The Invincible Supreme Medical God

Chapter 1256 655: Nowhere to Be Seen

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Yan Xiaobao was on the verge of collapse. His eyes were bloodshot, and he performed a spell gesture, releasing spiritual power to form a rumbling violet cauldron.

Even as the ground shook, he shot into the air. When he looked down, he realized the girl was nowhere to be seen. Clearly, everything had been an illusion from the beginning.

"Damn it!" he roared, his expression grim. Something about the entire situation seemed peculiar, and Yan Xiaobao began to speculate that perhaps that mysterious little girl had used some sort of magical trick on him.

No longer in the mood to stay put, he gritted his teeth and continued forward. After about two hours, he saw three cultivators ahead engaged in fierce battle. Suddenly, he stopped in his tracks.

A moment ago, when he first saw them, they were there alone. But now, he saw the girl in the white dress. She stared at him with a slight smile, a grin growing wider and wider until, when she opened her mouth, it seemed to become a huge maw.

Scalp tingling, he unleashed the power of his cultivation base. Fist clenched, his Immortal Eternal Life Skill burst forth. His punch caused everything to tremble. However, the girl vanished suddenly, and the three cultivators in the distance looked on in shock as Yan Xiaobao furiously attacked a nearby giant boulder.

When they saw the boulder collapse into rubble, they gasped and began to flee.

Yan Xiaobao stood there silently for a moment, then gritted his teeth and pressed onward.

Over the next two days, he saw the girl in the white dress again and again. Even when he closed his eyes for meditation, she would appear. He was reaching the point of complete exhaustion.

The situation only continued to worsen. Initially, he would see her about once every two hours. But now, it was happening every three hundred breaths. At this rate, he would never be able to enter the Foundation.

In the past two days, he encountered other disciples, even those from the Spiritual Flow Sect. However, the girl in the white dress would always appear, though no one else saw her.

By the next evening, Yan Xiaobao's eyes were bloodshot, and he could feel he had reached his limit. He even felt his life force slipping beyond his control, as if ready to drift away at any moment. He was dizzy, his head spun, and he felt he might collapse.

"It's going to happen again at any moment..." he murmured. Forgetting to flee, he sat on a boulder, clenching his fists. He still had a mysterious pill left, but he dared not use it on the girl. For some reason, he felt the reason he hadn't died was because of that very pill.

If he threw it away and the girl got it, he might meet the same fate as Lei Shan. Just thinking about it served as a powerful warning not to carelessly use the pill.

"It's like I'm drifting between reality and illusion," he thought. "I think I can see it as if I've been poisoned. In that case, maybe I should make an antidote to cure myself!"

As he sat there pondering this, a light appeared in the distance. When it approached Yan Xiaobao, it stopped, and a young man appeared.

"Eee?" He was from the Blood Stream Sect, looking very much like a piece of silk. He eagerly watched Yan Xiaobao's expression, looked down at the Fengshui Compass in his hand, and the pointer aimed at Yan Xiaobao, emitting a bright glow.

"I can't believe you've gathered enough Earth Energy to form an Earth Crystal!

"Hahaha! I think it's my destiny, I, Xu Xiaoshan, will be the first to reach the Foundation!" This young man was Xu Xiaoshan from the Blood Flow Sect, excitedly eyeing Yan Xiaobao.

Yan Xiaobao was already very angry, knowing according to his calculations that only about ten breaths remained before the girl reappeared. "Mind your own business, bastard!"

"I know you! You're Yan Xiaobao, ace of the Spirit Sect. Hmm, you're clearly very weak now. The flame of life looks like it's about to flicker out. That means Xu Xiaoshan has a great opportunity with him!

"Yan Xiaobao, I know you have an Earth Capture Crystal. How about we make a deal? Let me use that crystal, alright? What do you say?" Eyes flashing with greed, Xu Xiaoshan raised his head, chuckling happily. He walked toward Yan Xiaobao and performed a spell, creating eight magical devices around him. As Xu Xiaoshan waved, shimmering lights shot toward them, aiming at Yan Xiaobao.

Yan Xiaobao coldly looked up at Xu Xiaoshan, when suddenly his eyes widened as the girl in the white dress stood next to Xu Xiaoshan, just as he was about to take action. She was there, her smile expanding into an enormous maw.

It was at that moment that Xu Xiaoshan suddenly screamed and backed up as quickly as possible. Terror filled his eyes, and he began trembling violently.

"A sentient bane soul! Heavens! How can there be sentient bane souls here? Weren't they all wiped out? Damn it! That bane soul is staring at you. No wonder you look so weak. You've been cursed! You're doomed!" Taking a deep breath, he backed up even more, raising his right hand to produce an ancient jade pendant, spotted with orange, almost resembling bloodstains. Once Xu Xiaoshan pulled it out, he sighed in relief and retreated again.