gap between him and Long Qiushui to be so vast.
“Is there some misunderstanding?”
At this moment, Duan Chen and the other three were intimidated by Long Qiushui’s power and still wanted to bluff their way through.
Unexpectedly, Su Yan walked slowly to his front, his eyes narrowing slightly: ” weren’t you asking on Poison Dragon Peak about my situation, and if I needed help? Why aren’t you asking now?”
Duan Chen’s expression changed drastically, and his eyes suddenly turned ferociously and wolf-like.
“Attack together!”
He directly attacked Su Yan, holding his spirit sword and stabbing straight for Su Yan’s heart.
‘I knew I should have attacked directly on Poison Dragon Peak.’
On Poison Dragon Peak, the four traveled together, but three of them had ulterior motives. Only Duan Chen stepped forward to ask about Su Yan’s situation.
How could this scoundrel be asking about his situation? He was clearly planning to attack and seize treasures.
It was just that Long Qiushui was ruthless and didn’t talk much, directly suppressing him with the Frost Moon Ring, forcing Duan Chen to retreat into Poison Dragon Lake. He never expected to encounter them here.
Duan Chen knew that things were bad and directly launched an attack, his sword light scattering, surrounding and attacking Long Qiushui.
The remaining three were his companions, and they attacked without any hesitation.
Their True Intents manifested, respectively as a Golden-winged Snake, a Spirit Shadow Rat, and a Flying Fire Ox. As soon as they appeared, they covered the sky and attacked Su Yan.
Su Yan’s large hand transformed into a claw, and the Star Picking Hand descended from the sky, directly gripping Duan Chen’s sword edge.
The sword edge shattered inch by inch, leaving only the spirit sword’s main body still holding on.
Duan Chen was greatly alarmed and blurted out: “How can your True Essence be so thick?”
Su Yan did not answer. His figure was like a phantom; one step forward and he was already extremely close to Duan Chen. Golden scale patterns covered his entire arm, and the Poison Dragon True Intent was attached to his fist as he punched down.
Boom!
Duan Chen reluctantly held his spirit sword in front of him, but it didn’t help much.
Su Yan’s fierce blow sent him directly into the ground of the small island. A deep pit exploded, and he was embedded in the pit, with smoke and dust rising everywhere.
The Poison Dragon True Intent engulfed him. If not for a protective Armored Garment on his body, he would have likely been pulverized.
Even so, his entire body was covered in bluish-purple patterns, and the toxin was constantly eroding his body.
Su Yan’s single blow that defeated Duan Chen undoubtedly terrified Ji Wendao, Wang Gao, and Sun Lich.
They hardened their hearts and immediately launched their Natal Spiritual Artifacts at Su Yan, along with their True Intent Beast Spirits, turning them into a surging attack.
In a flash, their attacks were already close to Su Yan.
Su Yan’s physical body was covered in Insect Armor, his eyes sharp as knives, and he shouted: “Break for me!”
He punched out, the Ming King subduing the tiger, his single arm holding up a dragon. The punch seemed to stir up ten thousand feet of churning waves, directly engulfing the three’s attacks.
The rumbling sound was like thunder. Su Yan’s figure was shaken by the powerful clash. The full power of a Triple Heaven Martial Artist and two Second Heaven Great Accomplishment Martial Artists was not to be trifled with.
The three opposite him were even more miserable. Their True Intents were shattered by the impact, almost falling apart. Their Natal Spiritual Artifacts were blasted away, and their True Essence was in turmoil.
Blood trickled from the noses of the three; they suffered minor injuries from the shock.
“We are willing to hand over the Poison Python’s corpse and its demon core, along with the Python **quiet** Grass, to you, fellow Daoist. Please show mercy.”
Wang Gao shouted hastily, not mentioning Duan Chen, who was already unconscious in the deep pit.
When disaster strikes, everyone flees for themselves. Forget about being brothers who had faced death together; now, survival was the priority before anything else.
