The man in white coldly snorted, his voice low and hoarse, "Do you think I'm a three year old child? So what if I go back with you? Do you think that beast has the antidote for the Peerless Holy Water? Don't forget, the Peerless Holy Water is the world's number one poison, there is no antidote. Even if he has the antidote, I will never go back and bow to him. I can't wait to eat his flesh and drink his blood. I only regret that I was so foolish to not see his true colors until then. You can go. Since you've followed me for so long, I'll let you live. Mie Eleven is already dead, are you willing to become ghosts with him? "
Since they had all stopped moving and were standing in place, Dumby could barely make out the faces of these people. They all had a veil on their faces, including the man in white who was called Hades. No one's appearance could be seen. When he heard the name Peerless Holy Water, he couldn't help but be shocked. It was the only poison in Goris's notebook that had no antidote. A few days ago, Goris had said that he had studied the Peerless Holy Water for a long time. The Peerless Holy Water was extremely precious, and only a small amount was stored in the Imperial Palace of the Tian Jin Empire. The Emperor would only use it when he ordered the death of his ministers. Goris's notebook held the Peerless Holy Water in high esteem. He said that the Peerless Holy Water's name meant that it was unique and its production method had long been lost. The Continent's Peerless Holy Water was extremely rare. In the black market, a drop of it could be sold for a thousand diamond coins. If a drop of the Peerless Holy Water was mixed into clean water, the poison could turn half a city's residents into ghosts. Those who were poisoned by the Peerless Holy Water could only use their internal energy to suppress it, but they couldn't expel it. Once their internal energy was exhausted, the poison would attack their heart and they would die. Their entire body, including their bones, would turn into a pool of blue poisonous water.
The black clothed man said, "Boss, to tell you the truth, we all admire you. Although we've never met each other before, your Hell King's Sword is something we can't compare to. I, Mie Yi, dare to say that there are very few people on the continent who can fight against you. However, most of your strength is used to suppress the effect of the holy water, so you definitely won't be able to hold on for too long. If you can't use the Hell King's Sword, how can you kill all of us? You're right, there's no antidote for the holy water, but with your skills, as long as you have us by your side, suppressing it for a few years shouldn't be a problem. Why do you insist on dying? We don't know what happened between you and the Lord, and we don't want to know. All we want to do is bring you back. Boss, you should know His Majesty's temper. If we return empty-handed, I'm afraid that what awaits us will be a punishment worse than death. "
"Nether King" suddenly sighed and said, "Since you are so stubborn, then don't blame me for being ruthless." He casually stabbed the five feet long broadsword into the ground, and a large half of the sword body silently sank into the soil. His right hand touched his chest as he quietly watched the eleven men in black.
Although it was just a simple action, it caused the eleven men in black to be extremely fearful. They simultaneously took three steps back and raised the narrow swords in their hands. There was a look of horror in his eyes, as if he had seen something terrifying.
The white clothed man said in an awe-inspiring voice, "Do you think that I can't use the Hell King's Sword after being poisoned by the Peerless Holy Water? Since you've gone too far, don't blame me for being impolite. "
"Wait a moment. Boss Nether King, do you really still have the power of the Hell King's Sword? "
The white clothed man coldly snorted, and an incomparably cold evil aura quickly spread out with him as the center. Within a hundred meter radius, all the trees in the Psychedelic Forest slightly trembled, and the rustling of the leaves seemed to be the sound of them moaning.
The narrow swords of the eleven men in black simultaneously condensed with different colored battle qi, as if they were waiting for something.
Dumb suddenly felt his whole body go cold. That cold and evil aura unceasingly seeped into his body through his pores. Unconsciously, he shivered as he thought to himself, 'This person is so terrifying!' The monstrous evil aura filled the world, causing Dumb's body to unceasingly tremble. Just as he was about to cry out, an auspicious aura suddenly came from within his body, expelling the evil aura that had seeped into his body. It was warm, and he immediately felt a lot more comfortable.
The eleven men in black simultaneously moved, and their narrow swords exploded with intense light as they simultaneously stabbed towards the white clothed man's chest.
"Hell King's Flash — — Heaven — — Earth — — Move — — —" The white clothed man's body suddenly became unreal, and that illusory figure flashed and disappeared. Evil aura suddenly burst forth from his body, and a faint blue light appeared and disappeared along with his figure. In an instant, the evil aura suddenly burst forth, completely enveloping the black clothed man's attack.
The evil aura receded, and all the men in black returned to their original positions. The white clothed man was still standing in front of the broadsword, as if they had never left their original positions.
