Chapter 107

Wei Zong asked again.

“The outer seed coat of the ginkgo tree only causes itching and redness. Scratching your arms and legs because of that wouldn’t be enough to draw blood.”

“That’s correct.”

Jin Ja-gang looked quietly at Wei Zong and asked.

“Are you curious?”

“I’m curious. You’re planning to kill us all anyway, aren’t you? Then you might as well tell me this much.”

“You understand well.”

Jin Ja-gang paused for a moment before answering.

“Ginkgo leaves.”

“…!”

At that moment, all of Wei Zong’s curiosity was resolved.

Ginkgo leaves are often used as medicine to improve blood circulation, but they also prevent blood from clotting easily. They make blood flow vigorously, causing bleeding even from small wounds.

So this poisonous rain falling from the ceiling contained three types of poison mixed together.

Poison extracted from ginkgo leaves, poison extracted from the outer seed coat of ginkgo fruit, and Four Emperor Divine Water – three types.

They were intricately interwoven in a meticulous interaction.

The poison from the ginkgo fruit’s outer seed coat made the skin itchy and weakened it. Blood accumulated under the weakened skin.

On top of that, the poison from ginkgo leaves made the blood vessels even more sensitive, making them prone to bleeding from even small stimulation.

This created a state of congestion.

When you scratch because it’s itchy, the weakened and congested blood vessels burst. At that moment, the Four Emperor Divine Water poison that had been on fingernails, skin, or rainwater penetrates.

So no matter what, the moment you scratch, you die.

Wei Zong was amazed.

He had been completely outmaneuvered. It was understandable to be defeated. If poison was used this meticulously, being defeated was not unreasonable.

However, Wei Zong didn’t show his feelings and glared at Jin Ja-gang.

Grind grind grind.

His teeth ground involuntarily.

“Vicious b*st*rd.”

Jin Ja-gang stared directly at Wei Zong.

But Jin Ja-gang’s eyebrows furrowed slightly as he looked at Wei Zong.

Wei Zong’s expression had changed. The eyes that had been suffering from despair and pain until just now were suddenly gleaming with vitality.

Jin Ja-gang realized why Wei Zong suddenly had vitality and was dumbfounded.

“I think the vicious one isn’t me but you.”

Wei Zong smiled… no, his mouth twisted so slightly it was hard to tell if he was smiling as he said.

“You’re really a clever b*st*rd. It would be a shame to kill you, but since you made my face like this, I can’t forgive you.”

“The one who should be asking for forgiveness isn’t me but you. But even if you ask for forgiveness, I won’t let you escape.”

Wei Zong smiled again. Indeed, he was a clever b*st*rd. He immediately realized that he was trying to escape.

“That won’t be possible. Because you’re going to die.”

In contrast, the poison sect members had no idea why he was having such a conversation with Jin Ja-gang.

Wei Zong lamented.

If only he had someone like this under him…

Anyway, what’s past is past. The limping man before his eyes was the greatest reaper of death and disaster that Wei Zong had ever encountered.

Meanwhile, the poison sect members’ patience had reached its limit.

“Ugh, ughhh.”

Knowing the cause didn’t make them feel better as expected.

Knowing made them feel even itchier. No, since they were continuously being hit by poison falling from the ceiling, the itching was actually getting worse.

Among them, one poison sect member who had gotten rainwater in his eyes and poison in them could no longer endure and rubbed his eyes. Once he started rubbing his eyes, he couldn’t stop.

Blood even flowed from his eyes.

“Aaaaah!”

A desperate scream.

And blood foam filling his mouth.

The deadly poison of Four Emperor Divine Water was instantly driving the poison sect member to death.

The poison sect members clearly saw this sight.

If they couldn’t endure the itching and scratched, they would end up like that!

At that moment, Wei Zong moved.

“Everyone get out of the main hall! Kill anything that gets in the way!”

As if they had been waiting, the poison sect members began abandoning Jin Ja-gang and running away.

