The Man’s Decree – Chapter 5291

Tumor-ridden pythons as thick as tree trunks rose from the mire, only to tremble and sink away when Jared's marked aura washed over them.

By dusk, a dense forest of purple bamboo appeared ahead, each stalk swaying like spears beneath a copper sky.

Lavender mist drifted between the canes, so caustic it sent ripples across Jared's marked aura shield like stones dropped in water.

"We've reached the outer line of Venom Valley. Their venom slaves lurk in this bamboo, cultivators whose hearts are chained by poison," Corin warned, voice low against the sighing wind.

Just as he finished, dozens of shapes burst from the fog, bodies moving with jerky malice. They were skin and bone, their flesh stained a sickly blue-purple, their eyes laced red, each gripping a bone spear dripping with oily toxin.