Nine Dragons Saint Ancestor-Chapter 996: Don’t Touch Him!

Boom!

About thirty minutes later, a fierce wave erupted beside the tree, making Si Mo, the Poison Vein genius who was standing not far away, suddenly turn his head, immediately understanding what had happened.

"She actually broke through!"

Si Mo's eyes flashed with a glimmer because he sensed very clearly that this breakthrough aura came from Liu Hanyi, and this girl had just broken through to the Origin Seeking Realm Early Stage a few days ago.

Before Yun Xiao arrived at Lianyun Mountain, Liu Hanyi only had Peak Qi Seeking Realm cultivation, and could only compete with those Qi Seeking Realm Poison Vein Masters from the Sky Poison Institute.

But in less than half a month, Liu Hanyi not only broke through to the Origin Seeking Realm Early Stage, but again today she made another breakthrough, reaching the Origin Seeking Realm Middle Stage in cultivation.

This speed was unheard of even for Si Mo, who had already reached the Origin Seeking Realm Late Stage, and his gaze couldn't help but turn to his surprisingly talented Poison Vein senior brother, noticing some unusual changes.

Liu Hanyi's breakthrough did not take long; after a brief moment, her aura converged, and she opened her eyes, the first thing she saw was a familiar figure in green clothes, whose right hand was still holding her wrist.

"Senior Brother Ye Ku?"

Earlier, Liu Hanyi's consciousness fell into a hazy state, so she did not care about who the additional person beside her was until now when she could clearly see Ye Ku's face.

However, Liu Hanyi did not think Ye Ku meant harm. In her confused state earlier, she could clearly sense the rampant energy within her being pulled away by a force, which was obviously saved by this Senior Brother Ye Ku.

"Oh no, this is bad!"

The next moment, Liu Hanyi's expression changed, and she exclaimed because she already noticed Ye Ku's abnormal condition, that black face was an obvious sign of poisoning.

One knows their own situation best, and Liu Hanyi was very aware of her Immortal Embryo Poison. This special physique allowed her to ignore all kinds of venom, but once it entered another human cultivator or vein demon's body, it would become a potent toxin.

Didn't the poisonous Black Scale Green Snake die just from biting Liu Hanyi once, killed by its own poisoning? It shows just how powerful the Immortal Embryo Poison really was.

Although Liu Hanyi knew Ye Ku's strength was likely far above that of the Eighth Rank Middle Stage Black Scale Green Snake, saying he could detoxify her Immortal Embryo Poison was certainly impossible unless some Heaven Rank powerhouse could easily resolve it.

"No choice, have to take a risk!"

In desperation, Liu Hanyi saw the black shading on Ye Ku's face thickening, and could only grit her silver teeth, then through Ye Ku's still grip on her wrist, some special aura had penetrated into Ye Ku's body.

Earlier Ye Ku had wanted to share the energy running rampant within Liu Hanyi, now it turned into her wanting to save him, but although the situations were similar, the effects were vastly different.

Liu Hanyi was only in initial control of her Immortal Poison Body. She could easily use it to dissolve all venom entering her body, or inflict mortal harm on enemies with her Immortal Embryo Poison.

Yet, ultimately Liu Hanyi did not cultivate the Immortal Poison Body to perfection, nor could she command it as if her limbs, for instance, the venom already entering another cultivator's body, detoxifying it was somewhat beyond her reach.

Moreover, as time passed, Liu Hanyi discovered a strange situation; her Immortal Embryo Poison seemed to undergo some aberration after entering Ye Ku's body, interacting with some venomous attributes in his body, making retrieving her poison increasingly difficult.

Thus, after thirty minutes passed, Liu Hanyi's attempt to absorb the Immortal Embryo Poison in Ye Ku's body had very little effect, and the aura of this Sky Poison Institute's first genius was becoming increasingly erratic.

"What to do? What to do?"

Liu Hanyi was quite anxious, although she didn't have much feeling for Senior Brother Ye Ku before, this time he actively saved her life, and she was a person who repaid kindness, absolutely unwilling to see Ye Ku die of poisoning just like that.

Whoosh!

Just when Liu Hanyi was anxious, the sound of breaking wind suddenly came, and when she turned her head, she found it was another genius from the Sky Poison Institute—Si Mo.

"Senior Brother Ye Ku, is he... poisoned?"

Si Mo, who noticed something wrong here, walked closer and only then found Ye Ku's true condition, showing a peculiar look in his eyes; indeed seeing something happened to Ye Ku was way too unexpected.

Si Mo deeply understood Ye Ku's Poison Meridian Skill, always admired it greatly, but he had never seen Ye Ku poisoned into such a state; before, he could always detoxify easily.

Ye Ku was clearly not faking it, the black face and pained look, along with enduring actions, all indicated he was desperately resisting the venom within his body.

"Let me give it a try!"

