Chapter 30: Mysterious Man

The Golden Datura Flower pollen enveloped Tang Qi and Ding Yi and entered their bodies directly through their nostrils.

Immediately after releasing the poison, Lu Yuan took the girl in his arms and shot away from the Village, and headed towards the forest.

At first, both he and Xu Fei thought that they could take them all down without using the pollen, after all, this pollen was comparable to the toxins of a Human Faced Demon Spider and it was no game to throw it just like that.

However, when they saw that Tang Qi exploded with an aura similar to Xu Fei's, coupled with the strength of the other party's Spirit Elder, they resolutely used the Golden Datura Flower pollen.

For Xu Fei, if he wasn't directly targeted, it shouldn't be too difficult to resist the remnants of the toxin with his soul power.

But for Lu Yuan, a Spirit Master, and the girl, an Auxiliary System Spirit Grand Master, it was another story.

So, Lu Yuan did not hesitate before running away.

The pollen toxin was neurotoxic, and the first symptoms were hallucinations.

After that, stiffness of the limbs would follow, followed by blood clotting, and finally, death!

The activation speed of the Golden Datura Flower toxins was one of the fastest among all poisons, so it is usually beyond anyone's ability to resist.

The Spirit Elder named Ding Yin was the first to succumb, his limbs were paralyzed, his eyes rolled back, and he had already fallen into a deep hallucination. He had obviously been poisoned to the core.

Tang Qi, who had the most profound soul power, was still holding on, his scarlet eyes stared at Xu Fei, who had retreated a considerable distance and was resisting with his soul power, "You cowards! Did you really use poison?"

Xu Fei smiled disdainfully and said, "To deal with you beasts, no means is too despicable!".

Finished speaking, he looked toward the forest in the distance, hoping that Lu Yuan had run far enough away.

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The girl clung to Lu Yuan's body, desperately holding her breath to avoid inhaling the potent toxins that still lingered in the air. She knew that even a single inhalation could paralyze and kill her within seconds.

Lu Yuan, on the other hand, was faring much worse.

He had expended too much soul power in both fights, coupled with the cost of using his Phoenix Dance Six Illusions, resulting in him having barely enough supply to maintain his possession of Martial Soul at this point.

If he hadn't immediately run away after throwing the pollen towards the enemies, he would have been paralyzed long ago.

Despite running, he mentally recited the Pure Qi Sutra to replenish the soul power he needed to use his Six Phoenix Dance Illusions to flee.

But this could not last forever, and after a few minutes, feeling that they were finally cleared of the pollen toxins, Lu Yuan's body finally gave out and began to collapse.

However, even as he fell, Lu Yuan managed to twist his body to protect the girl in his arms before fainting.

Boom!

Faced with the sudden high-speed fall, the girl finally couldn't hold on any longer and took a big breath of air before falling, clinging to Lu Yuan with all her might. After the fall, a large amount of dust shot up from the ground.

"Ugh... are you alright!?" The girl, still feeling a bit disoriented from the fall, brushed the dust off her clothes and untangled herself from Lu Yuan's embrace. As she rose to her feet, she turned her gaze to the boy lying motionless on the ground, her expression filled with concern.

The boy in front of her had taken the full impact a moment ago and now seemed to have fainted.

She herself as a healer had become accustomed to similar sights long ago, but for some reason, worry began to fill her heart as small tears welled up on her cheeks.

Analyzing that they were already deep in the forest, she removed the mask from her face and quickly began to pull Lu Yuan to a safer place.

With her small strength, beads of sweat quickly began to form on her face as she continued to strain to drag him, until finally, she came upon a giant tree, and passing through its giant roots, she found a hole in the tree large enough to shelter them both.

After verifying that there was nothing potentially dangerous inside the tree hole, she pulled Lu Yuan inside.

Now that they were finally in a safe place, the girl wiped the sweat from her forehead as her eyes became determined.

She quickly knelt down in front of Lu Yuan, while performing some checks on his body, and after a while and feeling that he had only fainted from overexertion, her eyes strayed to the mask over his face.

Having hit the ground hard, despite not having fallen on his face, the mask still received some damage and the girl could clearly see that small holes had formed on the sides of it, through which the dust had already entered.

"I'll just do it to make you more comfortable... you won't blame me, will you?" She murmured softly, almost as if giving herself permission, before gently removing the mask from his face.

In front of her, the face of a good-looking boy was revealed.

"...So this is the face of my savior". Murmured the girl, "he's very attractive".

A faint smile appeared on her face for the first time since the ordeal had begun.

"I won't let anything happen to you". Standing up, she muttered one last time before 2 yellow spirit rings appeared underneath her body. And behind her, a giant flower with purple petals and golden pistil bloomed in all its magnificence.

The girl clasped her hands together, and on them appeared that same purple flower, and with a wave of her hands, the purple flower floated to land on Lu Yuan's body, where it flashed with a purple glow, and then disappeared.

After doing this, the girl collapsed to the ground, the consumption of her martial soul depended mainly on her own intention, and she had at this moment used all her soul power gathered so far.

As the color gradually returned to Lu Yuan's face, the girl nodded in satisfaction. She began to study him closely, analyzing his features and trying to learn more about him. His face, while still youthful, was sharp and defined, with prominent cheekbones and a strong jawline. His long and thick eyelashes would undoubtedly make many girls envious.

The girl shifted her position slightly and sat cross-legged on the ground in front of him. She placed her elbows on her thighs and rested her chin in her hands, lost in thought.

"Keke, you two seem to be very comfortable in there, why don't you invite me in, little girl?" suddenly, a cheerful voice sounded from the entrance of the tree.

Despite the friendly tone of the voice, a chill ran down the girl's spine as she turned to look at the entrance of the tree with alarm.

In front of her stood a man with spiky white hair. He had a deep scar over his left eye and had tattoos on both arms. His upper body was only slightly covered by two white bandages in the shape of a cross on his upper body. His hand carried a type of gourd container.

The man had a cheerful smile with his crescent-shaped eyes, yet the girl felt a sense of dread deep in her soul as if her fate was at the complete mercy of this man.

"What do you want from us!?"