Douluo Dalu: Ice Snake Martial Spirit, Infinite Evolution

Chapter 156 Fiery Explosion Beads

“You keep talking about becoming a god, but that’s all just what you say. How can we believe you?”

The fiery apricot cautiously poked out half its head, ready to dive into the blazing Yang Spring at the slightest sign of Dugu Han's intention.

It didn't believe that Dugu Han, an ice-attribute soul master, would dare to enter the Blazing Sun Spring to find it.

Whether you believe it or not is your business.

Dugu Han shook his head and said, "If you believe, then make the sacrifice; if you don't believe, then I'll just take your soul ring and soul bone."

After saying that, he added, "Don't think that I can't do anything to you just because you've hidden in the Blazing Sun Spring. I was able to find the Snow Empress last time I came, and I can find a Soul Master of Ultimate Flame next time."

"I can go in."

Wu Ming stared at the scorching Yangquan Spring and made some calculations in his mind.

Although she is not the ultimate fire, her Golden Crow Sacred Fire is also close to the ultimate. After activating her Martial Soul True Form, she can easily enter the Blazing Yang Spring.

Although Liehuo Xingjiaoshu's extreme fire attribute could suppress her Golden Crow Sacred Flame, she could temporarily break free from this suppression by relying on the Soul Bone's Burning Soul Skill and her Martial Soul True Body.

Moreover, these 100,000-year-old immortal herbs are very weak in combat, and their defense is only the most basic soul power protective shield.

"I can beat it!"

After considering her options, Wu Ming stared at Lie Huoxing, who had only peeked out halfway, with a burning gaze.

Dugu Han once said that as long as one absorbs its soul ring and soul bone, one's own Golden Crow Sacred Flame can also become the ultimate flame.

"Don't worry!"

Dugu Han gently shook his head.

If possible, he still hoped that Liehuo Xingjiaoshu could be sacrificed.

One reason is to let it accompany Bajiao in the future, but more importantly, compared to directly hunting souls and then absorbing soul rings and soul bones, the sacrifice will unreservedly dedicate the energy of the Fiery Apricot to Wu Ming.

This is the most beneficial thing for her.

"What's your decision?" Dugu Han asked, staring at Liehuo Xingjiao, who had only half her head showing.

"Not so great. If you can defeat me in the spring, I'll sacrifice myself."

After saying this, Liehuo Xingjiao glanced at the two of them and then sank down.

Blazing Yangquan is its home ground. It doesn't believe that Dugu Han, an ice-attribute soul master, and Wu Ming, who isn't even a master of ultimate fire, can defeat it inside.

"If you don't eat the toast, you will be punished with a drink."

Dugu Han turned to Wu Ming and asked, "Are you confident?"

"Have!"

Wu Ming nodded confidently.

She definitely couldn't defeat a normal 100,000-year-old soul beast, but these immortal herbs only had the cultivation of 100,000 years, without the combat power of a 100,000-year-old soul beast.

She is full of confidence.

"Then let's type it out."

Dugu Han looked at the Blazing Yang Spring again and said calmly, "If it won't sacrifice, then force it to sacrifice."

"no problem!"

As Wu Ming spoke, she jumped into the air. Her seventh spirit ring lit up, and the moment she activated her Martial Soul True Body, golden flames surged around her, transforming her into a golden crow burning with raging flames.

As the golden crow flapped its wings, it stirred up waves of fire that filled the sky. The scorching air currents distorted the surrounding air into ripples, and the entire sky was dyed a pure crimson gold at that moment.

Flames spiraled around her, resembling a miniature sun, echoing the blazing sun high in the sky.

"Be careful!"

Dugu Han offered a reminder.

"I know!"

Wu Ming nodded, and then flew into the sky. The Golden Crow Sacred Flame suddenly burst forth, illuminating the entire valley like a blazing sun falling to earth.

Immediately afterwards, a sharp cry tore through the sky.

Wu Ming plunged straight down, like a burning sun rushing straight into the Blazing Yang Spring.

Suddenly, a pillar of fire dozens of feet high exploded on the surface of Yangquan, and the once calm, crimson lake surface boiled and surged, with countless scalding magma droplets splashing in all directions.

Liehuo Xingjiao huddled deep in the spring, looking at Wu Ming who rushed in with disdain: "This is my home turf."

As soon as it finished speaking, with a thought, countless springs of water transformed into crimson chains, swiftly binding the golden crow that Wu Ming had transformed into.

Wu Ming's actions were stopped in an instant.

The golden crow, several tens of feet in size, was instantly bound to the spot and unable to move.

Upon seeing this, Wu Ming's first and second spirit rings lit up immediately.

First Soul Skill: Golden Crow's Sacred Flame Fury!
Second Soul Skill: Golden Crow Sacred Flame Ignites!

