Battle Through the Heavens: Xiao Yan, who was kidnapped to another world

After nearly a day's journey, Little Fairy Doctor finally arrived here, her face grim as she looked ahead—

Like the danger zone, the death zone was still filled with lava. However, unlike the danger zone, there was almost no place to stand in the death zone. At least, she couldn't see any place to stand until the end of Little Fairy Doctor's line of sight.

'This is troublesome...'

Little Fairy Doctor pursed her lips and remained silent.

Her strength did not allow her to ignore the high temperature of the magma, and without any foothold, she had absolutely no chance of entering the death zone.

Although she could wait until the lava had completely cooled down before going in, who could guarantee that during the time she was waiting for the lava to cool down, an explosion like the one before wouldn't occur again in the center of the death zone?

Even if she doesn't actually appear, once the magma cools down and she reaches the depths of the death zone, and gets to Xiao Yan's side, will Xiao Yan still be alive?

While hesitating, Little Fairy Doctor recalled the battle qi armor unique to the Calamity Poison Body recorded in the Seven-Colored Poison Scripture. It was a tangible armor formed from poison, and according to the records, it could ignore various attribute attacks at the Dou Ling level...

'Xiao Yan, please don't die!'

After a moment's hesitation, Little Fairy Doctor, who had already made up her mind to never take any more poison, accepted the gift from Xiao Yan.

He took out a portion of poison from his storage ring and swallowed it directly.

A day has passed, and looking at Xiao Yan, who still has his eyes closed and is in the process of being devoured by the strange fire, Yao Lao hesitated.

Although normally it takes a day or even longer to devour a different kind of fire, Xiao Yan had already devoured one, and the Azure Lotus Earth Core Fire he devoured was ranked slightly higher than the Netherworld Poison Fire on the Different Kind of Fire Ranking. In fact, the time Xiao Yan spent devouring the Azure Lotus Earth Core Fire was not as long as this time.

'If Little Flame hasn't finished devouring everything by this time tomorrow...'

Halfway through his thought, the old doctor suddenly fell silent.

Can the devouring of the strange fire really be stopped?

After the absorption of the strange fire was stopped, did it really have no effect on Xiao Yan at all?

Yao Lao couldn't guarantee anything. Moreover, if there really weren't any problems, and it was just that simply peeling off the outer shell of the Netherworld Poison Flame took a bit too long, or that simultaneously absorbing the essence of two Netherworld Poison Flames took a bit too long, then he might arbitrarily stop Xiao Yan's absorption process...

While the old apothecary was hesitating, he suddenly heard a hissing sound coming from afar.

Who is it?

Finally free from hesitation, Yao Lao's soul power spread out without a second thought, and he saw someone completely encased in a poisonous armor...

'Little Fairy Doctor?'

After seeing the person's appearance clearly, Yao Lao frowned slightly, hesitated for a moment, and then returned to the Bone Flame Ring.

"Phew, thank goodness there's a safe spot!"

After running wildly through the death zone, Little Fairy Doctor breathed a long sigh of relief as her feet touched the ground again, a long-lost sense of peace spreading throughout her body.

"...Xiao Yan?"

After walking a while longer, Little Fairy Doctor spotted Xiao Yan sitting cross-legged on the ground, seemingly cultivating.

After calling out but receiving no response, Little Fairy Doctor quickened her pace and ran to Xiao Yan's side.

"Still alive... huh?"

Seeing Xiao Yan's rosy complexion, Little Fairy Doctor finally breathed a sigh of relief. However, the next moment, she noticed something was wrong and stared intently at Xiao Yan's face.

Chapter 169 The Curtain Falls

"This is..."

Looking at Xiao Yan's mouth and nose, Little Fairy Doctor's expression was somewhat surprised and uncertain. From her perspective, Xiao Yan's mouth and nose were emitting a bright blue color.

"A soul puppet...?"

Similar cases are recorded in the Seven-Colored Poison Scripture. It is said that after a cultivator is poisoned by a deadly poison called "Soul Fall", a bluish-green color that can only be seen from an urban perspective will appear in the eyes, ears, nose, and brain. The poisoner will become the soul puppet of the poisoner, turning into a complete human puppet.

Xiao Yan's current situation is somewhat similar to that of the Soul Puppet, but when Little Fairy Doctor looked at Xiao Yan's eyes and ears, she did not see the same colors, let alone his brain.

"A soul puppet? What's that?"

