Chương 8: Bitterness Turns to Ice, Refining

"Open your mouth!"

Cai Ni threw another healing pill into Xiao Yao's mouth.

Cai Ni kept a close eye on him. Although she didn't believe he could succeed, she still did her duty to help if things went wrong.

After all, without Xiao Yao's help, any first-tier magical beast in this magical beast mountain range could have taken her life.

"The cold poison has spread throughout his entire body!"

Staring at Xiao Yao's somewhat dark face, Cai Ni couldn't help but feel nervous for him.

"ah...."

Xiao Yao's sudden voice made Cai Ni hesitate for a moment. Then, staring at the two jade bottles on the table, she thought for a moment and then reached out and grabbed one of them.

"Nirvana Pill, swallow it." Cai Ni hurriedly stuffed the fifth-grade pill into Xiao Yao's mouth.

Although she still had two Rejuvenation Pills left, seeing Xiao Yao's blackened lips, she knew they were no longer effective, so she had no choice but to give him the last Nirvana Pill.

"Now... it's up to you..."

"Now that my mother has passed away, and I have been sealed and captured by Elder Jin, without the Empress's bloodline to suppress my clan, who knows if the Eight Serpent Kings might usurp the throne..."

"I hope the Grand Elder and the others can find me in time... Now we can only rely on him. I can't die, the Serpent Clan can't be leaderless, and they can't be destroyed because of me!"

"Mother..."

These thoughts flashed through Cai Ni's mind in an instant, and a hint of determination appeared in her beautiful eyes.

At this moment, Xiao Yao was able to catch his breath a little thanks to the Nirvana Pill.

"When will this ever end?! I can't take it anymore!"

As the Ten Thousand Bones Poison Ice within his body repeatedly wreaked havoc, he could only endure it. His battle qi vortex had long been ravaged and riddled with holes.

"By the way, how did we subdue the strange ice within her? Why hasn't she told us yet?"

"Does this mean we also need to use spirit storage? To create a new space? But there's no spirit storage device on the table!"

At this moment, Xiao Yao was almost at his limit; he felt as if he would die in the next instant.

At this critical juncture, a turning point arrived, and his doubts were also resolved.

"Why have you gathered together again?"

"The pain seems to have lessened!"

The Ten Thousand Bone Poison Ice, which had transformed into thousands of dark green snakes within the body, began to converge towards a single point within the body, contrary to the flow of the two heart meridians.

Battle Qi Whirlwind!

"The speed has increased!"

The Ten Thousand Bones Poison Ice seemed to be making a final, desperate strike, trying to disperse the vortex of fighting spirit.

"uh-huh.."

Xiao Yao felt a tightness in his chest, and then he saw the entire Dou Qi vortex change color, merging with the previous light blue to present an icy green.

"Looks like it worked! What a lucky guy, huh!" Cai Ni also noticed Xiao Yao's change, and while surprised, she also breathed a sigh of relief.

From the outside, the blackness on Xiao Yao's entire body began to fade slowly, and there were no more violent energy fluctuations in his body.

As he felt the pain in his body gradually lessen, he knew he had succeeded.

Meanwhile, the Ten Thousand Bones Poison Ice completely merged with the Battle Qi Vortex, and began to devour, rebuild, devour, and rebuild the dilapidated Battle Qi Vortex.

It's like a construction worker going back and forth.

But Xiao Yao soon realized something was wrong.

"This is... a sign of a breakthrough!"

As he felt the vortex of battle qi becoming more solid and powerful, his cultivation level also began to rise steadily.

Xiao Yao couldn't help but feel excited. He had finally made it through. The accumulated energy of heaven and earth from the Ten Thousand Bone Poison Ice over countless years had exploded within his body.

Two stars!

Samsung!

Four stars!

..............

It kept soaring to eight stars before showing signs of slowing down.

As the vortex of battle qi grew increasingly solid, Xiao Yao hesitated whether to use this force to break through to the Dou Shi realm in one fell swoop.

