Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well

Deep within the Sunset Forest, inside a basin shrouded in dark purple miasma, the air was thick with a nauseating, fishy sweetness.

"Hiss~"

Accompanied by a hair-raising serpentine shriek, a giant snake with a body of emerald green and scales as translucent as jade crashed to the ground.

This was a Jade Phosphorus Snake with a cultivation age of twenty-five hundred years, far exceeding the theoretical limit for a Spirit Venerable absorbing a third spirit ring as proposed by a certain Grandmaster.

"Yan-Yan, have you lost your mind!"

A sharp, anxious cry rang out.

Fourteen-year-old Ye Lingling stood in white robes, her face veiled, revealing only a pair of clear, deep blue eyes.

But at this moment, those eyes, usually as calm as an ancient well, were filled with rare panic.

Ignoring the surrounding toxic fog, she flashed to the side of the giant snake's carcass.

Dugu Yan sat cross-legged before the beast, her short, deep purple hair, usually full of spirit, now plastered to her cheeks as if soaked in sweat.

As her spirit power surged wildly, her legs were uncontrollably tangled, hanging limply against the ground.

Between her brows, a diamond-shaped green scale emitted an eerie glow, and her once-clear green eyes were now completely swallowed by a dense, violet hue.

"Lin... Lingling..."

Dugu Yan's voice was terrifyingly hoarse. She gritted her teeth, her hands clutching the collar of her shirt so tightly that her nails dug deep into her flesh, drawing beads of blood.

"If Yu Tianheng can... absorb one beyond his limit... why can't I!"

Dugu Yan squeezed these words through her teeth, her tone laced with the stubbornness and resentment typical of a young girl.

She had originally been the one with the higher spirit power, but because of his family, Yu Tianheng had obtained century-old and millennium-old Whale Glue before her, allowing him to reach level 30 faster and successfully absorb an over-limit spirit ring, breaking through directly to level 32.

Watching the high-spirited Yu Tianheng, how could she, the granddaughter of the Poison Douluo, endure such frustration?

Thus, Dugu Yan had secretly used millennium-old Whale Glue behind her grandfather's back to reach level 30, then brought Ye Lingling to the Sunset Forest to hunt for a spirit beast; she would never allow herself to fall behind anyone.

"You..."

Ye Lingling watched Dugu Yan's body spasm in agony and was about to summon her Nine Heart Begonia spirit when she saw Dugu Yan suddenly jerk her head up, spitting out a mouthful of dense purple mist.

"Don't come over! The poison... I can't control it!"

Third spirit skill, Jade Phosphorus Purple Poison!

But this was not a spirit skill Dugu Yan had actively released; it was an instinctive leakage after the toxins in her body had completely spiraled out of control.

If Ye Lingling didn't dodge, even with spirit power protecting her body, she would suffer greatly.

"Yan-Yan!"

At the critical moment, an aged voice, yet one containing terrifying spirit power, exploded in the basin like a thunderclap.

Immediately following, a massive, suffocating wave of emerald-green spirit power swept in like a hurricane, instantly suppressing the purple mist Dugu Yan had exhaled and forcing it into droplets of venom that hissed as they hit the ground.

Dugu Bo, clad in green robes, appeared out of thin air in front of Dugu Yan.

The Douluo known for his peerless poison, usually wearing a somewhat sinister expression, now had a face filled with unprecedented gravity and anxiety.

"Grandfather..."

When Dugu Yan saw Dugu Bo, the violet hue in her eyes dimmed slightly, but it was immediately replaced by even more intense agony.

"You foolish girl, you really have a death wish. How many times have I told you never to absorb the spirit ring of a highly toxic beast! And a Jade Phosphorus Snake that exceeds your limit at that!"

Dugu Bo pulled Dugu Yan into his arms, pouring his spirit power into her body in a continuous stream, attempting to suppress the rampaging toxins.

However, when his spirit power probed into Dugu Yan's body, the face of this level-91 Douluo turned deathly pale in an instant.

"How can this be..."

Dugu Bo muttered to himself, his voice trembling slightly.

His poison arts, which he took such pride in, were completely helpless against the toxins inside his granddaughter.

