163: Chapter 163 Poison Valley's Deadly Intent, A Critical Situation Leading to a Decisive

Elder Dan carefully placed the Ten-Thousand-Year Snow Bone Ginseng into a jade box for storage and returned it to the purple ring.

The two exchanged a glance, both seeing the excitement in each other's eyes.

They then continued to venture deeper into the Poison Dragon Cliff.

At this moment, in the deepest part of the Poison Dragon Cliff, there was a massive swamp, resembling a pool of water. Every drop of sludge in the pool contained countless unimaginable and terrifying poisons.

Smearing just a little on a weapon, or having it touch someone's skin, would result in a lethal, incurable poison that kills upon contact with blood.

Countless brilliant, multicolored bubbles constantly rose from the pool...

Patches of green duckweed floated in the swampy mud, bobbing up and down, ready to sink into the terrifying sludge at any moment.

Many strange and exotic flowers and plants grew all around.

What was strange was that there were no living creatures in the swamp; it seemed like a barren wasteland, and the air carried a faint sense of pressure.

As if a terrifying existence was hidden within.

Around the sludge pool, a cluster of green light appeared, emitting a dangerous and frantic aura. As it collided with the surrounding poison, the pervasive toxins strangely dissolved.

Within the green light, a Blue-robed woman stood quietly, accompanied by two tall figures.

From the pressure she exuded, it was clear that she was a Dou Zun level expert. Beside her sat a bronze-colored crossbow.

The crossbow was etched with dense patterns, exuding a chilling killing intent.

It seemed capable of killing even a Dou Zun level expert without fail. A pitch-black bolt was already placed on the crossbow.

"Nine-Headed Poison Dragon Emperor beast soul, let's see where you can run this time?"

The Blue-robed woman said coldly, falling into a silent wait.

However, the Blue-robed woman was unaware that, several miles away, a mass of poison gas was gathering and spreading, as if being drawn in by a vortex.

Within it stood three figures in hiding, wearing Alchemist robes with the character 'Dan' branded on the left chest—they were actually people from the Pill Tower.

Standing there was a woman wearing a black gauze dress; she was none other than the Saintess of the Pill Tower.

This Pill Tower Saintess possessed extremely high talent in alchemy, and her figure was curvaceous and full, radiating an indescribable charm.

The two followers beside her rolled their eyes, landing on the woman in the black gauze, their eyes burning with intense fire.

However, they only dared to steal glances; desiring to be intimate with this woman was absolutely impossible.

In front of them, there was also a crossbow, almost identical to the one the Blue-robed woman had.

"News has come from the Pill Domain that Yun Tian has already entered the Poison Dragon Cliff. When you see him, you two pull the crossbows and shoot him; it must be a fatal blow."

The black-gauze woman's voice was cold as ice, causing the men beside her, who were burning with desire, to suddenly snap out of it.

In the distance, Hun Tiandi continued to move forward, picking the poisonous herbs he encountered along the way and putting them into his storage ring. The perils of the journey had left him somewhat mentally exhausted.

He unleashed his soul power, covering a radius of three zhang around him, long sword in hand, ready to face danger.

"Teacher, how much further is the place where you hid the treasure?" Hun Tiandi asked, puzzled.

It was truly becoming more dangerous the further they went inside.

Deep within the Poison Dragon Cliff, beneath the Dragon's Throat, Elder Dan led Hun Tiandi forward continuously. After half a day, they finally arrived beneath a stone monument of the Nine-Headed Poison Dragon Emperor that resembled a true dragon.

Its nine ferocious heads radiated a terrifying aura.

"This Nine-Headed Poison Dragon Emperor, just its faint aura alone creates such intense pressure in the surroundings..." Hun Tiandi looked up, wondering if it was an illusion or if his eyes were playing tricks on him.

A flash of light swept through the eyes of the Nine-Headed Poison Dragon Emperor stone statue.

"I will infuse my power into your body. You will extract a drop of blood and drip it onto the scales beneath the Dragon's Throat. That will open it, and you can retrieve the treasure."

