Soul Land: Bibi Dong Is My Martial Soul

Chapter 95: Bibi Dong Awakens Early

Crack!

After manipulating the Eight Spider Lances behind him, Su Mo felt that, following complete integration, their movements were now far smoother and easier to control.

With a flash of movement, Su Mo appeared before Dugu Bo.

Psst!

Controlling one of the spider legs, Su Mo lightly pierced Dugu Bo's arm. The sharp tip of the Eight Spider Lances entered his arm. However, contrary to expectations, the wound showed no signs of poison spreading.

When Su Mo retracted the Eight Spider Lances, a small amount of red blood trickled from the minor wound, with no symptoms of poisoning visible.

"Su Mo, what are you doing?"

Bibi Dong, observing Su Mo's actions, couldn't help but ask curiously.

"Nothing much, just testing something. I think I've figured out which immortal herb Dugu Bo consumed!"

Su Mo smiled faintly. He was merely experimenting.

Dugu Bo's immunity to all poisons made Su Mo suspect which herb he had consumed. Though Su Mo couldn't recall its name, he guessed it was the herb that Yang Wudi of the Breaking Clan had always dreamed of.

This herb didn't directly neutralize poison but was a holy item for resisting toxins, granting complete immunity.

No poison could ever invade someone who consumed it.

Dugu Bo likely recognized this herb's properties. Thus, when he found himself unable to suppress the snake venom within his body, he resorted to the herb as a last-ditch effort to save his life.

Although the herb couldn't cure poison, it could grant the same immunity it had, allowing him to expel all the toxins in his body. However, after this, Dugu Bo would have to abandon the path of poison cultivation and choose a new path.

Crack! Crack!

Retracting the Eight Spider Lances, Su Mo paid no further attention to Dugu Bo and turned toward the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

His primary goal in coming here was to harvest immortal herbs.

Now that he had arrived and the herbs were within reach, Su Mo didn't want to waste any more time.

Scanning the entire medicinal garden, Su Mo first identified two distinct immortal herbs: the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Leaf and the Fiery Apricot Inferno.

While Su Mo didn't know their exact names, he recognized them as the most valuable herbs in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, as they were born from the absorption of the extreme heat and cold from the dual springs.

One was entirely crimson, radiating an intense heat that scorched anyone nearby. The other was ice blue, freezing anyone who got too close. These traits made them easy to identify.

These two herbs were Su Mo's main targets.

He knew their purpose and how to use them. By consuming them together, their opposing effects could neutralize each other.

A golden chrysanthemum nearby also caught Su Mo's attention—it was identical to Chrysanthemum Douluo's martial soul, Freakish Pervading Chrysanthemum.

"This one must be Xiao Wu's Lovesick Heartbreak Grass… no, it should be Lovesick Red!"

Next, Su Mo identified another herb he recognized, the Lovesick Red. It frequently appeared in the anime, making it easy to spot.

Su Mo remembered that this herb had to be uprooted along with the stone it was rooted in; otherwise, it would be destroyed instantly.

Tang San's praises and its unique love story in the original story had left a deep impression on Su Mo.

Upon inspecting the root system, Su Mo confirmed that the Lovesick Red was indeed rooted in a small black stone, solidifying his conclusion.

"I'll deal with the Ice and Fire herbs later; for now, I'll harvest everything else!"

Taking out a white jade knife from his soul guide device, Su Mo began collecting herbs on the spot. Whether they were immortal herbs or top-tier medicinal plants, he gathered them all.

The white jade knife was necessary because some herbs required special tools for harvesting. Su Mo wasn't sure which ones did, so he used it for everything.

Initially, Su Mo had prepared jade boxes to store the herbs that appeared to be immortal, but with the Hundred Treasures Pouch capable of storing living items, the boxes were unnecessary.

"This one, and that one—they're all rich in energy!"

Bibi Dong, observing from the side, offered guidance, pointing out the herbs containing the most energy.

However, Su Mo didn't discriminate; he harvested even the inconspicuous ones. With the Hundred Treasures Pouch, storage wasn't an issue.

Bibi Dong's gaze turned cold as she watched Su Mo's indiscriminate harvesting, and she eventually stopped commenting.

In no time, the once-vibrant medicinal garden was stripped bare, leaving only the two Ice and Fire herbs behind.

"Phew—"

After exhaling deeply, Su Mo summoned the Eight Spider Lances again and braced against the intense heat as he approached the Fiery Apricot Inferno.

Psst!

With a swift motion, a spider leg severed the herb, which Su Mo then grasped with two other legs.

The jade-green spider legs sizzled and turned red upon contact with the herb, but Su Mo paid it no mind and quickly moved to the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Leaf. He repeated the process, severing and securing it with the spider legs.

Bringing both herbs together in front of him, Su Mo carefully controlled the Eight Spider Lances to place them side by side.

Buzz—

As the two herbs neared each other, a wave of energy pulsed outward. The cold and heat from the herbs dissipated instantly.