“Too late.”
The toxic water of the poisonous lake behind Wang Gao churned, and the Blood Bone Centipede King rushed out of the water with a splash. Its blood-red carapace appeared extremely dangerous against the dark purple toxic water.
The Blood Bone Centipede King bit off more than half of Wang Gao’s body. Toxic Mist enveloped it, like a possessed red ghost hand, instantly enveloping the remaining two.
Sizzling sounds continued to be heard. Under the corrosive flesh, in just one encounter, Ji Wendao and Sun Lich let out pained screams, their flesh and blood eroded down to mere bone and blood.
The two desperately used their True Intents to protect their core bodies, but unexpectedly, the centipede whipped its tail, cutting through their bodies like a blade.
The four perished. The Blood Bone Centipede King devoured their bodies with large gulps. After Su Yan collected the Poison Python and the Python **quiet** Grass, he and Long Qiushui continued swimming towards the depths.
Formation patterns extended across the bottom of Poison Dragon Lake, intersecting as if turning the entire lake into a giant Gu Basin, with formations controlling everything.
The further they swam towards the center of Poison Dragon Lake, the more they could feel the accumulation and strengthening of surging toxic substances.
At the same time, the churning toxic water surface had risen seven or eight zhang high. Even Dan Qiao Realm Martial Artists who couldn’t fly would feel it difficult to move here.
Su Yan had seen more than one Dan Qiao Realm Martial Artist directly stop in the middle section of the lake to fight those Dan Qiao Realm Poisonous Beasts and obtain Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures from the island reefs or within the lake.
Body Refining Martial Artists were already few in number, and those who could barely enter the depths were even rarer.
They chose to search for Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures here and comprehend the Poison Dragon True Intent hidden around them; it was also a viable option.
Su Yan and Long Qiushui were completely different from everyone else. With the augmentation of the Poison Dragon Profound Skill, although they weren’t completely at ease, they could absorb surrounding toxic substances like a vortex in the toxic water to refine their bodies.
With every step forward, their physical bodies strengthened, their Qi and Blood became more condensed, their internal Golden Cores became more solid, and their auras continued to increase.
The anomaly of the two naturally attracted the attention of many Dan Qiao Realm Martial Artists.
However, there were very few who dared to make a move.
The auras of the two were so strong that they suppressed many Triple Heaven Martial Artists. Even if they knew the other party had encountered an opportunity, who would dare to step forward easily?
It wasn’t that there were no brave individuals with extraordinary skills.
Some rogue cultivators who practiced Poison Cultivation, like the Scarlet Scorpion Old Ancestor of Yanxia Mountain, believed their Poison Cultivation gave them an advantage in Poison Dragon Lake. They controlled the Water Scorpion, a poisonous beast from Poison Dragon Lake, to sneak attack from the lake bottom.
After entering Poison Dragon Lake, he had killed countless unsuspecting Dan Qiao Realm Martial Artists using such methods.
However, this time, as soon as he approached, the Blood Bone Centipede King in the water unleashed its power, overturning the lake and tearing him directly in half.
With this, even fewer people dared to bother the two.
Instead, Su Yan and Long Qiushui headed directly towards Poison Dragon Island in the heart of the lake. Anyone who blocked their path was beaten severely and robbed of their resources.
The battles were almost all personally carried out by Su Yan. His True Intent was hidden within his body, and he used his extremely strong physical body to strike at the attacking poisonous beasts and Dan Qiao Realm Martial Artists, killing them on the spot.
The more he fought, the more the Poison Dragon True Intent above the cave seemed to pay attention to him.
Scattered True Intent converged like chains, integrating into his body. A resonance began, and the Inheritance gradually merged into his body in the form of comprehension.
Although Long Qiushui did not go all out, she comprehended the True Intent like Su Yan. For a time, the spiritual energy of the entire lake and cave seemed to converge towards the two of them.
