Taking Autumnwater Dew, Surging Spiritual Power!

Dugu Bo vanished into the night, and with him went the suffocating pressure of a Titled Douluo.

Lin Ye finally let out a breath of relief.

He lowered his head to glance at his neck, red from being choked, and could not help baring his teeth.

"That old bastard really didn't hold back. He nearly choked me to death."

But...

Lin Ye turned to look at the empty surroundings of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, the corners of his lips curling upward slightly.

It was worth it.

All the Immortal Herbs were in his jade pendant.

Dugu Bo might be vicious, but Lin Ye had already seized his weakness.

As long as Dugu Yan's poison remained, the old man could never truly try to kill him.

But this was no time for sentimentality.

Dugu Bo had gone to fetch Dugu Yan. Even at top speed, the round trip would take at least two hours.

That time was his golden window.

Those Immortal Herbs had all been stored in his jade pendant, but what was the point of merely keeping them there?

While he had the chance,

he needed to eat them!

Lin Ye then sat cross-legged beside the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and sent his spiritual power into his storage jade pendant.

Within its five-cubic-meter space, all kinds of Immortal Herbs were packed tightly together.

His gaze swept rapidly across them before finally settling on two items.

First, Autumnwater Dew.

It was a crystalline, water-blue plant, its leaves like condensed droplets of dew, with tiny beads of water constantly seeping from its surface.

Every drop that fell released a cool aura into the air that refreshed the mind.

Second, the Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum.

Its golden blossom had a stem as thick as an adult's finger, while its stamens contained incomparably dense life energy.

"Autumnwater Dew can greatly increase spiritual power, while the Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum can strengthen the foundation of the body."

Lin Ye took out the two Immortal Herbs and placed them before his knees.

"These two will help me the most right now."

An increase in spiritual power meant he could control his Devouring skill with greater precision,

while strengthening his body would allow him to handle battles against stronger opponents more easily.

As for the other Immortal Herbs, there was no hurry.

Trying to bite off more than he could chew would only get him nowhere.

"I'll eat the Autumnwater Dew first."

The reason Lin Ye prioritized it was simple.

The precision of his Devouring skill depended entirely on his spiritual power.

When he had detoxified Dugu Bo earlier, he had already clearly felt the strain.

The toxins accumulated within a Titled Douluo's body had seeped deep into the marrow. Precisely locating and devouring them required exceptionally delicate spiritual control.

And detoxifying Dugu Yan later would likewise require powerful spiritual support.

"The stronger my spiritual power, the more precise the Devouring, and the safer the process."

"This is sharpening the axe before chopping firewood."

Having made up his mind, Lin Ye no longer hesitated.

He picked up the water-blue Immortal Herb and stuffed it directly into his mouth.

The instant it entered his mouth, an icy liquid cold enough to pierce his bones slid down his throat and into his stomach.

Buzz—

A burst of white light suddenly exploded in Lin Ye's mind.

"Hiss!"

Lin Ye's body suddenly tensed, his hands clamping tightly onto his knees.

That icy energy did not flow into his limbs and bones. Instead, it charged straight toward the top of his head and churned wildly within his sea of consciousness.

It felt as though someone were using an ice awl to chisel open the boundaries of his mind, inch by inch.

It hurt.

It hurt badly.

But Lin Ye gritted his teeth and did not make a sound.

He closed his eyes and focused with all his strength on guiding the energy to spread evenly through his sea of consciousness.

Ten minutes.

Thirty minutes.

One hour.

No one knew how much time passed before that violent, icy energy finally began to settle.

Lin Ye opened his eyes.

His first sensation was that the world had become clearer.

Not merely visually.

But in terms of perception as well.

He closed his eyes and released his spiritual power again. Its detection range instantly soared from just over a hundred meters to more than three hundred meters.

Not only had the range expanded, its precision had also improved dramatically.

He could even sense the faint vibrations in the leg joints of an ant crawling through a crack in the rocks thirty meters away.

"Damn."

Lin Ye muttered, unable to suppress the excitement in his voice.

"I have no idea how many times stronger my spiritual power has become. This Autumnwater Dew truly lives up to its reputation."

If his spiritual power had already ranked among the best for soul masters of the same level before, then now...

Even many Soul Elders and Soul Ancestors probably could not reach this level.

"Alright, the first one's done. Next is the Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum."

Just as Lin Ye was about to pick up the golden chrysanthemum, an extremely faint ripple of aura came from the distance.

His spiritual power immediately spread outward.

Eighty meters away.

Sixty meters.

Forty meters.

Two figures were rapidly approaching.

One aura was deep and powerful, like a venomous snake coiled at the bottom of a dark pool.

It was Dugu Bo.

The other was much younger. Its soul power fluctuations were not particularly strong, but they carried a faint, barely perceptible trace of poisonous energy.

It should be Dugu Yan.

"They got here so quickly?"

Lin Ye raised an eyebrow.

"That old man sure can run. Looks like he really is desperate."

He glanced at the Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum in his hand, which he had yet to eat, and decisively returned it to his jade pendant.

No rush. He could wait until Dugu Yan's matter was settled.

He then stood, brushed the dust from his clothes, and faced the direction from which they were coming.

Ten seconds later.

The edge of the pale green barrier flickered, and two figures swept inside like ghosts.

The first was Dugu Bo.

Behind him followed a girl around eighteen or nineteen years old.

However,

the instant Dugu Yan landed, the words "not happy" were practically written all over her face.

"Grandpa!"

As Dugu Yan followed Dugu Bo forward, she pouted and complained.

"What are you doing in the middle of the night? We still have a match at the Heaven Dou Great Spirit Arena tomorrow! Without me, the vice-captain, how are Tianheng and the others supposed to fight?"

"They can't manage without you?" Dugu Bo did not even turn his head.

"Of course not! I'm—"

"Enough, Yan Yan. Walk faster."

Dugu Yan pursed her lips, but obediently quickened her pace.

Her mouth, however, did not stop moving.

"I heard everything you said on the way here. Something about Martial Soul Backlash Poison, something about finding someone who can detoxify me. Grandpa, haven't you found plenty of healers before? Which one of them ever succeeded?"

At that, Dugu Bo's footsteps paused.

"This time is different."

"How is it different?"

Dugu Bo did not answer.

The two walked for a while,

until the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well came fully into view.

Dugu Yan's gaze swept over the pool first before landing on the figure standing beside it.

A young man.

He looked several years younger than her. Though his build was sturdy, his face still retained the unweathered edges of youth.

He stood there casually, arms folded across his chest, his expression calm.

Dugu Yan looked Lin Ye up and down twice, the corner of her mouth twitching downward.

"Grandpa, him?"

Lin Ye stepped forward two paces and spoke politely.

"Hello, my name is Lin Ye."

Dugu Yan blinked, then turned to look at Dugu Bo, her expression becoming incredibly animated.

"Grandpa, you're not actually having him detoxify me, are you?"

Dugu Bo: "..."

"He looks several years younger than I am!"

Dugu Yan pointed at Lin Ye, her face full of disbelief.

"This guy? Grandpa, aren't you underestimating yourself too much?"

"You, a dignified Titled Douluo, can't cure this poison, but a brat whose hair hasn't even fully grown can?"