Chapter 90

Chapter 90

Exotic Poison?

When Xiao Chen heard this, his eyes lit up.

But to be cautious, he asked first, "May I ask, what cultivation realm is this Hundred Poisons Demon currently at?"

"Hmph." Liu Zhishan scoffed at the question. "Just some Foundation Building novice who cultivates toxic arts. He can only bully junior cultivators."

"If it weren’t for his damned demonic weapon, I’d have crushed him already."

Oh well, looks like it’s my turn now.

This Hundred Poisons Demon practically came knocking to offer resources for my Foundation Building stage.

Xiao Chen immediately said, "What a coincidence! I happen to have learned a secret technique to counter poisons before."

"In that case, Brother Liu, please open the formation and let me go out and meet him."

Liu Zhiyuan hurriedly stopped him. "Wait! I appreciate your goodwill, but the Hundred Poisons Demon’s toxins are no joke. Let’s wait and plan carefully first."

My opportunity is already at the door, and you want me to wait?

Absolutely not.

Xiao Chen patted his chest confidently. "Rest assured, I never act recklessly."

"Whatever exotic poisons he has, they’re meaningless to me."

As he spoke, he strode toward the pale-blue formation.

Seeing this, Liu Zhishan gritted his teeth and activated the formation. "Since you insist, I’ll accompany you outside to back you up."

Xiao Chen frowned. "You mean he has allies?"

Liu Zhishan shook his head. "No, he only brought a dozen or so Qi Condensation lackeys."

"Then leave them to me."

Xiao Chen hastily gestured for Liu Zhishan to stay back as he stepped out.

As the formation opened, a group of cultivators in colorful robes were ransacking the courtyard nearby, tearing through chests and digging up the ground.

When they saw the formation open, the rabble immediately fled.

Only a gaunt cultivator in a green robe, wearing a triangular headscarf askew, stood his ground and stared at Xiao Chen with arrogance.

At the same time, an aggressive spiritual sense brazenly surged toward him.

"Ha! Is Liu family out of people now?"

The Hundred Poisons Demon sneered. "Liu Zhiyuan dares not come out himself, sending a brat like you to die here?"

Feigning mockery, he secretly activated his toxic arts, spreading the Meteorite Powder toxin.

Invisible, odorless, and tasteless, the Meteorite Powder would erode a cultivator’s mana and gradually corrode their meridians once inhaled.

Xiao Chen pulled out the Divine Flame Summoning Banner, repelling the invasive spiritual sense with his own, instantly feeling more secure.

Judging from the spiritual sense strength, his opponent was merely at the first stage of Foundation Building.

As he formed a scarlet flame bomb, he taunted, "Still yapping here? Who gave you the guts to target my Li Huo Sect disciples?"

The Hundred Poisons Demon inwardly chuckled, stalling for time. "Li Huo Sect? What a joke! Just a bunch of slaves under a robber lord!"

"One day, my Luo Tian Sect will unify Li Zhou!"

"I’ll turn you vermin into swill to feed pigs!"

Ignoring the insults, Xiao Chen kept preparing his flame bomb while retorting, "You call yourself a rogue cultivator? How dare you accuse us of being bandits?"

The Hundred Poisons Demon snorted. "Rogue cultivator? Your Li Huo Sect’s ancestor once came to Li Zhou to seize our Luo Tian Sect’s spirit vein. Wasn’t he a bandit?"

Xiao Chen had never heard of this before—no records existed in the sect.

"Hahaha!" The Hundred Poisons Demon suddenly roared with laughter. "Kid, you’re already poisoned!"

"How’s my Meteorite Powder? Tasty, isn’t it?"

Xiao Chen calmly checked his body. "You’ve already attacked? I don’t feel anything."

The demon smirked confidently. "No need to pretend, brat. You’re already helpless. Retreat into your formation and keep hiding like a turtle."

Xiao Chen raised his left hand, hurling the Divine Flame Summoning Banner. Nine fire soldiers rained down.

"Fire soldiers, attack!" he commanded, pointing at the Hundred Poisons Demon.

The demon was startled. Normally, his Meteorite Powder should’ve crippled the opponent by now.

He quickly pulled out a jade bowl from his robe and flung it at the fire soldiers.

The bowl grew larger mid-air, expanding to ten zhang in diameter before crashing down, trapping the nine fire soldiers inside.

Clanging sounds echoed from within. The jade bowl, a sturdy defensive magic artifact, easily withstood the fire soldiers’ attacks.

Xiao Chen pointed again, summoning another nine fire soldiers charging forward.

The Hundred Poisons Demon inhaled sharply, then spat out eighteen poison bees.

Pairing into nine groups, the bees swarmed the fire soldiers. Though their venom had no effect on the fire soldiers, the bees’ agility overwhelmed the clumsy fire soldiers.

Xiao Chen gestured once more, summoning another nine fire soldiers.

The Hundred Poisons Demon frowned. Again?

He tossed out a handful of Chicken Mother Pearls while chanting a spell.

Nine red-and-black toxic soldiers emerged, clashing with the fire soldiers.

He assumed Xiao Chen was just a hot-headed youth trying to save face.

He inwardly sneered: You arrogant pup. Once the Meteorite Powder enters your dantian, even a Golden Core Zhenren can’t save you.

But then—another nine fire soldiers descended.

The Hundred Poisons Demon finally sensed something wrong. "How much mana do you have?!"

Meteorite Powder should’ve blocked a cultivator’s mana flow. A first-stage Foundation Builder had only 36 mana channels.

Normally, suppressing the toxin would allow Xiao Chen to use the Divine Flame Summoning Banner at most three times.

Could this brat be so reckless as to risk his life for a duel?

The Hundred Poisons Demon waved his hand, activating a special talisman from his storage bag.

A frigid aura, as if from a thousand-year glacier, descended.

Whoosh! The icy energy froze the nine fire soldiers into ice blocks.

The demon sneered. "Didn’t expect this, did you? I’ve got second-grade talismans!"

Xiao Chen remained silent, forming another scarlet flame bomb while summoning nine more fire soldiers.

The Hundred Poisons Demon’s sneer froze. "Again? How much mana do you have?!"

Gritting his teeth, he activated another talisman, summoning three mud golems to intercept the fire soldiers.

These second-grade talismans were costly—each worth over a hundred spirit stones.

Though he’d destroyed many valuable spirit herbs, the spirit stones he’d looted barely covered the cost of these two talismans.

But before he could catch his breath, nine more fire soldiers appeared.

The Hundred Poisons Demon finally realized something was terribly wrong.

This opponent seemed to stand alone, but he fought like an entire army.

Who knew how much mana he had left, or how many fire soldiers remained?

Realizing the tide turning, the Hundred Poisons Demon finally brandished his demonic weapon—the Three Talents Death Bell.

(End of Chapter)

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