Douluo: Martial Soul Iron-Eating Beast, Never a Slave

A knife? Or was it a jade tool?

Damn it! I couldn't remember!

Forget it, I'd just let Heibai chew it!

But considering that the Infernal Delicate Apricot and Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass had to be consumed together, with the two restraining each other, only then would they lose their former tyranny and be safely consumed.

Consumed together?

Got it!

After coming up with an idea, Zhao Mu said to Heibai, "Heibai, wait here first. Don't eat until I tell you to. After you chew this one off, don't swallow it yet. I'll dismiss the summon, then summon you over to the Ice Spring. Chew off the one there too, then eat both together!"

Heibai would stay by the Infernal Delicate Apricot while Zhao Mu went over to the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass. After Heibai swallowed the Infernal Delicate Apricot, he would exploit the bug in their Teleportation to appear beside Zhao Mu, then swallow the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and chew and swallow both together.

Perfect!

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Heibai nodded his big head thoughtfully.

He was wondering what his Soul Master was plotting against him this time. Had Zhao Mu changed his ways? Was he really going to treat him to a feast of two Immortal Herbs? If he had truly misunderstood his Soul Master, then he would definitely apologize and maintain a good relationship with him. That way, he could have more feasts and less training in the future.

Awoo~

That was it!

After Heibai nodded in agreement, Zhao Mu left the Infernal Delicate Apricot at the center of the Fire Spring side and headed toward the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass by the Ice Spring.

As he moved away from the Infernal Delicate Apricot, a clear, refreshing coolness swept over his entire body, making him feel incomparably comfortable.

However, before he could enjoy it for long, the coolness transformed into bone-piercing cold.

Unknowingly, Zhao Mu had gradually approached the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass on the Ice Spring side.

The Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass looked more like a flower-type Immortal Herb. It was milky white and shaped like an octagon, with glimmering, ice-crystal-like stamens at its center. It gave off no fragrance whatsoever.

As Zhao Mu approached the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass, his face, which had been dark red from the Infernal Delicate Apricot's heat, had now turned dark purple. Frost covered his face, while bits of ice clung to his hair and eyebrows.

"Strange... That kid and that beast can actually approach those two Immortal Herbs unharmed... Even I wouldn't dare get close to those herbs so easily. How did that kid manage it?"

Dugu Bo, who had been watching Zhao Mu the entire time, revealed a puzzled expression when he saw Zhao Mu successfully approach both the Infernal Delicate Apricot and the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass.

Still, Zhao Mu's ability to withstand the power of those ice and fire Immortal Herbs was like a reassuring pill for Dugu Bo.

If he could withstand the power of the ice and fire Immortal Herbs, perhaps he really could help remove the poison from Dugu Bo's Martial Soul.

After all, only greater ability could inspire greater confidence.

After reaching the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass, Zhao Mu did not want to remain in that bone-piercing cold for even a moment. He immediately had Heibai on the Fire Spring side chew off the Infernal Delicate Apricot.

Heibai had long been eyeing that cabbage-like yet completely fiery-red Immortal Herb. Upon receiving Zhao Mu's command, he immediately lowered his head, bit off the Infernal Delicate Apricot, and held it in his mouth.

But the instant he bit off the Infernal Delicate Apricot, a blush appeared on Heibai's pale face, and hot steam poured from his mouth...

The next moment, Heibai suddenly vanished from where he stood.

When he reappeared, he was already beside the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass where Zhao Mu stood.

The moment he appeared, Heibai raised his big head and continuously puffed out hot air, looking exactly like someone who had burned his mouth.

Because it was too scalding, Heibai could not help wanting to spit it out.

When Zhao Mu noticed his movement, he hurriedly shouted, "Don't spit it out! Keep it in your mouth!"

If Heibai actually spat it out now, all their efforts would be wasted.

Forced to endure the burning thing in his mouth without being allowed to spit it out, tears welled up in Heibai's eyes from the pain.

He knew it. His Soul Master could not possibly be kind enough to treat him to a feast. This big cabbage was awful. It burned his mouth.

"Chew this one off too, then chew them together and swallow them!"

Hearing Zhao Mu's words, Heibai looked at the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass. This large white flower looked pretty, but it probably would not taste any good either.

But he had already eaten one, so he did not care about eating a second. Heibai immediately lowered his head again and bit off the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass as well.

