Douluo Traversal: I Took Out a Dou Technique and You Didn't Explode? Part 46

Standing by the window and looking at the rolling sea of clouds below, Liu Bai felt that it was rather like flying on a plane.

It was also Xiao Yi Xian's first time experiencing flight. She stood by the window as well, admiring the scenery below, her beautiful eyes sparkling with wonder.

Liu Bai lost interest after watching for a while. He went to the center of the room, took out the scroll of Purple Cloud Wings, and prepared to use this time to cultivate this flying Dou Technique.

Even at the speed of the flying magical beast beneath them, reaching the border of Desert City would take at least three days.

"This is the flying Dou Technique from the cave?"

Liu Bai was about to open it.

"That's right. Once I cultivate it, even if I haven't broken through to Dou Wang yet, I'll still be able to soar through the skies."

A trace of longing appeared on Xiao Yi Xian's face.

"Fly..."

Seeing this, Liu Bai teased her.

"What, does little Xian'er want to fly too? Don't worry. If you want to fly, you can activate your Woe Poison Body directly. I'm absolutely confident that I can control it before it erupts."

Xiao Yi Xian rolled her eyes, but lately, she had indeed felt the pull of those poisons growing stronger and stronger. She probably would not be able to endure it much longer.

The Woe Poison Body would awaken sooner or later.

Looking at the pitch-black scroll in Liu Bai's hands, a hint of curiosity flashed through Xiao Yi Xian's eyes.

She did not disturb him. She merely sat quietly to one side, resting her chin in her hands as she watched Liu Bai slowly unroll the scroll.

As the scroll unfolded, an image of eagle wings came into view, lifelike and gleaming with a dark luster and purple cloud patterns.

Though the wings were merely painted, they faintly exuded a sharp, ancient aura, as though they could burst from the scroll at any moment and soar into the nine heavens.

Fine brushstrokes outlined every feather, and one could even sense the faint heat flowing across them.

"Black Flame Purple Cloud Eagle, a fifth-tier flying magical beast..."

Liu Bai's gaze swept over a line of tiny writing beside it, and he read it aloud softly.

A fifth-tier magical beast was comparable to a human Dou Wang! This showed how extraordinary the strength of the predecessor who had refined this flying Dou Technique had been.

He extended a finger and gently touched the eagle wing in the illustration.

The sensation under his fingertip did not feel like paper. Instead, it carried the cold, hard texture of metal, along with the unique resilience of feathers.

The instant Liu Bai's fingertip touched the eagle wing—

"Screech—!"

A sharp, violent cry that pierced straight into the soul abruptly erupted from the scroll!

The sound did not enter through his ears. It struck directly at the depths of Liu Bai's mind!

Caught off guard, Liu Bai felt his head buzz as though he had suffered a heavy blow. His vision suddenly went black, and his face instantly turned several shades paler.

Contained within that cry was a lingering will that had been imprisoned for countless years, filled with savagery and frenzy!

"A soul attack? As expected, a fragment of that Purple Cloud Eagle's soul remains within these wings!"

Liu Bai immediately understood. He did not dare slack off and promptly focused his mind. He rapidly mobilized his powerful Soul Power, forming a tough layer of protection around his sea of consciousness to resist the shriek's all-pervasive assault.

The Purple Cloud Eagle's remnant soul seemed to have been thoroughly enraged. After the shriek, an even more violent tide of negative emotions, brimming with slaughter and destruction, surged up Liu Bai's arm and rushed toward the depths of his mind!

It wanted to erode his will and drag him into endless brutality.

"Hmph! You're nothing more than a remnant soul worn away by time, yet you dare act so arrogantly!"

Liu Bai shouted coldly in his heart. His Soul Power surged forth while his Dou Qi silently protected his heart meridians. No matter how fiercely that violent emotion battered him, he remained unmoved.

It was only a remnant soul. Before his current Soul Power, it was like an ant trying to shake a tree!

About a quarter of an hour later, the final trace of violent intent receded like the tide.

The ferocious aura that had faintly emanated from the scroll also completely subsided, and the pair of eagle wings in the illustration looked much tamer now.

Liu Bai let out a long breath, his mind relaxing slightly.

"Did you succeed?"

Xiao Yi Xian, who had been watching him anxiously, hurriedly asked in a soft voice.

After taking a few breaths, Liu Bai nodded.

"Yes. The Purple Cloud Eagle's remnant soul has calmed down. Next comes the true fusion."

He sat upright again and placed both hands on the eagle wing illustration on the scroll once more.

This time, nothing unusual happened.

He closed his eyes and slowly mobilized the Dou Qi within his body according to the profound method recorded on the scroll.

Blue-gold Dou Qi began circulating through specific meridian pathways before eventually gathering in his palms and carefully flowing through them into the pitch-black scroll.

