Among the tall and burly Consecrated Elders, Light Feather Douluo, who was noticeably shorter than the rest, said helplessly, "Ah, I was planning to go fishing today. I even prepared the bait."
"Fine, come with me."
"Alright." Lin Ye immediately followed Light Feather Douluo.
Every Consecrated Elder was around a hundred years old, yet Light Feather Douluo looked like a teenager.
A Titled Douluo could indeed preserve his appearance, but he could not return to youth.
It was abnormal for a Titled Douluo to be so young!
Guang Ling's left arm and left eye, completely eroded by ice, were also abnormal. Lin Ye knew the reason: Guang Ling's Guang Ling Ice Bow martial soul had a flaw.
The reason for his left arm, left eye, and youthful appearance was all due to martial soul backlash.
Soon, Guang Ling brought Lin Ye to the place where he usually cultivated.
"Little brat, my special training is going to be rough!~"
"How so, Consecrated Elder Guang Ling?" Lin Ye asked.
Guang Ling smiled faintly and summoned his Guang Ling Ice Bow martial soul. A terrifying icy aura rushed toward Lin Ye, and the ground beneath Guang Ling's feet froze the instant he released his martial soul.
However, when he summoned it, a flash of pain clearly crossed his face.
Yes, Guang Ling felt pain whenever he used his martial soul. It hurt terribly, but after nearly a century, he had grown used to it.
Guang Ling said, "For the next two months, I'll be giving you special training. The training consists of dodging the arrows I fire."
"If you can dodge my arrows one hundred times in a row, the special training can end early."
"Don't worry. I'll control the arrows' piercing power and destructive force so they won't hurt you. But if you get hit, it'll hurt a lot!~"
"I'll also control the arrows' speed. As long as your reaction speed reaches a certain level, you can dodge the first fifty arrows through reaction alone."
"But for the latter fifty, you'll need to use your spiritual power to sense them, predict my arrows' trajectories in advance, and anticipate where they'll strike so you can dodge beforehand."
"If you can dodge a hundred arrows, your reaction speed, predictive ability, and spiritual power will all improve greatly."
"Begin!"
As Guang Ling spoke, he gave Lin Ye no time to prepare before suddenly firing an arrow.
"Damn!"
Lin Ye reacted at the limit and dodged the first arrow in a sorry state.
The second arrow came immediately after.
Lin Ye barely dodged it as well, then began running at full speed.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Lin Ye ran, jumped, dove, and rolled, dodging nine arrows in one breath.
By the tenth arrow, he could no longer avoid it. "I'm done for!"
Whoosh!
Bang!
"Urgh!" Lin Ye was sent flying by the arrow and crashed onto the ground.
"Damn! That hurt!"
It felt as though a burly man had landed a vicious punch on his chest. His flesh and skin ached terribly.
"Not bad. Again!"
"Wait! Wait! Consecrated Elder Guang Ling!" Lin Ye hurriedly called for a stop.
Guang Ling sat atop a rock, swinging his legs as he teased, "What's wrong? You can't handle this much hardship?"
"No. Before the special training officially begins, there's something I want to tell you."
"What is it?" Guang Ling asked indifferently as he toyed with a tiny arrow in his hand.
Lin Ye needed to secure the Immortal Herb resources as soon as possible and absorb those two top-grade body-tempering Immortal Herbs. That way, his physique could be strengthened, and his third soul ring could absorb a higher age.
So he wanted to settle the Immortal Herbs first before returning for the special training.
"I heard that your Guang Ling Ice Bow clan has a serious martial soul flaw. Those who awaken the Guang Ling Ice Bow martial soul have their bodies eroded by extreme ice and can hardly live out their natural lifespans."
"Your left arm and left eye have been severely eroded by ice. Although you can suppress the ice backlash, the martial soul flaw must still affect your strength and even cause you pain, right?"
"And I may have a way to solve the problem of your martial soul backlash!" Lin Ye said with a serious expression.
Guang Ling's expression changed upon hearing this.
The fact that the Guang Ling Ice Bow had a martial soul flaw was no secret within Spirit Hall.
"You, a little brat, can solve my martial soul problem?"
Lin Ye spoke frankly. "I once read in an ancient book about a rare herb. If someone consumes it, their body gains an extremely strong resistance to ice. If you possess a body that can resist ice, then your martial soul's ice won't be able to erode you."
Guang Ling was somewhat disappointed. "You're talking about the Ice Soul Snow Heart Lotus, aren't you?"
"That's right!"
"Heh. Such a rare herb appears only once in a thousand years. Our clan searched for it for over a century, and after all that searching, the Guang Ling Ice Bow clan has been reduced to me alone." Guang Ling shook his head with a smile, a trace of sorrow and loneliness in his eyes.
But Lin Ye's next words filled Light Feather Douluo's eyes with light. "I may know where there's an Ice Soul Snow Heart Lotus!"
"What! Where is it!?"
"Sunset Forest!"
Light Feather Douluo asked, "How do you know?"
"Books contain treasures beyond measure!" Lin Ye's lips curled upward.
With a confident expression, he said, "Consecrated Elder Guang Ling, take me there. I can't guarantee it will be there, but I can guarantee you won't make the trip for nothing!"
Guang Ling's blood began to boil, and he immediately decided, "Alright! Little brat, if you can really lead me to the Ice Soul Snow Heart Lotus, then from this day onward, if anyone on the entire continent dares bully you, I'll be the first to stand up for you!"
"Then, Consecrated Elder Guang Ling, let's leave immediately."
"Let's go, let's go!"
Guang Ling immediately sent a voice transmission to Azure Luan Douluo. "Third Brother, help me inform the Grand Pontiff. I'm taking Lin Ye out for a while!"
After saying that, Guang Ling directly grabbed Lin Ye and quickly left the Pope Palace.
They hurried along at full speed toward Sunset Forest.
Ten days later.
The two arrived outside Sunset Forest.
"We're finally here." Lin Ye began to feel excited as well. I wonder if I'll encounter Dugu Bo this time.
"But even if we do, Light Feather Douluo's peak Rank 96 cultivation is more than enough to crush him."
"Let's go, Lin Ye! I'll fly you straight in!"
Guang Ling spread his Ice Wings and carried Lin Ye with one arm.
The two flew swiftly inside, quickly passing through Poison Mist Forest and arriving at the central region of Sunset Forest.
They saw the enormous circular mountain formation ahead.
It resembled a gigantic meteor crater. Lin Ye knew that the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well was inside.
"Consecrated Elder Guang Ling, it should be in there!"
"Let's go!"
Guang Ling flew with Lin Ye above the mountains. Seeing the unusual environment within, he sensed that this place was far from ordinary.
Perhaps it really was here!
Guang Ling grew excited.
"Let's go down!"
The two descended quickly.
Yet during their descent, Dugu Bo, who was cultivating not far from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, suddenly opened his eyes.
His eyes narrowed slightly, cold and vicious like a serpent's. "What suicidal fool dares trespass into the residence where I, Dugu Bo, cultivate?!"
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