Even before Xiao Changfeng entered the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, Xu Tianxi had already taken a portion of power from the Eye of Life in his glabella and given it to Xiao Changfeng, just in case.
Xiao Changfeng hadn't thought much of it. He was a Super Douluo, nearing ninety-seventh rank, with few rivals in the world. But Xu Tianxi's kindness was genuine, and he couldn't bring himself to disappoint him.
Everything that happened in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well caught him completely off guard: the springs of extreme cold and extreme heat, the trial of consuming the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower... Just as Xiao Changfeng was agonizing over it, a bold idea suddenly struck him:
He would use the life force of the Gold of Life to protect his meridians, first absorb the extreme cold current to strengthen himself, and then consume the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower. The two would neutralize each other, canceling out the side effects.
Absorbing the energy of the Extreme Cold Yin Spring could temporarily elevate him to Ultimate Ice, but this energy was beyond his current level. He could only use it for combat and couldn't absorb or convert it into his own cultivation.
However, with the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower, absorbing this energy became possible.
Similarly, he needed to use the extreme cold current of the Extreme Cold Yin Spring to remove the fire element from the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower, leaving behind only the pure energy that refined the Phoenix bloodline. In a state of extreme yin and extreme yang, this would completely purify his mutated Ice Crystal Phoenix.
The audacious plan succeeded. His Phoenix Martial Soul was now incomparable to what it once was, as if it had undergone a Second Awakening like Jin Peng, completely transforming and experiencing a fundamental qualitative change.
If he were to fight Jin Peng again, Xiao Changfeng was confident he could defeat him within a minute. This was absolute power.
And now, facing Xiao Changfeng's formidable strength were the many Soul Beasts within the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
Youyou shivered slightly from the cold and whispered, "Since you've gained so many benefits from our Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, can you please rein in your aura? It's quite frightening."
Xiao Changfeng asked, "I guess I passed your trial, didn't I?"
"You passed!" Youyou responded without hesitation.
Xiao Changfeng withdrew half of his aura and then asked, "What's the next trial?"
This time, before the Fragrant Kirin Silk Immortal could answer, the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass quickly interjected, "The next trial is to fight me. I can't beat you, so you passed. Hurry up and take the Seven Immortal Herbs and leave."
Xiao Changfeng withdrew his entire aura, perplexed. "Wouldn't it be bad to just pass like this?"
The Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass's voice was impassioned: "No! The second trial is to assess your combat strength. I'm the strongest fighter among all the Immortal Herb Soul Beasts. I'm conceding on behalf of everyone."
The Blazing Apricot Delicate Sparse grumbled, "Octagonal, you're talking nonsense! I'm clearly the strongest!"
"Alright then, you fight him in my place," the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass said without any hesitation, practically eager for the Blazing Apricot Delicate Sparse to take the attention.
Xiao Changfeng's gaze fell upon the Blazing Apricot Delicate Sparse, and just as he was about to speak, he heard the Blazing Apricot Delicate Sparse interject, "I can't beat you either. You passed."
A smile immediately appeared on Xiao Changfeng's face, and he looked at Youyou. "What do you say now?"
The central stamen of the Fragrant Kirin Silk Immortal gently swayed, and a book, ancient in appearance and made of an unknown material, emerged and was handed to Xiao Changfeng with a vine.
"This was left by that person. I've kept this book for ten thousand years. It records the knowledge of all the medicinal herbs in our Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, as well as the 'Medicine Chapter' and 'Poison Chapter' of the Tang Sect's Secret Manual. Learning the Tang Sect's Secret Manual means you're a member of the Tang Sect. If you don't wish to join the Tang Sect, you must return the book."
Xiao Changfeng took the book, flipped through a few pages, and memorized some knowledge about Immortal Herbs. Then, he returned the book to the Fragrant Kirin Silk Immortal, saying:
"I don't wish to join the Tang Sect, but since I've received a favor from the Tang Sect this time, I will deal with those who seized their foundation for them."
"Now, help me find the Autumn Water Penetrating Dew, Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum, Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid, Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone, Primal Chaos Immortal Grass, Earth Dragon Golden Gourd, and Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass. I only need these seven."
Youyou was very cooperative. She quickly retrieved the first six items Xiao Changfeng mentioned. However, when it came to the last one, her movements stopped.
"Octagonal is our most important combat force here. Logically, you can take him, but can you use something else to substitute? The effect would be the same."
