LGHTNOVELBOOK Chapter 557 - 549: Reap the Benefits Without Offering Help
Chapter 557: Chapter 549: Reap the Benefits Without Offering Help
Since he was dealing with an Immortal Master this time, Qin Niu dared not be the slightest bit careless.
Within the Second Immortal Gate, countless strong figures lay hidden, opportunists lurking at every corner. The moment they saw Qin Niu injured or showing a weakness, they would not hesitate to attack and kill him, or subdue him.
After all, finding Immortal Qi was much harder than taking two Immortal Ribbons from other challengers.
If one was lucky, just encountering two Spirit Qi Realm Experts was enough to easily rob them of their Immortal Ribbons.
Experts of the Spirit Qi Realm were simply not on the same level as an Immortal Master.
Unless they had special methods, upon facing an Immortal Master, they were basically like lambs waiting for the slaughter.
Qin Niu originally did not wish to contend with other Immortal Masters, let alone gamble with his life.
But this pockmarked individual was clearly targeting him, so rather than being sneak attacked repeatedly, it was better to eliminate the threat once and for all.
The Green Demon Bee had now grown to a pinnacle level close to the Ninth Level; among all his Insect Pets, it was Qin Niu’s strongest trump card. It was even more formidable than the Mirage Insect, which had become a Demon Insect.
In order to elicit the Green Demon Bee’s strongest combat power, Qin Niu had even allowed it to undergo Demonization.
The uses of the Green Demon Bee’s demonized abilities were still unknown at this point.
It was only known that after its Demonization, its combat power would increase several-fold.
After successfully ambushing and stinging the pockmarked Immortal Master, the Green Demon Bee instantly transformed into a shadowy figure and flew toward the distance. Its flight speed was already extreme, and now after Demonization, it had further increased.
It was almost indistinguishable from the fabled ability to flee through the air.
One could see its form flickering in and out of visibility in midair, incredibly indistinct.
Another ability it gained after Demonization was particularly remarkable, directly disregarding the Aura Barrier that the Immortal Master had condensed around his body and easily piercing through it. It was with this ability that it could ambush successfully.
“How can your venomous bee be so formidable?”
The pockmarked man covered his neck, his face full of terror.
He felt the terrible venom of the Green Demon Bee rapidly corroding his body and soul. He took out a Detoxification Pill, stuffed it into his mouth, and swallowed it forcefully. But the Detoxification Pill turned out to be useless.
Mobilizing the Cultivation Power within his body to resist the bee’s poison was equally futile.
This wickedly potent bee venom truly terrified the pockmarked man to his core.
“Zhuang admits his mistake; please show mercy, fellow Daoist! I willingly offer my Immortal Ribbon to you.”
The pockmarked man was thoroughly panicked.
He was, after all, an old monster who had lived for several centuries. Realizing he was at a disadvantage, he promptly begged for mercy.
Desperate to make Qin Niu spare his life, he decisively gave up on this chance at Immortal fate, removed the Immortal Ribbon from his body, and handed it over to Qin Niu.
“I will accept the Immortal Ribbon.”
Qin Niu unceremoniously reached out and took the Immortal Ribbon.
Upon merging with Qin Niu’s own Immortal Ribbon, one could see it became slightly more solidified, with no other changes.
“The antidote, give me the antidote quickly!”
The pockmarked man’s face had turned pitch black, his expression distorted, veins bulging prominently on his neck. Moreover, his veins were showing a dark blue-black color, significantly different from the normal blue of healthy individuals.
This was a sign that the venom had reached his heart and spread throughout his bloodstream.
The pockmarked man’s eyes were bloodshot, and even small amounts of black blood leaked from them; he looked quite terrifying to behold.
“Sorry, there is no antidote for my venomous bee’s poison.”
Qin Niu shook his head indifferently.
