The Lord of Void and Real
Chapter 1075

Chapter 1075: Chapter 1072: Poisoned Blood Chapter 1075: Chapter 1072: Poisoned Blood “Help…”

Before Zhao Tong could cry out for help, an arm already stretched over, a hand as firm as an iron claw, clamping down on the Dragon Horn Spike, keeping its tip against Zhao Tong's forehead without advancing an inch.

Feeling that overwhelming strength, Shen Luo's heart shook, and he couldn't help but retort angrily, “It was not I who wanted to kill him, but he who tried to kill me; am I not even allowed to retaliate?”

“He ambushed you with One Nail, and you returned Three Water Arrows; that's why I didn't intervene just now. But now… it's not allowed,” Huang Yi said, frowning.

“You really are stubborn…” Shen Luo couldn't help but feel speechless.

But just as he planned to withdraw, the Ice Seal on Zhao Tong's hand was released, and he suddenly raised a palm, a Blood Cloud hidden within, striking straight towards Shen Luo's forehead.

Shen Luo's heart tightened, he hastened to step back, but the palm came at a tricky angle and moved rapidly, making it impossible to dodge in that instant.

“Dammit.”

Just then, a roar exploded next to their ears, resonating like a large bell.

Huang Yi's other arm suddenly lifted and struck from below upwards against Zhao Tong's extending arm.

Zhao Tong couldn't help but scream in pain, his palm involuntarily shooting upwards towards the sky, and a Blood Cloud burst right above their heads.

The sky full of Blood Cloud exploded, instantly turning into a shower of blood rain. Shen Luo and the others were restraining each other and none could avoid it, all being drenched from above.

The moment the blood rain touched his skin, Shen Luo felt a burning sensation, as though hot oil had splattered on him.

“This is bad…”

Zhao Tong was the first to exclaim in alarm, retreating rapidly and rubbing his cheeks frantically, trying to wipe away the bloodstains.

But the strange blood couldn't be wiped away at all. After rubbing violently for more than a dozen times, it seeped into his skin even faster, causing his whole body to swell red like a cooked shrimp.

Shen Luo also realized the gravity of the situation and subconsciously raised his hand to his cheek, but instead of rubbing like Zhao Tong did, he used the Water Control Technique to condense tiny Water Droplets that enveloped the bloodspots, attempting to remove them.

The Water liquid, however, couldn't stick to the blood. Upon contact, they were instantly evaporated by a heat force, causing clouds of white vapor to rise from Shen Luo's face.

At the same time, the bloodstains also infiltrated Shen Luo's skin.

“Thump, thump…”

All of a sudden, Shen Luo felt hot blood rushing to his head, and the sound of his heartbeat became incredibly clear.

An indescribable feeling of burning heat filled his entire body, turning his skin as red as Zhao Tong's.

“What have you done?” Huang Yi wasn't faring much better and shouted in anger.

“Don't… don't use mana to suppress it. The poison in the blood will only become more excited and burn out all your essence blood,” Zhao Tong said with bloodshot eyes, yelling loudly.

Hearing this, Shen Luo understood that this was the Blood Burning Technique cultivated by that scoundrel.

“Bastard, speak up, how can this blood poison be removed?” Shen Luo barked in anger.

“This poisoned blood was refined by my Master for me to use for self-protection and against enemies; I can't undo it myself,” Zhao Tong said in panic.

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Having spoken, he had already sat down cross-legged on the ground and began to circulate the secret methods of his sect, attempting to combat the poison of the Blood Burning Technique.

Shen Luo dared not hesitate and immediately sat down cross-legged as well, but he did not follow Zhao Tong's advice. Instead of channeling Mana, he activated the Nameless Cultivation Technique to direct the flow of his blood toward his left arm.

No sooner had he begun to circulate his Mana than his blood seemed to boil within him, and his skin was scorched by the blood to the point that plumes of white vapor arose. His heart thudded violently and incessantly.

Shen Luo was immediately alarmed and quickly stabilized his mind, abandoning the idea of amputating his arm to save himself.

After hesitating for a moment, he began to fully activate the skills of the Huangting Technique. A pale golden light then enveloped his body, and once again the scene of steaming vapor around him emerged.

However, this time Shen Luo did not stop, but continued to urge Mana through his system.

In just a few breaths' time, the skin on his cheeks was scorched red and swollen with blood-filled blisters the size of walnuts, which then spread from his cheeks to his neck and shoulders until half his body was affected.

“Pop pop…”

One after another, soft popping sounds continued to come from his body as the blood blisters burst open, releasing fresh blood–now contaminated with poison and turned a purple-black color–thick and sticky, and exuding a strange, sweet, cloying scent.

To expel the poisoned blood from his body, Shen Luo gave up on the idea of transferring the poison to his arm and then amputating it. Instead, he expelled the blood mixed with the poison directly through his skin.

The advantage of doing so was to minimize the migration and spread of the poison within, avoiding further infection, and allowing the poisoned blood to be expelled locally as quickly as possible, reducing the stimulation from circulating Mana.

However, the downside was also evident; the area of damage was too large, affecting not just the blood and vessels but also causing serious injury to the skin and flesh and blood.

At this moment, Shen Luo did not dare to slacken in the least, focusing on separating the poisoned blood while also activating the Great Unsealing Technique to repair his injuries, including part of his liver discarded due to the poison's infiltration.

The significant loss of blood and essence, as well as severe Mana exhaustion, made Shen Luo extremely weak. The parts of his body that were not consumed by the burning blood now had skin that turned grayish-white due to blood deficiency, and he appeared to have aged decades.

Not far from him, Huang Yi was enveloped in a Golden Bell of illusionary light that inverted and contained him.

Around the Golden Bell, circles of Sanskrit characters shone, emanating waves of spiritual power that washed over his body like tides, causing strands and wisps of Black Qi to mingle with the white steam arising from his body.

His right hand formed a mudra in front of his body, while his left arm rested on his crossed legs, in the pose of a seated Buddha. Slender threads of Black Qi could be seen moving along his shoulder, continuously flowing toward his left arm.

Time passed, and the sky gradually darkened, but the three of them had yet to rise.

Among them, Shen Luo looked the most ghastly; his body steam appeared to have evaporated completely, leaving his skin sagging and wrinkled, his eyelids drooping, and his whole body as dry as a dead tree.

Huang Yi, following a different method, had forced all the poisoned blood into his left arm. His entire hand had turned pitch black, and from the wrist to the forearm, it was all a dark purple, while the skin above the elbow was deathly pale.

And the poisoned blood suppressed in his arm was continuously trying to surge back, attempting to invade up towards his upper arm.

With sweat pouring down his forehead, Huang Yi's essence was greatly depleted from trying to expel the poison. His face was deathly pale, his entire body taut as if he was gathering strength, aiming to completely expel all the poisoned blood.

On the other hand, Zhao Tong, having practiced the Blood Burning Technique, was most familiar with the nature of this blood poison. Relying on the Sect's Secret Method, he had already suppressed it and was only waiting to leave the Secret Realm to seek his Master's help.

“Huff…”

He exhaled a long breath, which even contained a faint flickering of purple Qi.

Zhao Tong's face revealed a pleased expression, and he immediately stood up from where he was and walked over to Shen Luo and Huang Yi, sweeping his gaze over them. His eyes gradually turned cold.