Thump, thump. Without any warning, the two black-clothed men on the far right quietly fell down. Their bodies seemed to have been sucked dry, and in an instant they became dried corpses.
Mie One's voice was still low, but there was a slight tremor in it. "You, you, Hell King's Sword, is it Hell Flash?" That earth-shattering attack just now had already robbed him of his will, and the cold evil aura unceasingly attacked the meridians in his body. He no longer had any confidence that he could contend with the person in front of him. He was not afraid of death, but he was not willing to make unnecessary sacrifices.
The white clothed man's right hand was still on his chest, and he said indifferently, "This is the first time, the first time someone has seen Hell King's Sword in action and survived. For the sake of our past relationship, you can leave. You should be able to explain yourself when you return. I don't want to kill anymore today. "
Mie One looked at the dried corpses of Mie Six and Mie Ten, gritted his teeth, and said hatefully, "Take their bodies. Let's go. " With one foot on the ground, he floated over to Mie Eleven, who had died under the white clothed man's broadsword, and picked him up. The rest of the black-clothed men didn't say anything. Two of them clamped the dried corpses of Mie Six and Mie Ten under their armpits. The remaining nine maintained a neat formation as they slowly retreated and disappeared into the mist.
The white clothed man laughed self-deprecatingly, and said to himself, "I never thought that there would be a day when I, 'Hell King', would need to rely on deceit to save my life." His body swayed, and he grabbed the broadsword in front of him to stabilize himself. "What a powerful Peerless Holy Water! Am I going to die here? "His body went limp, and he fell to the side.
Originally, the white clothed man had used his pure qi to suppress the toxicity of the Peerless Holy Water, but in order to drive away the black-clothed men, he had no choice but to activate his qi and use his secret art. The toxicity could no longer be suppressed, and he couldn't hold on any longer.
Dumb stared blankly at everything that had happened in front of him. He rubbed his eyes. What had just happened was so unreal. That abnormally surging evil energy had left a deep mark in his heart. He had never imagined that someone could actually unleash such a powerful attack. The evil energy that his teacher, Goris, emitted when he used his black flames could not compare to that of the white clothed man in front of him. If it weren't for the fact that the white clothed man had fainted not far from him, he would have thought he was dreaming. What he didn't know was that he had just narrowly escaped with his life. The evil energy emitted by the white clothed man could even disturb an expert like Mie One, let alone the frail Dumb. If it weren't for the endless life force of the Rebirth Fruit helping him expel the evil energy, he would have long since died from the disorder of his meridians.
After a long while, Dumb gradually came to his senses. He slowly stood up and walked over to the white clothed man, step by step. He wanted to see what would happen when the Peerless Holy Water that Goris highly recommended was eaten by someone.
It was a short distance of 100 meters, but Dumb walked for five minutes. He could clearly hear his own heartbeat. After all, for a child who was not even 12 years old, the scene just now could only be described as terrifying. Three lives had been taken just like that.
Finally, Dumb walked to the side of the white clothed man. He squatted down and carefully looked at the white clothed man. The face of the white clothed man was covered with a white veil. There were only two small holes where the eyes should have been. His body was slightly convulsing.
"Not dead." Dumb was so scared that he sat on the ground. This person was not dead yet?
The white clothed man didn't move at all. He was still trembling slightly there. Dumb suddenly thought that this person must be the one that Teacher Goris had mentioned, the one with profound skills. He must have suppressed the toxicity of the Peerless Holy Water in his body to be able to last until now. Although Teacher Goris didn't find the antidote for the Peerless Holy Water, he thought of a method that could temporarily suppress the toxicity. It was just that he hadn't found the real Peerless Holy Water, so he hadn't experimented. Goris once said that if he could die from the Peerless Holy Water, it would be a blessing. He deeply regretted that he hadn't experimented with the method to suppress the toxicity.
Should I save him? The kindness in Dumb's heart gradually rose. He carefully removed the veil on the white clothed man's face. A thin and handsome middle-aged man appeared in front of him. The white clothed man had fair skin. Two sword-like eyebrows slanted to the temples. His nose was straight and his mouth was square. There was a faint blue aura on his face. The blue aura seemed to be constantly rising. The white clothed man clenched his teeth as if he was in endless pain.
Dumb looked left and right. No matter how he looked, he couldn't tell that the middle-aged man in front of him was a bad person. He childishly thought that the people in black just now must be bad people, and this white clothed man killed to protect himself. Save him, and at the same time, help Teacher Goris to test if the method to suppress the Peerless Holy Water was effective. However, he didn't think about whether the white clothed man would harm him if he woke up.
