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

Chapter 97 Dugu Bo

Dugu Bo felt that his luck had been bad lately.

As was his habit, he would challenge a certain Super Douluo to a duel every month. Although he had never won, he was always left looking disheveled and humiliated, since his potent poison was enough to save his life. But this time, it was unclear whether a master had given his old rival some guidance, or if he had simply forgotten something…

If I hadn't run fast enough, I might have been caught by that person this time.

However, even though he ran away as soon as he realized something was wrong, he still suffered serious injuries.

Of course, although he was seriously injured, he was a doctor and a poisoner. With his superb poisoning skills, it would be quite easy to treat him, if it wasn't a rainy day and the best time for treatment was when the poison in his body took effect.

If that were all, everything would be fine. After all, as a guest elder of the Heaven Dou Empire and a esteemed Title Douluo, there would normally be no need for him to take action. All these circumstances would only prolong his treatment time.

Then, he encountered robbers who attempted to kidnap the current head of the Nine Heart Begonia family.

Just by looking at his physique, he knew it was that brainless old gorilla from the city, but he had no idea who the disabled man with a missing arm next to him was.

After much deliberation, and confirming that there were no cripples among either the Title Douluo or the Soul Douluo, he decisively made his move. After all, he could easily handle a Soul Douluo and a guy who wasn't even a Soul Douluo!

"Damn it, who broke Tang Hao's arm... cough, cough cough cough..."

Outside the poison array that Dugu Bo had set up in Sunset Forest, after thinking about the identity of the guy with the missing arm, Dugu Bo couldn't help but curse. However, before he could finish speaking, his wounds flared up again, forcing him to vomit two mouthfuls of blood.

"I almost died there..."

Glancing at the ground corroded by his own vomited blood, Dugu Bo raised his hand with some difficulty and wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth. He could easily handle one Titan, but the other person was Tang Hao. Even in his prime, he was no match for Tang Hao, let alone when he was already seriously injured.

He managed to escape with great difficulty and revealed the identities of the two thieves to Prince Xuexing; that was the limit of what he could do.

"It's almost midnight... I must get back as soon as possible..."

Dragging his heavily injured body, Dugu Bo stepped into the poisonous array with difficulty. Before the poison in his body flared up again, he had to return to the herb garden he had found by chance as soon as possible and rely on the spring in the center of the herb garden, where extreme heat and extreme cold intertwined, to suppress the poison in his body. Otherwise, when the poison erupted, it would be the time of his death.

This was the first time Dugu Bo felt that this mountain, which was about a thousand meters high, was so difficult to climb. The mountain path, which used to be as flat as the ground for him, now felt like a death knell, and every step required a lot of his strength.

Finally, before his strength was completely exhausted, Dugu Bo reached the top of the mountain. Next, he would jump down from the top. As long as he could land safely at the bottom of the valley, his life would be saved.

It's been saved for now.

"Huff, cough cough..." Leaning against a tree, Dugu Bo gasped for breath, his coughing uncontrollably.

"Let's give it our all!"

With gritted teeth and a determined heart, Dugu Bo disregarded what would happen to his injuries without the suppression of his soul power. He only knew that if he didn't leave immediately, the deadly poison would kill him before his injuries worsened.

With a leap, Dugu Bo jumped off the bottomless, pitch-black cliff in front of him, disappearing into the thick fog and darkness in the blink of an eye.

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After giving the newly born beast fire a rather unpleasant name, Xiao Yan began to rise to the surface.

Although it took a long time to descend, there was no need to worry too much about the consumption of fighting spirit and soul power when surfacing. Therefore, it only took Xiao Yan a little over an hour to see the darkness outside the spring.

With another burst of speed, Xiao Yan successfully broke through the water's surface and returned to the valley.

Then Xiao Yan saw the green-haired old man falling from mid-air.

Although they had never officially met, Xiao Yan did know the granddaughter and was aware of the poison in her body. At first, he thought it was their family's cultivation method, so he didn't pay much attention to it.

But watching the green-haired old man fall helplessly from mid-air, and feeling the toxins in his body, Xiao Yan had to admit one thing—

Perhaps the Dugu family was unaware of the deadly poison in their bodies, or perhaps they simply didn't know how to neutralize the toxins within them.

'Teacher, do you know how to treat this kind of toxin?'

While using his mental power to catch Dugu Bo and suppress his injuries, Xiao Yan silently asked Yao Lao for help.

On the Dou Qi Continent, there is a profession called "Poison Master," but it can only be said to be a branch, a degraded branch, of alchemists. Moreover, most poison masters on the Dou Qi Continent only use poison as a means of "self-defense." If those poison masters were to inhale their poison, it would be better to just kill them.

