Strange Murder

Long Chen struck like lightning, instantly unleashing his Aura, his flame blade already descending upon Feng Hai.

Feng Hai was alarmed, because he realized the small cut on his shoulder had turned completely black and lost all sensation.

It was even emitting a foul odor. He finally understood that Long Chen's arrow was coated in a terrifying poison, and that he had been intentionally stalling for time.

What was most terrifying was that the poison had spread silently and imperceptibly, without him feeling anything at all. If he hadn't smelled the foul odor, he wouldn't have even noticed.

Just as he was both shocked and furious, Long Chen's terrifying strike arrived. Unable to spare time to check his wound, he swung his longsword down to meet Long Chen's flame blade.

"Boom!"

To Long Chen's shock, his flame blade shattered instantly under the opponent's sword strike.

"Is this the power of a Middle Stage Bone Forging Realm expert? So powerful!"

Feng Hai was shocked and furious. Daring not to hold anything back, he attacked with full force. After shattering Long Chen's flame blade with one strike, he thrust his sword at Long Chen again.

The might of the sword strike covered all directions, leaving Long Chen with nowhere to hide, forcing him to meet it head-on. The longsword was covered in a cyan glow; clearly, this was a battle technique of immense power.

Long Chen knew he had to go all out at this moment. A Middle Stage Bone Forging Realm expert was simply too terrifying. He immediately summoned his divine ring and activated his Fengfu Battle Body.

At the same time, he summoned all the blue flames within his body, condensing them into a powerful blue blade, which slashed toward Feng Hai with flickering runes.

The flame blade collided with the longsword with a loud explosion. Long Chen was sent flying back several dozen zhang, but fortunately, the flame blade in his hand did not shatter.

Because every time the flame blade shattered, Long Chen had to consume a massive amount of flame energy to re-condense it, which consumed far too much Spiritual Qi.

Feng Hai himself did not have it easy either. Under Long Chen's full-force strike, he was actually knocked back over a dozen zhang.

At the same time, he felt his physical strength rapidly draining away. Knowing this was a sign of poisoning, he hurriedly swallowed a Medicinal Pill to counteract the poison.

However, to his horror, he discovered that his antidote could not neutralize the poison. The poison continued to spread; although the speed had slowed significantly, he could not hold out for too long.

"Bastard, hand over the antidote!" Feng Hai roared.

"What did you say?" Long Chen tilted his ear, pretending he hadn't heard clearly.

"I said, hand over the antidote, and I can spare your life!" Feng Hai bellowed.

"You are slurring your words, I didn't understand what you said. Can you say it in a calm voice?" Long Chen said.

"Bastard, you are courting death!"

If Feng Hai didn't realize by now that Long Chen was intentionally stalling for time, he would be a fool. He brandished his longsword and charged crazily at Long Chen.

Long Chen's flame blade danced, trying his best not to clash head-on, as he kept flying backward. He knew that he was simply no match for a Middle Stage Bone Forging Realm expert.

Kaitian was his trump card. If he used it and failed to kill Feng Hai, he would be dead for sure.

Now that Feng Hai was poisoned, the longer the time dragged on, the more advantageous it was for him. Rather than risking a fight, it was better to adopt a stalling tactic; this had a higher probability of dragging Feng Hai to his death.

Thus, Long Chen fought while fleeing, trying his best to conserve his strength. As Long Chen fought and retreated, the two of them ran over a thousand li.

"I'm so pissed off!"

Feng Hai let out a roar. He discovered that the poisonous Qi within his body had already begun to invade his internal organs. If he didn't get the antidote soon, he would be finished.

At the same time, he secretly hated himself for playing petty tricks. If he had attacked Long Chen from the very beginning, how would he have ended up in such a state?

If this dragged on, not only would he fail the mission, but he would also definitely die. This time, he was truly anxious.

He reached out and took a Medicinal Pill from his ring, tossing it directly into his mouth. The poison in his body was immediately and temporarily suppressed.

That was an extremely precious poison-suppressing pill. Its function was not to neutralize the poison, but to suppress its outbreak.

However, this type of suppression had significant side effects. It was like damming a flood; the floodwaters would accumulate more and more, and when the power of the dam was insufficient, it would erupt, causing immediate death.

If not for being forced into a corner, Feng Hai would never have swallowed this poison-suppressing pill. Swallowing it meant that if Feng Hai could not get the antidote in a short time, he would definitely die.

But the benefit was that, for now, he didn't need to suppress the poison, and he could fight with full force.

"Go to hell!"

Feng Hai shouted sharply, took a step forward, and his speed erupted. He actually dashed in front of Long Chen in an instant and swung his sword down at him.

Long Chen was greatly alarmed and hurriedly blocked with his flame blade. But this time, the flame blade in his hand shattered, and the tip of Feng Hai's sword grazed Long Chen's forehead, slicing his skin as blood slowly trickled down.

If not for Long Chen tilting his head back desperately at the critical moment, he feared half his head would have been sliced off.

Long Chen took a deep breath, concentrating all his remaining Spiritual Qi, and the flame blade reappeared in his hand.

"Kaitian!"

Long Chen let out a low shout, pouring all his strength into this strike. The massive flame blade descended like a heavenly blade, filled with an indomitable Aura.

Feng Hai's expression changed. He clearly hadn't expected that Long Chen could unleash such a terrifying strike, one that could actually threaten his life.

"Falling Leaf Slash!"

Feng Hai roared, and his longsword shone once more. Sharp Sword Qi swept in all directions, slashing toward Long Chen's flame blade.

