Vast Sea Universe Cover

Before long, the small pot of rice soup had been completely consumed by the two. Licking his lips, Xiao Se handed the jade bowl to Little Fairy Doctor, who was washing the pot nearby, and smiled. "Little Fairy Doctor, this rice soup really tastes great. How did you make it? It's just ordinary rice soup, yet it has such a flavor."

"Didn't I tell you? I added poison." Taking the jade bowl, Little Fairy Doctor replied with a sweet laugh.

"Uh..." Xiao Se twitched his lips and rolled his eyes at her. "Looks like I'll have to call you Little Poison Girl from now on." With the memories of a sixth-tier alchemist, he could naturally tell whether the rice soup was poisoned. Otherwise, he would not have trusted Little Fairy Doctor so readily. It had nothing to do with being calculating; it was merely the most basic means of protecting himself.

"Sure! From now on, you can call me Little Poison Girl, and I'll be specially responsible for feeding you poison." Contrary to expectations, Little Fairy Doctor was not displeased. Instead, she looked rather eager to give it a try.

Seeing Little Fairy Doctor so excited, Xiao Se wiped away nonexistent cold sweat from his forehead and said tremblingly, "Th-then let's forget it."

After Little Fairy Doctor finished washing the bowls, the two entered the wooden cabin. Xiao Se drank a cup of tea she had brewed, then said seriously, "Little Fairy Doctor, as far as I know, there are three ways to resolve your Calamity Poison Body."

"Three?" Little Fairy Doctor's beautiful eyes immediately lit up. She rose and moved close to Xiao Se, asking urgently, "What three ways?"

"Uh..." Xiao Se pressed down on Little Fairy Doctor's slightly trembling body and hurriedly explained, "Don't rush. Listen to me first."

"The first is both the simplest and the most difficult: find a Devil Fruit called the Poison Poison Fruit and eat it. You'll be able to turn into a poison person and freely switch between poison and flesh. Any excess toxins in your body that cannot be refined can be expelled through excretion. But I don't recommend it, because that means you would need to excrete frequently, and even your breath could contain deadly poison—unless we can find a way to eliminate the Poison Poison Fruit's side effects. Of course, that's assuming I can find the Poison Poison Fruit in the first place."

"Eugh..." Upon hearing words like excretion and poisonous breath, Little Fairy Doctor felt nauseated. If that were really the case, how would she be any different from a walking corpse? She immediately asked, "What about the second way?"

"Soul bones. These come from the bodies of Soul Beasts, which are somewhat like Magical Beasts. Rather than bones, they are better described as energy. Once this energy merges with your body, it can store toxins and effectively suppress the eruption of the poison within you."

Before Little Fairy Doctor could reply, Xiao Se continued, "The third is the Poison Pill Method. It is the most effective, most fundamental, and most thorough method. Gather the toxins in your body into a poison pill, then swallow and refine it to gain control. However, I only know of this Poison Pill Method—I have not mastered it. Moreover, condensing a poison pill requires three extremely demanding materials: first, three types of Heavenly Flame; second, the magic core of a Seventh-Order Heavenly Poison Scorpion Dragon Beast; third, Bodhi Transformation Saliva."

Listening to Xiao Se utter several unfamiliar terms in succession, Little Fairy Doctor's beautiful eyes widened. Her lovely face turned pale, and a trace of despair appeared at the corner of her lips.

Seeing the desolate expression on Little Fairy Doctor's face, Xiao Se smiled softly. "Don't worry. I told you all this to let you know that the Calamity Poison Body is not without a cure. Speaking of which, if I hadn't given you the Seven-Colored Poison Classic, you wouldn't have awakened your Calamity Poison Body so early. We have plenty of time. One day, I'll definitely find a solution for you."

"Mm." Little Fairy Doctor nodded firmly, her jade-like hand beneath the table tightly clutching her skirt as a flicker of resolve passed through her heart.

Time slowly passed. Ever since Xiao Se had exposed the truth of the Calamity Poison Body that day, life in the valley had become leisurely and peaceful.

During the day, Xiao Se practiced Dou Techniques and swordsmanship. At night, he refined medicine... tempered his Dou Qi... refined medicine again... tempered his Dou Qi again, along with an appropriate amount of sleep.

