Chapter 856: Chapter 878: Detoxifying Zhang Lijuan

Chu Linfeng smiled slightly and said, "It seems that the Poison King’s poison is indeed formidable, being able to render a person’s Nether Power inoperable. It looks like coming here today was truly a miscalculation."

"Boy, you realized it too late. If you’d noticed as soon as you entered, perhaps we could have had a fight, but now, you’re just a lamb waiting to be slaughtered. You have no ability to resist." The old man said.

"Chu Linfeng, today I will personally avenge my master and senior brother. Prepare to die!" Cheng Xinmei said with a face full of anger, and then a long sword appeared in her hand, swiftly attacking Chu Linfeng.

Chu Linfeng didn’t dodge but stood there straight. He didn’t take Cheng Xinmei’s attack power seriously and instead asked Zhang Lijuan behind him, "How do you feel?"

"It seems that I can’t operate the Nether Power inside my body. It looks like what they said is true. We forgot about the Poison King’s poison. It seems I’ve become a burden to you." Zhang Lijuan said.

Chu Linfeng laughed, "This poison is quite powerful, but it won’t defeat me. Once I deal with this little girl, I’ll detoxify you."

At this time, Cheng Xinmei’s long sword reached Chu Linfeng, but it was caught by Chu Linfeng with one hand, "Even if I can’t operate Nether Power, it’s more than enough to deal with you. You dare to compete with the moon with a mere grain of rice!"

With a slight exertion, Cheng Xinmei’s long sword was broken into two pieces by Chu Linfeng. With a light wave of his other hand, he sent her flying several meters, and a mouthful of blood was spat out as she was severely injured.

Chu Linfeng’s action surprised everyone present. It was unbelievable that someone who was poisoned still had such strength, especially for the Poison King, who was most shocked. He knew very well that generally, people would have no strength to fight back when poisoned, and even if this kid was strong, he surely couldn’t do this. The only possibility was that this kid wasn’t poisoned at all.

The poison that the Poison King used in the hall was called Seven Soul Fragrance, an odorless and tasteless poison fragrance. Anyone who smelled it after it was ignited couldn’t use their Nether Power for two hours. But this fragrance could only be used once; it wouldn’t work the second time.

People in the hall had already been exposed to it once by the Poison King, so they were safe now. But it was the first time for Chu Linfeng and Cheng Xinmei, so they definitely were affected. Everyone in the hall had been tested, and none escaped.

"Boy, I didn’t expect you to have such attack power at this moment; it indeed surprised this old man. But do you think you can survive today?" The old man said.

At this time, Hong Chao had already helped Cheng Xinmei up and fed her an elixir, bringing her to the corner of the hall to rest. Meanwhile, Chu Linfeng smiled and said, "Your poison is indeed strong. Even if I suppress it, I can only suppress seven layers of its toxicity; I can’t suppress the three layers. What kind of poison is this that’s so powerful?"

"You can suppress seven layers of toxicity? How is that possible? My Seven Soul Fragrance can completely control the martial artist’s ability to use Nether Power. You must be lying. Boy, you’re still too young to play tricks before this old man." The old man said.

Not to mention this old man was Hong Chao’s father, he was actually the Poison King, which was why Chu Linfeng came to the Royal City. Originally, he was troubled over finding out who the Poison King was, but it seemed unnecessary now. However, he must detoxify Zhang Lijuan first.

Thinking of detoxification made Chu Linfeng very frustrated. Self-harming was very unpleasant, but to let her become the Human King and enter the Death Tower Land smoothly, he had to endure it.

At this time, an old man said, "Boy, are you still trying to show off? Let this old man see if what you said is true or false." As soon as he finished speaking, an old man rushed out of the crowd, throwing a punch at Chu Linfeng. The fist wind carried a faint sound of wind and thunder, as if it would destroy the hall, attacking Chu Linfeng with lightning speed.

"This is too much!" Chu Linfeng yelled in anger, quickly throwing a punch with 80% of his strength, infusing it with the Five Elements and Thunder Elements. After Chu Linfeng launched the punch, the hall’s floor cracked due to the inability to withstand the energy shock, and the entire hall began to shake.

When masters exchange blows, especially at the level of Chu Linfeng and the others, a single strike can easily destroy a building. This is why the Five Races of the Netherworld prohibit Venerable Martial Realm experts from fighting in the city.