As soon as the two amplification-type soul skills were unleashed, the golden flames around Wu Ming suddenly surged, burning wildly on his wings, trying to burn through the chains binding him.

"it's useless!"

"This is formed from the water of the Blazing Yang Spring. Your attributes are not even at their peak, so there is no way you can break free."

As a celestial herb with the ultimate fire attribute, Liehuo Xingjiaoshu looked down on the Golden Crow Sacred Flame, which was only close to the ultimate.

"It's no use?"

Wu Ming snorted coldly, and his third soul ring lit up: Golden Crow Sacred Flame Explosion!

In an instant, the Golden Crow Sacred Flame blazing around her exploded with a tremendous impact, and the binding chains were instantly shattered, with crimson fragments shooting in all directions like meteors.

Seeing this, Liehuo Xingjiao calmly continued to manipulate the water of the Blazing Yang Spring, transforming it into crisscrossing chains of fire that bound Wu Ming.

Wu Ming's wings trembled, his left leg bone lit up, and the 100,000-year-old left leg bone skill, Burning Body, was unleashed!
In an instant, the Golden Crow Sacred Flame blazing all over her body suddenly increased tenfold, turning the entire Blazing Yang Spring into a golden ocean.

The Burning Body skill completely ignited the soul power within Wu Ming's body. The burning flames reflected in Wu Ming's pupils, turning them golden and red. The runes on the Golden Crow's wings twisted wildly as if they were alive, and each flap of the wings caused large ripples of spatial distortion.

Immediately afterwards, the fourth and sixth spirit rings lit up.

Fourth Soul Skill: Golden Crow Sacred Fire Ring!

Sixth Soul Skill: Golden Crow Sacred Flame Calamity!

"Break it for me!"

With a cry, Wu Ming flapped its wings, and a huge golden ring of fire crashed straight into the crisscrossing chains of fire, ultimately blasting open a huge gap.

At the same time, hundreds of golden fire pillars burst forth from the bottom of the spring, piercing straight into the body of the fiery apricot blossom.

Liehuo Xingjiao immediately controlled the spring water to form a defense in front of her.

But then Wu Ming rushed in through the gaps in the crisscrossing fire chains, his right leg glowing.

One of the 100,000-year-old soul bone skills: Sacred Fire Whirlwind Slash.

The golden whirlwind, like a spinning giant blade of fire, slashed fiercely at the defensive water curtain. The defense of the Fiery Apricot Tree burst forth with a blinding light the instant it made contact, and in the rising steam, its roots suddenly sprang up like venomous snakes, coiling around the edge of the whirlwind in an attempt to crush it.

Taking advantage of the spinning momentum, Wu Ming suddenly flapped his wings and activated his fourth soul skill, "Golden Crow Sacred Fire Ring," once again. Three miniature golden fire rings shot out along the whirlwind trajectory.

Seeing this, the fiery apricot blossom suddenly spewed out ten thousand purple-gold flames from its stamens, weaving in the air into a giant net of poisonous fire that covered the entire Yangquan. Wherever it passed, even the rocks at the bottom of the spring were burned with bottomless ravines.

Wu Ming's pupils contracted slightly. His sixth soul ring, Golden Crow Sacred Flame Defense, instantly formed a golden armor covering his entire body. At the same time, his 100,000-year-old left leg bone skill, Wildfire, was activated, and countless golden sparks burst out from his wings, colliding violently with the giant net of poisonous fire.

In an instant, explosions occurred one after another in Yangquan, and the originally red spring water was stirred up and became turbid.

The surface of the spring was blasted into a pillar of fire tens of meters high.

Dugu Han stood beside the spring, channeling his soul power to sweep away the splashing, scorching water.

Hot spring water fell into the extremely cold icy spring, and immediately a cloud of white mist rose into the sky.

The giant net of poisonous fire and the golden sparks in the Blazing Yang Spring had been destroyed. Wu Ming, wearing a layer of golden armor, charged straight towards the Fiery Apricot Blossom.

The fiery apricot tree grew increasingly frenzied, its roots plunging deep into the spring. Suddenly, the entire expanse of blazing Yangquan spring water transformed into ten thousand fiery pythons, baring their fangs and claws as they lunged at the golden crow.

Upon seeing this, Wu Ming raised his left arm, and the 50,000-year-old left arm bone and the 100,000-year-old left leg bone on his left arm immediately shone brightly.

50,000-year-old Soul Bone Skill: Sacred Flame Heaven-Burning Shield!

One of the 100,000-year-old soul bone techniques: Golden Crow Shines Across the World!
The moment the two soul bones lit up, the flames around Wu Ming suddenly contracted, forming a golden flame shield around her.

The thousands of fire pythons were assimilated into golden flames the moment they collided with the golden flame shield.

Above Wu Ming's head, a semi-transparent golden crow phantom also materialized.

