Chapter 404 - Nine Revelations Toxin (1/2)

Not to mention the Seventh Cycle Origin Core realm martial artist on the opposing side, even Ruan Ling and Longshao Wenqin had absolutely no idea what was happening. In fact, it was only when the Seventh Cycle Origin Core realm martial artist questioned Nanlan Qianxue that they finally realised their companion was the one responsible for the current situation.

Even so, none of them had a clue as to how this Second Cycle Origin Core realm martial artist managed to pull it off.

Incapacitating eight martial artists at the Fifth Cycle Origin Core realm and four at the Sixth Cycle Origin Core realm, and all without anyone noticing... this was something that should have been impossible for anyone of her cultivation level!

The only way they could think of was through the talismans that she had been throwing out earlier, but the power behind these talismans were obviously lacking, so that alone was far from enough.

Since that was the case, there was only one possibility left – the talismans must have contained poison!

That was the conclusion that all three of them came up with at the same time, and they were absolutely right.

Back on Wondertrap Mountain, Elder Ximo of the Healer Circle had mistaken Nanlan Qianxue for an Overlord realm powerhouse and ended up giving her three bottles of concentrated poison as a friendly gesture.

The poison contained within these three bottles had been concocted by Elder Ximo himself, which he proudly named the Nine Revelations Toxin. According to him, the lethality was so great that it could take down even a Ninth Cycle Origin Core realm martial artist if applied directly.

Nanlan Qianxue had never tested this Nine Revelations Toxin, so she had no idea if he was speaking the truth. Nevertheless, there was nothing else that she could fall back upon in this desperate situation.

Because of that, she used all three bottles of the Nine Revelations Toxin at once, secretly adding them to her last flurry of talismans to spread the toxin throughout the entire area.

The Seventh Cycle Origin Core realm martial artist might have mocked Nanlan Qianxue for the lack of control over her previous flurry of talismans, but this had actually provided her with the perfect means of delivery for the poison, applying it to everyone present under the guise of a huge cloud of white frost.

As if that was not enough, Nanlan Qianxue had deliberately thrown out numerous talismans before this just to make the dark figures get used to the strength of the talismans and slowly let their guards down.

It was only after she was sure that they were no longer evading her talismans that she finally threw out the talismans containing the Nine Revelations Toxin.

Just as she had hoped, the dark figures did not bother to avoid the last flurry of talismans.

And from the looks of it, the Nine Revelations Toxin was just as potent as Elder Ximo had claimed!

As for why Ruan Ling, Longshao Wenqin, and herself were not affected, that was because Elder Ximo had not only given her three bottles of Nine Revelations Toxin, but also three pills that were the antidote to the poison.

These were naturally the pills that she had passed to her companions earlier.

And as the Nine Revelations Toxin took effect, the tables turned in an instant.

Now, the Seventh Cycle Origin Core realm martial artist was the only one remaining who was still capable of fighting!

Nevertheless, he was still someone at the Seventh Cycle Origin Core realm. Even if the three of them joined forces, they might not necessarily be a match for him.

As if that was not bad enough, Ruan Ling finally reached her limit at this point and fell to her knees. Without the support of her Essence energy, the figure of light summoned by her Soft Stream Command dissipated as well.

”Shit!” Longshao Wenqin cursed before stepping forward.

The fact that the figure of light had disappeared meant that Ruan Ling must be completely spent. With her out of the picture, he was the one with the highest cultivation level, so it was now up to him to bear the brunt of the Seventh Cycle Origin Core realm martial artist's attack.

At his will, the Cauldron of Draconic Force flew in front of him. He wanted to use it to block the bolts of lightning coming from the opponent's wooden box.

It might be lacking in comparison to Ruan Ling's Soft Stream Command, but it should at least be able to block the first wave of lightning!

After the first wave of lightning, well... he would just have to see what happens then.

But just as he was bracing himself for the inevitable clash, the bolts of lightning coming from the Seventh Cycle Origin Core realm martial artist suddenly disappeared as well.

Cough-!

The Seventh Cycle Origin Core realm martial artist finally could not suppress the poison any longer, and joined his companions as he lost all the strength in their body.

”This...” Longshao Wenqin was at a momentary loss as he looked at the scene unfolding before him.

More than a dozen dark figures, all at the Origin Core realm, were grovelling on the ground as they held their chests and coughed out blood.

Who would have thought that from a situation as hopeless as before, things would suddenly take a drastic turn, resulting in the scene before him right now?

It was surreal to say the least.

Of course, Longshao Wenqin did not take his time relishing in this feeling.

After just a moment of hesitation, he immediately dashed forward and punched out with all his might.

He did not know how long the effect of the poison would last, but he definitely was not intending to wait and find out!

”You– cough!” the Seventh Cycle Origin Core realm martial artist saw him coming and wanted to defend himself, but he simply could not muster any strength under the effect of the poison.

Bang-!