Chapter 1738: Young Master Gu, You Lost!

Swish!

Since it has been agreed to compete in Poison Meridian Skill, Liu Hanyi cannot dodge according to the rules.

Moreover, she never intended to dodge, because if she avoided when casting her poison, Long Zhixuan might also dodge and evade, then she might not be able to strike him with Immortal Embryo Poison.

Therefore, in the next moment, everyone saw Liu Hanyi directly extend her fair right hand, grasping that thin grey line in her palm, appearing extremely graceful.

However, this exceedingly graceful action elicited a cold smile from Long Zhixuan, inwardly mocking the seemingly bright woman with a somewhat problematic mind, thinking that she was about to follow in Long Jinjiang’s footsteps.

"Returning kindness with kindness, you taste my venom too!"

Liu Hanyi brushed off Long Zhixuan’s venom with her right hand, then uttered a low shout, and with a light flick of her empty left hand, a streak of black glowing light shot swiftly towards Long Zhixuan.

"Good timing!"

Watching the rapidly approaching black glowing light, a glint flashed in Gu Zhixuan’s eyes. Although he was naturally cautious, he would not display fear at this moment.

If Liu Hanyi could accept the venom he cast, and he evaded the venom she cast, it would be regarded lightly by others.

Therefore, Gu Zhixuan shouted loudly, and then made the same move as Liu Hanyi earlier, extending his right hand to catch the black light.

Seeing this scene, a gleam of success flashed in Liu Hanyi’s eyes, and she sighed with relief, thinking that she had finally mastered some of Yun Xiao’s cunning tactics.

Liu Hanyi could sense that Gu Zhixuan was a Heavenly Realm expert; if competing in Meridian Qi Cultivation, she had no chance. But in Poison Meridian Skill, the situation was completely different.

This series of calculations succeeding was all due to Gu Zhixuan’s innate arrogance. This Wansu Sect genius was cautious but was ultimately tricked.

Yet, at this moment, no one believed Gu Zhixuan would lose. He was one of the few geniuses in Wansu Sect, facing a girl whose name was unknown, how could he possibly lose?

"Young Master Gu, you lost!"

However, just as everyone thought Liu Hanyi was about to die from the poison, even turn into a puddle of pus like Long Jinjiang, they heard a soft laugh from the girl.

"Lost... Lost?"

Upon hearing this, the plump shop owner and the observing elder felt their minds weren’t keeping up. Now both parties were poisoned, where did the notion of Gu Zhixuan losing come from?

Everyone could sense Liu Hanyi’s Lingyun Realm Middle Stage cultivation; with such cultivation, her Poison Meridian Skill, no matter how heaven-defying, at best reached Heavenly Rank Intermediate.

Perhaps it was Liu Hanyi’s undisguised cultivation that caused Gu Zhixuan not to think much. The Immortal Poison Body, such an abnormal physique, was absolutely unique even in Wansu Sect.

"Facing death, yet still stubborn, you should worry about yourself first. Isn’t your body feeling like a thousand ants are biting you?"

Of course, Gu Zhixuan wouldn’t believe this claim. As his words fell, his right hand seal quietly changed, and an invisible aura swept across the sky, akin to a breeze brushing past Liu Hanyi’s body.

Clearly, due to Liu Hanyi’s words, Gu Zhixuan activated the outbreak of poison at this moment. In his view, the poison he applied this time was unbearable for the young girl.

Especially the numb itch like a thousand ants gnawing, more unbearable than pain; one of Gu Zhixuan’s enemies had once suffered under such poison, wailing for three days and nights before dying. Truly tragic.

At this moment, Gu Zhixuan imagined this woman rolling on the ground in agony. The calmer she appeared, the more he wanted to see her lose her mind, perhaps even stripping off all her clothes.

"Sorry, your third-rate poison leaves me completely unfazed!"

Just as Gu Zhixuan eagerly awaited, with the onlookers thinking similarly, the girl suddenly raised her head, her eyes clear, calmly speaking without any signs of being poisoned.

"Huh?"

Such calmness undoubtedly caused a flicker of surprise in Gu Zhixuan’s eyes.

He clearly saw Liu Hanyi’s hand contaminated with poison, and activated the poison outbreak with a seal, so why did this woman appear unaffected?

One might say she had strong resistance, but shouldn’t there be at least some reaction—like a furrowed brow or cold sweat?

Yet none of these happened. Liu Hanyi at this moment was exactly like before catching the poison bare-handed, showing no symptoms of poisoning, leaving people puzzled.

"Could this Wansu Sect genius be a fake?"

