Chapter 611: Zi Di Detoxifies
Zi Di raised her hand, her gaze focused on the test tube in it.
Zong Ge was standing by her.
Some of his blood had been drawn out and put into the test tube.
Zi Di used simple detection magic, then she pursed her brows.
Without battle qi suppression, Zong Ge’s blood began to darken and smell bad.
Zi Di tried to use mainstream detoxification methods. A portion of Zong Ge’s blood boiled, and the test tube’s temperature quickly rose, almost evaporating entirely from the test tube. Another part of the blood condensed into a solid, and another part of it corroded the glass test tube and fell out of it.
The mainstream detoxification methods did not work.
But it was not a complete failure.
The boiling blood evaporated into a starry black cloud. The frozen blood clot’s surface also had many angled star patterns across its surface. After corroding, the remaining glass fragments also seemed to slightly show a starry pattern under the sunlight.
“This is a very distinctive trait; it is a good clue.” Zi Di exclaimed.
She looked at Zong Ge, “Sorry to disappoint you.”
“This place lacks alchemy facilities, and I fear I am not strong enough.”
“To completely detoxify you, I need a lot of time and energy, and I cannot guarantee success in the end.”
“Perhaps this starry pattern clue can be investigated for some valuable information.”
“But at present, you have to suppress this toxin for the time being.”
Zong Ge faintly nodded, he had been prepared for this result and wasn’t that disappointed.
At least on the face of it, he was very tranquil.
“I can suppress this toxin temporarily.” Replied Zong Ge.
Zi Di sighed, looking worried.
Zong Ge’s condition was getting worse. Previously, he had suffered the Axe Gang Leader’s Blood Vengeance before they died, something he was unable to get rid of. After that, he was hit by Hua Tang’s battle skills. Now, he was affected by a peculiar poison.
It could be said that Zong Ge’s fighting strength was greatly impeded due to his declining condition.
Zi Di and Zong Ge had been trying to solve these problems.
But in practice, they didn’t make much progress.
Blood Vengeance was shot from the Blood Vengeance Axe, yet despite them capturing that weapon, they were unable to find a solution to it.
Until now, they did not even know what activated Blood Vengeance.
There was also Hua Tang’s unusual battle skill [Flower Willow]. After Zong Ge was hit by [Flower Willow], it seemed to have taken root and was constantly growing and strengthening from absorbing Zong Ge’s battle qi and vitality.
These undoubtedly ate at Zong Ge’s battle qi and life span.
Currently, Zong Ge and Zi Di were merely testing some aura suppression methods and preventing the use of battle skills to weaken the demands of [Flower Willow].
Now this strange poison had been mixed in. Zong Ge had to use his battle qi to suppress the poison while also needing to take medicine. This greatly increased his battle qi expenditure.
Zi Di said worriedly, “Perhaps we should decrease your dueling frequency.”
Zong Ge immediately shook his head, “Wrong. That will show I am weak and might lead to the enemy striking even harder.”
“I am still sure of the outcome of battles against silver levels.”
“This poisoning was my mistake, I was careless.”
“But next time, it won’t happen.”
Seeing Zi Di’s concern not being alleviated, Zong Ge added, “My current state isn’t all that bad.”
“The Blood Vengeance Axe’s power keeps me focused at all times and has greatly trained my body’s internal defenses.”
“After being hit by Hua Tang’s battle skill (Zong Ge’s assumption of who it was-), my suppression battle skills have been tempered a lot. My training results far surpasses previous records.”
“If my body can adapt to this strange poison, wouldn’t that be a great way to grow?”
Zong Ge’s positive mentality treated these challenges as an opportunity to improve himself.
He then said, “There will always be challenges, and so long as we continue to forge ahead, it will be the right decision.”
“It is necessary and worth it to brave the risks to do the right thing.”
“Who can avoid risks?”
Zi Din couldn’t help but inwardly admire Zong Ge’s declaration.
She admired Zong Ge’s courage and responsibility.
Of all of the survivors, perhaps only Zong Ge was capable of playing the role of the dragonman youngster well.
As long as these two didn’t collapse, the Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps’ morale would be ensured and supported.
Zong Ge really couldn’t avoid battle.
Because he was currently acting as Long Fu.
As the Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps’ commander, Long Fu was a new influential figure on Ice Sculpture Island, and a big reason Zi Di’s business plan worked out so well was due to Long Fu’s renown.
Zi Di wavered, “Perhaps we can ask the Li Jian Clan for help, and let them help detoxify you?”
Zong Ge instantly shook his head, “We are only in a collation of mutual benefits. Because of benefits we can work together, and because of benefits that union can collapse.”
If they could get help from the Li Jian Clan, Zong Ge would have gone to them to deal with Blood Vengeance and Flower Willow already.
To detoxify, his blood needed to be drawn.
It was positive that Zong Ge’s physical condition would be analyzed. By doing that, a lot of information on him would be divulged, increasing the risk of exposure.
