349: Five Poisons Rebel

The sudden betrayal by the Sect Master of the Five Poisons Sect, and that Myriad Poisons Heart Extermination Palm, condensed with his life's cultivation, although not powerful enough to harm Ninth Celestial Xu Tongchuan, this sudden attack from behind completely disrupted the three brothers' rhythm of unified escape!

Xu Tongchuan felt the fierce poisonous palm strike from behind and was both shocked and enraged, forced to divert his Dou Qi to set up a defense behind him.

Although he successfully blocked the palm, his body paused, creating a momentary flaw in his coordination with his two brothers.

It was this insignificant instant!

For a powerhouse like Jiang Donghua, it was already enough.

He didn't even look at Xu Tongchuan, whose body was delayed by the Sect Master of the Five Poisons Sect's sneak attack. His gaze directly locked onto Seventh Heaven Venerable Xu Jinchuan, who was the strongest and most determined to escape, and Eighth Heaven Venerable Xu Yinchuan, who was close beside him.

Without any complex movements, he simply raised his right hand casually, pointed his fingers like a sword, and lightly tapped in the direction the two were fleeing.

"Freeze."

There was no earth-shattering momentum, only an invisible and intangible, yet immense power, as if containing the force of heaven and earth's rules, instantly crossed space and descended upon Xu Jinchuan and Xu Yinchuan!

The intensely fluctuating spatial energy around them instantly solidified, like a fly trapped in amber!

They felt as if they had fallen to the bottom of a ten-thousand-foot deep sea; the surrounding space became thick like glue, and that terrifying pressure squeezed in from all directions, not only imprisoning their bodies but also making the circulation of Dou Qi within them incredibly difficult!

"What kind of power is this?!"

Xu Jinchuan was horrified. His cultivation at the Nine-Star Dou Zun Peak was as powerless as an infant before this force!

Jiang Donghua's pointed finger did not retract, but rather his fingertip trembled almost imperceptibly.

"Pfft!"

Two muffled thuds sounded almost simultaneously!

Something inside Xu Jinchuan and Xu Yinchuan was forcibly crushed!

The two were struck as if by lightning, spewing out large mouthfuls of blood mixed with internal organ fragments. Their towering aura rapidly withered like a punctured balloon, the light in their eyes instantly dimmed, and their bodies went limp, falling directly from mid-air and heavily crashing onto the Illusion Sound Platform, completely losing consciousness, their fate unknown!

First Revolution Dou Zun Peak against Nine-Star Dou Zun and Eight-Star Dou Zun, it was such an overwhelming defeat!

"Second Brother! Third Brother!"

Xu Jinchuan's eyes were bloodshot, letting out a pained roar like a wild beast!

He watched with his own eyes as his two brothers were struck by the opponent's casual blow, their fate unknown. The hatred in his heart erupted like a volcano, and he knew clearly that if he didn't leave now, all three of them would perish here today!

He suddenly turned his head, his blood-red eyes fixed on Jiang Donghua and the weakened Mu Qingxian behind him, his voice like it came from the Nine Nether Hells, filled with bone-deep venom.

"Venerable Donghua! Sound Valley! I, Xu Jinchuan, swear to the heavens! I will never rest until one of us is dead! The Hall of Souls' wrath will burn you all to ashes! Just you wait!"

Before his roar faded, Xu Jinchuan ignited his vital essence and blood, and a dazzling black light erupted around him. In a nearly self-destructive manner, he forcibly broke through Jiang Donghua's spatial confinement, which had not yet fully tightened!

He grabbed at Blood River Heavenly Venerable, who was following closely behind him and had long been scared witless.

"Heavenly Venerable!"

Blood River Heavenly Venerable thought Xu Jinchuan was going to take him along, and a glimmer of hope just appeared on his face.

However, a hint of ruthlessness and determination flashed in Xu Jinchuan's eyes. He wasn't trying to save Blood River Heavenly Venerable but needed a diversion and a scapegoat!

