Chapter 198 - 196: Dazzling Red Lotus, Qiu Long Venom Armor

Chapter 198: Chapter 196: Dazzling Red Lotus, Qiu Long Venom Armor

The crimson in Su Mei’s eyes bloomed into a red lotus, and a strange power began to assail Chen Yuan’s mind.

This power acted directly on the mind. It seemed to have no hint of aggression and even carried a certain seductive charm.

It relentlessly stirred Chen Yuan’s mind. In his thoughts, Su Mei would at one moment appear as a pure and inviolable saintess, and the next as a seductive, wanton demoness, toying with his heart.

The power even crept silently into the depths of Chen Yuan’s consciousness, forcing a single thought to surface.

’I must have her!’

’No matter the cost, I’ll give anything—even my life—to have her!’

The crimson light of the red lotus in Su Mei’s eyes blazed, and a smile crept across her face.

’Ranked eighteenth on the Hidden Dragon Rankings... a supposed prodigy. So this is all he amounts to.’

’Men... they’re all the same.’

’Just look at Wu Daoquan. The Life-Restoring Saint Hand, a Medical Grandmaster, a figure revered throughout the Jianghu.’

’But who would have guessed that he has a fetish for women’s feet? He wishes I would step on him every day. The harder I press, the more excited he gets.’

But just then, a torrent of Blood Fiend erupted from Chen Yuan’s body.

An incomparably dense killing intent flooded his mind.

All thoughts of seductive auras, saintesses, and demonesses vanished. At that moment, Chen Yuan’s mind was filled with nothing but an endless, boundless killing intent!

The disloyal shall be killed! The unfilial shall be killed!

The merciless shall be killed! The unjust shall be killed!

Those without courtesy, wisdom, or faith—in Heaven’s name, I shall execute them all! KILL! KILL! KILL!

This ultimate killing intent traveled back along the trail of spiritual power and slammed into Su Mei’s mind, causing her to grunt as her face turned deathly pale.

Su Mei stared at Chen Yuan in horror. ’Did this man claw his way out of a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood? How could he possibly possess such a powerful and terrifying killing intent?’

’The sheer power of this killing intent... it’s somewhat similar to the Sacred Artifact in the Blood Killing Realm.’

Chen Yuan stared at Su Mei and sneered, "Still trying to control me with these tricks? Do you take me for those two useless fools, that father and son you keep by your side?"

Despite his words, the truth was that the methods of the Red Lotus Saintess, Su Mei, were extraordinarily bizarre and powerful.

The power she wielded acted directly on one’s Spiritual Power, penetrating straight to the core of their consciousness.

It began with mere confusion, but with prolonged exposure, it could completely alter a person’s entire perception of reality.

Furthermore, one could not resist this bewitching power with Inner Strength or True Qi. Everything depended on the firmness of one’s mental state.

That was why even though Wu Daoquan was a Martial Arts Grandmaster, his unstable mental state left him completely unable to resist this power.

Su Mei had already completely altered the perception of Wu Daoquan and his son. Now, she no longer even needed to use her power to bewitch them.

In their minds, they were simply Su Mei’s dogs. To please her, to get closer to her, they would give anything.

That’s why they acted perfectly normal in front of others, but the moment they saw Su Mei, their true nature was exposed.

Su Mei let out a soft sigh. "The prodigies of the Hidden Dragon Rankings are truly remarkable.

I had hoped to guide you to paradise, but you don’t know how to appreciate a good thing.

It seems now the only thing useful about you is your Qi and Blood.

The Wu father and son are useless. In the end, my Holy Sect will have to handle this ourselves.

Pavilion Master Wu, this is your last chance. Kill them. Otherwise, I really won’t want you anymore."

Wu Daoquan’s eyes turned crimson as a violent surge of True Qi erupted from his body.

In the next instant, his figure transformed into a streak of black light, appearing before a local Qin Province Martial Artist of the Condensing Truth Realm in the blink of an eye.

