The Emperor of Fire, Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame!

"Senior Dugu... according to what you're saying, didn't that mean I had to wait here until she came back?"

"What if she didn't return for three to five months? Did I have to wait here for three to five months too?"

Ji Bai frowned slightly.

As far as he knew,

the Imperial Fighting Team Dugu Yan belonged to still had around three months of practical combat training left.

That meant fighting in the Soul Fighting Arenas of the major main cities.

They would not return until after they had PKed against those people from Shrek.

The whole process would take nearly four months.

"More or less... that was how it was." Dugu Bo shrugged, looking rather shameless.

Ji Bai began considering what to do next.

At that moment,

Dugu Bo asked, "You still haven't told me whether you recognized the medicinal herbs here!"

Hearing this, Ji Bai said calmly, "I didn't recognize all of them. This junior merely learned some information regarding the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well from an incomplete ancient book. As for the vast majority of the medicinal herbs here, I knew nothing about them."

Dugu Bo immediately felt disappointed.

"However..."

Ji Bai's words gave him hope once more.

"However what?"

Dugu Bo looked at Ji Bai with expectation in his eyes.

Ji Bai smiled faintly and said sincerely, "As far as I knew, Chrysanthemum Douluo of Spirit Hall knew quite a lot about these exotic flowers and rare herbs. He should know."

The moment he heard the words "Chrysanthemum Douluo," Dugu Bo's face darkened.

Ji Bai knew full well that Dugu Bo had a grudge against Chrysanthemum Douluo. He deliberately said it to irritate Dugu Bo; otherwise, he would not have felt comfortable.

"It seemed Senior had a grudge against Chrysanthemum Douluo!"

"It didn't matter!"

"I also knew someone else. He might be able to give Senior a satisfactory answer!"

Hearing this, Dugu Bo raised his head and asked in a deep voice, "Who?"

Ji Bai said calmly, "The Breaking Clan had considerable expertise in alchemy, passed down through generations."

"The Breaking Clan..." Dugu Bo frowned and fell into thought.

If there was a clan in this world with that title, then there could only be one.

"You weren't deliberately telling me this to lure me away, were you? Then, while I'm gone, you planned to loot all the medicinal herbs here?" Dugu Bo narrowed his eyes slightly.

Ji Bai smiled helplessly and sighed. "Couldn't there be a little trust between people?"

"I wasn't afraid of you running away. If you ran, I'd settle the score with Blazing Academy!" After giving it some thought, Dugu Bo stopped bothering with Ji Bai and flew away.

Ever since the Breaking Clan had suffered a great upheaval twelve years ago, they had vanished without a trace. He did not know where the Breaking Clan was, but...

Someone in Heaven Dou City knew!

The Strength Clan had settled down in Heaven Dou City. This was something nearly all the major forces in Heaven Dou City knew.

"He actually just left?"

Ji Bai was quite surprised.

He had thought Dugu Bo would confess that he had been poisoned and then ask him to help detoxify him.

Unexpectedly...

He really knew how to endure!

Still, it was good that he had left.

This way, he could properly sample the taste of the Immortal Herbs while Dugu Bo was away.

"My Soul Power had increased by two levels."

"The quality of my Martial Soul had undergone another step of sublimation, and my body had been reborn, completely different from before."

Ji Bai summarized the gains brought by the Ice and Fire Body Tempering, then noticed that after Martial Soul Possession, a layer of gold had covered the surface of his formerly red hair.

However, when he withdrew his Martial Soul, that golden hue disappeared as well.

"Before Dugu Bo learned about these medicinal herbs, I'll take what I need first."

Ji Bai licked his lips and immediately locked onto one of the many Immortal Herbs. Its leaves resembled a cockscomb, and its entire body was crimson red—Pure Yang Immortal Herb: Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower!

This Immortal Herb possessed yang attributes. It could purify the Phoenix bloodline, increase its purity, strengthen the power of flames, and raise one's Soul Power Level. It was the Immortal Herb most suited for him!

The Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower could not be swallowed. Instead, one had to gather Soul Power to guide and refine its medicinal potency. No matter how much pain one suffered, one had to persevere!

However...

The pain caused by an Evil Fire eruption and the Ice and Fire Body Tempering was absolutely greater than the pain of absorbing the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower!

Boom!

The moment Ji Bai began absorbing the power of the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower, vast golden flames rose from the surface of his body, while his long red hair danced wildly.

Whoosh!

He slowly exhaled a wave of scorching air, and the temperature before him abruptly soared.

Thump! Thump! Thump!

Ji Bai could clearly sense that a large portion of the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower's power had fused into his heart.

Using his spiritual power to examine his body internally, he discovered in astonishment that his heart had turned golden, while his blood had also been dyed with a noble layer of gold.

After a long while, Ji Bai slowly opened his eyes. A trace of gold quietly emerged from the depths of his ruby-like pupils, gradually expanding until it filled his irises.

As the old saying went, the eyes were the windows to the soul.

"Aah!!!"

Ji Bai suddenly released his Martial Soul and let out a long howl toward the sky. The Fire Phoenix, wreathed in golden flames, soared into the heavens and circled above the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

"Screech—!"

The cry of the phoenix slowly spread, resounding through the clouds.

After releasing the pent-up power within his body, Ji Bai felt much better.

After refining the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower, his Soul Power Level had surged by approximately four levels at once.

And that was four levels for a Soul Ancestor.

Once he absorbed a ten-thousand-year Soul Ring for his fourth ring, his Soul Power Level was expected to directly reach around level forty-five to forty-seven.

The specifics would have to wait until after he absorbed his fourth Soul Ring.

Boom!

Ji Bai raised his right hand slightly, and a wisp of golden flame suddenly rose. The terrifying temperature it gave off was more than ten times greater than before!

"This could absolutely be called ultimate fire! It might have even surpassed ultimate fire!"

"How about calling you the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame from now on?"

At the thought of this, Ji Bai could not help but laugh. He then withdrew the golden flame, sat cross-legged, closed his eyes, and quietly meditated.

A person who possessed strength but did not know how to use it did not deserve to be called strong.

What he needed to do now was turn the power he had just acquired into real combat strength.

Meanwhile,

Dugu Bo had already returned to Heaven Dou City. He sought out Tai Tan of the Strength Clan and had him contact the Breaking Clan.

From then on, he only needed to leave this matter to Tai Tan. As a dignified Title Douluo, he could not possibly go personally. Besides, he still carried deadly poison in his body. If something unexpected happened along the way, without the aid of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, he would likely die far from home.

"I should go back and see whether that brat had run away!"

Dugu Bo was extremely busy that day, running back and forth between Heaven Dou City and Sunset Forest.

When he returned to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and saw Ji Bai cultivating, Dugu Bo frowned slightly.

They had been apart for only a little over two hours, yet he felt that Ji Bai had become vastly different from before. As for exactly what was different, he could not put his finger on it.

"Did this brat eat another medicinal herb?"

Dugu Bo secretly guessed as he swept his gaze across the medicinal herbs surrounding the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

Before long, he found a medicinal herb with only its roots and stem remaining.

"This brat definitely recognized quite a few medicinal herbs."

Dugu Bo stared intently at Ji Bai.