Chapter 229: Seven Cold Poisons (First Update)

Heng Jingchuo retreated instantly without a second thought, wanting to dodge that thing!

However, Tuanzi had just consumed a mass of Origin Power, and its blood was boiling with excitement. Its movement was too fast; Heng Jingchuo had absolutely no time to dodge!

In his desperation, he hurriedly raised his arm, attempting to block!

*Puchi!*

Everyone saw a small black sphere spit rapidly from the Blood Mink's mouth, which then directly pierced through Heng Jingchuo's forearm!

Crimson blood splattered everywhere!

A bloody hole was immediately punctured through Heng Jingchuo's arm!

"Ah—!"

An intense sensation of pain surged forth, turning Heng Jingchuo's face pale.

But more than pain, what was on his face was—fear!

His other hand held up his injured arm; he was trembling violently all over from terror.

No!

No!

That thing... he absolutely could not let it touch him!

A bone-chilling coldness had already begun to spread from the wound.

Heng Jingchuo's face turned ashen, and then, he suddenly pulled a flying knife from his person, thrust it directly into the wound, and gouged fiercely!

A piece of flesh fell away!

Everyone who witnessed this scene was filled with horror.

Heng Jingchuo had actually carved a piece of flesh right off his own arm!

"What is he doing!?"

Cheng Han stood up abruptly, only to see that Heng Jingchuo's movements did not stop; instead, he continued to gouge out the flesh surrounding the wound one after another!

Piece after piece, some even still attached to the skin, looking extremely bloody and cruel!

For anyone else, such pain would likely have been unbearable long ago, but Heng Jingchuo seemed possessed by madness, his movements continuous and unrelenting!

In the blink of an eye, his once perfectly fine arm had already had a third of its flesh gouged away, leaving the stark white bone clearly visible!

"Jingchuo! Stop this right now!"

Cheng Han roared angrily, but Heng Jingchuo seemed completely unable to hear him. His body trembled as if he intended to strip away the flesh of the entire arm!

The more timid ones had already covered their eyes, unable to bear watching.

Even a killing blow would seem more merciful than this!

His behavior was even more terrifying than murder! It sent shivers down one's spine!

Cheng Han looked at Chu Liuyue with immense fury and shouted in a heavy voice

"Chu Liuyue! What exactly is going on! What have you done to Jingchuo!?"

Chu Liuyue spat out a mouthful of blood and raised her hand to wipe the traces from her lips.

Sensing that the chaotic aura within her body was gradually subsiding, she then looked toward Cheng Han unhurriedly. A mocking smile played at the corners of her mouth, and her gaze seemed to hold ice freezing inch by inch.

"Dean Cheng Han, those are words you should ask Heng Jingchuo himself. He knows exactly what he has done."

"What nonsense are you talking about!?" Cheng Han pointed a finger at Chu Liuyue, his expression unsightly. "Jingchuo has already been harmed by you to this extent, and everyone has seen it! Do you actually intend to bite back!? If you don't give me a satisfactory explanation for this today, don't even think about leaving!"

Hearing this, Sun Zhongyan let out a lukewarm laugh, but the pressure emanating from his body gradually increased.

"Brother Cheng Han, is there no way to speak of this properly? Why must you threaten a child?"

Cheng Han took a deep breath, but seeing out of the corner of his eye that Heng Jingchuo had no intention of stopping, he ultimately could not suppress the rage in his heart.

"Sun Zhongyan, do you intend to shield Chu Liuyue!?"

The smile on Sun Zhongyan's face faded slightly.

"Liuyue is a student of my Tianlu Academy; how could I allow her to be bullied by others? Cheng Han, you are an elder after all. It is best not to speak recklessly before the matter has been clearly investigated."

"Are you threatening me!?"

"I wouldn't dare. I am merely discussing the facts."

The exchange between the two immediately made the atmosphere on the field become extremely tense!

Chu Liuyue pulled Tuanzi into her arms. She saw it blinking its eyes, tilting its head toward her, and nuzzling her palm with eager affection, seemingly completely unaware of the earth-shattering thing it had just done.

Her heart warmed.

If not for Tuanzi, she would truly have been in danger today.

Patting Tuanzi, Chu Liuyue looked at the two men.

"Elder Sun, this matter was caused by this student. Let me resolve it myself."

Sun Zhongyan looked at her with some hesitation.

With Cheng Han acting like this, he certainly wouldn't let it go easily. How did she plan to deal with it?

"Fine. But rest assured, the Academy will never allow its students to suffer grievances."

Chu Liuyue nodded.

"Thank you, Elder Sun."

Cheng Han flicked his sleeve violently

"I would certainly like to see what kind of explanation you can provide!"

Chu Liuyue did not immediately answer his question; instead, she walked toward Heng Jingchuo.

At this moment, all of Heng Jingchuo's attention was focused on his arm. He was completely oblivious to any other movement; he didn't even realize Chu Liuyue had walked up to him.

In truth, even if he had known, he wouldn't have cared.

Chu Liuyue stared at him fixedly, her gaze sweeping quickly over his mangled, bloody arm with a half-smile.

"Oh, it's already been tainted by blood. In that case—even if the whole arm were cut off, it seems it wouldn't do much good."

Hearing this, Heng Jingchuo's movements suddenly froze, and a look of despair surfaced in his eyes.

How could he not know? He was merely clinging to a final shred of hope—

*Bang!*

Taking advantage of his daze, Chu Liuyue suddenly raised her long leg and delivered a fierce kick!

Caught off guard and having lost all will to fight, Heng Jingchuo was kicked directly by Chu Liuyue!

Chu Liuyue had used her full strength for this strike!

The two had not been far from the edge of the arena to begin with. Heng Jingchuo flew backward, actually flying straight out of the bounds! He then slammed heavily onto the ground!

His body carved a deep bloody trail across the ground, looking exceptionally wretched.

"Chu Liuyue!"

Cheng Han roared.

"What are you doing!"

Chu Liuyue curved her eyes, smiling very politely.

"Oh, nothing. I just thought that since things have reached this point, it would be appropriate to end this match first."

After all, she still very much wanted to win.

Cheng Han felt as if a ball of fire were searing his chest! He almost lost control and stepped forward to personally teach Chu Liuyue a lesson!

However, Chu Liuyue seemed to have anticipated his move and spoke first.

"Dean Cheng Han, don't you want to know why Heng Jingchuo suddenly became like this? Take another look."

Cheng Han turned his head to look.

Heng Jingchuo had fallen from the arena, but he still seemed immersed in that eerie state.

Before he even had time to scramble up from the ground, his first priority was to retrieve the flying knife that had been knocked aside.

He gritted his teeth, as if having made a massive decision, and swung the knife fiercely toward his own shoulder!

It looked as though he intended to sever the entire arm!

With a lift of Cheng Han's finger, a burst of Origin Power flew out, knocking the flying knife away.

If that arm were severed, Heng Jingchuo's future path of cultivation would likely be fraught with immense difficulty!

However, Heng Jingchuo hurriedly retrieved the flying knife, looking as though he actually intended to continue!

The corners of Chu Liuyue's mouth curled slightly, her tone turning cold

"Once the Seven Cold Poison encounters blood, it will rapidly permeate the limbs and bones. By obstructing him like this, you may appear to be helping him on the surface, but in reality, you are effectively driving him into a dead end."

(End of Chapter)