He thrust out a hand. Both of his hands had now turned a deep, jet-black color.

The Condensing Truth Realm Martial Artist’s Protective True Qi flared up around him, but Wu Daoquan’s blackened hands passed straight through it, clamping onto the man’s neck and lifting him into the air.

In the next moment, before the Condensing Truth Realm Martial Artist could even attempt to fight back, a deathly, bluish-black pallor spread across his body. Within an instant, he was dead.

The Soul-Summoning Poison Hand!

The wedding guests had already sensed something was amiss and had begun inching their way out of the Heaven Returning Pavilion.

Now, seeing Wu Daoquan attack, they broke into a full-blown retreat, shouting curses as they fled.

"Wu Daoquan! After today, there will be no reason for your Heaven Returning Pavilion to exist anymore!"

"You remnants of the Red Lotus Sect are courting death! After today, I will report this to my Sect, and we will mobilize all our power to exterminate you!"

A disdainful sneer touched the corners of Su Mei’s lips.

Back in its day, the Red Lotus Sect had swept through more than half of Qin Province. They killed gods who stood in their way and slaughtered buddhas who barred their path; they had never known the meaning of restraint.

Whether it was Jianghu Sects or the Noble Families of the Martial World, all were crushed beneath the Red Lotus Sect’s tide.

The Red Lotus Sect had even dared to rebel against the Court. What were the threats of these mere Jianghu Forces in comparison?

In a way, the Red Lotus Sect was composed almost entirely of madmen. Its doctrines were incredibly extreme and insane, even more so than those of the Blood God Sect.

After all, while the Blood God Sect worshipped the Blood God, its core tenet was still the pursuit of strength. It could still be considered a Jianghu Sect.

The Red Lotus Sect, on the other hand, was simply a group of fanatics from an Evil Cult.

At that moment, Su Mei waved her hand, and nearly a hundred Red Lotus Sect Martial Artists appeared on the walls surrounding the Heaven Returning Pavilion.

The Martial Artists formed Seal Techniques with their hands. In an instant, countless crimson flames blossomed in mid-air, coalescing into a gigantic red lotus that enveloped the entire Heaven Returning Pavilion.

Bathed in the light of the fiery red lotus, the Martial Artists present discovered to their horror that their own True Qi was beginning to burn uncontrollably.

The energy released by the burning was then absorbed by the red lotus in the sky.

The hundred-plus Martial Artists of the Red Lotus Sect seized the opportunity to charge into the crowd and begin a frenzied slaughter.

After these Martial Artists were slain, their Qi and Blood were also forcibly drained away by the Red Lotus Power, making the giant red lotus in the sky burn even more brilliantly.

Both Wu Daoquan and Wu Sicheng were nothing more than two dogs tamed by Su Mei.

Why would Su Mei ever follow their plan to the letter?

The Red Lotus Sect had long since secretly laid an Array to trap and kill every Martial Artist present and harvest their Qi and Blood.

Chen Yuan was currently wreathed in Blood Fiend. With the power of the Seven Kills Stele, the Red Lotus Sect’s Array was almost useless against him.

As for Gu Lichuan, Sword Intent erupted from his body, shredding the Red Lotus Power the moment it drew near.

Qin Suguang cultivated the *Immovable Tathagata Secret Manual*. Buddha Light bloomed around him, making him as immovable as a mountain. The Red Lotus Power was likewise unable to affect him.

But aside from Chen Yuan and his two companions, few other Martial Artists present could resist the Red Lotus Power.

Out of more than a thousand Martial Artists, fewer than ten could completely ignore the Red Lotus Power. Another forty to fifty, with their profound foundations, were able to forcefully resist the burning of their True Qi.

The rest of the Martial Artists, however, found their combat strength rapidly diminishing, leaving them to be helplessly slaughtered.

