The Nine Dragon Tower, in the top-floor Cultivation Room.
Shen Yan sat cross-legged in the center of the Cultivation Room, with the Conversion Table's panel floating before him.
On the panel, icons of immortal herbs were arranged in a circle.
Shen Yan's current body was too weak. He was only rank twelve.
To absorb a God-bestowed Soul Ring and aim for a ten-thousand-year first Soul Ring, he first had to improve his physical constitution.
He rubbed his chin, finding himself in a quandary.
"Which immortal herb should I use first?"
"Should I use octagonal mysterious ice grass and infernal delicate apricot first, to forge the Ice and Fire Golden Body?"
"Or should I use singular velvet sky chrysanthemum first, to cultivate an indestructible body of diamond?"
Shen Yan pondered for a long time but still could not decide.
He simply asked aloud.
"Little Tower, which of these two methods do you think is better?"
The Light Curtain before him flashed, and Little Tower's text appeared.
[Tower Master, you must make this decision yourself. Little Tower will only provide analysis.] [Plan one: Ice and Fire Golden Body.] [Octagonal mysterious ice grass and infernal delicate apricot, one cold and one hot, possess two ultimate attributes. Consuming them simultaneously can temper the flesh, granting immunity to ice and fire as well as a golden body.] [However, this plan carries extremely high risks. The two ultimate attributes will clash within the body, and the slightest misstep could sever every inch of your meridians.] [Furthermore, the Ice and Fire Golden Body is best forged within the ice and fire spring waters.] [The environment of the ice and fire spring waters allows you to absorb the medicinal power of both immortal herbs to the greatest extent, minimizing the risks.] [Plan two: body tempering with singular velvet sky chrysanthemum.] [Singular velvet sky chrysanthemum, a power attack system immortal herb, can externally temper the sinews and bones, strengthening the foundation of the physical body.] [This plan requires no special environment. It can be consumed directly and is safe and reliable.]
After reading Little Tower's analysis, Shen Yan's eyes brightened slightly.
He had made up his mind.
Although the Ice and Fire Golden Body was good, he did not currently have the environment of the ice and fire spring waters.
Consuming the herbs directly would be too risky.
He might as well use singular velvet sky chrysanthemum first to build a solid physical foundation.
Once he had Dugu Bo take him to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well later, he could consume the immortal herbs and forge the Ice and Fire Golden Body!
With the foundation in his sinews and bones laid by singular velvet sky chrysanthemum, cultivating the Ice and Fire Golden Body then would only yield better results!
Only children chose. He wanted them all.
With a thought from Shen Yan, an immortal herb, golden all over and shaped like a chrysanthemum, appeared in his hand.
Shen Yan placed it on the floor before him, then took out two more immortal herbs and set them beside it.
One was narcissus jade muscle bone, and the other was eight-petal immortal orchid.
Shen Yan looked at the three immortal herbs, weighing his plans.
Singular velvet sky chrysanthemum focused on externally tempering the sinews and bones, laying a foundation.
Narcissus jade muscle bone focused on internal nourishment, opening the meridians and nourishing the five internal organs.
One external and one internal, they complemented each other perfectly.
Once he had more or less absorbed both singular velvet sky chrysanthemum and narcissus jade muscle bone, he would consume eight-petal immortal orchid.
Eight-petal immortal orchid strengthened the foundation and nourished vitality, allowing it to repair hidden injuries left in his body after refining the first two immortal herbs.
With these three immortal herbs delivering a whole combination of punches, his physical constitution would definitely improve severalfold!
With everything planned out, Shen Yan picked up the singular velvet sky chrysanthemum.
He first plucked out the flower's central stamens and stuffed them into his mouth.
The stamens melted the moment they entered his mouth, and a surge of scalding medicinal power flowed down his throat straight into his dantian.
Immediately afterward, he tore off the petals one by one and ate them all.
In the end, only a hard stalk remained.
Shen Yan looked at it and sold it back into the Conversion Table.
"I'll keep this to plant at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. Once it grows, I can sell it and make another profit."