As soon as Heibai bit off the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass, he froze after bracing himself for suffering.

After biting off that large white flower, the thing in his mouth was no longer hot.

After recovering from his shock, Heibai began chewing. Ice formed around his mouth one moment, and hot breath escaped from it the next, but he was no longer suffering. The more he ate, the more comfortable he felt.

The Infernal Delicate Apricot and the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass were both immortal-grade herbs. Consumed separately, they were deadly poisons. But when consumed together, ice and fire blended. After mutually restraining one another, the two herbs lost their former tyranny. Instead, they melted in the mouth, turning into liquid that flowed down the throat. Saliva welled beneath the tongue, and a fresh fragrance filled the air.

That was why Heibai found them so pleasant to eat.

At the same time, the little fellow had the leisure to think about something else.

The big cabbage and big white flower were both awful on their own, but together they were sweet and fragrant. If he mixed everything he ate together in the future, would it all taste better?

A bite of bamboo, a bite of bamboo shoot—even an immortal's life would not compare!

The more Heibai thought about it, the more delicious the things in his mouth seemed.

Even sparkling liquid began to drip from the corners of his mouth.

"Don't let any leak out. These two Immortal Herbs weren't easy to find!"

Only after Zhao Mu reminded him did Heibai react. He immediately plopped down on the ground, hurriedly wiped the corners of his mouth with his front paws, and licked them clean.

Only after Heibai's throat bobbed and all the herbal liquid had been swallowed did Zhao Mu finally breathe a sigh of relief.

He could only hope that with Heibai eating them on his behalf, the absorption process would not be too torturous.

After only a few breaths, Zhao Mu's body suddenly trembled violently. A layer of icy blue rose from beneath his feet, and in the blink of an eye, his entire body turned blue. Then another layer of red rose up, instantly turning Zhao Mu scarlet, like a thoroughly cooked shrimp.

Blue and red alternated, creating an extremely strange sight.

Zhao Mu himself felt cold one moment and hot the next, but everything remained within what he could endure.

The process lasted more than ten minutes. At a certain moment, the cold and hot energies within Zhao Mu seemed to find the most suitable point of balance.

Zhao Mu's complexion no longer shifted between red and blue, instead returning to its normal color.

After the cold and heat reached equilibrium, a powerful surge of energy immediately transferred from Heibai's body into Zhao Mu's.

This energy was far stronger than before.

Besides the cold and hot energies of ice and fire, there was another type of energy Zhao Mu recognized.

The energy of Dugu Bo's Dan Pearl!

However, under the cleansing of the cold and hot energies, much of the Dan Pearl's energy was filtered away, as though the poisonous impurities had been removed, leaving behind only the purest Soul Power.

That energy surged through Zhao Mu's body, quickly flowing through his limbs and bones before gradually settling...

Then, a circular Soul Ring slowly rose from beneath Zhao Mu's feet.

The Soul Ring condensed from illusion into reality, ultimately appearing red and white?

A red-and-white Soul Ring?!

A red Soul Ring represented one hundred thousand years, while a white Soul Ring represented ten years. What level was a red-and-white Soul Ring?

Was it some kind of compromise? An average?

Just as Zhao Mu's third Soul Ring finished forming, his first and second Soul Rings rose from beneath his feet as well.

Three Soul Rings circled Zhao Mu's body. The strange combination of purple, purple, and red-and-white Soul Rings left Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan beside him utterly stunned.

His first and second Soul Rings being thousand-year rings was exaggerated, but at least they recognized those.

But what the hell was that newly formed third red-and-white Soul Ring?!

There were many unsolved mysteries in the world.

The Douluo Continent was no exception!

Why was it a red-and-white Soul Ring? Perhaps it was because the ice and fire energies of the Infernal Delicate Apricot and Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass had fused.

Or perhaps the Infernal Delicate Apricot and Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass had simply faded and dyed his Soul Ring.

In any case, after repeatedly checking, Zhao Mu could confirm that his third Soul Ring was absolutely not weak. Its energy pressure far surpassed that of his first and second Soul Rings, and that was enough.

Appearance was secondary. Practicality was what mattered.

After obtaining his third Soul Ring, Zhao Mu also learned the details of his third soul skill.

It still had a chant.

No more talk.

Time to show it off!

"Heibai, go!"

"Awoo~"