How to Control the Snow Emperor

Passing through the poison array laid out by Dugu Bo, the view before them suddenly opened up.

Nestled within a tranquil valley surrounded by steep cliffs sat a small, circular pool.

This was the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, the destination of Yu Shuangbai!

The hot spring was not large, divided into two distinct halves.

Oval in shape, it resembled a natural Taiji diagram.

One side of the oval was a scorching, churning crimson Yang Spring, while the other was an icy, bone-chilling blue Yin Spring.

Though the two extreme waters were mere inches apart, the boundary between them was as clear and distinct as an invisible barrier.

It had truly achieved a marvelous balance of mutual generation and restraint.

This treasure basin, a rarity unseen in ten thousand years, allowed all manner of heavenly treasures to shorten their growth cycles tenfold.

That was why so many rare herbs, seldom seen in the outside world, grew here.

It was also precisely because of this environment, rich in spiritual energy, that Poison Douluo Dugu Bo was able to suppress his own virulent poison and cultivate to the realm of a Titled Douluo with the help of his power and those precious medicinal herbs.

It was just a pity that Dugu Yan lacked the necessary talent.

Even with the same treatment, the hope of her achieving what Dugu Bo had—suppressing the virulent poison through her own cultivation—remained slim.

This was why Dugu Bo had been desperately searching for another way to suppress the snake venom.

Scattered around the pool were dozens of types of immortal-grade herbs long extinct in the outside world.

Each one radiated a unique luster and spiritual aura.

Beside the Yang Spring, on the scorching earth, grew a strange, fiery-red flower.

Its petals resembled burning flames; it was none other than the Infernal Delicate Apricot.

On the side of the icy Yin Spring, an immortal herb, entirely ice-blue and shaped like an eight-petaled orchid, bloomed quietly, wreathed in cold mist.

It was unmistakably the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass.

The two immortal herbs, one Yin and one Yang, each guarded their own side, facing each other from afar.

Beyond these, the surrounding basin walls were covered in a dazzling array of other rare medicinal herbs.

Most of them, however, were names Yu Shuangbai did not recognize.

"This is this old man's herb garden."

Dugu Bo crossed his arms over his chest, speaking with considerable pride.

This herb garden had always been something he took great pride in.

"Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well..."

Yu Shuangbai murmured softly, his gaze fixed upon the red and blue waters.

Or, to be more precise, upon what lay beneath the red and blue waters.

He could feel a resonance from the depths of the unknown.

The Ice Dragon King Martial Soul within his body began to stir, feeling quite excited.

Clearly, it must be coming from the remains of the two Dragon Kings beneath the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

"Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well?"

Dugu Bo's powerful hearing as a Titled Douluo allowed him to keenly catch Yu Shuangbai's mutterings.

Could this be the name of this treasure land?

He had only stumbled upon this place by chance and turned it into his own herb garden.

He had never known the true origin of this place.

Hearing Yu Shuangbai murmur this, Dugu Bo immediately understood.

This young man must be very familiar with this treasure land.

And the more Yu Shuangbai knew, the more delighted Dugu Bo became.

Because it only served to prove that his words were not empty.

The hope of curing the virulent poison in himself and his granddaughter Dugu Yan was all the greater!

"How is it, Young Master Yu?"

"Take whatever you need."

"As long as it can cure the snake venom in this old man and Yan-yan."

Dugu Bo said.

Yu Shuangbai withdrew his gaze, suppressing the restlessness of his Martial Soul deep within.

"Mm."

"I will fulfill my promise."

"However, before that, I must first retrieve something to ensure the treatment reaches its full potential."

"Of course, I could treat you first, but the results might not be ideal."

"Senior Dugu, what is your choice?"

Taking away certain things naturally referred to the Ice and Fire Dragon Souls beneath the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

Yu Shuangbai had a premonition.

Once he made contact with the Ice and Fire Dragon Souls beneath the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, he would certainly undergo a transformation.

By then, if his Ice Dragon King Martial Soul improved once more, he would be fully confident in his ability to neutralize the snake venom within Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan's bodies using his own power, without causing any harm.

He might even be able to ensure they could harness the accumulated snake venom within their bodies to enhance their own cultivation.

As for now.

He would have to use the old method most transmigrators used when obtaining the spring of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

He would imitate Tang San's method from the original work, tempering his body with the ice and fire, then using the medicinal properties of the two great immortal herbs to detoxify.

"Go and take it, whatever it is you need."

Dugu Bo did not hesitate at all.

It remained the same sentiment as before.

With a mysterious powerhouse like the Snow Emperor present, Yu Shuangbai had no reason to deceive him.

Naturally, he chose the most optimal solution.

"Very well."

Yu Shuangbai smiled.

He quite liked Dugu Bo's ability to see things clearly.

"Sister Xue'er, please wait outside for a moment."

Yu Shuangbai said softly, then walked slowly toward the side of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

Seeing this, the Snow Emperor's eyes narrowed.

She let out a sharp cry:

"Xiao Shuangbai, what are you doing?"

"Going beneath the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well," Yu Shuangbai replied truthfully.

"Absolutely not!" The Snow Emperor flatly rejected him.

She could feel the power within the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well clearly.

Even with her strength, she could not guarantee a long stay down there.

Although Yu Shuangbai possessed the Ice Dragon King Martial Soul with its Ultimate Ice, he was, after all, only a Soul Elder.

The Snow Emperor did not want to see him take any risks.

Yu Shuangbai was not the type to waste his breath on explanations.

But given that the person before him was the Snow Emperor, who treated him like family, he had no choice but to explain gently:

"Sister Xue'er, nothing will happen."

He stepped forward and reached out to gently take the Snow Emperor's soft, boneless, fair hand.

His voice carried a hint of playfulness.

It was a stark contrast to the cold and ruthless demeanor he had shown while crushing Yu Tianheng, causing Dugu Yan, who was watching from the side, to slightly open her mouth in surprise.

"Sister Xue'er, I am certain of this; there is something I need beneath that spring."

"I need it to fulfill the promise I made to you and Sister Bing'er."

"Don't worry, okay?"

Only in front of the Snow Emperor and the Ice Empress would Yu Shuangbai ever show this side of himself.

The Snow Emperor was most susceptible to this approach.

Looking at the sincerity revealed in the depths of Yu Shuangbai's eyes, her heart could not help but soften.

Her originally firm resolve began to waver uncontrollably.

Her tone softened, losing its earlier determination.

"How certain are you?"

"One hundred percent."

In reality, he was not.

But to put the Snow Emperor's mind at ease, Yu Shuangbai chose to lie.

He knew that if he did not say this, the Snow Emperor would never allow him to take the risk.

The Snow Emperor did not speak; she simply looked at him.

A moment later, she parted her crimson lips:

"Fine. Take this, and if things become impossible, retreat immediately."

She raised her hand, and an Ice Crystal Pendant appeared in her palm.

"Understood, I know!"

Yu Shuangbai took the pendant and nodded heavily in assurance.

Then, under the gaze of the Snow Emperor, he activated his Ice Dragon King Martial Soul.

With dragon horns sprouting from his head, Yu Shuangbai stepped directly into the ice-blue spring that radiated an extreme, bone-chilling cold.