Shocking

Shocking

"Xiaoming, this poison of yours is truly vicious. What Soul Beast did you obtain it from? Jade Scorpions don't have toxins like this..."

Qin Ming staggered to his feet, barely using Soul Power to nourish his internal organs. Pain radiated through his entire body, from the inside out, while his already sensitive facial features suffered severe irritation.

As a Soul King, it was not as though he had never encountered Soul Beasts and Soul Masters who used all manner of toxins. He had dealt with countless troublesome poison-type Soul Beasts and Soul Masters.

Qin Ming had also been poisoned before while traveling the continent, but no toxin had ever given him such an intense sensation.

If Chen Ming had not proactively knocked him out of the toxin's range and immediately given him an antidote, but had instead kept him trapped within the poisonous area, Qin Ming had no doubt that he would never have withstood that poisonous mist. In a life-or-death battle, one moment of carelessness would have gotten him killed directly within the mist.

He was a Soul King, after all, and possessed the top-tier mutated beast Martial Soul, Blazing Flame Gray Wolf. Although an Agility Attack System Soul Master had far less resistance to abnormal conditions than an equally ranked Assault or Defense System Soul Master, he still should not have been brought down by a Soul Grandmaster's poison.

If poison-type Soul Masters were all this powerful, everyone would have long since found ways to add poison attributes to themselves.

The three Education Committee Members were also extremely curious about Chen Ming's poison. Though they knew Qin Ming's question was somewhat presumptuous, they did not stop him and merely looked silently at Chen Ming.

Faced with the question, Chen Ming pondered for a moment before revealing a slightly awkward smile.

"Teacher Qin, Education Committee Members, my poison came from a fortuitous encounter. It cannot be replicated."

Seeing that Chen Ming would not answer, the three Education Committee Members were slightly disappointed, but they said nothing more. A Soul Master's Soul Ring sources and Soul Skills were their secrets; the fewer people who knew about such matters, the better. Otherwise, they could be countered once the information was leaked.

They were mainly just curious. Aside from the poison displayed by the Poison Douluo, they had never seen such potent venom. This poison was completely unlike anything a Soul Grandmaster should possess.

"Qin Ming, go rest to the side for now. If you feel any discomfort, speak up immediately." Zhi Lin used Sky Blue Vines to send Qin Ming to the side to sit cross-legged and recuperate, then turned to Chen Ming.

"Xiaoming, we have seen the strength of your poison. It is truly extraordinary, worthy of a genius who could absorb a Thousand Year Soul Ring beyond his level as his Second Soul Ring. However, there is something we must make clear to you now. Your poison is simply too powerful; ordinary Soul Masters cannot resist it."

"Most of our academy's students have Soul Power around the Soul Grandmaster level. Your poison is far too lethal for them. Even if they can be detoxified quickly, it will still cause all sorts of consequences. Most importantly, these people are either wealthy or noble. Such vicious poison could easily bring you unnecessary trouble."

At this point, Zhi Lin glanced at Meng Shenji and Bai Baoshan. The two immediately understood and nodded.

Meng Shenji opened and closed his hand, causing a faint ripple of Soul Power. A token was taken from the Soul Guidance Ring on his hand, then carried by Soul Power into Chen Ming's palm.

"Xiaoming, keep this token safe for now. If anyone in the academy gives you trouble, show them this token, or use it to find a nearby instructor. Unless absolutely necessary, do not use poison against ordinary students. Understood?"

Chen Ming accepted the token and nodded to the three Education Committee Members.

"I will remember the Education Committee Members' instructions. I will not use poison lightly."

"Good. That is good."

Meng Shenji discreetly glanced toward the spot where Chen Ming had used Poison Cloud Technique.

Even now, the platform there remained coated in a layer of green poison. Under the corrosion of the lingering toxin, the special stone sizzled in the darkness.

That was a platform capable of withstanding the aftermath of battles between rank-forty Soul Ancestors. Yet after only a few breaths of Poison Cloud, a thin layer of the ground had already melted away, and it was still melting slowly but continuously.

If it had been flesh and blood, an ordinary person's bones would probably have started dissolving by now. Aside from a few exceptions, Soul Masters below rank thirty would likely not have fared much better.

Against low-level Soul Masters, the effect of this Soul Skill was practically pure slaughter.

The students of Heaven Dou Royal Academy were either wealthy or noble, and the forces behind them had deep, tangled roots that had grown throughout the Heaven Dou Empire for who knew how long. If something major happened, such as someone losing their life, even the three Education Committee Members would not dare claim that they could definitely resolve it.

"Why is Dugu Yan, who has just enrolled and is also a Soul Grandmaster, completely incomparable to Chen Ming when it comes to poison? Which of these two is actually the Poison Douluo's heir?"

The three Education Committee Members all had the same thought.

After chatting with Chen Ming for a while and building some rapport, Qin Ming finally stood up from the side. He still looked disheveled, but his condition had finally returned to normal.

Qin Ming was a Soul King, after all. His Soul Power was abundant, allowing him to protect his internal organs at critical moments, and he was also a Soul Master with a top-tier beast Martial Soul. With the antidote's effects, recovering quickly was not difficult.

Of course, all this was based on Qin Ming not having inhaled too much poison. Otherwise, even with an antidote, the damage to his respiratory tract and internal organs would not have been easy to resolve.

"Qin Ming, it is getting late. Take Xiaoming to find a place to stay first. Tomorrow, show him around the academy and tell him about the students."

"Yes, Education Committee Member." Upon hearing Meng Shenji's words, Qin Ming immediately agreed. After bidding farewell to the Education Committee Members with Chen Ming, he led Chen Ming down the mountain.

Most of the mountain was occupied by Mimicry Training Grounds and the teachers' residences. Most students lived around the lower mountainside or near the foot of the mountain.

After confirming that Qin Ming had taken Chen Ming away, the three Education Committee Members, who had seemed as though they had everything under control, immediately exchanged glances. They hurried to the platform corroded by Chen Ming's poison, chipped off a piece of rock with Soul Power, and brought it back into the room. Sweeping the wine and food from the table aside, the three began studying it.

Meng Shenji took out Chen Ming's file and handed it to the other two. When they saw that Chen Ming had possessed only level-five Innate Soul Power when he first awakened his Martial Soul, and that his Martial Soul had not been the Jade Scorpion King but an "ordinary" Jade Scorpion, all three wore extremely strange expressions.

With no outsiders present, the three old men who had spent decades together simply abandoned the image they maintained before others. They furtively gathered together and began chattering back and forth.

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