Chapter 196
After sentencing these Immortal Herbs to death, the space behind Xiao Chen suddenly distorted.
Eight Soul Ring rose up from beneath his feet, one upon another, their various colors overlapping, enveloping him in a strange and oppressive aura.
The moment these eight Soul Ring appeared, the temperature of the entire Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well seemed to drop a few degrees.
The eighth Soul Ring at the top was pitch black, but fine golden patterns flowed around its surface, like some kind of living thing slowly wriggling, emitting a chilling aura of devouring.
Immediately afterwards, Xiao Chen activated his eighth Soul Skill – Within the Beast Within.
His eighth Soul Skill naturally came from the Wither Storm.
In Minecraft, the Wither Storm is a terrifying entity that, from the moment it is generated, begins to indiscriminately absorb all blocks and creatures around it.
Whether it's a block or a living being, anything that comes into contact with the Wither Storm will be instantly considered destroyed or killed.
It was as if it was swallowed up by the Wither Storm, turning into nutrients for its own evolution, propelling it towards a more terrifying next stage of transformation.
The effect of his Soul Skill is to condense several purplish-black orbs of light, which will absorb all living things and matter in the vicinity and convert them into his own power.
Theoretically speaking, he could use this Soul Skill to devour the entire Douluo Plane, or even the entire universe.
Moreover, the most overpowered aspect of this Soul Skill is that it allows the user to freely set the location where the light orb appears, and even with a zero-frame start, it can achieve a kill-on-the-spot effect.
Simply put, it's a weakened black hole whose location can be artificially manipulated; therefore, Xiao Chen simply called these orbs of light "black holes."
With a thought, several purplish-black orbs of light appeared out of thin air and enveloped the five immortal Immortal Herb.
"Well--?!"
The five Immortal Herbs were enveloped by the five suddenly appearing purplish-black orbs of light, and for a moment they were at a loss.
Infernal Delicate Apricot was the first to react. With her fiery temper, she couldn't stand such humiliation. Without hesitation, she unleashed a torrent of Lie Yan and crashed into the inner wall of the sphere of light.
"Open it!"
However, the explosion that Infernal Delicate Apricot had anticipated did not occur.
The purplish-black orb of light remained suspended in place, without even a ripple.
"How is that possible?!"
Her eyes widened, her face filled with disbelief.
On the other side, the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass was not to be outdone. Countless icy shards burst forth from its body, shooting densely towards the ball of light.
But the result was exactly the same as that of the Infernal Delicate Apricot.
The countless ice shards shot onto the sphere of light, as if swallowed silently by an invisible mouth, disappearing without a trace without making a sound.
The other medicinal Immortal Herb also unleashed their unique abilities.
However, no matter what methods they used, the five orbs of light remained completely still and could not be broken through.
What devastated them even more was--
These orbs of light began to devour them.
An irresistible force slowly spread out from the sphere of light, first touching their manifested bodies.
Those arms and garments formed from Soul Power began to decompose and dissolve at a visible speed, turning into strands of pure energy that were slowly absorbed into the inner wall of the light sphere.
The feeling wasn't like being torn apart by an external force, but rather like being gradually emptied and erased.
If this continues, it won't be long before they, along with their original bodies, are devoured until not even a trace remains.
"No... don't..."
The Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass finally collapsed.
Its voice, which had been trying so hard to remain calm, was now completely changed, trembling with sobs as it screamed at Xiao Chen:
"Humans! Stop! If you continue to let these orbs of light devour us, we will be reduced to ashes along with our bodies, leaving not even a seed behind!"
"We are already the most superior Immortal Herb in this Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well!"
"What will you eat if we're wiped out?!"
This statement seemed to have finally hit the nail on the head.
Xiao Chen, who had been observing coldly, clapped his hands after hearing this and said with some praise, "That really hit the nail on the head. You're quite clever."
He examined the five immortal Immortal Herb trapped in the sphere of light with great interest and slowly said:
"So... you're agreeing to leave behind a seed and begin the next life?"
Upon hearing this, the five Immortal Herb trapped in the black hole all froze.
Leave a seed, and begin the next life...
In that next life, will I still be "myself"?
But if you don't agree...
They subconsciously sensed the devouring force that was constantly disintegrating their bodies and couldn't help but shiver.
If I don't agree, I'm afraid I'll be tortured to the point of being completely destroyed, leaving me with no hope left.
When faced with two evils, choose the lesser one.
After a long while, the dry and desperate voice of the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass finally came from the sphere of light:
"We... agree."
Upon hearing that these Immortal Herbs had surrendered, Xiao Chen's lips curled slightly. He was quite decisive; with a thought, the five purplish-black orbs of light dissipated.
As soon as the ball of light disappeared, the five immortal Immortal Herb lost their support and fell from mid-air, crashing to the ground with a "plop" sound. They lay there panting heavily, as if they had just been pulled out of the water.
They glanced up with lingering fear, stealing a look at the boy who held the Destruction Scepter and stood by coldly, before lowering their heads again, not even daring to meet his gaze.
Now that things have come to this, they have already resigned themselves to their fate.
Immediately afterwards, their five illusory bodies began to slowly fade and become indistinct at a speed visible to the naked eye.
First came the hem of the garment, then the hands and feet, and finally the faces etched with resentment.
As the light shimmered, five different-shaped, fragrant medicinal Immortal Herb remained quietly in place; and beside each Immortal Herb lay a faintly glowing seed.
Xiao Chen glanced down at it, but didn't immediately reach for it.
With a slight thought, he tried using the Command Block to teleport the five Immortal Herbs to his front.
However, nothing happened; the five Immortal Herb remained lying quietly in the same spot, completely still.
Xiao Chen was finally relieved.
It seems he's truly dead.
So, it's time to take stock of today's spoils.
He turned his head to look at Na'er beside him and said casually:
"Na'er, Savouring Autumn Dew, please leave me some."
"As for the other Immortal Herb, go and choose for yourself, see if any of them are useful to you."
"If not, you can go back into the valley and look for something else."
Na'er nodded obediently and replied, "Okay."
Xiao Chen seemed to suddenly remember something, and added:
"Also, if you find any fire-attribute Immortal Herb, remember to let me know."
Upon hearing the words "fire attribute," Na'er paused slightly, then glanced at Xiao Chen thoughtfully.
After a moment's thought, she understood what he was going to do.
It seems that the teacher holds a very high position in his older brother's heart.
She felt a slight unease, but showed no sign of it on her face, simply replying:
"Good."
Then, she asked curiously, "But I'm going to find the Immortal Herb, what about you? What are you doing here?"
Xiao Chen's gaze fell upon the two pools of water in the center of the valley, one icy and the other fiery, their merging shimmering together, his eyes deep and thoughtful.
"I'm going to stay here and carefully study this Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well."
"What I'm looking for is surely hidden beneath this spring."
Na'er knew that since he said that, he had his own plans, so she didn't ask any more questions and just nodded obediently.
"Okay, well... I'll be going now."
"Um."
After that, Na'er said no more and turned to walk into the depths of the valley.
On her shoulder, two Dragon Soul, each no more than two meters long, one a deep blue and the other a crimson red, were merrily circling and dancing around her, like two pets that had finally found their master.
Watching that receding figure, Xiao Chen slowly withdrew his gaze.
The valley returned to silence, with only the rising steam from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well swirling around him.
He stood with his hands behind his back, gazing down at the seemingly calm but actually turbulent spring at his feet, a determined smile slowly creeping onto his lips.
The two Soul Bones of the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings belong to him.