However, pinning all hope on luck was inherently a laughable delusion.
Soon, a pair of purple-and-green eyes slowly turned toward its hiding place.
A teasing smile curled at Long Wushang's lips.
"How much longer are you planning to hide?"
"Aromatic Silk Beauty, compared to your companions, you really are an out-and-out coward."
"Be good and reunite with your friends!"
Several gray threads shot out in an instant. Aromatic Silk Beauty did not even have time to flee before it was firmly bound, dragged into the Symbiosis Space with a startled cry, and completely reunited with the other immortal herbs.
Youyou: Nooo! (It shed immortal-herb tears in humiliation and regret.)
At this point, not a single valuable immortal herb within the Icefire Yin Yang Well that had developed sentience had escaped. All of them had fallen into Long Wushang's hands.
After finishing all this, Long Wushang finally withdrew the Eye of Creation, a satisfied smile appearing on his face.
Next, it was time to choose the immortal herbs most suitable for Long Xiaoyao and Tang Ya to absorb.
It would be far too wasteful to leave such a treasure land underused.
Besides, the true opportunity within the Icefire Yin Yang Well was far from over.
Long Wushang slowly shifted his gaze toward the spring at the center, where ice and fire converged.
It was said that the remains of the legendary Ice Dragon King and Fire Dragon King were buried there.
If those two Dragon Kings had left behind even a trace of their origin's blessings...
As his first woman and the first Sin God Servant he had subdued, Tang Ya satisfied Long Wushang in every respect.
Therefore, he would not be stingy with her.
Tang Ya's Martial Soul had now evolved into the Sinful Blue Silver Grass.
Although Bluesilver Grass itself had inherited the life attribute at the core of plant-type Martial Souls, after being tainted by Original Sin Power and undergoing a second evolution, its originally hidden devouring ability had also undergone an almost qualitative transformation.
Although every immortal herb in the Icefire Yin Yang Well was incomparably precious, not all of them were suitable for Tang Ya to consume.
Each immortal herb had to be matched specifically to the characteristics of the Martial Soul in order to achieve the greatest effect.
First were the Infernal Delicate Apricot and the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass.
These two immortal herbs were among the most supreme existences in the Icefire Yin Yang Well, containing ultimate fire-attribute and ultimate ice-attribute power.
For Tang Ya's Sinful Blue Silver Grass, the origin power of these two immortal herbs held immense value.
However, Long Wushang had no intention of having Tang Ya swallow the entire plants directly.
Not only were these two immortal herbs too precious and the energy within them too vast, making it possible for consuming the entire plants to cause her body to explode.
More importantly, Long Wushang himself would need their power later to enter the twin springs of ice and fire and temper his body.
Therefore, he only needed to extract two drops of the purest origin essence from the two immortal herbs and give them to Tang Ya for refinement.
Although the effects of these two drops of origin essence were limited, they were already enough for Tang Ya.
They could grant Tang Ya a certain degree of resistance to ice and fire.
Do not underestimate these two abilities.
Back then, a single phrase—fire immunity—had caused who knew how many people to stumble.
On Douluo Continent, elemental Martial Souls were extremely numerous, with ice and fire attributes being the most common among them.
Possessing ice immunity and fire immunity meant that Tang Ya would enjoy an innate advantage when facing large numbers of elemental soul masters in the future.
It could even be said that with these two resistances alone, she would be able to suppress the vast majority of ice- and fire-attributed soul masters.
Besides that, Long Wushang had also prepared a section of Ink Jade Divine Bamboo root.
Although Ink Jade Divine Bamboo did not possess the world-destroying power of those immortal herbs, it was an exceptionally compatible treasure for plant-type Martial Souls.
Its greatest characteristic was toughness.
And what a Martial Soul like Bluesilver Grass needed to improve most was precisely its own resilience.
Once the toughness of Bluesilver Grass was enhanced, its binding ability, defensive ability, and sustained combat ability would all receive comprehensive improvements.
Finally, there was the Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng.
Even within the Icefire Yin Yang Well, this immortal herb counted as a top-tier spiritual medicine.
It possessed immensely abundant life force and terrifying restorative power.
For the Sinful Blue Silver Grass, which centered on vitality and devouring ability, it was practically tailor-made.
With this set of immortal herb combinations, Tang Ya's future potential would absolutely reach an unprecedented height.
Her Bluesilver Grass would no longer be the weak control-type Martial Soul it once was. It would truly grow into a powerful existence capable of roaming the continent unhindered.
And she would become one of his most reliable assistants in the future.
With that thought, Long Wushang's gaze fell upon Long Xiaoyao beside him.
He placed just as much importance on his father.
Long Xiaoyao was his greatest support for the future and his greatest reliance at present.
Whether for familial affection or his future plans, he should prepare a gift of sufficient weight for his father.
Moreover, what he wanted to see was not a Dragon Emperor Douluo gradually weakening due to the passage of time and old injuries.
What he wanted to see was the Long Xiaoyao who had once shaken the world and truly stood at the summit of the continent.
