The Chairman of Pharmaceutical Company is a Poison King - Chapter 103

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Chapter 103: Flash Event

Pain upon pain, stacking more pain on top of that, relentlessly and continuously, on and on, to the point where his mind was about to snap.

If it showed even the slightest sign of subsiding, it might be bearable.

He had only consumed a single Ten-Thousand-Year Centipede inner core.

Of course, he had prepared himself.

Was this some ordinary poison?

The Ten-Thousand-Year Centipede, a massive centipede demon from the Yoma Realm adjacent to the Immortal Realm.

The poison it harbored was indescribably powerful.

He tried not to lose consciousness, but how could he manage that?

The feeling of his entire body being torn apart and decomposed.

Pain as if razor blades were slicing through every corner of his body.

The type of poison was a melting toxin.

One that dissolved the cells throughout his body.

Of course, it was regenerating as it was being engraved in the Poison Registry.

In the end, he lost consciousness.

Fortunately, even while unconscious, Honweonmusangdokryeongong continued to work tirelessly.

Time passed.

Tae-ju slowly opened his eyes.

He had no idea how much time had passed.

“Ugh.”

The stench wafting around him.

All of it had flowed out from his body.

‘…I’m alive.’

He thought he was going to die.

When he checked the time.

‘…10 days? 10 whole days have passed?’

Crazy!

Is this for real?

Much more time had passed than expected.

‘Still, I managed to survive.’

Suddenly!

Grumble.

He was hungry.

Let’s eat first.

Tae-ju took out bottled water from the Infinite Space, drained an entire bottle, then took out a convenience store lunch box and ate it.

For dessert, one Seondo fruit, no, two.

Crunch! Crunch!

Seondo fruits really are the best.

“Phew.”

Now he felt like he could live.

Let’s check his condition now.

Was there anything different?

While he was unconscious, the Poison Registry had grown well.

Toxic energy flowed abundantly throughout his body.

However, reaching the 10th level mastery had failed.

No Poison Registry explosion had occurred either.

Wait!

‘What about the Shared Warehouse?’

It wasn’t glowing.

The delivery signal must have passed while he was unconscious.

‘Damn it, I couldn’t send anything.’

In 10 days, it would have been at least twice.

That aside, Danggumak must be very worried.

But since he knew it would take time, it should be fine.

From the second time onward, it would be much better.

The grown Poison Registry would handle it well.

At the very least, he wouldn’t lose consciousness.

The poison seemed to have been sufficiently digested too.

Tae-ju left a message in the group chat where Taehong Bio executives and employees gathered using his smartphone.

[Tae-ju]: I’m doing well. Don’t worry.

Then messages explosively poured in one after another.

[Baek, the General Manager]: It’s been a whole ten days! We were worried.

[Baek, the Director]: Thank goodness. If there was no contact today, I was about to break down the training room door.

[Chang-hun]: Master! Please don’t worry. I’ll guard like an iron fortress.

[Soon-cheol]: Ilbaek is eating well and sleeping well.

[Soon-cheol]: Hello… I’m trying to… ugh

[Soon-cheol]: The above message was written by Ilbaek.

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[Tae-ju]: It seems like it will take more time than expected. I’ll send messages occasionally.

Having digested one, let’s continue.

It wouldn’t take another 10 days.

The next poison was the horn of the Poison Horn Fire Python.

He had ground it into powder and formed it into pills for easy consumption.

‘I was told to chew this one…’

Tae-ju put it in his mouth, chewed it thoroughly, and swallowed it down his throat.

Instantly!

“Ow.”

The reaction came immediately.

Hot.

Very hot.

Sizzle! Sizzle!

His internal organs were burning up.

It felt like falling into lava.

“…Damn it!”

Intense heat radiated from his skin as well.

His entire body was like that.

Tremendous heat spreading through his skin, internal organs, and even into his bones.

The nature was different from the Ten-Thousand-Year Centipede’s poison.

Heat poison.

While the Ten-Thousand-Year Centipede’s poison melted cells throughout the body through dissolution, the Poison Horn Fire Python’s poison melted through scorching heat.

This was also a poison he had never experienced before.

