Chapter 22

The A Li beside Yang Yun leapt and jumped into the sea of fire.

"I'm afraid of you, I've cleaned up the remnants of those two little lizards for you."

A Li's light, floating words came to mind, and Yang Yun's mouth corners slightly rose, revealing a faint smile.

When the dragon soul appeared, the dizziness lasted only a few seconds before returning to normal; Yang Yun thus knew A Li would certainly not fear these two remnants.

That's why he couldn't be bothered to waste more words.

In the sea of fire, A Li grabbed the water-fire dragon soul with both hands, its mouth slightly open; the two remnants were sucked into A Li's mouth and refined.

On the handle of the Flame Spear Chongli, two coiling dragon patterns slowly emerged, spreading to the end of the handle where two dragon heads faced each other.

At the center where the dragon heads faced each other was a gemstone with red and blue interwoven.

After the dragon soul was absorbed, the once-standing dragon corpse instantly collapsed and lost its luster; two beams of light shone out from beneath the dragon corpse.

Torso bone + externally attached wing soul bone.

And there are two sets.

Yang Yun's face showed a satisfied smile as he put away the Water Dragon King's soul bone.

A Li also walked out of the sea of fire, holding the brand-new Flame Spear Chongli and threw it to Yang Yun; A Li rolled their eyes widely.

"Heartless, you get something good and don't think of leaving any for me?"

"Even if I left it for you, you couldn't absorb it anyway," Yang Yun said with a chuckle.

A Li tapped Yang Yun's head and gave a coquettish hum: "You just don't have this heart; no need to say anything; I'm angry, hum."

Yang Yun smiled while rubbing A Li's head and said: "Don't make trouble, how about I find you a madam?"

A Li widened their eyes at Yang Yun, flicked their hair which slapped Yang Yun's face, and entered the Flame Spear Chongli.

Yang Yun merely smiled and recalled his martial soul.

Yang Yun's whole body shot upward like an arrow, speeding back to the original cultivation spot; he took out the Fire Dragon King's soul bone to absorb.

The speed of the Phoenix Spear Technique's circulation grew ever faster, and the soul crystal grew at a visible rate.

After absorbing the soul bone, the soul crystal had grown from the size of a pinky fingernail to that of a middle fingernail.

It had grown several full circles.

The quality and quantity of soul power increased severalfold.

Rising from the water, Yang Yun saw Dugu Bo constantly looking back and forth beside the growing Blue Silver Emperor, muttering something like "impossible".

"Eh?"

Dugu Bo was startled by Yang Yun's sudden appearance and shuddered.

"Sect Master, you've actually increased your aura this much in just a few short days?"

Yang Yun nodded, handing a spark to Dugu Bo and said: "Your ancestral martial soul is inherited; nurture this spark with soul power and then give it to Du Gu Yan; it will be of great use."

Dugu Bo hesitated for a few seconds, but still accepted the spark from Yang Yun's hand.

"Sect Master, I don't know what your plans are moving forward?"

Yang Yun didn't answer that question, merely saying lightly: "Take care of your own affairs; when I need you, I'll notify you; normally you remain an unmatched Poison Douluo."

"Besides, you're already rank ninety-four; don't you want to go find some trouble with the Chrysanthemum Douluo? Go ahead boldly; just don't die."

Having said that, Yang Yun walked up to the Blue Silver Emperor and lightly brushed over its branches.

This is just a stalk of grass, lacking the touch and shadow of Ah Yin; Yang Yun does not consider himself that perverted.

He was merely curious about the Blue Silver Emperor's current feel.

Next, his gaze fell on the medicinal garden; a small section of the crystal blood dragon ginseng's rootlets that Yang Yun had deliberately left behind.

The purpose was so that in the future, at this moment, it could be buried; perhaps next year there would be a surprise, though not certain.

His gaze turned to the other immortal herbs.

"Gazing-Through-Autumn-Water Dew," the eye-refining immortal herb; plucked for myself to eat; if not eaten, feed it to the dogs, not even give it to the third.

"Marvelous Fusiform Through-Heaven Chrysanthemum," a neutral immortal-grade herb; consuming it circulates qi to the limbs, blood flows through the eight meridians, and can forge an Indestructible Vajra Body; usable by clan geniuses.

"Fragrant Splendid Roselle Immortal Grade," the nemesis of toxins, possessing the effect of neutralizing all toxins; what Yang Wudi sought all his life.

"Blood-Colored Swan's Kiss," which amplifies toxins a thousandfold, leading to the archvillain of the evil soul masters' rampage ten thousand years later, the weapon of the Twin-Flag God King.

