Chapter 809: I'll Drink Mine, You Drink Yours

"What then? Are we supposed to just watch them kill each other?"

Hearing that it couldn't be stopped, Wei Ranxue couldn't help but look over.

She still wanted to learn the Startling Swan Dance from Zhang Xuan; if something happened to him, who would teach her?

"Don't worry. A physician duel indeed cannot be stopped, but if it gets truly dangerous, we can persuade them to give up. As long as they concede... I believe, given our standing, the other party won't press for a kill either!" Zhao Bingxu said.

"We'll have to do it that way then!"

After a moment's hesitation, knowing there was no other choice, Wei Ranxue nodded.

They had been communicating via holy soul telepathy, which was extremely fast. By the time they finished speaking, the crowd below finally erupted in uproar.

Almost everyone present was a physician. Hearing that the competition would involve poison, they all exchanged bewildered glances, unable to speak.

This was no longer a simple physician's wager but a life-and-death duel. If things went wrong, death would follow.

Or even... both might die in the process.

A student daring to bet so heavily with a vice dean... how could he have such audacity?

"Teacher..."

Having just arrived and heard the news, Luo Qiqi's pretty face turned pale.

"A poison duel?" Hu Yaoyao, who was beside her, raised an eyebrow, her thoughts unreadable, and her fists clenched involuntarily.

"Bring out your poison, and we'll exchange. We'll have half an hour. Whoever cures the poison first wins. If you can't... then you can only blame your lack of skill!"

You Xu let out a loud laugh, his eyes gleaming.

Based on the other party's track record, he knew he couldn't win in medical skills. But in detoxification... probably no one in the entire Master Teacher Academy could match him!

"Fine!" Zhang Xuan nodded.

"Then let's begin!"

With a curl of his lips, You Xu flipped his wrist, and a dark green jade bottle appeared in his palm. "This is mine!"

With a flick of his finger, the bottle floated forward, carried by his true energy.

Zhang Xuan casually took it.

Even before opening the bottle, he could feel a surging power within, ready to burst out at any moment.

Activating his Eye of Insight, he looked down.

He saw a black aura lingering inside. Even a Saint realm first level peak cultivator would likely have their physiological structure instantly destroyed and die on the spot if they took it.

He gently pulled out the stopper, and a fierce aura gushed out. An ordinary person wouldn't even need to ingest it; just a whiff would kill them instantly.

"What... poison is this?"

Zhong Dingchun below the stage changed expression.

As the dean of the Physician Academy and a peak six-star physician, he could easily sense the terror of the medicine in the jade bottle. Even if he were to handle it, he would likely face a near-death experience and find it hard to resolve.

"Is this poison that potent?" Dean Mi asked, full of worry.

"Potent? Even I, let alone half an hour, wouldn't find a solution even in ten hours!" Zhong Dingchun shook his head.

"Even you can't solve it? Then..." Dean Mi's mouth twitched.

"Let's see how Zhang Xuan handles it... His medical skills surpass mine. If I can't do it, perhaps he has a way!" After a pause, Zhong Dingchun said.

Knowing Zhang Xuan's illustrious history and that his own medical skills were far inferior, he decided to wait and see.

"It seems you came prepared!"

Replacing the stopper, Zhang Xuan looked over.

No wonder the other party dared to propose a detoxification duel. This poison was indeed terrifying.

"I obtained this by chance. It's effective even against Saint realm experts. What about your poison?" You Xu sneered, looking over.

"Mine?"

Zhang Xuan frowned.

Although he had the poison master profession, to be honest, he had never concocted poison before, let alone one capable of killing a Saint realm expert.

It wasn't easy for him to produce one on the spot.

"What? You don't have any? If you don't, that means you lose..." You Xu said.

The competition rules were set. He had produced his poison, but the other party hadn't. That was also a loss.

In fact, by setting this contest, he had already secured an undefeatable position.

He didn't believe anyone in the Hongyuan Empire could produce a poison more potent than the one in his jade bottle.

"Of course I have. Wait a moment!"

Waving his hand, Zhang Xuan thought for a moment, then turned and looked at Dean Mi, who was not far away.

"Elder Mi, do you have any [Green Swill Liquid]?"

"Green Swill Liquid?"

Elder Mi was taken aback, then looked at him strangely. "You mean... holy beast urine?"

"Yes. If you have some, could you lend me a bit?" Zhang Xuan said.

Green Swill Liquid was the scholarly term for holy beast urine, to make it sound less vulgar.

For holy beasts, urine was a daily excretion, but for lower-level spirit beasts, it was extremely terrifying.

Animals use urine to mark their territory, and even at the Saint realm, it was no different.

Because of this, many beast tamers carried some on them to avoid being surrounded by spirit beasts.

"Borrow that?" His mouth twitching, Elder Mi looked at Zhong Dingchun beside him, who also appeared utterly bewildered.

The opponent had brought out such a fearsome poison. If you had nothing to counter it, that would be one thing, but what did you want with the urine of a sacred beast?

While this stuff can greatly intimidate spirit beasts, it has absolutely no effect on Saint Domain experts!

"Of course!"

Despite his surprise, since the other had asked, he could only twist his wrist, and a large gourd about a foot long appeared in his palm. He flicked his finger and sent it up to the high platform.