Even the elder who had been watching all along couldn’t help but have such a thought in his mind when he saw the situation; Liu Hanyi’s demeanor at this moment was just too calm.

However, when the elder’s gaze lingered on the corpse of Long Jinjiang, he immediately dismissed the thought. Long Jinjiang was a Heavenly Rank Intermediate Poison Vein Master, not even a match for Gu Zhixuan in one encounter. It was evident how strong the latter’s Poison Meridian Skill was.

"Could it be that we all saw wrong?"

If it wasn’t because of Gu Zhixuan’s own Poison Meridian Skill, then there could only be one reason. When the elder turned his gaze back to Liu Hanyi, his heart was filled with intense surprise.

"Could she also be a Heavenly Rank Advanced Poison Vein Master? But why is her cultivation only at the Cloud Ascending Realm Middle Stage?"

The elder was somewhat disoriented for a moment. He believed that to be unaffected by a Heavenly Rank Advanced poison, it could only be done by another Heavenly Rank Advanced Poison Vein Master.

But how could a human cultivator who hasn’t reached the Heavenly Realm possibly elevate the Poison Vein Skill to Heavenly Rank Advanced? That clearly defied common sense.

At this moment, due to Liu Hanyi’s calm demeanor, the people present were all filled with turmoil in their hearts, but Gu Zhixuan, being directly involved, had no time to consider these trivialities.

"Explode for me!"

After a moment of surprise, Gu Zhixuan suddenly let out a loud cry, followed by an invisible aura, as if seizing a moment of energy, rushing towards Liu Hanyi.

When this invisible breeze came, Liu Hanyi remained motionless. She had absolute confidence that no matter how Gu Zhixuan jumped around, he couldn’t harm her in the slightest.

Whoosh...

A light breeze blew as if it was just a gentle wind on the face. Liu Hanyi continued to stand upright, making Gu Zhixuan seem like a foolish upstart jumping around against a super expert.

"Impossible!"

The one exclaiming in shock this time was not Gu Zhixuan, but the house slave, Du Qi, who had retreated several steps. As a formidable Poison Vein Master himself, he could naturally observe the subtle situation in the scene.

Gu Zhixuan’s unrivaled poison had previously killed several Heavenly Realm Early Stage experts before Du Qi’s eyes. Why now, against a Cloud Ascending Realm Middle Stage woman, was there absolutely no effect?

"Could it be that the Young Master took a fancy to this woman and didn’t use his true poison?"

When Du Qi turned his gaze to the bright young woman, he suddenly thought he might understand, but in truth, Gu Zhixuan had never had such thoughts.

Liu Hanyi, indeed a great beauty, but Gu Zhixuan was fully devoted to cultivation, never willing to give up on anything beneficial for himself, much less compromise for beauty.

Therefore, earlier, Gu Zhixuan hadn’t held back at all; he used his strongest technique but never expected such a result.

"If yours is useless, then let me try mine!"

Seeing Gu Zhixuan’s hand seals constantly changing, his expression growing more sinister, Liu Hanyi no longer wanted to wait. With a decisive voice, she lightly clenched her left hand.

"Not good!"

As Liu Hanyi made the clenching motion, Gu Zhixuan suddenly felt a peculiar aura rise from within him, sweeping through his entire body in an instant.

This aura was extremely unfamiliar to Gu Zhixuan, but there was also a vague familiarity reminiscent of poison, making him instantly realize it was indeed a special type of poison, one he had never encountered before.

"Damn it, what kind of poison is this?"

For a moment, Gu Zhixuan cursed in his heart, cold sweat dripping from his forehead because, no matter how he used his Poison Vein Skill to detoxify, it proved futile.

As a Heavenly Rank Advanced Poison Vein Master, Gu Zhixuan had only ever felt this way when facing those Holy Rank Poison Vein Elder Masters from the Wansu Sect; otherwise, he had always held the upper hand.

"Could this woman indeed be a Holy Rank Poison Vein Master?"

Feeling the special poison still spreading within him, Gu Zhixuan’s mind raced with possibilities. In fact, the poison afflicting him was merely Liu Hanyi’s unique Immortal Embryo Poison.

With Liu Hanyi’s current Meridian Qi Cultivation and Poison Vein Skill, she could only affect cultivators who hadn’t reached the Holy Rank Third Realm. If the person before her was a Holy Rank Third Realm expert, she would probably have retreated, abandoning the fight for the wood piece.

Gu Zhixuan, despite being a Wansu Sect genius, had not reached the Holy Rank Level and, due to extreme confidence, found himself in his current predicament.

"You... you dared to scheme against me; you’re definitely not in the Cloud Ascending Realm Middle Stage!"