Si Mo was somewhat confident in his Poison Meridian Skill. Seeing Liu Hanyi sweating profusely without any apparent effect, he stepped forward and stretched out his right hand intending to grasp Ye Ku's wrist vein.

"Senior Brother Si Mo, don't touch him!"

Seeing the situation, Liu Hanyi was greatly alarmed and quickly stepped sideways to block Si Mo, causing Si Mo to withdraw his arm, ultimately not touching Ye Ku's skin.

"Senior Brother Si Mo, this poison is somewhat… somewhat special, this time it might... might be troublesome!"

Liu Hanyi hastily explained, but as she spoke later, her beautiful eyes turned onto Ye Ku's face, showing a hint of despair. It seemed after the effort just now, she realized that with her means, she probably couldn't resolve the Immortal Embryo Poison Ye Ku was afflicted with.

Although Si Mo didn't fully understand Liu Hanyi's explanation, he instantly grasped some essentials, realizing that the special acute poison infiltrating Ye Ku's body might transfer to him upon contact.

Even Senior Brother Ye Ku couldn't neutralize the acute poison. If it transferred to him, Si Mo shuddered at the thought, also feeling sorrow and compassion seeing Ye Ku's expression.

Remember, just now Ye Ku had jumped in without a word to help Liu Hanyi dissipate the undigestible energy, and who would have thought it would backfire, risking his life possibly. Is it worth it? Maybe it's a matter of opinion.

But at this moment, with Liu Hanyi's methods having little effect, Si Mo dared not act rashly. What they seemed capable only of doing was waiting—for a miracle to happen—or perhaps Ye Ku had some means to resolve the Immortal Embryo Poison.

"Hey, Senior Sister Han Yi, why are you here?"

Just as Liu Hanyi was sweating profusely, helplessly watching as Ye Ku was about to succumb to the poison, a female voice suddenly came from somewhere, and it moved her heart.

When Liu Hanyi and Si Mo turned their heads simultaneously, they saw a man and a woman arriving together. They weren't entirely unfamiliar with these two.

"Yun Xiao? Mo Qing?" 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂

Of course, Liu Hanyi was more familiar with them. Upon hearing her murmured voice fall, she exclaimed with surprise and joy: "Yun Xiao, you've come at the right time, quickly help save Senior Brother Ye Ku!"

Si Mo, who was looking at the pair of men and women over there, suddenly heard Liu Hanyi's joyful call, his complexion darkening.

Thinking inwardly about what's going on with this Junior Sister Han Yi, she stopped him from saving Senior Brother Ye Ku earlier, and now seeing Yun Xiao, who had just joined Lianyun Mountain a few days ago, she directly pleaded. Why is the treatment so different?

Si Mo was the second talent of Sky Poison Institute, his Poison Vein Skill already reaching Earth Rank Middle Level. Among the young generation of Lianyun Mountain, he only feared Ye Ku and Bai Wushuang.

Even though Yun Xiao performed remarkably well in the disciple selections, Si Mo had never regarded this youngster, who had joined Lianyun Mountain not long ago, as his rival.

But looking at Liu Hanyi's expression now, it seemed that this boy at Origin Seeking Realm Middle Stage had techniques more brilliant than his, causing Si Mo to suddenly harbor a sense of imbalance.

Yet, at this moment, Liu Hanyi had no mind to care about Si Mo's thoughts. Her confidence in Yun Xiao even surpassed that in her teacher, the Dean of Sky Poison Institute.

After all, only Liu Hanyi knew her Immortal Poison Body physique was activated by Yun Xiao's methods, and even the activation of Poison Fire Ancestor Vein to become a Poison Vein Master was inseparable from Yun Xiao.

Liu Hanyi had witnessed many of Yun Xiao's miraculous methods on the Hidden Dragon Continent and had never seen this young man fail, so the moment she saw Yun Xiao appear, she knew Ye Ku's life was essentially saved.

"Senior Sister Han Yi, what's wrong?

The arrivals were indeed Yun Xiao and Mo Qing. He didn't pay attention to the Poison Vein genius beside Liu Hanyi whose gaze was somewhat unfriendly, but quickly approached. After asking, he simultaneously noticed Ye Ku's condition.

"Is it the Immortal Embryo Poison?"

Yun Xiao reacted swiftly, merely glancing to see the exact state Ye Ku was in, and he knew about this first genius of Sky Poison Institute, thinking if not for the potent Immortal Embryo Poison, other poisons probably wouldn't have reduced Ye Ku to this state?

"Senior Brother Ye Ku was trying to save me, which led to being counterattacked by the Immortal Embryo Poison!"

Upon hearing this, Liu Hanyi nodded slightly. Her simple explanation further confirmed to Yun Xiao Ye Ku's character, inwardly comparing the Poison Vein genius to those two from the Heavenly Hospital was markedly better.

At least Ye Ku hadn't taken advantage of others' plight, instead prioritizing rescuing others. Despite trapping himself in the process, such behavior seemed to improve Yun Xiao's impression of Poison Vein Masters a bit more.