Dugu Bo's Fury

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As she chewed two poisonous immortal herbs at once, Shui Bing'er felt no discomfort. Instead, her mouth felt remarkably refreshed.

However, she knew this was merely the brief calm before the storm, and she had already prepared herself mentally.

After only a few breaths, the medicinal power lying dormant within her body erupted with a roar!

Shui Bing'er's delicate body jolted violently.

Then, her body began to change.

Blazing red light rose from beneath her feet, instantly swallowing her entire body!

Her outline blurred within the red glow. It was as though magma flowed beneath her skin, radiating terrifying heat.

This scene lasted only an instant.

The next moment—

An icy, deep-blue radiance suddenly burst forth from beneath her feet, climbing upward along the red light!

Red and blue light alternated across Shui Bing'er's body.

Her skin turned crimson one moment, only to be covered in a layer of deep blue the next.

The two extreme energies rampaged through her meridians, bones, and flesh.

"Bing'er, are you alright?"

"I can..."

Shui Bing'er forced out the words through clenched teeth.

She gritted her teeth tightly, veins bulging across her forehead.

Fortunately, she had been consuming Whale Rubber throughout the past half year, strengthening her body.

Moreover, Xu Feng had also given her protection.

Only then was she barely able to endure the ravages of those two polar energies.

"Bing'er, jump into the point where those two polar spring waters meet, now!"

"Alright..."

Shui Bing'er suddenly leaped up and plunged into the junction of the red and white spring waters!

Splash—

Water sprayed into the air, sending rings of red-and-white ripples spreading outward.

Shui Bing'er's figure quickly vanished from sight.

Leng Jun stood nearby, silently watching the still-rippling spring water. He took a deep breath and forcibly suppressed the stormy waves in his heart.

Things had come to this.

All he could do was wait for Shui Bing'er to awaken from the spring.

The instant Shui Bing'er entered the water, the vast ice-and-fire energy completely engulfed her.

The medicinal effects of the two immortal herbs were thoroughly triggered within the spring water, transforming at the same time into a strange yet resilient protective barrier that enveloped her body.

Her consciousness seemed to sink into a chaotic darkness, all perception of the outside world temporarily cut off.

Her body floated quietly at the center of the spring, allowing the forces of extreme cold and extreme heat to temper it in turn.

Her skin, bones, and meridians silently transformed beneath the baptism of ice and fire...

The Ice-Fire Yin-Yang Well gradually returned to calm, as though nothing had happened.

The passing days felt somewhat long.

Leng Jun found a flat patch of ground at the bottom of the valley and sat down, closing his eyes to rest.

Though the energy here was extreme, for someone of his cultivation, it instead carried a peculiar sense of tranquility.

After a night had passed, the sky began to brighten.

Leng Jun suddenly sensed a powerful fluctuation of Soul Power from above him!

That fluctuation carried a sharp, bloody stench.

Leng Jun abruptly opened his eyes.

A jade-green figure descended from the sky like a meteor, landing steadily not far away. Poison-attributed Soul Power pressure that made one's heart tremble swirled around him.

The newcomer was tall and thin, dressed in a simple dark-green robe. His hair was dark green as well, his complexion somewhat pale, and his eyes gleamed with the sharp light of a venomous snake.

It was Dugu Bo, the Poison Douluo whose poison was unrivaled beneath heaven.

"Brother Dugu?"

Leng Jun rose to his feet, a trace of perfectly timed surprise appearing on his face.

"What a coincidence. I never expected to run into you in such a secluded valley."

Upon seeing Leng Jun's face clearly, Dugu Bo's pupils suddenly contracted, his shock impossible to conceal.

"Leng Jun? Why are you here?!"

Dugu Bo had guarded this place for decades and considered it exceptionally well hidden. He had never imagined that someone would find it so easily, much less that it would be this Soul Douluo-level powerhouse famed for his Ice Phoenix martial soul.

"By accident. I stumbled upon it, pure coincidence."

Leng Jun smiled, his tone relaxed.

"An accident?!"

Dugu Bo clearly did not believe him. His sharp gaze swept over the surroundings, immediately noticing a neatly placed set of ice-blue women's clothing by the shore.

His heart skipped a beat as he demanded sternly, "Who else came with you?"

"Oh, my granddaughter, Shui Bing'er."

Leng Jun answered naturally.

"Shui Bing'er? Where is she?"

Dugu Bo pressed on, the ominous feeling in his heart growing stronger.

Leng Jun raised a hand and pointed toward the mist-shrouded Ice-Fire Yin-Yang Well, where red and white intertwined.

"There. Soaking in the spring."

"What?!"

Dugu Bo was stunned, scarcely able to believe his ears.

He abruptly turned to look at the spring, then quickly glanced toward the shore.

His gaze finally locked onto the spot where the Infernal Delicate Apricot and Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass had originally grown.

It was empty now, with only two shallow pits remaining!

A surge of fury instantly rushed to his head.

"Was it you who picked those two medicinal herbs?!"

Dugu Bo's voice had changed from shock and rage.

Leng Jun nodded without changing expression.

"That's right. Bing'er has already eaten those two herbs."

"Utter nonsense!"

Dugu Bo trembled with anger, his emerald eyes filled with disbelief.

"I have guarded this place for decades and know full well how poisonous those two herbs are! Even with my cultivation as a Title Douluo, I would not dare touch them lightly! How could a little girl dare swallow two such deadly poisons at once? And look at this spring!"

Dugu Bo pointed at the Ice-Fire Yin-Yang Well, his voice rising.

"The spring contains two extreme attributes, blazing heat and frigid cold! An ordinary soul master would be reduced to bones in moments if they fell in! Can't you sense the terrifying energy fluctuations within it? Even with your cultivation, you wouldn't dare touch this spring carelessly! How could your granddaughter possibly be inside it?!"

Faced with Dugu Bo's barrage of questions, Leng Jun remained calm.

"Bing'er knows a little about medicinal properties. She said that one of those herbs was called the Infernal Delicate Apricot, while the other was the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass. They truly are both deadly things. But all things restrain and counter one another. Bing'er really did consume them. I'm only telling the truth. If you don't believe me, there's nothing I can do."

"You..."

Dugu Bo was thoroughly enraged by Leng Jun's attitude. Brilliant emerald light burst forth from his body, and terrifying poisonous might spread through the area.

"You trespassed onto my territory and even stole my medicinal herbs! Leng Jun, you must give me an explanation today!"

"Your territory?"

Leng Jun raised an eyebrow and fearlessly met Dugu Bo's oppressive gaze.

"Brother Dugu, you should be reasonable. This valley belongs to Sunset Forest; it is ownerless land. How did it become your, Dugu Bo's, private garden? Don't tell me the entire Sunset Forest bears the surname Dugu?"

"Twisting words! I can't be bothered to waste breath on you! Take this!"

Dugu Bo said no more.

With an angry roar, the nine soul rings around him—two yellow, two purple, and five black—lit up in succession.

The Soul Power pressure of a Title Douluo immediately spread outward.

Several venom blades, emerald green streaked with black mist, condensed out of thin air and slashed viciously toward Leng Jun with piercing whistles.