Douluo: Breathing Makes Me Stronger, Tang San Was Terrified!

Looks like I can't afford to be picky. I'll consume the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot, use the power of water and fire to forge an indestructible body, then take the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew to greatly enhance my spiritual power.

With these two prerequisites, I'll have complete confidence in successfully absorbing the Blue Silver King's eighty-five-thousand-year Spirit Ring.

If nothing goes wrong, I'll obtain the most perfect Martial Soul Avatar skill. It may even further evolve my Martial Soul, turning my Blue Silver King Martial Soul into a true Blue Silver Emperor Martial Soul...

Water and Fire Refined Golden Body

After giving it some thought, Lu Chen made his decision.

His expression turned resolute!

For him at present, increasing his Soul Power and evolving his Martial Soul were not the most important things.

The most important thing was absorbing that eighty-five-thousand-year Blue Silver King Spirit Ring.

For that purpose, absorbing the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot to temper his physique, then absorbing the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew to strengthen his soul, was the most worthwhile choice.

Having made up his mind, Lu Chen no longer hesitated.

He removed the Silver Bracelet Storage Soul Guidance Device from his wrist and tossed it onto the ground to the side. Then he took off his outer robe and threw it there as well.

To absorb the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot, he needed to jump into the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well to assist the process.

Neither the Storage Soul Guidance Device nor the clothes on his body could withstand the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well's extreme heat and cold.

To avoid damaging his possessions, Lu Chen took off the Storage Soul Guidance Device and his outer robe in advance.

Lu Chen then walked toward the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass. Following the method it had told him, he carefully plucked it without harming its roots.

Afterward, Lu Chen walked over to the Infernal Delicate Apricot. Just as before, following the method it had told him, he plucked it without harming its roots.

Only after harvesting the Immortal Herbs did Lu Chen let out a long breath.

Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass, Infernal Delicate Apricot!

They were both immortal-grade herbs and deadly poisonous plants.

The extreme heat and cold they contained came from the same source as the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.

The slightest mistake would allow that extreme heat and cold to invade his body.

Even though Lu Chen possessed a whole set of recovery soul skills and would not be in mortal danger, he would still suffer terribly.

Lu Chen had no desire to put himself through that.

The Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot have both been harvested. I didn't damage their roots, so in a treasured place like the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, they'll probably grow back in about a hundred years.

Now it's time to absorb the two Immortal Herbs. Water and Fire Refined Golden Body, don't disappoint me. Forge me a powerful physique capable of containing an eighty-five-thousand-year Spirit Ring.

With that thought, Lu Chen summoned his Blue Silver King Martial Soul and activated two Blue Silver Branches. One extended to the left and the other to the right, wrapping around the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot respectively.

Almost instantly, a layer of frost formed on the Blue Silver Branch wrapped around the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass.

At the same time, the Blue Silver Branch wrapped around the Infernal Delicate Apricot was scorched black.

Lu Chen's heart tightened at the sight, and he marveled at the sheer tyranny of that extreme heat and cold.

Then, with a thought from Lu Chen, the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot were pulled before him by the two Blue Silver Branches.

The instant the two Immortal Herbs touched, their extreme heat and cold erupted, each trying to invade the other.

Strangely, the two forces did not clash. Instead, they blended together and reached a balanced state.

Now!

The extreme cold of the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass neutralized the extreme heat of the Infernal Delicate Apricot, while the extreme heat of the Infernal Delicate Apricot neutralized the extreme cold of the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass.

Lu Chen moved swiftly, grabbing the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass with one hand and the Infernal Delicate Apricot with the other, then stuffing them into his mouth and chewing them in huge bites.

He practically swallowed the two Immortal Herbs whole.

Less than three breaths later, the medicinal effects of the two herbs began to take effect. Lu Chen's skin alternated between red and white, while inside his body, he alternated between feeling as though he were in magma and being trapped in a glacier.

As the two forces intertwined within him, Lu Chen felt incomparably miserable. He suddenly pushed off the ground, leaping toward the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.

With a splash, he plunged headfirst into the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.

Gurgle! Gurgle! Gurgle!

The moment Lu Chen entered the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, the Yang Spring, scorching like magma, and the Cold Spring, frigid like ice marrow, instantly enveloped him.

The two completely opposing forces pressed down on Lu Chen, allowing him to truly experience the sensation of heaven and hell, ice and fire.

Fortunately, the extreme heat and cold from the two Immortal Herbs raging through his body at that moment protected the flesh, bones, organs, and meridians inside him... preventing him from being scalded or frozen by the Yang Spring and Cold Spring of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.

At the same time, under the external pressure brought by the Yang Spring and Cold Spring, every organ in Lu Chen's body began absorbing the medicinal effects of the two Immortal Herbs more quickly.

In the original story, when Tang San absorbed the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot, he had merely been a Soul Elder.

Although he had successfully absorbed the two Immortal Herbs, the extreme heat and cold had tortured him so badly during the process that he had nearly died.

But Lu Chen was far stronger than Tang San now!

As a six-ring Spirit Emperor who had exceeded the limit every time he absorbed a Spirit Ring, his physique had been greatly tempered.

At the same time, his Soul Power had reached level sixty-nine, allowing him to absorb the medicinal effects of the two Immortal Herbs with far greater ease.

Huff! Huff! Huff!

The extreme cold of the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and the extreme heat of the Infernal Delicate Apricot surged back and forth through Lu Chen's body.

The two completely opposite forces swept through every part of Lu Chen's body in alternating waves.

This was torture, but it was also tempering!

Under the ravaging of those two opposing extreme forces, Lu Chen's body gradually became covered in wounds, suffering burns followed by frostbite.

