Chapter 274: When the Snipe and the Clam Fight, the Five Poisons Lurk Behind

"Don't even think about it!"

Xi Linger was completely enraged, and her nine fluffy fox tails soared into the sky, instantly weaving into an airtight purple canopy that descended upon Zhou Chen's head.

"Nine Tails Sealing the Heavens!"

"Insignificant tricks."

Zhou Chen snorted coldly and formed a sword gesture with his fingers, shooting a brilliant golden light from his fingertips.

"Great Wilderness Sky Imprisoning Finger!"

Boom!

The golden finger light was unstoppable, easily tearing through the purple light curtain and continuing its momentum toward Xi Linger's face.

Xi Linger's face paled as her demon power instantly condensed into a shield in front of her, while her figure retreated rapidly.

But Zhou Chen was faster.

Puchi!

The shield shattered upon impact, and the finger light grazed her delicate shoulder, drawing a string of blood droplets.

She spat out another mouthful of blood and stumbled, her eyes filled with anger and a hint of terror as she looked at Zhou Chen. She hadn't expected that even at the Emperor Realm Fifth Layer, she would still be no match for him.

This bastard's strength had grown again!

"Damn it!"

Xi Linger gritted her silver teeth, no longer holding back her strength as the demon power on her body erupted like a volcano.

"Nine Tails True Body!"

Accompanied by a high-pitched fox cry, her body changed rapidly, her bones making a crackling sound. In the blink of an eye, a ten-thousand-foot-tall purple Nine-Tailed Demon Fox appeared in the swamp.

Nine giant tails danced behind her, blotting out the sun, magnificent yet deadly. The terrifying pressure made the entire Poison Mist Swamp tremble.

"Truly brainless, and with a bad temper to boot."

Zhou Chen looked at the massive creature before him, the corners of his mouth curling up slightly, though his eyes were more solemn than ever before.

The Nine Tails True Body was the innate Divine Ability of the Nine-Tailed Fox Clan; once unleashed, their combat power would increase far more than several times over.

"Die for this princess!"

Xi Linger spoke in human tongue, her voice carrying a metallic quality as a giant claw capable of tearing mountains apart swiped down toward Zhou Chen with the sound of splitting air.

Zhou Chen did not dare to be careless. With a thought, he instantly summoned the Pluto Seal.

"Pluto Suppression!"

The massive Nether King True Body expanded instantly and then soared into the sky, colliding violently with the purple fox claw.

Dong—!

A deafening roar sounded, and a terrifying shockwave of energy exploded in a ring. The purple poison mist within a radius of several miles was swept away, revealing the churning black mud below.

With the first strike failing to yield a result, Zhou Chen launched another offensive.

"Law of Slaughter!"

He waved his right hand forward, and thousands of spiritual energy longswords appeared out of thin air in the void, their tips all pointing at Xi Linger's massive true body.

Azure Lotus Cleaving the Heavens!

Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh!

The several-thousand-foot shadow of the Azure Lotus Dao sword slashed down. The rain of swords was like a waterfall, rapidly tearing through the air with a piercing whistle as it poured down toward Xi Linger.

Xi Linger's nine giant tails quickly wove together in front of her to form a thick purple shield. Dense clanging sounds of collision were incessant, and sparks flew in all directions.

She actually managed to withstand all the sword shadows through sheer force.

The two fought until the sky grew dark and the earth turned dim, completely failing to notice that as the poison mist was dispersed, a faint, sweet fragrance began to permeate the air.

Suddenly, Zhou Chen felt an evil fire rise from his Dantian, and his body became inexplicably hot.

"Hmm?"

His expression changed, and he immediately performed an internal inspection.

He saw that within his Dantian, a wisp of strange pink energy had appeared at some point. Like a venomous snake, it was entwining around his Chaos spiritual energy.

Is this… poison?

When was I infected?

