The Martial Soul Skeleton, in Douluo Continent's Bone-Changing Susanoo

Chapter 50 Antidote Pill

"Master Xia, are you alright?" Dugu Yan asked.

"It's nothing." Xia Liang replied and walked straight towards the cafeteria.

It was better to do it sooner rather than later. After finishing lunch, he wanted to return to the hotel as soon as possible to make some preparations for entering the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire.

However, to prevent Dugu Bo from suddenly returning to get some herbs after leaving home, we definitely can't act today. Otherwise, it would be terrible if Dugu Bo caught us near the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.

After saying a few words to Yu Tianheng and the others, Dugu Yan ran up alone and followed Xia Liang. She said apologetically, "Master Xia, I'm so sorry. Last time you told me about the method of Fusion Rings and External Poison Mixing, which gave me a way to improve my strength, I should have thanked you. But not only did I not, my grandfather treated you like this just now."

"Actually, my grandfather put pressure on you just to test the limits of your martial soul's defense; he didn't mean anything else."

Xia Liang glanced at Dugu Yan and said, feigning frustration, "I wonder if your grandfather will cause me any more trouble. I can defend against your poison, but how can I defend against his? If he really intends to kill me, I'll definitely be poisoned to death. Sigh."

"You're being far too pessimistic," Dugu Yan frowned. "If my grandfather had truly intended to kill you, you would have been dead by now!"

Xia Liang smiled with a hint of sarcasm. "Everyone knows your grandfather's temperament is unpredictable. He might not kill me today because he's in a good mood, but who knows, he might be in a bad mood one day and want to poison someone to vent his anger. Then, wouldn't I become his target?"

"Now that you mention it, it really does sound like my grandfather. In that case, I might as well give you something for self-defense."

As she spoke, Dugu Yan took out a medicine bottle from her ring-shaped soul tool and handed it out.

Xia Liang took the medicine bottle and examined it for a while. It was a greenish-blue porcelain bottle, only the size of a thumb, with granular things shaking inside, probably some kind of pills.

"The poison pill in this bottle was made by my grandfather using the venom of the Jade Phosphorous Serpent King as a catalyst. Although it's a poison pill, it's not toxic at all. To be precise, it's an antidote pill that enhances the body's resistance to poison. If you take this antidote pill before making any poison, you won't have to worry about being infected by the toxin. You can open it and take a look."

Following Dugu Yan's instructions, Xia Liang opened the medicine bottle. Instantly, the distinctive fishy smell of the Jade Phosphorus Snake Venom wafted out.

Strangely, inhaling the fishy smell did not cause any signs of poisoning.

Shaking the bottle, Xia Liang discovered that it contained several dark green pills the size of natto beans. These must be the anti-poison pills that Dugu Yan had mentioned.

"Can this thing resist your grandfather's snake venom?" Xia Liang asked tentatively.

"What are you thinking? My grandfather is a Title Douluo. No one but a Title Douluo can resist his poison. The antidote pill I gave you can only resist the poison of a seven-ring Soul Saint for a short time. However, since the antidote pill uses my grandfather's Jade Phosphorous Serpent King poison as a medicinal guide, it can indeed develop a certain resistance to the Jade Phosphorous Serpent poison of the same lineage after taking it."

"While it won't completely protect you from my grandfather's snake venom, it will keep you safe for three seconds. Listen carefully, the antivenom pills in this bottle aren't for me to use against my grandfather's snake venom, but rather as a token of friendship. Oslo and Lingling also have some."

"If my grandfather really causes you trouble, just take out the antidote pill. Once he knows you're a friend I consider worthy, he won't kill you. But let me warn you, if you cross my grandfather's line, you'll only have one way out: death."

After listening to Dugu Yan's story, Xia Liang asked curiously, "Why did your grandfather give you these anti-poison pills? Was it just as a token?"

"How is that possible? As I just said, this antidote pill is to prevent infection by toxins when concocting poisons. Once the body has resistance to the poison, I can safely concoct various antidotes and poisons."

Although Dugu Yan's answer seemed reasonable, Xia Liang still felt something was off.

The king venom of the blue phosphorus snake is a superior form of the blue phosphorus snake venom.

According to Dugu Yan's description, the Anti-Poison Pill uses the venom of the Jade Phosphorus Serpent King as a medicinal guide, and other medicinal materials are used to inhibit the toxicity, which can resist the damage of Jade Phosphorus Serpent venom to the body to a certain extent.

If that's the case, then these antidote pills are very likely a temporary measure left by Dugu Bo for Dugu Yan to alleviate the backlash from the Jade Phosphorus Snake venom.

Dugu Yan concealed the true purpose of the antidote pill from her, definitely because she didn't want to tell outsiders this secret.

After glancing at the six dark green pills in the medicine bottle, Xia Liang thought for a moment before saying, "These antidote pills seem quite important to you. Why don't you take a few back? I only need three for self-defense."

"No need," Dugu Yan said firmly. "My grandfather always leaves me a lot of food at home whenever he goes on a long trip. You don't need to worry about it."

"Aren't you afraid he might forget to leave it for you?" Xia Liang reminded him.

"My grandfather only has me as family. How could he possibly neglect me? If he doesn't care about me, then who will? You?"

After saying that, Dugu Yan winked at Xia Liang, her eyes carrying a hint of provocation.

Xia Liang avoided Dugu Yan's flirtatious gaze. He was only thinking about the opportunity to obtain the immortal herb right before his eyes and had no mood for jokes.

"These antidote pills are my way of repaying you for providing me with the ideas on fusion and external poison mixing. Master Xia, we're even now. As we agreed before, once I've mastered external poison mixing, we'll have another Soul Battle. I really want to see you kneel down and beg me to help you detoxify then."

As soon as she finished speaking the last word, Dugu Yan had already run back to Yu Tianheng and the others.

After sealing the medicine bottle and putting it into his silver bracelet, Xia Liang continued walking towards the cafeteria. He felt that if Dugu Yan mastered the Fusion Ring and External Poison Mixing techniques, her strength would definitely experience a qualitative leap.

Unfortunately, by the time I fight another Soul Battle, I should have already gained immunity to both ice and fire, and be immune to all poisons.

night.

Wardfak Grand Hotel.

inside the room.

Xia Liang sat at the tea table.

On the tea table were a silver bracelet, three-colored rings, and a lucky charm pouch.

Of these three storage soul tools, the silver bracelet can only hold ten items, making it the lowest-grade soul tool.

The exquisitely crafted three-colored ring is a top-grade soul tool that was picked up from the far north. It is currently unknown which soul master this three-colored ring belongs to. If it is worn on the hand rashly, it may be recognized by the soul master's family.

Therefore, Xia Liang usually wears a silver bracelet. Each time, she sets aside enough space inside the bracelet to store five items. This way, she can store any extra items she receives directly inside, and then transfer all the items she has acquired that day to her three-colored ring when she returns to the hotel.

Today's harvest was truly substantial.

Not only did he get to know Crown Prince Xue Qinghe, but he also received a gold card with 30,000 gold soul coins from Qin Ming.

The biggest gain was probably the six anti-poison pills given to me by Dugu Yan.

(End of this chapter)