Chapter 836: Bitten by an Ant
Yang Haoran gritted his teeth, enduring the intense pain that coursed through his entire body, and barely managed to stand upright in mid-air. His body swayed precariously, and another mouthful of fresh blood spurted from his mouth, his face instantly turning deathly pale.
The current Yang Haoran was already at the peak of Heaven Soul, just one step away from opening his Earth Soul and stepping into a new realm.
However, as long as he hadn't opened his Earth Soul, even being at the peak of Heaven Soul, he was still only in the Heaven Soul realm. Compared to a Three-Star Demon Hunter, he was ultimately a realm weaker.
Different realms signified a colossal gap in strength, a gap that could not be bridged by reckless courage alone.
Yang Haoran's decision to directly confront this Three-Star Demon Hunter was like an egg hitting a rock.
Conversely, the Three-Star Demon Hunter attacking Yang Haoran was like using an ox-cleaver to kill a chicken.
Even though Yang Haoran had reached the peak of the Heaven Soul realm, facing a Demon Hunter attacking below his realm, he was naturally no match. Being crippled after a few rounds was to be expected.
Watching Yang Haoran's body sway precariously in mid-air, a smile finally appeared on the Demon Hunter's face.
"Hehe, your current state suits me perfectly. If I had used even a fraction more strength, you would probably be dead, and it would be hard for me to explain to my wife. If I had used a fraction less strength, I wouldn't have achieved the effect I wanted. Very good, hehe, very good indeed!"
However, the appreciation in his eyes wasn't for Yang Haoran himself, but for the injuries on Yang Haoran's body. He appreciated Yang Haoran's injuries as if he was admiring a work of art crafted by his own hands; the more he looked, the more he liked it.
Yang Haoran smiled faintly. He wanted to say something, but before he could speak, another mouthful of fresh blood spurted from his mouth.
Seeing Yang Haoran still able to smile at this moment, the Demon Hunter's smile stiffened, and his eyes couldn't help but narrow slightly.
"The expression on your face right now is not the one I want to see."
The Demon Hunter spoke in a deep voice, his tone extremely cold, and at the same time, it revealed a strong killing intent.
The reason his reaction was so strong was because he could tell that the faint smile on Yang Haoran's face was not feigned, but came from the heart.
Being in such a desperate situation, Yang Haoran showed no fear, no panic, no despair; he didn't even show a hint of wanting to beg for mercy. Instead, he could still display a calm smile. This made him feel provoked and insulted.
Because, he asked himself, if he were Yang Haoran in this moment, trapped in such a desperate situation, he wouldn't be able to remain as calm as Yang Haoran.
In his opinion, only those who truly aren't afraid of death could achieve this. And he, himself, was incapable of not fearing death.
He believed that few people in this world weren't afraid of death. Out of ten people, at least nine feared death. Of the remaining one, half were just puffing out their chests to look brave; they weren't unafraid of death, they simply had to endure due to certain special reasons, pretending to be unafraid of death.
Only the other half were truly the type of people who didn't fear death, but such people were exceedingly rare. And at this moment, Yang Haoran gave him the impression of being just such a person.
Yang Haoran had actually accomplished what he couldn't. This made him feel provoked. He would suddenly lose his smile and display intense killing intent towards Yang Haoran; this was one of the reasons for that.
Besides that, there was another reason: as he looked at the smile on Yang Haoran's face, a sense of danger inexplicably arose in his heart. This feeling came out of nowhere, leaving him bewildered for a moment.
Immediately after, he seemed to suddenly sense something, and his expression subtly changed.
He sharply looked at his hands, only to see black lines appearing on them. These black lines were like living black threadworms, rapidly wriggling beneath his skin, quickly covering his entire hands.
With a look of horror, he instinctively touched his face. Although he couldn't see what his face looked like at that moment, he could guess that his face was surely covered in these strange black lines, just like his hands.
As his palm just touched his face, he felt a surge of qi and blood within him, and involuntarily spat out a mouthful of black blood.
The Demon Hunter's expression plummeted at that moment, his face terrifyingly grim. And with the threadworm-like black lines covering his face, he looked even more terrifying and ferocious.
"A bite from an ant isn't that painful, but it makes me feel humiliated."
The Demon Hunter spoke in a deep voice, then an extremely terrifying power fluctuation suddenly erupted from his body. This power fluctuation was several times stronger than the one he had previously emitted.
At this moment, the Demon Hunter, due to his inner rage, had fully unleashed his strength, without holding back in the slightest!
"Your potent poison is quite remarkable. I actually fell victim to it without the slightest sensation; that's truly impressive. But you want to deal with me using such underhanded methods? You're truly underestimating a Three-Star Demon Hunter!"
As his words fell, the Demon Hunter spat out another mouthful of black blood. This mouthful of black blood was different from the previous one. This mouthful of black blood had no trace of red; it was completely inky black. Rather than blood, it was more like thick ink.
However, as the Demon Hunter spat out this ink-like blood from his mouth, the threadworm-like black lines on his body rapidly receded, and soon completely vanished.
When the Demon Hunter had fully unleashed his strength, he had already begun mobilizing his own power to rapidly deal with the potent poison within his body. By the time his murderous words ceased, he had finished expelling the potent poison from his body.
The ink-like black blood he spat out was the potent poison from his body. Although the potent poison hadn't been completely expelled, some residue remained. But this residual potent poison could no longer pose a threat to him, nor would it cause any harm to his physical body. He only needed to spend some time afterwards to completely force the potent poison out of his body; this was not a difficult task for him.
It was precisely because of this that, after he spat out the black blood, the threadworm-like black lines on his body rapidly receded.
The potent poison that the Demon Hunter had been afflicted with was naturally obtained by Yang Haoran from Feng Xiao. During the recent battle, he found an opportunity to secretly use this potent poison.
Because this poison was colorless and odorless, and because he used it very discreetly, the Demon Hunter didn't discover it at all. As for why Yang Haoran himself wasn't poisoned, it was because he had taken the antidote in advance on the way here. But this antidote had been sealed within his body, to be unsealed only when needed, because he couldn't guarantee that he would definitely be able to use the potent poison he got from Feng Xiao.
After he secretly used the potent poison, he unsealed the antidote within his body. Therefore, the potent poison had no effect on him, while the unsuspecting Demon Hunter suffered a great loss.
In fact, Yang Haoran had not only sealed the antidote within his body in advance, but also danyao needed for healing. This approach seemed a bit excessive at the time, but facts proved that his cautious approach was correct.
At present, he was heavily injured and desperately needed medicine to recover from his injuries. But if he were to directly take out the medicine, the Demon Hunter would surely intervene to stop him, not giving him a chance to take the medicine. With the opponent's strength, successfully stopping him would not be difficult. Sealing the danyao within his body in advance could prevent this situation from occurring.
While the Demon Hunter was speaking and forcing out the poison, Yang Haoran unsealed the danyao within his body. His physical injuries rapidly began to heal under the effects of the danyao.
When the Demon Hunter was speaking and expelling the poison, it was actually a good opportunity to strike. If he had seized this opportunity, he might not have successfully killed the Demon Hunter, but he could have at least inflicted more damage on him.
However, Yang Haoran did not attack. It wasn't that he didn't want to, but that he simply lacked the ability. He was so unsteady that his body almost fell from the air. How could he possibly launch an effective attack? Even though he had now unsealed the danyao within him, he still needed a moment to recover.
However, the Demon Hunter, who had been completely enraged by him, it seemed, would not give him this opportunity.
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