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After listening to Huo Yuhao's introduction, the Purple-clothed Man fell silent.
Light flickered in his deep purple eyes, and his brows furrowed slightly; clearly, he was undergoing some intense weighing and internal conflict deep within.
The several Vicious Beasts behind him also noticed his abnormality, but as they had always followed the lead of this Purple-clothed Man, none of them spoke up to disturb his thoughts at this moment.
After a while, the Purple-clothed Man finally raised his head slowly and spoke.
"Based on your Spirit, the Immortal Herb most suitable for you would be the Gaze Through Autumn Waters Dew."
"Ten Thousand Years ago, when your ancestor, the Spirit Ice Douluo, came here, he chose the Gaze Through Autumn Waters Dew."
"This Immortal Herb provides immense benefits to the Spirit Eyes Martial Soul and can also assist in the cultivation of the Purple Demon Eye; its advantages are endless."
Huo Yuhao nodded inwardly; history books indeed recorded it this way.
However, after saying this, the Purple-clothed Man's tone suddenly shifted.
"However, you are currently breaking through to become a Spirit Saint. Regardless of what kind of spirit ring you absorb for your seventh Spirit Ability, the resulting awakened ability will inevitably be the Martial Soul True Body."
"Therefore, when it comes to choosing an Immortal Herb, you don't necessarily have to be restricted to one that matches your Spirit."
Upon hearing this, even Zang Xin couldn't help but glance at him, not expecting him to say such a thing.
Right then, the Purple-clothed Man took a deep breath.
As if he had made a decision, he looked directly into Huo Yuhao's eyes. There was no longer any hint of the previous hesitation or evasion in his gaze; instead, it was replaced by a solemn earnestness: "My true form is the Qiluo Tulip."
As he spoke, the layer of faint purple radiance circulating around him seemed to brighten: "I have cultivated here until now for over one hundred and ninety-eight thousand years, and I am the Immortal Herb with the highest cultivation in this Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well."
"If you choose me to be your Spirit Soul, it will certainly be at the two-hundred-thousand-year level."
As soon as these words were spoken, the expressions of everyone around froze at the same instant. The several people around and the Immortal Herb Vicious Beasts were all stunned. They hadn't expected that after all this buildup, he would end up recommending himself.
Zang Xin was slightly taken aback and turned to look at the Purple-clothed Man: "Brother Luo, what are you doing?"
The Qiluo Tulip gave a bitter smile: "My Lifespan... is running out."
"Before long, the second Heavenly Tribulation will descend. To be honest, I have no confidence that I can pass it."
The Qiluo Tulip refocused his gaze on Huo Yuhao: "His talent is unprecedented. By becoming his Spirit Soul, I can go experience the human World."
"If he can charge into the God Realm in the future, then as his Spirit Soul, I can also obtain eternal life as a result."
The many Vicious Beasts fell silent upon hearing this. They were all aware of the Qiluo Tulip's situation; this was a choice made out of helplessness, but perhaps it really could seize a sliver of hope for survival.
Thus, although their expressions varied and they still harbored resentment toward the Spirit Ice Douluo, in the end, no one spoke up to stop him.
Zang Xin withdrew his gaze from the Qiluo Tulip and looked at the side of Huo Yuhao's face, sighing inwardly, "This kid really has good luck."
However, Huo Yuhao didn't nod immediately. His gaze was as calm as water as he began to think seriously.
Before coming to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, Leng Yaozhu had specifically conducted a detailed analysis for him.
According to Leng Yaozhu, the Immortal Herb most suitable for him was naturally the Gaze Through Autumn Waters Dew.
Besides that, if it weren't for the concern of exposing his second Spirit, he could have actually taken the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass along with him as the Spirit Soul for his second Spirit.
But now the situation had changed. The logic the Qiluo Tulip spoke of was that for the seventh Spirit Ability, no matter what Spirit Soul was absorbed, the final ability would inevitably be the Martial Soul True Body.
Since the ability itself was fixed, what influenced the strength of the Martial Soul True Body was no longer the type of ability, but the age of the spirit ring.
The higher the age of the Spirit Soul, the stronger the effect it would bestow upon the Martial Soul True Body.
At the two-hundred-thousand-year level, how many people across the continent could match that?
As for the fact that the Qiluo Tulip did not possess strong actual combat capabilities, Huo Yuhao was not worried.
