Douluo: Ant Power Breaks the Sky

Chapter 34: Exploring Ice and Fire
Looking at Shi Yi's back, Ning Rongrong couldn't help but curl her lips slightly. It was the first time someone in Shrek was willing to recognize her.

“He’s just an auxiliary soul master with innate full soul power. I don’t take him seriously. With the power of the sect, I will definitely not be worse than him.” Ning Rongrong said secretly in her heart.

Ning Rongrong snorted softly, and left the restaurant in a very good mood.

"Training will start tomorrow, so let's go shopping today." Thinking of this, Ning Rongrong headed towards the commercial street of Soto City.

The next morning, Shi Yi started running as usual. Although he had to get up early to practice every day, he actually did not practice for a long time. With the funds given by Ning Rongrong, the little rich woman, he had to plan his future practice well.

When it was time for breakfast, Shi Yi did not cook it himself as usual, but chose to set foot in Shrek's cafeteria for the first time. Now that Yu Xiaogang was here, Shrek's food would not be bad. Since he could eat ready-made food, he naturally went to try his teacher's cooking.

Before entering the cafeteria, Shi Yi had already smelled a strong aroma. The rich meaty aroma was extremely tempting, and it seemed to be mixed with some other flavors.

"Well, good craftsmanship." Shi Yi commented in his heart with a smile.

When he walked into the cafeteria, he saw Tang San already sitting in front of Yu Xiaogang. Shi Yi was not surprised by this. He knew very well that one had to get up early to practice the Purple Demon Pupil.

"Good morning, teacher and junior brother." Shi Yi greeted them with a smile and sat down in front of Yu Xiaogang.

"Good morning, senior brother." Tang San responded, and Yu Xiaogang nodded slightly.

Tang San was quite surprised to see Shi Yi. Since Shi Yi came to Shrek, he had never seen his senior brother come to the cafeteria.

Shi Yi also knew what Tang San was thinking, so he said as a matter of course: "The dean is so stingy, is the food in the cafeteria good enough? Now the teacher is here, and since the teacher wants to guide you in your cultivation, at least he will not treat you badly in terms of food, and I, as your teacher, will also take advantage of you."

After Shi Yi finished speaking, Yu Xiaogang conscientiously made a large bowl of meat soup and handed it to Shi Yi, and added two eggs and two steamed buns.

"Thank you for your trouble." Shi Yi said with a smile.

Yu Xiaogang's expression remained calm, as if he was already used to Shi Yi's behavior.

Shi Yi ate his breakfast quietly and stopped talking, but soon, this moment of peace was broken.

Xiao Wu heard the voice before she saw the person: "It smells good, it looks like we have something delicious to eat today."

There were three people walking into the cafeteria. In addition to Xiao Wu, there were Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing who shared the same dormitory with her. Shrek originally had no female students, and naturally there was no so-called girls' dormitory. So Flanders simply spent some money and rented a big house close to the college, and this big house naturally became a girls' dormitory.

"Good morning, everyone." Shi Yi greeted the people who came.

"Good morning." Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing looked at Shi Yi in surprise and responded. After last night's practice, they realized the extraordinary features of Shi Yi's new practice method and now they were quite impressed with Shi Yi's ability.

Seeing Shi Yi here, Xiao Wu's good mood in the morning seemed to be ruined.

"Why are you here?" Xiao Wu asked Shi Yi.

"As a teacher in the academy, why can't I be here?" Shi Yi asked with a smile.

"You..." Xiao Wu wanted to say something but was stopped by Tang San.

Seeing this, Shi Yi also looked at Yu Xiaogang, "Teacher, I may have to leave for a while."

Yu Xiaogang nodded slightly and said, "Are we going to the Xingdou Great Forest again? How about letting Flanders accompany you?"

Shi Yi shook his head slightly and said, "I'm not going to look for soul beasts this time. I haven't been back for a long time. I plan to go back to the village before the systematic training begins. Rongrong gave me a considerable investment yesterday, and I also plan to go out and buy some things. I will put this money to good use."

Yu Xiaogang's eyes fell on Ning Rongrong when he heard this. A hint of surprise appeared in his calm eyes. He said slowly: "Well, in that case, you can just say hello to Flanders after dinner."

Xiao Wu also whispered to Ning Rongrong at this time: "Rongrong, you won't be deceived by him, right?"

Ning Rongrong didn't say anything at this moment and was about to roll her eyes at Xiao Wu. Not to mention that she felt that Shi Yi's theory was very feasible. Even if Shi Yi really lied to her, based on the cultivation method that Shi Yi took out yesterday and her knowledge, she could be sure that the cultivation method was absolutely a priceless treasure if kept outside. A mere few gold coins were not even a drop in the bucket for their Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect. If this was considered a lie, she would wish to be lied to more times.

