Chapter: 658 (1/2)

AST 658 – Uses of the ‘Pearl’, Seven Stars Street

“Poison Dragon Pearl?” Qing Shui couldn’t believe his ears and asked doubtfully.

Yuan Su looked at Qing Shui and said seriously: “I’m also not quite sure, but I can feel that this is the Poison Dragon Pearl. Even though I have never seen it before, my assumption is unlikely to be wrong. You can also call it Poison Pearl since it might not be that apt to call it a Dragon Pearl.”

“It doesn’t really matter what it is, what’s the use of this pearl?” Qing Shui was more concerned with this. He didn’t care if it’s the Poison Dragon Pearl, he just wanted to know what it could be used for.

“For now, let’s just call it the Poison Dragon Pearl since there is a 80 percent chance of it being a Poison Dragon Pearl. Actually, the Poison Dragons arenlt the divine dragons mentioned in legends. They’re likely to be an ascended form of a Poisonous Jiao. The Poison Dragon Pearls were made of the essence within the Poison Dragon’s body.” Yuan Su explained slowly after pondering for a while.

When Qing Shui first heard the word dragon, he felt a bit excited. He assumed that it should be a demonic beast which was higher in rank compared to a Jiao. For example, Poison Dragon Beast and Poison Flood Dragon.

“Even though it isn’t an true dragon, it still possesses a dragon’s veins within its body. The Poison Dragons are actually quite famous across the World of the Nine Continents. The only problem is that they are quite rare nowadays. This pearl could only be formed by a demonic beast at Peak Martial Saint grade. It’s even more rare than the demonic beast’s Core. Even though I have mentioned that only a demonic beast at Peak Martial Saint could make the pearls, it didn’t necessarily mean that all of them would be able to do it. Other than that, if a demonic beast was to lose this pearl, it would instantaneously turn into a crippled beast.”

As Yuan Su spoke, Qing Shui finally understood that the pearl was not only the essence of a Peak Martial Saint Demonic Beast, but also an extremely rare object. Considering that it’s the essence within the body of a Poison Dragon, it should be really toxic.

“I have spent so much time explaining, yet I haven’t told you about its use.” Yuan Su smiled and looked at Qing Shui. She seemed to be really patient.

“Well then, will the Miss quickly explain the use of this pearl?” Qing Shui laughed as he said this.

“I’m not quite sure myself. But I have heard rumors saying that this kind of pearl has intelligence. It’s no easy task but if you have it on you fairly often, you will be able to sense something, so much so that you will start to be able to control it with your mind. Furthermore, considering that this is a pearl from a Poisonous Dragon, it’s really risky to wear it since the essence of the dragons themselves is also poisonous.

Qing Shui remained silent as he continued to listen to what Yuan Su said.

“These kinds of pearls have particularly abundant spirit energy. If it wasn’t a Poisonous Dragon Pearl, it would still turn out to be an outstanding medicinal herb. The problem is that the Poison Dragon Pearls are also something which Poison Cultivators longed for. As long as you don’t directly come into contact with the Dragon Pearl, you will be fine. It can also be used to water poisonous plants or nurture living things which are poisonous to strengthen their toxicity.”

As she spoke, Qing Shui seemed to have gotten a grasp on something even though he was still a bit confused. Despite this, he was still satisfied that he had finally understood its basic uses.

“Is there no other use anymore?” Qing Shui asked casually.

“Other? Regarding that, it’s still used as a medicinal pill or it could be fed to other demonic beasts. There is a possibility that it will gain new abilities. It will have the best effect if it’s taken in by a demonic beast. Or else the human warrior with it is very likely to be poisoned to death. It can also be used as a poisonous weapon, for instance, you can throw it at your opponent, inserting it into their body.”

“How tough is the Poison Dragon Pearl?” Qing Shui asked after thinking for a while.

“Apparently, a Peak Martial Saint Warrior would also need to go all out and attack a number of times to break it.” Yuan Su smiled and explained.

“If I open up this bottle, will the toxicity of the pearls in it be gone?” Qing Shui already had his own thoughts on how to use the dragon pearls. However, he was still a little apprehensive.

“No it won’t. These pearls would recover toxicity on their own so long as you still managed to retain half of it. But if you were to use up half of its toxicity at one go, it will slowly turn into a useless pearl. Normally, you can speed up the recovery by nurturing them with some poisons.”

“Thank you!”

“You’re welcome!” Yuan Su gave a faint smile and responded.

“Shall we open it up and see?”

“Alright, I too want to have a look.”

Qing Shui opened up the bottle. As soon as he did, the entire room instantaneously felt really chilly. The bottle was only the size of a baby’s fist. It’s shaped like the bottom part of a calabash. Qing Shui also felt a strong spirit fluctuation from the chilliness of the room. He was truly amazed by the essence of a Peak Martial Saint Demonic Beast.

He tried to look at the pearl through the mouth of the bottle. The pearl was as big as an oat, jet-black in color and unusually translucent. It was so black that it sent chills down Qing Shui’s spine and shone with light that seemed to belong to a demon.

When looking at it, it gave off a feeling that would cause one to stop and not go further. It was a feeling of danger. Even Qing Shui who possessed the Nature Energy didn’t dare to risk it. He didn’t feel the need to risk himself for it. He would wait for his Nature Energy to ascend even further because only then, would he be able to resist the poison with it.

Qing Shui felt that it might be useful for the poisonous substances in the Realm of the Violet Jade Immortal. Not to mention that his Blackjade Poisonous Spiderweb needed to be refined urgently. It seemed like these pearls might really come in handy for him.

Yuan Su passed it back to Qing Shui after looking a few times at it.

After a while, Qing Shui stood up and said his goodbyes. He threw the bottle containing the Poison Dragon Pearl into the Realm of the Violet Jade Immortal and placed it among the poisonous flowers and grasses.

Just like that, the incident resolving the Fight of the Ultimate Life and Death had been decided. Simultaneously, the world was really heated up with rumors about it. People from around the entire Seven Stars Country, other countries and other cities were all planning to head here to spectate the match.

Within one short day, not only had the entire city found out about it, a few unknown forces even started to get themselves involved in it.