Since You Like Poison, I'll Give You Your Fill

Ten days later, Zhao Su and his companions arrived at Heaven Dou Royal Academy and gazed at its sprawling grounds and beautiful surroundings.

They could not help marveling.

As expected of a royal academy, its grandeur and lavish scale were beyond anything an ordinary academy could match.

Just after they entered the academy, a minor incident occurred.

A student who did not know whom he was dealing with spoke rudely to their group, and Dai Mubai taught him a lesson.

Zhao Su knew that this was the fourth prince of the Heaven Dou Empire's imperial family.

He was also the very reason Shrek Academy's teachers and students had failed to stay at Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

But that suited Zhao Su perfectly.

Otherwise, if the Shrek group stayed, they would never head to Blue Tyrant Academy and reunite the Golden Iron Triangle-Flender, Grandmaster, and Liu Erlong.

After that minor incident, Qin Ming had their accommodations ready.

They were given a private courtyard, and that courtyard alone surpassed the original Shrek Academy many times over.

Early the next morning, Qin Ming took them to meet Heaven Dou Royal Academy's Three Education Committee Members.

As expected, something unexpected happened.

Xue Beng, the central figure in yesterday's minor incident, had brought his uncle, Prince Xue Xing, who in turn had brought Poison Douluo Dugu Bo.

They immediately tried to put Shrek Academy in its place.

Even so, Tang San, who possessed protagonist fate, still opened his meridians under Dugu Bo's immense pressure.

Such a fortuitous encounter, such protagonist fate-even Zhao Su could not help feeling envious at the sight.

In the original story, even with the Three Education Committee Members' help, Shrek Academy had been crushed under Dugu Bo's pressure without any chance to resist.

But this time, things were different.

Because Shrek Academy had Zhao Su on its side.

"You're just a little venomous snake. What are you throwing your weight around here for?"

Zhao Su stood among Shrek Academy's students. Not only Dugu Bo, but even the Three Education Committee Members who had just praised Shrek so highly had paid him no attention.

Now, that casual remark drew everyone's eyes to him.

Meng Shenji and the other two board members' expressions changed. They looked at Zhao Su with displeasure, their eyes reproaching him for not knowing what was good for him.

The man before them was not Xue Beng, but a Titled Douluo.

The three of them had been negotiating with Prince Xue Xing, hoping to keep the Shrek students and their companions.

Zhao Su's arrogant remark had completely ruined their efforts.

But unlike the reproach from Meng Shenji and the other two Three Education Committee Members, or the mockery from Prince Xue Xing and Dugu Bo,

everyone on Shrek's side took a step back, looking ready to enjoy the show.

"Boy, are you talking to me?"

Dugu Bo sized Zhao Su up. Seeing that he was only around twenty, he dismissed him all the more and stepped forward to teach him a lesson.

"Senior Dugu, why take offense at a child?"

Although Meng Shenji was also displeased by Zhao Su's arrogance, after weighing the circumstances, he still stepped forward to block Dugu Bo.

They knew Dugu Bo's vicious, ruthless nature.

In their minds, if Dugu Bo were allowed to act, Zhao Su would undoubtedly die.

"Of course I'm talking to you. Who else here is a little snake? Or have you grown so old that you're hard of hearing?"

Zhao Su folded his arms, the corners of his mouth lifting in a faint smile as he spoke casually to Dugu Bo.

"Hmph, ignorant brat! Today, I'll teach you not to run your mouth!"

With that, Dugu Bo attacked without holding anything back, using a poison lethal in a single drop.

"Alas!"

Meng Shenji and the others sighed and shook their heads. They stopped intervening, thinking it might be good for Zhao Su to learn a lesson.

"A paltry trick. Is poison all a mighty Titled Douluo knows how to use?"

Zhao Su stood there without moving at all.

He allowed Dugu Bo's venom to enter his body.

"You... impossible!"

When Dugu Bo saw his venom enter Zhao Su's body, he first smiled smugly, but his expression soon changed dramatically.

The venom had no effect on Zhao Su whatsoever.

"Since you like using poison, I'll use poison on you too!"

Just then, Zhao Su suddenly moved. He was so fast that even Meng Shenji and the other two, who had already reached the Soul Douluo rank, could not make out his movements.

Zhao Su abruptly appeared beside Dugu Bo and seized him by the neck. A small porcelain bottle appeared in his other hand, and he poured several drops of foul-smelling liquid from it into Dugu Bo's mouth.

The moment Zhao Su seized his neck, Dugu Bo felt all the Soul Power in his body become sealed.

He could not use his Soul Power at all.

He also found his entire body immobilized, leaving him unable to resist.

"Aren't you a venomous snake? I don't think you're venomous enough. Have some more snake venom!"

After forcibly pouring the snake venom down Dugu Bo's throat, Zhao Su casually tossed the little porcelain bottle aside.

"You..."

Once Zhao Su released him, Dugu Bo's Soul Power returned to normal. He hurriedly circulated it, trying to suppress the snake venom roiling inside him.

He wanted to say something, but could not get a single word out.

"Well? Isn't using poison fun?"

By now, Xue Xing and Xue Beng were utterly stunned by what they had just witnessed.

Meng Shenji and the other two Three Education Committee Members were equally shocked.

The contempt in their eyes had vanished completely, leaving only disbelief.

But Zhao Su ignored them and turned to Flender and Grandmaster. "Dean, an academy like this ultimately belongs to the imperial family. Even if we stay, I'm afraid we'll never get a chance to rise. I think we'd better seek a place elsewhere!"

"Agreed!"

Flender gave only that single word in reply.

"That's right. We're better off not staying at an academy like this!"

Zhao Wuji voiced his agreement.

As they spoke, the group headed outside. Meng Shenji hurriedly called out, "Everyone, this is merely a misunderstanding. I'll give you an explanation. Please don't leave!"

"Three Education Committee Members, with things having come to this, I don't think there's any reason for me to stay either!"

Watching Flender and the others leave the room, Qin Ming said this to Meng Shenji and the other two, then hurried after them.

Zhao Su, who brought up the rear, passed Dugu Bo as he sat cross-legged, purging the poison. He bent down and leaned close to Dugu Bo's ear. "If you want to completely remove the toxins accumulated in your body, come to Blue Tyrant Academy!"

Then Zhao Su strode away with easy grace.

Dugu Bo had naturally heard what Zhao Su had just said.

Moreover, although the snake venom Zhao Su had forced him to drink had outwardly subjected him to tremendous humiliation, it had also eased the lingering affliction that had plagued him for years.

For a moment, Dugu Bo could not fathom Zhao Su's purpose in doing this.

"Senior Dugu, are you all right?"

Only after seeing Flender and the others leave did Prince Xue Xing dare approach Dugu Bo and quietly ask.

"Hmph! If anyone dares speak of what happened today, I'll make him wish he were dead!"

Dugu Bo had just been humiliated, and the affliction he had been unable to ease for years had actually begun to recede. His mind was in turmoil, so naturally, he had no kind expression to offer Prince Xue Xing.

He was a Titled Douluo. Never mind Prince Xue Xing-even Xue Ye, emperor of the Heaven Dou Empire, had to treat him with courtesy.