Douluo Continent: Targeted Thoughts, Winning Over Bibi Dong at the Start

Qin Heng slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air. The bloodstains on his body had gradually dried under the circulation of his soul power, and his cracked skin was rapidly healing under the nurturing of the Ice and Fire Tai Chi Diagram.

He felt as if his entire body had been reforged, every inch of his flesh and blood filled with the two extreme yet perfectly balanced forces of ice and fire.

Unable to contain his curiosity any longer, Golden Crocodile Douluo stepped forward and asked with burning eyes, "Young Qin, what kind of soul skill did these two True Dragon Reverse Scales grant you? Tell me quickly!"

Qin Heng didn't try to hide anything. He smiled slightly and said frankly, "Grandpa Golden Crocodile, the soul skills that these two reverse scales gave me are ice element control and fire element control."

As he spoke, he slowly raised his hands. On his left hand, an extremely cold aura instantly condensed, the temperature of the surrounding air dropped sharply, and a visible white mist of cold air swirled around his fingertips.

The next moment, the chilling energy seemed to come alive, rapidly changing form under his control—ice blades, ice spears, ice knives, ice arrows, ice birds, ice phoenixes, and even a lifelike mini ice dragon coiled and roared in his palm.

Above his right hand, scorching heat surged wildly, and crimson flames leaped and rose, instantly transforming into countless forms—fireballs, rockets, fire snakes, fire birds, fire phoenixes, and a majestic miniature fire dragon baring its fangs and claws, its roar faintly audible.

Even more astonishingly, Qin Heng could make both his hands move simultaneously, allowing the two creations of ice and fire to coexist without conflict.

With a thought, an ice dragon in his left hand and a fire dragon in his right hand intertwined and chased and played in mid-air, yet always maintained a delicate balance and did not annihilate each other.

Golden Crocodile Douluo stared in disbelief, his eyes almost popping out of their sockets. He tentatively asked, his voice trembling slightly, "Boy Qin, does your so-called control of ice and fire elements mean you can manipulate ice and fire attribute soul power freely to make various attacks without releasing soul skills?"

Qin Heng nodded and said, "Yes, that's right. As long as my soul power is sufficient, I can change the form and adjust the power of ice and fire elements at will with just a thought, without being restricted by any fixed moves of soul skills."

Golden Crocodile Douluo gasped sharply, his chest heaving violently.

The Soul Master system in Douluo Continent has had strict rules since ancient times. Each Soul Master's Soul Skills are fixed, given by Soul Rings, and the moves, power, and consumption are clearly limited.

He had never heard of or seen an ability like Qin Heng's, which completely transcended the framework of soul skills and truly achieved "control of elements at will"!

"This...this completely breaks the cultivation rules that have always existed in Douluo Continent!" Golden Crocodile Douluo muttered to himself, his eyes filled with shock and ecstasy. "To be able to freely control such pure and powerful ice and fire elements without needing a spirit ring, and to be able to manifest various forms at will—this is no longer a simple spirit skill, this is control at the level of rules!"

His gaze toward the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire became one of utmost reverence, and he said in a deep voice, "Boy, the identities of those two true dragons you encountered down there are probably far beyond our imagination."

After falling, the corpse can form a treasure land like the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire, and the Reverse Scale can even allow a Soul Master to break the restrictions of Soul Skills, allowing you to freely use the elements of ice and fire.

In my opinion, they are very likely not ordinary divine dragons, but legendary mythical beasts!

The more Golden Crocodile Douluo thought about it, the more alarmed he became, while at the same time he felt genuinely happy for Qin Heng.

He patted Qin Heng heavily on the shoulder, then said in a serious tone, "Qin boy, this opportunity is too great. You must be careful in the future and never easily reveal this ability in front of others, otherwise it will attract countless prying eyes and troubles. Wait until you have completely mastered this power before you slowly make your plans."

Qin Heng nodded seriously: "I understand, Grandpa Golden Crocodile, I will be more careful in the future."

After saying that, he looked down again at the marks on his chest and back that had completely merged into his body, a complex look flashing deep in his eyes.

He stood quietly on the shore of the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire, feeling the unprecedentedly powerful force within his body.

The boost that the Ice and Fire Dragon King's Reverse Scale gave him was truly immense.

It far exceeded his original expectations. His physical strength increased dramatically, his affinity with ice and fire elements reached a level of control that was close to the rule level, and a small ice and fire tai chi diagram formed in his dantian... All of this made him feel like he had been reborn.

That's precisely why he desperately needs some quiet time to properly digest this power and fully understand the current state of his body.

"Grandpa Golden Crocodile, I need to go down again to solidify my cultivation level. Please continue to protect me," Qin Heng said, turning his head.

