Douro Continent

Chapter 243 Fragrant and Exquisite Immortal Delicacies (Part 2)

"Tang San, you'd better think this through. The poison I'm about to use is one that even I can't control. If you regret it now, it's not too late. I can still spare your life and let you try to cure me of the poison's backlash."

Tang San looked at Dugu Bo's hand, his expression turning serious. He tucked the nine-section jade into his robes. He knew that Dugu Bo was using his own deadly poison, the venom of the Jade Phosphorous Serpent King. With his current cultivation level, this poison was indeed difficult for him to withstand.

But Dugu Bo's words also ignited Tang San's inner pride. Born into the Tang Clan, how could he possibly back down in the face of the threat of poison? No, as a disciple of the Tang Clan, if he couldn't even defeat someone with poison, he wouldn't deserve the Tang surname.

Thinking of this, Tang San pondered for a moment, then touched the large flower of the "Fragrant Silk Immortal Herb" with his right hand before walking up to Dugu Bo, raising his left arm, and saying, "Come on."

Dugu Bo frowned. "Are you really sure?"

Tang San nodded firmly.

A cold glint flashed in Dugu Bo's eyes. He thought to himself, "Just because I haven't shown my teeth doesn't mean I'm a pushover. Do you really think I can't subdue a junior like you after all these years of cultivating my deadly poison?" With a flick of his finger, his fingertip pierced Tang San's arm.

Almost instantly, a black mist spread rapidly along the pierced spot, and the black line rose upwards.

Tang San quickly pressed his right hand against the wound on his left hand. While he still had the ability to move, he quickly took a few steps back and returned to the protection range of the "Fragrant Silk Immortal Item". He sat down cross-legged, closed his eyes, and silently circulated his Mysterious Heaven Skill.

At this moment, he was not using the Xuan Tian Gong to expel the poison. Not to mention the poison of the Azure Phosphorous Serpent King he was currently suffering from, even the poison of the Nine-Section Jadeite he had suffered from before was definitely not something that his current level of Xuan Tian Gong could resolve. The reason he was using his own power was to speed up the flow of his blood.

For an ordinary person, doing this after being poisoned would undoubtedly hasten death, but Tang San did it in order to activate the medicinal power of the Eight-Cornered Mystic Ice Grass and the Fiery Apricot Delicatessen within his body.

Just as the Yin-Yang Well repels all poisons, the greatest benefit of consuming the Eight-Cornered Ice Grass and the Fiery Apricot Blossom is that it alters one's constitution through the extreme powers of ice and fire. If Tang San can fully absorb these two medicines, he will possess a body immune to all poisons.

Of course, he still has a long way to go to achieve this goal. After the Nine-Section Jade bit him, it was the two medicinal herbs that worked within Tang San's body to neutralize and neutralize the toxins. The reason the Nine-Section Jade was unconscious was because it had absorbed some of Tang San's blood, which contained the properties of the two medicinal herbs. Fortunately, this blood was already neutralized; otherwise, such a rare and poisonous creature as the Nine-Section Jade would have immediately exploded and died.

If Tang San could fully absorb the medicinal properties of the two herbs within his body, he would naturally be unafraid of Dugu Bo's Jade Phosphorous Serpent King Poison. However, he is far from capable of doing so at this moment. Therefore, in order to resist the potent poison released by Dugu Bo, he must rely on some external forces.

Tang San would never joke with his own life; he already had a plan when he made the decision.

Although the "Fragrant Silk Immortal Herb" cannot completely suppress the toxins that have entered the body, its properties can certainly slow down the onset of the toxins and have a certain suppressive effect. The handful of pollen that Tang San touched inside the "Fragrant Silk Immortal Herb" earlier was contaminated with pollen, which he immediately applied to his wounds after being poisoned.

The pollen of the "Fragrant Fairy Flower" has the effect of curing all poisons. Although its own efficacy is not enough to neutralize the poison of the Jade Phosphorous Serpent King, it is enough to weaken it. In addition, with the combined effect of the Eight-Cornered Mystic Ice Grass and the Fiery Apricot Delicate Grass in Tang San's body, the battle between the several deadly poisons took place on Tang San's body.

Dugu Bo quietly observed Tang San. Even he himself wasn't confident he could cure his own Jade Phosphorous Serpent King Poison. Seeing Tang San slumped there, his face dark with embarrassment, he couldn't help but feel a pang of regret. He had been famous for years; why was he arguing with a child? If Tang San died here, the trouble would be immense. Thinking of the person behind Tang San, Dugu Bo felt a headache coming on. Just as Flander had said, Tang San's father, the man named Tang Hao, was someone he couldn't afford to offend.

