Sage of Humanity-Chapter 633 - 631: The Terrifying Ten Thousand Poisons Bead
The emerald poison cloud exploded, instantly enveloping a vast area, filling that space with a dense green toxic miasma so thick that one couldn't see their own fingers within it—a hue deeper than pitch black, seemingly capable of swallowing all light.
Everyone thought that what Lu Ye flicked from his fingers was a Spiritual Artifact meant to kill the enemy, who would have imagined it to be such a thing.
Caught off guard, many Ten Thousand Demons Ridge cultivators found themselves enveloped in the poison miasma.
The next moment, cries of alarm rose, "It's poison!"
"Hold your breath quickly!"
"Take a Detoxification Pill fast."
"Damn you, Lu Yiye, I'll tear you to pieces!"
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The cultivators who were not affected by the poison miasma all revealed looks of panic on their faces, retreating one after another, trying to avoid the oncoming toxic miasma, while those affected quickly stimulated their protective spirit force, held their breath, and frantically took out elixir pills from their storage sacks to swallow.
In the midst of this chaotic environment, another emerald Ten Thousand Poisons Bead shot out from the miasma, flying over the heads of the many Ten Thousand Demons Ridge cultivators; this time, without waiting for them to make a move to intercept it, the Ten Thousand Poisons Bead exploded with a boom.
The massive poison cloud spread out, enveloping the figures of a large number of Ten Thousand Demons Ridge cultivators.
Right after, in another direction, the third Ten Thousand Poisons Bead exploded!
When Lu Ye last returned to the Spirit Stream battlefield to see Hua Ci, he had taken a total of three Ten Thousand Poisons Beads from her, and this time he used them all up, not sparing a single one.
The result was that almost all Ten Thousand Demons Ridge cultivators were wrapped in the poison cloud, and as the spirit force of the Ten Thousand Demons Ridge cultivators stirred, the poison cloud spread even more throughout the entire mine.
Within the dense green fog, violent coughing sounds soon transmitted, accompanied by strenuous breathing and cries of alarm.
The cultivators of Ten Thousand Demons Ridge were horrified to discover that even with their protective spirit force in place, they couldn't resist the corrosive effects of the poison fog; even though they held their breath, the ubiquitous poison fog seemed to penetrate their bodies through their pores.
In just a short dozen breaths of time, everyone exhibited various symptoms of poisoning.
Some felt a numbing sensation all over, some experienced unbearable itching, others felt dizzy and staggered, their faces showing unnatural shades of green...
But without exception, almost everyone felt that the spirit force within their bodies had become sluggish, the flow of their spirit force slowing down, and this sign became more pronounced as time passed.
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Thud, thud sounds echoed from all directions—the sound of cultivators with lower cultivation collapses to the ground, unable to hold on any longer.
Those who could still hold on fled desperately in all directions, yet by now the poison fog had spread throughout most of the mine; even the position where Lu Ye was located seemed no longer safe. No matter where they fled to, where could they possibly escape?
Originally, leaving through the mine tunnel was an escape route, but just now, the tunnel had completely collapsed, turning this place into a completely sealed environment!
Curses, shouts of anger, and screams of those being trampled resounded.
The scene was in utter chaos!
In a part of the crowd, Song Zhui felt his body weakening at a visibly rapid rate, his eyelids twitching intensely.
If he, a Level 9 cultivator from a 1st grade sect, could hardly resist the poisonous fog's assault, what about the others?
Just a short while ago, he believed that Lu Ye, apart from having prepared a teleportation array in advance, had no other way out. Yet in the blink of an eye, the situation had deteriorated to such an extent.
The opponent had never thought of fleeing. Remaining here was nothing but a trap; he intended to use the strength of one man to slaughter two thousand cultivators of Ten Thousand Demons Ridge!
What audacity!
Originally, this was something utterly impossible to achieve, but with step by step inducement and planning by the opponent, the impossible now seemed to have some possibility of coming true...
That's right, at this point, how could Song Zhui not understand that all of this was part of Lu Ye's plan?
It was true he had exposed his whereabouts, but perhaps it wasn't unintentional at all, but rather a deliberate exposure, drawing over a large number of Ten Thousand Demons Ridge cultivators to this place.
As for his serious injuries... that must also be a deception; at the very least, Song Zhui had seen no signs of injury on Lu Ye, whose breaths were very steady.
He had set numerous explosion magic arrays in the mine tunnel, not so much to stop the deep probe of Ten Thousand Demons Ridge cultivators, but more to loosen the rocks within the walls of the tunnel in preparation for its collapse!
Once he attracted the numerous cultivators of Ten Thousand Demons Ridge to this place, his hidden ally made a move, the tunnel collapsed, and everyone was trapped here, unable to escape in the moment.
In such a sealed environment, the power of the poison fog would undoubtedly be exerted to the maximum!
He hadn't been devoid of doubts before, such as why Lu Ye was seriously injured, who had injured him?
Why was Lu Ye able to move stealthily and remain undetected for several days deep within Great Wilderness Mountain, only to expose his tracks on the periphery?
Even after revealing his whereabouts, he shouldn't have chosen such a place without an escape route to hide.
But all such doubts were explained away by some possible answers he thought of himself.
Moreover, who could have imagined that a cultivator at the Level 5 realm of Cloud River would be so audaciously bold as to lay a trap while being hunted and searched for by the entire force of Ten Thousand Demons Ridge cultivators instead of trying every possible means to hide? And to lure so many Ten Thousand Demons Ridge cultivators into it at once?
