Returning Immortal

Chapter 32 : The Ghost Medicine Hall Master's End

It was then.

Suddenly, the ground split, and from under the Ghost Medicine Hall Master's feet, two black daggers shot out like lightning.

The startled Ghost Medicine Hall Master jumped into the air and instinctively swung his dragon-headed staff.

Clang!

One dagger was struck by the dragon-headed staff and was sent flying deep into the lake.

But he couldn't block the other one.

It was such a fast and sudden surprise attack that there was no way to block it.

Puff!

In the end, one dagger dug deep into the Ghost Medicine Hall Master's chest.

Fortunately, it was a position that missed the heart.

Ignoring the black blood gushing from his chest like a fountain, the Ghost Medicine Hall Master first flew towards the stone platform.

It was from the thought that since the assassin had learned the Earth Escape Technique and seemed to be reluctant to reveal their identity, they would not be able to follow him into the lake.

But his prediction was completely wrong.

The assassin, the green-robed woman, had been watching Gwi Seongjin's group for a long time.

The person she was trying to kill was the one who crossed the lake last.

She, who had been lying in wait deep underground, biding her time, was not about to give up on the Ghost Medicine Hall Master easily.

Risking even the exposure of her identity, the green-robed woman shot out from the ground.

Swoosh!

The green-robed woman, who had been grasping the Ghost Medicine Hall Master's movements from underground with her consciousness, untied the whip tied to her waist the moment she came out of the ground and wrapped it around the Ghost Medicine Hall Master like a snake.

But the Ghost Medicine Hall Master was also a master of the late stage of the supreme realm.

Although he had been poisoned by the White Lotus Green Head Snake's poison and had his chest pierced by a dagger, he was not a person to be easily defeated.

Moreover, he had now taken the Demonic Poison Pill, and even the latent power hidden deep in his body had been triggered.

The Ghost Medicine Hall Master, who had swung his dragon-headed staff and struck the head of the whip, finally managed to set foot on the first stone platform, allowing only a minor wound on his neck.

Whoosh!

As if he had spread poison water at some point, a red poison powder was scattering in front of him as if on fire.

A fire poison so deadly that even the green-robed woman, who was an expert in poison, would shy away from.

Swish!

Thwack!

But the danger started from an unexpected place.

The whip that was wrapped around his dragon-headed staff suddenly stretched like a snake and dug into the direction of his heart.

The Ghost Medicine Hall Master, who had barely dodged the poison water by twisting his body, pressed his side with his fingers and flew onto the second stone platform.

Dark red blood was gushing from between his fingers.

'A little more...'

If he crossed the third stone platform and arrived on the lake, the assassin would no longer be able to follow him.

'If you want to die, keep following me.'

With such a vicious scheme, the Ghost Medicine Hall Master gathered his last bit of strength and flew towards the lake.

At that very moment, the Grand Prince, who had already arrived on the other side, distorted his face like a demon and flew back towards the Ghost Medicine Hall Master.

The one who had killed Ilgeom.

It was because the culprit, who deserved to have their limbs torn apart, had revealed themselves.

Swish!

The Grand Prince, who was skipping three stone platforms at a time, soon jumped over Gwi Seongjin's head.

The Grand Prince, who was passing by, instructed Gwi Seongjin.

"Don't worry, you just cross the lake."

"I understand."

Gwi Seongjin, who knew his own skills well, had no intention of refusing the Grand Prince's instruction.

He calmly skipped over the stone platforms one by one as before.

Gwi Seongjin, who was crossing the stone platforms, glanced at the Grand Prince and saw that in his hand was the shuttle-shaped weapon he had used while fighting the Three-Eyed Toad.

Zap!

Although the Grand Prince, burning with revenge, quickened his steps, unfortunately, by the time he arrived at the battlefield, the fight was almost over.

Ugh!

The Ghost Medicine Hall Master, who had stepped on the third stone platform, immediately flew to the fifth stone platform.

