Chapter 73: Ice and Fire Body Tempering, Straight to Level Forty

"That Ink Poison Lotus Grass, is it really as mysterious as you say, capable of enhancing this old man's poison arts?"

Dugu Bo admitted that this Immortal Herb could indeed cause his martial soul to resonate slightly.

As for the name of the Immortal Herb, having immersed himself in the way of medicine, how could he not understand it?

Wu Qi smiled, "Correct, it might even be able to increase your soul power level."

"It is just a pity that for you now, it is too late to consume an Immortal Herb. If you were forty years younger, consuming this item would guarantee you entry into the ranks of Super Douluo."

Dugu Bo furrowed his brows, "In that case, I had better leave it for Yan Yan to absorb."

Wu Qi shook his head, "No need, I have already prepared another Immortal Herb for her. This one is yours, feel free to absorb it."

An Immortal Herb is certainly good, but it has no value sitting in one's hands.

Distributing it to one's own people to rapidly increase strength is the most correct choice.

Besides, this place belongs to Dugu Bo in the first place; Wu Qi is not Tang San, and even less of a miser. Sharing it with this grandfather and granddaughter is both a matter of sentiment and duty.

Dugu Bo was half-doubting, but recalling the Poison Pill within his body, he felt the other party would not speak boastfully.

Taking the Ink Poison Lotus Grass, he laughed heartily, "If it is truly as you say, I owe you an extra favor."

The Poison Pill Method, once he had mastered it, could then be taught to Dugu Yan. The latter was not deeply poisoned and could condense it herself without the aid of medicinal materials.

To the entire Dugu Family, Wu Qi was undoubtedly a benefactor of rebirth.

In Dugu Bo's view, this was a favor that could never be repaid in a lifetime. Since "one does not worry about too many debts," giving another favor did not matter.

After Dugu Bo left, Wu Qi locked his gaze on the two Immortal Herbs beside the Ice Fire Yin Yang Well.

The Eight-Sided Mysterious Ice Grass and the Blazing Apricot Delicate Silk are highly toxic if consumed individually, but if consumed simultaneously, the two forces of ice and fire will briefly form a balance within the body. Then, by utilizing the ice and fire-colored spring water to neutralize the medicinal power, the medicinal power will ultimately fuse completely with the blood.

To absorb them directly, Wu Qi feared he would not be able to hold on.

After all, he does not have the Mysterious Heaven Art; the soul power in his body cannot circulate on its own and requires manual regulation.

Once he loses consciousness and the flow of soul power stops, the medicinal power congested in one place will erupt and take his life!

Thinking of this, he took the Wangchuan Qiushui Dew from his Soul Guidance Device.

The sound wave attack of the Qingluan Spirit is itself a type of mental attack. As his own mental power increases, the threat of the sound wave attack will also increase accordingly.

Furthermore, with an increase in mental power, one's willpower will become more formidable; this is the key to absorbing the two ice and fire Immortal Herbs.

No sooner said than done.

After consuming the Wangchuan Qiushui Dew, Wu Qi entered a state of cultivation once again.

Three days later, inside the wooden house.

An unprecedented feeling of comfort caused Dugu Bo to let out a thunderous laugh.

While absorbing the Ink Poison Lotus Grass, the residual toxins in his body were all drawn out, eventually entering the Poison Pill.

Completely free from the trouble of toxins, his long-accumulated soul power broke through by one level.

With the Immortal Herb fully absorbed, the massive medicinal power caused his soul power to break through another level, reaching level ninety-three.

At this moment, he had truly and thoroughly shed the title of "weakest Title Douluo."

Even among Title Douluo, his strength could now rank in the middle.

One must know that most Title Douluo on the continent only have the strength of level ninety-one or ninety-two. It was only because Dugu Bo's means of confronting enemies were too singular, coupled with a soul power level of only ninety-one, that he was given that title.

But now, his poison arts were completely different from before; their power had greatly increased, and he could even easily poison all Spirit Masters below the Title Douluo rank.

"The little fellow is truly my lucky star."

