That Short-Lived Wife Has Returned!

As time passed, Lakesius opened his eyes with a smile on his face. Just as he was about to throw back his head and howl to the sky in celebration of reaching the Titled Douluo rank—

The sight before him froze the smile on his face!

This...

What the hell had happened to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well while he had been refining the Immortal Herbs?

Had it been gnawed clean by some damn dog, or trampled by a cow...

"Hiss~"

Lakesius sucked in a sharp breath!

Desolation as far as the eye could see. The once vibrant Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well now had nothing left...

No, that was not right. There was still one "stone" remaining!

The main body of the Lovesick Heartbreak Red.

"Wait, where's my grandson?"

What had happened to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well was not important. Neuvillette had gained this place to begin with, and Lakesius was already more than satisfied to have obtained two Immortal Herbs and broken through to rank 90.

He asked for nothing more.

But where had his grandson gone?

After coming back to his senses, Lakesius quickly swept his gaze across the area and discovered something even stranger!

Where had the Ice and Fire Spring water gone?

Stroking his beard, Lakesius frowned, growing even more puzzled!

He hurried to the edge of where the Ice and Fire Spring had once been. Now, there was only a bottomless pit!

It was pitch-black. Even Lakesius could not make out what lay below.

His expression was a sight to behold. It had been no more than five shichen since he started absorbing the two Immortal Herbs, yet this entire Treasure Land had undergone earth-shaking changes!

"Could it be that Dugu Bo took advantage of the time I was absorbing the Immortal Herbs..."

"No. If it really were him, he could have killed me outright!"

With that thought, Lakesius immediately activated Martial Soul Possession, preparing to go down and investigate!

His Martial Soul was his family's inherited Martial Soul: the Flame Raven!

Yes, the Flame Raven, not the Golden Crow!

Because Golden Crows were gold, while their Martial Soul was a brilliantly multicolored black!

Yet it was also a Fire Attribute Martial Soul.

Calling it a Golden Crow would not have been appropriate, and since everyone was rather low-key, they simply called it the Flame Raven!

Though the name was nothing special, Flame Ravens were soul beasts with traces of Golden Crow bloodline. Not much, but it was there! Otherwise, it would not be a Fire Attribute soul beast.

As a Martial Soul, the Flame Raven Martial Soul could not be considered among the very best, but it was still a high-grade Martial Soul!

It had bloodline power, elemental affinity, and the ability to fly. If its bloodline power had not been so weak, the Flame Raven would definitely have had a place at the bottom of the top-tier Martial Souls.

There was a reason it had been passed down for so many years.

Now, after absorbing the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum and the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower, Lakesius's Martial Soul shed its brilliantly multicolored black and turned glittering gold!

Its fire power had increased severalfold, and the Golden Crow bloodline within it had likewise grown immensely.

"Golden Crow Possession!"

At that moment, Lakesius's Martial Soul evolved!

It became a Golden Crow Martial Soul!

One of the most top-tier Martial Souls!

Golden Crows were also divided into Three-Legged Golden Crows and ordinary Golden Crows. His Martial Soul was merely a two-legged Golden Crow, one of the ordinary kind.

Lakesius was already extremely satisfied that his Martial Soul had evolved into its current form!

His combat strength had at least doubled!

After Martial Soul Possession, a pair of golden wings grew from Lakesius's back, flames coiling around them. He looked like he had the makings of a Fire God!

Without hesitation, he flew straight down into the pit.

With the "special effects" naturally provided by his Martial Soul, the pitch-black surroundings were as bright as day to him.

Before long, he saw the spring water rapidly dropping at a rate visible to the naked eye!

Neuvillette had his eyes tightly shut, his upper body floating above the Water Surface.

His arms glowed from time to time, his left arm red and his right arm blue.

The sight left Lakesius stunned. Neuvillette's condition looked very much like he was absorbing a spirit bone!

But why was the water level dropping so quickly?

Lakesius scratched his head. After confirming that Neuvillette was breathing normally and seemed fine, he returned to the surface.

As long as Neuvillette was all right, that was enough. He could not interrupt Neuvillette's "fortunate encounter" because of his interference!

Time passed, and in the blink of an eye, two days went by. Lakesius occasionally descended into the pit to check whether anything was wrong with Neuvillette.

Only after finding no problems did he return to the surface, staring dumbfoundedly at the sole remaining Lovesick Heartbreak Red!

Lakesius agreed with Neuvillette's claim that a person could only consume one or two Immortal Herbs.

After all, that had been the case for him.

But what about all those vanished medicinal plants?

Forget Immortal Herbs—even poisons and slightly more ordinary medicinal plants had all disappeared!

If he had not taken those two Immortal Herbs beforehand, they would probably be gone as well, wouldn't they?

Neuvillette had not actually eaten them.

The two Dragon Kings of Douluo had forcibly bestowed their inheritance upon him. They had long since lost their bodies, and condensing soul rings and inherited God Bones required energy. Where would that energy come from?

The Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well was the best choice!

Whether poison, medicine, or Immortal Herb, they were all, fundamentally, a form of energy!

Moreover, while Neuvillette was fusing with the inheritance, Focalors was also absorbing the energy of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. The two of them were like bottomless pits, devouring the "gift" of Douluo's Hydro Fire Dragon Kings.

As the two absorbed energy, all the flowers and plants within the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well were affected. In the end, they turned into energy, entered the ground, flowed into the Ice and Fire Spring, and became nourishment.

As for why the Lovesick Heartbreak Red had not been affected, it was because its essence was currently nothing more than a stone!

At that moment, deep underground, Neuvillette had already awakened.

After calmly changing into a fresh set of clothes, he began examining his surroundings.

Not a single drop remained of the Ice and Fire Spring water, and two enormous dragon skeletons came into view.

None of that could attract Neuvillette's attention!

Instead, a familiar figure—the figure he had yearned for day and night—appeared right before his eyes.

In truth, Neuvillette had not absorbed much of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well's energy. Most of it had been absorbed by Focalors.

Because Focalors had not taken human form and remained within Neuvillette's Sea of Consciousness, it appeared as though all that energy had been absorbed by Neuvillette.

He was merely a transfer station!

"Neuvillette, we meet again!"

The two stood within arm's reach. Focalors gently caressed Neuvillette's face with her delicate hand, her eyes filled with countless emotions.

"Focalors, welcome back!"

Neuvillette stared steadily at Focalors, his expression unchanged. In his eyes, the pitch-black surroundings were as bright as day.

"Your gaze is so strange..."

"You're even stranger right now!"

Seeing the heat in Neuvillette's eyes, Focalors froze. The ahoge on top of her head swayed as she followed his gaze...

"Ah... Stop looking!!!"

Having only just reconstructed her body, she naturally was not wearing any clothes.

Before Neuvillette could react, Focalors turned into a streak of Hydro Blue light and pounced on him...