Water and Fire Forge a Golden Body

Tang San had barely swallowed the two Immortal Herbs when his body shuddered violently.

Immediately afterward, icy blue and fiery red rose from his feet, spreading over his entire body in an instant.

The colors on his body alternated constantly between red and blue, giving him an utterly bizarre appearance.

The speck of green light Dugu Bo had planted in Tang San had long since vanished without a trace beneath the two utterly different deadly poisons.

While he could still control his body, Tang San took a deep breath and ran forward.

The Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well lay directly ahead. Tang San closed his eyes and fell toward the point where the Extreme Cold Yin Spring met the scorching Yang Spring.

Splash!

With a splash, Tang San plunged into the spring and sank beneath its waters in an instant.

Everyone present froze when they saw him disappear, then their eyes widened.

Qian Renxue's eyes were bloodshot and seemed ready to split at the corners. Golden light blazed around her as she made to rush into the spring.

At the sight, Dugu Bo grew frantic as well and hurriedly shouted, "No! The water in that spring is unbelievably overbearing. Even I would surely die if I went in!"

"You mustn't go in!"

His heart was burning with anxiety. He had never imagined that Tang San would be so brave.

One glance was enough to tell that the spring was no ordinary place. How had he dared to jump in?

Was that kid not afraid of death?

Dugu Bo's expression was dreadful, his face almost greener than his hair.

He had only intended to threaten them; he had no intention of openly falling out with Spirit Hall.

But things did not seem to be going the way Dugu Bo had expected.

Yue Guan and Gui Mei also came over. They peered carefully into the spring, then looked back at Qian Renxue.

"Your Highness, don't be anxious."

"His Highness Tang San's presence is still there. Sense it carefully."

Only then did Qian Renxue calm down a little. She closed her eyes and sensed Tang San's Soul Power, and when she found that it had not vanished, she breathed a sigh of relief.

"I lost my composure..."

Now that she could sense that Tang San was all right, Qian Renxue stopped herself.

But her gaze remained fixed on Dugu Bo, filled with intense killing intent.

Dugu Bo swallowed and silently began to pray for Tang San instead.

He could sense that if anything happened to the kid beneath the spring, his own old life would probably be forfeit here as well.

In the spring, Tang San closed his eyes, sensing the two immense medicinal forces clashing within his body.

He had naturally given careful thought to his choice of these two herbs.

Though they were not the finest Immortal Herbs in terms of quality, their effects of granting immunity to fire and ice were both immensely powerful for Tang San.

Not to mention that taking them also came with a body impervious to all poisons.

The most important reason he had chosen to take them was the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well before him.

According to the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record, his only chance of entering the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well was to take the octagonal mysterious ice grass and the infernal delicate apricot at the same time.

These two herbs had been born of the presences of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well's two extreme springs, and only they could counter the terrifying power of both.

If Tang San wanted to enter the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well again later and obtain the corpses of the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings beneath it, he had to take these two Immortal Herbs.

Of course, the herbs' ice and fire properties did not vanish because of that.

After taking them, Tang San still had to endure a fierce baptism of ice and fire. If his body could not withstand it, he would immediately burst apart and die.

Fortunately, after obtaining Spirit Hall's resources, he was considerably stronger than Great God King Tang had been at the same stage, and all four of his Blue Silver Grass Soul Rings followed the path of life.

Tang San's life force was now immensely powerful, and vitality flourished within him.

The water in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well churned briefly as Tang San fell in.

As the water surged, Tang San quietly sank beneath it.

The surface grew calm again, the milky white and scarlet waters still as clearly divided as before.

Vapor continued to fill the air, and everything returned to silence.

Time flowed like water; from morning to night, it was no more than the sun rising and setting.

But the people beside the spring had grown restless from waiting.

If Tang San's presence beneath the water had not remained all along, even growing stronger, Qian Renxue would probably have been unable to resist going down to investigate for herself long ago.

At last, beneath the moonlight, ripples stirred on the spring's surface.

A figure suddenly shot out of the water and landed beyond the spring.

It was Tang San.

Tang San landed on the ground, his presence surging. His Soul Power had risen by a full four ranks, reaching rank forty-six.

His physique was considerably stronger than Great God King Tang's had been at the same stage, so he had naturally absorbed the two great Immortal Herbs much faster as well.

Seeing Tang San leap out of the spring unharmed, Qian Renxue was overjoyed. She hurried forward a few steps and embraced him.

"Little San, you finally came out."

As she spoke, Qian Renxue raised her eyebrows and looked at Tang San with some concern.

"That spring is no ordinary place. You stayed in it for so long-nothing will go wrong, will it?"

Looking at him, Qian Renxue finally noticed that Tang San's clothes had long since melted from the spring's extreme temperatures, and he was standing there stark naked.

Her face instantly flushed, and she turned her head away.

Tang San was a little embarrassed too. He hurriedly took an intact set of clothes from his Soul Tool and put them on.

Only after he had dressed did Qian Renxue turn back to look at him, a faint blush still coloring her breathtakingly beautiful face.

"Little San, your strength..."

Only now did Qian Renxue notice the earthshaking change in Tang San.

Barely half a day had passed, yet Tang San's Soul Power had risen by a full four ranks.

Even with her noble status and all she believed she had seen and learned, she could not help widening her eyes.

Ahead of them, Yue Guan, Gui Mei, and Dugu Bo stood rooted to the spot, unable to believe their eyes.

Though they were Titled Douluo who had roamed the Douluo Continent for countless years and weathered every kind of storm, this was the first time they had seen anyone's Soul Power rise so quickly.

"So the Immortal Herbs beside the spring have such effects?" Even though Dugu Bo had always treated this place as his own herb garden, this was the first time he had seen an Immortal Herb's effects with his own eyes.

After all, the spring was so overbearing that even Dugu Bo dared not get too close, much less know the effects of every Immortal Herb.

As he was thinking, Dugu Bo suddenly felt a chill down his back.

Qian Renxue's gaze had fallen upon him, full of killing intent.

"Little San, judging by how you look, the poison in your body should already be gone, right?"

"In that case, there's no need to keep him alive!"

"Attack!"

As her words fell, Qian Renxue raised her chin, signaling Gui Mei and Yue Guan to attack.

Yue Guan and Gui Mei immediately nodded, their presences surging as a total of eighteen Soul Rings blazed in midair.

"All right!"