Coco looked down and saw that after Lu Li descended to the lava pool at the crater's edge, he had already scooped up a handful of ATOM raw liquid and poured it into his mouth.
Then he saw Lu Li's Adam's apple move as he swallowed, clearly drinking all of that highly toxic raw liquid.
Just as he sensed something was wrong, Coco saw Lu Li's face turn slightly purple. Ignoring the danger of the crater, he jumped down and rushed to Lu Li's side. "Teacher Lu Li, I'll help detoxify—"
However, before Coco could finish his eager offer of help, he saw the purple rapidly fade from Lu Li's face, his complexion returning to normal.
"It tastes awful..."
Lu Li remarked, "The poison isn't much of a problem, but it's really bitter."
The reason he had gulped down the toxic raw liquid without hesitation was, on one hand, because he had confidence in his Constitution. With several recovery techniques at his disposal and the Primordial Spirit Seed, he did not believe he could be poisoned to death by toxins in ingredients.
On the other hand, after scooping up the ATOM raw liquid, he had appraised it again. The result was that the raw liquid's rating from the space was no lower than purified ATOM's.
This showed that while the raw liquid had drawbacks, it also possessed special effects unique to it. As long as one could withstand its fierce poison, its effects would be even better than purified ATOM's.
After all, no matter how good the refining technique was, removing toxins would inevitably also remove some of ATOM's beneficial functional substances.
"Teacher Lu Li... You... you're all right?"
Coco was a little dumbfounded. The reason ATOM was so difficult to handle was because its toxins consisted of all kinds