Instantly, the two fists collided. The old man attacking Chu Linfeng had Third Layer strength of the Venerable Martial Realm. Afraid of directly destroying the hall, he used only 60% of his strength. He thought that even if Chu Linfeng was strong, after being poisoned by the Poison King’s Seven Soul Fragrance, he was only a shadow of his former self, and 60% strength would be enough to seriously injure or even kill him. 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚

Unexpectedly, he completely underestimated Chu Linfeng. This fist clash immediately signaled something was wrong. An unprecedented force traveled from the fist to the arm, and although it didn’t directly break his arm, it was essentially disabled, with all the tendons severed. The Five Elements ran wild, wreaking havoc on his body, and the Thunder Element turned his face pitch black, with hair standing upright and smoking.

The whole person was like a kite with a broken string flying out, spitting out crimson blood, showing that he was now heavily wounded. But that was not the most crucial part. At that instant, the hall suddenly collapsed. The energy storm from the collision of their fist force centered on the hall, destroying all the buildings of the City Lord’s Mansion and even affecting buildings in other areas.

When the buildings collapsed, Chu Linfeng directly used Earth Transformation on himself to completely protect Zhang Lijuan. Although Chu Linfeng knew her defense power would ensure she was unharmed, protecting a woman was a man’s duty.

The people inside the hall were shocked by Chu Linfeng’s strike, caught off guard. Many flew into the air, while some were buried by the collapsed hall. Although they wouldn’t have been injured, they were indeed in an embarrassing state.

However, everyone quickly realized that this guy didn’t seem to be affected by the Seven Soul Fragrance. Otherwise, he couldn’t have defeated a Third Layer expert with a single blow. For a moment, everyone became vigilant, and many turned their eyes to the Poison King, meaning to question why the poison didn’t affect him.

The Poison King was also puzzled. His Seven Soul Fragrance was always effective, but it was ineffective against this boy, which was incredible. But now was not the time to consider this; the most important thing was to kill him as soon as possible.

Because someone near him was poisoned, it showed that this boy had a strong immunity to toxins. As long as that woman was captured, he would be forced to be cautious. This should be the most critical and direct way to deal with him.

Chu Linfeng didn’t care about the shocked gazes of others and instead laughed, "Such a weakling dares to mess with me; he’s not even worthy of dying. If it weren’t for fearing the direct destruction of this Royal City, he’d already be dead from my fist. Now, if anyone else is unconvinced, feel free to come and try."

Then, after withdrawing the Earth and Stone Defense formed by Earth Transformation, Zhang Lijuan was also surprised, "How did you do it? It seems like you need to fully understand the Earth Element to achieve this. Are you an Earth Martial Artist?"

"Earth Martial Artist? I don’t know myself. Now is not the time to discuss this. I’ll tell you after we enter the Death Tower Land. Right now, detoxifying you is the priority." Chu Linfeng said.

"Do you have an antidote?" Zhang Lijuan looked at Chu Linfeng with doubt, increasingly curious about this young man’s wonders.

"No, but I have blood!" Chu Linfeng said casually. At this time, the strong men of the Royal City all looked at him with ferocious eyes, but no one dared to approach him, let alone attack him. It was terrifying that this guy wasn’t poisoned.

"Blood? What are you going to do with blood? Could your blood detoxify the poison?" Zhang Lijuan asked in shock.

"You’re smart. This is very precious; many eggs can’t make up for it. Be nicer to me in the future." Chu Linfeng smiled.

Then he took out the Cyan Frost Sword from his Storage Ring. Now that his strength had broken through, his defense power increased too. It was really not easy to cut through his own body. Chu Linfeng gritted his teeth and slashed his wrist with force, and pale golden blood flowed from the wound.

Zhang Lijuan didn’t expect this usually arrogant guy would self-harm for her sake, feeling an inexplicable warmth in her heart, "What are you doing standing there? Quick, absorb it. This blood is very precious." Chu Linfeng said at this time.

"I won’t absorb it. I’m not a Nether Beast. How could I suck someone else’s blood!" Zhang Lijuan immediately refused.

"You foolish woman, if you don’t absorb it, the wound will heal. Do you want me to cut myself again?" Chu Linfeng finished speaking and put his wrist to her mouth, his actions dominant, making Zhang Lijuan unable to resist.

The Royal City experts were puzzled by Chu Linfeng’s strange actions. Could his blood detoxify the poison? It sounded absurd!

While people were confused, the Poison King suddenly said, "I understand now. This boy is a half-human, half-dragon. That pale golden blood is an antidote—no wonder he wasn’t poisoned; it’s because of the dragon blood in him. Everyone, capture that woman quickly. If she regains her strength, none of us here will survive, and the Royal City will be in jeopardy."

Everyone was shocked instantly, and the Poison King’s words were like a timed bomb, exploding in their hearts, but for the sake of their lives, they disregarded the Royal City’s people. Each took out their weapons, ready to attack Chu Linfeng, and then capture Zhang Lijuan...