novelraw Chapter 2225 - 2207: Spare You?
Chapter 2225 - 2207: Spare You?
On the other side, it was a completely different scene. Elder Ren and everyone were flying through the air, rushing on their way, when suddenly they all felt an unbearable itch all over their bodies, and the aura on their bodies began to fluctuate wildly!
"This is bad, we might be poisoned!"
Enduring the incredible itch, Elder Ren immediately said to the group, more horrified than ever. He truly did not know when they had been poisoned, nor did he know what kind of poison it was or why it was so potent that even someone like him, at the later stage of the Earth Immortal Realm, could not avoid it.
"Elder Ren, how could we have been poisoned?"
"Yeah, we... we are so itchy!"
"What kind of poison is this? How is it so powerful? I feel like my body is about to lose control!"
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The Holy Soul Sect members were naturally puzzled upon hearing Elder Ren’s words. They wondered how they could have been poisoned, and the poison was so fierce. With their strength, it was usually impossible to be poisoned, and even someone at the Earth Immortal Realm could not escape it. This poison was simply terrifying!
Upon hearing this, Elder Ren thought carefully and said to the group, "If nothing unexpected happened, it must have been in the Huanglong Sect where we got poisoned. We should leave quickly and return to the sect’s group."
Having no other solutions, Elder Ren quickly abandoned their previous target and led the group towards the sect’s team after saying these words.
While on the way, he communicated this matter with Sect Master Xiao Tianrong. Xiao Tianrong was also quite astonished upon hearing Elder Ren’s report. He had never heard of a poison that could affect someone in the late stage of the Earth Immortal Realm. If Elder Ren was poisoned, then undoubtedly everyone else was too. For the safety of the sect members, he fully agreed with Elder Ren’s actions.
Receiving the sect master’s approval, Elder Ren accelerated again, as the poison in everyone’s bodies was getting deeper and deeper. They feared they couldn’t hold out much longer. However, they were quite far from the sect team, so they had no choice but to hurry back as fast as possible.
In a blink of an eye, an hour had passed, and the condition of their bodies had changed. The intense itch had turned into pain, an indescribable agony that made them want to tear off their own skin. Everyone’s faces looked terrible, veins bulging, and even their Gang Qi was almost beyond control, rampaging around within their bodies!
Seeing this situation, Elder Ren had no solution. For this mission, all the elixirs they brought were for healing and restoring Gang Qi. They never considered the possibility of being poisoned, leaving him helpless. He was also suffering, but his only choice was to return to the sect team and see if there was any way to resolve it.
But as they pushed through the excruciating pain to hurry along, suddenly, two people appeared ahead, blocking their path. A closer look revealed them to be Huanglong Sect Master Feng Risheng and an unfamiliar elder.
"So it was you behind this!" Elder Ren shouted angrily at Feng Risheng. He had suspected that Huanglong Sect might have done something, and upon seeing Feng Risheng, he immediately understood the situation. Looking at Feng Risheng, he felt an intense urge to rush up and tear him apart!
"What a joke, you a bunch of bandits come to rob our sect and still claim righteousness?" Feng Risheng sneered at Elder Ren. He was quite confident now. On the way, the centenarian had already explained to him in detail the condition of these people. Despite there being dozens of them, he felt no real threat. He would be delighted to see these people act, as it would only hasten the poison’s attack.
"Get up there and capture that damn fellow; he must have the antidote!" Elder Ren didn’t want to waste words with Feng Risheng and immediately ordered his people to capture Feng Risheng and find the antidote. What was wrong with leading the Holy Soul Sect members to rob them? Why should this useless guy act so arrogantly in front of him?
The Holy Soul Sect members, upon hearing Elder Ren say that Feng Risheng had the antidote, charged at him like madmen. It was dozens of people, all experts above the Human Immortal Realm. What a terrifying scene it was when such a group acted!
As the group made their move, their Gang Qi began to explode, intending to rush forward together, capture Feng Risheng, and quickly get the antidote to relieve their pain. They couldn’t bear another moment, as the sky filled with bursting Gang Qi, nearly coloring the whole sky in various hues.
But facing this overwhelming murderous intent, Feng Risheng wasn’t nervous at all. He merely stood there with the unfamiliar elder, both smiling as they watched the crowd rush over.
The group was initially puzzled by this scene, not understanding why Feng Risheng and the elder were so calm. But just as they began to ponder, something unexpected happened. Their Gang Qi suddenly went out of control, wildly rampaging within their bodies. In just the blink of an eye, all those in the Human Immortal Realm exploded to death due to the unchecked Gang Qi!
