BOOM!!
The moment Zhao Xuanqi stepped into the cave before him, his body trembled violently.
A certain acupoint on either side of his Adam's apple was now under the intense influence of the strange power within the cave.
A wave of weakness, dizziness, and paralysis washed over his brain. His body felt difficult to control, and stars suddenly exploded in his vision, causing him to stagger slightly, almost losing his footing.
The Nine Dragon Soul Acupoints. The first acupoint, Renying, located on either side of the Adam's apple.
The neck is the passage connecting the body and the head, and the Renying Acupoint is the focal point of this passage.
Nerves, blood vessels, and meridians converge here. If the Renying Acupoint is struck, the connection between the brain and body is severed, causing a person to faint instantly. It can even lead to the stagnation of Qi and Blood, resulting in insufficient blood supply to the brain and necrosis.
Each of the nine fatal acupoints on the head is incredibly dangerous.
Li Kunsheng was right. The danger level of these last nine caves was many times higher than the previous ones.
Zhao Xuanqi forcefully circulated his Qi and Blood. Within his body, his powerful will seized control, forcibly suppressing the internal turmoil and breaking free from the dizziness.
"Are you all right?"
Wang Sea asked Zhao Xuanqi from the side, stepping forward to steady him.
"I'm fine. I was just caught off guard. I've adapted now."
Zhao Xuanqi waved him off and stood up straight again.
"Since you were able to easily block the Cyan Dragon Dharma Aspect I unleashed, you should at least be able to last past the third cave. I'm not sure about any further than that, though," Wang Sea said.
"Let's continue."
Zhao Xuanqi nodded and strode forward.
The two of them soon stepped into the next cave.
The acupoint affected in this cave was the Fengchi Acupoint.
This acupoint is located on both sides of the back of the head, above the neck.
However, having experienced the previous cave, Zhao Xuanqi was prepared and didn't appear as disheveled as he had in the first one.
Yet, suppressing the influence on the Fengchi Acupoint was much more difficult than with the Renying Acupoint.
The Renying Acupoint is on the neck, so even when affected, one could use a surge of Qi and Blood to suppress it. But the Fengchi Acupoint is already on the head. Zhao Xuanqi's Qi and Blood could rush like a torrent within his body, but he couldn't do the same within his brain.
A single misstep could cause irreversible brain damage.
His expression grew solemn, his face flushing slightly.
As for Wang Sea beside him, his eyes were already starting to fill with blood vessels, appearing completely red. There were even signs of blood beginning to trickle from his nose and mouth.
"You should wait here," Zhao Xuanqi said to Wang Sea. He remembered Wang Sea mentioning that his limit was the second cave.
"Be careful."
Wang Sea nodded, not trying to push himself. After all, he still had to represent the Cyan Dragon Sect and accompany Zhao Xuanqi north.
Watching Zhao Xuanqi's disappearing back, an inexplicable light flashed in Wang Sea's eyes.
He was very curious about how far Zhao Xuanqi could make it.
Unfortunately, his own strength was limited, so he wouldn't be able to witness it firsthand.
Leaving the second cave, Zhao Xuanqi pressed on.
The third cave: Yamen Acupoint.
The fourth cave: Philtrum Acupoint.
The fifth cave: Temporal Acupoint.
Zhao Xuanqi passed through three more caves in succession, but the pressure mounted the further he went.
HUFF!! HUFF!!
Inside the fifth cave, Zhao Xuanqi's chest heaved as he gasped for breath.
At this moment, his gaze was grave. His head had swollen from the congestion of blood, his face was crimson, and his bulging eyes were so filled with blood vessels they looked as if they might burst at any moment. Blood had begun to flow uncontrollably from his seven orifices.
He remained in this cave for a full three minutes before he gradually adapted.
'The Nine Dragon Cave, huh? To achieve this level of effect just by influencing acupoints... The methods of a Divine General are truly incredible,' Zhao Xuanqi thought.
After a brief rest, he began to advance again.
The sixth cave corresponded to the Ermen Acupoint.
Stepping into this cave, Zhao Xuanqi had a different feeling from the previous ones.
HISS HISS HISS!!
RUSTLE RUSTLE RUSTLE!!
WHOOSH WHOOSH WHOOSH!!
The Ermen Acupoint corresponds to a person's hearing. Under the stimulation and influence of the cave, his sense of hearing seemed to undergo some kind of unknown change.
Countless chaotic sounds flooded his ears. Some were like unintelligible whispers, others like scrambled static. Some sounded like the roars of some creature, while at other times, it seemed as if exquisitely beautiful, decadent music was echoing around him.
All these sounds merged together, pouring into his brain. Zhao Xuanqi had no control over his hearing at this moment, so there was no way to block them out.
Under this influence, a person could easily become agitated and irritable, even suffer a nervous breakdown, generate all sorts of illusions, and ultimately lose themselves.
The Celestial Demon's Sound.
Zhao Xuanqi stood his ground, his eyes slightly closed. He guarded his Spirit internally, remaining as still as a mountain and maintaining a sliver of clarity. Unswayed by the cacophony, he walked into the seventh cave.
This time, the moment he stepped into the cave, Zhao Xuanqi felt a piercing pain in his eyes, as if a brilliant light had suddenly flashed within.
The light was a chaotic jumble of myriad colors.
Zhao Xuanqi instinctively shut his eyes, but it was useless. Even with his eyelids clamped shut, the light remained intensely bright, searing straight into his brain. It was as if a flashbang had exploded inside his head.
The seventh cave was for the Jingming Acupoint, located beside the eyes.
What Zhao Xuanqi saw was not light, but a sensation his brain naturally produced after the acupoint was stimulated by the cave—a sensation that could not be turned off.
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