Ice and Fire Tempering Guga, Doro's Great Opportunity

The next day, in the morning.

"Goodbye, Sister Xiao Wu, we're leaving." Jiang Lan waved to Xiao Wu in front of her and said.

Xiao Wu stood beside Er Ming, raised her hand and waved, her eyes slightly red.

Although they only spent one night together, she genuinely liked the little guy in the Penguin Suit and the white ball of fluff who was always munching on Ju Zi.

"Jiang Lan! Doro! You can come visit me more often!" Xiao Wu cupped her hands around her mouth and shouted loudly at the departing figure.

Jiang Lan was grabbed by the back of his collar by Dugu Bo. He turned around and waved to Xiao Wu. The hood of his Penguin Suit was blown into a ball by the wind. Doro poked his head out from his arms and waved his little hand at Xiao Wu as well.

Only after the blue and white figures disappeared into the depths of the dense forest did Xiao Wu sniffle, pat Er Ming's big head, and whisper, "Let's go back."

For the next month or so, Dugu Bo led Jiang Lan on a journey that took them on several stops, until they arrived at Sunset Forest.

After passing through layers of poisonous fog, the view suddenly opened up before Jiang Lan, revealing the strange sight of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

The valley is bowl-shaped, with a pool of spring water in the center that is clearly divided into two parts: one half is red like lava, and the other half is dark blue like ice. At the junction of the red and blue, colorful mist rises.

The surrounding cliffs are covered with various rare medicinal herbs that have long been extinct in the outside world, and the air is filled with a strange medicinal fragrance that alternates between hot and cold.

Jiang Lan stood by the pool, her orange flippers from her penguin onesie landing on the warm rocks. Her large eyes reflected the red and blue shimmering water, and her little mouth opened wide. "Master, this place is so beautiful!"

Dugu Bo stood behind him with his hands behind his back, looking at this precious land that he had guarded alone for many years, a rare smile appearing on his face, "This is the Yin-Yang Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well that I told you about. Didn't you need herbs to detoxify your Sister Yanyan? There are herbs everywhere here."

Jiang Lan looked around and saw the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and the Infernal Delicate Apricot.

His intuition told him that these two Immortal Herb would be useful to him. "Master, I want to eat them!" Jiang Lan looked up at Dugu Bo, his tone filled with unwavering determination. Although Dugu Bo didn't know exactly what he was going to do, he was already used to his disciple's extraordinary abilities. He only told him to be careful and then stood guard by the spring to protect him.

Jiang Lan first picked the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass.

The moment his fingers touched the petals, a chilling cold shot up his fingertips, instantly freezing his entire hand with a thin layer of ice, the ice crystals spreading upwards along his wrist.

Jiang Lan quickly stuffed the entire Immortal Herb into his mouth and swallowed it without chewing. The chilling sensation traveled from his throat all the way to his stomach. He felt as if he had swallowed a piece of ancient ice, and even the breath he exhaled turned into white icy mist.

He then picked Infernal Delicate Apricot, the flames on the edge of the leaf burning his fingers, but he still put it in his mouth without hesitation.

This one is of the fire element. The moment it entered his mouth, a surge of magma-like heat rushed down his throat, clashing violently with the chill in his stomach. The sensation of both fire and ice made him shiver.

Jiang Lan felt as if a volcano and a glacier were erupting simultaneously inside his body, with hot and cold air currents colliding wildly in his meridians.

He knew the time had come, and with a powerful push, he leaped into the spring water of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well with a splash.

His body splashed through the red and blue spring water, creating a spray before quickly engulfing him, leaving only a few ripples on the surface.

Dugu Bo clenched his fists by the pool, even deliberately slowing his breathing.

Doro stood by the pool, watching Jiang Lan sink into the water, a hint of worry flashing in its large purple eyes. Without hesitation, it took a few quick steps and jumped in after her.

With a soft splash, the white ball of water, like a glutinous rice ball thrown into the water, spun on the surface before sinking.

The moment Doro entered the water, the entire Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well suddenly trembled violently.

The crimson and deep blue spring water began to surge wildly, countless bubbles bursting on the surface, and the colorful mist suddenly became ten times denser.

Dugu Bo suddenly took a step back, sensing that something extremely ancient and majestic was awakening in the air.

Two enormous phantoms slowly rose from the depths of the spring.

On the left is a giant dragon, its entire body crimson, its scales burning with inextinguishable Lie Yan, and its eyes as fiery as lava.

On the right is a colossal dragon, its entire body a deep ice blue, its scales covered in eternally frozen ice, its eyes as deep as an icy abyss.

The phantom of the Fire Dragon King looked down at the small white ball sinking in the spring, letting out a deep and distant dragon roar, a voice filled with undiminished obsession and majesty.

The phantom of the Ice Dragon King also lowered its frost-covered head, its deep blue dragon eyes staring at Doro, its breath condensing into strings of ice beads in the spring.

The two illusory images of the Dragon Kings circled in the air for a moment, then transformed into two streams of light, one red and one blue, which entered Doro's forehead.

Doro suddenly widened its eyes in the water, and two beams of light, one red and one blue, flowed within its body, eventually swirling and intertwining at its chest and abdomen, merging with Doro.

Dugu Bo stood by the pool, watching the two dragon king phantoms enter Doro's body, completely giving up on thinking.

Having lived to such an old age, he considered himself to be well-informed and knowledgeable, but what he was seeing was still beyond his comprehension.

He had guarded the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well for so many years, never knowing that the remnants of two dragons were hidden beneath the spring, and never expecting that these remnants of dragons would choose a white ball of flesh as their host.

He looked down at the Pill he was still clutching in his hand, ready to save someone at any moment, and silently stuffed them back into his sleeve, realizing he was still too young.

The strange phenomenon in the spring lasted for a full half hour before gradually subsiding.

The crimson and dark blue light completely merged into Doro's body, and the surging spring water returned to its clear and calm state. The colorful mist also slowly gathered back above the spring, as if nothing had happened.

Jiang Lan first surfaced from the spring water.

He wiped the water from his face; the penguin onesie was soaked and clung tightly to his body, making him look thinner, but his eyes were brighter and more expressive than before.

He climbed ashore, stretched his muscles and joints, which cracked and popped all over his body. Then he looked down at his hands, clenched his fists, and felt his strength increase significantly.

"Master, I think I've become stronger." Jiang Lan scratched his wet hair.

Dugu Bo's lips twitched, then he nodded expressionlessly. "Hmm, not bad."

Doro then surfaced from the spring. Its round body was made even rounder by the water, like a glutinous rice ball soaked in water. It took its two short little legs several strokes in the water before it swam to the shore.

Jiang Lan reached out and pulled it out; Doro shook off the water.

"Burp -- I'm full."