Su Bai passed through the forest before him and headed deeper in. After walking for a while, he stopped.
Ahead lay a valley enclosed by sheer walls on every side. With the uncanny craftsmanship of gods and spirits, nature had carved this place into a natural bowl.
At the center of the valley, a hot spring flowed quietly, divided into two halves: one blazing hot as fire, the other freezing cold as frost. The two streams met in the middle yet remained sharply distinct, a sight of profound mystery.
It was the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well!
All kinds of plants grew near the spring, their forms strange and varied.
Snow silkworm, cinnabar lotus, singular velvet sky chrysanthemum, eight-petal immortal orchid, nine-grade purple ganoderma, infernal delicate apricot, octagonal mysterious ice grass...
They were all rare medicinal herbs scarcely seen once in a thousand years.
Even Su Bai, a transmigrator, could not help breathing harder at the sight.
"I don't know whether that old poison fiend Dugu Bo is here. I have to hurry!"
With that thought, Su Bai quickened his pace.
Although Dugu Bo was called the weakest Titled Douluo, however weak he might be, he was still a Titled Douluo.
Not to mention his arsenal of poison attacks, which was practically a divine weapon for crushing weaklings.
Anyone touched by them would end up crippled or dead.
If Su Bai could avoid provoking him, that was undoubtedly best.
Looking at the immortal herbs ahead, Su Bai released the Blue Silver Emperor without the slightest hesitation and swept him forward.
The infernal delicate apricot and octagonal mysterious ice grass were flung straight into the air, landing neatly in the boxes Su Bai had prepared beforehand.
Then he repeated the process, packing up every remaining immortal herb to take away.
"Got them!"
Having succeeded, Su Bai did not dare linger. He immediately turned to leave.
He could feel a powerful aura rapidly approaching.
Dugu Bo was coming!
"Who's there?!"
Just as Su Bai teleported away, Dugu Bo arrived above the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and sensed that something was wrong.
Dugu Bo took a closer look and discovered that someone had swept away every immortal herb he had treasured for so long. He was instantly furious.
"Which bastard dared run wild in my territory? Do you really think this old man has no temper?"
"If I catch you, I'll tear you into ten thousand pieces and make you regret ever coming into this world!"
As he spoke, Dugu Bo furrowed his brows, unleashed his Martial Soul Avatar, and charged swiftly after Su Bai.
Although Su Bai had already teleported away, the fluctuations of his soul power had still caught Dugu Bo's attention.
Following those fluctuations, Dugu Bo came hurtling after him with murderous intent.
"Holy shit, that old poison fiend has gone mad!" Su Bai jumped in fright. He had never expected Dugu Bo to be so ferocious, unleashing his Martial Soul Avatar at the slightest provocation. He hurriedly began teleporting like mad.
Whoosh!
Something sliced through the air. At the very instant Su Bai teleported, a green arrow shot toward him, striking a large tree where he had just been standing and immediately corroding its trunk.
The green arrow was made of liquid. When it fell to the ground, a large pit instantly appeared and continued spreading outward.
"Let's see how many times you can teleport!"
Dugu Bo's eyes brimmed with murderous intent. Although he had only glimpsed Su Bai's back, he could tell from the fluctuations of soul power that his opponent was not particularly strong.
Judging by his soul power, this person should be no stronger than a Soul Ancestor.
That only made Dugu Bo even angrier.
A mere Soul Ancestor, perhaps even a Soul Elder, had dared steal his belongings?
This thief truly thought nothing of him, the Poison Douluo!
As a Titled Douluo, how could Dugu Bo endure such humiliation? He unleashed his immense soul power, and the giant serpent kept spitting venom, spraying it everywhere.
Su Bai's back was already soaked with sweat, his heart pounding.
This was the greatest crisis he had faced since transmigrating!
Under relentless pursuit by a Titled Douluo, no one could have remained particularly calm.
After narrowly evading another of Dugu Bo's attacks, Su Bai's soul power was nearly exhausted.
Likewise, Dugu Bo's patience was almost gone.
"Stop running. If you'd met someone else, you might have escaped. Unfortunately... you met me!"
As he spoke, Dugu Bo opened his mouth and spat out a burst of poisonous mist, which spread continuously ahead.
In an instant, poisonous mist filled the entire area for a hundred li around.
The leaves of the great trees turned from green to yellow, then slowly withered. Their trunks shriveled as well, while the weeds on the ground bowed their heads, drained of life.
Dugu Bo scanned his surroundings with his slit-pupiled eyes, a trace of surprise appearing in his gaze.
"What's going on? Where is he?"
During the pursuit, he had already roughly determined that Su Bai could teleport about fifty meters at a time, in no fixed direction.
Yet even after Dugu Bo had locked down such an enormous area, he still could not find any trace of Su Bai.
"What's going on here... my judgment can't be wrong. Could his teleportation range be greater than fifty meters?"
Muttering to himself, Dugu Bo returned to human form, his face somewhat pale.
Even as a Titled Douluo, the chase and the soul power he had just unleashed had taken an enormous toll on him.
"Impossible! If it really exceeded fifty meters, he would have escaped long ago!"
A cold gleam flashed through Dugu Bo's eyes, and he began searching everywhere.
Only after searching for a full hour did he leave resentfully, concluding that Su Bai really had escaped beforehand.
After Dugu Bo left, several blades of Blue Silver Grass bearing golden markings suddenly raised their heads amid a patch of weeds. Their leaves gradually filled out as they slowly grew.
The blades of Blue Silver Grass grew larger and larger, winding around and joining one another until they actually formed the shape of a person.
It was Su Bai!
Su Bai's face was deathly pale, and he gasped for breath, his eyes still holding the relief of someone who had survived a brush with death.
"Who the fuck said Dugu Bo was the weakest Douluo?"
Right now, Su Bai wanted nothing more than to hack to death everyone who had written those brainless fanfics before he transmigrated. In those stories, Dugu Bo seemed like nothing but useless trash, and anyone could simply stroll in and take the immortal herbs.
Only after actually facing him did Su Bai discover that the reality was nothing like that.
As someone who had become a Titled Douluo, Dugu Bo possessed first-rate combat intelligence and awareness. He was terrifying.
If Su Bai's soul skill had not been so heaven-defying, he probably would have fallen here too.
"Thank goodness I have this soul skill..."
Three Soul Rings appeared around Su Bai, the second still flickering faintly.
Second Soul Spirit First Soul Skill: Incarnation! Effect: transforms the body into the Blue Silver Emperor for two hours.
He had survived only by using this soul skill to transform into the Blue Silver Emperor, relying on his tremendous vitality to endure the poisonous mist.
If Dugu Bo had not chosen to expand the area rather than intensify his soul power while searching for Su Bai, he probably would have been poisoned to death long ago.
Even so, Su Bai was in terrible shape.
Afraid that the old bastard Dugu Bo might return, Su Bai did not dare linger. Forcing his body to keep going, he teleported away.
Only after confirming that he was safe did he breathe a sigh of relief. He looked at his Soul Tool, and a smile appeared on his face.
That had certainly been perilous... but it had all been worth it.
The immortal herbs were finally his!
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