Taking it casually, Zhang Xuan shook it, and a foul stench rose up. He nodded in satisfaction and looked at You Xu: "Alright, this is my poison!"

"..."

His body swayed, You Xu's face darkened like the bottom of a pot, nearly choking on his own saliva.

Damn it!

I bring out a potent poison, and you bring out a gourd of urine... what do you mean?

And you call it your poison? Do you think I'm blind?

Elder Mi just gave it to you, and you haven't even opened the lid... how the hell is that poison?

Are you deliberately trying to disgust me?

Zhang Xuan, I'll fuck your grandmother...

You can't humiliate someone like this!

Not only was he going crazy, but the crowd watching below also fell silent, their eyes wide as if they had seen a ghost.

This was a life-and-death duel, a contest that could determine life or death at any moment.

The poison Vice Dean You brought out had an aura that soared to the heavens, giving the feeling that a single sniff would kill you. If you couldn't produce poison, that would be one thing... but bringing out a gourd of urine? What was that?

Most importantly... you quietly took it, but then openly borrowed it from Elder Mi and handed it to the other party...

Could you be any more obvious?

Zhong Dingchun's eyes also widened, nearly spitting out a mouthful of old blood.

As a peak six-star physician, he knew that sacred beast urine was completely non-toxic. Bringing something non-toxic to bet against the opponent? Wasn't that just waiting to lose?

"Dean Mi, this Qing Gan Ling Ye of yours... does it have any special properties?" Unable to help himself, he looked at Dean Mi.

"No, it's just that my sacred beast urinated not long ago..." Dean Mi was also completely bewildered, utterly unable to understand what the young man on the stage meant.

"What's the matter? My poison is ready. If you don't dare to drink it, then you lose..."

Handing over the jade bottle of Qing Gan Ling Ye, Zhang Xuan said.

"You..."

Breathing rapidly, You Xu's vision went dark, and he was about to explode with rage.

He had thought that by bringing out poison, the opponent would surely lose. Who would have thought this guy would directly ask for a gourd of urine... If he really drank it, even if he won, it wouldn't be honorable!

Winning by drinking urine... damn it!

But if he didn't drink, it meant he dared not compete, and losing would leave him at the other's mercy...

He was a six-star upper-class master teacher, vice dean of the Physician Academy... when had he ever been pushed to such a state!

"Drink or not? Why so slow? The contest rules were set by you, and I haven't broken them!" Seeing the other's chest heaving as if about to explode at any moment, Zhang Xuan curled his lip.

It wasn't that he deliberately wanted to humiliate the other.

Rather, he truly had no poison. As a poison master, he had only read books from the Red Lotus Mountains, which were around two-star level. It was impossible for him to concoct a poison capable of killing a Saint Domain expert.

Moreover, even if he could, he couldn't find so many precious medicinal ingredients!

Although he now had countless spiritual liquids and wasn't completely destitute, when it came to medicines, he still couldn't produce anything decent.

Without medicines or formulas, how could he concoct poison?

Helpless, he had to rely on Heavenly Dao true energy.

Through studying poison masters, he knew that Heavenly Dao true energy could, at a thought, become a life-saving remedy or a deadly poison.

To surpass the opponent in detoxification, he had to use this.

However, Heavenly Dao true energy was too pure. Once leaked, it would inevitably cause great trouble, so he had to use something with a strong odor to mask it.

Fine wine could also work, allowing someone like Luo Qiqi not to notice, but in front of a Saint, it would easily be exposed.

Qing Gan Ling Ye, on the other hand, had a strong smell to begin with. Moreover, once the opponent drank it, he wouldn't savor it carefully. In this way, the true energy could stealthily invade his body and turn into poison without anyone knowing.

Once successful, not even a six-star physician, let alone seven-star, eight-star, or nine-star, could resolve it.

Heavenly Dao true energy was not poison, but a true energy so pure it couldn't be purer. It could freely enter vital areas that cultivators couldn't train, and even if discovered, it couldn't be expelled.

This was what was meant by being terminally ill.

"We are competing in detoxification. You use sacred beast urine to fake it, and you say you haven't broken the rules?"

His face twisted, You Xu gritted his teeth.

"As a physician, you should know that sacred beast urine is also a medicinal ingredient, otherwise it wouldn't be called Qing Gan Ling Ye. It can treat hundreds of different ailments, such as 'mania,' 'true energy ice-fire coagulation,' and 'sacred beast scale wounds.'"

"Since it's a medicinal ingredient, it can naturally also be used as poison. Your poison is also concocted from various ingredients, so why can't mine be? I'm willing to take yours; if you don't take mine, then admit defeat!"

Zhang Xuan waved his hand.

For a physician, everything can be medicine. Although sacred beast urine stinks to high heaven and makes one feel like fainting with just a sniff, it can indeed be used as a medicinal ingredient.

Since it's a medicine, it can be used as poison. There's no issue.

It didn't violate the rules.

Seeing the other pressuring him, and that if he really didn't drink, he could only admit defeat, You Xu gritted his teeth: "Admit defeat? Dream on! I'll drink, but we have to start at the same time!"

"At the same time? No need!"

Without hesitation, Zhang Xuan raised his head and poured the poison from the jade bottle into his mouth. Then he turned the bottle upside down and looked over.

"I've finished mine; you do as you please!"