Chen Yuan swept his gaze across the crowd. The Martial Artists who could ignore the Red Lotus Power were almost all from top-tier factions.

Among them were Murong Li of the Murong Family, a Martial Artist in his forties from the Lu Family of Celestial Water City, and a middle-aged Martial Monk from the Vajra Prajna Temple in Qin Province.

The remaining few were also famous local masters from Qin Province, each possessing powerful, inherited Cultivation Techniques.

"Kill Chen Jiutian first!"

From the center of the Array, Su Mei directed its power. The gigantic red lotus trembled, and a wave of crimson light bore down on Chen Yuan and his two companions.

Instantly, the trio felt a scorching power surging toward them, relentlessly agitating the True Qi within their bodies.

With the full might of the Array upon them, the three could no longer resist with ease. They had to draw upon even greater power, and their energy consumption instantly multiplied.

Meanwhile, a black aura emanated from Wu Daoquan. With a single movement, a majestic black True Qi surged toward Chen Yuan’s group like a sky-blotting dark cloud.

As he struck with his palm, the black cloud filled the sky, and a thick, putrid stench washed over them. Before the attack even reached them, the trio could feel a portion of their own True Qi being corroded by the power within the dark cloud.

Everyone knew Wu Daoquan was a saint of the Medical Dao. A man who could cure poisons was naturally also skilled at creating them.

However, his path was different from that of Ming Gongqiao.

Ming Gongqiao hailed from Medicine King Valley and originally cultivated the Alchemy Dao. After turning to the Poison Dao, he became quite extreme. The Heaven-Devouring Poison he concocted was the ultimate expression of the Dao of poison, with the focus being on the poison itself, not the user.

Wu Daoquan, on the other hand, began as a Physician. Though he was also skilled in creating poisons, his true expertise lay in his deep understanding of a Martial Artist’s body.

What he cultivated wasn’t truly the Poison Dao. Strictly speaking, it was a Poison Technique, its applications far more complex than Ming Gongqiao’s straightforward Poison Power.

As the poison cloud enveloped them, Wu Daoquan formed a Seal Technique. Countless chains manifested from within the black cloud, lashing out to entangle the trio.

A surging, brilliant Buddha Light erupted from Qin Suguang. His Immovable Tathagata released the light of a great sun, annihilating the poison chains.

Gu Lichuan unsheathed his Nanming Fire Sword. Its blazing light was as swift as fire, instantly shredding the chains.

Chen Yuan’s attack was the most ferocious of all. He unleashed the Six Paths of Vajra Mantra of Master Padmasambhava, directly shattering the poison cloud chains.

At the same time, boundless Blood Fiend condensed upon his Celestial Blade. Wreathed in a towering Demon Flame, it transformed into a vast Blood River as he slashed down, tearing the poison cloud asunder.

The Blood River surged back, crashing against Wu Daoquan’s body with a deafening BOOM.

But Wu Daoquan merely swayed. His brocade robes were torn apart, revealing a layer of Black Armor underneath that resembled keratinous scales.

The Black Armor was densely packed against Wu Daoquan’s body, looking as if it had grown directly from his flesh. It even seemed to possess a life of its own, writhing slightly.

Wu Daoquan ripped away the tattered remains of his brocade robes. The Black Armor writhed, slithering up to envelop his head as well.

"This Coiled Dragon Black Scale Armor, which I refined by combining Ancient Techniques, Miaojiang Gu Technique, the *Qingnang Medical Scripture*, and the *Heart Sutra of Ten Thousand Poisons*, is impervious to both fire and water, and impenetrable to all weapons! No matter how much True Qi you bring to bear, you will never break through my Divine Armor!"

Now a monstrous figure, Wu Daoquan laughed maniacally. "You ignorant whelps! Did you really think I only know how to save lives and not how to take them?

I can pull you back from the clutches of King Yan, and I can just as easily send every last one of you to the Underworld!"