Chapter 492 - Chapter 492: Chapter 484: Neutralizing the Fire Poison_1 (1/2)

Chapter 492: Chapter 484: Neutralizing the Fire Poison_1

Human fear arises from many aspects, such as the fear of the unknown, like this sort of fear where one can only watch helplessly as a close attendant’s internal organs are cooked alive and die.

“May I feel the fire poison within your body?”

Out of gratitude to Gongsun Jin, Qin Niu was willing to offer help now that the other party was in trouble, should he be able to provide any assistance.

Moreover, having formed a deadly enmity with the Nine Insect Gang, they would surely not let him off the hook.

The day for battle would inevitably come, perhaps even looming on the horizon.

Given the formidable attacking tactics of the reinforcements brought by the Nine Insect Gang, he definitely needed to learn more. This way, when he eventually confronted those people, he could do so with full awareness.

“This fire poison is extremely domineering; your cultivation is still shallow, so you must be careful! Probe only briefly, and immediately retract your energy, do not let it invade your body,” Gongsun Jin instructed.

Qin Niu had revealed an unparalleled talent in controlling insects, even breaking through the carefully laid Insect Formation of the Nine Insect Gang, making him a star of hope in the eyes of the Black Tiger Gang’s upper echelons.

Having witnessed the prowess of the Insect Master, they hoped even more that their own faction could have such a formidable Insect Master in residence.

It could be said that with Qin Niu present, the Black Tiger Gang need not fear the Insect Masters of the Nine Insect Gang.

Nearly every far-sighted member of the Black Tiger Gang’s upper level would protect Qin Niu like Gongsun Jin, to prevent any accidents from happening to him.

After receiving permission from Gongsun Jin, Qin Niu extended a finger to touch the palm of Gongsun Jin’s right hand.

Upon contact, he felt an intense heat.

Like a red-hot branding iron.

“This fire poison is truly terrifying!”

Qin Niu withdrew his hand as if he’d been shocked by electricity. This reaction was within Gongsun Jin’s expectations.

“Let me take another look!”

He extended a finger again to touch Gongsun Jin’s palm. This time, prepared, he activated his energy to protect the finger from being scorched.

Who would have guessed that just one second upon contact, before he could further investigate, he felt a fiery breath rushing into his body through his fingertip.

Frightened, he quickly withdrew his hand.

But it was still slightly too late.

The fiery breath couldn’t be shaken off and rapidly spread from his fingertip to his palm.

It was an indescribable sensation, like boiling water flowing upwards or as if his hand caught fire, burning up along the finger.

“Has the fire poison invaded your body through your fingertip? Sit down quickly and use your energy to suppress it,” Gongsun Jin’s complexion changed subtly.

He guessed what was happening from Qin Niu’s reaction and urgently advised him on how to counter it.

Qin Niu sat down and closed his eyes, mobilizing the power of the Everlasting Spring Technique within his body to suppress the fire poison that had invaded him.

Unexpectedly, not only did this not help, but as soon as he mobilized the Everlasting Spring Technique, it was like pouring oil on the fire.

The fire poison became even more violent.

He had an ominous feeling.

Curiosity killed the cat. He truly hadn’t expected the fire poison to be this terrible.

“Is the cultivation technique you’re practicing wood-element?”

Seeing Qin Niu’s entire palm turning red and spreading rapidly towards his arm, Gongsun Jin began to panic, his voice urgent as he pressed for an answer.

“I’m practicing the Life-Nurturing Technique; I don’t know if it’s wood-element!”

Upon hearing this, Qin Niu quickly switched to using the power of the Medicine King Sutra to suppress the fire poison.

This time it had some effect.

The spread of the fire poison significantly slowed.

It seemed that indeed the wood-element technique had exacerbated the onslaught of the fire poison.

“Ah, it’s all my fault for being careless; I’ve done harm to Brother Qin!”

Gongsun Jin repeatedly stamped his feet in distress.

“Others have also tested the fire poison in my right arm like you did, but no accidents occurred. I didn’t know that the technique you were practicing was of the wood element, and now I’ve put you in danger. This fire poison is overwhelmingly domineering; if you can’t suppress it with your power and you don’t have a method to eliminate the fire poison, I fear you may have to amputate your arm to save your life.”

It was like being bitten by a venomous snake on one’s foot.

If at the moment of the bite one immediately had the heart to sever the foot, it would prevent the snake venom from spreading through the body.

In the end, although one would lose a leg, life would be preserved.

It’s extremely rare to find someone decisive enough to amputate their own leg. Most people would try to bind their injured leg tightly to prevent the blood carrying the venom from flowing upwards.

Then they would seek to squeeze the poisoned blood out from the wound.

This method can sometimes save lives, but if you encounter a particularly powerful poisonous snake, it definitely won’t work.