Ice and fire raged, stirring up world-ending might within the Sea of Consciousness.
A spiritual power, as vast as the ocean, raised monstrous waves at this moment, striking towards the sky. Within those colossal waves, flames and ice mingled, as if intending to return everything to the heavens.
But an ocean remained an ocean; no matter how high it churned its waves, it could never touch the sky.
The waves, generated from nothing, struck the ancient clock, emitting a thunderous roar that echoed throughout the entire Sea of Consciousness. The sound was so immense that it reverberated through heaven and earth, shaking the four directions.
Under the impact of this sound, Wang Zhong’s body, which had been lying curled on the ground, gradually sat up. His hands moved away from his eyes, and those eyes, which had been continuously bleeding, now became extremely peculiar.
His right eye alternated between fiery red and emerald green, while his left eye shifted between icy blue and emerald green. Both eyes now held three different colors!
His fists clenched by his sides, he no longer covered his eyes. Instead, he widened them to their fullest extent. Blood poured out, yet strange lights alternated within them.
His body trembled incessantly from the pain, but Wang Zhong no longer cried out. He gritted his teeth fiercely, even letting blood stream from his mouth, persisting with all his might.
Wang Zhong sensed that the two beads, driven into his eyes by the little fox and the tree martial soul, were causing some astonishing and terrifying transformation—a transformation that was beneficial and harmless.
The sea of flames blazed, and the ice descended endlessly, dyeing Wang Zhong’s entire Sea of Consciousness in two colors: half icy cold, half fiery red. They were clearly demarcated, with the point of the clock as the boundary, dividing the spiritual ocean into two halves.
The fireball in the sky suddenly stopped, and the ice crystals falling like rain vanished without a trace. At this moment, the entire Sea of Consciousness fell silent in a most peculiar manner, as if the monstrous waves had never existed.
The ocean was calm and serene. The spiritual power, in two colors—one fiery, one blue—appeared in Wang Zhong's Sea of Consciousness, resembling another Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, but this well was formed from spiritual power.
The instant the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well formed, on both sides of the ocean, symbolizing the ice spring and fire spring, the Octagonal Profound Ice Grass and the Fiery Apricot Tree Soul suddenly broke through the surface of the sea, swaying their bodies, which appeared magnified countless times.
Wang Zhong’s pain vanished instantly with the appearance of these two immortal herbs. The ever-changing colors in his eyes finally settled. His right eye was fiery red, with a small Fiery Apricot Tree Soul swaying within it. His left eye was icy blue, with a small Octagonal Profound Ice Grass gracefully unfurling.
The two strangely colored eyes were identical to the naturally formed Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well! It was as if Wang Zhong had transformed the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well into his own eyes!
Within these peculiar eyes, his pupils contracted continuously. Wang Zhong felt as if something in these eyes, which were supposedly blind, had accumulated to its limit, reaching the verge of eruption.
"Ah!"
With a roar of rage, Wang Zhong's heterochromatic pupils suddenly tightened, becoming needle-sharp. At this very moment, two beams of light, one fiery red and one icy blue, shot out from his eyes.
The two streams of light shot straight into the sky, dispelling the thick fog that enveloped the bottom of the cliff. They crashed directly into the poison array set up by Dugu Bo. The impact between them caused the entire cliff to tremble as if in an earthquake, with rolling stones falling and creating a series of rumbling noises.
The power was beyond imagination.
Such a commotion also attracted Dugu Bo, who was a hundred miles away. The Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor appeared beneath his feet, lifting him and Dugu Yan into the air as they rushed towards the location of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.
"What's going on? Someone is attacking my poison array!"
"It's so close to succeeding!"
"Who are these impudent brats? They're tired of living!"
Fierce light flashed in his jade-green eyes. Dugu Bo was filled with murderous intent. Only he in the entire world could set up such a poison array, and for someone to dare to do so, knowing this, was clearly an act of aggression.