Thinking of this, Dumb didn't hesitate anymore. He clearly knew that if he dragged on any longer, the person in front of him would be beyond saving. He tried his best to pull the white clothed man's arm and put it on his narrow shoulder.
So heavy! Dumb used all his strength to pull, but he could only move the white clothed man a little. He tried a few more times, but he still couldn't move the white clothed man's body much. What should I do? Dumb squatted beside the white clothed man and wiped the sweat off his forehead. He was stunned for a long time, not knowing what to do.
Ah! If I can't pull him back, I'll just save him here. I'm so stupid. Dumb knocked on his own head, turned around, and ran in the direction of the wooden hut.
Back in the wooden hut, Dumb went straight to Goris's laboratory. He had already memorized the notes by heart, so he clearly remembered what was needed to suppress the Peerless Holy Water.
"Hmm, three taels of Silver Mother, one tael of Crystal Powder, half a tael of Heart Vanquishing Grass. Eh, Teacher said that this Heart Vanquishing Grass is a deadly poison. Why do I need half a tael? Forget it, whatever Teacher says must be right. One-quarter tael of Machine Clearing Frost, one-third tael of Wind Vanquishing Grass … "Dumb carefully found all the items noted in the notes and put them into the small cauldron. He poured some clean water into the cauldron, stirred it with the pestle, and nodded his head in satisfaction.
"Teacher, don't blame Dumb for coming back! I'm only using your things to save someone. "Dumb couldn't forget Goris's instructions.
Rubbing his hands, Dumb was a little excited as he muttered to himself, "Alright, I'm going to start. The fire element that fills the heavens and earth! Please bestow upon me the power to burn. In my name, with your power, appear, scorching flames. " With a sizzling sound, a green-blue flame emerged from Dumb's palm. He carefully moved his palm to the bottom of the cauldron, letting the outer flames heat up the cauldron.
Due to continuous practice, Dumb's Flame Magic was now quite proficient. After meditating for ten months, he could easily control the temperature of the flame. In a short while, the water was already boiling. Dumb knew that among these materials, only the Silver Mother was not easy to melt. So, he put some of Goris's special, quick-melting powder on the Silver Mother. Even so, it took an hour or so to completely fuse all the materials together.
Dumb used his other hand to wipe the sweat off his forehead and let out a long breath. After using the Flame Magic for an hour, his mana was almost at its limit. Finally, the water had basically evaporated. Dumb looked at the mushy silver liquid in front of him with satisfaction. He took out a silver mold from the cabinet and carefully poured the liquid in the cauldron into the mold.
The mold had already become boiling hot. Dumb carefully put the mold into the prepared clear water. Sizzling — — A puff of white smoke came out of the mold. Dumb let out a sigh of relief, knowing that what he wanted to do was completed.
After a while, the mold had completely cooled down. Dumb carefully took the mold out and opened it on the table. Ten small silver balls appeared in front of him. The silver balls emitted a faint fragrance. Ah! Great, I did it. He grabbed a silver ball and quickly ran out. It had already been more than an hour, and he didn't know how the man in white was doing.
When Dumb ran back to the place where the man in white had fainted, the man in white had actually disappeared. Even the broadsword that was inserted into the ground had disappeared. Dumb stood there in a daze, not knowing what to do.
Suddenly, he felt a slight chill on his neck. The tip of a huge sword had appeared on the side of his neck. His shoulders felt as if there was a heavy weight pressing down on them.
"Who are you?" A deep voice came from behind him. It was the voice of the man in white.
Dumb wanted to turn around, but the power on the sword suddenly increased, and he fell to the ground with a plop.
The tip of the sword was pointed at Dumb's chest, and the man in white repeated: "Who are you?" It turned out that long before Dumb left, the man in white had already woken up. But because he had to use all his energy to suppress the poison of the Peerless Holy Water, he did not have the slightest bit of strength to resist. He only knew that there was another person beside him, and this person did not seem to have any intention of harming him, and even pulled him a few times. After Dumb left, he managed to suppress the poison with great difficulty, but he knew that he could not go far with his current strength, so he simply pulled out the broadsword and hid at the side. When Dumb returned, he saw a skinny kid with a face full of excitement, and he did not know any martial arts, so he could not help but let his guard down.
"I, I am Dumb." Dumb said shyly.
Dumb? There was such a name? The man in white could not help but be stunned. "Why are you here? What did you do just now?"
