Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well

"It is right here."

Ling Xuqing's voice was exceptionally clear in the silent forest.

Gu Yuena looked at the gray-green poisonous miasma before them that seemed capable of devouring everything, a flicker of worry crossing her purple eyes.

She tilted her head and looked at Ling Xuqing. "Brother, this miasma is so powerful, how are we going to get through?"

Ling Xuqing smiled faintly and turned to look at Zi Ji.

"Zi Ji, clear the way."

"Yes, Young Master."

Zi Ji stepped forward in response. She took a deep breath and formed a strange hand seal before her chest.

In an instant, the purple spirit rings on her body flared, and a vast, boundless dragon pressure erupted from within her.

"Roar—"

Accompanied by a low dragon roar, the phantom of a massive purple demon dragon appeared in the void behind Zi Ji, howling toward the sky.

Immediately after, Zi Ji raised her right hand and made a light sweeping motion toward the miasma in front.

"Sss-sss-sss—"

A hair-raising sound echoed out.

That thick layer of poisonous miasma, which even Titled Douluo feared, was torn apart as if it were hot butter being sliced by a knife under the force of Zi Ji's spirit power!

A safe passage, several yards wide and leading straight into the depths, appeared before them instantly.

"Let's go." Ling Xuqing took Gu Yuena's hand and stepped into the passage without hesitation.

Xiao Wu and A Yin watched, dumbfounded, from within his sea of consciousness.

"My goodness, this miasma is like paper in front of Zi Ji!" Xiao Wu exclaimed.

A Yin nodded as well, her eyes filled with shock.

"Is this the terrifying strength of the Hell Demon Dragon King? As expected of one of the Ten Great Fierce Beasts; this kind of pressure has already surpassed that of an ordinary Titled Douluo."

The group followed the path Zi Ji had cleared and passed through the deadly miasma unscathed.

When they took their final step out of the range of the miasma, the scene before them opened up.

"Wow—!!!"

Xiao Wu could not help but let out a gasp.

What appeared before them was a wonder that looked like a fairyland.

It was a massive underground cavern, and in the center of the cavern lay a lake shaped like the Yin Yang symbol.

The lake was divided into two distinct halves.

One half was a scorching fire-red, the surface churning with boiling steam and radiating a searing heat; the other half was a deep, icy blue, with thick frost frozen upon the surface, radiating a bone-chilling cold.

At the boundary where the ice and fire colors met, there was temperate spring water, the two perfectly merging together to form the shape of a Taiji diagram.

"This... is this the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well?!"

A Yin's voice was trembling.

She looked at the wonder before her, her eyes filled with disbelief. "Extreme cold and extreme heat coexisting, yet so harmonious... this is truly a miracle of heaven and earth!"

Zi Ji also could not help but take a deep breath, feeling the heaven and earth spiritual energy in the air, which was so dense it had almost turned into substance. She marveled, "The concentration of spiritual energy here is several times denser than the core area of the Star Dou Great Forest! If one could cultivate here, the results would be twice as effective with half the effort!"

Gu Yuena, however, was not immersed in the shock like the others.

She let go of Ling Xuqing's hand and walked slowly to the edge of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, a complex light flickering in her purple eyes.

She closed her eyes and quietly sensed something.

A moment later, Gu Yuena opened her eyes, turned to look at Ling Xuqing, and said softly:

"Brother, here... I can feel the aura of the Ice Dragon King and the Fire Dragon King."

Ling Xuqing walked to her side and nodded, his gaze cast toward the depths of the ice and fire-mingled lake.

"That is correct. The Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well was formed by the remains of the Ice Dragon King and the Fire Dragon King after they fell. Their bones are sleeping beneath the water of this pool."

Hearing Ling Xuqing's words, a trace of sorrow flashed through Gu Yuena's purple eyes.

She lowered her head slightly and pressed her palms together, as if silently praying for these two ancestors of the ancient dragon race.

Just then—

"Who dares to touch my herb garden!!!"

An extremely furious roar suddenly came from the entrance of the cavern!

Accompanying this roar, an incredibly cold, poison-attributed spirit power swept over like a tsunami!

"Swish—"

A green figure appeared instantly within the cavern.

It was an old man wearing a green robe, his hair and beard entirely green, his face sinister.

He stared fixedly at Ling Xuqing's group, his eyes filled with killing intent.

The person who had arrived was none other than the master of the Sunset Forest—the Poison Douluo, Dugu Bo!

"How bold! To dare break into my forbidden ground, and even bring a little girl along!" Dugu Bo roared, and the spirit rings on his body flared instantly.

Yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black, black, black!

Nine spirit rings pulsed up and down, and the ninth spirit ring radiated a terrifying light that made one's heart tremble.

"Since you've come, you might as well stay and become fertilizer for my flowers!"

Dugu Bo snorted coldly and raised his hand, striking out with a palm.

"Ninth Spirit Skill, Jade Phosphorus Poison Domain!"

In an instant, a thick green poisonous mist erupted from Dugu Bo's palm, instantly enveloping Ling Xuqing and the others.

This mist contained a deadly poison; even a Titled Douluo would lose a layer of skin if they were contaminated by it!

However, facing this thunderous strike from Dugu Bo, Ling Xuqing did not even blink.

"Noisy."

Zi Ji spat out the two words coldly.

Her figure flashed, and she instantly blocked the path in front of Ling Xuqing and Gu Yuena.

"Boom—!"

Zi Ji simply raised her hand and struck out with a palm.

A purple dragon aura, like a mountain of substance, slammed fiercely into the Jade Phosphorus Poison Domain!

"Crack—"

That seemingly terrifying poison domain shattered instantly in front of Zi Ji as if it were glass!

"Pfft—"

Dugu Bo felt an irresistible, terrifying force strike him. He felt as if he had been hit by a giant hammer, and he was sent flying backward!

"Bang!"

Dugu Bo slammed heavily into the stone wall of the cavern, spat out a mouthful of blood, and collapsed to the ground, lacking even the strength to stand up.

"Who... who exactly are you people?!"

Dugu Bo clutched his chest, looking at Zi Ji with a face full of horror.

He never imagined that he, a dignified Titled Douluo, would be unable to take even a single move from the opponent!

"Why did you break into my herb garden?!" Dugu Bo asked through gritted teeth.

Ling Xuqing walked out from behind Zi Ji, looking down at Dugu Bo from above, a mocking curve playing on his lips.

"Your herb garden?"

Ling Xuqing sneered. "Dugu Bo, don't think I don't know. You only discovered this place by chance and claimed it as your own, didn't you?"

"For this, you even specifically killed the snake monster that was guarding this place back then! Her spirit bone and spirit ring are still on you right now!"

Ling Xuqing's gaze turned cold. "So, you just discovered this place first; that doesn't mean this Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well belongs to you!"

Dugu Bo's face turned deathly pale in an instant.

He never imagined that this child, who appeared to be only six years old, would know his background so thoroughly!