Chapter 570: The Poison Venerable Shows His Might, A Great Battle Is About to Begin

"Du Taiyue, this is his Nine Insects Gang-Qi, shaped like flowing clouds and colored like rosy light."

The Martial Master speaking caught sight of his enemy, his surprise mixed with wild joy, "Good, good, he came alone; our opportunity has arrived."

Among the several Martial Masters, his understanding of Du Taiyue was the most profound.

When enemies meet, their eyes are especially red with hatred.

For a long time, in order to avenge the hatred of that year, he had collected countless pieces of intelligence on Du Taiyue and could be said to know him like the back of his hand. He cupped his hands in a salute, "Please enlighten us."

"Du Taiyue's fist technique is named the Nine Unifications Poison Spirit Profound Art, known as 'Nine Insects, Nine Poisons, Nine Fists and Palms'."

"Its greatest strength lies in the coordination between poisonous insects and the fist technique; as long as he is in his lair, backed by the poison pool where hundreds of millions of poisonous insects dwell, the power of his fists and palms will never be exhausted, and he will not fall into a disadvantage even when besieged."

"He came alone, without bringing a single insect, so he is not worth worrying about."

After the Martial Master finished speaking, he urgently pleaded with Zhigang, "I have waited for this moment for many years; let me be the first to go?"

"Be careful!"

Zhigang cupped his hands toward the other party.

The Martial Master was overjoyed and suddenly took a deep breath, his body hair instantly turning into tongues of flame.

The Martial Profound Art he practiced was the Huan Yang Bu Jie Lu, which was widely circulated in Beixuan Zhou, a fire-attribute fist technique.

Once this Profound Art was activated, his flesh and blood erupted with temperatures of over a thousand degrees, melting weapons into molten iron; it was also the most effective at restraining virulent poison.

The shielding layer formed by the high temperature distorted the air, and poisonous wind and water were evaporated the moment they approached.

With this activation, a human-shaped furnace appeared in the world, forming a human-shaped steam belt around him.

Wherever he passed, the swamp evaporated into dry land, even cracking into crisscrossing gaps.

"Du Taiyue, do you still remember me? Come quickly to your death."

This Martial Master was at the Strong Martial Second Heaven level, and he attacked with all his might, fueled by hatred, forcing Du Taiyue's colorful clouds to shrink by half a circle.

In the scorching atmosphere, a giant palm was burning as it slapped toward that cloud layer.

"Huan Yang Da Chi Instruction!"

Suddenly, Du Taiyue chuckled, "So it was you."

The multicolored cloud layer split open, and Du Taiyue held an object in his palm, watching calmly as the giant flame palm approached.

The next moment...

"Huan Yong, come out."

A black shadow flashed, and a massive poisonous insect appeared out of thin air, shaking its head and wagging its tail before landing in the swamp with a *plop*.

Du Taiyue raised his hand to set his stance, "My poison pet transforms into palm power, fatal and beyond saving; take this death-dealing Poison Palm of mine."

He channeled the Nine Unifications Poison Spirit Profound Art, and the poisonous insect Huan Yong leaped with joy, diving into his back and merging into his palm power.

The virulent poison churned, man and insect becoming one, spraying out a tidal wave of poison-Qi that surged from behind, suppressing the heaven-and-earth furnace environment created by the Huan Yang Da Chi Instruction.

The virulent poison began to encroach upon and replace the heat, becoming the theme of this area.

"Not good, retreat quickly."

Seeing that the situation was unfavorable, Zhigang and the other Martial Masters retreated one after another, avoiding the menacing arrival of the poison-Qi.

Seeing the situation was dire, he opened his mouth and spat out a bright pearl, from the surface of which rose an airflow like mist under the moon.

This wisp of mist drifted into the battlefield, tearing a gap through the sky-filling poison-Qi, aimed directly at that Martial Master.

The Martial Master looked back at his path of escape, but ultimately could not swallow this bitterness, saying resolutely, "Take care, I will go first; you all kill Du Taiyue later to avenge me."

Hearing these words, Zhigang closed his eyes, knowing it was impossible to save him now.

The next moment, the Martial Master clasped his hands together and stuffed them into his mouth; the firelight caused his seven orifices to bloom with light, and from his throat to his chest and abdomen, light spots spilled out from under his skin, while his navel emitted blinding light like the sun. A thunderous sound echoed in the firmament, and the sky-filling poison-Qi paused abruptly, then was torn to shreds by the bursting firelight.

