Douluo Traversal: I Pulled Out a Dou Technique, and You Didn't Explode?

Liu Bai then took a medicine bottle from his Storage Ring. A faint medicinal fragrance immediately filled the entire stone chamber.

"What, does it not look like it?"

Xiao Yi Xian covered her little mouth and cried out in delight.

"You're actually an Alchemist! What grade? That's wonderful! Quickly, see whether I have the potential to become an Alchemist. Here, here, here—take a look."

As she spoke, she held out her small hand before Liu Bai.

Liu Bai looked at her fair little hand.

Then gently took it.

"Oh my, I really need to examine this carefully. Let's see whether you do, hmm..."

Xiao Yi Xian had initially watched him with a nervous expression, but she quickly realized something was wrong.

The sensation from both her palm and the back of her hand made her whole body tingle.

How could she not know that Liu Bai was teasing her? She immediately pulled back her hand and slapped his shoulder.

"You're asking for it."

"Hahahaha! Hey, don't be angry."

Liu Bai instantly leaped away, dodging the slap.

"Here, read this Seven-Colored Poison Scripture first. Once you finish it, you'll know whether you have the talent to become an Alchemist."

Xiao Yi Xian looked at the poison scripture in her hands.

"This? Isn't this about using poison? How can it tell whether someone can become an Alchemist?"

Liu Bai continued squatting down to sort through the herbs.

"Just read it first. I'll explain after you finish."

Hearing this, Xiao Yi Xian found a huge rock in the stone chamber and sat down.

"Tch, acting all mysterious. Someone as carefree as you is an Alchemist? You're not tricking me, are you? Aren't Alchemists all high and mighty?"

As she spoke, she opened the poison scripture and began reading.

"Who told you Alchemists had to be high and mighty? That's just a habit those Alchemists have. Not me."

Xiao Yi Xian smiled and nodded, swinging her little feet back and forth.

Liu Bai quickly gathered all the various herbs in the cave.

At the same time, he packed up the hundreds of thousands of gold coins in the cave and stored them all inside a Storage Ring.

When he turned around, Xiao Yi Xian was seriously studying the Seven-Colored Poison Scripture in her hands. However, her expression had changed from relaxed delight to something slightly grave.

Liu Bai walked over.

"What are you reading so intently?"

Xiao Yi Xian hurriedly snapped the poison scripture shut.

"Ah, nothing. It's nothing. I just saw a rather interesting poison."

Liu Bai leaned closer, and Xiao Yi Xian hugged the Seven-Colored Poison Scripture to her chest.

"Tsk, tsk. You're hiding it so carefully and won't let me see. Don't tell me you're planning to secretly concoct some poison to use on me?"

Xiao Yi Xian rolled her eyes.

"What are you thinking? Though I really do want to try poisoning you to death, you bastard."

Liu Bai chuckled.

He had now confirmed it. Xiao Yi Xian had definitely read the passage concerning the Woe Poison Body. Did she simply not want him to know?

Liu Bai spoke, "Xiao Yi Xian, did you read something in the Seven-Colored Poison Scripture about your constitution?"

Xiao Yi Xian's face went pale.

"You... you already knew?"

Now Liu Bai was certain. Xiao Yi Xian had definitely seen the information concerning her constitution.

In Battle Through the Heavens, the Woe Poison Body was a rare special constitution that allowed one to rapidly increase their strength by devouring poison, but it came with the risk of a fatal backlash. Its essence was simple: poison could make one, and poison could destroy one.

Those with the Woe Poison Body were naturally extraordinarily compatible with poisonous vapors and could transform poison into Poison Dou Qi. There was a seven-colored hidden line on their lower abdomen that grew as poison accumulated. When it extended to the heart, they would reach their strongest point—the threshold of eruption.

Contact with poison would activate it, while avoiding poison would keep it dormant. Once activated, they became immune to all poisons and fed on poison itself.

They did not need conventional arduous cultivation. The stronger the poison they consumed, the faster their strength grew, but poison would continuously accumulate until it eventually backlashed.

When the poison lost control, it would trigger Myriad Poisons Devour the Body. When it erupted, all life within a thousand miles would be wiped out, and neither the host nor the surrounding living beings would escape.

The Woe Poison Body came in two types: innate and acquired.

Liu Bai only knew of three people with the Woe Poison Body. One was a friend mentioned by Yao Lao, and another was Xiao Yi Xian. Both were born with the Woe Poison Body, while Ice Venerable of Central Plains' Ice River Valley possessed an acquired Woe Poison Body.

Seeing Xiao Yi Xian's suddenly pale face, Liu Bai slowly walked over and sat beside her.

"I told you, I'm an Alchemist. Of course I know."

Hearing that, Xiao Yi Xian turned her head away and instinctively wanted to run.

"And you still dare sit so close to me? Aren't you afraid I'll poison you to death?"

Liu Bai grabbed her wrist and pulled her back.

"Afraid? I'm not afraid. Your little bit of poison isn't even enough to scratch an itch for me. Why would I be afraid?"

Liu Bai's teasing made Xiao Yi Xian's pale face look a little better, though she still pouted.

