Earlier, in the battle with Keso, Kaen and Meigetsu had suffered from these black poison balls.
Holden Coleman had just finished his warning when three poison balls exploded in front of Leo.
The explosion produced a dense black fog that quickly covered an area of more than ten meters, enveloping Leo within it.
“Now, you can die,” Keso sneered coldly and played his flute again.
The remaining poisonous creatures, controlled by the flute’s sound, rushed into the poisonous fog.
Inside the fog, Leo had already activated a defensive talisman to protect himself from the toxic mist.
Although his vision was obstructed, Leo used his spiritual sense to clearly detect any subtle movements around him.
Through his spiritual sense, Leo could perceive the highly toxic nature of the creatures entering the fog.
Even as a Cultivator with Spiritual Power, if bitten by these creatures, he wouldn’t be able to detoxify quickly and would be at the mercy of the Hex Mage elder.
Kaen’s formidable strength had been lost due to a single bite from one of these creatures.
Leo wasn’t about to fall for the same trick. He immediately activated another talisman.
From the center of Leo’s body, hundreds of fiery blades erupted.
Under Leo’s control, the blades, carrying intense heat, slashed at the approaching poisonous creatures in the fog.
The sound of flesh being sliced echoed continuously as the creatures were cut in half by the fiery blades.
However, some of the venomous snakes were so fierce that even after being decapitated, their heads still lunged at Leo.
Leo’s Spiritual Power surged within him as he pressed his hands to the ground.
A circular wall of fire formed around him and expanded outward.
The approaching poisonous creatures were reduced to ashes as the fire wall passed over them.
Immediately after, Leo used a Concealment Technique and vanished from his original spot.
When Keso saw the firelight within the fog, his face tightened. He reached into his waist pouch and pulled out over ten pink-colored Gu insects.
Just as Keso was about to throw the insects into the fog, he felt a chill on his back.
Leo had appeared behind Keso, his Divine Dragon Sword gleaming with a sharp light as it thrust toward Keso’s back.
Keso reacted quickly, almost teleporting to the side.
Leo’s Divine Dragon Sword missed its mark.
But Leo had a backup plan. He immediately summoned Nine Abyss Suppresses Evil Peak.
A black mist spread out instantly.
“You! You’re not an Atraria Martial Cultivator!” Keso exclaimed in shock as he distanced himself from Leo.
At the same time, Keso threw the pink Gu insects from his hand.
The insects scattered and then rushed toward Leo from all directions.
These pink Gu insects were unaffected by gravity.
Seeing the insects coming at him, Leo felt an inexplicable jolt in his heart. He knew these insects were unusual and couldn’t be confronted head-on.
Leo immediately leaped into the air.
As he did so, the pink Gu insects collectively exploded.
The explosion produced a pink mist that quickly spread. Within seconds, a pink crystalline frost formed over an area of several dozen meters.
Although Leo moved quickly, his shoes were still touched by the mist.
Crystals formed on his shoes and spread up his legs.
In an instant, Leo’s legs up to his knees were covered in pink crystals.
At that moment, Leo couldn’t even feel his lower legs.
Keso wasn’t done yet. He pulled out over ten blue spiders from his waist pouch.
“Kid, whether you’re a Martial Cultivator or not, today you will die!” Keso threw the spiders.
The old ghost’s methods were indeed vicious, but Leo wasn’t easily defeated either.
He channeled his Spiritual Power to his legs, shattering the pink crystals instantly.
Just as Leo shattered the crystals, the blue spiders thrown by Keso exploded.
The explosion produced blue flames.
The flames didn’t scatter but instead condensed into a shape like a blue electric eel, sweeping toward Leo.
Leo enlarged Nine Abyss Suppresses Evil Peak in his hand and swung it at the approaching blue flames.
The poisonous blue flames were scattered by Nine Abyss Suppresses Evil Peak.
The momentum of Nine Abyss Suppresses Evil Peak continued as it smashed toward Keso.
Keso hadn’t expected this black object to be so powerful. His pupils contracted as he quickly retreated.
Nine Abyss Suppresses Evil Peak missed Keso but created a large pit where he had been standing.
Meigetsu watched from afar and exclaimed in amazement at Leo’s techniques: “Leo’s methods are truly unfathomable.”
Leo’s figure flickered and reappeared atop Nine Abyss Suppresses Evil Peak.
His cold gaze swept over Keso as he summoned a purple-glowing dagger.
Keso formed a strange hand seal with both hands, and his body suddenly split into multiple clones.
In an instant, eight Kesos appeared.
The purple dagger shattered one of them, but it was just a clone.
“Kid, I admit your strength and techniques are impressive. If I kill you and turn you into a puppet, it would be quite wonderful.”
All seven Kesos spoke simultaneously in a hoarse and unpleasant voice as they looked at Leo.
“Is that so? Too bad your dream is about to be shattered,” Leo sneered as he locked onto the real Keso with his spiritual sense.
Leo changed his hand seals, and the purple dagger silently traced an arc in the air before shooting toward Keso’s true body.
Keso’s real body showed a drastic change in expression. He hadn’t expected Leo to identify him so quickly again.
Keso’s real body didn’t move but rapidly shrank into a dwarf-like figure.
The purple dagger aimed at Keso missed due to his shrinking and grazed over his head instead.
The sharp edge of the purple dagger cut off Keso’s hair and left a bloody mark on his scalp.
Blood flowed from Keso’s head down to his tattooed face, making him look even more sinister.
“It’s been a long time since anyone has hurt me. In Atraria, you’re the first. Very well.”
Keso touched the blood on his face and then licked it with his tongue, his eyes filled with malice.
In Siam, he held a prestigious position as the chief Hex Mage and was among the top ranks of Hex Mages.
He hadn’t expected to be injured by an Atraria boy in this Enchanted Realm today.
Keso reached into his waist pouch and pulled out a small black statue.
The black statue was smooth as jade and exquisitely crafted. It depicted a child and looked lifelike-eerily lifelike-with blood-red eyes that made it even more unsettling.
The appearance of the child statue made Leo’s facial muscles tighten.