On top of the Ten Thousand Poison Altar, the barrier was like a lone boat in a storm, violently fluctuating and emitting a groan of being overwhelmed. Each collision was accompanied by a dull thud and splashes of dark green venom. Below, the poisonous scorpion guardians wielded their damaged yet deadly pincers and poisonous flower tail spines, furiously bombarding the barrier. Countless thick rotten poisonous vines, like enraged giant pythons, entwined, lashed, and spewed corrosive venom. The barrier's light dimmed at a visible speed, and cracks spread like a spider web.
In the distance, the marsh was churning, and the miasma was violently surging. Another eight poisonous guardian stone statues of various forms - some resembling giant poisonous toads, some ancient tree demons entangled in poisonous vines, and some twisted monsters formed by countless poisonous insects - had their surface moss and fungi peeling off wildly. A terrifying aura, mixed with decay, sweetness, and deadly paralysis, erupted like a waking volcano! From their empty eye sockets, soul flames of different colors such as dark green, pale white, and scarlet ignited one after another, fixedly locking onto the intruder on the altar!
The ferocious aura of at least mid-stage Foundation Establishment or even stronger emanated from the eight formations, akin to eight poisonous blades hanging above, signaling the commencement of the countdown to death!
And the Lava Guardian's roar, filled with rage and destruction, pierced through the thick miasma, already imminently close! The blazing and violent energy fluctuations were fiercely clashing with the cold, damp, and poisonous swamp environment, triggering bursts of turbulent energy and accelerating the churning of the miasma and the collapse of the altar's barrier!
Time, only tens of breaths left!
Lin Feng sat cross-legged, and the "Nine Abyss Hell Suppression Sutra" was operating at its utmost. The medicinal power of the elixir spread through his meridians, like a weak spring nourishing the parched and cracked earth, barely maintaining the operation of the seed of true essence and delaying the expansion of the rift. However, it was like a drop in the bucket, and it was not enough to recover much of his combat strength.
His gaze was fixed firmly on the unconscious Su Wan beside him. The dark red rune on her collarbone was now emitting a deep, dark green glow, like the purest poisonous jade, pulsing slowly. A faint yet distinct suction force emanated from the rune, greedily absorbing the pure and refined poisonous miasma and resentment that permeated the altar.
The only hope to break the deadlock lies in this newly awakened instinct!
"Su Wan!" Lin Feng shouted, his voice carrying a hint of spiritual shock, attempting to penetrate her deep coma. "Wake up! Feel the chains! Use your power to devour them!"
However, Su Wan remained unresponsive, her brows knitted tightly, seemingly immersed in deeper layers of pain or transformation. Her instincts consumed environmental toxins and nourished the runes, yet she was unable to actively channel them.
The cracks on the barrier were increasing, resembling shattered glass! The Poison Scorpion Guardian let out an excited hiss, and the poisonous flowers on its tail condensed once again into a thick, colorful poisonous mist, preparing to deliver the final blow to the barrier! In the distance, eight awakened Poison Guardians took heavy steps, stirring the rotten poisonous mud and approaching the altar! The roar of the Lava Guardian was almost at their ears!
It's too late!
A hint of resolute madness flashed across Lin Feng's eyes! He suddenly bit the tip of his tongue, spewing out a mouthful of blood mist containing his own blood essence and a faint amount of Hell Suppressing True Energy!
"Using my blood as a guide, summon your origin!" He formed a seal with both hands, his fingertips stained with blood essence, and with a will to destroy everything, he fiercely pointed towards the glowing rune on Su Wan's collarbone!
**Blood feeding for spiritual communication! **
Hum -!
The instant that drop of blood essence was sprayed onto the rune, it was akin to pouring boiling oil into magma! The deep, dark green rune suddenly burst forth with a dazzling, almost eerie dark green glow! An indescribable, violent suction force, mixed with the aura of Lin Feng's blood essence, the characteristics of the Hell Suppressing True Essence, and Su Wan's own bloodline origin, suddenly erupted from the rune!
This suction force was no longer solely targeting environmental toxins, but rather... **precisely and unmistakably locked onto the slowly wriggling, venomous Vine Lock at the top of the altar, emanating endless malice! **
Roar!
