Chapter 74: Fire Poison Bullet

  After Hu Gao sat down, Xiao Wu didn't delay either. The energy between heaven and earth converged towards him at an extremely fast speed. Some of the fire toxins that were about to get close to Hu Gao would be rapidly absorbed by him.

  The energy on Xiao Wu's body suddenly became extremely violent, and Hu Gao could clearly feel it. The air temperature around him was rapidly rising, and if not for the protection of his Yuan force, he would have been cooked by now.

  "Boss, I'll send the purified fire poison to you right away. Be careful when condensing it. If you can't control it, don't force yourself, and absolutely do not harm your own body. You only need to say a word, and I can immediately absorb these fire poisons."

  Xiao Wu's voice echoed in Hu Gao's mind, and immediately Hu Gao discovered a strange energy descending upon him, enveloping his body.

  "Seriously, is it really purified? Are you kidding me?"

  Feeling this violent energy, Hu Gao felt as if he was in the center of a high-explosive bomb, with the possibility of being blown to pieces at any moment. Without thinking, he immediately mobilized all his spiritual energy and controlled this fiery toxic energy.

  Although the fire poison was controlled at first, the ferocity hidden within it still left several wounds on Hu Gao's body, with fresh blood spurting out and quickly turning black.

  "Xuē tiān... zhè me tòng!" translates to "Snowfield... it hurts so much!"

  Although the wound was not large, Hu Gao felt as if someone had poured salt on his wound and then poured a bottle of strong sulfuric acid. His heart couldn't help but tremble, it wasn't something that ordinary people could endure. No wonder the warriors outside were so afraid of fire poison, even after being purified by Xiao Wu, the remaining fire poison still had such great power. Those who hadn't been purified would absolutely be unable to withstand it, and as soon as they came into contact with even a tiny bit, they would instantly suffer heavy injuries or death.

  But in an instant, his heart was filled with joy.

  "A little bit of fire poison's killing power is so strong, if I condense it into a fire poison pellet, the power will definitely increase by several times. At that time, it will be absolutely comparable to the full-strength blow of a Nine-Stage Condensed Shadow Realm expert, and even a Body Refining Realm martial artist will have a headache."

  Hu's excitement made him forget the pain all over his body. At this moment, he made up his mind that no matter what, he had to refine the Fire Poison Pill. With this thing, it was equivalent to having a big killer.

  "Next is to see if I can condense these flames of poison into a sphere."

  Hu Gao suppressed the excitement in his heart, at this critical moment he absolutely couldn't be careless for even a second, otherwise he would suffer again, and one misstep could even cost him his life. Fortunately, he had the jade pendant to heal his wounds, or else he would have been left with many scars.

  Under his control, the fire poison on the surface quickly and regularly circulated, all gathering towards Hu Gao's chest.

  After a long time, more than half of the fire poison had gathered in front of Hu Gao's chest, forming a fist-sized black crystal that emitted intense and violent energy fluctuations. However, Hu Gao's speed in mobilizing the other fire poisons was gradually slowing down.

  "Watts are lacking! The source energy is insufficient, and mental exhaustion is too great!"

  Xiao Wu saw the situation and didn't let Hu Gao continue to condense, anyway, a lot of fire poison had already condensed. He sucked the remaining fire poison into his body in one mouthful, while releasing a circle of golden dragon energy wrapped around Hu Gao's body, and only then did he transmit a voice: "Boss, hurry up and leave this place!"

  Hu Gao nodded slightly and then mobilized the only remaining yuan force in his body to quickly leave this vast and empty area.

  "Ah!"

  Soon, Hu Gao left the open area, let out a sigh of relief, and didn't say much nonsense. He had Xiao Wu guard him on one side, while he sat cross-legged to start regulating his breath and recovering.

  Now the yuan force in his body has been consumed almost, fortunately he absorbs yuan force at a fairly fast speed, in less than half an hour, he recovered to the peak state again.

  "Xiao Wu, how's the Fire Poison Cultivation going?" This was still Hu Gao's most pressing concern.

  "Wow, boss, I've already condensed the fire poison bomb, but since it only contains half of the fire poison energy, its power is greatly discounted, should be about half of my estimate."

  Xiao Wu jumped down from Hu Gao's shoulder and spat out a black pellet the size of a peanut.

  "This... is this the fire poison bomb?" Hu Gao took the black pellet in his hand and examined it for a moment, before asking in astonishment. The pellet looked just like a bean, without any fierce energy emanating from it, could it be the fire poison bomb?

  "Boss, this is definitely a fire poison bomb. The fire poison inside has been completely suppressed, so it's not noticeable under normal circumstances. But once the yuan force is used to detonate it thoroughly, its power will be absolutely unmatched. I estimate that it won't be inferior to a full-force strike from an ordinary cultivator at the ninth stage of the Condensed Shadow Realm."

  Xiao Wu knew that Hu Gao was extremely concerned about the refinement of the fire poison pill, so in order to let the latter know that he had not completely failed, he quickly explained.

  Hu Gao looked at the pellet in his hand and then at Xiao Wu, somewhat suspiciously saying: "Equivalent to a full-force strike of the ninth rank of the Condensed Shadow Realm? Is this for real?"

  Xiao Wu chuckled and said, "Let's try it out, Boss. After all, it's just equivalent to a full-force strike from a Ninth-Stage Martial Artist in the Condensed Shadow Realm. It won't be of much use if we leave it behind, so let's use it now."

