Stronger by Killing

Chapter 293 - 259: Demon Dao Ambush, Another Grandmaster Slain

Amidst the dark fog,

that eerie laughter still echoed, filled with ridicule and triumph,

yet, at that moment,

the laughter suddenly stopped abruptly,

within the courtyard, amidst the dark fog,

Gu Zhan suddenly swung his saber, and between heaven and earth, the sound of warhorses neighing seemed to appear, as if a thousand troops were charging, terrifying and concentrated like waves of Saber Qi spreading in all directions, directly shredding those golden little snakes completely.

"How is this possible..."

In the darkness, in a certain corner, Xiao Xiangzi’s eyes flashed with surprise, as events went beyond his expectations,

he is a Poison Dao Grandmaster, with all his power in poison,

he has studied many poisons, many capable of instantly killing Grandmasters, but poisons that can deceive Grandmasters are very, very rare. The Heart-devouring Poison is one of them, because this poison has almost stripped away all the superficial characteristics of poison, being colorless and tasteless is just the basic.

At a deeper level, it can evade the Grandmaster’s perception, and the toxicity is extremely potent, as long as one is poisoned, it can’t be removed and will instantly seep into the heart veins.

Those with profound cultivation can barely hold on, but not for long, as the toxicity grows stronger, and the cultivation of the poisoned rapidly declines. If not treated within the time of a joss stick burning, even a Grandmaster would regretfully die.

This Heart-devouring Poison, is Xiao Xiangzi’s famous creation, causing countless to fear it, of course, if Xiao Xiangzi only knew how to make poisons, he wouldn’t become a Demon Dao Grandmaster, causing many in the Righteous and Demonic Daos to fear him greatly,

his reputation was also built on his poison skill, his poisoning methods were miraculous.

Thus, he had great confidence in himself,

Gu Zhan’s residence is indeed very strictly guarded, his food is monitored continuously.

Currently, Gu Zhan is controlled for everything, from clothes to food and living, everything is meticulously monitored by specialists, and he never sticks to any particular utensil or chef.

Even so, Xiao Xiangzi can still quietly poison, even under many people’s observation.

He has more confidence in his poison,

besides him, no one on this earth can neutralize it quickly.

So now, seeing the supposedly dying Gu Zhan suddenly explode with such formidable power, he was incredulous.

Those dozens of snakes aren’t ordinary snakes, they are carefully cultivated, any one of them could bite and kill a Great Cultivator, with his control technique, if Gu Zhan was already poisoned, he absolutely couldn’t have stopped it.

In that moment of astonishment,

Xiao Xiangzi adhered to the principle of fleeing immediately if one strike fails, with a wave of his hand, a black mist spread out, instantly expanding in all directions, while he quietly retreated.

But,

in almost the same instant,

Gu Zhan suddenly stomped his foot, waves of terrifying energy spread toward the four corners of the courtyard,

with a "boom,"

the water in the water tanks in every corner of the courtyard suddenly shot upwards, transforming into water columns soaring towards the sky, then immediately merging together, forming a vortex in the sky, then exploding in the next instant, heavy rain began to pour down in the sky.

Darkness remained darkness,

the fog remained fog,

but in Gu Zhan’s eyes, it was different,

he suddenly turned his head and looked at a direction, quickly flicked his finger, hitting a droplet of water,

the droplet instantly floated away.

In that fleeting moment,

the droplet carried other droplets along,

one drop, two drops, ten drops.

Hundreds, thousands, connected like strings of beads,

then it was a curtain of droplets, two curtains,

ten curtains, a hundred curtains...

sweeping away toward the darkness.

At this time,

amidst the dense fog preparing to retreat, Xiao Xiangzi abruptly felt a sense of fear, he swiftly turned around, just to see the strands of water beads fiercely coming through the darkness,

he fiercely waved his hands,

instantly, countless bats flew out from his wide sleeves, striping golden snakes, or dense swarms of flying insects,

yet,

as the poisonous creatures flew out,

the air suddenly tightened,

it seemed a unique pressure, or perhaps a special energy, sealed the entire space,

no, more accurately,

it was the water hanging in the air, each drop so hefty, like a mountain,

not to mention the snakes and insects, even Xiao Xiangzi’s own body felt like being crushed, instantly restricting his escape route.

"Divine Technique, quite the Gu Zhan, you’ve been planning against me all along. Let’s see how long you can hold out!"

Xiao Xiangzi erupted in fury, letting out an eerie low growl, his black robe suddenly bursting forth, streams of black mist permeating from his body, continually spreading, transforming into a massive skeleton shadow in an instant, several yards high, brandishing menacingly in the dark,

it was, the Grandmaster Dharma Aspect!

"Die..."

The skull let out a deep roar, as like casting a hand, terrifying black mist surged out like ocean waves, engulfing those strands of water beads, its corrosive power incredibly strong, wherever it passed, even stone walls liquefied, pressing towards Gu Zhan.

At this time, Tian Yu, who had feigned being poisoned earlier, wiped the bloodstain from his mouth and stood up, tightly gripping his long sword, his face pale, saying: "Master, this... this... is a Grandmaster!"

"A Grandmaster, it’s not like I haven’t killed one before!"

Gu Zhan snorted coldly, stomping his foot,