After fifteen years of cultivation, he finally reached the pinnacle of the first rank!

Chapter 294 Strange Poison
Li Que was bowing his head and banging it on the ground, so his face was not visible.

Li Musheng immediately looked away and continued to examine the silver bead in his hand.

Just then, Li Que, who was kneeling on the ground, slowly raised his head, his eyes looking up, and secretly glanced at Li Musheng, who was sitting in the grand master's chair.

Seeing that he had taken out the Apocalypse Key from the wooden box, his originally frightened eyes slowly calmed down, and then revealed a look of resentment.

However, Li Musheng was still observing the Apocalypse Secret Key in his hand, seemingly unaware of anything unusual.

After a while, Li Musheng put the silver bead in his hand into his pocket, and then looked down at Li Que.

As their eyes met, the Second Prince Li Que neither flinched nor avoided the gaze.

He stared at Li Musheng, who was sitting in front of him, the eighth prince of Dali who had previously filled him with fear and who had single-handedly led the Tianjin Guard to destroy Luoshen Peak.

Seeing this scene, Li Yuanling frowned and looked suspiciously at Li Que kneeling on the ground, wondering why his expression had suddenly changed.
As for the big black cat, it narrowed its eyes. It felt that Li Que's current appearance was really annoying and couldn't help but want to go up and scratch him, or just scratch him to death.

"The key to the Apocalypse Treasure is indeed real."

At this moment, Li Musheng slowly spoke.

Li Que remained silent, seemingly waiting for something.
The old man kneeling not far away looked up at Li Que and suddenly seemed to understand something. His aged face changed expression, and then he also looked at Li Musheng sitting in the grand chair.

However, Li Musheng remained calm throughout, then quickly withdrew his gaze and waved his hand, saying:
"Don't wait any longer, the poison you put on the Apocalypse Treasure Key won't work on me."

Upon hearing this, Li Que's expression changed drastically.

He stared intently at Li Musheng in front of him, as if trying his best to discern the unusual changes in him.

At this moment, Li Musheng sighed softly and said:
"Actually, when you retrieved the key to the Apocalypse Treasure, I had already given up the idea of ​​killing you."

Originally, it didn't really matter to Li Musheng whether or not he killed the Second Prince Li Que.

According to his thinking before he came, as long as Li Que obediently handed over the key to the Heavenly Revelation Treasure, he could actually spare his life.

After all, if word got out that he had killed two princes in a single month, people would think he was going to kill all the princes of Dali and become emperor.
"Impossible...impossible!"

Li Que stared at Li Musheng, who remained unchanged throughout, and muttered to himself in disbelief.

"That's the most potent poison in the world, even a martial god would find it hard to withstand. How could you possibly be unharmed?"

Kneeling on the ground, Li Que still stared intently at Li Musheng in front of him. He suspected that the other party was deliberately putting on a brave face, and that he was actually already poisoned.

At the same time, Li Yuanling's expression also changed drastically:
"I am going to kill you!"

She immediately moved and raised her hand to strike Li Que, who was kneeling on the ground.

Seeing this, the exiled old man hesitated for a moment, but finally decided to take action.

An invisible barrier of true energy descended upon Li Que, promptly blocking Li Yuanling from making her move.

Li Que snapped out of his daze and glanced coldly at Li Yuanling, but he had no time to pay attention to her at the moment.

Then, Li Que used his hands to push himself up from the ground and faced Li Musheng, who was sitting upright in the grand chair.

"I don't believe you'll be alright!"

Li Que stared directly at Li Musheng, a hint of madness flashing in his eyes.

Clearly, at this point, he was reckless and had already suppressed his fear of Li Musheng in his desperate gamble.

Li Musheng glanced at the other party leisurely, then pondered for a moment and said:
"I'm a little curious, where did you get this so-called number one poison in the world?"

The poison that Li Que had placed on the silver bead was immediately detected by Li Musheng the moment he touched it.

The so-called extraordinary poison mentioned by the other party was indeed extremely potent, but unfortunately, even the most potent poison could not break his indestructible body.

The reason Li Musheng was interested in this most rare and powerful poison in the world was because he sensed a familiar taste in it.

Previously, when he was undergoing a prince identification process at the Tianjin Guard headquarters, he had been given a peculiar poison.