A chunk of flesh fell from his left thigh, which had just been pierced by the whip, but now was not the time to leisurely treat his wounds.

Emergency treatment could be done in the inner part of the lake where the assassin could not follow.

Damn it!

He had already known that the assassin's martial arts were high from the surprise attack he had suffered while fighting the Three-Eyed Toad.

But facing them directly, it was beyond imagination.

A master of the extreme demonic realm.

If not, it was the peak of the supreme realm.

The extreme demonic realm was a master two levels above him.

Although they were not able to display their full capabilities due to severe internal and external injuries, it was not a level he could face.

What was even more absurd was the fact that the opponent was not being poisoned.

Despite being exposed to deadly poison several times, the opponent was attacking him without any problem.

Clang!

Huh!

The Ghost Medicine Hall Master, who had struck the head of the whip with his dragon-headed staff while flying, let out a single scream.

It was because the deflected head had flown to his face.

Although he quickly turned his head, the whip dug into his brow like a venomous snake.

Ugh!

The Ghost Medicine Hall Master, who was screaming, grabbed the whip with his fingers and pulled it out of his head.

At that, along with a dark red blood clot, even brain matter flowed out from the wound.

In the end, with his face covered in blood, the Ghost Medicine Hall Master plunged into the water.

Was it a final struggle?

Whoosh!

The Ghost Medicine Hall Master, who had fallen into the water, suddenly shot out from the water and waved his hand at the green-robed woman.

At that, a faint shadow flew at the green-robed woman.

Splash!

The Ghost Medicine Hall Master, who had thrown something at the green-robed woman with his last bit of strength, sank into the water again.

At that time.

The green-robed woman, who was swinging her whip at the shadow the Ghost Medicine Hall Master had thrown, moved back with a horrified expression.

The whip she was using was specially refined by twisting the sinews of a flood dragon.

That's why it was called the Flood Dragon Whip, and although it was soft, it was tough enough to face a sword.

Such a Flood Dragon Whip was suddenly caught in a silver flash and was cut into two pieces.

The startled green-robed woman shook her body in the air like an eel and slipped out between the silver flashes that had cut the Flood Dragon Whip.

At that, the silver flash spread like a flame, then split into dozens of strands and covered her like a net.

Ah!

A red blood flower bloomed like a firecracker from the body of the green-robed woman, who was slipping out between the dozens of silver flashes.

She had not been able to completely dodge the silver threads that were tightening around her body like a heavenly net.

Even in that situation, the green-robed woman threw three black daggers at the Grand Prince.

As if that wasn't enough, she even extended a palm containing the power of the earth element at the vicious beast.

Was it a mutual destruction?

One of the green-robed woman's hands was cut off and shot into the air, and the Grand Prince, whose shoulder was pierced by a dagger, fell into the poison pool like a kite with its string cut.

Swish!

The green-robed woman, who had snatched her severed hand by extending the half-cut whip, flew up and fled back.

On the green-robed woman's neck, a suspicious shadow was stuck like a leech.

It was what the Ghost Medicine Hall Master had thrown.

Zap!

At that time, a silver flash unfolded like a picture from the hand of the Grand Prince, who was falling onto the water.

The thread, which had stretched long like a clothesline, barely wrapped around the stone platform...

The Grand Prince, who had blown his internal energy into the silver thread, jumped into the air in one breath, relying on it.

Spin.

The Grand Prince, who had flipped his form in the air and safely landed on the stone platform, glared at the green-robed woman with a look of resentment.

Before he knew it, the Raging Fire Divine Lord, who had crossed the lake, was chasing after her, but the green-robed woman's lightness skill was truly amazing.

Fleeing through the demonic beasts, her movements were as divine as a ghost.

Then, she suddenly disappeared into the ground, and her traces could no longer be found.

As the Grand Prince saw it, the green-robed woman's body was not normal.

Poisoned, with external and internal injuries...

Even so, she had killed the Ghost Medicine Hall Master, escaped the heavenly net, and even seriously injured him.