“Waaaah!”

They ran out of the main hall avoiding Jin Ja-gang as if he were a reef.

Yes. It was better to die fighting the righteous faction b*st*rds outside the main hall!

In the midst of the chaos, Wei Zong slowly walked toward Jin Ja-gang.

Jin Ja-gang also glared at Wei Zong with full vigilance.

Wei Zong put his hand in his sleeve.

In his sleeve were three types of hidden weapons, twelve kinds of poison powder, and three types of poison water.

Enough to massacre all the righteous faction people outside and still have some left over.

Even though his face was in this state, his internal energy and poison remained intact. There was no hindrance to using poison techniques.

Wei Zong twisted his melted lips and spewed curses.

“Die. Miserably. While screaming.”

Wei Zong leaped up.

Wei Zong’s arms continuously crossed left and right. His sleeves fluttered, completely hiding Wei Zong’s hand movements.

Swoosh!

The moment Wei Zong spread his arms completely like a bird.

Wei Zong’s hidden sleeves opened completely. The sleeves, much wider and longer than ordinary clothing, were divided into three parts.

Great Roc Spreads Wings.

The legendary roc spreads its giant wings.

Wei Zong flew over Jin Ja-gang’s head like he had become a great roc, pouring down all kinds of poison.

He scattered four types of poison powder, threw four poison needles, and poured out one bottle of poison water.

This all happened in the blink of an eye. Poison covered all directions, making it impossible to avoid even by rolling.

Jin Ja-gang took a deep breath.

Inhale.

He created internal energy with one breath and bet everything on one move.

He held a poison needle between his index and middle fingers and concentrated internal energy at his fingertips.

Without even blinking at the pouring poison, he threw the needle straight ahead.

Flying Thread Twelve Branches with all his might.

But Wei Zong had already read the hidden move from Jin Ja-gang’s eyes. He saw him take the needle from his sleeve. He confirmed the direction of his gaze and the movements of his shoulders and wrists.

If Wei Zong hadn’t held back three parts of his strength in his attack, he might have thrown himself at the hidden weapon Jin Ja-gang threw and gotten hit himself.

However, Wei Zong wasn’t that foolish. When facing a lower-level opponent, leaving three parts of leeway during an attack was to prevent any unforeseen accidents.

There was no reason to accept a mutual destruction attempt from a lower-level opponent risking his life. A lower-level opponent’s life was less valuable than one of his own arms or fingers.

Wei Zong used the three parts of strength he had saved to twist his body in mid-air.

Whizz!

The poison needle infused with internal energy barely missed Wei Zong’s nape, pierced through his collar, and flew into the sky.

The timing of throwing the hidden weapon was very appropriate, but it wasn’t precise enough to hit Wei Zong… However, all the poison Wei Zong poured out fell on Jin Ja-gang. The poison needles Wei Zong threw all hit four vital points on Jin Ja-gang.

Not only that, but Wei Zong did three somersaults in the air while unleashing palm force.

Thwack thwack thwack!

Thwack!

Jin Ja-gang’s body was battered by the impacts and shook. The palm force carried poison and penetrated into Jin Ja-gang’s body.

When Wei Zong landed beyond Jin Ja-gang, Jin Ja-gang was completely covered in poison powder and poison water, spitting up bloody water from his mouth.

Heart-Splitting Poison that tears the heart to kill, Lung-Dissolving Poison that shrinks the lungs to stop breathing, Brain-Mashing Poison that turns the brain to mush – all these poisons had entered him.

And Wei Zong’s hidden trump card as well.

Jin Ja-gang turned to look back.

With blood-stained eyes, Jin Ja-gang stared directly at Wei Zong.

Moving his lips full of blood, he swore.

“I will… find you. No matter how many years it takes. And… I will kill you.”

Wei Zong spat.

“Save your nonsense for the afterlife, now just die already.”

As soon as Wei Zong finished speaking, Jin Ja-gang collapsed.

