Soul Land: Full Body Martial Soul

Yang Xiong had prepared an extremely long steel cable for this dangerous operation, measuring several hundred meters in total length.

As the spirit power in his hands controlled the steel cable's descent, he gradually lowered himself down the cliff face, finally touching solid ground after dropping a full hundred meters.

At this crucial moment, Yang Xiong couldn't afford to waste any time. He immediately stripped off his protective armor, revealing a truly magnificent scene before his eyes.

The entire Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well was abundantly covered with all varieties of precious medicinal herbs. Many of these plants Yang Xiong had previously seen illustrated in ancient books, while even more remained completely unknown to him.

Within the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well itself, there were two distinct springs—one brilliant red and one deep blue—which served as the source of all ice and fire spiritual power throughout the entire region.

Yang Xiong couldn't help but laugh with wild excitement. After so much careful planning and preparation, he had finally reached the legendary Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. Now he no longer needed to worry about the safety of his sect or his own future development. With these priceless immortal herbs at his disposal, he would possess unlimited potential for growth in the coming years, and might even rise to the very pinnacle of the spirit master world.

After his moment of wild celebration, Yang Xiong immediately began taking systematic action.

Since he didn't possess Tang San's Mysterious Heaven Hand technique, which was specifically designed for safely picking immortal herbs, Yang Xiong had long ago prepared a specialized set of gloves crafted from silk of a ten-thousand-year-old Heavenly Silkworm. These gloves were specially designed for those who worked with refined poisons and could prevent harm from various poisonous herbs.

The first treasure Yang Xiong located was a light pink, large flower completely without leaves. The stem measured three feet in length, and the flower itself was extraordinarily large, with a diameter of approximately one foot. Each delicate petal appeared like crystal, sparkling and translucent in the mystical light, while the stamens were light purple, resembling purple diamonds carefully inlaid within the center.

This was the Fragrant Qiluo Immortal Treasure that Yang Xiong immediately recognized—the legendary nemesis of all poisons throughout the world. As long as he possessed the Fragrant Qiluo Immortal Treasure, he would remain absolutely safe from any toxic effects, provided he wasn't directly stung by poisonous flowers and herbs.

Yang Xiong carefully excavated the entire Fragrant Qiluo Immortal Treasure, including all the surrounding soil, before beginning his systematic harvest of the treasures throughout the entire Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

Whether he could identify them or not, he dug up every single plant by its roots. He placed everything in specially prepared jade boxes. Even if there was some inevitable loss of medicinal potency, it was far better than leaving these treasures for others to claim. After all, this Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well represented Dugu Bo's permanent residence, and opportunities like this were extraordinarily rare.

The Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well contained numerous immortal herbs, and Yang Xiong could only identify a small fraction of them. However, he had no intention of leaving behind even the ones he couldn't recognize.

First, he carefully excavated a massive tulip. This particular tulip closely resembled illustrations he had studied in ancient texts housed on the seventh floor of the library. It should be the legendary Qiluo Tulip Immortal Treasure.

Yang Xiong didn't hesitate and directly dug it out completely by the roots before placing it securely in a jade preservation box.

Subsequently, he excavated many additional immortal herbs that Yang Xiong could identify, including the Eight Petal Immortal Orchid, the Wonderful Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum, and the Acacia Heartbreak Red. He even discovered several specimens of ten-thousand-year-old ginseng and ten-thousand-year-old Ganoderma, along with many other exceptionally rare medicinal herbs.

For Yang Xiong at this critical moment, regardless of whether he could identify them or not, he excavated everything completely by the roots and stored them in protective jade containers. Yang Xiong even found immortal herbs that hadn't appeared in the original timeline but were documented in the extensive library archives.

One particular immortal herb especially amazed Yang Xiong. This specific plant was only vaguely mentioned in a few brief sentences within the library's ancient texts, but it proved very easy to identify once discovered.

This remarkable immortal herb stood approximately one foot tall, with only nine distinctive leaves growing upon it. Each leaf appeared highly unique, shaped like a sword blade, and when approached closely, it seemed to emanate a distinctly sharp and dangerous aura. This was the legendary Nine Leaf Sword Grass, definitely one of the most special and precious specimens among all immortal herbs.

