radicalducati 134. Core of the Poisonous Mist
134. Core of the Poisonous Mist
Xiao Yan and Zi Yan walked slowly through the poisonous fog, and apart from the faint sounds of their fighting spirit clashing with the fog, it was exceptionally quiet.
Zi Yan looked around, her brows furrowed. They had been walking for quite some time, and the powerful sensory abilities that came with being a magical beast made her even more uncomfortable than Xiao Yan.
Xiao Yan was also in quiet contemplation. The visibility around him was extremely low, with his vision limited to only three to five meters. Although he had used the Soul Transfer Technique in advance, his soul perception was still compressed into a limited range.
This was also unsettling for Xiao Yan. As an alchemist and possessing the powerful trump card of Yao Lao, soul perception had always been Xiao Yan's most important weapon. At this moment, the suppression of his soul perception was tantamount to blinding him.
Xiao Yan suddenly stopped, reached out and grabbed a handful of soil, rubbed it with his hands, and smelled it.
"Xiao Yan, even with the protection of Dou Qi, the poison will still enter your body!" Zi Yan suddenly said.
Upon hearing this, Xiao Yan's expression did not change much. He nodded and said, "Yes, I have been sensing it for a long time. Even Dou Zong level Dou Qi cannot resist the slow entry of this poisonous mist into the body."
Zi Yan is a genuine Dou Zong powerhouse. Although her own level is only Dou Huang, after several fortuitous encounters within the Myriad Beasts Space, she is already comparable to an ordinary Dou Zong powerhouse.
Xiao Yan had a different kind of fire protecting him, so although the poisonous mist kept entering his body, it was all burned away by the Red Lotus Karmic Fire. He didn't have much trouble in the poisonous mist.
Although Zi Yan is a top-tier magical beast, Xiao Yan cannot allow her to stay in such a dangerous environment.
Although Xiao Yan was very interested in the poisonous fog, despite the differences between alchemists and poison masters, all medicines have some degree of toxicity. Most poison masters have some knowledge of pharmacology, and Xiao Yan was also very interested in this poison. The poisonous fog alone could affect Dou Zong; if a way could be found to collect the source, its destructive power would be undeniable, even for high-star Dou Zong.
Some special elixirs also require the aid of highly poisonous substances to make their effects even stronger.
For now, Xiao Yan can only send Zi Yan outside first, and then come in to think of a solution himself.
"It seems we'll have to go outside and think of another way," Xiao Yan said.
But as soon as he finished speaking, five chilling auras burst forth, and Zi Yan and Xiao Yan immediately sensed the source of the auras.
The five auras made no attempt to conceal themselves, but their location was already in the center of the poisonous fog, where they would normally be completely undetectable.
Xiao Yan raised an eyebrow upon seeing this scene; he hadn't expected there to be others within the poisonous fog. He could roughly sense that the five auras were no less powerful than his own and Zi Yan's.
Seeing the commotion in the middle, Zi Yan eagerly said, "Xiao Yan, let's go take a look!"
Xiao Yan looked at Zi Yan, who had been listless but was now excited, and felt somewhat helpless. It seemed that his worries were unnecessary. Zi Yan was still fine. With his strange fire, it wouldn't be too difficult for him to help Zi Yan get rid of the poison gas that had entered her body.
Xiao Yan nodded at Zi Yan, also sensing that the poisonous fog was probably not so simple, and he felt that the auras were somewhat familiar. With an additional Dou Zong as an ally, if things changed later, even five Dou Zongs would have a hard time stopping them.
"Walk!"
Their soul power concealed Zi Yan and their own movements as they raced towards the source of the aura. Although their soul perception was affected, their soul power, far exceeding that of ordinary experts, served as their best disguise.
The poisonous fog was incredibly troublesome for the entire Jia Ma Empire; it was indeed not simple. Xiao Yan and Zi Yan did not travel at full speed in order to conceal their movements, and it took them half an incense stick's time to finally reach the direction from which the fog originated.
After carefully sensing the surroundings, Xiao Yan learned that there were actually six auras at the center. Five thick black smoke swirled around the center, and the smoke kept churning and surging. Powerful auras burst out from each cloud of smoke, representing five Dou Zong powerhouses!
The five plumes of smoke had mysterious black patterns beneath their feet. These black patterns, carrying battle energy from the five plumes of smoke, continuously lit up. The black patterns, like a cage, enveloped the core of the smoke with a cold, foul odor!
Behind the five wisps of black mist were chains that completely surrounded the purple aura at the center.
Upon observation, Xiao Yan realized that the purple aura was clearly the core of the poisonous fog. The continuously overflowing poisonous fog was even close to condensing into liquid, constantly corroding the surrounding chains, and emitting a purple light.
Although each of the five black mists possessed the strength of a Dou Zong, the chains were still being continuously corroded by the purple mist. The five black mists tirelessly released their own Dou Qi, directing the chains to converge on the core.
Xiao Yan was also quite familiar with this black mist. The Soul Hall Protector Vulture, who came to Xiao Yan alone to try to seize the ancient jade of the clan, had a similar method to these five black mist auras.
Having observed these bizarre methods, Xiao Yan was basically certain that the five dark figures at this moment were members of the Soul Palace.
The Soul Hall was a major threat that led to Yao Lao's death and endangered the entire Xiao family. Yao Lao had once told Xiao Yan that, while ensuring safety, they must exterminate all the members of the Soul Hall.
The members of the Soul Palace, who plundered souls from across the continent, all had blood on their hands. Even before the fight had begun, the Red Lotus Karmic Flame within Xiao Yan's body had already started to surge.
At this moment, all the energy of the five black mists was focused on the core of the purple mist. With the concealment technique recorded in the Soul Transfer Secret Technique, Xiao Yan and his companion were completely undetected.
Xiao Yan calculated that if he and Zi Yan faced five Dou Zong from the Soul Palace, their only possibility was to escape.
With the old doctor not around, and unable to use the Bone Spirit Cold Fire, he only had the Red Lotus Karmic Fire and couldn't unleash the Buddha's Wrath Lotus, a powerful weapon.
At this moment, Xiao Yan also made up his mind that once this matter was over, he must absorb the Sea Heart Flame as soon as possible.
In order to accumulate strength for a future breakthrough and break through the barriers between Dou Huang and Dou Zong, he deliberately kept the Sea Heart Flame from absorbing. However, without absorbing the Sea Heart Flame, he would lose a trump card, which put him in an awkward predicament.
Zi Yan stared at the Soul Palace group and asked Xiao Yan, "Xiao Yan, what should we do?" After getting to know Xiao Yan better, Zi Yan subconsciously entrusted the most complicated brain-teasing part to him, knowing that this guy wouldn't let her suffer any losses!
Xiao Yan looked at the Soul Palace members. The core that was surrounded was something that could attract the combined forces of five Dou Zongs, so it must not be an ordinary thing. He couldn't just watch the Soul Palace succeed.
At the same time, Xiao Yan also felt a tremendous sense of crisis from the core. That thing was definitely not simple! Xiao Yan thought to himself.
"Don't rush, we'll cause them some trouble when we have the chance!" Xiao Yan tapped his storage ring and held the huge black ruler in his palm.