"His appearance does resemble that of those who cultivate poisonous fighting qi."

When Xiao Yan "dragged" Dugu Bo's body in front of him, Yao Lao slowly said, "This body is full of poison... tsk tsk, people who are not as strong as him may not even be able to last a single move against him."

Poisonous Battle Qi is a man-made mutation. Before becoming a Battle Master, one cultivates by soaking in poisonous water. As the poison slowly invades the body, it fuses with the Battle Qi. Over time, the originally normal Battle Qi becomes Poisonous Battle Qi with different effects. In Yao Lao's opinion, the soul power of the Poison Douluo Dugu Bo in front of him is not much different from Poisonous Battle Qi.

"Poisonous Battle Qi? So, all this poison in his body is the source of his strength?" Waving his hand to signal the Lu sisters to keep their distance, Xiao Yan nodded. "So, he knows he's poisoned, but because his strength comes from it, he can't cure himself?"

Then, when he was seriously injured, he was poisoned and ended up looking like he could die at any moment.

Xiao Yan sighed helplessly and took out a perfectly round, emerald-green pill from his Flame Awakening Ring. As soon as the pill appeared, an intoxicating medicinal fragrance wafted out, and taking a sip gave one a slight boost of energy.

This pill is called "Guyuan Pill," a type of healing medicine. It is a replica of the fifth-grade pill "Fuyuan Pill" made by Xiao Yan. Although it is a replica, its healing effect can reach the level of a fourth-grade pill. It is made entirely from medicinal materials unique to the Douluo Continent.

Similarly, as a replica of the "Restoration Pill," in addition to its excellent healing effects, it also possesses the same gentle medicinal properties as the Restoration Pill, causing no damage to the already injured body. It is an excellent pill for treating serious injuries. Because of its complex refining process, Xiao Yan did not dare to take it directly when the flesh of one of his hands was corroded by the Ghost General...

Of course, the main reason is that this Qi-stabilizing pill has no effect on repairing the skin and flesh. In short, this pill that Xiao Yan was completely unwilling to take was given to Dugu Bo at this time.

"Hey, you're actually willing to part with it now?" Yao Lao teased, knowing Xiao Yan's 'stingy' nature.

"We still need the pills," Xiao Yan chuckled. "I was originally thinking of taking some of the herbs needed to refine the Five Elements Yin Yang Pill while he was still gone, but now he's back, and he's back in a badly injured state..."

'Shouldn't I take this opportunity to ask him about the medicinal properties of all the herbs, and then take as much as I can?'

Xiao Yan was really craving these herbs. Although the highest grade of these herbs was only fourth or fifth grade, they had a wide variety of types. If he was lucky, he might even be able to gather some low-grade pills to improve his strength!

Xiao Yan's plan was good, but—

"These herbs don't look like they were cultivated," the old herbalist casually remarked.

“I know, but it’s still his herb garden,” Xiao Yan said nonchalantly. “According to that old woman, Dugu Bo has occupied this herb garden for decades. It’s impossible that he didn’t understand the medicinal properties of any herbs in all that time, right?”

After thinking about it, the old doctor realized that it made sense. Although he was a bit weak, Dugu Bo was still a titled Douluo. In the Dou Qi Continent, he could at least be the city lord of a small country in a remote region. It was impossible for him to be completely unaware of the medicinal properties of the herbs in his herb garden.

"Speaking of which, if one's poisonous fighting spirit doesn't reach the Dou Wang level, it will eventually be devoured by the poisonous fighting spirit one cultivates, right?" While waiting for the Gu Yuan Pill to heal Dugu Bo's battered body, Xiao Yan suddenly thought of something.

“That’s right,” Yao Lao nodded. “It is precisely because of this oppression of death that practitioners of poison fighting qi are generally much more insane, hoping that they can completely get rid of the erosion of the poison in their bodies.”

"Does Dugu Bo have the potential to become a Dou Wang (Battle King)?"

As a level 91 Title Douluo, Dugu Bo is only four levels away from the level 95 represented by the Dou Wang, which should be no problem under normal circumstances.

"It's probably impossible for me to swim in this lifetime."

"really……"

Xiao Yan was not surprised by Yao Lao's answer. Although he was only a peak Dou Shi, he could still understand Dugu Bo's physical condition. With such poison penetrating deep into the bone marrow, let alone a Dou Wang, Xiao Yan thought that the reason why Dugu Bo could become a Title Douluo was because the cultivation methods on this continent were too "simple".

