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

“It’s better not to tell this kind of joke,” Dugu Bo interrupted Xiao Yan, smiling helplessly. “I’m seventy-eight years old this year, and I’ve always been the one poisoning others, never the other way around.”

Although he said that, Xiao Yan could see a hint of guilt on Dugu Bo's face.

“Indeed, if it were someone else, they certainly wouldn’t be able to poison you,” Xiao Yan said with a smile, looking at Dugu Bo. “But what if it’s your own poison?”

'The person in front of me is my savior, I can't lay a hand on him!' Dugu Bo told himself this in his heart, suppressing his murderous intent, which made his expression look somewhat ferocious.

"open……"

"Don't rush to deny it," Xiao Yan interrupted Dugu Bo before he could finish speaking. "The injuries that the Super Douluo and Haotian Douluo you mentioned inflicted on you weren't fatal, but when I caught you, you had already lost more than half of your life."

"And do I need to point out the reason for this to you?"

Looking at the smiling Xiao Yan, Dugu Bo sighed, "It seems that healing me in one night wasn't a coincidence, it's just..."

"How dare you, a Soul King, spout such nonsense in front of a Title Douluo?"

The green light burst forth once more, and Dugu Bo resummoned his martial soul. His dark green pupils stared intently at Xiao Yan, and the pressure of a Title Douluo rushed towards Xiao Yan without any mercy.

"If I were really just a Soul King, I wouldn't even be able to heal your injuries. After all, a Soul King is no different from an ordinary person in front of a Title Douluo, is he?"

However, to Dugu Bo's surprise, Xiao Yan remained relaxed despite his merciless pressure, and even stretched.

"But what if I weren't a Soul King who's no different from an ordinary person to you, but a mysterious powerhouse who could easily crush the Haotian Douluo you mentioned, and who also severed that Haotian Douluo's right arm at the root?"

As each word was uttered, Dugu Bo's feet gradually sank into the ground. By the time the last word was uttered, the pressure Dugu Bo endured was almost enough to break his body.

Are there any more questions?

Xiao Yan still wore a smiling expression, but to Dugu Bo now, that expression was no different from that of a demon.

Dugu Bo wanted to condemn and express his resentment, but under the pressure released by Xiao Yan, he couldn't even move his eyes, let alone speak. Faced with Xiao Yan's question, he could only hope to give Xiao Yan a satisfactory answer with his eyes.

"I'm so sorry, I almost forgot that you can't even speak in this state," Xiao Yan said apologetically. "Alright, it should be fine now. If you have any questions, you can ask me now."

Dugu Bo, who had never felt the air was so sweet, obediently withdrew his martial spirit and looked at Xiao Yan obediently, "I have no problem."

"Isn't this good enough? Why do you have to think about taking action?" Xiao Yan smiled brightly. "As punishment for your disrespect, before I clean the poison out of your body, in addition to this herb garden being mine, you will also need to be my guard for a period of... five years."

Five years as a bodyguard? Thank goodness that's how it is...

When Dugu Bo heard the word "punishment," his heart jumped into his throat, but he breathed a sigh of relief after hearing the details of the punishment.

As for why someone who claims to be able to easily crush Haotian Douluo and even severed Haotian Douluo's arm would need a level 91 weakest Title Douluo as a bodyguard...

Dugu Bo said he knew nothing and dared not ask anything.

"I have two solutions for the poison in your body."

"Two kinds?!"

Even though he was prepared to be a yes-man, Dugu Bo was genuinely startled when he heard Xiao Yan say those words—he thought that solving his poison problem was the limit, but he didn't expect there to be two methods for him to choose from!

“The first method is very simple, but too stupid, so I don’t recommend you choose it,” Xiao Yan said calmly, not caring about Dugu Bo’s thoughts. He then explained the method he had come up with in two minutes, besides the poison pill, “Find a soul bone and force the poison in your body into it.”

"...That's it?" Dugu Bo was puzzled when he waited for a long time and found that there was no follow-up.

“Oh, there are actually two points to add to this method,” Xiao Yan said somewhat helplessly after seeing Dugu Bo’s wise expression. “First, the total amount of soul bone can withstand is constant, so one soul bone is definitely not enough.”

"Secondly, if possible, it is best to choose an external soul bone. A poison-attribute external soul bone is the best choice. If that's not possible, any one will do."

External soul bone? Just pick any one?

Dugu Bo's lips twitched slightly. Now he suspected that Xiao Yan was actually teasing him and that there was no way to cure the poison in him.

"What's the second method?" Dugu Bo asked after taking a deep breath.

