A Top Scholar in Everything-Chapter 943 - 929: Poisoner

Baiyu felt terrible.

It had been two hours since he discovered the two masked figures acting suspiciously as they were throwing something under the airship.

In these two hours.

Two more groups came looking for them.

Naturally, they were all caught unawares by Baiyu and subdued directly.

Then Baiyu used Moon Illusion on each of them, extracting all the information from their mouths. Apart from some trivial matters, Baiyu obtained only one useful piece of information:

"Changzhi Shuyuan is planning to deal with Ivan Lawrence, and this time they intend to use extreme measures to solve the problem in one go. First, they will deal with the guards Ivan brought, eliminating any troublesome individuals, and then they'll seamlessly resolve Ivan."

Honestly.

Baiyu was somewhat incredulous upon hearing this news from them.

But in the Moon Illusion state, they wouldn't lie, so everything they said must be true. Or put another way, the things they knew were only so much.

A senator's son wants to deal with another senator's son.

Moreover.

The forces of both sides are evenly matched, with little difference.

The system of the Free Federation is rather unique. Essentially, they have a senator system, and each of the dozens of cities has a City Lord who acts as a senator.

But among the dozens of senators, there are differences in rank, and they aren't all the same.

The City Lords of a few key cities at the center of the Federation are special senators, as are the City Lords of a few other special large cities. These special cities add up to exactly ten.

And the City Lords of these ten cities are the ten major senators.

They wield almost over fifty percent of the Federation's military and economic power, while the remaining cities make up the other fifty percent.

Therefore, in the Senate.

The ten major senators can determine all sorts of matters in the Federation if they unite. Each special senator has far more influence than the ordinary senators.

The City Lord of Storm City is one such special senator.

Both the Changzhi Clan and the Lawrence Clan are single-lineage families, meaning their direct successors consist only of these individuals.

Once a successor dies.

Both the Changzhi Clan and the Lawrence Clan would have to adopt a successor or select someone from collateral lines.

No matter the method.

For such inherited families, it's a devastating blow.

Thus, these only sons not only have exceptionally strong bodyguards but also the Free Federation's Defense Department constantly monitors their whereabouts to provide timely assistance if anything happens.

But now.

Changzhi Shuyuan wants to take a lethal approach against Ivan.

The news that the airship left is undoubtedly known by most in the Federation, so if Changzhi Shuyuan acts and indeed kills Ivan, he cannot escape involvement in any way.

This will inevitably cause a major conflict between the Changzhi Clan and the Lawrence Clan.

Baiyu felt that this wave of airships would be a storm's eye, and if swept in, he'd certainly be stuck deep.

However.

Looking at the room full of people, Baiyu felt he may already be too deep to extricate himself. After all, this was on the airship, and with his abilities, jumping off might not injure him, but he wouldn't know where he'd land.

By the time he rushed to Central City, Machima might already be a corpse.

Given the situation's current development, Baiyu could basically guess that Loloya wanted him to save Machima. Only he'd quickly bail after delivering the goods.

The quickest way to reach Central City now is indeed this airship.

Baiyu thought for a moment, contemplating seizing this airship to thwart Changzhi Shuyuan's plans directly.

No matter what these second generations want to do, first they need to get to Central City. Once there, they can do whatever they want, and Baiyu would be long gone.

However.

Just as he was about to step out, a burly figure blocked the narrow corridor.

"It seems they have all fallen victim to you. Who are you? Why are you killing people on the Changzhi family's airship?"

The man wore special Cloth Armor, emitting a foul stench, and had a Gas Mask on his face, its colors variegated like various fuels had stained it.

As he stood there, he resembled a wall blocking the corridor.

Even the light from the ceiling above was mostly obscured by him.

Baiyu wore a Monkey Mask, which appeared quite spooky in the dark environment, which explained why the burly man hadn't attacked immediately; he too couldn't gauge Baiyu's strength.

"What is your status in the Changzhi family? Have someone with a higher status in the Changzhi family speak to me."

Baiyu quietly circulated Blood Qi.

Just when he was about to make a move.

The other suddenly launched a preemptive strike, a jet of green poison gas billowing from behind him like a tidal wave, rushing toward Baiyu and quickly filling the entire corridor. The walls rapidly corroded under the green poison gas, and breathable air dwindled visibly.

Baiyu's face darkened.

The green poison gas actually had the effect of burning Blood Qi. The Blood Qi he had just raised was being consumed frantically now.

Drag this on no longer.

In this environment, the longer the delay, the more it would favor the poison man.

Baiyu raised his Blood Qi all over, and three fire flames burned fiercely inside him. Golden Blood exploded within, and surging power filled his limbs and bones.

He stomped with his feet, shattering the floor beneath him, and shot out in an instant, punching through the wall beside him and rushing in.

In front of the poison man, a mass of green poison fluid had already accumulated.

Seeing the airship constantly smoking, Baiyu definitely didn't want to take this stuff. The poison man's only formidable thing was the poison, which was already enough to harm a Grandmaster; avoid his poison, and he's just a toothless tiger.

After breaking through a wall.

With the space increased, the green poison gas surged again. Baiyu dashed forward again, smashing into another four walls.

Before the poison man could react, Baiyu had already rushed to his side, pouring all the Black Moon Power into the Black Moon Blade in his hand.

"Moon Devouring!"

Baiyu swung his blade forward.

The black Sword Qi spread out like a crescent moon, devouring everything in its path; the extreme overbearing side of the Black Moon Power was revealed at this moment.

The poison man's eyes showed fear; he couldn't dodge, and his upper body was directly devoured by the Sword Qi.

After slashing him with one blow, Baiyu swiftly retreated, worried that the poison from the poison man's body would splash onto him.

Yet.

Just as Baiyu backed away, something even more bizarre happened.

The remaining lower half of the poison man's body began to squirm, and a two-headed arthropod crawled out, about the size of an adult's palm, with numerous tentacles and feet, looking highly disgusting.