Poisoned! The Twin Spider Nether Flower! Instructions Before the Training Trip

At that moment, Bibi Dong's gaze was unfocused, and an aura of death shrouded her entire body.

Several days earlier, she had been overjoyed to find a Twin Spider Brightflower. She had thought fortune was smiling on her, never imagining that what she had picked was not that flower at all.

It was another kind of immortal herb.

The two differed by only one character in their names, and their appearances were only slightly different.

In her excitement, Bibi Dong had not examined it carefully before swallowing it.

But by the time the poison took effect, it was already too late to force it out of her body.

The flower was... the Twin Spider Nether Flower!

It was a lethally poisonous immortal herb. Even a Super Douluo could not fully withstand its toxins.

Had Bibi Dong not been protected by a trace of the Rakshasa God's divine power within her, the cultivation she had built over many years might already have vanished like a fleeting dream.

Was this Rakshasa God Trial never right for me? The absurd thought arose in Bibi Dong's mind. Yet when she recalled the trials she had undergone, each had felt like walking a tightrope along a blade. One misstep would have cost her life.

The last one had been no different. Without that little fellow, the Death Spider Emperor would have killed her.

Now, because of this Twin Spider Brightflower, her cultivation was still steadily falling, even though divine power had preserved her life.

"Damn it. Why didn't I examine it properly?" Bibi Dong cursed herself under her breath.

The Twin Spider Brightflower grew beneath damp, rotting leaves in places of extreme yin energy and toxicity.

Like a mushroom, it produced twin blooms resembling a spider weaving its web, and its shape closely resembled the highly poisonous Twin Spider Nether Flower.

The only way to distinguish them was an almost imperceptibly thin golden line on the underside of the petals.

To identify it, one had to drip blood onto the flower. Once it absorbed the blood, that golden line would turn red.

But Bibi Dong had been too impatient. Believing fortune had favored her by letting her find it after only a few days of searching, she had been blinded by joy and swallowed it without even testing it.

Within moments, the poison had spread throughout her body, scattering her soul power and eroding her cultivation.

Finding an antidote was extraordinarily difficult, because only a genuine Twin Spider Brightflower could neutralize the poison.

As her cultivation declined, Bibi Dong could only flee in desperation to stay alive. Along the way, the poison kept flaring up, tormenting her body.

Every time it flared up, her cultivation dropped by one major rank.

Now, she had only the strength of a Soul Saint.

"Am I going to die?" Bracing herself against an old tree, she slid to the ground and gave a faint, cold laugh. She watched the people coming and going, but her deeply ingrained pride would not let her call for help.

To think that the mighty Supreme Pontiff of Spirit Hall would die from an immortal herb outside a forest inhabited by soul beasts. It was utterly laughable.

Bibi Dong's consciousness gradually faded, and her pupils slowly began to dilate.

Just then, two elderly voices suddenly came from the direction she had just emerged from.

"Old man, look! There's someone there!"

The old woman cried out in shock.

The old man hurried forward. Seeing Bibi Dong slumped on the ground, her gaze growing unfocused, his pupils contracted. "Poisoned! Dear, come help me!"

The old man called out, his soul power surging as he pulled Bibi Dong up. The old woman hurried over to help him get her onto his back.

Meanwhile.

After the Soul Fighting match between the Imperial Team and the Heavenly Apex Class ended.

Heaven Dou Imperial Academy seemed to have returned to its former tranquility.

Ning Chengyi continued his special training with Su Yao, though it was growing increasingly strange.

Still, what Su Yao enjoyed most was sparring.

Whenever she cheated her way to a victory over Ning Chengyi, she was immensely pleased with herself.

After that day's training ended, Su Yao rubbed her chest and looked at the claw marks on it. Though they hurt, she seemed to be enjoying it somewhat.

"That bastard. His tricks are getting nastier and nastier. Looks like I'll have to apply for him to train outside."