"No, if my cultivation level increases too quickly, it will actually affect my foundation."

"I've only recently broken through to the Dou Zhe level, and my foundation is still unstable. With my talent, becoming a Dou Shi is just a matter of time, so there's no rush..."

Xiao Yao knew that the accumulated energy of heaven and earth in the Ten Thousand Bone Poison Ice had not yet fully exploded. However, his cultivation was too shallow, so he could only consume this much for now. As time passed and his strength improved, the effects would truly manifest.

At this moment, Xiao Yao's body had recovered, and he regained control. Taking advantage of this momentum, he began to exert all his strength, rushing towards the Dou Shi level barrier.

"Should we go all out and break through to the Dou Shi level in one go?" Cai Ni looked at Xiao Yao's changes and a hint of doubt arose in her eyes.

But then Cai Ni was surprised.

"Oh? You're quite clever."

Because Xiao Yao's cultivation level soared to nine stars, and he was about to break through the barrier of Dou Shi, but in the next instant, it dropped back to six stars.

Then it surged again, then fell, then surged again.

After several such fluctuations, he finally stabilized at the peak of the nine-star level, and the immense energy disappeared into his body and went into hiding.

The next moment, Xiao Yao opened his eyes.

"Nine-star peak! I'm only thirteen years old! Dou Di...

'Burning Technique'..."

"Let's put the evolution technique aside for now; this secret must not be known to Cai Ni."

Two sharp rays shot out from his eyes. The boy seemed to have grown taller and lost some of his childishness.

"Hehe! Thank you very much, Your Majesty!" Xiao Yao grinned and expressed his sincere gratitude.

Without Cai Ni's guidance and help, he might have died long ago.

"Hmph! Who needs your thanks? I'm just doing this for myself." Cai Ni scoffed at Xiao Yao's gratitude, because she knew how hateful the boy in front of her was.

Not only did he steal her snake-people's treasure, but he also made suggestive remarks.

"Alright, you're welcome. Now let's think about how to get out of here. This place is definitely heavily guarded, and there might be more than one Dou Wang expert."

Xiao Yao was also helpless; he thanked her sincerely, but was instead met with disdain.

"Nonsense, what can we expect from someone like you... a mere fighter?"

"To correct you, it should be the peak of the ninth star of the Fighter class."

"You stole my snake-people's treasure and you're still showing it off?"

"Um... okay, let's get down to business. Tell me, what's your plan to escape?"

Cai Ni stopped arguing with him and, after a moment of contemplation, slowly said, "This secret realm belongs to my snake-people clan. With your little bit of cleverness, how could you not have guessed it?"

"Hmm? Could there be a backup plan, a secret passage?"

"Even if it's a secret passage, it would be difficult to avoid guards with the strength of a Dou Wang."

After a moment of contemplation, Xiao Yao immediately guessed what was going on. Considering Cai Ni's previous behavior, he was almost certain of his guess.

"Of course they would discover the ordinary secret passage, but..." Cai Ni stopped there and didn't finish her sentence.

She swayed her snake tail as she walked to the shore and stared at the water.

"Underwater?" Xiao Yao immediately understood.

"good!"

"As the saying goes, a cunning rabbit has three burrows. Our ancestors were very familiar with this underground cave. How could they not have left a backup plan?"

"There's an underground river that leads directly to the outside, which will allow us to completely avoid these powerful guards."

Cai Ni proudly recounted the story to Xiao Yao, her expression seemingly telling him: "Thanks to me, you were able to get out."

"Alright! Let's not delay, let's go. The situation here could be exposed at any time." Xiao Yao urged, he didn't want to stay here for a moment longer. After all, with their current strength, they were no different from ants to be slaughtered in other people's eyes.

A newly advanced cultivator... a peak nine-star fighter.

A Douling expert whose cultivation has been sealed is no different from an ordinary person.

Those two are complete useless.