"I, I live nearby! I just went to make medicine. You have been poisoned by the Peerless Holy Water, so you must be treated quickly. "
Hearing Dumb's words, the man in white could not help but be shocked. He said hoarsely: "What? You can cure the poison of the Peerless Holy Water? "
Dumb shook his head and said honestly: "I can't cure it, but my teacher has a way to temporarily suppress the poison, so that it cannot act up."
Joy flashed in the man's eyes, and he said coldly: "So you have heard the conversation between me and those guys. Why did you save me? " A dense killing intent emitted from his body. Although he was deeply troubled by the Peerless Holy Water, he could still easily kill this weak life before him.
Dumb scratched his head. Although the killing intent emitted from the man in white made him very uncomfortable, he felt that the man did not have any real evil intentions. "Do I need a reason to save someone?"
The man in white was stunned by his question, and said bitterly: "You really want to help me suppress the poison of the Peerless Holy Water?" He was now an arrow at the end of its flight, and almost all of his qi had been used to suppress the poison. The broadsword was very heavy, and his arm was already trembling slightly.
Dumb nodded and said: "Yes!"
The man in white asked: "Then are you confident?"
Dumb shook his head and said: "No, this is my first time making medicine. This is my first time making medicine. I've seen my teacher make other medicines before, but I'm completely following the formula in my teacher's notes. My teacher is a great alchemist. "
The man in white was startled. Alchemist? It seemed that this child really was not one of His Lord's. He let go of the broadsword, and coldly looked at Dumb: "I will believe you for now. Where is the medicine? Give it to me. " He thought that since he could not hold on much longer, he might as well give it a try. Perhaps it would be better, and at most, he would die.
Dumby replied with an "oh" and handed over the silver ball in his hand.
The man in white took the silver ball, and could not help but be stunned. Such a heavy thing, could it be eaten? He asked: "This is the medicine?"
Dumb nodded and said: "Yes, this is the medicine. According to my teacher's notes, this medicine is only suitable for people with profound skills. After swallowing it, the silver ball will automatically absorb the poison of the Peerless Holy Water into the surroundings, so that it will not spread. But because of the silver element, in order to not let it pressure the internal organs, you must use some kind of qi to hold it in your body. Unfortunately, this thing cannot completely absorb the poison of the Peerless Holy Water, otherwise, it could really detoxify. Although the poison of the Peerless Holy Water is absorbed, it will still slowly seep into your body. So, this method can only suppress the poison. "
After listening to Dumb's explanation, the man in white could not help but believe it a little more. He clenched his teeth and swallowed the silver ball.
Dumb said: "Yes, after swallowing the silver ball, you must also use your qi to gather the poison, so that the silver ball can limit the poison within a certain range."
The man in white sat cross-legged on the ground, half believing and half doubting Dumb's method to activate his qi. Sure enough, as Dumb said, the poison of the Peerless Holy Water was absorbed as soon as it came into contact with the silver ball. It was completely controlled within a narrow range, and he no longer had to use all his strength to suppress it. He used his strongest True Qi to coat the poisonous gas with a layer so that it wouldn't slowly seep into his body like Dumby had said. In a sense, the poison of the Peerless Holy Water could no longer threaten him. But he also clearly knew that he had to use 50% of his strength to control the silver ball and wrap the poison, so he would not be able to use his full strength in the future.
Letting out a long breath, the man in white opened his eyes. Dumb asked eagerly: "How is it? How is it? Is my teacher's method effective? "
The man in white's expression softened a lot, he nodded slightly and said: "It's much better, thank you, little friend."
Dumb smiled and said: "No need to thank me, no need to thank me, as long as it's effective. But in the future, you must always keep the silver ball floating in your body, if the poison spreads, it may become more violent. I'm leaving, goodbye. " With that said, Dumb stood up in satisfaction, rubbed his sore shoulders, turned around and walked into the fog.
"Wait a minute." The man in white stopped Dumb. "You're Dumb, right? Little friend, you saved me, do you have any requests?" As the proud 'Pluto', he did not allow himself to owe favors. At the same time, he also wanted to test if this silly child in front of him had other motives.
Dumb was stunned, he shook his head and said: "I don't have any requests, but can you kill less people in the future? Although they are bad people, if you kill them, they won't be able to eat steamed buns. "
The man in white revealed a smile and said: "How do you know they are bad people, and how do you know I'm a good person?"
Dumb scratched his head and said: "I'm not sure either, maybe it's because you don't look like a bad person, and those people in black don't look like good people either. But when you kill people, it's so scary, the surroundings are so cold. "
The man in white's expression changed, surprise flashed in his eyes. "So when we made our move, you were at the side. Do you feel any discomfort? "
Dumb shook his head and said: "I don't feel any discomfort! Alright, I have to go, I messed up my teacher's lab, I have to go back and clean it up quickly, or else, when he comes back in a few days, he will definitely scold me. "With that said, he turned around and walked in the direction of the wooden house.