Was the tragedy of his son and daughter-in-law to repeat itself before his very eyes?

No, that couldn't be. There had to be a way.

The treasure land he had recently discovered, the one capable of suppressing toxins—it would surely save Yan-Yan!

Looking at his unconscious granddaughter, Dugu Bo's eyes burned with a mix of madness and terror.

He absolutely could not lose her.

With that thought, Dugu Bo grabbed Ye Lingling with one hand and held Dugu Yan tightly with the other, flying deep into the Sunset Forest.

Deep in the forest, toxic miasma filled the air.

Dugu Bo waved his large sleeve, and a gentle yet irresistible force of spirit power forced the fog aside, carrying the two of them straight down into that hidden valley.

The moment their feet touched the ground, a strange aura, a mix of extreme cold and extreme heat, rushed toward them.

In the center of the valley, a spring over ten meters in diameter was clearly divided like a Taiji diagram, one half crimson like magma, the other milky white like ice.

"Lingling, place her at the boundary between the red and white springs!"

Dugu Bo's voice carried an unquestionable majesty.

The center was the best spot, but Yanyan couldn't handle it right now; she could only rely on the power of ice and fire at the edge to suppress the toxins.

Ye Lingling had no time to observe this magical valley and followed instructions, laying Dugu Yan flat on the edge of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

The moment she touched the ground, the rampaging mixed toxins within Dugu Yan seemed to be stimulated, her snake tail lashing the ground frantically while the green scales on her forehead flickered with unstable light.

"Nine Heart Begonia, bloom!"

Ye Lingling bit the tip of her tongue and spat a mouthful of essential blood onto the pink begonia in her palm.

The petals instantly erupted with a dazzling radiance, and the rich aura of life transformed into wisps of pink halo, pouring continuously into Dugu Yan's body.

"Grandfather, I... my healing can't keep up with the speed of the toxin outbreak!"

Ye Lingling's face turned pale, her forehead covered in cold sweat. Although the Nine Heart Begonia was hailed as the world's number one healing martial soul, it could only barely sustain Dugu Yan's last breath in the face of such potent poison.

"Enough, leave the rest to me!"

Dugu Bo took a deep breath, a flash of determination crossing his eyes.

He turned abruptly, his figure rising from the ground and transforming into a streak of green light that shot into the sky, leaving behind only a sentence echoing through the valley: "Guard Yanyan well, this old man will return shortly!"

Heaven Dou City, Treasure Appraisal Pavilion.

A thirteen-year-old youth was leaning against the counter in boredom, toying with a copper coin in his hand.

The youth had delicate features, yet his eyes revealed a composure and depth inconsistent with his age.

This person was none other than Yang Fan.

Suddenly, a suffocating, terrifying pressure crushed down as if it were physical.

The teacup on the counter shattered instantly, and the copper coin in Yang Fan's hand was shaken loose by this aura, flying out of his grasp.

"Poison Douluo?!"

Yang Fan's pupils constricted, his body instinctively tensing up.

"Yanyan is in trouble; the toxins backlashed after she absorbed a soul ring beyond her limit."

Dugu Bo didn't waste words, his speech rapid.

"This old man knows you have secrets. Come with me, save her life, and I will owe you a favor!"

The situation was critical, and Yang Fan didn't hesitate for a second, immediately agreeing: "Fine, I'll go with you."

Just like that, Yang Fan was carried by Dugu Bo as they rushed out of the Treasure Appraisal Pavilion.

During this time, he had vaguely revealed to Dugu Bo that he had helped Tang Yuehua break through to become a soul master, as well as his knowledge of various pharmacology. He had originally planned to wait for the day Dugu Bo fell ill, intending to recite that classic monologue like Tang San and other fan-fiction protagonists to easily claim the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

But why was it Dugu Yan who had the accident first? Was this plot in the original work, or was it the butterfly effect?

Yang Fan's anxiety at this moment was arguably no less than Dugu Bo's; he had been getting along quite well with Dugu Yan lately.

After all, who in the Douluo Continent wouldn't like a beautiful soul master who was a decent person, had a treasure trove at home, and possessed a Title Douluo grandfather?

Anyone who didn't like her must be a transmigrator from Chengdu.

But, he hadn't expected...