For other Spirit Masters, a single Spirit Soul often had to carry multiple spirit rings.
But he was different. Other Spirit Masters didn't dare to accommodate too many Spirit Souls because their mental force couldn't withstand it.
Yet his current mental force had already crossed the threshold of the Spirit Domain Realm, a level that even many Titled Douluo could only dream of. Therefore, even if the Qiluo Tulip became his Spirit Soul and only provided the single seventh spirit ring ability, it wouldn't result in any waste.
Having understood this, Huo Yuhao no longer had anything to hesitate about.
He raised his head and met the Qiluo Tulip's deep purple eyes with a calm gaze.
His tone was crisp and decisive as he said seriously, "Since Your Excellency is willing, I naturally couldn't ask for more."
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While Tang Wulin and the other two were still searching everywhere in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well for Immortal Herbs that resonated with them, things had already been settled on Huo Yuhao's side.
Moreover, what was settled upon wasn't just any ordinary Immortal Herb, but the Qiluo Tulip, which had the highest cultivation in the entire Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, nearing two hundred-thousand-years.
Meanwhile, Gu Yue and Na'er, under the protection of the Dragon Souls of the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings, had already passed through the little-known secret passage at the bottom of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and entered a special space completely independent of the World above.
This space was enormous, with the ceiling hanging hundreds of meters high, and the entire space displayed two diametrically opposed colors.
On the left, layers upon layers of Ten-thousand-year Profound Ice were stacked, with countless ice crystals growing in jagged patterns from the ground, the walls, and the cracks in the ceiling. Each ice prism was like the sharpest sword blade, emitting a bone-chilling cold.
On the other side, a lava waterfall cascaded down from a great height. The scorching magma drew streaks of crimson-gold light in the air, crashing into a small lake gathered below, where thick, hot bubbles "glugged" on the surface.
Extreme cold and extreme heat, two diametrically opposed auras, were frantically weaving and colliding in this space, even more intense than in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well above.
Gu Yue and Na'er's gazes had already passed over the jagged Ten-thousand-year Profound Ice and the gurgling lava waterfall to land on the two dragon skeletons hidden beneath them.
At this moment, both of their expressions became incredibly heavy; it was a Soul-deep touch that required no words to express.
After a long silence, Gu Yue was the first to move. She raised her head, the two swimming Dragon Souls reflected in her purple eyes. She simply raised her right hand slowly, fingers slightly spread, and gave a gentle beckoning motion toward the air.
With just such a simple movement, the two Dragon Souls emitted two dragon roars that sounded almost like whimpers, then transformed into two streaks of light—one blue and one red—diving toward Gu Yue's palm like swallows returning to their nest.
The Dragon Souls grew smaller and smaller, and by the time they landed in Gu Yue's palm, they had become the size of a thumb.
Gu Yue lowered her head, her expression full of sorrow, with complex emotions surging deep within her purple eyes that only she could interpret.
Finally, she sighed softly, and then her right hand instantly clenched into a fist.
The moment her palm closed, the two Dragon Souls offered no resistance at all, just like Spirit Beasts choosing to sacrifice themselves.
Ice-blue and fire-red light flashed briefly between Gu Yue's fingers, then transformed into the purest energy, slowly merging into her body along her Meridians.
A moment later, Gu Yue's slightly closed eyes slowly opened. The moment those purple eyes opened, two extremely thin arcs of light—one gold and one silver—flashed deep within her pupils.
Na'er stood where she was, quietly glancing at Gu Yue.
Sharing the same source and root as Gu Yue, she could feel the subtle changes occurring in Gu Yue's Origin at that moment.
The power remaining within these two Dragon Souls, worn down over Ten Thousand Years, was indeed not much.
But they were, after all, the remnant Souls of the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings, containing pure Dragon Clan Bloodlines of the Nine Great Dragon King level. The return of this Bloodline Power itself was enough to provide some silent nourishment to Gu Yue's Origin.
After a long while, Na'er was the first to break the silence.
"Di Tian and the others are stepping up their search. If they can find the Dragon Valley, our strength can advance even further."
Gu Yue nodded, her expression calm, but her Spirits still didn't seem high. After a moment of silence, Gu Yue turned around, her purple eyes meeting Na'er's silver eyes directly.
"There is something," her voice was not loud, yet every word was clear, "I need your help with."
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