Fire Dragon King Left Leg Bone.
Water Dragon King Right Leg Bone.
Huo Yuhao looked at the two spirit bones, his brow furrowed tightly, feeling puzzled by the actions of the Fire Dragon King and Water Dragon King.
Just then, a soft voice came from beside him. "They feel that their spirit bones are very suitable for you and might evolve on your body. Of course, there is also the influence of my bloodline and yours. In their eyes, you are a powerful member of their own race. So they want you to accept them."
Huo Yuhao looked at Gu Yuena, who was sitting cross-legged nearby waiting, and smiled helplessly.
"If they only had instincts and nothing more, they probably wouldn't mistake me for their own kind."
"You are with me. That makes you one of them."
Gu Yuena smiled slightly, stood up, and looked at Huo Yuhao. "What do you plan to do?"
"Absorb them, naturally." Huo Yuhao did not refuse. He put away the Ice God Pearl and accepted the two spirit bones.
He was taking the dragon souls away as well. This was no time for false modesty.
But just by looking at the two spirit bones, Huo Yuhao understood that they would not grant him any increase in spirit power. The energy on them was already very faint. The original energy they carried should have been integrated into the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well or into the dragon souls themselves over the years.
Even fusing both spirit bones together did not raise Huo Yuhao's spirit power by a single rank. But the quality of a spirit bone cannot be measured solely by spirit power enhancement.
And at this point, apart from his right arm bone, his spirit bone set was now complete.
After absorbing the spirit bones, Huo Yuhao felt that his ability to condense Extreme Fire and Extreme Ice had risen another level, and their power had also increased. And because he had achieved Ice and Fire of the Same Source, no matter which of the two elements grew stronger, it would strengthen the other as well.
Was one of the spirit abilities on these two spirit bones similar to the Mountain Dragon King's torso bone — a passive ability that enhanced Extreme Ice and Extreme Fire?
As Huo Yuhao pondered this, he continued to recover his condition in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. Once his spiritual power had mostly recovered, he sealed the Fire Dragon King's power and completed a contract with him.
Now that he had achieved Ice and Fire of the Same Source, forming a contract with the Fire Dragon King was purely a reinforcement for him.
The Water Dragon King's power had been used to complete Ice and Fire of the Same Source and could not be drawn upon, but the Fire Dragon King's power could.
Whether for his future breakthrough to the divine realm or to be used in a crisis, it would serve.
And at the very moment Huo Yuhao completed the contract with the Fire Dragon King, the Fire Dragon King's soul resonated with the spirit bone it had given him. A crimson-gold flame appeared instantly in Huo Yuhao's left palm.
At this sight, both Huo Yuhao and Gu Yuena's expressions changed.
"So that's it. The spirit ability of this spirit bone is the Fire Dragon King lineage's Crimson Gold Mysterious Flame." Gu Yuena murmured.
Huo Yuhao raised his left hand, looking at that wisp of flame, and furrowed his brow slightly. "It really is pure Fire Dragon King lineage."
He wasn't entirely certain whether this dragon soul was the true Fire Dragon King.
But judging by its condition, the Fire Dragon King and Water Dragon King were in much better states than the dragon souls in Dragon Valley. Those dragon souls in Dragon Valley had little power left and probably couldn't even be transformed into spirit souls.
Yet the Water and Fire Dragon Kings had been able to maintain their dragon souls in good condition while shaping the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. Clearly, their original strength had been considerable.
Thus, even if they weren't the true Water and Fire Dragon Kings, they were at least true dragons with pure bloodlines.
And the Crimson Gold Mysterious Flame was a flame that only a pure Fire Dragon King bloodline could master.
Its ability was to burn all things and return them to their origin. Like the Golden Dragon Spear, it was a bane to the Abyss. Even the source of the Abyss plane — the Crimson Mother — would be restrained to a certain degree when facing this flame.
Even things like Possession Demons would have no choice but to be burned to death when faced with the Crimson Gold Mysterious Flame.
For his current situation, this flame was also an enhancement for him. But the moment he saw it, Huo Yuhao thought of something else.
No wonder the Fire Dragon King had taken action as soon as it saw the two flames. It was because of the Crimson Gold Mysterious Flame.
