After the medicinal powder touched its body, the Sea Lizard’s crimson color quickly faded, becoming dull and lusterless.
However, its movements were not hindered at all.
On the contrary, its body suddenly whipped around, its tail lashing towards Kong Xiangdong like a steel whip.
Kong Xiangdong swiftly dodged.
Smack!
The tip of its tail, a fist-sized lump, struck the stone, shattering the hard bluestone into pieces.
"Attack!"
At the same time, Kong Xiangdong shouted loudly.
In fact, there was no need for his prompt, for Zhao Ya had already begun to act the moment the lizard used its tail as a whip towards Kong Xiangdong.
As the stone shattered, a short knife suddenly darted out from the swirling powder mist, stabbing directly into the Sea Lizard’s right flank.
"Roar!"
The Sea Lizard finally couldn’t bear it, letting out a painful howl.
As it howled, wisps of purplish-red mist quickly dispersed from its body.
The once dull and lusterless body, due to the medicinal powder, now turned even grayer, devoid of its earlier vibrancy.
Seeing this, Kong Xiangdong couldn’t help but feel reinvigorated, as if victory was within reach.
But just as he was about to move forward to deliver the fatal blow to the Sea Lizard, the ground suddenly shook violently, followed by an indescribable roar from beneath.
It sounded like a lost ox or a blood-crying eagle.
Upon hearing this roar, Kong Xiangdong’s expression changed instantly.
"No, retreat quickly!"
Actually, there was no need for his reminder; Zhao Ya had already sensed something amiss when the ground first trembled.
Because everything had gone too smoothly.
He had stabbed the Sea Lizard’s belly with little effort.
If its strength were just like this, how could it have poisoned Kong Xiangdong so severely?
Moreover, the large area of poisonous stone formations outside was not something a mere two-meter-long lizard could accomplish.
Therefore, as soon as the situation changed, Zhao Ya fled towards a safer area at a much faster speed than he had arrived with.
But at this moment, a thick, purplish-red mist suddenly rose from the ground.
Even though Zhao Ya possessed the "Immune to Hundred Poisons" trait, this mist still instantly stained his clothes and skin a red color, showing its fierce toxic power.
Furthermore, this level of contamination would intensify with your movement.
The faster you run, the faster the mist contaminates.
Zhao Ya reacted quickly, holding his breath and stopping his steps to observe his surroundings.
By this time, everything around was shrouded in this purplish-red mist.
Even sounds were swallowed up.
Amidst it, one could only hear their own heartbeat; even the sound of distant waves hitting the shore disappeared.
Zhao Ya’s eyes narrowed gradually, his whole body tensing up to prepare for any imminent danger.
As time ticked by, there was nothing but silence around.
So Zhao Ya lifted his foot and slowly walked in the direction he had previously faced.
In such a situation where perception was completely blocked, the usual experience of walking was not useful.
Normally, when walking, minor differences between the legs mean you can’t walk in a perfect straight line without constantly adjusting your path using your sight.
Therefore, if someone is blindfolded and allowed to walk on their own, they might end up walking in a big circle or even back to their starting point – a phenomenon known as "the ghost wall."
This is why "the ghost wall" only occurs in dimly lit environments.
Zhao Ya naturally understood this.
In the midst of this purplish-red mist, the situation was akin to being blindfolded.
To exit this area, he had to use the right method.
Zhao Ya discarded all distractions and moved forward driven solely by a single thought in his heart.
Yet, as he walked, Zhao Ya sensed something was wrong.
Earlier, when trapped in the mist, he had already dashed a considerable distance, and he was just a few steps away from entering the stone formations.
Logically, with this short distance, he should have already reached it.
But now, after walking for so long, he couldn’t even see the shadow of the stone formations.
This was evidently not right.
Zhao Ya immediately stopped, mentally counting numbers and closing his eyes.
The counting was to maintain absolute clarity and stability of mind, and closing his eyes was to avoid interference from external information.
Just as Zhao Ya closed his eyes, there was a subtle disturbance in the mist not far behind him.
Soon, a fully purplish-red lizard, almost blending entirely with the surrounding mist, silently appeared behind Zhao Ya.
Looking at Zhao Ya standing quietly in the mist, a cruel and cunning glint rose in the lizard’s vertical pupils, and it slowly crawled forward.
Due to the mist’s obstruction to sound, the entire process was utterly silent.
Even the slightly disturbed wisps of mist clung to the lizard’s sides, not dispersing.
Soon, it reached not far behind Zhao Ya and suddenly opened its mouth, sticking out its tongue.
The tongue shot out like a bullet, heading straight for Zhao Ya’s back.
What was terrifying was that even in this process, there wasn’t the slightest sound.
As the tip of the tongue was about to touch Zhao Ya’s back, in that instant, Zhao Ya suddenly reacted.