My Ares Son-in-Law

Xiao Chen shook his head gently, a look of helplessness and a sigh flashed across his face: "I don't want to commit more murders, but if you insist on doing so, then I can only oblige you." Although his tone was light, it revealed an unquestionable firmness, as if everything was under his control.

"Arrogant!" The poison master's roar was like thunder. His face was distorted with anger and his eyes were burning with rage, as if he wanted to devour Xiao Chen.

"Boy, do you think I would step into this life-and-death contest without any preparation? In order to put you to death, I have already laid a net of heaven and earth, and every link is carefully designed, just for this moment to come!"

His voice was filled with reluctance and ruthlessness, and every word seemed to be squeezed out from between his teeth, revealing his extreme struggle and madness in his heart.

As the words fell, the leper acted without the slightest hesitation. He suddenly pulled out a piece of jade as black as night from his arms. The surface of the jade was glowing with a faint luster, as if it contained an unknown secret.

He held the jade tightly in both hands, and his inner strength surged like a river bursting its banks. Instantly, the black jade seemed to be an awakened demon, and suddenly made a strange and shrill sound. The sound penetrated the air and struck people's hearts, making people feel creepy.

Then, black smoke surged out of the jade like ink, quickly filling the entire space. The smoke was mixed with a strong stench of decay and death, as if it could devour all life and turn this world into a dead zone.

Everything around Xiao Chen became blurry, with only the black smoke and the hideous face of the poison master vaguely visible in the smoke.

"Killing Stone!" Xiao Chen frowned, a trace of solemnity and surprise flashed in his eyes. He knew very well how powerful this Killing Stone was. According to legend, this stone contained hundreds or even thousands of years of death energy. Once contaminated, almost no one could escape.

He looked around. He was surrounded by black smoke and an atmosphere of oppression and despair filled his face.

"Hahaha, you kid have some knowledge, not bad, not bad!" The poison master's laughter echoed in the black smoke, sounding particularly eerie and terrifying.

He looked at Xiao Chen triumphantly, as if he had seen him about to fall. "Now this death energy is like an invisible net that binds you tightly. How long do you think you can hold on under the erosion of this endless death energy? Have you begun to feel the passage of life and the dissipation of strength?"

His eyes were full of cruelty and pleasure, as if he was appreciating a carefully planned drama, and Xiao Chen was the protagonist who was destined to fail in this drama.

He continued, "The Killing Stone is no ordinary poison. Its power is enough to scare any living being. Even if you are just slightly touched by it, your cultivation in this life, or even your life, will be devoured by it. How dare you be so arrogant in front of a poison master like me? You are simply courting death. You don't know how high the sky is and how deep the earth is!"

However, in the face of the leper's threats and ridicule, Xiao Chen seemed unusually calm. He was not nervous or panicked at all, but instead had a sneer of disdain on his face. That smile contained contempt for the leper's shallow knowledge, as well as absolute confidence in his own strength.

"Do you really think that with this mere killing stone, you can make Xiao Chen surrender, or even die here?" His voice was soft, but every word was powerful, penetrating the obstruction of the black smoke and striking the heart of the poison master. Upon hearing this, the poison master's face suddenly changed. He never expected that Xiao Chen could remain so calm and confident in such a desperate situation. His eyes instantly became icy cold, as if he wanted to freeze Xiao Chen in the black smoke.

"You stubborn thing! Since you are so obsessed and want to die, I will grant your wish! Today, I will let you see the real power of my poison master!" After saying that, he waved his hand violently, and the black smoke suddenly became thicker, as if it was going to swallow up the whole world.

As the internal force of the Poison Master surged, the black death energy that filled the space seemed to be given life, becoming more violent and rampant.

They twisted and intertwined madly in the air, like a group of demons that had been imprisoned for a long time and finally broke free from their restraints. They were reveling wildly in this small space, dancing wildly. The scene was both weird and terrifying.

The Poison Master stood in the center of this deadly aura, with a confident and cruel smile on his face. He knew the power of the Killing Stone very well, and even his master, the Hundred Poisons Ancestor, would probably think twice before acting in the face of such a strong deathly aura.

He firmly believed that although Xiao Chen was a martial arts master, he could not escape the absolutely deadly poison.

This confidence came from his absolute trust in his own poison skills, and also from his foresight that Xiao Chen was about to fall into despair.

However, at this critical moment of life and death, an incredible scene appeared. Xiao Chen's figure slowly walked out from the center of the black death vortex, like the first ray of sunlight at dawn, penetrating the heavy haze.

His steps were steady and calm, as if he was not affected at all. What was even more shocking was that the death energy that should have been terrifying seemed to have encountered its natural enemy and was constantly absorbed into Xiao Chen's body, but he still maintained his indifference and calmness, as if everything was under his control.

Seeing this, the poison master's eyes flashed with disbelief and anger. He couldn't believe that the poison array he had carefully arranged had no effect on Xiao Chen. He gritted his teeth and urged his internal strength again, injecting more power into the black jade, trying to make the death energy more violent and more deadly.

But even so, Xiao Chen still walked through the death energy as if he was strolling in a garden. The death energy seemed to have found a home and kept pouring into his body, while he himself always maintained his calm and detachment.

This scene made the poison master feel unprecedented frustration and fear. He began to doubt whether his poison skills were really so vulnerable, or whether Xiao Chen had some unknown secret. But no matter what, the facts before him made it impossible for him to remain calm and confident. He knew that he might have made an irreparable mistake.

"Impossible! How is this possible? This is beyond imagination!" The poison master's voice trembled with shock, and his eyes were full of disbelief and panic. He stared at Xiao Chen with wide eyes, as if he wanted to see through him.

"This death energy, even the most tenacious warrior, if touched by a little bit, will feel like falling into an ice cellar, in excruciating pain, or even die instantly. And you, you are completely unharmed, this... How is this possible!" His tone was full of despair and unwillingness, as if he was facing an incomprehensible miracle. (End of this chapter)