He discovered that there were some obvious commonalities between the two poisons.

However, the poison Li Que used was more potent and domineering, while the poison on the jade needle was insidious and extremely difficult to detect.

Upon hearing this, Li Que, who was standing in the arena, let out a cold laugh.

At this moment, he became even more certain that Li Musheng was now outwardly strong but inwardly weak, and that his body had already been invaded by toxins.

Otherwise, given the other party's strength, upon learning that he had poisoned him, they would probably have already taken his life in a fit of rage, and would not have tolerated him speaking here.

"Eighth Brother, you forced me to do this. You can only blame yourself for going too far, leaving me no choice but to take the risk of poisoning you!"

The Second Prince, Li Que, looked at Li Musheng and spoke. With the protection of the old man's true energy, he had gained some confidence and dared to face Li Musheng directly without backing down.

Even a hint of pleasure appeared on his face.

The Eighth Prince of Dali, who single-handedly destroyed Luoshen Peak and became famous throughout the world, earning the awe of the entire capital, ended up dying at his hands. How could this not excite and thrill people!

Are you really alright?

At this moment, Li Yuanling, who was blocked by the barrier of the old man's true energy, turned around and rushed to Li Musheng's side with a worried expression, asking with great concern.

Shen Anran and the black cat were noticeably calmer. They had spent far more time with Li Musheng than Li Yuanling, so they were naturally more aware of Li Musheng's strength.

If the other party says Li Que's poison is useless, then it really is completely useless.

However, the big black cat had somehow jumped off the armchair with a fierce look on its face and swaggered toward Li Que.

Previously, Li Musheng had no intention of killing the other party, so it only dared to think about it in its heart, but did not dare to actually take action.

But times have changed, and now it can finally scratch the guy it already disliked to death with a single swipe of its claw.

At this moment, the old man who was kneeling on the ground suddenly moved and came to Li Que's side.

In an instant, it released wisps of extremely powerful martial arts aura, which startled the big black cat so much that it immediately stopped in its tracks.

The next moment, the big black cat transformed into a shadow and darted back to Li Musheng's side, then angrily gestured at Elder Zhe and Li Que.

That clearly meant that he knew he was no match for Li Musheng, and it was time for Li Musheng to step in.

"Stop trying to hold on! The longer it goes on, the deeper the poisoning will become, and there's no way to save you!"

At this moment, Li Que stared indifferently at Li Musheng, and the old man beside him gradually calmed down.

He had naturally witnessed the most extraordinary poison in the world that Li Que had mentioned. That poison could ignore martial arts true qi, and its toxicity was domineering and terrifying, instantly corroding the meridians and dantian.

Even though he was on guard, he dared not touch it lightly. Although Li Musheng had profound martial arts skills, he was still a mortal. If he were poisoned, there would be no cure.

At this moment, Li Musheng remained silent in response to Li Que's words, only shaking his head.

The next moment, the old man who had been guarding Li Que suddenly widened his eyes.

At the same time, Li Que suddenly noticed that the true energy barrier surrounding him had collapsed. He frowned and turned to look to the side. However, he saw that a bloody hole, running from front to back, had appeared between the old man's eyebrows.

The opponent's life force vanished in an instant, and the number one martial arts master in the entire Second Prince's mansion silently turned into a corpse.

"How is it possible...how is it possible..."

Li Que was immediately shocked and turned around abruptly, looking at Li Musheng with a horrified expression:

"You...you really weren't poisoned!"

Clearly, no one else present besides Li Musheng could kill the banished old man with a single finger.

Upon hearing this, Li Musheng simply looked at the other person calmly and said:

"Now you should be able to answer my question, right?"

Upon hearing this, Li Que suddenly collapsed to the ground, causing the old man's corpse beside him to fall with a loud thud.

Endless fear enveloped Li Que once again.

For a moment, he was so terrified that his mind went blank. When he regained consciousness, he was trembling like a leaf.

This time, Li Que couldn't even bring himself to beg for mercy.

Because he knew very well that Li Musheng would definitely kill him!
"What kind of bullshit, the most potent poison in the world?"

"Kill me...kill me now!"

"I... Li Que would rather die than answer a single word of your question!"

Suddenly, Li Que seemed to be overstimulated and hysterically roared at Li Musheng.

