Before long, Lu Chen, Dugu Bo, and Dugu Yan had picked clean a roasted Grass Chicken with crisp skin, tender meat, and an aroma that filled the air.
Fortunately, this Grass Chicken was a two-hundred-and-fifty-year-old Spirit Beast and quite large, or there really would not have been enough for the three of them.
After eating the Grass Chicken, the three had more or less filled their stomachs and returned to the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.
Because of the threat from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, it was inconvenient for them to venture outside now, so they could only hide in the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well for the time being.
The valley surrounding the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well contained an extremely violent ice and fire energy. Whether human or Spirit Beast, anyone who inhaled this energy for too long would ultimately explode and die.
Dugu Bo could rely on his profound Soul Power to forcibly suppress this violent ice and fire energy.
In the past, he had even used this ice and fire energy to suppress the deadly poison that had invaded his body.
Lu Chen had consumed the octagonal mysterious ice grass and infernal delicate apricot. Now, even if he entered the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well to bathe or swim, he would not suffer any harm.
Naturally, the ice and fire energy in the air was even less capable of harming him.
As for Dugu Yan, she had eaten the Dragon Origin Fruit, and her Jade Phosphorous Serpent had evolved into a Jade Phosphorus Dragon. Her physique was powerful and her digestive ability astonishing. Not only could she refine deadly poison to increase her Soul Power, she could even refine ice and fire energy to do so.
She was likewise a fish in water within the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well. Not only would she suffer no harm, this place could greatly increase her cultivation speed instead.
For these various reasons, Dugu Bo, Lu Chen, and Dugu Yan were now all capable of living in the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well for an extended period.
Over the next half month!
Every three days, Lu Chen used his Fourth Spirit Skill, Blue Silver Baptism, to help Dugu Bo cleanse the deadly poison from his body.
The poison in Dugu Bo's body had accumulated over many long years and was deeply entrenched, having penetrated his internal organs and even his bone marrow.
Even Lu Chen needed half a month and five treatments in all before he finally eliminated every trace of poison from Dugu Bo's body.
On that day!
As the poison within Dugu Bo's body was completely cleared away, the bottleneck that had trapped him for years was forcibly broken through in an instant.
His Soul Power broke through from rank 91 to rank 92!
It was rather pitiful. Ever since Dugu Bo had absorbed his Ninth Spirit Ring and become a Titled Douluo, his Soul Power had stagnated at rank 91. No matter how hard he cultivated, it never increased in the slightest.
There were several reasons for this, but the most important was that Dugu Bo had been using the Soul Power he painstakingly cultivated every day to suppress the deadly poison within his body.
That was why his Soul Power had remained stagnant for so many years.
Now that the poison no longer plagued him, the Soul Power used to suppress it was naturally freed completely, allowing his Soul Power to rise by one rank.
Dugu Bo was delighted. Completely free from the torment of the poison, he felt as though his body had grown ten years younger. He felt comfortable from the inside out, and that cold, stabbing pain never appeared again.
His appearance changed as well. His long, dark-green hair had turned entirely white.
Previously, because his body had suffered the poison's corrosion for years, his expression had looked extremely sinister. Even his smile could silence a child crying in the night.
Now he looked much more peaceful. Framed by that head of long white hair, he resembled an ordinary old man rather than the Poison Douluo whose very name struck terror into people's hearts.
Not only that, his Soul Power had risen by one rank, leaving Dugu Bo grinning from ear to ear.
Ever since Dugu Bo had become a Titled Douluo, his strength had not advanced even an inch.
Although Dugu Bo never said so, he still felt regret in his heart.
He did not want to remain at rank 91 Soul Power forever and be called the weakest Titled Douluo by others.
His Soul Power was now rank 92, and with the poison completely eliminated from his body, it would continue to increase as long as he cultivated diligently.
Breaking through to rank 93, rank 94, or even rank 95 Soul Power was now possible.
