Chapter 1561: Mu Long People's Downfall (Part 1)

Twisted body kept writhing, that stiff feeling made one's scalp tingle; the ground was covered with shed husks and pools of blood, black blood mixed with poisonous gas corroding the earth, emitting a nauseating stench.

Inhaling a mouthful of this poisonous gas, the whole person would be corroded by the toxin, as if millions of worms were gnawing inside the body, devouring flesh and blood; that feeling was extremely terrifying. An Elder instinctively probed, extending a hand forward, and instantly his arm turned to white bone.

Immediately after, his body was also invaded by the poisonous gas, and the sound of gnawing arose.

"Save… save me." That Elder reached out, crying for help, pleading with Mu Longjie, but Mu Longjie dared not reach out.

Because he saw that the Elder's body interior had been completely gnawed out, filled with countless centipedes, very tiny centipedes; after they had devoured his flesh and blood, these centipedes, invisible to the naked eye, grew to thumb size and continued to grow.

The appearance of the gnawing, and that ferocious look, was not that of an ordinary centipede, but a monster combining centipede and some kind of poison dragon.

Having devoured a corpse seemed not enough; these poisonous centipedes turned toward the surrounding Mu Long family members. At that moment, the Mu Long family members broke out in cold sweat, their scalps tingled, and one by one they began to retreat, hiding behind Mu Longjie.

"Be careful, don't let these poisonous centipedes enter your bodies." Mu Longjie ordered, instantly unfolding a true qi shield, protecting those behind him and also shielding his own body.

"Understood."

The numerous Elders all nodded, they dared not act rashly, nor dare to make a move.

Mu Longjie watched the poisonous centipedes flying toward him; they were thick and terrifying.

"Burn them with fire."

"Yes."

The disciples skilled in fire arts behind him unleashed fire techniques, incinerating the poisonous centipedes before them; swarms of poisonous centipedes instantly fell to the ground, becoming charred husks. Seeing this, Mu Longjie commanded: "Increase the firepower, burn them all."

"Also burn all that poisonous gas together; the Second Elder is still inside, and without my order, no one may approach."

"Yes."

Everyone began increasing the firepower, burning the poisonous centipedes before them and the poisonous gas ahead; the poisonous gas started to retreat step by step, being compressed back by the flames entirely into the body of the Myriad-Foot Venom Dragon. Mu Longjie knew the Second Elder's situation; he had to help, otherwise the Second Elder would likely be unable to withstand the Myriad-Foot Venom Dragon.

The Myriad-Foot Venom Dragon had devoured much flesh and blood, gaining nourishment; moreover, having been Protector and enslaved for many years, it rarely emerged, so it would not simply give up. The Mu Long people's Second Elder's body was destroyed, leaving only a remnant soul that sought to control the Myriad-Foot Venom Dragon's body, which was no easy task.

The two were fighting; rescuing them and leaving the Mangshan Mountain Range had already been the limit of the Mu Long people's Elder.

Excessive consumption of soul power had caused the Mu Long people's Second Elder's remnant soul to become even weaker; Mu Longjie had to help, otherwise letting the Myriad-Foot Venom Dragon devour the Second Elder's remnant soul would likely prevent their escape.

They were deeply aware of the harm and power of that Myriad-Foot Venom Dragon.

"Continue, Protector those poisonous gas, ease the Second Elder's pressure."

"Must Protector, cannot let the Second Elder fall."

They cannot just stand by and watch; this is the Second Elder, if the Mu Long people's Second Elder dies, they too will suffer.

Everyone worked together, letting the poisonous gas return into the Myriad-Foot Venom Dragon's body; the poisonous gas kept surging against its body, continually making that body tremble. This sight filled Mu Longjie and the others with dread as they watched the body continually shrink.

The Second Elder's face kept appearing, sometimes that of the Myriad-Foot Venom Dragon, sometimes that of the Second Elder.

Constantly appearing, constantly vying for control of the body, the huge body shrank to one-tenth, still shrinking, gradually taking on a human form.

This process was very lengthy and also very dangerous.

"Mu Longjie, increase the effort." The voice of the Mu Long people's Second Elder rang out; he temporarily controlled the body, calling on Mu Longjie to act quickly.

"I understand." Mu Longjie immediately acted, ordering: "All disciples, follow me in Protector."

"Yes."

All the disciples acted together, and several Elders did the same; they clearly understood that if the Second Elder encountered trouble, for the Mu Long clan it would be what kind of disaster—the Mu Long Earth Grand Elder had already died, and if the Mu Long people's Second Elder died, the two strongest Elders of the Mu Long clan would both be dead, weakening the clan's strength by at least over thirty percent.

This is still a conservative estimate; before setting out this time, they had received orders to protect the Mu Long people's Elder well.

"We must not repeat past mistakes."

"Drink."

Flames wrapped the Myriad-Foot Venom Dragon's body, burning the poisonous gas, burning his body and soul, forcing him to retreat, so that the Mu Long people's Elder could regain control of this body; then they could rest easy.

Mu Longjie stared at the Second Elder's condition, knowing the Mu Long people's Elder could soon control the body; they only needed to give a bit more effort.

Everyone was transmitting true qi, risking their lives to transmit true qi, solely to preserve the Second Elder's life and to let him quickly gain control of the body, neglecting the surroundings.

Underground.

A pair of eyes opened.

He sensed the aura on the ground, a familiar aura; he first blinked, then revealed a faint smile.

His curled body merged with the surrounding earth, becoming part of the land; his aura, his everything, merged with the earth.

His body twitched slightly, leaking a bit of aura, but it was masked by the outside poisonous gas, making his presence undetectable. The Myriad Poison Demon King revealed a faint smile: "My opportunity has come; truly, after searching in vain through iron shoes, I find it without effort."

"The opportunity personally arrived at my head; it is fitting that I obtain this opportunity."

"Tsk tsk, this king wants to see what kind of opportunity this is."

The Myriad Poison Demon King moved his body, neither going out immediately nor acting right away.

Instead, he seeped outward, sensing the outside situation; his spiritual sense fell upon the Myriad-Foot Venom Dragon, seeing that body, that soaring aura, and the Myriad Poison Demon King revealed a faint smile.

"This is exactly the body I desire; if I could obtain this body and merge it with my current body, I would……"

His own body was gone, devoured by this body; before him, a stronger demonic form was delivered, moreover a body born from the combination of thousand-foot centipede and Myriad Poison Dragon; such a powerful body, such an intoxicating poisonous gas, the Myriad Poison Demon King drew a deep breath and revealed a satisfied smile.

"It is this very taste, this very poisonous gas."

"To obtain the body, start by acting against them."

He naturally saw the humans beside the Myriad-Foot Venom Dragon, knowing their strength, he could not act rashly; he was not their match, yet it was not necessary to fight head-on—those poisonous centipedes and that poisonous gas were his means of killing.