Gu Yuena's Emotion!

Inside the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, the water churned violently, as if the end of the world had arrived.

The extreme cold of the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and the extreme heat of the Blazing Apricot Delicate transformed into two violent torrents within Ling Xuqing's body, crazily crashing against his limbs and bones.

At the same time, the vast and ancient origin power of the Ice Dragon King and the Fire Dragon King slammed into his body like two towering mountains.

"Urgh—!!!"

Ling Xuqing tilted his head back, letting out a suppressed, agonizing roar.

Countless tiny bloody gashes tore open across his skin. The blood that seeped out was instantly frozen into ice crystals by the extreme cold, only to be vaporized into blood mist by the extreme heat a moment later.

"Xiao Wu, protect his heart!"

"A Yin, infuse life force!"

Gu Yuena commanded anxiously from the shore.

"Understood!"

Xiao Wu let out a sharp cry, pressing her hands together in front of her chest.

In an instant, a dazzling dark golden light erupted from her petite body!

"Invincible Golden Body, activate!"

This was originally Xiao Wu's self-created soul skill, but in her state as a Soul Spirit connected to Ling Xuqing's origin, this power was applied directly to Ling Xuqing's most vulnerable heart and meridians.

An indestructible dark golden shield tightly encased Ling Xuqing's heart, forcibly blocking the ice and fire impact that would have torn an ordinary person apart in an instant.

With Xiao Wu's absolute defense in place, A Yin did not hesitate.

She formed hand seals, and a soft, sacred blue-green light bloomed from her body.

That was the life origin power belonging to a hundred-thousand-year Blue Silver Emperor!

This gentle life aura, like a timely rain, poured continuously into Ling Xuqing's body.

Every time Ling Xuqing's physical body was torn by the power of ice and fire, A Yin's life force would rapidly repair it.

Destruction and rebirth formed a perfect cycle in that moment!

Under the full protection of Xiao Wu and A Yin, Ling Xuqing finally steadied his mind.

He hovered cross-legged in the center of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, allowing that world-destroying power to scour his body.

"Boom—!"

Accompanied by a muffled sound from within his body, the barrier of Ling Xuqing's original twenty-ninth-rank soul power crumbled instantly under the impact of this terrifying force!

Thirtieth rank!

A powerful suction force erupted from Ling Xuqing's body, greedily devouring the surrounding ice and fire origin.

However, the moment his soul power reached the thirtieth rank, it felt as if it had hit an invisible wall of sighs, unable to advance even a fraction further.

"What is happening?" Ling Xuqing frowned slightly.

"Xuqing, your physical body and soul power foundation are actually already enough to break through to the fortieth rank or even higher!"

A Yin's gentle voice echoed in Ling Xuqing's mind. "But you have not yet absorbed your third soul ring. The rules of the Douluo Continent restrict you; without a soul ring, your soul power cannot continue to climb."

"So that's how it is." Ling Xuqing suddenly understood.

Since his soul power could not continue to rise, he stopped forcing it and instead focused all his energy on tempering his body and martial soul.

Time passed second by second.

Gradually, the violent aura on Ling Xuqing began to subside.

His wounds healed completely, and his skin became crystal clear, like the most perfect mutton-fat jade.

Behind him, the phantom of a dark golden spear slowly emerged.

That was his martial soul—the Golden Overlord Spear!

At this moment, the Golden Overlord Spear had undergone a earth-shaking transformation.

On the spear shaft, one side flowed with the deep blue aura of extreme cold, while the other was entwined with the scorching red fire.

Dual ice and fire resistance—immune to all ice and fire attribute damage!

Not only that, because he had absorbed the origin of the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings and the essence of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, all four of Ling Xuqing's basic skills now carried the destructive damage of dual ice and fire attributes!

"Hoo—"

Ling Xuqing slowly opened his eyes, a glimmer of dark gold and ice blue light flashing in their depths.

He leaped lightly and landed steadily on the bluestone by the shore.

"Xuqing!"

"Master!"

"Brother!"

Seeing this, the women gathered around him, their faces full of concern and joy.

Not far away, Dugu Bo, who was being pinned to the ground by Zi Ji's dragon might, had completely petrified.

He widened his dark green eyes, his eyeballs nearly popping out of their sockets.

He looked at Ling Xuqing, who was breathing steadily and radiating a powerful pressure, his voice trembling uncontrollably:

"Six... six years old?! Thirtieth rank?!"

"What... what kind of monster is this?!"

Dugu Bo's mind was in chaos.

His own granddaughter, Dugu Yan, was twelve years old and had only barely reached the twenty-sixth rank.

And this little monster, who looked only six, had actually broken through to the thirtieth rank?!

Was this even fair?!

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

Dugu Bo finally couldn't help but let out a desperate cry.

However, his voice was firmly suppressed by Zi Ji's dragon might, and apart from Gu Yuena and Ling Xuqing, no one paid him any mind.

Ling Xuqing turned his head, his gaze sweeping over the immortal herbs on the shore that radiated strange lights.

He bypassed the herbs that were no longer useful to him and walked straight to an immortal herb that looked like a white peony and emitted a faint fragrance, then picked up another that looked like it had been carved from crystal.

"Na'er, come here."

Ling Xuqing turned around and beckoned to Gu Yuena.

Gu Yuena walked up obediently:

"Brother, this... what are you doing?"

Ling Xuqing placed the white peony-like herb and the crystal-like herb into Gu Yuena's hands and said softly:

"Xiao Wu and A Yin are my Soul Spirits now. As I improve, they improve as well, so they don't need immortal herbs. But you are different."

Ling Xuqing looked at Gu Yuena, his eyes full of tenderness. "You are already injured, and your strength needs to be improved. This Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone can clear your meridians, purge impurities from your body, and drastically improve your speed, flexibility, and nerve reflexes, reshaping your body into a light and agile form."

"And this Gazing Autumn Water Dew will nourish your mental power and soul, which will be of great benefit to your recovery."

"These are exactly what you need most right now."

Listening to Ling Xuqing's words, Gu Yuena gripped the two immortal herbs tightly, her purple eyes instantly filling with tears.

She looked at Ling Xuqing's earnest face, and an indescribable warmth surged in her heart.

Ever since the Dragon God split, she had borne the trauma of the God Realm rebellion alone, wandering the Douluo Continent for tens of thousands of years, and no one had ever treated her this well.

"Brother..."

Gu Yuena's voice choked, and tears slid down her cheeks.

Standing to the side, Zi Ji watched this scene, a trace of deep longing and envy flashing in her eyes.

Although she was a hundred-thousand-year soul beast, she had never experienced this kind of family-like warmth.

Ling Xuqing raised his hand, gently wiping the tears from Gu Yuena's cheeks with his thumb, and smiled softly:

"Alright, you are the Silver Dragon King, the Master of Soul Beasts; what is there to cry about?"

He pointed to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well behind him:

"Go and refine them in the spring water. I will guard you!"