Xiao Ze had obtained the Perfect Woe Poison Body, and his cultivation had soared by six stars, making him an eight-star Dou Master!
Compared with the Woeful Poison Body's performance in the original story, however, this wasn't all that exaggerated.
In the original story, Xiao Yi Xian had perfectly refined the Woeful Poison Body, and her cultivation had soared by three stars, making her a seven-star Dou Zun!
By comparison, Xiao Ze's increase seemed like a mere drizzle!
Of course, that was also because there wasn't much Calamity Poison Qi inside Xiao Ze's body yet.
After all, he still hadn't swallowed any poison. His cultivation had been able to soar by six stars thanks to the feedback from Xiao Yi Xian.
"Speaking of poison, isn't there a master of the craft right in front of me?"
Xiao Ze looked at Xiao Yi Xian, who had fallen in the small valley, and his eyes lit up!
He wondered what kind of sparks would fly when two Woeful Poison Body holders gathered together.
Could they devour each other's poison power and achieve a cultivation method like stepping on their own feet to spiral into the heavens?
But even if it were possible, Woeful Poison Body holders wouldn't dare try it.
Because once the Calamity Poison Qi within their bodies grew beyond even the Woeful Poison Body's ability to suppress it, they would suffer the agony of ten thousand poisons gnawing at their flesh!
They would slowly die in extreme agony!
But Xiao Ze didn't have to worry!
He had the Perfect Woe Poison Body!
No matter how powerful the poison in his body became, the Woeful Poison Body could suppress it perfectly!
With that thought, Xiao Ze immediately went to Xiao Yi Xian's side.
Up close, Xiao Yi Xian lay unconscious on the ground, her features gentle and beautiful, with a fresh, ethereal air about her.
Her white dress was now covered in grime.
Even so, it couldn't hide her slender waist, so delicate it looked as though it could be circled by two hands!
Xiao Yi Xian's soot-blackened palms marred her overall beauty.
She must have been holding on to tree trunks as she walked, and the ash was left behind when her poison corroded the wood.
Xiao Ze pressed his lips together and slowly set a finger on Xiao Yi Xian's palm.
A fierce poison spread from her finger!
The Perfect Woe Poison Body immediately neutralized it.
In a strange way, it transformed into Dou Qi.
"The Dou Qi in my body has increased, but it's still not enough to break through!"
Xiao Ze glanced at Xiao Yi Xian. Her alluring red lips looked even more bewitching against the seven-colored hues on her cheeks!
"The seven-colored hues on Xiao Yi Xian's face haven't faded yet. She probably won't wake up for a while. I should absorb some more poison."
This time, Xiao Ze didn't cautiously test the poison with a finger. Instead, he placed his palm directly over Xiao Yi Xian's.
Xiao Ze felt the fierce poison power trying to corrode his hand.
But the Perfect Woe Poison Body neutralized it all, turning it into Dou Qi that flowed through his body.
While Xiao Yi Xian remained unconscious, Xiao Ze absorbed every last bit of poison from both her palms.
"That feels good!"
"I'm just one step away from becoming a nine-star Dou Master!"
Xiao Ze murmured to himself.
Noticing the seven-colored hues fading from Xiao Yi Xian's cheeks, Xiao Ze quickly pulled his hand away.
Xiao Yi Xian's jade-like fingers twitched. She slowly opened her eyes and saw an unfamiliar man standing beside her!
She immediately pulled a homemade poison powder from her bag—a powder capable of instantly incapacitating a Dou Zhe.
At the same time, she pushed off with both feet, trying to put some distance between herself and Xiao Ze.
Xiao Ze simply watched her actions in silence.
His eyes were fixed on the powder in Xiao Yi Xian's hand, while he wondered to himself:
Would this poison, which could instantly incapacitate a Dou Zhe, help me take that final step and become a nine-star Dou Master?
Xiao Yi Xian came to her senses and remembered that her poison body had flared up!
The wariness in her eyes gave way to a hint of concern.
"Are you all right?"
At Xiao Yi Xian's words, Xiao Ze couldn't help laughing.
She was still the kindhearted Xiao Yi Xian from the original story!
Faced with a stranger who had appeared beside her, she hadn't immediately questioned him. Instead, she worried that her poison body might have hurt him.
"Of course I'm fine. I have the Woeful Poison Body too, so why would I be afraid of poison?"
Xiao Ze answered casually as he took two steps back.
That eased some of the tension in Xiao Yi Xian's body, and the wariness in her eyes faded a little.
But when Xiao Yi Xian heard the words "Woeful Poison Body," she froze.
She hadn't yet had her fortuitous encounter or obtained the Seven-Colored Poison Scripture, so she didn't know that the body she possessed was the Woeful Poison Body.
"You're saying my constitution is called the Woeful Poison Body? You have one too?"
Xiao Yi Xian could no longer hold back. Her poison body was her greatest secret!
Now this greatest secret had been exposed by someone else.
And the stranger standing before her had the same constitution!
Xiao Ze thought for a moment, recalling the memories that had come with his Perfect Woe Poison Body.
"The Woeful Poison Body is a unique constitution that lets its holder swallow poison and rapidly increase their strength. The way to identify it is a seven-colored line on the lower abdomen."
Xiao Yi Xian's eyes flickered. As a healer, she knew her own body like the back of her hand.
She did indeed have a seven-colored line on her lower abdomen!
Xiao Yi Xian was already seven or eight tenths convinced. The strongest proof was that Xiao Ze stood beside her unharmed.
She knew all too well how terrifying the poison had been when her body flared up!
Noticing the change in Xiao Yi Xian's expression, Xiao Ze continued.
"As the poison power inside you grows denser, the seven-colored line will gradually lengthen until it reaches your heart."
"That's also when the Woeful Poison Body reaches its strongest state. At the same time, its holder will suffer the agony of ten thousand poisons gnawing at their flesh!"
At that, Xiao Yi Xian's body trembled slightly.
Xiao Ze thought for a moment, then added more fuel to the fire.
"Once the Woeful Poison Body fully erupts, it can turn an entire empire into a thousand miles of poisoned wasteland in an instant, killing hundreds of thousands of living beings with its poison!"
Xiao Yi Xian bit her lip tight as tears streamed down her face.
"Is this my future? Becoming a Great Poison Master with countless lives stained on my hands?"
"If you hadn't met me, you might have become a Great Poison Master."
Xiao Ze smiled and held out his right hand to Xiao Yi Xian. "I can make you stronger and help you control your poison body!"
Xiao Yi Xian's eyes lit up, as though a ray of light had suddenly appeared in the darkness. She couldn't help reaching out to grasp it.
By the time she came to her senses, she was already holding Xiao Ze's right hand.
Xiao Yi Xian hurriedly looked up at Xiao Ze. Her poison body had flared up only a short while ago. An ordinary person who touched her would have died instantly!
That was completely different from simply standing beside her!
Yet Xiao Ze remained perfectly calm.
At that, Xiao Yi Xian finally believed that Xiao Ze had the same Woeful Poison Body as she did.
"Why are you helping me?"
Although Xiao Yi Xian longed to control her poison body, she still couldn't quite believe someone would help her without a reason.
"Of course I have my own reasons."
Xiao Ze paused deliberately. Xiao Yi Xian held her breath, curious about his motives.
"I want you to help me cultivate!"
"Ah?"
"I don't want to search for poison or prepare it myself. Since we both have the Woeful Poison Body, poison created by your body might be the best nourishment for mine!"
Xiao Ze helped Xiao Yi Xian to her feet. Looking her in the eye, he asked earnestly:
"Are you willing to come with me?"
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