Chapter 161: The Fifth Soul Ring of the Wishing Tree
"You mean… the place where the first generation of the Shrek Seven entered back then is right here in the Sunset Forest!"
Xian Lin'er voiced her guess.
"Smack~"
Bai Zhou gave Xian Lin'er's bottom a light pat and laughed, "Teacher, you're so smart!"
"Stop fooling around. What if someone sees us…"
Xian Lin'er gently tapped Bai Zhou's hoof and gave him a slight glare.
It wasn't that she minded Bai Zhou patting her…
She was just afraid Bai Zhou would get used to it and start doing that in public—then they'd really be in trouble.
"Okay, okay~ I won't do it again next time~ Did I hurt you? Let me rub it~" Bai Zhou gave an sheepish smile and hurriedly reached out to rub her.
"Don't change the subject!"
Xian Lin'er shot Bai Zhou a gentle glare, ignoring his little antics, and pressed on, "Then how do you know that the place you found is the same one the first generation of Shrek found?"
She wasn't trying to pry into Bai Zhou's secrets; she was simply curious.
After all, a place that no one had discovered in ten thousand years had been found by Bai Zhou—that was truly amazing!
"I'm not actually sure myself—we'll find out once we get there~" Bai Zhou deliberately kept her in suspense, offering no further explanation.
Of course, there really was no way to explain it.
"Ugh…"
Xian Lin'er pouted slightly, convinced that Bai Zhou was deliberately teasing her, and gently waved her hand, once again swatting away Bai Zhou's piggy paw.
"Haha~"
Bai Zhou laughed it off, unfazed, and continued leading the way ahead.
...
The two flew forward at breakneck speed, and about half an hour later...
Xian Lin'er suddenly grabbed Bai Zhou's arm, her expression grave. "Be careful—something's off about the air here!"
"Hmm, the air is toxic, though only very faintly."
Bai Zhou nodded in agreement.
With his powerful spiritual energy, he could clearly sense the minute particles of toxic powder floating in the air, forming a toxic mist that covered an area spanning dozens of li or even farther.
Their current location was likely on the very outer edge of this toxic mist.
Within the toxic mist, only plants could survive; very few other soul beasts could endure here, which is why the vegetation was exceptionally lush.
However, the toxin was so faint that most people wouldn't notice it. By the time they did realize it, it would already be too late—unable to escape the toxic mist, they would surely die.
However, Bai Zhou possessed a robust constitution and exceptional resistance to toxins; even if he breathed freely, he felt nothing.
Xian Lin'er's constitution was actually slightly weaker than Bai Zhou's, but as a Titled Douluo, her soul power shielded her body, more than sufficient to filter out the toxic mist.
"Master, the deeper we go, the stronger the toxic mist becomes. I have an antidote pill here; taking it should make things a bit easier."
Bai Zhou thought for a moment, then took out an antidote pill and handed it to Xian Lin'er.
After all, if his memory served him correctly, this toxin came from the "Emerald Phosphorus Seven-Absolute Flower," an extremely powerful toxic plant-type soul beast.
Moreover, there were an enormous number of them. Even if Xian Lin'er wasn't afraid, she would still need to expend a significant amount of soul power, which might affect subsequent battles.
This was also the main reason Bai Zhou had prepared the antidote pills in the first place.
Of course, the active ingredient in the toxic mist was actually "spores"—essentially viruses—which were vulnerable to ice and fire.
That's why, in the original story, Huo Yuhao could neutralize the toxic mist with "Ultimate Ice."
Since Bai Zhou doesn't possess "Ultimate Ice," he has no choice but to rely on a system-generated substitute.
The detoxification pill produced by the system grants immunity to all toxins and negative status effects for 24 hours—more than enough to handle the current situation.
"I… guess so…"
Xian Lin'er had originally intended to refuse; after all, as a titled Douluo, it would be utterly humiliating if she were affected by a mere crickets' toxin.