"Hmph, I advise you to stay away from me. Since you know about the Woe Poison Body, don't you know how terrifying it is? Be careful, or one day when my poison body erupts, I'll poison you until smoke comes out of all seven of your orifices."

Liu Bai smiled faintly.

"Our kind and beautiful Xiao Yi Xian has only just read the description of this constitution, and she's already giving up on herself? That's not the Xiao Yi Xian I know."

Xiao Yi Xian gave a bitter smile and shook her head.

"I saw it all just now. Those with the Woe Poison Body are born into misfortune, destined to live alone and bring disaster wherever they go. When the poison body erupts, every living thing within a thousand miles dies. And the Woe Poison Body cannot be controlled."

Liu Bai took the Seven-Colored Poison Scripture from her hand and flipped through it with great seriousness.

"Is that so? I think the owner of this book wrote it too long ago and failed to keep up with the times. I happen to know two methods to control your Woe Poison Body."

"What? You know how to control the Woe Poison Body?!"

Liu Bai shut the Seven-Colored Poison Scripture and tossed it back to Xiao Yi Xian.

"Of course. So, how about serving this young master? If I'm happy, perhaps I'll help you solve the problem of your Woe Poison Body."

Liu Bai leaned toward her with a shameless grin.

Xiao Yi Xian instinctively swung a slap at him, but she could not hit him at all.

"You shameless scoundrel."

Xiao Yi Xian's face reddened, though it was impossible to tell whether it was from anger or embarrassment.

Liu Bai stopped teasing her and continued.

"I really wasn't lying. I truly know two methods that can completely control the Woe Poison Body."

"What methods?"

Liu Bai raised one finger.

"First, there are Heavenly Flames in this world. Each possesses its own unique ability—some can raise one's cultivation, some can cultivate automatically, and some grant an undying body. One of them is called the Nether Poison Flame. It ranks twentieth on the Heavenly Flame Ranking and is an extremely poisonous flame. One is poisoned upon contact, and it is exceedingly difficult to devour. However, it is exceptionally compatible with the Woe Poison Body. If you can devour the Nether Poison Flame, then by relying on its ability to gather poison, you can condense every trace of poison in your body onto the Heavenly Flame. Your poison will strengthen the Heavenly Flame, while the Heavenly Flame will in turn make you stronger. Not only can it help you control the poison in your body and prevent an eruption, it can also make your strength soar at an incredible speed!"

Xiao Yi Xian's eyes shone brightly.

"Good, good, good! This is great! Then where is this Nether Poison Flame?"

Liu Bai continued explaining.

"Don't think it will be that easy. The Nether Poison Flame was born in the Ancient Nether Poison Swamp. It was nurtured by poison miasma that covered the sky for tens of millions of years. It gains sentience after a hundred years and takes form after a thousand. It is mainly green, purple on the outside and green within, like ghost fire. It can take the form of a butterfly and travel through poisonous miasma. Forget devouring it—even finding this Heavenly Flame will not be easy."

Hearing this, Xiao Yi Xian immediately deflated. That was right. How could a spiritual treasure of heaven and earth like a Heavenly Flame be so easily acquired?

"Then what about the second method?"

There was still a trace of hope in her heart. Perhaps the second method would be simpler?

Liu Bai raised a second finger.

"The second method is called the Poison Core Method. It uses three Heavenly Flames as a furnace, the Magic Core of a Tier 7 Heavenly Poison Scorpion Dragon Beast to establish the poison foundation, and Bodhi Body-Transforming Saliva to cleanse the constitution. In a place of supreme yang, the poison power is condensed into a Poison Core. Once the Poison Core is formed, the Woe Poison Body will transform from a 'calamity' into a 'divine body.' You will be able to devour poison and rapidly increase your strength, while the power of your Poison Dou Qi will greatly increase. Once the Poison Core forms, you can freely control the poison in your body, and there will naturally be no risk of eruption."

"What?! Three Heavenly Flames!"

Xiao Yi Xian was truly completely despairing now. Three Heavenly Flames—she probably would not find even one in her entire life, let alone the remaining materials. She had never even heard of them. A Tier 7 Magic Beast? Wasn't that comparable to a Dou Zong?

How was she supposed to defeat that?

Liu Bai brought his head close to her ear, his hushed voice entering it.

"You're already unable to endure this? I haven't even finished yet. I happen to know the locations of those three Heavenly Flames and the Bodhi Body-Transforming Saliva. I also know where to find a Tier 7 Heavenly Poison Scorpion Dragon Beast. So this method has a very good chance of succeeding."

His warm breath brushed against Xiao Yi Xian's ear, making her face flush even more deeply. Yet when she heard this, the lifelessness in her eyes immediately vanished.

There was still hope!

She turned to look at Liu Bai.

"You're willing to help me?"

"Of course."

"Why?"

Liu Bai scratched his head.

"Well... perhaps I just don't want to see a gentle, beautiful woman like you suffer so miserably. If no one wants you by then, won't I have to step in?"

Xiao Yi Xian had been deeply moved by the first half of his words, but after hearing the second half, she wanted to hit him again. The problem was that she could not hit him. It was infuriating!

Seeing her puffed-up expression, Liu Bai only found her adorable.