After doing all this, Shen Yan closed his eyes and began meditating to cultivate.
The medicinal power of the singular velvet sky chrysanthemum spread wildly through his body.
Every inch of his sinews and bones crackled under the wash of medicinal power.
Pain!
So much pain!
Sweat instantly poured down Shen Yan's forehead like rain.
But after each bout of pain, Shen Yan felt exceptionally comfortable.
The cycle repeated.
He had three hundred days to slowly refine this immortal herb.
That was enough.
Shrek Academy.
Inside the dean's office, the atmosphere remained tense.
Everyone held their breath, not daring to speak.
Only after a long while did Dugu Bo sweep his gaze over everyone present.
With his hands clasped behind his back, he spoke coldly.
"For the Clear Sky Douluo's sake, I'll spare you this once today."
"But mark my words."
"If you dare covet my medicinal garden again, you won't get off so easily next time."
With that, Dugu Bo did not spare them another glance.
His figure flashed, turning into a streak of jade-green light that burst through the roof and vanished into the horizon.
Only when Dugu Bo's aura had disappeared completely did everyone breathe a sigh of relief.
Clutching his chest, Flender slumped into his chair.
The poison in him had yet to be removed.
Tang San hurried forward to help remove everyone's poison.
An hour later, Tang San had finally removed the poison from everyone, one by one.
Yet Tang San's heart had never settled.
He sat in a corner, his brows tightly furrowed.
Dugu Bo's medicinal garden-that had to be the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well!
There had to be countless immortal herbs inside!
Only by obtaining those immortal herbs could my strength advance by leaps and bounds!
But now, Dugu Bo was already on guard.
Trying to approach that medicinal garden again would be difficult.
Xiao Wu came over to Tang San and asked softly.
"Brother San, what are you thinking about? Are you all right?"
Tang San did not answer. A glint of determination to obtain them flashed in his eyes.
There would definitely be another chance.
Outside Heaven Dou City, above a mountain forest.
Dugu Bo flew onward, slowing only after he had left the vicinity of Shrek Academy.
He let out a long breath.
"I never imagined that boy was actually Tang Hao's son!"
Dugu Bo muttered under his breath, his face full of apprehension.
The Clear Sky Douluo, Tang Hao.
There was not a soul on the entire Douluo Continent who did not know that man's fearsome name.
Back then, Qian Xunji had led two Titled Douluo in pursuit of Tang Hao, only for Tang Hao to turn the tables, killing one and severely injuring two.
That battle had forged the Clear Sky Douluo's resounding reputation!
Although Dugu Bo was also a Titled Douluo, he knew full well.
If he truly fought Tang Hao, he would not last more than a few moves.
"Luckily, I stopped in time. If I'd really killed that boy and Tang Hao came knocking..."
Before he finished speaking, a piercing whistle tore through the air above Dugu Bo's head.
His expression changed, and he jerked his head upward.
A gigantic black hammer came crashing down from overhead with a force that threatened to destroy heaven and earth!
The Clear Sky Hammer!
"No!"
Dugu Bo's face drained with shock. Without thinking, he drove his Soul Power to its utmost limit.
The Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor Martial Soul roared behind him, and nine Soul Rings lit up simultaneously.
He raised both arms, forming a layer of Soul Power to shield his head.
Boom!!!
An earth-shattering crash rang out.
Agonizing pain shot through Dugu Bo's arms, and he was smashed out of the sky like a kite with its string cut.
Bam!
He slammed heavily into the ground, gouging out a huge, deep crater.
Dust billowed.
Dugu Bo crawled out of the crater, a trickle of blood seeping from the corner of his mouth.
He raised his head, staring fixedly into the air.
An unkempt figure hovered there.
The man wore a tattered gray robe, his hair disheveled and his face covered in stubble.
In his hand, he held a gigantic black hammer.
"The Clear Sky Hammer!"
"Tang Hao!"
Tang Hao looked down at Dugu Bo from above, his voice cold enough to pierce the bones.
"You bullied my son. How do you intend to die?"
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