Supreme of the Heavenly Realm
Chapter 344 - 341 Poison Attack

Chapter 344: Chapter 341 Poison Attack

Suddenly, Ye Xuan felt that there was something unusual about the aura nearby. He turned around abruptly and looked over, where the sea also suddenly became tumultuous, churning violently for a moment.

Splash!

Ye Xuan’s gaze suddenly flicked toward a patch of the sea below. There, a small fish leaped up before plunging back into the water and disappearing from sight.

Withdrawing his gaze, Ye Xuan continued to ride the blood-winged dragon, flying toward the front.

After Ye Xuan had gone far away, a figure suddenly emerged from the sea at the original location.

"This kid, indeed, has some tricks up his sleeve, almost discovered me."

Hei Sha’s eyes held a trace of surprise. His hiding skills should have made him completely undetectable, capable of silently assassinating a Seventh Grade Demon King. Ye Xuan, merely a Fourth Grade Demon King, almost noticed him?

"To be on the safe side, it’s still necessary to have someone cooperate. Only by catching him off guard can we be sure of killing this young man thoroughly."

Hei Sha’s thoughts had changed. Initially, he had planned to find an opportunity to strike at Ye Xuan on the road, but now he decided not to do so. He wasn’t entirely confident that he could take down Ye Xuan and was afraid the latter might escape, which would be a trouble with no end.

After pondering for a moment with a grave expression, Hei Sha once again submerged into the water and vanished from sight.

Sky Demon City.

On his way back to Sky Demon Mountain, Ye Xuan temporarily stopped over in Sky Demon City as a midway resting point. The consecutive battles and travel over the past few days had left Ye Xuan somewhat exhausted, and he wanted to find a place to rest.

In the largest inn in the city, Ye Xuan ordered some food and wine, and began to drink quietly by himself.

However, at another table on the other side of the inn, two figures with a somewhat eerie aura were seated. One of them was none other than Hei Sha, while the other, dressed in a blood robe and with a voluptuous figure, looked like a middle-aged woman.

Despite her hot body, the woman’s face was quite ugly. The ornaments on her head looked just like a spider, lifelike and chilling to look at.

"Hei Sha, is this young man the one you felt was too much for you to handle alone, the reason you called me here?"

The blood-robed, ugly woman glanced impassively at Ye Xuan not far away, her gaze cold. Then, barely opening her mouth, she transmitted her voice directly to Hei Sha across from her, without making a sound.

"Yes, he is the one whom the Demon Dragon Young Master wants dead. If we can’t take care of him on the way back, it’ll be hard to find another chance to kill him in the short term." Hei Sha nodded, then added, "Don’t underestimate this young man. At Black Water Island, two Seventh Grade Demon Kings from the Sea God Palace died by his hand. His combat power should not be taken lightly."

This ugly woman in front of him was named Red Spider and was not a member of Sky Demon Mountain. Instead, she was someone Hei Sha had met during a mission. Her strength was extraordinary, especially her skill in using poison and carrying out silent assassinations.

"Is that so?"

The blood-robed woman’s eyes slightly brightened, seemingly interested, and a smile appeared on her face. Nonetheless, she remained calm and said dispassionately, "I don’t care whose life this young man’s is. You know that if you want me to make a move, it requires a sufficient price. Otherwise, even the Demon Venerable of your Sky Demon Mountain can’t order me around."

"I know." Hei Sha had come prepared. His eyes narrowed, and he transmitted, "Haven’t you always wanted a stalk of Blood Spider Poison Heart Grass for the new poison you were developing? We have a stalk of it in the Merit Hall of Sky Demon Mountain. If this is successful, I’ll happily present that poison grass to you with both hands."

"Blood Spider Poison Heart Grass?"

Red Spider’s breath hitched slightly, her interest evidently piqued. While other things did not interest her much, this very stalk of Blood Spider Poison Heart Grass was precisely what she needed.

"Hei Sha, you really do understand me. Fine, for the sake of the Blood Spider Poison Heart Grass, I’ll help you this once."

Grinning, the smile on Red Spider’s face appeared somewhat sinister. Then, she glanced again at Ye Xuan, and suddenly a blood-red spider crawled out from the sleeve of her robe, slowly advancing toward where Ye Xuan was seated.

The blood-red spider crawled directly above Ye Xuan’s head. At the moment when Ye Xuan’s attention was diverted, it suddenly dripped a drop of venom, which landed precisely in Ye Xuan’s wine cup.

As the timing was seamless, no one noticed anything amiss, not even Ye Xuan himself.

In his field of view, Ye Xuan was also lifting his wine cup. At this moment, Red Spider smiled at Hei Sha, waiting to see Ye Xuan drink the poisoned wine.

However, just as the wine cup neared his lips, Ye Xuan suddenly stopped his motion, and his eyebrows slightly furrowed.

Puff!

Suddenly, Ye Xuan flicked his wrist, and the wine spilled onto the ground, raising a puff of black smoke.