Seeing that Ning Rongrong ignored her, Xiao Wu couldn't help but snort and started eating breakfast in silence.

Shi Yi didn't care what Xiao Wu said or did. In his eyes, Xiao Wu was just a moving spirit ring and spirit bone.

If Shi Yi was not afraid of disrupting his own plans and affecting the development of the plot, which would not bring much benefit to himself, he would have wanted to go to the Spirit Hall to report this walking hundred thousand year old soul beast. But then Bibi Dong came, and he hugged her thigh, called her master's wife, and they went straight to the finale ahead of time.

Shi Yi ate very quickly. After finishing everything in no time, he went towards Flanders' office.

After convincing Flanders with the same argument, Shi Yi came to Soto City, rented a carriage, and headed towards the Sunset Forest.

Five days later, Shi Yi also arrived at the small town outside the Sunset Forest. Where there are people, there are interests. There is such a commercial gathering place outside almost every soul beast forest.

Shi Yi bought a forest map in the town, but unfortunately he didn't see the information he wanted.

Shi Yi randomly found a hotel and quietly waited for the night to fall. As for how to enter the Yin-Yang Eyes of Ice and Fire, Shi Yi had actually already simulated this question in his mind a long time ago.

Most of the ten thousand year level soul beasts have their own territories. With the little ants leading the way, it is not difficult to find the range of the poison array set by Dugu Bo. When reaching the periphery of the poison array, Shi Yi can use the little ants' ability to dig the earth to find a suitable place to enter the Yin-Yang Eye of Ice and Fire. The only difficulty lies in the factor of Dugu Bo himself. The Titled Douluo comes and goes without a trace, and even Shi Yi cannot determine where he is, so Shi Yi can only choose to invade at night and let the little ants explore whether Dugu Bo exists, and then decide whether to start the sweep. If he is, night is also the time when most soul masters meditate, and their perception ability will be greatly reduced. The safest way is to absorb the eight-angled black ice grass and the Fiery Apricot Delicate Sparse after confirming that Dugu Bo himself is not there, use the ice and fire spring water as a hiding place, wait for the right time to sweep, and finally evacuate safely.

Of course, if he is unfortunately discovered by Dugu Bo, Shi Yi has also made corresponding preparations. What Tang San can do, he also has a way to convince Dugu Bo.

"Have a good sleep and get enough rest. Man proposes, God disposes. Taoist Three Pure Ones and all the gods in the sky, this is my first adventure in this world. I hope you can bless me to succeed." Shi Yi prayed in his heart and silently called out the little ant.

"Little ant, we can succeed, right?" Shi Yi said softly while gently stroking the little ant's exoskeleton.

Xiao Yi showed human-like doubt on his face. Feeling Shi Yi's inner excitement and worry, he gently rubbed Shi Yi's palm.

In fact, Shi Yi is not without a better way. Relying on the relationship between Yu Xiaogang and Yu Tianheng, he can actually use this relationship to get in touch with Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan. However, this requires time to operate, and choosing this method will result in huge variables during this period of time.

If Tang San were allowed to come into Dugu Bo's sight, Shi Yi would no longer be the only choice to solve the problem, and Tang San, who was better at using poison, would obviously be more likely to be favored by Dugu Bo.

After so many years of getting along with Tang San, Shi Yi also understands Tang San's character very well. Compared with expecting Tang San to give away his immortal products, Shi Yi wants to control the right to speak on all immortal products himself.

Gradually, Shi Yi fell into a deep sleep, and he slept from morning till sunset.

Shi Yi checked all the items that could be used in the soul guide, left the hotel and headed towards the Sunset Forest.

As soon as they entered the forest, Shi Yi summoned Xiao Yi. Shi Yi took out some prepared sulfur from his soul guide and placed it in front of Xiao Yi. He whispered to Xiao Yi, "Xiao Yi, find this smell and try to avoid the soul beast."

The little ant nodded, and the antennae on its head vibrated slightly. It soon got a general direction. Shi Yi also followed behind the little ant carefully.

Shi Yi looked at the map he bought. The scope of the Sunset Forest was actually not that large. He estimated that he could reach the location of Dugu Bo's poison array before the sun completely set.

Shi Yi followed Xiao Yi and was still as safe as before, but he kept changing directions and spent more time on the road.

Soon, the little ant stopped. Shi Yi was a little confused and went forward to take a look. The area not far away was already surrounded by a faint green color, but miraculously it did not spread, as if it was restrained by something.

