"Don't underestimate it just because it's only an eight-thousand-year spirit bone. In the right hands, it holds limitless potential."
Bai Mu pointed at the spirit bone as he continued.
"An eight-thousand-year spirit bone… how powerful could it really be?" Xiao Wu couldn't help asking.
Ning Rongrong was curious as well. "Yeah, at most it should only be comparable to a ten- or twenty-thousand-year spirit bone, right?"
Tang San also straightened up, his gaze fixed on Bai Mu.
"For others, it might not even be as good as a hundred-year spirit bone. But for you, Little San, it's different."
Bai Mu's tone grew serious. "If you truly plan to walk the path of Ultimate Poison, the effect this spirit bone can unleash in your hands will surpass a fifty-thousand-year spirit bone—or even…"
He paused, his voice carrying a hint of temptation.
"…rival a hundred-thousand-year spirit bone."
"Hiss—!"
Everyone present sucked in a sharp breath.
Rivaling a hundred-thousand-year spirit bone?
What kind of concept was that?
"Could it be that its spirit ability is invincible?" Tang San asked, unable to hold back.
"In a sense, yes."
Bai Mu nodded lightly. "It has no direct offensive power, but it possesses an extremely special spirit ability—Toxic Detonation."
"Its effect is to make all toxins accumulated in a poisoned target's body detonate after three seconds, causing secondary damage. The stronger the poison and the deeper the poisoning, the more terrifying the resulting damage."
Tang San's pupils shrank.
As a master of poison, he immediately understood how frightening this ability was.
With Toxic Detonation, every poison technique effectively gained a delayed secondary explosion.
Against some powerful spirit masters, ordinary poison might not show obvious effects in a short time, or could be forcibly suppressed with spirit power.
But with Toxic Detonation, even if the poison were temporarily suppressed, three seconds later the sudden detonation would catch the opponent completely off guard.
The stronger his poison, the stronger this spirit ability would be.
Tang San's voice trembled slightly.
"This… this spirit ability is simply—"
"A divine skill tailor-made for poison-path spirit masters," Bai Mu finished for him. "That's why I said it's worthless in anyone else's hands, but in yours, its value is comparable to a hundred-thousand-year spirit bone."
He closed the jade box and pushed it toward Tang San.
"Take it. Consider it my investment in a future Grandmaster of the Poison Dao."
"Good. I'll remember this favor."
Tang San looked at the jade box, then at Bai Mu, and finally nodded heavily.
He stopped being overly polite and solemnly accepted it.
With this spirit bone, his confidence in walking the path of Ultimate Poison grew even stronger.
"By the way," Bai Mu said as if recalling something, "my main purpose for coming to the Star Dou Great Forest this time is to hunt a Man-Faced Demon Spider. The exact age isn't that important."
Tang San froze. "A Man-Faced Demon Spider? I also happen to need its spirit ring…"
He paused, then immediately changed his tone. "But if we run into one, I'll definitely let you have it. I'll just hunt something else."
"Then I'll have to thank you."
Bai Mu smiled. "Go ahead and absorb the spirit bone first. I won't feel at ease until I see you finish."
"Yeah, yeah! Brother, hurry up and absorb it!" Xiao Wu urged.
"Alright!"
Seeing everyone eager to watch the absorption process, Tang San didn't refuse. He pressed the spirit bone directly against his right arm and began absorbing it.
Perhaps because his first two spirit rings were both from venomous snakes, the entire process went exceptionally smoothly.
In just half an hour, Tang San completed the absorption.
"Brother, how is it?" Xiao Wu asked impatiently.
"Very good."
Tang San nodded with excitement. "My physical strength has improved a lot, and Blue Silver Grass has perfectly fused with the death poison in the spirit bone. Its toxicity is even stronger now."
He raised his hand and summoned Blue Silver Grass.
The plant now looked even more like a venomous snake than before, its patterns dark purple and radiating danger at a glance.
"Not bad. Truly not bad."
Bai Mu nodded repeatedly, smiling from the bottom of his heart.
Without the Blue Silver Emperor spirit bone, and with the added death attribute, even if the Blue Silver King wanted to awaken the Blue Silver Emperor, it would probably be very difficult now.
Wait—there's still the Blue Silver King.
But… the original story never clearly stated where that Blue Silver King was.
That's troublesome.
Forget it. I'll look for it slowly later.
"Thank you, good brother."
