Poison Master's Methods

"Little bastard, since you want to die, I'll grant your wish!" Xiao Yan's words immediately enraged Zhang Chuanwu. With a fierce shout, he waved his hand, scattering a cloud of poison powder, within which was hidden a poisoned arrow, shot from Zhang Chuanwu's sleeve.

Xiao Yan leisurely jumped back, dodging the poison powder, and slightly tilted his head to evade the poisoned arrow hidden within.

Xiao Yan lightly patted his coat, as if the poison powder had soiled his clothes.

"Where did this mad dog come from? Your mouth is more skilled than your poison arts."

Xiao Yan's tone and demeanor were infuriating! Zhang Chuanwu's expression twisted as he roared, "Don't think you're so great just because you have a strong Soul! Our poison master's methods will make you wish you were dead!"

Xiao Yan understood that the reason Zhang Chuanwu couldn't become an Alchemist was probably because his Soul was too weak.

To become an Alchemist, possessing Dou Qi with both Fire and Wood attributes was only the foundation; more important was the innate strength of one's Soul.

Without the help of Cultivation Methods for the Soul, whether one possessed the Soul strength to become an Alchemist truly depended on whether the heavens favored them.

"Poison Cloud Palm!" Driven by the murderous intent in his heart, Zhang Chuanwu's body surged with poisonous Dou Qi. His right hand condensed a poisonous palm and thrust it towards Xiao Yan.

Xiao Yan waved his large hand, and the formless flame wave of the Flame Splitting Tsunami Ruler erupted, incinerating the poisonous gas of the Poison Cloud Palm.

Seeing his Dou Technique so easily broken by Xiao Yan, Zhang Chuanwu roared, and black-purple Dou Qi appeared on the surface of his body.

"Poison Qi Gauze Armor!!" Poisonous Dou Qi gradually burst out of his body, eventually forming a thin layer of poisonous Dou Qi gauze armor.

This was much stronger than Lu Xing's Dou Qi gauze armor from the Mystic Rank Class; one wouldn't dare touch this Poison Qi Gauze Armor.

Seeing that his provocation had worked, Zhang Chuanwu chose to attack first, and Xiao Yan also unceremoniously took out the Mystic Heavy Ruler to face him.

Although he had a Grade-2 Antidote Pill, Grade-2 Antidote Pills couldn't neutralize all Grade-2 poisons. Antidote Pills only provided a foundation; once an Alchemist was poisoned, they needed to prescribe the right medicine, adding medicinal herbs to the basic Antidote Pill to quickly create a suitable antidote.

Zhang Chuanwu let out a low roar, stomping his foot on the ground, and condensed strands of poisonous gas in his palms. To prevent Xiao Yan from breaking his Poison Cloud Palm again, he shot towards Xiao Yan.

Zhang Chuanwu's palms attacked like an overwhelming mountain, aiming for Xiao Yan's heart, neck, face, and other vulnerable spots with cunning and viciousness. As long as he landed a palm, forcing the poisonous gas into Xiao Yan's body, it would be his victory! Xiao Yan would surely die from the poison; he had great confidence in his Poison Cloud Palm.

Zhang Chuanwu was no ordinary person; his cultivation had reached the strength of a Six-Star Dou Shi, and with the addition of strange poison powders and hidden weapons, Zhang Chuanwu was much stronger than Lu Xing.

Faced with Zhang Chuanwu's vicious attacks, Xiao Yan continuously retreated slightly, using the wide surface of the Mystic Heavy Ruler in his hand to block all of the Poison Cloud Palm's attacks.

The Mystic Heavy Ruler was a weapon used in conjunction with the Earth Rank Dou Technique Flame Splitting Tsunami Ruler, forged from extraterrestrial meteorite, so naturally it wouldn't fear poison.

"Boom boom boom boom!!"

The two exchanged blows, both attacking and defending. With each exchange between the Poison Cloud Palm and the black ruler, a bit of the Poison Cloud Palm's poisonous gas would splash into the air, and Xiao Yan would inhale a trace of it with each breath.

After engaging in close combat with Xiao Yan for a while, Zhang Chuanwu finally thoroughly understood Xiao Yan's strength. He wasn't even a Dou Shi, but only a Dou Zhe, and an Eight-Star Dou Zhe at that.

Zhang Chuanwu was increasingly shocked as he fought. An Eight-Star Dou Zhe was actually fighting him, a Six-Star Dou Shi, to a standstill! No, it's his Soul! How could his Soul perception be so strong!

