Chapter 350: Chapter 326: Struck It Rich
"Falling Sunset Celestial Dragon Palm!"
"Hell’s Burning Flame!"
"Nine Dragon Tyrant Fist!"
...
Ultimate techniques shot forth from everyone’s hands. The powerful attacks merged into a massive stream of energy, rampaging through the swarm.
As everyone unleashed their abilities without holding back, their relative strengths became clear.
The strongest and most skilled in the group was Qii Tao, Qii Yang’s grandfather—an old monster who had survived the breakthrough to the Secret Realm. With a single punch wreathed in golden light, he was guaranteed to kill several hundred Marsh Wasps.
Second to him was the Celestial Eye Master, Moh Wudao. With his Celestial Eye Talent, he could spot the Marsh Wasps’ weaknesses at a glance. His vision had no blind spots, rendering any sneak attack useless. He would often just grab with his large hand, crushing dozens of wasps into pulp.
Next was likely Huangg Ling. The man wore a full suit of Spiritual Soldier armor, allowing him to ignore the wasps’ poisonous stingers. His swordsmanship was exceptional; beams of Sword Aura shot out, and his techniques seemed to carry traces of the Sword God Sect from the Floating Heaven Continent.
The Sword God Sect of the Floating Heaven Continent was famous for its Sword Dao. Many disciples from various sects knew some of its swordsmanship, so this alone wasn’t enough to conclude that Lord Hua was from the Sword God Sect.
After those three came the three old monsters who had survived the Secret Realm breakthrough, including Qi Emperor. Following them were Tuxin and the Sovereigns who possessed the Purple Splendor Jade Seals, along with their children, nephews, or guards.
Nie Yun hid within the crowd, keeping a low profile. He didn’t appear to be using much strength, yet with a single flick of his finger, hundreds, even a thousand, wasps would drop from the sky.
Strangely, though their lives were extinguished, their bodies remained perfectly intact, looking no different than before!
Although his method didn’t produce any flashy streams of Qi, everyone knew he was using an immensely powerful Dark Force to vibrate the wasps to death! This technique was even more formidable than killing them directly. After this display, the group had no more doubts about his status as a Secret Realm powerhouse.
If Nie Yun’s strength shocked the crowd, then the fighting style of his brother, Nie Tong, was enough to fill them with terror.
The youth stood with one foot in front of the other, his knee joints completely straight, like a zombie. The way he walked was almost comical, but the speed and power of his sword strikes were no laughing matter.
Every time he drew his sword, dozens of wasps were pierced by his Sword Qi. He never missed. The precision, ruthlessness, and stability of his strikes made even the top three—Qii Tao, Moh Wudao, and Huangg Ling—feel a chill crawl up their spines. ’I don’t think I could block that.’
BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG!
As the group continued their slaughter, Marsh Wasps fell to the ground one after another. The moment these corpses touched the water’s surface, the water turned completely black, infusing the surrounding mist with a foul, fishy stench. If the group hadn’t been so powerful, this miasma alone would have been enough to poison them to death!
"The poison gas is so thick! I can’t take it anymore!"
Suddenly, one of the weaker Ultimate Venerables in the group spurted blood from his mouth and nose before collapsing backward onto the ground.
The instant he fell, he was swarmed by countless Marsh Wasps and devoured down to a skeleton.
Though he was called "weaker," he was actually at the Peak of the Celestial List. A figure of his stature would be a commanding presence anywhere on the Qi Sea Continent. To think that he was poisoned to death by mere gas and then devoured by a swarm of wasps—if word of this got out, no one would believe it!
"Nie Tong, are you alright?" Seeing an Ultimate Venerable die from the poison, Nie Yun’s expression finally turned grave.
According to legend, there were ninety-nine paths to the Zihua Cave Mansion, each one different. They could feature a Ghostly Swamp, an Illusionary Array, or all sorts of Demon Beasts... In his previous life, Nie Yun had been lucky and hadn’t encountered these unique Marsh Wasps. As a result, he didn’t know how virulent their poison was. He never expected it to be so deadly that it could even kill an Ultimate Venerable!
