The Heist and Being Heisted!

"You!"

Yu Tianheng's expression changed drastically. Instinctively sensing something was wrong, he spun around and lunged for Ji Bai.

"Boom!"

Ji Bai noticed Yu Tianheng's movement behind him, and raging flames surged from his body.

Yu Tianheng was forced back in an instant.

The others scattered as well.

"Hiss!"

Everyone stared at Ji Bai in shock.

"We'll meet again. Next time, I'll give you a chance to challenge me!"

Ji Bai gave a disdainful smile and walked away.

Yu Tianheng glanced at his burned right hand. Cold sweat seeped down his cheeks as he stared fixedly at Ji Bai's retreating back and asked in a low voice, "State your name!"

Ji Bai ignored Yu Tianheng and vanished around a corner before everyone's eyes.

"Bastard!"

Yu Tianheng was furious, but when he recalled that Dugu Yan had lost to Ji Bai, as well as Ji Bai's words just now, his expression shifted slightly. He quickly returned to the VIP room.

After collecting his reward, Ji Bai left the Sylvis Grand Soul Fighting Arena. He found an upscale hotel to stay in, then set off for Heaven Dou City the next day.

Two days later.

Sunset Forest.

The blazing sun hung overhead as Ji Bai strolled through this perilous Soul Beast forest with complete composure.

Although his Soul Power was only level thirty-eight, he already possessed the ability to protect himself in this core region filled with ten-thousand-year Soul Beasts.

"This should be the place..."

Ji Bai looked at the emerald-green plants ahead. They periodically released clouds of miasma, and their sheer numbers were terrifying.

As for the miasma, it gathered together to form a poisonous formation that shrouded the entire valley ahead, even sealing off the sky above. That was why Ji Bai had not flown directly in from above.

"Jade Phosphorus Seven Absolute Flowers fear nothing but ice, not even fire."

"However, this poisonous barrier has no resistance whatsoever against my flames."

"Rise—"

Ji Bai slightly raised his right hand, and a cluster of golden-red flames suddenly surged upward, illuminating the somewhat dim forest with dazzling brilliance.

As the golden-red flames spread toward the poisonous barrier, it was incinerated completely in an instant.

"Third Soul Skill, Ten Thousand Flames Returning to Flow!"

"Second Soul Skill, Bathing Fire Phoenix!"

With the activation of the two Soul Skills, the power of Ji Bai's flames increased more than twofold.

A broad path immediately appeared through the poisonous mist, while the Jade Phosphorus Seven Absolute Flowers carpeting the ground were suppressed so thoroughly that they could not raise their heads. At the same time, a layer of golden-red flame barrier appeared and enveloped his entire body.

As long as this barrier remained, he would not have to fear the poisonous mist's effects. Not a wisp of toxic fog could pass through the barrier and invade his body.

Before long, Ji Bai passed through the poisonous fog and arrived beside a pool with an extraordinary sight.

"A milky-white Ice Spring, a crimson Fire Spring, and all these exotic flowers and herbs..."

Ji Bai was currently in Fire Phoenix Martial Soul Possession. The moment he approached the Fire Spring, the fire-attributed Soul Power within him became incomparably active.

If he cultivated Soul Power here, it would undoubtedly be far more effective than in Blazing Academy's Mimic Cultivation Environment.

The Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well was the most suitable cultivation ground for Soul Masters with ice and fire attributes.

"Forget it. There's no use thinking so much now."

The images of Huo Wu and Shui Bing'er surfaced in Ji Bai's mind, only to be swiftly cast aside. He then spread out his spiritual power and carefully scanned every medicinal herb in the area.

"What a pity..."

Ji Bai sighed softly, then gazed at the unusual Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass within the Ice Spring and the Infernal Delicate Apricot within the Fire Spring.

The two Immortal Herbs contained extremely potent toxins, but in his view, those toxins were merely fire poison and cold poison derived from their overwhelmingly powerful ice and fire attributes.

However, if the person consuming them possessed an exceptionally strong ice or fire attribute to begin with, then consumed the corresponding Immortal Herb, they would not suffer much harm.

However...

Using these two Immortal Herbs together would produce even more extraordinary effects, allowing one to undergo a complete rebirth and gain even greater benefits.

"Whoosh!"

A long blade suddenly appeared in Ji Bai's hand.

Bolstered by his second and third Soul Skills, he withstood the power of the Ice Spring and swung the blade.

As a flash of cold light passed, the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass was severed.

Ji Bai tossed aside the blade, turned, and charged toward the Infernal Delicate Apricot. Golden-red flames wrapped around his right hand as he thrust it toward the herb's roots.

In an instant.

He uprooted the Infernal Delicate Apricot completely.

Holding the Infernal Delicate Apricot in his hand like this, Ji Bai found it scorching hot, but still within his limits of endurance.

That was enough to prove one thing.

As long as the power of his flames improved another step, he could consume the Infernal Delicate Apricot by itself.

But not now.

Holding the Infernal Delicate Apricot, Ji Bai returned to the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass. Flames rose from his left hand, and relying on his powerful resistance to ice, he directly grabbed it.

"My flames should be infinitely close to Ultimate Fire, perhaps they have already reached the realm of Ultimate Fire. If I consume the Pure Yang Immortal Herb, the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower, I'll surely advance another step."

"There's no concept of Ultimate Fire in this era, so I don't even have anything to compare it against."

There were only ten breaths of time to consume the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot together. Once that time was missed, both Immortal Herbs would lose all their medicinal properties.

Ji Bai fused the two Immortal Herbs and swiftly swallowed them. They melted the moment they entered his mouth, and their taste was quite good.

Now, he only had to wait for the medicinal effects to take hold. Then he could plunge into the place where the two springs met and use the ice and fire power here to temper his body, undergoing a complete rebirth and greatly enhancing his talent.

As red and blue light alternated across the surface of his body, Ji Bai felt pain within him that surpassed even an Evil Fire outbreak. He knew it was time.

He immediately tore off everything on his body at lightning speed and leaped into the spring.

"Splash!"

Water sprayed everywhere as Ji Bai rapidly sank beneath the surface.

Not long after he submerged himself, an old man clad in a dark green robe, with green hair and green eyes, appeared where Ji Bai had been standing.

Dugu Bo expressionlessly stared at the rippling spring water. He then glanced at the clothes and Soul Tool at his feet, picked up the Soul Tool, and sent his Soul Power into it to inspect it carefully.

A red-gold school badge suddenly appeared in his hand, bearing the words "Blazing Academy."

"Blazing... someone from Blazing Academy?"

"Interesting!"

"To think he actually made it through the poisonous barrier and entered this place!"

Though his words sounded like praise, Dugu Bo spoke through gritted teeth.

"Forget it."

"I can't be bothered to argue with a dead man."

In his view, making it through the poisonous barrier was already an extraordinary feat. Jumping into the spring was no different from courting death.

After all, even a Title Douluo like him would develop problems if he remained beside the spring for too long, let alone jumped directly into it.

Dugu Bo took everything from the Storage Soul Tool and casually tossed it into the woods. Then, holding Ji Bai's Soul Tool, he flew away.