Chapter 193: Iron Lung Swallows Poison, Glazed Longevity Light

Zhou You restored his Qi and blood to a full state in one breath, and without a second word, he unleashed the Seven Step Poison Sand palm.

His current mastery of palm techniques had long since broken free from the limitation of "one step, one palm," allowing him to strike out seven or eight palms simultaneously.

One could see his figure flash, his palm shadows layering like mountains, carrying a mist-like poisonous aura as he pressed down toward the top of Gao Laozhuang's head.

The poisonous aura hissed, and tiny, invisible-to-the-naked-eye insects in the air popped and burst.

*Tap tap tap! * Amidst the muffled sounds, Gao Laozhuang's entire body was bombarded by the dense poison palms, his figure moving as fast as flying petals.

He chuckled, "This little trick is only good enough to fool those losers like Hua Zhuomo!"

Immediately, he opened his mouth and inhaled, the poisonous aura compressing into two streams, violent as a torrent, and was sucked through his mouth and nose into his lungs.

Martial Masters train their bodies, capable of forging their fragile internal organs until they are like steel.

With an iron lung, he swallowed the deadly poison as if smoking, remaining completely unscathed.

"Has this old guy gone stupid?"

Zhou You felt the surprise had come too quickly.

This move of Gao Laozhuang's was even more brilliant than Bao Tiefeng kneading poison into a ball and tossing it around like a ball.

Although his character was vile, he certainly had some real skills, otherwise he wouldn't be qualified to enter a wealthy family as a Gate Guest.

"Cough, cough!" Gao Laozhuang wanted to say something else, but suddenly felt a sharp pain in his chest.

He hurriedly moved his throat, spitting out the compressed ball of poisonous aura, which brought out a large amount of black blood.

Hidden within the poisonous aura were two or three needle-tip-sized black dots!

Seeing the black dots, his pupils rapidly constricted, "Viper Snake Poison!"

He had long heard of this ferocious snake poison; even a Primary Martial Master would have to give it a wide berth.

Just how brain-dead could one be to swallow it into their lungs to show off their technique? "You thieving plague bird, are you plotting against me?"

The Lu Zhigang that Zhou You was impersonating had the nickname Poison Goose, which had become... "thieving plague bird" in his mouth.

Zhou You spread his hands and shrugged; he hadn't expected the opponent to be so arrogant, arrogant enough to inhale the poisonous aura into his lungs.

The purpose of doing this was merely to show off a Martial Master's powerful physique—boring!

The few specks of snake poison in the aura were the Viper Snake Poison he had hastily refined before leaving.

Just as the introduction at Xingren Tang stated, this snake poison was extremely ferocious, carrying a dark, terrifying, and invisible lethality within its colorless and odorless form.

During the refining process, he had several narrow escapes, nearly suffering a backlash.

It cost 1000 Experience Points to complete the preliminary fusion, allowing the poisonous aura to carry a hint of Viper Snake Poison.

Who would have thought that upon using it, it would have such miraculous effects! When dealing with Hua Zhuomo's gang, because their upper limits were too low, ordinary snake poison could melt their muscles and bones and turn their blood into pus, leaving no opportunity for the Viper Snake Poison to make a name for itself.

That was until he encountered the Primary Martial Master Gao Laozhuang...

"Iron lung, heh heh, try taking another breath for me!"

Zhou You carefully manipulated his palms, turning the poisonous aura into two streams of green smoke that circled around Gao Laozhuang.

Gao Laozhuang took a few breaths and felt his internal organs stinging; the Viper Snake Poison had already taken root in his flesh and blood, making it difficult to extract for the time being.

He took out a Detoxification Pill worth 5000 taels and swallowed it—a gold-lettered signboard product from the Medicine King Sect.

Once the Detoxification Pill was in his stomach, it moistened his heart and lungs, a cool energy spreading throughout his body, but the Viper Snake Poison continued to scurry about, putting up a desperate resistance.

Even a 5000-tael, high-priced Detoxification Pill could only suppress the poison, not extract it.

Zhou You felt the money spent on the Viper Snake Poison flowers was worth it!

Strike while he's down! Zhou You stepped forward and swung his palms; dust rose, and the poisonous aura darted back and forth, resembling a giant python.

This palm technique was already of a high grade, and with the addition of the deadly poison, nothing would grow where the palm wind passed.

