"Luo, luo!"
Luo Wupao trotted to Lu Feng's feet, wagging its head, and affectionately rubbed its large head against Lu Feng's trouser leg.
Lu Feng petted the little dog for a while, then went over to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
As the extremely cold and extremely hot spiritual energies alternately emerged, Lu Feng immediately felt the soul power in his body being mobilized, automatically resisting these two extreme spiritual energies.
"Staying near this hot spring, the speed of my soul power circulation is at least thirty percent faster than usual!"
Lu Feng silently assessed his own state, and his eyes suddenly lit up.
However, he soon shook his head again. "With my current strength, I can only stay here for half an hour at most each day. Staying longer will actually harm my body."
Lu Feng took out a dagger from his soul tool, quickly walked to the center of the cold spring, and found the eight-cornered large white flower.
"Swish."
As the dagger's cold light passed, the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass fell with a sound.
In an instant, a cold qi emanated, and a faint layer of white frost covered the surrounding herbs.
Lu Feng did not go to pick it up but quickly ran to the center of the hot spring.
A small, jade-like shovel appeared in Lu Feng's hand. He came to the side of the Infernal Delicate Apricot, and with a swift swing of his hands, he dug out this fiery red herb from the root.
"Wupao, quick!" Lu Feng ordered.
Luo Wupao first jumped to the side of the Infernal Delicate Apricot and swallowed it in one gulp.
In an instant, its body suddenly turned bright red, and all its fur stood on end.
At the same time, Lu Feng felt an unknown fire rise from his body, as if he had swallowed a piece of hot charcoal.
He hurriedly retreated from the range of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, the soul power in his body circulating wildly to resist the violent fire spiritual energy.
Luo Wupao leaped, came to the center of the cold spring, and swallowed the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass. In an instant, a layer of ice-blue rose from under its feet, and in the blink of an eye, the entire dog had turned completely blue.
Immediately after, another layer of red rose, making it look like a hot dog.
Blue and red alternated continuously, looking extremely strange.
"Plop."
Luo Wupao sank into the spring water and was submerged in an instant.
Before long, a dog's head emerged from the junction of the cold and hot springs.
"Wupao, are you okay?"
"Luo, luo!" Luo Wupao barked happily.
It paddled its short legs, splashing a large amount of the hot spring's water towards Lu Feng.
"Holy crap!"
Lu Feng subconsciously used 'Teleport', but a few drops of the spring water still splashed onto his skin.
"Huh? I'm actually fine?" Lu Feng looked at the red skin on his arm and exclaimed in surprise.
An ordinary soul master, if they were to be touched by a little of this spring water, even a Titled Douluo would have to shed a layer of skin.
"As expected, it's just like the body tempering with the spirit liquid. Even though I didn't eat the immortal herbs, it's still possible to absorb them using Luo Wpao as a medium."
Lu Feng looked at Luo Wupao 'doggy-paddling' in the spring water and shook his head helplessly. "Wupao, don't forget the main task."
"Luo, luo!"
Luo Wupao nodded in a human-like manner, then took a breath and dove into the spring water, heading for the bottom.
Time flowed like water. A brilliant ray of sunlight shone into the valley.
Lu Feng looked up. It should have been noon by now. It was just that the valley was shrouded in a thick fog, so it had always seemed a bit dim.
"Grumble, grumble." Lu Feng's stomach rumbled in protest.
Since he had been captured by Dugu Bo, he had not had a single drop of water.
Lu Feng took out some dry rations from his soul tool and began to chew. In his consciousness, Luo Wupao was still diving. He didn't know how deep this spring was.
The subsequent Douluo books mentioned that this Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well was the place where the Water and Fire Dragon Kings had fallen.
The description of the Dragon Clan in the Douluo Continent was a bit vague in the novels of his previous life.
Original novels, fanfictions—there was a wide variety.
Lu Feng wasn't sure which version he had transmigrated into.
But no matter what, there was definitely treasure at the bottom of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well!
Night fell again, and darkness enveloped the land.
Luo Wupao was still on its way down.
"Yawn~" Lu Feng yawned, took out two blankets from his soul tool, and soon fell into a deep sleep.
Lu Feng felt as if he had a dream.
In the darkness, smoke filled the air, and rivers of blood flowed.
