Poison Nest and Opportunity [Recommendations Wanted!]

Am I dead...?

Pain surged over him like a tide, making Fang Xuan's body convulse.

It felt as if an iron rod were stirring inside his head, bringing tearing agony. His body felt as though it had been run over by a truck—bones shattered, skin torn, muscles strained. He was badly injured all over!

His consciousness gradually awakened beneath the pain. Fang Xuan lifted his heavy eyelids and found himself in a dim space. Damp, eerie, and deathly silent—it was an unfamiliar cave!

Bracing himself against the ground with a bloodstained hand, he struggled into a sitting position. The blood on his hand had already dried, as if quite some time had passed.

After carefully examining himself, Fang Xuan discovered that his injuries were severe. His left wrist was fractured, three ribs were broken, and there was a hideous wound across his abdomen.

Most horrifying of all was his thigh bone, which had pierced through flesh and skin and jutted into the air. Just looking at it sent chills down his spine.

This was the power of a Title Douluo. Dugu Bo had not even attacked; merely releasing the overwhelming Soul Power of his nine rings had brutally crushed Fang Xuan and inflicted grievous injuries upon him.

"Too weak. I'm far too weak."

Facing Dugu Bo, Fang Xuan had keenly felt his own insignificance. He clenched his fists in unwillingness.

Right! Where was Dugu Bo?!

Remembering that terrifying old poison freak, he jolted upright and hurriedly scanned his surroundings, his sharp gaze searching every corner of the cave vigilantly.

But he found no sign of Dugu Bo!

"He vanished?!"

Fang Xuan could not help frowning. That powerful and eccentric Title Douluo felt like a thorn in his back, and he was deeply wary of Dugu Bo.

After a moment of silence, he looked over his battered body, and a grave expression gradually appeared in his eyes.

In any case, the most important thing right now was to heal his injuries first!

"My blade! Where's my blade..."

Fang Xuan hurriedly reached for his waist and found that the Shadowless Blade was still safely sheathed. He immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, his blade was still with him.

With a blade in hand, the world was mine!

Stroking the snow-white Shadowless Blade, Fang Xuan felt much more at ease.

"Blade of Healing!"

As he silently recited the incantation, the Nine Heart Begonia within him began to circulate at high speed. Waves of holy radiance blossomed from the blade and enveloped Fang Xuan's entire body.

The next moment, he felt as if he had been immersed in a hot spring, warmth spreading through his whole body.

Gentle and comfortable!

His broken bones reconnected on their own, while the torn flesh and skin gradually began to heal...

Under such dire circumstances, the formidable healing power of the Nine Heart Begonia Martial Soul finally displayed its proper might.

Before long, Fang Xuan's severe injuries had completely recovered in the blink of an eye.

"Hah!"

He slowly exhaled a breath of stale air, delight flashing through his eyes. The powerful healing ability of the Nine Heart Begonia Martial Soul both surprised and amazed him.

This Martial Soul was simply too overpowered. It was almost comparable to the Zhe Zi Mi from Shrouding the Heavens!

Fang Xuan abruptly stood up and began stretching his limbs. As he swung his fists, they whipped up gusts of wind, while a series of crackling sounds rang out from his bones like beans being fried.

There was no doubt that he had returned to Peak State!

"Is this demonic technique how you neutralized Yanyan's snake venom?!"

A voice cold enough to freeze the air suddenly rang out!

Fang Xuan shuddered and instinctively turned around. Deep within the cave, a pair of green eyes was staring coldly at him.

That old monster had been in the cave all along, not far from Fang Xuan, yet he had been completely unaware of it.

"Dugu Bo!!"

Fang Xuan gritted his teeth, raised the Shadowless Blade, and swiftly locked onto Dugu Bo. His expression became graver than ever.

It would take only an instant...

If this eccentric Title Douluo developed murderous intent, he could kill Fang Xuan in a single instant!

But clearly, Dugu Bo had no intention of killing Fang Xuan. Otherwise, he would already have died back on the rear mountain. And with Poison Douluo's poison arts, he would have vanished without a trace, leaving not even the slightest evidence behind.

"What a strange little brat. You're clearly only in your twenties, yet you managed to defeat thirty-fourth-level Yanyan. This old man is rather interested in you!"

Dugu Bo swept his cold gaze over Fang Xuan and said in a deep voice, "Kid, you should be grateful that you didn't make a move. If you had harmed Yanyan in the slightest just now, you would already be a corpse."

Fang Xuan remained silent, staring unblinkingly at Dugu Bo. He did not believe this old monster would kindly spare him just because he had shown mercy to Dugu Yan. If he wanted to escape now, he could only rely on himself!

He tried his best to remain calm as he rapidly considered ways to survive.

"However, you offended Yanyan, so this debt must be properly settled. I won't kill you right away. Instead, I'll slowly study every secret you possess. Once you are no longer useful, I'll quietly send you out of this world. Heh heh!"

A cruel smile appeared on Dugu Bo's lips. A man renowned across the land for his poison was obviously no kind-hearted soul.

From the moment he had brought Fang Xuan to his poison nest, he had never intended to let Fang Xuan leave alive.

Fang Xuan naturally understood this as well. Life and death were right before him. Even someone as composed as he was now breathing faster, dense cold sweat beading across his forehead.

What should I do?!

What the hell should I do?!

Am I really going to die at this old monster's hands?!

Just as Fang Xuan's thoughts became a tangled mess, a flash of inspiration suddenly crossed his mind.

That's right!

This was an unprecedented crisis.

At the same time, it might also be an enormous stroke of fortune!

Wasn't this how Tang San had met Dugu Bo in the first place?!

This might be a great opportunity to seize Tang San's fortune ahead of time!

As the plot of Douluo gradually resurfaced in his mind, Fang Xuan's expression slowly calmed. He stared steadily at Dugu Bo before suddenly declaring, "Old monster, if I die, you'll die too!!"

The next moment, icy light burst from Dugu Bo's eyes, and the temperature inside the cave abruptly plunged to freezing.

"Brat, what did you say?!!"

A voice devoid of all emotion suddenly exploded through the cave!

The Dugu Yan storyline was written to introduce Dugu Bo, then seize Tang San's opportunity ahead of time and absorb those immortal Precious Medicines. Sweet~

By the way, after being without internet for a full fourteen days, I finally have it again!

I went to the China Unicom service hall yesterday to get it handled, and they installed it today. It wasn't easy! This miserable author finally has internet again. Lastly, a shout-out to trash China Telecom.

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