The Immortal Herbs' Doomsday (Part 1)

Meanwhile, Qiangu Yunmei had already moved close to Qiangu Yunche and lowered her voice.

"Little brother, how are we supposed to get through up ahead?"

"Simple. We just walk through."

Qiangu Yunche had absolute confidence in his Domain of Destruction. The aura of destruction could suppress nearly every known attribute, which meant that in front of him, these poisonous miasmas were nothing more than an oversized power bank.

They had one and only one way to kill Qiangu Yunche: stuff him to death.

Led by Qiangu Yunche, the group of five walked straight into the territory of the Jade Phosphorus Seven-Absolute Flowers and Nine-Absolute Flowers.

Sure enough, under the suppression of the Domain of Destruction, nearly every Jade Phosphorus Seven-Absolute Flower and Nine-Absolute Flower they passed began trembling violently.

The all-pervasive aura of destruction damaged their outer shells, which were tougher than metal. Their poisonous mist was utterly incapable of gaining even a foothold within the Domain of Destruction.

By the time the five of them passed through the flower wall formed by the Jade Phosphorus Seven-Absolute Flowers and Nine-Absolute Flowers, Qiangu Yunche even felt that the Soul Power within him was more abundant than at his peak.

Beyond the flower wall lay the edge of the valley.

The valley's edge was extremely steep, as though it had been carved with a blade. Jade Phosphorus Poison Cloud and toxic miasma accumulated downward before their eyes, and the poisonous clouds here were even thicker than those in the sky earlier.

Without any hesitation, the five immediately leaped off the cliff.

Dozens of dark-blue vines marked with seven-colored patterns shot out from all around them along the way, but Qiangu Yunmei and Qiangu Liting, positioned on either side, easily cut them down.

After descending roughly three hundred meters, the air before them suddenly cleared. The poisonous miasma dissipated, replaced by fresh air filled with the fragrance of plants.

The sky here was completely covered by seven-colored poisonous clouds, making the valley seem as though it were illuminated by a rainbow—dazzling and beautiful.

The mountain walls were covered in the same vines from earlier. From afar, the entire cliff looked as if it had been forged from gemstones glimmering with seven-colored light.

The valley was not particularly large, yet it was filled with all kinds of plants. As far as the eye could see, there were too many colors to count. Beautiful flowers competed in splendor, lush vegetation bore abundant fruit, and many plants even emitted treasure light of varying intensity. Even with nothing but their eyes, they could tell these plants were extraordinary.

"Th-this is simply a miracle."

Yang Shu muttered, unable to believe her eyes.

She had thought the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well would be a perilous forbidden land with a harsh environment. Who would have thought it would resemble a paradise on earth?

Not to mention the plants growing around the two-colored lake in the center of the valley—even those beneath her feet were rare spiritual treasures of heaven and earth, scarcely seen in the outside world.

"Great-grandfather, Dad, the beast hide said that the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well is one of the three greatest treasure basins in the world. A plant growing here for one day is equivalent to ten days outside. Back then, Tang Sect ancestor Tang San discovered many immortal herbs here that seized the creation of heaven and earth, then distributed them among the other six members of the first-generation Shrek Seven Devils. That was how six gods came to be."

"Now that ten thousand years have passed, countless powerful immortal herbs that have transformed into plant-type Soul Beasts must have been born within the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well."

Before Qiangu Yunche had even finished speaking, Qiangu Qing and Qiangu Liting had already released their Martial Souls and Soul Rings.

Clearly, they had also sensed the auras of numerous Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts within the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.

"Liting, take the two on the left. Leave the four on the right to me."

Qiangu Qing gripped his Coiling Dragon Staff and flew downward first. The aura of a rank ninety-eight Super Douluo instantly enveloped the entire Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, while Qiangu Liting followed close behind, his eyes blazing as he stared at the two Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts that had just been startled awake by Qiangu Qing's aura.

The Twin Protectors of the Demon King were on the move.

What followed was far too cruel. Children would have nightmares after watching it, so it was skipped over.

By the time everything returned to calm, the entire Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well had become a complete mess.

Flames and ice crystals were everywhere. Even the cliff the five had descended from had split open with a massive fissure, while the Cold Extreme Yin Spring and Blazing Yang Spring continued to churn.

Qiangu Qing swung his staff one final time, effortlessly smashing the Infernal Delicate Apricot—the immortal herb that had resisted most fiercely—back into its original form.

Together with the Aromatic Silk Beauty, Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass, Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower, Aromatic Silk Beauty, Water Muscle Jade Immortal Bone, Earth Dragon Golden Melon, and Ink Jade Divine Bamboo from earlier, there were actually a full eight Hundred-Thousand-Year plant-type Soul Beasts within the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well!

