But the golden-robed middle-aged man wanted both the prayer bead magical treasure and the woman herself.
The thought of that proud, jade-like body lying before him made the evil power in his flood dragon bloodline tremble so much he could barely control it.
However, he had lived for too long and had everything under perfect control. He didn't show the slightest hint of anything amiss.
From his initial angry reprimand to his acceptance of her terms because she was willing to fight to the death, his performance was flawless.
Then, he continuously haggled, leaving Mu Guyue completely unaware that he had long harbored malicious intentions and had been secretly plotted against.
The reason the golden-robed middle-aged man succeeded was due to his own meticulous planning.
Also, Mu Guyue had entered the "Demon-Swallowing Abyss" specifically for the "Black Jade Profound Dragon Grass." This goal made her lower her guard somewhat after seeing the herb, creating a flaw in her own defense.
Another major reason was that Mu Guyue had no idea how potent the lust-inducing fragrance poison secreted from a flood dragon's lust glands was. Having never heard of it, she had no way to defend against it.
When the golden-robed middle-aged man took out the "Black Jade Profound Dragon Grass," he had smeared it with the aphrodisiac poison secreted during his mating season.
But he knew that the moment she received the "Black Jade Profound Dragon Grass" would be when she was most vigilant, so he used his magic power to force the lust poison liquid into the "Black Jade Profound Dragon Grass."
Based on his understanding of the "Black Jade Profound Dragon Grass," he knew that those dark gold light spots could slowly release the lust poison he had injected, concealing its scent for less than a breath.
But that was enough time. From receiving the "Black Jade Profound Dragon Grass" to judging it, it took Mu Guyue about a breath.
Even if she didn't recognize it, having it in her hand for that one breath was enough for her to be tainted with the aphrodisiac poison.
And what made the golden-robed middle-aged man even happier was that Mu Guyue immediately determined that the item was real and even withdrew her magic power to personally place it in her storage pouch.
Now, not only had she inhaled it, but her skin had also been directly tainted with the aphrodisiac poison.
This was why no cultivator was willing to make an enemy of a poison cultivator. It was impossible to guard against everything.
Moreover, the Heaven-Confounding Profound Gold Dragon was mostly recorded for its formidable combat power. Few would go into detail about the aphrodisiac substance in its lust glands.
This was mainly because many flood dragon types were like this. It was actually an instinct for their mating and reproduction.
It was not worth recording deliberately, but over time, some things were overlooked.
Watching the well-proportioned abdominal muscles on her flat, smooth belly under the sleeveless armor rise and fall with the slight trembling of her body, the golden-robed middle-aged man could imagine the powerful strength within her delicate body. In an instant, his heart was filled with a strong desire for possession and conquest.
But before he could say more, Mu Guyue had already grasped a crescent moon handguard saber in each hand. In her shame and anger, two saber lights cut through the sky and chopped down at his head.
Then, Mu Guyue fiercely stomped on the void, letting out a roar like a clap of thunder. Her entire person transformed into a shooting star and shot upwards.
With one attack, she had chosen to flee quickly. In just a flash, she had crossed several hundred feet.
"Trying to run! Not a chance!"
The evil light in the golden-robed middle-aged man's eyes intensified, gone was the previous sinister and murderous aura.
He knew exactly how potent the aphrodisiac poison he had released was. Even if the other party was also a Nascent Soul cultivator, she probably couldn't last more than fifteen breaths.
He only needed to delay her for fifteen breaths. At that time, even if he didn't want to kick her away, with him being the only male around, this female demonic cultivator would desperately demand to couple with him.
Mu Guyue's lips were tightly pressed together. Every time she used her magic power, her body would tremble uncontrollably, and she felt hotter and hotter.
She had an urge to dive headfirst into a cold pool.
As expected of a Demonic General who had fought everywhere, she did not lose her composure because of this. She immediately held her breath, completely stopping herself from inhaling even a bit of the surrounding demonic qi.
Although the demonic qi here was so dense that she could consume it without restraint while replenishing it in large amounts, she didn't dare to continue absorbing demonic qi filled with negative emotions at this time. That would only make her fall into an unconscious state faster.
Without hesitation, she took out a demon crystal and held it in her hand. The pure demonic qi in the demon crystal was disappearing at an almost insane speed.
The golden-robed middle-aged man's cultivation was higher than hers, and he was a demonic beast that had lived here for many years. His own cultivation was also higher than hers. In just three or four breaths, he had already caught up to Mu Guyue and was below her.
He let out a sneer.
"Where do you think you're going! Even if you go, you'll go with me to a realm of ultimate pleasure!"
As he spoke, his arm shot out, stretching infinitely long, passing through the thick, black fog-like demonic qi, and grabbed for a crystal-clear calf.
Mu Guyue knew she couldn't be entangled by him now.
Diverting some of her magic power to suppress the constantly rising heat in her body, her phoenix eyes suddenly widened, and black qi surged from her body.
As her magic power was infused, the muscles at her elbow instantly split open.
The skin at her elbow tore from the inside out, blood spraying, and a thumb-thick, long spike shot out from the bone. It was a foot-long, mottled bone spike.
The tip of the bone spike was still stained with dazzling green light and bright red blood.
At the same time, from her heel, knee, and shoulder, mottled, sharp bone spikes also broke through her body. In an instant, Mu Guyue appeared ferocious and demonic.
If Li Yan were here, he would find this scene somewhat familiar.
It was when he and Bai Rou and the others went to rescue a few South Sea cultivators. On the way, they fought a demonic cultivator, and that person also showed similar demonization symptoms in the end.
It was the Black Demon Clan's "White-Bone Mottled Armor" art.