By the time Du Taiyue gathered his poison-Qi and extinguished the aftermath of the self-detonation, Zhigang and the other Martial Masters had already vanished from sight.

*Pop! Pop! *

Huan Yong's tail had been scorched, and it lay at his feet quite aggrieved, making *plop, plop* sounds as if sobbing. Du Taiyue laughed heartily, "After today, who else dares to ignore me, Old Poison?"

He was at the Strong Martial Third Heaven level, and after founding his sect, he raised hundreds of millions of poisonous insects using the poison pool method, and by combining the Nine Insects with his fist technique, his comprehensive strength was comparable to the Strong Martial Fourth Heaven.

Even so, it was not easy to kill a Strong Martial Second Heaven practitioner.

How could he not want to cut weeds and eliminate the roots of the Martial Master who died in battle? It was not that he didn't want to, but that he couldn't.

Du Taiyue only possessed the comprehensive strength of the Strong Martial Fourth Heaven when he remained in his lair, relying on the vast number of poisonous insects in the poison pool; once he left his lair and was alone, he was only at the Strong Martial Third Heaven.

This was why Zhigang led people to attack his home.

Today, Du Taiyue used the Poison Nest to transport Huan Yong and killed his old rival by surprise, feeling extremely gratified.

"Hahaha, in this Wanli Zhaohai, I, Old Poison, am the only king."

He returned to his palace in the Ten Thousand Poisons Secret Workshop, feeling very satisfied, but upon calming down, he realized that the Thousand Faces Hall had lost a helper and would certainly not let the matter rest.

The next attack would surely involve gathering more and stronger opponents, so he had to prepare starting now.

"Lao Chainu, call for me, hmm, quickly summon Fu Manlun, Wu Kui, Ha Rugou, Zhu Shuowang..."

He raised a finger for every name he recited, then suddenly frowned, "Xi Zhong is dead, one person is missing."

"Master, Lu Zhigang is still here, he can be used!"

Lao Zhinü's words reminded Du Taiyue, and he asked, "What is his current state?"

"He broke through to Intermediate Martial Master many days ago, but he is still a breath away from Advanced Martial Master."

Du Taiyue pondered for a moment, "That will be enough."

He immediately slashed his arm, and after the flesh split open, a bright red snake gallbladder crawled out.

The snake gallbladder landed on Lao Zhinü's palm, scorching the skin and flesh until it curled, steaming with heat, yet Lao Zhinü did not change his expression.

"Throw this into the Desire Immortal Cauldron; if he cannot endure it and dies, throw him into the poison pool to feed the insects; if he survives, he will be an Advanced Martial Master."

"After he breaks through, fish him out and bring him before me; a great battle is imminent, and I need men."

Du Taiyue smiled, his white teeth gleaming, appearing exceptionally ferocious and terrifying.

Lao Chainu carried the snake gall to the front of the Desire-Inducing Cauldron, one of his palms already scalded until it was thoroughly cooked; the snake gall bubbled with heat, looking just like a piece of charcoal burned red and through.

He did not change his expression, using his only remaining palm to pinch the snake gall and place it into the Desire-Inducing Cauldron.

Originally, Lu Zhigang had been very quiet, but as the snake gall entered the water, his body jolted violently, and the surface of the water began to boil.

At this moment, the Poison Jiao Saliva inside Zhou You's body and the poisonous liquid of the Desire-Inducing Cauldron had already reached a delicate balance, but it was suddenly broken by the snake gall, instantly becoming as uncontrollable as a wildfire ignited by a thunderbolt.

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Lu Zhigang opened his eyes, and a Jiao dragon with its head raised and tail whipping appeared in his pupils; when he broke through to Intermediate Martial Master, he had already completed the Jiao Transformation, and his palm power had risen to the Poison Jiao realm.

But there is also a distinction between a young Jiao dragon and an adult one.

Inside the boiling Desire-Inducing Cauldron, the Jiao dragon within Lu Zhigang's body surged in size, its claws and teeth becoming sharper, and its scales becoming even more solid.

The snake gall of Du Taiyue was undoubtedly a potent tonic, using the method of pulling up seedlings to help them grow to prematurely overdraw his potential, forcibly pushing him toward a breakthrough to Advanced Martial Master.

(End of chapter)