Tempering the Body

Douluo Continent.

This was a low-tier fantasy world. When it came to the greatest opportunities, there were only a handful worth counting.

One was Divine Inheritance.

The other was the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well before him, along with the surrounding herbs.

In some respects, the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well was even more valuable than Divine Inheritance.

After all, this place could defy fate and change one's destiny, while Divine Inheritance could only add flowers to brocade.

Ye Han had already given up hope on Divine Inheritance.

A glimpse through a tube revealed the whole leopard. From the Sea God's attitude toward Soul Beasts, one could see how the gods of the God Realm viewed Soul Beasts.

Ye Han had figured it out. Relying on others was worse than relying on himself. He did not believe that without an inheritance, he truly could not become a god.

At the end of the day, Ye Han was proud as well.

Although he had acted as if nothing had happened after his experience on Sea God Island, the Sea God's humiliation still seemed vivid before his eyes, fresh in his memory. Those words had deeply provoked him.

Seizing the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well would not only interrupt Tang San's path to becoming the Sea God, but also increase his own strength. Why would he not do something that harmed another while benefiting himself?

As he searched around, he found the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower and the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum first, their distinguishing features making them easy to identify. Next, the Aromatic Silk Beauty entered his sight. There were many herbs, most of which Ye Han did not recognize, and he knew nothing about gathering techniques.

But he did not need any techniques.

Such techniques were only necessary to avoid damaging the herbs' roots and stems, preventing their medicinal effects from leaking away. To Ye Han, who possessed Ultimate Ice, this was not an issue at all.

He dug them out together with the soil, then plucked a seed and casually tossed it into the pit before stomping on it twice.

Finally, Ice Empress preserved them through freezing. Before long, the ground became riddled with pits. Apart from the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass, the Infernal Delicate Apricot, and the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum, every herb had vanished, leaving behind only devastation. The land looked as though it had been looted by bandits, bleak and desolate.

Dugu Bo watched it all, on the verge of tears.

Those had all been his possessions!

"Stop making that miserable face. It's not like I'm taking your things for free." Ye Han looked at Dugu Bo, who seemed as though his child had died, and could not help saying.

As an upstanding young man raised under the red flag and educated through higher learning, how could he possibly do something like robbing others of their possessions?

He was a man of principles.

In the end, Dugu Bo simply had no fate with these herbs. They would eventually benefit someone else anyway. If Ye Han did not take them, would that not make him an idiot?

Ye Han gave Snow Empress a look. She immediately understood and tossed out six Soul Bones. "Take whichever ones you need."

Dugu Bo's eyes went wide.

He rubbed his eyes hard. Once he confirmed that he was not mistaken, he realized they really were Soul Bones, not scraps—and not just one, but an entire set.

No matter their age, Soul Bones were the most precious treasures in the eyes of Soul Masters. Besides, how could the Soul Bones collected by Snow Empress be ordinary? Every single one was over fifty thousand years old.

Dugu Bo swallowed, his mouth dry as he stared at the Soul Bones on the ground. Stammering, he said, "Th-these are all for me?"

"You're quite greedy."

Ye Han rolled his eyes and said speechlessly, "I promised to complete your set of Soul Bones. Pick whichever ones you need yourself."

Soul Bones were of no use to him, but he could not simply give them away for no reason.

"Uh!"

Dugu Bo was embarrassed for a moment, then eagerly picked up five Soul Bones.

Ye Han's mouth twitched. He remembered that Dugu Bo had Soul Bones in the original story, but so much time had passed that he could no longer remember exactly how many.

He had assumed Dugu Bo should have at least two or three, but he had never expected this fellow to be so broke.

"Go on. There's nothing left for you to do here."

Ye Han turned the tables and issued an order to leave.

Dugu Bo was tactful as well. Having gained such benefits, he no longer dwelled on whether the herbs had been worth the price. Beaming with delight, he turned and left, his earlier depression completely gone.

To him, those herbs were merely treasures he could look at but not consume. They were nowhere near as practical as Soul Bones.

After Dugu Bo left, Ye Han directly dug up the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum and refined it on the spot.

Just one day later, the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum had completely disappeared, while a third Soul Ring appeared around Ye Han.

Bo Saixi watched everything without finding it strange in the slightest.

Over the past few months of living together, she had learned Ye Han's identity, yet she had no designs on his Soul Rings.

This was not merely because Ye Han knew Tang Chen's whereabouts. It was also because she was already a level ninety-nine Ultimate Douluo and no longer needed Soul Rings, as well as because of Ice Empress and Snow Empress.

For some reason, ever since arriving on this continent, she had felt a persistent unease. She felt that the way those two women looked at her was somewhat off, making Bo Saixi even more cautious.

"Not bad. My Soul Power has reached level thirty-one."

Ye Han sensed his condition and nodded inwardly, satisfied with the Immortal Herb's effects.

The Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum's greatest effect was not increasing Soul Power, but strengthening the body.

Ye Han's Soul Power had already been powerful. All told, the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum had raised it by less than three levels, but his physical strength had increased by a full third.

Do not underestimate that third. Ye Han had valued physical training since childhood, and after being nourished by the energy released when the system exploded, his body had become far stronger than that of ordinary people. As a Soul Grandmaster, his body had been comparable to that of a Soul King. Now that he had improved further, even a Soul Emperor would likely be beaten to death by him if he did not use soul skills.

Ye Han clenched his fist and turned his gaze toward the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot beside the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.

If the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum had merely been an appetizer, then these were the true main course.

"This time, I may need some time," Ye Han said to Ice Empress and Snow Empress.

The two women nodded and said in unison, "We'll wait for you."

Ye Han said no more. Instead, he looked at Bo Saixi and said, "When I come out, I'll take you to find Tang Chen."

Bo Saixi's beautiful eyes flickered. After so long, she had finally received a definite answer from Ye Han.

"Be careful," Bo Saixi said.

This was the first time she had shown concern for Ye Han in recent days.

"Ah, what a pity. Such an outstanding man is right in front of you, yet you keep thinking about another man."

Ye Han sighed toward the sky, putting on a heartbroken expression.

"A man? Where?"

Bo Saixi spoke as she stepped forward two paces, her stomach nearly pressed against Ye Han's face. She looked around blankly, as if searching for something.

Having received a definite answer, her state of mind suddenly cleared, and the sorrow in her eyes vanished. She could not help teasing Ye Han.

She was far taller than most women. Ye Han was already considered tall among those his age, but before her, he barely reached above her navel. It was rather awkward.

Her faint body warmth, mixed with an intoxicating fragrance, washed over him. Ye Han instinctively took a step back. Looking at the smug woman, he suddenly felt that she did not seem as rigid and boring as he had imagined.

"You little girl, I'll remember this. Sooner or later, I'll show you what a real man is."

After viciously throwing out those words, Ye Han circulated his Mystic Skill, plucked the leaves of the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot, stuffed them into his mouth, and jumped into the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.

Judging by his age, Bo Saixi truly was just a little girl to him, leaving her speechless.

Three days later, Ye Han emerged from the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, plucked more leaves from the two Immortal Herbs and put them into his mouth, then dived back beneath the water.

This cycle repeated again and again. Three days after three days passed, and more than a month went by. Only after the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot had completely disappeared, leaving not even their roots behind, did Ye Han leap out of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.

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