Changes in the Elemental Sprite, Dugu Yan Meets Qian Renxue

Just as Li Yu had expected.

Bi Fang and Ying Yu were condensed from pure fire and water elements.

When they each came into contact with the Infernal Delicate Apricot and Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass, they did not suffer the same injuries Xiao Sanzi had.

Instead, they easily retrieved the two Immortal Herbs.

Then they wobbled their way back to Li Yu's side.

The two Immortal Herbs were simply tossed at Li Yu's feet.

Both herbs emitted strange energies, yet those energies canceled each other out, maintaining a delicate balance.

Li Yu watched quietly, with no intention of touching them by hand.

Having completed their task, Bi Fang and Ying Yu were dismissed with a wave of Li Yu's hand.

With a thought, marks emerged on the nails of the five fingers of his right hand.

Then—

Five fangs, now black and white and each only around an inch long, appeared.

Under Li Yu's control, two Devouring Fangs landed respectively on the Infernal Delicate Apricot and the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass, beginning to draw out the energy within the two Immortal Herbs.

The ability of "Devouring" was to condense and purify Poison, then convert it into the purest Soul Power to increase Li Yu's Soul Power.

This allowed Li Yu to avoid having to jump into the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well after consuming them, as Xiao Sanzi had done, in order to neutralize the Poison.

Instead, he could first absorb all the poisonous power within the two Immortal Herbs, then safely absorb the pure fire and ice elemental power of the herbs.

Although he possessed Water Element Control, ice was merely one form of the water element.

Therefore, there was no conflict whatsoever.

It could be said that only in Li Yu's hands could these two Immortal Herbs fully display their effects.

Thus, time passed second by second.

By the time night fell, Li Yu had finally absorbed every last trace of Poison from the two Immortal Herbs.

And under the effects of "Devouring," his Soul Power had risen to Level 40!

The increase was nowhere near as great as when he had "detoxified" Dugu Bo.

But that was because Dugu Bo's cultivation was profound, and the Poison throughout his body was incomparably mixed and had fused with his own Soul Power.

That was why Li Yu's Soul Power had risen by a full six levels.

Furthermore, as one's Soul Power Level increased, the amount of "energy" required for each level also increased!

For example, the "energy" needed for a two-ring Soul Grandmaster to raise their Soul Power by five levels might only be enough to raise a Three-Ring Soul Grandmaster by two levels—or even just one.

The capacities of the two were different.

Naturally, the "energy" they required differed enormously as well.

Even among Three-Ring Soul Grandmasters, the "energy" needed to advance from Level 31 to Level 32 was completely different from that needed to advance from Level 38 to Level 39.

For absorbing the poisonous power within the Infernal Delicate Apricot and Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass to directly raise Li Yu's Soul Power from Level 37 to Level 40 was already enough to prove just how terrifying the Poison they contained was!

"Phew~"

After spending about another hour, Li Yu thoroughly stabilized the Soul Power that had grown within him.

Only then did he let out a long breath.

"Raising my Soul Power... isn't that hard after all!"

Feeling his Soul Power, which had reached Level 40, as well as the invisible barrier that seemed to obstruct any further advancement, Li Yu smiled faintly.

Then he turned his gaze to the Infernal Delicate Apricot and Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass, which appeared unchanged.

"Next, it's time to absorb you!"

Though their outward appearance had not changed, Li Yu knew that the Poison within the two Immortal Herbs had already been completely absorbed.

All that remained was the pure energy that could improve his body and Martial Soul!

He was not in urgent need of "immunity to water and fire."

After all, as his Soul Ring Years increased, it was foreseeable that his affinity with all kinds of elements would reach 100%.

But if that outcome could arrive earlier, it would not be a bad thing.

Moreover, perhaps his Elemental Sprite Martial Soul could also undergo a transformation under the influence of their energy!

With that thought, Li Yu did not hesitate in the slightest. He directly stuffed the two Immortal Herbs into his mouth, then swallowed them in huge gulps.

Almost instantly.

The incomparably pure dual-element energy of ice and fire exploded within Li Yu's body!

"Mmgh!"

Even with sixty percent affinity for both elements, Li Yu could not help but tremble beneath that energy.

But soon after.

Stimulated by the energy, the Elemental Sprite voluntarily revealed itself.

Her exquisite, translucent body appeared behind Li Yu.

The difference was that her former four wings had, with Li Yu's absorption of the Third Soul Ring and acquisition of Poison Element Control, now become six wings!

And upon each pair of wings.

The leaf-vein-like patterns covering them were stained crimson, sky blue, and dark purple.

These represented the three elements Li Yu now controlled: fire, water, and poison.

At that moment.

The Elemental Sprite's body suddenly enlarged, becoming even a size larger than Li Yu.

She embraced Li Yu from behind, her six wings folding shut one after another and wrapping him within.

Then light flared, forming a cocoon of light!

A sacred aura emanated from the cocoon, while energy surged within it, as though some kind of transformation was underway.

Yet no one witnessed this scene.

Even Dugu Bo, after giving Li Yu his instructions, had gone off on his own to enter seclusion and recuperate.

He was not worried about Li Yu.

In his view, since Li Yu had been able to so easily deal with the toxins that had plagued his body for so long, Li Yu's mastery of poisons was clearly no weaker than his own!

Since that was the case, what was there for him to worry about?

But it was precisely because of this that he failed to witness the scene!

Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

Knock, knock!

Dugu Yan lightly knocked on the door twice.

A moment later, a voice came from within. "Come in."

Hearing this, Dugu Yan pushed open the door and strode inside with confidence.

As the vice-captain of Heaven Dou Royal Academy's seeded team, and with a Titled Douluo for a grandfather, she naturally would not feel intimidated no matter which academy commissioner she was meeting.

But after pushing open the door.

Dugu Yan looked at the person inside with some surprise.

A richly dressed young man stood by the window, gazing out at the scenery as though pondering something.

Though she could see only his back, Dugu Yan's heart still skipped a beat.

Yet she immediately realized that the man before her was no ordinary person.

After all, he had summoned her here in the capacity of an academy commissioner!

With that in mind.

Dugu Yan's eyes flickered. The other party was very likely a member of the Heaven Dou Imperial Family.

And someone so young, yet possessing such bearing—there seemed to be no one else.

So she softly asked, "Are you the Crown Prince?"

Qian Renxue's gaze flickered slightly at those words.

She was not that good-for-nothing Xue Beng, who swaggered about all day, constantly showed his face, and had earned himself an infamous reputation.

Even at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, she rarely appeared.

Logically speaking, there should not have been many people who knew what she looked like.

And though Dugu Bo was close to the imperial family, he had never casually brought Dugu Yan into the Imperial Palace.

Thus, Dugu Yan had never met her before.

Thinking this, she turned to look at Dugu Yan. "You recognize me?"