The Ice and Fire Dragon Kings' Realm (Please Bookmark and Keep Reading)

Those Soul Rings, that Super Douluo cultivation... I don't even have the strength to withstand her pressure.

"Little Lu, forget trying to talk nicely. Sometimes being forceful works better."

Xiao Xiao bared her teeth and advanced on Poison Douluo step by step.

It was true in everyday life.

When you spoke nicely to people, some took it as a sign that you were afraid of trouble and easy to push around.

So sometimes, standing your ground spared you a great deal of trouble.

In the original story, Tang San will become sworn brothers with Dugu Bo and make off with a whole batch of Immortal Herbs for the other six Shrek Monsters.

And Xiao Xiao and I won't be staying here forever... Maybe...

"Poison Douluo, you've been poisoned, haven't you?"

Lu Ming folded his arms, his face full of confidence.

Dugu Bo's expression changed sharply. But he soon recovered and smiled.

"I am Poison Douluo. Others get poisoned by me, not the other way around."

Dugu Bo refused to admit it. He also refused to believe that his Yan'er had been poisoned too.

Lu Ming shattered that denial.

"Whenever it's overcast or raining, don't you feel an itching numbness along both sides of your back? It keeps getting worse, flaring up once at noon and once at midnight, each time for over two hours."

Dugu Bo could no longer pretend to be calm. Everything Lu Ming had said was right. He withdrew his Martial Soul and fixed both dark-green eyes on him.

Seeing this, Xiao Xiao withdrew her Martial Soul too and waited to see what Little Lu would do.

"Hmph!"

Dugu Bo gave a cold snort, then smiled.

"I've taken in a little poison, yes, but it's nowhere near as bad as you claim. My Jade Phosphorous Serpent wouldn't even notice such a tiny dose."

Dugu Yan hurried over, her lively eyes filling with tears as she looked at her grandfather.

"Grandpa, how were you poisoned? Who did it? Is it serious?"

Dugu Yan cried bitterly. Her parents had died when she was very young, leaving her and her grandfather to depend on each other.

Yet she hadn't even known when he'd been poisoned. What kind of granddaughter was she?

"Don't cry, Yan'er. Grandpa's fine. I'm a Titled Douluo."

After Dugu Bo reassured her at length, Dugu Yan gradually stopped crying, though she was still deeply worried.

Seeing that the moment was right, Lu Ming dropped a bombshell.

"Your granddaughter has been poisoned too, and she's worse off than you."

"What exactly are you trying to say?"

"I can cure her!"

Dugu Bo froze.

For a long time, he could not move.

He had spent his life working with poison, yet had no way to purge the poison from his own body. It had even killed his son and Yan'er's mother, leaving a wound in his heart that would never heal.

Thud!

Dugu Bo dropped to his knees, startling Dugu Yan beside him.

"Grandpa, you..."

"Young friend, if you can cure my granddaughter, this valley is yours. So is my life."

Lu Ming asked, "Your granddaughter? What about you?"

Dugu Bo sighed, grief flashing in his eyes.

"I've spent my life mastering poison to reach the rank of Titled Douluo. If I rid myself of it, my days as a Soul Master will be over. Who would look after my granddaughter then? I have to protect her!"

Dugu Bo really does care. In the animated version, when Shui Bing'er beat Tang San so badly he lost all confidence, Dugu Bo was the one who talked him through it.

If Tang San had been left to that useless Gangzi, he'd probably have been finished.

"I can cure you too, without lowering your cultivation. In fact, it may even improve."

Lu Ming paused.

"But you must guard this place. Without my permission, no one may take a single Immortal Herb. Agree to that, and I'll teach you both how to cure yourselves."

Dugu Bo needed only two and a half seconds to decide.

He agreed. He would leave this place to Lu Ming and Xiao Xiao and take his granddaughter to live in a nearby valley.

That suited everyone.

Lu Ming didn't beat around the bush. He explained what they needed to do, step by step.

Dugu Bo's and Dugu Yan's eyes lit up as they listened. Such an ingenious way to purge poison was truly unexpected.

They entered the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. Life flourished everywhere. It truly deserved its place among the world's three great treasure troves.

Infernal Delicate Apricot, Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass, Autumn Water Dew, Aromatic Silk Beauty, Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower...

There were more Immortal Herbs than they could count!

(Since this was the era of the first Douluo story, they could be assumed to be at least ten thousand years old!)

"Xiao Xiao, this is Aromatic Silk Beauty. I think you should absorb it."

Lu Ming crouched and pointed to an Immortal Herb with pale-yellow petals.

"It can rebuild the foundation of your Martial Soul and break through its innate limits. It might even change your Martial Soul."

Xiao Xiao knew nothing about these things. She trusted Little Lu's judgment.

"I'll do whatever you say, Little Lu."

Xiao Xiao smiled sweetly, her two dimples especially charming.

Lu Ming scratched his head and smiled. "These are Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot. Take them together, then soak in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. They'll greatly strengthen your body and make you resistant to both ice and fire."

Lu Ming pointed out the blue and red herbs as he explained them to Xiao Xiao.

Xiao Xiao listened carefully. She did not dismiss him just because he was young.

"What about you, Little Lu? You need them more than I do!"

"My Martial Soul is special, Xiao Xiao. I don't need their help."

Lu Ming sounded just a little proud, though he meant no slight.

"Your physical strength is especially important if you're going to form Yin-Yang Complementary Twin Soul Cores."

Lu Ming picked the two herbs and had Xiao Xiao swallow them together. Feeling ice and fire clash within her, she removed her outer clothes, leaving only a very thin layer, and plunged into the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

The nearly transparent fabric showed off Xiao Xiao's striking figure, full where it should be and slender everywhere else.

As someone might put it... a slender woman with curves!

Lu Ming flew into the sky and carefully tested the barrier, making sure no one could disturb them.

Then he removed his clothes too. His small body already showed the lines of developing muscle, and his face had begun to lose its childish look.

They say the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings fell onto the Douluo Continent long ago, and over time, this Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well formed where they landed.

I carry the Golden Dragon King's pure bloodline. They wouldn't be dishonored by following me!

At a certain depth, he spotted Xiao Xiao.

Even as a rank 98 Super Douluo, she seemed to be struggling. It showed where her physical strength fell short.

Lu Ming did not know whether it was because of his Golden Dragon King bloodline. He could feel the pressure, but it did not hurt.

Roar!

An image of the Golden Dragon King appeared of its own accord and roared toward the depths of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. Lu Ming was still bewildered.

Suddenly, blue and red lights flared at the bottom of the well, and the world spun around him.

Unable to resist the force, Lu Ming was dragged straight in.

This feeling... It isn't going to send me back to Earth, is it?

The world had spun just like this when he'd crossed over from his previous life.

The thought terrified him.

Xiao Xiao was still here, after all!

"My Lord..."

"At last... I see you again!"