Ice-Fire Dragon Soul

After tearing through the books Tang San had left behind, Xiao Jinchen shifted his gaze to the surrounding immortal herbs and muttered, "I recall these immortal herbs... they seem to have nurtured some good things, haven't they?"

"Can't see me, can't see me... I'm just a weed, I'm just a weed... I'm Blue Silver Grass, I'm Blue Silver Grass..."

Upon hearing this, the various immortal herbs buried their heads deeper into the soil, terrified of suffering the same fate as the Fragrant Silk Immortal Herb.

Xiao Jinchen's eyes suddenly narrowed, and he led the Ice Empress toward the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass.

"This is mine, take it!" Seeing the two approach, the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass sighed helplessly. To save its own life, it decisively produced a palm-sized, soft substance that resembled both water and ice.

The Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass added a thoughtful explanation: "Over the past ten thousand years, I have absorbed the extreme cold from the Extreme Cold Ice Spring day and night to condense this Ice Dew. If consumed by an ice-attribute soul master, it can even be absorbed directly to elevate their power to the level of Ultimate Ice."

"Hmm." Xiao Jinchen nodded in satisfaction and tucked it directly into his storage ring.

Xiao Jinchen slowly arrived at the edge of the Ice-Fire Yin-Yang Well, silently hoping in his heart that the Ice-Fire Dragon Kings' soul bones were truly down there.

"Ice Empress, wait for me outside. I need to go down," Xiao Jinchen told her before preparing to leap into the Ice-Fire Yin-Yang Well.

"A-Chen!" The Ice Empress hurriedly stepped forward and grabbed Xiao Jinchen's hand, her pretty face filled with worry as she said softly, "A-Chen, the fluctuations coming from this lake make even me feel palpitations. Will you be alright going down there?"

"It's fine." Xiao Jinchen gently patted the Ice Empress's small hand and said, "I have my own way to descend. Just wait for me outside."

After comforting the Ice Empress, Xiao Jinchen summoned the Emperor Flame, which rose up to wrap tightly around his body. He left a mental mark in place to ensure he wouldn't lose his way back.

"Splash!"

With his preparations complete, Xiao Jinchen did not hesitate; he leaped and plunged straight into the Ice-Fire Yin-Yang Well.

The moment he entered the water, everything turned pitch black, but with the Emperor Flame protecting his body, Xiao Jinchen could barely make out his surroundings.

The deeper he descended toward the lakebed, the dimmer the light became, with only the Emperor Flame clinging to his body casting light to illuminate the void ahead.

As he went deeper, a wave of scorching heat and chilling cold rushed toward him.

"Thud!"

Just as Xiao Jinchen was exploring the bottom of the lake, he slammed into a barrier, producing a muffled sound that seemed particularly abrupt in the silent depths.

"Ouch." Xiao Jinchen rubbed his head and touched the barrier in front of him with some surprise.

Could it be a separate space inside? Xiao Jinchen wondered, his eyes darting around.

Xiao Jinchen drew the Heavy Profound Ruler from his back and smashed it fiercely against the barrier.

The Heavy Profound Ruler struck the transparent barrier with rolling soul power, but the crisp sound of shattering glass he had expected did not occur.

"Hum!"

Instead, a deep, muffled drone emanated from the barrier. A rebounding force traveled along the body of the Heavy Profound Ruler to Xiao Jinchen's arms, numbing the web between his thumbs and forefingers and causing his fingers, still gripping the hilt, to tremble slightly.

At the same time, centered on the point of impact, visible ripples surged violently through the water, as if the very space in this area had twisted for an instant.

Xiao Jinchen steadied himself, his brows furrowed as he looked at the barrier, which remained completely intact without even a single crack, his surprise deepening.

"Can't break it?..." Xiao Jinchen muttered to himself, shaking his numb wrists.

Xiao Jinchen slowly brushed his palm over the body of the Heavy Profound Ruler. In an instant, a brilliant red light erupted from the weapon, and a scorching heat swept out, causing the surrounding lake water to show faint signs of boiling.

"Flame Split—Wave Devouring Ruler!"

Xiao Jinchen let out a low shout. The red light on the Heavy Profound Ruler surged instantly, seeping out from the patterns on the blade like magma and dyeing the dark lake water a deep red. A pitch-black blade glow, wrapped in surging, heaven-burning flames, slashed out, and the violent force collided head-on with the barrier.

"Boom!"

The moment the red light struck the barrier, a violent roar erupted from the point of impact, and the dazzling light illuminated the bottom of the water as bright as day.

"Crack!"

Yet, the moment they collided, the seemingly indestructible barrier shattered like a fragile eggshell, spiderweb-like cracks spreading from the point of impact before it completely collapsed with a crisp sound.

But the moment it shattered, a terrifying rebounding force erupted like a tsunami.

"Pfft!"

Xiao Jinchen felt the immense force slam into his body through the Heavy Profound Ruler, and he was sent flying like a kite with a broken string.

Xiao Jinchen tumbled backward dozens of meters through the water, his robes fluttering violently as they were torn by the currents.

"Damn it..." Xiao Jinchen cursed under his breath, his eyes locked firmly ahead.

After the barrier shattered, a vortex appeared. Inside the vortex, two massive figures began to emerge from the lakebed. When Xiao Jinchen saw the scene below, his pupils suddenly constricted, followed by a surge of joy in his heart.

Below, two figures, so vast they defied description, lay dormant in silence.

One was a giant beast covered in azure ice-crystal scales, emitting an aura that caused the surrounding air to condense into frost—the Ice Dragon King, symbol of Ultimate Ice.

The other was covered in crimson-gold magma patterns, and as its wings folded, wisps of flame continued to escape—the Fire Dragon King, representative of Ultimate Fire.

"Ice-Fire Dragon Kings! I've found you!" Xiao Jinchen's lips curled upward slightly. He slung the Heavy Profound Ruler onto his back and dove toward the giant dragons below.

After passing through the vortex, the buoyant force of the water vanished instantly. Xiao Jinchen felt his body grow heavy, and he plummeted downward uncontrollably.

"Bang!"

His feet slammed heavily onto the ground with a dull thud.

The ground beneath him was cold and hard, numbing the soles of his feet. There was no water here, the air was exceptionally dry, and it was eerily quiet, yet the space was vast, stretching for twenty or thirty miles.

The two giant dragons lay dormant in front of him, as still as two sleeping mountains.

"Huh? This is..." As Xiao Jinchen stepped closer, a faint luster began to shimmer from the chest of the Ice Dragon King's remains.

"Aww! Aww!"

Just as Xiao Jinchen arrived before the remains of the Ice-Fire Dragon Kings, two impassioned dragon roars rang out.

Right before Xiao Jinchen's shocked eyes, two illusory yet massive dragon souls slowly peeled away from the two colossal skeletons.

"Roar!"

The dragon souls of the Ice-Fire Dragon Kings fixed their fierce gazes upon Xiao Jinchen, then let out a dragon roar and lunged violently toward him.

"Damn it! What the hell!" Xiao Jinchen cursed under his breath, instinctively activating Three Thousand Lightning Movement to barely dodge the attack from the Ice-Fire Dragon Kings' souls.