‘I, I can’t lose consciousness…’

But it was beyond his capabilities.

He lost consciousness again.

And Tae-ju opened his eyes once more.

‘…How many days have passed?’

8 days.

Combined with the Ten-Thousand-Year Centipede incident, it was a whopping 18 days.

It had been 3 days past the expected 15-day poison digestion period.

The problem was that there were still 2 more remaining.

‘How’s my condition?’

Fortunately, I felt fine.

It seemed I had completely absorbed the Poison Horn Flame Net’s poison too.

But the Poison Registry explosion hadn’t occurred.

‘The Shared Warehouse…’

The light was still off.

‘I couldn’t send it again.’

Danggumak must be very worried.

‘Should I receive the delivery signal, send the items, and then eat?’

No.

Let’s not stop and go all the way to the end.

I filled my stomach with water and lunch boxes, took down three Seondo, and even sent a survival message to the group chat.

‘Next up…’

Crane Essence Red.

This was a liquid poison.

I swallowed it in one gulp.

Then.

The Poison Registry reacted.

Wooooooooong!

However, it only vibrated without exploding.

Instead, pure white ice flowers bloomed all over Kim Tae-ju’s body.

“Wh-what?”

Clatter clatter clatter…

My teeth chattered incessantly.

It was cold.

So cold I was going crazy.

Just moments ago I was in a fire pit, and now I was trapped in ice.

Burning, then freezing – it was chaos.

How could I adapt to this?

Extreme yang poison and extreme yin poison.

Taking turns inflicting pain, I had no choice but to lose consciousness again.

“Damn it…”

I fainted.

And.

When I opened my eyes, 6 days had passed.

But nothing much had changed.

The Poison Registry seemed about to explode but stopped.

‘Am I not going to achieve great success at this rate?’

The last remaining one.

The Human-faced Spider’s poison.

A legendary spider demon that lures prey with tremendous hallucinogenic poison and sucks out their bodily fluids.

‘Let’s go!’

Let’s end this.

If it doesn’t work this time either, there’s nothing I can do.

Kim Tae-ju swallowed the Human-faced Spider’s poison pill in one go.

Gulp.

The poison pill melted instantly and spread throughout my body.

A reaction is coming, a reaction is coming.

A completely different reaction from before.

“Ahhhhh!”

I felt like I was flying.

The world changed into colorful technicolor.

Did I fall into a paint pit this time?

At least there was no pain…

“Kheueeeok!”

I knew this would happen.

Why would there be no pain?

My body trembled violently.

It wasn’t from the cold.

It was a kind of withdrawal symptom.

My throat was dry.

I was hungry too.

I needed to relieve myself, my skin was itchy – it was maddening.

And sexual desire too.

I missed the scent of a woman’s skin.

If anyone were next to me, I felt like I’d pounce on them.

Along with murderous intent toward the world.

Rage was welling up.

I wanted to kill anyone I met.

It felt like all the desires that exist in the world were rushing at me at once.

I wanted to do everything.

This and that.

But I couldn’t do anything.

That made it even more maddening.

No wait.

I could just go outside.

Swish!

Kim Tae-ju drew the Ten Thousand Li Flying Sword.

Zing!

I tried to generate strong energy to cut through the iron door.

But at that very moment!

Woong! Woong! Woong! Woong! Woong! Woong…

The Poison Registry vibrated violently.

Zzing! Zziing! Zzing! Zzing! Zziing!

The Poison Registry spun like a top.

And.

Paaaaaaaaat!

It exploded.

Paang! Papapang! Pangpangpangpang!

One big explosion, followed by the fragmented pieces exploding too.

Like fireworks.

It was the moment of the Poison Registry explosion.

It was an intense massive explosion unlike before.

* * *

Heavenly Realm Multiplex.

“Huuu…”

A sigh so heavy it seemed like the building would collapse.

Ju-seon glanced at Danggumak’s expression and spoke with difficulty.

“Dok-seon, still no contact?”

“….”

“I, I see. Don’t worry too much….”

“Damn it! Stop talking to me and just leave me alone!”

Flinch!

Ju-seon shut his mouth tight.