However, when she realized Bai Zhou had prepared this out of concern for her, a sweet feeling welled up in her heart, so she decided not to refuse.
Xian Lin'er took the pill from Bai Zhou and swallowed it without giving it much thought.
After all, as a Titled Douluo, she possessed formidable resistance to toxins and a strong tolerance to medicines.
There were very few pills left that could actually affect her.
However, the moment Xian Lin'er swallowed the antidote pill, she froze in place…
The antidote's effect was surprisingly potent; rather than being rapidly metabolized by her body, it transformed into a peculiar energy that spread throughout her system, swiftly neutralizing the foreign toxins.
Even she couldn't fathom the mechanism behind its detoxification.
"Where did you get this elixir?"
Xian Lin'er abruptly turned to look at Bai Zhou, her eyes filled with profound astonishment.
This pill actually had such a powerful effect even on a Titled Douluo—its value was no less than 500,000 Gold Soul Coins! And it was practically priceless—you couldn't even find it on the market!
That Bai Zhou had actually managed to get his hands on this kind of pill—and two of them at once! That was downright unbelievable!
"Ahem, I refined them myself."
Bai Zhou puffed out his chest slightly, his face brimming with pride.
"Pfft, if you can refine a pill like this, why don't you just say you can conjure it out of thin air?" Xian Lin'er pursed her lips, clearly thinking Bai Zhou was spouting nonsense.
"Uh, Teacher, how did you know…" Bai Zhou was instantly taken aback.
Because, strictly speaking, this pill really had been conjured out of thin air.
"Come on, let's go. We need to get deep into the Poisonous Realm as soon as possible. Who knows, maybe the divine herbs you mentioned really are there."
Xian Lin'er couldn't be bothered to pay any attention to Bai Zhou's nonsense. Instead, she gave a light wave of her hand and walked toward the depths of the toxic mist, feeling a hint of anticipation.
After all, immense danger often comes hand in hand with treasure—
A toxic mist zone this vast might very well be guarding something precious.
Even if there were no divine herbs, there would surely be extraordinary treasures!
No one dislikes hunting for treasures and scoring a bargain—and she, even as a Titled Douluo, was no exception.
"Hehe~"
Seeing this, Bai Zhou chuckled and hurried to follow her.
...
The two rushed deeper into the area.
Thanks to the antidote pills, they practically charged headlong through the area, breathing in the toxic fumes without restraint.
Along the way, they encountered countless skeletal remains of soul beasts, all of which had been killed by the toxic mist.
After all, the toxic mist didn't take effect instantly; instead, it slowly accumulated and corroded their bodies.
Soul Beasts aren't particularly intelligent to begin with. Even if they sensed something was wrong, it was hard for them to realize it was due to the mist. Most Soul Beasts even panicked and fled deeper into the mist, only to die even faster…
Among them were no shortage of ten-thousand-year-old Soul Beasts.
Bai Zhou even spotted several thousand-year-old soul bones.
Unfortunately, these soul bones had been exposed to the toxic mist for far too long; they were already corroded beyond recognition, their luster gone, and they were now laced with poison.
If one were to forcibly absorb them, forget about getting stronger—it would be a miracle not to be poisoned to death.
As the two ventured deeper,
the thin layer of toxic mist in the air began to change color—sometimes red, sometimes green… until it finally turned into a rainbow of hues.
It looked incredibly dazzling.
"It's right up ahead. I can sense a lot of powerful auras there!" " Suddenly, Xian Lin'er stopped Bai Zhou once more, her gaze fixed intently on the multicolored toxic mist ahead as she spoke in a deep voice.
"Hehe, I sense them too. But they're just a bunch of immobile plant-type soul beasts—nothing to be afraid of. My Wishing Tree soul skill hasn't even reached its fifth soul ring yet, so these high-level soul beasts are perfect for me."
Bai Zhou licked his lips.
It was as if he'd spotted some particularly fine prey.
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