Starting with SSS-rank talent, I contracted the Forbidden Ferocity.

Poison Mist Swamp.

One of the most horrific battlefields on the Eastern Front.

There are no fortified fortresses here.

There are no tall array towers.

There was only an endless, dark green swamp and a persistent poisonous fog.

The poisonous fog can corrode blood and qi, interfere with the mind, and also contaminate the beast-taming contract.

The Celestial Serpent Clan has operated here for many years, transforming the entire swamp into a natural killing field.

The Demon Suppression Army was originally just making a feint attack.

The goal was to attract the attention of the Heavenly Serpent Clan so that Shen Ye's team could launch a surprise attack on the White Bone Platform.

But no one expected that, just as the feint attack was halfway through, the royal descendant of the Heavenly Serpent Clan suddenly appeared.

Han Pojun's team advanced too deep and was surrounded by the poisonous fog swamp formation.

At this moment, in the center of the poisonous swamp.

A makeshift military formation is trapped in a black and green toxic tide.

Han Pojun stood at the front of the formation, holding a heavy sword, with multiple snake venom wounds on his body.

His contracted beast, a peak fourth-tier iron-blooded bear, had its fur corroded and pitted by venom, yet it still stood in front of the Demon Suppression Army.

The dozens of demon-suppressing soldiers around him turned pale and struggled to hold on using the formation.

From the depths of the poisonous fog, a soft, feminine voice rang out.

"Han Pojun".

"You humans really do love rescuing people."

"So many people died last time because of Shen Ye."

"Do you think he'll come to rescue you this time?"

Han Pojun raised his sword and sneered.

Whether he comes or not, you will die.

The poisonous fog billowed out.

A young man from the Celestial Serpent Clan slowly swam out.

His upper body was roughly human-shaped, but his lower body was a gray-white snake tail, and he had a bluish-black snake mark on his forehead.

His vertical pupils were cold and sinister.

[Descendant of the Celestial Serpent Clan: Serpent Xuanyou]

[Realm Level: Peak of Fifth Tier]

[Bloodline: Venomous King Serpent]

[Abilities: Poisonous Soul Swamp Formation, Serpent Shadow Soul Splitting, Myriad Poison Devouring Pact]

Behind him, a huge phantom of a venomous king serpent coiled up.

Snake Xuanyou laughed:

"Of course I'm going to die."

"But I'll use you as bait before I die."

"Shen Ye is here, and I will have rendered meritorious service."

"If Shen Ye doesn't come, you will all die."

Han Pojun's eyes were cold and indifferent.

He knew that the snake Xuanyou's target was not him.

It's Shen Ye.

After the Blood Order was issued, the entire battlefield of ten thousand races knew that Shen Ye valued loyalty and righteousness.

The old teacher of Jiangcheng.

My companions in the provincial capital.

Comrades of the Demon Suppression Army.

These could all become bait to lure him into the trap.

Han Pojun is now the bait.

A soldier from the Demon Suppression Army gritted his teeth and said:

"Instructor Han, let's break through!"

Han Pojun looked around at the poisonous tide.

They couldn't break through.

She Xuanyou didn't rush to kill them, precisely to allow the poisonous mist to slowly erode the army formation.

Once the formation is broken, everyone will lose the ability to resist.

Han Pojun gripped his heavy sword tightly.

Then we'll have no choice but to fight tooth and nail.

But just then...

Suddenly, a clear cry of a phoenix rang out from outside the poisonous fog.

The Black Sun Soul Wheel rises.

The poisonous fog was forcibly burned open to create a passage.

She Xuanyou looked up, her smile deepening.

"They're here."

Han Pojun's expression changed, and he cursed in a low voice:

"That kid!"

At the end of the poisonous fog passage, Shen Ye and his group of five emerged from the fog.

Night Feather hovered in mid-air, the Black Sun Soul Wheel illuminating the swamp.

