Crossing Douluo, I'm Searching, Fighting, and Retreating at the Ice-Fire Dual Instrument Eye!

The campfire was soon blazing.

The chunks of meat were placed on the grill, and as the fat dripped into the fire, it hissed, instantly filling the air with a rich, savory aroma.

Su Hui sat beside the fire, taking a bite of the roasted meat, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside.

As he chewed, he calmed his mind to study the changes in his Martial Soul and his body.

He could be entirely certain that he was a possessor of Twin Martial Souls.

First Martial Soul: Anywhere Door.

Second Martial Soul: Silver Dragon King.

Beyond these, there was also a nascent divine artifact that had bound itself to his soul and awaited growth: the Silver Dragon Spear.

The connection between the Silver Dragon King Martial Soul and the Silver Dragon Spear was far too deep.

With his current Soul Power Level, he could not yet discern much about it.

His attention quickly shifted to his first Martial Soul, the Anywhere Door.

The experience of traveling through time and space had caused this Martial Soul to undergo earth-shaking changes.

Sinking his consciousness into it, the two core abilities of the Martial Soul appeared clearly in his mind.

Su Hui realized with a start, "It seems these are the true abilities of my Anywhere Door Martial Soul."

This was the first time he had truly understood his own Martial Soul in any meaningful sense.

The Anywhere Door Martial Soul possessed two innate abilities.

The first ability: Time Anywhere Door.

Just like this time, it could travel to a time node twenty thousand years in the future, allowing for time travel.

"The activation of the Time Anywhere Door must require specific conditions."

Su Hui pondered.

The Anywhere Door seemed to have unlocked the Time Anywhere Door after absorbing a soul ring in some special way.

"Could it be related to the acquisition of soul rings?"

The first time it activated was when he was absorbing a soul ring.

However, the century-old soul ring that the Anywhere Door had absorbed had already vanished.

This suggested that the Anywhere Door likely could not acquire soul rings like a normal Martial Soul.

"It feels as if the Anywhere Door treats soul rings as startup fuel."

He could only speculate this much regarding the Time Anywhere Door innate ability.

Specifics would have to wait for further attempts and testing in the future.

Su Hui swallowed the meat in his mouth and continued to perceive the second ability of his Martial Soul.

The second ability: Space Anywhere Door.

It was exactly the same as the Anywhere Door ability from Doraemon that Su Hui had known before.

The moment the door was opened, as long as he fixed the destination in his mind, he could open a spatial passage leading to the target location.

However, this ability currently had significant limitations.

That was the cooldown time!

"As I am now, every time I activate the Space Anywhere Door, there is a full one-year cooldown."

"This cooldown is a bit too long; it cannot be used as a convenient tool for movement like in Doraemon."

It was impossible not to feel disappointed.

Who wouldn't want an Anywhere Door like Doraemon's, with no usage restrictions, allowing one to go wherever they pleased?

Yet, a scorching light still burned in the depths of Su Hui's eyes.

Even with such significant restrictions, it could not hide the sheer power of this innate ability.

Su Hui already had preliminary ideas in his mind for how to utilize this ability.

After eating and drinking his fill.

Su Hui released flames to clear away the surrounding broken branches and weeds.

He then set up a simple shelter.

Inside the shelter, his thoughts settled back onto the Anywhere Door Martial Soul.

He had already constructed a framework for how to utilize the Space Anywhere Door ability.

"Space Anywhere Door, one-year cooldown, I can only use it once for now."

"This single opportunity must be used where it counts, to pave the widest path for my growth."

"As for places worth wasting this opportunity on, there seem to be only a few in the entire Douluo Continent."

The first option: Ice-Fire Dual Instrument Eye.

The value of this treasure land is beyond doubt.

Even in the original Douluo Continent series, the immortal herbs of the Ice-Fire Dual Instrument Eye run through all four installments.

"As a top-tier treasure land for immortal herbs on the Douluo Continent, every single herb inside can rewrite a soul master's talent and destiny."

"The only trouble is that it is currently the private property of the Poison Douluo, Dugu Bo."

"Dugu Bo, a Titled Douluo with the title 'Poison,' dominates the continent with his toxic arts, and all manner of factions must fear him by three parts."

"For a Titled Douluo, crushing the current me is no different from crushing an ant."

This place is a treasure, but one must have the life to claim it.

The second option: Slaughter City.

The prerequisite location for the inheritance of the Asura God.

By clearing the Hell Road, one can obtain one of the top domains on the Douluo Continent: the Slaughter Domain.

There is even a chance to be favored by the Asura God and receive the Asura God's divine trials.

"But right now, my Soul Power Level isn't even at level thirty. Going in would just be serving myself up to the desperate criminals inside; I wouldn't even survive the first trial."

"This option is directly excluded."

Su Hui is eager to become stronger, but he is no fool.

The third option: The treasuries of the Upper Three Sects, the two great empires, and Martial Soul Hall.

Any treasury belonging to these factions hides countless natural treasures and extremely rare soul bones.

Soul bones are items that are priceless and unavailable throughout the entire continent.

Even a low-year Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone could make soul masters fight until their heads break.

But these treasuries are undoubtedly guarded by heavy troops.

Even if I could get in using the Anywhere Door, I would likely be discovered.

Of course, most importantly, the items in these treasuries aren't all that necessary.

Su Hui shook his head; this option could also be excluded.

The fourth: The core of the Star Dou Great Forest, the Lake of Life.

There reside the fierce beasts led by Di Tian, as well as the Silver Dragon King sleeping at the bottom of the lake.

The key is that there is Gold of Life beside the Silver Dragon King.

That is a supreme treasure that carries the origin of life.

Even a piece the size of a fingernail can reshape a physical body and extend one's vitality.

