After Dugu Yan loses control of the Whale Gel's energy, her body overheats uncontrollably. She clings to Su Linfeng, begging for help, but her voice and closeness only make the situation more difficult for him to handle.
Linfeng tries to restrain himself, channeling his Solar Flame Soul Power to stabilize her condition, but her internal energy grows wilder with every heartbeat. The fiery force surges from her body into his, threatening to spiral out of control for both of them.
Realizing that the raging yang energy of the Whale Gel cannot be calmed by more heat, Linfeng recalls another divine herb stored in his Ruyi Hundred-Treasure Pouch—the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass, a Ten-Thousand-Year immortal plant of extreme cold. Though dangerous to use for long periods, its frigid energy can suppress the overflowing fire within Dugu Yan.
As the icy aura fills the forest, frost begins to form over the ground. The chilling air collides with Dugu Yan's inner flames, forcing her body's energy into balance. The fiery aura around her diminishes, replaced by a biting cold that sweeps through her veins.
Finally, the clash of ice and fire reaches equilibrium. The entire area glows half red and half white as the energies neutralize each other. Exhausted, Dugu Yan collapses into Linfeng's arms, falling unconscious as the last traces of the Whale Gel's power are refined.
When she awakens some time later, she feels the intense cold still lingering on her skin. Moving slightly, she hears the sound of cracking ice—thin frost covering her body shatters and falls away. She realizes that her clothes have been destroyed by the alternating heat and cold, and that she is still lying against Linfeng, both of them frozen together in an embrace.
Both instantly panic and pull apart, their faces flushing red with embarrassment. Neither had intended for things to happen this way, yet the situation leaves them speechless. Linfeng hurriedly produces a spare robe from his storage ring and looks away, his heart pounding.
Dugu Yan, too, is mortified but can't help noticing how serious and flustered he looks. The chapter ends with the two silently recovering from the ordeal, surrounded by the still-glimmering remnants of ice and flame energy in the forest clearing.