On the island in the heart of the lake, the Poison Dragon lowered its gaze. At this moment, a large amount of True Intent comprehension was like visible light, scattering in wisps.
Nangong Yu had already boarded Poison Dragon Island. He tightly gripped a Dragon Pearl Fragment and continuously comprehended the Poison Dragon True Intent. His eyes shone brightly, and he said: “This is the Poison Dragon True Intent, worthy of being the number one genius in Lingnan Prefecture for hundreds of years.”
Nangong Yu was the first to board the island, followed closely by Yu Lingbo, a Sword Dao Martial Artist.
He swept his gaze, his heart tightening, and stared at Nangong Yu. At this moment, he was also refining the scattered Poison Dragon True Intent, using his Dragon Transformation artistic conception to continuously polish his True Intent.
However, compared to Nangong Yu, his gains were slightly less.
Gu Yunshang and Bian Taian arrived successively. The four stood firm, and Bian Taian said: “The Dragon Pearl is in the Poison Dragon’s head. Shall we all attack together?”
Bian Taian was not in the best condition. Although he had received treatment, time was too short. He couldn’t recover much. Coupled with the erosion of the toxic water in Poison Dragon Lake, even if he could resist with a secret technique, the price would likely not be small.
“You have a good idea.”
Nangong Yu sneered, but Bian Taian didn’t care, only coldly saying: “The Dragon Pearl can be divided, but the Inheritance cannot. If people from the Beast King Sect come, you probably won’t have a chance.”
As soon as he said this, even Yu Lingbo’s expression changed slightly.
The Demonic Path could still attack unscrupulously, but if the Inheritance truly fell into the hands of Long Qiushui and Su Yan, even if he wanted to seize it, it would not be easy to justify morally or logically.
“Roar!”
As they pondered, the Poison Dragon True Intent’s eyes ignited with golden light. Then, the toxic water in the lake churned into waves, and three Green-scaled Poisonous Flood Dragons rushed out, each with a body of a hundred zhang.
As soon as they appeared, they stirred up huge waves in the lake. Their gaping maws opened, spitting out poison darts like a rain curtain.
“The restriction has been activated. Let’s attack, everyone.”
The Poisonous Flood Dragons had Third-order Peak strength, almost the same as them. However, their eyes were golden and dull, as if they were puppets controlled by the Poison Dragon True Intent, with chains binding them.
Yu Lingbo, with his sharp eyes, immediately noticed that one of the Poisonous Flood Dragons had already grown dragon horns. It was a pity that its toxic scales had only transformed halfway before its entire body was eroded by poison.
He slashed out with his sword, and the Poisonous Flood Dragon opened its maw to bite. With a crackling sound, the sword light was shattered.
“The beasts of Poison Dragon Lake all wish to transform into dragons, but they are not even as good as a single True Intent.”
Gu Yunshang sighed. The Ghost Face Butterfly flew out, and a Golden Ring in her hand directly attacked another Poisonous Flood Dragon.
The four began to attack in unison. As Bian Taian said, the Dragon Pearl could be divided, but the Inheritance could not. If they waited any longer, the people from the Beast King Sect would likely arrive.
The four engaged in a fierce battle, turning the entire Poison Dragon Island upside down.
Although the three Poisonous Flood Dragons were powerful, their minds were controlled, and they attacked with only ferocity and instinct.
Although Poison Dragon Lake prohibited flying, and many abilities of Dan Qiao Realm Martial Artists could not be used, the four were all combat experts. They maneuvered their bodies and their Natal Spiritual Artifacts weaved through the air, successfully suppressing the three Poisonous Flood Dragons.
The battle was in full swing. At this moment, Su Yan and Long Qiushui arrived on the waves. From afar, they saw the battle that seemed to overturn rivers and seas, with True Essence surging and spiritual energy rampant.
“Four from All Stars Heaven, three Poisonous Flood Dragons…” Su Yan looked at Long Qiushui: “It won’t be easy to slay this Poison Dragon True Intent.”
