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

Red energy was fire-attribute energy.

White energy was ice-attribute energy.

The entire valley was filled with these two kinds of energy, with almost no energy of any third attribute present.

Meanwhile, the Immortal Herbs and poisonous plants all around were absorbing and refining the energy of these two attributes, increasing their growth rates tenfold or even dozens of times over.

This Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well was indeed a uniquely blessed treasure land for these plants.

At the same time, Lu Chen also "saw" Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan.

Dugu Bo was still absorbing the energy of the Earth Dragon Golden Melon.

A faint earthy yellow glow radiated from the surface of his body. That glow was, in fact, the energy of the Earth Dragon Golden Melon.

As for Dugu Yan, she stood guard beside Dugu Bo.

However, her eyes would occasionally glance in Lu Chen's direction. Her fair little face held curiosity, along with a hint of eager anticipation.

Lu Chen was a clever person, and he quickly understood that his disguise had aroused Dugu Yan's curiosity.

But he truly could not let anyone discover his real appearance.

His face was simply far too young and immature.

A Quasi-Soul Sage at Level 70 before even reaching ten years old would be enough to drop anyone's jaw.

Even before Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan, he did not wish to expose himself.

Not unless he possessed sufficient strength to protect himself.

Afterward, Lu Chen pushed all those miscellaneous thoughts deep into his heart and focused wholeheartedly on absorbing the energy of the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew.

As he absorbed it, time slipped away rapidly without his notice. Before long, five hours had passed!

Having successfully absorbed the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew's energy, Lu Chen woke up at that moment and slowly opened his eyes.

In an instant, two brilliant rays shot from his eyes, extending more than half a foot like something tangible.

Yet after only a few breaths, the brilliance shooting from his eyes withdrew back into them.

The Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew could not only enhance mental power, but also greatly improve one's eyesight, allowing one to cultivate Fiery Golden Eyes and gain the ability to see through countless strange things.

From now on, skills such as Charm and illusions would be completely ineffective against Lu Chen.

Of course, the most important improvement was still the enhancement of his mental power.

Overall, Lu Chen's current mental power should not have been weaker than Dugu Bo's.

Compared to the beginning, his mental power had increased by more than tenfold.

When he absorbed the Blue Silver King Spirit Ring now, the Blue Silver King's Mental Shock would no longer be able to harm him.

Moreover, thanks to this immense mental power, his Blue Silver Domain had also evolved.

The Blue Silver Domain's basic abilities were controlling Blue Silver Grass and allowing him to communicate with plants through his mind.

A step beyond that was its disguise ability, which let him conceal his identity and disguise his Spirit Rings.

Previously, his mental power had been insufficient, and flaws could still be found in his disguise.

But now, with his mental power, even a Titled Douluo like Dugu Bo would no longer be able to spot any flaw from his face.

As long as Lu Chen wished to change his face, even Xue Qinghe and Ning Fengzhi probably would not be able to find him again amid the vast sea of people.

Lu Chen's safety was now far more assured.

More than that, this increase in mental power had unlocked an entirely new ability of his Blue Silver Domain.

Lu Chen could use the Blue Silver Domain to control the Blue Silver Grass in nature and unleash Spirit Skills.

If he were in a forest or grassland, somewhere where Blue Silver Grass grew everywhere, he could use the Blue Silver Domain to control it and unleash all manner of Spirit Skills.

That would be enough to make him, a single Support Spirit Master, comparable to dozens or even hundreds of Support Spirit Masters.

The tremendous improvement brought by absorbing the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew was plain to see.

Delighted, Lu Chen smiled and sprang up from the ground.

Seeing that Lu Chen had awakened, Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan, grandfather and granddaughter, walked over to him as well.

Dugu Bo appeared to be in a good mood. He laughed heartily and said:

"Brother Lan Chen, you're awake too. When I woke up earlier, I noticed that your mental power was unusually active. It seems you ate another Immortal Herb that could increase mental power."

Lu Chen smiled faintly at his words and said:

"Yes, I ate another Immortal Herb. These herbs are peerless treasures. Being able to eat three Immortal Herbs in succession was also thanks to Brother Dugu's herb garden. Otherwise, even if I searched the entire continent, I might not be able to find three Immortal Herbs."

