Chapter 0682 Valley of Ten Thousand Poisons

**Chapter 0682: The Valley of Ten Thousand Poisons**

Jian Shitian couldn’t discern Xiao Yuelan’s strength, but he had no reason to doubt Elder Yunyao’s words. He was simply astonished that Demonmoon Island had produced such a formidable female disciple.

“It seems Demonmoon Island is determined to obtain the Immortal Essence and become an immortal sect?” Jian Shitian chuckled. “I’m very much looking forward to that girl’s performance!”

On the stage, Xiao Yuelan stared coldly at Hei Teng.

Because the Totem Pavilion had once oppressed Qin Yun—and even now sought to capture him and seize the Sky Lion Totem—Xiao Yuelan harbored deep resentment toward them.

Hei Teng was a disciple of the Totem Pavilion and a Demon Disciple with an Infernal constitution, making him one of their most valued members.

“Brat, I never expected you to be so bold—not showing the slightest fear of me!” Hei Teng leered at Xiao Yuelan, his eyes brimming with wickedness.

In the Demon Barrens, beautiful women were exceedingly rare.

Most Demon Cultivators were men, and women were treated merely as tools for lust and reproduction. Females in the Demon Barrens held no status, doomed to miserable fates from birth.

Only a handful of women lived decent lives there, and those were usually the daughters of powerful demonic figures.

Though Hei Teng couldn’t see Xiao Yuelan’s full face, he knew she was extraordinarily beautiful.

“Why should I fear you?” Xiao Yuelan’s icy voice carried a murderous intent.

“Well, well, what a spirited little thing,” Hei Teng sneered. “Just wait—I’ll make sure you learn exactly why you should fear me!”

“A dead demon like you isn’t worth fearing,” Xiao Yuelan scoffed, then closed her eyes. “Another glance at you turns my stomach. Why don’t vile, ugly creatures like you stay in the Demon Barrens wallowing in filth instead of coming out to nauseate people?”

“You arrogant little wench!” Hei Teng roared in fury. “I’ll tear that pretty face of yours to shreds!”

“You think you can even touch my face? Dream on—you won’t even graze my sleeve.” Xiao Yuelan sneered.

The crowd buzzed. No one expected a woman to dare act so brazenly in front of Hei Teng, earning the admiration of many.

After all, Hei Teng was a notorious Demon Disciple, infamous for his brutality. Those who fell into his hands met grisly fates.

Tu Tiandi of the Totem Pavilion smirked coldly. “Demonmoon Island—color me impressed! After all these years, you’ve managed to raise such a bold little girl. Her courage is commendable, but if she keeps this up, she won’t live long!”

“A butcher like you has lived for millennia—why shouldn’t I live just as long?” Xiao Yuelan shot back.

“Such impudence!” Tu Tiandi narrowed his eyes. “Hei Teng, break her slowly later. Don’t kill her—make sure she suffers for the rest of her life!”

Hei Teng grinned savagely. “Don’t worry, Pavilion Master. I’ll make sure she understands the might of our Totem Pavilion!”

Tu Tiandi laughed heartily before turning to Elder Ye beside him. “Elder Ye, Hei Teng is one of our Totem Pavilion’s strongest Spirit Martial Realm experts, an elite warrior. How many moves do you think it’ll take for that girl to be defeated?”

“I’d say… three moves!” Elder Ye chuckled.

Before the match began, there was a brief period for both sides to adjust their states and acclimate to the pressure of being watched on the stage.

The elder referee, seeing that both Qin Yun and Hei Teng were ready, shouted, *“Begin!”*

Hei Teng let out a crazed cackle as black energy surged from his body, forming countless totem sigils that coiled around his twisted form.

Many elders marveled at Hei Teng’s mastery over the totemic forces.

“Old Tu, this Hei Teng is truly a prodigy. To wield so many totemic powers and fuse them with the *Hunyuan Dao Force* into physical manifestations—astonishing control!” Elder Ye sighed in admiration.

“Hei Teng’s just warming up,” Tu Tiandi boasted. “His true strength lies in materializing totems and merging them with himself!”

"You wretched woman, you'll spend the rest of your life in my shadow!" Hei Teng bellowed with laughter as the totem patterns on his body lashed out like whips toward Xiao Yuelan.

The totem patterns merged with Hunyuan Dao Force, pulsing with vile energy like a storm of lightning whips striking forward.

Those multicolored totem lightning whips, dense with malice, struck like vipers aimed at Xiao Yuelan.

Just as the totem lightning whips were about to shatter her into pieces, a shimmering shield suddenly emanated from her body, blocking all of them!

The audience erupted in shock!

No one expected this frail-looking woman to deflect such savage totem strikes with just a single barrier.

Jian Ruyan also looked astonished and glanced at Qin Yun, only to find him calm and composed.

"Damn bitch!" Hei Teng snarled, his fury rising as the totems on his body began to writhe, heralding a deadlier assault.

However, at that very moment, the entire arena burst into uproar!

Because—behind Hei Teng, a second Xiao Yuelan had materialized!

There was one Xiao Yuelan in front of him, and now another behind him!

Now there were two of her!

"Hei Teng, behind you!" Tu Tiandi shouted urgently.

