In the manor where the hall master resided, Elder Xu was seated by the side with a smile on his face.
"You are saying that it is all thanks to a Poison Master named Sun Qiang who saved you despite the dangers involved. Otherwise, you might not have been able to make it back alive?"
An elder sitting opposite of Elder Xu asked.
He appeared to be in his sixties or seventies, and he had an amiable smile on his face. If not for the fact that he knew where he was, he would never have imagined that such a person would be the head of the Hongyuan Poison Temple, a Seven Star poison master!
"Indeed. Poison Master Sun is a righteous man who is both courageous and astute. If not for him, I might have already left the Hongyuan Empire just like Elder Xue!"
Upon speaking of Sun Qiang, Elder Xu couldn't help but feel impressed.
To save him from the clutches of a Saint 4-dan expert, just the courage and decisiveness of the other party was something that no one in the world could match up to.
"For a Nascent Saint cultivator to be able to face an expert of such caliber so calmly without batting an eyelid, he is indeed a rare talent. Very well, I'll allow him to take the poison master examination and join our Poison Temple!"
The elder stroked his beard with a smile.
"Thank you, hall master!"
Elder Xu stood up and smiled. His face was filled with confidence and certainty. "Don't worry, you won't regret your decision today. Sun Qiang is definitely a trustworthy and reliable friend!"
"To be able to receive such high praise from you, I'm really curious to see what kind of person Poison Master Sun is …"
The hall master nodded. Just as he was about to continue speaking, an elder suddenly rushed into the room.
"Hall master …"
"Elder Feng, what happened to you?"
Turning around, the hall master recognized the other party. He was one of the elders of the Poison Temple, Feng Ping.
However, the current Elder Feng was different from how he usually was. His face was swollen, and his body was covered in blood. It was as if he had just gone through some kind of life-and-death ordeal.
"What happened? You still have the cheek to ask me what happened? " Upon seeing Elder Xu, Feng Ping immediately flew into a rage. Roaring furiously, he charged forward to challenge the other party to a duel.
If not for Xu You bringing that fellow over, would their Poison Temple be in such a state?
"As a dignified elder, you want to make a move as soon as you arrive? Elder Feng, what has happened? "
The hall master berated with a frown.
"Hall Master …"
Hearing those words, Elder Feng immediately stopped what he was doing. Gritting his teeth tightly, he glared at Elder Feng furiously and said, "Of the twenty elders of the Poison Temple, fourteen of them have been killed! The only ones who survived were me, Elder Du, and a few others. Even Vice Hall Master Ming's shoulder was chopped off by a single slash. His life is hanging by a thread … "
"What? Fourteen Elders were killed? What happened? "
Abruptly standing up, the hall master narrowed his eyes in astonishment.
The Hongyuan Poison Temple only had a total of twenty-two elders. He had just heard that Elder Xue had been killed … How did another fourteen die in the blink of an eye?
Weren't these elders in the Poison Temple? Could it be that the enemy had killed their way in?
"It's … that Sun Qiang that Elder Xu brought here did it!" Elder Feng gritted his teeth.
"Sun Qiang? What happened? "Elder Xu's body swayed.
"It's like this …"
Elder Feng swiftly recounted everything that had happened, including how Duan Ren had provoked Vice Hall Master Ming, as well as … how they had surrounded Sun Qiang, only to end up being killed by him instead.
"How could this happen …"
After hearing the explanation, Elder Xu's vision darkened.
I did say that the members of the Poison Temple respect those who are strong, and I told you not to go easy on them … but I didn't tell you to kill fourteen elders of the Poison Temple consecutively!
It was just a moment ago that he told the hall master that he was a trustworthy person, and yet, this happened … How was he supposed to explain this to the other party?
"Let's head over to take a look!"
Glaring at Elder Xu coldly, the hall master flung his sleeves and hurriedly followed behind Elder Feng.
Elder Xu could only follow along.
It didn't take long for them to arrive at Zhang Xuan's residence, and what they saw was a floor full of corpses.
These people had all reached Saint 1-dan pinnacle, and they were extremely proficient in the study of poison. If they were outside, it wouldn't have been a problem for them to face three or four experts of the same cultivation realm. But at this moment … all of them were lying lifelessly on the floor.
Raising his head, the hall master saw that the culprit, Sun Qiang, was still seated cross-legged on the floor, cultivating with his eyes closed, as if everything that had happened had nothing to do with him.
"Elder Huang, Elder Li, Elder Liu …"
Looking at the corpses on the floor, the hall master's face twitched uncontrollably, and his eyes nearly bled.
These were all elders who had accompanied him for several hundred years. Who could have thought that they would be killed by that fellow in just a few dozen breaths?
More importantly, despite killing so many of them, not only was the other party not afraid, he was still seated cross-legged and cultivating … Wasn't he looking down on the Poison Temple a little too much?
"Hall master, you must kill that fellow and exact vengeance for us …"
Vice Hall Master Ming hurriedly rushed forward and bellowed furiously.
He had already bandaged his wounds, and he had consumed the appropriate medicine to treat them. However, his injuries were simply too severe. Even if he were to recover, he would be crippled by now.
"Indeed, hall master. That fellow is simply too arrogant. He didn't even open his eyes when fighting against us. He is truly arrogant to the extreme …"
"He has to be killed! Otherwise, how can we face the ancestors of the Poison Temple?"
…
The other two vice hall masters and elders also bellowed furiously.
When poison masters like them went out, it was usually others who fled in fear. When had they ever suffered such humiliation? A fellow with his eyes closed had killed more than a dozen of their elders consecutively.
