James had won. He had won a sweeping victory over Jonathan. The crowd applauded. This time, the emcees did not attempt to silence the crowd. The cheers only stopped after ten minutes. Jonathan’s earlier smirk was long gone and replaced with an angry frown. He could not believe that anyone would have such incredible proficiency in medicine. He firmly believed that Jay and the others had conspired together to humiliate him. “I want another round!” Jonathan demanded in irritation. Wearing an unfazed look, James turned to him. “Sure, you’re free to choose anything you want.” “We’ll concoct a poison just like the earlier against Jay. This time, we’ll increase the number of herbs to ten thousand. We’ll use the ten thousand herbs and create a poison for the other party to consume.” “Sure.” James said without the slightest bit of hesitation. Thea was anxious. She gently pulled at James’ sleeves and whispered, “He might be up to something.” James lightly waved her away

The battle of the century was about to begin. This was a battle in the name of cultural inheritance. If James lost, they would have to acknowledge Goryeon Medicine as the true path of medicine. Jonathan, on the other hand, could make use of this opportunity to spread Goryeo Medicine far and wide. James needed to win. He had no other choice. Kevin looked at the participants. “Are you ready?” “Yes.” “I’m ready.” James and Jonathan nodded in unison. “Three… Two… One… Start!” Jonathan immediately went rummaging through the herbs with Lucas by his side. They searched for the herbs all the while discussing in a low voice. There was a wide variety of herbs. There were endless possibilities when it came to concocting a poison with this many herbs at their disposal. Jonathan and Lucas wanted to create a deadly poison that was almost impossible to cure. Meanwhile, James was deliberating in front of the shelves. He took his time scrutinizing each herb. Soon after,

As the equipment James had asked for was commonly used by doctors, they were all prepared in just a few minutes. The staff handed the poison each party had concocted to the other. James took his portion. It was a transparent ceramic bottle. Some white powder was clumped inside. James opened the bottle and poured some onto his hand. Then, he gave it a cursory sniff. Seeing this, Jonathan laughed. “Based on what we agreed on, we don’t have time to examine the poison. However, since there’s no cure for my poison, I’ll give you some time to analyze it. Not like it’d make a difference in the competition’s outcome.” As he said that, he took out James’ poison. Without even looking at it, he handed it to Lucas. Lucas was a medicinal expert. He had been dealing with medicine for decades. All this while, he had been researching herbs and experimenting with their effects on himself. As his immunity to medicinal side effects was strong, no ordinary poison could harm him. Without th

“Thea.” He called out. “Yes?” Thea swiftly made her way over. James looked away sheepishly. “U-Unhook her bra for me. Then, hold onto her bra from the front. Don’t let it fall to the floor. I’ll be treating her from the back.” Thea hesitated for a second. Then, she nodded, “Alright.” She swiftly unhooked Delilah’s bra and got in front of her. That way, even if the bra fell, her naked body would not be exposed. Delilah’s bare back was a different story. It was exposed to the crowd and audiences all over the world. James swiftly retrieved the silver needles on Delilah’s back. The moment the silver needles were removed from her skin, dark, black blood oozed out of the openings and slowly flowed down her body. With silver needles in hand, James began to work quickly once again. Soon, Delilah’s back was filled with silver needles. “Give me the alcohol and the lighter.” Christine hurriedly handed them over to him. “Get me the chilled silver needles in the fridge.” O

Delilah’s body still contained trace amounts of poison. Jonathan, on the other hand, was sweating profusely in panic. He had used all means at his disposal. However, he could not release the toxins in Lucas’ body. His silver needles, acupuncture treatment, and other methods were rendered completely ineffective. Three minutes had passed. He tried looking over at how James was faring. However, the crowd blocked his view. He could not tell what was going on there, nor could he infer anything about Delilah’s condition. After the series of detoxifying procedures, James looked at Delilah who was lying on the bed, and asked, “How are you feeling now?” “How do I put it?” Lying on the bed, Delilah could not figure out how she was feeling exactly. After brief contemplation, she said, “I’m feeling a little dizzy. My body’s hot one moment and cold the next, but it’s not uncomfortable.” James asked, “Can you stand?” “I-I think so.” She tried to get up. Thea hurriedly helped