Chapter Fifty-Nine: Extremely Toxic

  Extremely toxic

  As they entered the cave, everyone was surrounded by endless darkness. Faced with infinite unknowns, each person's mind was filled with fear to varying degrees.

  The black water king snake in a state of dormancy, although its perception has decreased, still no one dares to make any large movements, fearing that they will wake up this ferocious and formidable creature. If the black water king snake is accidentally awakened, it's likely that a large portion of the people here will die.

  The Black Water King Snake launched a fierce attack, and even Qin Mingyue couldn't retreat unscathed.

  "Everyone be careful, I feel a strong water vapor ahead, it's probably the lair of the Black Water King Snake. We can't make any big moves, wait until we rush in front of the Black Water King Snake, then everyone will use their full strength to attack together. We must kill the Black Water King Snake with one strike, even if we can't kill it, we have to hit it hard enough to severely injure it, and then work together to finish it off. We absolutely cannot make any mistakes, otherwise most of us will probably die here, I won't be able to escape unharmed either." Qin Mingyue also said in a low voice.

  Everyone nodded in agreement.

  They continued on for the time it took to burn an incense stick, when suddenly even Zhou Yuan felt that the water vapor around them had thickened, the air becoming extremely humid, with water droplets clinging to their bodies.

  It's clearly closer to the Black Water King Snake here.

  After turning a few more corners, the crowd suddenly found themselves in a vast open space. The cave had expanded to many times its original size, and in Zhou Yuan's view, it was as large as a medium-sized martial arts arena.

  Here are strange rocks everywhere, and in the midst of a large number of strange rocks, there is actually a small lake, with flowing water, obviously not stagnant water.

  The Black Water King Snake is a water-based demon beast that cultivates water-based magic. In the place where it lives, there is naturally a source of water, which benefits its cultivation.

  In a corner, there was actually a large open space, the strange rocks around it had been violently swept away, apparently done by the Black Water King Snake to clear out and make it convenient for it to rest.

  In the very center of this flat land, everyone finally saw today's main event, a gigantic black snake, coiled up, as big as a house. Although it had already fallen into a deep sleep, the air flowing out of its huge nostrils was surprisingly green, obviously containing highly toxic substances.

  The Black Water King Snake is not only a water-based demon beast, but also extremely poisonous. Anyone who comes into contact with it will immediately rot away, and this is something that everyone knows. Among the demon beasts in the same realm, the Black Water King Snake is also an extremely powerful existence. Ordinary Golden Core Realm demon beasts do not dare to provoke it easily.

  Even if it's a demon beast that's one or two realms higher than it, unless absolutely necessary, they wouldn't dare provoke it. If a conflict were to arise, a demon beast that's one or two realms higher would naturally be able to defeat it, but the cost of doing so would also be enormous. The Black Water King Snake's venom is such that even if just a tiny bit comes into contact with the skin, it will cause the flesh to rot, an extremely terrifying thing.

  The crowd was shocked by the terrifying aura of the Black Water King Snake, but their eyes were also fixed on a fist-sized fiery red crystal beside it.

  This fiery red crystal shone brightly, and a large amount of flames were emitted from it. In this environment filled with water vapor, it formed a unique space. The Black Water King Snake was powerful, but the water vapor it emitted couldn't invade the space set up by the Fire Crystal.

  This fiery red crystal is apparently the purpose of everyone's trip - Huo Yuan Crystal.

  "Go, let's go!!" Qin Mingyue called out, taking the lead and slowly advancing forward in stealth.

  Everyone's nerves were stretched to the limit, not daring to make a single sound, even the stones on the ground had to be carefully avoided, so they moved extremely slowly. From their original standing point to the Black Water King Snake's side, it took them more than half an hour, and everyone was drenched in sweat, not from exhaustion, but from tension.

  Suddenly, the bodies of two men tensed up, their fists clenched tightly. It was clear that they were harboring sinister intentions. Walking behind them, Zhou Yuan saw their movements clearly. These two men were the ones who had just appeared and were plotting to rob Huo Yuanjiao of his Fire Origin Crystal in exchange for the Congealing Dan Method.

  Zhou Yuan knew it in his heart, it seemed that these two people were going to make a move on Huo Yuanjing. However, Zhou Yuan was not anxious to stop them, he actually hoped they would take action and break Qin Mingyue's plan. Otherwise, if everything went too smoothly, it wouldn't bring him any benefits in the end.

  If everyone joined forces and killed the Black Water King Snake, then the only one who would get the Fire Origin Crystal in the end would be Qin Mingyue. After all, his strength was already there, and if the Black Water King Snake died, no one would pose a threat to him anymore. Getting the Fire Origin Crystal would be as easy as turning over his hand.

  As they approached the Black Water King Snake, everyone felt more clearly the powerful aura emitted by it. The feeling of being at the foot of a high mountain made people's hearts tremble with fear. This was still when the Black Water King Snake was in a state of deep sleep. If it were to wake up and unleash its power at this time, perhaps everyone would be lucky to escape with their lives.

  Qin Mingyue made a gesture towards the crowd, then he raised three fingers and started counting down.