Although Golden Crocodile Douluo was worried, he also understood that the reflection after such an opportunity was extremely important, so he immediately nodded and said, "Go ahead, I will guard here, you can cultivate in peace."

Qin Heng thanked him and leaped again, landing cleanly and neatly in the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire.

He then slowly closed his eyes, circulated his inner energy, and began to meditate and observe himself.

To be honest, Qin Heng didn't quite understand why he had hit a bottleneck.

In his memory, it seemed that as long as the soul power of a Soul Master in Douluo Continent was strong enough, any bottleneck could be forcibly broken through. Even though the energy in his Reverse Scale was still quite abundant, why couldn't he break through level 60?

Filled with doubt, Qin Heng once again activated the Pure Yang Limitless Skill.

Instantly, the extreme cold and heat energy in the surrounding Yin-Yang Well seemed to be summoned, transforming into wisps of energy that continuously flowed into his body.

However, what happened next completely stunned Qin Heng. After these extremely pure ice and fire energies entered his body, not a single one of them was converted into his soul power!

They were all swallowed and fused by the slowly rotating ice-fire Tai Chi diagram in the center of his dantian. With each rotation of the Tai Chi diagram, the incoming energy was refined into a purer and more balanced form, and then fed back into his meridians and flesh.

"This isn't right! Why isn't the energy being converted into soul power?" Qin Heng's heart skipped a beat, and he vaguely sensed that something was wrong.

He refused to believe in superstition and immediately increased the intensity of his cultivation technique, almost frantically absorbing the enormous energy from the Yin-Yang Eye of Ice and Fire.

Streams of ice and fire energy surged in like a tide, frantically pouring into his body. The surrounding spring water faintly formed two small whirlpools, one blue and one red, constantly rotating around him.

However, his soul power did not increase at all; instead, the ice and fire tai chi diagram in his dantian underwent a significant change.

The ice and fire tai chi symbol rotated faster and faster, its size gradually increasing, and the ice blue and crimson colors became more and more distinct, blending together more perfectly.

With each rotation of the Tai Chi diagram, Qin Heng could clearly sense that the originally gaseous soul power within his body was being slowly compressed and purified, gradually transforming into a liquid state.

The feeling was extremely mysterious, as if countless tiny droplets of soul power were condensing and flowing in the meridians, which was more solid, more spiritual, and more difficult to control than the previous gaseous soul power.

A thought flashed through Qin Heng's mind: "Could it be that my so-called bottleneck is about to condense a soul core?!"

The thought startled even Qin Heng himself.

In Douluo Continent II, Soul Cores are generally condensed when a Soul Master breaks through to become a Title Douluo. They are a sign that the Soul Master has highly compressed their own Soul Power.

Even though one cheater after another appeared later, they still needed to break through to the Soul Saint level to condense a Soul Core.

But he's only level 59, yet he's already showing signs of soul core condensation ahead of schedule?

Qin Heng carefully recalled the settings related to the Soul Core, and combined them with his current special circumstances. He had fused with the God-King level Reverse Scale, formed an Ice-Fire Tai Chi in his dantian, and cultivated the top-tier Pure Yang Limitless Technique. All of this seemed to be developing in the direction of "accelerating the Soul Core ahead of schedule".

"If that's the case, then reaching level sixty is no longer a simple accumulation of soul power, but a qualitative change!" Qin Heng opened his eyes, his gaze flashing with understanding and ecstasy.

Instead of forcibly pushing towards level sixty, he completely relaxed his mind and body, allowing the energy of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eye to continuously flow in, letting the Ice and Fire Tai Chi Diagram in his dantian fully absorb and refine it.

Although the process of soul power liquefaction was slow, it was extremely stable. The birth of each strand of liquid soul power made his foundation even more profound.

Qin Heng's lips curled slightly as he closed his eyes again, fully immersing himself in this unprecedented transformation.

The ice and fire energy in the Yin-Yang Eye was continuously absorbed into Qin Heng's body and then devoured without reservation by the Ice and Fire Taiji Diagram.

Qin Heng's consciousness slowly sank inward, entering a profound and mysterious state.

The soul power that originally flowed like gas in his meridians was continuously compressed and purified under the rotation and pull of the Ice and Fire Tai Chi Diagram.

Each strand of soul power seemed to be squeezed by countless forces, gradually condensing from an ethereal gaseous state into crystal-clear liquid soul power droplets.

These droplets are many times denser than the previous gaseous soul power, and contain more refined and active energy, carrying a unique spirituality resulting from the fusion of ice and fire.

As the liquid soul power flowed through his meridians, Qin Heng clearly felt his meridian walls being slowly widened and strengthened, like river channels being reinforced to accommodate more surging soul power.

