Borrowing the Ice and Fire Spring to Block a Title Douluo's Strike! Immortal Herbs Entered His Body, Di Yao Broke Through to Level Thirty!

The instant Dugu Bo made his move, the entire poison formation came alive.

Emerald-green Poison Mist transformed into towering waves.

The grass and trees on the ground rotted away in an instant.

The phantom of the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor emerged from the Poison Mist, its snake eyes icy as they locked onto Di Yao.

Yue Guan's expression darkened.

"Old Poison, you actually dare!"

The Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum bloomed.

Golden chrysanthemum petals became blades, slicing through the Poison Mist.

But Dugu Bo had been prepared.

The Poison Mist was not aimed directly at Di Yao.

It first cut Yue Guan off from him.

He did not want a full battle.

He wanted a test killing.

One instant was enough to see whether Di Yao had the life to survive.

Hu Liena tried to rush over, but the poisonous wave forced her back.

Her face turned pale as she shouted angrily, "Dugu Bo!"

Dugu Yan panicked as well.

"Grandfather! Don't kill him!"

Dugu Bo did not turn around.

"The brat saved you."

"But he is also from Spirit Hall."

"If he cannot prove that he is worth keeping alive, leaving him alive will only bring disaster."

Di Yao stood before the poisonous wave, his gaze frighteningly cold.

He could not block a Title Douluo's strike.

If he faced it head-on, he would die.

Dodge?

The Poison Mist had sealed off every route.

He could not outrun it.

Wait for Yue Guan to save him?

There was no time.

Then he could only borrow power.

The dark gold light in his eyes surged.

Within his sea of consciousness, the embryonic Hetu Luoshu trembled madly.

The valley's terrain.

The flow of the Poison Mist.

The location of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

The boundary between extreme cold and extreme heat.

The point where Dugu Bo's Soul Power would land.

All the information was forcibly pieced together in an instant.

Di Yao suddenly turned and charged toward the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

Dugu Bo narrowed his eyes.

"Trying to run?"

Di Yao did not answer.

He rushed to the edge of the valley entrance, and the Great Sun Golden Flame beneath his feet slammed into a crack in the ground.

The flames were not attacking Dugu Bo.

They were drawing upon the extremely hot leyline surrounding the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

The next instant.

A crimson torrent of heat erupted from underground.

At the same time, the frigid white mist was stirred and surged toward the other side.

The powers of Ice and Fire had originally maintained a bizarre balance.

Di Yao did not destroy that balance.

He merely pried at the edge of it.

Like lifting one corner of an eave before a torrential rain.

But that tiny bit was already enough.

The phantom of the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor lunged down.

The Dharma Image of Demon Emperor Di Jun appeared behind Di Yao.

The broken Dark Gold Sun rose.

The Great Sun Golden Flame clung to the outer aura of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, forcibly pulling out a barrier interwoven with red and white.

Hu Liena's pupils contracted.

"He's borrowing the spring!"

Even Yue Guan was shaken.

"This brat has gone mad!"

What kind of place was the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well?

A place where extreme cold and extreme heat converged.

With the slightest mistake, Di Yao would be torn apart by the backlash of Ice and Fire without Dugu Bo needing to act.

But Di Yao had no choice.

The Title Douluo's strike descended.

The red-and-white barrier was struck viciously by the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor.

Boom!

The entire valley shook.

Di Yao's body felt as though it had been smashed by a colossal hammer.

His chest caved in half an inch at once, and blood sprayed from his mouth.

The two powers of Ice and Fire also followed the Golden Flame and surged back into his body.

Half his meridians felt as though they had frozen apart.

Half his flesh felt as though it had been burned through.

The pain reached its extreme.

Yet he did not die.

The red-and-white barrier shattered.

The phantom of the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor was also dispersed by more than half under the power of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

Dugu Bo's expression finally changed.

"He blocked it?"

He had not blocked it through his own strength.

He had borrowed the terrain.

Borrowed the spring.

Borrowed his martial spirit's pull on flames.

Borrowed the sliver of balance calculated by the embryonic Hetu Luoshu.

But blocking it was still blocking it.

Di Yao crashed to the ground, covered in blood.

Supporting himself with his arms, he forcibly raised his head.

"Dugu Bo."

"Have I proven it now?"

Dugu Bo narrowed his eyes.

The killing intent in his heart only grew stronger.

This child was too dangerous.

A Soul Grandmaster dared to borrow the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well to block a Title Douluo's strike.

If he were allowed to grow, who knew what he might become capable of?

Dugu Bo was just about to attack again.

But Yue Guan had already arrived.

Golden chrysanthemum petals rained from the sky, directly shielding Di Yao.

The smile on Yue Guan's face vanished completely.

"Old Poison."

"Make one more move, and we'll truly have a fight today."

Dugu Bo said coldly, "Yue Guan, do you think I fear you?"

Yue Guan said, "Of course you do not fear me."

"But you fear Spirit Hall."

"And you fear that there truly may be no medicine left to save your granddaughter."

Dugu Bo paused.

Dugu Yan had already rushed to Di Yao's side.

Seeing Di Yao covered in blood, her face turned pale.

"Y-you... are you all right?"

Di Yao coughed up a mouthful of blood.

"Do I look all right?"

Dugu Yan choked on her words, yet her eyes reddened slightly.

"You're still acting tough at a time like this!"

Di Yao looked at her.

