Chapter 163: Azure Dragon! A Call from the Lake Bottom?
"Kid, this is so valuable, be careful!"
Looking at the pill that had been carelessly tossed over, Dugu Bo practically scrambled to catch it, extremely flustered, as if catching his own son, carefully cradling it in his palms.
At the same time, a look of wild joy surged across his aged face.
"Why are you so nervous? If it breaks, I can just refine another one." Seeing this, Tang Chuan pouted and couldn't help but chuckle.
Dugu Bo rolled his eyes in annoyance and snorted, "Refine again? You've used up all the Golden Holy Dragon bloodline I extracted. Where are we going to get materials to refine more?"
Hearing this, Tang Chuan's lips curled into a strange smile. He said, "Isn't that simple? I don't think you completely extracted all of Yu Xiaogang's bloodline. At worst, we can just secretly grab him and extract some more."
"Damn! A second round, huh?"
Hearing this, Dugu Bo couldn't help but imitate Tang Chuan's tone and swear.
Then, he couldn't help but shake his head with a wry smile and said, "You kid... you're practically a living devil. Yu Xiaogang is incredibly unlucky to have met you in this life." As soon as he finished speaking,
Dugu Bo no longer hesitated. He sat cross-legged on the spot, put the pill in his hand into his mouth, bit it gently, and swallowed it.
The moment the elixir entered his body, it instantly transformed into an intensely hot current, surging through Dugu Bo's meridians. This energy, like a raging fire, caused his blood to boil, his veins to bulge, and his face to contort in agony from the immense energy it absorbed.
Then, a dense green light erupted from his body, illuminating the entire Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eyes. Within that light, faint, low dragon roars could be heard.
Behind Dugu Bo, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth began to gather.
Then, a green phantom gradually solidified, initially appearing as a gigantic azure serpent covered in scales, its eyes cold and its fangs bared.
As the elixir's energy continued to permeate, this illusory serpent underwent a transformation.
A pair of sharp dragon horns slowly sprouted from its forehead, and its cold, serpentine scales gradually faded, transforming into emerald green dragon scales, their shimmering light resembling sculpted jade.
Immediately afterward, the snake's body stretched out, its back arched, and the outlines of its limbs gradually appeared.
"Roar—"
Accompanied by a deafening dragon's roar echoing through the valley, the phantom completely transformed, finally becoming a powerful green dragon, coiled behind Dugu Bo, its might overwhelming.
Dugu Bo's aura also surged accordingly, his body shimmering with emerald light, no longer the mere aura of a venomous beast, but imbued with the majestic majesty of a dragon dominating the world.
The next second, the sound waves from the dragon's roar swept across the entire Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eyes.
The lake surface, which had been calm and still, suddenly rippled.
Ripples spread out in layers, as if responding to the dragon's roar.
"What's going on? This feeling..."
Just then, Xiao Rui'er frowned slightly. She clearly felt that, in that instant, something at the bottom of the lake seemed to be calling to her.
This feeling had flashed through her mind briefly when she first came to the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eyes.
This time, however, it was even more obvious.
With a flash, Xiao Rui'er appeared before Tang Chuan. Her clear eyes were fixed on the bottom of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eyes. She took a deep breath and said solemnly, "I feel there's something down there! And it's related to the Dragon Clan. Just now, I felt a strange calling within me."
"And this calling came from the bottom of this lake."
Upon hearing this, Tang Chuan paused slightly, a strange light flashing in his eyes. It seemed that Xiao Rui'er's reminder had made him remember something, and he thought to himself, "I remember in the original story, the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eyes was formed from the remains of the Ice Dragon King and the Fire Dragon King, two of the Nine Dragon Kings. Rui'er possesses the bloodline of the Golden Dragon, so it's not impossible for her to sense their lingering aura. I just wonder if these two Dragon Kings left any legacy after their deaths? If they had soul bones, then wouldn't I be..."
Thinking this, a glint of light flashed in Tang Chuan's eyes, and he immediately said, "I'll go down and take a look."
Xiao Rui'er's expression turned anxious, and she quickly reached out to stop him, her tone filled with worry, "No! This lake water is extremely strange, extremely yin and yang. With your current strength, you probably can't withstand its energy."
Tang Chuan waved his hand, a faint smile playing on his lips, and said seriously, "Don't worry. I previously consumed the celestial herbs here, the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and the Infernal Delicate Apricot, and tempered my body with ice and fire. This lake water can no longer harm me. Since you sense there might be something down there, I'll go down and investigate."
"But..."
Xiao Rui'er frowned, her heart still uneasy, staring intently at the lake surface. She spoke again, "If there really is some powerful, immortal being down there, with your current strength..."
However, before she could finish speaking, a splash was heard.
Tang Chuan had already leaped down, splashing a large amount of water, and disappeared into the lake of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eyes. The lake surface immediately returned to calm, leaving only ripples spreading outwards.
According to Tang Chuan's calculations, to freely move around in the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eyes, one's strength must be at least level ninety-five or higher.
In the original story, Tang San, fearing that Dugu Bo would change his mind and kill him, secretly consumed the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and the Infernal Delicate Apricot to temper his body, so that he could enter the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eyes to survive and avoid disaster.
Half a year ago, Tang Chuan had also consumed these two divine herbs and undergone ice and fire body tempering, which is why he could now freely swim in this lake.
...
As he submerged, Tang Chuan felt an immense pressure surging from all directions. However, as he slowly released his soul power, this pressure gradually lessened.
The bottom of the lake was pitch black.
Through his immense spiritual power, Tang Chuan could barely make out his surroundings. Scanning his surroundings, he quickly swam downwards, rushing towards the depths.
With each descent, he felt the lake water around him pressing down on him like heavy mountains.
This pressure was so heavy it was suffocating. Even with his soul power fully activated to resist the pressure, he still felt a tightness in his chest, as if his body was about to be torn apart.
"No, if this continues, even with the protection of the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and the Infernal Delicate Apricot, I might be crushed by the water pressure at the bottom of the lake. Maybe I should go back first..." Just as this thought crossed his mind, Tang Chuan was about to turn back to shore.
Suddenly, a strange light flashed in his eyes, emanating from the depths of the lake.
Looking closely, he saw two swirling vortexes of light, one red and one blue, silently floating in the darkness not far away, tightly intertwined yet seemingly opposing each other.
Since the vortexes were transparent, they didn't obstruct Tang Chuan's view. When his gaze swept over the vortexes, he was immediately dumbfounded.
Because within these vortexes, there was nothing else.
There were two dragon-shaped phantoms composed of pure energy, each less than ten feet long, covered in layers of dragon scales, with crystal-clear dragon horns and flowing, graceful whiskers.
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