# Chapter 2569: One General Ugly, A Nest of Bald Soldiers
Jiulan really couldn't hold back her tears anymore!
She was considered a martial arts prodigy in the Netherworld Race, learning everything incredibly fast—that's how she managed to become the Deputy Warden of Ming He Death Prison in the first place!
But during her time at the Chenxi Laboratory, she felt like a complete idiot, receiving tons of critical hits!
Li Bing had clearly figured out the method for separating Stygian Energy quickly enough, but Jiulan had studied for several months and still couldn't understand how she'd done it!
This purification method was incredibly important to the Netherworld Race—it was something they desperately wanted!
It might even elevate the Netherworld Race's overall combat power to a whole new level!
But unfortunately, she just wasn't good enough!
(˚(˚˃̣̣̥᷄ᷯ˂̣̣̥᷅)) "Waaah~ I'm so useless!"
With a loud wail, Jiulan burst into tears, looking completely devastated!
Seeing this, Jiangnan quickly went over to comfort her, patting Jiulan on the back.
(。ớ₃ờ)ھ "Don't cry! Don't cry, okay~ Even though you didn't learn it, at least you've recognized the reality that you're an idiot, right? Sometimes, unless you try your absolute hardest, you'd never even know you're a little dummy~"
"Keep it up! You're the dumbest!"
(*꒦ິ﹏꒦ີ) "Wu~ If you can't comfort people, why don't you just not do it? Thank you so very much!"
[From Jiulan: Resentment Value +777!]
[From Jiulan...]
Jiulan started crying even louder!
Jiangnan chuckled, shifting his gaze to Li Bing:
(͡°̫͡°) "Is the purification method hard? How does the stuff you made compare to the real deal?"
Li Bing propped her chin on her hand:
(͡°ก͡°) "It's not that hard of a method. I used energy distillation and refinement, separating and purifying the different energy levels within Stygian Energy to create the Phase One Violence Potion!"
"Since I could use reverse engineering to crack it, the process didn't encounter many obstacles. But the enhancement effect is a bit weaker than the Dali Potion—however, this one has absolutely no side effects!"
With that, she went to the lab counter, grabbed a beaker filled with Violence Potion, and handed it to Jiangnan.
Jiangnan was stunned: ∑(°口°๑) "Th-this... no side effects? Really? I'm a clever little fox, so you'd better not be tricking me, okay~"
Li Bing rolled her eyes: (꒪ั～꒪ั*) "Why would I fool you? The energy extracted through energy distillation and refinement is very pure!"
"This is simply a highly concentrated aggregation of cooling energy. Just try drinking it and see!"
Jiangnan: !!!
There's a trick! Definitely a trick! She just can't stand my flowing, beautiful hair!
She wants to trick me into drinking this potion so she can laugh at me!
Jiangnan smiled slyly:
(〃՞̫՞) "Little Jiujiu? You must be tired from crying so long, right? They say women are made of water—you've shed so many tears, you must have dried up! Here! Quick, drink a cup to rehydrate!"
Jiulan shot Jiangnan an annoyed glare but didn't argue. She took the beaker and downed half of it!
The muscle lines on her body became even more pronounced, radiating a strong sense of power. Even her aura had grown considerably!
That cooling energy naturally had a boosting effect on the Netherworld Race!
Jiangnan stared at Jiulan in shock, then reached up and grabbed her hair:
(*⁰̷̴口⁰̷̴)۶ᥬ(〃￢～￢)
"R-really? You didn't go bald? This isn't a wig, is it? What glue did you use? It's pretty secure?"
With that, he punched her twice in the chest, producing a loud clanging sound like hammering iron!
Jiangnan sucked in two breaths:
(*ﾟﾛﾟ)!! "I've never seen someone with such an iron heart. Her physical constitution really has improved. Th-this..."
Jiulan was furious and punched Jiangnan in the stomach:
(งᵒ̌皿ᵒ̌)ง "Y-you you... where are you touching?! Shameless! Hiss~"
After punching Jiangnan, Jiulan's fist went numb from the pain. She shook her hand!
Damn! What the hell?!
What kind of freakish physical constitution does Jiangnan have now? Even after drinking the Violence Potion boost, she still couldn't hurt him?
How long had it been since she'd last seen him?
"I told you there were no side effects. Sister Li Bing is way more reliable than you!"
Jiangnan swallowed hard, closed his eyes, stomped his foot, and downed the remaining half. He savored it carefully!
You see, the system's precious Dali Potion also came in two versions!
The first was the original—drink it and go bald, but it boosted physical constitution tenfold for 72 hours!
Later, Jiangnan used an upgrade card to upgrade the Dali Potion to version 2.0! Drink it and become a glowing bald head, transforming into a Muscle Devil, boosting physical constitution 30 times for 72 hours!
Now, after drinking Li Bing's Violence Potion, Jiangnan's first move was to touch his head to check if his hair was still there!
Finding it still intact, he let out a long sigh of relief!
He lightly clenched his fist, and bursts of air explosions rang out. It felt like an endless stream of power was surging from within his body!
Jiangnan smacked his lips:
(｡･ˇ◠ˇ･｡) "The taste isn't quite right. Something's missing. In terms of enhancement, it boosts physical constitution about eight times. But no side effects? That's weird..."
He was even starting to wonder if the Dali Potion was really made from Stygian Energy!