Even though profanity frequently used on Earth kept spilling from Danggumak’s mouth.

“Agh, damn! Shit, shiit!”

“….”

Dok-seon’s aura was incredibly sharp.

But he couldn’t say anything.

Because he knew well why he was acting this way.

Danggumak was going crazy with frustration.

Communication with Tae-ju had been cut off for far too long.

‘What could have happened?’

At first, he had expected about two weeks.

The period to completely digest the four poisons.

Considering the time for the poisons to settle, generously 18 days.

But it had already been almost a month.

During that period, the shared warehouse had already flickered 7 times.

The first time it was full, but from the second time onwards the shared warehouse was empty, the third time too, the fourth time too… even the seventh time.

Meaning except for the first time, nothing had been put in from Earth’s side.

So the items displayed in the multiplex shopping mall were almost all sold out.

Because they hadn’t received any goods at all.

But what did goods matter anyway?

He didn’t need to receive anything at all.

Danggumak’s mind was filled entirely with worry about Tae-ju.

Whether something had gone wrong from consuming poison too recklessly.

Whether he had been harmed while going to catch Cheonma.

Suddenly!

Demon Valley Immortal came running down from upstairs.

“Dok-seon! Do-ok-seon! Good, good news. Well, Taesang Nogoon will soon go to Cheon-gye for a meeting….”

“Shh!”

“Ah, no, why….”

Ju-seon shook his head mercilessly to the side, and Demon Valley Immortal asked with his eyes.

‘Still?’

‘Still.’

Demon Valley Immortal couldn’t say anything and quietly sat down in a chair.

Galhong Immortal also came down making a fuss.

“Dok-seon, Dok-seon, this is going to be big trouble. Do you know how many items are out of stock right now? Soon customers from Cheon-gye and Hwangcheon-gye will come rushing in….”

Then Ju-seon and Gwi-gok glared at Galhong Immortal with fiery eyes as if they would devour him.

“…Oh.”

Being smart, Galhong Immortal was exceptionally good at reading the atmosphere.

“Ahem.”

So he quietly sat down in a chair.

Suddenly, the sound of a motorcycle could be heard from outside.

Vroom-da-da-da-dak!

Thud-thud! Thud-thud, vrrrroom!

Swordsman, who would be wearing a black motorcycle suit, came in taking off his helmet.

“Dok-seon, the gasoline has run out. I need one more tank….”

Pause!

Swordsman stopped in his tracks.

He glanced sideways at Dok-seon’s expression.

“Come to think of it, I seem to be lacking exercise lately. Sometimes it would be good to walk around.”

He turned around and went out just like that.

In fact, whatever anyone around him said, Danggumak couldn’t hear it.

He was going crazy with frustration.

‘Is there really no way?’

If Earth were the human realm of Gangho, he would have descended immediately.

But since it was a completely different world, he couldn’t do that either.

‘Sangje or Yama might have some method….’

That’s when it happened!

Charrrrrrr!

The poison essence, no, Toxic Spirit violently stirring in Danggumak’s danjeon.

‘What….’

Having not only mastered Honweonmusangdokryeongong but also achieved Toxic Spirit and even ascended to immortality, why suddenly now? Wait…!

‘Could it be?’

Whoosh!

The feeling of his soul being sucked somewhere.

And connection.

It was finally achieved.

The other me in a different world.

The soul connection with Kim Tae-ju, the Jeoldaedokma of Earth.

‘Ah!’

As soon as they connected, he realized.

‘He’s digested all the poisons.’

A response came from the other world too.

For example, like this.

Tae-ju, have you reached mastery?

Yes.

Soul connection.

The first was at Seorak Mountain and Gangho Murim, where martial arts including Honweonmusangdokryeongong were transmitted.

The second was at Gurye Jirisan and the Immortal Realm, where Infinite Space was transmitted and afterwards the shared warehouse was created.

Now was the third time.

But something was different.

Why was Toxic Spirit reacting?

The faint energy felt from Tae-ju’s poison essence, familiar yet strange to Danggumak too.

‘…Toxic Spirit? It’s too weak for that. No, is it similar?’

Then?