As the liquid soul power accumulated, it began to gather in the dantian and slowly rotate around the ice and fire tai chi diagram.

Gradually, the liquid soul power began to undergo a strange change. It was no longer just simple droplets, but attracted and merged with each other, and began to condense towards the center as if it were alive.

This process is extremely slow and extremely painful.

Whenever a large amount of liquid soul power attempts to compress into the core, a violent conflict occurs.

Although the properties of ice and fire have been initially harmonized by the Tai Chi diagram, they still need countless collisions, adjustments, and rebirths to truly coalesce into a core.

Time passed, I don't know how much.

At a certain moment, all the liquid soul power in the dantian suddenly began to rotate violently, forming a huge vortex.

At the center of the vortex, the ice and fire yin-yang symbol shone brightly, with ice blue and crimson colors intertwining wildly before finally collapsing inward!

"Boom!" A muffled thunder seemed to resound from Qin Heng's dantian.

A tiny "soul core" prototype, only the size of a thumb but radiating a dreamlike two-tone luster, slowly condensed at the very center of the dantian.

Its entire body is interwoven with red and blue, and with each rotation, it causes the liquid soul power throughout Qin Heng's body to resonate.

The instant the soul core was formed, Qin Heng's pores opened simultaneously, and he frantically absorbed large amounts of pure ice and fire energy, which were all converted into soul power and injected into the soul core.

Within Qin Heng's dantian, the thumb-sized ice-fire soul core slowly rotated, each rotation causing the liquid soul power throughout his body to resonate, emitting a deep and pleasant hum.

As the soul core began to take shape, a powerful force, flowing naturally, broke through the bottleneck in an instant. Qin Heng's whole body trembled, and the soul power barrier that had been stuck at the peak of level 59 was easily pierced like thin paper.

His soul power surged out like a flood bursting its banks, instantly achieving a qualitative leap and naturally and effortlessly breaking through to the level sixty realm.

However, Qin Heng did not stop his cultivation.

On the contrary, his mind was clear and he continued to greedily absorb the almost inexhaustible ultimate energy from the Yin-Yang Eye of Ice and Fire.

Once these energies entered his body, they were devoured without reservation by the Ice and Fire Soul Core. Part of it was used to continuously strengthen and improve the Soul Core itself, while the other part was transformed into the purest nutrients to repeatedly purify, compress, and temper the soul power throughout his body.

Time loses its meaning in this profound cultivation.

At first, Golden Crocodile Douluo remained relatively calm, but after several days, when Qin Heng still showed no sign of coming up, this Limit Douluo finally couldn't sit still any longer.

He jumped into the Ice and Fire Spring to check and found that Qin Heng was in a deep meditative state. Golden Crocodile Douluo immediately withdrew from the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well. This rare state of deep meditation is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for a Soul Master and should not be disturbed lightly.

And just like that, without realizing it, a full six months had quietly passed.

For the past six months, Qin Heng has not left the Ice and Fire Spring. He has completely forgotten about time and everything in the outside world, immersing himself in the nurturing of the soul core and the transformation of his own power.

Finally, one day, Qin Heng slowly opened his eyes, which had been closed for half a year.

In an instant, two completely different divine lights, one ice and one fire, burst out from his eyes, tearing two long streaks of light in the dark water. His Ice and Fire Soul Core was now complete!

The soul core, which was only the size of a thumb when it first condensed, has now grown to the size of a pigeon egg. It is crystal clear, and with each rotation, it causes the liquid soul power in Qin Heng's body to surge like a tide, emitting a deep roar like a dragon's cry.

"Hoo~" Qin Heng exhaled a breath of stale air, and the surrounding ice and fire spring water immediately surged violently.

He could clearly sense his current state. His total soul power was estimated to be close to level 62 at level 61, but the purity and density of his soul power had reached an extremely terrifying level, far exceeding that of other soul masters of the same level by several times.

Even more astonishing is his physical condition; his physical strength has undergone a tremendous transformation.

The bones become denser and stronger, the muscles are full of explosive power, the meridians are wide and elastic, and the skin surface has a faint crystalline luster.

In terms of sheer physical strength, he is probably already on par with Soul Masters who have reached the Title Douluo level. Not to mention anything else, the two people beside Qian Renxue, Snake Spear and Porcupine, are not as strong as him in terms of physical strength alone.

In addition, his affinity for and control over the two elements of ice and fire has reached a whole new level.

Now, even without actively releasing his soul skills, he can easily manipulate the ice and fire elements within a radius of hundreds of meters with just his will, making him several times more powerful than when he first fused with the Ice and Fire Reverse Scale.

Next, Qin Heng only needs to absorb the sixth soul ring to break through to the Soul Emperor level.