Chapter 7: Ice Fire Golden Body! Little Golden Earth Dragon King's Age Breakthrough to Six Thousand Years?!
"Well done."
Watching the Light Holy Dragon present the two Immortal Herbs before him, a flash of determination crossed Yu Jingcheng's eyes.
Without the slightest hesitation, both his hands simultaneously took hold of these two poisonous items—one freezing cold and one searing hot.
Chilling air and scorching currents instantly surged up his arms, as if they were about to destroy his hands.
"Hmph!"
Yu Jingcheng let out a cold snort, circulating the golden dragon pellet within his body to forcibly suppress this strange force.
Then, he opened his mouth wide, stuffed both Immortal Herbs inside at once, and began to chew vigorously.
The taste was not good; it could even be described as extremely agonizing.
On one side was extreme cold, as if he were chewing on ten-thousand-year mysterious ice.
On the other side was extreme heat, as if he had swallowed a piece of red-hot charcoal.
Gulp!
As his Adam's apple bobbed, two diametrically opposed, terrifying medicinal forces rushed down his esophagus and into his stomach.
Boom!
In an instant, the surface of Yu Jingcheng's body turned red and white.
The left half of his body was covered in blue frost, while the right half erupted with crimson flames.
"Now is the time!"
Enduring the agonizing pain churning within him, Yu Jingcheng leaped forward.
Splash!
He jumped directly into the center point where the red and white converged in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
Sizzle, sizzle—
The moment his body hit the water, the surrounding spring water seemed to boil, releasing a massive amount of steam.
Drawn by the medicinal power of the two Immortal Herbs, the extremely cold and extremely hot spring waters surged frantically into Yu Jingcheng's body.
"Ah—!!!"
Despite Yu Jingcheng's firm resolve, he couldn't help but let out a low roar at this moment.
This pain was not just a physical tearing but a torment that reached deep into his marrow and scorched his Soul.
It felt as if countless ice blades were scraping his bones and countless flames were burning his heart.
But he did not retreat; instead, he frantically circulated the Soul Power within his body.
"golden dragon pellet, suppress this for me!"
Although the Origin within the golden dragon pellet had already been drained by Yu Jingcheng.
The golden dragon pellet had not yet 'perished.'
It was being kept as one of Yu Jingcheng's current trump cards.
Once his Soul Power reached the required level in the future.
He would use the golden dragon pellet as a foundation to condense his first Soul core.
Within his Dantian, that golden dragon pellet erupted with an unprecedentedly brilliant light.
It acted like a giant millstone, forcibly crushing and performing Fusion on the ice and fire energy surging into his body.
Then, bit by bit, it integrated into Yu Jingcheng's flesh, Meridians, and bones.
His originally fragile human Physical Body was undergoing a fundamental transformation under the tempering of this violent power.
Impurities were expelled, and cells were reorganized.
A faint jade-colored luster began to emerge on the surface of his skin.
Impervious to water and fire, immune to all poisons!
This was the prototype of the Ice Fire Golden Body!
While Yu Jingcheng's main body was enduring inhuman torture,
on the shore,
the Golden Earth Dragon King Clone, which was only the size of a house cat, also began its move.
With light steps, it crawled in front of that massive "earth dragon golden gourd."
This Immortal Herb held a fatal attraction for it, as it possessed the Earth Dragon Bloodline.
Crack!
The Little Golden Earth Dragon King opened its mouth, and its sharp teeth easily bit through the tough skin of the earth dragon golden gourd.
A thick, sweet juice flowed into its mouth.
It was pure earth-attribute essence to the extreme, containing a trace of ancient Earth Dragon Origin.
As the pulp entered its stomach, the Little Golden Earth Dragon King's body immediately lit up with a heavy, earthy yellow light.
Dark brown patterns began to appear on its originally golden scales, making them look even heavier and more solid.
Although its size did not increase immediately, the aura on its body climbed at an astonishing speed.
Ten years... a hundred years... five hundred years...
The medicinal power of the earth dragon golden gourd was gentle and mellow, constantly nourishing this newborn juvenile body and making up for its Innate lack of foundation.
Although Yu Jingcheng's main consciousness was enduring pain, the sense of fullness, enrichment, and evolutionary pleasure transmitted from his Split Soul gave him a hint of solace.
"Eat, eat to your heart's content..."
"This Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well is the cradle of our rise!"
In mid-air,
the Light Holy Dragon spread its massive wings and circled above the valley.
Those majestic golden vertical pupils scanned the surroundings warily; any creature that dared to approach would face its thunderous wrath.
It was waiting.
Waiting for the moment its master would return from that ice and fire purgatory and forge a supreme golden body!
Half a month passed in the blink of an eye.
Within the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, the originally violently churning red and white spring waters had now turned eerily calm.
Splash!
The sound of water breaking the silence of the valley.
A slender figure burst out from the water, trailing a shower of crystalline droplets.
Yu Jingcheng stood barefoot on the water's surface without sinking, as if these extremely cold and extremely hot spring waters were nothing more than docile bathwater to him.
At this moment, his skin displayed a strange, lustrous texture.
It was like the finest suet jade, and one could faintly see a red and blue shimmer flowing beneath the skin.
That was not the light of Soul Power, but a symbol of physical sanctification and being impervious to water and fire.
"Whew..."
Yu Jingcheng slowly exhaled a mouthful of turbid air; it extended three feet from his body and actually turned into a white streak that didn't dissipate for a long time.
"The Ice Fire Golden Body is complete."
He clenched his fists, feeling the power of his vital energy surging like a great river within him.
Now, even without using Soul Power, based on his physical defense alone, he could probably withstand several attacks from a Soul Emperor level without dying.
As for those so-called toxins, they were like supplements to him.
Yu Jingcheng looked inward at himself, his eyebrows arching slightly.
"My Soul Power Rank still shows as Rank 40."
"However..."
Yu Jingcheng carefully sensed the feeling of fullness in his Dantian that was almost overflowing.
"Although the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and the blazing apricot delicate tree are poisonous Immortal Herbs, the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi they contain is also massive."
"Even though the vast majority of the medicinal power was used to temper this 'Ice Fire Golden Body,' the remaining essence still transformed into the purest Soul Power."
Yu Jingcheng made a silent estimation.
"It's roughly equivalent to an increase of two Ranks worth of Soul Power."
Adding the overflow energy from the previous hundred thousand year spirit ring (about 4 Ranks) and the bonus from the hundred thousand year external Spirit Bone (about 7 Ranks),
plus the increase from these two Immortal Herbs (about 2 Ranks).
"In other words, as soon as I obtain my fourth Soul Ring, my Soul Power Rank will instantly soar to..."
"Rank 50!"
"And Rank 50 isn't even enough."
"I'll have to wait until I absorb a fifth Soul Ring to reflect my true Soul Power Rank."
At this thought, the smile on Yu Jingcheng's lips deepened.
His figure flashed, instantly crossing a distance of dozens of meters and landing in the herb garden on the shore.
"Roar—"
Seeing its master emerge from seclusion, the Light Holy Dragon, which had been circling in mid-air as a Protector, immediately swooped down.
It dove down joyfully, its massive dragon head affectionately rubbing against Yu Jingcheng's shoulder.
"Thank you for your hard work."