Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, Qian Chen's Transformation! Shrek Overestimates Itself!

The next morning.

When Shui Yue'er pushed open the door, Qian Chen had not yet gotten up.

She had intended to call Qian Chen to gather outside the estate, but stopped when she saw Catwoman on the bed.

Catwoman was curled up in Qian Chen's arms, her pink hair spread across the pillow.

One hand still clutched Qian Chen's robe, while her cat ears moved gently with her breathing.

Shui Yue'er's expression immediately changed.

"Qian Chen!"

Qian Chen opened his eyes.

Catwoman was startled awake as well.

She raised her head and instinctively hugged Qian Chen around the waist.

Shui Yue'er watched this scene, her cheeks puffing up.

"You two slept together last night?"

"She stayed of her own accord."

"Couldn't you refuse her?"

"She didn't want to leave."

Shui Yue'er looked at Catwoman.

Catwoman immediately hid her face against Qian Chen's chest.

Shui Yue'er felt even more uncomfortable.

"She sure knows how to curry favor."

Qian Chen sat up and helped Catwoman out of his arms.

"Don't say things like that."

"How was I wrong?"

Shui Yue'er turned around.

"Elder Sister is still waiting outside. Hurry up and come out."

She reached the doorway, but could not help glancing back.

Catwoman was straightening Qian Chen's collar for him.

Shui Yue'er quickened her steps.

Outside the estate.

Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan had already been waiting for quite some time.

When Dugu Yan saw Qian Chen approaching, the first thing she noticed was Catwoman following behind him.

Catwoman stayed close to Qian Chen's side, looking up at him from time to time. Her pink tail also remained curled near his arm.

Dugu Yan's expression darkened.

"Lecher."

Qian Chen stopped walking.

"What did you say?"

Dugu Yan stiffened.

"I didn't say anything."

"You said something just now."

"I was talking about the weather."

Qian Chen walked up to her.

"Heaven Dou City is sunny today."

Dugu Yan looked at him.

"What else do you want?"

Qian Chen raised his hand and lightly patted her behind.

Smack!

Dugu Yan's entire body immediately stiffened.

She turned around, her cheeks quickly flushing red.

"You hit me again?"

"To remind you to watch what you say."

"What is wrong with you? Why are you always like this?"

Dugu Yan covered her behind and glared at him angrily.

Qian Chen looked at her.

"Will you say it again next time?"

Dugu Yan bit her red lips and did not answer.

Dugu Bo cleared his throat softly.

"Yan Yan, say a little less."

"If you don't provoke him, he naturally won't lay a hand on you."

Dugu Yan gave a soft snort and followed behind Dugu Bo.

Shui Bing'er stood beside Qian Chen. Her gaze fell on Catwoman, then quickly shifted away.

She had already seen Qian Renxue spending time alone with Qian Chen last night, and had been worried. Today, seeing Catwoman staying in Qian Chen's room made that sense of urgency even stronger.

She raised her eyes to Qian Chen.

"Qian Chen, after we set out, there's something I want to talk to you about."

"Sure."

Everyone boarded the carriage and headed for Sunset Forest.

Elsewhere.

At the Shrek Academy encampment.

Ma Hongjun lay on the bed, his face pale.

Tang San, Dai Mubai, Oscar, and the others stood nearby.

"Qian Chen actually dared to attack in the street, and he even crippled Fatty."

Dai Mubai slammed his hand onto the table.

"We can't swallow this insult."

Tang San looked at Ma Hongjun.

"He humiliated the Shrek Seven Devils. We have to get even."

Yu Xiaogang's face was solemn.

"We don't know the other side's strength. We can't act rashly."

Zhao Wuji stepped forward.

"He's nothing more than a young soul master."

"I'll bring him back."

Flender studied him for a moment.

"Zhao Wuji, don't underestimate him."

"Don't worry."

Zhao Wuji folded his arms.

"I'm enough on my own."

Outside Sunset Forest.

The carriage stopped.

Ice Empress stood beside Qian Chen, her gaze fixed to the north.

She had not spoken for a long time.

Qian Chen looked at her.

"You're thinking about Snow Empress."

Ice Empress's body paused.

"Who was thinking about her?"

"Since we set out, you've looked north seven times already."

Ice Empress turned her face away.

Her jade-green hair was blown over her shoulder by the wind.

"I just think the wind here is annoying."

"It has scattered all the aura of the Far North."

Qian Chen took her hand.

Ice Empress's fingers tightened slightly, but she did not pull away.

"Snow Empress is still waiting for you in the Far North."

"I know."

"We can go back and see her."

Ice Empress looked up at him.

"Really?"

"Really."

She gazed into Qian Chen's eyes, and the longing she had suppressed gradually faded.

After a moment, Ice Empress suddenly moved closer and rested her face against his shoulder.

"Then you can't lie to me."

"I won't."

"And you can't spend all your time with those girls."

Qian Chen looked at her.

"Are you jealous again?"

Ice Empress reached out and pinched his waist.

"I'm worried you'll forget to go back."

"I won't forget."

"Good."

She did not let go. Instead, she wrapped her arm around Qian Chen's back.