At this moment, other Earth Immortal Realm powerhouses finally realized what was happening, and immediately calmed their Gang Qi, no longer daring to act. If they circulated their Gang Qi, it would go out of control and tear them apart without the enemy needing to lift a finger!
How could this be!
How could this poison be like this!
...
At this moment, only seven people remained here at the scene, all of them were powerhouses above the Earth Immortal Realm, including Elder Ren. They were truly stunned by this result; never did they expect to end in such a situation. Just a mere poison had rendered them useless—this fall was too severe!
At this time, even if Elder Ren was unwilling, he couldn’t do anything but bow his head. Looking at Feng Risheng, his expression became very unpleasant. He said to Feng Risheng with extreme reluctance, "Sect Master Feng, we admit our defeat today. I will return the items of your sect, could you spare us seven and let us leave?"
Honestly, Elder Ren was genuinely unwilling. But under current circumstances, what could he do even if he was unwilling? The only thing he could do was this. Should he forcefully act, causing his own Gang Qi to run amok leading to self-destruction? He surely hadn’t lived enough, and moreover, there were six other Earth Immortal Realm powerhouses here—if they all died here, the damage to the sect would be too great. No matter from which angle, at this moment, he had to bow his head.
"Spare you?" Feng Risheng sneered at Elder Ren and then continued, "If I spare you, wouldn’t that be akin to letting a tiger return to the mountain? If I’m not mistaken, you should have already contacted your sect about being poisoned. If you return, you’d surely send a large force to flatten Huanglong Sect, wouldn’t you say?"
"This..." Elder Ren was momentarily speechless. Indeed, that is what he thought in his heart, but even if that’s the case, he couldn’t admit it. He argued stubbornly, "How could I think that? Sect Master Feng, don’t judge a nobleman by a villain’s heart!"
"I’m afraid only a ghost would believe that!" Feng Risheng laughed coldly as he stared at Elder Ren. He had seen through them—these bandits were not to be trusted. With this realization, there was no need to waste words with them. Thinking of this, he immediately circulated his Gang Qi and a long blade emitting red light appeared in his hand. With a single-handed swing, he slashed towards Elder Ren and the others with a heavenly Blade Gang!
The red Blade Gang was like a super red crescent hundreds of feet long, streaked across the sky, as if burning the space it passed, emitting a faint crimson glow, with a monstrous killing power attacking Elder Ren and the seven!
Seeing Feng Risheng make a move, Elder Ren and the others knew this battle was inevitable. They wished to leave, but the problem was they couldn’t—they couldn’t leave without using Gang Qi. For a moment, they were all frustrated to the point of vomiting blood. If they could use Gang Qi, how would they allow Feng Risheng to make a move?
"Retreat!"
At the critical moment, Elder Ren shouted, then the seven split into seven directions trying to leave. But they hadn’t expected that as they tried to leave, they found themselves unable to move, only able to watch helplessly as the red Blade Gang drew closer.
Heaven!
What’s going on!
How could this be!
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All seven were now extremely shocked; none could understand why this was happening. How was it that they couldn’t move properly? What on earth was going on? They were all people of the Earth Immortal Realm; even without using Gang Qi, they couldn’t possibly be immobilized, especially so invisibly—could they have encountered a ghost?
But looking at that red Blade Gang, their hearts were filled with immense fear. Without Gang Qi, they couldn’t possibly withstand that red Blade Gang. Thinking of this, they couldn’t care anymore—not using Gang Qi meant certain death, at least using it meant they wouldn’t die immediately. They quickly activated their Gang Qi, and immediately, fist Auras shot from their bodies, confronting the terrifying red Blade Gang!
In the blink of an eye, seven dragon-like fist Auras roared, meeting the red Blade Gang in an instant...
"Boom!"
In the sky, it was as if a red sun suddenly appeared, then this red sun exploded. Terrifying red Gang Qi wreaked havoc in the surrounding space, causing it to tremble. In an instant, it covered a range of dozens of miles, and the sky seemed dyed red; an unbelievably violent red storm swept through the entire space like a hurricane.
And then, this red storm vanished in an instant, the sky returning to its original calm.
"Poof!"
"Poof!"
...
Simultaneously, seven clouds of blood mist appeared in the sky. Elder Ren and the seven all had faces white as paper, veins bulging on their skin, each showing a ferocious expression, evidently in extreme pain.