Wasn't he afraid of messing up?
Thinking about this now is meaningless.
In this enclosed environment, the potency of the poisonous fog was gradually taking effect, and Song Zhui already felt his strength rapidly declining... Although he had taken a Detoxification Pill immediately, the effect of the Detoxification Pill was extremely limited. If he didn't quickly find a way to leave this place, it was possible that all two thousand cultivators would be annihilated.
Thinking of this possible terrible outcome made Song Zhui shiver involuntarily.
For a cultivator of the same level to annihilate two thousand people in one fell swoop, looking through the history of the Nine Provinces cultivation world, such an event had never occurred and was not likely to occur.
He had previously heard that in the Spirit Stream battlefield, directly or indirectly, thousands of Ten Thousand Demons Ridge cultivators died at Lu Ye's hands, but that was just hearsay, and those killed were just numbers to him.
But when those numbers turned into living lives, even Song Zhui, who had killed many people, could not remain indifferent.
He stimulated his spirit force and yelled loudly, "What's the panic! Those below the Level 3 realm, hurry up and clear the mining tunnel; those above Level 3, quickly flatten the Formation and kill Lu Yiye!"
It must be said that to be able to quickly arrange a plan at such a time, Song Zhui had indeed seen some ups and downs, and undoubtedly, his arrangement was the right remedy.
As long as they could quickly clear the passage they came through, they would have a way out. Then no matter how severe the poison they were affected by, as long as they didn't die immediately, there would always be a solution.
At the same time as clearing the passage, killing Lu Ye was the only way to address the root of the problem. Although killing Lu Ye wouldn't detoxify them, at the very least, it would ensure they wouldn't face any threats in such an environment.
In this closed environment, Lu Ye was their only enemy.
In such a chaotic situation, someone like Song Zhui needed to stand out and take charge of the overall situation.
With his loud shout, the panic-stricken Ten Thousand Demons Ridge cultivators immediately found their backbone and began to take action.
Colors of various shades bloomed again as many Ten Thousand Demons Ridge cultivators continued their previous actions, constantly pushing forward and trying to break through the Formation set up by Lu Ye.
Those below the Level 3 realm also turned back in unison, rushing towards the mining tunnel to prepare to clear the rubble, yet many cultivators stumbled, collapsing to the ground after only a few steps.
They did not die immediately, but their bodies had lost all strength and the rivers of spirit force within their bodies had nearly ceased flowing, unable to summon even a trace of spirit force.
A cultivator unable to summon spirit force is merely a being slightly stronger than the average person.
In the end, only a mere dozen or so managed to stagger into the mining tunnel, but even they did not know how long they could hold on.
Boom boom boom...
The violent sounds continued to erupt, the fluctuations of the spirit force utterly chaotic.
At this moment, the entire mining cave was filled with the poisonous fog, and even the location where Lu Ye stood had not been spared.
He continued to stand there holding his long knife, letting the Ten Thousand Demons Ridge cultivators inch closer and closer to him, his expression calm and undisturbed, even leisurely immersing his mind to check on the Talent Tree's reaction.
He soon discovered that the poison potency of the Ten Thousand Poisons Bead he had used this time was much greater than the last time, reflected by the more intense reaction of the Talent Tree. This undoubtedly indicated that the toxicity was stronger this time.
This discovery left him somewhat surprised.
So far, Lu Ye had only used the Ten Thousand Poisons Bead once, which was in the secret realm of the Ten Thousand Beasts Domain while facing the Sect Master of the Black Tortoise Sect in his beast transformation state, Niu Meng.
The situation at the time was truly desperate. Although they had several cultivators at the Cloud River Level 9 on their side, they stood no chance against the beast-transformed Niu Meng, who had also become the core of an insect hive.
Pang Dahai, who had disguised as a magic cultivator but was actually a physique cultivator, was almost beaten to death by Niu Meng, and Zhou Hai, a famed sword cultivator renowned for his lethal skills, likewise could not inflict effective damage on Niu Meng.
Finally, having no other choice, Lu Ye used the Ten Thousand Poisons Bead in a move that harmed both enemy and ally, which managed to weaken Niu Meng's strength, allowing him and Zhou Hai to find an opportunity to break his Beast Transformation Secret Technique.
That use of the Ten Thousand Poisons Bead was a last resort since Lu Ye himself was immune to all poisons, while others were not.
The beast-transformed Niu Meng was undoubtedly very strong, and after witnessing the power of the Berserk Giant Ape, Lu Ye felt that the beast-transformed Niu Meng was almost at the Overlord level.
And yet even so, he was still weakened by the power of the Ten Thousand Poisons Bead.
If even an Overlord-level being could not resist the Ten Thousand Poisons Bead, what of these Ten Thousand Demons Ridge cultivators who had charged into the mining tunnel?
Moreover, the poison of the Ten Thousand Poisons Bead this time was even more potent than the last.
Lu Ye was unaware that the Ten Thousand Poisons Bead was a concentration of Hua Ci's entire cultivation, which could not only be used against opponents but also serve as a reserve of cultivation for Hua Ci herself.
In other words, when Hua Ci later advanced to Cloud River, the Ten Thousand Poisons Bead she had refined now could be reabsorbed by her to enhance her cultivation again.
