Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well!

"This is the place."

Ling Xuqing's voice rang especially clearly through the silent forest.

Gu Yuena looked at the gray-green miasma before them, which seemed capable of swallowing everything. A hint of worry flashed in her violet eyes.

She lifted her head and looked at Ling Xuqing. "Big brother, this miasma is so powerful. How are we supposed to get through?"

Ling Xuqing smiled faintly and turned to Zi JI.

"Zi JI, clear a path."

"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 Soul Ring around her blazed to life, and an immense, boundless dragon pressure burst from within her.

"Roar—"

Along with a deep dragon's bellow, the phantom of a gigantic purple demon dragon appeared in the void behind Zi JI, raising its head and letting out a mighty roar.

Immediately afterward, Zi JI lifted her right hand and lightly swept it toward the miasma ahead.

"Shhhk, shhhk, shhhk—"

A sound that made their scalps crawl rang out.

The dense miasma, which even Titled Douluo feared, was torn apart by Zi JI's Soul Power as easily as a hot knife slicing through butter!

A safe passage several yards wide, leading straight into the depths, appeared before them in an instant.

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

Xiao Wu and Ah Yin watched in stunned amazement from within his sea of consciousness.

"My goodness, that miasma looks like nothing but paper in front of Zi JI!" Xiao Wu exclaimed.

Ah Yin nodded too, her eyes filled with shock.

"Is this the terrifying might of the Hell Demon Dragon King? No wonder she's one of the Ten Great Ferocious Beasts. This kind of pressure has already surpassed that of an ordinary Titled Douluo."

The group followed the passage Zi JI had opened and crossed the deadly miasma unharmed.

As they took their final step beyond the miasma, the scene before them suddenly opened up.

"Wow—!!!"

Xiao Wu couldn't help letting out a cry of amazement.

A scene as wondrous as a celestial paradise lay before them.

It was a vast underground cavern, with a lake shaped like the Two Elements at its center.

The lake was divided into two sharply distinct halves.

One half was a fiery red, its surface roiling with scalding steam and radiating searing heat. The other half was a deep icy blue, its surface covered in thick frost and radiating a bone-chilling cold.

At the boundary between the two-colored waters, however, lay a mild spring, where the two blended perfectly together to form the shape of a taiji symbol.

"Th-this is the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well?!"

Ah Yin's voice trembled.

She gazed at the wondrous scene in disbelief. "Extreme cold and extreme heat coexist, yet they're so perfectly harmonious... This is truly a miracle wrought by heaven and earth!"

Zi JI couldn't help taking a deep breath either. Feeling the dense spiritual energy in the air, almost tangible in its richness, she marveled, "The spiritual energy here is several times denser than in the core region of the Star Dou Great Forest! Cultivating here would bring twice the results with half the effort!"

But unlike the others, Gu Yuena didn't lose herself in amazement.

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

She closed her eyes and quietly sensed something.

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

"Big brother, here... I can sense the aura of the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings."

Ling Xuqing walked to her side and nodded, his gaze fixed on the depths of the lake where ice and fire mingled.

"That's right. The Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well was formed from the remains of the Ice Dragon King and the Fire Dragon King after they fell. Their bones lie sleeping at the bottom of this pool."

At Ling Xuqing's words, a hint of sorrow flashed through Gu Yuena's violet eyes.

She lowered her head slightly and clasped her hands together, as if silently praying for these two ancient dragon ancestors.

Just then—

"Who dares touch this old man's medicinal garden!!!"

A roar of utter fury suddenly rang out from the entrance to the cavern!

Along with the roar, an incredibly frigid Soul Power with a poison attribute swept toward them like a tsunami!

"Whoosh—"

A green figure appeared inside the cavern in an instant.

It was an old man dressed in a green robe, with a green beard and green hair and a sinister face.

He glared at Ling Xuqing and the others, his eyes brimming with murderous intent.

The newcomer was none other than the master of Sunset Forest—Poison Douluo Dugu Bo!

"How dare you! You've broken into this old man's forbidden grounds, and you even brought a little brat along!" Dugu Bo roared as his Soul Rings suddenly lit up.

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

Nine Soul Rings pulsed up and down, and the ninth radiated a terrifying light that made one's heart shudder.

"Since you've come, you can all stay and become fertilizer for this old man's flowers!"

Dugu Bo snorted coldly and struck out with a palm.

"Ninth Soul Skill, Jade Phosphorus Poison Domain!"

In an instant, dense green poisonous mist burst from Dugu Bo's palm and enveloped Ling Xuqing and the others.

The mist contained deadly poison. Even a Titled Douluo would lose a layer of skin if exposed to it!

Yet faced with Dugu Bo's thunderous strike, Ling Xuqing didn't so much as blink.

"Annoying."

Zi JI spat out two cold words.

She flashed forward, instantly placing herself between Ling Xuqing and Gu Yuena.

"Boom—!"

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

Purple dragon pressure, as solid as a mountain, slammed into the Jade Phosphorus Poison Domain!

"Crack—"

The seemingly terrifying poison domain shattered before Zi JI like glass!

"Pfft—"

Dugu Bo felt an irresistible, terrifying force crash into him. He was sent flying as if struck by a giant hammer!

"Thud!"

Dugu Bo slammed into the cavern wall and spat out a mouthful of blood. He collapsed limply to the ground, without even the strength to stand.

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

Clutching his chest, Dugu Bo stared at Zi JI in horror.

He could never have imagined that he, a dignified Titled Douluo, wouldn't even be able to withstand a single move from his opponent!

"Why did you break into this old man's medicinal garden?!" Dugu Bo asked through clenched teeth.

Ling Xuqing stepped out from behind Zi JI and looked down at Dugu Bo, a mocking smile curling his lips.

"Your medicinal garden?"

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

"To do that, you even killed the snake monster guarding this place back then! Her Spirit Bone and Soul Ring are still on you!"

Ling Xuqing's gaze turned cold. "So you merely discovered this place first. That doesn't mean the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well belongs to you!"

Dugu Bo's face turned deathly pale.

He could never have imagined that this child, who looked no older than six, knew everything about his past!