God-Tier Providence System-Chapter 65

"You gave me such an excellent treasure. Naturally, I have to repay you." Leo took a scroll from his space ring and casually tossed it to Knox.

"Brat, go quickly and return quickly."

"Once you have integrated the power of the Innate Poison Cloud, I will take you to the Hale family, kill Alex, and avenge you!"

"Thank you, Senior Leo!" Knox nodded gratefully. He immediately took the scroll and left the village.

After Knox left, Leo remained sitting under the tree, relishing his toxic juice with deep satisfaction.

"Heheh, truly a case of sitting at home while blessings fall from the sky."

"I never expected that without ever stepping out my front door, I could obtain such a wonderful treasure."

Leo toyed with the Profound Ice Blue Moon Hairpin, growing fonder of it the more he looked at it. Nodding repeatedly with a satisfied smile.

"This is truly a fortuitous encounter bestowed upon me by the Heavens themselves!"

"Right, I heard that the Hale family’s Saint Lord, Alex, holds a Rakshasa Demon Umbrella in his hands."

"It can be used to absorb life essence and store souls. A world-renowned treasure."

"Once I kill him, I definitely have to get my hands on that umbrella too!"

Just as Leo was blissfully fantasizing, his mental abacus clicking away rapidly, a mass of dark clouds drifted across the originally clear sky.

It completely blocked the sunlight shining directly above his head.

Leo had been basking in the sun. Seeing it suddenly disappear, he naturally looked up in suspicion.

The very instant he raised his head, Alex, bringing Joanna along, descended directly from the sky. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

He stood before Leo with his arms crossed. Looking down at him with a face full of mockery.

"You... who are you?!" Feeling the terrifying aura radiating from Alex, Leo’s expression changed slightly. He subconsciously took a step back.

"The Saint Lord of the Hale family, Alex." Alex said calmly. "Are you the Poison King, Leo?"

"Seeing you in person truly does not live up to your reputation."

Leo felt a wave of apprehension in his heart. Yet he still maintained a remarkably tough exterior.

"Heh, Saint Lord Alex, I have long looked forward to meeting you."

"However, you are not welcome here. I ask Your Excellency to return."

"Not welcome me?" A highly amused smile curled at the corners of Alex’s mouth.

"Leo, you are also someone who has long established a name in the Heavenly Flame Dynasty."

"Could it be that you do not know my rules?"

"Wherever I go, that is the territory of the Hale family."

"Have you swallowed the heart of a lion, daring to show such disrespect to me?"

Although Leo’s cultivation was inferior to Alex’s, he was still an expert at the first level of the Supreme Realm. Hearing this disdainful mockery, a surge of irritation flared in his heart.

"Alex, I’m not afraid to tell you."

"Someone has paid a massive price for this old master to take your life."

"If you obediently scram back to the Hale family’s holy land and hide, I can let you live a few more days."

"But if you dare run wild here, then today I will make you..."

Slap!

Before Leo could even finish his sentence, his greasy cheek was met with a solid, crisp slap. His left cheek instantly swelled up two inches high.

Looking visibly disgusted, Alex wiped the greasy residue off his hand. He looked down imperiously at Leo.

"Take my life?"

"Leo, your guts are certainly not small."

"You... you dare hit me?!" Leo flew into a towering rage. He wanted to fight Alex to the death right then and there.

Alex remained utterly expressionless and delivered another backhand slap.

A bright red palm print now adorned Leo’s right cheek as well.

Up until fifty years ago, the name Alex still carried a fierce, terrifying reputation throughout the entire Heavenly Flame Dynasty. His cultivation was profound. His methods ruthless and merciless. He would slaughter villages and exterminate entire cities at the slightest provocation, earning him the terrifying title of the Living Yama.

However, over the past fifty years, as he aged and began to excessively dote on Isolde, Alex had gradually restrained his violent nature. Adopting a bit more of the dignified demeanor of an aristocratic Saint Lord.

It was precisely because of this that many had forgotten his former terror. It allowed contempt, and even the thought of challenging him, to sprout in their hearts.

Leo was exactly one of these people.

Originally, his heart had been brimming with confidence. He intended to rely on his poison arts to take Alex’s life. Not only would this make the Heavenly Flame Dynasty owe him a massive favor, but it would also cause his name to resound throughout the entire dynasty.

But these two slaps had completely and thoroughly slapped Leo wide awake.

The gap between him and Alex wasn’t just the difference between the first level and the seventh level of the Supreme Realm.

It was the insurmountable chasm between a self-proclaimed backwater local king and a universally acknowledged Saint Lord.

"S-Saint Lord Alex..." Leo had completely lost every last shred of his former bluster. With a thud, he fell to his knees. His entire body shivered uncontrollably. He kowtowed so rapidly and forcefully his head banged against the dirt like a chicken frantically pecking at scattered rice.

"This lowly one knows his mistakes! This lowly one knows his mistakes!"

"I beg the Saint Lord to show mercy and spare this lowly one’s life!"

Alex looked down imperiously at Leo.

A cold, ferocious sneer curled at the corners of his mouth.

"Poison King Leo, you certainly are a man who understands the times."

"Speak. Where did that Knox go?"

Leo didn’t dare hesitate for even a fraction of a second.

"The... the Thousand Poisons Demon Cave..."

"The Thousand Poisons Demon Cave?" Alex narrowed his eyes slightly. A flash of icy killing intent streaked across his gaze.

Sure enough. The plot was following the exact same trajectory as the original novel.

In the original timeline, Knox went to the Thousand Poisons Demon Cave, devoured the Innate Poison Cloud, and obtained the Innate Poison King Saint Body. From then on, he became invulnerable to a thousand poisons and could manipulate various lethal toxins at will.

It was precisely by relying on this ability that Knox managed to forcefully withstand the Fourth Elder Lara’s ultimate lethal poison. Then, coordinating with Isolde, he murdered Lara. He made her the very first casualty among the Hale family’s Four Great Elders.

"Leo, lead the way." Alex said faintly.

"I traveled a long way to the Five Poisons Valley. I cannot return empty-handed."