As stifled as he was, he was still an old monster who had lived for close to a thousand years. After recovering from his frustration, he began to think of a countermeasure.
"Since he was able to clear the Wall of Dilemma, it means that it isn't difficult for him to overcome the Wall of Dilemma!"
"Since he was able to clear the Malady Platform, it means that he has a deep understanding of the Way of Medicine …"
"Since he was able to make the predecessors willingly destroy the inscriptions, it means that his comprehension of the Way of Medicine has reached an unfathomable level …"
…
As thoughts flashed through his mind, You Xu's complexion grew more and more awful.
No matter how he thought about it, he didn't stand a chance against the other party at all.
"Unless …"
Suddenly, a thought flashed across his mind, and a vicious glint flashed across his eyes. He clenched his fists tightly.
"Alright, it's decided then!"
Just as he made up his mind, Zhang Xuan suddenly turned to look at him and said, "Since Vice School Head You is so generous, I'll decide on the format of the duel then. What I mean is …"
"Wait a moment!"
Before You Xu could finish his words, he raised his hand and said, "Since you challenged me, I'll decide on the format of the duel!"
You must be joking! If the other party were to come, he would be dead meat!
"Is this what you mean by being gentlemanly?"
Upon hearing those words, the seniors who were still supporting Zhang Xuan a moment ago were stunned. Their faces were burning hot, as if they had been slapped in the face.
After saying that he was a gentleman, he immediately changed his words. As a 6-star master teacher, could he at least have some face and honor his words?
"Very well, speak!"
Not expecting Vice School Head You to change his words, Zhang Xuan frowned.
He couldn't care less about the other party's decision. He only had one goal today — to exact vengeance for Wei Changfeng!
"Alright then. We are physicians, and not only do physicians have to save lives, they have to shoulder the responsibilities of society as well."
Vice School Head You turned to Zhang Xuan and said, "Of which … detoxification is something that physicians as well have to learn. My request is simple. I want to compete with you in a detoxification duel. "
"Detoxification?" Zhang Xuan's eyebrows shot up.
Even though a physician duel couldn't be divided into countless categories like a master teacher duel, it could easily be divided into several hundred categories, and detoxification was one of them.
Poison masters and physicians were natural enemies. In order to reach higher realms and earn the acknowledgement of others, one had to know how to detoxify. Otherwise, putting aside being unable to stand against poison masters, one might not even know if one were to be poisoned.
Throughout history, there had been countless physicians who had died from poisoning.
"Indeed. Not only do physicians have to treat illnesses, they also have to know how to detoxify poisons. Otherwise, no matter how formidable they are, they will just be an empty shell!"
You Xu turned to look at Zhang Xuan and said, "So, this is also a kind of medical skill. You can use it to compete."
"You're courting death! This guy is hateful!"
Hearing that You Xu had suddenly changed his mind and said that they would compete in detoxification, Chung Ting-chun, who was already about to explode from anger, could not help but fly into a rage.
"What's wrong?" Elder Mi asked.
"The Detoxification Competition is fraught with danger. It's hard to predict who will survive!" Chung Ting-chun explained.
"Life and death are unpredictable? What do you mean? "
Dean Zhao and the rest were puzzled.
They had heard of the Detoxification Competition, but they were not clear about the specific rules.
"To detoxify the poison, we must first have the poison, and then … we must have a receptor! In other words, someone has to be poisoned first before it can be cured! "Chung Ting-chun said.
"Someone was poisoned?"
Since it was a duel, the most potent poison would be used. It would be fine if it could be cured, but what if it couldn't?
Wouldn't someone die on the spot?
"Indeed. This kind of duel is too dangerous, and physicians rarely do it. This fellow is going against the rules …" Chung Ting-chun clenched his jaws.
Was poison something that could be detoxified randomly?
The slightest carelessness could lead to death.
"Don't panic. Even if someone is poisoned, it might not be a human. It's possible that they are experimenting on Pill Sample Beasts. Physicians are supposed to save lives, so how can we treat human lives as a joke? "Elder Mi said.
Even if they were to test for poison, there was no need to use a human. Spirit beasts could have the same effect as well.
"That's not the case …" Chung Ting-chun was just about to explain when Zhang Xuan's impassive voice sounded.
"Alright, let's detoxify then. Tell me the rules!"
"Simple!"
Seeing that he had agreed to it, You Xu heaved a sigh of relief. With a light chuckle, he said, "You and I will each take out a portion of poison, and we'll feed it to one another … Whoever is able to detoxify the poison within the stipulated time will be the victor!"
"Test the poison on one's own body?" Zhang Xuan frowned.
"That's right. I've already stated the rules. Do you dare to accept it or not? If you don't … I'll take it as your loss today! "You Xu harrumphed coldly.
"Feed the poison on one another? If they can't detoxify the poison, won't they die on the spot? "
"Indeed, aren't these rules a little too fearsome?"
"This is no longer a Life-and-Death Physician Duel but a battle of life and death …"
Upon hearing the rules, a huge uproar broke out.
Even Wei Ranxue, School Head Zhao, and the others were taken aback.
It was no wonder Chung Ting-chun was so anxious when he heard of this duel. He didn't think that the rules would be so vicious!
It would be best if the poison could be detoxified, but what if it couldn't?
One must know that there were many poisons that would kill upon contact with blood. How could it be that easy to detoxify the poison?
Just as they thought that Zhang Xuan wouldn't agree to the duel, the latter's voice sounded.
"Alright, I'll accept it!"
"You can't accept it, it's too dangerous …"
Elder Mi's face paled, and he couldn't help but exclaim.