Although she had lost a hand, that was because he possessed a rare treasure in the human world...

In any case, to have fled from the Raging Fire Divine Lord in that state, he had no choice but to acknowledge her skills.

The expected martial arts was the early stage of the extreme demonic realm.

If her body had been normal, she was a master whose victory could not be guaranteed even if he and the Raging Fire Divine Lord had attacked together.

Phew!

The Grand Prince, who had looked at the mound of earth where the green-robed woman had disappeared, let out a long sigh and then turned his gaze back to the water.

Although he had fallen into the water and died, the traces of the Ghost Medicine Hall Master had not completely disappeared.

The sack he had been carrying on his back was faintly visible in the water.

It was the reason why the sinking speed was slow, as it was a specially waterproofed cloth.

Swish!

A silver flash flashed from the Grand Prince's hand, then wrapped around the Ghost Medicine Hall Master's sack in the water and pulled it up.

As expected, the Ghost Medicine Hall Master was hanging under the sack.

But his flesh was scattered and his bones had melted, so he was no longer in a human form.

When the Raging Fire Divine Lord, who had been chasing the green-robed woman, returned, the Grand Prince also crossed to the other side of the lake, dragging the Ghost Medicine Hall Master's corpse on the water.

Thud.

The Grand Prince, who had thrown the sack on the ground, picked up a small branch from nearby and rummaged through the corpse's bosom with it.

Fortunately, the medicine pouch where the Ghost Medicine Hall Master had kept his treasures was in a fine state.

The Grand Prince, who had stored the demon stone and the remaining Child Ginseng that Gwi Seongjin had eaten from within it, even pulled out the ring on the Ghost Medicine Hall Master's finger and put it into his bosom.

Other than that, there was nothing special.

Glance!

The Grand Prince looked at the dead Ghost Medicine Hall Master.

The Ghost Medicine Hall Master's empty eye sockets, which had melted from the poison, seemed to be glaring at him.

Thud!

The Grand Prince, who had pushed the Ghost Medicine Hall Master's corpse to one side with the stick, this time rummaged through the sack.

Then, with a disappointed expression, he threw the stick on the ground as if it were bad luck.

When Gwi Seongjin looked, the sack had melted from the poison water and one side was torn.

Since he had dragged it through the poison pool in that state, the contents inside could not have been fine.

Most had fallen into the water and were lost, and what was left was wet and useless.

When the Grand Prince stepped back, Gwi Seongjin lifted the cloth with the stick and shook it out.

Thud.

At that, a few things fell out from the sack.

Among them, the jade bottle with strange incantations engraved on it was taken by Ne Jinja.

It was the very same bottle that had slaughtered the evolved rat swarm.

What was strange was that the talisman sealing the bottle stopper was still fine.

Unfortunately, the pouch containing the blood essence stone was not found.

It had been dropped in the poison pool.

Other than that, the maroon box that had contained the Ghost-Patterned Red-Tailed Scorpions looked a little special, but Ne Jinja did not pay attention to it.

It was because he had discovered that the box was cracked.

Both Ne Jinja and the Grand Prince knew that there were poisonous creatures inside the box.

But the corpses of dead poisonous creatures were of no use to them.

Although everyone judged that the Ghost-Patterned Red-Tailed Scorpions would be dead, Gwi Seongjin had confirmed with his spiritual sense that they were still alive.

But he had no thought of taking the box.

It was just annoying, a poisonous creature he had no need for.

But it was strange.

Suddenly, he felt sorry for them.

Swept up in an unknown emotion, Gwi Seongjin moved forward.

Then he tore his underwear, wrapped it around his hand, tilted the box, and poured out the poison water that had seeped inside.

Although Gwi Seongjin had put the box containing the Ghost-Patterned Red-Tailed Scorpions into his own bundle, no one stopped him.

Since they had each taken a precious treasure, they had willingly conceded that much.

(End of Chapter)