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Two months later.
Deep within the Sunset Forest, in the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire, surrounded by a poisonous array.
The red and white spring water, which had been calm like two yin-yang symbols, suddenly began to boil violently.
"Splash—"
With a loud splash, a tall and slender figure leaped out from the deepest part of the spring and landed steadily on the dark brown rocks on the shore.
Xuan Hao took a deep breath of the rich, almost liquefied spiritual energy in the valley, and his sky-blue eyes regained their dazzling brilliance.
After two whole months of deep slumber and extreme tempering by the Ice and Fire Spring, his body, which had nearly collapsed due to forcibly bearing the power of a demigod, was finally completely repaired.
Moreover, the original energy of the Ice and Fire Dragon Souls, which had been completely drained, was fully "recharged" in this uniquely blessed land.
What surprised and delighted him even more was...
Xuan Hao clenched his fist slightly, feeling the soul power fluctuations within his body that were more condensed and more powerful than they had been two months ago. "Level 68."
"This time, it can be considered a blessing in disguise.
After destruction, a new life was built.
Not only did my soul power recover, but it also jumped up a level."
"Hmph, how dare you say that!"
The Ice Dragon King's irritating voice immediately echoed in his mind, filled with lingering fear and speechlessness:
"Do you know that you almost sent the two of us old guys, along with yourself, to their deaths this time?!
That level of overload burst was only able to withstand thanks to your body, which was modified by dragon blood and immortal herbs!"
The Ice Dragon King warned in a fit of rage:
"I'm warning you, kid!
If you dare to act so recklessly again, no matter who you're facing, I will not let you get away with it!
I will join forces with Old Man Huo to forcibly take over your body.
Even if it means kidnapping you, I will kidnap you and make you run away!"
"Yes, yes, it's my fault."
As Xuan Hao took out a clean set of clothes from his storage soul tool and put them on, he absentmindedly stroked his fur.
"This was purely an accident.
I promise, there will never be a next time!
Next time, I'll definitely play it safe!"
"I don't believe you!"
The Ice Dragon King snorted coldly. She had long been numb to Xuan Hao's excellent attitude of "admitting his mistakes very well but being determined to never repent".
This kid is all talk and no action, but when something really crosses his line, his madness and obsession kick in, and not even nine oxen could pull him back!
"I really don't know who you got your personality from," the Ice Dragon King muttered to himself.
"It's understandable that you inherited the Golden Dragon King's destruction and rage.
But you also clearly possess the Silver Dragon bloodline, which represents reason and elemental control!
How can these two completely different bloodlines be so ridiculously fused together in you?"
Xuan Hao smiled and didn't respond to the Ice Dragon King's sarcastic remarks.
He was dressed neatly, his belt fastened, and he was preparing to leave the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eye and head to Soto City to meet up with Ning Rongrong and the others.
Just then.
"Buzz—"
In a corner of the valley, a Blue Silver Grass, radiating a soft blue-gold light and significantly larger than the surrounding plants, suddenly swayed gently.
Accompanied by a wave of extremely pure life energy, specks of blue light gathered in mid-air.
A moment later, a beautiful phantom formed from spiritual energy, though somewhat illusory, with clearly discernible facial features, appeared before Xuan Hao.
This is a woman wearing a long blue dress, with a gentle and graceful demeanor.
Her long, light blue hair reaches her ankles, and her eyes radiate a peaceful and serene maternal glow.
The 100,000-year-old Blue Silver Emperor, Ah Yin.
After years of continuous and extreme nourishment from the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, coupled with Xuan Hao's occasional special nurturing with the Ice and Fire Spring Water, Ah Yin not only regrew lush branches and leaves, but her foundation and aura have also recovered to the level of a ten-thousand-year-old soul beast.
Most importantly, her soul has been fully awakened, and she is able to briefly condense this spiritual projection to communicate with people by using the immense vitality of the Blue Silver Grass.
"Are you leaving, Xuan Hao?"
"Yes, my injury has healed. There are a bunch of friends waiting for me outside, I need to go and meet them."
Xuan Hao stopped and looked at the gentle woman in front of him, then nodded.
In fact, there was a rather long "testing period" between the two regarding Ah Yin's existence.
During the period when Ah Yin had just awakened and was able to condense projections, she was very vigilant.
She had asked Xuan Hao more than once why she was here.
Why wasn't Tang Hao, the man she remembered who swore to protect her with his life, by her side?
Faced with these crucial questions, Xuan Hao simply told A Yin that he had accidentally found her special Blue Silver Grass in a hidden cave on the outskirts of Sunset Forest.
Seeing that her vitality was weak yet extremely rare, he casually brought her back to the precious land of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well to cultivate her.
As for where Tang Hao was, Xuan Hao shrugged, indicating that he was just a teenager and didn't know anyone named Tang Hao, let alone where he had gone.
Although Ah Yin had some doubts about Xuan Hao's statement, she had no evidence and Xuan Hao had indeed been doing his best to help her restore her original essence over the past few years and had not done anything to harm her.
Therefore, Ah Yin wisely refrained from pursuing the matter further.
not to mention...
"Ah Yin, you're awake!"
Just then, a delicate pink phantom floated out from Xuan Hao's right leg bone.
Arou flew to Ayin's side with a smile and affectionately took her arm.
After spending these past few years together, Ah Yin and Ah Rou, both transformed from 100,000-year-old soul beasts and having both experienced misfortune, have long since become inseparable best friends.
It was precisely because of Arou, the "middleman," who constantly helped mediate and acted as guarantor that Ayin was able to completely let down her guard against Xuanhao.
In A Yin's opinion, since A Rou, a 100,000-year-old soul beast who had also experienced being hunted by humans, could trust and willingly become Xuan Hao's soul bone and dragon soul vessel, then this human boy must not be inherently bad.
Therefore, over the years, the relationship between Xuanhao and Ayin has become quite harmonious.
Of course, things haven't been completely smooth sailing these past few years, with no problems whatsoever.
After all, Xuanhao now uses the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eye as his base camp, and Yueguan, as Xuanhao's "exclusive gardener," comes here every now and then to take care of those rare immortal herbs and flowers.
After Ah Yin awoke, she naturally met Yue Guan.
As a 100,000-year-old soul beast who was hunted down by the Spirit Hall back then, how could she forget the face that had once driven her to the brink of despair?
When A Yin's projection first saw Yue Guan come to water the plants, it almost went berserk on the spot.
Xuan Hao didn't try to hide or explain anything. He just stood lazily to the side, leaving all the explanations to A Rou, his "own beast."
Although it's unknown what Arou whispered to Ayin back then, or what Ayin was really thinking, after that incident, Ayin at least regained her composure on the surface and maintained a harmonious understanding with Xuanhao, without having any more disagreements because of her identity as a member of the Spirit Hall.
At this moment, Xuan Hao looked at the gentle blue phantom before him, his heart stirred slightly, and he suddenly asked:
"Ah Yin, you've been cooped up in this valley for so many years, wouldn't you like to come out and explore with me?"
"Go out?" Ah Yin was slightly taken aback, a clear longing flashing in her gentle eyes, but it quickly dimmed, and she gently shook her head.
"My current form is just a Blue Silver Grass.
Although I've recovered my millennia-old essence, I can't move at all. How can I go out with you?"
"You don't need to worry about that."
Xuan Hao raised an ancient-looking ring on his finger and said with a smile, "My Qiankun Ring is an extremely special storage soul tool that can hold living things.
As long as I dig you up with your roots and put you in a flowerpot, put you in the Qiankun Ring, taking you out for a walk will be no problem at all."
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