No matter how much Jin Ja-gang had poured poison on himself and charged at the poison sect members, he couldn’t withstand the poison and palm force that Wei Zong had brutally poured on him.

Covered in poison, he foamed blood from his mouth and trembled as if he had epilepsy.

Wei Zong exhaled briefly.

“Hah!”

If he hadn’t tried to capture him alive, he could have dealt with him this easily.

He was such an easy opponent.

But he had insisted on capturing him alive.

Because of this one b*st*rd.

The poison sect was ruined.

Grind grind grind.

His teeth ground.

He was a b*st*rd who wouldn’t be satisfied even if torn into a hundred or thousand pieces.

However.

Even so, it was meaningless.

What was important now wasn’t the already dead b*st*rd.

‘What’s important is that I survive!’

Wei Zong forcibly turned his attention away from Jin Ja-gang and looked elsewhere.

Outside the main hall, the Yunnan poison sect members and righteous faction martial artists were clashing.

Hidden weapons and poison flew in all directions, swords and blades were in chaos.

Screams were bursting out here and there, but they were drowned out by the sound of rain.

But this fight.

They couldn’t win.

Wei Zong predicted the outcome of the battle.

But if he just retreated, Wei Zong wouldn’t survive either.

So Wei Zong looked for the most crucial person.

Chu Hyo?

No. Chu Hyo was too busy taking care of himself. He was swinging his sword like a madman because his son had died, but that was nothing. Even if he showed greater spirit than usual, he was no match for Wei Zong.

Someone else.

Wei Zong’s melted eyes turned toward the middle of the battle.

There was someone who had been standing with arms crossed from earlier, doing nothing but watching.

He wore a large bamboo hat covering his entire face, and even though blood was spattering and poison-coated hidden weapons were flying right next to him, he didn’t budge.

An attitude as if the surrounding events had nothing to do with him.

‘That’s the one!’

Wei Zong immediately approached the bamboo hat wearer.

“You b*st*rd!”

Swoooosh.

Getting hit by the pouring rain, Wei Zong’s eyes blazed as he charged at the bamboo hat wearer.

Great Roc Spreads Wings!

Wei Zong flew into the air exactly as before, spreading all kinds of poison.

He shot poison needles at the conception vessel running down the center of the body and three major vital points, poured poison water left and right to restrict movement, and scattered poison powder overhead to block escape routes. He poured out all kinds of poison.

Yet the bamboo hat wearer still stood with arms crossed.

Several shadows surrounded the bamboo hat wearer. They were four martial artists who had been fighting near the bamboo hat wearer.

The four martial artists blocked Wei Zong and extended their palms.

Dozens of palm shadows created a wall in the air.

It was quite a spectacle to see even the raindrops of the heavy downpour bouncing off in all directions.

Thwack thwack thwack!

Wei Zong’s poison couldn’t penetrate the wall of palm shadows and bounced to the side.

“Waaaah!”

The poison sect and righteous faction martial artists nearby were innocently harmed by the deflected poison.

Wei Zong’s eyebrows, which had burned away leaving only traces, twisted. Not only the bamboo hat wearer, but the four martial artists who blocked his poison also seemed to have extraordinary martial arts.

As expected, they were suspicious!

However, Wei Zong didn’t hesitate.

From the moment the four martial artists appeared, from the moment he saw that they wore thin blue membrane-like gloves instead of leather gloves, he was already pulling back.

Wei Zong had planned to escape from this place from the beginning. There was no reason to fight head-on. So when the four martial artists had deflected all of Wei Zong’s poison in all directions, Wei Zong was already pulling back in the opposite direction.

The four martial artists snorted.

“Heh heh! Pathetic. To think that Hundred Fragrances, supposedly the greatest master of Yunnan’s poison sects, is only this much.”

“The way he’s running away with his tail between his legs… Hmm?”

The four martial artists’ words couldn’t continue.

One of them suddenly had a nosebleed.