pjbooks Chapter 107 The Detoxification Plan, Palace Coup
Chapter 107 The Detoxification Plan, Palace Coup
Chapter 107 The Detoxification Plan, Palace Coup
"Senior Dugu, how have you been?"
In the same reception room at the school gate, Chi Ping bowed to Dugu Bo.
Dugu Bo waved his hand and said urgently, "Stop with the nonsense. Didn't you say you had a way to deal with my poison? Tell me quickly, what do you want me to do?"
Chi Ping looked at Dugu Yan.
Dugu Yan nodded. "Grandpa explained everything to me before he left. Please take care of it."
Although Chi Ping was younger than her, his strength and status made him worthy of her respectful address.
Chi Ping nodded and said, "I do have some ideas, but I need your cooperation in the experiments to determine the effectiveness. However, please rest assured that even if it doesn't cure you, I can ensure your safety."
Dugu Bo frowned, then relaxed. "What method?"
"This is not the place to discuss medical conditions. Please come with me."
About three minutes later, Chi Ping led Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan to the sterile room where Chen Xin's severed arm had been treated.
"What kind of tree is this?" Dugu Yan asked curiously.
Chi Ping said, "The Tree of Life. In name only, it is my natal artifact, and you could also say it is my descendant."
Dugu Yan asked in confusion, "You...gave birth to a tree?"
Chi Ping smiled and said, "I already said it's in name only."
"Yeah, my dad's great!"
Countless green-gold mycelium intertwined to form a cocoon, from which emerged a girl wearing the same milky-white martial arts training uniform as Chi Ping.
"Let me introduce myself. I'm Chi Shu, my dad's daughter. My true form is this Life Mushroom Tree, and I'm destined to become a Life Artifact or even the God of Life!" Chi Shu introduced herself with great enthusiasm.
"What the hell!" Dugu Yan was startled.
Chi Shu frowned. "You're really rude! But I'm magnanimous, so I won't hold it against you."
Dugu Bo looked at Chi Ping.
Chi Ping didn't want to explain; that would be too troublesome.
"Let's talk about the treatment plan first."
As expected, Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan's attention was diverted.
Chi Ping continued, "The little tree has mastered an ability called the Light of Life Continuation..."
The root of the problem between Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan is that the toxins produced by the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Martial Soul during cultivation have infected their bodies, exceeding their bodies' resistance to toxins.
This is not difficult for Ikehira and Ikeju to handle.
The light of life can stimulate cellular vitality and promote cell division. This can be achieved by selecting healthy, unaffected cells from two individuals and allowing them to proliferate, replacing those deeply toxic and beyond saving.
In other words, a whole-body cellular modification could solve the problem.
In addition, Chi Ping can also use his qi and blood to flush out the toxins from the two people's bodies, while Chi Shu can treat the weakened cells after getting rid of the toxins.
But these are all temporary solutions, not permanent ones.
The essence of the problem between the two is that the rate at which the toxicity of their martial souls increases exceeds the rate at which their bodies improve their toxicity resistance.
The martial spirit and the physical body influence each other.
Soul Masters with poison-attribute Martial Souls must have resistance to toxins; otherwise, they would be poisoned to death the moment their Martial Soul awakens. Moreover, as they cultivate, the intensity of the Martial Soul's poison increases, and their body's poison resistance also increases accordingly.
However, for Dugu Yan and Dugu Bo, the speed at which the Martial Soul Poison strengthened was too fast.
This is good for cultivation, but not for the body.
If the body's resistance to toxins doesn't keep up, it will eventually be poisoned to death by the excessively strong toxins.
To eliminate future problems once and for all, the best solution is to find or develop a method or technique that can improve the body's resistance to toxins.
"Of course, it would be best to use a two-pronged approach. Xiaoshu and I will treat the poison in your bodies, while you develop corresponding cultivation techniques. Coincidentally, I am currently developing a cultivation technique myself, and I can exchange ideas with you, senior."
After speaking, Chi Ping smiled and looked at Dugu Bo, waiting for his reply.
Dugu Bo pondered for a long time before nodding.
Chi Ping gestured behind him, "Please come inside. I'll help suppress the toxins in your body first."
……
January, 2651st year of the Douluo Calendar.
