Poisonous mist in the valley merges with the rebellious god; poisonous bodies become blades to protect the lord's safety.

The night before the God-Defying Squad was set to depart for Poison Mist Valley, a pungent, pale green Poison Mist suddenly rose from the training grounds of their temporary camp. Xiao Yi Xian, who had been practicing poison arts with Qing Lin, experienced a sudden and unprovoked surge in her poison power. The pale green Poison Mist spread frantically from her as the center; wherever it passed, grass and trees withered instantly, and rocks were corroded with dense holes.

"Oh no! Xiao Yi Xian's Poison Body is out of control!" Qing Lin was the first to react, hurriedly controlling the dark snake swarm to form a wall of snakes in an attempt to block the spreading Poison Mist. However, the God-Defying Poison Power contained within the mist was too violent; the snakes' scales were instantly corroded, and they emitted pained hisses.

Xiao Wu wanted to step forward to help, but Su Chen pulled her back: "Don't get close! Her Poison Body is already out of control. Getting close will allow the poison power to erode your divine soul."

Xiao Yi Xian curled up in the center of the Poison Mist, her face deathly pale, hands clutching her chest tightly. Her eyes were filled with pain and fear: "I... I can't control it... Su Chen, quickly tell everyone to stay away! Don't let my poison hurt you!" Her voice choked with sobs. Due to her emotional fluctuations, the Poison Mist became even more violent, even starting to spread toward the camp's barracks—where the other Sisters who had just finished resting were staying.

Su Chen's black-gold eyes narrowed. He immediately circulated his God-Defying Power, forming a black barrier that firmly trapped the violent Poison Mist: "Xiao Yi Xian, concentrate! I know you don't want to hurt anyone. Follow my aura and try to guide the circulation of the poison power."

However, the out-of-control God-Defying Poison Body had long since exceeded Xiao Yi Xian's command. The pale green Poison Mist continuously battered the black barrier, creating sizzling sounds upon contact, with faint signs of the barrier collapsing. Looking at the ground corroded by the Poison Mist and seeing the worried yet fearful gazes of her Sisters who dared not approach, Xiao Yi Xian was filled with self-reproach: "It's all my fault... My Poison Body is a curse. Sooner or later, I'll end up hurting everyone..."

"Don't say that," Su Chen's voice pierced through the Poison Mist, firm and gentle. "Your Poison Body isn't a curse; it's the sharpest of weapons. You just haven't found the method to control it yet." He turned to instruct the Sisters, "Qing Lin, use the snake swarm to reinforce the defense. Ah Yin, use the power of life to protect the perimeter of the barracks. Everyone else, fall back. I'm taking Xiao Yi Xian to Poison Mist Valley."

Poison Mist Valley was one of the most dangerous secret realms on the continent. Natural poisonous miasma permeated the valley year-round, yet it was the only place capable of accommodating the God-Defying Poison Power. Su Chen shielded Xiao Yi Xian in his arms, wrapping them both in a black God-Defying barrier. They forcibly broke through the violent Poison Mist and sped toward the direction of Poison Mist Valley.

As they sped along, Xiao Yi Xian leaned against Su Chen's chest. Feeling his steady heartbeat and the sense of security provided by the God-Defying barrier, her out-of-control poison power gradually calmed a little. She looked at Su Chen's sharp profile, her eyes full of complexity: "Su Chen, why don't you despise me? My Poison Body is so dangerous; it could hurt you and the Sisters at any time..."

"Dangerous?" Su Chen looked down at her, warmth in his black-gold eyes. "In my view, so-called danger is merely untamed power. Your nature is kind, and you are unwilling to use poison to harm the innocent; that is enough. As for the Poison Body, I will help you master it, making it a power to protect yourself and everyone else."

By the time they arrived at Poison Mist Valley, the sky was nearing dawn. The valley entrance was perpetually shrouded in a thick, pale green poisonous miasma. It shared the same source as the poison power in Xiao Yi Xian's body but was even more violent and overbearing. Su Chen led her into the valley; the soil beneath their feet was pitch-black and viscous, and the miasma in the air was almost solid enough to touch. A single breath of it would cause one's internal organs to rupture.

"The miasma here can neutralize the excess poison power in your body and help you better perceive the essence of the Poison Body." Su Chen stopped and released his embrace. His black-gold God-Defying Power erupted once more, forming a semi-circular barrier that isolated the two of them from the violent miasma outside. "Next, I will use God-Defying Power to guide your Poison Body. All you need to do is trust me, follow the trajectory of my power, and accept and control your own poison power."

Xiao Yi Xian nodded and closed her eyes, slowly releasing her suppression of the Poison Body. Pale green poison power surged out of her body once again, resonating with the miasma outside the barrier. The air within the barrier was instantly filled with poison power, causing even the light to dim.

Su Chen reached out, his palm glowing with black-gold nishen markings, and gently pressed it against Xiao Yi Xian's chest: "Relax. Feel the flow of the God-Defying Power and let it lead you to the core of the Poison Body."

The black-gold God-Defying Power slowly flowed into Xiao Yi Xian's body like a gentle stream, passing through the violent poison power to reach the core of the Poison Body. Xiao Yi Xian could clearly feel that the God-Defying Power was not being eroded by the poison; instead, it was continuously neutralizing and guiding the violent power, bringing order to the previously chaotic poison.

"Follow me. Guide the poison power to circulate through your meridians," Su Chen's voice sounded in her ear, carrying a soothing strength.

Xiao Yi Xian concentrated. Following Su Chen's guidance, she tried to use her will to control the poison power within her. Initially, the poison power remained somewhat resistant, but under the guidance of the God-Defying Power, it gradually began to flow along her meridians. Within the pale green poison power, faint black nishen markings began to appear. The two powers intertwined, forming a brand new, more condensed poison power.

