426: Chapter 426 The Ruins of a Thousand Poisons, Endless Poisonous Insects

Rumble!

The Blood Scorpion continuously gathered the power of wind and thunder at the foot of Thunder Mountain, condensing it into a nine-zhang energy sphere. At the moment of its most brilliant eruption, it transformed into a beam of wind and thunder, crashing toward the majestic, towering mountain.

Wherever the energy passed, space shattered like a tide. It slammed fiercely into the mountainside. The moment it landed, there was no violent explosion.

Hum!

With a resonant sound, a massive formation appeared on the bluestone. Originally extremely illusory, as the wind and thunder energy poured in and was absorbed, the formation began to rotate slowly. It continued to solidify, its mysterious lines and runes intertwining.

A formation over thirty zhang in size appeared before them. After the time it takes to burn an incense stick, once the energy was saturated, the Blood Scorpion crawled toward the formation.

It landed in the center and shattered with a bang. The formation's rotation speed increased, instantly forming a blood-colored vortex.

"Hehehe, the Thousand Poison Ruins have opened..." Seeing this, many experts from the Central Plains let out strange laughs. Moving their bodies, they sped toward the blood-colored vortex.

Before the energy of the vortex had even fully dissipated, they were anxious to be the first to enter.

Sss...

Just as hundreds of experts were about to approach the vortex, the remaining wind and thunder power finally dissipated.

Only the blood-colored vortex continued to spin, like the gaping maw of a peerless demonic beast, eager to devour living beings.

Before anyone could rejoice, a cloud of purple poisonous mist surged out from the blood-colored vortex, enveloping those charging at the very front.

Ah...

The screams were incessant. As this poisonous miasma touched them, their skin and flesh emitted a sizzling sound—the sound of flesh being corroded.

Those behind tried to use their Dou Qi to block it, but unfortunately, it was useless. The hundred people charging at the front were all killed by the poisonous mist.

A gust of wind blew, dispersing the purple miasma, revealing a living hell before their eyes.

Where were the people?

There wasn't a shadow of a person left; no flesh, no bones, not even clothing remained. At the foot of the mountain, only a patch of pitch-black, scorched venom remained.

Droplets falling to the ground made the stones emit white smoke and a charred stench.

"What a tyrannical poisonous mist!" Yao Ling's hair flowed like an ocean, moving with the wind, and a look of gravity rose in her beautiful eyes.

Even the youth from the lofty Starfall Pavilion showed a trace of surprise for the first time.

"As expected of Demon Lord Qiandu; his methods even after death are so bizarre. If you want his inheritance, how can you not pay a price!" Hun Tiandi said softly. This remark caused the people around him to mutter to themselves.

"On one side is life, on the other is the inheritance!"

It remained to be seen how those present would choose, but no one moved first.

"Hehehe, since you are all a bit wary, this Sovereign will take the first step!" Hun Tiandi laughed wickedly. His figure flickered, and he shot toward the blood-colored vortex on the mountainside.

Behind him, Liu Ling, carrying Hao Meili and Qing Yue, sped after Hun Tiandi.

"Hmph, courting death!" The youth from the Starfall Pavilion said with a sneer on his handsome face. Even he was very wary of such a dense poisonous mist.

"Junior Brother Yun?" Senior Sister Liu Hanbing murmured, a smile appearing on her cold, clear face, her beautiful eyes filled with complexity.

"It's actually him?" Tang Junyao naturally saw Hun Tiandi as well, and her expression turned ugly.

In several confrontations, Tang Junyao had never once gained the upper hand.

The first time, despite Tang Junyao's pleas, Hun Tiandi killed Xiao Tian. The second time, she sent word to the Starfall Pavilion and secretly plotted, forcing the Starfall Pavilion and the Xiao Family to retreat from the Ten Thousand Swords Pavilion.

The third time, during the trip to the East Sea Ruins, Tang Junyao and Jian Wuchen joined forces but failed.

One, two, but not three times—the reason Hun Tiandi had let Tang Junyao go time and again was, first, because of Mr. Shui Xing, and second, because he simply didn't want to provoke the Burning Flame Valley for the time being.

If Tang Junyao didn't know when to stop and plotted against him again, then the emperor-slaying blade would have to be stained with the blood of the Burning Flame Valley.