Tang San looked at Bai Mu with genuine gratitude.
"It's nothing. As long as it helps you. It's late—get some rest early."
With that, Bai Mu took the lead in leaving Tang San's room.
Everyone said their goodbyes and headed back to their own rooms.
Only—
"Bai Mu, where are you going?"
Ning Rongrong stared at him strangely.
"To sleep," Bai Mu replied matter-of-factly.
"I know you're going to sleep, but why are you going to Zhu Zhuqing's room?!"
Ning Rongrong felt something was off.
"Is there a problem with that?" Bai Mu asked curiously. "If I don't go to hers, should I go to yours?"
"I don't want you coming to my room!"
Ning Rongrong's pretty face flushed red, then she felt a bit distressed. "Don't you have your own room?"
"Sigh, no need. You save where you can and spend where you must. Why waste money? I'll just squeeze in with the kitty."
Bai Mu waved his hand, pulled Zhu Zhuqing into her room, and didn't forget to add, "Little Rongrong, it's late. Go to sleep early."
Bang!
The door across the hall closed.
Ning Rongrong stood there in a daze.
In her head, the words "Little Rongrong" echoed over and over.
She slowly lowered her head, glanced at her toes, and felt utterly wronged.
"What do you mean 'little'?! I'm not little at all! Stupid Bai Mu! Waaah—!"
She stomped her foot angrily and slammed her own door shut.
Watching the man she liked walk into someone else's room while she could do nothing made tears slide uncontrollably from the corners of her eyes.
Useless Ning Rongrong!
Meanwhile, in another room—
Dai Mubai, who had witnessed everything, knelt on the floor with a hollow expression.
At the thought of Zhu Zhuqing being taken away by Bai Mu, he couldn't help but howl silently in grief and fury.
No! No!! NO!!!
Zhuqing! Zhuqing—!
The voiceless roar was deafening.
—
Zhu Zhuqing's Room
"Th-that… I'm not ready yet."
Zhu Zhuqing's cool face was flushed with a rosy hue as she stammered.
"Kitty, you have to understand—this world doesn't always give you time to be fully prepared."
Bai Mu sat casually on the bed, looking at the conflicted, nervous girl.
"Sometimes, you can only accept things passively."
"Th-then… then come on!"
She steeled herself and sat beside Bai Mu with a heroic expression, closing her eyes.
Darkness filled her vision, yet the expected warmth never came.
After waiting for a long time, she couldn't hold out anymore and quietly opened her eyes.
She saw Bai Mu looking at her with burning amusement.
"Kitty, you really are quite cute."
"D-don't look at me like that…"
Zhu Zhuqing blushed, struggling to maintain her composure. "If you're going to do it, then just do it!"
"You said it yourself. Are you ready to accept the gift your master prepared for you?"
"Mhm."
"Then here it is."
Bai Mu flipped his hand and took out a crystal-clear white plant, holding it in front of her.
"Eh?"
Zhu Zhuqing looked up abruptly, staring at him in confusion.
"This… this is the gift you were talking about?"
"Yeah. What else?"
Bai Mu nodded, his face full of playful teasing. "What did you think it was?"
"I thought…"
Zhu Zhuqing opened her mouth, then firmly shut it, staring at Bai Mu expressionlessly.
She finally understood—Bai Mu was deliberately teasing his cat.
"How could I waste such a precious opportunity so casually?"
Bai Mu rubbed her head, smoothing her hair.
"Oh."
Hearing that, Zhu Zhuqing quietly let out a sigh of relief.
"This is the gift I brought you—the Narcissus Jade Bone Herb."
He placed the immortal herb into her hand and explained, "It nourishes tendons and bones, clears the qi through the eight meridians, and greatly enhances your physique, speed, and aptitude. After consuming it, you'll easily reach Rank 30 and hunt your third spirit ring."
"When you consume it, only eat the petals, and finally suck the stamen. Remember—keep your mind calm and—"
Before he could finish, the girl suddenly lunged at him.
"Mmph!"
After a brief, chaotic struggle, the two finally managed to stop.
Smack!
Thinking the little kitty was being too unruly, Bai Mu gave her a light smack.
"Look at you… always so impatient."
He looked at her flushed face, feeling both amused and helpless.
His little kitty wanted to progress far too quickly.
He could only take on the trouble of properly supervising her as her master.
As for anything beyond that—he'd wait until later to urge her on properly.
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