They had Dugu Bo's quick reflexes to thank for that. He'd protected the medicinal herbs growing by the lakeside in time.
Otherwise, given the power of that spring water, the rare herbs growing along the edge probably wouldn't have escaped unscathed.
"Speaking of which, what exactly did that kid do to cause such a huge commotion?"
Yu Yuanzhen stopped by the lake. Feeling the two still-intense, opposing auras around him, he turned to look at Dugu Bo.
"Old Poison Freak, you've been staying here for quite a while, haven't you?"
"You must have some idea what's going on, right?"
"Hmph. If I knew everything about the rare herbs in this place, do you think I'd still be riddled with poison, with Soul Power only at level 91?"
Dugu Bo shot Yu Yuanzhen a glance and replied evenly:
"But Tianchen should know this place fairly well."
"This strange phenomenon probably happened because he took some rare herb from here and broke through."
"As for exactly what he did, I suppose we'll have to wait until he comes out and ask him."
Hearing Dugu Bo's answer, Yu Yuanzhen curled his lip and muttered under his breath.
"Tch. You've occupied such a treasure trove for so long, and you still haven't figured out what's in it."
"What a waste of a treasure trove."
"Old Jade Dragon, what did you say?!"
Yu Yuanzhen had muttered quietly.
But Dugu Bo had heard him perfectly. He glared straight at Yu Yuanzhen.
"I said you're no good. What, you can't take it?"
"So you're saying you want to spar with me, is that it?"
"Afraid of you? You're only a level 91 Titled Douluo. What are you showing off for?!"
"I may not be able to beat you, but I can sure as hell annoy you. Come on!"
Meanwhile, inside the lake.
At that moment, Yu Tianchen had no idea that the commotion he'd caused outside was about to send two Titled Douluo into an all-out brawl.
He sat cross-legged in the water, surrounded by Soul Power carrying two opposing forces, extreme cold and intense heat. They held him in place, keeping him from sinking any farther.
His body, which had once gleamed with the bronze sheen of the Bronze Thunder Body,
had now been completely transformed into jade, glowing with a lustrous sheen.
On his jade-like skin, crimson and blue-white intertwined, making Yu Tianchen look almost bewitching.
Crackle... crackle...
Fine arcs of electricity coursed over Yu Tianchen's evenly proportioned, powerful muscles.
As time passed,
the arcs gradually grew dissatisfied with coursing over Yu Tianchen's body.
Instead, they began spreading outward.
Suddenly, Yu Tianchen's eyes flew open.
Brilliant lightning burst from his body, sending ripples through the surrounding lake water.
He stretched his limbs, then suddenly planted a foot in the water.
His whole body became a blur as he shot out of the lake and landed on the ground.
"Success!"
Feeling the formidable power within him and admiring the jade-like texture and sheen of his skin,
Yu Tianchen wore a delighted expression, unable to hide his satisfaction.
The Great Sun Thunder Body. The Jade Thunder Body.
He'd finally broken through!
Tang San really knew how to pick them.
The Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot might not have been the finest Immortal Herbs in the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.
But for body refinement, pairing two extreme herbs with the spring water of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, which contained both extreme yin and extreme yang, truly made them the perfect Immortal Herbs for tempering the body!
After taking them, Yu Tianchen had not only reached the second layer of the Great Sun Thunder Body, the Jade Thunder Body realm,
but his body had also gained resistance to water and fire, as well as immunity to all poisons.
In other words, now that Yu Tianchen had activated the Five Thunder Shock Drums and was in his current Jade Thunder Body state,
unless he encountered an exceptionally potent poison,
poison would have little to no effect on him.
It wouldn't be wrong to say he was immune to poison.
And with his Great Sun Thunder Body breaking through to the second layer,
his Soul Power had also advanced three levels alongside his cultivation breakthrough, boosted by the Immortal Herbs and spring water. He had successfully reached the Soul Elder realm.
Fantastic!
"Xiao Chen!" "Tianchen!"
Just as Yu Tianchen was savoring the benefits brought by taking the two Immortal Herbs,
two calls rang out from nearby.
Dugu Bo, with a bruised and swollen face, and Yu Yuanzhen, looking green around the gills, came over to Yu Tianchen together.
Seeing their strange condition, Yu Tianchen was startled.
"Grandpa, Senior Dugu Bo, what happened to you..."
"Ah, don't worry about that. I just had a little spar with the old Poison Freak."
Yu Yuanzhen answered casually, then frowned and walked over to Yu Tianchen.
"You brat, do you have any idea how dangerous the water in this pool is?"
"Even the old Poison Freak, a Titled Douluo, can't stay in it for long, and you still dared to jump right in!"
"Getting too big for your boots, are you?"
As he spoke, Yu Yuanzhen raised his leg and kicked Yu Tianchen in the butt.
Thud!
With a muffled thump, Yu Tianchen didn't move an inch.
A look of surprise immediately appeared on Yu Yuanzhen's face.
Although he hadn't put much strength into that kick,
it had felt as if he'd kicked a solid rock.
"Xiao Chen, has your body gotten even stronger?"
Yu Yuanzhen asked in surprise.
"Yes. I took two herbs from here and combined them with the spring water. My body's reached another level."
Yu Tianchen nodded with a smile.
As soon as he said this, surprise appeared on both Dugu Bo's and Yu Yuanzhen's faces.
"Tianchen, what herbs did you take? How could they bring about such a breakthrough?"
Dugu Bo asked curiously.
"The Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot. They're two Immortal Herbs that grew beside the Ice Spring and Fire Spring, near the center, nourished by the essence of extreme yin and extreme yang."
Yu Tianchen explained.
Dugu Bo's expression changed when he heard the explanation.
"You brat, you've got some nerve."
"You can't just eat those two herbs on a whim!"
Dugu Bo didn't know what kind of Immortal Herbs the names Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot referred to.
But from Yu Tianchen's description, it wasn't hard to guess.
Throughout the entire Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, only those two herbs were close to both the bitter cold and the searing heat.
And both Immortal Herbs contained the most potent yin poison and fire poison, making them incredibly overbearing.
Even Dugu Bo, with his Soul Power, couldn't stay between those two herbs for long.
And this kid had just eaten them!
"What's wrong with those two Immortal Herbs?"
Yu Yuanzhen didn't know much about them, so he turned to look at Dugu Bo.
"Plenty!"
With a dark expression, Dugu Bo stepped forward and began examining Yu Tianchen's body.
As he checked him over, he explained the properties of the two Immortal Herbs to Yu Yuanzhen.
"This is absolutely outrageous!"
Yu Yuanzhen's expression changed too. He stopped caring about looking dignified as an elder, took off his shoe, and prepared to let Yu Tianchen experience a little of Grandpa's love.
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