The golden crow phantom, with wings spanning tens of feet, its eyes blazing with destructive fire, swooped down towards the fiery apricot blossom.

The moment Liehuo Xingjiao saw the golden crow phantom, she became extremely vigilant and immediately let out a sharp screech. Without the slightest hesitation, she activated her strongest defense, and all her petals bloomed into a blood-red barrier in that instant.

But the moment the giant bird phantom crashed into it, it detonated itself.

"boom--"

Amidst the earth-shattering explosion, golden light engulfed the entire Yangquan area.

The powerful shockwave created a hundred-foot-high wave of scorching hot water on the surface of the spring, like a giant fire beast opening its mouth to devour everything, engulfing everything around it.

Upon seeing this, the surrounding immortal herbs that had been feigning death quickly condensed a protective shield, blocking the extremely hot spring water.

The fragrant and exquisite fairy-like plant blocked the spring water, and also protected the rare and precious chrysanthemum on the side.

Ice Guardian!

Dugu Han's 100,000-year-old left leg soul bone lit up, condensing into a thick ice shield that blocked the torrential downpour of scorching spring water.
When the scorching spring water fell onto the ice shield, it instantly made a sizzling sound, and in just a short while, more than half of it melted away.

"Crash!"

At that moment, Wu Ming, holding the battered and bruised Liehuo Xingjiaoshu, rushed out of the blazing Yangquan.

"Ah Jiao!"

When Youxiang Qiluo Xianpin saw the miserable state of Liehuo Xingjiaoshu, she instinctively cried out in alarm.

The other immortal herbs also looked at the two with fear in their eyes.

"Not dead yet!"

Wu Ming glanced at it, left the Fiery Apricot Fairy beside Dugu Han, and then withdrew from her Martial Soul True Body.

The moment she withdrew from her Martial Soul True Body, a feeling of weakness instantly washed over her.

"Are you okay?"

Seeing the paleness on her face, Dugu Han stepped forward and asked with concern.

"fine!"

"After withdrawing from the Martial Soul True Form, I will be weak for a period of time. In addition, I used the Burning Body skill, which I have used for 100,000 years, so I will also be weak for a day."

Wu Ming shook her head and said, "I'll be fine after a rest!"

"Then you should recover your soul power first."

Dugu Han felt relieved and then looked at Liehuo Xingjiaoshu.

Liehuo Xingjiaoshu was now covered in wounds. All the petals were shattered by the Golden Crow Explosion that Wu Ming had conjured, and her body was covered in wounds.

At this moment, a thick liquid, resembling molten lava, is condensing on those wounds.

"Still pretending to be dead?"

Dugu Han looked at Liehuo Xingjiao, who was pretending to be dead, squatted down and took out a soul-guided dagger from the Tear of the Moon Goddess.

He held the soul-guided dagger and slashed it across Liehuo Xingjiao's body: "If you keep playing dead, you'll really die!"

"Don't die, don't die!"

Lie Huoxing opened her eyes instantly and hurriedly flattered, "She won't die. I can sacrifice myself for her. I can sacrifice myself for her."

"Ah Jiao!"

The fragrant and exquisite herbs, along with other immortal herbs, stared at it in astonishment.

Sacrifice is tantamount to death!

Dugu Han glanced at the immortal herbs, then looked at the fiery apricot blossoms and said indifferently, "They don't seem to want you to sacrifice them!"

"I am willing, I am willing to sacrifice myself!"

Liehuo Xingjiao quickly said in a flattering tone.

Then, looking at the fragrant and exquisite herbs, it said with a wry smile, "I've been captured by that woman, and there's no other way but to sacrifice myself!"

"At least if I make a sacrifice, I still have hope of waiting for them to become gods and then be resurrected. If I don't make a sacrifice, and they take my soul ring and soul bone, I will surely die."

Upon hearing this, all the immortal herbs, including the Fragrant Silk Immortal Herb, fell silent.

Liehuo Xingjiaoshu is right, it has no other choice but to sacrifice itself!
“Um… I have a Blazing Inferno Bead, which I have condensed over the past ten thousand years using the blazing Yang Spring. When inlaid on a weapon, it can endow the weapon with the ability of extreme fire.”

After hesitating for a moment, Liehuo said.

Since it had no other choice but to sacrifice itself, it could only try every means to enhance its host's strength in order to help her become a god.

"The same as the octagonal octagonal mystic ice crystal?" Dugu Han asked, his eyes lighting up.

"It was condensed using the primordial energy of the frigid icy spring, while I was condensed using the primordial energy of the blazing yang spring."

Liehuo Xingjiao honestly replied, "It has the same effect. It's located below Yangquan. I'll go get it."

"Don't try anything funny. If we can catch you once, we can catch you a second time, a third time."

Dugu Han gave a warning.

"I know."

With a bitter smile, Liehuo Xingjiao flew towards the Blazing Yangquan.

(End of this chapter)