Chapter 467: Closing the Gate to Release the Poison

"Halt! I opened this mountain, I planted these trees. If you want to pass through here, leave behind your toll money!"

Amidst the mountain forest, just as Liu Xiao and the others were leaping forward, Yu Lang's figure appeared on the earthen slope ahead. With a thunderous roar, he looked down upon them with disdain.

Such momentum immediately startled Liu Xiao, who hurriedly signaled the group to slow down and warned, "Careful, he is Yu Lang. He might be the second dual-resonance user from the Holy Grail Ethereal Star Academy!"

Hearing this, the expressions of the others shifted. From here, they could clearly see the intense clash between the two team captains on the distant sea of trees. The strength displayed by that Li Luo had shocked everyone, for even with their three team captains joining forces, they had been unable to gain the slightest upper hand—a testament to the power of this dual-resonance.

If the Yu Lang before them possessed the same strength as that Li Luo, even with their superior numbers, they would likely pay a heavy price.

Yet, they were not truly scared off by Yu Lang to the point of not daring to advance. After all, they had prepared for this before coming. Thus, they merely slowed their pace and began to close in on Yu Lang in a pincer formation.

As long as they surrounded him, even if he were truly a dual-resonance user, he would show signs of fatigue under the siege of so many people.

However, just as they moved, Yu Lang drifted backward, a mocking voice sounding at the same time: "Do you really think this young master is stupid?"

"Furthermore, I advise you: this road is blocked. If you insist on taking this path, don't blame me for being heartless."

Liu Xiao sneered, "Yu Lang, if you really are a dual-resonance user, why not reveal your strength and let us open our eyes? Hiding back and forth like this, could it be that you're a fake?"

Yu Lang laughed nonchalantly and said, "You actually guessed right."

"I've already given my warning; whether you listen or not is up to you."

He circulated his resonance power, his figure drifting unpredictably as he stepped upon the wind, carrying quite the air of an expert.

Liu Xiao's expression flickered, but in the end, he gritted his teeth and said, "Chase him! We cannot retreat. But keep a bit of caution; he definitely still has teammates."

The others all nodded, and then their figures leaped out.

This pursuit continued for a while until Liu Xiao finally lost his patience and began ordering them to launch resonance power attacks.

Consequently, waves of resonance power attacks suddenly tore through the air, pouring down upon the Yu Lang ahead like a rainstorm.

Facing such an onslaught, Yu Lang's scalp tingled, but he understood he could not show the slightest bit of cowardice. He focused his mind intensely, unleashing his wind resonance power to its fullest. His figure drifted like a willow leaf in the wind, dodging every single resonance attack.

Such movement technique appeared exceptionally agile.

Not far away, Wang Hejiu, Duze Beixuan, and the others, who were hiding in the dense forest, were somewhat surprised to see this: "This guy's movement technique is actually quite impressive."

"That is the 'Wind-Riding Art' taught by Instructor Mi'er. Among our team, Yu Lang is the fastest to progress in the practice of this resonance art," said Bai Doudou.

Wang Hejiu and Duze Beixuan were slightly speechless. Just how afraid of death was this guy to practice such a life-saving resonance art so diligently?

"They are about to enter the designated area," Xin Fu, who had been keeping a low profile nearby, suddenly reminded them.

Everyone's bodies tensed up.

Not far away, Yu Lang once again narrowly dodged a wave of resonance attacks. He stepped into the air, as if a wisp of breeze were carrying his body, allowing him to drift over ten meters and land in a slightly sunken patch of dense forest.

Liu Xiao and the others behind him charged straight in.

The moment they rushed in, Qi Luozi, who was in the jungle, suddenly struck. Her resonance power erupted, transforming into countless vines that shot out to entwine the dense branches. In just a short moment, this patch of forest was sealed off.

Standing at a high point in the dense forest, Wang Hejiu immediately unleashed his own resonance power, instantly forming rolling toxic mist.

The toxic mist was somewhat pungent; as soon as it emerged, the surrounding leaves began to show signs of corrosion and withering.

Behind Wang Hejiu, Bai Doudou and Qiu Luo struck simultaneously. Their wind resonance power erupted, turning into a gale that swept up the toxic gas and poured it frantically into the sunken patch of forest.

As the toxic gas surged in, Yu Lang bore the brunt of it, and his head immediately began to spin with dizziness.

