I Pick Up Fragments in Douluo Continent: Defeat

Besides, the medicinal fragrance that had wafted from the wine cup at the end was no less potent than the fragrance released when her grandfather opened his furnace to refine pills.

As a poison master who had been making poisons for many years, Dugu Yan had completely believed Lu Feng's words based on her experience and intuition.

But...

She simply could not bring herself to admit defeat so readily.

"Damn it!"

Dugu Yan could not help clenching her fists tightly, feeling utterly frustrated.

"Hmph, that sounds nice enough. How do I know whether you're telling the truth? What if it's still poison?" Dugu Yan retorted stubbornly.

"Is that so?"

Lu Feng merely smiled faintly at Dugu Yan's stubbornness, then shook his head helplessly.

He knew perfectly well that when women lost their tempers, it was best not to argue with them.

No matter who was right or wrong.

Nor did age matter.

Arguing with them at a time like this would only add fuel to the fire.

"Brothers, does anyone want to have a taste?"

As he spoke, Lu Feng unhurriedly took out a small, exquisite wine cup, poured a little of the prepared wine into it, and gestured toward the others.

Yu Tianheng was somewhat tempted. He had only caught a whiff of the wine earlier, yet he had already faintly sensed a breakthrough.

However, he did not immediately voice his stance.

Just as Dugu Yan had said, what if it really was poison?

His status was noble, and he would not act rashly over such a trivial matter.

Besides, Dugu Yan was clearly bickering with Tang Si. Naturally, Yu Tianheng would not choose this moment to invite trouble.

"Me, me, me!" Osler, on the other hand, looked very excited and eagerly spoke up.

His mind was simpler. Having spent so much time with Dugu Yan, he understood her temper extremely well.

If there had been something wrong with Lu Feng's medicinal wine, Dugu Yan would have jumped up long ago.

How could she be like this now, with nothing left but a stubborn mouth?

"Hmph, Panther. If you get poisoned, I won't save you." Dugu Yan snorted coldly, her words carrying a clear threat.

"Uh..."

After hearing that, Osler hesitated for a while before slowly putting down the wine cup.

He had only wanted to join in the fun.

By now, he had finally realized that Dugu Yan was competing with Tang Si out of spite.

On one side was his teammate; on the other was a stranger he had only just met. Osler had no reason to offend his vice-captain just to help someone else.

"Hmph!"

Dugu Yan snorted, raised her head, and a trace of triumph flashed through her eyes as she looked at Lu Feng.

She looked just like a proud rooster.

Her little scheme was simple. As long as no one was willing to try the wine, there would be no way to know whether it was truly as miraculous as Lu Feng claimed.

Then it naturally could not count as his victory.

"Heh." Lu Feng chuckled softly. How could he not understand Dugu Yan's little thoughts?

Lu Feng set the small wine cup on the table, then directly lifted the large wine cup and tipped his head back, draining it in one gulp. His movements were crisp and decisive, without the slightest hesitation.

Defeat

"What?!"

Everyone froze in shock at the sight.

They had never expected Lu Feng to be so decisive, drinking it the moment he said he would without any hesitation at all.

Dugu Yan was equally dumbfounded.

She had never imagined that this was only an ordinary contest, yet the other party's desire to win would be so intense.

Dugu Yan had already made up her mind. As long as he said a few nice things and gave her a way out, she would stop pursuing the matter.

Dugu Yan had tested the Jade Phosphor Serpent Poison countless times. She knew exactly how powerful it was.

If an ordinary person dared to drink the serpent poison, their insides would rupture, and they would die on the spot.

What if Lu Feng had misjudged it, and the wine was still poisoned?

"Y-you... are you alright?" Dugu Yan asked anxiously.

Before she even finished speaking, she hurried over and reached out to support Lu Feng.

But the instant her fingers touched his arm, she felt his skin was as hot as burning charcoal. The heat made her quickly pull her hand back.

"I'm fine. It tastes wonderful!" Lu Feng said calmly.

After saying that, he unhurriedly sat down cross-legged. Soul Power slowly began to circulate within his body, and he soon entered a cultivation state.

Gathering the Jade Phosphor Five Poisons was no easy task.

Lu Feng had spent an entire year working at it before barely managing to collect four of them.

Today, he had happened to encounter Dugu Yan, finally obtaining enough serpent poison to complete the Jade Phosphor Five Poisons.

If not for some plans he had for the future, Lu Feng would never have been willing to share such precious medicinal wine with them.

Lu Feng had already experimented with refining the Five Poisons.

However, the poisonous creatures he had used before had all been a tier lower.

Those highly venomous soul beasts were exceptionally precious resources. Every year, countless soul masters flocked into the Star Dou Great Forest one after another to obtain them.

After drinking the Five-Poison Medicinal Wine, Lu Feng's first sensation was blazing heat.

It felt as though he had entered a raging furnace, his entire body becoming scorching hot.

This heat did not come from the outside temperature, but from within his body.

Inside him, Lu Feng felt as though his internal organs were being roasted by blazing flames, while the Soul Power in his body began to circulate madly.

When Lu Feng cultivated in the past, only his liver and heart received additional tempering.

But now, things were different.

Lu Feng could clearly feel all five of his internal organs being fiercely tempered. The speed at which his Soul Power circulated was at least twice that of his usual cultivation.