"Poisoned?"

Ye Xuan’s pupils slightly narrowed, someone indeed wanted to assassinate him.

"How is that possible? My poison is colorless and tasteless; how did he detect it?"

Red Spider’s smiling face instantly froze, her eyes filled with astonishment. She couldn’t imagine that Ye Xuan was so cautious that even when eating and drinking, he remained in peak condition and left no opportunities for an attack. Even her subtle poisoning approach was discovered.

"This kid isn’t simple. If we underestimate him, we’re both going to suffer a huge loss."

Hei Sha shook his head, his expression growing much more solemn. He had personally witnessed Ye Xuan’s performance on Black Water Island. The people of Sea God Palace, the beasts and Elder Jingzhe, two Seventh Grade Demon King level powerhouses, had died an untimely death precisely because they underestimated Ye Xuan, who had killed them in one fell swoop. He absolutely could not afford to take this youngster lightly.

"Hmph, just a Fourth Grade Demon King, I refuse to believe he has any significant divine skills!"

With a heavy snort, a trace of coldness suddenly flashed across Red Spider’s ugly face. Her fingertips curled and without a sound, an invisible and colorless gas diffused from the tips of her fingers. This gas, created from the demonic power inside her body, blended into the air and quickly drifted towards Ye Xuan.

Her true form was that of a venomous Poison Spider, each drop of her blood filled with intense toxicity, and her demonic power contained even deadlier poison than those humans who cultivate toxic skills. She was a true paragon of the Five Poisons Demon Beasts, an ancestor in the use of poison.

"Let’s see how you dodge this time."

A cruel smile crept onto Red Spider’s lips. This poison gas was even more invisible and odorless compared to the previous poison liquid and almost made no sound, indistinguishable from ordinary air. However, its flaw was that it took longer to take effect, not as instantly fatal as the previous poison liquid.

However, Ye Xuan, having experienced the poison attack, had already heightened his alertness to the extreme. Although the gas was colorless and odorless, if it was poison, it would always differ from regular air. With Ye Xuan’s soul power and knowledge, it was impossible not to recognize it.

"Again, the source of this poison gas is those two!"

Following the source of the gas, Ye Xuan’s gaze landed on Red Spider and Hei Sha. He held his breath, and his soul power suddenly radiated outward, forcing the poison gas in the air to reveal itself. A dark brown hue also appeared immediately.

"What? Discovered again!"

Red Spider’s mouth hung open in shock. Her silent poison attack had previously killed even Seventh Grade Demon King realm powerhouses without a sound. The poison, once administered, was nearly incurable, making it easy to capture a minor Fourth Grade Demon King like Ye Xuan. Yet, he had now twice seen through her methods, leaving her almost unable to believe in her abilities, doubting her own techniques.

"Now that we’ve been discovered, what are we waiting for? Attack!"

Hei Sha had initially hoped to catch Ye Xuan off guard with Red Spider’s methods, or at least poison him first to greatly increase their chances of a successful assassination. But now that they had alerted the quarry, they had to act immediately, or they would lose the opportunity.

He refused to believe that together, the two of them couldn’t take down Ye Xuan.

"Dark Demon Saber!"

With demonic power that had already been building up, a dark blade of energy suddenly swept out and formed in the air, grasped in Hei Sha’s hands. He seized the tail of the dark demon blade, then thrust it towards Ye Xuan’s back with overwhelming force, as if nothing could withstand it. The resistance of the air was almost negated, and the attack was extremely fast.

"Poison Spider Army!"

From the folds of Red Spider’s sleeves, a dense mass of spiders surged out, covering the ground thoroughly. Some of them even had wings and were flying towards Ye Xuan, making the air buzz.

Ah!

As the highly toxic spiders were released, the entire inn was also filled with poison. Those strong individuals who were still eating and drinking inside the inn clutched their throats tightly, then their skin rapidly changed color as they were poisoned to death.

"Headless Dragons!"

Ye Xuan’s eyes moved to the dark blade of energy. He threw a punch, and in an instant, dragon shadows surged, causing the entire inn to shake. That vast punch shattered the blade of energy to pieces and even sent Hei Sha flying.

"Court death!"

Seeing Ye Xuan completely disregard her attack, Red Spider sneered coldly. However, the moment her myriad spiders neared Ye Xuan’s body, they were abruptly separated by a transparent force, unable to advance even half an inch.

"Break!"

Ye Xuan shouted, and a wave of invisible energy radiated in all directions. With the passage of this energy wave in the air, each of the spiders softened to the ground, and even those with wings in mid-air all fell, as if they had been knocked unconscious.

"It’s soul power!"

Red Spider’s complexion underwent a drastic shift. She clearly saw that Ye Xuan had used soul power. Damn it, her "little babies" were most vulnerable to soul attacks, and it just so happened that Ye Xuan was an expert in using soul power, turning out to be her natural counter.