webnovelfull Chapter 376 Myriad Poison Beads
Chapter 376 Myriad Poison Beads
A dark shadow approached like a ghost, its five fingers forming a claw, aiming straight for Zhao Yan's vital point in the back!
Zhao Yan reacted extremely quickly, throwing a backhand punch that was accompanied by scorching flames, enough to melt gold and iron.
"boom!"
As their fists and claws clashed, Wu Xuemei swayed slightly, using the momentum to retreat, deliberately feigning a look of panic on her face: "Fellow Daoist, spare my life! I have no intention of being your enemy, I was just passing by..."
Upon seeing the newcomer, Zhao Yan realized she was just a black-clad girl in the early Foundation Establishment stage. His wariness lessened, replaced by contempt and anger: "Where did this wild girl come from, daring to ambush me? You're courting death!"
He pressed his advantage relentlessly, unleashing a surge of fire elemental power that transformed into several fiery serpents, roaring as they coiled around Wu Xuemei.
Wu Xuemei was struggling to stay afloat and looked utterly disheveled; her clothes were even scorched in several places by sparks.
She fought and retreated, leading Zhao Yan to an area with jagged rocks.
Seeing that she was weak, Zhao Yan's greed rekindled. He not only wanted to kill her, but also wanted to seize any treasures she might have on her, so his pursuit became even more ferocious.
"Who is that woman? How dare she provoke Zhao Yan?"
"Zhao Yan has a top-grade fire spirit root and a peak Foundation Establishment cultivation level. Even the geniuses from the top ten sects might not be his match."
This ignorant early-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator actually dared to try and steal his treasure; he's practically courting death!
……
There are also many disciples from other sects near and far.
Everyone knew Zhao Yan, and everyone knew how terrifying his combat power was.
Watching the two figures chasing and fleeing, everyone shook their heads and cursed Wu Xuemei as an idiot.
Seeing the two enter the depths of the stone forest ahead and disappear from sight of the others, a fierce glint flashed in Wu Xuemei's eyes, and she abruptly stopped and turned around.
The panic on his face vanished without a trace, leaving only a burning gaze, as if he were staring at a big, fat sheep.
"We've had enough fun, it's time to eat."
Zhao Yan was stunned. Before he could react, he saw Wu Xuemei form a strange hand seal, and her aura suddenly surged, instantly recovering from the early stage of Foundation Establishment to the peak of Foundation Establishment, or even stronger!
A chilling aura spread out, causing Zhao Yan's fire elemental power to freeze.
"You've been hiding your cultivation level?!"
Zhao Yan was shocked and immediately activated his protective magic treasure, a crimson light shield instantly rising up.
"I found out too late."
Wu Xuemei's voice was indifferent, and her figure was as fast as lightning, completely ignoring the scorching protective light shield.
Her five fingers were like hooks, with eerie black energy swirling around their tips. She pierced through the light barrier, grabbed Zhao Yan's neck, and lifted him up!
"Who are you?"
At this moment, Zhao Yan was terrified.
Not only does he possess a top-grade fire spirit root, but he also has the cultivation of a peak Foundation Establishment cultivator. His true combat strength is such that he can fight even a half-step Golden Core cultivator. Moreover, his protective magic treasures cannot be easily broken even by a Golden Core cultivator in the early stage.
But this woman in black casually broke through his protective magic weapon and grabbed his neck.
"Who I am is none of your concern. But when I embark on the path to supreme immortality and achieve an immortal and indestructible golden body, I will remember you."
At this moment, Wu Xuemei's voice became even gentler. As she spoke, she leaned closer to Zhao Yan's neck, her eyes burning with passion.
"what are you up to?"
Zhao Yan was even more terrified.
However, before the words were finished, a piercing scream tore through the air: "Ah!"
Wu Xuemei bit down on his neck, piercing his artery.
In an instant, Zhao Yan felt his blood, his proud fire spirit source power, and all his spiritual power and life force being forcibly drawn out of his body by an irresistible force and completely devoured by this woman.
No!
Zhao Yan wanted to scream loudly, and even beg for mercy, but at this moment he couldn't even utter a word.
His face was contorted, his body deflated rapidly like a punctured balloon, and his skin lost its luster.