Yet as he absorbed the medicinal effects of the Immortal Herbs, his battered body rapidly healed. After being tempered, it became even stronger.

During that healing process, the extreme cold of the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and the extreme heat of the Infernal Delicate Apricot also merged into his body.

His flesh, his bones, his organs, his meridians...

If Lu Chen looked inward, he would discover that the parts of his body which had absorbed those two extreme forces faintly glimmered with a pale golden light.

Water and Fire Refined Golden Body!

Lu Chen could clearly sense that his physique was rapidly growing stronger.

Although the process was painful, becoming stronger was immensely satisfying.

Overall, Lu Chen was suffering, yet enjoying it.

During this process, Lu Chen's Soul Power became exceptionally active, rushing through his meridians like a surging river and allowing him to absorb the two extreme forces more quickly.

Pop!

As though breaking through some bottleneck, the Soul Power within Lu Chen's body naturally surged from level sixty-nine and broke through level seventy in one stroke.

That was an unexpected delight!

Absorbing the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot would not ordinarily increase Soul Power.

However, the process of absorbing the Immortal Herbs accelerated the circulation of Lu Chen's Soul Power, and by sheer coincidence, he successfully raised it by one level.

Now that Lu Chen had broken through to level seventy Soul Power, he could absorb his Seventh Spirit Ring and become a Seven-Ring Soul Sage.

There were also Lu Chen's two Martial Souls!

The Blue Silver King and the Black Iron Sickle!

After being repeatedly tempered by the two extreme forces of heat and cold, both of his Martial Souls gained considerable benefits.

The Blue Silver King successfully gained immunity to ice and fire.

Although his Blue Silver King was not meant for combat, immunity to ice and fire was still useful to him.

The Black Iron Sickle had originally been nothing more than an ordinary Martial Soul, but after such tempering, it was as though all its impurities had been forged away.

The blade gleamed with a chilling cold light, and its sharpness was enough to make anyone shudder.

Without realizing it, three hours had passed!

After three hours of absorption, most of the medicinal effects of the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot had already been absorbed by Lu Chen's body.

The small amount that remained settled within him.

It could gradually be completely absorbed as he cultivated.

Power!

It surged forth without end!

Lu Chen opened his eyes. The agony caused by the two extreme forces of heat and cold had completely vanished, leaving him feeling refreshed and invigorated.

Lu Chen swung his fist. The explosive power within his body filled him with excitement. With such a powerful physique, he was now more than capable of absorbing that eighty-five-thousand-year Spirit Ring.

A Method to Resolve Martial Soul Flaws

Inside the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well!

Lu Chen stretched lazily. Having successfully absorbed the medicinal effects of the two Immortal Herbs, he was in an exceptionally good mood and even wanted to burst into laughter.

However, the moment he opened his mouth, spring water poured in and made him choke.

He coughed violently twice and hurriedly shut his mouth.

Only then did he finally behave himself.

Raising his head, he paddled toward the surface with both hands and feet.

The Yang Spring water of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well had originally been as scorching as magma, but to Lu Chen now, it only felt pleasantly warm.

The Cold Spring water of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well had originally been as cold as ice marrow, but to Lu Chen now, it only felt refreshingly cool.

The spring water containing extreme heat and cold could no longer harm Lu Chen's body in the slightest.

However, the clothes and trousers on Lu Chen's body had already been completely destroyed by the Yang Spring and Cold Spring.

Lu Chen was soaking naked in the spring water, and all he wanted now was to get back to shore as quickly as possible and take out a fresh set of clothes to put on.

Meanwhile, outside the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well!

After being reminded by Lu Chen, Dugu Bo had gone to Heaven Dou Royal Academy, picked up Dugu Yan, and brought her back to the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.

Dugu Bo returned to the valley with Dugu Yan, only to find it completely empty.

Dugu Bo's eyes widened in shock as he began searching everywhere for Lu Chen.

Where was he?

How could such a large person simply vanish?

Dugu Bo searched inside and outside the valley. Finally, he arrived at the spring of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well and saw the Silver Bracelet Storage Soul Guidance Device on the shore, along with the set of clothes Lu Chen had been wearing.

Dugu Bo looked at the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well in disbelief. He was on the verge of breaking down.

"Brother Lan Chen, why didn't you listen to this old man's warning? This pool of red and white spring water contains a Yang Spring that is incomparably scorching and a Cold Spring that is chilling to the bone. Even this old man doesn't dare step into it lightly!"

"For your sake, this old man has already become enemies with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and directly clashed with Ning Fengzhi and Bone Douluo. Now I can only hide deep within Sunset Forest with my granddaughter!"

"This old man was waiting for you to become a Seven-Ring Soul Sage so you could help me fight Bone Douluo and make him never dare look down on me again!"

"And now you're just gone like this. You may have gotten it over with, but what are this old man and my granddaughter supposed to do from now on?!"

Dugu Bo beat his chest and stamped his feet in fury, regretting deeply that he had allowed Lu Chen to remain alone in the valley.

Now look what had happened. Lu Chen had recklessly jumped into that red and white spring water. He had surely been reduced to nothing but bones by now.

Dugu Bo was utterly devastated!

The Jade Phosphorus Snake Poison in his body had yet to be completely neutralized.

Although the Jade Phosphorus Snake Poison in his granddaughter's body had been neutralized, as her cultivation increased in the future, the poison would sooner or later return. Lu Chen would still need to detoxify her again and again.

Now it was all over!

Dugu Bo regretted it so deeply that his guts turned green. He never should have brought Lu Chen to such a dangerous place!

Gurgle! Gurgle! Gurgle!

Just as Dugu Bo wailed in grief and indignation, bubbles suddenly began rising from the red and white spring water before him.