The survivors had heaven shaking gains from Mystifying Monster Island. Including two divine artifacts!
If the Li Jian Clan knew about them, what would they do?
The survivors were being searched for by the Bai Zhen Clan, the Bounty Hunter Guild had also issued a warrant for them, and even parts of the imperial navy were involved in the search.
Nowadays, the Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps was losing to a strong mysterious power that existed in the Ice Sculpture Kingdom’s government. The Sheng Ming Secret Spy Agency also had their eyes on them because of Two Eyes Island.
If they were exposed, the survivors would be welcoming a calamity that would drown them!
The risks were too great.
It was the same if they asked the Li Jian Clan, other churches, and other magicians.
There was another sore spot.
It was the Pearl Bubbles.
Zi Di and Zong Ge didn’t have many Pearl Bubbles left, but they needed to use them in more and more places. If they asked other powers to heal Zong Ge, they had to use Deceptive Disguise and the Anti-prophecy and Investigation spell on him. The latter was fine, but crucially, the former used Pearl Bubbles.
The more and more powerful investigations there were, the more Pearl Bubbles would be depleted.
Zi Di’s and Zong Ge’s difficulties lay in a single place: they didn’t know when the dragonman youngster would return. This forced them to use the Pearl Bubbles cautiously and conservatively!
“Lord Commander, when will you finally return?” Zi Di had shouted from the bottom of her heart on more than one occasion.
Zong Ge was more realistic, “Unless it is as a last resort, there is no need to ask others for help.”
“This was my carelessness.”
“From now on, I will be more cautious of silver level challengers.”
“In fact, I am more worried about gold levels.”
“The enemy definitely has other gold levels; they don’t need to use such power right now. But I am afraid that other gold levels who have been enticed and exploited can make things difficult for us.”
The Ice Sculpture National Ceremony is not just a grand occasion for domestic experts; the National Ceremony’s Grand Duel often attracts foreign experts into joining it too. Regardless of whether it is glory or the prizes, both are always alluring.
“Long Fu’s” reputation in the Ice Sculpture Kingdom, as well as the Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps’ magic medicine business attracted gold level experts. It was likely that a gold level expert would be moved to first duel the silver level Long Fu to treat him as a footstool to bring about their fame in the early stages.
Zong Ge continued, “For instance, it is possible that Qi Ci Lang is coming to participate in the National Ceremony Grand Duel.”
Zi Di had found out about Qi Ci Lang from the imperial secret spy’s inquiries.
After that event, she emphasized buying information on the Thirteenth Prince and Qi Ci Lang.
On the market, there still wasn’t information that Qi Ci Lang would join the duel.
Thus, Zi Di and Zong Ge found out more about the Thirteenth Prince. They knew the latter’s prestige among the people was very high and that many citizens loved and respected this hostage prince. So much so that when the king’s throne was vacant, some voices within the kingdom hoped that the Thirteenth Prince would succeed to the throne.
This obviously didn’t happen.
The Thirteenth Prince was Heavenly Emperor Sheng Ming’s son, and both bloodline and legal principle disqualified him from succeeding the throne.
However, it could be made out that the Thirteenth Prince was very popular!
The Thirteenth Prince would never join the National Ceremony Duel.
First was his identity and second was his strength.
The Thirteenth Prince was an ordinary person and didn’t have any transcendent bloodline.
But Qi Ci Lang might.
The information Zi Di and Zong Ge gathered showed how powerful this gold level was.
To be more precise, he was incredibly powerful!
Qi Ci Lang’s strength was very visible, and more formidable was that he was blessed by many gods. The most widely publicized was that seven different gods blessed him with immortality.
Just one of these made a transcendent a sufficient threat.
Qi Ci Lang had seven.
Because of this, he was publicly nicknamed the Beloved Child of Seven Gods!
In short, after Zong Ge looked at the intelligence, he instantly judged that he was not Qi Ci Lang’s match. The gap between them was too great.
Despite both of them being gold level.
It could be said that the higher level a cultivator got, the bigger the gap could be between cultivators of the same level.
Zong Ge was serene, “If Qi Ci Lang appears and joins the National Ceremony Grand Duel, then that will further prove the Wisteria Merchant Alliance’s power.”
“At the same time, we also need to inspect and verify our flaws – our information gathering is weak, and at many crucial points, we have to rely on well known information. But since the latter can be purchased on the market, its value isn’t that high.”
Zi Di nodded, “According to the information, this Beloved Child of Seven Gods does not have the attitude of an expert, he has a brash temperament and is quite unscrupulous. He rarely shows mercy to the weak and might come challenge us.”
“I hope this doesn’t happen.”
“Because in the Ice Sculpture National Ceremony Grand Duel, if you refuse to fight, you can no longer participate.”
“That’s right.” Zong Ge nodded, “At least let me hold on for a while longer.”