With the expansion of his strength, his wariness toward the Burning Flame Valley was also weakening significantly.

Hum!

Just as everyone expected Hun Tiandi to be poisoned to death by the miasma, the blood-colored vortex shuddered, and Hun Tiandi's group disappeared into it.

To everyone's disappointment, there was no poisonous mist this time.

"He went in, and he's actually fine!" Immediately, Senior Sister Liu Hanbing revealed a smile. Her body moved, transforming into a sword light as she sped toward the blood-colored vortex.

Yao Ling did not delay any longer either; she moved her jade feet, stepping out as if covering the distance of the world in a single stride. The next moment, her figure landed within the blood-colored vortex.

Creak!

The youth from the Starfall Pavilion's face turned livid, his hands clenched until they creaked. He sped toward the blood-colored vortex.

Subsequently, all the experts on Thunder Mountain moved, dashing toward the Thousand Poison Ruins.

Thousand Poison Ruins!

Hun Tiandi was spat out by the blood-colored vortex. He stabilized his body and landed on the ground. The scene of the ruins before them shocked everyone.

Lush forests, venomous insects, poisonous herbs, and flowers covered the ground. The sky in the distance was not bright, but permeated with a faint purple miasma.

Above the forest, venomous snakes... flicked their forked tongues, staring at the group with a hideous gaze.

"Your Majesty, these Thousand Poison Ruins are likely more dangerous than the East Sea Ruins!" As an Alchemist, Liu Ling's eye was extremely sharp. He saw at a glance that the Thousand Poison Ruins were not simple.

"Correct, everyone be careful!" Hun Tiandi said gravely. With a wave of his sleeves, a dark blue flame appeared, transforming into a light barrier that enveloped the group. The poisonous mist in the air was completely blocked out.

"This is... a Divine Fire?" Liu Ling's expression changed. Looking at the dark blue flame and feeling that extreme, chilling cold, he was shocked in his heart.

He himself possessed the Sun True Fire, so he naturally understood the terror of a Divine Fire.

The moment the dark blue flame appeared, the Sun True Fire within his body trembled, as if it had encountered a rival.

The Sun True Fire and the Taiyin True Fire were flames with the extreme attributes of Ultimate Yang and Ultimate Yin, so it was no surprise that they would sense each other.

"Your Majesty, just how many Divine Fires do you have?" Liu Ling exclaimed inwardly.

The Sun True Fire had been bestowed upon him by His Majesty. He was not a novice, and in the books left behind by the Dragon Emperor, there were records of Divine Fires. Only then did he realize what a great opportunity it was for His Majesty to bestow the Sun True Fire upon him.

"Let's go!" Hun Tiandi said indifferently, leading the group toward the depths of the ruins, vanishing from beside the blood-colored vortex in the blink of an eye.

Hum!

After they left, the blood-colored vortex spat out a woman—it was Senior Sister Liu Hanbing. She scanned her surroundings, but did not find any trace of Yun Tian.

She chose a direction and sped toward the depths of the Thousand Poison Ruins.

Swish!

In a valley, Hun Tiandi and his group landed on a mountain peak. Looking at the valley before them, endless poisonous mist surged in like a tide.

In the center, there was a purple lake a hundred zhang in size. The lake did not contain clear, transparent water, but bubbling venom. The purple venom was rising, and a layer of purple miasma permeated the surface of the lake.

This sight made even Hun Tiandi's hair stand on end, and he was convinced that this purple lake must be extremely dangerous.

"Purple Lake, the Spirit Lake of Thousand Poisons!"

Hao Meili, who had been pale behind him, suddenly spoke up. A smile appeared on her pretty face, as if she had seen some kind of treasure land.

A glimmer of light flashed through her originally dim eyes, with Qing Yue supporting her.

"Spirit Lake of Thousand Poisons?" Hun Tiandi turned his head upon hearing this, looking at the weak Hao Meili, and asked curiously.

Could it really be a treasure land that would help with Hao Meili's injury to her Myriad Poison Origin?

A smile appeared on his handsome face; if that were truly the case, then coming to the Thousand Poison Ruins was worth it!

However, the endless venomous insects before them were scrambling to crawl toward the purple lake—venomous snakes, scorpions... and so on; every kind of poisonous insect you could think of, or even those you couldn't, were all there.