On the other side, at the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.
By the edge of the Cold Spring, Dugu Feng, covered in a layer of white frost, opened his eyes.
"A month has passed, and my Soul Power Level has broken through—46th rank!"
Dugu Feng's face lit up with joy.
He was one step closer to becoming a Soul King.
The frost on his clothes gradually melted away, while a faint white glow emanated from his body.
The light did not radiate outward but remained condensed on the surface of his skin, making Dugu Feng's body resemble a piece of luminous white jade.
This white glow was none other than pure Killing Intent.
As the white light formed by the Killing Intent grew denser, Dugu Feng's spiritual sense swept through every meridian in his body.
The Killing Intent circulated along his meridians, much like the flow of Soul Power during cultivation.
With each full cycle, the Killing Intent within him increased slightly.
"Twin Soul Spirits? With the Slaughter God Domain, who dares say I don't possess Twin Soul Spirits?
Tang Hao, you tried to mislead me, to make me focus on cultivating Killing Intent.
Little did you know, with the aid of my Core Pearl, my daily cultivation time is already twice that of others.
Even if I spend some time honing my Killing Intent, my Soul Power will still advance by leaps and bounds!
And the Slaughter God Domain is tied to the inheritance of the Asura God Position.
Tang Hao, you'll regret teaching me how to cultivate the Slaughter God Domain!"
Dugu Feng truly treated Killing Intent as his second Martial Soul.
The Killing Intent was akin to Soul Power—constantly growing.
Several more hours passed.
Only then did Dugu Feng rise to his feet. During this period, he spent over eighteen hours a day in cultivation.
Even his rest was spent in seated meditation.
The remaining time was devoted to honing his combat skills.
His sparring partner? The Eight-Angle Black Ice Herb.
Maintaining the luminous white Killing Intent covering his body, Dugu Feng stepped into the ten-meter radius of the Eight-Angle Black Ice Herb.
Today, he would claim this Immortal Herb.
His intrusion was like poking a hornet's nest—an overwhelming surge of frigid energy rushed toward Dugu Feng.
The Eight-Angle Black Ice Herb was furious.
This two-legged creature had been provoking it incessantly for an entire month, daring to challenge it every single day.
Before, this creature hadn't even dared to step into its Domain.
But now, it had somehow mastered a mysterious power that even its frigid energy struggled to counter.
Dugu Feng's body was enveloped in swirling white light.
When the Eight-Angle Black Ice Herb's cold energy descended upon him, something miraculous happened—the frigid air slid harmlessly past his body, unable to affect him in the slightest.
Dugu Feng smiled.
This was the fruit of his labor over the past month.
His control over the Slaughter God Domain had become as natural as moving his own limbs. He was confident that his Slaughter God Domain was nearing its peak.
Right now, his entire body was sheathed in Killing Intent—though it appeared as white light, it was in fact countless razor-sharp blades.
An energy far more terrifying than Soul Power.
The formidable cutting force formed a Domain that rendered the Eight-Angle Black Ice Herb's cold energy utterly ineffective upon contact.
Step by step, Dugu Feng pressed forward.
With each stride, the surrounding cold energy intensified—the Eight-Angle Black Ice Herb's counterattack.
But Dugu Feng remained unfazed. The Soul Power within him was converted into Killing Intent through his Domain, sustaining his advance.
In just ten short steps, his Soul Power was nearly depleted, but he had the Core Pearl.
A surge of warmth flowed from the Core Pearl, replenishing his Soul Power once more.
Dugu Feng stepped before the Eight-Angle Black Ice Herb.
His father had said that once the Cold Poison of the Eight-Angle Black Ice Herb was refined, he could earn its recognition and pluck this Immortal Herb.
But to fully refine the Cold Poison, Dugu Feng estimated he would need to reach at least the Soul Douluo level.
Thus, he chose another method.
That was to control this Immortal Herb with his Killing Intent.
"Follow me, and in the future, become the core of my Slaughter God Domain!"
Dugu Feng grabbed the stem of the Eight-Angle Black Ice Herb.
His outstretched right hand was also enveloped in dense white light—only under the protection of his Killing Intent could he endure without being corroded by the Cold Poison.
In truth, Dugu Feng knew well that the Eight-Angle Black Ice Herb alone did not possess so much Cold Poison.
Nor could it deplete his Soul Power so quickly.
The key lay in the fact that the Eight-Angle Black Ice Herb was connected to the Cold Spring of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.
It could draw endless support from it.
Dugu Feng had essentially carved a path through the frigid aura with his Killing Intent, bringing him before the Eight-Angle Black Ice Herb.
He exerted force with his right hand.
With a pop, the entire Eight-Angle Black Ice Herb was uprooted.
Then, Dugu Feng swiftly retreated, putting dozens of meters between himself and the Cold Spring.
In his hand, the Eight-Angle Black Ice Herb had eight leaves surrounding a central flower, its pistils dotted with ice crystals that radiated a terrifying chill.
These ice crystals flickered incessantly.
Waves of Cold Poison desperately counterattacked Dugu Feng.
"Without the support of the Cold Spring, the wasted cold energy is all your medicinal potency!"
Dugu Feng chuckled lightly and sat down cross-legged.
He intended to subdue this Immortal Herb.
Killing Intent and coldness had something in common.
After refining a portion of the Cold Poison, he had discovered that the cold energy within his Scorpion Pincer External Spirit Bone could enhance the power of his Slaughter God Domain.
With the help of this Immortal Herb, his Slaughter God Domain would advance even further.
The roles of offense and defense had reversed.
This time, Dugu Feng began actively absorbing the cold energy emitted by the Eight-Angle Black Ice Herb.
The Eight-Angle Black Ice Herb grew fearful.
If its cold energy was completely absorbed, the Immortal Herb would wither.
After all, it only had instinctive awareness and had not developed true intelligence.
As its medicinal potency continuously drained, the eight leaves of the Immortal Herb trembled incessantly, as if expressing submission.
Moreover, the ice crystals in the pistils stopped releasing Cold Poison.
Seeing this, Dugu Feng immediately understood.
He had finally secured this Immortal Herb.
"With the help of the Eight-Angle Black Ice Herb, the evolution of the Scorpion Pincer External Spirit Bone will be the focus of my next phase of cultivation.
This External Soul Bone has been with me the longest, evolving continuously as my strength grows. It will surely reach the power of a divine-grade External Soul Bone!"
On Dugu Feng's shoulders, the Scorpion Pincers had already broken through his skin.
They gleamed with a translucent emerald-green hue, like jade.
The interior of the External Soul Bone had spread to Dugu Feng's arms and the shoulder blades of his back.
Powerfully supporting his upper body.
Dugu Feng brought the Immortal Herb closer to the Cold Spring again, and the Eight-Angle Black Ice Herb instantly regained its vitality. Countless streams of Cold Poison, aided by the herb, flowed directly into the Scorpion Pincers.
Filtered by the Eight-Angle Black Ice Herb, this Cold Poison was pure and gentle—the most suitable for absorption.
"Good. Since you're so cooperative, I'll give you more opportunities to grow in the future!"
Dugu Feng let out a few words of admiration.
In just a short while, the Cold Poison absorbed by his Scorpion Pincers had already surpassed what he had gathered over several months in the past.
Then, the Scorpion Pincers gradually retracted into his body, beginning to digest this Cold Poison.
At the same time, his spiritual power was also comprehending the power of this Cold Poison.
The Zhu Jing Bing Chan from his fourth Spirit Ring had given him profound insights.
Now was the time to transform these insights into strength.
(End of Chapter)