"What's this?"
"Crystal Guardian Beads. When you're in danger, pour your magical energy into one and crush it. A defense similar to Water Protection will appear immediately and protect you for a while," Mu Nujiao explained.
"This... you're really willing to give these to me?"
Mu Nujiao was speechless. Did she really seem like a stingy person?
She took a deep breath and said sternly, "You'd better bring them back intact. Otherwise, you owe me a new set!"
"Then... thanks."
Blue Yu took the Crystal Guardian Beads from Mu Nujiao's hand. They still carried a faint fragrance and warmth from her body. Without stopping for even a moment, he turned and left.
After putting away the Crystal Guardian Beads, Blue Yu returned to the Municipal Building.
He summoned the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger. "Go find me the Pseudo-Cloth Demon's seed."
The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger fixed its blood-red eyes on Blue Yu, as if to say, So, you think you can treat me like a dog, you damn owner?
But the strong preyed on the weak, and it had no choice but to do the digging.
With a few swipes of its sharp claws, it tore through the hard granite floor. In just a few breaths, a huge pit appeared in front of Blue Yu.
"Keep going! Keep going! And sniff around for anything else while you're at it."
The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger kept digging. Before long, it reached the Pseudo-Cloth Demon's roots—dense roots that stretched over an unknown distance.
Soon, the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger seemed to find something. It dug faster and faster, tearing all the roots to shreds.
Beneath them, a seed glowing pale green floated quietly in the air.
"Found it!" Blue Yu put the seed away. At least the time he'd spent here hadn't been wasted.
With the Pseudo-Cloth Demon's seed in hand, Blue Yu didn't waste any time. He rode the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger straight to the several survey sites.
As a high-level mage, with the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger to help him, Blue Yu's method of surveying was simple and brutal.
He stuck the survey device into the ground and cranked its power to the maximum, drawing in the nearby Demon Beasts before killing them all.
They weren't high-level Demon Beasts, but the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger thoroughly enjoyed the feast.
Once all the Demon Beasts nearby were dead, the survey mission was complete.
If there were no Demon Beasts left, how could the mission not be complete?
It was much the same as sneaking in: kill every enemy that discovered you, and you'd successfully infiltrated the place.
Next, man and beast surveyed three sites in a single day at top speed. Afterward, Blue Yu returned to Douluo Continent.
It was still the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, and Dugu Bo was still outside, raging helplessly.
But Blue Yu ignored Dugu Bo's helpless fury. He recalled the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger into the Summoning Space, stripped off his clothes, and leaped in.
With a splash, Blue Yu plunged into the water and swam down. Yet no matter how far he went, he couldn't find the bottom of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.
Good grief, it's really this deep. Blue Yu was astonished.
To obtain the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings' remains, Blue Yu summoned every last bit of strength and swam deeper.
He didn't know how long he'd been descending. The depths grew ever darker, and he could only conjure a ball of Light Radiance to make out things within a three-meter radius.
Suddenly, a red-and-blue vortex appeared right in front of him. Before Blue Yu could do anything to resist, an immensely powerful force sucked him into it...
When Blue Yu awoke, he found himself in a strange Red-Blue Space.
He sat up, his head still a little dizzy, probably from the vortex.
Suddenly, Blue Yu felt a chill crawl across his back. He spun around, and two enormous skeletons came into view.
They were the skeletons of two giant dragons, one red and one blue. Beside them, Blue Yu was no bigger than a tooth.
Could these be the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings' skeletons?! Blue Yu's heart pounded wildly.
In that vast, boundless Red-Blue Space, he could almost hear his own heartbeat.
"Oh?"
At that moment, a voice sounded in surprise, making every hair on Blue Yu's body stand on end.
"Interesting." The voice grew clearer, as if it were right beside Blue Yu's ear.
"Could you be the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings, seniors?" Blue Yu asked.
"You know us?"
This time, the voices clearly came from behind him. Blue Yu turned and saw the ghostly forms of two western dragons, one red and one blue.
"I didn't expect you to be from another world. That surprises me," the Ice Dragon King's soul said.
Blue Yu then asked a question that left both Dragon Kings speechless. "By the way, you're not going to kill me, are you?"
If the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings suddenly turned on him, his only option would be to activate the Summoning Element's forced teleportation ability and flee back to the magical world.
"Heh heh. Why would we kill you?" the Fire Dragon King's soul said. "With a human diving into the Ice and Fire Spring just as we're about to disappear, we couldn't be happier."
The Fire Dragon King's words left Blue Yu at a loss.
"Enough. Let's get to the point," the Ice Dragon King's soul said. "We originally planned to let that human inherit our power, but he didn't dare jump in. So we set our sights on you instead."
"Wait a minute. You're springing all this on me right out of the gate. Don't you think that's a bit abrupt?" Blue Yu hurriedly waved his hands.
The Fire Dragon King's soul said disdainfully, "Do you think we'll act like you humans, hemming and hawing and dragging things out?"
"Well..."
"Human, you have the power of ice and fire within you, don't you?" the Ice Dragon King's soul asked.
At that, Blue Yu nodded. After all, he'd eaten the two Immortal Herbs, the Infernal Delicate Apricot and the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass. He'd also soaked in the Ice and Fire Spring Water for so long, and awakened ice- and fire-element magic. It was only natural for him to have the power of ice and fire within him.
"Then there's no problem. You're clearly meant to be our heir," the Fire Dragon King's soul said.
Blue Yu found it hard to believe. Going by the way certain novels were written, shouldn't there be all kinds of tests, like an examination of his character and trials of his strength?
Why was it so... easy for him? It felt like the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings were eager to pass their power on to him. This wasn't some novel.
"Traveler from another world, we entrust our power to you."
Without waiting to see whether Blue Yu agreed, the souls of the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings merged with their respective skeletons.
Rumble—
A series of deep rumbles echoed. The two dragon skeletons, each over a thousand meters long, visibly shrank until they became two red-and-blue orbs about the size of fists.
"Boy, are you ready? Here we come!"
Again, they didn't wait for Blue Yu to answer. The two orbs shot into his chest.
In an instant, scorching heat and bitter cold intertwined within his body and merged.
At the same time, the Ice and Fire Star Dust in his Spiritual Universe began to transform, visibly becoming the Ice and Fire Star River.
"Since you haven't awakened a Martial Soul, then our power shall become your Martial Soul!"