The two stood close together beneath the shadows of the trees outside Sunset Forest, Ice Empress's jade-green hair falling over her white robes.

Dugu Bo stood not far away and glanced at them.

"Are we still going in?"

Qian Chen released Ice Empress's hand.

"Let's go."

The three entered Sunset Forest.

After crossing several valleys, Dugu Bo brought Qian Chen to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

Scarlet and deep-blue radiance intertwined in the center of the valley.

Scorching medicinal energy and bitter cold surged toward them at the same time.

Qian Chen looked toward both sides of the spring.

The Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot grew quietly there.

Dugu Bo immediately warned him.

"You can't touch these two Immortal Herbs directly."

"Their opposing cold and heat poisons clash with each other. Even a Soul Douluo couldn't withstand them."

Qian Chen did not answer.

He raised his hand, plucked the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass, and then took the Infernal Delicate Apricot.

Two extreme forces surged into his body at once.

A layer of frost rapidly formed over his skin, only to be swallowed by scarlet light in the blink of an eye.

Ice Empress came to his side.

"Chen'er!"

Qian Chen sat down cross-legged.

The Heavenly Snow Woman Martial Soul appeared behind him.

The Dragon God Bloodline began circulating as well.

Golden light pierced through his flesh, while the jade-green Life Law repaired his meridians.

The power of the two Immortal Herbs crashed ceaselessly within his body, before finally being suppressed and fused bit by bit by the Dragon God Bloodline.

Scarlet and deep-blue radiance flashed in alternation.

The aura around Qian Chen continued to rise.

Rank eighty-one.

Rank eighty-two.

Rank eighty-three.

Level eighty-five!

Boom!

Two pillars of light shot into the sky above the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

Qian Chen opened his eyes.

His left eye gleamed azure, while crimson-gold flames burned in his right.

The Soul Power within him had completely fused, and the two forces of cold and heat slowly circulated through his meridians.

The Mysterious Heaven Icefire Body had formed.

Dugu Bo stood nearby, silent for a long while.

The Ice Empress hurried to Qian Chen's side.

She reached out, pressing a hand against his shoulder as she carefully checked his condition.

"You really succeeded?"

"I did."

Qian Chen rose to his feet.

Level eighty-five Soul Power spread from his body.

The ice and fire aura throughout the valley converged on him at once.

The Ice Empress looked at Qian Chen, and light returned to her eyes.

"Now, when we go back to see the Snow Empress, you can show her just how much you've improved."

Qian Chen nodded.

"Once we settle the matter in Heaven Dou City, we'll return to the Far North."

Beside the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

Qian Chen stood in the middle of the spring.

Crimson and azure radiance slowly emanated from his body, alternating as they flowed through his meridians.

His level eighty-five Soul Power had completely stabilized.

Dugu Bo stared at him, his expression constantly changing.

"You absorbed the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot, yet their medicinal power didn't burst you apart?"

Qian Chen raised a hand.

A wisp of crimson-gold flame burned in his palm, only to be covered by azure frost a moment later.

The two forces did not clash.

They flowed up his arm and into his chest before finally settling into calm.

"The Mysterious Heaven Icefire Body has formed."

Dugu Bo walked to the edge of the spring and carefully observed Qian Chen's condition.

"The Mysterious Heaven Icefire Body?"

"It allows one to withstand the power of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well."

Qian Chen looked into the depths of the spring.

"It also grants immunity to most ice- and fire-attribute attacks."

The Ice Empress stood nearby, her long emerald-green hair hanging down her back.

She lifted her eyes to Qian Chen.

"You said most?"

"You'll know once you test it yourself."

Qian Chen turned around.

The Ice Empress raised her slender, fair hand as emerald-green Soul Power rapidly gathered.

The surrounding temperature suddenly plummeted.

A broad layer of frost appeared across the spring's surface.

"First Soul Skill, Ice Seal."

An intensely cold force surged from the Ice Empress's palm, instantly covering Qian Chen's entire body.

His white robes were wrapped in frost, and a thick layer of ice formed beneath his feet.

Dugu Bo immediately retreated.

The Ice Empress did not stop.

Her second Soul Ring rose, and emerald-green icy light descended upon Qian Chen.

"Ice Emperor's Protection."

Thick ice armor covered her body.

The next moment, the Ice Empress charged directly at Qian Chen.

Her fist came down.

Boom!

Ice shattered in every direction.

Qian Chen remained where he was, the frost on his shoulder rapidly dissipating.

His robes were undamaged, and not a mark had been left on his skin.

The Ice Empress stopped several paces away.

She raised a hand and released her Soul Power again.

"Domain of Perpetual Frost."

A ghostly green radiance spread out from beneath her feet.

The spring stopped flowing.

Ice crystals rapidly formed over the surrounding herbs, and even leaves drifting through the air froze in place.

Qian Chen stood at the center of the domain.

That intensely cold force passed through his body without causing any effect.

Even his Soul Power did not falter.

The Ice Empress's eyes gradually widened.

"Truly immune?"

Qian Chen nodded.

"The Mysterious Heaven Icefire Body has adapted my body to both extreme forces."

