c988: Still a Bit Short

Inside the seclusion room.

Xiao Yi looked puzzled at the barrier.

The sound of the barrier’s strike had already stopped.

Although he didn’t know what was happening outside, it worked in his favor.

Xiao Yi calmed his mind and looked back at Huoo Linlang, helping her to sit comfortably in a cross-legged position.

Then, he reached out and slowly unbuttoned Huoo Linlang’s clothing.

As the clothes slipped off, her skin like white jade dazzled the eyes, and a subtle fragrance wafted through, intoxicating the senses.

Huoo Linlang’s alluring beauty was completely exposed.

Xiao Yi did not indulge in appreciating this tempting ’beauty’; instead, he focused his gaze on Huoo Linlang’s smooth back.

At the center of her back, there was an imprint, continuously emitting a chilling aura.

These chilling auras were the Black Poisonous Gas.

The imprint was the prohibition Liuo Kai struck on her after she collided with the formation barrier.

Xiao Yi couldn’t put his mind elsewhere, tightly focusing on the imprint.

He needed to understand the trajectory of this imprint.

This imprint, if put simply, was a small-scale formation.

The Black Poisonous Gas within Huoo Linlang operated bizarrely within this formation.

Liuo Kai’s formation skills were indeed not low.

But for Xiao Yi, who possessed the knowledge of formations granted by the Ice Venerate Token, it was not difficult.

It just required some time.

After over ten minutes, Xiao Yi withdrew his gaze.

"I see," Xiao Yi muttered to himself.

His steady and powerful palm rested on Huoo Linlang’s smooth back.

"Burn," he commanded softly.

Threads of flame aura entered Huoo Linlang’s body.

The flame aura wandered exquisitely.

Its method matched perfectly the wandering method of the Black Poisonous Gas.

Where the flame aura moved, the Black Poisonous Gas dissolved completely.

An hour later, he withdrew his hand.

His forehead was densely covered with beads of sweat.

Clearly, clearing the Black Poisonous Gas from Huoo Linlang had not been easy for him.

Liuo Kai had long held a deadly intent towards Huoo Linlang, so the prohibitions and the contained Black Poisonous Gas he struck on her were exceptionally vast.

If this Black Poisonous Gas had erupted instantly, it could have ended Huoo Linlang’s life in a very short time.

This is why Xiao Yi dared not recklessly inject flame aura into her body until he had seen through the mysterious operation of the prohibitions.

After burning with full force for an entire hour, the Black Poisonous Gas in Huoo Linlang’s body had been completely cleared.

Xiao Yi let out a breath and dressed Huoo Linlang from behind.

From start to finish, Huoo Linlang faced away from Xiao Yi.

Xiao Yi was behind her only when helping her with her clothes.

Huoo Linlang was, after all, a lady, and Xiao Yi did not wish to take liberties with her.

"Phew," Xiao Yi breathed gently again, glanced at Huoo Linlang, and nodded.

Then, with a wave of his hand, he dispersed the flame barrier outside the seclusion room.

As soon as the flame barrier vanished, several figures rushed forward at high speed.

Among them, one was the most eager.

Almost the moment he leaped into the seclusion room, a palm was already striking towards Xiao Yi.

It was precisely that man from before.

"You..." Xiao Yi’s eyes turned cold.

He had just exerted all his strength to clear the Black Poisonous Gas for Huoo Linlang, making it a moment of weakness.

Moreover, he had yet to recover from the various injuries sustained in the Mist Mountain Range.

How could he block this sudden palm strike?

Boom... The man’s palm struck Xiao Yi heavily.

Xiao Yi spat out a mouthful of blood, getting blasted several meters away, slamming heavily against the wall of the seclusion room before stopping.