Starting from his vigorous old age, he began to conquer Liaozhai.

The Taoist priest suppressed his excitement, his eyes turning gloomy and filled with a fierce aura.

"Go and get rid of all the people outside."

"Don't let the drug kingpin get in the way."

Upon hearing the Taoist's words, the more than thirty plague corpses kneeling on the ground rose up in unison, almost simultaneously.

These plague-ridden corpses remained silent, their figures scattering into four groups, each heading in a different direction.

The plague corpse was agile and extremely fast, and in no time, it completely disappeared into the mist.

After all the plague-infested corpses had left, the Taoist priest took out a gray cloth bag from his robes.

"Poison King, don't let my painstaking efforts go to waste."

The bag was opened, and two red venomous snakes emerged first, crawling towards the blood pool.

Following behind were countless toads, scorpions, centipedes, geckos...

Enjoy the delicious food!

A sinister voice rang out, and the red-robed Taoist chanted an incantation before disappearing without a trace, as if he had never been there.

The Poison King in the pool of blood opened and closed its eyes, and the churning blood became even more ferocious.

After killing the level-two plague zombies hiding among the plague zombies, Cao Xiong did not choose to clear out the ordinary plague zombies, but continued to run deeper into the area.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh~"

Just after Cao Xiong crossed two more villages, he ran head-on into the plague corpses sent by the red-robed Taoist.

The eight level-two plague corpses, with their agile figures, continued to approach Cao Xiong.

"Good timing, none of them will escape!" Cao Xiong chuckled and drew his Evil-Sniffing Blade.

Sensing Cao Xiong's excitement, the longsword trembled and its eerie light became even more unfathomable.

"Sizzle~"

Cao Xiong charged toward the plague corpse facing him, his long blade piercing straight through its heart.

[Kill a level 2 Plague Corpse, 0.1 Fragments]

These level-two plague corpses are stronger than Bone Forging Realm martial artists but weaker than Tendon Refining Realm martial artists.

For Cao Xiong now, killing these plague corpses is as easy as drinking water.

[Slaying seven level-two Plague Corpses, 0.7 fragments]

In the blink of an eye, Cao Xiong had dealt with all the level-two plague corpses and then continued his journey towards Zhengjia Village.

The closer you get to Zhengjia Village, the thicker the fog becomes, and you can even smell a faint stench of blood wafting through it.

They continued their journey until they reached Zhengjia Village, and did not encounter another plague-infested corpse.

However, upon entering Zhengjia Village, the fog was so thick that it seemed to have turned into water.

Cao Xiong could only rely on his divine sense to determine direction, and the Evil-Sniffing Longsword in his hand began to frantically issue danger warnings after he entered Zhengjia Village.

"Boom!"

A bolt of red lightning appeared out of nowhere, causing the surrounding mist to surge and churn.

Cao Xiong sensed a very evil aura from that red lightning bolt.

After walking about five or six hundred meters, he finally saw the pool of blood.

The red lightning struck right in the center of the blood pool.

"Boom!"

Another bolt of lightning struck, hitting the vortex in the center of the blood pool.

No matter how powerful the lightning was, it couldn't shake the figure deep within the vortex.

"Is this the source of the plague corpses?" Cao Xiong was standing less than ten meters away from the blood pool.

Naturally, one can see the scene inside the blood pool and also feel the aura of the figure deep within it.

"This pool of blood must be destroyed!"

Cao Xiong raised his long sword with both hands and slashed at the blood pool.

"Squeak~"

Two blue venomous snakes suddenly lunged at Cao Xiong from the pool of blood.

The venomous snake was incredibly fast; Cao Xiong could only see two blurry afterimages shooting towards him.

The next moment, two venomous snakes bit Cao Xiong's cheek.

At the critical moment, Cao Xiong was enveloped by a golden light.

This is precisely the effect released by the entry "Steel and Iron Bones".

Cao Xiong casually picked up the two blue venomous snakes in his hands.

With internal energy attached to his palm, the two venomous snakes instantly turned into two clouds of blood mist.

"Clang~"

The Evil-Sniffing Longsword emitted a clanging sound, subtly revealing its desire for the Blood Pool.

Cao Xiong hesitated for only a moment before throwing his long sword into the air.

The long sword was inserted into the blood pool, its surface glowing red, echoing the color of the blood pool.

The long sword seemed to be beating like a heart, its blade trembling constantly.

The blood in the pool was diluted at a rate visible to the naked eye.

The sudden change finally alerted the Poison King in the Blood Pool.

"Roar~"

The Poison King suddenly opened his eyes, let out a roar, and leaped out of the blood pool.

The remaining blood in the pool instantly calmed down after the Poison King left, becoming like a stagnant pool.

The Poison King landed not far from Cao Xiong, his face deathly pale, with blood-red lines crawling all over his face.

His eyes were devoid of any emotion; they were pitch black.

Cao Xiong quietly circulated his internal energy; this plague corpse was clearly much stronger than a level two plague corpse.

Without the Evil-Sniffing Longsword, Cao Xiong wasn't entirely confident he could defeat this Plague Corpse.

"Die!" The Poison King uttered only one word.

The next moment, the figure vanished from the spot.

Cao Xiong's hair stood on end, and he instinctively took two steps back.

At almost the same time, the Poison King appeared where Cao Xiong had just been standing.

Cao Xiong easily dodged his sneak attack. The Poison King's eyes were as still as a deep well, filled with eternal stillness.

Undeterred, the Poison King once again used the same tactic to attack Cao Xiong.

"Bang!"

This time, Cao Xiong did not dodge. With his [Copper Skin and Iron Bones] protecting him, he believed that this plague corpse would not be able to break through his defenses in a short time.

Sure enough, the next moment, the Poison King appeared in front of Cao Xiong, his withered claws already gripping his neck.

Cao Xiong's lips curled into a mocking smile as he channeled his inner energy to free the Poison King's hands.

He punched the Poison King in the stomach.

"Bang!"

The Poison King was sent flying by Cao Xiong's punch, crashing heavily into a tree trunk in the distance.

The powerful impact caused the tree trunk, which required two people to encircle, to teeter on the brink of collapse.

This attack seemed incredibly powerful, but the Poison King merely rubbed his abdomen, his expression remaining completely unchanged.

"Roar~"

The Poison King spread his arms, roared to the sky, and five different colored lights emerged from his body.

These colors represent the blue of a venomous snake, the black of a centipede, the red of a toad, the yellow of a scorpion, and the gray of a gecko.

Sensing the Poison King's aura growing stronger, Cao Xiong frowned and used the Leaf-Picking Step.

He left a trail of afterimages and arrived beside the Evil-Smelling Blade before the Poison King could react.

Holding the Evil-Sniffing Longsword in his hand and feeling the familiar touch, Cao Xiong finally felt a little more at ease.

The five colors of light continuously intersected and merged, eventually settling into the Poison King's palm.

"die!"

The Poison King struck Cao Xiong with his palm, and the five poisonous figures intertwined, forming a five-colored mist in the Poison King's palm.

From the Poison King's attack, Cao Xiong could smell that nauseating, fishy stench.

"Sword Drawing Technique~"

Cao Xiong dared not underestimate the Poison King's move, and channeled all his inner strength to unleash his secret technique.

"Sizzle sizzle~"

The five-colored mist attempted to corrode the blade as soon as it came into contact with the Evil-Smelling Longsword.

However, the Evil-Sniffing Blade is made of a special material, so the Five-Colored Mist cannot harm it.