The Elixir is for You, The Poison is for Me

#497 - Wrapping oneself in a cocoon

Han Shan Ke no longer dared to gamble that Lu Jing's gun was empty.

Although, in his opinion, the latter had been casting spells for so long that his remaining secret power should not be much.

However, as a freshman in the academy, Lu Jing's secret power cultivation displayed tonight had far exceeded that of ordinary Second Palace cultivators, and even surpassed Han Shan Ke's common sense, so he didn't know what strange things would happen next.

Especially since each verdant [Yù Yù Cōng Cōng] that Lu Jing threw over was equivalent to burning his lifespan, Han Shan Ke dared not delay any longer.

So, even while enduring wave after wave of pleasure, Han Shan Ke had no choice but to act.

He charged towards Lu Jing again, and this time, as he ran, he hammered his chest, emitting dull, resounding thuds.

Accompanying this echo, not only the strange tree, but also other plants in the valley began to sway rhythmically.

Underground, where Lu Jing couldn't see, countless plant essences were rapidly gathering together, and then drilling into Han Shan Ke's body through the soles of his feet.

And Han Shan Ke also trembled even more violently.

However, after he finished trembling, he suddenly widened his eyes, took a deep breath, and then opened his mouth wide, spitting it out at Lu Jing.

A strange floral fragrance instantly drilled into Lu Jing's nostrils, causing his hands and feet to go weak.

But soon, the inner force in his dantian reacted, spontaneously circulating and forcing the toxins in the floral fragrance out of Lu Jing's body.

And Lu Jing's reaction was also very quick, immediately retreating a few steps, and then waving his palm, using the wind to blow away the poisonous floral fragrance in the air.

Although he wasn't injured, it served as a reminder to Lu Jing.

Because of his own antics, in a short amount of time, Han Shan Ke had leveled up like a rocket, and most likely unlocked many new skills as a result.

Spreading poisonous fragrance was probably just one of them, and he didn't know what other tricks were waiting for him.

Moreover, judging from Han Shan Ke's current appearance, his resistance to the pleasure brought by the verdant [Yù Yù Cōng Cōng] seemed to have become much stronger after leveling up.

Although he still looked intoxicated, his actions were no longer as affected.

And those tree roots that had stopped moving, at this time, once again surrounded Lu Jing, and in even greater numbers.

If it was the latter situation, not to mention whether he could hold out until the reinforcements arrived, even if Supervisor Huang and Professor Zheng arrived in time and solved Han Shan Ke, Lu Jing would have already stirred up a hornet's nest.

The punishment he would receive at that time would only be greater than the last time he broke into Another Heaven and Earth.

So Lu Jing still hoped that he could control the situation.

He used Surging Waves of Fury while dodging the entanglement of those tree roots, and at the same time, he met Han Shan Ke who had charged up again. This time, the latter didn't use any more tricks.

It was just a head-on collision with Lu Jing.

Bone against bone, muscle against muscle colliding together, this punch had no frills!

As a result, this time Han Shan Ke only took two steps back, shook his body slightly, and then stood firm again.

In comparison, Lu Jing retreated five steps in one breath, although this was partly because he deliberately used the retreat to dissipate some of the force.

But Lu Jing was also very clear in his heart that he was now at a disadvantage in terms of strength.

And after gaining thousands of years of lifespan, Han Shan Ke's speed was also strengthened. Lu Jing had just landed when his second punch had already arrived.

Seeing this, Lu Jing could only punch to meet him again.

And after that, he retreated another seven steps in a row.

If there was a third person present in this battle, then Han Shan Ke would be famous in the martial world just by forcing Lu Jing back twelve steps with these two punches.

Moreover, strictly speaking, he had never actually learned martial arts, relying only on the pure physical strength to overwhelm Lu Jing, a first-rate master, by half a head.

However, Han Shan Ke did not inflate himself this time, and surprisingly did not say a word, just burying his head and pursuing the victory, and before Lu Jing landed, he had already rushed over and swung his third punch.

But he didn't expect that Lu Jing had become cunning this time, obviously intending to fight him head-on like the previous two times, to have a bloody duel between men, but Lu Jing actually threw a verdant [Yù Yù Cōng Cōng] at him before punching.

Han Shan Ke was stimulated by the sudden pleasure, and his movements inevitably slowed down a little, and the accumulated strength instantly dissipated by more than half, but before he could exert his strength again, Lu Jing's fist had already appeared in front of his eyes!

The result was that Han Shan Ke took a punch in his left eye, and the whole person flew out again.

And after that, it was Lu Jing's turn to strike while the iron was hot. Seeing that a move was successful, Lu Jing immediately followed up, avoiding the attacks of the two tree roots, and using Wind and Cloud Change, he gave Han Shan Ke another set of thirteen consecutive kicks.

He only kicked Han Shan Ke rolling all over the ground, and he failed to stand up from the ground several times.

He also ate four more verdant [Yù Yù Cōng Cōng], although Han Shan Ke's strength had increased by a few points, he could feel that the growth rate was starting to slow down, not as rapid as when the verdant [Yù Yù Cōng Cōng] first landed on him.

Han Shan Ke's heart was filled with surprise and anger, he knew that this was because his lifespan had already been lost a lot, whether it was a person or a plant, the growth rate at different stages was different.

An adult definitely doesn't grow as fast as a young child.

In other words, Han Shan Ke and Lu Jing had been fighting for less than the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, and he had actually lost a stage of his life.

Han Shan Ke no longer had the feeling of earning something as before, he did want to become stronger, but not at the cost of his life.

Although he had a new body, he was already many times more long-lived than ordinary people, but losing thousands of years of time would make anyone feel heartache.

And soon Han Shan Ke transformed this heartache into anger, and this was the first time he had become truly angry tonight.

He spat out a large cloud of floral fragrance again, first forcing Lu Jing away, so that he could get up from the ground, and then Lu Jing saw Han Shan Ke's hair suddenly begin to grow wildly, turning into thin vines, and then many small bumps grew on those vines.

What was drawn from those raised bumps was not branches and leaves, but barbs with a cold light, just looking at them from a distance, a chill welled up in people's hearts.