Chapter 50

After Dugu Bo's figure disappeared completely into the valley, Dugu Yan hesitated for a moment in place before attempting to approach the Ice and Fire Dual Pools.

Just as she came into contact with the alternating hot and cold spring water, Dugu Yan quickly felt discomfort. The protective spiritual power on her body began to dissipate rapidly. If it weren't for the immense protective spiritual power given by her grandfather, she might not have been able to stay even for a second.

Soon, Dugu Yan jumped into the Ice and Fire Dual Pools. After looking around for a while, she saw a figure floating not far from the bottom of the pool.

Approaching closer, Dugu Yan saw that behind Ye Chen, there were twelve large angelic black wings gently flapping. Coupled with his outrageously handsome face, it stunned her on the spot.

She had never seen Ye Chen with such a appearance. That perfect handsome face seemed as if it were meticulously carved by God, exuding a beauty unlike any mortal. Apart from the mysterious person named 'Reader' who could rival him, there was no one else.

However, at this moment, Ye Chen's body was covered in wounds, half freezing and half burning. It seemed severely injured, but Dugu Yan found that those wounds were rapidly repairing at a visible speed. In no time, they returned to normal, only to be injured again by the extremely cold and hot spring water, repeating this cycle.

"Ye Chen?"

Testingly, she spoke a word, startling the person beside her.

"Why did you come down too?"

Seeing Dugu Yan, Ye Chen couldn't help but feel a pang of anxiety. The power of the Ice and Fire Dual Pools was too overwhelming. Even with his self-healing techniques, he probably couldn't hold on for long.

Without hesitation, Ye Chen flew out of the Ice and Fire Dual Pools and immediately began gathering Eight-Angle Profound Icegrass and Fiery Apricot Flowers, the best combination to counter the Ice and Fire Dual Pools.

After taking half of each of the two immortal grasses, Ye Chen temporarily protected the other half with his spiritual power and sent them into the pool, feeding them to Dugu Yan.

In just a few minutes, the green spiritual power on Dugu Yan's body was completely dissipated. Now, only the medicinal properties of the two Ice and Fire Immortal Grasses countered the power of the Ice and Fire Dual Pools.

"Ye Chen, I'm so hot."

Dugu Yan's beautiful eyes closed tightly as she continuously pulled at the strapless dress on her body. But as soon as she took it off, she felt cold again. She reached out and hugged Ye Chen, constantly snuggling into his arms.

Seeing this situation, Ye Chen couldn't help but shake his head. He thought he had overestimated the power of half of the immortal grass. Although he could withstand the extreme temperature difference with his divine skills, Dugu Yan couldn't.

There was no other way. Ye Chen could only hold Dugu Yan and bring her to the boundary between the Ice and Fire springs. He continuously absorbed the fire spring energy from outside his body and blended it with his own to counterbalance it.

"So cold, I'm so cold."

Dugu Yan, tightly embraced by Ye Chen, felt as cold as a piece of ancient ice. Even though Ye Chen continuously absorbed heat and transferred it into her body, the speed of absorption couldn't compensate for the extreme cold.

"Do you want me to send her out?"

Just as Ye Chen was pondering, the voice of the system suddenly sounded in his mind.

[Detected the dual energy of Ice and Fire. The host can try the method of Yin-Yang conversion and fusion, absorbing the Ice and Fire energy in the spring water to the extreme through the most direct transmission. Shall we activate this method?]

"Oh, you sneaky system, are you really suggesting taking advantage of someone's crisis? Is that what your host daddy is like?"

Ye Chen sneered at this. He was always extremely upright, and he wouldn't do such a thing without the other person's consent.

Just as Ye Chen was resolute, a pair of small hands touched his chest, then began a common full-body scan seen in the medical field.

The stimulating experience made Ye Chen say repeatedly, "I'm sorry, I'm a beast."

Then came a voice, "Activate," echoing inside the Ice and Fire Dual Pools.

As Ye Chen's movements became more and more unrestrained, the surrounding extreme fire energy poured into his body like a violent storm.

Meanwhile, another surge of extreme ice power crazily entered Dugu Yan's body.

Soon, as the Yin-Yang conversion between the two intensified, the water in the Ice and Fire Dual Pools began to rotate slowly around the two of them. In no time, a huge Ice and Fire whirlpool formed.

Gradually, as they absorbed the huge power of extreme ice, Dugu Yan woke up. When she found herself actively absorbing the Ice and Fire energy with Ye Chen, she also began to become proactive.

Humans are indeed strange creatures. Even without any knowledge, Dugu Yan could adapt on her own. Due to the cold brought by the extreme ice, her actions of taking in energy became stronger and more powerful, surprising Ye Chen.

The huge Ice and Fire storm struck thousands of meters into the sky. But as time passed, its volume rapidly shrank. After several hours, the transformation of the Ice and Fire water storm finally stopped, turning the huge pool of water into a small puddle. Almost all the power of ice and fire contained within had been absorbed.

As for the two within the storm, due to the absorption of energy reaching its limit, they fell into silence after about ten minutes.

On the outskirts of the Sunset Forest, Dugu Bo frowned as he looked at the gradually brightening sky. "How long has it been? What is that kid doing? He didn't even cherish my little Yan'er. It's despicable. Or maybe they didn't even make contact, just healed each other?"

As he was pondering, a soft voice suddenly came from not far away. "Grandpa!"

Hearing this, Dugu Bo looked up and saw Ye Chen holding Dugu Yan's hand as they swiftly approached. However, the aura they emitted was quite different from before, very strange, as if one was cold and the other hot.

"Did you absorb the power of ice and fire from that spring water?"

He had guarded the Sunset Valley for countless years, so he was very familiar with the energy emitted by Ye Chen and his granddaughter.

"Yes, Grandpa, I seem to have become much stronger now."

Dugu Yan mobilized her entire spiritual power, instantly bursting out with a cultivation level no weaker than level 40. After her spiritual power erupted, the temperature in the surrounding area dropped by more than ten degrees, which was very strange.

"Ice and Fire Body!"

Seeing this, the knowledgeable Dugu Bo smiled with joy. He never expected that the legendary divine physique would appear on his granddaughter. For a moment, he couldn't stop laughing.

"What is the Ice and Fire Body?"

Hearing Ye Chen's question, Dugu Bo smiled and said, "You can understand it as a divine physique bestowed by the gods. Once you have this extreme ice or extreme fire physique, your cultivation will be much stronger than ordinary people. Some even joke that it's a direct path to godhood, truly miraculous."

"Oh."

Ye Chen nodded, then followed Dugu Yan behind Dugu Bo as they headed towards the Royal Academy of Tian Du.

As they returned to the villa and opened the room, intending to rest for a while, Ye Chen was startled by the scene before him. Ning Rongrong was sitting at the head of his bed, pouting and staring at him fixedly, as if she already knew about the 'good deeds' he had done outside. Ye Chen felt a pang of guilt at the sight.

(End of this chapter)