The more they were pressured, the deeper they went into the soul, refusing to dissolve or dissipate.
Seemingly tangible, yet formless.
Colorless and tasteless.
In the immortal realm, poison was another form of spiritual energy.
They mixed their own power, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, and the inherent aggressiveness of certain species. These were concocted into potent poison pills capable of defeating enemies, sometimes unleashing more ferocity than magical artifacts.
The demons and specters, vermin of this arboreal world, refined their poison pills without sacrificing their own spiritual energy.
Their attacks, much like their assimilation of human souls, were forceful and overbearing.
The so-called transformation of humans into specters was merely a result of being poisoned by them.
However, this poison could not have been the original restriction of the specters.
For their intention was to kill the Heavenly Emperor, leaving no room for error.
Thus, what was the source of the specters' spiritual energy?
With each breath, he could sense a peculiar sweetness, drifting ethereally, like soaring through the sky. That sensation was the San Chuan Incense! Along with the Wu Yue Su, and the Qing Dan Shi...
The specters' spiritual energy could be countered by meteorites and spirit stones, and other ingredients could be found to neutralize the medicine... It seemed an antidote could be concocted.
But the problem was, the opponent would not grant them time to refine the pills!
At this moment, the Heavenly Emperor felt increasingly unwell, large beads of sweat trickling down his face.
Jin Wang waved his hand, "Leave no one alive!"
Dark figures surged from sky and earth, from all directions, converging on the humans in the center.
On the periphery were scattered cultivators, already suffering from the poison. Now, facing these Wang, they were utterly defenseless, collapsing instantly and falling dead.
Following them were the young masters and princes like Yu Sang and Mi Fan, who also crumbled at the first encounter.
However, at this point, the Star Lords and Island Lords emerged from within, shielding them.
Soon, Yin Wang, Tong Wang, Tie Wang, and Mu Wang confronted the three Star Lords. Yet, each of them handled three opponents with ease, appearing utterly relaxed.
The Star Lords and Island Lords, already deeply poisoned, had their combat power reduced by more than half. How could they contend with Yin Wang and the others?
Even in their prime, they could not have matched Yin Wang and his kin.
The remaining Wang were now fully indulging in the thrill of slaughter, moving among the poisoned individuals like slicing through vegetables.
At this moment, Lian Min formed a hand seal, and a black mist billowed before him. From the mist, thousands of figures emerged, plunging into the Wang's ranks, engaging them in a fierce battle.
The appearance of these soul bodies provided a moment of respite for the poisoned individuals. They scrambled and crawled away, their pain a burden that slowed their escape.
Most critically, as they crawled to a certain spot in the distance, the black disk of energy in the sky suddenly descended with a barrier of light, blocking their path. They were repelled.
They despaired, falling to the ground and weeping.
At this moment, Jin Wang looked at the Heavenly Emperor, "I see you are reluctant to die, so let me send you on your way."
As he spoke, Jin Wang lunged forward, surrounded by several golden lights. The golden lights gradually expanded, soon engulfing his form and transforming into a sea of gold and red. This gold-red sea spun continuously, and with each rotation, red light shot out in irregular, ice-blade shapes, striking the Heavenly Emperor.
"Flashy!" The Heavenly Emperor formed a hand seal, and a phantom planet appeared in his hand. As he released it, the phantom planet rapidly expanded, instantly connecting heaven and earth, obscuring the sun and moon.
The phantom planet also spun continuously, generating hurricanes that shook all things in heaven and earth. Black clouds churned, and dust and stones flew.
The phantom planet struck the expanse of red light, shattering the ice-blade-shaped lights one by one along its path.
However, the gold-red sea circled in a wide arc, and when the phantom planet struck, it missed.
The gold-red sea then bypassed the phantom planet and headed directly for the Heavenly Emperor, with continuous red light shooting out.
"Six Paths of Reincarnation Wheel!"
Around the Heavenly Emperor, six beams of light suddenly encircled him: one horizontal, one vertical, two diagonally left, and two diagonally right. They intertwined and rotated ceaselessly.
When the ice-blade-shaped red lights struck, they made dinging sounds, like nails hitting a wall. The ice blades shattered, scattering everywhere.
When the gold-red sea collided, it suddenly veered off, circling outwards in a wide arc. However, the horizontal beam of light around the Heavenly Emperor suddenly surged and, with a thunderous roar, struck the gold-red sea.
With a deafening roar, like the beginning of creation or a volcanic eruption, red light splattered outwards like lava in all directions.
More than half of the gold-red sea erupted, scattering in all directions. Those Wang and humans below, upon contact, emitted white smoke and vanished within moments.
As more than half of the red light was expelled, the golden sea gradually shrank, leaving only a gold-red disk in the center, still spinning and radiating brilliance.
When the beams of light around the Heavenly Emperor surged again, the gold-red disk bobbed up and down, moving with great agility.
From the disk, Jin Wang's voice emerged, "The Heavenly Emperor is indeed the Heavenly Emperor. Even poisoned, he is still strong. However, I wonder how much longer you can hold on. As long as you cannot kill me, I can wear you down!"
Meanwhile, below the sky, as Mo Qi prepared to refine pills, countless Wang surged forward, launching a fierce assault on him.
Simultaneously, Xue Nu, Linghu Xiaoxian, and others were also under similar attacks.
