"Puff!"
The dagger pierced the snake's head easily through the vulnerable part of its mouth.
The mandragora snake's body suddenly stiffened for a moment.
The dagger, gleaming with a blue light, was now completely embedded in the snake's mouth.
"Hoo!"
Tang San gasped for breath, panting.
His body swayed, and he even felt his vision go dark.
At this moment, Tang San had reached his physical limit.
"Sizzle!"
However, the mandragora snake, which had been frozen in place just now, suddenly twisted wildly.
The violent movement swept up the surrounding sand.
Tang San was startled, and a deep look of horror appeared in his eyes.
"Ghostly Tracking!"
He turned and tried to run.
The mandragora snake's scarlet eyes glared at Tang San with resentment.
At this moment, a small yellow tornado formed around the mandragora snake.
It exhausted the last bit of its strength, pushing the sand tornado towards Tang San.
Tang San's body was completely exhausted by this moment.
He stared at the tornado with despair in his eyes.
"Ah ... "Good boy!"
"Was Tang San tortured to death?"
Gu Xian, not far away, flashed to Tang San's side.
"Luckily, he's not dead yet."
If Tang San and Yu Xiaogang had truly confessed,
He would have been in a difficult position.
But looking at the state these two were in,
It was unlikely they would wake up for a while.
Gu Xian turned his gaze to the still-dead Mandragora.
It was still thrashing wildly.
The flowers, plants, and trees within a five-meter radius were all smashed to pieces.
But its strength was limited after all.
Soon, the Mandragora snake's frantic struggles calmed.
Finally, it collapsed to the ground, motionless.
Immediately, a pale yellow light emanated from its body, then condensed above it.
Gradually, a bright yellow halo formed.
"Hundred-year yellow soul ring!"
Gu Xian stared at the soul ring with some curiosity.
This must be the Hundred-year soul ring.
According to the system's previous explanation, soul beasts and soul rings can be sacrificed twice separately.
Thinking of this, Gu Xian immediately gave the system a command:
"System, sacrifice the Mandragora Snake and its soul ring!"
[Ding!]
[The Mandragora Snake has been sacrificed successfully!]
[Congratulations to the host for receiving a Silver Blind Box*1!]
[The Mandragora Snake's soul ring has been sacrificed successfully!]
[Congratulations to the host for receiving a Gold Blind Box*1!]
[This sacrifice grants an additional 200 System Essence points!] ]
[The blind box has been stored in the system warehouse. The host may choose to open it!]
"Not bad."
Gu Xian's eyes lit up and he nodded.
The silver blind box should have been obtained by sacrificing the Mandragora Snake.
The value of a spirit ring is often higher than that of the spirit beast itself.
Therefore, this gold blind box should have been obtained by sacrificing its spirit ring.
The unconscious Tang San could never have guessed.
The first spirit ring that should have belonged to him had vanished into thin air.
Gu Xian looked down and saw the open space in front of him in a mess.
The massive body of the Mandragora Snake had vanished.
"Uh."
Just then, a faint groan suddenly rang out from not far behind him.
Gu Xian turned around and looked in the direction of the sound.
The unconscious Yu Xiaogang's body twitched slightly twice.
But it seemed like an unconscious reaction.
"Are you waking up?"
He couldn't help but be surprised. Yu Xiaogang woke up so quickly.
On the other hand, Tang San, not far away, still lay motionless on the ground.
It was unclear whether he was dead or alive.
Gu Xian feigned nervousness as he walked towards Yu Xiaogang.
"Xiao Xiao San!"
Just then, Yu Xiaogang suddenly woke up, as if from a nightmare.
And he was still calling out for Tang San.
Coming to his senses, he realized he was lying on the ground in an extremely uncomfortable position.
"Hiss!"
The slightest movement sent a piercing pain through his body.
Particularly in his lower back, the pain was unbearable and excruciating. Fine beads of sweat instantly appeared on Yu Xiaogang's forehead.
Night had fallen, and the surroundings were pitch black.
Previously, the occasional roar of wild beasts could be heard nearby, but now they were completely gone.
For some reason, it was suddenly eerily quiet; not even the chirping of birds could be heard.
The only sound was the rustling of leaves in the breeze.
Worst of all, there was no sign of Tang San and Gu Xian.
Yu Xiaogang was instantly panicked.
Though he didn't have much of a conscience, he still had some.
If Gu Xian and Tang San simply disappeared without a trace, it would be difficult to explain to Notting Academy.
These were two perfect experimental seedlings to verify his theory of invincibility!
He fought back the pain, struggled to get up from the ground, and looked around. "Ahhh!"