However, because they lived within the unique environment of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, they had in truth only lived for ten thousand years. Their combat strength and experience were completely disproportionate to their cultivation, so Qiangu Qing and Qiangu Liting had captured them all with barely any effort.

"We've struck it rich. This time, we've really struck it rich."

Qiangu Yunmei stared intensely at the eight Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts, feeling as though her worldview had suffered an immense shock.

Inside a gorge smaller than the Qiangu Clan's headquarters, there were eight plant-type Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts with abysmal combat strength, along with countless immortal herbs that had yet to develop sentience. What did their harvest this time amount to?

It was practically like walking out the door and stumbling into a fortune.

Qiangu Qing and Qiangu Liting also wore looks of amazement. This attempt had brought them unimaginably generous returns.

With these immortal herbs and countless spiritual treasures of heaven and earth, the Qiangu Clan could absolutely surpass Shrek Academy and become the strongest Soul Master faction on the continent within twenty years!

Yet at this moment, Yang Shu was the most excited and delighted of them all.

She darted through the endless plants, gathering precious medicinal ingredients that were difficult to find in the outside world according to the ancient pharmacopoeia left behind by her ancestors.

It was only when Qiangu Yunche called to her that she barely managed to restrain her hands, which seemed to have automatic looting activated, and came over.

"Mom, this is a Hundred-Thousand-Year Ink Jade Divine Bamboo. It strengthens the Martial Soul itself and can greatly increase attack power. You're currently at rank eighty-nine, so this Hundred-Thousand-Year Ink Jade Divine Bamboo can help you break through and become your ninth Soul Ring."

Holding the Tang Sect Pharmacopoeia left behind by Tang San, Qiangu Yunche spoke softly as he removed the seal on the Ink Jade Divine Bamboo.

"Humans, you dare treat us like this? Our benefactor will never let you go!"

Well, its very first sentence made Qiangu Yunche unable to stop himself from giving it a shot.

"Idiot, your benefactor was Dugu Bo, not Tang San. If he counts as your benefactor, then if I loot the entire Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well and fill the place back in with your seeds afterward, wouldn't I become your benefactor too?"

"Y-you, how can you compare yourself to our benefactor, who possessed world-shaking wisdom?" The Ink Jade Divine Bamboo's face twisted in pain, yet it still argued with Qiangu Yunche.

"World-shaking my ass." Qiangu Yunche could not be bothered arguing with these immortal herbs that clearly had something wrong with their heads. He threw a punch, and the Ink Jade Divine Bamboo immediately entered a sweet dream.

Listening to the conversation between Qiangu Yunche and the Ink Jade Divine Bamboo, Qiangu Qing and the others felt that Qiangu Yunche seemed to know secrets they had never even heard of. However, now was not the time to ask about such things. Their top priority was dealing with these immortal herbs.

Yang Shu swept her gaze over the Ink Jade Divine Bamboo. After hesitating for a moment, she said,

"No, Yunche. Based on what you said, this Ink Jade Divine Bamboo is clearly suited to you as well. Keep it and make it your sixth Soul Ring."

Though she desperately wanted the Ink Jade Divine Bamboo's Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring and Soul Bone, her instincts as a mother still made her choose to leave the good thing for her son.

Qiangu Yunche merely smiled at this, then said,

"Mom, nearly every Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast here will condense External Essence. You can absorb the Ink Jade Divine Bamboo's Soul Ring and Soul Bone, while I'll keep its essence."

"My Evil-Breaking Dragon Soul Spear already possesses extreme attack power. Frankly speaking, whether it's the Ink Jade Divine Bamboo's original essence or its Soul Ring and Soul Bone, neither would be especially effective for me. They wouldn't serve much purpose."

"Rather than taking it, I'd rather hunt a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast from a naturally powerful species to serve as my sixth Soul Ring. The benefits I'd gain that way would obviously be greater."

Hearing Qiangu Yunche say this, Yang Shu no longer hesitated. The pitch-black, heavy Soul-Breaking Spear appeared in her hand, and with one thrust, she knocked the Ink Jade Divine Bamboo back into its original form. Qiangu Yunche then took action, extracting from within it a small section of exquisite bamboo shoot, emerald green throughout as though carved from crystal.

After that bamboo shoot was removed, the dark-green light around the Ink Jade Divine Bamboo immediately dimmed by more than half, and its body began trembling violently.

Qiangu Yunche divided the bamboo shoot into two. He handed roughly one-fifth of it to Yang Shu to help her break through the bottleneck to become a Title Douluo.

He stored the remaining portion in his storage Soul Tool, saving it for later consumption.

After finishing this, Qiangu Yunche turned his gaze toward his sister...