Chapter 1027: Poisoning
"Call me insane?" Mu Hanyi said with a faint smile. "You are far naiver than I imagined. I am merely doing what a person who truly wants to accomplish great things must do. Even if my imperial father and brothers all die under the Sect Master's wrath, on their journey to the Yellow Springs, they will surely understand me. After all, this is what my father taught me."
"At the same time... you forced my hand!!!"
His originally calm tone suddenly turned sharp, and his face twisted into a terrifyingly ferocious expression. Because here, he could finally shed all pretense without any scruples. "Do you know how much I have sacrificed to become the Sect Master's personal disciple?!"
"I possess talents that everyone envies, but I have never dared to slack off even a bit because of them. Others practice for three or four hours each day, but from the age of five, I have practiced for at least nine hours every day! Every day I train until my body is covered in wounds. To temper my body, I have nearly frozen to death in cold ponds countless times!"
"After entering the Bing Huang God Sect, I dared not slack off for even a single breath or instant! Though I am a prince, I have knelt down thousands of times in the sect to beg for instruction. To win people over, I have countless times bestowed favors upon those lowly commoners who might be useful. To obtain more essence blood from Mu Yunzhi to enrich my bloodline, I even... even stooped to the humiliation of becoming her bed toy!!"
"#￥%..." Thinking of Mu Yunzhi, who was broad and stout with a face like a burly man, Yun Che stared in shock, his stomach churning violently.
This Mu Hanyi really didn't have an easy path to becoming the number one disciple of the Ice Phoenix Sect!
Mu Hanyi's breathing grew heavier, his expression more ferocious. It was as if evil ghosts were dancing in his eyes, which radiated violence and mania. "I had already succeeded... succeeded! I was about to become the Sect Master's personal disciple, and I would have the most honorable status and a future that everyone envies! The Sect Master would bestow Feixue upon me, and my motherland would return to its peak because of this. With my talent, wisdom, hard work, and reputation, I would even have the chance to become the next Great Realm King, rule over the entire Yin Xue Realm, become the sovereign of the realm to whom all living beings bow, my name forever recorded in Yin Xue's history, able to do anything in Yin Xue Realm, and without any scruples, kill that old hag Mu Yunzhi in the cruelest way..."
Yun Che: "..."
"Everything was right before my eyes. As long as I worked hard, all of this could be realized. You didn't have to die, no one had to die! But you... it was you... who ruined everything!!"
The resentment that Mu Hanyi had been suppressing with all his might was now released wildly. His voice became hoarse and twisted, his roar like that of a savage beast. "You took away the fruits of my lifelong efforts, took away my Feixue, took away everything from me!!"
"But fortunately, this was just a test from the heavens. It has delivered to me so quickly the opportunity to take everything back... and such a perfect opportunity!"
Mu Hanyi was panting like an ox. He slowly raised his hand toward Yun Che. "Do you know how perfect all of this is? You shook off your guards, so no one knows where you went or who you were with. And I left through a secret passage from my bedchamber. In other words, no one knows I have left my bedchamber. Everyone will know that when you 'broke into' the treasure vault and died to the traps, I was sleeping soundly in my bedchamber."
"I have even thought up how you got in. It's just that... I will have to sacrifice my poor imperial sister."
"You!" Yun Che's teeth clenched hard. Mu Hanyi's words clearly meant that after killing him and leaving this place, he would use sound transmission to lure Feng Hanjin out and then kill him!
Because the profound formation on the secret passage could only be activated with the blood of the Ice Wind Imperial Clan, Mu Hanyi was planning to create a false impression that Yun Che had killed Feng Hanjin, taken his blood, and sneaked into the treasure vault!
"If I become the Great Realm King in the future, what is such a small sacrifice?"
Mu Hanyi advanced slowly, a cold blue light appearing on his upturned palm. "How much I hate you! These days, I dream of cutting you into a thousand pieces. But now... how I pity you. You got everything I dreamed of, but in just half a month, you will lose everything, including your life. Heh, it's not worth it."
The blue light on Mu Hanyi's palm quickly condensed until it was enough to kill Yun Che in one strike. He was only ten paces away. "Speaking of which, you are somewhat clever. I wanted to kill you and take everything back, but I have thought more than once that perhaps I would never find a chance to kill you without leaving traces or consequences. Unexpectedly, the heavens took pity on me and delivered this perfect opportunity right in front of me so quickly."
"When you arrived at Ice Wind, you must have been racking your brains to find where the Qilin Horn was. At that moment, I just gave you a little bait. Naturally, you were overjoyed. Why would you let go of such a perfect opportunity? You obediently walked right in."
"In your next life, you should firmly remember one thing: don't be too impatient in your actions. Use your brain more!"
Yun Che: "..."
"I've said what I needed to say. You can die in peace." Mu Hanyi slowly spread his five fingers, his features twisted in extreme satisfaction. "Don't worry, I won't let you die too painfully. Otherwise, the way you die on the traps might not look perfect!"
Before his voice had faded, Mu Hanyi shot forward, his five fingers flashing with blue light aimed directly at Yun Che's throat.
