"I'm afraid the king won't be able to make any progress in his strength in the future, and his life expectancy will be greatly diminished," Ares said with a hopeless sigh.
"Why? Hasn't he already refined half of the Void Cell? Isn't that heavenly power in itself not enough?" Ricky asked out of surprise.
"No, that's not entirely true at all. The poison is far too powerful and has already infused into his internal organs. Irrespective of how strong that power is, it is still just an unstable mess of heavenly power. How could that in any way drive out the poison infused in his internal organs?" Ares responded.
"Oh, so the poison he is afflicted with is no ordinary!" Ricky said. "But how did he get poisoned? Is the Ling Clan responsible?"
"No, it was the work of a stranger. It happened when the king was on his way to the Void Tree. He met this old man on the way and got attacked. That's how all of this came to pass," Ares replied solemnly.
"That old man must be like you, a creature on the continent."
"He must be a master at crafting toxins," Ricky said.
"Ares, take me to the king now. I may have a way to completely extract the poison from his body," Ricky voiced.
"Can you remove poison?" Ares replied in shock.
"Ha-ha, I know quite a bit about poison, so I want to give it a try. Can't hurt to try right?" Ricky responded with a smile.
"Alright then. Follow me please," replied Ares. Although he had known Ricky a few days, it was inexplicable how easy it felt to trust him. Maybe it was because of his strength and confidence.
Very soon with his guidance, they arrived at the palace where Dylan cultivated. At this time, Selene and William were also there at the palace.
It seemed like Dylan had indeed returned to his peak, and the undoubted momentum of a completed spiritual king was on full display. But those with keen eyes would be able to see the darkness shrouded between his eyebrows.
It was unmistakable that he was poisoned.
"Thank you very much for all your help. If you have any questions, please feel free to let us know. We will try our best to provide any answer that we are capable of." Dylan thanked Ricky once again when he saw Ricky and Pearl.
"King, I need you to be honest with me. How much of the poison is there in your body right now?" Ricky asked.
Hearing the direct question, Dylan was slightly stunned, his expression immediately dropping. He sighed, "My strength has been restored, but there is still poison that have infused into my internal organs and I don't know if or when it might break out again."
"King, if you trust me please don't resist. I also know a little something about poison. I want to know exactly what happened to you and how," Ricky continued.
"I'll thank you first then, Ricky," said Dylan.
He did in fact believe in him. After all, Ricky wouldn't have saved him if he were up to no good. Of course, Dylan didn't any hope of driving out all the toxin completely. That would be impossible for even Ricky, especially when even the heavenly power could not do anything.
Then, Ricky used his devouring runes to see through Dylan's internal organs. As expected, there was a lot of poison left. If Dylan was hurt again, then the poison would spring back into action. They were a threat to his very life.
"So Ricky, what do you think. Can you help?" Ares asked tentatively.
"There is still poison left, and it's a hidden threat to his life. I believe he knows that too," Ricky replied.
"It's going to be difficult, but I'm sure I can extract all of it."
"What!? Are you serious, boy?" Both Dylan and William couldn't believe his response. After all, even the heavenly power proved to be incapable of removing the poison completely.
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