Douluo: Emerald Poison Emperor-Chapter 167: Douluo: Emerald Poison Emperor []

The Ice Scorpion Emperor, a soul skill of the enhancement type, allows the left arm to transform into an incomparably powerful and sturdy weapon, further amplifying its ice attribute. After this enhancement, the strength of Chen Ming's Ultimate Ice even surpassed the Holy Flame on Qian Renxue's body. When their fists and palms first collided, the flames and holy attribute soul power on Qian Renxue's arm were instantly suppressed. Then, Chen Ming struck her abdomen heavily with his right fist, embedding her into the wall once again.

Before Qian Renxue could resist further, Chen Ming stepped forward and dispersed the soul power on her body, forcibly imprinting his mark within her.

Under the triple suppression of Ultimate Ice, soul power, and the mark, Qian Renxue instantly lost her ability to resist, unable even to maintain her martial soul possession form.

"Who are you? Why are you trying to kill me? If I'm going to die, I at least want to die knowing why. Among the higher-ups of Spirit Hall, who exactly is the traitor? Could it be that you were sent by her to kill me?"

No matter how strange Chen Ming seemed to her, in Qian Renxue's eyes—already driven by intense emotions—he was undoubtedly an assassin sent to kill her.

After realizing that she could no longer mobilize her soul power, Qian Renxue's eyes darkened, and she gave up resisting. Yet even though she had prepared herself for death, she was still somewhat unwilling, wanting to know who had betrayed her.

When she had set out this time, she was accompanied not only by the Crown Prince's guards but also secretly protected by Spirit Hall's guardians.

Due to Qian Renxue's special status, she had left Snake Lan Douluo behind in Heaven Dou City and brought with her Porcupinefish Douluo and her most trusted Aunt May.

A Title Douluo and a high-level Soul Douluo—even one comparable to a Title Douluo—should, in theory, have been enough to resolve 99.9% of the problems on the continent.

However, during the rebellion of Earl Glamorgan, Porcupinefish Douluo and Aunt May were immediately drawn away by unknown high-level soul masters. Meanwhile, the Heaven Dou Empire's Crown Prince's guards had been poisoned by someone and were easily dealt with by Earl Glamorgan's underlings.

Qian Renxue, unwilling to expose her martial soul, had no choice but to flee. Yet, she was pursued by unidentified forces. Even when she reluctantly revealed her martial soul to eliminate her enemies, she still suffered significant injuries.

If not for Aunt May temporarily shaking off the enemies and bringing her supplies while helping her inch closer to breaking out of the encirclement, Qian Renxue believed she would already have died.

In her mind, none of the people around her would ever betray her. Within Spirit Hall, there were very few who knew she was undercover in the Heaven Dou Empire, and that her grandfather, Qian Daoliu, would never harm her. Thus, the only one who could have done it was that woman.

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"So it's true, she doesn't like me."

Qian Renxue lowered her head and closed her eyes, waiting for death. In her final moments, she felt a mixture of emotions that she could not describe.

"My lady, listen to me! Listen to me, okay? I'm not here to kill you—I'm here to save you! Do you understand? I'm your reinforcements!"

Seeing Qian Renxue resign to death, Chen Ming, perhaps influenced by the divine power of the Rakshasa God, suddenly felt overwhelmed. Grabbing Qian Renxue by the collar, he shook her head frantically, shouting near her ear with a hint of breakdown in his voice.

Hearing Chen Ming's almost heart-wrenching tone, Qian Renxue finally reopened her eyes. Looking at Chen Ming's twisted and resentful expression, she realized that something seemed off.

"You're here to save me?" Qian Renxue asked, confused.

"I've beaten you up like this and haven't killed you yet. Do you think I'm doing this for fun?"

Chen Ming replied with irritation. Seeing that Qian Renxue no longer resembled a mad dog, he finally released part of the suppression on her soul power, allowing her to sense it again.

"Then... you called me 'Crown Prince.' How do you know my identity? Was it from when we met last time, or—?"

As her soul power gradually recovered, Qian Renxue began alleviating the pain in her body while cautiously questioning Chen Ming.

"My lady, can we talk about this later, after we get out of the encirclement? Do we need to discuss this in the middle of enemy territory? Let's escape first and talk slowly afterward."

Chen Ming pulled out some soul power recovery pills he had prepared earlier from his storage soul tool and stuffed them into Qian Renxue's mouth. Regardless of her willingness, he grabbed her and began injecting life force into her body.

"Enemy territory? Impossible! Aunt May said we were already about to break out of the encirclement."

As her soul power and vitality gradually recovered, Qian Renxue's complexion improved slightly. However, upon hearing Chen Ming say they were still within the encirclement, she instinctively refuted him.

Chen Ming glanced at Qian Renxue but said nothing. Qian Renxue also fell silent as she looked back at him.

The two of them had realized something.

Chen Ming leaned in close to Qian Renxue, carefully sensing her body. Finally, he detected a faint, peculiar fragrance on her—not her natural scent, but the result of consuming a specific drug over a long period.

This scent was extremely faint but very stable, resistant to both soul power and high temperatures. With Qian Renxue's methods, she would never be able to remove this scent without peeling off her flesh and burning it with her holy flames.

Chen Ming opened his storage bag and took out a set of clothes and a pile of bottles and jars. He began inspecting every inch of Qian Renxue's body and her belongings.

After a thorough search, he discovered about seven or eight different tracking methods. Each method varied in strength, form, and application, but they all shared one trait—they were extremely stable and concealed. Even Chen Ming hadn't noticed them when he first encountered Qian Renxue.

For every tracking method he uncovered, Qian Renxue's face darkened. By the time Chen Ming declared he had found everything, her face had turned so dark.

Most of these items, including food and personal clothing, had been given to Qian Renxue by Aunt May. The majority of the tracking devices were hidden in her personal belongings.

At this moment, the identity of the traitor was painfully clear.

Qian Renxue's face was so dark that words could no longer describe her emotions. Right in front of Chen Ming, she stripped off all her clothes.

Chen Ming couldn't help but stare as Qian Renxue began stripping before him, her movements filled with barely contained rage yet still impossibly graceful.

Each piece of clothing that fell away revealed more of her flawless ivory skin, making his breath catch in his throat. Her long, silky golden hair cascaded down her bare back like a waterfall of gold

Her perfect breasts were revealed next, high and firm with rosy pink nipples that hardened in the cool cave air. Her waist was slim and toned from years of martial training, leading to gently flaring hips and endlessly long legs that seemed to go on forever. Every curve and dip of her body was like a masterpiece sculpted by the heavens themselves.

As she moved to destroy her belongings, the firelight from her martial soul danced across her naked form, highlighting the subtle play of muscles beneath her soft skin.

However, Chen Ming stopped her.

"Burning these things might cause unexpected consequences. Let me try freezing them instead."

Chen Ming placed his palm on the items. His Ultimate Ice soul power instantly froze them solid. With a slight pulse of his soul power, the items turned into a pile of ice shards.

Seeing this, Qian Renxue said nothing. She reached for Chen Ming's clothes but was stopped by him. After thinking for a moment, Chen Ming pulled out a small bottle of potion from his storage soul tool and handed it to her.

"This will erase your scent. Apply it to every corner of your body. Every. Single. Corner."

After instructing Qian Renxue, Chen Ming went outside the cave to check for additional traps.

A few minutes later, Qian Renxue emerged from the cave wearing Chen Ming's clothes.

PS: I added a little spice.