Chapter 166: Cunning Hero, Hero, Turning the Tide!

Tantai Xianming looked at the pool in front of him, a marvel crafted by skilled artisans. At the center stood the Kunlong Pillar, plunging deep into the earth. Within the churning water of the pond, a meld of black and red hues shimmered, the deadly poison of Ying Country.

It was the heartblood of an Ancient Strange Beast—Fei.

It was even more potent than ten years ago when an Ancient Strange Beast had fallen eight hundred years ago during an ambush led by the Red Emperor and his Divine Generals. Now, the remaining three drops of its heart's blood, one of which was right here.

The Kunlong Pillar directly connected to the Dragon Vein of Chen Country.

Above, chains forged from materials for mystical weapons and Divine Weapons bound the pillar, totaling eighty-one—a rigorous defense, meant to confine just one person. That person's upper body was fully submerged in the world's deadliest poison, the blood of Fei.

Yet, there was still vitality.