"Mizong Dusu, Toad Emerges!"
As the toad pattern on his forehead glowed brighter, Gongsun Li's hands moved swiftly. With a change in hand seals, the toad pattern on his forehead instantly detached and floated in mid-air.
Then, from within the pattern, a toad emitting a radiant golden light appeared. Judging by its lively eyes, it was clearly a living creature.
After its appearance, this toad rapidly exuded clouds of black mist. Within the barrier encompassing Li Xuan and Gongsun Li, the mist spread out within ten breaths.
Following this, a pungent, foul odor wafted through the air.
The moment Li Xuan inhaled the scent, the spiritual energy within him flickered, causing a dizzying sensation.
"Is this the Thousand Year Toad Poison?" Li Xuan's expression grew grave as he observed the surrounding space beginning to sizzle and crackle within the poisonous mist.
From the erosion and collapse of the space, it was evident that Gongsun Li's Thousand Year Toad Poison was no ordinary matter. Compared to the Thousand Year Toad Poison he had witnessed within Jian Tianrui's body previously, this was undoubtedly more destructive.
"Let's see if it works out," a moment of hesitation crossed Li Xuan's mind, but he quickly cast it aside. Spreading his arms, he made no attempt to resist, allowing the poisonous mist of the Thousand Year Toad Poison to envelop him completely.
Witnessing Li Xuan's actions, Gongsun Li was taken aback, clearly not expecting Li Xuan to be so audacious as to disregard the Thousand Year Toad Poison.
"Such an arrogant brat, I'll make you pay later!" Gongsun Li naturally interpreted Li Xuan's actions as sheer arrogance.
Furthermore, Gongsun Li was brimming with confidence in his Thousand Year Toad Poison. Especially as he saw the barrier completely obscured by the poisonous mist, Gongsun Li's face grew increasingly smug.
"Such potent toxicity!" As the poisonous mist enveloped him, Li Xuan immediately felt the toxins seeping into his body. The Thousand Year Toad Poison that entered his system rapidly began to encroach upon Li Xuan's heart and mind. Its speed was astonishing, taking mere ten breaths.
Despite this, Li Xuan still made no move to use his spiritual energy to resist the invasion of the Thousand Year Toad Poison.
The next moment, Li Xuan's body, like a sleeping lion king, awakened. The Thousand Year Toad Poison, which could erode even space, instantly diluted and was completely absorbed.
Not only that, but Li Xuan vaguely felt that his restraints had loosened a bit further.
"It seems my gamble paid off!" Feeling this, Li Xuan secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
At this moment, Gongsun Li, who was controlling the Thousand Year Toad, clearly felt the reduction of the Thousand Year Toad Poison within Li Xuan.
He immediately formed another hand seal. In the midst of the black mist, the Thousand Year Toad's body transformed, and it let out a great spray towards the void, a torrent of dense black energy instantly injected into the mist.
With the injection of this black energy, the surrounding mist became even thicker. Strands of black energy in mid-air now began to seep into Li Xuan's body through his exposed pores.
In an instant, Li Xuan's body surface became etched with a spiderweb-like pattern, clearly indicating the signs of toxin entering his body.
As the Thousand Year Toad Poison continued to pour in, Li Xuan's aura, far from diminishing, actually intensified. Feeling this, Li Xuan simply closed his eyes and began to sense it carefully.
Gongsun Li, seeing this, showed a flicker of surprise in his eyes, clearly perplexed by Li Xuan's continuous absorption of the Thousand Year Toad Poison.
"What exactly is this brat up to? Even that Jian Tianrui couldn't withstand my potent poison. Yet this brat, until now, has shown no resistance, but instead is absorbing it madly. Could it be that this child has a way to counteract my Thousand Year Toad Poison?"
Gongsun Li mused inwardly, his movements involuntarily slowing. A fine sheen of sweat had appeared on his forehead. It was clear that even for Gongsun Li, maintaining the prolonged use of his poison technique was taxing.
Boom!
With a muffled thud, Li Xuan's eyes flew open. As if finding the absorption of the Thousand Year Toad Poison too slow, he opened his mouth wide and began to inhale vigorously.
"What is going on?"
After another quarter of an hour passed, if Gongsun Li still couldn't sense something was amiss, he wouldn't deserve to be a Saint Son.
With the poisonous mist that had previously permeated the area, even over a hundred thousand spirit masters would surely not survive. Yet, the poisonous mist and liquid spewed by the Thousand Year Toad were still continuously pouring into Li Xuan's body.
This sight, naturally, left Gongsun Li utterly bewildered.
"Even if you possess a spiritual treasure that can resist poison, I refuse to believe you can keep it up!" Gongsun Li attributed Li Xuan's ability to endure for so long to his possession of a protective spiritual treasure.
With this thought, Gongsun Li's mind stirred. Biting his tongue, a drop of blood transformed into a sharp sword and shot towards the Thousand Year Toad within the black mist. Upon absorbing this drop of blood, the Thousand Year Toad once again transformed into a pattern and rapidly shot towards Li Xuan.
Hum.
Accompanied by a humming sound, the pattern formed by the Thousand Year Toad instantly merged into Li Xuan's body. Upon entering, even Li Xuan's body swayed slightly for a moment. At this moment, Gongsun Li in mid-air closed his eyes.
"Strange, his body has been infiltrated by the Thousand Year Toad Poison, yet there are no signs of decay?" After a moment, Gongsun Li slowly opened his eyes.
A distinct look of confusion was evident in his eyes. However, soon after, Gongsun Li closed his eyes once more.
At this moment, within Li Xuan's mind, after the pattern of the Thousand Year Toad entered, the Thousand Year Toad Poison seemed to have found a leader. It instantly parted into two sides, creating an empty space.
In this cleared space, the runes of the Thousand Year Toad pattern slowly appeared. With a flash of golden light, it condensed into a miniature toad.
Croak.
With a croak from the toad, the toxins within Li Xuan's body churned once more. But even faster, they were absorbed by Li Xuan's internal organs.
Furthermore, at this moment, an invisible force began to pull towards that toad.
"Not good!"
Simultaneously, a profound sense of crisis arose in Gongsun Li's heart.
The connection between him and the toad was severed!
What shocked Gongsun Li even more was that the moment he looked at Li Xuan, Li Xuan's slightly closed eyes now slowly opened.
Retreat!
Seeing Li Xuan open his eyes, Gongsun Li felt an inexplicable, intense sense of danger. It felt as if staying any longer would put his life at risk.
With this thought, Gongsun Li's figure swiftly dashed out of the barrier.
However, at this moment, the ethereal aura surrounding Li Xuan now carried a hint of chilling malice. With a peculiar smile, his figure instantly vanished from his original spot.
The next moment he reappeared, his sword was already pressed against Gongsun Li's brow.
A low, infernal murmur echoed.
"Rest in peace."