Just thinking about it lifted Dugu Bo's spirits.
At that moment, Lu Chen looked at Dugu Bo and said:
"Brother Dugu, actually, half a month ago, when I consumed the two immortal herbs, octagonal mysterious ice grass and infernal delicate apricot, the Soul Power in my body circulated rapidly, and I broke through from rank 69 to rank 70."
"Now that the deadly poison in your body has been completely cleared away, I would like to invite you to accompany me to hunt a suitable Plant Spirit Beast for my Seventh Spirit Ring."
Hearing this, Dugu Bo was happy for Lu Chen too. He truly regarded Lu Chen as a brother now, and immediately burst into hearty laughter.
"That's good news. I have no problem with that. I'll call Yanyan along, and we'll set off right away to find a suitable Plant Spirit Beast for your Seventh Spirit Ring."
"The Seventh Spirit Ring involves the Martial Soul Avatar. As a Spirit Master's most important Spirit Ring, it absolutely cannot be treated carelessly. We must choose carefully."
Seeing Dugu Bo agree, Lu Chen also gave a relaxed smile.
"There's no rush. Since the poison no longer troubles you, Brother Dugu, why not take this opportunity to eat that earth dragon golden melon?"
"I believe it will definitely improve your strength considerably. Not only can it increase your Soul Power, it may even evolve your Martial Soul. Something like this is better done sooner rather than later."
"If we encounter danger outside, Brother Dugu, the stronger you are, the safer we'll be."
Dugu Bo was stirred. He had been so delighted by the elimination of the poison in his body that he had nearly forgotten about this.
After his granddaughter Dugu Yan ate a Dragon Origin Fruit, her body, soul, Soul Power, and Martial Soul had all undergone transformations as profound as shedding her old flesh and bones.
Even if this earth dragon golden melon was inferior to the Dragon Origin Fruit, it surely could not be far behind.
If he ate it, he would certainly see a considerable improvement.
Dugu Bo immediately looked at Lu Chen.
"Brother Lan Chen, sorry for the trouble. Please find that earth dragon golden melon."
Lu Chen nodded and said:
"A small matter."
With that, Lu Chen released his Blue Silver Domain and used it to communicate with the earth dragon golden melon. In just a short while, he had pinpointed its location.
Lu Chen turned and walked briskly away. After taking a dozen or so steps, he stopped at a spot, took a shovel from his Storage Soul Guidance Device, and began digging into the ground.
Meanwhile, Dugu Bo and his granddaughter Dugu Yan gathered around curiously.
Under Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan's gazes, Lu Chen soon dug up a golden-yellow sweet potato.
The sweet potato was about the size of two fists. Although it had been dug out of the soil, it did not smell earthy in the slightest, instead giving off a faint, fresh fragrance.
Lu Chen picked up the earth dragon golden melon and handed it to Dugu Bo.
"Brother Dugu, this is the earth dragon golden melon. It can strengthen the consumer's control over the earth element and promote the evolution of serpent-type and lesser-dragon-type Martial Souls."
"The only issue now is that your Martial Soul, the Jade Phosphorous Serpent, has already evolved into the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor, an extremely high-grade Martial Soul."
"One earth dragon golden melon may not be enough to bring about any fundamental evolution in your Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor."
"But it will definitely increase your strength. There's no special method for consuming it. You can simply eat it."
Dugu Bo reached out and took the earth dragon golden melon.
"Then I won't stand on ceremony."
Dugu Bo did not mind the dirt on the earth dragon golden melon. He casually wiped it on his robe, raised it to his mouth, and began eating.
In just a short while, Dugu Bo finished the entire earth dragon golden melon.
In an instant, a dense surge of earth-element energy rapidly swept through Dugu Bo's body.
Dugu Bo's spirits lifted. He sat cross-legged on the spot, mobilized his Soul Power, and began refining the medicinal power of the earth dragon golden melon.