The boiling crimson lava and the azure spring water, congealed with mystic ice, both froze at this moment. Time and space seemed to have their pause button pressed by an invisible giant hand.
In the livestream room, all the bullet-chat messages vanished.
Worlds Number One Princess hung her mouth open, forgetting to type.
Is Jade Not Jade's hand, holding the wine flask, stopped in mid-air.
Everyone was certain that Dugu Yan was dead. In that state of extreme energy stillness, her existence had been completely erased.
Only Li Yifei remained with his back to that deathly silent spring, calmly watching the frantically jumping virtual projection on his wristwatch.
[High-level life energy injection detected.]
[Target lifeform's cellular structure collapse has ceased; beginning reverse restructuring.]
[The two violent elemental energies of ice and fire are being forcibly assimilated, transforming into catalysts for genetic restructuring...]
"Assimilation efficiency is 99.8%, higher than expected."
Li Yifei gave an objective evaluation in his heart.
"It seems this so-called Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well is quite qualified as an energy reactor. It's just that the Mortal Physique of this world is too fragile; adding a few extra ingredients almost made it collapse."
His inner thoughts could be heard by no one.
Just as the Chat Group was in a state of deathly silence, the frozen image moved.
An emerald green so rich it couldn't be dissolved suddenly bloomed from where that drop of "water of life" fell!
It didn't disperse the red and blue; rather, it overbearingly dyed them!
The crimson spring water was coated with a layer of green halo, becoming mild and full of vitality.
The power of ice and fire that was originally devouring her flesh was now forcibly suppressed by that green light, and then, in an inconceivable way, it was guided to begin repairing and reforging her body.
The azure ice was plated with an emerald luster, emitting a restrained aura of life.
Immediately following that...
Crack!
A crack opened on the surface of the frozen spring water.
But that wasn't a shattering; it was a revival!
Infinite life force, centered on Dugu Yan's body, began to pour back in frantically!
"Mm..."
A faint moan was clearly transmitted to everyone's ears through the spirit tool used for the livestream.
That wasn't pain, but a kind of comfort like sweet rain after a long drought.
The Chat Group was instantly ignited!
[Worlds Number One Princess: Ahhhhhhhh! She's alive! She's alive! She didn't die!!!]
[Is Jade Not Jade: Holy crap! How is this possible! Her life aura clearly vanished just now! What kind of divine method is this?!]
[Is Jade Not Jade: That drop of water just now... what exactly was it? An Immortal Herb? No, even an Immortal Herb wouldn't have such an exaggerated effect!]
[Bunny is So Cute: Wuwuwu~ That's great~ Sister Yanzi is okay now~]
[A Little Wild Goose: So... so warm... Brother Yi Fei... I feel... I feel like I'm going to melt...]
Dugu Yan's intermittent thoughts were filled with intoxication and comfort.
She felt as if she were soaking in the warmest Mother River. The previous heart-wrenching pain had vanished without a trace, replaced by the extreme pleasure of every single cell rejoicing!
Her body, which had been nearly destroyed in the ice and fire, was being reshaped at a speed visible to the naked eye.
The skin eroded by energy peeled away inch by inch, and the new skin was so delicate it could be broken by a mere touch, as exquisite as the finest mutton-fat white jade. Under the reflection of the red, blue, and green light, it flowed with a peculiar brilliance.
Behind her, the phantom of the already-evolved Jade Sky Snake Spirit emerged once again.
This time, an astonishing change occurred on its serpentine body!
The originally emerald green scales were half-dyed with the crimson of the blazing apricot jiao shu, like burning rubies; the other half was covered with the deep blue of the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass, like congealed ten-thousand-year mystic ice!
Two completely opposite attributes, ice and fire, achieved perfect coexistence on its body!
Inside the Spirit Hall.
Bibi Dong suddenly stood up from her throne, staring fixedly at the mutating Jade Sky Snake in the image, her entire body trembling slightly from excessive shock.
"Impossible... This is absolutely impossible!" she murmured, losing her composure. "Ice and fire are incompatible; that is an iron law of the elements! How could he possibly make two extreme, opposing energies coexist within a single Spirit?"
"What kind of theory is this? What kind of power is this? Could it be that our Spirit Hall's tens of thousands of years of research on Spirits are all wrong?!"
Her faith suffered a violent shaking at this moment. It wasn't fear of his power, but the panic of having her own knowledge system completely overturned.
In the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace.
Qian Renxue had a different feeling. As she watched the Spirit being casually modified, a chill rose from the depths of her heart.
"Modification... he is modifying the Spirit!" Her golden pupils were full of horror. "Like a craftsman modifying a tool! What does he take a Spirit for? A piece of clay that can be kneaded at will?"
"I accepted the Legacy of the God of Angels and underwent countless hardships, yet I only inherited a predefined power. But he... he is creating entirely new rules!"
This power of creation made her shudder even more than an inherited God Position.
[Little Fox Demon: So... this is what true strengthening is.]
Hu Liena looked at the screen, her heart filled with envy.
She suddenly felt that all the resources and teachings her teacher, Bibi Dong, had given her seemed to pale in comparison to a single drop of water casually offered by this man.
At the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
Boom!
A massive pillar of light woven from crimson, deep blue, and emerald green suddenly shot up from the spring's eye, tearing through the mist above the valley and reaching straight into the clouds!
All the Spirit Beasts in the entire Sunset Forest prostrated on the ground at this moment, trembling.
A green figure suddenly stopped outside the valley; it was Dugu Bo, who had left and then returned.
Feeling that terrifying aura that was both familiar and strange, especially the mixture of ice and fire power within it, he was stunned on the spot, old tears streaming down his face from excitement.
"It's a success... Yan Yan... she really succeeded!"
He didn't kneel, but just stood there with his back straightened, letting tears stream down his face, using all his strength to feel his granddaughter's rebirth.
The light pillar lasted for over ten seconds before slowly receding.
The spring water returned to a state of calm, distinct yet possessing an extra touch of harmonious charm.
Amidst the swirling mist.
Dugu Yan floated quietly in the center of the spring.
She slowly opened her eyes.
What kind of eyes were those?
In the depths of the left pupil, a cluster of crimson flame ignited.
In the depths of the right pupil, a deep blue ice crystal congealed.
Red and blue, against the backdrop of the emerald green iris, were woven into an eerie yet fatal beauty.
Ice and fire had found an eternal equilibrium point within that pair of emerald green irises.
Dugu Yan's consciousness woke up from Chaos, and the first thing she saw was the azure sky above the valley that had been torn open by the three-colored light pillar.