Gu Yuena took a deep breath and wiped away the tears at the corners of her eyes.
Holding the Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone and Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew in her hands, she nodded at Ling Xuqing. Determination and light shimmered in her violet eyes.
"Mm! Big brother, Na'er's going!"
With that, Gu Yuena turned and stepped lightly, without hesitation, into the center where the spring waters of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well converged.
"Splash—"
Water sprayed in every direction, and the warm spring water instantly swallowed Gu Yuena's petite figure.
On the bank, Ling Xuqing looked solemn as he stood with his hands behind his back. The Golden Dragon King's origin within him stirred faintly, and an invisible pressure shielded Gu Yuena, ensuring she wouldn't suffer a backlash from the spring's violent energy.
"My lord, let me help!"
Seeing this, Xiao Wu and Ah Yin immediately transformed into two streaks of light and hovered above the spring, one on each side.
"Xiao Wu, protect her heart meridians and divine soul!"
"Ah Yin, use your life origin to guide the medicinal power of the Immortal Herbs!"
Ling Xuqing immediately gave his orders.
"Understood!"
Xiao Wu cried out, bringing her hands together. Brilliant dark-golden light transformed into an indestructible shield that precisely enveloped Gu Yuena's chest.
Ah Yin released a gentle, sacred blue-green light. Her warm breath of life flowed like a soft ribbon, winding around Gu Yuena and guiding the violent medicinal power of the Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone and Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew as it seeped, thread by thread, into every part of her body.
Within the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, Gu Yuena sat cross-legged with her eyes tightly shut, floating on the surface of the water.
The instant the Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone entered her stomach, it transformed into an intensely cool, razor-sharp energy. Like countless tiny scalpels, it wildly cut through and opened up the blocked extraordinary meridians in her body.
The hidden injuries and impurities accumulated over tens of thousands of years were all stripped away and purged by the surging energy.
At the same time, the sweet, crisp breath of the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew became a spring rain that nourished her divine soul, wildly replenishing her Sea of Consciousness, which had been left riddled with wounds by the war in the Divine Realm.
"Ah..."
Gu Yuena couldn't help letting out a soft moan. It wasn't from pain, but from a long-lost comfort, as though her very soul were being cleansed.
As the impurities were purged and her divine soul nourished, the Silver Dragon King's origin, sealed within Gu Yuena for tens of thousands of years, finally erupted in full!
"Boom—!"
An incomparably sacred and vast aura burst skyward from within Gu Yuena!
Her Soul Power had originally been at level twenty-four, but under the impact of this origin, that barrier shattered instantly like paper.
Level twenty-five!
Level twenty-six!
Level twenty-seven!
Her Soul Power didn't stop climbing. Instead, it continued soaring at a terrifying pace.
Level twenty-eight!
Level twenty-nine!
Level thirty!
"Buzz—!"
The instant her Soul Power reached level thirty, space twisted abruptly above Gu Yuena's head.
A dazzling platinum-colored ring slowly took shape!
This wasn't an ordinary Soul Ring, but a super-divine-grade origin Soul Ring unique to the Silver Dragon King!
Then, four streams of immense, profound information surged from the platinum-colored Soul Ring into Gu Yuena's mind.
Third Soul Skill One: [Platinum Dragon Origin Unification]!
Passive, permanent effect: completely condenses the Silver Dragon King's origin within the body, eliminating all impurities. The quality of all dragon-type and elemental skills rises to the divine level, and their power is permanently increased by 150%! Naturally possesses an origin-locking effect, granting immunity to all divine skills that seal, strip, or weaken. Always remains in peak, stable condition!
Third Soul Skill Two: [Myriad Life Dragon Seal]!
Active control: commands the Silver Dragon King's origin authority over all living things, condensing a sacred platinum dragon-patterned seal. Seals all enemy abilities to heal, recover Soul Power, or charge up skills, and dismantles all enhancement effects. Continuously extracts the enemy's life origin and converts it into pure dragon essence! Has an absolute suppressive effect against evil beings and monsters!
Third Soul Skill Three: [Dragon Ruins Elemental Prison]!
Domain suppression: unfolds a personal elemental domain, [Dragon Ruins Prison Realm], with a diameter of one thousand meters. Within the domain, the laws governing the elements of heaven and earth are overturned, and all elements come under her control. All elemental attacks from enemies become ineffective and disintegrate! Continuously generates destructive platinum dragon aura that pierces all defenses!
Third Soul Skill Four: [Instant Dragon Tracing Shadow Slash]!
Instant ambush: draws upon the Silver Dragon King's origin of space and time to teleport to any point within a hundred-meter radius. Condenses ultimate platinum dragon power and unleashes a threefold armor-piercing dragon slash that cuts through the divine soul, physical body, and shields! Ignores all defenses and inflicts a time-space paralysis effect!
Gu Yuena slowly opened her eyes, sacred platinum light flowing through her violet pupils.
She could clearly feel that her strength had reached an unprecedented height!
Yet her breakthrough didn't stop there.
The medicinal power of the Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone and Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew continued to release, and with the dense spiritual energy of heaven and earth within the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, Gu Yuena's aura kept climbing.
Level thirty-one!
Level thirty-two!
Level thirty-three!
Level thirty-four!
Finally, when all the medicinal power had been fully absorbed, Gu Yuena's aura settled firmly at level thirty-five!
"Hoo—"
Gu Yuena exhaled a long breath of stale air, then leapt gracefully from the spring. Like a butterfly dancing through the air, she landed steadily on the green stone bank.
Her skin was now crystal-clear, like the finest white jade.
Her long silver hair stirred in the windless air, radiating a faint platinum glow.
Her violet eyes brimmed with confidence and composure.
"Big brother!"
Gu Yuena hurried over to Ling Xuqing and threw herself into his arms. Her voice brimmed with excitement and gratitude. "I... I broke through! My Soul Power has reached level thirty-five, and I even condensed my third Soul Ring!"
"And I can feel that my divine soul and physical body have both recovered by at least thirty percent!"
Ling Xuqing reached out and ruffled her silver hair, a gratified smile appearing on his face. "Congratulations, Na'er. You did very well."
Xiao Wu and Ah Yin flew back as well, surrounding Gu Yuena and chattering excitedly.
"Na'er, you were amazing just now! That platinum-colored Soul Ring was so beautiful!"
"That's right! You're so fast now, I can barely keep up with you!"
Surrounded by the two of them, Gu Yuena beamed with happiness.
Not far away, Dugu Bo lay pinned to the ground by Zi Ji's dragon might. By now, he was completely numb.
He stared blankly as Gu Yuena leapt from the spring, feeling an aura far more terrifying than his own. His mind went utterly blank.
"Another... another one above level thirty?!"
"W-what kind of monsters are you?!"
Dugu Bo felt as if his entire worldview had been turned upside down.
These two little monsters looked only six years old, yet they'd broken through past level thirty just by taking a bath?!
How was that supposed to leave any Soul Masters alive?!
Just as Dugu Bo's mind reeled, Zi Ji slowly walked up to him.
She looked down at the miserable Poison Douluo, a bone-chilling killing intent flashing in her violet eyes.
Then Zi Ji turned and looked respectfully at Ling Xuqing and Gu Yuena. Pointing at Dugu Bo on the ground, she asked gravely:
"Young Lord, my lord, what should we do with this man?"
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