He immediately circulated the Primal Creation Scripture, attempting to expel the toxin, but he found that it was slippery and impossible to budge.

Moreover, as time passed, that sense of heat grew stronger, and the circulation of spiritual energy in his body began to become sluggish.

"Damn it!"

Zhou Chen cursed under his breath and forcibly mobilized his spiritual energy to resist.

On the other side, Xi Linger also noticed something was wrong.

Her Nine Tails True Body began to become extremely unstable, and a burning sensation surged from the depths of her demon core, making her entire body go weak.

"Not good!"

Startled, she hurriedly withdrew from the Nine Tails True Body state and returned to her human form.

But the heat did not subside; instead, it intensified. Two abnormal flushes of crimson quickly stained her cheeks, her breathing became rapid, and her eyes began to grow hazy.

"This is… He Huan Gu Poison!"

Xi Linger let out a cry of alarm, her voice trembling.

He Huan Gu Poison was an ancient exotic poison. It was colorless and odorless; once inhaled, it would cause one's mind to become disordered, eventually being completely consumed by primitive desires.

"How can such a thing be here?"

Zhou Chen's face darkened completely.

He also recognized this malicious substance. There was no antidote for this poison; the only solution was…

Right at that moment, a low roar suddenly came from the cave deep within the swamp.

"Roar—"

A giant beast ten zhang tall slowly crawled out. Its entire body was multicolored, and from the single horn on its head, a faint pink mist visible to the naked eye was being emitted.

That terrifying aura was impressively at the Fourth Layer of Emperor Realm!

The He Huan Gu Poison was clearly released by it!

"Damn it! It's a trap!"

Zhou Chen understood everything in an instant.

This adult Five Poisons Beast had been hiding deep in the cave, using its own offspring as bait to lure prey into its trap.

Then it released the He Huan Gu Poison, causing the prey to lose their combat effectiveness amidst mutual slaughter and lust, so that it could finally come out and reap the benefits!

"You two little brats, become this seat's nourishment!"

The adult Five Poisons Beast spoke in human tongue, its crimson beast pupils full of cruelty and mockery.

It took heavy steps, approaching bit by bit, each step making the ground tremble violently.

Zhou Chen gritted his teeth and wanted to attack, but he found that more than half of the spiritual energy in his body had solidified and could not be mobilized at all.

Just then, a warm and soft body suddenly lunged at him from behind.

"You… get away!"

Zhou Chen's face changed drastically.

He saw that Xi Linger's eyes were hazy and her pretty face was flushed; she had completely lost her reason and was recklessly tearing at his clothes.

"Hot… I'm so hot…"

She murmured to herself, her voice charming to the bone.

"Get lost, wake the hell up!"

Zhou Chen tried to push her away, but Xi Linger's strength was surprisingly great at this moment, and he actually couldn't break free for a time.

What was even more fatal was that as their skin touched, the suppressed toxicity within his body also began to spiral completely out of control.

His consciousness gradually blurred, and his reason was being consumed bit by bit by the flames.

"No… I can't…"

Zhou Chen suddenly bit the tip of his tongue, the sharp pain allowing him to forcibly regain a sliver of clarity.

The adult Five Poisons Beast had already walked in front of them and opened its bloody maw, which emitted a foul stench.

Multicolored venom instantly sprayed toward the two of them.

If they were hit by this mouthful of venom, they would be heavily injured if not dead. The exotic poison of a Five Poisons Beast was almost impossible for anyone to cure.

"Die!"

At the critical moment, a flash of crazed determination crossed Zhou Chen's eyes.

"chaos bell, come out!"

Exhausting his last sliver of sober will, he summoned his trump card.

"Space-Time Cage!"

Buzz!

The ancient chaos bell expanded instantly, enveloping and imprisoning the adult Five Poisons Beast along with the space-time around it!

"What?!"

The Five Poisons Beast discovered to its horror that it could not move, and for the first time, fear appeared in its eyes.