Indestructible Diamond Body and Fiery Eyes Achieved

Bai Yi stood in the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well for three days.

The Cold Extreme Yin Spring and Blazing Yang Spring alternately washed over either side of his body.

Cold and heat collided within him at the same time.

A thin shell of ice formed over his skin, only to be melted by the heat surging from within his body.

His muscles constantly contracted and expanded under the impact of ice and fire.

The gaps within his bones were reforged by the high temperatures, then solidified in the extreme cold.

His meridians were repeatedly stretched open and contracted.

He began to feel his body changing. It was no longer just pain; there was also a scorching sensation seeping outward from within.

It was as though something beneath his skin was rearranging itself.

On the fourth day, he felt an additional layer of resilience on the surface of his skin.

By the seventh day, his bones had become denser and heavier than before.

By the tenth day, the width of his meridians had nearly doubled compared to before he entered the spring.

His eyes were changing as well.

A layer of golden radiance slowly flowed across the surface of his eyeballs.

The skin beneath his eyelids remained hot.

Whenever he opened his eyes, the world before him was veiled in a faint layer of gold.

He closed his eyes and continued circulating the Great Immortal Art of Grand Quality.

Day after day passed.

His body slowly evolved through the tempering of ice and fire.

His skin, muscles, bones, meridians—every part of him was being reforged.

Around the fortieth day, his skin had taken on a faint golden sheen.

It was as if it had been coated in an extremely thin metallic film.

His muscle fibers became even more compact.

The magical power within his body had nearly doubled compared to before he entered the spring.

The changes in his eyes were the most obvious. His pupils had completely turned pale gold, with a thin golden halo flowing across their surface.

He could clearly see the rise and fall of every stone at the bottom of the spring pool, as well as the subtle direction of every current.

Bai Yi continued cultivating with his eyes closed.

Nine days remained.

In the valley outside the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.

Dugu Bo sat against a rock wall, his eyes closed as he regulated his breathing.

He had been guarding this place for more than forty days.

After Bai Yi jumped into the spring, he had guarded its perimeter. With the barrier formed by the Jade Scale Seven Absolute Flowers, neither soul beasts nor humans could approach.

But today, he sensed something unusual for the first time in a long while.

Someone had entered the outskirts of Sunset Forest and was rapidly moving in this direction.

They were fast, and their Soul Power fluctuations were powerful.

They made no effort to conceal their presence.

"Hmph, that fool who doesn't value his life is here. No, that's not right."

Dugu Bo opened his eyes and stood.

He knew that aura very well.

Golden Soul Power fluctuations carrying a cloying sweetness like floral fragrance.

He rose from the rock and walked to the inner edge of the poisonous miasma, where he stopped.

A moment later, a figure emerged from the forest.

He wore a golden robe, had feminine features, and a faint, ambiguous smile curved across his lips.

Dugu Bo narrowed his eyes. "Chrysanthemum Guan, it's you. What are you doing here? Looking to die?"

As he spoke, he surveyed the surroundings and found that this man was alone. There was no one else.

More precisely, Ghost Douluo was not here.

Chrysanthemum Douluo halted and glanced at the unusually colored vines around the valley entrance.

"Dugu Bo, you really know how to hide."

Chrysanthemum Douluo spoke in a feminine voice. "I've been looking for you for a long time."

Though he said that, Spirit Hall had learned over a month ago that an unparalleled genius had appeared in Heaven Dou City.

The Pope had specifically sent him to recruit the youth into Spirit Hall.

If he refused, then that genius could simply disappear by accident.

He had searched this place for a long time, only to unexpectedly discover traces of Dugu Bo.

Dugu Bo stood behind the poisonous miasma without speaking.

Chrysanthemum Douluo took a step forward, his gaze sweeping over the jade-green miasma.

"Jade Scale Seven Absolute Flowers. You certainly know how to pick a place."

Dugu Bo said, "Chrysanthemum Guan, you came alone?"

"One person is enough."

Chrysanthemum Douluo shrugged.

"You're just a level ninety-one bottom-tier Douluo. Do you think you can resist a level ninety-five upper-tier Douluo like me?"

Chrysanthemum Douluo, Yue Guan.

An elder of Spirit Hall and a level ninety-five Titled Douluo.

His martial soul was the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum, an immortal-grade medicinal herb martial soul.

The grudge between the two had lasted for more than ten years.

Back when Dugu Bo had just become a Titled Douluo, Spirit Hall had wanted to recruit him.

Dugu Bo had refused.

So Spirit Hall sent Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo, two level ninety-five Titled Douluo, to hunt him down together.

Dugu Bo had only been level ninety-one at the time and had been completely overwhelmed by the two of them.

In the end, Prince Xue Xing happened to pass by with an army and saved him.

Dugu Bo had remembered that debt ever since.

