Living in the deep palace

[Ancient God Ruins - Liver Entrance - Edge of the Toxic Realm]

When Su Chen led his army through the end of the aortic corridor, the scene before him changed drastically.

The original crimson world of flesh and blood has disappeared.

Instead, a vibrant, yet chilling, emerald green world has emerged.

The sky here is dark green, and the earth is a deep green.

The enormous plant twisted and grew like tentacles, each leaf dripping with venom powerful enough to corrode even divine iron. The air was thick with miasma; even a True Immortal would feel dizzy upon inhaling a single breath.

This is the liver of the ancient god.

It is a detoxification center, but also... the source of all poisons.

"stop!"

Su Chen raised his hand, signaling the army to stop.

Because at the entrance to that poisonous fog ahead, hundreds of figures were standing.

These people (or humanoid beings) are extremely beautiful. Both men and women have delicate facial features and pointed ears. Their skin is a light blue color, and they have transparent insect wings on their backs.

They wore armor woven from poison vines and carried spears dripping with blood.

【Wood Spirit Poison Clan】.

The guardian race that originated from the liver of the ancient god.

"Halt! You outsider crawler!"

The leading elder, holding a withered wooden staff, hovered in mid-air. Although he looked old, his eyes flashed with a sinister green light, and his aura had clearly reached the level of a half-step Great Luo.

He is the High Priest of the Poison Clan—Kumu.

"This is the Wood Spirit Realm! A sacred forbidden zone for life!"

The high priest, Kumu, looked down at Su Chen and the others with disdain and disgust on his face.

"Look at your filthy stench, filled with the repulsive stench of gluttony and slaughter!"

"You actually dare to step into this place?"

"Truly... courting death!"

Su Chen stood on the White Bone Imperial Chariot (sponsored by the Skeleton Lord), not angry at all, but rather looking at the High Priest with great interest.

"Holiness?"

Su Chen pointed to the bubbling swamp and decaying plants around him.

"Old man, do you have some misunderstanding about the word 'holiness'?"

"This place is clearly a landfill."

"presumptuous!!"

The High Priest of the Deadwood was furious.

"Ignorant mortals! This is the highest realm of 'Transformation of Ten Thousand Poisons'! Poison is medicine, death is life! How could you inferior beings possibly understand this!"

"You all look so delicate and fragile, I doubt you could even withstand the air here."

The High Priest of the Deadwood smirked cruelly.

With a wave of his hand, he slammed the withered wooden staff heavily onto the ground.

"Now that you're here, don't leave."

"Perfect timing, my herb garden is in need of a batch of high-quality fertilizer."

"Activate the formation!! The Eternal Corruption God Formation!!"

Om-! ! !
At his command, the hundreds of Poison Clan warriors around him chanted in unison.

The dark green poisonous mist around them seemed to come alive, transforming into ferocious poisonous dragons that instantly blocked all escape routes for Su Chen and the others.

This poisonous mist was incredibly domineering; it merely touched the outermost defensive shield of the demon army, emitting a sizzling, corrosive sound. Within a few breaths, the shield, strong enough to withstand attacks from True Immortals, was melted, leaving large holes.

"Ah—my hand!!"

Several of the demon guards at the front accidentally came into contact with a trace of the poisonous mist, and their entire arms instantly turned into black water, with the poison spreading wildly along their meridians.

"My lord, be careful!!" Meng Po cried out in alarm, "This is the 'Innate Divine Poison'! It specifically corrodes divine power and the physical body! It can even kill the soul! Do not inhale it!"

Seeing the demon army's disheveled state, the High Priest of the Deadwood and the Poison Clan behind him let out a smug laugh.

"Hahaha... Did you see that?"

"This is the majesty of the Wood Spirit Divine Realm!"

"You outsiders, you may have brute strength, but in the face of my tribe's poison techniques, you are as fragile as babies who haven't been weaned yet!"

"Kneel down! Beg for mercy! Perhaps if this priest is in a good mood, he might spare your corpses and make them into specimens!"

Faced with the ridicule of the entire audience and the despair of the poisonous array.

Su Chen smiled.

He slowly stepped down from the imperial carriage and walked step by step toward the swirling poisonous fog.

"My lord! Don't go! That poison is too potent!" The Demon Lord of Chaos tried to stop him.

"It doesn't matter."

Su Chen waved his hand, his expression indifferent.

"strong?"

"There is nothing in this world that cannot be eaten."

"If so, it means we haven't found the right cooking method yet."

Su Chen stood at the edge of the great formation, watching the venomous dragon charging towards him with its claws outstretched. Instead of dodging, he took a deep breath.

"call--"

This inhalation was like a whale sucking in water.