Youyou's voice carried a hint of flattery, and she swayed her petals towards the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass, clearly unwilling for this second-ranked combat force of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well to be taken away.
Among all the hundred-thousand-year plant-type Soul Beasts, the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass, possessing Ultimate Ice, and the Blazing Apricot Delicate Sparse, possessing Ultimate Fire, were the most powerful.
Xiao Changfeng pondered for a moment upon hearing this, then nodded. "If the effect is the same, then of course. I also don't wish to make enemies of you."
He wanted the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass to purify his attribute to the Ultimate Ice level, and it wasn't absolutely necessary to take the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass itself.
Such an Immortal Herb was incredibly rare. Perhaps a junior would need it in the future, so leaving it for posterity was also an option.
The Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass was very cooperative. A mass of icy-white dewdrops separated from its large flower at the top. "This is the Frost Rain Dew I separated after absorbing the energy of the Frost Extreme Ice Spring. It's enough to raise your Soul Power to the Ultimate Ice level."
"Thank you." Xiao Changfeng took the dewdrops and put them away, his gaze returning to Youyou.
Youyou was now a little afraid under Xiao Changfeng's gaze, trembling as she said, "You've already got seven Immortal Herbs. Can you leave now?"
Xiao Changfeng knew that this fellow had probably harbored some ulterior motives when he was made to eat the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower earlier, but since no bad consequences occurred, he wasn't interested in dealing with this useless plant. He said indifferently:
"I still want to take some medicinal herbs that aren't quite Immortal Herbs, like the Ninth Grade Purple Ganoderma. Is that alright?"
This place was full of endless opportunities, and Tianxi might need them in the future. Rather than severely punish the other party, it was better to gain more benefits and bring them back. This Fragrant Kirin Silk Immortal was useless except for its immunity to poisons; eating it would have no effect.
The Ninth Grade Purple Ganoderma was the herb he had initially wanted to take. Each of the Seven Immortal Herbs had its own use, and he planned to take this one back for Xu Fu to try.
"Not Immortal Herbs? Oh, then that's fine. Just tell me what you want quickly, and I'll help you find it."
Hearing that the other party no longer demanded Immortal Herbs, Youyou, completely unaware that she was seen as an incompetent waste in the other's eyes, breathed a sigh of relief. She generously provided some tonic herbs according to his requests.
A moment later, Xiao Changfeng, who had collected some more medicinal ingredients, once again absorbed some energy from the Frost Extreme Ice Spring with his Martial Soul. He said, "Farewell, everyone," and with a slight push of his foot, flew out of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
Watching the powerful ice-blue figure disappear into the multicolored Poisonous Mist, the many Immortal Herbs let out a heavy sigh of relief.
Finally, this dangerous individual was gone.
"Fortunately, he still followed the rules," Youyou said carefully, scanning the residual Soul Power left by Xiao Changfeng.
The Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass said, "Youyou, you'd better not harbor those little schemes anymore. I think that person might have seen through your calculations, but he just didn't want to bother with you. He just took some more herbs and let it go."
Youyou scoffed, "Pah! You ungrateful wretch! And here I was speaking up for you. I should have let him eat you directly just now!"
The Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass said, "I'm just giving you a kind reminder."
The Blazing Apricot Delicate Sparse said, "Youyou, next time you encounter someone like this, wake us up beforehand. Don't make decisions on your own again."
The large flower head of the Fragrant Kirin Silk Immortal swayed. "Alright, alright, I get it. Sigh... I wonder when that person's descendant will arrive. Someone finally came, but it wasn't the right one. I've been waiting for so long..."
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In the God Realm, within the misty Sea God Temple.
Tang God King, who had received a Divine Sense alert from the lower realm and spread his own Divine Sense to perceive the situation at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, looked thoughtful.
"I received news from an old acquaintance named Dugu that he'd try his luck seeking treasures at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. Dugu... I can't believe Old Poison still has descendants alive..."
When Xiao Changfeng answered why he came to the Fragrant Kirin Silk Immortal, he mentioned the name "Dugu." Tang God King, who had only been in the God Realm for a little over twenty years, thought rapidly and quickly remembered his old acquaintance from the lower realm, Dugu Bo.
Not many people knew the location of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. Besides him, only his father Tang Hao, mother A Yin, wife Xiao Wu, and the old monster Dugu Bo knew.
Back then, Dugu Bo and he were friends despite their age difference, having met over a matter of detoxification. Dugu Bo generously offered to let him take any medicinal herbs from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. He, of course, didn't stand on ceremony. After taking the Immortal Herbs, he even shared them with the other Six Monsters, laying the foundation for their eventual godhood.
