Tang San's eyes darted around. While the two fought, he used Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track to reach the edge of the spring.
"Quick!"
Sea God Tang San urged him on.
Without hesitation, Tang San activated Martial Soul Possession. Two blades of fire shot from his claws, instantly severing the roots of the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and the Infernal Delicate Apricot.
He swallowed both Immortal Herbs in one gulp and jumped into the spring without a second thought.
Boom!
The instant he jumped in, a tremendous force hurled him back out. He flipped through the air several times before crashing to the ground.
No one could have guessed that Xuan Xiao had returned after leaving and placed the Icefire Dragon Kings' Reverse Scale in the shallow water.
Anyone who jumped in without his permission would be blasted away by the Divine Sense on the Reverse Scale.
Sea God Tang San cried out inside Tang San's Consciousness Sea.
"What happened? Why can't he get in?"
This is bad!
Only then did he remember: without the spring's ice and fire energy to bring the herbs into balance, Tang San's body could never withstand swallowing them alone.
"Aaagh!"
Tang San let out a scream like a pig at slaughter, so shrill it could have pierced an eardrum.
His Martial Soul was not Blue Silver Grass. It was a Hyena imbued with Phoenix Evil Fire.
When the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass's icy energy met that Evil Fire, it was like throwing water into boiling oil. The two erupted on contact.
Tang San's belly swelled like a balloon. Veins bulged beneath his skin as red and blue light raced wildly through it.
He rolled across the ground in agony. His face flushed bright red, then turned bluish-purple, like a pig's liver dipped in boiling water.