"Done!"

Su Mo smiled faintly, sitting cross-legged on the ground. He began absorbing the two herbs simultaneously.

As Su Mo activated his soul power and inhaled deeply, the two herbs flew into his mouth.

They melted immediately, transforming into two streams of energy—one blazing hot, the other icy cold—flowing through his body.

Thump, thump!

Su Mo's heart began pounding rapidly as his body alternated between scorching heat and freezing cold. Sweat dripped onto the ground, some droplets burning it, others freezing it.

"Ah…"

The alternating sensations were unbearable, and Su Mo let out a cry of pain.

Without hesitation, he leaped into the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

The springs helped alleviate his discomfort while aiding the absorption and refinement of the herbs.

Once submerged, Su Mo felt the pain diminish. Though the sensations of hot and cold persisted, they were now bearable.

Buzz—

Su Mo closed his eyes, focusing on cultivation to accelerate the refinement of the herbs.

He could feel his body being continuously tempered by the alternating energies of the Ice and Fire herbs, growing stronger with every moment.

At the same time, a portion of the herbs' energy flowed into his martial soul space.

"This is helping my martial soul evolve!"

Realizing this, Su Mo's consciousness entered his martial soul space, knowing that the most crucial effect of the herbs was their ability to enhance his martial soul.

In the original story, after Tang San consumed the Ice and Fire Herbs, his body underwent refinement and enhancement, gaining immunity to poison. Additionally, his Blue Silver Grass martial soul evolved, acquiring immunity to both fire and ice.

Upon entering his martial soul space, Su Mo saw two streams of light, one blue and one red, intertwining as they flowed in. Like shooting stars, they shot toward Su Mo's Soul-Hunting Spear martial soul.

Buzz—

Just as the two energies were about to strike Su Mo's Soul-Hunting Spear, something unexpected happened.

The blood-colored mist beside the Soul-Hunting Spear trembled slightly and suddenly unleashed a powerful devouring force. The evolutionary power of the Ice and Fire Herbs was immediately absorbed by the mist.

"This is..."

Su Mo's heart skipped a beat with surprise and excitement. Could the Rakshasa God martial soul, though not yet awakened, still evolve? Could it possibly transform from a remnant soul into a true god-level martial soul?

With this thought in mind, Su Mo didn't stop the Rakshasa God martial soul from absorbing the evolutionary energy. Instead, he followed the flow of energy into the blood-colored mist where the Rakshasa Domain resided.

Inside, Su Mo witnessed the evolutionary energy from the Ice and Fire Herbs pouring continuously into a blood pool and finally merging with the Rakshasa martial soul within.

It was truly restoring the Rakshasa God martial soul.

Su Mo immediately understood. Ever since his last interaction with the Rakshasa martial soul, he could now sense its condition at any time.

Now, he realized the Rakshasa God martial soul had absorbed the evolutionary energy from the Ice and Fire Herbs to restore itself.

Previously, Su Mo learned that the Rakshasa God martial soul was merely a remnant soul. Due to its incomplete nature, it would only awaken after Su Mo reached Level 70 and broke through to the Soul Sage realm. Even then, the awakened Rakshasa God martial soul would not reach true god-level quality.

Bibi Dong's transformed martial soul was unique. While the martial soul was incomplete, Bibi Dong's divine consciousness and memories were intact.

However, her complete divine consciousness lacked any offensive capabilities and could only provide Su Mo with auxiliary abilities.

"This is my main body recovering! If the energy is sufficient, it might allow my main body to achieve true god-level quality and awaken earlier!"

Bibi Dong's divine consciousness floated beside Su Mo, clearly ecstatic and overjoyed.

She hadn't expected the power of the herbs to aid in her recovery.

"Su Mo, consume the rest of the herbs! That might allow me to awaken immediately!"

Overcome with excitement, Bibi Dong eagerly suggested to Su Mo.

"That won't work. Herbs can't be consumed recklessly—some of them could be fatal!"

"Look at Dugu Bo. He ate an herb and ended up crippled. He might not even be able to rebuild his cultivation!"

Su Mo hesitated briefly but soon shook his head.

Moreover, one of the herbs was reserved for Ning Rongrong. If he consumed it, she wouldn't be able to evolve her Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda into the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda.

"Fine. Then how do you plan to identify the other herbs?"

Hearing Su Mo's response, Bibi Dong calmed down and asked him.

"There are three people who know about these herbs!"

"One is Yang Wudi of the Breaking Clan, another is Tang San, and the last is Chrysanthemum Douluo of the Spirit Hall!"

"To learn more about the remaining herbs, we'll need to approach one of them."

Su Mo explained.

"What? That guy Chrysanthemum Douluo actually knows about this?"

Bibi Dong's face filled with shock. She hadn't expected to hear Chrysanthemum Douluo's name from Su Mo.

Even the Spirit Hall lacked comprehensive knowledge about these herbs. Who would have thought Chrysanthemum Douluo did?

