The few fireballs or ice spikes that missed the target landed directly on the ground.
The fireballs immediately caused a violent explosion, blasting blackened craters into the solid ground.
The ice spikes that landed quickly spread, completely freezing an area in the blink of an eye, covering it with a thick layer of ice.
In a matter of moments, the once flat open space was reduced to a shattered mess, the traces of raging ice and fire raging were shocking.
Dugu Bo stared blankly at the ravaged ground, his mouth twitching slightly.
"Good fellow... The power of your external spirit bone technique is probably comparable to some ordinary ten-thousand-year spirit ring techniques."
For a spirit master barely at level 30, this destructive power was simply horrifying.
Lin Xiao didn't respond, not even checking Dugu Bo's reaction.
He suddenly raised his left arm, clenched it into a fist, and blasted forward.
There was no earth-shattering sound, only a pure, concentrated chill that exploded.
An ice dragon, formed entirely of icy-blue soul energy, roared and leaped from Lin Xiao's left arm.
Its body was crystal clear, its scales distinct, and it emanated a terrifying, soul-freezing cold.
The Ice Dragon King's left arm soul bone skill—Ice Dragon's Fury!
Dugu Bo's eyes flickered with solemnity as he faced this lifelike, menacing ice dragon charging towards him.
He could sense the energy contained within it, far more concentrated than the Ice and Fire Dragon's Flame Blast from earlier.
However, since this was meant to test Lin Xiao's strength, Dugu Bo chose to withstand the blow head-on.
He raised his right hand, emerald-green soul energy concentrated in his palm, and aimed it at the ice dragon's head.
However, just as his palm was about to make contact with the ice dragon
, an indescribable, biting chill, as if ignoring his soul energy defenses, penetrated his body directly.
The chill was so intense that it rapidly spread along his arm's meridians, nearly freezing his blood.
Dugu Bo's face changed slightly. Not daring to delay, he immediately channeled all his soul energy to expel the invading cold.
At the same time, his figure drifted sideways like a ghost, avoiding the ice dragon's direct attack.
But the ice dragon, as if possessing a mind of its own, swung its head, reversed course, and continued its pursuit of Dugu Bo.
Its massive body slithered across the ground, condensing the air wherever it passed, instantly blanketing the ground with a thick layer of solid ice that continued to spread outward.
But in just two breaths,
the ferocious ice dragon vanished into thin air.
Lin Xiao also landed from the air, his face slightly pale, his chest heaving slightly.
The previous Ice Dragon's Fury had nearly drained all of his soul power, which had just reached level 30.
"Ah! It seems my current soul power isn't enough to unleash the skills of these left and right arm soul bones,"
Lin Xiao sighed, but then he felt relieved. The power of the left arm soul bone skill was indeed formidable, and the right arm bone's, called Fire Dragon's Fury, would likely be similar in effectiveness.
When my level is raised in the future, I will naturally be able to unleash their power. For now, I can only use them as a desperate trump card.
At this time, Dugu Bo also came back to his senses from the brief but thrilling confrontation, and walked slowly to Lin Xiao.
He was silent for a long time, just staring at Lin Xiao with an extremely complicated look.
Lin Xiao was a little scared by his gaze, and broke the silence with two dry coughs.
"Ahem...Senior Dugu! What do you think of the power of my soul bone skills?"
Dugu Bo's Adam's apple rolled, as if he was organizing his words, and seemed to be still digesting the shock just now.
"Uh...the power of your external soul bone is no less than the soul skills of ordinary soul kings."
"As for your left arm bone...it's hard to say."
"It's ridiculously powerful, even I dare not take it head-on easily
"But it's obvious that your current soul power level is too low to support its full potential."
"However, if caught off guard, even a Soul Emperor-level warrior would be killed instantly."
This was a highly praised assessment, especially coming from a Titled Douluo.
Lin Xiao listened, a rough idea forming in his mind, a conclusion that matched his own judgment.
He nodded, stopped dwelling on his soul skills, and got down to business.
"Senior Dugu, I plan to retreat here for the next period of time. I'll create a technique suitable for cultivating the Jade Phosphorus Snake spirit."
"You can cultivate here, or return to Heaven Dou City first." "
If you know of a ten-thousand-year-old Earth-attributed True Dragon soul beast in the Sunset Forest, it would be even better if you could capture one for me."
He looked at the young man before him, who was so eloquent and even began to "order" him around, and for a moment, he was at a loss for words.
A monster capable of creating a technique suitable for the Jade Phosphorus Snake.
A level 30 Soul Master with soul bone skills comparable to those of a Soul King, even threatening those of a Soul Emperor.
This potential…
Dugu Bo took a deep breath, suppressing the turmoil within him.
"As for the cultivation technique, I'll be waiting."
"As for the soul beast… it depends on luck."
He neither agreed nor refused, simply giving Lin Xiao a deep look.
After giving a few instructions regarding the surroundings of the Yin-Yang Eye of Ice and Fire, Dugu Bo's figure vanished into a shadow, swiftly disappearing beyond the valley.
Watching Dugu Bo leave, Lin Xiao immediately turned around, focusing his attention entirely on the Yin-Yang Eye of Ice and Fire.
Lin Xiao didn't immediately retreat into seclusion. Instead, he immediately began carefully gathering the various immortal herbs and precious medicinal herbs growing around the spring.
His movements were gentle and swift, like those of a skilled herbalist, fearing to damage the roots of these divine creatures.
Each immortal herb exuded a unique fragrance and aura, imbued with immense energy.
The [Space Soul Guidance Ring] flickered slightly, collecting each of the rare and precious herbs he had gathered.
Soon, Lin Xiao had plundered every last bit of the precious treasures surrounding the Yin-Yang Eye of Ice and Fire.
He took a quick inventory, a surge of ecstasy welling up in his heart.
There were a whopping twenty-four plants reaching the Immortal Grade!
And the number of top-grade medicinal herbs below Immortal Grade reached a staggering fifty-six.
Any one of them, if released to the outside world, would be enough to cause a bloodbath in the spirit master world.
Now, they were all Lin Xiao's.
Despite his excitement, Lin Xiao suppressed the urge to consume these immortal herbs immediately.
Even the Longing Autumn Water Dew, which greatly benefited his spiritual power, he planned to wait a few days until his body was in optimal condition.
Consuming immortal herbs continuously, even if their properties didn't conflict, would inevitably affect each other, reducing absorption efficiency and wasting such precious treasures.
After completing all this, Lin Xiao's mind moved.
A small herb, utterly dark blue, with leaves and veins tinged with gold, appeared in his palm.
It was the 100,000-year-old Blue Silver Emperor he had always carried with him.
At this moment, due to the sacrifice, it had lost consciousness, and its cultivation level was only that of a spirit beast of a few hundred years old.
(End of this chapter)