In a close-up shot, pale green Poison Body markings emerged on Xiao Yi Xian's wrist, intertwined with black nishen markings like two ribbons winding around each other, constantly moving and merging. Her complexion gradually turned rosy, and the pain in her eyes was replaced by calm, which was then superseded by focus and determination.

In a panoramic shot, the pale green miasma of Poison Mist Valley surged toward the barrier where the two were like a tide, only to be firmly blocked by the God-Defying Power, forced to circle and churn outside. Inside the barrier, the pale green poison power and black-gold God-Defying Power intertwined into a strange band of light, enveloping Xiao Yi Xian and Su Chen and forming an independent space.

"Very good. Now, try to release the merged poison power and control its intensity and range," Su Chen's voice came again.

Xiao Yi Xian opened her eyes, her pale green pupils flickering with black nishen markings. She raised her hand toward a rock ahead and slowly released the merged poison power. The pale green Poison Mist condensed into a slender poison blade that shot accurately at the rock. The rock was instantly corroded, leaving a smooth hole; however, unlike before, the poison power did not spread, acting only upon the target itself.

"I... I did it!" Xiao Yi Xian's eyes were filled with wild joy. She could clearly feel that the Poison Body within her was no longer violent but had become docile and obedient, like an extension of her own arm. "Su Chen, I can control it! I can really control it!"

Su Chen withdrew his God-Defying Power, his black-gold eyes full of gratification: "This isn't my credit alone. It's because you were brave enough to accept your own power."

Xiao Yi Xian looked at her hands as the pale green poison power flowed between her fingertips, gentle yet powerful. She walked up to Su Chen, her eyes full of reliance and gratitude: "Su Chen, thank you. Before I met you, everyone feared my Poison Body and despised me as a monster. Only you were willing to get close to someone like me and help me master this power."

Her voice carried a hint of a sob, yet it was exceptionally firm: "From now on, my Poison Body is yours to use. If you tell me to harm someone, I will harm them; if you tell me to protect someone, I will protect them. Your enemies are my enemies; your Sisters are my Sisters. My poison will forever be kept for you, and I will forever endure for you."

Seeing the sincerity and resolve in her eyes, a warm current surged in Su Chen's heart. He raised his hand and gently took hers. In a close-up, Xiao Yi Xian's pale green poison power and Su Chen's black-gold God-Defying Power intertwined in their palms, forming a faint cocoon of light. As their fingertips touched and their gazes met, no words were needed; their hearts were already as one.

"I won't let you shoulder everything alone," Su Chen's voice was steady and powerful. "From now on, I will help you control your poison; I will face your dangers with you. On the path of nishen, we walk side by side, never alone."

Xiao Yi Xian nodded heavily, a brilliant smile appearing on her face. This smile was like the only flower blooming in Poison Mist Valley, appearing exceptionally dazzling against the backdrop of the pale green miasma. She knew she had finally found a home and the person willing to accept everything about her.

Just then, a slight movement came from outside the valley. Su Chen's God-Defying Power instantly sensed a group of poison-attribute Spirit Beasts attracted by the miasma, approaching the inner valley.

"It seems we can test your controlled Poison Body right now," Su Chen said to Xiao Yi Xian with a slight smile playing on his lips.

Xiao Yi Xian's gaze sharpened as the pale green poison power condensed once more: "Alright! Let them taste how powerful the God-Defying Poison Power I control really is!"

With a wave of her hand, the pale green Poison Mist condensed into dozens of poison blades, shooting toward the direction where the Spirit Beasts were attacking. The poison blades hit their targets with precision. The Spirit Beasts collapsed instantly, their spirit power rapidly eroded by the poison power without a single bit of miasma spreading.

Watching this, Su Chen nodded in satisfaction: "Very good. Both precision and control are up to standard. Now, we can head back. The Sisters are still waiting for us."

Xiao Yi Xian nodded and followed closely behind Su Chen. As they walked out of Poison Mist Valley, the first rays of dawn fell upon them. The lingering traces of the intertwined pale green Poison Mist and black-gold God-Defying Power turned into starlight under the sun's glow, dissipating into the air.

When they returned to the camp, the Sisters were already waiting at the entrance. Seeing Xiao Yi Xian safe and sound, their eyes were filled with joy.

"Xiao Yi Xian, are you alright?" Xiao Wu was the first to step forward, asking with concern.

Xiao Yi Xian shook her head with a smile and raised her hand to release a wisp of pale green poison power. The poison power condensed into a tiny poison flower in her palm before slowly dissipating: "I'm fine. And, I can already control my Poison Body!"

The Sisters all showed gratified smiles upon seeing this. Qing Lin walked up and patted her shoulder: "In the future, we can study poison arts together and make our poison the most powerful weapon of the God-Defying Squad!"

Su Chen looked at the united Sisters before him, his black-gold eyes full of determination. Xiao Yi Xian's bond mission was complete, and the God-Defying Squad had gained another powerful combatant. Next, it would be the turn for the bond missions of Zi Yan, Xiao Xun Er, Yun Yun, and Medusa. As for Xiao Ling, he was about to face his most humiliating defeat at Shrek Academy.

"Everyone, rest for a day. Tomorrow we set out for the depths of the volcano to help Zi Yan break through the bottleneck of her Dragon Phoenix Bloodline," Su Chen announced.

"Understood!" the Sisters responded in unison, their eyes full of anticipation.

In the air of the camp, the scent of the intertwined pale green Poison Mist and black-gold God-Defying Power had not yet fully dissipated. Like the bond between Xiao Yi Xian and Su Chen, having weathered the trials, it finally bloomed with the most steadfast light.