The next second, a shrill scream erupted from the field.
Yu Xiaogang, who had just stood up, collapsed headfirst to the ground without warning.
His face had darkened, and beads of sweat continued to form on his forehead.
His lips trembled tremblingly, turning a completely purple-black hue.
Even more terrifyingly, Yu Xiaogang felt his limbs stiffen.
And half of his lower back had swollen completely.
And the color was turning black and purple.
Poisoned!
The venom of the mandrake snake!
"Guuuu!"
Yu Xiaogang swallowed with some difficulty.
He lightly touched the spot on his lower back where the sharp pain was, and gasped.
But even such a simple action left him breathless and sweating.
Yu Xiaogang suddenly remembered what had happened just before he fainted.
It seemed Luo Sanpao had been bitten by the mandrake snake.
The bite had happened right on his waist.
Because Luo Sanpao and he were essentially one,
Therefore, his spirit poisoning was equivalent to his own.
Yu Xiaogang channeled his spirit power, his face pale and his eyes dim.
Because he hadn't treated the situation promptly, his feeble spirit power was no match for the powerful mandrake snake's venom.
Worst of all, his consciousness was gradually fading.
He lacked the strength to perform even the simplest movements.
Yu Xiaogang knew he could faint again at any moment.
"Master? You're not dead, are you, Master?"
Just then, Gu Xian's voice rang out from behind.
Soon after, Yu Xiaogang heard a flurry of footsteps.
With the last shred of consciousness left, Yu Xiaogang twisted his stiff neck to glance at Gu Xian.
Then he passed out completely.
At the same time, Tang San was awakened from his coma by Gu Xian's cry.
Finding he was still alive, he struggled to get up from the ground.
He immediately checked his condition.
Activating the Xuantian Gong, he examined his entire body.
Finally, Tang San breathed a sigh of relief.
Only two ribs were broken.
The rest were minor injuries.
It was far from fatal.
However, he could also clearly feel his current body was extremely weak.
After much deliberation, Tang San frowned, finally making a decision.
He sat cross-legged on the ground and activated the Xuantian Gong.
Then he activated the Xuanyu Hand, gritted his teeth, and stamped his foot.
He slapped his chest.
"Crack!"
Two dislocated ribs snapped back into place.
"Hiss!"
The intense pain made Tang San gasp.
So much so that his entire body was trembling slightly.
Then he picked up two branches and simply wrapped them around his body with a piece of cloth to secure it.
"Teacher!"
At that moment, Yu Xiaogang suddenly came to his mind.
Looking around, he realized he was no longer where he had been.
The Mandragora Snake had also disappeared.
He vaguely remembered receiving a solid blow from its tail.
And then nothing happened.
Tang San stumbled to his feet, looking around anxiously.
The Purple Demonic Eye released.
Soon, he saw Yu Xiaogang lying motionless on the ground in the distance.
And beside him, Gu Xian.
"Teacher!"
Tang San's heart tightened.
He suddenly remembered that his teacher had fallen into a coma before he fought the Mandragora Snake.
Suppressing the pain in his chest, Tang San stumbled every two steps, falling every three.
Finally, he struggled to reach Yu Xiaogang's side.
"Teacher, what's wrong with you?"
"Are you okay?"
Tang San paid no attention to Gu Xian beside him.
He rushed forward, shook Yu Xiaogang's body, and then shouted.
But there was no response.
"Didn't you see he was poisoned?"
Just then, Gu Xian's voice came from behind.
Only then did Tang San realize that his teacher's face was surrounded by a black aura.
His body was stiff, and he looked completely unconscious and comatose.
And there was a strange bulge in his lower back.
It was a purplish-black color, like necrosis.
"It's the venom of the mandragora snake."
Tang San blurted it out.
Gu Xian, watching from behind, burst into laughter.
This isn't the venom of the mandragora snake. Could it be you who bit him?
Just then, Tang San reached out and felt the pulse on Yu Xiaogang's left hand.
Then he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Although the current situation was not optimistic.
But the snake venom had not yet fully spread.
There was still hope.
Because he had been born into the Tang Sect in his previous life, Tang San was quite familiar with how to treat poison wounds.
Tang San examined it carefully, and then his expression became nervous.
Yu Xiaogang's wound happened to be on his right kidney.
Because of the delay, the entire kidney was probably black.
Simply forcing the poison out at this point was impossible.
Now, the only solution was to...
eat this deeply poisoned kidney!
If the teacher wants to save his life, he can't have this kidney!
As if he had thought of something, the next second Tang San turned around and looked at Gu Xian.
"Gu Xian, you must testify for me!"
(End of this chapter)