With a loud laugh, Dugu Bo strode out of the wooden house to search for the other's tracks.

At this moment, Wu Qi was inside the spring water; his aura was interfered with by the energy of the spring, causing Dugu Bo to not notice him.

"Strange, could the little fellow have left?"

Before he could think much, his gaze suddenly noticed movement in the spring water.

In an instant, he was terrified out of his wits.

Knowing that Wu Qi came from the Consecration Hall, if the other party died here, he would truly be unable to clear his name. By then, all the experts of the Consecration Hall would come out, and he wouldn't have enough lives to pay for it.

With no time to think, Dugu Bo flashed several times to the front of the Ice Fire Yin Yang Well.

Through soul power perception, Wu Qi's current aura was stable; apart from some slight pain in his physical body, it was no different from ordinary cultivation.

The corner of Dugu Bo's eye noticed that the two highly toxic Immortal Herbs originally beside the spring had disappeared, and he could not help but gasp.

"The little fellow is truly reckless!"

If it were him, even knowing it could theoretically work, he would not dare to try it easily.

It seemed he did not find it hard to guess the source of Wu Qi's strength.

With talent that was already monstrous, and being more diligent and desperate than ordinary people, if he did not become a powerhouse, who would?

At this moment, Wu Qi was in a state of cultivation, and Dugu Bo was unsure if the medicinal power in the other's body was balanced.

To avoid any accidents, he did not dare to disturb him and remained on guard in the surroundings to protect him.

"Thirty-first day of missing Brother Wu Qi."

Ning Rongrong sat by the window, boredly writing a line in her diary.

As a Support System Soul Master, her cultivation content was not like that of Qiangu Changkong. As for Spirit Fighting at the Great Spirit Arena, she went when she wanted to, and if she didn't want to, she stayed at the academy to cultivate.

Hard work pays off; her current cultivation had reached level twenty-seven and a half, one step closer to level thirty.

During this period, she also wanted to find Wu Qi's whereabouts through the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

But this was Wu Qi leaving with Dugu Bo of his own volition, and Xue Qinghe had confirmed that he would not be in any life-threatening danger.

Even if the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect wanted to find someone, out of consideration for Dugu Bo's face, they could only let it go.

At the same time, Qiangu Changkong could not help but mutter, "Brother Wu, if you don't come back, the Imperial Fighting Team Two will exist in name only."

Wu Qi had spoken beforehand about winning over Huo Wushuang and his sister, but when they arrived at the academy, he was not there.

Qiangu Changkong had no idea what he was thinking and could only let the brother and sister leave.

The formation of Imperial Fighting Team Two was temporarily shelved, and apart from Qiangu Changkong, no one seemed to feel anxious about it.

With two years left until the start of the Spirit Master Tournament, the Three Education Committees did not care about this, and their attention had even decreased significantly.

Team Two was meant for Wu Qi to gain experience anyway, so even if they failed to achieve results in this tournament, the Three Education Committees would not say much.

In their view, the tournament after next would be the main stage for Wu Qi to shine.

With Wu Qi's disappearance and the rumors in the city beginning to dissipate, the focus of the public and the Heaven Dou Imperial Family shifted away from Tiandou Huangjia Xueyuan, and the Three Education Committees took the opportunity to reinstate Qin Ming.

According to Qin Ming's plan, Imperial Fighting Team One had already left Tiandou City to go out and participate in Spirit Fighting competitions.

……

After half a month of tempering in the Ice Fire Yin Yang Well, Wu Qi successfully absorbed the medicinal power of the Eight-Sided Mysterious Ice Grass and the Blazing Apricot Delicate Silk.

Although the two Immortal Herbs lost a significant amount of medicinal power during their "confrontation" with each other, they still allowed Wu Qi's soul power level to break through to Level Forty.

Witnessing his increase in strength, Dugu Bo, who was guarding nearby, could not help but mutter, "A Soul Ancestor under thirteen years old; the little fellow's breakthrough speed is simply shocking!"

(End of this chapter)