The man in white hesitated for a moment, then called out to Dumby again, "Can you take me to your place to rest? I've exhausted too much of my energy. I need to eat something and have a good rest. Otherwise, I won't be able to control the silver ball if I don't have enough energy."
Dumb thought for a moment and said: "No, I can't take you there, if teacher knows, he will not be happy."
The man in white smiled and said: "No, if your teacher knows that you saved people, he will praise you. Moreover, you have to save people to the end. If you leave me here, when those bad people come again, I will still die! "
The man in white's gentle smile moved Dumb, he hesitated for a moment and said: "Alright, but you have to rest for a while, my teacher may come back soon. Teacher doesn't like strangers. "
"Alright, I will rest for a while and then leave." The man in white wanted to see where this child named Dumb lived, and the alchemist's house also had a certain attraction for him. Most importantly, he wanted to know why this child was not afraid of the evil energy emitted by his Hell King's sword.
After all, the man in white's skill was profound, even if he was tortured by the holy water for many days, now that the poison of the holy water was absorbed by the silver ball made by Dumb, he could walk independently. Other than controlling the silver ball, he still had about 20% to 30% of his strength.
Dumb and the man in white quickly arrived at the wooden house. When "Hell" saw everything in front of him, he couldn't help but be amazed: "Is this all done by your teacher? He must be a master alchemist. Hmm, such a delicate magic array design! "
Goris never told Dumb what a magic array was. Dumb only heard that the man in white was praising his teacher, so he immediately laughed: "Yes, my teacher is very powerful. You must be tired, I will take you to rest first, then find you something to eat. Maybe you will feel better after some sleep. "
"Hell" nodded and went with Dumb to his simple wooden house. "Hell" didn't stand on ceremony, he sat cross-legged on the bed and concentrated on his training. These days, his mind had been in a state of tension, and his body had been tortured by the holy water, so he really needed to adjust his breathing. Dumb didn't disturb him, he went to the orchard to pick a basket of fruits, put it next to "Hell", and quietly left. Until now, he was still excited about the success of making the silver ball and helping "Hell" overcome the poison of the holy water. In fact, he didn't know that even Goris himself didn't have the confidence to succeed with this method, because this method could only be achieved in a completely ideal situation. The most important requirement was that the poisoned person must have extremely strong spiritual energy. If an ordinary person was poisoned by the holy water, their whole body would have turned into a puddle of blue water and died. Even a magician who trained in spiritual energy could not resist this poison that was ranked number one on the continent. The person in front of Dumb, who was called "Hell", was definitely one of the top masters on the continent. Only someone at his level could realize Goris's ideal situation, using spiritual energy to control the silver ball and the poisonous gas, so that it wouldn't spread. But even so, in order to control the silver ball, "Hell" used up almost half of his strength.
After leaving the wooden house, Dumb first restored everything in the lab to its original state, then concentrated on practicing his Fire Meteor outside the house. Using this spell now, Dumb could almost control it, but the power of the spell was still too small. Even if it hit at the same time, it would be difficult to cause any damage. Every single member of the Fire Meteor was a smiling fireball only slightly bigger than Fire Xing Er. Other than leaves, it probably couldn't even burn through ordinary leather.
After all, the Fire Meteor was close to the level of an intermediate spell. In addition, Dumb had already used the flame spell for a long time today. After practicing for a while, Dumb was already very tired. Sitting on the stairs in front of the wooden house, leaning against the wooden wall, he couldn't help but fall asleep.
"Dumb, wake up, wake up." After an unknown amount of time, Dumby felt someone patting his face and woke up in a daze. When he opened his eyes, he saw that it was the white-robed man he had saved, "Hell". His complexion was much better now, and the blue gas on his face had disappeared. Clearly, he had completely controlled the poison of the holy water.
"Ah! Uncle, you've rested well. "
Netherworld King nodded and said, "That's right! Are you very tired? Go back to your room and sleep. It's already dark. "
Only then did Dumb notice that the sky was dark. The thick fog in the surroundings revealed a trace of a mysterious aura. Standing up, Dumb stretched his somewhat stiff body and walked into the room. He had already planned to let the white-robed man go as soon as he had rested. But when he saw how dark it was, he dismissed the idea. After all, it was very easy to get lost walking in the forest at night. It was better to let him stay here for the night.