As if sensing a mortal threat, the Wandeng Poison Lock emitted a silent, terrifying, and frenzied mental screech! The entire chain shadow instantly became enraged! The dark green poison vines twitched crazily, and the colorful poison mist surged violently. The shadows of countless poisonous insects and beasts on it were like being thrown into boiling water, emitting even more mournful and painful cries! The chain twisted and swelled like a living creature, trying to break free from this terrifying suction!
However, the suction power of the bursting Su Wan's runes, fueled by the fusion of Lin Feng's blood essence and the Zhenyu True Essence, carried a domineering will that originated from deep within the bloodline, aiming to subdue the source of all poisons!
"Chichi chichi——!"!
Like a giant whale sucking in water! The pure poison energy, colorful poison mist, and the core source of poisonous resentment contained within, which constitute the body of the Wandong Poison Lock, were forcibly stripped and extracted from the chains like a flood breaking through a dam. They transformed into a viscous, dark green light beam emanating deadly temptation and terrifying fluctuations, frantically pouring into the runes at Su Wan's collarbone!
"Uh-ah——!!!"
In her coma, Su Wan's body suddenly arched, emitting a painful screech that sounded unlike a human voice! Her fair skin was instantly covered with eerie dark green patterns, resembling living poison ivy! Her eyes were violently throbbing under her tightly closed eyelids, as if trying to break free! Her body resembled a bellows forcefully filled with deadly poison, expanding and contracting violently! A destructive and uncontrollable poisonous energy wave emanated from her body, even corroding the jade floor of the altar and emitting green smoke!
**Backlash!** The speed of consumption was too fast and the power too strong, and Su Wan's body and soul were simply unable to withstand it!
"Hold on!" Lin Feng's eyes were filled with rage, ignoring his own backlash, he frantically poured the remaining essence energy, infused with a trace of Origin Decontamination and Thunder Soul Suppression power, into Su Wan's body, attempting to stabilize her collapsing body and suppress the rampant poisonous energy!
The Military Commander's Order also trembled violently in the sea of consciousness, with intertwined shades of dark gold, scarlet gold, and pale white light, forming a powerful suppressive will that enveloped Su Wan's entire body, desperately resisting the out-of-control flood of poisonous energy!
Boom!!!
At this critical moment of life and death, the barrier of the altar finally shattered under the impact of the poisonous fog unleashed by the Scorpion Guardian and the frenzied tearing of countless magic vines!
The viscous, colorful, and enchanting poisonous mist mixed with the corrosive dark green venom surged into the top of the altar like a tsunami! The gigantic body of the Poison Scorpion Guardian, with a sinister smile, brandished its pincers and poisonous flower tail spikes, fiercely pouncing on Lin Feng, who was doing his utmost to maintain Su Wan's condition! Further away, the terrifying attacks of the eight Poison Guardian figures had also been brewing - floods of venom, clouds of corrosive spores, deadly poisonous sound waves, insect swarm storms... They enveloped the sky and obscured the sun! The fiery red figure of the Lava Guardian finally tore through the final barrier of poisonous miasma, carrying a heat wave that could incinerate everything, and appeared at the edge of the altar!
A game of do-or-die! No survival for ten!
"Roar——!!!" The scorpion guardian's pincers, accompanied by a shriek that tore through space, aimed straight for Lin Feng's head! The poisonous flowers on its tail even sprayed a condensed rain of colorful poison arrows, shooting towards the unavoidable Su Wan!
Lin Feng's eyes turned blood-red! He fiercely shielded Su Wan beneath him, using his scarred back to face the deadly pincers! At the same time, he mobilized the last strength of the cracked and dimly shining essence seed in his dantian, as well as all the weaponry and evil qi accumulated in the weapon master's order, preparing to launch a final, futile self-detonation!
At that critical moment, when the pincers were about to touch Lin Feng's back -
"Buzz——!!!"
The dark green rune on Su Wan's collarbone, which was frantically devouring the source of the Ten Thousand Vine Poison Lock, suddenly erupted with an unprecedented level of darkness, as if it could swallow up all light!
At the same time, the shadow of the Wan Teng Poison Lock, which had been frantically sucked and its light rapidly dimmed, let out a despairing cry of extreme agony!
**Snap——! Crash——! **
Like a dead tree cracking and a glass shattering, the entire shadow of the Wandeng Poison Lock disintegrated and collapsed under the ultimate suction power of Su Wan's runes. It transformed into the last, purest, and most massive flood of dark green origin, sinking completely into the dark runes!
The fourth lock of the blood sacrifice - broken!
