"Cough, cough… To think that I, who have dominated the Northwest for over a hundred years, would end up in such a state today…"
Xie Biyan reappeared, his voice hoarse and his appearance extremely wretched. He was covered in blood, with a crisscrossing network of bloody wounds all over his body, like a gruesome painting.
His two massive, crimson pincers were bent and twisted, and blood continuously dripped from his countless wounds. Combined with his pale, savage face, he looked like a devilish and malevolent demon.
The outcome of the great battle between Queen Medusa and Xie Biyan was obvious: Xie Biyan had lost and was severely injured. Now, he didn't even have the ability to run.
The gigantic Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python, after radiating layers of halos, receded, and Queen Medusa's breathtaking figure reappeared.
Countless gazes were fixed on the two of them. At this point, there were few strong fighters left from the three empires. The ones who had managed to barely survive were those who had risked approaching the battlefield where the two Dou Ancestors had fought.
The scene of these two Dou Ancestors fighting was terrifyingly amazing. Even the other two Dou Ancestors didn't dare to get close, which ironically gave these remaining fighters a chance to barely survive. Now, they could only rely on Xie Biyan, the last remaining powerhouse.
Medusa glanced at Xie Biyan, her slender hand raised as a seven-colored light illuminated her palm. "Old Xie, it seems your Blood Soul Art isn't as powerful as you said it was…"
"Medusa, you're just relying on these old geezers to forcibly increase your strength. If it weren't for them, you would be no match for me."
Xie Biyan gritted his teeth and said, his mind filled with a rage he couldn't contain. He had never expected that Queen Medusa and the four great elders of the Snake People clan could erupt with such terrifying power when they worked together. His Blood Demon Scorpion Emperor was no match for them.
Medusa's gaze swept over him indifferently. She said coldly, "The victor is king; the loser is a scoundrel. Only a loser would make so many excuses. Your attempts at sophistry don't show any of the demeanor of a true powerhouse."
"Excuses? If you hadn't set up this ambush, how could your Jia Ma Empire and the Snake People clan have been a match for our three great empires?"
Xie Biyan looked around. There were fewer than ten remaining strong fighters from the three empires, and only two Dou Emperors. His Chu Yun Empire had only three Dou Kings left. All of this was thanks to these bastards from the Jia Ma Empire and the Snake People clan.
Yan Qingshan and Yun Yun stepped forward together. He said indifferently, "You don't need to look. All those disciples and grand-disciples of yours, just like Xie Shan, have already gone ahead. They're very lonely down there. You, as their ancestor, should go and keep them company!"
When Xie Biyan heard this, his old face twitched violently. He then stared at Yan Qingshan with venomous eyes and hissed, "You did this? So, everything that happened today was your scheme, wasn't it?"
The old man, who had somehow sensed the truth, had finally guessed that Yan Qingshan was the biggest instigator behind all of this. It was a pity that this realization came far too late. Now, he himself couldn't even protect his own life.
"That's right, you can think of it that way. Medusa's and Jia Xingtian's breakthroughs, this entire scheme to deal with you all today, all had a lot to do with me."
Yan Qingshan did not deny it. He nodded nonchalantly, not caring in the slightest about the venomous gazes of Xie Biyan and the remaining strong fighters from the three empires.
The venom in Xie Biyan's eyes intensified. However, before he could speak again, the seven-colored light in Medusa's hand grew even brighter, as she was no longer willing to waste any more words on him.
As Medusa formed a hand seal, the Contagious Poison Blood within Xie Biyan's body suddenly burst with a 'pop.' It then transformed into countless strands, which invaded the latter's bloodstream.
"Cough, cough…"
Seven-colored light patterns appeared on Xie Biyan's body, and he began to cough violently. With every cough, blood uncontrollably gushed from his mouth. It was clear that Medusa had left a hidden move on him.
"Queen Medusa is indeed terrifying, cough, cough. I have truly witnessed it today, cough…"
Xie Biyan's eyes were fixed on Medusa. As he spoke, blood continuously gushed from his mouth, causing his voice to become hoarse and a little horrifying.
Anyone could see that Xie Biyan was at the end of his rope. And as soon as he fell, the remaining strong fighters from the Mulan, Chu Yun, and Luo Yan empires would be completely wiped out, and the outcome of this battle would change the entire situation in this region.
Most of the strong fighters from the originally co-existing three great empires had been eliminated by the Jia Ma Empire in a single battle. Even though there were still armies and some remaining strong fighters, the three empires no longer had the strength to resist the might of the Snake People clan and the Jia Ma Empire. The demise of the three great empires seemed to be imminent.
"Perhaps I really can't escape death today, but if you want me to die, you will have to pay a bloody price."
Xie Biyan suddenly lifted his face and flashed a savage smile at Yan Qingshan and the others. He then slammed his cane against the empty space. It looked as if his body had boiled over in an instant, and countless bloody bubbles appeared on his skin.
Inside the bloody bubbles, one could even see the blood churning. This terrifying sight sent a chill down everyone's spines. Seeing Xie Biyan's appearance, the three Dou Ancestors present were also shocked and quickly told everyone to retreat.