Qin Wuji was enveloped in lightning.

Li Xuance drew his wooden sword.

Chu Jinglan expanded his tidal domain, forcefully suppressing the toxic tide.

Meng Qianqiu carried the ancient sword on his back, a faint smile on his face.

Shen Ye looked at Han Pojun.

"Can we still fight?"

Han Pojun was so angry he wanted to curse.

"You shouldn't have come."

Shen Ye said:

"They're here."

Han Pojun remained silent for a moment.

"They can fight."

Shen Ye nodded.

"Then let's fight."

Snake Xuanyou clapped softly.

"Such a touching teacher-student relationship."

"Shen Ye, you really are just like the intelligence reports."

"If you use the people around you as bait, you will definitely take the bait."

Shen Ye looked at him.

"Are you finished speaking?"

Snake Xuanyou was taken aback.

Shen Ye raised his hand.

"Night Feather".

The Black Sun Soul Wheel turned towards the Serpent Mysterious Netherworld.

Snake Xuanyou did not dodge; instead, his smile became even more sinister.

"This is a poisonous swamp."

"Not your Shattered Star Canyon."

He gently tapped his tail.

The entire swamp began to tremble.

A blackish-green toxic tide surged into the sky, transforming into countless venomous snakes.

[Poisonous Swamp Formation activated.]

[Effect: Reduces the enemy's health, spirit, and Beast Contract.]

[Warning: The poisonous fog contains the power of the Myriad Poisons Devouring Pact.]

The Divine Contract of Myriad Beasts lit up between Shen Ye's brows.

Just as the poisonous mist attempted to erode the contract, it was blocked by the dark gold patterns.

Snake Xuanyou's eyes flickered slightly.

"As expected, your contract is quite special."

"Then I'd love to peel it open and take a look."

Shen Ye's eyes turned cold.

"Candle Nine".

The Nine Candles rose from the shadows.

His deep blue vertical pupils stared intently into the depths of the poisonous swamp.

It conveyed a strong sense of longing.

A system notification appears.

[Nine Nether Shadow Essence detected.]

Location: Core of the Poison Mist Swamp.

[Note: The Nine Nether Shadow Marrow has been used by the Heavenly Serpent Clan for the core of the Swamp Array.]

Shen Ye looked down at She Xuanyou's feet.

It turned out to be the case.

Snake Xuanyou is not only the manipulator of the bait.

The core of the swamp array beneath his feet also contained fifth-tier evolution materials for the Candle Nine.

Shen Ye gripped the black and gold short sword.

"Instructor Han."

"Lead your men to stabilize the army's formation."

Han Pojun said:

"What do you want to do?"

Shen Ye looked at She Xuanyou.

"Save people."

"Kill the snake."

"Take the core of the formation."

Snake Xuanyou's smile vanished completely.

"Arrogant."

Shen Ye took a step forward, unleashing his fifth-tier aura.

Two fifth-tier beasts, Ye Yu and Long Yuan, appeared simultaneously.

The Nine Candlelight Shadows spread out.

The calamity-breaking vision locks onto the Poisonous Soul Swamp Formation.

Qin Wuji and the others also dispersed at the same time.

Snake Xuanyou coldly said:

"Then I'll show you."

"Why are even sixth-rank cultivators unwilling to venture deep into the Heavenly Serpent Clan's swamp?"

He formed a mudra with his hands.

Deep within the poisonous swamp, hundreds of serpentine shadows opened their eyes simultaneously.

Each one is a fragment of the soul.

Each one carried the aura of the serpent's mystery.

Chu Jinglan frowned:

"His true form is hidden."

In Shen Ye's eyes, the Realm of Illusion lit up.

Hundreds of snake shadows turned gray and white in the field of vision.

Only at the deepest part of the poisonous fog did a bluish-black core pulsate slightly.

Shen Ye raised his sword, his voice calm:

"Well hidden."

"pity."

I see you.