At the same time, Liu Xiao and the others behind also sensed something was wrong and hurriedly shouted, "It's a trap! Quickly break through the surrounding forest!"

But caught off guard, their formation had already become somewhat chaotic.

However, not everyone was affected by the toxic gas. Among these people, there were students with water or wood resonance affinities that possessed detoxification effects. They immediately circulated their resonance power to neutralize the poison while beginning to destroy the surrounding seal.

Seeing this, Bai Doudou and the others grew anxious and urged, "Wang Hejiu, your toxic gas isn't potent enough!"

Wang Hejiu's face turned dark as he said, "Distributing toxic gas from a distance like this is naturally much weaker in toxicity!"

Xin Fu, standing to the side, interjected, "I once saw a Marquis-realm expert with a poison resonance. When their toxic gas was released, it could permeate an entire city, cutting off all life. Yours is just too weak."

Wang Hejiu said irritably, "You know that's a Marquis-realm expert! I'm only at the Resonance Master stage; being able to do this much is already my limit!"

However, he knew that he was the key here, so after hesitating for a few seconds, he suddenly gritted his teeth, took out a dagger, and endured the pain to cut a few gashes on his own body. Fresh blood immediately seeped out.

He formed seals with his hands, and the blood rose up as a blood mist, actually merging with the toxic gas.

The toxic gas instantly became much more viscous and dark.

Carried by the gale, the toxic gas continued to surge into the sealed forest below.

Yu Lang continued to bear the brunt of it, and the dizziness became increasingly intense, his limbs growing weak. However, he understood that because his resonance power was the weakest, he was being eroded by the toxic gas more severely, while the others behind might not be as affected.

"This little poison bird is a bit useless," he muttered to himself.

"Still not enough!"

On the slope above, Bai Doudou watched for a few seconds and frowned.

Wang Hejiu was getting impatient and was about to speak when he caught a glimpse of Bai Doudou drawing a small knife out of the corner of his eye. His hair stood on end, and he shouted, "Bai Doudou, what do you want to do?!"

"Couldn't you have just said that bloodletting enhances toxicity earlier? Look at you, letting out such a tiny bit of blood—are you feeding mosquitoes? So indecisive, are you even a man?!" Bai Doudou's willow-leaf brows arched as she asked.

"If you can't bring yourself to do it, I'll help you!"

As soon as her voice fell, she slashed a knife directly into Wang Hejiu's back. Instantly, blood flowed out like water.

"Ah, damn it! Bai Doudou, are you crazy?!"

Wang Hejiu's face twisted in pain, and he didn't even care about his composure, cursing loudly.

"Duze Beixuan, stop her!" he hurriedly said.

Duze Beixuan, standing to the side, looked a bit awkward. He had also broken into a cold sweat at Bai Doudou's decisive and fierce action, but the situation was special, and he couldn't really stop her, so he could only pretend not to hear.

"Stop talking, don't waste your blood!" Xin Fu kindly reminded him.

Wang Hejiu had the urge to vomit blood, but fortunately, he understood that now was not the time for blame. He hurriedly circulated his resonance power to evaporate the blood and fuse it with the toxic gas.

This time, the toxic gas became exceptionally violent.

Rolling toxic gas churned as if a poison dragon were roaring, and under the sweep of the gale, it poured into the sealed forest below.

This wave of toxic gas was exceptionally fierce. Yu Lang, who was at the very front, swayed and tumbled headfirst to the ground, cursing in his heart: "This damn little poison bird isn't actually going to poison me to death, is he?"

Fortunately, it wasn't just Yu Lang who fell; among the pursuing team behind, others also couldn't withstand it and began to fall one after another.

Only Liu Xiao and a few others with stronger resonance power managed to hold on, destroying the surrounding seal and retreating from the poison zone.

But by now, their numbers had been sharply reduced.

On the slope, Bai Doudou held her long spear, looking heroic and spirited. Her wind resonance power surged, and her robes fluttered in the wind.

She first glanced at the fallen Yu Lang, seeing that he was still crawling, and felt relieved.

"Everyone, it's time for us to move," she said with a cold tone.

Hearing this, Duze Beixuan, Xin Fu, Qiu Luo, and the others unleashed their resonance power.

Then, she took the lead, like a wind-riding cavalry, and charged toward Liu Xiao and the others with a fierce posture.