The First Person to Kidnap Xue Beng in the Douluo World!

"Success..."

Bai Mu opened his eyes, a sharp glint flashing within them.

Perhaps it was due to his poor foundation, or perhaps his unique physique, but the medicinal effects of the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum far exceeded his expectations.

He felt that his current Physical Quality was absolutely no weaker than that of a Soul Grand Master with the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon spirit.

He couldn't say for sure he could stably Absorb a Thousand-Year Spirit Ring for his Second Spirit Ring, but there was a significant possibility.

"I feel like I can kill my previous self with three punches now."

Bai Mu clenched his fist forcefully, feeling the surging power within his body.

Compared to the external changes, the internal ones were equally significant.

His entire Meridians had been cleared and widened by the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum, allowing for extremely smooth circulation of his blood, energy, and Soul Power, which would further increase his cultivation speed!

In addition, his Soul Power Level had also surged from level 11 to level 16.

A five-level increase in one go, and this was even before the medicinal effects had been fully absorbed.

He had a premonition that even without cultivating, he could easily reach level 20 within a year just by relying on the remaining medicinal power!

More importantly, Zygarde had also benefited from his success, splitting another 5 Z-Cells!

Excluding the one cell left at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, there were now a total of thirty-four Z-Cells!

Combined with the core itself, he only needed to condense fifteen more cells to be able to transform into the 50% Z-Snake form himself!

If all went smoothly, it would only take a year or two!

"Xiao Ruan, how are you feeling?"

Bai Mu walked over and sat beside Zygarde, admiring the distant sunset.

"Splitting too many cells in one day, I need a good rest for a few days."

Zygarde lazily rested its head on Bai Mu's lap and nuzzled him.

"Then let's adapt and rest for a few days together."

The sudden surge in power made Bai Mu feel like he was floating.

Afterward, he found a secluded cave nearby and went into seclusion for three days to thoroughly consolidate his cultivation.

During this time, he monitored the Medicinal Garden through the Z-Cell left at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

That old fellow Dugu Bo had still not returned to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

"It seems I was still too cautious, but it's never wrong to be cautious when you should be."

Bai Mu didn't exactly hate Dugu Bo.

Given the situation back then, even if the Poison Douluo hadn't intervened, Prince Xue Xing would have driven him away.

A commoner with no power or influence, whose talent hadn't yet been proven, had no say in front of royalty.

The original story was even more outrageous—the Shrek Seven Devils, who had already gained some fame and defeated the Heaven Dou Royal Academy's team, were still driven away from the entire academy by Xue Xing because Xue Beng was beaten.

But understanding was understanding, and dissatisfaction was dissatisfaction.

"Since you helped Xue Xing, then your antidote... is gone."

He fiercely recorded Dugu Bo's name in his mental "little black book."

A few days passed in the blink of an eye, and Bai Mu had to face a new problem—

"Where should I go next?"

His original plan was to join Heaven Dou Royal Academy, get close to Dugu Yan, find ways to gather information about Dugu Bo, and then seek out the Immortal Herb.

However, although there were twists and turns, he had already obtained one Immortal Herb, and his goal was largely achieved. He was suddenly a little lost.

Suddenly, Xue Beng's nauseating face appeared in Bai Mu's mind at the right time.

"To avoid too much deviation from the plot, I can't kill you yet."

A cold light flashed in Bai Mu's eyes, "But trash... can always be reused..."

He stood up and walked towards the outside of Sunset Forest.

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Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

"What? That junior named Bai Mu was driven away by you?"

Dugu Yan was stunned when she accidentally learned about it from her grandfather.

"What? Is that kid very important to you?"

Dugu Bo frowned—since his son's death, his granddaughter was his only concern.

He was a little worried that this matter might affect their relationship.

"Not really, I just felt he was very special..."

Dugu Yan shook her head, her tone filled with regret, "Before, within the range of his Healing Spirit Skill, I felt very comfortable. I was planning to find him to chat these days, but I didn't expect him to drop out..."

She sighed, not noticing her grandfather's stiff expression.

"Yan Yan, are you saying... his Healing Spirit Skill made you feel very comfortable?"

Dugu Bo's voice was a little tight.

"Yeah, it was like soaking in a hot spring, all the pressure in my body relaxed."

Dugu Yan nodded.

Hearing this, Dugu Bo's heart sank.

The Jade Phosphorous Serpent poison was hereditary and extremely toxic. Both he and his granddaughter suffered greatly from it.

For many years, he had searched for a way to detoxify it, but to no avail.

Yet, Bai Mu's Healing Spirit Skill could make Dugu Yan feel "unprecedentedly comfortable."

This likely meant that Bai Mu's Spirit Skill had the effect of suppressing, purifying, or even healing the Jade Phosphorous Serpent poison!

Had he personally driven away a potential hope...?

"No! I must find him!"

Dugu Bo stood up abruptly, instructed Dugu Yan a few words, and then hurriedly found Prince Xue Xing to inquire about the person's whereabouts.

However, Xue Xing's answer plunged him into an ice cave:

"Poison Douluo, rest assured, I have already sent people to 'handle' him. However, we haven't found him after searching for a few days. He might... have already been eaten by a nearby powerful Spirit Beast."

Hope, which had just ignited, was extinguished.

Dugu Bo's expression instantly turned as dark as ink.

He felt like he was already dead.

"Damn it!"

He gritted his teeth and growled, "Alive or dead, I want to see him! Help me find him immediately! Post a bounty! No matter the cost, we must find him!"

"This... Alright!"

Xue Xing's expression was a little complicated, but then he nodded heavily.

Heaven Dou City

"Tsk tsk, what's Dugu Bo going crazy about? He's actually offering a bounty of 10,000 Gold Soul Coins to find me?"

Bai Mu looked at the bounty poster on the wall with interest, a slight smile playing on his lips.

After a moment of thought, he had an answer in his heart--

"Could it be... my Jungle Healing has a suppressive effect on Jade Phosphorous Serpent poison?"

"Sigh~ If I had known this earlier, why bother with the past?"

He shook his head and chuckled, casually strolling around the city.

After Zygarde consumed the Immortal Herb, besides splitting Z-Cells, its greatest gain was obtaining the Presence Concealment ability of Lovesick Heartbreak Red.

Combined with Invisibility, as long as Bai Mu didn't actively expose himself, ordinary people wouldn't be able to detect him.

Even a Title Douluo would have difficulty finding him if they weren't deliberately searching.

Bai Mu strolled from inside the city to outside, and even secretly infiltrated Heaven Dou Royal Academy to observe for a few days.

Time flowed slowly, and in the blink of an eye, three months had passed!

Heaven Dou Royal Academy, a tree-lined path.

"A bunch of low-level Spirit Masters, only fit to be my lackeys!"

Xue Beng walked happily on the road back to his single dormitory. Thinking of the sycophants who flattered him today, he couldn't help but hum.

Suddenly, his foot went through the ground!

"Ah--!"

A hole had appeared in the ground at some point. Xue Beng was caught off guard and fell straight down!

Before he could react, his back of the head was struck hard, his vision went black, and he lost consciousness.

The ground trembled slightly, and the hole quickly closed, as if it had never existed.

Only a few notes, which had appeared in the office building at some unknown time.

[The delicate Fourth Prince is in my hands. If you want him to live, prepare five hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins, and ten pieces each of hundred-year, thousand-year, and ten-thousand-year Whale Rubber, all packed into a Storage Soul Tool that can hold Living Creatures.

Otherwise... esteemed seniors, you wouldn't want the empire's Fourth Prince to die young, would you?]