Li felt that he had miscalculated. He had only roughly assumed that, with his physical body, he could easily suppress the aftereffects of something like magical backlash. But he had not expected the dragon's blood itself to contain such potent poison. That was right—the poison was not condensed within the magic power. The dragon's blood itself was poisonous.
Li had condensed all of Index's blood together with its magic power, then swallowed it in one gulp. His strength had indeed soared dramatically for a time, but the poison had consequently entered his body in full.
Seeing Li like this, Timaria could not help but panic. She quickly touched his cheek with her fingertip, only to find it burning hot. A scorching pain spread across her finger as well. This was no mere fever—it was a sign that the poison had reached his heart.
Her eyes widened, and she hurriedly poured all the antidote potions she had on her into Li's mouth.
But what use could those antidotes possibly have against dragon blood poison? She poured medicine into him as though it were water, yet there was not the slightest improvement.
Timaria stamped her foot and rushed straight out of the cave. There had to be some herbs nearby that could detoxify him. She did not know whether they would work, but she had to try.
The moment Timaria left, Li abruptly sat up. He lightly shook his head. This girl was not bad by nature, but she really was not very sharp. He had fooled her completely with only a few moves.
Li yawned, wondering if he had gone a little too far. The White Dragon's blood poison truly was ferocious and overbearing, but to Li's body, it caused nothing more than slight discomfort. Seeing how anxious Timaria was, he