  Three...

  Two...

  。。。。。。。。。。。。。。

  Just as Qin Mingyue was about to count down to the last digit, two figures suddenly shot out, and those two people finally took action.

  "Li Fengbo, Zhang Zhi, you two bastards, how dare you ruin our plan? You're dead for sure today, we won't let you two get out of here alive!" Seeing this scene, Qin Mingyue couldn't help but know what these two were thinking, and he loudly shouted. At this time, he didn't care if he would wake up the Black Water King Snake or not, because it was inevitable that the snake would wake up with these two making a move.

  As expected, the two moved in unison, their speed as swift as lightning. This sudden movement was simply too large, and even if the Black Water King Snake's senses were only one-tenth of what they normally were, it still detected it.

  Whoa!!!!!

  Suddenly, the Black Water King Snake's eyes snapped open, revealing a pair of eyes as large as human heads, filled with crimson blood vessels, exuding infinite killing intent.

  "How terrifying!!" Zhou Yuan saw this scene and couldn't help but take a deep breath in reverse, he felt that his back was also icy cold.

  "Hahaha... Qin Mingyue, do you think we wouldn't know what's on your mind? Don't you just want to use us to help you kill the Black Water King Snake together? If that's really the case, then in the end, who else could possibly get the Huoyuan Crystal besides you? You're underestimating us too much!!!" The middle-aged man Li Fengbo was already rushing towards Huoyuan Crystal, laughing loudly as he spoke.

  In his eyes, the Huo Yuan Crystal had already become something within his grasp. As soon as they two sped up, not only did everyone else fail to react in time, but even the Black Water King Snake didn't see them. The two of them cleverly bypassed the Black Water King Snake's defenses and arrived before the Huo Yuan Crystal.

  At this time, the Black Water King Snake's attention was completely focused on Qin Mingyue and others, especially Qin Mingyue. The Black Water King Snake could feel a strong sense of threat from this person, who, although not enough to kill it, could severely injure it, making it very cautious.

  "Huo Yuanjing is ours!!!" Zhang burst out laughing and suddenly reached out his hand, grabbing Huo Yuanjing in one swift motion.

  Hiss...

  Ah...

  Suddenly, Zhang Zhi let out a mournful cry, he grabbed Huo Yuanjing's hand and suddenly burst into flames, the fire was fierce and spread rapidly towards his body.

  "Big brother save me!!" Zhang Zhi let out a painful cry.

  Li Fengbo was anxious too. The two brothers, although they were only sworn brothers, had a very good relationship and were willing to risk their lives for each other. He naturally wouldn't just stand by and watch Zhang Zhi get into trouble.

  Immediately, Li Fengbo made a sword cut, directly cutting off Zhang Zhi's right hand at the shoulder.

  The arm fell to the ground and was instantly engulfed in flames, then burned into ashes.

  Everyone gasped in shock, this Fire Yuan Crystal was terrifying, as soon as it came into contact with the human body, it would release a huge amount of heat, instantly burning the person's body to ashes. If Li Fengbo hadn't acted quickly just now, Zhang Zhi would have been burned to a pile of black ash by now.

  "Hmph, you're courting death! Do you really think I, Qin Mingyue, am a fool? The reason I let you kill the Black Water King Snake is to use its water-elemental beast skin to wrap around the Fire Origin Crystal. Only then can we obtain the Fire Origin Crystal. Unless it's a Golden Elixir realm or higher fire-elemental mage, anyone who touches the Fire Origin Crystal will undoubtedly die! Unfortunately, I'm not one of them, so I had to kill this Black Water King Snake first. You two idiots, now that the Black Water King Snake has awakened, let's see how you survive!!" Qin Mingyue cursed through gritted teeth.

  Just then, due to Zhang Zhi's mournful cry, the Black Water King Snake's attention was also drawn to the two of them. Its massive head, with eyes as big as a human head, glared at the two, emitting an endless killing aura. Immediately, Li Fengbo didn't dare move, and even Zhang Zhi, who had lost an arm, didn't dare cry out again. The two were instantly covered in cold sweat, the feeling of being stared at like prey was truly terrifying.

  Ahhhhh!!!

  Suddenly, the Black Water King Snake spewed a stream of green, extremely toxic air at the two people. They were both in shock and didn't have time to dodge before being enveloped by the green gas. Then, they let out heart-wrenching screams. The onlookers saw that the two people surrounded by the green gas began to rot all over their bodies, with large amounts of blood and water flowing down. In just over ten breaths' time, the two people had turned into a puddle of pus, dead from unnatural causes.

  Wow...

  Everyone was shocked and lost their color, they had estimated the toxicity of the Black Water King Snake before, but they didn't think that its venom would be so severe. Two spellcasters at the level of Shì Jìng (a high-level spiritual state) didn't even have a chance to resist, and within ten breaths' time, they were corroded into a puddle of blood water.

  "What a fierce demon beast, what intense toxins! It seems that getting the Fire Elemental Crystal today is going to be troublesome!!" Zhou Yuan's eyebrows also furrowed heavily.