However, the Nine Leaf Sword Grass didn't seem to have appeared in the original timeline. Yang Xiong understood that if this Nine Leaf Sword Grass were consumed by Sword Douluo, the Seven Kill Sword might potentially reach an unprecedented higher level of power.

This Nine Leaf Sword Grass was particularly well-suited for his father's and eldest brother's martial souls, making it definitely a rare and invaluable treasure for his family.

After working continuously for two full hours, the dozens of jade boxes that Yang Xiong had carefully prepared were completely filled to capacity. Even the twenty square Hundred Herb Sacks were stuffed with all varieties of spiritual herbs. Many additional spiritual herbs had to be placed directly in wooden containers or even wrapped securely in cloth for transport.

After everything had been systematically harvested, the entire Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well area looked like a recently plowed agricultural field, with absolutely no trace of green vegetation remaining anywhere. The scene appeared completely barren and desolate.

At this moment, Yang Xiong focused his attention on the two final immortal herbs growing beside the actual Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well springs. These represented Yang Xiong's primary objective in coming to this legendary location.

These two precious immortal herbs were the Eight Corner Mysterious Ice Grass and the Blazing Apricot Passionate, which were among the most valuable and powerful immortal herbs in the entire Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

Yang Xiong's martial soul was a full-body type martial soul, representing the most unique and special existence among all martial soul categories. If he wanted to truly unleash his maximum potential, he could only achieve this through endless dedicated training, with the most crucial component being intensive body tempering and refinement.

Even though Yang Xiong had studied countless books and texts, there remained very little available knowledge about full-body martial souls, and absolutely no established cultivation methods existed.

The second awakening method was particularly crucial for full-body martial souls, yet remained completely mysterious. One must understand that before achieving second awakening, a full-body martial soul functioned as merely an ordinary martial soul. Whether considering the martial soul's inherent strength or its elemental attributes, it could only be described as average at best.

However, if a full-body martial soul could successfully achieve second awakening, it could become essentially comparable to the most elite martial souls. If it reached the golden level of second awakening, it might even match those legendary god-level martial souls in power.

Beside the deep blue spring, the top of a white herb resembled a large white flower, perfectly octagonal in shape, with stamens sparkling like ice crystals at its center. It produced no fragrance, and its location was at the very center of the extremely cold yin spring. This was the legendary Eight Corner Mysterious Ice Grass.

The Eight Corner Mysterious Ice Grass was an extremely cold flower that could make people feel intense cold and numbness, potentially paralyzing the central nervous system. Within a ten-meter radius, the cold aura was overwhelmingly oppressive, and prolonged exposure would allow cold poison to attack the heart with no possible cure.

The Blazing Apricot Passionate beside the fiery red spring appeared similar to a cabbage in shape, but was completely fiery red throughout its structure.

The Blazing Apricot Passionate was a highly poisonous immortal treasure containing top-level fire poison. It only grew in extremely hot locations and could even survive when submerged in flowing magma. All its effects were precisely opposite to those of the Eight Corner Mysterious Ice Grass.

The Eight Corner Mysterious Ice Grass and the Blazing Apricot Passionate represented the true core treasures of the entire Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. They were also the immortal herbs that grew closest to the actual Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well springs themselves.

According to Yang Xiong's careful calculations, as long as he could successfully temper his body using both ice and fire elements simultaneously, under these extreme temperatures and frigid conditions, his full-body martial soul would definitely achieve second awakening, and might even reach the coveted golden level of second awakening.

However, these two immortal herbs proved extremely difficult to harvest safely. At his current level as a Spirit Grand Master, and without Tang San's Mysterious Heaven Skill technique, the pain during the consumption process would be absolutely unimaginable.

Yang Xiong didn't allow himself to dwell on these concerns too extensively. He had already progressed this far in his plan, and if he couldn't consume these two critical immortal herbs during this rare opportunity, he probably would never encounter them again.

Yang Xiong carefully set down all the spirit tools he carried on his body, then gripped an iron knife and a jade knife in his respective hands. In addition to his original Heavenly Silkworm silk gloves, he also added protective iron gloves for additional safety.

The intensity level required for successful second awakening remained unclear to him. It seemed that ice and fire body tempering wouldn't directly improve spirit power levels, but would instead focus entirely on enhancing physical fitness and constitutional strength.

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