"Your grandfather tried to kill me."

"You owe me one."

Dugu Yan froze.

Hu Liena hurried over and, upon hearing that, nearly laughed in anger.

He was already injured this badly, yet he still had not forgotten to keep score.

Dugu Bo heard it too.

His expression darkened repeatedly.

Di Yao forced himself into a sitting position and directly took out the Fusang Red Heart Lotus and the Great Sun Blazing Grass.

Hu Liena's expression changed.

"You're taking Immortal Herbs now?"

Di Yao said, "The Ice and Fire backlash has entered my body."

"If I don't refine them now, it will be wasted."

Yue Guan frowned.

"Little fellow, your injuries are too severe."

Di Yao looked at him.

"Elder Chrysanthemum, protect me."

Yue Guan watched him for several breaths, then suddenly laughed.

"You truly do not value your life."

Di Yao said, "I do."

"That is why I have to seize this chance."

After saying that, he directly swallowed the essence leaf core of the Great Sun Blazing Grass.

He then placed the fiery core of the Fusang Red Heart Lotus into his mouth.

Boom!

Two sun-aspected immortal-grade powers exploded within his body.

The Ice and Fire backlash that had been rampaging through him was forcibly pressed toward his fire meridians by the Great Sun Blazing Grass.

The Fusang Red Heart Lotus, meanwhile, stabilized Demon Emperor Di Jun's Sun Fire seed.

The Dark Gold Sun behind Di Yao suddenly lit up.

He gripped the Golden Crow Vine in his hand.

Three feather leaves turned into golden light and merged into the Golden Crow phantom behind him.

Screech—!

A Golden Crow cry that pierced through the valley rang out.

Dugu Bo's expression changed.

Dugu Yan stood frozen in shock as well.

The aura around Di Yao began to rise wildly.

His Peak Level Twenty-Nine Soul Power seemed to be pushed by the Immortal Herbs through its final door.

Boom!

Level Thirty Soul Power!

Breakthrough!

Dark Gold Flame surged into the sky, yet it did not spiral out of control.

The Dharma Image of Demon Emperor Di Jun became a little more solid than before.

The Mystic Gold Emperor Robe draped down.

Golden Crow wings spread open.

That great sun was no longer merely an illusion.

It had gained a trace of true imperial majesty.

Hu Liena watched the scene, her heart shaken.

She had personally watched Di Yao go from Innate Level Twenty Soul Power, to a two-ringed Soul Grandmaster, and now to Level Thirty Soul Power.

Too fast.

So fast that it left those his age in despair.

A flash of amazement also crossed Yue Guan's eyes.

"The immortal herbs were far too compatible with him."

Dugu Bo's expression darkened.

He finally understood why Di Yao had insisted on those three immortal herbs.

This was not simply an increase in Soul Power.

It was repairing the foundation of his martial soul.

Di Yao slowly opened his eyes.

The dark gold flames in his eyes were deeper than before.

His injuries had not fully healed.

Yet his aura had changed.

More stable.

More profound.

And more domineering.

Dugu Bo looked at him and said coldly, "Level Thirty Soul Power."

Di Yao rose to his feet.

"Mm."

Dugu Bo narrowed his eyes.

"You still want a third soul ring?"

Di Yao looked toward the depths of Sunset Forest.

"Of course."

"The immortal herbs have already entered my body."

"My Soul Power has broken through Level Thirty."

"Next, it is time to obtain my third soul ring."

Dugu Yan could not help saying, "You are injured this badly!"

Di Yao glanced at her.

"Wounds will heal."

"Opportunities will not wait."

Dugu Yan opened her mouth, but for a moment, she could not say anything.

She seemed to have heard Hu Liena say that about Di Yao many times.

Hu Liena sighed.

"I knew it."

Yue Guan smiled.

"It seems this trip to Sunset Forest is not over yet."

Di Yao raised his head and looked at Dugu Bo.

"The deal continues."

Dugu Bo said coldly, "You still dare to negotiate with me?"

Di Yao said, "Your attempt to kill me failed."

"I used the spring to block it."

"Your granddaughter still needs me."

"And I will not reveal the Herb Garden's location for nothing."

"So naturally, we should negotiate."

Dugu Bo stared at him for a long time.

In the end, he gave a cold snort.

"Brat, you are the hardest Soul Grandmaster to kill that I have ever seen."

Di Yao corrected him, "I am now one step away from being a Soul Elder."

Dugu Bo: "..."

Hu Liena lowered her head, suppressing a laugh.

Dugu Yan nearly failed to hold it in as well.

Yue Guan, meanwhile, laughed so hard that he trembled all over.

"Old poisoner, didn't I say this child was interesting?"

Dugu Bo's face turned as black as the bottom of a pot.

Yet he did not attack again.

Because he knew Di Yao was right.

Killing him now would cost too much.

It was better to continue the deal.

At the very least, Dugu Yan's life was still in Di Yao's hands.

Night fell.

Beside the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, the afterglow of the Dark Gold Sun slowly faded.

Di Yao stood at the mouth of the valley, covered in wounds, yet his aura was stronger.

Level Thirty Soul Power had been achieved.

The immortal herbs were secured.

The deal with Poison Douluo had begun.

The next step.

The third soul ring.

And this time, what he sought would no longer be an ordinary thousand-year soul beast.

He wanted a third soul ring truly worthy of the transformation of Demon Emperor Di Jun.