Dark clouds loomed over Tiandou City.
Qian Renxue walked along the street leading to the palace with two old men, her eyes shifting inscrutable.
—Was it still a step too late...?
The streets were bustling with people, seemingly no different from usual. But if you looked closely, you could see that many roadside vendors and pedestrians weren't doing anything productive; they were just sitting in corners enjoying the cool air, their eyes seemingly fixed on Qian Renxue.
"Oh!"
Qian Renxue smiled dismissively.
Let's see who comes out on top!
Continue onward, heading straight for the imperial city.
However, as soon as the three stepped into the palace gate, they heard someone shouting.
"You audacious scoundrel! How dare you impersonate the Crown Prince and plot against the Emperor! By order of Emperor Xueye, you are to be executed on the spot! Condemn your crime!"
On the towering city wall, a middle-aged man dressed in fine clothes and wearing a blood-red ruby ring stood indignantly.
Qian Renxue squinted, looked up at the middle-aged man, and revealed a disdainful smile as if she had seen a ridiculous clown.
"Splashing dirty water? Fourth Uncle, your methods are still as despicable as ever!"
It was like a question, yet also like a statement; Qian Renxue was composed and calm, as if she had everything under control.
The middle-aged man, Xue Ye's fourth brother, an imperial prince and the actual ruler of the Tiandou Auction House—Xue Ye, fiddled with his ring and waved.
"Let's do it!"
As his subordinates gave the order, dark metal arrows, as thick as a child's wrist, emerged from the crenellations of the city walls on all four sides.
Nearly a hundred heavy, all-metal arrows were fired in an instant, followed by a volley of thousands of arrows.
"Eighth Soul Skill - Celestial Star Guardian!"
A medicine furnace adorned with stars sits in the center of the barbican.
The one who made the move was Bai Baoshan, the second-in-command of the teaching committee of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, whose martial soul was the Heavenly Star Furnace, and who was an 85th-level defensive Soul Douluo.
"Xueye! You said this was just a test!"
Meng Shenji, the chief of the teaching committee of the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy and an 86th-level control-type Soul Douluo, emerged from within the city walls, his face so gloomy it seemed to drip water. Accompanying them was Zhilin, the third seat of the teaching committee and an 83rd-level control-type Soul Douluo.
Three days ago, Xue Ye came to the Heaven Dou Royal Academy and explained to the three Soul Douluo the situation of Emperor Xue Ye's poisoning. He also pointed out that the culprit was most likely Xue Qinghe, and that Xue Qinghe was probably colluding with the Spirit Hall.
Xue Ye, under the guise of serving the empire, invited three Soul Douluos to guard the palace and set a trap to verify Xue Qinghe's identity.
The three educators, who were focused on education and had no interest in politics, came here because the royal family was in trouble and their academy would inevitably be affected.
However, Xueye's scheme had clearly gone beyond testing; he was aiming to kill Xue Qinghe!
Those crossbow bolts are used to breach city walls! They are heavy military equipment, and only Soul Masters can draw them. One bolt is enough to blast open a solid city wall several meters thick!
With a hundred arrows fired simultaneously, even a Soul Douluo would be injured or killed if he wasn't careful. Xue Qinghe was only a Soul Emperor, and facing such an attack, he would almost certainly die!
"Chairman Meng, why are you panicking? The thief isn't dead yet," Xueye said slowly.
Meng Shenji angrily retorted, "I don't care what conflict you have with Xue Qinghe, but until the truth comes out, he is the Crown Prince, not someone you can spout nonsense about!"
Xueye glanced coldly at Meng Shenji, then turned to look down at the city.
"Two Title Douluos? How come I didn't know my dear nephew had such connections?"
Below the city, the two old men who had entered the city gate with Qian Renxue each revealed nine spirit rings and were fighting against two other titled Douluo.
Qian Renxue looked extremely grim as she watched the two Title Douluos who had attacked her during the rain of arrows.
"The Grand Arena wants to meddle in the royal family's internal affairs?"
These two are the pillars of the seven soul master families behind the Great Soul Arena, barely reaching the level of Title Douluo.
The two remained silent, focusing entirely on fighting against the two titled Serpent Spear and Bloodthirst.
(End of this chapter)