But the problem is...

"The Silver Dragon Spear and the Silver Dragon King martial soul in my hands right now both come from the Silver Dragon King of the future."

"No one knows if the Silver Dragon King of this era will acknowledge this bond upon seeing me, or if she will treat me as a thief and slap me into dust."

Furthermore, with those fierce beasts present, whether Su Hui could even last until the Silver Dragon King wakes up is an unknown.

"This is a risk I cannot afford to gamble on."

The fifth option: Sea God Island.

The location of the Sea God's inheritance, one of the most orthodox divine inheritances on the Douluo Continent.

But to initiate the Sea God's divine trials, one must first obtain the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud.

One must also be recognized by the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud and demonstrate sufficient god-level potential.

"Right now, I neither have the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud nor is my Soul Power Level high enough. Even if I went to Sea God Island, I wouldn't be able to obtain any core benefits."

"This option can only be shelved for now."

Aside from these places, other locations do not hold much value.

The Sun Moon Continent currently lacks sufficient strength, and there is no need to go there.

After running through the five options in his mind, Su Hui tapped his fingertips lightly against the ground.

Thinking it over, it is actually the Ice-Fire Dual Instrument Eye, guarded by a Titled Douluo, that is the most suitable.

"Dugu Bo isn't necessarily guarding the Ice-Fire Dual Instrument Eye at all times."

Su Hui remembers that in the original work, he was close with Prince Xue Xing of the Heaven Dou Empire.

He would sometimes appear in Heaven Dou City.

"As long as he isn't there, the Ice-Fire Dual Instrument Eye is an undefended treasury."

"There is indeed an element of gambling here, but the rewards are directly proportional to the risks."

"Even if I really run into Dugu Bo, it's not as if I don't have a chance to immediately retreat using the Anywhere Door."

Su Hui pondered.

The Ice-Fire Dual Instrument Eye is located in the Sunset Forest, already a thousand miles away from here.

"Even if he is a Title Douluo, no matter how strong he is, it is impossible for him to cross thousands of miles to catch me."

After weighing the pros and cons clearly, Su Hui immediately decided on a plan.

"Rest and recuperate, make full preparations, and act at noon tomorrow."

"Before that, I must thoroughly digest the Compendium of Immortal Herbs and the Grand Canon of Poisonous Herb Identification from twenty thousand years in the future."

Immortal herbs and poisonous herbs grow side by side in the Ice-Fire Dual Instrument Eye.

If I misidentify them and swallow a poisonous herb as an immortal one, I would perish on the spot, without even a chance to regret it.

There are also some immortal herbs whose harvesting methods cannot be taken lightly.

Night shrouded the forest.

Inside the shelter, Su Hui took the ancient books out of his storage Soul Tool.

He studied them word by word, engraving the appearance, medicinal properties, consumption taboos of every immortal herb, and the characteristics of various poisonous herbs into his mind.

He checked repeatedly, not daring to have the slightest omission.

The next day at noon, the sun was at its peak.

Su Hui took out the coarse linen cloth he had prepared in advance and wrapped himself tightly from head to toe, leaving only his eyes and nostrils exposed.

He also crushed the branches and leaves of several highly pungent plants and smeared the juice evenly over the fabric covering his body.

The scent of these plants could completely mask his own aura.

Even if he were to run head-on into Dugu Bo, the other party would not be able to identify his identity.

He would not end up being remembered by a Title Douluo and hunted across the entire continent.

With all preparations complete, Su Hui took a deep breath and moved his mind.

A pink Anywhere Door slowly condensed and took shape in front of him.

He reached out to grasp the cold doorknob, thinking of the Ice-Fire Dual Instrument Eye in his mind.

"Please, I hope Dugu Bo is not there."

While praying, he exerted force with his wrist and slowly pulled the door open.

"!!!"

A fragrance of herbs, so thick it could not be dissolved, rushed toward his face through the gap in the door.

Su Hui widened his eyes.

The world behind the door was like a fairyland!

Strange flowers and rare herbs of all colors grew everywhere, and the spiritual energy was so dense it almost condensed into water mist.

Not far away, the red and blue springs were clearly demarcated.

Half was as scorching as molten lava, and half was as icy as eternal frost; this was the true form of the Ice-Fire Dual Instrument Eye.

"That's right, this is the place!"

Su Hui's heart raced, and he was filled with excitement.

However, he maintained his reason and did not step through the door immediately.

He stood where he was, circulated his soul power, and shouted into the door with a disguised voice: "Dugu Bo!"

"Dugu Bo! Are you there!"

"Dugu Bo! Come out and meet me!"

"Dugu Bo! Your old man has flown away!"

The shouting ceased.

He held his breath, his fingertips hooked onto the doorknob, ready to close the door and retreat at any moment.

Several minutes passed.

There was no response from inside the door.

Nor was there any fluctuation of soul power.

Su Hui breathed a sigh of relief.

He had insulted and provoked him like that, yet Dugu Bo had not appeared.

"It seems he really isn't here?"

Bolstering his courage, Su Hui immediately stepped through the Anywhere Door.

The space distorted slightly.

His figure had already entered the perimeter of the Ice-Fire Dual Instrument Eye.

All around him were medicinal herbs radiating a lustrous glow.

The cooldown for the Anywhere Door was a full year; once this door closed, it would never open again.

Su Hui dared not close the door at all.

He had to scavenge the most valuable immortal herbs in the shortest amount of time possible.

And complete his evacuation before Dugu Bo returned.

To put it bluntly, it was: search, grab, and run!

As a penniless, empty-handed scavenger, his main strategy was pure greed!

His gaze swept across the immortal herbs covering the ground, matching them against the records in his classics.

Without pausing his steps, he immediately began his precise scavenging.