The Ice Empress withdrew her domain.

She walked up to Qian Chen, extended a finger, and lightly poked his chest.

"What about flames?"

"Those can be tested as well."

The Ice Empress turned toward the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

She raised her right hand.

Emerald-green chill and crimson flames rose simultaneously, converging in midair into an interwoven curtain of light.

The two forces crashed down across the valley.

Qian Chen did not dodge.

The crimson flames touched his body first.

Firelight completely engulfed his white robes.

Immediately afterward, the frigid force pierced through the flames, and the entire curtain of light froze in an instant.

The Ice Empress raised her hand and dispersed her Soul Power.

Qian Chen was still standing in the middle of the spring.

He brushed a speck of ice from his sleeve.

"I don't feel anything at all."

Dugu Bo watched the scene before him, silent for a long while.

He had guarded the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well for many years, so he naturally knew how terrifying its power was.

Any ordinary Soul Master who approached the spring would be eroded by its ice and fire aura.

Yet after Qian Chen entered the spring, it was as though he had returned to his own cultivation chamber.

"This body can no longer be judged by the standards of a Soul Master."

Dugu Bo looked at Qian Chen.

"If you continue absorbing the power within the spring, your Soul Power will rise further."

Qian Chen did not answer.

He sat down cross-legged.

Crimson and azure spring water surged into his body at the same time.

The Mysterious Heaven Icefire Body began operating on its own.

Level eighty-six.

Level eighty-seven.

Level eighty-eight.

The speed of his Soul Power's increase gradually slowed.

The ice and fire power from the depths of the spring continued to surge forth, while Qian Chen's Soul Power grew increasingly solid.

Dugu Bo's eyelids twitched wildly.

"You're still going to keep advancing?"

"The Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well has enough power."

Qian Chen closed his eyes.

"I'll cultivate here for a while."

The Ice Empress stood by the spring without speaking, careful not to disturb him.

She watched Qian Chen in the spring, and a trace of amazement appeared in her emerald-green eyes.

Three days later.

Qian Chen emerged from the spring.

His Soul Power had stopped at level eighty-nine.

He was only one final step away from level ninety.

Dugu Bo stood at the entrance to the herb garden.

His expression was much calmer than it had been three days earlier.

Qian Chen walked along both sides of the spring.

The Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass, Infernal Delicate Apricot, Aromatic Silk Beauty, Lovesick Heartbreak Red, and several immature immortal herbs were successively placed into his Soul Tool.

Dugu Bo's eyelids twitched again.

"You're taking all of these immortal herbs?"

"They are suited for my people."

Qian Chen picked a wholly azure immortal herb.

"I'll leave the rest here."

Dugu Bo looked at the immortal herbs that had been plucked, his expression somewhat complicated.

"The Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well only reached its current state after years of accumulation."

"If you take them all away, this herb garden will soon be empty."

Qian Chen waved a hand.

A sheet of golden light descended into the soil.

Fine roots immediately appeared where the herbs had just been harvested.

He took seeds from his Soul Tool and replanted them in the soil according to their original locations.

The Life Law descended from his fingertips.

The soil gently swelled.

Several tender shoots broke through the ground.

Dugu Bo walked closer and crouched down to inspect them.

Although the shoots were still fragile, their roots had already sunk into the medicinal energy near the spring.

After several years of growth, they would become herbs once more.

Dugu Bo looked up at Qian Chen.

"You understand medicinal theory as well?"

"I've read a few books."

"You took the most precious immortal herbs, yet left behind their seeds."

Dugu Bo rose to his feet.

"I approve of this."

Qian Chen glanced at him.

"You needn't worry about the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well being depleted."

Dugu Bo nodded.

Having guarded this place for years, what he feared most was that someone would harvest every last herb.

Qian Chen's actions allowed him to let go of his final trace of wariness.

The Ice Empress walked over to the herb garden.

Her gaze fell upon a snow-white immortal herb.

The herb was only palm-sized, its leaves like frozen snowflakes, while its stem exuded a rich aura of life.

Qian Chen plucked it and held it out to the Ice Empress.

"This is for you."

The Ice Empress froze for a moment.

"For me?"

"Snow-Soul Iceheart Grass can enhance ice-attribute Soul Power and stabilize spiritual power as well."

The Ice Empress reached out and accepted it.

Her emerald-green hair fluttered in the valley breeze, several strands falling beside her face.

She lowered her head to look at the Immortal Herb in her hand, a faint blush gradually spreading across her fair cheeks.

"Why did you suddenly give me something?"

"You need it."

"Is that the only reason?"

Qian Chen looked at her.

"Is there another reason?"

The Ice Empress pressed her red lips together.

She wanted to say that it was not the Immortal Herb she cared about.

Yet the Snow-Soul Iceheart Grass in her hand gave off a pure chill. Once it touched her palm, the Soul Power within her began to rise slowly.

"I'll count this as you being thoughtful."

She put the Immortal Herb away.

After a brief pause, the Ice Empress wrapped her arms around Qian Chen's arm again.

"When we return to the Far North, I want to show it to the Snow Empress."

Qian Chen nodded.

"She'll definitely like it."