Chapter 159: The Ice and Fire Dragon King's Remnant Souls!
While Ice Emperor was busy snatching the Qi Luo Heart, Ye Chen was far from idle—he had already begun searching for immortal herbs.
His Hundred Acupuncture Secrets contained not only acupuncture techniques but also detailed records of countless medicinal plants, including immortal herbs.
This meant Ye Chen recognized every herb in this place at a glance, making his selection effortless.
Among a patch of colorful plants lay an inconspicuous little sprig.
Its body was a rich emerald green, but its three white leaves bore tiny droplets of dew glistening like liquid pearls.
"Piercing Autumn Dew—what a treasure!"
Ye Chen's eyes lit up.
This herb wasn't technically classified as an immortal herb, yet its effects were close. It didn't significantly enhance spirit power, but it greatly improved mental strength and vision.
For soul masters who cultivated ocular abilities, its value was nearly equal to a true immortal herb.
Ye Chen activated his Jade Spirit Hands and delicately plucked the grass. Lifting it high, he tilted his head back.
"Drip… drip… drip…"
Three drops of dew slid from the leaves and fell into his mouth.
Instantly, a gentle sweetness coursed down his throat before a spreading warmth flowed through his body, gathering toward his head and bursting behind his eyes.
Ye Chen's pupils flashed with brilliant light—his mind felt completely refreshed and clear!
His spiritual power had skyrocketed, clearly surpassing a major threshold and entering the Spiritual Abyss Realm!
At this level, one's mental energy was deep and boundless, capable of covering several kilometers with ease.
Most titled Douluo barely reached that standard—their limit was often the Abyss Realm.
Beyond that stood the Spiritual Domain Realm, attainable only by those whose mental strength surpassed the norm, granting them the potential to ascend beyond Title Douluo—to Super or even Limit Douluo.
Although Ye Chen possessed the Spirit Furnace, it rarely boosted his mental strength directly.
His rapid growth in spiritual power primarily came from his powerful martial spirit—each stage of advancement massively amplified his mental force, nearly ten times greater than that of ordinary soul masters.
Now, though he was only at the Soul Emperor level, his mental strength had already reached the Abyss Realm. Advancing to the Domain Realm one day would be a simple matter.
In time, perhaps even the legendary Divine Origin Realm wouldn't be beyond his reach.
The herb didn't just enhance his spirit—it also greatly empowered his Heavenly Infinity Eye.
As his mental energy expanded, so did the Eye's range and precision.
Under the influence of Piercing Autumn Dew, its scanning capacity grew sharper, faster, and clearer.
If before his vision had been 1080p at 60 frames per second, now it was equivalent to 8K at 244 frames per second!
The clarity was breathtakingly different.
Of course, this wasn't for peeping—Ye Chen was, after all, a gentleman. But if such a situation did happen, well… he might as well help scrub each other's backs while he was at it.
After savoring the effects briefly, Ye Chen resumed harvesting other immortal herbs.
He carefully dug out the Acacia Heart‑Breaking Red along with its nurturing stone base, just as Tang San had done long ago.
There were also the Daffodil Jade Flesh Bone, Black Jade Divine Bamboo, Qi Luo Tulip, Earth Dragon Gold Gourd, Eight‑Petaled Immortal Orchid, Phoenix Crest Aster, Crystal Dragon Blood Ginseng, and Heaven‑Reaching Chrysanthemum—each rarer and more precious than the last.
…
"Slow down, slow down! You can't take them all! Too much greed will ruin everything!"
The Fragrant Delicate Immortal Bloom's voice trembled with distress, her tone near tears.
"What's the problem? I didn't uproot everything. I left seeds behind—after ten thousand years, they'll be back and thriving."
Ye Chen spoke casually, unconcerned, while his hands stayed busy.
He packed away not only immortal herbs but countless rare medicinal plants seldom seen in the outside world.
He left seeds for some, roots and stems for others—enough to regrow most of them.
This place was a paradise for flora. As long as any part was left—seed, root, or leaf—it could regenerate.
Ye Chen might be greedy, but he wasn't destructive without cause.
"Still, you shouldn't take so many…" the Fragrant Delicate Immortal Bloom whimpered miserably.
Being the first plant here to gain sentience, she saw every herb as her child. Watching Ye Chen harvest them by the handful broke her heart.
"You foolish flower," Ice Emperor scoffed. "The more he takes, the better for you. How can you not understand that?"
The more Ye Chen absorbed from the Ice Fire Yin Yang Well, the stronger his connection to it became.
Once he became a god someday, she and the others might benefit as well.
How could this flower not see that? Truly, the rumors were right—plant‑type beasts, no matter how intelligent, were rarely clever.
"I—"
The Fragrant Delicate Immortal Bloom bit back her words, trembling. Faced with Ice Emperor's overwhelming aura, she dared not argue, fearing she might be plucked next.
Soon, Ye Chen patted his storage pouch, satisfied with his massive haul.
"You've taken so much already! Are you finally satisfied?!" the flower cried angrily, glaring at him, desperate for him to leave.
She couldn't take it anymore—ten thousand years of accumulated treasures, all gone to one greedy human.
"Not quite," Ye Chen said lightly.
His gaze shifted downward, piercing the depths beneath the valley—toward the two sleeping dragon souls.
In the era of Tang Wulin, the soul beasts of this place had somehow awakened those dragon remnants, turning them into guardians of the Ice Fire Yin Yang Well, opposing the Tang Sect.
It hadn't done them any good. Tang Wulin and Gu Yuena had crushed them easily.
After all, the Dragon Kings' consciousness was long gone—their souls reduced to basic essence.
In a blink, Ye Chen teleported underground.
Deep below, the colossal skeletons were hollowed out, leaving plenty of room to move freely. No earth obscured his sight.
Even dragon flesh couldn't withstand the erosion of time—it had long decayed into dust and fed the surrounding life.
This alone proved how low the world of Douluo stood on the cosmic scale.
For the Ice Dragon King and Fire Dragon King—once beings at the level of First‑Class Gods—to fail even at preserving their physical forms was absurd.
And they were pure‑blooded dragons at that.
Suppressing his thoughts, Ye Chen's eyes landed on the two unassuming stones embedded deep within the remains.
They looked identical—ordinary, devoid of heat or cold—but his blood resonated wildly with them.
Through the connection of his martial spirit's lineage, Ye Chen could feel his body yearning for their power.
Especially the stone to his left—he instinctively knew that if he absorbed the soul essence within it, unimaginable benefits awaited him!
(END CHAPTER)
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