He actually inhaled the poisonous dragon that was enough to kill ten thousand people directly into his nose!

"hiss……"

Su Chen closed his eyes, a look of ecstasy on his face, as if he were inhaling not poison, but the finest wine.

"Hmm... a little spicy, with a hint of mint."

"There's also a musty, rotten smell."

"Is this the eternally corrupting poison you're so proud of?"

Su Chen opened his eyes, looked at the bewildered high priest, shook his head, and said in a tone full of disappointment.

"It's too weak."

"It's not even good enough to moisturize my lungs."

"What?!!!"

The High Priest of the Deadwood nearly popped his eyes out, and almost dropped his staff.

That's a deadly poison that even ancient gods had to use to neutralize! And this kid... actually inhaled it?! And he even complained it wasn't strong enough?!

"Impossible! You're just putting on a brave face! Your internal organs are definitely rotting!"

"Rotten?"

Su Chen grinned, and a faint green light suddenly shone from his body.

That was the [Withered and Flourishing Branch] within his body cheering.

"No, they're...feeding!"

Su Chen stomped his foot suddenly.

"I originally wanted to give you a chance to surrender."

"Since you're so enthusiastic about inviting me to 'do drugs'..."

"Then I'm not welcome!"

"Eternal Life, Withering and Flourishing, All Poisons Return to Their Origin!!"

"This buffet... I, Su Chen, will gladly accept it!!"

boom! ! !
Su Chen's body instantly transformed into a huge green vortex.

The Eternal Corruption God Array, which struck fear into the hearts of countless people, has now become Su Chen's personal... beverage machine!

[Ancient God Ruins - Liver Toxin Realm - Within the Eternal Corruption God Array]

"Zizzizi..."

The sickening corrosive sound didn't come from Su Chen's body, which had turned to pus, as the Poison Clan had expected. Instead, the sound was more like a bucket of ice water being poured into a scalding oil pan, causing a violent chemical reaction.

The miasma that was originally so dark green it looked almost tangible has now formed a huge funnel-shaped vortex.

At the center of the vortex was the man in the green robe whom they regarded as a "deadly reptile."

Su Chen stood there, his body seemingly becoming a bottomless black hole. He didn't use any sophisticated poison-avoidance techniques, nor did he summon any protective magic treasures.

His method was extremely simple and brutal—sucking.

Inhale with your lungs, inhale through your pores, inhale with every thirsty cell!

"Gulu...Gulu..."

As a massive amount of poisonous gas entered his body, Su Chen's originally jade-colored skin rapidly turned green, then a strange purplish-black. This was a sign that the poison was attacking his heart; if it were an ordinary fifth-realm cultivator, their soul would likely have already begun to dissipate.

However, Su Chen's face showed no sign of pain; on the contrary, it was even more rosy.

"This...how is this possible?!" High Priest Kumu gripped his scepter tightly, his once sinister old eyes now filled with the terror of seeing a ghost.

He could clearly sense that his "Innate Divine Poison," which was powerful enough to corrode the laws of nature, disappeared instantly after entering Su Chen's body, like a clay ox sinking into the sea.

No, it's not that we've lost contact.

It has been "tampered with"!

The [Branch of Withering and Flourishing] within Su Chen's body is a supreme law that holds the power to transform between "life and death" and "flourishing and withering." Driven by the power of origin, the law of withering and flourishing operates wildly, forcibly reversing those deadly deathly energies (poison) into vibrant life force (medicine)!

"Cool!!"

Su Chen suddenly looked up and roared to the sky, his voice booming like thunder, scattering the poisonous clouds that filled the sky.

"This flavor is potent!"

"It's a bit like drinking a highly concentrated life-giving elixir. Although it's a bit spicy, the aftertaste is unforgettable!"

Su Chen lowered his head, and his eyes had turned into an eerie emerald green, exuding a greed that made the high priest's soul tremble.

"Old man, is there any more?"

"This amount isn't even enough to fill a tooth gap."

"Don't be so stingy, bring out all your best-kept secrets!"

"I'm not full yet!!"

"You...you monster!!" The High Priest of the Deadwood trembled with rage, a mixture of humiliation and terror.

The Wood Spirit Poison Clan has dominated the Liver Realm for three thousand years, relying on this incurable poison technique. Even a fifth-realm expert who mistakenly entered this place back then had to retreat in the face of this Eternal Corruption God Array.

But now, this formation is being used as a self-service beverage machine?
"Not enough, huh?"

"Very well! Since you're so eager to die, this priest will grant your wish!!"

A hint of madness flashed in the eyes of the High Priest of the Deadwood.

"All tribesmen, heed my command! Offer up the source of our power!!"

