Boom— In a flash.
The moment the White Tiger stepped on the Armor-Piercing Divine Pellet, Jiang Fan, who was hiding far away, willed, "Explode!" The Armor-Piercing Divine Pellet instantly burst open. It generated an incredibly powerful explosive force internally, splitting into hundreds of tiny spherical beads. With the explosion, the tiny beads scattered in all directions at an extremely high speed.
Caught off guard, the White Tiger's softest underbelly was struck by dozens of the beads. The original design of this divine pellet was to counter a Two-Star Giant King; its effect on a White Tiger in the Five Decays of Heaven and Man state was minimal, merely causing abdominal pain. Fortunately, Jiang Fan had noticed long ago that this White Tiger was male. Consequently, its exposed beast-whip also received a significant bombardment of beads.
The White Tiger immediately let out a muffled, urgent roar. Its massive twenty-zhang tiger body crashed to the ground, then curled into a shrimp-like shape, rolling repeatedly from side to side, constantly letting out low moans.
From a distance, Jiang Fan scoffed, "Aren't you holding a grudge? Let me help you remember it more deeply!"
"Hmph! What a narrow-minded creature!" With that, he immediately flashed away and fled.
The White Tiger was left roaring incessantly, its roars growing even louder, especially upon hearing the words "narrow-minded."
A short while later, on a hillside deep within the garden, an old man and a young man, two powerful cultivators, collaborated to poison six Ancient Blood Demons, toppling them to the ground. The old man was in the Three Decays of Heaven and Man, while the young man was in the Two Decays of Heaven and Man. All the Ancient Blood Demons lying on the ground were at the Spirit Transformation Realm, including one Two-Star level.
"Elder Zhong, you truly are more experienced. Your potent poison has a strong suppressive effect on Ancient Blood Demons; you easily poisoned a whole group of them." The young man's crown had the words "Jiang Yitian of the Myriad Poisons Realm" engraved on it. The old man's crown also had the words "Zhong Jinfu of the Myriad Poisons Realm" engraved on it. It turned out that both came from the same world, which allowed them to team up and cooperate in this deceptive hunt.
Zhong Jinfu stroked his beard and smiled, "Everything has its weakness, and the three great ancient dark creatures are no exception. The potent poison I concocted can easily kill them. With this potent poison, our Myriad Poisons Realm can also compete with Young Master Xiang, Yun Wanxiao, and Liu Bianhuang."
Jiang Yitian's face was full of anticipation. Noticing that the Ancient Blood Demons were starting to recover slightly, he quickly said, "Elder Zhong, quickly kill them to avoid any complications."
Elder Zhong waved his hand and said, "You do it. After slaying ancient dark creatures, an unconcealable number will appear on the crown. When other dark creatures see it, they will become wary of me. It won't be easy to secretly poison them again. Therefore, you should be the one to take their lives, while I operate in the shadows."
Jiang Yitian quickly said, "How can that be? The final score is determined by the number of kills. Wouldn't I be taking Elder Zhong's achievements?"
Zhong Jinfu shook his head and said, "We're all from the same world, and our goal is to save all beings. Why quibble over who gets the credit? Go quickly, the poison's effect will soon wear off."
Jiang Yitian's face was filled with admiration. He said, "Elder Zhong, your integrity is truly admirable. I deeply respect you. Then this junior will slay the Ancient Blood Demons on your behalf, Elder Zhong."
He immediately stepped forward, drew a black saber, and struck at the nearest Ancient Blood Demon. As the saber rose and fell, the Ancient Blood Demon's blood splattered everywhere, some inadvertently landing on him. The next moment, his entire body became numb, and his limbs grew uncoordinated. He opened his mouth, wanting to speak, but found he couldn't utter a word.
Zhong Jinfu's benevolent face finally revealed a hint of mockery: "Young people are so naive. Do you really think I'd hand over such immense credit to you, even if we're from the same world? If I can save our Myriad Poisons Realm alone, I will become a hero of the Myriad Poisons Realm, enjoy top-tier resources, and eventually become a Great Venerable-level powerhouse. If you were also involved, this credit would be divided. Furthermore, since you're so young and promising, they would undoubtedly support you in the end, not an old man like me. Therefore, I can only reluctantly send you on your way."
He stepped forward, carefully avoiding the Ancient Blood Demon's blood on the ground, and said, "The potent poison I concocted isn't just effective against Ancient Blood Demons; it works just as well on humans." Then he roughly pulled out the spatial storage device from the young man's embrace, his gaze chilling as he said, "What's the activation spell? Obediently hand over the life-saving items granted to you by the Great Venerables and Sages! I'll give you a quick end."
Jiang Yitian closed his mouth, saying nothing.
Zhong Jinfu chuckled, "As a Spirit Transformation Realm cultivator of the Poison Dao yourself, you wouldn't think you could withstand my torment... Uh..."
Suddenly, Zhong Jinfu clutched his throat, his face contorted in pain. His entire body began to rot, and the divine halo behind him rapidly decayed. In the blink of an eye, he dissolved into a puddle of putrid mud.
Jiang Yitian, expressionless, turned around, bent down, and retrieved the spatial storage device from the pile of mud. The seemingly naive young man grinned, "What a coincidence, I was thinking the same thing. There's only room for one hero." With a swipe of his finger, he wiped away a layer of invisible poisonous powder from the spatial storage device.
In a dense forest, Qiqi looked at the dark surroundings and said fearfully, "Uncle, why did you bring me here?"
Accompanying her was a burly man in the Four Decays of Heaven and Man. He said mockingly, "Stop pretending. You've been asking people to team up everywhere, aren't you just after their treasures? Unluckily for you, I'm after your treasures too." He lightly patted his chest, a layer of shimmering light dissipated from his body, and the divine halo behind his head revealed its true state. It was clearly a divine halo of the Five Decays of Heaven and Man! This person was, in fact, a hidden Great Venerable!
Qiqi's large, grape-like eyes narrowed slightly, and all traces of innocence and bewilderment vanished from them. They were replaced by keen interest. "Heh heh, now this is getting interesting. However, you're overthinking one thing: I'm not interested in your magical treasures. Rather, I'm interested in you."
Immediately after a brief fluctuation of Great Venerable power, the area returned to calm. Qiqi brushed off the bloodstains on her sleeve, and half of her face, hidden in the darkness, appeared eerie and mysterious: "Although he was in the Five Decays of Heaven and Man, he wasn't particularly unique; he was somewhat lacking. If only it had been that Central Plains boy I encountered at the very beginning. I always felt he was different from others. Too bad, I don't know where he ran off to."
Jiang Fan hadn't run too far. He cautiously proceeded deeper into the garden, not actively searching for Ancient Blood Demons. In the Primordial Hunt, simply surviving was a reward in itself because if they survived, the Ancient Giants of the Central Plains would retreat. Therefore, self-preservation was the most crucial objective of the Primordial Hunt. Competing for first place was secondary. The Sages and Great Venerables also had the same expectation for Jiang Fan: simply to survive.
However, he had now approached the inner perimeter of the garden, and even without actively seeking them out, he finally encountered Ancient Blood Demons. A massive battle fluctuation suddenly erupted nearby without any warning. Jiang Fan narrowed his eyes, a playful look on his face as he mused: "No battle fluctuations here before I arrived, but they start as soon as I get close? Could it be such a coincidence?"
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