Poison Attack

Sure enough, before long, the Green Bamboo Snake stopped moving.

And the Green Bamboo Snake's toxin did not seem to have caused him any harm. Did this count as using poison to attack poison? Dugu Feng wondered.

Enduring the intense pain, Dugu Feng grabbed the Green Bamboo Snake in his hand.

"Here, take out the serpent gall. Eat one first to replenish your energy!" Old Snake handed over a short blade.

Dugu Feng hurriedly took it. Sure enough, he had to do it himself.

Dugu Feng had already stopped pinning any hopes on his status as Young Master. A life where clothes were handed to him and food was brought to his mouth had nothing to do with him.

It was his first time killing a snake, but the structure of snakes was something he knew like the back of his hand.

A snake's greatest value lay in its serpent gall.

Dugu Feng gripped the short blade and brought it down, cutting from the Green Bamboo Snake's head all the way down, slicing the entire snake open.

It sounded simple, but with no strength in his body, he had used almost every ounce of effort he had.

He picked at it with the short blade for a while longer before finally getting the serpent gall into his hand.

The oval-shaped serpent gall—Dugu Feng only glanced at it once, then, no longer caring about the fishy stench, put it into his mouth.

He bit down gently, and the serpent gall burst at once, filling his mouth with bitter juice.

Dugu Feng quickly clamped his mouth shut and swallowed it all.

"Young Master, your Poison Attack last night proves that the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Martial Soul has already begun affecting, even altering, your body. Although your Martial Soul has not awakened, the power of your bloodline is already operating.

It will gradually strengthen your constitution. And snakes have one very powerful talent: digestion. You don't need to worry about not digesting it.

This serpent meat will be your food for today. It'll be enough to fill you up!"

Old Snake spoke again at just the right time, his eyes filled with satisfaction at Dugu Feng's performance, even a hint of shock.

For his first time killing a snake, he had actually overcome his fear. He was simply a genius.

The only question was how long he could live. Having a Poison Attack at only four years old meant he could die at any time.

Helpless, Dugu Feng simply picked up the short blade and cut the serpent meat bit by bit into small slices, then began eating.

They really did not treat children like people!

Half an hour passed, and after putting the entire snake into his stomach, Dugu Feng only felt horribly stuffed.

Old Snake finally acted like a person for once, actually using Soul Power to massage Dugu Feng.

The Soul Power was warm, like sunbathing, No, even more fitting than sunbathing. It flowed along every muscle and meridian in Dugu Feng's body, constantly soothing him, making his whole body comfortable.

It was like relaxing the tendons and activating the blood. His limbs and organs all loosened up.

The serpent meat was also gradually digesting.

He closed his eyes, enjoying this brief, wonderful moment.

At the same time, he also sensed toward the Pill Bead. Earlier, when the Green Bamboo Snake had bitten him, he had keenly felt the Pill Bead pulse once.

Looking at it now, that strand of green inside the Pill Bead, as fine as a hair, had become even greener.

So the Green Bamboo Snake's poison had been absorbed by the Pill Bead.

Now, as his body digested the food, the Pill Bead spun even faster. Threads of energy seeped into the Pill Bead, merging with that strand of green inside it.

Condensing the Pill Bead required not only toxins, but also other energy.

It was just that this was far too slow. When would the energy inside the Pill Bead finally be fully condensed?

But thinking about it, he was only four years old, and his Martial Soul had not even awakened yet.

He could not be impatient.

Several hours passed in the blink of an eye.

Under the Soul Power massage, Dugu Feng had dozed off for a while longer.

The serpent meat had also transformed into energy.

After the massage ended, he got up and walked a few steps. Between raising his hands and lifting his feet, he was filled with strength, making him feel refreshed and comfortable all over.

When he looked outside now, it was already dark, utterly silent, but Dugu Feng could still hear some snake cries and the sounds of animals crawling.

It seemed that within the mansion, there were more Soul Beasts than people.

Thinking about the torment he had experienced that day, it felt like a dream.

Wielding great strength and doing whatever he wanted—especially in this Douluo World—hadn't that been one of his old dreams?

Dugu Feng stood in the doorway, looking at the star-filled sky, and began to imagine the future.

"Young Master, it is the third watch," Old Snake's eerie voice drifted over.

In common terms, the third watch meant eleven o'clock at night.

"What about the third watch?"

As soon as the words left his mouth, Dugu Feng froze. He had already remembered: aside from rainy days, the time when Jade Phosphor Serpent Poison flared up was after the third watch at night.

As soon as that thought came to him, a sharp pain stabbed through the sole of his foot like a needle. Caught off guard, Dugu Feng nearly jumped up.

He hurriedly lay back down on the cushion.

The muscles in his body had already begun to tense, showing signs of spasms, and his hands trembled uncontrollably.

"Young Master, does it hurt badly? During the day, you were bitten by a Bamboo Leaf Green Snake. It's perfect for using poison to attack poison.

If it hurts too much, just say the word, and I'll get another snake to bite you!" Old Snake moved closer to Dugu Feng, extremely nervous.

Everything they had done during the day had, in fact, been for this moment tonight.

It was all to help Dugu Feng survive the moment of his Poison Attack.

For members of the Dugu Family, once the Poison Attacks began, they had to endure torment every night.

The only difference was whether they could make it through.

As Old Snake spoke, he had already picked up an earthenware jar, ready at any moment to release a snake to bite him.

This was the method of using poison to attack poison. Jade Phosphor Serpent Poison was extremely domineering; once it discovered an external toxin, it would attack it relentlessly, thereby consuming part of the energy during a Poison Attack.

But this was also like drinking poison to quench thirst. The Jade Phosphor Serpent Poison would likewise absorb those toxins to strengthen the Martial Soul.

One day, there would always come a point when he could no longer hold on.

Dugu Feng's forehead was covered in beads of sweat, and his body had curled into a ball. The needle-like stinging pain had already spread to his head.

It made his eyes bulge wide.

Was this the horror of the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Martial Soul? Dugu Yan had not even suffered a Poison Attack by the time she was twenty.

What sins had this body's former owner committed? His Martial Soul had not even awakened, yet he was already having Poison Attacks.

But if not for that, he would not have transmigrated here either.

"Bite, ow, bite!"

His teeth chattered, and Dugu Feng slurred out three words.

His head felt as if it was about to explode from the poison, and his body felt as if it was going to rot away from it.

How could he care about anything else now? As long as it could ease the pain, that was enough.

Even if someone were to beat him up, it would at least distract him a little.

Bang!

The earthenware jar shattered, and a Bamboo Leaf Green Snake crawled out. It hissed twice, then bit into Dugu Feng's arm almost without hesitation.

In an instant, his attention shifted.

The pain seemed to lessen a little.

Dugu Feng gasped for breath in great gulps and turned his head to look at the Bamboo Leaf Green Snake.

He discovered that the snake was already dead beyond dead.

He was right in the middle of a Poison Attack, and the Bamboo Leaf Green Snake had been poisoned to death in an instant.

As long as the poison doesn't kill me, I'll become stronger. Dugu Feng's mind gradually firmed.

I have the Pill Bead. What is there to fear!

He had already sensed it: the trace of green within the Pill Bead had grown a little larger again.

It seemed the Pill Bead had gained some benefits from this Poison Attack.

Meanwhile, the energy inside his body was also being rapidly consumed. His body, which had originally been full of strength, actually felt hungry again.

Aside from the consumption required to resist the toxins, the growth of the Pill Bead also required the energy within his body. It, too, was absorbing the energy inside Dugu Feng to grow stronger.