Instructor Ruo Lin left, carrying with her the indignation towards the injustices of this world!
When Xiao Bai repeatedly assured her that he hadn't given Xun'er and Xiao Yi Xian anything special, that their current cultivation was purely the result of their own training, Instructor Ruo Lin finally believed him.
At the same time, she gained a whole new understanding of what talent truly meant. She had cultivated for over twenty years and was only a Five-Star Da Dou Shi, yet these two had achieved in two months what would take her years. The realization left her feeling a bit dejected. She muttered that she shouldn't have come today, declaring her intention to retreat and reflect—no one was allowed to disturb her.
Thinking of the heartbroken and despairing look in her usually gentle, watery eyes as she left, Xiao Bai shook his head with a bitter smile. Earlier, he hadn't considered the implications at all—he was only focused on truthfully explaining Xun'er and Xian'er's registration. If he had been honest from the start, she wouldn't have tried to stop them.
Who would have thought that he'd end up dealing such a blow to their kind and graceful instructor? And really, of all people to compare herself to, she chose these two?
Even he wasn't foolish enough to do that. Not even Xiao Yan—the walking cheat and protagonist of destiny—could keep up with them in the early stages. In the entire Dou Qi Continent, the only one who could match them early on was Qing Lin. Even Zi Yan needed the late game and the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit to rise!
As for Xun'er breaking through to Da Dou Shi in just two months… to be honest, he was a bit surprised. He hadn't expected her to give him such a quiet little surprise.
But then again, considering the Devouring Life Pill—a mere Tier Seven pill—could push someone from Da Dou Shi to Dou Wang in an instant, was the mysterious bloodline of a Dou Di any less miraculous?
With the Gu Clan's deep foundation and divine-tier bloodline, this was hardly shocking. So, he stopped being surprised.
"Brother Xiao Bai, will Instructor Ruo Lin be okay?" Xun'er asked with a trace of concern.
She had always known that hiding certain things was the right choice. Some truths were simply too shocking for people in the Northwest Continent—sometimes, they could even make someone question whether cultivation was still worth it.
But over the past few years, Xiao Bai had learned bits and pieces about her Cultivation Techniques, Dou Techniques, alchemy, and even Ling Ying and Qing Shuang. Yet he always seemed indifferent, as if none of it mattered to him. He never pressed her about her origins, which was why she had stopped being as cautious as before, no longer suppressing her extraordinary displays.
"No worries! Instructor Ruo Lin may be gentle, but she has a strong will. She was just a little too shocked today, but she'll be fine in a few days. After all, life goes on," Xiao Bai said with a wave of his hand, unconcerned.
"That's good to hear." Xun'er sighed in relief. After all, Instructor Ruo Lin had treated the three of them very well. She had let them stay at her place, and when Xiao Bai had refused to attend classes for two months, she had agreed without hesitation. It was rare to come across a teacher like her!
"Don't worry! Once the three of us enter the Inner Academy, Instructor Ruo Lin might even get promoted to a Xuan-Class instructor and take charge of a Xuan-Class!" Xiao Bai ruffled her soft hair and chuckled. "You just made the huge leap from Dou Zhe to Da Dou Shi. Take these next few days to get used to your newfound strength!"
After a moment's thought, he added, "Xian'er is about to break through, and this time, her Poison Body might erupt. The eruption is painful, so I need to be there for her."
Noticing his slightly explanatory tone, Xun'er rolled her eyes at him before ignoring him altogether. Instead, she turned to Xiao Yi Xian and took her hand. "Xian'er, do you want me to stay with you?"
A warmth flickered through Xiao Yi Xian's eyes as she shook her head with a gentle smile. "No need. I've already experienced an eruption when my Calamity Poison Body first awakened. It wasn't that painful—it's just that this guy loves to make a fuss."
Then, she leaned in closer to Xun'er, stealing a glance at Xiao Bai before whispering, "Honestly, I don't want him to come, but he's too overbearing!"
Xun'er glanced at Xiao Bai before leaning in and whispering back, "That's just how he is… but at least he has some conscience."
Watching the two lovely girls whispering to each other, Xiao Bai felt a bit helpless. Did they really think he couldn't hear them?
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That night, under a sky full of brilliant stars, inside a tent at the campsite in the Magical Beast Forest.
Xiao Bai sat by the bedside, quietly watching Xiao Yi Xian lying down.
Rather than staying at Instructor Ruo Lin's place, he had chosen this desolate forest for the sake of caution.
"Alright, don't worry, I'll be fine!" Xiao Yi Xian reached out her delicate hand, gently smoothing the crease on his furrowed brow as she comforted him in a soft voice.
"Mm." Xiao Bai smiled and nodded. He wasn't worried about the Calamity Poison Body's eruption itself—he just couldn't bear to see her suffer through the pain.
Seeing that he had relaxed slightly, Xiao Yi Xian took out a slightly blackened pill from her storage ring and swallowed it directly.
This pill had been refined by Xiao Bai using the venom of the Eight-Winged Black Emperor Snake. The amount of venom used was minimal—just a trace—since it was a Tier Six poison. Even so, if not for Xiao Yi Xian's Calamity Poison Body, any ordinary Dou Shi, even a poison master, would have been completely unable to withstand it.
Moments after swallowing the pill, Xiao Yi Xian's delicate brows furrowed slightly, and a change appeared in her clear, beautiful eyes—a tinge of gray began to spread across them.
Wisps of grayish-purple mist started seeping out of her body, gradually filling the tent. As time passed, layers upon layers of the mist swirled within the enclosed space, thick enough to obscure vision.
Xiao Bai felt the grayish-purple poison mist entering his body. Even with his physical resilience, he could sense a slight numbness. The next moment, the various Lightning Seeds within him reacted—especially Xiao Bing, who was the most violent. A streak of crimson lightning surged through his meridians like a flash of electricity, lightning crackling and fire rising. The poisonous mist, as if encountering its natural nemesis, instantly dissipated.
"As expected of the deadly poison born from the Calamity Poison Body—it can even affect my physique!" Xiao Bai thought to himself. His body had been continuously tempered by the Lightning Seeds, making it comparable to the little dragon girl described in the original novel. That girl was known as the "Brute Force Queen" in the Inner Academy, who dominated the Strong Ranking with sheer strength, defeating anyone with a single punch (or two, if necessary).
Suddenly, Xiao Bai's expression changed. Though his vision was blocked, his soul perception remained sharp. He could clearly sense that Xiao Yi Xian's body was trembling slightly, her grayish-purple eyes showing traces of pain.
At this moment, mysterious purple markings had spread across her pale, delicate face, and a violent surge of energy was radiating from her dantian.
Using his soul power, Xiao Bai carefully examined the changes inside her body. He saw that dense grayish-purple mist was emanating from the center of her lower abdomen, and a seven-colored thread was slowly extending from that area toward her heart. The movement was extremely slow!
After some thought, Xiao Bai pressed his fingers together into a sword seal and pointed at her lower abdomen. His soul power flowed downward, forming a seal directly at her dantian.
As the seal took effect, the seven-colored thread stopped spreading, and the poisonous mist ceased its release.
Xiao Yi Xian's brows relaxed slightly as the pain coursing through her body suddenly weakened. Feeling the strange sensation in her lower abdomen, she immediately knew that Xiao Bai had intervened. However, the placement of his seal was rather awkward, and her originally pale face—drained by the pain—turned a faint shade of red.
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