After becoming a god, he didn't look down on Old Poison. He allowed him to retire in the Tang Sect and, before ascending to the God Realm, made arrangements at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, setting up a Poisonous Mist.
Since Dugu Bo was a member of the Tang Sect, it was perfectly reasonable for him, as the Tang Sect Master, to have the right to dispose of all property belonging to Tang Sect members. Controlling the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well was also very reasonable, right? Anyway, Old Poison's toxins had been resolved, and his descendants were no longer in danger, so the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well was useless to him.
However, Tang San hadn't expected that the detoxification method he gave Old Poison back then wasn't completely effective. After the toxins from the Green Phosphor Snake Martial Soul were introduced into the Soul Bone, if the toxins exceeded the Soul Bone's limit, they would explode, and the Soul Master would inevitably die from the poison.
Because of this, the already struggling Dugu family had become even scarcer in numbers. He even thought a few years ago that Old Poison had no descendants left and had lamented it.
Unexpectedly, today an old acquaintance from the Dugu family arrived, and he was a Super Douluo with considerable talent, not at all inferior to that fatty's descendant.
"Your abilities are decent, but not enough to amaze me. Stay on your continent for now..."
"And as for the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well... it concerns my plans for the new star. I need to have Da Ming and Er Ming send people to guard it, lest someone else breaks in and ruins my schemes..."
Tang San had little interest in making Xiao Changfeng his subordinate. He didn't have a suitable position, nor was it worth being caught by the God of Destruction over this person. Instead, the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well was more worth his attention.
He closed his eyes slightly, and a wisp of Divine Sense descended into the Clear Sky Sect's communication statue.
"Da Ming, Er Ming, I have important arrangements at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. From this moment on, send people to guard it. Soul Masters and powerful individuals are no longer allowed to enter and exit freely."
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God of Destruction Temple.
The God of Destruction and the Seven Deadly Sins gods were gathered around a water screen like they were watching a movie. The God of Destruction sat in the undisputed center seat, exuding the aura of a supreme lord.
On the water screen, an old man and a young man were moving back and forth in a misty canyon in the Star Dou Great Forest, filled with abundant Heaven and Earth Origin Power. Their faces clearly belonged to Xu Tianxi and Jing Hongchen.
Xu Tianxi held a baby bottle in each hand, releasing Soul Power to artificially enhance the Heaven and Earth Origin Power in the environment. Jing Hongchen activated a Soul Guided Device that could spew smoke, drawing in more mist from the surroundings, making the environment appear even more mysterious.
The Seven Deadly Sins gods occasionally offered comments, providing the God of Destruction with an excellent viewing experience.
"My Lord, this little fellow has quite a lot of tricks up his sleeve, huh? Running all over the place and not getting tired." The God of Sloth felt that Xu Tianxi had strong initiative and might even be able to control the Power of Sloth.
"My Lord, I think this little fellow seems to be afraid of something. He claims he can see fragments of the future through the Power of Destiny, which is quite novel." The God of Lust said.
"While you're all watching him, I think his martial uncle is also quite talented, above the average level of a Level 2 God. It's a pity the Phoenix Godhood already has a candidate."
The God of Greed's focus was unique. Xiao Changfeng didn't lose his head to greed after entering the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. Theoretically, he could attempt to control the Power of Greed, but his talent was still a bit short of a Level 1 God.
Inheriting a Level 2 God position was no problem; it was just that the most suitable Phoenix Godhood for him was already claimed.
One day in the God Realm was equivalent to one year on the mortal plane. For them, matters in the lower realm passed in the blink of an eye. Occasionally relaxing for a few minutes to watch a "movie" was harmless, as the God Realm was inherently quite boring.
The God of Gluttony only wanted to eat the Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. The remaining three original sin gods didn't see anything that interested them.
Suddenly, the God of Destruction, who had been calmly watching, shifted his gaze, showing a rare flicker of interest.
"I never imagined that on Douluo Star, a lower realm, there would be a Destiny Divine Beast. This Power of Destiny is also a very rare power in the God Realm, though it's still very, very small."
Noticing a Three-Eyed Golden Gradient implicitly approaching Xu Tianxi and Jing Hongchen's direction while chasing its prey, the God of Destruction looked thoughtful.
It seemed that what this young fellow said about his Martial Soul possessing a certain amount of the Power of Destiny was true.
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