Jade Phosphorus Seven-Absolute Flowers: Absorbing the Deadly Poison

As Xu Tiance and the others ventured deeper, a thin mist gradually rose through the forest. Fine pink particles drifted within it. They looked harmless, but they could affect even a Six-Ring Soul Emperor. Inhaling too many would leave a Soul Master confused at best and dead on the spot at worst.

Du Busi and Kong Deming reacted at once. Soul Power surged through Du Busi as he released a protective aura. Kong Deming raised the Silver Moon Divine Light Shield, drawing every pink particle into another dimension.

By comparison... Kong Deming had been quicker.

A silvery halo instantly enveloped Xu Tiance and Ye Guyi, shielding them both.

A step too slow, Du Busi shot Kong Deming an irritated glance. He could only use his protective aura to shield himself.

Only then did Xu Tiance finally see the dense, rainbow-hued cloud not far ahead. It hung thick and heavy across the sky, bringing an inexplicable sense of pressure.

The cloud might have shone with seven colors, but it was a terrifying poison produced by Jade Phosphorus Seven-Absolute Flowers. Any ordinary person who touched it would die. To pass through the land beneath the poison cloud, one needed either Ultimate Ice or overwhelming strength.

Xu Tiance even suspected that a Super Douluo might not withstand such a terrifying cloud of poison.

After all, Tang San had arranged this defense to keep outsiders from discovering the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. The poison cloud was bound to be extraordinarily deadly.

Fortunately, Du Busi was no longer the man he had once been, and Kong Deming possessed a unique spatial Soul Tool. Anyone else... might truly have been stopped by the poison cloud.

Du Busi abruptly halted.

In his perception, the poisonous miasma ahead had undergone a subtle change. Its toxicity seemed to have intensified, and even the poison cloud overhead appeared to have sunk a little lower.

"When I first broke through to Titled Douluo, this was about as far as I got. Beyond this point lies poison I couldn't withstand. This time, I can try going deeper."

With that, Du Busi stepped forward. A vast expanse of vivid green entered their view.

That expanse was made up of countless green plants!

They looked scattered at random, yet they formed an unbroken carpet across the ground. Pale green mist rose from them, then gradually spread outward.

These plants were the chief source of the dense poisonous miasma: Jade Phosphorus Seven-Absolute Flowers!

Even Kong Deming could not help drawing a sharp breath.

Faced with a poison that corroded both body and mind, Kong Deming had to keep pouring Soul Power into his shield to transfer it into another dimension. He could sustain that flow for a short time, but over a longer stretch, it would take a heavy toll.

Beside him, Du Busi continued using his protective aura to keep the poison out.

What he could not do when he first became a Titled Douluo, he could finally accomplish now that he had reached Level 98.

But... the poison cloud still hung overhead. Unless they found a way to make it disappear, they would likely struggle to reach the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well itself.

"Teacher, how does this poison compare to your innate poison?"

Caught off guard by Xu Tiance's question, Du Busi paused, then answered instinctively, "My poison is among the strongest in the world, but... it still can't compare to the poison of these Jade Phosphorus Seven-Absolute Flowers. If mine could overpower it, I wouldn't have been forced back when I was a Titled Douluo."

"Then if you could turn this deadly poison into your own power, wouldn't your strength rise again?"

Du Busi's eyes narrowed. It felt as though a blockage in his mind had suddenly cleared.

Of course!

If I can absorb and refine the poison here... my Poison Core will grow far more powerful! And the poison cloud troubling us will take care of itself!

But... absorbing this poison into his core would be no easy task. One wrong move could truly kill him.

And if his first Soul Core grew stronger still, condensing a Second Soul Core in the future would undoubtedly become even harder...

Du Busi drew a deep breath, and a sharp light flashed in his eyes.

True, successfully absorbing the poison would make forming a Second Soul Core more difficult. But if he managed to form one, his strength would undergo a transformation!

When that day comes... neither Ye Xishui nor Long Xiaoyao will be my match!

"Tiance, you're right. If I can refine and absorb the poison produced by these Jade Phosphorus Seven-Absolute Flowers, I'll certainly grow stronger. We might even find the true entrance to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well in the process."

Resolve settled over Du Busi's face, but Kong Deming frowned. "Are you sure? Taking such a deadly poison into your body without preparation could cause irreparable harm—or even send your power out of control. Old Poison, there may be another way."

"Look after Tiance and the little girl with the Angel Martial Soul."

"The thought never occurred to me before, but Tiance's reminder has shown me a way to grow stronger. Of course I'm going to try."

Once Du Busi made up his mind, he acted without hesitation. He immediately sat down cross-legged.

Kong Deming frowned but said nothing more.

Anticipation gradually appeared in Xu Tiance's eyes. The poison of the Jade Phosphorus Seven-Absolute Flowers alone could create a poison master far more terrifying than Poison Douluo Dugu Bo. Du Busi already wielded formidable poison arts. If he succeeded... Xu Tiance could hardly imagine how fearsome his poison would become.

Du Busi lowered his protective aura and began slowly absorbing and refining the poison of the Jade Phosphorus Seven-Absolute Flowers. A dark green glow appeared around him. His once-calm expression changed sharply, pain showing on his face.

Soon, though, the dark green light around Du Busi began to change, gradually becoming a rainbow halo. His expression, too, slowly grew calm.

Seeing this, Kong Deming breathed a sigh of relief.

It meant that even if Du Busi failed, he had at least protected himself. The poison would not overwhelm him or send his power out of control.