"This is Dugu Bo's poison formation." Shi Yi murmured.

Then Shi Yi did not think much but set his eyes on Xiao Yi and chuckled, "Xiao Yi, usually, there is no place for you to dig. Now you can dig. Try to dig bigger and deeper, otherwise it will easily collapse. Let's go underground, but make less noise."

Hearing this, Little Ant nodded, with human-like excitement on his face. Digging is a natural skill for ants, and this activity is also Little Ant's favorite. However, most of the time, Shi Yi did not dare to let Little Ant play this activity. Digging underground could easily cause ground collapse. It didn't matter in the Soul Beast Forest, but if Little Ant was allowed to play around in the city and caused houses to collapse, many people would cause trouble for Shi Yi.

The soil in the forest was soft, and as the little ants dug, a dark hole soon appeared. The little ants dug very deep and almost no sound could be heard from the ground. After Shi Yi entered, he casually filled up the hole. In order not to eat soil behind the little ants, Shi Yi deliberately kept a distance from the little ants.

In this way, Shi Yi kept following Xiao Yi. At this time, no light could be seen underground. Shi Yi also took out a piece of rare green metal from the soul guide. This was what Yu Xiaogang got from Flanders that year. Although he could not see far in this underground world, it at least made some light appear in Shi Yi's eyes.

Shi Yi can't stay in a dark place for a long time.

Maybe the range of Dugu Bo's poison array was not very large. After an unknown amount of time, Shi Yi finally felt the feeling of going uphill, which also proved that the little ant was constantly climbing upwards.

As the little ants broke through the soil, the cave became a little brighter, but there was no strong light coming in. Shi Yi also understood that the sun should have completely set by now, and night had quietly arrived.

Seeing the little ant breaking out of the ground without hesitation, Shi Yi couldn't help but show a hint of excitement on his face. The fact that the little ant could break out of the ground without hesitation meant that there should be no danger on the ground. This also meant that Dugu Bo was not here at this time.

Seeing this, Shi Yi hurriedly followed, walked out of the cave, and looked around. The entire valley was rendered into distinct red and blue by the power of ice and fire emanating from the Yin-Yang Eyes, including the oval pool of water in the center of the valley. On the shores around the pool were the fairy flowers and plants that Shi Yi had longed for, as well as various exotic colored plants.

Due to the collision of ice and fire, thick water mist rose from the central intersection of the water pool and spread straight up the mountain pass, covering the entire gap above the valley.

"Traveling underground even saves the step of descending the cliff. If Dugu Bo is not here at this point, I'm afraid he is having dinner with his granddaughter. We have to hurry." Shi Yi said secretly in his heart.

Soon, Shi Yi came to a white herb and stopped. At this time, Shi Yi had already activated the twelve meridians in his body with all his strength, and a layer of light white mist appeared on the surface of his skin.

Even though the twelve meridians were running wildly in his body at this moment, Shi Yi's body was still shaking constantly because he was bearing the impact of the extremely cold air.

The top of the white herb looked like a large white flower, octagonal in shape, with stamens sparkling in the center like ice crystals. There was no fragrance at all. And its location was exactly the center point of the Cold Extreme Yin Spring.

Fortunately, the surface of the Hanji Yin Spring was frozen, making it easier for Shi Yi to pick the fruits. Not daring to wait or hesitate any longer, Shi Yi swung the dagger in his hand quickly. At that moment, the small ant standing next to the Chiji Yang Spring moved. It suddenly jumped up from the shore and waved its huge forelimbs in the air. The sparse fire apricot fruits growing in the center of the Chiji Yang Spring were instantly uprooted and swept towards Shi Yi by the small ant's forelimbs.

The man and the beast were in telepathic communication and they grasped the timing extremely cleverly. Shi Yi also grabbed the two immortal items with both hands in an instant, and when their auras converged, he quickly ate the two immortal herbs.

At the moment when the little ant was about to fall to the ground, Shi Yi took the little ant back into his body, and then jumped off the ice with a "plop".

In the spring.

At this time, the medicinal power of the two immortal products were taking effect in Shi Yi's body. The power of extreme heat and extreme cold continued to collide in Shi Yi's body. For a moment, Shi Yi's body was like a battlefield, and both sides were fighting frantically on the battlefield. Shi Yi, who had a strong enough body, suffered more pain, because even under the energy impact of the two immortal products, Shi Yi could still withstand it and stay awake enough.

It was unknown how long it had been before Shi Yi fainted from the pain of the energy impact.

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(End of this chapter)