Meanwhile, Little Fairy Doctor continued studying the Seven-Colored Poison Classic.

It was worth mentioning that after translating the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record into the language of the Dou Qi Continent, Xiao Se gave it to Little Fairy Doctor. Aside from some self-defense techniques, it also contained formulas for all kinds of deadly poisons, including several capable of threatening a Dou Wang. Little Fairy Doctor treasured it dearly after receiving it.

(PS: Tang San of Soul Land had used the herbs from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well to concoct poison capable of threatening a Soul Douluo. Setting aside cultivation methods and Dou Techniques, a Dou Wang and a Soul Douluo should presumably be around the same level.)

Perhaps because Xiao Se had learned of Little Fairy Doctor's identity as a Poison Master yet still had not distanced himself from her, Little Fairy Doctor finally opened her heart to him completely. From time to time, she even let him take verbal liberties with her.

Every time, Xiao Se would tease Little Fairy Doctor until her face turned crimson, after which she would flee in panic into her private room in the wooden cabin.

The tranquil days in the valley passed one by one. In the early hours of the final day of the month, Xiao Se's System finally refreshed.

Ding. The one-month period has arrived. Exchange attempts have refreshed. Congratulations, Host, you have obtained one exchange opportunity.

Hearing the System notification in his mind, Xiao Se curled his lips into a smile. He lightly touched his Ring and took out a white beef rib. It was the bone of a first-order Magical Beast, a One-Horned Bull, left over from Xiao Se's late-night snack. Now, he had to consider not only himself and Long Kui, but Little Fairy Doctor as well.

Exchanging items of the same type had a chance of increasing the exchange probability to a certain extent. If he could exchange it for a soul bone, that would be ideal.

"System, exchange this beef rib in my hand," Xiao Se called out in his mind.

Ding. Congratulations, Host, for exchanging for the Soul Land world item, "Vast Sea Universe Cover." (Note: The former owner's mark has been removed. It is now ownerless.)

"Damn... It's actually the Vast Sea Universe Cover. This thing is practically a life-saving divine artifact."

Tian Dou City, Crown Prince Residence

Soul Land world.

Heaven Dou Empire.

Tian Dou City.

Before the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace treasury.

As evening approached, Xue Beng, the fourth prince of the Heaven Dou Empire, slowly arrived at the treasury gates with a beautiful woman dressed in lavish clothing.

"My apologies, Prince Xue Beng. Without His Majesty's permission, no one may enter." Before the treasury gates, the two armored knights guarding the entrance tilted their spears. With a clang, the spears crossed, blocking Xue Beng and his female companion.

"Your Highness Xue Beng, didn't you say you could take me in to pick out a treasure? Why is this..." Seeing the path blocked, the beautiful woman beside Xue Beng tugged at his arm and spoke coquettishly.

Hearing this, Xue Beng frowned. He had put in great effort to win over the beautiful woman beside him. If she were merely an ordinary woman, that would be one thing, but the crucial point was that her father held great power. He was one of the few ministers whom Xue Beng's father, Emperor Xue Ye, trusted most to assist in governing the state. If Xue Beng wanted to become emperor in the future, he would need the support of her father's influence.

He immediately stepped forward, fully playing the part and displaying the utmost demeanor of a wastrel. He slapped each of the two guards hard across the face. "Who gave you the nerve to block this prince's path? Open it at once! I have Father Emperor's token right here."

As he spoke, Xue Beng took out a precious token inlaid with a swan-shaped design from his Soul Tool and waved it lightly.

Upon seeing the token in Xue Beng's hand, the guards immediately dropped to one knee and moved aside.

After showing off to his female companion, Xue Beng picked out an expensive necklace and left the treasury with hearty laughter.

Yet no one knew that, in the early hours of that very day, the national treasure Vast Sea Universe Cover, stored within a brocade box in the deepest part of the treasury, had turned into a beef rib.

Many years later, Tang San would obtain this brocade box through a fortunate coincidence, only to discover that it contained nothing more than a rotten bone much like the one on his body.

Of course, that was a story for another time.

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