‘Ah… a seed, yes, a seed. A seed has been created.’

Originally, Toxic Spirit was something achieved all at once like an awakening, but in Tae-ju’s case, something like a seed, however faint, had been created.

In other words, it seemed to herald gradual growth, like a stepping stone toward Toxic Spirit.

‘So that’s why my Toxic Spirit reacted.’

In fact, Tae-ju’s Toxic Spirit was too faint.

It seemed like it hadn’t even developed self-awareness.

Still, the important thing was that it was forming.

What was the reason his Toxic Spirit’s enlightenment was different from his own?

It was probably because of immortal energy.

‘While drinking Seondo and divine liquor, quite a large amount of immortal energy would have flowed into Tae-ju’s poison essence.’

‘Drinking the elixir and immortal wine, quite a large amount of celestial energy must have flowed into Taeju’s poison core.’

In short, the starting point of the Toxic Spirit was completely different.

Tae-ju’s poison registry that grew while accepting immortal qi.

Thus, the moment Honweonmusangdokryeongong reached great completion, it went one step further and even created the seed of the Toxic Spirit.

The worries and concerns that had so frustratingly weighed down Danggumak all this time disappeared in an instant.

His eyes became moist with tears.

At the same time, the joy that followed.

‘You’ve worked hard.’

Tae-ju conveyed his apologies.

Saying it was because he was lacking.

‘No, it’s my fault for being foolish.’

Only after his soul connected with Tae-ju did he realize.

The toxicity of the poisons was stronger than expected.

Honestly, these were poisons even he was seeing for the first time.

Ten-thousand-year Five Poisons, Human-faced Spider, Single-horned Fire Python, the Immortal Crane’s crane essence.

These were things extremely rare even in Gangho Murim that anyone dealing with poisons would have dreamed of at least once.

He had judged such things by his own standards.

Of course, he had considered Tae-ju’s achievements, but he had underestimated the poisons too much.

He could have died if things went wrong.

Yet to overcome it so courageously.

‘You’ve met Cheonma. Are you going to catch him…? Hehe, you should. It won’t be as difficult as expected.’

Soul communication.

Thoughts and thoughts were being conveyed.

He felt like he could understand everything the other side was saying.

‘You’ve also found clues about the mana rejection syndrome cure.’

But then?

Ding ding ding, ding ding ding, ding ding ding.

Delivery signals continuously ringing in his head.

What’s this when souls are connected?

Tae-ju was also aware of it.

He said delivery signals were ringing on his side too.

‘You too?’

Without anyone going first, they tried to open the Infinite Space and check the Shared Warehouse…

‘Ah!’

Danggumak was startled.

Swoosh!

Some kind of large space appeared before his eyes.

It wasn’t his own.

It was the Infinite Space of the other world’s him, Tae-ju.

Tae-ju was the same.

Danggumak’s Infinite Space was visible and sparkling all over.

‘What in the world is this?’

Not in the form of a Shared Warehouse, but just the Infinite Space.

He could see items neatly stacked in Tae-ju’s Infinite Space.

Danggumak unconsciously reached his hand toward Tae-ju’s Infinite Space.

Swoosh!

The moment he touched it, the item transferred to his own Infinite Space.

“Hehe!”

He understood what caused this.

‘So this is what happened.’

The delivery signal appeared while their souls were connecting.

And in the process, their Infinite Spaces got connected too.

As a result, they could see each other’s Infinite Spaces and even take items from them.

‘It’s a flash event.’

Temporary, not permanent.

It would disappear when the soul connection ended.

He seemed to hear Tae-ju’s voice.

What are you doing? Hurry and transfer them. The connection might break at this rate.

Of course he had to transfer them.

And so, an entire department store crossed over to the Immortal Realm.

Ju-seon, Gwi-gok, and Gal Hong were watching Danggumak with suspicious eyes as he cried, then laughed, then spaced out blankly, then suddenly got startled.

‘Why is Dok-seon acting like that? Crying then laughing.’

‘He probably went crazy from worrying about Hero Tae-ju.’

‘Tsk tsk, stress is the root of all diseases.’

The Immortals had no way of knowing the reason.

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