Azure Dragon Heart Crown, Reverse Wave Dragon Spine Spear

The Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

At the bottom of the freezing pool.

Her azure eyes opened. Bai Wanwan looked at the spear in her hand, then at the crown on her head, as information about the two items gradually surfaced in her mind.

The Azure Dragon Heart Crown and the Reverse Wave Dragon Spine Spear.

Divine artifact: Azure Dragon Heart Crown.

Divine skill one: Ten Thousand Rivers Return-The user could gather all water elements within a ten-mile radius centered on herself to gradually heal her injuries.

Divine skill two: Water Flow Concealment-Concealed the user's aura or hid her body within flowing water. No one below god level could detect her.

Divine skill three: Ten Thousand Waters Become One-Gathered the surrounding water elements to form a defensive barrier in front of the user, blocking attacks. The more water elements nearby, the stronger its defense.

Divine artifact: Reverse Wave Dragon Spine Spear.

Divine skill one: Dragon Spear: Shattering Waves-Attacks carried a water-rending effect that prevented wounds from healing and could easily pierce any soul skill defense. Upon striking a target, the spear injected violent water elements into their body, causing a second impact from within.

Divine skill two: Ice and Snow Dragon Vortex-A sweep of the spear created nine vortices composed of water and ice elements. These vortices could link together to form an enormous vortex that devoured everything, drawing enemies inside and shredding them.

Divine skill three: Ten Thousand Waves Return to Dragon Slash-Gathered water and ice elements to deliver a slash. The more water and ice elements gathered, the greater its power. Once the resulting wave blade locked onto an enemy, they could neither dodge it nor defend against it with defensive soul skills.

"Looks like I'll have to find someone to teach me spearmanship."

After taking another look at the bottom of the pool, Bai Wanwan put away the Reverse Wave Dragon Spine Spear and swam upward.

Beside the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

Guibao paced anxiously by the pool, while Yang Wushuang crouched in front of the blue water, waiting quietly.

"It's been so long. Why hasn't the Young Lady come back up?"

"Could something have happened to her?"

Guibao spoke softly, growing increasingly uneasy.

When he and Moxiong had left the Worship Hall, they had thumped their chests and promised the Grand Elder that they would keep Qian Renxue and Bai Wanwan safe. If anything happened to Bai Wanwan right under his nose, how would he explain it to the Grand Elder?

And how would he answer to the Second Worship and the Fifth Elder?

"Elder, I don't think we need to worry too much."

"When we arrived, we all scanned this place with our spiritual power and found no danger. Besides, the Young Lady's martial soul has both water and ice attributes. Compared to land, the water is her true element, so she should be fine."

"She might already be swimming back up."

Yang Wushuang spoke earnestly, but his spiritual power gradually spread into the blue pool to investigate what was happening inside.

"That's true, but nothing is certain. It only takes one thing to go wrong."

"You heard that dragon roar just now, didn't you?"

Guibao's brows remained tightly furrowed.

"Uh, I think the Young Lady might have made that dragon roar. After all, isn't her martial soul a dragon?"

As Yang Wushuang spoke, he suddenly detected someone swimming upward at tremendous speed within the range of his spiritual power.

Guibao detected it as well. He approached the edge of the pool and stared unblinkingly at its calm surface.

Soon, several splashes broke the surface of the blue pool. Bai Wanwan leaped out of the water and landed on the bank, shaking her soaking-wet, ice-blue hair.

"Young Lady, are you all right?"

As Guibao asked, his gaze repeatedly swept over Bai Wanwan. Only after confirming that she was unhurt did he quietly breathe a sigh of relief.

Then Guibao noticed the Silver Crown on Bai Wanwan's head. If he remembered correctly, she had not been wearing it when she went down.

"I'm fine."

"Have you picked all the immortal herbs?"

Bai Wanwan snapped her fingers lightly. Blue soul power surged around her, drawing the pool water out of her hair and clothes. With a casual wave, she tossed the extracted water back into the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

"Young Lady, I've gathered all fourteen immortal herbs in the area."

"They include aromatic silk beauty, octagonal mysterious ice grass, infernal delicate apricot, the Lovesick Heartbreak Red, singular velvet sky chrysanthemum, aromatic silk beauty, cockscomb phoenix sunflower, eight petal immortal orchid, narcissus jade bone, snow-colored swan kiss, the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew, ninth grade purple ganoderma, ink jade divine bamboo, and earth dragon golden gourd."

Yang Wushuang took out all the immortal herbs and offered them to Bai Wanwan.

"Good. Let's head back, then."

Bai Wanwan accepted them, put them into her Storage Bracelet, and started walking forward.

As she did, she activated the Azure Dragon Heart Crown's divine skill, Water Flow Concealment, hiding her aura.

Guibao and Yang Wushuang followed her out of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well's vicinity.

Shortly after they left.

A rift suddenly appeared above the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. A figure stepped out of it and surveyed the surroundings with golden eyes.

"Strange."

"This is the place the Master mentioned. I sensed the Water Dragon King's aura just now, so why can't I detect it anymore?"

Di Tian murmured to himself.

He looked down at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, carefully sensing for something. Then he descended into it.

The Sunset Forest.

Bai Wanwan walked ahead, carefully monitoring her energy expenditure. She discovered that after activating the divine skill Water Flow Concealment, her soul power consumption was almost zero. This meant that, if she wanted, she could keep Water Flow Concealment active indefinitely and conceal her aura.

Behind Bai Wanwan, Guibao and Yang Wushuang scanned their surroundings with spiritual power, their expressions gradually growing strange.

They could see Bai Wanwan ahead of them with their own eyes, yet within their spiritual power's detection range, they could not sense her presence at all.

To them, this was rather abnormal.

But after exchanging a glance, neither asked about it.

They left the Sunset Forest.

The group hurried toward Heaven Dou City.

By the time they returned to Heaven Dou City, the sky was gradually darkening.

Bai Wanwan reached up and touched the Azure Dragon Heart Crown on her head, then lightly snapped her fingers, canceling Water Flow Concealment.

Although she could keep the effect active almost indefinitely, there was generally no need. A simple test of Water Flow Concealment's energy consumption was enough.

Once we get back to the hotel, I'll share the immortal herbs with my sister. I'm sure she'll be thrilled when she learns exactly what they do.

Bai Wanwan thought to herself. After glancing toward the hotel, she started walking in its direction.