A complex and strange black rune instantly condensed on his palm, and without a word, he slammed it fiercely onto Blood River Heavenly Venerable's back!

"Blood River, the time has come to be loyal to the Hall of Souls!"

"No—!"

Blood River Heavenly Venerable screamed in terror, but he was utterly unable to resist.

The black rune instantly merged into his body, turning him into a human bomb, and then Xu Jinchuan, using his last ounce of strength, hurled him violently towards Jiang Donghua and Mu Qingxian!

Meanwhile, Xu Jinchuan himself, using the recoil, transformed into an almost transparent black line, desperately tearing through the unstable spatial barrier that had been interfered with by the Sect Master of the Five Poisons Sect and impacted by Jiang Donghua's power, instantly escaping into the chaotic void currents!

Blood River Heavenly Venerable, who was thrown over, rapidly expanded at a visible rate, his surface covered in spiderweb-like cracks, and terrifying energy surged wildly within him!

"Senior, be careful!" Mu Qingxian exclaimed weakly.

Jiang Donghua's eyes were indifferent. Looking at the flying human bomb, he merely waved his sleeve casually.

A gentle yet irresistible force swept past, and Blood River Heavenly Venerable's expanding body was like a paused button, then flew back at an even faster speed, returning to the shattered void from which he came.

"Bang—!!!"

An earth-shattering explosion erupted at the edge of the spatial rift!

Blood River Heavenly Venerable couldn't even let out a scream before he was completely annihilated into nothingness by the combined effect of his self-detonation and the spatial turbulence, body and soul destroyed!

Xu Jinchuan escaped, but at the cost of sacrificing Eighth Heavenly Venerable, Ninth Celestial, and Blood River Heavenly Venerable!

On the Illusion Sound Platform, a deathly silence fell.

Only the whistling mountain wind and the heavy, excited panting of the Sect Master of the Five Poisons Sect on the distant hillside could be heard.

He had made the right gamble!

Su Ning, having witnessed the complete defeat of the Hall of Souls' three Heavenly Venerables and the tragic death of Blood River Heavenly Venerable on the spot, was already scared out of her wits.

Her biggest backer had vanished in an instant, and a strong desire to survive made her turn around almost without thinking, frantically injecting her remaining Dou Qi into her legs, unleashing her most proficient movement Dou Technique. She transformed into a streak of light, intending to flee into the distant sky!

"Trying to leave?"

Jiang Donghua didn't even turn his head; he simply extended a finger towards the direction Su Ning was fleeing and lightly drew a line.

Buzz!

The space around Su Ning instantly became as hard as steel. She felt as if she had crashed into an invisible wall, her speed sharply dropped, and her entire body was firmly confined in mid-air by an unseen force. No matter how she struggled, she couldn't move an inch!

Spatial Lock!

Before the absolute disparity in realm, her struggles seemed so laughable.

At this moment, Mu Qingxian, who had barely suppressed the toxins and her weakness, stepped forward, bowed deeply to Jiang Donghua, her voice filled with sincere gratitude and the relief of surviving a disaster.

"Junior Mu Qingxian thanks senior for saving my life! If not for senior's intervention, the Sound Valley's legacy might have been lost in my hands today."

She glanced at Su Ning, who was confined in the air with a face full of despair. A hint of pain flashed in her beautiful eyes, but more than that was cold determination.

"Senior, this traitor is a disciple of my Sound Valley. She has committed the heinous crime of deceiving her master, destroying her ancestors, and colluding with external enemies. May I ask senior to hand her over to me, so my Sound Valley's rules can deal with her? Junior will definitely give senior an explanation!"

Jiang Donghua nodded slightly, signifying his agreement.

To him, how to deal with a minor character like Su Ning made no difference.

Seeing Jiang Donghua agree, Mu Qingxian felt a little relieved and continued sincerely.

"Senior's great kindness, Sound Valley has no way to repay."