Thus, Long Wushang likewise chose the origin essence of the Infernal Delicate Apricot and Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass.
He planned to give his father resistance to ice and fire, then pair it with Earth Dragon Golden Melon and Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum essence.
The Earth Dragon Golden Melon could strengthen the Martial Soul's origin and enhance his father's bloodline power.
The Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum could strengthen the body and improve the quality of Soul Power.
Combined, the two would provide an enormous boost to Long Xiaoyao's Dark Sacred Dragon Martial Soul.
Finally, he would add an Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid.
The greatest function of this immortal herb was not increasing power, but nourishing the body and repairing old injuries.
Long Xiaoyao had fought countless battles over the years, and a great many hidden dangers had already accumulated within his body.
These injuries might not affect battle under normal circumstances, but at his realm, they would become hidden dangers that restricted further advancement and could even affect his lifespan.
The Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid could help him gradually repair these problems.
Long Wushang looked forward to it. He looked forward to seeing a Dragon Emperor Douluo who had truly returned to his peak condition.
He looked forward to seeing his father stand once more at the summit of the continent and rule over the world.
As for himself, the immortal herb combination he needed was actually roughly the same as Long Xiaoyao's.
He only needed to adjust the proportions according to his own circumstances.
Besides that, he also needed a Nine-Grade Purple Ganoderma.
The greatest effect of the Nine-Grade Purple Ganoderma was consolidating one's foundation, nurturing the internal organs, and strengthening one's base.
Long Wushang now possessed the power of the Seven Deadly Sins within his body.
Although these powers were formidable, their natures differed from one another. To achieve true perfect fusion, he needed a sufficiently powerful body to serve as their vessel.
The Nine-Grade Purple Ganoderma was preparation for the future unification of the original sins.
As for the remaining immortal herbs, he planned to save them for gradual use and digestion in the future. Steady progress would bring more benefits than harm.
After finalizing all his plans, Long Wushang began to act.
Within the Symbiosis Space of the Eye of Creation, aside from the sentient spiritual herbs trembling in fear, countless other immortal herbs floated in midair, radiating vigorous life force.
At Long Wushang's command, the Destruction Divine Core within the Creation Space began operating madly.
Terrifying destructive power swept forth, yet it did not destroy the immortal herbs. Instead, under Long Wushang's precise control, it gradually stripped away their purest medicinal power.
Their life essence was continuously compressed.
Octagonal and Apricot: We're so powerful, and you're squeezing us dry already? Why are you striking us with lightning before you've even started? Squeeze all you want, but why the hell are you using lightning?!
Aahhh!!!
In the end, amid miserable wails, beads of crystalline medicinal essence condensed one after another, slowly flying out from Long Wushang's divine-eye space and floating in midair.
Looking at these incomparably precious treasures before him, Long Wushang said, "Father, Xiaoya."
"Take them in the order I just told you, then immediately begin refining them."
"The heaven-and-earth energy and life force here are rich to the extreme. With the aid of these immortal herbs, they will be enough for you to undergo a tremendous transformation."
After saying that, he handed the prepared immortal herb essences to the two of them.
Long Wushang himself slowly walked toward the twin springs of ice and fire. This was his true objective today. He needed to personally verify whether the legacies of the two Dragon Kings still remained.
Feeling those two utterly different yet equally terrifying ultimate powers, Long Wushang drew a deep breath and swallowed the origin essences of the Infernal Delicate Apricot and Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass at the same time.
Then, beneath Long Xiaoyao and Tang Ya's astonished gazes, he leaped into the air.
He jumped directly into the twin springs of ice and fire, said to be enough to make even a Title Douluo wary!
"Wushang!"
Tang Ya cried out in alarm. Her eyes widened as she never expected Long Wushang to choose such a direct method of entering the twin springs of ice and fire.
That was the core of the Icefire Yin Yang Well!
The ultimate ice-and-fire power contained within was enough to instantly destroy an ordinary soul master's body.
In a sense, Long Wushang was both her master and the person who had changed her fate. They shared glory and ruin alike.
Without Long Wushang, she would still only be that little Bluesilver Grass soul master at Shrek Academy, with no background and no resources, able to rely on no one but herself.
Without resources, without support, without powerful potential, she could only constantly depend on others and survive in the cracks.
But after Long Wushang appeared, everything changed. Not only could he make her feel as though she were soaring to paradise and dying in ecstasy, letting her experience the beauty of life.
He had even given her power, allowing her Martial Soul to evolve, and now he had placed legendary immortal herbs before her.
He had given her a chance to reach a higher level in the future without relying on killing, devouring, and falling into corruption.
So how could she not worry when she saw Long Wushang jump into the twin springs of ice and fire?
By comparison, although Long Xiaoyao also revealed surprise at first, he quickly calmed down.
Because he had clearly seen Long Wushang consume something before jumping into the twin springs of ice and fire.
Moreover, knowing his son's temperament, Long Wushang had always been cautious in his actions since childhood. He would never easily do anything without absolute confidence.
Therefore, Long Xiaoyao believed that Long Wushang must have made preparations.
And right now, the most important thing was not to waste this opportunity.
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