Lu Feng found himself on a battlefield. Not far away, a group of humans and soul beasts were united, fighting against some kind of ghosts.
These ghosts had ferocious faces and ethereal bodies. They seemed to be unkillable. Even if their bodies were shattered, they could reform in a short time.
A large crack opened in the sky, and new monsters continuously came out from the rift.
The rain poured down, and lightning flashed, like a divine punishment descending upon the world.
"Roar!"
At this moment, two dragon roars were heard.
Lu Feng looked up and saw two real dragons.
Horns like a deer, a head like a camel, a neck like a snake, and scales like a fish. Their bodies were strong and powerful, their five claws were as sharp as hooks, and at the end of their dragon tails grew a cluster of scales, spread out like a fan.
One was fiery red, and the other was ice blue.
"The Water and Fire Dragon Kings!" Lu Feng exclaimed.
A violent golden light suddenly erupted from the bodies of the Water and Fire Dragon Kings. Their bodies intertwined and slammed violently towards the earth.
"Boom," with a loud bang, the ground instantly caved in.
Lu Feng looked towards the rift. That large pit seemed to be ten thousand meters deep.
The next moment, a red-and-blue, taijitu-like mark rose from the large pit.
"Wooo, wooo, wooo." The ghosts on the battlefield let out mournful wails. Their bodies began to dissipate, like dew in the night evaporating under the sun.
At the same time, a total of eighteen holy pillars of light rose from the earth, including from the place where the Water and Fire Dragon Kings had fallen.
The holy light gathered, and the eighteen pillars of light propped up a light shield, protecting the earth within.
The light screen gradually spread, and the crack in the sky was repaired. One after another, meteors streaked across the sky, as if celebrating the victory of this war.
At the same time, in an alternate dimension ten thousand zhang below the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
Luo Wupao looked at the two huge dragon corpses before it, tears in its eyes.
These were not two skeletons, but complete corpses. The dragon whiskers, scales, and sharp claws were all lifelike. A powerful aura, as if it were tangible, oppressed the surrounding air.
Dragon roars could even be heard in the space. It was as if the giant dragons would open their eyes in the next moment.
Luo Wupao walked in front of the dragon corpses. The oppressive feeling from the two corpses seemed to not exist for it at all.
It curled its body and quietly closed its eyes.
Two dragon souls, one blue and one red, transformed into a pair of large hands and gently stroked Luo Wupao's head, as if comforting a sleeping child.
Star Dou Great Forest, Lake of Life.
The silver dragon suddenly opened its eyes, staring into the void.
Next to the dragon, a man in a black robe said excitedly, "My Lord, the aura of that descendant of Light has grown stronger again."
"The sealing place of the Water and Fire Dragon Kings," the dragon said lightly. "It seems that descendant of Light has obtained the recognition of our ancestors."
"It's those two!" the black-robed man said in a deep voice. "Back then, the Dragon, Phoenix, Beast, and Human races, countless ancient sages shed their blood on the battlefield and sealed the entire universe, only then leaving a free and happy land for future generations."
The dragon's figure flashed, transforming into a woman in silver clothes. "Now, the Human and Beast races are fighting each other. Little do they know that the world outside this domain is the true enemy of this universe."
"Sigh, how could those junior upstarts in the God Realm know of these secrets," the black-robed man shook his head.
"When we fight our way back to the God Realm, they will naturally know," the woman said softly, her voice carrying a hint of dominering aura.
At this moment, the black-robed man cupped his hands and said excitedly, "My Lord, now that the Dragon King's bloodline has awakened, should your subordinate go and receive them, to welcome the Dragon King's return!"
"No need. In the great scheme of things, fate will guide the way," the woman said lightly.
"As you command!"
"Slurp~"
In a half-awake state, Lu Feng felt his face being licked by something.
When he opened his eyes, he saw Luo Wupao standing next to him, rubbing its large head against his face.
"Huh, Wupao, you're back?"
Lu Feng excitedly prepared to get up, but as soon as he stood up, he felt a wave of dizziness, followed by an intense hunger.
It was as if he hadn't eaten for three or five days.
Lu Feng took out a piece of dry food from his soul tool, stuffed it into his mouth haphazardly, then took out a pot of clean water and took a large gulp.
