Chapter 1392: Chapter 1392: Poisonous Spirit Qi

"Moon Gazing Poison Demon!"

Yun Xiao drew in a deep breath and finally called out the name of that pitch‑black giant thing ahead, and from this name, one could tell it was an extremely special kind of deadly poison creature.

The name contained the words "Moon Gazing," which meant it had some sort of connection with the moon in the sky. Although this was the space of the Nine Realms Poison Tower, it still had day and night, and naturally there was moonlight as well.

According to what Yun Xiao had known in his previous life about the Moon Gazing Poison Demon, he knew this Vein Demon carried a strange poison in its body, constantly absorbing the essence of moonlight in normal times, but once a human or another Vein Demon approached, it would take the initiative to attack.

Moreover, the Moon Gazing Poison Demon’s way of attack was vastly different from that of ordinary Highly Poisonous Pulse Demons, because what it excelled at most was Soul Attack—or rather, poisoning the Souls of humans and Vein Demons.

Exactly. The deadly poison of the Moon Gazing Poison Demon was aimed at the human Soul; once touched by its toxin, one would instantly fall into a state of muddled consciousness.

Even the Long Xiao Battle God, with his Holy Rank Peak strength in his previous life, was extremely wary of the Moon Gazing Poison Demon’s deadly poison.

He had once personally seen a powerhouse of the Holy Rank Third Realm get sprayed by the Moon Gazing Poison Demon’s poison and, in the end, be devoured piece by piece until nothing was left—not even bones.

"Fortunately, it’s only a Low Level Silver Grade Heavenly Demon Moon Gazing Poison Demon, or things would be troublesome!" 𝐟𝕣𝕖𝐞𝐰𝕖𝚋𝐧𝗼𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝗰𝐨𝐦

However, when Yun Xiao was sensing the Demon Meridian Qi Cultivation of the Moon Gazing Poison Demon in front of him, he relaxed more than half, and as he said this, a hint of surprise even flashed in his eyes.

With Yun Xiao’s experience in Poison Meridian Skills, he knew very clearly that the Moon Gazing Poison Demon’s deadly poison not only had an extremely strong corrosive effect on human Souls, but also possessed a special function.

That was, if one used a special method to Refining that poison from the Moon Gazing Poison Demon, it would have an enormous effect in boosting one’s own Power of Soul.

Only, this method was absolutely unknown to anyone on this Tenglong Continent. Even in the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud, those who knew such a method to strip away the Moon Gazing Poison Demon’s poisonous energy were very, very few.

Fortunately, Yun Xiao happened to be one of the few who knew this method, which was why he revealed such delight. Of course, this was also based on the premise that he had now broken through to the Floating Life Realm Middle Stage.

To be honest, after knowing this was a Low Level Silver Grade Heavenly Demon Moon Gazing Poison Demon, Yun Xiao couldn’t help but feel a bit "happy" on behalf of that Sky Thunder Valley powerhouse from earlier.

Because compared to being killed with a single Sword Stab, if he had really been struck by the Moon Gazing Poison Demon’s poison, it would likely have been worse than death. The pain of one’s Soul being corroded was not something ordinary people could endure.

What’s more, that Chu Xun was not Yun Xiao. With only Floating Life Realm Middle Stage Cultivation, he most likely wouldn’t have been a match for this Low Level Silver Grade Heavenly Demon Moon Gazing Poison Demon. Adding in the Moon Gazing Poison Demon’s unexpected Soul poison, Yun Xiao believed the chances of that old bastard losing were absolutely enormous.

But now, this Low Level Silver Grade Heavenly Demon Moon Gazing Poison Demon was facing not some ordinary Floating Life Realm Middle Stage Cultivator, but a so‑called Demon who could fight above his level, and one who knew the Moon Gazing Poison Demon’s special methods like the back of his hand.

"Human, are you the one disturbing my slumber?"

Just as Yun Xiao’s thoughts were spinning, the Moon Gazing Poison Demon was the first to speak, its tone brimming with a surge of violent rage, which made Yun Xiao feel rather helpless.

Generally speaking, Moon Gazing Poison Demons only moved about at night, because they needed to absorb Moonlight Power to strengthen that poison of theirs which affected Souls.

Right now it was broad daylight—precisely the time when the Moon Gazing Poison Demon slept. This disturbance, however, hadn’t been Yun Xiao’s intention; he was merely taking the blame in place of Chu Xun, who had just died.

But the old bastard of Sky Thunder Valley was already dead, and now that Yun Xiao and the Moon Gazing Demon were face to face, there was no way he could push this blame back. Chu Xun couldn’t possibly shoulder the blame anymore.

"Big guy, if you can strip out the Poisonous Demon Qi within your body and hand it over to me, I might consider sparing your life!"

Yun Xiao naturally paid no mind to the Moon Gazing Poison Demon’s threat; instead, he put forward his own condition at this moment. The so‑called Poisonous Demon Qi was precisely that deadly poison which could affect human Souls.

"Human, you’re courting death!"

Yun Xiao’s words, which he thought were perfectly reasonable, instantly enraged the Moon Gazing Poison Demon. Within that deep and furious voice was a hint of extreme killing intent.

As the saying goes, a dragon has its reverse scale. The Poisonous Demon Qi was undoubtedly the reverse scale of this Moon Gazing Poison Demon. It had been cultivating in this Nine Realms Poison Tower for many years, all in order to reach a higher Realm and one day break free and escape to the outside world.

If this clueless human boy came here and immediately demanded that it strip out its Poisonous Demon Qi, how could it possibly accept such terms? That Poisonous Demon Qi was the key to whether it could advance any further.