As the Dou Qi entered, the eagle wing illustration on the scroll suddenly shone brilliantly!

Dark black and purple light intertwined and twisted around each other, growing ever more dazzling.

At last, two tiny yet condensed streams of purple-black light peeled away from the scroll like nimble snakes and flashed into Liu Bai's body through his palms!

"Mm!"

Liu Bai let out a muffled groan, his brows tightly furrowed. After entering his body, the two streams of light did not settle down. Instead, they sped through his meridians and ultimately reached several crucial nodes along his spine.

Immediately afterward, indescribable agony erupted from his spine!

Those two streams of purple-black light seemed to become the sharpest carving knives, forcibly opening two new branch meridians along pathways that had never existed within his body!

This was no ordinary pain. It was the agony of meridians being torn apart and reshaped, reaching into his marrow and touching his soul!

Compared to the earlier soul attack, this transformation of flesh and energy brought pain that was more direct and far more intense!

Liu Bai's body began trembling uncontrollably. Veins bulged across his forehead and neck, while large beads of sweat rolled down and instantly soaked his silver-white Alchemist robe.

He clenched his teeth so hard that he could even taste a faint trace of blood.

"Xiao Bai! What's wrong? Don't scare me!"

Xiao Yi Xian was terrified by Liu Bai's sudden violent reaction. She had never seen him show such agony before.

She hurriedly jumped up from her seat and ran to his side. She wanted to touch him but was afraid of disturbing him, so she could only crouch beside him helplessly and watch him anxiously.

"I'm... I'm fine..."

Liu Bai squeezed out a few words through clenched teeth.

Damn it, I didn't expect opening meridians to hurt this much!

The process lasted about the time it took to drink half a cup of tea, yet to Liu Bai, it seemed endlessly long.

When the two new tiny branch meridians finally stabilized along his spine and initially connected with his existing main meridians, the heart-rending pain finally receded like the tide.

Liu Bai went limp all over. Unable to hold on any longer, his vision went dark, and his body fell backward uncontrollably.

"Xiao Bai!"

Xiao Yi Xian cried out in alarm and hurriedly reached out to catch him.

Liu Bai's heavy body leaned against her petite frame, nearly knocking her over.

With great effort, she supported him and slowly lowered him onto the carpet, letting him rest his head on her lap.

Seeing Liu Bai's eyes tightly shut and his face pale as paper, Xiao Yi Xian's heart clenched painfully.

Only after examining him carefully did she finally breathe a slight sigh of relief.

Fortunately, he was not seriously hurt.

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She took out a handkerchief and carefully wiped the sweat from Liu Bai's forehead and face. Then she got up, poured a cup of warm water, and spooned it little by little between his slightly chapped lips.

"Honestly... how could cultivating a Dou Technique be this frightening...? What would I do if something happened to you?"

As she cared for the unconscious Liu Bai, Xiao Yi Xian muttered softly to herself.

Outside the window, the sea of clouds rolled on as the flying magical beast steadily headed toward its destination.

Within the pavilion, the young girl watched over the unconscious young man, speaking softly amid the room's quiet stillness.

After quite some time, Liu Bai gradually awakened. The instant he opened his eyes, he saw a breathtakingly beautiful face gazing at him gently.

"Xiao Yi Xian..."

Seeing that he had awakened, Xiao Yi Xian reached out with two fingers, pinched his cheek, and tugged hard.

"Ow."

Liu Bai immediately came fully awake and hurriedly grabbed her little hand.

"Hiss, that hurts, that hurts! Mercy, mercy! I'm counting on this face to make a living, so don't ruin it."

Xiao Yi Xian gave a delicate snort.

"Hmph, you made me worry. Consider that your punishment."

Only then did Liu Bai realize that he was lying on Xiao Yi Xian's lap. The faint fragrance at the tip of his nose became even clearer.

With a slight smile, he kissed Xiao Yi Xian's little hand.

"Thank you, little Xian'er."

Xiao Yi Xian jerked her jade-like hand back as though shocked, her face flushing bright red.

"You, you, you... damn it, you actually took advantage of the situation to cop a feel!"

Liu Bai sat up and pointed at his own face.

"Hehehe, then I'll let you kiss me once too, and we'll be even."

"You shameless scoundrel!"

The two messed around for a while longer before finally stopping.

Cultivating Purple Cloud Wings had taken only a short time, and there were still two days before they reached their destination.

Liu Bai simply began teaching Xiao Yi Xian how to cultivate. Xiao Yi Xian had yet to test her Dou Qi attribute, but because of the Woe Poison Body, all of her Dou Qi would be converted into Poison Dou Qi.

Liu Bai first taught her the basic cultivation method for Dou Qi.