The Green Demon Bee, the culmination of the Green Demon’s lifetime efforts to breed an alien species, did not disappoint in its combat prowess. Even a powerful Immortal Master, once stung, was doomed to depart this world.
“You…” Hearing Qin Niu refuse to provide an antidote, the pockmarked man’s face immediately showed rage and murderous intent.
But in the end, he was an old monster who had lived for several centuries, his temperament not comparable to that of the younger generation.
He quickly suppressed the anger in his heart.
“Fellow Daoist, we hold no deep grudges, and here is my accumulation of many years, all for you. I only hope you will take pity on my difficult years of cultivating and spare me a path to live.” Ma Zi directly took a small pouch from his waist and threw it to Qin Niu.
The material of the pouch was extremely special, like it was made of fine linen woven with gold threads, yet it felt very soft in hand.
The pouch was only about the size of two palms, covered with dense, tiny runes.
Qin Niu held it in his hand and felt that it was very light.
He thought to himself, could it be that silver notes and gold notes were all inside?
Looking at the weight, even if it was filled with large denomination gold notes, there would only be tens of thousands of taels at most.
However, he had spent quite a bit of money on his journey, and having a large sum of income would just be enough to offset his expenses.
“I truly do not have the antidote for this poison bee, Fellow Daoist Zhuang, please do as you wish.”
Qin Niu was taking the advantage while denying the antidote.
“You, you’re being too outrageous! Zhuang will fight you with his life!”
After seeing that all his life savings had been handed over yet Qin Niu still refused to give him the antidote, Ma Zi couldn’t contain his fury any longer. A fierce light gleamed in his eyes, and he lunged with his sword, ready to fight Qin Niu to the death.
“You are seeking your own death, don’t blame Qin for being ruthless.”
Qin Niu swung his blade and chopped at the attacking Ma Zi.
Bang!
The two clashed head-on with a single move, and Qin Niu stepped back. Ma Zi’s face surged with layers of black qi, with black blood flowing from his eyes, nostrils, and ears. His entire body shook violently.
One moment he was clutching his head, the next he was clutching his belly.
He appeared to be in great pain.
Already afflicted with the Green Demon Bee’s venom, his struggle with Qin Niu would only speed up the spread of the poison.
“I’ll drag you down with me even if I die today!”
Ma Zi, sensing his inevitable death, became desperately vicious in his expression and made a move to rush at Qin Niu in a self-destructive attempt.
However, Qin Niu, foreseeing this, did not engage in a life-and-death struggle, but performed the Misty Rain Elusive Step to increase the distance between them.
Now, before Ma Zi could even reach him, Qin Niu had swiftly escaped to a distant place, disappearing from Ma Zi’s sight in the blink of an eye.
“Ah ah ah… Bastard!”
Ma Zi wanted to drag him down with him, but unfortunately, his target had already vanished.
Once triggered, there was no stopping the self-destruction.
Boom!
The earth shook and the terrifying force of the explosion wreaked havoc in all directions, causing trouble for three onlookers who had hidden nearby to watch the commotion, hoping to benefit from it.
Two of them were too close and were severely injured on the spot.
Another lurker reacted quickly and escaped in time, using protective equipment, but still incurred some minor injuries.
“Madman!”
Qin Niu shook his head, thankful for his quick reaction. After exchanging one hard blow with his opponent, he immediately created distance.
The power of an Immortal Master’s self-destruction was truly terrifying.
Recalling how Elder Jiu Yin and Bai Xuezhu fought to the death, directly causing two Spirit Qi Realm guards to self-destruct, Qin Niu still felt psychologically scarred to this day.
It was precisely because he knew the power of self-destruction that he had reserved extra caution in his fight with Ma Zi.
Those two lurkers hoping to profit from their misfortune, who were severely injured by the blast, stirred up an idea in Qin Niu.
He already had two Immortal Strips. By snatching one more, he could immediately pass through the second barrier.
In this place, one could become prey at any moment; the sooner one passed the barrier, the safer it was.