"Summon the Spirit of the Poison Ancestor!!"

"Increase the power of this poison array tenfold!!"

"Yes!!"

Although the hundreds of Poison Clan warriors were terrified, they still gritted their teeth and slashed their wrists under the high priest's command.

Dark green blood gushed out and merged into the poisonous array beneath their feet.

Rumble——! ! !
The entire world of drugs trembled.

At the center of the poison array, countless toxic mists condensed, transforming into a green skeletal phantom a thousand feet tall. This skeleton was covered in a corrosive slime, and with its gaping maw, it spewed a stream of black poisonous fire at Su Chen, powerful enough to annihilate time and space.

"This is the 'World-Destroying Poison Flame'! Anyone who touches it will die! Even their soul will be burned to ashes!!"

"Let's see how you eat this time!!"

The High Priest of the Dead Wood roared, as if he could already see Su Chen reduced to ashes.

"Poisonous fire?"

Su Chen looked at the overwhelming black flames, but instead of retreating, he licked his lips and his eyes flashed with an unprecedented brilliance.

"Good stuff."

"That was a cold drink, and now this is... hot soup?"

“Just what I want!!”

Su Chen took a sudden step forward, and the illusory image of the Longevity Tree behind him suddenly materialized.

This time, the withered branch became incredibly thick, covered with strange patterns that resembled greedy little mouths.

"Longevity, Origins, and a Grand Mess!!"

"Give it to me... slurp!!"

boom! ! !
Su Chen charged straight into the black poisonous fire.

No screams.

There is no ash.

There were only the chilling sounds of swallowing.

"Glug, glug, glug..."

The thousand-foot-tall green skull phantom was as if it had been grabbed by an invisible hand and forcibly stuffed into Su Chen's not-so-big mouth.

A poison array ten times more powerful?

Compared to Su Chen's [Origin Gluttony], it's nothing more than ten times the amount of takeout!

In just ten breaths.

The raging fire disappeared.

The terrifying skeletal phantom was also gone.

Only Su Chen, who was burping, had a rosy face, and whose hair was even radiating a shimmering glow, remained standing there.

"belch--"

Su Chen patted his stomach and exhaled a puff of emerald green smoke. The smoke drifted to a withered poisonous vine nearby, which instantly revived and bloomed with vibrant flowers.

Life is snatched away, and life is born from the depths of death!

"tasty."

Su Chen commented, "It's more flavorful than the last one."

"Any more?"

"..."

There was a deathly silence.

The scepter in the hands of the High Priest of the Deadwood fell to the ground with a "thud".

He looked at Su Chen as if he were looking at an ancient ferocious beast in human skin.

"Gone...not a single drop left..."

The High Priest of the Dead Tree muttered to himself, his Dao heart completely collapsing.

That was the accumulated poisonous gas of the Poison Clan over thousands of years! That was a fatal blow earned by the sacrifice of hundreds of clansmen!

Just like that... they were all eaten up?
"Since it's gone, it's time to settle the score."

Su Chen's figure vanished from the spot in an instant.

next second.

Snapped! !

A crisp slap echoed throughout the drug world.

The high and mighty High Priest of the Dead Tree was slapped away by Su Chen, spinning 720 degrees in the air before crashing heavily into the ground.

Who is the crawler?

Su Chen stepped on the high priest's head, looking down at the terrified Poison Clan warriors around him.

"Who doesn't know the meaning of life and death?"

"I gave you a chance."

Su Chen applied slight pressure with his foot, and the High Priest's head sank even deeper into the soil, letting out a pig-like scream.

"No...don't kill me!!"

"My lord, spare me! God, spare me!!"

The High Priest of the Deadwood finally broke down. What was the dignity of the gods, what was the pride of the High Priest? In the face of absolute power and death, they were worthless.

"I surrender! The Wood Spirit Poison Clan... surrenders!!"

"That's right."

Su Chen withdrew his foot, a kind smile appearing on his face.

"Hun Tian, ​​take over this area."

"Assign all the poisoners to the 'suicide squad'... no, the 'vanguard'."

"in addition."

Su Chen turned his gaze to the area deep within the Poison Realm, which was shrouded in an even denser green light curtain.

"Old man, what is that place over there?"

The High Priest of the Dead Tree shakily got up, followed Su Chen's finger, and his expression changed.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, that place is the 'Hundred Herbs Garden'."

"It is the core of the ancient god's liver, and the source of our race's growth. Countless divine herbs left behind by the ancient god grow there..."

"Magic medicine?"

Su Chen's eyes lit up.

"very good."

"lead the way."

"I'm going to...inspect my vegetable garden." (End of Chapter)