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Chapter 137 The Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire (Part 2)

It was an ordinary-looking vine, buried among the soil and rocks, its entire body a dark purple. But when someone approached to observe it and carefully dug it up, they could discover its extraordinary nature. The vine was not very long, just twisted and curled into a ball, covered with tiny, colorless scales. The first and last sections each revealed the shape of a strange dragon's head, without claws or teeth, but faintly visible, obsidian-like dragon eyes that were exceptionally bright, as if they were filled with a ghostly light.

Nine-Bend Demon Dragon Vine!

Wang Zhao's eyes lit up with surprise.

This thing actually exists! Sister Butterfly is about to take off...

The Nine-Bend Demon Dragon Vine is a celestial herb, but it is not a naturally occurring celestial herb.

Legend has it that the Nine-Bend Demon Dragon Vine was originally called the "Nine-Bend Divine Vine," a herb that was almost a celestial herb. It first appeared in the world in the hands of a woman whose martial soul was the Holy Light Butterfly. After the woman consumed the Nine-Bend Divine Vine, her martial soul transformed into the so-called "ultimate beauty," the Holy Light Goddess Butterfly.

Thirty years later, the woman found another Nine-Bend Divine Vine. After cultivating it for a while, she was unexpectedly attacked by a terrifying demonic dragon. After a battle, the dragon was no match for the woman and was about to be defeated when it suddenly unleashed a strange force, snatched the woman's Nine-Bend Divine Vine, and fled.

Although the demonic dragon escaped far away, it eventually died in the wasteland due to its severe injuries. The dragon's corpse merged with the power of the Nine-Bend Divine Vine, and finally transformed into a true immortal product, the Nine-Bend Demonic Dragon Vine.

Wang Zhao and Chrysanthemum Douluo Lao Yue had discussed this matter, and the final conclusion was that if the Nine-Bend Demon Dragon Vine truly existed and had been passed down, its energy would definitely be fierce and domineering. In addition to the power of the demon dragon, it would also contain the power of the divine butterfly due to being nurtured by the Goddess of Light Butterfly Soul Master.

However, regardless of the circumstances, the Nine-Bend Demon Dragon Vine of the Immortal Rank is primarily characterized by darkness, which is compatible with the Extreme Shadow Butterfly Martial Soul of the butterfly.

As for the power of the dragon...

Wang Zhao thought of a certain Tang family girl who was a Radiant Dragon God Butterfly in later generations, and felt that it would be reasonable for a "Dark Dragon Butterfly" to appear after excluding the influence of the Three-Eyed Golden Lion Dragon God bloodline.

Moreover, the Dragon God is the ancestor of all dragons in the entire Douluo Universe. Theoretically speaking, all dragon soul beasts possess the bloodline of the Dragon God, just to varying degrees. The Three-Eyed Golden Lion inherits a relatively pure Golden Dragon bloodline. As a demonic dragon capable of synthesizing immortal herbs with the Nine-Bend Divine Vine, it is probably not too different.

Therefore, without elevating it to the level of "Dark Dragon God Butterfly," Wang Zhao's estimate that the butterfly's martial soul would transform into "Dark Dragon Butterfly" is a rather conservative one.

Then, Wang Zhao suddenly noticed that in the area covered by the scorching heat around the Yin-Yang Eye of Ice and Fire, there was a place with an unusually soft glow.

He then leaned closer to examine it more closely, but after looking for a long time, he couldn't find anything unusual, nor was it due to the influence of other rare and exotic plants around him.

That makes sense. If he could detect something unusual, Dugu Bo, who has lived here for many years, could also do so. Since the secret here was not ultimately uncovered, either Dugu Bo gave up, or Dugu Bo had reservations.

In the original novel, the plot of Tang San digging for herbs is only briefly mentioned, only stating that the area around the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well is devastated, without going into detail about anything else. However, it is certain that there are far more immortal herbs here than those mentioned in the original novel. For example, there is the Nine-Bend Demon Dragon Vine that Wang Zhao just found. It is likely that the source of the strange light in this area can be found by digging around.

Despite this thought, Wang Zhao did not immediately begin digging. Instead, he finally turned his attention to two very distinct immortal herbs, or perhaps peerless poisons, closest to the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire: one was a large white flower, octagonal in shape, with stamens shimmering like ice crystals in the center, without any fragrance; the other was a plant that resembled a cabbage but was entirely fiery red.

Eight-pointed ice grass, fiery apricot blossoms!

The former is an extremely cold-natured flower, capable of chilling the heart and causing numbness in the central nervous system. Within ten meters of this herb, a chilling aura pervades; prolonged exposure will lead to an incurable attack of its cold poison on the heart. Forget about eating it; even being near it will bring misfortune. Only metal or metallic objects can be used to pluck it.

The latter grows only in scorching places and can even survive in lava. All its effects are exactly the opposite of the former, but it cannot be cut with metal. It must be picked with jade to retain its effectiveness.

These two are precisely the immortal herbs that Wang Zhao most eagerly anticipates, besides the herbs he has been longing for.

Of course, although Wang Zhao had a plan, he did not intend to do what Tang San in the original story did: simply put the medicines together to neutralize their effects, forcing him to swallow them in one gulp within ten breaths, like a duck being forced onto a shelf.

It's a good thing Tang San knows alchemy. From Wang Zhao's perspective now, if used properly, the Eight-Cornered Ice Grass and the Blazing Apricot Blossom, combined with some rare treasures of neutral properties, could completely transform his Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul into an extremely strong ice and fire extension ability, if not the ultimate one.

When it becomes stronger, "Blue Silver Entanglement" can also cause effects such as freezing thousands of miles and burning the sky, which is much better than simply being immune to both ice and fire.

Needless to say, given that Wang Zhao already has the Yin Hua Dragon Sparrow Inner Core and Yang Hua Dragon Sparrow Inner Core as a foundation, by digesting the transformation of the two immortal herbs, he can indirectly evolve his and Jin Lin's Yin-cold and blazing light energies to their true extremes, and the specific effects of the third and fourth soul ring skills will also be enhanced.

It has many benefits.

Not long after, while Wang Zhao waited and pondered, Dugu Bo arrived with his beloved granddaughter, Dugu Yan.

Dugu Yan had short purple hair and a somewhat youthful face that gave her a rather heroic air. While not particularly refined, she possessed an eerie charm. Her pale green eyes were quite strange, giving her a slightly unsettling aura. She was seven years older than Tang San, and at this time, she was actually about the same age as Wang Zhao, but her level was far lower, only level 26, even one level lower than when Zhu Zhuqing entered Shrek Academy in the original story.

At this moment, Dugu Yan seemed a little shy in front of Wang Zhao, her "fifteen-year-old older brother." She hid behind her grandfather, but couldn't help peeking out her little head to curiously look at Wang Zhao, her eyes seemingly sparkling.

She wasn't unfamiliar with Wang Zhao; in fact, she was quite familiar with him. After all, she had heard countless stories about Wang Zhao and Qian Renxue, the "Divine Dragon Couple," from the academy. Normally quite arrogant and spoiled, she couldn't help but feel genuine admiration for these two young people, who weren't much older than her but were no longer confined to the academy and had already made a name for themselves on the continent. She even regarded them as…

idol.

Dugu Bo, who was standing in front of him, saw this and, thinking of Wang Zhao's age, suddenly smiled slightly and his eyes showed a strange light.

(End of this chapter)