Xiao Ze concealed his aura and hid among the leaves. The Magical Beasts fleeing in panic never noticed his presence.
This was still the outskirts of the Magical Beast Mountain Range, inhabited only by the lowest-ranked Tier 1 Magical Beasts and even ordinary wild beasts.
Even if they swarmed him, they would pose no threat to Xiao Ze.
What truly worried him was the reason these Magical Beasts were scrambling to flee.
Magical Beasts were cunning and highly sensitive to danger.
Just what could frighten them this badly?
Could some high-ranking Magical Beast from deep within the Magical Beast Mountain Range have come out to hunt?
Generally speaking, high-ranking Magical Beasts rarely came to the outskirts to hunt.
The Magical Beasts here were nothing more than food to creatures of their level, offering no real benefit.
After waiting for a while, the Magical Beasts had all vanished without a trace, yet Xiao Ze sensed no danger approaching.
"Have these Magical Beasts gone crazy?"
Xiao Ze remained hidden in the tree for another quarter of an hour before realizing that this could not go on.
"Maybe I should go around this area."
Xiao Ze quickly descended to the ground and compared the route with his map.
He discovered that Qing Shan Town happened to lie away from the direction the Magical Beasts had come from.
"On the Dou Qi Continent, it's best not to be too curious. Fortuitous encounters belong to others—I should just keep my head down and grow stronger with my Feedback System!"
Xiao Ze put away the map and hurried toward Qing Shan Town.
Sure enough, he found no signs of large numbers of Magical Beasts trampling through the area along the way.
Xiao Ze relaxed slightly, but he continued to carefully observe his surroundings.
This was still the outskirts of the Magical Beast Mountain Range, and there was no telling when he might encounter a Magical Beast.
Come to think of it, running into a Tier 2 Magical Beast had been truly unlucky.
The creatures most commonly active in the outskirts of the Magical Beast Mountain Range were actually wild beasts and Tier 1 Magical Beasts.
Tier 2 Magical Beasts were relatively rare.
Perhaps that Magical Beast had been a Flying Magical Beast with a wider hunting range, which was why Xiao Ze had been unlucky enough to encounter it.
Suddenly, Xiao Ze spotted a black handprint on a tree trunk ahead.
His vigilance immediately rose as his Soul Perception frantically swept the surrounding area.
He sensed neither Magical Beasts nor humans.
Xiao Ze approached the black handprint. He could vaguely tell that it was a human handprint, though he could not determine whether it belonged to a man or a woman.
He realized that the mark did not seem to have been burned by Fire Attribute Dou Qi, but rather formed through corrosion by something!
Xiao Ze plucked a handful of wild grass from beside his feet and cautiously placed it against the black handprint.
In the blink of an eye, the grass turned black.
Seeing this, Xiao Ze hurriedly flung away the grass in his hand.
At the same time, he shot away the pale blue Dou Qi covering his hand, coated it with another layer of Dou Qi, and carefully inspected his palm.
Only after confirming that nothing was wrong did Xiao Ze breathe a sigh of relief.
After that test, he was certain that the black handprint had been corroded by a virulent poison!
"Encountering something this poisonous near Qing Shan Town makes it hard not to think of certain possibilities!"
Xiao Ze examined the area and found that the handprints extended deep into the forest.
He then took out his map and compared it with his previous location.
Sure enough, the end of the direction in which the handprints extended was precisely the place the Magical Beasts had been so desperate to avoid!
"Could Xiao Yi Xian's Calamity Poison Body have flared up?"
Xiao Ze hesitated for a moment, but ultimately decided to take a look.
He had found no residual Dou Qi on the black handprints.
In other words, the being that had left those highly poisonous handprints was likely just an ordinary person rather than a cultivator!
If it was not Xiao Yi Xian, Xiao Ze would still have room to flee.
As for fighting someone who possessed such terrifying poison, Xiao Ze decided he would rather not.
Following the traces of the poisonous handprints, Xiao Ze proceeded onward. Along the way, some wild grass had been contaminated and reduced to withered clumps.
Xiao Ze carefully avoided the dead grass. A tightly sealed Dou Qi Veil covered his body, preventing the ashes from settling on him.