"By the way, since Brother Dugu has awakened, you must have already refined the Earth Dragon Golden Melon. How does it feel? What improvements did you gain?"

At the mention of this, Dugu Bo immediately beamed with joy. His grin nearly reached his ears as he spoke excitedly:

"Haha, I feel extremely good right now. After absorbing the Earth Dragon Golden Melon, I feel as though I've become decades younger and returned to the peak of my body."

"My Soul Power did not increase much, only by one level, breaking through from Level 92 Soul Power to Level 93 Soul Power."

"But that is already quite good. Once one reaches the Titled Douluo level, each increase in Soul Power requires several years, even over a decade, of cultivation."

"A single Earth Dragon Golden Melon saved me several years of time. It truly deserves to be called a top-tier Immortal Herb."

"As for my Martial Soul, unfortunately, it could not transform into a dragon. After the Jade Phosphorous Serpent evolved into the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor, it had already completely taken shape. That was not something a single Immortal Herb could change."

"After absorbing the Earth Dragon Golden Melon, my Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor evolved into the Jade Phosphorus Snake Ancestor, and I also gained a second attribute: the earth attribute."

"From now on, any snake-type Martial Soul or Spirit Beast will be greatly suppressed before my Jade Phosphorus Snake Ancestor, able to display at most fifty percent of its strength."

"Besides that, my second attribute, the earth attribute, can not only help me suppress the deadly poison within my body, but also grants me an extremely special ability. As long as both my feet stand on the ground, I can continuously draw energy from the earth to restore my Soul Power."

"From now on, when facing any enemy, as long as I remain standing on the ground, I can exhaust them to death. This ability is truly quite practical."

After hearing Dugu Bo, Lu Chen was rather amazed. The Earth Dragon Golden Melon had evidently brought Dugu Bo no small improvement.

He smiled and clasped his hands in congratulations.

"Then I must congratulate Brother Dugu."

"Now that Brother Dugu has awakened, and I have awakened as well, let us set out together to hunt a suitable Spirit Beast for my Seventh Spirit Ring."

Dugu Bo patted his chest and promised:

"No problem. In Sunset Forest, whichever Spirit Beast you take a fancy to, I'll help you severely injure it."

Lu Chen replied:

"Brother Dugu, the Spirit Beast I have my eye on is not in Sunset Forest. We need to take a long journey to the Border Mountains where the Two Great Empires meet."

Within those Border Mountains was the Blue Silver Forest where the Blue Silver King resided.

Through the Blue Silver Domain, Lu Chen had already roughly located the Blue Silver Forest.

Upon hearing this, Dugu Bo agreed without any hesitation. Taking his granddaughter Dugu Yan with him, he set out with Lu Chen.

Under Lu Chen's guidance, they headed toward the Blue Silver Forest.

Blue Silver Forest

Dugu Bo could fly. While traveling, he carried Dugu Yan in one hand and Lu Chen in the other.

Even including time spent eating, sleeping, and resting along the way, it took less than three days for them to travel from the depths of Sunset Forest to the Border Mountains where the Two Great Empires met.

Through the Blue Silver Domain, Lu Chen had already roughly determined the Blue Silver Forest's location. Under his guidance, Dugu Bo brought Dugu Yan and Lu Chen down outside the Blue Silver Forest.

After the three landed steadily, Lu Chen stared fixedly at the forest ahead. Countless life auras of varying strength came from within it.

Every one of those life auras belonged to cultivated Blue Silver Grass. There was century-old Blue Silver Grass, millennium-old Blue Silver Grass, and even ten-thousand-year Blue Silver Grass.

A trace of excitement surfaced deep in Lu Chen's eyes, but he suppressed it. Then he looked at Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan and spoke solemnly:

"Brother Dugu, Yanyan, now that we have arrived, it is time for me to be more candid."

"You have both seen my Martial Soul. It is actually evolved Blue Silver Grass, called the Blue Silver King."

"For any Spirit Master, the Seventh Spirit Ring is crucial. Only a Seventh Spirit Ring compatible with one's attributes can allow the Martial Soul Avatar it unlocks to maximize the Martial Soul's advantages."

"The Spirit Beast I want to hunt is inside this forest. It is a Blue Silver King with extremely high cultivation. If I use this Blue Silver King Spirit Beast's Spirit Ring as the Seventh Spirit Ring of my Blue Silver King Martial Soul, it will certainly unlock the most compatible Martial Soul Avatar for me."

