His words were as loud as thunder. Ao Guang looked at Song Sinian and sighed deeply.
"How dare those people say that my junior sister has lost her innocence! How despicable!"
Upon hearing Song Sinian's words, Ouyang Mingyue was so enraged that she almost lost her mind, and a wave of humiliation and anger surged within her.
She felt misunderstood by the whole world, that everyone thought she was defiled, and the anger in her heart almost suffocated her.
Her hands clenched tightly: "I...I don't want to be pitied, I just want my innocence cleared!"
Meanwhile, on the other side of the basement, Xiao Feng slowly walked in, led by Wu Hai.
The basement was dark and damp, with unidentified water stains seeping from the walls, and a faint candlelight flickering.
Wu Hai looked confident, as if he knew everything. He looked around and said softly, "We have finally found the most potent poison in the world. Xiao Feng, try it quickly."
Xiao Feng couldn't help but shudder, fear spreading through his heart.
His throat tightened, and images of being poisoned flashed through his mind. His voice trembled as he said, "I...I really don't dare to try..."
"With me here, there's no problem giving it a try," Wu Hai said with a confident smile.
Xiao Feng licked his dry lips; his frivolous nature made him yearn for this kind of excitement.
"Is it really just a small trial?"
“Of course.” Wu Hai suddenly took a few steps back. “But I have to get out first. My body can’t handle this.”
After saying that, he quickly slipped away from the basement.
Xiao Feng carefully opened the bottle stopper, and a wisp of green smoke slowly drifted out.
He took a deep breath and immediately felt dizzy.
"Something's wrong...this...this is..." His consciousness began to blur, and it felt as if millions of ants were crawling inside his body.
Outside the basement, Wu Hai was observing everything coldly through a crystal ball.
He watched as Xiao Feng, under the influence of the poison, frantically destroyed the basement, and his brows suddenly furrowed.
"Oh no, if this kid destroys the basement, the poison gas will spread."
Meanwhile, in a secret room at the Ming Cult headquarters.
"Gentlemen, regarding the recent..." Su Mu was chairing the core meeting when the door was suddenly pushed open.
Wu Hai rushed in, covered in sweat: "Something terrible has happened! The basement might be..."
Before he could finish speaking, he saw the situation inside the room.
A dozen or so core members of the Ming Cult sat upright, all looking at him with strange eyes.
"Ahem..." Su Mu coughed twice, breaking the awkward silence: "It seems there's been a problem with Brother Wu's experiment?"
"Everyone, I'm on my way to find Wu Hai." Su Mu slowly stood up, his gaze sweeping over each of the core members present.
Wu Hai wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and strode to the conference table: "Have any of you heard of the most poisonous poison in the world, 'Azure Nightmare'?"
"Nightmare?" An elder gasped. "The legendary poison that can trap people in a perpetual illusion?"
"Exactly." Wu Hai's voice carried a hint of smugness. "What I tested on that kid was a modified version of the Azure Nightmare. I was thinking of controlling the dosage..."
"Are you insane!" another elder slammed his fist on the table. "If the poison gas leaks out, the entire Ming Cult will be..."
Su Mu raised his hand to silence the commotion: "Please calm down, everyone. Wu Hai, how is Xiao Feng now?"
Wu Hai took out a crystal ball, which revealed the scene in the basement. There, Xiao Feng was no longer frantic, but quietly curled up in a corner.
"This kid's pretty tough," Wu Hai said, squinting. "Looks like we don't need to evacuate the main headquarters for now."
"You..." A female elder glared at Wu Hai, "This was intentional, wasn't it? Trying to poison us?"
A glint flashed in Su Mu's eyes: "No, this is actually an opportunity. Aren't those people at Volcano Manor always eyeing my Ming Cult covetously? Why not..."
Everyone's eyes lit up, but they quickly hesitated again.
An elder with graying hair and beard sighed, "Our headquarters is the foundation of our Ming Cult. If it is contaminated by poisonous gas..."
"It's alright." Wu Hai held up the crystal ball. "Look, that kid has calmed down. The poison is much milder than expected."
In the scene, Xiao Feng did gradually regain his senses, but his eyes still held a hint of confusion, as if he were in another world.
Su Mu's lips curled into a slight smile: "Then it's settled. Send the order to prepare to receive the distinguished guests from Volcano Manor."
Upon hearing this, everyone displayed various expressions.
"I'm certain this kid can't cure the most deadly poison in the world!" A burly elder sneered, his eyes full of contempt.
“Exactly, I think he’s courting death!” another elderly man with white hair chimed in, his tone disdainful.
A glint flashed in Wu Hai's eyes, and he suddenly spoke up: "In that case, how about we make a bet?"
"Oh? What kind of bet?" Everyone immediately became interested.
Wu Hai's lips curled into a strange smile: "If this kid can really neutralize the poison, I will impart all the essentials of poison techniques to him."
"Interesting!" A middle-aged man in fine clothes clapped his hands and exclaimed, "I bet this kid will lose!"
"I'm betting on him to lose too!"
Count me in!
In the blink of an eye, most of the people had sided with the losers.
At that moment, Xiao Feng took a deep breath and slowly closed his eyes. In that instant, he seemed to become one with everything around him. The poisonous gas circulated around him as if it were a tangible substance, yet it could not penetrate his body.
Everyone stared in disbelief at the scene.
"This...how is this possible?"
"Could he really...?"
Just then, Xiao Feng suddenly opened his eyes, a sharp glint flashing in them.
He formed hand seals and chanted incantations.
In an instant, the surrounding poisonous gas seemed to be summoned, rushing wildly into his body.
"Ding! Congratulations to the host for successfully neutralizing the most potent poison in the world and gaining the special ability: All Poisons Return to One."
"Ding! A large number of poisonous Gu have been detected in the vicinity. Would you like to attempt to absorb them?"
Xiao Feng's heart stirred, and he chose "yes" without hesitation.
"Has this kid gone mad?"
"What does he want? To take us all to die with him?"
The crowd was terrified and retreated hastily.
"Boom!"
A thunderclap boomed, and the entire sky was instantly shrouded in dark clouds. An eerie atmosphere permeated the air, as if something terrible was about to happen.
"This...this is..."
"Could it be that someone is about to undergo a tribulation?"
"Impossible! Nobody's at the point of breaking through lately!"
The crowd exchanged bewildered glances, their expressions a mixture of surprise and uncertainty.
At that moment, everyone's eyes fell on Xiao Feng.
Xiao Feng was enveloped in a strange light, and his aura was rising at an alarming rate.
Above his head, a dark cloud was slowly forming, with lightning flashing within it, as if it would strike down at any moment!
"Oh my god...could it be him?"
"How is that possible? He's just a nobody..."
Before everyone could finish speaking, they were interrupted by a deafening clap of thunder.
The tribulation clouds have formed; the tribulation lightning is about to descend!
Everyone was shocked by Xiao Feng's transformation, and all eyes were focused on him. The young man suddenly became the focus of the entire room.
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