Absorbing the Immortal Herb, Breaking Through to Soul Douluo!

A month later...

Inside a guest room at Shui Mansion, glaring sunlight flooded the room as Liu Yanyang slowly woke.

Looking at the tranquil, beautiful sleeping face of the girl in his arms, her warm breath brushed against his chest with every exhale.

Liu Yanyang gently leaned down and kissed her fair, smooth forehead, feeling a wave of peace settle over him.

For the past month, he had stayed by Shui Bing'er's side, holding hands and stealing kisses...

The tender embrace of beauty was truly intoxicating, enough to make anyone lose themselves!

Shui Bing'er seemed to sense something in her sleep. She slowly opened her eyes and looked at Liu Yanyang drowsily.

"Are you leaving?"

Liu Yanyang nodded slightly and kissed her lovely pink lips.

A few minutes later, the increasingly heated pair finally parted. Shui Bing'er rose and went to the wardrobe to retrieve the clothes she had prepared for Liu Yanyang yesterday.

After he put them on, Shui Bing'er gently smoothed the wrinkles from his clothes. With her gentle and graceful demeanor, she looked every bit the virtuous wife and caring mother.

Liu Yanyang took Shui Bing'er's small, soft hand, and the two walked out of the room.

In the dining room, Shui Xinrou and Shui Yue'er were already seated. After the group finished breakfast, Liu Yanyang and Shui Bing'er reluctantly said their goodbyes, while Shui Xinrou reminded Shui Yue'er to listen to her older sister, Shui Bing'er.

Afterward, the two boarded a carriage, left Shui Mansion, and headed toward Heaven Dou City.

A month and a half later...

The carriage slowly came to a stop outside Heaven Dou City. After getting down, Shui Xinrou asked, "Xiao Yang, can you really help Aunt Shui break through to Soul Douluo?"

Liu Yanyang nodded with certainty. Shui Xinrou had asked him the same question all along the way.

He could understand. After all, Shui Xinrou had been stuck at this realm for more than two years.

They turned and headed toward Sunset Forest, without wasting much time along the way.

In less than two hours, they arrived at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. Liu Yanyang handed Shui Xinrou a Detoxification Pill and had her take it.

Then, they passed directly through the poisonous miasma and entered the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

"Who is it? How dare you trespass on my territory!" A dark-green figure descended from the sky, followed by a gloomy old man.

"Old Poison, it's me!"

"Uh, Old Yang, why are you here?"

Liu Yanyang looked puzzled, though his tone remained calm.

"So it's the little monster!" Dugu Bo burst into laughter before continuing.

"I invited Old Yang here. We hit it off right away, and we had an excellent discussion about poisons, so I brought him here to see these poisonous flowers and herbs."

Yang Wudi, standing nearby, nodded in agreement.

"Little monster, and this lady beside you?" Dugu Bo looked at Shui Xinrou in puzzlement.

"This is Shui Xinrou, the Skywater Academy Dean. She's an elder of mine—and also my future mother-in-law!"

Liu Yanyang spoke casually, then said to Shui Xinrou, "Aunt Shui, this is Poison Douluo Dugu Bo. That is Yang Wudi, Clan Leader of the Breaking Clan."

Upon hearing the words "mother-in-law," both Dugu Bo and Yang Wudi were somewhat stunned—and simultaneously regretful.

One had wanted to marry his granddaughter to Liu Yanyang and make him his grandson-in-law, to the point that he had even been prepared to drug him.

The other had wanted to marry his beloved junior, Old White Bird's granddaughter Bai Chenxiang, to Liu Yanyang.

Now, it was far too late for regrets!

"Xinrou greets Your Excellency Poison Douluo and the Clan Leader of the Breaking Clan." Shui Xinrou bowed slightly to the two.

"Since you're an elder of the little monster, we can treat each other as equals." Dugu Bo waved his hand casually.

Yang Wudi, standing beside him, returned the gesture.

Noticing the slightly awkward atmosphere, Liu Yanyang looked toward Yang Wudi.

"Old Yang, have you absorbed the Immortal Herb yet?"

Yang Wudi shook his head. His engaging conversation with Dugu Bo, along with the sight of the Aromatic Silk Beauty, had made him completely forget about the Immortal Herb.

"Then hurry up and absorb it. Break through as soon as possible."

After saying that, Liu Yanyang walked toward the frigid area and used a jade blade to cut off an inconspicuous ice-blue blade of grass.

He walked over to Shui Xinrou and handed the small grass to her.

"Aunt Shui, this is the Immortal Herb Extreme Ice Profound Grass. It can greatly enhance the strength of your ice attribute. It is a rare ice-attribute Immortal Herb—just swallow it directly."

Shui Xinrou took the Immortal Herb with trembling hands, unable to hide her excitement. After taking a deep breath, she sat down cross-legged and began refining the Immortal Herb.

Seeing this, Yang Wudi took the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum, sat down cross-legged, and began refining it.

Liu Yanyang walked over to Dugu Bo's side. Looking at the two refining the immortal herbs, he spoke calmly.

"Old Poison, how do you feel?"

"Most of the toxins have been neutralized, and my Soul Power has broken through to level 92. I feel quite comfortable."

The corners of Dugu Bo's mouth lifted slightly, his tone rather smug.

Liu Yanyang nodded, then continued.

"How are things with the Nine Petal Begonia Family?"

"This old man still has some standing. They agreed."

"However, little monster, first the Elemental Academies, then the single-attribute clans, along with this old man and the Nine Petal Begonia Family... are you trying to..."

Though Dugu Bo was puzzled, his tone remained unhurried.

Liu Yanyang raised his head to gaze at the sky and sighed softly.

"Troubled times are coming, Old Poison!"

"You mean Spirit Hall? But the continent is still relatively peaceful. They've only had a few minor frictions with the two great empires!"

Dugu Bo looked somewhat confused. As a Titled Douluo, he knew quite a few things as well.

Liu Yanyang shook his head and spoke earnestly.

"The continent may seem peaceful now, but undercurrents are already surging beneath the surface!"

"That Pope of Spirit Hall is a madman who will stop at nothing!"

"I have no interest in being some savior who flaunts his holiness before others. I only want to protect the people around me!"

Dugu Bo, who had initially harbored some doubts, inexplicably found himself trusting Liu Yanyang when he saw his calm, unfathomably deep eyes.

The two tacitly fell silent, guarding the pair as they absorbed the immortal herbs.

An hour later.

Soul Power around Shui Xinrou erupted and spread outward. With a casual wave of his hand, Dugu Bo suppressed it.

A pressure unique to a Soul Douluo also emanated from Shui Xinrou.

She successfully broke through? Liu Yanyang thought to himself.

Yang Wudi followed close behind, breaking through to level 80.

Before long, the two slowly opened their eyes. As they carefully sensed the changes in their bodies, they could not hide their excitement.

"Aunt Shui, Old Yang, how do you feel?"

Yang Wudi merely said that it was not bad, offering no further comment.

"My ice attribute seems to have become purer?"

Shui Xinrou summoned her martial soul. Her ice-blue Soul Power was mixed with a faint trace of white.

"Could this be Extreme Ice? Though it's only a small portion, that sense of pressure is definitely there!"

Liu Yanyang fell into thought before speaking.

"It should be a good thing. We'll see whether anything changes when you absorb Soul Rings later!"

The others all nodded in agreement.

"Then get ready. We'll head straight to the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt Soul Beasts and try to find suitable eighth Soul Rings for you."

Liu Yanyang looked at them as he spoke. With a Titled Douluo leading the group, hunting Soul Beasts would be much safer.