At this moment, his face looked like a vengeful ghost, his expression ferocious, as he stared intently at Li Musheng, who was sitting in the armchair.

"It's not up to you."

Facing Li Que's gaze, Li Musheng raised an eyebrow slightly, and then a talismanic light entered the other's body.

He had only asked the question casually and had no intention of using the Life and Death Talisman, but since Li Que wouldn't tell him, there was nothing he could do.

The next moment, Li Que, who was insane, felt as if he were being devoured by thousands of ants, and screamed shrilly throughout the hall.

"I'll tell you...I'll tell you...that strange poison...came from the Secret Service..."

……

Then, Li Musheng asked Li Que a few more questions, and then glanced at the big black cat.

In an instant, the big black cat, which had been hunched over and carefully observing Li Que's miserable state, suddenly perked up.

Then, it strode over to Li Que's side.

At this moment, Li Que was already in a daze from being tormented. When he first saw the big black cat in front of him, he had no idea what was going on.

The other cat then stretched out its paw and slashed down towards his neck.

Li Que instinctively tried to cover his neck, but it was to no avail. His trachea was blocked by blood, which continued to gush out.

He could only stare wide-eyed at the big black cat in front of him, and then all his life force vanished.

Li Que never imagined that he would eventually die at the hands of a cat.

At this moment, Li Musheng stood up from the armchair and said:
"Alright, we've got the items. Now let's head back to the Tianjin Guard headquarters."

After saying that, he walked straight out of the hall, no longer paying attention to the Second Prince Li Que and the corpse of the banished old man on the ground.

Seeing this, Shen Anran and the smug black cat quickly followed.

Li Yuanling stood there, glanced at Li Que's corpse on the ground, and slowly shook her head.

Then, she turned her gaze to the Second Prince's steward, who was now slumped on the floor in the corner of the hall, terrified.

Li Yuanling pondered for a moment and said:

"If any officials from the imperial court who are investigating this matter inquire about what just happened, you may tell them the truth. But if I find out that you have exaggerated even the slightest bit, I will take your life!"

Upon hearing this, the butler immediately realized what was happening, knelt on the ground, and kowtowed repeatedly, his whole body trembling as he said:
"Your Highness, please rest assured, this servant will answer truthfully and would never dare to have any other thoughts!"

Li Yuanling nodded slightly, then turned and left, catching up with Shen Anran and the big black cat.

Meanwhile, the master of light-footed skills who had been secretly gathering information stood frozen in the shadows, his face filled with fear, not daring to move an inch.

Only after Li Musheng and the others had gone far away did he suddenly relax, gasping for breath, his face already deathly pale.

"The Second Prince is dead..."

"The old man has also died..."

"It's horrifying that someone can't be killed even by the most potent poison in the world!"

The master of light-footed skills muttered to himself unconsciously, and then he finally remembered the mission he had come here for.

Without pausing, he stiffly circulated his martial arts true energy and quickly headed towards the back mansion where a group of martial arts masters had gathered.

Not long after, news of the Second Prince and the Exiled Elder's deaths reached the ears of many martial arts masters.

None of them had any intention of being loyal to their master or avenging the Second Prince Li Que.

In an instant, they scattered like birds and beasts, fleeing the Second Prince's residence.

They were just a group of wandering martial arts practitioners. In their eyes, it was already a blessing that Li Musheng hadn't wiped out the entire Second Prince's mansion. Who would dare to risk their lives to seek revenge on Li Musheng? In fact, they didn't even dare to have such a thought.

As the group of martial arts figures scattered and fled, news of Li Musheng killing the Second Prince Li Que spread like wildfire.

Originally, various forces in the capital were trying their best to find out why the eighth prince, who had just returned to the capital, went to the second prince's residence as soon as possible.

However, before they could find out the truth, news of Li Que's death spread.

The entire capital city was immediately in an uproar.

Li Musheng's reckless actions caused a huge uproar among various factions.

A prince of the Great Li Dynasty was killed without warning, something that had never happened before since the founding of the Great Li Dynasty.

Li Musheng's actions undoubtedly disregarded the laws governing the royal family and placed him above the laws of the Great Li Dynasty.

Some were furious, some were terrified, while others watched from the sidelines, or were even overjoyed, because this was a crucial bargaining chip in bringing down Li Musheng.

(End of this chapter)