"Lovesick Broken-Heart Red," the divine grade among immortal herbs, the King of Immortal Flowers; once plucked, as long as it stays beside its master it never wilts; it has the effect of restoring life from flesh and white bone; Yang Yun plans to give it to a girl.

"Splendid Roselle Turmeric," the herb needed for the evolution of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tower; also Yang Yun's weapon for striking the rich.

"Crown Phoenix Sunflower," greatly supplements pure yang and can temper flames; "Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid," with mild and rich medicinal properties, can cleanse bodily impurities and long-effectively increase soul power.

"Narcissus Jade Skin Bone," moistens tendons and bones, and circulates qi through the extraordinary eight meridians.

(The above descriptions are not counted toward the main text length!) Also buried underground are the earth dragon golden melon, as well as things like the ten-thousand-year ginseng king, nine-grade purple lingzhi, and its leaves, etc., not worth further elaboration.

Among them, Gazing-Through-Autumn-Water Dew and Crown Phoenix Sunflower have some effect on Yang Yun.

However, recently the immortal herbs have absorbed too much and need time to digest; thus, using the Poison Douluo's Handy Hundred-Treasure Bag, all the immortal herbs were taken away.

Behind Yang Yun, the fire dragon wings flapped and soared high, disappearing into the sky above the Sunset Forest.

Dugu Bo looked at the spark in his hand and the Blue Silver Emperor beside him, hesitated slightly, then sat cross-legged.

For the sake of his good granddaughter, he must strive; at ninety years old, it's the age to strive.

"A Li, how long have I been in there?" Yang Yun asked while flying at an altitude of ten thousand meters.

"Hum!"

Besides a coquettish hum, there was no other sound; Yang Yun could only helplessly shake their head.

When A Li throws a little tantrum, he really has no way at all.

Anyway, it's not anything important.

After nearly half a day, the ambient temperature dropped considerably; gazing at the ever-approaching Tianshui City in the distance, Yang Yun's heart pounded violently for no reason.

Tianshui City lies near the extreme north, its temperature lower than that of Star Luo.

He found a deserted spot, plummeted at breakneck speed, then, like a gust of wind, headed straight for Heavenly Water Academy.

While running, he also discussed things with A Li.

After finally agreeing to A Li, he only appeared after much calling once he had unconditionally agreed to one of her requests.

Heavenly Water Academy forbids the opposite sex from entering; this is the academy's ironclad rule, and anyone who forces their way in is tantamount to declaring war on the whole institute.

He, Yang Yun, fears nothing when taking on a crowd.

But doing that at Heavenly Water Academy just makes it easy to end up chasing one's wife into a crematorium.

The two arrived at the noodle shop outside Heavenly Water Academy; A Li sighed helplessly and entered the academy.

After asking several people, he finally found the training ground of Heavenly Water Academy's female team.

An ice cave.

If it weren't for A Li's agile skills and extraordinary strength, she'd still be lining up outside waiting.

The Heavenly Water Academy female team has not only male fans but also many female fans.

How many of those female fans are fujoshi is unknown.

Inside the ice cave, upon entering, they saw a vivid ice phoenix dancing in the air.

"This is probably what Yang Yun wrote about, a martial soul fusion technique; its power is not bad," A Li murmured.

"Who's there?" a cheerful shout drew everyone's gaze.

A Li watched the ice phoenix turn and fly toward him, eager to try, drew his flame spear; the spear tip was about to clash with the ice phoenix.

The ice phoenix turned into specks of ice crystals and dissipated in the air.

An elegant beauty with an icy, aloof demeanor that kept people at a distance stepped out from the ranks.

"How come it's you, A Li? Did he also come?" Shui Bing'er's eyes seemed to be veiled with a mist of water.

Her tone sounded like a question but was actually an affirmation.

As part of his martial soul, A Li would not have appeared here otherwise.

"Where is he?"

A Li curled his lips, thinking it boring, put away his flame spear, crossed his arms, and said: "What rules does your institute have? He can't get in; I bet he's stretching his neck at the institute gate waiting for you."

As expected.

Shui Bing'er dashed past, leaving an afterimage.

Shui Yue'er, still in the ice cave, covered her mouth and chuckled: "Looks like Yang Yun is going to be my brother-in-law; I don't know if he wants a sister-in-law either; I still like his face—he's really handsome."

The nearby team members immediately giggled and asked: "Yo, Yu'er's moved; those eight-pack abs are definitely a must."

Shui Yue'er proudly lifted her head: "Of course, those eight-pack abs feel great; it's just that my sister is too stingy, unwilling to let me touch them more."

(End of chapter)