With the power of the mid-stage Divine Tribulation Realm, Yun Che was a full two and a half major realms below him. Even a mere graze would be fatal.
The cold breath of death came head-on. At that moment, Yun Che's eyes flashed, becoming immensely icy.
Star God Remnant Shadow!
Bang!!!
Mu Hanyi's palm instantly tore through Yun Che's afterimage and slammed heavily into the barrier. The barrier's blue light trembled slightly but showed no sign of breaking, not even a single crack.
Completely unexpected that his attack would be dodged by Yun Che, Mu Hanyi was clearly stunned for a moment. In that instant, an azure dragon shadow appeared within the barrier, accompanied by a world-shaking dragon roar that stunned the heavens and earth.
ROAR!!!!!!!!!!
Dragon God Domain!!
The Dragon God Domain was Yun Che's only terrifying domain that could suppress enemies across three major realms. Not to mention the Divine Tribulation Realm, even a Divine Spirit Realm profound practitioner could not fully resist it.
The absolute pressure from the true soul of the Dragon God struck Mu Hanyi's soul like a giant hammer. His vision went blank instantly, and unprecedented humbleness and fear quickly arose in his heart...
And at that moment, Yun Che rushed forward like lightning, his left hand reaching out. A green flash from the Heavenly Poison Pearl in his palm sent out a patch of red specks, like cotton or liquid, flying from the pearl and landing on Mu Hanyi's face. The moment these specks touched Mu Hanyi, they seemed to come alive, madly burrowing into his skin and orifices, disappearing in an instant.
The Dragon God Domain was lifted. Yun Che performed a backflip and landed at another edge of the barrier. As he landed, his body swayed slightly and his vision blurred—to ensure absolute success, he had poured all his soul power without reserve this time. Although the Dragon God Domain lasted only a few breaths, it had greatly drained his soul power.
However, a grim smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
Mu Hanyi's pupils quickly regained focus from fear. But as soon as he turned around, he suddenly fell to his knees, his face instantly covered in extreme pain and terror. Then his whole body collapsed, writhing and convulsing wildly, while hoarse, shrill screams escaped his mouth, as if he were suffering the greatest pain in the world.
"Aa... aa... aaah... you... what did you... do... aaah..."
"It's Qiulong's Breath," Yun Che said coldly.
"...Ugh!" The four cold words made Mu Hanyi's pupils suddenly dilate tenfold, and blood-red veins instantly spread across the whites of his eyes. Everyone in the Bing Huang God Sect knew that what had nearly killed Mu Bingyun was Qiulong's Breath. Its toxicity was so terrifying that even a peerless powerhouse like Mu Bingyun, who was at the Divine Sovereign Realm, almost died. How could he withstand it?
"No... impossible... you're lying... you're lying!!!"
Pain and fear churned in Mu Hanyi's soul like countless demons. He let out a hoarse roar and prepared to lunge at Yun Che. But as soon as he mobilized his profound energy, the toxicity of Qiulong's Breath erupted even more violently. He immediately fell to the ground like a beast struck in the heart, with a piercing howl, his whole body curling into a shrimp shape, twitching and rolling in extreme agony.
His originally fair skin quickly became covered in a dark red hue. The profound energy and life aura on his body drained away like rushing water, vanishing rapidly.
The dreadfulness of Qiulong's Breath's toxicity was vividly presented before Yun Che's eyes.
A Divine Tribulation Realm profound practitioner, once the number one among the younger generation of Yin Xue Realm, was like a helpless larva under the deadly poison of Qiulong's Breath, with no resistance whatsoever.
"It seems the situation hasn't developed in the direction you anticipated."
Yun Che approached unhurriedly, his cold eyes devoid of pity. "Mu Hanyi, I admit you disguise yourself very well. What I always sensed from you was only a little regret and self-mockery, without a trace of unwillingness or resentment. Especially on the way to the Ice Wind Empire, your 'heartfelt sincerity' toward me even made me, for a few moments, truly believe you were broad-minded enough to calmly accept everything."
"To be able to disguise one's emotions so flawlessly—even I could never do it."
"Unfortunately, no matter how perfect your performance, I am not naive enough to believe you hold no hatred toward me. Nor am I foolish enough to follow a person who resents me to an isolated place like this without any hidden cards."
He stepped in front of Mu Hanyi and leaned down slightly, sneering, "It seems the impatient one is not me, but you."
"In your next life, you should firmly remember one thing: don't be too impatient in your actions. Use your brain more!"
The words Mu Hanyi had used to mock Yun Che earlier were returned to him verbatim.
"You... ah... ah..." The blood vessels in Mu Hanyi's eyes seemed ready to burst. His struggles grew weaker, and the immense pain made it nearly impossible for him to form complete sentences.
"This place is indeed perfect for killing—whether you kill me or I kill you." Yun Che said coldly. "Mu Hanyi, you have chosen a quite perfect burial ground for yourself. Otherwise, I would have had to expend more brainpower and effort to find opportunities and reasons to eliminate you, a poisonous snake that might bite me at any moment!"