Seven-Colored Lotus Flame, Crimson Gold Mysterious Flame, Ice-Devouring Extreme Flame.
Huo Yuhao's expression grew peculiar.
It seemed he could really play with fire now. Of the three flames, not one was weak.
He smiled and shook his head, then prepared to climb out of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well's spring pool.
Ice and Fire of the Same Source needed to be completed here, but the method of commanding the seven elements through Ice and Fire of the Same Source did not require research here. Besides, time was almost up.
But when he saw Gu Yuena standing ahead smiling at him, Huo Yuhao couldn't help but clear his throat softly. "Turn your head around."
When he had entered the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well's spring pool, his clothes hadn't survived. They had been destroyed long ago. How was he supposed to get out of the water with this girl watching?
Gu Yuena was startled, then suddenly understood. Her face slightly flushed as she turned around. Her purple eyes blinked, and she grumbled inwardly: But she's definitely already seen it...
Seeing her turn around, Huo Yuhao quickly leaped out of the spring water, dried the water droplets off his body with spirit power, and took out a clean set of clothes from his storage soul tool to change into.
"All right," he said softly.
Gu Yuena turned back at his voice. Seeing that the two immortal herbs were still on Huo Yuhao's shoulders, she raised an eyebrow slightly. "Yuhao, are you planning to make them your spirit souls?"
Huo Yuhao nodded slightly. "They helped me balance yin and yang and accelerated the speed at which I formed Ice and Fire of the Same Source. They are indeed very suitable for me."
Since he had embarked on the path of Ice and Fire of the Same Source, he only needed to strengthen the power of Ice and Fire of the Same Source. As for other attributes, if he encountered opportunities, he could strengthen them, but there was no need to force it. He could fully use the Ice and Fire of the Same Source method to drive the enhancement of other elemental powers.
The seven elements generated and restrained each other. Even the most extreme Extreme Fire and Extreme Ice could be transformed into each other, complementing each other and enhancing power through the method of yin and yang mutual assistance. The other elements would not be more difficult than this.
He should start with wind and earth. If the four basic elements — water, fire, earth, and wind — were fused, earth and wind would act as a balancing agent between water and fire.
He had already completed the fusion of ice and fire. Driving the enhancement of these two elements would be easier.
Once his spiritual power returned to the Divine Origin realm, he could also attempt to condense within his body a soul core that used Ice and Fire of the Same Source as its foundation and unified the seven elements...
On the other side, upon hearing Huo Yuhao's answer, Blazing Apricot and Octagonal Mystic Ice Grass immediately became overjoyed.
Their efforts just now hadn't been wasted!
But Huo Yuhao's next words made them panic. "However, not right now. Let me compress my spirit power first after I return."
Absorbing Autumn Dew That Gazes Through had raised his spirit power by four ranks. Forming contracts with the two immortal herbs would bring another four-rank increase in spirit power no matter how much he compressed it. A direct infusion that raised his spirit power by eight ranks at once would not benefit his future soul core condensation.
He would first stabilize his cultivation base before forming the contracts.
Besides, he had no intention of having his spirit souls immediately attach spirit rings to his second martial soul anyway.
Blazing Apricot breathed a sigh of relief but still couldn't help saying, "Master, please let us enter the Sea of Spirit first. The spirit soul contract can be done later. Right now, you are essentially a small-scale Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. The two of us can assist you in continuously tempering your body."
A cultivation cheating device?
Adding star power and Gold of Life, the things he had for tempering his body were growing more numerous.
Huo Yuhao nodded slightly. "Very well."
In this era, the only things capable of achieving yin and yang mutual assistance were these two immortal herbs and the Water and Fire Dragon Kings. For his current Ice Empress martial soul, a single-attribute spirit soul — even a true dragon spirit soul — might not bring as much enhancement as these two immortal herbs together.
Moreover, aside from the Water and Fire Dragon Kings, whether other true dragon souls could be transformed into spirit souls at all was still a question. In any case, he wasn't holding out hope.
Having received permission, Blazing Apricot and Octagonal Mystic Ice Grass cheerfully took up residence in the Sea of Spirit.
And then, they received a warm "welcome."
"Little Fire, Octagonal, come quickly and pay respects to the great emperors."