In just a few breaths, Zhao Yan, who was originally full of vigor and the most promising number one genius of the Crimson Flame Sect, with a top-grade fire spirit root at the age of seventeen, turned into a dried corpse.
Wu Xuemei closed her eyes, feeling the pure fire elemental essence flowing into her body. She licked her lips, as if savoring the food she had just eaten.
Just then, three auras approached from afar; they were the disciples of the Crimson Flame Sect who had been following Zhao Yan.
"Witch! How dare you kill my senior brother! Prepare to die!"
The three of them soon saw Zhao Yan, who had turned into a dried corpse. They were both shocked and furious. They used their respective weapons to form a three-element formation and attacked him all at once.
Wu Xuemei narrowed her eyes slightly, a hint of impatience flashing in them.
Although these people were of decent quality, they did not meet her standards.
She moved swiftly, like a ghost, weaving through the three attackers with agility, her palms flashing as she slapped or grabbed.
Screams came and went.
One man was struck in the chest by her, and his life essence instantly dried up.
One person had his neck grabbed and his spiritual root forcibly extracted.
The last person was struck between the eyebrows by her finger, and his soul was annihilated.
Moments later, the three corpses fell to the ground.
Wu Xuemei coldly swept her gaze across the area, shook her head, and vanished into the depths of the crimson wasteland in a flash.
These days, it's getting harder and harder to find talented disciples. She must find a way out of this area as soon as possible, or find some extraordinary treasure.
As for her devouring the spiritual roots and life force of others, no one knew anything about it.
Everyone who saw her has died at her hands.
Therefore, in the area where she was located, which is the western region of the entire Burial Immortal Valley Secret Realm, almost all the genius disciples had died, leaving only countless ordinary disciples.
But no one knew that a demon lurked in this area, and all those so-called geniuses died at her hands.
……
The Swamp of Ten Thousand Poisons.
Colorful poisonous miasma permeated the edge of the swamp, and the air was filled with a strange, mixed odor.
The ground was covered in bubbling black silt, and white bones were scattered everywhere.
Wu Xuemei frowned slightly, but her figure moved nimbly through the treacherous swamp like a dark elf.
She avoided the poisonous insects and ferocious beasts lurking in the swamp and continued to venture deeper into the area where the spiritual energy fluctuations were abnormal.
Her goal was the center of the swamp.
Her intuition told her that there was treasure or a miraculous encounter there, and she had to go.
Now, Wu Xuemei increasingly trusts her intuition.
It was this intuition that led her to find almost all the treasures of the Western Regions and take them all into her possession.
The deeper she went into the swamp, the denser the poisonous miasma became, and it even began to corrode the spiritual energy shield around her.
Suddenly, the mud beneath their feet churned violently, and a venomous crocodile, as thick as a water bucket and covered in pustules, leaped out, its gaping maw snapping at their legs.
Wu Xuemei leaped into the air, flicking a black beam from her fingertip, which precisely struck the wide-open mouth of the Poisonous Crocodile.
The black light contained an evil, corrosive power, instantly destroying the venomous crocodile's internal organs and vitality.
The venomous crocodile let out a mournful cry and sank heavily into the mud.
Wu Xuemei landed on a small island without any major incident.
The island has sparse vegetation, and a few broken stone pillars stand in the center.
After carefully sensing for a moment, she finally discovered a skeleton entwined with dark green poisonous vines under a half-collapsed stone pillar.
The skeleton was as clear as jade, and had not decayed at all despite the passage of time, which clearly indicated that its owner had extraordinary cultivation in life.
Sensing the presence of a living person, the poison ivy immediately sprang up like a living creature and stabbed towards Wu Xuemei.
Wu Xuemei snorted coldly, activated the devouring power within her body, and grabbed the poison vine with both hands.
The poison ivy struggled violently, its toxins being injected into her body, but to no avail. Instead, Wu Xuemei absorbed the plant essence and poison contained within, and the ivy quickly withered away.
After clearing away the poison vines, Wu Xuemei found an inconspicuous dark green bead on the finger bones of the crystalline skeleton; it felt cold to the touch.
At the same time, a severely corroded jade slip was placed next to the skeleton.
"The Myriad Poison Gu Pearl..."
Wu Xuemei probed the bead with her divine sense and immediately sensed the immense poison power contained within it.
"nice one!"
She was overjoyed.