Chapter 163: Xi Actually Stole a Kiss from Xu Chen

Xu Chen stood in place, and the act of directly using his Divine Sense to obliterate Du Fuzi stunned a crowd from the Alliance.

Good heavens! No one knows what grade Xu Chen's Divine Sense has reached, but it crushed everything like dry grass and rotten wood. They estimated he must have at least Seventh Grade Mid-stage Divine Sense.

These Poison Masters or Gu Masters barely cultivate Divine Sense, so Xu Chen eliminating them was incredibly convenient.

"Let me see his memories."

Xu Chen began using the Soul Searching Technique to scour Du Fuzi's memories.

His focus was on finding the method to forge and eliminate these Gu Poison Puppets. After a long time, he uncovered the map of the Cold Ice and Flame Valley and the forging method—but the elimination method seemed to require only killing the actual Gu Master or Poison Master. "Boom!"

Xu Chen crushed Du Fuzi from afar, turning him into a mist of blood.

Instantly, countless droplets of blood sprayed everywhere, and a faint metallic scent filled the air.

Likewise, the thirty Gu Poison Puppets lost their Gu Poison rapidly due to Du Fuzi's death.

In an instant, the Gu Poison Puppets became mere ordinary Puppets with strong physical bodies.

Xi, Saintess of the Thousand Poison Workshop, stepped forward: "Xu Chen, I've recently developed a new poison—could you let me have these Puppets?"

Xu Chen paused. He didn't need to control these Puppets himself; he'd merely wanted to test them. But Xi had long been immersed in this art—she'd clearly be more suited to handle them.

So he nodded: "Fine, they're yours."

Xi whispered: "With us like this, no need to thank you." Xu Chen winced—what do you mean "us"?

Don't say nonsense, big sister—I haven't even touched your clothes.

Just as Xu Chen was puzzled, Xi walked over and suddenly kissed him before he could react.

Then she returned quietly to her spot, cheeks slightly flushed. Xu Chen: "..."

He was stunned—now even this nonexistent relationship was becoming real. 09 But luckily, the system wouldn't warn him over such small touches. Otherwise, he'd be weeping bitterly.

On the other side, Yi Bingrou, Li Ruoling, Huo Qilin, E Nan, Ling Sheng Quan Ling, and the other heroines all widened their beautiful eyes, gritted their teeth—damn it, can you even do that?

Got it!

From now on, they'd just ask Xu Chen for help—and after he helped them, they'd know exactly what to do. Xu Chen felt the heroines' gazes and his whole body went numb. He wondered: one or two were fine, but what about a whole crowd?

He sucked in a sharp breath—this was hard to say.

Better not get too close to these women—they'd cause trouble. The people from other sects nearby were equally stunned.

First came the Saintess of Cihang Jingzhai, who liked being taken advantage of by Xu Chen—and now the Saintess of the Thousand Poison Workshop had outright stolen a kiss from him? They were utterly dumbfounded. Can't you show some restraint? Can't you?

They're Saintesses, for heaven's sake! Xu Chen sighed: "The people inside haven't come out—they probably don't know Du Fuzi is dead yet. Let's go in now. Feng Shuang, break the Array on the side. The other Eighth Grade experts stay ready for battle. We have no idea whether these Gu Poisons exist only on the Puppets—understand?" The leaders of the major sects nodded: "Understood." Then Xu Chen turned to Feng Qianling: "Hurry up. Stop pretending to be injured. Are you even a man, so useless?" Feng Qianling nearly spat blood right there.

Are you kidding? I'm not faking—I'm genuinely critically wounded, damn it! But he dared not retort, only cursed Xu Chen silently.

Ye Xuan beside him couldn't help but click his tongue.

Poor guy. Lucky I didn't say anything—otherwise Xu Chen would've targeted me. But the next second, he froze. Xu Chen pointed at him: "You there, Ye Xuan—yes, you, useless waste—can you do anything? When the Eighth Graders arrived, you just stood there watching. Are you even useful?" Ye Xuan: "………………" Numb! Even silence got him scolded—he never saw that coming.

But that bastard Xu Chen probably just wanted to pick a fight with him—damn it. He stayed silent and kept walking forward.

As Xu Chen neared the inner perimeter of the Cold Ice and Flame Valley,

The Wan Gu Sect and Five Poisons Sect had indeed not noticed—because they believed that an Eighth Grade Poison Master paired with thirty Gu Poison Puppets could handle anything.

There was no way he could die without making a sound.

Since there was no sound, he must be fine.

Inside the inner perimeter, the Wan Gu Sect sat on one side of the table, the Five Poisons Sect on the other.

Coincidentally, Five Poisons Sect Envoy Han Ruoxi was here too.

She chuckled: "The Gu you've developed, Wan Gu Sect, are truly extraordinary." The Yao Gu Elder laughed: "Envoy Han, your realm towers above the Saintess—I am in awe."

He knew the Five Poisons Sect's strongest was the Sect Master, then the Elders, then the Envoys. Envoys handled diplomacy and negotiations with other sects—more powerful than Saintesses or Saint Sons. Han Ruoxi replied coolly: "How could I compete with Elder Yao Gu? I've merely had a bit of luck." Yao Gu's eyes flickered—any woman who reached this position couldn't be simple.

Han Ruoxi's strength must exceed Eighth Grade Poison Master. The Ren Gu Elder chuckled: "Du Fuzi's been gone a long time—hasn't he returned yet?" Clearly, he also believed Du Fuzi couldn't possibly have met with misfortune. Han Ruoxi knew the original timeline—Ye Xuan had killed Du Fuzi.

So once Du Fuzi left, he wouldn't be coming back. She feigned ignorance: "Perhaps he encountered something interesting."

