Chapter 28: Slaying the Soul King, a Surprise at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well

"Is someone there?"

"At such a young age, you've already learned how to lie? I'd like to see who is protecting you."

"If you have the guts, come out!"

The middle-aged man said Lingxu was lying, but in reality, he still felt some fear inside.

Seeing that his words had an effect, Lingxu continued: "Lying? Think about it yourself, why would I come to this Sunset Forest alone?"

"To play?"

"You said it yourself, with my talent, would my family not value me?"

"Weigh it yourself. Before you make a move, you still have a chance to survive, as long as you tell me who is behind you."

Lingxu's words made the middle-aged man hesitate; no matter which point Lingxu made, it seemed reasonable.

"Then why did you come here! Could it be just to lure me out?" the middle-aged man questioned.

Lingxu smiled and said: "You can understand it that way."

While speaking, Lingxu instead moved closer to the man before him, while the man actually had thoughts of retreating.

He could not detect anyone else present, so they were likely stronger than him.

To kill or not to kill?

But if he didn't kill him, this mission wouldn't be completed; could he still survive?

"Tell me who is behind you, otherwise, die!" Lingxu shouted loudly.

It scared the middle-aged man so much that the martial soul in his hand almost dropped.

"If I die, then I die."

The middle-aged man pointed his sword at Lingxu.

Because if he didn't kill him, or even if he revealed the information about who was behind him, he would still have to die.

And even if he left, would the person behind this child let him go?

If it were him, he certainly wouldn't let them go.

As long as he killed Lingxu quickly and then fled with all his might, there would still be a sliver of a chance to survive.

As the sword light arrived, Lingxu saw this and first used his First Spirit Skill, Holy Light Defense.

A burst of light erupted from Lingxu's body, rapidly forming a barrier.

Because of the increase in the Spirit Ring's age, the nine-hundred-plus-year age already surpassed the limit of a second spirit ring.

In other words, Lingxu's First Spirit Skill was already comparable to a third spirit skill, though it was still a bit short of a thousand-year third spirit skill.

Clang...

When that long sword fell, it actually failed to break Lingxu's defense in one strike.

"Is this a First Spirit Skill?" the middle-aged man was somewhat puzzled.

After all, in his eyes, why would one use the strength to slaughter an ox to kill a chicken? So the middle-aged man's attack just now was not particularly strong.

But in the next instant, the middle-aged man's martial soul spirit ring lit up, and his Fifth Spirit Skill was not a ten-thousand-year one.

However, he seemed to want to use this Fifth Spirit Skill to finish Lingxu in an instant.

Seeing this, Lingxu no longer hid.

He shouted loudly: "Dad, if you don't make a move, your son is done for."

"Ling Bufan, is it him?" The middle-aged man was clearly distracted after hearing this.

After all, Ling Bufan was an eighty-second-level Spirit Douluo; how could the middle-aged man not be afraid?

But in the next instant, the middle-aged man only felt his head buzzing.

It was Lingxu's skull bone skill, Mental Shock.

What he wanted was this element of surprise.

The external spirit bone Golden Sword appeared in his hand, and his second spirit skill, Wings of Holy Light, also unfolded almost simultaneously to provide a bonus to his own attributes.

Since Lingxu was going to act, he had to achieve a kill in one strike!

Swish...

"Ah..."

Just when the middle-aged man hadn't reacted, the Golden Sword in Lingxu's hand slashed his throat open.

Although the current Mental Shock was not particularly strong—after all, it had to be linked to his own Mental Power—Lingxu's current level 79 Mental Power was naturally not low.

And with the comprehensive bonus of the spirit bone skill, Lingxu's Mental Power shock attack was already beyond level 79.

Such a Mental Shock, not to mention dealing with a Soul King, would be effective even against a Soul Emperor or Soul Saint.

After killing him, Lingxu discovered that the blood on his Golden Sword had vanished.

Could it be that you also rely on devouring energy to evolve?

Lingxu inserted it into the opponent's body again.

Before long, the middle-aged man's entire body had withered.

At this moment, Lingxu checked his attributes in the system again; the age of his Golden Twin Swords external spirit bone had actually increased by three hundred years, reaching an age of two thousand three hundred years.

He dug a pit at random and buried the opponent's corpse.