“The second method is a bit troublesome…” Xiao Yan grinned. “Why don’t you choose the first method? It’s a bit stupid, but it’s simple. I can also sponsor the soul bone.”

As he spoke, Xiao Yan took out two pairs of palm bones.

"Although it's not a poison-attribute external soul bone, it should be sufficient for both you and your granddaughter to use."

As Dugu Bo stared blankly at the two pairs of soul bones, Xiao Yan's light words reached his ears.

"..."

Dugu Bo opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but he realized that when faced with external soul bones that almost only appeared in legends, and two pairs, four sets of external soul bones at that, it would be useless to say anything.

"The second method...can you tell me about it?" After swallowing hard, Dugu Bo asked with a dry laugh as he looked away from the external soul bone.

If there were only one, he wouldn't have lost his composure like this. After all, he's already a Title Douluo, and these external soul bones don't really improve him much. Even though they seem to be ten-thousand-year level, even if he were given one, he would only leave it to his granddaughter.

However, with two pairs and four portions, even if his granddaughter absorbed one pair, she would still leave him with one pair. How could he possibly maintain a calm mindset in the face of such a situation?

'They've taken the bait!'

Xiao Yan smiled smugly to himself, but his face showed a hint of disdain as he slowly put away the soul bone.

Whether it was the first completely unreliable method or these four soul bones, they were all just bait to divert Dugu Bo's attention to the second method, the one that could truly solve the poison in his body!

"The second method..." Xiao Yan sighed and began to bluff, "Have you heard of the Calamity Poison Body?"

Dugu Bo shook his head.

"The Calamity Poison Body is a very special constitution. For people with this constitution, poison is just food. No matter how potent the poison is, it cannot harm them in the slightest. Moreover, as they consume more poison, their soul power level will rise endlessly."

Xiao Yan explained the legend of the Calamity Poison Body with a "solemn expression".

“However, this physique also has a flaw, a very fatal flaw,” Xiao Yan glanced at Dugu Bo, who was full of envy, “One day, their physique will not be able to suppress their soul power full of poison, and when that time comes, they will die from being devoured by ten thousand poisons.”

Upon hearing the fate of the Calamity Poison Body, Dugu Bo suddenly shuddered. The body was being devoured by countless poisons... He felt that Xiao Yan was hinting at how he would die in the future!

"However, there are always people who are unwilling to accept such an ending. Thus, this second method, which can help people with the Calamity Poison Body escape that tragic fate, was born."

Xiao Yan had no idea what Dugu Bo was thinking. If he did, he might just burst out laughing.

A 78-year-old high-level Dou Ling, who, barring any unforeseen circumstances, has remained at this level his entire life, dares to challenge the Calamity Poison Body?

"The method of the Poison Pill involves condensing all the toxins in the body and finally turning them into a single poison pill. If this can be achieved, the calamity-inducing poison body will not suffer the tragedy of backlash."

"Poison pill?" Dugu Bo hesitated for a moment. "You mean... this?"

As he spoke, Dugu Bo opened his mouth, and a beam of green light shot out, which then transformed into a jade-green bead that landed in his hand.

"This is the pill that I condensed after my Azure Phosphorous Serpent Martial Soul evolved into the Serpent Emperor. It can be said that half of my strength is contained in this bead..."

Under Xiao Yan's slightly surprised gaze, Dugu Bo slowly explained the origin of the bead.

Chapter 100 Lin Dong Arrives

In the Dou Qi Continent, when a person advances to the Great Dou Master stage, the Dou Qi vortex within their body changes from a mixture of gas and liquid during the Dou Master stage to a solid state.

As a solid-state fighting crystal, it bears some resemblance to a magic core in appearance; however, as a fighting crystal, it cannot be removed.

Therefore, after seeing the green bead that Dugu Bo spat out, hearing Dugu Bo's explanation of the bead, and recalling the appearance of the Douluo Continent version of the magic core he created using his spirit rings, only one thought remained in Xiao Yan's mind—

Are the people on this continent truly not half-human, half-beast? Is this bead truly not a magic core?

After Dugu Bo finished explaining the state of the bead, Xiao Yan let out a breath, clearing his mind of the somewhat chaotic thoughts.

"Unfortunately, the Poison Pill is not simply formed from a person's soul power." Shaking his head, Xiao Yan rejected Dugu Bo's guess and then began to explain the method of making the Poison Pill step by step.

"The first and most important step in the method of poison pills is to use flames to drive all the toxins in a person's body to a corner. In other words, the first step in the method of poison pills is to ensure that there are no toxins in most parts of the body."

