Chapter 557 - Chapter 557: Chapter 549: Reap the Benefits Without Offering Help (2/2)

He quickly suppressed the anger in his heart.

“Fellow Daoist, we hold no deep grudges, and here is my accumulation of many years, all for you. I only hope you will take pity on my difficult years of cultivating and spare me a path to live.” Ma Zi directly took a small pouch from his waist and threw it to Qin Niu.

The material of the pouch was extremely special, like it was made of fine linen woven with gold threads, yet it felt very soft in hand.

The pouch was only about the size of two palms, covered with dense, tiny runes.

Qin Niu held it in his hand and felt that it was very light.

He thought to himself, could it be that silver notes and gold notes were all inside?

Looking at the weight, even if it was filled with large denomination gold notes, there would only be tens of thousands of taels at most.

However, he had spent quite a bit of money on his journey, and having a large sum of income would just be enough to offset his expenses.

“I truly do not have the antidote for this poison bee, Fellow Daoist Zhuang, please do as you wish.”

Qin Niu was taking the advantage while denying the antidote.

“You, you’re being too outrageous! Zhuang will fight you with his life!”

After seeing that all his life savings had been handed over yet Qin Niu still refused to give him the antidote, Ma Zi couldn’t contain his fury any longer. A fierce light gleamed in his eyes, and he lunged with his sword, ready to fight Qin Niu to the death.

“You are seeking your own death, don’t blame Qin for being ruthless.”

Qin Niu swung his blade and chopped at the attacking Ma Zi.

Bang!

The two clashed head-on with a single move, and Qin Niu stepped back. Ma Zi’s face surged with layers of black qi, with black blood flowing from his eyes, nostrils, and ears. His entire body shook violently.

One moment he was clutching his head, the next he was clutching his belly.

He appeared to be in great pain.

Already afflicted with the Green Demon Bee’s venom, his struggle with Qin Niu would only speed up the spread of the poison.

“I’ll drag you down with me even if I die today!”

Ma Zi, sensing his inevitable death, became desperately vicious in his expression and made a move to rush at Qin Niu in a self-destructive attempt.

However, Qin Niu, foreseeing this, did not engage in a life-and-death struggle, but performed the Misty Rain Elusive Step to increase the distance between them.

Now, before Ma Zi could even reach him, Qin Niu had swiftly escaped to a distant place, disappearing from Ma Zi’s sight in the blink of an eye.

“Ah ah ah… Bastard!”

Ma Zi wanted to drag him down with him, but unfortunately, his target had already vanished.

Once triggered, there was no stopping the self-destruction.

Boom!

The earth shook and the terrifying force of the explosion wreaked havoc in all directions, causing trouble for three onlookers who had hidden nearby to watch the commotion, hoping to benefit from it.

Two of them were too close and were severely injured on the spot.

Another lurker reacted quickly and escaped in time, using protective equipment, but still incurred some minor injuries.

“Madman!”

Qin Niu shook his head, thankful for his quick reaction. After exchanging one hard blow with his opponent, he immediately created distance.

The power of an Immortal Master’s self-destruction was truly terrifying.

Recalling how Elder Jiu Yin and Bai Xuezhu fought to the death, directly causing two Spirit Qi Realm guards to self-destruct, Qin Niu still felt psychologically scarred to this day.

It was precisely because he knew the power of self-destruction that he had reserved extra caution in his fight with Ma Zi.

Those two lurkers hoping to profit from their misfortune, who were severely injured by the blast, stirred up an idea in Qin Niu.

He already had two Immortal Strips. By snatching one more, he could immediately pass through the second barrier.

In this place, one could become prey at any moment; the sooner one passed the barrier, the safer it was.