Elder Dan said calmly. Immediately, a powerful force was infused into his body. Hun Tiandi's aura went wild, and he slowly rose into the air.

Approaching within three zhang of the Dragon's Throat, he flicked his finger, and a drop of bright red blood shot out.

It landed on the Dragon's Throat scales, and the soaking blood was absorbed.

Suddenly, the scales opened, and a storage ring appeared. He grabbed it in his hand and squeezed it tightly, not waiting to see it clearly.

Just at this moment, the deepest part of the Poison Dragon Cliff shook violently, and the valley began to collapse.

"Hurry, leave! The Nine-Headed Poison Dragon Emperor beast soul is about to awaken..." Elder Dan hurriedly retreated with Hun Tiandi.

Roar...

A heaven-shaking dragon roar rang out. Nourished by the blood, the Nine-Headed Poison Dragon Emperor beast soul was awakened. In the void, a massive, illusory beast shadow roared at the sky.

The poisonous mist churned, carrying a sound that could split mountains and seas, erupting with a powerful magical beast aura.

It raged and bloomed, instantly causing all the poisonous beasts in the Poison Dragon Cliff to prostrate on the ground in fear.

The roar alone caused the valley to shake and tremble.

Hun Tiandi stood in the valley, not expecting two streams of killing intent to pierce through the air toward him.

"This is it, attack."

After Hun Tiandi and the Nine-Headed Poison Dragon Emperor beast soul appeared, the Blue-robed woman and the black-gauze woman, who were hiding on both sides, saw their eyes light up and attacked simultaneously.

At the moment they appeared, a thought popped into their minds: "The perfect moment for a kill."

"Quick, aim the crossbow at the Nine-Headed Poison Dragon Emperor beast soul; we must kill it with one shot..." The Blue-robed woman said urgently. Immediately, the two pulled their crossbows, a bolt was nocked, and they were drawn to a full moon.

The bolts shimmered with patterns, strange auras flowed, and Dou Qi was infused as they shot toward the beast soul.

"You two, hurry up, shoot at Yun Tian for me! Daring to kill my loved ones, today is the chance for revenge. Make it pass through the Nine-Headed Poison Dragon Emperor beast soul, and then kill Yun Tian."

"This time I want to destroy it at the same time; killing two birds with one stone..."

The black-gauze woman's eyes flashed with excitement as she gave the stern order.

Swish... Swish...

Without a moment's hesitation, two sharp piercing sounds rang out within the Poison Dragon Cliff, carrying intense killing intent.

"War crossbows?" Suddenly, Elder Dan's voice was urgent. He lent his power to Hun Tiandi, and the hairs on his back stood up.

"Yun Tian, be careful! Once you are hit, you will definitely be seriously injured. The destructive power contained within will destroy your body."

Elder Dan roared, simply because the two bolts were moving too fast.

Hun Tiandi's body instinctively dodged. Looking at the bolts shooting from two directions, his heart went cold.

"Someone is plotting to kill me. Who exactly is it?" Hun Tiandi was furious.

"Blood God Body, activate!" Instantly, his hair turned into a waterfall of blood, his eyes became scarlet, and his Dou Qi armor condensed. Blood-colored Dou Qi surged out, forming a suit of armor.

With a wave of his large sleeve, he took a broad heavy sword from his storage ring.

"Ten Blades Splitting the Sea, Hundred Rivers Sword Wave."

He unleashed two moves of the Ten Thousand Sword Art simultaneously. Sword Qi soared into the air, heading toward the bolts from the left and right.

The heavy sword pierced the air, and sword energy exploded from his entire body.

Boom...

One bolt struck the heavy sword. With a thunderous sound of metal clashing, Hun Tiandi's arm went numb, and his figure kept retreating.

Swish...

Another bolt pierced through the beast soul and shot toward Hun Tiandi.

Roar...

After the bolt pierced through the beast soul, a mournful dragon cry rang out, triggering an eruption of countless poisonous substances in the Poison Dragon Cliff, instantly plunging everything into a mist.

The beast soul hissed, and the surging, infinite poisonous substances gushed outward in all directions, wrapping around the Blue-robed woman and the black-gauze woman respectively.