"I earnestly request senior to return to Sound Valley with junior for a short rest. Although my Sound Valley is not a top-tier power, with a thousand years of heritage, the Scripture Pavilion also has some decent cultivation methods, Dou Techniques, Pill Formulas, and secret manuals. Senior may browse and choose freely, as a token of our gratitude!"

She knew that for a peak Dou Zun whose strength was even more unfathomable, ordinary treasures would not catch his eye. Only the accumulated knowledge and heritage of the sect might pique his interest.

Jiang Donghua nodded again, accepting the invitation.

He also happened to need a place to temporarily settle down and understand the current situation in the Central Plains. Sound Valley was undoubtedly a good choice.

Then, to Mu Qingxian's somewhat surprised gaze, Jiang Donghua casually took out several warm jade bottles from his storage ring and handed them over.

"First stabilize your injuries and suppress the toxins."

Mu Qingxian took the jade bottles, opened the stoppers, and took a light sniff. A rich medicinal fragrance accompanied by a powerful surge of pure energy instantly overflowed, invigorating her spirit!

With her eyesight, she naturally saw that these pills were at least Seventh-Grade Intermediate, and one of them even subtly reached the Seventh-Grade High-level!

Each of these pills was priceless, yet the other party took them out so casually. What a grand gesture!

"Thank you, Senior!"

Mu Qingxian's gratitude grew even stronger, and at the same time, she completely confirmed that this senior in front of her must be an Alchemy Grandmaster of extremely high attainment!

She no longer hesitated, immediately took a pill, sat cross-legged, and began to circulate her energy to heal her injuries.

Meanwhile, Jiang Donghua did not stop. He slowly walked to the unconscious bodies of Eighth Heavenly Venerable Xu Yinchuan and Ninth Celestial Xu Tongchuan.

Mu Qingxian, while refining the medicinal power, watched Jiang Donghua's actions with some confusion.

Jiang Donghua squatted down, his palm covered with a faint purple glow, like the most precise detector, slowly sweeping over their bodies.

His movements were skilled and precise, as if he was extremely proficient in this art.

Sure enough, after a moment, his fingers paused slightly at extremely hidden parts of Xu Yinchuan and Xu Tongchuan's foreheads and heart meridians. The purple light at his fingertips flickered, and like peeling silk from a cocoon, he forcibly stripped two faint, almost dissipating, constantly twisting and struggling black soul bodies from their nearly depleted bodies!

This was precisely the Hall of Souls powerhouses' last resort for survival—hiding their main soul consciousness deep within their physical bodies, feigning death, hoping to escape a calamity!

As soon as these two soul bodies were stripped out, they immediately emitted sharp soul fluctuations.

"Senior, spare my life! Senior, please spare my life!"

"We were blind and offended your heavenly might! As long as senior spares us, the Hall of Souls will surely offer a generous reward! Cultivation methods, Dou Techniques, pills, you can choose whatever you want!"

This was Xu Tongchuan's soul, pleading bitterly.

"Venerable Donghua! You will not die a good death! The Hall of Souls will never let you go! The Hall Master will definitely avenge us! You and everyone around you will all die without a burial place!"

This was Xu Yinchuan's soul, knowing that there was no hope of survival, beginning to curse and threaten frantically.

Jiang Donghua was expressionless. He had heard too many such pleas and threats.

The purple flame at his fingertip trembled slightly.

"Ah—!"

Two extremely shrill soul screams abruptly ceased, and the two black soul bodies were completely incinerated into nothingness by the purple flame, leaving not a single trace.

The Hall of Souls' Eighth Heavenly Venerable and Ninth Celestial, at this point, were utterly destroyed, body and soul!

Having finished all this, Jiang Donghua slowly stood up, as if he had only done a trivial little thing.

He looked at Mu Qingxian, who was healing, and the Sect Master of the Five Poisons Sect, who was respectfully waiting in the distance, and said lightly.

"The matter here is concluded. Let's go."