Chapter 165 - Fear (1/2)

Pant! Pant!

Hei was barely standing as he took a breath of air. His face was ashen, and it was only thanks to his willpower that he could stay on his feet. But his enormous effort had been rewarded - the victory was his.

When he saw Emilia's body stop moving, only then did he look away from the woman. The poison had now run its course, poisoning the woman to the point of taking her life. Usually, the attack of a user of the Poison Law, with similar cultivation, wasn't so powerful as to be able to take the life of one's opponent with a single contact. In fact, the enemy could use their spirit power to block the advance of the poison.

However, Emilia had exhausted most of her spirit power in using that explosive talisman from before. The power of that object was undeniable, and it was, therefore, reasonable that the cost of spirit power was just as high, not to mention that she had consumed a lot of spirit power in the early stages of the fight.

Furthermore, it had to be said that blocking the advance of a poison poured directly inside was more difficult to perform. It was even more true if the user of the Poison Law had some degree of understanding towards that Elemental Law. As the owner of the Nightmare Spider Bloodline, Hei's Law of Poison was very powerful for those at his rank and stage of cultivation.

Meanwhile, his companions and allies had finished their respective fights. Spurred on by the cry of the Imperial Prince, all of them unleashed their finishing moves to end the battle quickly. At the time, in that section of the forest, there were twenty lifeless bodies that once housed the soul and spirit of young martial artists who only wanted to avenge their loved ones.

”HEI”

'Big Brother!'

The voices of Lian, Ye, and Xing quickly came. The three of them had been traumatized when Hei was engulfed by the explosion. Even now that the fight was over and Hei had won, concern and relief could be read on their face. As soon as they finished their enemy, they ran directly to Hei.

Groan!

Lian, in the throes of her emotions, threw herself on Hei, embracing him with all her strength. Brilliant tears like pearls ran down her cheeks. The sudden hug made Hei fall to the ground, groaning in pain. However, he didn't care; his focus was on the blue-haired young woman who had her face pressed to his chest.

”I'm sorry I made you worry. It won't happen again. I'll pay more attention next time.”

Ye and Xing arrived shortly after that. Without hesitation, they returned to their petite form and approached their big brother's face.

'Are you okay?' (Ye)

'Please don't make us worry like that.' (Xing)

”I'm fine. I'm just hurt a bit, but it's not that bad. I'm sorry I made you worry as well.”

Meanwhile, the rest of his team had rushed to Hei. Mia and Lilian immediately proceeded to medicate him while the others guarded the procedure. Before long, Hei could feel the pain in his back ease as the burns became less noticeable. It must be said that having two martial artists medics with him was useful in cases like these.

”I didn't think the enemy had such a card. You did well by protecting yourself at the last minute. Not many spirit soldiers of the younger generation would have been able to do so, including those who have a higher cultivation stage.”

In addition to Hei's group, the Imperial Prince Long Tian's group had also arrived with Feng Chen and the fiery-haired woman by his side and Hu Jie. The Imperial Prince and the two members of the Eight Big Families were looking at Hei in a whole new light. Before, they were intrigued by Ye and Xing's transformation technique, but now they had been able to observe Hei's skill and had been impressed by it.

”Thanks, but I would have liked to do without it if I could,” Hei commented with a note of sarcasm. He certainly would have preferred to avoid making Lian and his sisters worried like that.

”There is one thing that doesn't convince me. It's how the hell they got those talismans. From their structure, they look like talismans created by a spirit grandmaster.” Feng Chen broke into the conversation, bringing attention to an important detail.

”It is so. In all, there is engraved a technique of the Law of Fire, and the power reaches the spirit grandmaster rank,” added Lian. As a scholar of formations, she managed to recognize from the symbols the properties of the technique engraved and the degree of power it could achieve.