430: Chapter 430 The Demon Lord's Soul Possessing Beauty

Spirit Lake of Thousand Poisons!

At the bottom of the purple lake, Hao Meili floated within the spiritual waters, emitting a purple radiance as purple-gray poisonous gas continuously seeped from her delicate body.

“I seem to have injured Hun Tiandi?”

“I'm truly damnable. He must be angry and will no longer consider me a friend!”

“Perhaps it's for the best. With the Ten Thousand Poison Body erupting, I am prepared to face fate's judgment. Perishing here in the Thousand Poison Ruins would be a good end!”

“If it had erupted in the outside world, I'm afraid the people of an entire large city would have been buried with me!”

Hao Meili seemed to regain a sliver of reason. The scene of Hun Tiandi being heavily injured flashed before her eyes, and her heart felt as if it were being torn apart.

Hun Tiandi was her only friend, and now, her only friend had been injured by her hand!

Within the silt at the bottom of the lake lay a pale green skeleton, emitting a mysterious aura, seemingly having perished many years ago.

One wouldn't have expected that this skeleton could remain undamaged after staying at the bottom of the Spirit Lake for so many years.

“Eh? This is... the scent of the Ten Thousand Poison Body?”

Suddenly, a raspy voice emerged from within the skull of the skeleton, followed by an illusory soul body rising from it.

His hair and beard were completely white, he wore a pale green robe, and his long green hair fluttered about.

Looking at the young girl who was continuously releasing purple poison mist, he stroked his beard and nodded slightly, revealing a look of satisfaction.

“It really is the Ten Thousand Poison Body, awakening and erupting...”

“Jie jie jie, if I seize this Ten Thousand Poison Body, this Demon Lord can be reborn!”

Demon Lord Qiandu said with an evil laugh.

“Who are you?” Hao Meili seemed to sense a strange aura. She slowly opened her eyes and looked at the illusory soul body with a face full of despair.

“Who am I? You people enter this Demon Lord's ruins, disturb my slumber, and yet you ask who I am?” the illusory Demon Lord said angrily.

“You are... Demon Lord Qiandu? Haven't you already died?” Hao Meili said in surprise.

“This Demon Lord perished a thousand years ago, but with your Ten Thousand Poison Body, as long as I seize you, I can live another life!”

The soul of Demon Lord Qiandu seemed to see hope of stirring up storms across the continent once again.

“It's useless. The Ten Thousand Poison Body has erupted out of control; I can only wait for death!” Hao Meili said, devoid of any will to live.

“Little girl, you are so young, why speak of life and death!”

“Although the Ten Thousand Poison Body is terrifying, it is not impossible to control. At the very least, this Demon Lord has two ways to completely master it!”

The Demon Lord's soul said with confidence.

“Senior truly has a way? As long as you agree to one condition, this body of mine is yours!” Hao Meili pondered for a moment before speaking solemnly.

“Let's hear it!” The Demon Lord's soul grew interested. This young girl was actually willing to give up the Ten Thousand Poison Body, a rarity not seen in a thousand years, so easily.

One must know that even in that world where geniuses emerged in large numbers, ten thousand races stood tall, and heroes gathered, it was extremely rare.

In his era, a peerless expert with the Ten Thousand Poison Body appeared in the Major Thousand Worlds. His poison skills reached the pinnacle, and he forcibly poisoned three Demon Emperors to death, thoroughly establishing the terrifying and fierce reputation of the Ten Thousand Poison Body.

The young girl before him was actually willing to give up the peerless poison body for a single condition, which made an old monster like the Demon Lord take notice.

“Earlier, I injured my only friend who helped save my life. The Ten Thousand Poison Qi has likely invaded his body. I want to ask the Demon Lord to take action and remove that Ten Thousand Poison Qi!”

Hao Meili said solemnly. It seemed that in this world, he was the only friend she cared about.

“Is your friend so important that you would even give up your life?” the Demon Lord's soul asked, his memories seemingly drifting back to the past.

“Qiandu, don't worry, there must be a way to control your Thousand Poison Demon Body. Rest and recover in peace, I will go find someone!”

In his memories, Demon Lord Qiandu had spent his life in constant slaughter, and once he was wounded in a group attack.