Even for soul masters, internal organs were fragile. Once damaged, they could easily suffer severe bleeding, and such injuries were difficult to heal.

After being tempered by the Five-Poison Medicinal Wine, Lu Feng felt that his five internal organs had become extremely resilient, while his resistance to poison had also greatly increased.

Now, even if Lu Feng directly drank Jade Phosphor Serpent Poison, he would at most be bedridden for a few days and would recover completely within half a month.

"Hah..." Lu Feng slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air.

When he opened his eyes, he saw the members of the Royal Fighting Team gathered around him in a circle.

"Brother Tang Si, how do you feel?"

As Yu Tianheng spoke, he tightly covered the small wine cup he had fought so hard to obtain.

During Lu Feng's cultivation, the remaining small cup of medicinal wine had sparked a rather "fierce" struggle among them.

In the end, relying on his Soul Elder cultivation, his position as captain of the Royal Fighting Team, his Title Douluo grandfather, and his noble status as one of the Young Masters of the Upper Three Sects, Yu Tianheng narrowly beat Osler and successfully claimed the medicinal wine.

"I feel absolutely fantastic right now!"

As Lu Feng spoke, he stretched his body to his heart's content. Every part of him felt indescribably comfortable, as though every pore were breathing freely.

Just over ten minutes of cultivation had produced results comparable to three months of arduous daily training.

Lu Feng could even faintly sense the threshold of level twenty-six.

"Hahaha!" Hearing Lu Feng's words, Yu Tianheng happily patted him on the shoulder.

Then, without hesitation, Yu Tianheng drained the medicinal wine in his cup.

In an instant, Yu Tianheng felt an extremely violent energy surge into his body, rampaging wildly through him and making his entire body shudder.

He did not dare delay in the slightest. He hurriedly sat cross-legged and entered a meditative cultivation state.

Before long, an immensely powerful aura erupted from Yu Tianheng's body. Like surging waves, it spread outward in every direction.

"Crash!" The decorative vase beside the door was knocked to the floor and shattered under the impact of the shockwave.

"Hahaha!" Yu Tianheng abruptly opened his eyes, his face overflowing with uncontrollable joy as he burst into laughter again.

Level thirty-two!

"Brother Tang Si, if you ever come to Heaven Dou City, you must visit my Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect!" Yu Tianheng said warmly, smiling as he patted Lu Feng on the shoulder.

"Brother Tang, come find me when you get there. I'll take you to the most fun places in Heaven Dou City. I guarantee you'll have a great time!" Osler said with a grin.

As the heir of a duke, Osler usually appeared somewhat spoiled and frivolous, but he was actually very shrewd.

After everything that had happened, Osler had seen things clearly.

The soul master before him was not only powerful, but also highly skilled in medicine. Such a talented person was absolutely worth winning over.

"Tch, Panther, how vulgar. Brother Tang Si, come find me when you get there. I'll take you to Moonlight Pavilion. That place is the truly interesting one." Yu Feng refused to be outdone.

"Hmph." As Dugu Yan watched Lu Feng being surrounded by everyone, she suddenly felt rather upset.

She snorted, then silently turned and left the private room alone, her back looking somewhat lonely.

The evening breeze drifted by. On the roof of the inn, Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, and Osler gathered together, chatting warmly about something.

"Vice-Captain, as the saying goes, there's always someone better out there. What's there to be angry about?"

"Think about it. Didn't I lose to you plenty of times when we were kids?" Osler said with a smile, trying his best to persuade Dugu Yan to calm down.

"Hmph, when you were a kid?" Dugu Yan snorted. "How is that the same? You were such a coward back then. I threw a little scorpion into your clothes, and you were so scared that you wet your pants."

Osler's face immediately twisted into a bitter expression.

He glanced downstairs. The third floor was only a little over ten meters high, not too high for a soul master.

Even if Dugu Yan jumped down, she probably would not die.

"Fine, big sister, I won't bother with you anymore. If you want to stay angry, then keep being angry!" Osler crossed his arms, gazing at the distant lights as the cold wind blew over him.

"Sister Yan, so what if you lost this time? We can just find another chance to win it back later." Ye Lingling softly added from the side, also trying to comfort Dugu Yan.

Dugu Yan puffed out her cheeks and gazed at the brilliant lights in the distance. In a somewhat haughty tone, she said:

"I know all that, but I just can't swallow this anger. Every time I close my eyes now, all I can see is that brat's smug smile. Hmph!"

As Dugu Yan spoke, she took a deep breath and forcefully patted her chest, as though trying to smooth down the stifled frustration in her heart.

Honestly, she had not thought much of Lu Feng at first.

But thinking about it carefully now...

In medicine, she seemed unable to match him.

In poison, she also seemed slightly inferior.

And when it came to strength and talent...

Ugh, it seemed she was inferior to him in every single one of those areas. It was utterly infuriating!

Osler: Divine Physician, Save Me

The more Dugu Yan thought about it, the angrier she became. She turned to look at Ye Lingling before her, and a sly glint suddenly flashed through her eyes.

She abruptly pulled Ye Lingling tightly into her arms, then continuously tickled beneath Ye Lingling's arms while shouting:

"Hahaha, Lingling, you actually dared to speak up for Tang Si! Let's see how I punish you!"

"Hahaha..." Ye Lingling had never expected Dugu Yan to pull something like this. Caught off guard, she fell to the ground, laughing so hard that tears came to her eyes.