Li Bing: (≖～≖〃) "Aren't you happy it doesn't make you go bald? Eight times is the limit of what I can achieve. The effect lasts about 48 hours or so..."
"Limited by the current technological level of the Starry Sky, using publicly available techniques, I can't further purify or concentrate the Violence Potion. Silicon might possess more advanced technology far beyond this era, but they'll never make it public!"
"The reason I call it Violence Potion is just to distinguish it from the genuine Dali Potion!"
Jiangnan propped his chin, deep in thought:
(｡･ˇกˇ･) "Technological limitations, huh? The enhancement level is already good enough, but the only thing missing is the baldness side effect!"
"How can that be? I promised the Netherworld Race the genuine Dali Potion purification method! A Dali Potion that doesn't make you go bald can't really be called Dali—it has no soul!"
"I've always been a Southern God who keeps his promises. Sister Li Bing, can you try adding a baldness side effect to the Violence Potion?"
"That way, I can teach the genuine purification method to the Netherworld Race and fulfill my original promise. Maybe adding the baldness side effect will make up for the missing double enhancement? After all, only by going bald can you become stronger, right?"
Li Bing was startled: (*ﾟﾛﾟ) "Oh? Now that you mention it, that does seem to make some sense, huh~"
Jiulan: ???
Without a moment's hesitation, she grabbed Jiangnan's arm, shaking her head so fast it left afterimages:
(ﾟ﹏ﾟ‧̣̥̇≡‧̣̥̇ﾟ﹏ﾟ) "No! No! You don't have to be that committed to keeping your promise! Eight times is enough! The Dali Potion doesn't have to be the genuine article!"
"We're easily satisfied! I don't want to search the entire Minghe Star Domain and not find a single strand of hair!"
Jiangnan waved his hand grandly, his expression solemn:
(︶◠︶〃)ﾉ "No way! Am I the kind of person who skimps on things? A word once spoken is harder to catch than a Two-Dimensional horse! Every word I spit out is a nail! What I say is what I mean!"
"Baldness! It must be baldness!"
Jiulan was about to spit blood. What kind of devil is Southern God?!
They'd already developed a perfect Violence Potion, but he insisted on adding a baldness side effect just to perfectly fulfill his promise?
One could only imagine how dazzling the future Netherworld Race would be. Shampoo sellers would probably starve to death in the Minghe Star Domain!
Li Bing was also grinning mischievously:
(˵ಡ⥎ಡ) "That's not hard. Just adjust the condensation threshold of the energy distillation!"
"Stygian Energy is extremely mixed, containing all sorts of strange energies. The threshold of one such energy is very close to that of the cooling energy. That strange energy has a powerful hair-removal effect..."
Jiangnan just then remembered—being washed by Stygian Water for a long time did indeed cause hair loss!
Now he could be certain. Just where the hell did the Dali Potion come from?!
Jiulan grabbed her own flowing hair, her face full of reluctance!
It was all her fault for being useless and not learning the energy distillation method. In the future, the Netherworld Race would probably never again drink Dali Potion without side effects!
Netherworld Race hair, I have failed you!
It wasn't that Jiangnan absolutely had to mess with the Netherworld Race or enjoy seeing them bald!
It's just that no matter what you do, you have to keep one card hidden!
The purification method without side effects could only stay in human hands!
After all, the Netherworld Race controlled the Minghe Star Domain and the source of Stygian Energy. If they really learned how to make the perfect potion, humans would be out of business!
Teach the apprentice and starve the master!
So it was better to hold back. Li Bing looked regretful: "This energy distillation purification method still has great potential! Stygian Energy has many more uses yet to be developed!"
"Even after purifying the Violence Potion, the waste products separated out are still good stuff! But it's limited by current technology. Sigh~"
Jiangnan swallowed hard. That meant once technology improved, the Violence Potion could be further purified, and the waste products could also be developed for their uses!
Maybe even the Mind Chicken Soup could...
Jiangnan grinned: "Don't rush, take it slow. At least we've made a good start. The boat will straighten itself out when it reaches the bridge!"
With that, he looked at the dejected Jiulan and gently comforted her:
(。ớ₃ờ)ھ "Don't be sad either. As long as you behave as my hostage, how could I bear to let you go bald too?"
Jiulan swallowed hard. For a moment, she really didn't want to go back to the Netherworld Race!
Going back meant becoming a nun. Staying here at least meant no baldness!
(｡ᵒ̴̶̷̥́◠ᵒ̴̶̷̣̥̀) "R-really?"
Jiangnan grinned: (՞⥎՞) "Why would I lie to you? Besides, even if the entire Netherworld Race goes bald, wouldn't they just become a bit uglier? Their overall strength is still enhanced!"
"One general ugly, a nest of bald soldiers! And not only can they be ugly on their own turf—the entire Starry Sky gets to witness the ugliness of the Netherworld Race! Isn't that something to be happy about?"
In that moment, Jiulan felt like she'd been struck by five thunderbolts. She nearly fainted on the spot!
(;´༎ຶ口༎ຶ`) "Wu~ You've made me not want to live anymore! What kind of achievement is this to brag about? I told you, if you can't comfort people, then don't!"
"What do you mean, ugly across the entire Starry Sky? I... wait... what do you mean? Are you saying..."
Jiulan suddenly froze, staring at Jiangnan in disbelief!
Jiangnan smiled: "I said it! The promise I made with my own mouth. I mean what I say!"
Jiulan: !!!