  "Alright then, I'll give it a try and see how powerful it is." Hu Gao nodded his head, he indeed wanted to give it a try.

  He glanced around and then settled on several giant trees of the same species, each with a trunk as thick as a person could wrap their arms around, and quite sturdy.

  Pong!

  He took a step forward, and with one palm strike on one of them, an inch-deep palm print was instantly left on the tree, accompanied by a crisp cracking sound coming from inside. It seemed that this tree had almost completely shattered internally, and if a strong gust of wind came, it might even be blown off.

  This palm, he didn't use his full strength, but the power used was no less than a full-strength blow from the ninth stage of the Condensing Shadow Realm.

  "This tree is just right for a full-force strike of the Ninth Stage of the Congying Realm, and I'll see if the explosion of the fire poison bomb can blast it to pieces."

  "Boss, this fire bomb only needs a slight activation of yuan power, it will explode in one second, you must throw it out at the first time." Xiao Wu reminded on the side.

  "Good!"

  Hu Gao nodded and then without hesitation, mobilized the yuan force in his body, directly triggering the fire poison bomb, and then threw it at a large tree in front of him.

  Accompanied by a deafening roar, the place where the fireball hit was suddenly filled with flying wood chips, directly blasting into a vacuum, and the towering trees tens of meters high fell down with a loud crash. The temperature in the surrounding space rose sharply, and a violent surge of elemental energy swept out.

  "Hiss!"

  Witnessing this scene, Hu Gao sucked in a breath of cold air, "The power of this fire poison bomb is also too damn fierce."

  He can determine that the explosive power of the fire bomb is only equivalent to a full-strength blow from a ninth-level Condensed Shadow Realm, but the destructive force it causes is even greater and more terrifying, absolutely a useful tool for fighting.

  "Wow, boss, this thing is not bad, right?" Little Five exclaimed.

  "This fire poison pill, I must condense more of it, do you have any methods?"

  Hu Gao was completely absorbed by the fire poison bomb. If he had some of this stuff on hand, it would be equivalent to having a large number of masters at his command.

  When the time comes and you encounter someone you can't beat, just use some fire toxic bombs to take them all down.

  "Wow, boss, with our current abilities, it seems we still can't meet the standards for condensing fire poison pellets."

  Xiao Wu's response was like a basin of cold water, making Hu Gao feel helpless and a little embarrassed. The idea was beautiful, but the reality was harsh, and Hu Gao had to admit that he currently really hadn't reached the standard for condensing fire poison pellets.

  At the very least, his own yuan force cultivation must be doubled in order to refine a fire poison pill that would satisfy him.

  Hu Gao knew that it wouldn't be easy to make a breakthrough in a short period of time. After all, even one-stage late-stage demonic beasts were extremely rare in this area, and those with demonic cores within them were even rarer. He had no idea how long it would take him to gather enough one-stage late-stage demonic cores to cultivate and break through to the eighth stage of the Condensing Shadow Realm.

  As for the first-class peak demon pill, Hu Gao had no choice but to make a difficult decision. It was estimated that only he and Xiao Wu could join forces to hunt down a first-class peak demon beast.

  Xiao Wu had just broken through to the late stage of a first-class demon beast, and a first-class peak demon beast was a terrifying existence that even ordinary first-class martial artists couldn't handle. It's estimated that only he and Xiao Wu could join forces and go all out to hunt down a first-class peak demon beast. At that time, relying on the first-class peak demon core, he might be able to break through to the eighth stage of the Condensed Shadow Realm in one fell swoop.

  Is it a wise move to go all out and hunt down a first-class peak demon beast in such a dangerous place, where you are likely to get injured or even expose Xiao Wu?

  "Boss, we're currently in Flame Valley, and there's plenty of fire poison around. We can condense the fire poison pellets later too. Who knows, once our strength increases, maybe the condensed fire poison pellets will be even more powerful."

  Xiao Wu comforted him and said.

  Hu Gao wasn't someone who didn't know how to be flexible, although he really wanted to condense the fire poison pill, but for now it was indeed impossible, and could only be put off until later.

  He nodded and Hu Gao asked, "Alright, where are we going now? Have you found the Black Fire Lotus or any fire-attribute demonic beasts with a hidden demon core?"

  "I haven't seen any fire-attributed demonic beasts with the innate Dan within them, but there are too many humans around here, so it's impossible to find any traces of demonic beasts."

  Xiao Wu's eyes sparkled, "However, I did find a few black fire lotus flowers, and they're not far from us, only three miles away."

  "Alright, let's go. I must get my hands on these few Black Fire Lotus flowers. Xiao Wu, wait for me to obtain them and then directly absorb and refine them into your meridians, striving to increase your strength."

  Unable to successfully condense the fire poison pill, Hu Gao decided to use the Black Fire Lotus to comfort himself, so that his heart would feel a little better.

  "Wow, don't worry, boss! I reckon with just another hundred Black Fire Lotus flowers, I'll be able to take down a peak-stage demon beast!"

  “……”

  I really want to tie this guy up and give him a good beating, does he think the Black Fire Lotus is some cabbage by the side of the road that can be picked with just a bend of the waist?

  It's hard to find the divine beast, and it's even harder to satisfy it!