"Phew~, I finally feel alive again," Lu Feng sat on the ground and let out a long sigh of relief.
"Luo, luo!" Luo Wupao rubbed against Lu Feng's thigh and let out a concerned cry.
"What? You're saying I was unconscious for three days and three nights?"
"Luo, luo, luo!"
"Don't worry, my body is fine. I just haven't eaten for a long time, so I can't binge eat and drink all at once."
Lu Feng rubbed Luo Wupao's large head. "Wupao, let me see your changes."
With a thought, Lu Feng expected that after Luo Wupao had undergone the ice and fire body tempering, the effect would be directly fed back to him.
However, when Lu Feng prepared to recall Luo Wupao, he found that a wonderful connection had been established between him and Luo Wupao.
Luo Wupao's thoughts were transmitted; it did not want to return to the martial soul space right now.
"Huh?"
Lu Feng frowned. My martial soul has rebelled?
The next moment, with a thought from Lu Feng, a pair of [knuckle rings] appeared on his hands. Two soul rings slowly rose, and it was clear that there was nothing wrong with his martial soul.
"The quality of the Brass Knuckles has increased!"
Lu Feng's eyes sharpened as he carefully examined the martial soul. The Brass Knuckles had actually been upgraded to black quality.
He switched to other martial souls. Perhaps the medicinal power of the immortal herbs had not been fully absorbed, but the quality of his other martial souls had not changed.
However, looking at Luo Wupao, who was still outside, Lu Feng's eyes widened.
"This..."
Yu Xiaogang's Luo Sanpao was the most special beast martial soul on the continent, with its own consciousness and the ability to exist outside the body. Luo Wupao was upgraded from Luo Sanpao and naturally inherited these characteristics.
But, the current situation...
It was clear that Luo Wupao had somewhat transcended the category of a 'martial soul'.
Even soul rings could not be attached to it.
It was now like a completely independent individual.
It just needed a place to reside, so it was still connected to Lu Feng in the form of a 'martial soul'.
In Lu Feng's consciousness, the connection between him and Luo Wupao still existed. However, he couldn't just arbitrarily assign Luo Wupao to do things; it also depended on whether it was willing.
Their relationship was not like that of a host and a martial soul.
But more like...
Partners?
"In the second Douluo book, Huo Gua created the Spirit Pagoda. Soul beasts could become spirit souls and grow together with soul masters. My Luo Wupao is somewhat similar, except that it has completely retained its own strength and has become my martial soul."
"Wupao, how did you become like this?" Lu Feng rubbed Wupao's large head and asked with concern.
Lu Feng hadn't noticed before, but when he observed carefully, he found that although Luo Wupao still looked like an energy body, it felt as if it had a physical body when touched.
Moreover, the feedback from this ice and fire body tempering was not a ninety-ten split.
But a fifty-fifty split.
"Wupao, you dare to take a kickback!" Lu Feng said, ruffling Wupao's dog head and shouting.
"Let me see your strength after absorbing two immortal herbs."
Lu Feng pondered for a moment. The next moment, Luo Wupao turned into a stream of light and entered Lu Feng's body.
In the martial soul space, a giant dragon figure soared through the sky.
The dragon was over ten meters long, its body covered in golden, diamond-shaped scales. Two twisted dragon horns grew on its head, and a pair of huge dragon wings were spread out behind it.
Bright golden light patterns flashed across the dragon's body. A single breath was a strong blast of energy.
"Red... red quality!"
"This aura is several times stronger than that dog-headed Soul Ancestor from before. It must have the strength of a 'Soul Emperor powerhouse'."
Lu Feng's consciousness returned to reality. He wiped the sweat from his forehead and looked at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well not far away, lost in thought.
"Legend has it that this place is where the Water and Fire Dragon Kings fell. That strange dream I had was probably a residual illusion left here."
Lu Feng took a deep breath, trying to calm the excitement in his heart.
He had sent Luo Wupao to investigate the bottom of the spring, which was actually just an experiment. He wasn't sure if there was a so-called Dragon King's inheritance at the bottom of the spring.
Lu Feng admitted that he had taken a gamble.
But he had won the bet.
At this moment, Dugu Bo's voice sounded in his ear, "Kid, we're back."