Qi Lin and Little Fairy Doctor exchanged glances, looking at the massive arena in the center of the first floor of the Tongtian Tower.
"From the looks of it, the trial in the Tongtian Tower tests combat strength, but I wonder who we'll be fighting," Little Fairy Doctor said.
"It should be an energy body, similar to that illusory human face from before."
Qi Lin smiled, then asked Little Fairy Doctor, "Do you want to go first, or should I?"
Little Fairy Doctor smiled gently, "Let me go first and give it a try!"
Since awakening her Woe, Bane Body until now, her practical combat experience had been minimal, only having exchanged blows with some Magical Beasts in the Magical Beast Mountain Range.
As for Dou Skills, even with Qi Lin's assistance, she had only cultivated two Dou Skills to the proficient level.
After all, Little Fairy Doctor was not enthusiastic about combat; instead, she was passionate about alchemy, so her research in this area was very limited.
Because of this, upon seeing the arena, Little Fairy Doctor suddenly felt a surge of excitement, wanting to see the true extent of her combat ability.
Seeing Little Fairy Doctor's choice, Qi Lin said without hesitation, "Since you want to, then go ahead and try."
Although Little Fairy Doctor was not skilled in combat and her mastery of Dou Skills was quite ordinary,
as someone with the Woe, Bane Body, her combat power was inherently stronger than ordinary powerhouses of the same realm.
Even without mastering more powerful Dou Skills, her unique poisonous Dou Qi alone was enough to make her stand out among the rest.
A serene smile appeared on Little Fairy Doctor's beautiful face, and she lightly tapped her toes.
The next second, her figure floated onto the arena like a wisp of dandelion fluff.
She looked like a celestial maiden, full of ethereal grace.
However, as Little Fairy Doctor activated the Woe, Bane Body's poisonous Dou Qi within her, countless strands of purple mist emanated from her body, enveloping her, a stark contrast to the ethereal aura she had just exuded.
Although Qi Lin did not come into contact with the purple mist, he could still feel an intense corrosive power from Little Fairy Doctor's poisonous Dou Qi.
This kind of Dou Qi, even a trace of it, would likely be extremely troublesome for an ordinary Dou Zong.
As Little Fairy Doctor stepped onto the arena, a voice once again resonated through the space.
"Test subject in position, strength: Four-star Dou Zong!"
As the indifferent voice faded, a phantom figure suddenly materialized opposite Little Fairy Doctor.
This phantom figure wore white clothes and had a tall build, but its face appeared very blurry, shrouded in a green glow.
The energy fluctuations emanating from him were clearly on par with Little Fairy Doctor, both being Four-star Dou Zongs.
Evidently, defeating this person was the objective of the test!
The moment he appeared, the battle had already begun.
The white-clothed figure moved like a streak of green light, vanishing from his original spot in an instant and flashing towards Little Fairy Doctor.
This speed caused Little Fairy Doctor's beautiful eyes to narrow slightly.
What fast speed!
But unfortunately, it was far from enough!
After a brief moment of surprise, Little Fairy Doctor waved her hand, and two streams of dark purple poisonous Dou Qi immediately erupted from her palms, like two surging clouds, rushing towards the white-clothed figure.
The dark purple clouds were like a man-eating poisonous beast, swallowing the white-clothed figure in one gulp.
However, after only three seconds, the dark purple clouds suddenly burst apart with a "bang."
The white-clothed figure looked a bit more ethereal than before, but still flashed towards Little Fairy Doctor.
In a flash, he formed a hand seal.
In an instant, Dou Qi surged, and thousands of green lights poured out from his hand seal, condensing into a green flood dragon.
The flood dragon roared, baring its fangs and claws, emanating a terrifying pressure, and suddenly magnified in Little Fairy Doctor's pupils.
But Little Fairy Doctor had also slowly pointed a finger at this moment.
Profound Rank High-grade Dou Skill, Profound Poison Finger!
This finger technique was uniquely created by Qi Lin for her after studying the characteristics of Little Fairy Doctor's Woe, Bane Body, utilizing his enlightenment.
Don't let its Profound Rank High-grade Dou Skill status fool you; it couldn't mobilize heaven and earth energy like Earth Rank Dou Skills.
However, when this Dou Skill was combined with the Woe, Bane Body, the power it could unleash was in no way inferior to Earth Rank Dou Skills.
Moreover, the cultivation difficulty of this Dou Skill, for someone with the Woe, Bane Body, was at most only Profound Rank Low-grade level.
This was also the reason why Qi Lin created it for Little Fairy Doctor to cultivate.
Low difficulty to learn, yet great power.
As Little Fairy Doctor mobilized the poisonous Dou Qi within her body, her fingertip immediately turned dark purple.
Boom!
With a single point, a dark purple beam of light immediately shot out from Little Fairy Doctor's fingertip, piercing through the green flood dragon like a laser beam.
Then, like stringing candied hawthorn, it continued to shoot towards the white-clothed figure with undiminished power.
The latter reacted extremely quickly, mobilizing Dou Qi to defend at the first moment, yet his defense was still instantly broken, and his forehead was pierced.
In an instant, the white-clothed figure's body exploded.
A green light containing incredibly pure energy also descended from the sky and merged into Little Fairy Doctor's body.
Little Fairy Doctor stood on the arena, her beautiful face showing delight.
She looked at Qi Lin and said with slight excitement, "Qi Lin, I succeeded!"
Qi Lin gave her a thumbs-up, praising, "As expected of the Woe, Bane Body, it's truly amazing!"
After praising her, he continued, "It seems you have passed the first layer's test and can proceed to the second layer. That energy mass just now should be your reward for passing the first layer's test."
"No wonder entering the Life and Death Gate results in such rapid strength improvement."
Little Fairy Doctor nodded, "That's right, and I can feel that after that pure energy entered my body, it completely integrated with me without me needing to actively refine it."
At this point, a hint of regret appeared on Little Fairy Doctor's face.
"Unfortunately, that pure energy wasn't enough. To break through to Five-star Dou Zong, I'll need at least several more energies of that level."
Qi Lin chuckled, teasing, "You're still not satisfied? This speed is already faster than you cultivating by refining poison pills yourself. As for other Dou Zongs, it's possible for them to take several years, or even decades, to break through one star."
Upon hearing this, Little Fairy Doctor smiled sweetly.
"You're right!"
After speaking, Little Fairy Doctor did not rush to the second floor of the stone tower. Instead, she lightly leaped, returning to Qi Lin's side, wanting to go to the second floor with him.
After Little Fairy Doctor left the arena, Qi Lin smiled, "It's my turn. I'll be right back."
The next second, he took a step, and his figure instantly appeared on the arena as if by Teleportation.
The moment he stepped onto the arena, that voice sounded again.
"Test subject in position, strength: Nine-star Dou Zun!"
As the voice fell, a white-clothed figure identical to the previous one reappeared on the arena.
However, unlike the white-clothed figure that Little Fairy Doctor fought, the white-clothed figure Qi Lin faced now had a clear facial outline, appearing more lifelike.