After confirming that Xiao Yan's eyes and ears were normal, Little Fairy Doctor breathed a sigh of relief, but was immediately startled by a sudden sound beside her.

"Don't be nervous, I am Xiao Yanzi's master." Looking at Xiao Yixian, who was frightened and instinctively shielded Xiao Yan, who was meditating cross-legged, behind her, Yao Lao's face showed a kind smile.

"How can you prove it?" Little Fairy Doctor secretly took out several samples of poison from her storage ring, then asked nervously.

"When Xiao Yanzi went to the Tagor Desert with you, I was watching from the sidelines," Yao Lao said, nodding with satisfaction at Xiao Yixian's vigilance. "Before coming to the Chuyun Empire, Xiao Yanzi absorbed a strange fire, which I obtained from Queen Medusa."

Upon hearing Yao Lao's words to prove his identity, Little Fairy Doctor hesitated for a moment, then put down the poison in her hand. "Is Xiao Yan cultivating?"

"I suppose so..." After hesitating for a moment, Yao Lao nodded. Although they were acquaintances, the matter of devouring a second strange fire was, after all, a highly confidential matter. "By the way, what did you mean by the soul puppet you mentioned when you saw Xiao Yanzi before?"

After barely managing to answer Little Fairy Doctor's question, the old doctor quickly changed the subject.

“Soul Puppet…” After thinking for a moment, Little Fairy Doctor said softly, “The Seven-Colored Poison Scripture records a strange poison called Soul Fall.”

“The connection between the soul and body of a poisoned person will be completely severed, and the world that the soul can perceive will gradually speed up…” After a pause, Little Fairy Doctor continued, “But in reality, the soul of a poisoned person’s perception slows down, and it will continue to slow down.”

"When the world perceived by the poisoned person appears as a ghost image, that is when the poisoned person's soul sinks and becomes the puppet of the poisoner."

"The connection between soul and body has been completely severed? Can poison really do this?" Yao Lao exclaimed in amazement as he completely covered Xiao Yan's body with his own soul power, trying to sense Xiao Yan's soul power.

"That's what the Seven-Colored Poison Scripture says," Little Fairy Doctor smiled bitterly, "Whether it's actually like that... I think nobody knows."

"Oh? Why?" the old apothecary asked curiously.

According to the Seven-Colored Poison Scripture, this poison last appeared more than four thousand years ago. It was a signature move of a Battle Venerable with a Calamity Poison Body. However, with the disappearance of that Battle Venerable, this poison became a complete legend.

"More than four thousand years ago, the Calamity Poison Body, the Battle Venerable..."

Although he had sensed Xiao Yan's soul and confirmed that it was perfectly healthy and without any problems, Yao Lao's expression stiffened slightly after hearing what Little Fairy Doctor said.

The number of Calamity Poison Bodies that have appeared in the history of Dou Qi Continent is not small, but only a few have been able to become Dou Zun, not to mention the Calamity Poison Bodies Dou Zun who disappeared rather than "died" as recorded in history.

Therefore, barring any unforeseen circumstances, the one who created the Soul Fall technique four thousand years ago, the Calamity Poison Body, ultimately died in this spatial realm.

"Then, how can one identify this kind of poison?"

Even though Yao Lao reminded himself that it couldn't be such a coincidence, and that it might just be that Xiao Yan was a little slow in refining the Netherworld Poison Fire, Yao Lao still asked the question in the end.

"There is only one way to identify it..."

Since it wasn't anything important, Little Fairy Doctor instinctively prepared to explain after hearing the old doctor's question. However, she suddenly stared blankly at the old doctor halfway through her sentence. At that moment, a bad premonition suddenly filled Little Fairy Doctor's heart—

When she turned back and her gaze fell on Xiao Yan again, Little Fairy Doctor saw that a faint blue light was slowly spreading from Xiao Yan's eyes.

"Is Xiao Yan really cultivating?!"

Without a moment's hesitation, Little Fairy Doctor's gaze returned to Old Medicine Master, and her voice rose considerably.

"...At first, yes."

Seeing Little Fairy Doctor's reaction, the old doctor understood that the Netherworld Poison Fire contained the "Soul Fall" poison.

"As expected, Xiao Yanzi's cultivation should have ended yesterday, but it has been delayed until now..." Yao Lao pursed his lips, "Do you have a solution for Soul Fall... this poison?"

