"???" Dugu Bo strode forward. Seeing Yang Yunhai still sound asleep, the corner of his mouth twitched.
"He can sleep like this? Impressive."
"His body seems to be glowing underwater… Looks like this spring really does help with the absorption of medicinal power," he thought in surprise.
Yang Yunhai's body, from the neck down, was completely submerged in the spring. A faint blue glow surrounded him, but it was mostly hidden by the red and blue waters of the spring.
Although the situation inside the water wasn't fully visible, the faint light reflecting off the surface was enough for Dugu Bo to notice.
"I'll leave a note. I'll just put the supplies and food on the shore. I should head out to prepare for the spirit bone."
Shaking his head, he walked toward an open area in the frigid zone, took out some items from his soul tool, placed them down, then took out paper and pen to write a note and placed it on top before striding away.
About an hour after Dugu Bo left, ripples spread across the water, and Yang Yunhai slowly woke up.
With a splash, he scanned his surroundings, quickly swam to the shore, and leapt up with a push of his legs.
"As expected, my soul power hasn't improved at all,just like Tang San in the original story. But my physical strength and body toughness have increased a lot," he thought as he threw a few punches in succession.
The next moment, as if remembering something, he opened his palm.
A misty light emerged, and the Blue Silver Grass martial soul appeared in his hand.
Its color was deeper than before. Previously it had been a cyan-blue, but now it leaned more toward deep navy. The faint golden veins on the leaves had also darkened, making them shine brightly, like delicate filaments of gold inlay.
Touching it, he felt its strength had noticeably increased,not by much, but clearly so.
"I thought this wouldn't affect my martial soul?" Yang Yunhai muttered in surprise. He quickly transformed his energy into lightning. Instantly, golden arcs of thunder crackled across it. In the next moment, with another thought, frost coated its surface. Then it changed again, turning crimson.
"That's better! Just like Tang San in the original, my martial soul didn't inherit the extreme cold or extreme heat properties of the immortal herbs directly,but my soul power now contains them. And I can freely switch between them. Once infused into my martial soul, I can give it the matching attribute. How is this any different from a martial soul that naturally has both ice and fire attributes? Why didn't Tang San ever fully develop this in the original?"
"Tie up an enemy, infuse the vines with fire-attribute soul power to burn them. Infuse ice-attribute soul power to harden the vines, increasing control and freezing them at the same time. Or even inject the toxins directly into them through the vine's thorns,that's basically like injecting fire poison or ice poison! Isn't this stronger than the regular toxins his Blue Silver Grass had in the early stages?"
"Is that so hard to figure out?"
"Sure, because of incomplete absorption, the attribute strength won't be very high early on,but if used well, it's still extremely useful. Hardened, frozen vine-thorns could even serve as hidden weapons."
"Later, once I fully absorb the medicinal power, the strength will skyrocket. Add that to the Blue Silver Emperor's top-tier life attribute bloodline, plus extremely strong ice and fire attributes… that's insane!"
"Instead of developing this, Tang San in the original just obsessed over the hidden weapon skills from his past life. I'll never get it,the Blue Silver Emperor martial soul isn't weak at all."
Shaking his head, he retracted the martial soul, quickly got dressed, and ran toward the pile of supplies he had already spotted.
He picked up Dugu Bo's note and read it quickly.
The content was simple: Dugu Bo would be away for a few days to obtain a spirit bone. He had brought over all the alchemy tools and enough food for a while. Yang Yunhai should focus on refining medicine here, pick herbs as needed, and wait until he returned. Most importantly, he warned him not to go outside,there was a poisonous formation around the area, and many thousand- to ten-thousand-year-old spirit beasts roamed nearby. It was dangerous.
"In that case, I have time. I'll take the Autumn Dew of Piercing Sight first."
With that thought, he stored all the items in his soul tool and headed in one direction.
Before long, he reached a completely emerald-green herb, carefully plucked it, and sat down in a nearby clearing.
He tilted it slightly, letting the dew-like liquid from the center of its leaves drip into his mouth. Closing his eyes, he began circulating his soul power to absorb it.
A faint blue glow enveloped his right leg.
Several hours later, Yang Yunhai opened his eyes. His pupils suddenly gleamed with gold before quickly fading.
He focused on a distant spot ahead.
After a moment, he blinked and sighed.
"It seems my vision and spiritual power have greatly improved, but no Golden Fiery Eyes or X-ray vision. Shame,X-ray vision would've been handy."
"Be content with what you have," he murmured, getting to his feet.
Looking up, he saw that the dense mist overhead had turned orange-yellow, signaling that it was near sunset.
Having continuously consumed immortal herbs, his energy was full,he felt neither hungry nor sleepy.
Touching his chin, he walked toward a black bamboo plant nearby.
It was about as thick as his arm and three meters tall, not particularly large. Its entire body was black as jade,though on closer inspection, it was actually deep green, so dark it appeared black. The leaves were the width of a finger, looking thin yet hard, with sharp edges like blades.
"Too bad I can't consume this!" Yang Yunhai lamented. The Black Jade Divine Bamboo would have suited him perfectly.
"You can… you can eat this," a crisp, bell-like female voice suddenly rang in his ear.
"???" Yang Yunhai stiffened in shock, instinctively looking around.
The next second, a cool sensation spread from his right leg. His soul power began circulating rapidly on its own, rushing toward his right leg.
It all converged into his Blue Silver Emperor right leg bone. Feeling the change, Yang Yunhai quickly looked down.
"Could it be… the Blue Silver Emperor's soul is awakening?!" he thought instinctively.
"Is it because of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well? Or the Fiery Apricot and Octagonal Ice Grass? The well's dual extreme energy can promote plant growth… The Blue Silver Emperor, even as a soul, is still a plant-type spirit beast,maybe it's affected too. Or maybe it's the Autumn Dew I just took, which boosts spiritual power. Spiritual power might play a role here as well."
While he pondered, a tenth of his soul power vanished.
Then, under his stunned gaze, a fist-sized ball of brilliant blue light shot out of his right thigh and flew behind him.
He quickly turned to look. The blue light stopped mid-air about two meters above the ground, a meter away from him.
The next moment, the light flared brightly, and Yang Yunhai squinted instinctively. Then,
"Pfft! Cough, cough…" He choked, turning his head away with a hand over his mouth.
"She's no less beautiful than Zhu Zhuqing, maybe even taller. But… how can she look so young? About my age… And that figure,totally unfair. Also, how can she actively draw on my soul power to form a physical body?"
"Miss… you're… exposed. Please cover up," he said tactfully.
"Huh?" A timid, questioning voice replied.
A white silhouette slowly floated closer. Slender jade-like hands extended, as if to hug him.
"???" Yang Yunhai's peripheral vision caught it, and he froze. Without turning his head, he held out his right hand to stop her.
"Stop, stop, stop."
What's with this person? Was she struck by lightning before?
As he thought, a cool sensation instantly spread across his palm, with a softness and fullness no less real than touch.
"What the heck!?" Yang Yunhai pulled his hand back as if electrocuted.
"Oh." The bell-like voice finally responded.
"It's like this,this is called clothing." Yang Yunhai tugged at his collar, then pointed to the skin on his neck.
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