Chapter 1563

Soon, both realized something was wrong; the poisonous centipedes were not only attacking themselves but also each other, their gnawing making no distinction between friend and foe—a situation unlikely to occur, for this place is inside the body of the Thousand-footed Myriad Poison Dragon, where one should be able to control everything, yet a few mere poisonous centipedes could not break free from its control.

Then, there was only one possibility: this was not the Thousand-footed Myriad Poison Dragon's doing; the question arose—it was not his means, nor his own means, and the Dragonherder's remnant soul could not help but feel a tingling scalp; there was still a third party here.

A third person hid in the dark, continually attacking them both and making them believe it was their own doing, fostering mutual suspicion and opposition—such a plot, such scheming, made the Dragonherder Second Elder's remnant soul tremble involuntarily; he immediately released his Spiritual Sense to inspect the body of the Thousand-footed Myriad Poison Dragon, a body he knew very well, for the Thousand-footed Myriad Poison Dragon was his pet beast, and no one knew it better than he.

Starting directly from where these poisonous centipedes appeared, the Dragonherder Second Elder's Spiritual Sense spread only a short distance before encountering the Thousand-footed Myriad Poison Dragon's barrier; the dragon thought it was his doing, seeking to block him, to devour him, and not to return control of the body to the Dragonherder—if that happened, the consequence would be that this demon soul of his would be completely devoured by the Dragonherder's remnant soul, utterly dissipating.

From then on, the Thousand-footed Myriad Poison Dragon ceased to exist; this body was also the Dragonherder Second Elder's, and he naturally was unwilling to accept it, having been unable to resist before—this time he must resist, must seize the sole opportunity.

"Dragonherder, don't even think about regaining control of my body again; I will never let you succeed."

The Thousand-footed Myriad Poison Dragon roared with resentful poison, its voice echoing throughout its body, shaking everything.

Dragonherder Second Elder roared: "Thousand-footed Myriad Poison Dragon, you and I have both been played by someone; these poisonous centipedes are neither your means nor mine; there is a third person watching us here, who wants to kill us and then take this body."

"We cannot let an outsider succeed; haven't you awakened yet?"

The Thousand-footed Myriad Poison Dragon did not believe his words, firmly convinced it was the Dragonherder Second Elder's plot, and roared: "Dragonherder Second Elder, I have long seen through your scheming; I will not be fooled again."

The same trap—he could not fall into it a second time; this human could not be trusted, surely he had other schemes, and once I believed him, I would end up as before, with this body under his control, becoming his vessel at the critical moment.

The taste of having his life and death controlled by others was something the Thousand-footed Myriad Poison Dragon truly did not wish to experience again; he would truly go mad.

The opportunity comes only once; if missed, there will be none again.

Human, cannot be trusted; at such a time, no matter what the Dragonherder Second Elder says, he could never believe his words.

"Kill you, devour your remnant soul, and I can gain freedom."

"Dragonherder, don't even think about scheming against me again."

"I, will never be fooled."

The Thousand-footed Myriad Poison Dragon gritted its teeth and roared loudly.

The soul's cry, carrying the demon beast's ferocity, loudly bellowed at the Dragonherder Second Elder; demonic might attacked the Dragonherder's remnant soul, making his already deficient soul suffer even more, causing a part of it to dissipate.

The Dragonherder felt terrible, speaking loudly: "Thousand-footed Myriad Poison Dragon, this time I am not deceiving you."

"Let us join forces and find the person behind the attacks, alright?"

"These poisonous centipedes gnaw even at us; if we continue fighting each other, we will both die, ending up as a wedding dress for others."

The Thousand-footed Myriad Poison Dragon gave a sinister, cold laugh: "So what? As long as you die, I don't care."

"I only want to kill you; even if I must abandon this body, I will still kill you. Over these years, I have remembered everything you have done to me, and I have sworn that I will surely kill you, even if I must sacrifice everything."

"Now I have found the opportunity; I cannot let you return alive to the Dragonherder clan."

He knew very well that once the Dragonherder stabilized himself and returned to the Dragonherder clan, that person would surely use the clan's Protector power to Protector himself, then erase this demon soul of his, after which this body would still be his.

As for himself, death and the disappearance of his Dao—let alone revenge, even resistance would be impossible.

The Dragonherder clan's methods, he knew all too well, having experienced them many times, and had long feared them.

"Thousand-footed Myriad Poison Dragon, can't you wake up a little? Is our hatred really this deep? Must you kill me? Even if it means sacrificing yourself."

"Yes, Dragonherder, I only want to kill you." The Thousand-footed Myriad Poison Dragon glared at the Dragonherder, its demon soul continuously emanating demonic might, intimidating the Dragonherder.

The demon soul also continually pressed upon the Dragonherder's remnant soul, driving its own poisonous qi to gnaw at his remnant soul; as for those poisonous centipedes, he could disregard them, but the Dragonherder Second Elder could not ignore them.

His own remnant soul was……very deficient, not lacking compared to the Dragonherder's; after so many years of painful torment, his demon soul had become utterly deficient, unable to return to its original state.

The opportunity is just this once; even if he dies, he wants to drag the Dragonherder along as a burial companion.

"You… you're mad, Thousand-footed Myriad Poison Dragon; you still have a chance to live."

"How can you help an outsider deal with me? I…"

"Ahhh."

The Dragonherder's remnant soul let out a wail; he stared fixedly at the Thousand-footed Myriad Poison Dragon, wanting to act, but found he could not.

Those poisonous centipedes clung to the remnant soul, gnawing at his soul; already deficient, his soul became even more deficient after being gnawed by the centipedes.

The pain of that gnawing spread to every corner of the soul.

This made him unable to hold back a wail; the Dragonherder could not endure, he looked downward, below the Thousand-footed Myriad Poison Dragon, where a large number of poisonous centipedes had hatched, their quantity exceeding ten times that of just before, and this was only the prelude.

Outside the body, large numbers of poisonous centipedes also began to emerge, ignoring the surrounding flames and heading toward the Dragonherder clan's people.

"Buzz."

The poisonous centipedes erupted; inside the bodies of the two deceased disciples, the centipedes had completed their hatching, swarming out in dense masses and frenziedly attacking those nearby—internal and external assault—and in an instant the centipedes broke through their defenses.

Mu Longjie Protector the body of the Thousand-footed Myriad Poison Dragon was already not easy; encountering such an accident, he was willing but unable.

Moreover, these poisonous centipedes were not the most dangerous; from beneath his feet came an even more perilous aura.

"Buzz."

The ground split open, and countless poisonous centipedes emerged from beneath, rushing toward them.

In just a few breaths, everyone was engulfed by poisonous centipedes; Mu Longjie's face darkened, he Protector the surroundings with both hands, but some of the disciples behind him were hit, and these disciples collapsed one after another, with even some of the Elders affected, able to hold on for only a moment or two.

The next moment, Mu Longjie's face turned grim.

"Damn it, when?"

The poisonous centipedes entered his body, and furthermore, the ground beneath him collapsed.

His body plummeted straight down, and soon was enveloped by countless poisonous centipedes.