As Dugu Bo was struggling with his inner turmoil, suddenly, Tang San's body in front of him underwent a change. A faint red light emanated from beneath his skin, followed by a white light, the two colors clearly alternating. The rapidly circulating black energy was forced to stop within this red and white light, unable to spread any further.

The Eight Spider Lances were released from behind Tang San. While fighting the poison with all his might, Tang San was no longer able to control his own martial soul and soul bone.

The Eight Spider Lances were brightly colored, but it wasn't just them that were brightly colored. The Blue Silver Grass inside Tang San's body was also released. The original blue-purple Blue Silver Grass remained the same in thickness, but its color changed. The blue-purple grass now had the same patterns as the Eight Spider Lances. The patterns were red and white, looking dazzling and eerie, even a little dazzling. They spread out from his body like venomous snakes, surrounding Tang San's body and forming a cage-like shape.

If these things surprised Dugu Bo, then when a small, jet-black hammer slowly emerged from Tang San's left hand, his surprise turned into shock.

Yes, they weren't lying to themselves. That hammer, though small, was none other than the world-famous Haotian.

The toxins, unable to spread any further, were slowly forced out of Tang San's body under the combined effects of his Xuan Tian Gong and the medicinal properties of the two herbs within him. Unbeknownst to Tang San himself, he had inadvertently turned misfortune into a blessing in disguise.

Both the Eight-Cornered Ice Grass and the Fiery Apricot are extremely potent medicinal herbs. While individually they might not be the best celestial herbs around the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, when combined, they are undoubtedly among the finest in this area. For Tang San to fully integrate the medicinal properties of these two herbs into his body, he would need to reach at least level 70 in soul power.

However, at this moment, stimulated by the Jade Phosphorous Serpent King's Poison, the Eight-Cornered Mystic Ice Grass and the Fiery Apricot Delicate Grass launched a resistance, which greatly accelerated Tang San's absorption speed.

When the Azure Phosphorous Serpent King's poison was completely expelled from Tang San's body, he had already absorbed more than 30% of the efficacy of the two herbs. Of course, this was also closely related to the fact that he had soaked in the Extreme Divine Spring of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well for a whole night.

Dugu Bo looked at Tang San with an uncertain expression. After his initial surprise, he gradually understood why the young man in front of him was able to resist his poison.

When he was first captured, he obviously did not have this ability. Both his martial soul and external soul bone changed after he came here, which means that he had obviously taken some kind of medicine that could resist the poison.

Since discovering the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire, Dugu Bo found that there were many herbs here that he did not recognize. He had tried to test the medicinal properties of these herbs, but those attempts caused him unforgettable pain. If it weren't for his own high strength, he would probably have been poisoned to death long ago.

From then on, whenever Dugu Bo came here, he only took herbs he recognized. He simply couldn't believe that this teenager would recognize herbs that even he didn't know. He also knew that there might be some treasures among these herbs, but as a Title Douluo, he was absolutely unwilling to take the risk.

Looking at Tang San, only four words came to Dugu Bo's mind: exceptionally gifted. Perhaps, in Dugu Bo's eyes, all of Tang San's current abilities were nothing special; he could still crush him with a flick of his wrist. However, Tang San's age was his greatest advantage. With his current age and strength, his future was limitless.

"What a pity," Dugu Bo sighed inwardly. His granddaughter was far too much younger than him. Otherwise, he would have insisted on bringing them together, even if it meant forcing them into marriage.

The red and white light gradually faded from beneath Tang San's skin, and the small, jet-black hammer was the first to merge into his body, followed by the external soul bone, the Eight Spider Lances, and finally the Blue Silver Grass. Tang San's complexion gradually returned to normal.

"Thank you for showing mercy, senior." Tang San sprang up from the ground, a smile returning to his face.

Although he had been cured of the Jade Phosphorous Serpent King's poison, Tang San knew that Dugu Bo had only used a small amount of the poison on him. The strength of toxicity is directly proportional to the quantity; even the most potent poison is ineffective if the amount is insufficient. Dugu Bo had clearly shown mercy, though Dugu Bo was unaware of this, which was within Tang San's calculations.

When Tang San saw that Dugu Bo was willing to give the antidote to the three masters and let them go, he knew that Dugu Bo would not kill him easily again. This was also an important reason why he risked trying to fight against the Jade Phosphorus Serpent Venom.

Having experienced this first confrontation, his resistance to poison has greatly improved. It won't be so easy for Dugu Bo to poison him with the Jade Phosphorous Serpent King Poison next time.

(End of this chapter)