After successfully cultivating this art, one could easily summon countless bone spikes cultivated in the body. When all were summoned, they would form a terrifying suit of armor around the body.
Relying on this armor, in close combat, even just crashing into an opponent's arms would instantly turn the opponent's body into a pile of bloody holes, like a sieve.
However, because Mu Guyue was already wearing a short armor for protection, and it was a very high-grade magical treasure, she only summoned the bone spikes at a few joints.
Compared to the low-level cultivator named Wu Yuan that Li Yan had encountered, Mu Guyue's "White-Bone Mottled Armor" art was worlds apart. She had long since cultivated it to the point of great perfection.
And she could use this art at will, without the extreme pain that Wu Yuan had shown when using the "White-Bone Mottled Armor."
The mottled bone spikes Mu Guyue summoned were longer and sharper, each as smooth as white jade, and the tips were blade-shaped. This was completely different from Wu Yuan's.
Like a double-edged long saber, it could pick, lift, chop, and stab, unlike Wu Yuan's, which could only attack with a straight thrust.
Mu Guyue hooked her foot back, and the mottled bone spike on her heel, its side glinting with a cold light, slashed towards the grabbing hand.
With a "clang!", the sound of metal on metal echoed as the two collided. Both of their figures swayed before they stabilized.
The golden-robed middle-aged man couldn't help but let out a light "huh." The force of the other party's block this time was surprisingly strong, so strong that even he couldn't maintain his footing.
But in the next moment, he smiled, because a trace of seductive charm had appeared in Mu Guyue's eyes, and her cheeks were even redder.
But it was instantly suppressed by Mu Guyue. However, all of this was seen by the golden-robed middle-aged man. This bone spike should have been cultivated and nurtured in her own body. The contact with his palm had already caused her to have a strange feeling, and the lust poison in her body flared up.
However, the other party was, after all, a Nascent Soul cultivator. Her willpower was extremely strong, and she instantly suppressed it again. If it were a Golden Core or Foundation Establishment cultivator, they would probably have already sunk into oblivion.
'Six breaths have already passed. Let's see how long you can last. The longer you fight, the better!'
But in the next moment, a scene that the golden-robed middle-aged man both wanted to see and had not expected appeared.
Mu Guyue's body swayed slightly and then she stabilized herself. She could already feel her body getting hotter and hotter and starting to feel weak.
Mu Guyue suddenly put away the demon crystal in her fist. Her fragrant mouth suddenly sucked in, like a great whale drinking water, and the surrounding demonic qi rolled into her mouth.
This scene was just like the golden-robed middle-aged man's before.
Then, Mu Guyue felt various negative emotions in her heart increase sharply. The killing intent and explosive rage in her chest instantly felt like they were about to overwhelm her surging lust.
But at this moment, she had somehow lost the thought of escaping.
"Kill! Kill! Kill!!!"
Then, she turned back and charged down like lightning, actually taking the initiative to attack the golden-robed middle-aged man.
For a moment, her hands, elbows, knees, feet, and bone spikes created layer upon layer of mountain-like illusory images. Her attacks were like a violent storm, attacking from all directions like a tide.
In an instant, she had actually submerged the golden-robed middle-aged man in them.
The golden-robed middle-aged man only felt the surrounding attacks coming at him like heavy mountains. He had not expected the other party to use the negative emotions in the demonic qi to achieve a temporary suppression.
In his haste, the distance between the two had not been pulled apart. Even if he wanted to delay for the poison to take effect, he couldn't do it in a short time.
He roared angrily and also used his fists and feet, clashing with Mu Guyue in the abyss.
Instantly, the demonic qi in the abyss spread out in all directions, as if stirring up a boundless storm.
Both of them were experts in close combat. Amidst a series of dense collision sounds, one of them would occasionally be slammed into the hard rock behind or beside them without any finesse.
The great mountain constantly shook, with continuous booming sounds. Amidst the rumbling, rubble flew everywhere.
The nearby demonic beasts and passing cultivators had long since fled in terror. Just hearing the commotion, no one dared to come and watch.
After another three breaths, the golden-robed middle-aged man had already revealed his true form: a dark golden ancient dragon, its scales like blades, its claws powerful, one swipe of which could shatter the heavens and split the earth.
Compared to Mu Guyue's body, the two were like a giant and a baby fighting.
But Mu Guyue's attacks were like heavy mountain shadows, as swift as the wind, as invasive as fire, and as shocking as thunder.
After Mu Guyue deliberately inhaled a large amount of demonic qi and did not refine and transform it, her consciousness had become more and more crazed.
Often, every blow was a life-or-death strike, a mutual destruction fighting style, completely disregarding her own safety, her attacks full of openings.
But the Heaven-Confounding Profound Gold Dragon did not dare to take the opportunity to attack for a moment. He knew he could severely injure the other party with one blow, but he would also definitely be injured, and even his life would be in danger.
"The Black Demon Clan is really fucking hard to deal with!"
If it were another race, he might not have cared about the other party's attacks hitting his body, but he did not dare to take the close-quarters attack of a Black Demon Clan Nascent Soul cultivator who was fighting for her life.
Even if he was confident that his physical body was much stronger than the Black Demon Clan's, he was still unwilling to take such a gamble. If something went wrong, it would be a huge joke.
Just looking at the other party's gleaming bone spikes, the Heaven-Confounding Profound Gold Dragon had no doubt that they could cut a large gash in his body. And most importantly, he did not want the other party to die, but to drag it out until the poison took effect and she was powerless.
This exquisite, top-quality female cultivator, the Heaven-Confounding Profound Gold Dragon just thinking about it made his whole body grow hotter and more unbearable.
With scruples in his heart, for a moment, despite the difference in strength, they actually fought to a standstill.