His only friend went to a certain power in the Major Thousand Worlds and paid with his life to obtain a life-saving method. When Qiandu saw him again, his friend's spiritual sea was shattered and his soul was cracked, holding on with his last breath to return.

He gave the life-saving method to Qiandu, and the price was that his only life-saving friend perished before his eyes.

That was Demon Lord Qiandu's only regret!

Now, having heard Hao Meili's account of her life's experiences—how he had not hesitated to fight the Master of the Poison Sect for her, and even challenged the entire Izumo Empire.

This sentiment deeply moved Demon Lord Qiandu.

“Fine, this Demon Lord agrees!” Demon Lord Qiandu took a deep breath and spoke solemnly.

Buzz!

Hao Meili closed her eyes, waiting for the final moment. The soul body of Demon Lord Qiandu turned into a streak of light and entered her sea of consciousness.

Hao Meili's body was taken over by him, and he sensed its condition for a moment.

“This is... a Source injury!” Demon Lord Qiandu said in surprise. Then, he sat cross-legged in the Spirit Lake and formed a strange hand seal.

The entire Spirit Lake of Thousand Poisons began to rotate, and endless poison essence flowed into the body to repair the Source injury.

Previously, Hao Meili had only recovered seventy percent of her injuries after reaching mastery in the Hundred Poisons Demon Manual.

Now, with the Demon Lord's soul taking action and devouring the essence power, the injuries began to diminish at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The lake water, which was originally purple throughout, gradually turned pale purple and finally became crystal clear.

“The Ten Thousand Poison Source injury is finally fully repaired!” the Demon Lord's soul said with satisfaction.

With a casual wave of his hand, a pale green skeleton rose from the bottom of the lake. On the index finger of its left hand was a dark green storage ring.

He casually placed it on Hao Meili's left hand and stowed away his own skeleton.

Swish!

His figure blurred as he sped toward the lake surface like a sharp sword piercing the air.

Boom!

He burst out of the lake, creating a massive spray of crystalline water. Demon Lord Qiandu floated in mid-air, looking at the thick purple poison mist in the valley.

Frowning slightly, he opened his mouth and inhaled. The purple poison mist gathered like returning to the source and entered his mouth.

Above, there was also a defensive barrier condensed from spatial power. The Demon Lord clenched his hand, and the spatial light shield instantly exploded.

“Your Majesty, the defensive space I set up has been broken...”

On the mountain peak, Liu Ling suddenly stood up and said in a heavy voice.

The next moment, they saw a terrifying scene. Hao Meili was stepping through the void, her body emitting a strange, evil aura as she walked toward Hun Tiandi and the other two.

“Meili, you're alright!” Hun Tiandi stood up staggering, his face as pale as paper. Seeing Hao Meili, he revealed a faint smile.

“Wait, who are you? Where is Meili?”

“Is this girl really that important to you?” Demon Lord Qiandu asked.

“Senior, Hao Meili is very important to me. I am her friend. Her Ten Thousand Poison Source injury is not yet healed, and I am very worried about her!”

Hun Tiandi said firmly.

“Girl, he is very worried about you,” the Demon Lord's soul said to the grieving Hao Meili within the sea of consciousness.

Unfortunately, Hao Meili was still blaming herself for injuring Hun Tiandi earlier.

Buzz!

Demon Lord Qiandu raised his palm, forming it into a claw. A suction force erupted, drawing out the Ten Thousand Poison Qi from Hun Tiandi's body!

Such behavior left Hun Tiandi bewildered.

“Senior, you...”

“That girl proposed a trade. This Demon Lord will treat the Ten Thousand Poison Qi in your body, and the condition is that this body belongs to me!”

Demon Lord Qiandu said playfully.

“No! I ask Senior to change the condition. If you need a body, this junior would not hesitate to slaughter a Saint. I ask Senior Demon Lord to return Hao Meili's body!”

Hun Tiandi was furious. This silly girl had actually used this as the price.

“Jie jie jie, you are currently in no position to bargain with this Demon Lord!” Demon Lord Qiandu did not agree. He swiped his palm before him, revealing a spatial rift.

Buzz!

With a casual toss, Hun Tiandi and the other two were powerless to resist and fell into the spatial rift.

Subsequently, spatial rifts appeared everywhere in the Thousand Poison Ruins, and any experts who had entered were swallowed up.

Even an existence at the level of the Half-Saint Yao Ling was no exception.