Everyone laughed: "Maybe he met a beautiful woman entering the valley!"

"Hm?"

The next second, the Eighth Grade Array Master beside Yao Gu's face changed—he suddenly felt no connection whatsoever to the Cold Ice and Blazing Flame Array he had set.

It had been taken over—or perhaps outright shattered. He panicked: "The Array seems broken—I'm going out to check."

Han Ruoxi asked curiously: "Elder Ling Zhen, can anyone here break your Array?" Ling Zhen confidently replied: "Unlikely—but I feel strange, since I've lost all connection to the Array."

"Spit!"

The instant he finished speaking, he vomited a mouthful of blood. His cultivation level plummeted instantly; his face turned pale, his aura dimmed.

He clutched his chest, face twisted in pain: "Someone broke my Array—and shattered my Divine Sense embedded within it."

Yao Gu and Ren Gu frowned: "Impossible. Outside, Du Fuzi was guarding. Even if he failed, we should've sensed it. Even if everyone missed it, no one could break the Array so quickly."

Han Ruoxi continued deceiving: "Yes—even the Alliance's people shouldn't have anyone this strong."

Ling Zhen gritted his teeth: "I don't know—but we must go out and check immediately."

"If the Array is fully taken over, we're finished." Without waiting for others, Ling Zhen bolted from the room. The other Wan Gu Sect Elders and Five Poisons Sect Elders followed.

When they stepped outside, their pupils shrank.

They saw—Xu Chen and the others had somehow arrived at their inner perimeter. The inner perimeter was a valley, lush with green grass, teeming with life. They'd just been drinking inside a cave room in the valley.

Who could've imagined Xu Chen had slipped in silently?

A terrible dread settled over them. Yao Gu's face darkened: "How did you get in?"

Xu Chen replied calmly: "Kill Du Fuzi—you can walk right in."

Ren Gu roared: "Impossible! Du Fuzi was Eighth Grade—how could he die without a sound?" Xu Chen smiled: "Want to try? I can make you die just as silently." Both men froze in horror.

Was it Xu Chen who killed him?

But Xu Chen was only Seventh Grade Mid-stage—how could he have grown so much in just one and a half months?

They'd been stationed here, constantly developing Gu Poison Puppets, never returning to the Wan Gu Sect's main base.

For a moment, they did not yet know about Shang Tianzai. Thus they coldly asked: "What exactly do you want?" Xu Chen glanced around and saw countless living people nearby—mostly elites from various sects.

These elites had been silently implanted with Gu.

Some of the Gu were from the headquarters of the Wan Gu Sect; even if everyone here died, the Gu Poison would not dissipate.

He coldly said: "You've captured quite a few people—how dare you?"

The Yao Gu and Ren Gu sneered: "We have our own purposes—you're not worthy to ask."

"Good!"

Xu Chen was about to act.

The next instant, he froze—he saw a pair of jade hands, veiled in Poison Qi, silently piercing through the chests of the two men.

Instantly, black blood dripped, black mist spread, and countless Gu Poisons erupted wildly. The Ren Gu and Yao Gu stiffly turned their heads, incredulous: "Why?"

Han Ruoxi let out a light laugh: "Nothing much—I just enjoy killing. This feeling is too wonderful."

As she spoke, the Poison Qi engulfed the two of them entirely. In an instant, they vanished without a trace, as if they had never existed.

Likewise, the Wan Gu Sect and Five Poisons Sect members cried out in terror: "Traitor! You're a traitor!" Han Ruoxi sneered: "You realized too late."

"Whoosh!"

"Whoosh!"

"Whoosh!"

She began transforming her entire body into smoke, enveloping the members of both sects.

In an instant, amid a chorus of screams, dozens of members from these two sects vanished completely into black mist.

Han Ruoxi slowly absorbed the toxins beneficial to her, and her strength surged again. Xu Chen knew: this Han Ruoxi was a "Ten Thousand Toxins Body," a rarity unseen in ten thousand years.

This constitution could skyrocket in power by voraciously absorbing toxicity—but at the cost of a drastically shortened lifespan.

In the original text, he used Magic Qi to resolve this flaw for her, solely to secure her cooperation.

Thus, during the later destruction of the Taichu Sacred Land, she played a part. When members of other sects saw Han Ruoxi, their eyes brimmed with wariness. This woman casually slaughtered Eighth Grade elites—how terrifying.

At this moment, after absorbing the Poison Qi, Han Ruoxi winked at Xu Chen: "Xu Chen, I'd love to kiss you—but right now I'm too toxic. I'm afraid it'll affect you. Wait for me. In a while, I'll be able to kiss you."

The crowd grimaced. Could this stunningly beautiful elite truly like Xu Chen? Damn! Xu Chen really had incredible luck with women!

Instantly, everyone's eyes burned with envy, jealousy, and hatred—they were grinding their teeth so hard they might shatter. Xu Chen: "..."

He said helplessly: "Han Ruoxi, we're not that familiar—don't say things like that." Han Ruoxi smiled sweetly: "Now that I've helped you eliminate them, aren't we a bit closer?"

By the way, the Cold Ice and Flame Valley contains many materials and methods for crafting Gu Poison.

But I don't know how to break this Gu Poison yet—I'll go check other bases. Bye for now—I'll contact you when I find something." With that, Han Ruoxi turned into black smoke and vanished entirely from the Cold Ice and Flame Valley. At this moment, several female figures stared at Xu Chen with mournful expressions: "We didn't realize you were so good at courting women—why aren't you actively pursuing us?" Xu Chen: "..."

The crowd: "…………"

These blunt, wolfish words were truly suffocating!