"Then, does the teacher have a way to deal with the toxins in his body?" After a pause, Xiao Yan added, "without affecting his strength."

He did ask, but Xiao Yan didn't hold out much hope. For someone who cultivates poisonous battle qi to have the toxins removed from their body without affecting their strength was tantamount to directly altering their battle qi attribute—pure nonsense…

"Have."

"As expected, there isn't... Wait, teacher, do you have a way to treat the toxins in his body without affecting his strength?" Xiao Yan was full of surprise. He was prepared for Yao Lao to say that he didn't!

"The method of using poison pills."

"Poison Pill...isn't that a method to control the Calamity Poison Body?"

After hesitating for a moment, Xiao Yan remembered the scroll he had seen in Yao Lao's collection of books. It contained a method for controlling the Calamity Poison Body, which was refined using three different kinds of strange fire, the magic core of the seventh-order Heavenly Poison Scorpion Dragon Beast, and the Bodhi Transformation Body.

"The situation of the Calamity Poison Body is very similar to his, isn't it?" Yao Lao smiled. "The only difference is that the Calamity Poison Body is more terrifying, while Dugu Bo is only a high-level Dou Ling."

“That’s true…” Xiao Yan smiled awkwardly, “But… I don’t have any of the three different flames, the magic core of the seventh-order Heavenly Poison Scorpion Dragon Beast, or the Bodhi Transformation.”

Most importantly, Xiao Yan can only be considered a fourth-grade alchemist at present. He may be able to refine fifth-grade or even sixth-grade pills, but processing seventh-grade magic cores is definitely not something he can do at his current level.

"Is this important to you?" the old apothecary asked with a smile.

"Uh... well," Xiao Yan scratched his head somewhat awkwardly, "it's mainly because dealing with those people by myself all the time is a bit troublesome, and it's also quite tedious..."

"Those people" specifically refers to the overconfident Tang Hao and his lackey-like Titan.

"You want to use treating the toxins in his body as a condition to make him your subordinate?"

"Not subordinates, but assistants!" Xiao Yan corrected Yao Lao's mistake, "Assistants who help deal with some flies."

"So, if you can't achieve the method of making the poison pill, why do you want to make him your assistant?"

"..." Xiao Yan remained silent, then said fiercely, "At worst, I'll beat him up first, subdue him, and then use the poison pill method as bait! I don't believe he doesn't value his own life and his granddaughter's life at all!"

Of course, these are just words. If he really can't persuade Dugu Bo, Xiao Yan doesn't care. He'll just have to deal with the flies himself.

Not far away, the Lu sisters watched Xiao Yan timidly as he held Dugu Bo's body and muttered to himself.

'Should we talk to that person again?' Lu Chen looked at Lu Mu.

'It doesn't seem like it...' Lu Mu replied with a somewhat strained smile.

Who is he talking to?! x2

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Dugu Bo felt like he hadn't felt this comfortable in a long time. Ever since the toxins in his body started affecting his daily life, he would experience numbness and itching in his ribs on rainy days, and the sensation would intensify. In addition, every night, around the third watch of the night, he would experience needle-like pain on the top of his head and the soles of his feet, followed by spasms throughout his body...

He had endured thousands of days and nights of this excruciating pain, but today, he seemed to feel no suffering at all, and slept soundly until morning.

At dawn, Dugu Bo, who had just woken from his coma, stared at the sky with dazed eyes.

'How long has it been since I've had a night this comfortable?'

Chapter 98 Exploiting Kindness

He felt so comfortable all over, without a trace of pain. If it weren't for the fact that he could still feel his limbs, Dugu Bo would almost think that he had lost his limbs, which was why he couldn't feel the pain he used to feel every morning.

"woke up?"

Just as Gu Dubo was lost in his own thoughts about life, a voice that was completely unfamiliar to him suddenly rang out.

"Who is it?!"

Almost instantly, Dugu Bo jumped up and summoned his martial soul. Emerald green light burst forth from his body, and nine soul rings rose from his feet.

Dark green eyes stared intently in the direction from which the sound came—

The young man dressed in black stood there, calmly watching Dugu Bo.

"Who are you? How did you find this place?"

After confirming that he was in his own herb garden, Dugu Bo breathed a slight sigh of relief, but his eyes remained fixed on Xiao Yan. He was the only one who knew the location of this special herb garden; even his granddaughter only knew that he had a herb garden in Sunset Forest.

"Do we need to start explaining from there?" Xiao Yan pursed his lips. "But before I explain, shouldn't you first recall what state you were in when you came back yesterday?"

yesterday?