But he could not defeat them.

The difference was a full four levels. Among Titled Douluo, every level of difference was like heaven and earth.

Dugu Bo sneered.

"Then come in here and kill me if you've got the guts."

Chrysanthemum Douluo did not attack immediately.

When he raised his hand, a golden chrysanthemum bloomed in his palm.

Its petals layered over one another, every one gleaming with a metallic luster.

Their edges were sharp as blades.

"First Soul Skill, Chrysanthemum Bloom."

Several golden petals fell from the flower's center and shot toward Dugu Bo.

They were incredibly fast, carving several pale golden trails through the air.

Dugu Bo did not take them head-on.

He stepped back twice, retreating into the poisonous miasma.

When the petals struck the miasma, they gave off a faint sizzling sound.

The golden sheen on their surfaces was partially corroded by the miasma.

Their speed also slowed.

Dugu Bo turned sideways and dodged as the petals brushed past the hem of his robe.

They sliced into the rocks behind him, leaving several deep cuts.

Chrysanthemum Douluo raised an eyebrow.

"Your poisonous miasma is stronger than before. Interesting."

Dugu Bo brought his hands together, palms facing upward, as dark green light gathered at his fingertips.

"Fourth Soul Skill, Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor."

A massive dark green serpent phantom rose behind him.

Its body coiled, its tongue flickered, and a pair of vertical pupils stared coldly at Chrysanthemum Douluo.

Chrysanthemum Douluo shook his head, his tone carrying a trace of helplessness.

"After all these years, it's still the same old routine."

He took a step forward.

The Soul Power of a level ninety-five Titled Douluo erupted in full.

Golden light exploded from his body, blasting away the surrounding leaves and stones.

The phantom of a golden chrysanthemum appeared behind him.

Its flower center spun, releasing streams of golden light blades.

The light blades cut through the poisonous mist released by Dugu Bo.

Dugu Bo was pushed back half a step by the golden shockwave.

He gritted his teeth and maintained the miasma's defense.

The serpent phantom curled back around him, forming a circular protective barrier.

Then Dugu Bo retreated beneath the protection of the Jade Scale Seven Absolute Flowers.

"Hmph, Chrysanthemum Guan, if you've got the guts, chase me in."

Seeing this, Yue Guan did not dare directly touch the poisonous miasma released by the Seven Absolute Flowers. Such a thing could threaten even Titled Douluo.

"Hehe, if you've got the guts, come out. Otherwise, I'll go play with your precious granddaughter."

Yue Guan clearly knew Dugu Bo's weakness.

He enraged him at once.

Dugu Bo roared, "You dare!"

Then the two began fighting again.

Fortunately, Bai Yi had helped Dugu Bo deal with some of the toxins.

It allowed his Soul Power to circulate far more smoothly than before.

His strength had indeed improved somewhat.

But his opponent was a level ninety-five Super Douluo, a full four levels above him.

That gap could not be erased by a slight improvement in his condition.

The two remained locked in a stalemate over the following days.

The forty-ninth day.

Within the spring deep in the valley, Bai Yi opened his eyes.

He stood at the center of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.

He lowered his head and looked at his body.

An even golden sheen covered the surface of his skin, as though an extremely thin metallic film had coated his body.

He raised his right hand and conjured a small golden knife.

He slashed it across his left arm.

When the blade passed over his skin, it made an exceptionally faint scraping sound.

Only a white mark remained on his skin.

It quickly vanished.

Indestructible Diamond Body.

It was complete.

He raised his head again and looked ahead.

His pale golden pupils pierced through the air before him.

He could clearly see the patterns on every stone at the bottom of the spring pool.

He could see through the water's surface and make out the path of every crack on the stone wall opposite him.

He could even see through that layer of jade-green poisonous miasma.

Beyond the miasma, he saw two figures.

One was Dugu Bo, his body leaning slightly forward, hands spread wide, dark green light swirling around him.

Before him stood a man in a golden robe.

He had feminine features, and a golden chrysanthemum floated between his hands.

Its petals layered over one another, every one gleaming with a metallic luster.

That man's Soul Power fluctuations were formidable.

If Bai Yi was not mistaken, that was Spirit Hall's Chrysanthemum Douluo, Yue Guan.

Bai Yi stepped out of the spring.

He did not deliberately conceal the sound of his footsteps.

Nor did he deliberately restrain his aura.

Chrysanthemum Douluo, outside the poisonous miasma, paused his movements.

He tilted his head and glanced toward the valley entrance.

Dugu Bo sensed it as well.

He turned his head and saw a figure walking out from within the poisonous miasma.

His body was still covered in moisture, while his skin carried a faint golden sheen.

Bai Yi stood at the edge of the poisonous miasma, his pale golden pupils fixed on Chrysanthemum Douluo.