Li Qing had been by the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well for quite some time. Feeling it was enough, he slowly stood up, his gaze returning to the two immortal herbs.
He calculated the distance between the two immortal herbs slightly.
Li Qing took out an arrow feather, his figure burst forward to the Fierce Fire Apricot, and with a flick of the arrow feather in his hand, the Fierce Fire Apricot flew up towards the Eight Corner Profound Ice Herb.
It didn't even have time to exert its power.
The Fierce Fire Apricot landed in front of the Eight Corner Profound Ice Herb. The former was enveloped in a faint white mist, while the latter was covered in a layer of red light. Both the cold and hot energies dissipated.
Li Qing knew he couldn't hesitate at this moment, because under mutual restraint, their effects would completely disappear in just ten breaths.
He quickly picked up the two immortal herbs, swallowing them whole and stuffing them into his mouth in large gulps. There was no need to chew; the moment they entered his mouth, they turned into liquid and flowed down his throat.
Li Qing waited for a moment.
Ice blue and fiery red rose from the soles of his feet one after another. He knew that the two immortal herbs had taken effect, and only now would entering the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well have no negative consequences.
He closed his eyes and fell straight towards the convergence point of ice and fire in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
"Plop!"
Li Qing plunged completely into the spring water, sinking instantly. He also fell into a coma, unable to feel if any changes were happening to his body.
...
"Yan Zi, are you really not with Li Qing?"
"Are you ******* sick? I've said it eight hundred times, no, no, no! If you're sick, go get treated! Can you please stop bothering me?"
Dugu Yan glared at Yu Tianheng through gritted teeth.
"But..."
"Get lost!"
Dugu Yan forcefully interrupted with a sharp shout. Her already cold eyes became even more terrifying as she got angry, giving people a chilling feeling.
Yu Tianheng shrank his head and retreated to the side.
Dugu Yan looked at Ye Lingling and asked with some confusion, "What's going on? I was only gone for a few days, how did he become like this?"
Ye Lingling couldn't help but roll her eyes.
"You don't know him? After he saw you talking to Li Qing alone and leaving that day, he started acting crazy. It's just that Li Qing isn't Oslo or the others."
"Li Qing just put on a serious demeanor and he chickened out. He was already holding a grudge inside."
"As a result, Oslo and the others just *had* to provoke him. Oslo said he saw you and Li Qing having a secret meeting during cultivation time, Shi Mo said he saw the two of you holding hands, and so on."
"Anyway, they made it sound so convincing, let alone him, even I almost believed it."
"Now, you're back and you brought Dugu Bo with you, and you even called Li Qing away separately. I guess he thinks you've even decided on the name for your child."
Dugu Yan: "..."
"Oslo..."
Dugu Yan, who had come back to her senses, was furious, but when she looked to the side, where were Oslo and the others in the classroom? Sensing danger, they had already slipped away.
Yu Tianheng excitedly came closer, his face full of surprise: "Yan Zi, they weren't telling the truth, right?"
"Get lost!"
Dugu Yan, with nowhere to vent, simply took all her anger out on Yu Tianheng, but Yu Tianheng wasn't angry when he heard this. Instead, a foolish smile appeared on his face.
"Hehe!"
Dugu Yan glared at him, then sat back down.
Ye Lingling looked at Dugu Yan and asked seemingly casually, "Speaking of which, it's almost time for school to end, why hasn't Li Qing come back yet? Your Dugu Bo didn't take him away, did he?"
She had overheard a little that day, so it wasn't hard to guess Dugu Bo's purpose for coming.
If the Dugu Family's Martial Soul truly had a flaw, then how important Li Qing was to the Dugu Family was imaginable, and if Li Qing really had a way but was unwilling to say it.
Then...
Let alone the friendship built up in just a month, even ten years of friendship would be useless.
Dugu Yan just shook her head and didn't speak.
She knew what her Dugu Bo's personality was like. If Li Qing really had a way but was unwilling to say it, then he would most likely suffer cruel torture, the kind where he couldn't even die if he wanted to.
Save Li Qing?
For the future of the Dugu Family, she couldn't do that, and her relationship with Li Qing hadn't reached the point where she could abandon the rise and fall of the Dugu Family.
All she could do was silently say sorry in her heart.
Not speaking was actually the best answer. Li Qing was most likely taken away by Dugu Bo. As for what he was taken away to do, it would likely not end well.
Li Qing was very smart, but he didn't understand the wickedness of human hearts.
He thought he was helping Dugu Yan, but he didn't expect to bring a killing disaster upon himself.
This is human nature, this is nobility.
In their eyes, there is no affection, only interests. Affection only arises under the drive of interests. This is also why Ye Lingling always appeared cold.
Because she had seen through everything long ago and was unwilling to waste the energy being fake with Oslo and the others.
Interests?
The Ye Family never needed to rely on anyone, because the Nine Heart Sea Tang was powerful enough. Even if only one could exist in a generation, there was never a lack of people seeking their help.
As long as the Ye Family didn't cause any major trouble, no one would dare to make things difficult for them.
...
On Dugu Bo's side, the Martial Soul evolution had reached a critical moment. The Bilin Snake Emperor Martial Soul automatically appeared behind him. As green light flickered, four protruding lumps of flesh grew on its abdomen.
The Bilin Snake Emperor roared towards the sky. Although no sound was heard, the terrifying power could be felt.
As time passed, the green light on the Bilin Snake Emperor became more dazzling, and finally, only a faint green glow remained, the figure of the Bilin Snake Emperor no longer visible.
Within that green light, the four lumps of flesh on the Bilin Snake Emperor's abdomen grew at a visible speed.
Thighs, calves, sharp claws. As the structures grew step by step, they finally evolved into four dragon claws. It was also at this time that a lump of flesh grew on its head.
After who knows how long, that lump of flesh gradually turned into a single horn.
It wasn't until the horn was fully formed that the faint green light gradually faded, and the evolved Bilin Snake Emperor also gradually appeared, having astonishingly transformed into a green flood dragon.
With the Martial Soul completing its transformation, it turned into a faint green light and merged into Dugu Bo's body. His body began to change.
Scales grew from his body, like a suit of armor, covering all parts of him except his face, like a general in armor.
His arms swelled accordingly, the clear muscle contours giving a strong sense of power.
His palms turned into dragon claws, the sharp claws flashing with cold light looking incredibly sharp. Following closely, his legs also gradually evolved into two dragon legs, no longer the snake body of before.
The changes brought about by the Martial Soul possession were not just superficial; his physique also underwent earth-shattering changes.
At this moment, Dugu Bo was no longer a pure poison-attribute Soul Master, because he gained strength attributes from his physical body, becoming a power attack type Title Douluo.
Finally, the toxins.
All the toxins accumulated in his body were absorbed into the horn of his Martial Soul. His body also underwent a purification, no longer suffering the pain of toxin erosion.