The old alchemist's voice was somewhat bitter. He was once one of the best alchemists on the Dou Qi Continent. If it were before, he would have been able to refine pills that could resolve more than 90% of poisons, but at this moment he could only turn to Little Fairy Doctor for help.

What is the method to detoxify?

How could such a thing possibly exist?

Although the Seven-Colored Poison Scripture is very special, it is ultimately just an ordinary poison scripture. The fact that it could record the Soul-Falling Poison was purely accidental. If there really was an antidote, the Soul-Falling Poison would not have been completely lost!

Just as Little Fairy Doctor was about to reveal this cruel reality, as if by some strange twist of fate, she suddenly remembered a sentence from the Seven-Colored Poison Scripture: that the body of the Calamity Poison Physique could help others detoxify...

Do you have a way to detoxify?

After all, he was an old fox who had lived for a long time. Although the hesitation on Little Fairy Doctor's face only appeared for a moment, Yao Lao noticed it immediately.

"Yes, there are..."

Little Fairy Doctor hesitated. Although she had come because she was worried about Xiao Yan, her relationship with him was currently only that of friends...

"Please save him!" Without the slightest hesitation, the old doctor uttered the word "please." "As long as you can save Xiao Yanzi, I can grant you any request!"

The old apothecary's voice was very firm, and he thought to himself that as long as Little Fairy Doctor showed any hesitation, he would give her the method of the poison pill...

“Even if you didn’t say it, I would still do it,” Little Fairy Doctor smiled bitterly. “Xiao Yan… he is, after all, my only friend, so of course I would save him.” Besides, barring any unforeseen circumstances, her future as a person with the Calamity Poison Body was already destined to end in loneliness, and this moment might be the best opportunity.

'Consider it a bargain for you...'

Turning back to look at Xiao Yan, who was cultivating with his eyes closed, Little Fairy Doctor sighed softly.

Seeing Little Fairy Doctor sigh, the old doctor was slightly taken aback. He was prepared for Little Fairy Doctor to hesitate before revealing the method to resolve the Calamity Poison Body!

'However, this is for the best. Let Xiao Yanzi decide for himself whether or not to reveal the method of using poison pills.'

"Then, is there anything I can do for you?" After muttering to himself, the old doctor asked earnestly.

"...Could you please move a little further away from here?" After a moment's hesitation, Little Fairy Doctor said softly, "This detoxification method..." with a deep look of doubt on her face.

"Alright, then I'll go protect you two!" The old doctor wasn't some clueless young man. Seeing the hesitation on Little Fairy Doctor's face, he left decisively.

After the figure of Yao Lao disappeared, Little Fairy Doctor waited for more than ten minutes before slowly approaching Xiao Yan.

Looking at Xiao Yan with his eyes closed, Little Fairy Doctor sighed softly, "I wonder who you'll end up giving yourself to..."

Even though Little Fairy Doctor wasn't particularly interested in cultivation, she still understood the significance of becoming a Great Dou Master at the age of fifteen or sixteen, not to mention that Xiao Yan was also an alchemist and had obtained a strange flame with the help of his teacher.

"When you wake up, you'll have to make it up to me properly..."

After uttering her last words, Little Fairy Doctor's kiss landed on the lips of the unconscious Xiao Yan.

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"..."

Looking at the neatly dressed Little Fairy Doctor beside him, Xiao Yan opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but swallowed the words back down. Although he didn't know when Little Fairy Doctor had arrived, Xiao Yan, who knew that the connection between his soul and body had been severed, understood that he owed Little Fairy Doctor a life and had also gained a great advantage.

"What, you don't recognize me after only a few days?" After confirming that her clothes were no different from those of a few hours ago, Little Fairy Doctor's gaze fell on the silent Xiao Yan.

"...Is it worth it?"

Even though he knew it was disgusting to say such a thing after taking such a huge advantage, Xiao Yan still asked the question when he saw the smiling Little Fairy Doctor.

"What's this about whether it's worth it or not?" Little Fairy Doctor smiled helplessly. "Even if I feel it's not worth it now, can I go back a few hours? Besides, I think I still came out ahead quite a bit..."

"Besides, you are my only friend after all. Does saving my own friend really require so much consideration of whether it's worth it or not?"

Little Fairy Doctor's face was full of smiles, but it was this radiant smile that made Xiao Yan's conscience slightly uneasy.

“I know,” Xiao Yan nodded heavily, pursing his lips, “but… is it really worth it to save someone like me who knows the solution to the Calamity Poison Body but has never told you?”