Hmph!
The Armament Master Token flew out on its own for the fourth time! The dark gold, red gold, and pale white patterns on the token were spinning wildly! A huge, pure, dark green flood composed of ten thousand venomous grievances and poisonous essences gushed out from the broken chain! However, this time, the Armament Master Token did not immediately devour it!
As the dark green flood surged out, it was unexpectedly drawn by an invisible force, akin to a fledgling swallow returning to its nest, and actively flowed towards the dark runes on Su Wan's collarbone!
The rune was like a bottomless abyss, greedily devouring this last and most powerful source of poison! The dim light instantly retracted, and the rune itself became deeper and more profound, as if imprinted with the law of the rise and fall of all poisons!
Su Wan's body suddenly trembled, and the dark green poisonous patterns covering her entire body quickly faded like a tide, disappearing beneath her skin. Her arched body slowly relaxed. Although she remained unconscious, the extreme pain on her face had vanished, replaced by a strange calmness. A deep, restrained aura, yet containing terrifying poisonous power, flowed slowly through her body like a dormant volcano. The runes on her collarbone completely transformed into a deep jade-black color, emitting a heart-pounding glow.
The Armament Commander Token seemed to sense something, emitting a low humming sound. The word "Armament" on the token glowed, and although it failed to devour the core source of the chain, the aura emanating from Su Wan, which was of the same origin as the Armament Commander Token but also carried a highly toxic characteristic, made it feel a strange sense of affinity and recognition. On the token, several subtle, vine-like dark green patterns quietly emerged.
Boom!
The altar trembled violently! The shadow of the topmost poisonous ancient tree let out a mournful wail, and its light instantly dimmed! The other eight shadowy chains of poisonous vines entwined around it twisted crazily and wailed in agony! The entire Swamp of Ten Thousand Poisons seemed to be enraged, and countless rotten poisonous vines danced wildly like mad devils, instantly increasing the concentration of poisonous miasma several times!
The Scorpion Guardian, which had pounced behind Lin Feng, seemed to have its soul core extracted the moment the Vine Poison Lock shattered! Its massive body suddenly stiffened, and the attacks from its pincers and venomous tail stingers abruptly ceased! The dark green soul fire burning in its eye sockets flickered violently, dimmed, and finally extinguished completely! Its body, covered in dark green scales, collapsed like a jigsaw puzzle that had lost its support, crashing onto the edge of the altar and splashing a large area with venom!
This sudden upheaval halted the eight Poison Guardians, who were preparing to launch a devastating attack from the rear, and the Lava Guardians, who had just stepped into the range of the altar! They sensed the breakage of the core chains and the fall of the Guardians, and their ferocious aura was tinged with a sense of surprise and confusion!
With his back facing the shattered barrier, Lin Feng shielded Su Wan beneath him. He felt the expected intense pain in his back did not come, only the shock of the collapsed Scorpion Guardian and the splashing of icy venom. He suddenly turned around and saw the collapsed body of the giant scorpion and the temporarily disorganized enemies. His eyes instantly sparkled with a sense of survival!
Chance! The only chance to escape!
Without any hesitation, he scooped up Su Wan, who was breathing steadily but emanating a deep, jade-like luster of runes, and poured the last bit of his true essence into her legs!
**Conquer the Realm, Tread the Abyss, Ignite the Blood! **
Boom!
The jade altar beneath his feet exploded with a loud boom! Lin Feng's figure transformed into a dark red stream of light, burning with life essence and blood. Ignoring the wildly dancing demon vines and the disordered guardians below, he desperately shot towards the direction indicated by the last few blood locks, which were located in the core area of the Blood-Weeping Valley, as guided by the Commander's Order and its fragments!
Behind him, after a brief silence, came an even more ferocious roar and burst of energy! Eight poisonous guardians, several lava guardians, and countless enraged rotten poison vines, like a thoroughly enraged flood, frantically chased after the fleeing stream of light!
After devouring the fury of the pursuers and guardians, the Marsh of Ten Thousand Poisons once again descended into rolling poisonous miasma and deathly silence. Only the shattered altar, the collapsed corpse of the giant scorpion, and the faint scent of Lin Feng's blood essence and the lingering power of the Commander's Order remained in the air.
The new path of desperation leads to the ultimate secret of the Blood Valley - the Armament Master's Forge! Behind, there is an even more terrifying and violent hunting army!