Autumn Dew That Gazes Through introduced them one by one with a serious expression. "This is the million-year spirit beast, the Great Emperor Skydream. Extremely noble."
Little Iceworm nodded along in agreement.
The two immortal herbs looked at the crowd in the Sea of Spirit, completely bewildered.
Who am I? Where am I? What am I supposed to do?
Who are these people?
And what is a great emperor?
Countless questions surged in their hearts, but no one answered them. After much thought, they followed Autumn Dew That Gazes Through's instructions and saluted.
"Greetings to Great Emperor Skydream, Ice Empress, Evil Emperor, Snow Empress..."
Skydream Iceworm couldn't help but laugh heartily.
Ice Empress saw this and twitched the corner of her mouth, moving a bit further away from him.
He's addicted to bluffing, isn't he? These three aren't Little Iceworm. When you get exposed one day, do you still care about face?
And you just consumed so much energy. You should be recovering, not wasting it all just to show off.
But as she thought this, Ice Empress looked at the Ice-Devouring Extreme Flame that had suddenly appeared in her palm, and the smile at the corner of her mouth was impossible to hide.
For her martial soul to evolve to this degree was something she could never have imagined in the past. And this way, she herself would also achieve sublimation.
After all, the essence of Huo Yuhao's Ice Empress martial soul was her. Strictly speaking, his second martial soul was alive. Not to mention the spirit soul contract between them. She would naturally be affected by the evolution of the Ice Empress martial soul.
I must be the first spirit soul in Douluo Continent's history to have both ice and fire extremes, right?
Ice Empress silently marveled.
While the Sea of Spirit was bustling with activity, on the other side, seeing Huo Yuhao emerge from the spring pool, the remaining four immortal herbs walked over. "Masters, everything has been packed. Do you wish to leave now?"
"You should stay here."
Huo Yuhao snapped his fingers, and a spatial door appeared behind him. "Later, you can transfer from here to my half-plane. I will settle you all afterward."
Qiluo Tulip was startled.
He was putting the initiative in the immortal herbs' hands?
If Huo Yuhao left from here, he would be on Tang Sect territory. He could no longer force them to do anything.
If they didn't want to leave, they could continue to stay in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well?
Qiluo Tulip exchanged glances with the other immortal herbs.
Although Huo Yuhao had taken the two great dragon souls and dragon bones, he had not harmed the vitality of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. Strictly speaking, the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well had been formed from the scattered energy of the two dead Dragon Kings. The two dragon souls were not necessary. As long as the bodies of the two Dragon Kings remained below, the foundation of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well would not be destroyed.
The power in the ice spring and fire spring that could destroy a Titled Douluo was still there.
It was just that without the two dragon souls, there was no longer any protective power.
This place was still a treasure ground for plants. As long as seeds were sown, it could eventually become prosperous again.
"That is your freedom."
The immortal herbs remembered the words Huo Yuhao had spoken earlier and suddenly understood.
Whether to take away the other immortal herbs was their freedom. Whether they wanted to leave or not was also their freedom.
But for themselves, leaving was the best choice.
Qiluo Tulip watched Huo Yuhao and Gu Yuena preparing to leave with a complex expression. After thinking carefully for a moment, it called out to its companions.
"Leave behind some spiritual items and seeds for the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well."
It said these words for Huo Yuhao to hear as well. Seeing that he did not object, Qiluo Tulip felt somewhat emotional.
This one's character... is not what we initially imagined.
"Tang Sect, this is a complete farewell. You have guarded the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well for ten thousand years, and we have given you the compensation you deserved. Now we are leaving a future for the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well as well. From today on, we owe each other nothing. Each goes their own way."
Qiluo Tulip murmured to itself.
The Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well had never been the private property of the Tang Sect. They had merely been two factions that had reached an agreement. It was only because they were weaker that it seemed they were subordinate to the Tang Sect.
Now that they had made a different choice and had not gone to extremes, the Tang Sect had no right to criticize. Even if they met on the battlefield in the future, their conscience would be clear.
On the other side, Gu Yuena heard Qiluo Tulip's decision and looked at Huo Yuhao.
"Yuhao, is this acceptable?"
