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Calamity of Tomorrow-Chapter 448 - 447 Toxicity
The woman who attacked Zhou Bai was named Yao Ying, a Seventh Realm cultivator from the Plague Department.
You must know, Seventh Realm cultivators are not common folks, they are sufficient to become part of the management anywhere.
Even the higher-ups of the Four Great Taoist Schools are merely at the Seventh or Eighth Realm.
As for the Ninth Realm, they are but a step away from the 100% Daoization of the Ascension Realm, and there are only a few among the entire human race, representing the pinnacle of cultivators.
Under the command of Lord Yan Zhen of the Plague Department, there were only two such Seventh Realm cultivators like Yao Ying. One of them, Gu Lan, was even sent by him to the refinement grounds of the Blood Transformation Divine Sword and had already perished.
It could be said that Yao Ying's own cultivation and background were both first-rate and formidable. Whether it was her Seventh Realm cultivation or the background of the Plague Department, she could carry herself with arrogance in front of other human cultivators, acting almost however she pleased. At this moment, as she made her move against Zhou Bai, she was utterly without psychological pressure.
This time, Yao Ying came mainly because Yan Shan and the others had returned to Central City, and then the affair of recruiting people to West Mountain City to buy the Water of Guimao Black Evil had come to the knowledge of Lord Yan Zhen.
Lord Yan Zhen was infuriated and sent Yao Ying straight away to supervise Yan Shan and his group in retrieving the Elixir and Magical Treasures and capture that audacious swindler to bring back.
Thus, the moment she saw Zhou Bai, Yao Ying made her move without hesitation, using the Mixed Element Great Capture technique right off the bat.
This Mixed Element Great Capture was a very well-known Primordial Spirit Taoism of the Heavenly Court's Plague Department. By collecting essences of five fierce poisons and blending them into the Primordial Spirit to refine a powerful hand of Primordial Spirit, it could erupt with immense strength. Almost every member of the Plague Department could perform it.
Originally, when the Wolf-head and his group came, they had also employed this Taoist technique, attempting to capture Zhou Bai, who was impersonating the Sword of Annihilation.
Now that Yao Ying deployed it, its power was even more formidable. A multicolored giant hand descended from the heavens, entirely enveloping Zhou Bai's figure.
The fierce wind that faced him blew Zhou Bai's hair with a rustling sound, and the giant colorful palm came crashing towards him like a brightly lit truck.
Yan Shan and the others nearby had their eyes wide open, watching Zhou Bai with worry on their faces. Unfortunately, Yao Ying was personally sent by the incensed Lord Yan Zhen, and their intrinsic fear of their own father, deep in their bones, prevented them from daring to stop Yao Ying.
Yan Shan could only communicate through transmitted voice, "Sister Yao! Be gentle, don't hurt him."
But Yao Ying kept staring coldly at Zhou Bai, showing no intention of holding back. She had no plans to waste words with Zhou Bai. She'd rather knock him out and take him back to Central City, where her myriad of subordinates naturally had the means to deal with him.
However, after this giant hand grabbed Zhou Bai's head, there was a collision of palm and mind, resulting in a loud noise, yet Zhou Bai did not move an inch and smiled at her.
Yao Ying was slightly astonished, her tone carrying a hint of surprise, "Hm? My Mixed Element Great Capture can't subdue you?"
Zhou Bai smiled and said, "Young lady, why do you want to hit me, Gu Tianle, on our very first meeting? Could there be some misunderstanding between us?"
Yao Ying's intelligence: -5
"Young lady?" Yao Ying sneered, "Gu Tianle, have you ever heard a saying, 'Deities should not be insulted'? You dared to deceive the divine son of the Plague Department. Though the world is vast, there will be no place for you to hide."
Yao Ying's tone was filled with a sense of superiority, a habit of hers. After all, being a cultivator of the Heavenly Court's Plague Department, she regarded other cultivators not part of the Heavenly Court system as nothing more than country bumpkins, lowly commoners, recipients of her charity, unworthy of being in her sight.