Under such circumstances, how could he refine pills?
Even if he could free his hands to refine pills while fighting, he could not protect Xue Nu and Linghu Xiaoxian.
They were too weak; a moment's carelessness could lead to them being utterly annihilated by the Wang.
Therefore, he might have to use himself as the furnace.
"Myriad Manifestations Soul Devour!"
Thousands of black shadows emerged from within him, spreading outwards like a tree canopy. With a series of rapid sounds, they struck down the Wang around him, as well as those around Linghu Xiaoxian, Xue Nu, Ling Feng, and Qi Ao Lai, causing them to vanish into smoke.
At this moment, a dense mass of Wang surrounded Qin Xiao in the distance.
Mo Qi saw this and tossed out the Creation Divine Leaf, "Go, protect that woman."
At this moment, the Creation Divine Leaf seemed to be in sync with his thoughts, flying directly towards Qin Xiao's direction. With a series of collisions, it sent the Wang staggering.
Mo Qi then released his mechanical beasts. These mechanical beasts, after numerous improvements, had become even more powerful, capable of making a mark even in this world.
The mechanical beasts roared like hungry wolves, charging into the Wang's ranks, tearing and biting at them, emitting hysterical cries, just like wild beasts.
Qi Ao Lai clutched his stomach with one hand, his mouth twitching. While fending off enemies with the other, he said, "Brother Mo, you have many methods, but we might all die here today."
"Don't worry," Mo Qi shook his head, "I will lead you out!"
Qi Ao Lai gave a wry smile, "Forget it. If you can get out, just get out yourself." After a moment of thought, he added, "If you can get out, please take Ling Feng with you."
Ling Feng also clutched his stomach with one hand, fighting with the other. Upon hearing this, he said indignantly, "If we die, we die together. If you die, how can I live alone?"
At this moment, Linghu Xiaoxian and Xue Nu began to experience severe pain again, almost collapsing to the ground.
Mo Qi felt a headache coming on!
After continuously using Myriad Manifestations Soul Devour to eliminate most of the surrounding Wang, he finally began to place medicinal ingredients into his mouth and activate his fire spiritual energy to refine pills.
However, fire spiritual energy could not be used simultaneously with other spiritual energies. Therefore, when more Wang attacked, he could only use the Primordial Fire and the Azure Lotus Fire for offense.
Fire attacks were not very damaging to these Wang, making them more troublesome. They would be driven away only to return, driven away only to return.
This made the situation extremely perilous.
Linghu Xiaoxian and Xue Nu were completely devoid of combat power and relied entirely on his protection, making the current situation exceptionally difficult.
He felt he was stretched too thin, simultaneously maintaining his magical power to refine pills, unleashing fire divine abilities to fend off enemies, and constantly protecting Linghu Xiaoxian and Xue Nu from any harm.
After a moment, he felt the medicinal effects taking hold. He grabbed Linghu Xiaoxian's hand with his left and Xue Nu's hand with his right, beginning to transfer the medicinal energy.
The two women were currently unconscious. If he didn't hold them firmly, they would fall to the ground.
At this moment, a Wang attacked, its hand flashing with red light, striking towards Mo Qi. With both hands occupied, Mo Qi could only pull the two women to dodge. The Wang swung its hand like a blade, and Mo Qi dodged it.
Unexpectedly, the Wang turned and attacked Xue Nu.
Mo Qi hurriedly pulled her hand to dodge, but at this moment, he felt Xue Nu's body was exceptionally heavy, and he was struggling to maintain his grip. Seeing Xue Nu about to be hit, Mo Qi, in a moment of inspiration, spat a mouthful of fire at the Wang.
With a roar, a sea of fire engulfed the Wang. The Wang screamed and, bathed in firelight, ran away.
This wouldn't do. If this continued, no one would be saved.
He needed to find help to guard him.
He had never lacked helpers!
He just hadn't remembered them for a moment.
Mo Qi released Little Dot, Little Blood Man, Golden Flood Dragon Scissors, and Fire Demon.
Upon emerging, Little Blood Man shouted eerily, "The great tribulation is nigh, heaven and earth shall be reborn!"
How inauspicious!
This child was truly a handful!
However, after these four emerged, they bought Mo Qi time and space.
The outputted medicinal energy quickly took effect. Xue Nu and Linghu Xiaoxian slowly awoke, feeling bewildered.
They thought they were dead, so how were they alive again?
Was this a dream?
Their bodies felt light, with no signs of poisoning.
What was happening?
In contrast, others were still contorted, their faces twitching, their poison still unhealed!
They instantly understood that Mo Qi had saved them.
Therefore, they were reluctant to pull their hands away from Mo Qi's grasp!
However, Mo Qi released their hands, "I'm sorry, I have to put you away."
As he spoke, Mo Qi took out a box, the same one that had once contained the soul of Zhu Yan. He placed them inside.
Immediately, he spat out two pills from his mouth, giving one to Qi Ao Lai and the other to Ling Feng, "Eating this pill will cure the poison!"
These two did not know how the pills were refined and ate them without hesitation.
In reality, they were already in excruciating pain, on the verge of passing out. Even if they had known how the pills were made, they would have eaten them.
A moment later, the poison in these two was also resolved. Having survived the ordeal, they felt ecstatic.
They truly didn't know how to describe their current feelings.