"Boom!"

The space seemed about to shatter. Long Chen was sent flying back several hundred zhang by a terrifying force, blood spraying wildly from his mouth.

"Middle Stage Bone Forging Realm, too strong!"

For the first time, Long Chen felt a sense of powerlessness, because he saw that Feng Hai had only been knocked back without being injured. He rushed to within ten zhang of Long Chen, pointing his longsword at him, and shouted sternly:

"Give me the antidote, and I will spare your life!"

A trace of mockery appeared in Long Chen's eyes. With things having progressed to this point, would anyone believe such idiotic words?

Just as he was about to mock him a few times, Long Chen suddenly noticed that a huge "rock" behind Feng Hai was actually slowly moving.

Long Chen was overjoyed; he was saved. However, a cautious expression appeared on his face as he said: "Unless you swear an oath, I will not give you the antidote. Don't even think about playing any tricks; the Medicinal Pills in my spatial ring are enough to fill several hundred zhang. Before you could find the real antidote, you would have already died from the poison."

"Fine, I swear. If I break my promise, may I die a horrible death!" Feng Hai hurriedly swore.

Just a moment ago, he did indeed have the thought of killing Long Chen and searching for the antidote himself, but after hearing Long Chen's words, he gave up on it.

What if it was really as Long Chen said? With so many bottles and jars, how would he know which one was the antidote? If he ate the wrong one, wouldn't he die even faster?

"That won't do, this oath isn't poisonous enough. Swear a vicious oath," Long Chen shook his head. At the same time, Long Chen noticed that the giant rock behind Feng Hai had slowly risen, and it was quietly extending eight long, hairy legs.

Long Chen knew that was a Rock-Ground Evil Spider, a Rank 3 Demonic Beast and a true master of concealment. The patterns covering its body were exactly the same as a rock, and its texture was basically identical.

Even if a person stood on it, it would be very difficult to notice it. What was most terrifying was that they were extremely patient.

Sometimes they would hide in one place for several months, or even several years, until their prey appeared before they would sneakily attack.

Now, that Rock-Ground Evil Spider had quietly stood up and was standing right behind Feng Hai, its movements extremely gentle, without making a sound.

Feng Hai had absolutely no idea that a god of death had descended behind him. Seeing that Long Chen didn't believe his oath, he hurriedly said loudly: "I, Feng Hai, swear that if Long Chen gives me the antidote and cures the poison on me, I will not kill him. If I break this oath, may my intestines be pierced and my stomach rot, may I be struck by five bolts of lightning, and may I die without a burial place."

Seeing Long Chen staring at him blankly, Feng Hai couldn't help but hurriedly say: "That should be enough, right? Hurry up and give me the antidote!"

Seeing that the Rock-Ground Evil Spider's movements were extremely slow, Long Chen couldn't help but feel anxious internally. "Can you hurry up? I can't hold him off for much longer!"

"Ahem, that… this is okay, much better than before. Is there anything more vicious? You know, this concerns my life, and I'm still a bit uneasy," Long Chen said unhurriedly.

"Bastard, are you trying to stall for time until I die from the poison? Fine, then I'll kill you now and search it myself!" Feng Hai was furious and was about to attack.

"Hey, hey, hey, fine, I'll give you the antidote." Seeing that Feng Hai was truly getting desperate, Long Chen knew he couldn't stall any longer.

He tossed him a jade bottle and said: "The antidote pill in here is specifically for suppressing the poison you've been struck with. Take it first."

"However, you are too deeply poisoned, and you previously consumed a poison-suppressing pill, causing the poison in your Bloodline to accumulate too much. You need to combine it with an antidote crystal to neutralize the poison."

After speaking, Long Chen tossed the Silver Centipede's crystal core to Feng Hai, who caught it in one hand.

When Feng Hai grasped that crystal core, he immediately felt the virulent poison in his body suddenly ease up, no longer attacking his internal organs so crazily, which filled him with great joy.

At the very least, the toxins in his body had been relieved, which meant that this crystal core could save his life.

He hurriedly swallowed the Medicinal Pill Long Chen had given him. Although he was not an alchemist, he still had some ability to identify Medicinal Pills and knew that it was an antidote pill and would not be harmful.

Long Chen looked at the Rock-Ground Evil Spider behind him, which was moving as if it had senile dementia, and was so angry he wanted to curse. "Can't you be faster? Do you not know how tired I am from stalling?"

However, when Long Chen saw the Rock-Ground Evil Spider's head quietly peek out, and its two venomous fangs, each a zhang long, quietly aiming at Feng Hai, he finally let out a sigh of relief.

"Lord Rock-Ground Evil Spider, you're finally willing to act," Long Chen was almost moved to tears.

"How do I use this thing?" After swallowing the Medicinal Pill, Feng Hai asked, looking at the palm-sized crystal core in his hand.

"Swallow it in one gulp," Long Chen sighed and said.

"Bullshit! Something this big, if I swallow it in one gulp, are you trying to choke me to death?" Feng Hai roared angrily.

That crystal core was a full palm in size. No matter how big a person's mouth was, it was impossible to swallow; even if they could fit it in, they couldn't swallow it down.

"I wasn't talking about you, I was talking about that lord behind you," Long Chen pointed behind Feng Hai with a look of pity.

"Pfft!"

Feng Hai's expression changed drastically. Just as he was about to turn around, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his back, as a sharp fang, a zhang long, pierced directly through his body.