An Ultimate Venerable was considered the highest level of power in the Qi Sea, with protective Qi circulating around their body that made them virtually Immune to a Hundred Poisons. Even if someone made an Ultimate Venerable swallow three catties of arsenic, nothing would happen.
Yet now, one had died from simply inhaling some poisonous gas. It was a testament to how terrifying the poison was.
"I’m fine, Brother. Actually, I’ve figured out a way to use this poison gas for my cultivation. The more poison gas there is, the faster my strength improves!"
Nie Tong replied with a laugh, using a quiet Sound Transmission.
’Cultivate using poison gas?’ Nie Yun recalled his brother’s past experiences and nodded, no longer worried.
As he continued the slaughter, Nie Yun suddenly realized the issue and couldn’t help but be taken aback. ’Wait, that’s not right. Nie Tong can use the poison gas to cultivate, but I can’t. So why haven’t I felt anything this whole time? In fact, I feel invigorated, and my strength has even increased? Even though my True Qi is far denser than anyone else’s, I’m still in the middle of a toxic fog. After breathing it in for so long, I should have been affected. How is it that not only do I feel no harm, but I actually feel invigorated, with my power slowly growing?’
’That’s right, the Nine Nether Cold Pearl!’
A thought flashed through his mind, and Nie Yun remembered a treasure he possessed.
The Nine Nether Cold Pearl. It was a treasure he had obtained from the Demon Wing Cloud Armor Beast King in the Demon Saint Ruins. Born in the icy depths of the Cold Earth Veins, it could dispel a thousand evils, break Wanfa, and render one Immune to All Poisons! This item was incredibly helpful even to a Heaven-Seizing Creation Secret Realm Powerhouse. Although he had been keeping it in his Storage Dantian, it had been actively absorbing the poisonous gas, converting the highly toxic substance into Spiritual Qi to replenish his stamina!
With a flip of his wrist, he took out the Nine Nether Cold Pearl and quietly placed it in his robes.
WHOOSH! WHOOSH!
Just as he expected, the encroaching poison gas was absorbed by the pearl in the blink of an eye. In return, streams of special Spiritual Qi flowed back into his body.
Suddenly, a thought made Nie Yun so excited he almost leaped into the air. ’Haha, I’ve struck it rich! I was just worrying about when I’d ever be able to fill my enormous Qi Sea. Now, it looks like these Demon Cores are exactly what I need!’
Although the Marsh Wasps weren’t large, they were Demon Beasts, and each one had a Demon Core. However, these Demon Cores contained the most concentrated, highly poisonous parts of the wasps. The toxicity was so intense that even with his immense strength, he would likely be poisoned to death if he tried to absorb the energy within them.
But now, that was no longer an issue. With the Nine Nether Cold Pearl in hand—capable of dispelling a thousand evils, breaking Wanfa, and rendering him Immune to All Poisons—he just had to use it as a filter. All these Demon Cores could be turned into Spirit Pills, providing him with a continuous source of energy!
Even after devouring all the Energy-Gathering Elixirs from the Zi Qiong Mountain Range and the Divine Holy Empire Royal Family, he had only managed to fill his Qi Sea to eighty percent. Now, with these Marsh Wasps as a supply, it would be difficult *not* to fill it completely!
"His Majesty Huangg Ling, these Marsh Wasps are endless! If we keep fighting like this, even if we aren’t poisoned to death, we’ll be exhausted to death! My brother Nie Tong and I will charge ahead and see if we can find the hive and destroy it in one fell swoop! We can end this crisis for everyone!"
With this in mind, Nie Yun could no longer hold back. He let out a long cry, grabbed Nie Tong’s hand, and with a push of his toes, shot into the swarm of Marsh Wasps, disappearing in the blink of an eye.
Openly Devouring and collecting Demon Cores here would be far too shocking. By charging into the wasp swarm with Nie Tong, he could get away from the others and kill as many as he wanted, absorb as much as he wanted, completely unrestrained!
Not only that, but it would also let the others suffer from the Marsh Wasps’ poison for a while longer. Why wouldn’t he do it? (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian.com to vote for recommendation and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation.)
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