Ye Lingling's Martial Soul was no longer the cursed nine heart begonia. It had evolved into what was called the sacred heart begonia.
Although her Soul Skill was still healing, its effects were more pronounced, and it had gained the ability to dispel poison.
From this moment on, Ye Lingling's Martial Soul could be called the bane of every poison-type control Soul Master in the world.
"Lingling, did you feel anything?"
After Link briefly introduced the Immortal Herbs in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, Dugu Yan pulled Ye Lingling aside and asked which Immortal Herb she felt a particular connection to.
"That one, the Snow-Colored Swan Kiss!"
Ye Lingling's voice trembled a little.
She herself had never expected that, of everything in this Medicine Garden, what drew her most would actually be the Snow-Colored Swan Kiss that Link feared above all others.
"Are you sure?"
"I'm sure!"
Ye Lingling felt that something might be wrong with her body.
But the fact was, the Snow-Colored Swan Kiss's pull on her was driving her a little mad.
"Link, Link!"
Dugu Yan truly cared about her close friend. After a brief silence, she called out to Link.
Link looked over in surprise and asked, "Senior Dugu, is something wrong?"
"Let me ask you, what would happen if someone consumed the Snow-Colored Swan Kiss?"
"Under normal circumstances, they would die!"
Link did not think Dugu Yan would ask this for no reason, so he chose his words carefully. "And after that person died, they would become a source of poison. I'm not sure how large an area around them would be affected!"
"Your jade phosphorus snake has evolved, but I don't think you could withstand the Snow-Colored Swan Kiss's poison!"
"It's not me!"
Dugu Yan hurriedly explained, reaching out to pull Ye Lingling forward. "It's Lingling. She said the Snow-Colored Swan Kiss draws her more strongly than anything else!"
"I wanted to ask what was going on here."
Link did not know how to answer Dugu Yan's question.
"I... don't know!"
It was not as though Link truly understood Immortal Herbs.
Besides, Immortal Herbs were far too miraculous. Even Tang San-how much did he really know about them?
In the original story, he had thrown the Snow-Colored Swan Kiss into Slaughter City, ultimately destroying the entire city and leaving the Fallen Soul Masters of the Douluo Continent without a home, so that ten thousand years later, Evil Soul Masters ran rampant.
The Snow-Colored Swan Kiss itself was not poisonous, but it could amplify all kinds of toxins without limit.
The human body naturally contained traces of toxins.
Upon contact with the Snow-Colored Swan Kiss, those trace toxins would become deadly poisons.
"I want to try!"
"My Martial Soul is craving the Snow-Colored Swan Kiss!"
Ye Lingling suddenly stepped forward and looked at Link, her gaze intent.
In the past, her days had been torment because of the curse on her nine heart begonia Martial Soul.
Now that her Martial Soul was no longer the nine heart begonia, she naturally no longer had to suffer from the curse.
But the Immortal Herbs here gave her a vague feeling that her path as a Soul Master should not be limited to being a healing Soul Master.
"Lingling, you could die!"
Dugu Yan was deeply worried about her close friend.
Ye Lingling held her hand and said, "The way I was before was hardly any different from being dead."
"Now that I get another chance, if I die, then I die!"
"But if I miss this opportunity, I'll never be happy for the rest of my life!"
Since she had set foot on the path of a Soul Master, how could she fret over gains and losses?
When it was time to fight for something, she had to fight!
When it was time to stake her life, she had to stake it!
"If you want to try, I suggest you go over there!"
Link pointed toward the area near the waters of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Spring. "If you fail and your body becomes a source of poison, it'll be easier to dispose of!"
The power of the Ultimate Attributes in the waters of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Spring was itself poisonous, but when these poisons mixed together, they could counteract poison.
Link really wanted to know whether poison amplified by the Snow-Colored Swan Kiss could withstand the power of these two Ultimate Attributes, or whether it would cause the cold poison and heat poison to erupt completely.
At the thought of the possible consequences, Link hurriedly called Qian Renxue, Dugu Bo, and the others over to harvest every last Immortal Herb and medicinal herb in the Medicine Garden.
Dugu Bo's Wishful Hundred Treasure Pouch was put to use once again.
If Ye Lingling succeeded, these Immortal Herbs and medicinal herbs could be planted again.
If Ye Lingling failed, then the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, this treasured ground for growing medicinal herbs, would either be utterly destroyed or need time to slowly return to normal.
What would the outcome be?
Thinking about it, he really did feel a little anticipation!
Soon, the once-vibrant Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well had become an empty plot, with only that single Snow-Colored Swan Kiss left where it grew.
"Ye Lingling, are you sure you want to take this gamble?"
Link asked Ye Lingling one last time.
Without the slightest hesitation, Ye Lingling nodded firmly.
"All right, then!"
Let go of the compulsion to help others and respect their fate!
Besides, Ye Lingling would not necessarily fail. After all, she had sensed the Snow-Colored Swan Kiss's pull on her.
That sort of feeling would not lie.
None of the Immortal Herbs currently in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well were Soul Beasts. They had no self-awareness, so naturally, there was no question of them deceiving Ye Lingling.
Everyone moved away from Ye Lingling together and watched her pluck the Snow-Colored Swan Kiss.
Yet before Ye Lingling could consume this miraculous Immortal Herb, the Snow-Colored Swan Kiss withered on its own.
A pale pink haze spread over Ye Lingling's body and soon concealed her completely, but her aura remained steady, with no signs of poisoning.
"Now that's truly miraculous!"
Sensing Ye Lingling's condition, Link could only concede.
This was the Snow-Colored Swan Kiss!
Even a deadly Immortal Herb like this could actually be consumed.
Ye Lingling's aura kept growing stronger, and her Soul Power was rising.
Link even sensed that Ye Lingling's Martial Soul was undergoing another evolution.
Time passed, minute by minute, second by second, very slowly.
Link simply began cultivating the Great Dream Heart Sutra.
Then he entered a dream himself and fell asleep.
Qian Renxue and the others, on the other hand, all stared nervously at Ye Lingling, who was shrouded in the pink haze.
Although the nine heart begonia Martial Soul carried a curse, the influence of the Nine Heart Begonia family in the Heaven Dou Empire was not to be underestimated. Thanks to the terrifying healing effects of the nine heart begonia Martial Soul, countless Soul Masters owed them a debt of gratitude.
If anything truly happened to Ye Lingling, the Ye family certainly would not let the matter rest.
Fortunately, Heaven watched over the fortunate Ye Lingling!
Her aura rose steadily, and her vital signs remained stable.
Dugu Yan was very happy for her close friend.
She wanted to know how Ye Lingling's Martial Soul would change.
Sacred poison begonia!
This was Ye Lingling's evolved Martial Soul.
It could heal and poison!
Moreover, her poison had no cure.
That was because, outwardly, her poison manifested as healing power.
Whether it truly healed or poisoned depended solely on Ye Lingling's own wishes.
Her Soul Skill was still a single skill: healing.
But whether the result of that healing was positive or negative rested on a single thought from Ye Lingling.
When Ye Lingling finished absorbing the Snow-Colored Swan Kiss and explained the latest state of her Martial Soul, everyone drew in a sharp breath.
This sort of skill was practically breaking the rules!
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