Hei Teng, about to strike, spun around and saw Xiao Yuelan. He blasted a wave of dark power toward her.

At the same time, the Xiao Yuelan behind him suddenly dashed forward!

As she slipped past Hei Teng, he collapsed to his knees, screaming in pain.

Everyone froze. The sudden appearance of two Xiao Yuelans had distracted Hei Teng, allowing the real Xiao Yuelan to deliver the killing blow!

Xiao Yuelan spread her hands, revealing that in each palm floated a black heart and a Dao Pill.

The Dao Pill suddenly cracked, bursting forth with a surge of evil black energy.

It had shattered!

Then, she hurled the heart with tremendous force at Hei Teng’s head, smashing him into the barrier and splattering the heart.

Even Qin Yun was stunned by what had just transpired.

Veterans like Jian Shitian, Bao Changshou, and Tu Tiandi—venerable half-immortals—were equally shocked by Xiao Yuelan’s moves.

Especially the way she extracted the Dao Pill and heart—her method eluded even them.

Sensing a surge of killing intent, Hei Teng gasped, "I—"

He wanted to surrender, but before he could finish, Xiao Yuelan flashed before him and vaporized his torso with a single palm strike.

"Consider this mutt put down." With those icy words, she strode off the stage.

Hei Teng was a Demon Disciple—a top-tier one, no less!

Yet, a woman had made short work of him.

Anyone could see how effortlessly Xiao Yuelan had finished Hei Teng.

Hei Teng was dead, and Tu Tiandi was furious, but he could only hold back his rage. Even if he couldn't bear it, there was nothing he could do—otherwise, he would provoke a conflict with Jian Shitian!

The square was filled with shocked whispers.

"She's incredible!" Jian Ruyan whispered.

"Of course!" Qin Yun laughed.

Long Qiaofeng grew even more curious about Xiao Yuelan’s strength. She had sensed earlier that Xiao Yuelan possessed a powerful dragon-type Martial Soul.

Qin Yun wasn’t worried about Xiao Yuelan at all. After all, her previous incarnation was an immortal fairy, and her Martial Soul was incredibly strong. Not to mention she had mastered Divine Arts.

He believed that in this place, only he could actually challenge Xiao Yuelan.

Jian Nanhu walked over and muttered, "Hell, that woman's terrifying!"

At this moment, it was Jian Nanhu’s turn to take the stage.

In the morning, the first round of matches would be held, and the second round in the afternoon.

For most groups, only four rounds were needed to crown a winner, though a few required one or two extra rounds.

Jian Nanhu’s opponent was a disciple from Canghuo Immortal Mountain, lacking an Immortal Body.

He didn’t even use his sword and swiftly made his opponent kneel in surrender.

The morning matches wrapped up quickly.

At noon, the Sword Immortal Pavilion disciples were checking and repairing the arena.

The members of Totem Pavilion and Bloodthirst Sect were the most furious, as they each lost an outstanding disciple during the morning matches—killed by Qin Yun and Xiao Yuelan.

Among the four disciples from Immortal Weapon City, only Qin Yun and Jian Ruyan had passed the first round; the other two had lost.

Bao Changshou grinned at Qin Yun and Jian Ruyan and said, "If you two can make it to the end and secure an Immortal Essence, I’ll give you a huge reward!"

"What kind of reward?" Qin Yun asked with a smile.

"I’ll keep it a secret for now!" Bao Changshou chuckled. "Just give it your all!"

Jian Ruyan said, "There are too many strong opponents—making it to the end won’t be easy."

Qin Yun replied, "If the rules don’t change and only those in the Early Spiritual Martial Realm compete together, you still have a good chance of making it to the end!"

Jian Ruyan sighed. "If I were in the Late Spiritual Martial Realm, I’d be confident! Those Immortal Disciples, Demon Disciples, and Heretic Disciples are all in the Late Spiritual Martial Realm… except for you, a monster who's just in the Early Spiritual Martial Realm but has such terrifying power."

Xiao Yuelan was also in the Mid-Stage of the Spiritual Martial Realm, and her strength was clearly superior.

Qin Yun looked at Xiao Yuelan not far away and smiled. "It seems that here, only Xiao Yuelan can match me!"

Hearing this, Jian Nanhu hurried over and said, "Qin Yun, what's that supposed to mean? Are you looking down on me?"

"To be honest, if you face me or Xiao Yuelan, the outcome will be the same—defeat!" Qin Yun stated coldly.

"That's crap!" Jian Nanhu shot back. "Right now, I have an Immortal Body!"

Qin Yun remained unimpressed. To him, Immortal Disciples weren’t anything special, as his Sky Lion Mystic Body was already formidable, and he was also working on developing an Immortal Body.

Though he hadn’t fully developed an Immortal Body yet, his body had grown much stronger.

In the afternoon, the second round began.

Qin Yun went first. His opponent was a Demon Disciple from the Valley of Ten Thousand Poisons—one of the Five Great Demon Sects and a poison expert.

It was said that disciples of the Valley of Ten Thousand Poisons weren’t necessarily the strongest, but they plagued many demon sect disciples due to their deadly poison techniques, especially in combat.