Immortal Essence Protects the Body, Poison Emperor's Nirvana (Part 2)

Immortal Essence Protects the Body, Poison Emperor's Nirvana (Part 2)

The instant the two drops of essence containing the world's ultimate laws of ice and fire entered his mouth—

Boom—!!!

Dugu Bo's body suddenly stiffened, as if struck by an invisible Great Hammer! Half his body was instantly covered in thick, terrifying ice crystals, dark blue like Myriad Year Profound Ice. His brows and hair frosted over, his blood seemed to freeze, and he looked like an ice sculpture! The other half turned red like heated iron, as though magma flowed beneath his skin, releasing terrifying scorching vapor capable of burning everything to ash. His clothes instantly charred! Ice and fire, two ultimate and opposing forces of law, erupted within him and tore at each other madly!

"Urghhh—!!!"

A shrill, inhuman scream, as if from the depths of hell, burst from Dugu Bo's throat! His gaunt face twisted grotesquely from the unbearable agony as his body convulsed and spasmed uncontrollably! The bone-piercing chill of the spreading ice crystals and the agony of searing heat scorched him simultaneously, as if they would rip both his body and soul cleanly in two! He crashed to the ground and rolled wildly like a dying beast, slamming against the earth until hard rocks shattered beneath him! The terrifying Soul Power of a Titled Douluo erupted completely out of control. Dark green poison mist intertwined, collided, and exploded madly with ice-blue and crimson energy, throwing the entire valley into chaos! The ground cracked, shattered stones flew everywhere, and the multicolored mist churned violently!

"Grandfather!" Dugu Yan was scared out of her wits, tears streaming down her face. She tried to rush over, but the violent, chaotic Energy Turbulence brutally shoved her away and sent her tumbling to the ground.

Ling Feng was also shaken by the terrifying energy shockwave until his blood and qi roiled, but he endured it and sat down cross-legged. His powerful Spiritual Power burst forth without reservation! The red glow of the Eye of Destiny shone to its utmost within his sea of consciousness, its faint yet precise perception locking firmly onto the paths of the three violently clashing energies within Dugu Bo's body! He formed seals with both hands, and two streams of pure Soul Power infused with the Will of Judgment, like the most nimble and resilient guiding cords, cautiously entered Dugu Bo's battlefield-like body and struggled to guide the power of ice and fire toward his Dantian Sea of Qi!

This was an incomparably difficult process! The energy inside Dugu Bo was wildly violent, like herds of untamed horses. Every attempt at guidance was like traveling through boiling magma and an ice storm! Ling Feng's Spiritual Power and Soul Power were draining at an astonishing rate. Veins bulged across his forehead, his face turned pale as paper, and blood continuously seeped from the corners of his mouth!

Dugu Bo's screams grew weaker and weaker, and the intensity of his convulsions lessened as well. It was not because the pain had eased, but because his consciousness was beginning to blur and sink beneath the extreme torture! The ice crystals covering half his body and the crimson heat began to spread uncontrollably across his entire body. They were about to swallow him completely. If the ice and fire lost balance before the barrier formed, the result would be death by explosion!

A trace of determination flashed through Ling Feng's eyes! He knew that the most critical moment had arrived! He bit through the tip of his tongue and spat out a mouthful of blood essence containing his Martial Soul Origin. It became a blood mist that merged into the two streams of guiding Soul Power! The Soul Power instantly surged, carrying a sacred yet resolute aura of sacrifice!

"Dugu Bo! Think of your poison! Think of Dugu Yan! Endure it, and the world will open before you! Fail, and the curse that has plagued your Dugu Clan with poison for generations will never be broken! Wake up! Condense!" Ling Feng's voice was like thunder from the highest heavens, carrying the majestic will and unyielding conviction of the Judgment Angel Martial Soul as it smashed into the depths of Dugu Bo's sinking consciousness! At the same time, the guiding Soul Power unleashed its strongest pull!

"Yan... Yan..." Within Dugu Bo's hazy consciousness, it was as though lightning tore through the darkness! The pain and hope hidden deep within his granddaughter's bewitching vertical pupils suddenly became incomparably clear! A will born from deep within his bloodline, unwilling to yield and determined to protect, erupted like a volcano!

Roar—!!!

A roar that shook the valley, like that of a primordial giant serpent, erupted from Dugu Bo's mouth! His once hunched and withered body suddenly straightened. An incomparably powerful will forcibly took control of his rampaging body! Guided by Ling Feng's Soul Power and driven madly by his own will, the two forces of ice and fire essence ravaging and colliding within him were finally dragged along. Like two furious dragons that had been tamed, they gathered with difficulty toward his Dantian Sea of Qi!

Dark blue and crimson, Law Fragments representing ultimate yin and ultimate yang, tore and collided madly above his dantian! Every collision brought heart-rending agony! Yet amid that violent conflict, a strange and fragile point of balance was being born with difficulty under Dugu Bo's powerful will and Ling Feng's precise guidance! An extremely unstable yet real energy vortex, formed from intertwined extreme cold and extreme heat, slowly took shape above Dugu Bo's dantian!

Now!

A sharp gleam burst from Ling Feng's eyes. He pushed his Spiritual Power to its limit, and the guiding Soul Power suddenly pointed toward the core where the crimson and milky-white energies of the Ice and Fire Immortal Grass met! At the same time, he quietly drew upon a trace of the God-Tier Choice system's power, silently strengthening the faint pull on the world's origin!