“Isn’t this an opportunity?”
Long Qiushui’s gaze was firm. Coming early is not as good as coming at the right time. Seeing that the Poison Dragon True Intent had materialized and was controlling the Poisonous Flood Dragons to attack the four, she knew it was a good chance.
The four were entangled in combat and had no time to pay attention to the Poison Dragon True Intent, which was truly a great opportunity.
“Let’s go!”
The Mysterious Frost Sky Centipede emerged, directly carrying Long Qiushui towards the Poison Dragon True Intent.
Su Yan followed closely behind. The Blood Bone Centipede King, like a speedboat breaking through waves, headed straight for the central island.
“Whoosh!”
The two moved extremely fast. The moment they landed on the island, the Shadow Sun Ring and Frost Moon Ring in Long Qiushui’s hands shot out, like white dragons possessing her, heading straight for the Poison Dragon True Intent.
“Long Qiushui, how dare you!”
Nangong Yu was furious. The others were dealing with the Poisonous Flood Dragons, and you, Long Qiushui, were trying to snatch the spoils? You’re seeking death!
He suppressed a Poisonous Flood Dragon with one hand, freeing it up to throw a punch directly at Long Qiushui.
The fist strike was as dark as if it were shrouding the sky with great darkness.
Su Yan moved, extending his hand to press down. The Star Picking Hand condensed in mid-air, starlight flowing, directly enveloping the fist strike and scattering its True Essence.
“Still daring to be distracted?”
Su Yan punched out directly, the Poison Dragon True Intent attached to his fist intent, like a black dragon emerging from an abyss, striking fiercely at Nangong Yu.
Nangong Yu dodged. His combat experience was extremely seasoned. He actually pushed his opponent, a Poisonous Flood Dragon, towards Su Yan.
Boom!
The fist intent struck the Poisonous Flood Dragon, shattering most of its scales and revealing its bloody flesh.
Roar!
The Poisonous Flood Dragon, in pain, immediately turned and attacked Su Yan. A foul wind swept past, accompanied by toxic gas. Its sharp teeth were covered in emerald poison.
Nangong Yu moved quickly, lunging at Su Yan. He attacked from both sides, his sandbag-sized fist about to shatter Su Yan’s head.
Su Yan sneered and dodged. He first avoided the Poisonous Flood Dragon’s charge, then flipped his hand and sent a black shadow into the Poisonous Flood Dragon’s mouth, directly into its abdomen.
Nangong Yu arrived in front of Su Yan. Taking advantage of Su Yan’s previous dodge, he was now too late to evade and punched towards Su Yan’s head.
Su Yan raised his hand to grab. Green scales appeared on his arm, and golden light flowed, resembling the hand of a Ming King.
He caught Nangong Yu’s punch with one hand, retreated, but was not injured.
Nangong Yu’s eyes widened. He felt as if he had struck Mysterious Steel. He was clearly only at the Second Heaven Peak, but why did he have such terrifying physical strength?
Before he could react, Su Yan punched out. Nangong Yu’s hand was caught, and his dodge was naturally much slower. He could only punch out in return.
The two exchanged a punch. The impact resounded like thunder, and they each retreated, their internal True Essence surging.
Gu Yunshang abandoned her opponent and rushed directly towards the Poison Dragon True Intent.
Just then, Su Yan raised a finger, and the Troop Devouring Ghost Moth and the Blood Bone Centipede King blocked her path.
*Puff!*
A sound of tearing flesh was heard. The Poisonous Flood Dragon rolled on the ground, unable to attack. Chewing sounds came from its abdomen. In an instant, sharp Tibial Scythes cut open the Poisonous Flood Dragon’s body, and large amounts of flesh and blood were continuously drained, flowing into the depths of its body.
Everyone was greatly startled by the anomaly, when suddenly a dragon roar came from within the Poisonous Flood Dragon.