Dugu Bo had actually long suspected the nature of Lu Chen's Martial Soul. Now that he heard Lu Chen say it himself, he was not overly surprised.

Dugu Yan, however, was learning for the first time that Lu Chen's Martial Soul was a Blue Silver King evolved from Blue Silver Grass.

She blinked her beautiful eyes and said in astonishment:

"Blue Silver Grass? That is a Martial Soul universally recognized across the continent as useless! I never expected Blue Silver Grass could evolve, and that the evolved Blue Silver King would be a top-tier Martial Soul with a Domain Ability!"

After she finished speaking, Dugu Bo chuckled and said confidently:

"Brother Lan Chen, rest assured. You have shown tremendous kindness to both my granddaughter and me. This time, this old man will personally act and help you severely injure that Blue Silver King, allowing it to become your Seventh Spirit Ring."

Lu Chen smiled upon hearing this. With Dugu Bo acting, the hunt for the Blue Silver King would certainly be foolproof. He said with a smile:

"Then I'll trouble Brother Dugu. Let us enter now."

Dugu Bo nodded.

"Alright!"

"After entering this forest, I'll walk in front. Yanyan, stay beside Lan Chen. He is a Support Spirit Master without combat ability, so you must protect him well."

Hearing Dugu Bo say that, Lu Chen was briefly stunned. He was indeed a Support Spirit Master, but he was not some delicate Support Spirit Master. He had plenty of strength and methods.

However, it seemed that during this period, he had never displayed his combat ability before Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan.

That was why Dugu Bo still believed he was a Support Spirit Master with no combat ability.

After thinking it over, Lu Chen chose to smile without saying anything. He did not explain himself, intending to let facts speak for themselves in the future.

At that moment, Dugu Yan walked over to Lu Chen's side and said:

"Alright, Grandpa, I understand. I'll protect Grandpa Lan Chen well."

With their plan arranged in advance, Dugu Bo took the lead, Lu Chen walked in the middle, and Dugu Yan brought up the rear as the three entered the Blue Silver Forest.

Within the forest, perhaps because Dugu Bo carried killing intent and gave off an undisguised malicious aura.

The many Blue Silver Grasses in the forest were all extremely wary of him.

Accompanied by a series of rustling sounds, one Blue Silver Branch after another coiled toward them like vines.

Seeing this, Dugu Bo began gathering his Soul Power, preparing to forcibly open a path.

However, Lu Chen acted first. He released the Blue Silver Domain, whose invisible ripples spread outward in every direction from him as the center.

Under the Blue Silver Domain's coverage, the century-old Blue Silver Grass and millennium-old Blue Silver Grass around them all trembled gently before bowing to Lu Chen.

These ordinary Blue Silver Grasses simply could not resist the pressure of Lu Chen's Blue Silver King Martial Soul.

Rustle, rustle!

The Blue Silver Branches that had coiled toward them rapidly withdrew, even taking the initiative to clear a path for Dugu Bo, Lu Chen, and Dugu Yan.

Lu Chen then said with a smile:

"Brother Dugu, let us continue forward. Following this path will lead us to the center of the forest."

Dugu Bo gave Lu Chen a deep look.

"Brother Lan Chen, your domain is truly convenient. Blue Silver King, king of the Blue Silver Grass—this name is well deserved."

After saying that, Dugu Bo turned around and strode toward the center of the forest. Lu Chen and Dugu Yan followed closely behind him.

All the Blue Silver Grass ahead retreated to either side, and they reached the forest's center without encountering any obstruction.

At the center of the forest stood a "towering tree," crystalline and translucent, deep blue and clear, with life aura radiating from every part of it.

This "towering tree" was not truly a tree. It was the Blue Silver King with eighty-five thousand years of cultivation.

Its profound cultivation had made its trunk exceptionally tall and thick, making it look like a towering tree.

The next moment, an aged human face slowly appeared upon the Blue Silver King's trunk. A steady, powerful voice came from its mouth:

"Foreign Blue Silver King, what business brings you to this Blue Silver Forest?"

Lu Chen chuckled upon hearing that.

"Why ask when you already know? I am a human Spirit Master, and you are a Plant Spirit Beast. What other purpose could I have in coming to find you?"