Chapter 531 529: Youu
Jiang Jichen pulled Liu Tian and dodged to a spot where the poisonous fog was thinner.
Liu Tian reacted quickly as well. A Spirit Pattern Array Light materialized before him, enveloping his body.
But the next moment, he discovered the Spirit Pattern Array Light couldn't block the green poisonous fog at all.
It passed right through and seeped into his body.
The next instant, he felt his body stiffening, starting to fall beyond his control.
Even his Divine Thought was beginning to slip into a hazy state.
"Haha... This is a peerless corpse poison! You'll soon turn into poison corpses, completely at our mercy."
The four masters from the Poison Sect let out a sinister, cackling laugh.
"A defensive Spirit Pattern Array Light is useless against it! It can seep through anything. From now on, you'll be our Poison Corpse Slaves!"
The four Poison Kings were ecstatic, shrieking strangely.
"So what if the Sect Master of the Poison Devouring Sect is dead? We can still revive the Poison Devouring Sect! Before long, this entire Six Paths Illusion Realm will be ours!"
"We're going to refine millions upon millions of Cultivators into poison corpses!"
The four Poison Kings stood within the green poisonous fog, completely unaffected.
They felt that everything was already within their grasp.
They were truly triumphant at that moment, as if with poison in hand, the world was theirs for the taking.
And as they spoke, Jiang Jichen's Divine Thought sensed the mountain-like pile of corpses in one of the cells suddenly begin to stir.
Then, one by one, they rose stiffly to their feet.
'Have they... been resurrected?'
No, they had turned into poison corpses. Now on their feet, they charged toward Jiang Jichen.
The Cultivators in the surrounding cells were also trembling as if undergoing a strange transformation.
Only the gray-haired old man in the Poison Blood Medicine Pool remained motionless with his eyes closed, seemingly unaffected in the slightest.
The peerless corpse poison transformed the living slowly, but the dead mutated in an instant.
Now, under the control of the four Poison Kings, they lunged toward Jiang Jichen to kill him.
Jiang Jichen's expression was calm as he looked coldly at the four Poison Kings. "I'm afraid you're going to be disappointed."
As he spoke, four Poison-Devouring Pearl Fragments appeared in his hand.
One was his own, and the other three had been taken from Mo Zhao, the Sect Master of the Poison Devouring Sect.
Jiang Jichen channeled his Divine Thought, activating the Poison-Devouring Pearl Fragments.
BUZZ!
The void trembled as the Poison-Devouring Pearl Fragments generated an incomparably powerful suction force.
Then, with the core fragment of the Poison-Devouring Pearl at the center, the three other fragments circled around it, forming a massive devouring vortex.
They floated in the air before Jiang Jichen, spinning ceaselessly, absorbing the poisonous fog in the Poison Prison with voracious power.
Like a thousand rivers flowing into the sea, the endless green poisonous fog was completely swallowed by the Poison-Devouring Pearl Fragments.
Finally, the Poison Prison became clear, all the poisonous fog absorbed.
Even the poison corpses that had been about to attack collapsed with a CRASH.
Liu Tian felt the poison that had seeped into his body disappear, and the uncomfortable sensation vanished.
Before them, the four Poison Kings were momentarily stunned.
Their gazes were fixed on the Poison-Devouring Pearl Fragments in Jiang Jichen's hand.
"The core fragment of the Poison-Devouring Pearl... How is this possible? You..."
"He actually broke our peerless corpse poison! That was the fruit of a hundred years of our research!"
"Ah, I can't accept this!"
"I'll kill you...!"
The four Poison Kings, who had just been ecstatic and outrageously arrogant...
They had been so confident, thinking that with poison in hand, the world was theirs.
But now, their hearts were like dead ashes, and they hated Jiang Jichen to the bone.
Their bodies were riddled with poison. They charged at Jiang Jichen, intending to self-destruct.
Even in death, they wanted to take Jiang Jichen with them.
However, Jiang Jichen was far faster than them.
The Poison-Devouring Pearl Fragments swept out a wave of Secret Light!
This Secret Light could dissolve all poisons and was terrifyingly potent.
And because the Poison-Devouring Pearl Fragments had absorbed the green corpse-poison fog, they had become even more lustrous.
At that same moment, under Jiang Jichen's control, the three fragments melted into a green liquid, which was then absorbed by the core fragment, merging into a single piece.
Now, this single Poison-Devouring Pearl Fragment was more complete, and its power was even greater.
The Spiritual Space within it had doubled in size again.
PUFF!
With almost no suspense, the four Poison Kings were struck by the Secret Light from the Poison-Devouring Pearl, silently dissolving into a puff of black smoke before vanishing completely.
"Go rescue the others. See if your third uncle is among them."
Jiang Jichen said to Liu Tian.
Then, he walked alone to the end of the Poison Prison, his gaze fixed on the gray-haired old man in the Poison Blood Medicine Pool.
"Senior, may I ask your name?"
Jiang Jichen asked.
The gray-haired old man finally opened his eyes slowly.
His gaze was unfocused, seeming to land on Jiang Jichen, yet also seeming to pierce through everything and fall upon the depths of the infinite void.
The gray-haired old man didn't speak, just stared at Jiang Jichen.
Jiang Jichen could see his own reflection in the man's pupils.
"Do you want to get out of here?"
Jiang Jichen asked again.
Yet, the gray-haired old man still did not respond.
His gaze remained fixed on Jiang Jichen.
"If you're not going to answer, I'm leaving."
Jiang Jichen couldn't be bothered with him and said bluntly.
With that, he turned to leave.
"Youu!"
"Out!"
Just as Jiang Jichen turned, the gray-haired old man suddenly spoke two words.
His voice was wooden but very clear.
Even after not speaking for countless years, his vocal cords remained clear.
The terrifyingly potent poison here couldn't harm him in the slightest.
However, his body was bound by incredibly powerful Restriction shackles, and an infinite amount of accumulated poison had yet to be expelled from his system.
Therefore, his Cultivation was almost completely suppressed.
This gray-haired old man was named Youu!
He seemed to be an incredibly stoic person.
Jiang Jichen took out the Wandering Dragon Holy Sword, channeled his Sword Technique, and pried open the Restriction chains on his body.
BOOM!
The instant the Restriction shackles were broken, a terrifying aura erupted from Youu's body.
These Restriction shackles had the effect of suppressing one's Cultivation!
With them removed, the gray-haired elder Youu recovered a sliver of his Cultivation.
But immediately after, Jiang Jichen's expression changed.
He discovered that Youu's body was still bound by endless, invisible shackles.
What he had just removed were only the tangible, external shackles.
Jiang Jichen was deeply shocked. He also discovered that this Poison Blood Medicine Pool was incredibly ancient, inscribed with mysterious patterns, and looked more like an Ancient Altar.
An idea struck Jiang Jichen. He moved the gray-haired elder Youu out of the pool, then activated the Poison-Devouring Pearl Fragment to absorb all the poisoned blood within.
Finally, the Blood Pool dried up, revealing its true form.
"Damn, this is really an Ancient Teleportation Altar! Youu, how long have you been sitting on it?"
Jiang Jichen was shocked speechless. He never would have thought that this stoic, grey-robed old man, Youu, had been sitting on a Teleportation Altar.
He just didn't know where this altar teleported to.
The altar was very old, its patterns were blurry, and without the right Secret Technique, it would be difficult to activate.
"Too long. Forgot."
Youu stood tall, dressed in ancient clothes, and gave his wooden reply.