Chapter 491: A Celestial God Descends

Seeing the Puppet Insect trying to escape, Hong Yuanzheng yelled in alarm.

"Mr. Qin, don't let it get away!"

Qi Wuqi, however, was still shaken and stared blankly at the Puppet Insect.

As if it had gained sentience, the Puppet Insect scrambled desperately toward the door. In the blink of an eye, it was about to burst out.

However, how could Qin Tuo possibly let the Puppet Insect escape?

He understood perfectly well that if this insect escaped, the consequences would be absolutely terrifying.

For one thing, its ability to split endlessly meant that if it escaped into the outside world, countless people would suffer.

Without another word, Qin Tuo shot into the air and pounced toward the Puppet Insect like a ferocious tiger!

Hong Yuanzheng and the others all gasped at the sight, never imagining Qin Tuo could move so quickly.

In an instant, Qin Tuo was in front of the Puppet Insect. He raised his palm and brought it down with vicious force.

Spiritual Power erupted from Qin Tuo's palm, a torrential downpour that completely engulfed the Puppet Insect.

When he withdrew his hand, the Puppet Insect had been smashed into a fine powder.

After killing the Puppet Insect, Qin Tuo let out a sigh of relief.

The others in the room clutched their chests, their hearts still pounding with lingering fear!

But just as the Puppet Insect died, there was a sudden, crisp sound.

Like a balloon gently popping, a cloud of black smoke erupted on the spot, drifting through the room.

At this incredibly bizarre sight, everyone held their breath!

Qin Tuo's eyes narrowed, a sense of foreboding creeping into his heart.

Qi Wuqi, standing nearby, seemed to recall something. His face filled with terror, and his voice trembled as he spoke:

"Heavens, if I'm not mistaken, that's the Puppet Insect's corpse gas! Anyone who touches it dies!"

Moreover, Qi Wuqi could see with perfect clarity that at the angle the black smoke was spreading, almost no one in the room would survive.

"We're done for, we're done for! What are we going to do? We're all going to die!"

Qi Wuqi's face was a mask of despair. Almost no one could survive this kind of corpse gas—not even him, to say nothing of Hong Yuanzheng and the others nearby.

Hong Yuanzheng was also terrified. He reacted instinctively, clamping a hand over his mouth and nose.

But it was useless. The black mist spread rapidly throughout the room, looking as if it would engulf everyone in an instant.

The room erupted into chaos. Everyone panicked, scrambling desperately to escape!

At a time like this, no one gave a thought to Hong Yuanzheng's status; everyone was only thinking of how to save their own skin.

But in that instant, Qin Tuo acted!

He simply raised his hand. The Celestial King Order Ring on his finger released a powerful suction, pulling in all the black mist from the air.

Soon, every trace of the black smoke in the room had vanished completely!

The sudden change left everyone in the room momentarily stunned.

They looked up, and seeing that the black smoke had vanished, expressions of ecstatic relief washed over their faces.

"That was incredible, Mr. Qin! I can't believe you're so powerful you absorbed all of that corpse gas!"

Qi Wuqi, both shocked and overjoyed, couldn't help but exclaim.

A look of admiration also appeared in Hong Yuanzheng's eyes. His gaze on Qin Tuo became incredibly fervent.

Qin Tuo's expression, however, remained unchanged. He had no fear of such things.

This so-called poison gas, once absorbed by the Celestial King Order, would simply be converted into Spiritual Qi for his own cultivation.

So, while others feared the corpse gas, to Qin Tuo, it was actually a powerful supplement.

Seeing Qin Tuo absorb so much of the corpse gas without a change in his expression or the slightest hint of discomfort, Qi Wuqi was shaken to his very core.

'If I had absorbed that corpse gas,' he thought to himself, 'I'd be beyond dead by now, wouldn't I?'

'But how could someone as young as Qin Tuo manage something like this!'

Instantly, the way Qi Wuqi looked at Qin Tuo changed. He was no longer looking at a mortal, but at a Celestial God who had descended to the mortal world.

Hong Yuanzheng hurried forward, his face etched with concern, and asked:

"Mr. Qin, are you alright?"

Qin Tuo waved his hand and smiled.

"I'm fine. A mere Puppet Insect is hardly a threat to me."

Hearing Qin Tuo's confident reply, Hong Yuanzheng was finally able to relax.

He was, however, extremely worried about his grandson, so he immediately asked,

"Mr. Qin, in that case... how is my grandson doing?"

The memory of Hong Kai fainting again moments ago weighed heavily on Hong Yuanzheng's heart.

He desperately needed to know if Hong Kai was dead or alive, if there was still any hope of saving him.

Looking at Hong Yuanzheng's anxious expression, Qin Tuo spoke slowly,

"Don't worry, Elder Hong. Barring any surprises, your grandson should be waking up very soon."

Hearing this, Hong Yuanzheng thumped his chest, and tears of emotion streamed down his face.

However, seeing that Hong Kai was still unconscious, a flicker of instinctual worry remained.

Qin Tuo saw the anxiety deep in Hong Yuanzheng's heart and continued to explain with a smile,

"You see, I specially placed this coin on his forehead. It's actually a small Soul-Gathering Array to gather his soul. Otherwise, if I had rashly killed the Puppet Insect, your grandson's soul would have dissipated along with it!"

Hearing Qin Tuo's words, Hong Yuanzheng was overcome with retroactive fear, and a cold sweat broke out on his back.

He was immensely grateful that Qin Tuo had intervened. Otherwise, Hong Kai's soul would have completely dissipated, and not even a Daluo Golden Immortal could have saved him then.

As Qi Wuqi listened to Qin Tuo's explanation from the side, he was completely dumbfounded.

This gave him an even clearer understanding of Qin Tuo's terrifying abilities—to think he could use a small coin as a Soul-Gathering Array to gather a soul.

'This kind of technique... surely only a legendary, terrifyingly powerful master could pull this off!'

'He, Qi Wuqi, had at least never even witnessed such a miraculous technique.'

And sure enough, Qin Tuo wasn't just boasting. The moment he finished speaking, the coin began to change.

After the Puppet Insect had self-destructed, the coin had begun to glow brightly.

But now, the coin was gradually losing its original luster.