After traveling for some time, he arrived at a small valley.
A new system notification appeared before Xiao Ze's eyes.
Xiao Yi Xian: Calamity Poison Body, Medical Arts, Beast Taming Technique... available for binding.
Upon seeing the notification, Xiao Ze knew this was certain!
The person in the valley was Xiao Yi Xian, whose Calamity Poison Body had flared up!
Of the several bindable options, only the Calamity Poison Body was pale gold. The others were all white!
Xiao Ze did not know the system's criteria for classifying abilities.
However, it was probably based on factors such as talent, rarity, and growth potential.
The highest-rated ability Xiao Ze had seen so far—
was the Ancient Clan divine-grade Dou Emperor Bloodline possessed by Xiao Xun'er, whose color was so rich it resembled dark gold!
The Calamity Poison Body Xiao Yi Xian possessed was the second gold-rated ability he had encountered!
Without hesitation, Xiao Ze directly chose to bind the Calamity Poison Body!
The host has successfully bound Xiao Yi Xian's Calamity Poison Body!
Seeing the system notification, Xiao Ze also sighed in relief.
Though the Calamity Poison Body had many drawbacks, its benefits were even more obvious!
In the original story, when Xiao Yi Xian reunited with Xiao Yan years later, her progress still surpassed his.
That showed just how powerful the Calamity Poison Body was.
At that time, Xiao Yan had already devoured two Heavenly Flames!
His cultivation had soared like a rocket, leaving all the talented peers at Jia Nan Academy far behind!
Yet even under those circumstances, Xiao Yi Xian had still surpassed Xiao Yan!
Not to mention that he possessed the system's multiple feedback.
Perhaps the feedback rewards would allow him to erase those drawbacks!
Xiao Ze looked at Xiao Yi Xian, who lay unconscious in the valley.
Under normal circumstances, the Calamity Poison Body would not flare up unless Xiao Yi Xian consumed poison, which would increase its toxic power.
However, before the events in the Chu Yun Empire, Xiao Yi Xian had been extremely resistant to consuming poison.
Perhaps it was because she had caused a disaster after consuming poison before.
As Xiao Ze pondered this, he eagerly awaited the coming feedback.
Whenever the Calamity Poison Body erupted, its toxic power would generally increase.
Eventually, even the Calamity Poison Body itself would be unable to suppress the poison within its owner!
The bearer of the Calamity Poison Body would then suffer the agony of ten thousand poisons devouring their body!
They would be poisoned to death alive amid the corrosion of countless toxins!
Therefore, once this outbreak ended, the Calamity Poison Body would improve!
Xiao Ze waited patiently. Before long, another system notification finally appeared!
Xiao Yi Xian has consumed poison. Toxic power has increased; Calamity Poison Body has improved! Congratulations to the host for receiving Hundredfold Feedback! Perfect Calamity Poison Body!
"Gasp!"
Xiao Ze's eyes widened at once.
Was this some kind of first-time bonus?
It had actually triggered Hundredfold Feedback right away!
Xiao Ze glanced at Xiao Yi Xian. Seeing no sign of her waking, he immediately chose to claim the reward!
Since the system dared to label it the Perfect Calamity Poison Body, it must have removed many of its drawbacks.
Only then did Xiao Ze dare to claim it without worry!
Boom!
In an instant!
Xiao Ze felt as though he had experienced the birth of the universe. His body was destroyed hundreds and thousands of times, only to revive anew amid that destruction!
"Urgh—"
Xiao Ze's eyes flew open as cold sweat instantly soaked his entire body.
The agony of destruction carved into his soul, along with the bliss of rebirth!
They clearly told him that what he had experienced in that instant had been real!
"As expected of the Calamity Poison Body. Even receiving the reward is this thrilling."
"Fortunately, it was all compressed into a single instant. Otherwise, I really don't know whether I could have endured it!"
Xiao Ze said with lingering relief.
Only after recovering his senses did Xiao Ze realize that his Dou Qi cultivation had suddenly soared by... six stars!
He was now an eight-star Dou Shi!
"The Calamity Poison Body truly is terrifying!"
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