"Be careful, he wants to self-destruct!"
Yun Shan said in a deep voice. He and Jia Xingtian worked together to use the power of space to seal Xie Biyan's location, his face filled with solemnity. The self-destruction of a Dou Ancestor powerhouse would be an extremely terrifying display of power.
The spatial light barrier had only just been put up when the bloody bubbles on Xie Biyan's body grew larger and larger. When his body swelled to its limit, a crisp 'pop' sound suddenly rang out.
However, Xie Biyan's body strangely shrank again. The expected self-destruction did not occur. In their astonishment, the old man once again revealed a savage smile. The bloody bubbles on his body began to burst one by one, and then his mouth swelled up as he spat out a black light.
"Puff—"
As the bloody bubbles rapidly burst, Xie Biyan's mouth suddenly opened wide. A black light, like a fleeting glimpse of a bird, instantly shot out from his mouth. Its target was none other than Yun Yun, who was right beside Yan Qingshan.
"Yun Shan, it looks like your beloved disciple is also this little beast's mistress! I'd love to see your and his heartbroken expressions! Hehehe…"
As Xie Biyan's voice echoed in the air, this thumb-sized black light swiftly cut through space. The voice had just faded when it was already in front of Yun Yun, whose face was filled with complete astonishment.
"Old Xie, you despicable bastard, how dare you!"
This speed was faster than lightning. Even the three Dou Ancestors, Yun Shan and the others, didn't have time to react and couldn't come to her aid immediately.
At this critical moment, just as the black light was about to hit Yun Yun, Yan Qingshan grabbed her arm, swinging and bending her away to help her evade it. It was then that the black light, in a completely unexpected move, sharply veered and shot directly towards Yan Qingshan.
"Hehe, you little beast, the old man wasn't targeting her, but you…"
Xie Biyan's voice came again. Medusa's face changed drastically. She wanted to step in and block it, but she was a step too slow. She could only watch helplessly as the black light broke through the Dou Qi defense and entered Yan Qingshan's body.
The black light's attack was as fast as lightning, but Yan Qingshan's automatic Dou Qi defense was also very quick. However, what was strange was that the brilliant green light couldn't hold out for long. The black light, carrying a nauseating stench, crashed into Yan Qingshan's body.
After the black light invaded Yan Qingshan's body surface, it quickly changed, and like a liquid, it instantly vanished into his skin, directly entering his body. It only left a thumb-sized black mark on the area of his skin where it had hit.
This black mark rapidly spread tiny black lines. The areas where these black lines spread were all the main acupuncture points and meridians of his body. A trace of a smile, however, appeared at the corner of Yan Qingshan's mouth.
"What did you do!"
Medusa rushed to Yan Qingshan's side and, together with Yun Yun, scanned his body thoroughly. Yue Mei and Hua She'er also flew over, nervously looking at their Queen. After a short while, Medusa turned to Xie Biyan and roared in a voice filled with anger.
"Hehehe…"
After spitting out the black light, Xie Biyan seemed to have aged several times over. The white hair on his head had started to fall out, and his face was covered in a network of wrinkles, like deep ravines. He let out a sinister laugh upon hearing Medusa's words.
The malice and sneer in the old man's cloudy eyes grew even thicker. "You little beast, you harmed so many of my sect members and caused my Chu Yun Empire such heavy losses. How could I possibly spare you? Enjoy this Demon Poison Spot!"
"Are you okay?"
Medusa's slender hands ran over Yan Qingshan's body, her voice trembling slightly. Xie Biyan's terrifying attack just now could not have been a bluff. Yun Yun, Hua She'er, and Yue Mei were also looking anxious. Yun Shan and Jia Xingtian also quickly came over with Fa Ma.
The President of the Alchemist Association, Fa Ma, was not the top alchemist in the Jia Ma Empire, but he was knowledgeable and had fought with many poison masters from the Chu Yun Empire, so he knew a lot.
Fa Ma carefully examined the black mark on Yan Qingshan's skin. The pressure from the four women, one Dou Ancestor, one Dou Emperor, and two Dou Kings, was immense. Cold sweat beaded on his forehead. "This move is an insidious technique from the Chu Yun Empire's poison Dou Qi cultivators. It can condense all the poison Dou Qi in the body and inject it into an enemy.
"This poison Dou Qi forms a black mark that continuously releases poison lines. When these poison lines spread to every acupuncture point in the body, the person who has been hit will have their meridians rapidly rot away, eventually suffering endless pain and slowly dying.
"However, it is said that after using this move, all of the user's Dou Qi will be scattered, turning them into a useless cripple. People who use this move are usually retaliating in their last moments, trying to take someone down with them…"
"Hehehe, hahahaha…"
Before Fa Ma could finish, Xie Biyan had already started to laugh like a madman. "That old man is right. That's exactly what the Demon Poison Spot does. You little beast, you caused my Chu Yun Empire such great losses. Even if I die, I won't let you have an easy time!"