Chapter 281: Chapter 281: The World’s Strange Poisons _1
Having analyzed the reasons, Ji Wuque immediately regained his confidence.
For the second round, he no longer tried to take shortcuts but decided to face Qin Feng with his genuine skills, certain that he would beat him!
"Valley Master, how do you want to compete in the second round?" Qin Feng asked.
"How do you want to compete?" Ji Wuque replied with a counter-question.
"Well, since you lost the first round! You’re the loser, so it’s up to you to decide the form of our competition. I’m fine with anything."
Qin Feng’s words were precisely what Ji Wuque wanted to hear.
"Arrogant!"
After remarking coldly, Ji Wuque said, "Since you’re being so arrogant, I won’t be polite either. Let’s try something new for the second round, something you’ve never played before."
"Something new? How so?" Qin Feng was very curious.
"Whoever says they’re itchy first, loses!" Ji Wuque declared.
"Whoever says they’re itchy first, loses?"
Qin Feng looked completely baffled and asked, "Valley Master, what kind of game is this? It does sound quite novel, but for two grown men to play it, is that really okay?"
At this, Xue Xiaochan, irritated by Qin Feng’s words, gave him a light pinch on his waist and said grumpily, "You damn thing, are you even flirting with men now?"
"You’re jealous of men now?" Qin Feng said, exasperated.
"You’re such a jerk!" Xue Xiaochan rolled her eyes and then stopped paying attention to him.
Seeing Qin Feng flirting with Xiaochan, Ji Wuque felt a sourness in his heart.
Because a stunning beauty like Xue Xiaochan could only be his woman – how could she flirt with another man?
Ji Wuque, who had recovered his esse, pointed at Qin Feng’s nose with the Fan of Life and Death and said, "The rules of the second round are a bit different from the first.
The first round involved drinking a medicinal concoction, while this round we will be applying medicinal powder to our bodies.
I’ll apply the powder I’ve prepared onto your body, and you’ll apply the powder you’ve prepared onto mine. Whoever says they’re itchy first, loses!"
"Okay! The Valley of Thousand Poisons is your turf, Valley Master, so you decide how we should play this. I’m good with anything!" Qin Feng agreed readily.
"Then let’s get started right away!"
After speaking, Ji Wuque went to prepare the medicine.
The poison formula he intended to use was one he had researched himself, known as the Itchy Powder, and no one else knew about it.
He had tested the Itchy Powder countless times.
It wasn’t just people; even thick-skinned, itch-resistant crocodiles, after being smeared with that powder, would squirm on the ground, rubbing their bodies against the rocks to alleviate the itchiness.
In the end, even if the crocodile’s hide was rubbed raw and its body was a bloody mess, the itching wouldn’t stop.
A low-level Poison Master might only know how to poison someone to death.
A top-tier Poison Master like Ji Wuque could make victims feel whatever he wanted them to with his poisons.
If he wanted them to suffer unbearable pain, they would suffer unbearable pain.
If he wanted them to experience extreme itching, they would experience extreme itching!
A Poison Master uses poisons to control the body, and thereby the soul of the victim.
To ensure a steady victory in the second round and to avoid any mishaps, Ji Wuque purposefully turned his back to Qin Feng while preparing the Itchy Powder, making sure he couldn’t see which ingredients he was using.
After preparing the powder, Ji Wuque ground the ingredients into a fine dust before bringing it to Qin Feng.
Qin Feng had the ability of Heaven’s Gaze, so even if Ji Wuque had his back turned while preparing the mixture, Qin Feng could see clearly which ingredients Ji Wuque was using.
After seeing the medicine Ji Wuque had concocted, Qin Feng was amused.
At the same time, he was certain that Ji Wuque had some skills in the art of poisoning, indeed qualifying as a first-class Poison Master.
However, there was still some distance between him and a top-tier Poison Master.
The formula Ji Wuque used wasn’t recorded in the "Xuanhuang Medical Classic," and must have been his own creation.
Third-rate Poison Masters use pre-existing poison recipes.
First-rate Poison Masters can create their own poison formulas.
Regarding the poison formula created by Ji Wuque, whether it was the configuration of the medicinal ingredients or the manipulation of their dosages, it was quite appropriate and undeniably ingenious.
While Ji Wuque had already finished making his Itchy Powder, Qin Feng remained motionless.
"Hehe," Ji Wuque sneered, asking, "Why haven’t you started making your poison? Could it be that you’re admitting defeat?"
Without waiting for Qin Feng to answer, he continued, "If you choose to admit defeat, that’s not unacceptable. I would respect that. At least this way, you could endure a little less itchiness on your flesh!"
"What I’ve concocted is called Itchy Powder, and it’s my own unique creation.
As long as it’s applied to the body, not only will your skin itch, but your flesh will too, and even your blood vessels and bones will start itching along with it.
If I don’t give you the antidote, you’ll first scratch your skin raw, then your flesh, and then you’ll burst your blood vessels.
In the end, you’ll be so desperate that you’d want to scrape your very bones with a knife."
The things Ji Wuque was describing were not at all exaggerated.
He had once captured several people from the Mortal Realm and used Itchy Powder on them for experiments. Without exception, they all ended up exactly as he had said.
One guy, just to stop his bones from itching, actually chopped off his own leg with an axe!
Ji Wuque’s self-invented Itchy Powder was still in the research phase and had not yet reached its final form.
At the moment, his Itchy Powder’s effect would only spread within a ten-centimeter radius from where it was applied.
What Ji Wuque wanted was control over how far the Itchy Powder could spread.
The current Itchy Powder was static; he wanted to make it dynamic, capable of growing, spreading by itself, and also retracting on its own.
Only then would Itchy Powder become a truly unique toxin!
As a Poison Master, the greatest achievement is to create an unprecedented poison.
Once such a unique poison is developed, all the people in this world would fall under Ji Wuque’s control.
"Valley Master, you really do talk big! Your Itchy Powder sounds scary, but in reality, it’s utterly useless."
Qin Feng took the Itchy Powder from Ji Wuque’s hand and boldly applied it to his own hands.
Then, with a spread of his hands, he said cheerfully, "See, I’ve smeared so much Itchy Powder, and nothing’s wrong, right? Not itchy at all!"
Ji Wuque was dumbfounded, looking at Qin Feng in disbelief, as if beholding a monster.
After applying his Itchy Powder, one’s skin would immediately turn red, then break out in small bumps, and then become unbearably itchy.
But Qin Feng’s hand showed no sign of reddening, let alone forming any bumps.
"This... this is impossible," Ji Wuque said, shaking his head while insisting, "Try smearing it on another spot, I’ll help you apply it!"
As he said this, Ji Wuque grabbed the Itchy Powder and began smearing it on Qin Feng’s face and neck.
After applying, Qin Feng was still unaffected.
This outcome left Ji Wuque in utter despair.
His Itchy Powder was useless against this guy?