For ten thousand years, the Tang Sect and Shrek Academy had used the inherited spirit soul method to obtain dozens of inherited immortal herb spirit souls over a hundred thousand years old. That was also the foundation of their enduring prosperity.
In Gu Yuena's view, every spirit beast, human, and spirit soul that had benefited from the spirit soul method owed Huo Yuhao a karmic debt. The Tang Sect and Shrek Academy were naturally no exception.
And they were factions connected to Tang San. She had previously thought that Huo Yuhao, angered by this, wanted to empty the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. But watching him all this time, what he valued most was actually his cultivation.
"I didn't show any mercy. I took everything I should have taken. But heavenly treasures should leave their roots behind."
Huo Yuhao said, "This place is a treasure ground. It is an opportunity left to the world by the Water Dragon King and Fire Dragon King. To truly destroy it would be a pity instead. I have taken the dragon souls and dragon bones. I can't very well dig up the two Dragon Kings' remains and destroy this treasure ground, can I?"
Gu Yuena muttered, "I rather think they might not mind such a thing."
Huo Yuhao smiled slightly and stroked her hair. "But you mind. At the very least, you would definitely object to digging up the two Dragon Kings' remains. And in the end, the true owner of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well is you. What to do should be your decision. If you are not satisfied, just say so."
The Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well had been born because of the two Dragon Kings. All the immortal herbs took the two dragon souls as their leaders. But since the dragon souls had no intelligence, just like the Extreme North and the Star Dou Great Forest, the seven strongest immortal herbs were the masters here.
But Gu Yuena, as the Dragon God's other half and the common master of spirit beasts, was obeyed by both dragon souls. The ownership of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well naturally belonged to her.
"Let's go with what Qiluo Tulip said."
Gu Yuena thought for a moment, and her tone softened. "Bare and barren — that would be too desolate as a burial ground."
Whether the two dragon souls could ever recover their spiritual intelligence was unknown. If they could not, then the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well would be their burial ground. It should be adorned with flowers and plants.
In any case, it would be many years before the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well became prosperous again. What the situation would be then was still uncertain. After all, once the Tang Sect learned of the situation here, there would certainly be a conflict between them.
Outside the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
Three hours had passed. Duoqing Douluo finally saw Huo Yuhao and Gu Yuena emerge from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and breathed a deep sigh of relief.
If something had happened to them inside, or if they had run amok, he would have been in trouble.
As he thought this, Duoqing Douluo turned his gaze to Gu Yuena and furrowed his brow slightly.
She can fuse with a hundred-thousand-year spirit soul? She's at the Spirit Abyss realm too?
Another four-ring Spirit Abyss realm. The younger generation of the Spirit Transmission Tower this era is truly frightening.
Duoqing Douluo was about to discuss the next steps with Leng Yaozhu and the others when he heard Qiluo Tulip's voice from inside the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
"For a hundred years, no one may be brought into the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well!"
Duoqing Douluo's expression changed slightly, and he said in a deep voice, "This is not what we agreed upon."
This time, it was a free contract, determined by the wishes of the immortal herbs of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well themselves. It was different from the agreement between the Tang Sect and the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
But no matter what Duoqing Douluo thought, no response came from the immortal herbs inside the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. His face turned pale, then flushed.
It seems that bringing someone here on short notice has angered the immortal herbs. They likely won't allow us to bring anyone into the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well for quite some time.
Seeing this, Snow Empress spoke up. "Do you wish to enter and negotiate with the immortal herbs? If not, I will close the spatial passage."
Hearing Snow Empress's words, Duoqing Douluo did indeed feel the urge to go in and negotiate. But at that moment, he inexplicably had a premonition — that if he entered the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, disaster would strike.
A strong warrior's intuition was worth trusting. Duoqing Douluo immediately abandoned the idea of entering.
It seems I need to discuss this with Yun Ming and the others. The immortal herbs of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well are very displeased this time.
Thinking this, Duoqing Douluo answered.
"That won't be necessary, Your Majesty Snow Empress. Please close the spatial passage."
Snow Empress nodded slightly and gently closed the spatial passage.
And before that, Huo Yuhao had already put away his Undead Half-Plane. Duoqing Douluo did not notice anything unusual about the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well — at least, not yet.
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