I Can Extract Divine Power

Chapter 365 - 156: The Netherworld Opens

On the high platform beside the nine-story tower, everyone took a step back in unison as they watched Shen Bai pace slowly.

When Shen Bai revealed he also knew the Poison Technique, many in the crowd grew fearful.

In the Jianghu, the Poison Technique was common, but it was also something that made people give it a wide berth.

Many masters of the Jianghu had suffered greatly at the hands of poison.

More than anything else, it was poison that caused seasoned experts to fail in the most unexpected ways.

This was especially true for Shen Bai. Given his title as the Six Extremes Young Master and his performance in the recent duels, the crowd was even more intimidated.

Death Night, afflicted by Shen Bai’s poison, was completely rigid. Unable to move, he could only stare, his eyes wide with paralysis.

The Poison Technique Attribute of his Poison Avoidance and Rejuvenation Skill allowed him to concoct any poison within a certain range. Since Death Night had been poisoned silently, he was utterly incapable of reacting.

Shen Bai’s method of poisoning had been simple.

He had seen and touched the wooden box, allowing him to convert his Qi into a toxin and hide it within the wood.

The moment the Third Prince tossed the box and Death Night instinctively caught it, Shen Bai activated the Qi in his body, causing the toxin to erupt.

Shen Bai now held the wooden box, the light of his Flawless Ten Layers Body shimmering around him, its defensive power astonishingly strong.

Death Night gritted his teeth, as if grasping at his last straw, trying to reach out and take the box back. But it was useless.

"So, why did you have to follow Wang Tianxing?"

Shen Bai shook his head. "If I were you, I would never have gotten involved with those people from Xinhua Academy. Even if the box truly did contain poison, you should have sought the protection of the Great Zhou Country. After all, your relationship with the Third Prince is well-established."

He found it to be a perfect example of the saying: those involved are blind, while onlookers see clearly.

It was like in so many dramas where, once threatened by a kidnapper, the victim’s mind goes blank. They listen to all the kidnapper’s excuses and forget the truly effective ways to save themselves.

The Third Prince stepped forward and gave his men a meaningful look.

His subordinates rushed forward and trussed Death Night up securely.

Even though Shen Bai’s poison had immobilized Death Night, the Third Prince only felt a measure of relief once he was bound and tied.

This man, Death Night, had been in contact with Wang Tianxing, so he might be a source of valuable information.

The Third Prince had no intention of letting him die so easily.

"Brother Shen, should we open this?" the Third Prince asked.

Shen Bai turned the wooden box over in his hands, examining it, then sent his Qi inside to probe its contents.

This was one of the simplest applications of Qi, something any Cultivator could do.

But as Shen Bai’s Qi passed into the wooden box, his brow furrowed.

The Third Prince asked, "What is it? Why that expression?"

Feng Zheng stepped forward, his expression wary, ready to react to anything unusual.

Shen Bai looked up, frowning. "The box is completely empty. There’s nothing inside at all."

"Nothing?" The Third Prince froze for a moment.

Shen Bai nodded and opened the box.

Just as Shen Bai had sensed, the box was empty. There was nothing but open space inside.

Death Night’s eyes widened at the sight.

He didn’t know why Wang Tianxing would do such a thing, but the box was utterly, spotlessly empty.

Just as the Third Prince was about to speak, the unexpected suddenly happened.

The Third Prince suddenly clutched his chest and collapsed to the ground, his face twisted in agony, as if struck by immense pain.

Seeing this, Shen Bai rushed forward and steadied the Third Prince by the arm.

Feng Zheng hurried to his other side.

"What’s wrong, Your Highness? Are you injured?" Feng Zheng asked.

The fight had ended quickly, but the Third Prince’s current condition made Feng Zheng’s heart pound with anxiety.

"Someone, fetch a physician from the Observatory!" Feng Zheng ordered.

Shen Bai shook his head. "Hold on. A physician won’t be able to help here."

Feng Zheng asked, "Lord Shen, what have you found?"

Shen Bai’s expression grew grim as he looked at the Third Prince. "There’s an aberration hidden inside his body."

When Shen Bai had gotten close, he’d used his Qi to probe the Third Prince’s body for a moment. That’s when he discovered an aberration moving about inside him.

The aberration was incredibly small and as black as a strand of hair, but Shen Bai could clearly feel the sinister, cold aura emanating from it.

"An aberration?"

Upon hearing this, Feng Zheng said in astonishment, "So small, and able to move freely within a human body? I’ve never seen anything like it."

The Third Prince’s face had turned ashen. A look of agony filled his eyes, and he began to tremble uncontrollably.

"How can this be? I never opened the box."

Shen Bai explained, "The box itself was empty. Wang Tianxing’s method is clear now. He must have hidden the aberration on the surface of the box. As soon as the Third Prince had been in contact with it long enough, the aberration was able to burrow inside him."

Shen Bai paused for a moment before continuing.

"This is a difficult situation. The aberration is hidden inside the Third Prince’s body, and it’s as fine as a strand of hair. Killing it will be extremely difficult."

As the State Governor of Yunxi State, Feng Zheng naturally understood what Shen Bai meant.

If it were a powerful aberration on the outside, they could all join forces to eliminate it.

But this aberration was inside the Third Prince’s body, and it was minuscule. Conventional methods would be completely useless.