"Don't worry, no one dares to get away scot-free after wreaking havoc in the Poison Temple!"
The hall master waved his hand grandly, and with a frosty look in his eyes, he instructed, "Lock Xu You up. I'll interrogate him after I deal with that fellow!"
"Yes!"
Hearing the orders, the other elders immediately rushed forward and surrounded Elder Xu.
"Hall master …"
Elder Xu didn't expect such a result, and he panicked. However, there was nothing he could do.
He wanted to explain himself, but he didn't know what to say.
That Poison Master Sun was still behaving normally when he came with him, and he even said that he wanted to keep a low profile … Why would he suddenly kill more than a dozen elders while reporting to the hall master? How could that be considered as keeping a low profile?
You aren't here to take the poison master examination, you are here to wipe out the entire Poison Temple …
Even though Elder Xu felt stifled, he still remembered that Sun Qiang was his benefactor, and he couldn't help but speak up, "Hall master, Poison Master Sun isn't someone who would kill the innocent. I think that there must be a misunderstanding …"
"Seal his mouth!"
Seeing how this fellow dared to say that it was a misunderstanding when nearly all of the elders of the Poison Temple were dead, the hall master's eyebrows shot up in fury.
"Yes!"
One of the vice hall masters nodded and stepped forward. With a tap of his finger, he sealed Elder Xu's mouth, preventing him from speaking any further.
"You're Sun Qiang, right? To dare to cause trouble in the Poison Temple alone, you sure are gutsy. However … no matter who you are and what your motive is, since you're here, don't think of leaving …"
Seeing that Elder Xu wouldn't speak up for that fellow anymore, the hall master turned around and walked up to Zhang Xuan. With a tap of his finger, a row of fingernail-sized beetles flew out from his fingertip. There were exactly nine of them.
These beetles were dark golden in color, and their wings reflected the sunlight, giving them a savage appearance.
"It's the hall master's Darkgolden Poison Beetles!"
"That's a saint artifact capable of killing even a Saint 3-dan expert with ease!"
"Indeed. The hall master has put in a lot of effort into nurturing these Darkgolden Poison Beetles. Just the Saint realm medicinal herbs he fed them had already consumed more than a hundred of them … His hard work paid off. Even though it was difficult, he still managed to nurture nine of them!"
"Each of these nine Darkgolden Poison Beetles is capable of killing a Saint 3-dan expert. With all nine of them added together, even a Saint 4-dan expert would have to avoid them. For him to release all of them, it seems like the hall master is really infuriated!"
"That fellow is doomed. Even though I don't know what kind of antidote he took that allows him to withstand most poisons, it won't be able to withstand the hall master's Darkgolden Poison Beetles …"
…
Seeing the hall master release the Darkgolden Poison Beetles, everyone's eyes lit up in excitement.
Even though they were all nurturing poisonous insects and snakes, in terms of tier, the hall master's Darkgolden Poison Beetles were definitely at the very top.
Just a single one of them was capable of killing a Saint 3-dan expert, leaving countless people fearful of them!
If the Darkgolden Poison Beetles were to really go on a killing spree, the entire Hongyuan Empire could very well be wiped out!
This was the fearsomeness of a Seven Star poison master!
In everyone's view, even if Sun Qiang had taken some kind of formidable antidote that allowed him to fend off some of the poison powder, there was only a single path for him to take before such powerful Darkgolden Poison Beetles … and that was death!
"Wuwuwuwu …"
Contrary to everyone's expectations, Elder Xu's vision suddenly darkened, and he cried out furiously. However, his mouth was sealed, preventing him from saying anything at all. All he could do was panic.
Paying no heed to the shock of the crowd, the hall master flicked his finger, and nine droplets of blood flew out. The nine Darkgolden Poison Beetles devoured the droplets of blood, and their color became even more vibrant.
"Go!"
Pointing to the cross-legged 'Sun Qiang' on the floor, the hall master's killing intent surged.
Weng weng weng!
Hearing the order, the nine Darkgolden Poison Beetles flew straight toward the hall master, arriving before him in the blink of an eye.
Oblivious to the danger that was looming before him, Zhang Xuan continued sitting on the floor with his eyes closed, not moving at all.
Hu!
Seeing that the other party wasn't moving at all, the hall master's face lit up in delight. He directed the Darkgolden Poison Beetles to land on Zhang Xuan's body. In an instant, the Darkgolden Poison Beetles crawled all over Zhang Xuan's arms, neck, and other exposed areas.
Kacha! Kacha! Kacha!
The Darkgolden Poison Beetles bit down on Zhang Xuan, and fresh blood flowed into his mouth.
"They bit him …"
"As long as the Darkgolden Poison Beetles bite him, their poison will flow into his body through his bloodstream, and he'll die within three breaths!"
"With so many Darkgolden Poison Beetles biting him simultaneously, I don't think he'll be able to last a single breath …"
…
He thought that Zhang Xuan would flee in fright upon seeing the Darkgolden Poison Beetles, but contrary to his expectations, he remained seated on the floor, bitten by the Darkgolden Poison Beetles simultaneously. Even a deity wouldn't be able to save him.
Hu! Hu!
After biting Zhang Xuan, the nine Darkgolden Poison Beetles flew up once more, but shortly after, as if intoxicated, their heads suddenly tilted to the side.
Padah! Padah! Padah!
They fell to the ground, and their six legs twitched a few times before falling completely still.
"Pu!"
The hall master's face paled, and he spurted a mouthful of blood. He retreated eight steps before collapsing to the ground. With a horrified expression, he stared at the Darkgolden Poison Beetles in front of him.
"My lifeblood …"
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