If it truly stripped the Poisonous Demon Qi from its body, this Moon Gazing Poison Demon would probably never hope to break through in its entire life. Moreover, from its sensing, this human brat who was only at the Floating Life Realm Middle Stage—what qualifications did he have to make such a demand?

"Since you want my Poisonous Demon Qi so badly, then taste it first!"

The Moon Gazing Poison Demon, consumed by fury, let out a low, deep sound, and then from its mouth, it suddenly spat out a wisp of black mist, which surged forth like a dark cloud, rushing toward Yun Xiao in a furious assault.

"Poisonous Demon Qi, huh? It’s really been a long time!"

Looking at that somewhat familiar aura, though far weaker than the Poisonous Demon Qi he had seen in his previous life, a gleam flashed in Yun Xiao’s eyes. Immediately after, he stretched out his hand, as if intending to use his own fleshly body to block that terrifying Poisonous Demon Qi.

"What an ignorant human brat who doesn’t know how high the heavens are or how deep the earth is!"

Seeing this, the Moon Gazing Poison Demon let out a cold snort. In its view, the moment that human brat made this move, it signaled that this battle was about to end very soon.

The Poisonous Demon Qi of the Moon Gazing Poison Demon was no ordinary physical attack. As long as a human body touched the mist, the mist would directly enter his body, then surge forward all the way, instantly affecting this human cultivator’s soul.

In the eyes of the Moon Gazing Poison Demon, this human brat’s outcome was already set, especially when it saw that the human still had no intention of dodging, but instead stretched out that right hand directly; this made it all the more confident.

Swoosh!

With a faint sound, Yun Xiao’s right hand and five fingers finally touched that black mist. Immediately, the black mist churned; countless wisps of fog vanished at an extremely fast speed, clearly having entered Yun Xiao’s body.

"As expected, still the familiar Poisonous Spirit Qi!"

As soon as the black mist entered his body, Yun Xiao felt a familiar aura—it was precisely the Poisonous Spirit Qi he had once refined and absorbed in his previous life, only much weaker in comparison.

But Yun Xiao’s strength was also countless times weaker than that of the Long Xiao Battle God of his previous life. This Heavenly Rank Low Level Poisonous Spirit Qi was just right for his current self; the only pity was that there was too little of it.

Outside, as the Moon Gazing Poison Demon’s eyes filled with a cold sneer, thinking that this human youth’s mind was about to fall into chaos, it suddenly noticed something out of the ordinary.

"Tell me, you don’t actually think that just this little bit of Poisonous Spirit Qi is enough to control my Spiritual Wisdom, do you?"

While devouring and refining the Poisonous Spirit Qi in his body, Yun Xiao raised his head, looking at that gigantic creature as he spoke helplessly, his tone filled with a hint of nonchalance.

"No! Impossible!"

Seeing that this human youth’s eyes were still clear, and his speech still quite articulate, with not the slightest sign of having been heavily poisoned and his soul controlled, the Moon Gazing Poison Demon could no longer remain calm and roared furiously.

"This bit of Poisonous Spirit Qi is far from enough. Better hand over all the Poisonous Spirit Qi in your body to me!"

Sensing the slight increase in his Power of Soul and having tasted the sweetness, Yun Xiao spoke softly again. Then his body moved slightly, and he appeared directly in front of the Moon Gazing Poison Demon.

Yun Xiao’s thin human frame was simply incomparable to the several-zhang-tall Moon Gazing Poison Demon, but at this moment, he was the one who took the initiative to strike first.

"Courting death!"

Seeing this lowly human actually dare to strike first at him, the Moon Gazing Poison Demon’s fury was no small matter. Did this little ant really think that just because he had used some special method to neutralize the Poisonous Demon Qi, he now had the strength to contend with it?

This was the truest thought of the Moon Gazing Poison Demon. Leaving aside that Poisonous Demon Qi capable of affecting human souls, it was, after all, a genuine Low Level Silver Grade Heavenly Demon.

When Vein Demons fought human cultivators of the same level, they always had a strong sense of superiority. At least in the Moon Gazing Poison Demon’s opinion, this human before it, only at the Floating Life Realm Middle Stage, absolutely could not be its opponent.

Swish!

Seeing that human youth so close at hand, the Moon Gazing Poison Demon didn’t bother to think further. It stretched out its huge pitch-black right foreclaw and fiercely swiped at Yun Xiao’s small body, vowing to use this claw to tear that human brat to pieces.

Chi!

Yet at that very moment, before the Moon Gazing Poison Demon’s five fingers could close, it suddenly felt a sharp pain in its palm. Immediately after, a sword tip emerged from the back of its hand.

Even though the Moon Gazing Poison Demon was several zhang tall, that claw of its was still quite fragile. Taking advantage of the element of surprise, Yun Xiao suddenly thrust out the Dragon Taming Sword, making the Moon Gazing Poison Demon suffer a huge loss.

In fact, it wasn’t that the Moon Gazing Poison Demon hadn’t seen the Dragon Taming Sword in Yun Xiao’s hand; it was just that this was its first time seeing the Dragon Taming Sword and it didn’t know the power of this Divine weapon. As for an unremarkable Wooden Sword, what was there for it to fear?

It was precisely this first, unexpected display of the Dragon Taming Sword that allowed Yun Xiao to achieve sudden success. The dignified Low Level Silver Grade Heavenly Demon, the Moon Gazing Poison Demon, had its right claw pierced straight through.

"Human, I’ll kill you!"

Feeling the intense pain coming from its right claw, the Moon Gazing Poison Demon let out an enraged roar. Its massive body moved, and that huge demonic tail swept fiercely toward Yun Xiao.