Having said that, Yao Ying's Primordial Spirit power trembled, and the force of the Mixed Element Great Capture erupted, sending beams of colorful radiance. The violent force crushed and collided with the air around, creating crisp crackling sounds upon the ground and walls, leaving cracks everywhere.
The people present could even feel a faint sweetness in the air, and just a slight whiff of it made their physical bodies tingle.
It was after Yao Ying unleashed her power that the essence of the Five Poisons from her Mixed Element Great Capture began to spread out. Merely smelling it was enough to paralyze the bodies of cultivators below the fifth realm.
Yan Shan's face changed, and he couldn't help but clench his fist, "Sister Yao! Don't hurt Master Gu!"
Yao Ying, controlling the Mixed Element Great Capture, grasped Zhou Bai entirely, and said calmly, "Don't worry, I'm controlling my strength. It won't hurt him. He has fainted now; it's the perfect time to take him away..."
Just then, the captured Zhou Bai reluctantly said, "Young lady, let's talk this over peacefully. I, Gu Tianle, am well-known for being reasonable. Can we just not resort to violence every time?"
Yao Ying intelligence -10
Yao Ying looked at Gu Tianle with surprise on her face. Her recent move with the Mixed Element Great Capture was something that even a cultivator of the sixth realm could hardly withstand so casually, yet Gu Tianle, who faced it head-on, seemed to be completely unaffected.
"A master?"
Yao Ying unleashed her power once again, but this time without holding back. They saw the colorful hand expand rapidly, already turning into a mist that completely enveloped Zhou Bai's body.
At the same time, Yao Ying spat out something; the Five Poison Divine Sand that she always kept warm inside her body was now mixed into the mist.
This was an advanced technique of Mixed Element Great Capture called the Five Poison Cloud Barrier, which could perfectly unleash the user's Primordial Spirit power. The Five Poison Divine Sand contained within it had been refined by Yao Ying for a full twelve years, consuming countless resources. The sand had the penetrative power to bore through metal and its very essence could enthrall and corrode bone.
Yao Ying had once used this move to reduce tens of thousands of Heavenly Demons into puddles of pus in the blink of an eye.
With the emergence of the Five Poison Cloud Barrier, the room was immediately filled with a sweet fragrance. Yan Shan and the others immediately retreated with changed expressions, holding their breath, and released bursts of Primordial Spirit power to block the poison.
Yan Shan suddenly said with an altered expression, "Sister Yao!"
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Yao Ying casually said, "Don't worry, he won't die. I'm controlling the poison that touches him, at worst he will only be paralyzed."
However, with the appearance of the Five Poison Cloud Barrier, although it was only enveloping Zhou Bai, sizzling sounds continued to arise within the room. All sorts of furniture, walls, and floors began to dissolve and liquefy amidst the sizzling noises.
They had not even come into contact with the true Five Poison Cloud Barrier; they had merely been exposed to a tiny bit of the poison from the Five Poison Divine Sand in the air, and were already dissolving.
But Zhou Bai, who was covered by the poison barrier, was unharmed. His body was under multiple layers of defenses, and he was least afraid of this continuous type of damage. It couldn't even break his defenses, which was less threatening to him than some explosive powers that could burst forth at once.
Zhou Bai took a step forward, smiling, "Young lady, have you ever heard of the Guihai Dark Sha?"
Yao Ying, controlling the Five Poison Cloud Barrier, felt like what she wrapped was like a mountain.
It was as if the mountain was moving, a landslide was happening. Despite her giving it her all, she couldn't stop him from walking out. She watched with open eyes as Zhou Bai walked out of the barrier and with a casual flick, he shattered the poison barrier that was wrapped around him.
Now Yao Ying could no longer remain calm, utterly shocked, "How is this possible? Unharmed?"
Zhou Bai, "Nothing is impossible. I, Gu Tianle, have diligently practiced the Body Refinement technique for twenty years. How could ordinary attacks affect me?"
Yao Ying intelligence -10