After taking off her clothes, Su Yao hurriedly applied medicine to the marks and murmured to herself.

Elsewhere, Xue Qinghe had just finished his work and turned his attention to a letter buried at the bottom of the pile.

After reading it, Xue Qinghe's expression remained calm. The letter concerned Ning Chengyi's wilderness training.

Xue Qinghe took matters involving Ning Chengyi very seriously, so he approved it without much deliberation.

"The last Soul Fighting match earned him the recognition of the Heavenly Apex Class."

"Snake Lance, approve this special training. Have him cultivate in the Star Dou Great Forest while he's at it. That will also let us fulfill our promise regarding his second soul ring."

"Yes."

Xue Qinghe spoke calmly as he looked at the letter.

She Long nodded without asking any questions and was about to leave the room.

"Wait. You're only responsible for taking him there. Once he reaches level twenty, we'll help him hunt for a martial soul if he needs us."

"And he's only level seventeen now. There's no way he'll break through in half a month, so find a way to keep him at Heaven Dou Imperial Academy for now."

The corners of Xue Qinghe's lips rose in a sly, foxlike smile as he spoke calmly.

"Yes." She Long was briefly taken aback, but if the young master truly made Ning Chengyi a trusted aide, it would be no different from nurturing a future Super Douluo.

For now, however, the most important thing was to protect him until he fully matured, while also earning his acceptance.

Meanwhile, Su Yao received a reply from the three members of the education committee.

However, they rejected her request to accompany him.

"You little bastard, remember to be careful. This is no joke. Everything you'll need for your training is packed in here."

"And don't run your mouth. Keep your wits about you, whatever you do..."

Before he left, Su Yao fussed endlessly in Ning Chengyi's ear like a little wife.

Ning Chengyi nodded without saying much. Only when She Long was about to arrive did he speak.

"When I come back, I'll definitely be a Soul Grandmaster. The next time we spar, I'll win!"

"Get lost!"

At that, Su Yao's face immediately hardened, and she snapped coldly at him.

What a clueless bastard.

Snake Lance Douluo She Long picked Ning Chengyi up, but did not take him away immediately. Instead, at Ning Chengyi's request, they stopped by the Heavenly Apex Class.

When Ning Chengyi appeared, the noisy Heavenly Apex Class fell silent the instant he walked inside.

Every pair of eyes turned toward him.

"I have something to do, so I'll be away for a while. Ye Heng will be in charge. Any objections?"

"No!"

Ye Heng, who had been sitting on the sofa, was now on his feet as well, deep wariness in his eyes.

"Ye Heng, what about you?" Ning Chengyi looked at him with a faint smile. "Whatever you say, Boss Ning." By now, Ye Heng knew he no longer had the final say in the class, even if his soul power was the highest.

But what the hell was high soul power worth?

Getting ahead took backing, connections, and cunning, and Ning Chengyi seemed to lack none of them.

So Ye Heng had chosen to back down, especially after the Soul Fighting match.

He had no desire to die without anyone even noticing.

"Good. I hope everyone's soul power will have improved by the time I return. I have a class roster here, with your soul power levels updated as of yesterday. Do you all understand what I'm saying?!"

Ning Chengyi's voice grew colder, especially as he looked at the few female students whose outfits were unlike those of ordinary students.

In particular, when Ning Chengyi's gaze settled on the girl dressed in lolita fashion, she felt a shiver of fear.

"Understood."

The response was even louder than before.

"Then... goodbye!"

With that, Ning Chengyi left without looking back. Only after his footsteps faded into the distance did everyone in the Heavenly Apex Class breathe a sigh of relief and slump onto their seats.

Those with a little more resolve immediately began cultivating.

Seeing them, the others felt a sudden sense of urgency.

"You really are something, Ning Chengyi!" Seeing the class become fiercely competitive, and far more orderly than before, Ye Heng spoke with a smile.