"Draw!"

At Ling Feng's thunderous shout, as though summoned by some Supreme Law, two streams of energy, pure to the extreme and representing the origins of ultimate yang and ultimate yin between heaven and earth, surged up from where the Ice and Fire Immortal Grass converged like sleeping dragons awakening! One was crimson like a raging lava dragon, the other milky white like a giant serpent of profound ice. They intertwined in the air to form a dazzling, multicolored pillar of light radiating an aura capable of destroying heaven and earth. With a force that made the entire valley tremble, it poured with unmatched precision into the Baihui acupoint atop Dugu Bo's head!

Boom—!!!!

An indescribably terrifying energy instantly surged into Dugu Bo's body! It was as though countless volcanoes and glaciers erupted inside him at once! The fragile ice-fire balance vortex he had only just barely formed was like a lone boat in a raging sea before this vast power of the world's origin, instantly torn to pieces!

"Puh—!" Dugu Bo spat out a mouthful of blood mixed with ice shards and sparks. His body was flung high into the air like a torn rag doll before crashing heavily back to the ground! A thick layer of profound ice instantly covered his body, yet crimson light shone from beneath it, as if magma were rushing beneath the Ice Layer! The Ice Layer continuously thickened, only to be melted and blown apart by the heat within! Again and again! Multicolored light surged and clashed wildly across his body!

A shriek too miserable to describe rang through the heavens, blocked only by the valley's barrier! Dugu Bo's body cycled repeatedly between freezing and melting, each cycle bringing extreme agony like having his bones ground to dust and his soul torn apart! The Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor Poison within him howled, struggled, and erupted under the merciless tempering of this heavenly furnace, releasing even fiercer cold poison qi as it fought a most brutal battle against the invading ice-fire origin! The energy of the entire valley converged upon him, forming a massive energy vortex!

Ling Feng was brutally blasted away by the terrifying energy shockwave and slammed into a distant mountainside. Sweetness rose in his throat, and he spat out several mouthfuls of blood. His mind was exhausted to the extreme. He could only barely remain conscious as he stared fixedly at the figure struggling within the hell of ice and fire.

Dugu Yan had long since collapsed to the ground. Tears streamed down her face as she clasped her hands together and prayed silently.

Time seemed to freeze. Every second felt as long as an age.

Dugu Bo's screams grew weaker and weaker, but the intertwined light of ice and fire became increasingly brilliant! Under the merciless tempering of that heavenly furnace, the Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor Poison within him began to emit cries of despair. Its cold, filthy origin was refined, stripped away, and purified bit by bit! Under the washing of the multicolored light, the dark green poison mist gradually became deeper and more restrained, even taking on a warm jade-like luster!

No one knew how long passed. Perhaps a quarter of an hour, perhaps an entire hour.

The thick profound ice covering Dugu Bo's body began to change color! A trace of warm jade-white emerged within the dark blue, while the violent fury contained within the crimson gradually turned inward. The melting and bursting of the Ice Layer visibly slowed, eventually stabilizing.

Beneath the Ice Layer, Dugu Bo's body no longer convulsed violently. A new aura, purer and more restrained, yet carrying a strange quality that seemed capable of corroding all things while brimming with vigorous life, began to slowly spread from within him! The cold, domineering nature of the Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor Poison remained, but it now possessed a righteous, balanced foundation of endless vitality! It was as though poison and life had achieved some strange balance and sublimation! A vast Soul Power fluctuation, like an awakening sleeping dragon and far beyond what it had been before, was slowly stirring!

The Ice Layer covering his body finally transformed into a warm, jade-like translucent crystal that enveloped him like a massive piece of amber. Within the crystal, his gaunt body was visibly changing—his shriveled muscles became full and powerful again, his ashen skin regained a jade-like glow, and his graying hair rapidly turned black and thick once more! Powerful life force was undergoing nirvana and rebirth within this furnace of intertwined ice and fire!

He had succeeded!

Dugu Bo had endured it! The Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor Poison within him was being completely refined, purified, and transformed by the origins of ice and fire! Poison Douluo's rebirth had officially begun within this heavenly furnace!

Ling Feng looked at the figure wrapped in jade-like crystal and sensed the vast, strange aura of transformation. The taut string in his heart finally loosened, and overwhelming exhaustion and the weakness of surviving a catastrophe washed over him like a tide. Leaning against the mountainside, he slowly slid down to sit on the ground, yet a relieved smile curved his lips.

Ding! The host has successfully guided the key figure "Dugu Bo" through ice-fire body tempering, changing his fate trajectory! Rewards issued: God-Bestowed Spirit Ring (age: 10,000 years; attribute: may be designated as one of Assault, Agility Attack, Control, or Support; compatible with the host's Martial Soul). Spiritual Power permanently +100 points. Dugu Bo's Favorability +50 (reached Trust), Dugu Yan's Favorability +30 (reached Friendliness).

Warning: The violent energy fluctuations of the Ice and Fire Immortal Grass have been detected by the outside world (in the direction of Heaven Dou City).

Almost the moment the system notification sounded, several powerful auras were rapidly approaching through the distant sky beyond the valley! In the direction of Heaven Dou City, the winds and clouds were stirring!