Chapter 128: Explosion

Detoxifying with a slap. This was originally a cruel little trick of Jun Wushuang’s. Yet its effect was remarkably effective. Not only did it suppress the Feathered Fiend King, but even Demon Wind Lie was struck by it. And Demon Wind Lie dared not show any anger. That one slap, though it sent Demon Wind Lie staggering, also completely devoured the poisonous dead energy within him.

Demon Wind Lie was furious inside but dared not reveal it, for he still needed Jun Wushuang’s help. “Master Ye Ming, come with me. I will seize the Ten Thousand Poisons Demon Orb; you help me detoxify!” Demon Wind Lie grabbed Jun Wushuang roughly and headed straight for the city center, giving no chance for refusal. However, Jun Wushuang had no intention of turning him down.

Soon, the two arrived at the heart of the city. There stood a colossal stone hall. Its great doors were wide open, but the interior was pitch black and suffused with dense poisonous dead energy, like a gateway to a realm of death. “The Ten Thousand Poisons Demon Orb is inside. The poisonous dead energy here is too thick; I need you to help me detoxify!” Demon Wind Lie gritted his teeth. If not for the poisonous dead energy, he would have already obtained the orb long ago, and would not have been locked in a stalemate with Jiang Rulong for so long, nor suffered defeat.

“Very well!” Jun Wushuang nodded without further words, stepping into the stone hall alongside Demon Wind Lie. Inside, the poisonous dead energy had thickened into a toxic mist. Even a Marquis-level powerhouse would surely perish upon entering. It was precisely because of this that no one else dared to come here to compete.

“Jiang Rulong!” Jun Wushuang activated his Purple Ultimate Demon Eye, piercing through the toxic mist to see Jiang Rulong’s figure. Jiang Rulong was radiating with robust blood energy; his body gleamed, and the surging blood energy formed a crimson dragon silhouette entwined around him, making him appear like the reincarnation of a divine dragon.

Jiang Rulong possessed the Dragon Blood Sacred Body and had reached its full mastery. With the protection of his crimson dragon shadow, the poisonous dead energy, though formidable, hardly affected him. At this moment, Jiang Rulong strode forward, heading deeper into the stone hall.

“That is...” Jun Wushuang looked up. Deep within the hall floated a bronze throne. Upon it rested a demon orb the size of a chicken’s egg. The orb was pitch black throughout, emitting intense toxicity and a terrifying oppressive aura that warped the surrounding space. The Ten Thousand Poisons Demon Orb!

“The Ten Thousand Poisons Demon Orb is mine; no one shall snatch it away!” Demon Wind Lie’s face twisted with rage as a chilling wind howled around him. He charged wildly toward the orb.

“Overestimating yourself!” Jiang Rulong sensed Demon Wind Lie’s approach and sneered coldly before launching an attack.

Boom!

The fierce battle for the orb erupted once again. Meanwhile, Jun Wushuang did not join the fray but instead surveyed the surroundings with piercing eyes. His gaze first fell upon the Ten Thousand Poisons Demon Orb but soon shifted to the bronze throne.

“The Ten Thousand Poisons Demon Orb is merely a disguise; this bronze throne is the true key!” Jun Wushuang, wise and equipped with the Purple Ultimate Demon Eye, saw the truth at a glance. Even Jiang Rulong could not match his insight.

Thud!

A figure was flung backward, crashing before Jun Wushuang once more—it was Demon Wind Lie. His strength was ultimately inferior to Jiang Rulong’s, and within the thick poisonous mist of the hall, he was poisoned again.

“Master Ye Ming, come!” Demon Wind Lie gritted his teeth and pressed his face close to Jun Wushuang’s.

Smack!

Jun Wushuang wasted no politeness and slapped him away. Detoxified, Demon Wind Lie pressed forward toward the orb once more. Yet soon, he was defeated again.

“Master Ye Ming, once more!” Demon Wind Lie’s eyes turned bloodshot, his madness growing. But Jun Wushuang did not hold back and slapped him again.

Demon Wind Lie’s repeated detoxification unsettled Jiang Rulong, who furrowed his brow and glanced at Jun Wushuang.

“Low-level Earth-grade martial skill: Azure Sky Dragon Claw!” Jiang Rulong struck directly, aiming to eliminate Jun Wushuang and sever Demon Wind Lie’s support.

Boom!

The heavens roared as a golden light streaked across the sky like lightning, appearing instantly above Jun Wushuang. Within the light was a colossal golden dragon claw, hundreds of meters wide. The dragon claw was solid and magnificent, each claw thick and razor-sharp, capable of crushing mountains and tearing through the void.

As the dragon claw descended, its formidable dragon aura pressed down heavily, overwhelming all.

“Bull Demon Strength Fist!” Jun Wushuang narrowed his eyes, his right fist clenched as surging demonic energy erupted, delivering a powerful punch. The Bull Demon Strength Fist was a god-level boxing technique capable of shattering stars and breaking through the void. Yet the gap in strength between Jun Wushuang and Jiang Rulong was too vast; even his full-powered punch could not withstand the dragon claw.

Jun Wushuang staggered back seven or eight steps before barely regaining his footing.

However, after that strike, the golden dragon claw faltered and dissipated.

“Hmm?” Jiang Rulong looked at Jun Wushuang with mild surprise; he had not expected this mysterious black-robed man to block his claw. But that was of little consequence. He had already reached the bronze throne, with the Ten Thousand Poisons Demon Orb within reach.

“Jiang Rulong, I’ll fight you to the death!” Demon Wind Lie roared madly, refusing to let Jiang Rulong claim the orb.

“Innate Divine Skill: Nine Nether Shadow Wind!” Demon Wind Lie activated his Storm Sacred Body, unleashing his unique divine skill.

Boom!

A ferocious shadowy wind burst forth from him like a storm, sweeping in all directions. This shadow wind was bitterly cold, freezing the air into frost and capable of extinguishing the flame of life, killing both body and soul. Anyone struck by the Nine Nether Shadow Wind would undoubtedly perish and have their soul scattered—an utterly terrifying attack.

For the Ten Thousand Poisons Demon Orb, Demon Wind Lie was now fighting desperately.

Boom!

The Nine Nether Shadow Wind raged into a storm kilometers wide, filling the entire stone hall, fiercely attacking Jiang Rulong.

“You worthless trash, how dare you be arrogant before this prince!” Jiang Rulong’s gaze was sharp and disdainful; he paid Demon Wind Lie no mind.

“Innate Divine Skill: True Dragon Sky Strike!” Jiang Rulong activated his Dragon Blood Sacred Body, blood boiling as his crimson dragon shadow around him surged to a kilometer in size, shaking the heavens with its majestic dragon aura, vivid and lifelike.

Boom!

The crimson dragon shadow charged forth like a true dragon descending to earth, battling heaven and earth, unstoppable.

Though the Nine Nether Shadow Wind was also a sacred body divine skill, it was no match and was shattered and dispersed by the crimson dragon shadow.

Pfft!

Demon Wind Lie was defeated once again, coughing up blood as he flew backward, grievously wounded. Jiang Rulong paid him no mind and stepped forward to the bronze throne.

At the next moment, he reached out to seize the Ten Thousand Poisons Demon Orb.

“Not good!”

Just as his hand was about to touch the orb, Jiang Rulong’s expression changed sharply, and he swiftly retreated, as if the orb were not a mere semi-sacred artifact but a deadly poison.

Boom!

At that moment, the Ten Thousand Poisons Demon Orb exploded!