He had heard of Yang shi's deeds from Mo Gaoyuan. If Zhang Shi were to be poisoned to death, the entire Master Teacher Academy would be in deep trouble!
"Damn it, he's going too far! He's a Saint realm expert, on a completely different level from Zhang Shi. Even if Zhang Shi were to poison him, it would be difficult for it to work! "
Wei Ranxue's face also reddened in anger.
The prowess of a poison was closely related to the cultivation of the cultivator. It was just like how a drop of water could drown an ant, but it would be completely ineffective against an elephant.
Saint realm experts were existences on a higher level. Even if they were to consume a poison that could easily poison a Chrysalis realm expert to death, there was no way they would be completely fine.
On the other hand, if it was given to a Cosmos Bridge realm cultivator, there was no doubt that he would die.
Different cultivation realms meant different levels of resistance. How could this be fair?
"Chung Ting-chun? Is that the vice head of your Physician School? A 6-star pinnacle master teacher? "Zhao Bingxu's face also turned livid as he turned to look at Zhang Xuan.
When he heard that the other party had gone back on his words, he had felt that it was beneath his dignity as a master teacher. However, since the medicinal herb was his, no one could say anything about it.
But now, he was using his identity as a Saint realm expert to challenge the other party to a duel of poison. This was no longer a matter of whether he sold the medicinal herb or not, but his character!
As he belonged to two different schools, he didn't have much interaction with You Xu, so he didn't know what kind of person he was. But now that he heard that the other party was going to kill a student, was he really a master teacher?
Even if a master teacher's character wasn't all that great, surely he wouldn't do something so undignified!
"I …" Chung Ting-chun's face reddened. Even though the other party's actions weren't against the rules, he had lost the demeanor that a master teacher should have.
He had truly embarrassed himself.
"You don't have to blame School Head Zhong. I have met You Xu in the past, and he isn't like that. It's just that he's getting on in years, and he's getting more and more fearful of death. As long as he can live on, dignity and demeanor mean nothing to him! "
Elder Mi interjected.
That You Xu has already reached the end of the lifespan of a Saint realm cultivator. As a person who could die at any moment, as long as he could live on, how could he possibly reason with you?
What mattered the most was survival!
"There are some people who would rather maintain their image for the rest of their lives in the face of death. There are also some who would rather live one more day, and fame is just a matter of the afterlife. Once they die, they won't know anything anymore!"
Elder Mi harrumphed. "In order to extend his lifespan, that fellow hunted spirit beasts and extracted their blood. In consideration of the fact that he was a colleague and the matter with the old principal, he didn't go looking for trouble. Who would have thought that he wouldn't repent even now?"
"Hunt spirit beasts?" This was the first time Chung Ting-chun had heard of such a matter, and he couldn't help but ask.
Physicians had the heart of a parent. Not only did those who studied medicine have to save lives, but they also had to help spirit beasts that were injured if they could.
To hunt spirit beasts so that they could live on … Was this really the conduct of a physician?
"Indeed. I happened to learn of this matter from Senior Byzantium Helios over the past few days. It's said that in the past year, Vice School Head You Xu has killed more than twenty Half-Saint saint beasts! "
Elder Mi said.
"More than twenty? Why would he kill so many Half-Saint beasts? "Chung Ting-chun was astonished.
Even as the head of the Physician School, he wasn't aware of this matter.
"I don't know either!" Elder Mi shook his head.
To be honest, he was perplexed when he first learned of this news as well. However, as colleagues, as long as the other party didn't cause too much harm, it wasn't convenient for him to investigate the matter.
"Even in the Hongyuan Mountain Range, Half-Saint beasts can be considered as the rulers of a region. Even if he's a Saint, it shouldn't be that easy for him to hunt them down! To kill more than twenty in a year … "
Chung Ting-chun still couldn't believe what he was hearing.
Even a Half-Saint saint beast wouldn't fall into a disadvantageous position against a Nascent Saint expert. Even if it wasn't a match for Chung Ting-chun, it should still be able to escape.
How could it possibly kill so many of them in a year?
Besides, it would be difficult to find so many saint beasts in the Hongyuan Mountain Range!
"It seems to have something to do with the Cloudmist Ridge. However, the news about the twenty Half-Saint beasts is accurate. If you don't believe me, you can ask that fellow about it after the duel!" Elder Mi said.
"Un." Suppressing the doubts in his mind, Chung Ting-chun nodded.
The Cloudmist Ridge was home to all of the saint beasts in the Hongyuan Mountain Range. If it was related to the Cloudmist Ridge, there was a good chance that the news was true.
Seeing that the duo was still in the mood to talk about the saint beasts, Wei Ranxue couldn't help but ask, "Let's not bother about that for now. As the head of the Physician School, are you able to stop the duel?"
The urgent matter at hand was the duel between the two of them. Otherwise, one of them might die.
"The Life-and-Death Physician Duel has been sanctioned by the Physician Guild headquarters, and it can't be stopped once it starts. If we were to interfere, it could very well cause a conflict … "Chung Ting-chun shook his head.
It wasn't that he didn't want to interfere, but he couldn't!
The Life-and-Death Physician Duel was a matter of communication with the Physician Guild headquarters. If he were to stop it now, it would be equivalent to going against the entire Physician Guild. Even as one of the Ten Great Master Teachers, he couldn't bring himself to do so.
Rules were rules, and they couldn't be broken.
If that wasn't the case, would he have been able to see You Xu strut around?
He would have rushed up to pummel the other party!
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