"flame?"

Dugu Bo understood things like expelling toxins, but the word 'flame' really puzzled him.

“Yes, flames,” Xiao Yan nodded, flipped his right palm, and the deep purple Twin Dragon Extreme Ice Flame appeared in his palm. “Flames extracted from the bodies of fire-attribute soul beasts that can be controlled by humans.”

The method of obtaining the Poison Pill requires three kinds of different flames, but Dugu Bo clearly doesn't seem to know about 'different flames', so Xiao Yan temporarily uses the method of obtaining beast flames to fool him. Anyway, if he doesn't have the Calamity Poison Body, a seventh-order beast flame should be enough.

"Ooh!"

Although he didn't know how to do it, the flame in Xiao Yan's hand was clearly not a martial soul. Moreover, Dugu Bo had never heard of such a flame in his decades of traveling across the continent. It was obviously a unique skill. Asking about it rashly might anger this strangely powerful guy in front of him. So Dugu Bo pretended to have just realized something.

Seeing that Dugu Bo did not ask any questions, Xiao Yan breathed a sigh of relief and continued, "When all the poison gas has gathered, we can use the magic core to temporarily trap it."

As he spoke, Xiao Yan took out a wood-attribute magic core from his Awakening Flame Ring and presented it to Dugu Bo.

"This is the magic core, but its level isn't high, only around grade three. To trap the poison in your body, the type and level of the magic core need to be specifically planned..."

"For poison-attribute soul beasts, about 100,000 years or more is fine. If there are even higher ones, that would be even better."

Dugu Bo, who was about to ask which part of the soul beast the magic core was dropped from, was clearly stunned when he heard the word "ten thousand years". His eyes also showed a hint of doubt when he looked at Xiao Yan.

"You...you're not making fun of me, are you?"

A 100,000-year-old soul beast is already a legend that is almost impossible to exist, let alone a 100,000-year-old soul beast with poison attributes. Dugu Bo did not have the courage to fight against a poison attribute soul beast of this level.

"Hmm? Are 100,000-year-old soul beasts really that hard to find?"

Xiao Yan was taken aback. He hadn't considered this question before. In his opinion, although only Title Douluos above level 95 on this continent were at the level of Dou Wang, there should be quite a few fifth-order soul beasts. Just like the Jia Ma Empire, although the number of Dou Wangs and Dou Huangs was not large, there were many fifth-order and sixth-order magical beasts in the Magical Beast Mountain Range.

Faced with Xiao Yan's question, Dugu Bo forced a rather unpleasant smile.

“If you can’t find a 100,000-year-old poison-attribute soul beast, an 80,000- or 90,000-year-old one will do, although the effect will be slightly weaker,” Xiao Yan shrugged and continued, “Once you’ve trapped the poison with the magic core, you can use pills to repair the parts of your body that have been eroded by the poison.”

"Finally, we use elixirs to neutralize the toxins."

Xiao Yan spoke very casually, but he only acted this way in front of Dugu Bo. After all, the poison in his body was only ordinary. If it were a true Calamity Poison Body, Xiao Yan would not have the courage to so easily reveal the treatment method.

Flames, magic cores, elixirs.

Dugu Bo understood that these three things were indispensable, but putting aside the flame and the magic core, there was this pill...

"May I ask, what medicinal herbs are needed for this elixir?" Dugu Bo asked after a moment's hesitation.

"Medicinal herbs..."

For a moment, Xiao Yan's eyes darted around uncertainly. Although he considered himself a genius, he felt that using pills to restore the effects of the Bodhi Body Transformation Extension, or even just a weakened version of it, was too boastful.

'That pink flower can be used as the main ingredient. The other auxiliary ingredients can also be found in this medicinal garden, but they only neutralize toxins. To truly achieve the effect of Bodhi Transformation and Prolongation…'

'Let alone seventh-grade herbs, even ordinary eighth-grade herbs couldn't achieve that.'

Fortunately, Xiao Yan was not alone. As he was feeling sentimental, Yao Lao's voice echoed in his heart.

The pink flower refers to a strange flower that grows on the bank where the red and white spring waters meet; it is pale pink, leafless, and has a stem three feet long.

As a flower capable of releasing a light shield more than ten meters in diameter to isolate toxins, Xiao Yan naturally tested its medicinal properties last night; neutralizing toxins is one of its characteristics.

"The main ingredient is this flower, and most of the other auxiliary ingredients are also found in this medicinal garden."

After slightly modifying Yao Lao's original words, Xiao Yan pointed to the pink flower and said with a smile.