After all, it was best not to let others see this withered corpse.

On the opponent's body, Lingxu also found a Space Soul Guidance Device.

It was just that the space inside was truly too small, only one cubic meter.

It contained quite a few Gold Soul Coins and some essential items.

Lingxu wanted to find some clues to see who wanted to kill him.

But after searching for a long time, he didn't find a single clue.

Perhaps the other party gave instructions verbally and left no evidence behind.

But after thinking it over, Lingxu believed that the only person who would want to kill him was Bibi Dong.

But if it were Bibi Dong, why would she only send a Soul King?

If it were her, she would at least have sent Chrysanthemum Douluo or Ghost Douluo.

While pondering, Lingxu also continued to head toward those few mountain peaks.

One hour later, at the first mountain peak, Lingxu did not sense any poison array; after climbing up five hundred meters to check, he discovered it was just an ordinary mountain peak with nothing special about it.

And the next three mountains were the same, with no gains whatsoever.

Of course, Lingxu did not think his luck was so good that he would find it as soon as he arrived.

He was not in a hurry, but if he did not find it this time, perhaps someone else would come to kill him next time.

It would be best to find the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well this time.

Moreover, he must take away all the harvests inside; he absolutely could not let others ruin them.

At night, Lingxu found a small, hidden cave inside the last mountain peak, and after sealing most of the cave entrance, he rested inside.

Fortunately, this night was safe enough; after Lingxu got up, he continued to search for the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

In the area of the thousand-year Spirit Beasts, Lingxu searched one after another.

Finally, on the afternoon of the third day after Lingxu entered the Sunset Forest, he finally discovered that one mountain peak was different.

Two characteristics.

There were relatively more plant Spirit Beasts here than in other places, and secondly, the things radiating from this mountain peak were somewhat strange.

Of course, if you don't look carefully, you basically won't be able to tell.

Lingxu was immune to all poisons, so he was not afraid even if there were a poison array from Dugu Bo, let alone that Dugu Bo might not have found this place at this time.

Upon entering this mountain peak, Lingxu felt that the air inside was different from the outside.

And there was no poison array; it seems that Dugu Bo at this period had not yet found the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

"Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, I hope you can give me a surprise." Lingxu followed the trail and searched.

Soon, he arrived before a cliff.

He released his martial soul, and two wings appeared behind him.

This way, he did not need to use a soul skill; the wings of the Holy Light Winged Tiger martial soul could fly, but they consumed more soul power and were relatively slow, which was also the reason why Lingxu still wanted a flight soul skill.

It was mainly because the innate flight was truly too chicken-rib-like.

It was only in such a situation that it could be taken out and used.

Gliding down slowly, from a height of over one hundred meters, Lingxu soon saw the full view of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

Everything was so pristine, without any traces of human visitation.

The medicinal herbs all around were growing very well, one by one.

"That is, Silk Tulip, there are actually three of them."

"Strange Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum, there are actually two of them."

So the Immortal Grade Herbs inside here were not unique items.

"Also, what is that? Is it the Nine-Rank Purple Ganoderma King! The Immortal Grade Medicinal Herb after the Nine-Rank Purple Ganoderma evolves; the Herb Compendium given by the system has a description of it."

Damn it, how many medicinal herbs did this Dugu Bo waste after he arrived!

Lingxu swept his eyes across them; they were all rare medicinal herbs, and there wasn't a single bad one.

Every type of Immortal Grade Medicinal Herb had its own unique way of growing; Dugu Bo must have found so many good herbs, so he definitely must have experimented with various herbs.

However, to conduct experiments, who knows how many Dugu Bo destroyed.

In this life, fortunately he came, otherwise it would really have been wasted!

"Waste is shameful, then let me take them all!"

Regarding the information about Dugu Bo in Chapter 26, I referred to the original text and the manga side stories; at this period, he might not have found the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well yet, but it is also possible he had found it, but the setting of this book is that he hasn't found it yet. If there are any omissions or errors, please leave a comment to point them out, and I will improve it!

Additionally: After Dugu Bo found this place, he must have taken away many medicinal herbs; he might have also tried those he didn't recognize. Perhaps the Immortal Grade Herbs originally had multiple stalks? They were just destroyed.

(End of this chapter)