All of Zhang Chuanwu's sneak attacks were dodged by Xiao Yan, as if he knew his next move in advance.

If a poison master's sneak attack methods were ineffective, Zhang Chuanwu was actually weaker than many Six-Star Dou Shi.

With a focused gaze, in the instant Zhang Chuanwu was surprised and distracted, Xiao Yan suddenly flung the Mystic Heavy Ruler, throwing the huge ruler towards Zhang Chuanwu. Taking advantage of the moment he dodged, Xiao Yan suddenly appeared behind him.

"You didn't think I really wouldn't dare to touch you, did you?" Xiao Yan's grim sneer sent a chill through Zhang Chuanwu's body.

*"Eight Extremities Collapse!"*

Xiao Yan's fist suddenly filled with a shocking and fierce power. His tightly clenched fist brought a tearing sound as it compressed the air, and he fiercely bombarded Zhang Chuanwu's back.

Xiao Yan was waiting for this moment, to make Zhang Chuanwu really believe that he wouldn't dare to touch his Poison Qi Gauze Armor, to let him lower his guard for this instant.

The sudden fierce energy coming from behind caused Zhang Chuanwu's expression to change drastically. The poisonous Dou Qi in his body surged wildly, and the Poison Qi Gauze Armor on the surface of his back became much thicker again.

Pang! The muffled sound of contact quietly echoed within the arena. Although it was low, it contained a real sense of power.

The terrifying power of the perfected Eight Extremities Collapse directly caused Zhang Chuanwu's face to turn pale. His body suddenly lunged forward, tumbling several times in mid-air before finally landing unsteadily a few meters away.

Xiao Yan looked at the wound on his fist. Zhang Chuanwu had a piece of armor on his body that had blocked part of the Eight Extremities Collapse's attack, preventing a one-hit kill.

Without saying a word, Xiao Yan swallowed a pill. This wasn't to detoxify, but to delay the onset of the poison, and he would detoxify after the battle was over.

Zhang Chuanwu stood up tremblingly and looked at Xiao Yan, laughing wildly, "Hahaha, it's useless even if you have an Antidote Pill! You've been tainted by my poison, you can't escape!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Chuanwu suddenly vomited. Countless tiny black poisonous insects split open from the vomit, and countless tiny ant-like poisonous insects crawled out.

Xiao Yan frowned. Even he found this scene very nauseating.

The Chuyun Empire has the most cultivators who practice poison-attribute Dou Qi. Xiao Yan had seen a special poison-attribute Cultivation Method in some books describing poison masters, which used their own poison-attribute Dou Qi cyclone as a breeding ground to cultivate poisonous insects inside their bodies.

It's like raising Gu worms; these poison masters use their bodies as the Gu. Although this can cultivate powerful poisonous insects, the toxins secreted by the insects will cause the poison master's body to continuously accumulate toxins. In the end, they either die from toxin accumulation or their poison Dou Qi is insufficient to supply the insects, and they are eventually eaten alive by the insects.

Xiao Yan didn't expect to actually encounter one today. No wonder Zhang Chuanwu's face was pale; even someone dead for three days wouldn't be as pale as him. So that was the reason.

"Hehehe, my Poison Water Ants will relentlessly attack any target tainted with poison Dou Qi. Once bitten by a Poison Water Ant, you will suffer a fate worse than death. Your body will lose sensation and slowly rot, enduring torment for a whole day and night before slowly dying," Zhang Chuanwu wiped the vomit from the corner of his mouth, his smile twisted and insane.

It made people feel horrified and nauseated.

Countless poisonous insects spread their wings and flew over like water ants on a rainy day, covering the sky and earth.

Faced with the overwhelming poisonous insects, Xiao Yan remained calm and composed. With a flip of his right hand, he took out the three-mouthed Pill Furnace he had obtained from the Wutan City auction from his Storage Ring.

He slapped it, and Dou Qi surged into the Pill Furnace. With a whoosh, raging flames ignited inside the Pill Furnace. Xiao Yan couldn't yet create a flame entity and needed to rely on the Pill Furnace.

Xiao Yan abruptly threw a Rank-2 fire-attribute Magic Core into the Pill Furnace. However, this time he didn't intend to refine pills. He directly opened the Pill Furnace and detonated the Magic Core. Instantly, flames soared into the sky, rushing towards the overwhelming Poison Water Ants like a fire phoenix.

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