Moreover, Wang Zhong was within the poison array. If anything happened to him, it would be a small matter for Dugu Bo to break his promise, but those people from the Spirit Hall would go mad!
If Dugu Bo were in the same position and had a disciple like Wang Zhong, and something happened to that disciple, he would surely send the perpetrator to a place of no return!
Within a few breaths, he arrived at the location of the poison array. Dugu Bo swept his spiritual power across the area, but strangely, he found no trace of anyone.
Stubbornly refusing to believe it, he once again mobilized his spiritual power, scanning the surroundings of the poison array repeatedly, but with no success.
"How is this possible!"
"My poison array can withstand the full force of a Titled Douluo's attack without being destroyed. Although the other party almost destroyed my poison array, it indicates that their strength has not reached the Titled Douluo level. Without reaching that level, how could they evade my spiritual power scan?"
Dugu Yan tugged on Dugu Bo's hand and asked with confusion, "Grandfather, what's wrong?"
In Dugu Yan's eyes, she had only suddenly seen her grandfather manifest his martial soul, rapidly bring her here, and then anxiously search for something.
His eyes narrowed slightly. Dugu Bo stroked his beard and smiled, shaking his head, "It's nothing. Just some mice nearby, they ran off."
Leading Dugu Yan into the poison array, Dugu Bo showed no sign of abnormality. No matter who had attacked the poison array, as long as they hadn't reached the Titled Douluo level, they were like clay chickens and pottery dogs, easily killed by him.
The two passed through the poison array and reached the bottom of the cliff where the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well was located. At this moment, Wang Zhong, the little fox, and the tree martial soul had already been retracted. Upon arriving, Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan only saw Wang Zhong sitting cross-legged, his eyes closed, silently recuperating and sensing something.
Seeing Wang Zhong's posture and aura, Dugu Bo simply stroked his beard and watched, not approaching. Dugu Yan, who would usually rush forward whenever they came here, stood quietly by his side, waiting silently.
As Dugu Bo waited, a very distinct aura of breakthrough suddenly emanated from Wang Zhong's body, causing him to nod with satisfaction.
The aura was steady and profound, with a solid foundation. The basic training of a soul master was extremely firm.
This was not a shallow or agitated surge of soul power. It was enough to prove that Wang Zhong had cultivated step-by-step to his current realm, without any external boost or the expediency of an evil soul master that would damage his core.
His soul power broke through, his realm ascended. Wang Zhong exhaled deeply and slowly opened his eyes. The color of his pupils remained emerald green and flawless.
Looking at those eyes, which seemed identical to before, Dugu Yan clearly felt something different. Those eyes seemed brighter, more beautiful.
Thinking of this word, Dugu Yan's small face flushed instantly. She quickly dismissed the thought and ran to Wang Zhong, bowing and exclaiming in surprise, "Zhong, you broke through."
Wang Zhong smiled gently and nodded, "I was quite lucky."
Dugu Bo finally stepped forward and asked, "Little fellow, did you sense anything unusual while cultivating here?"
"Huh? What unusual thing?"
Wang Zhong's eyes slanted to the left as he asked in confusion. Unusual things? There were quite a few, he just didn't know which kind the other party was asking about.
He was too focused on his cultivation, so he didn't notice?
"It's nothing!"
Considering this possibility, Dugu Bo waved his hand, responded casually, and then turned to leave. He intended to go out and search thoroughly for that mouse hiding in the shadows.
In response, Wang Zhong could only shrug helplessly at Dugu Yan.
Bi Dong and Ying Yan Yang had warned him more than once that he could not easily reveal his twin martial souls to anyone. The changes that occurred today were inextricably linked to his two martial souls.
Although Dugu Bo treated him well, he had not yet reached a point where Wang Zhong would tell him everything.
However, at this moment, Dugu Yan narrowed her serpentine eyes, a mischievous smile on her small face as she looked at Wang Zhong.
Having spent some time with Wang Zhong, the more intimate their relationship, the more she could detect his gaze wandering when he lied. And Dugu Yan had long noticed this.