Zhou You couldn't help but feel some regret; if he wanted to cultivate to a higher realm, it would inevitably pollute his Qi and blood, causing them to become impure.

Gao Laozhuang took a deep breath and flicked out three fingers—the index, middle, and ring fingers. The three fingers acted like a fish spear, performing a sharp stabbing and pressing motion, directly splitting the poisonous aura from a distance.

Like pinching the seven inches of a giant snake, the poisonous aura was struck by his three fingers and instantly withered from its previously lively state.

*Zzzzz*, the poisonous aura desperately tried to corrode, but Gao Laozhuang's skin seemed to have its own layer of oil film, remaining completely unmoved.

This guy had learned his lesson; knowing the poisonous aura was powerful, he used his tempered skin to block the deadly poison.

The tiny black dots formed by the Viper Snake Poison were blown away by his breath, unable to take effect.

Now came the counterattack.

Gao Laozhuang didn't have many tricks; he simply swung a palm over.

Facing this blow, Zhou You felt like a bird in a cage with nowhere to dodge; he used his lv5 Basic Lightness Skill to avoid his head and face, only to be struck in the neck by the palm.

His neck felt like it was about to break.

Zhou You's Lightness Skill played its part, converting the palm force into the inertia of flying backward, his trajectory straight as a line.

Before he had flown halfway, Gao Laozhuang chased after him, his three fingers pinching downward, landing right on Zhou You's shoulder blade.

The old thief was ruthless, intending to cripple Zhou You's cultivation directly.

The next moment, a fist wrapped in a glazed luster blocked the three fingers that were strong enough to crush hard bone.

"Hm?"

Although Gao Laozhuang was startled, he did not panic; he lightly changed his move, bypassing the fist like lightning and continuing to strike toward Zhou You's front.

In order to capture Zhou You alive, he had already consumed a 5000-tael Detoxification Pill; the cost was too high, and he had to scrape back his capital with interest.

Unexpectedly, the second change of move was also blocked.

What came into view was a fist shimmering with glazed, clear light.

Zhou You landed on his feet, panting heavily with his fists crossed, "Glazed Longevity Fist."

This defensive fist technique was used for the first time, and its effect was extraordinary, suppressing Gao Laozhuang's precise and ferocious offensive.

Gao Laozhuang refused to believe it and immediately switched to a set of fast-attack, fierce-striking routines.

For a time, the sky was filled with shadows of fists and feet, faster and denser than a rainstorm, even exceeding the limit of what Zhou You's naked eyes could capture.

The heaven-defying nature of the Glazed Longevity Fist was thoroughly revealed.

The defense put up by Zhou You's pair of fists actually managed to exceed his own level by five realms, blocking the attacks of Gao Laozhuang.

Whether in terms of force or speed, he did not show the slightest sign of weakness.

Rather than calling it a fist technique, it would be better to call it a tortoise shell.

The more Gao Laozhuang fought, the more alarmed he became; this sticky, clingy fighting style looked for all the world like...

He immediately shook his head violently; impossible, the background of Du Yan Lu Zhigang is not deep, he is merely a low-level martial artist from Su Cheng, perhaps he learned this fist technique by accident.

A cold sneer appeared on his face; without powerful outside help, the longer you rely on a defensive fist technique to hold out, the slimmer your hope of survival becomes.

When it comes to the deep foundation of Qi and Blood, how could a mere Qi Xue Zhong Duan possibly compare to him, a genuine Primary Martial Master?

"You thieving plague bird, you are courting death."

Gao Laozhuang coughed slightly twice and spat out a thick glob of phlegm streaked with blood; after fighting for so long, he had at most exhausted thirty percent of his strength, while the Zhou You opposite him had already fallen from full vital energy and blood to less than ten or twenty percent.

Before the tug-of-war between the viper venom and the Jiedu Danya ended, he was confident he could finish off Zhou You and extort all his wealth.

Wealth.

Is it really that optimistic? Zhou You pulled a Qi and Blood Pill from his bosom and swallowed it.

Gao Laozhuang shook his head; a vital energy and blood pill is just icing on the cake, at most it can replenish about ten percent of vital energy and blood, and the effects cannot stack with repeated use; in the current situation, it is nothing more than a deathbed struggle.

(End of chapter)