"Yes. Chrysanthemum Douluo's martial soul is itself an immortal herb. His family likely has expertise in this area!" Su Mo nodded.

Of course, this was Su Mo's assumption. It could also be that Chrysanthemum Douluo's martial soul inherently granted him such knowledge.

Just like the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect's martial soul could appraise gemstones, Chrysanthemum Douluo's martial soul might naturally identify herbs.

"Who would've thought he had this talent!"

"Yang Wudi's Breaking Clan is a family of alchemists, so their knowledge makes sense."

"But how does Tang San know about these herbs? From what you've said, the Clear Sky Clan doesn't seem to have this knowledge either!"

Bibi Dong nodded in agreement, though she was puzzled about Tang San's understanding of the herbs.

"Could Tang San, like us, also be a reincarnator?"

"That must be it! Otherwise, how could Tang San recognize these herbs, know about hidden weapons, and possess such unique self-created soul skills…"

Before Su Mo could reply, Bibi Dong had already deduced the possibility.

"I think so too!"

Su Mo chuckled, surprised that Bibi Dong had come to this conclusion.

It made sense, given her own experience, that she would make this guess—and correctly so.

Buzz—

At this moment, the evolutionary energy from the Ice and Fire Herbs was fully absorbed into the blood pool where Bibi Dong resided.

While the blood pool's appearance showed no noticeable change, Su Mo could sense that Bibi Dong's recovery had made significant progress.

Originally, Su Mo needed to reach Level 70 to awaken the Rakshasa God martial soul, but now, Level 50 and a breakthrough to Soul King would suffice.

Bibi Dong's awakening was ahead of schedule!

This unexpected development was a pleasant surprise for Su Mo.

By continuing to consume herbs, he could further assist Bibi Dong's recovery and bring forward the Rakshasa God martial soul's awakening.

With this thought, Su Mo's consciousness exited his martial soul space, as the Ice and Fire body refinement process had concluded.

Refreshing!

Back in his body, Su Mo felt an indescribable sense of comfort. Every cell in his body seemed to be cheering.

Su Mo could clearly feel that his physique had undergone a tremendous enhancement. If he were to absorb a third soul ring now, even a ten-thousand-year-level ring would pose no problem.

Splash—

Emerging from the waters of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, Su Mo took a deep breath before diving back in.

He wanted to explore deeper and see if there were any treasures hidden at the bottom of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. Knowing it was formed from the remains of the Ice Dragon King and Fire Dragon King, Su Mo wondered if something extraordinary might be waiting there.

However, the deeper he went, the more he realized that even his body, tempered by the Ice and Fire Herbs, couldn't withstand the extreme forces of the dual polarities at the bottom.

"This won't work. I can't go any further!"

"I'll have to wait until my body is even stronger before trying again!"

Realizing his limit, Su Mo reluctantly gave up and surfaced, leaping onto the shore.

The first thing he did was retrieve a spare set of clothes from his soul guide device. All his previous clothing, except for the soul guide itself, had disintegrated upon entering the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

"My body should now be immune to both fire and ice, as well as all poisons!"

With a crisp clang, Su Mo summoned his Soul-Hunting Spear as he spoke.

Looking at the spear, which showed no visible changes despite his consumption of the two herbs, Su Mo sighed.

"Fine, if it didn't evolve, so be it. If the Rakshasa God martial soul can be restored to god-level quality, that's even better!"

"Besides, even without the herbs' energy, I can evolve the Soul-Hunting Spear myself through forging."

Smiling faintly, Su Mo dismissed the spear.

Compared to the evolution of the spear, he deemed the restoration of the Rakshasa God martial soul far more important. After all, the Soul-Hunting Spear could be improved through forging, but the Rakshasa martial soul was unique and irreplaceable.

If he had prioritized the spear, he wouldn't have allowed the Rakshasa God martial soul to absorb the herbs' energy in the first place.

Moreover, he recalled that in the original story, Tang San's Blue Silver Grass didn't gain fire and ice abilities after its evolution, only fire and ice immunity. Since Su Mo had already obtained fire and ice immunity, his spear didn't require it.

"No, this isn't just a simple physical enhancement. It feels more like a complete transformation…"

After dismissing the spear, Su Mo noticed that his current state wasn't as simple as enhanced physique.

With a subtle shift of his gaze, he began meditating on the spot, using the original meditation technique instead of his newer methods.

Buzz—

As Su Mo meditated, streams of energy from the surrounding environment surged into his body at a speed far exceeding that of his newer cultivation techniques.

"Haha! As I thought, even though my martial soul didn't evolve, my cultivation talent has improved significantly after the Ice and Fire Herbs' refinement. It's comparable to those born with innate full soul power!"

"Not only that, but the limit on my cultivation potential has been completely removed!"

Opening his eyes, Su Mo burst into joyous laughter.

His cultivation talent was no longer a shortcoming. What he had assumed earlier—that his martial soul hadn't evolved, and his cultivation talent hadn't improved—was incorrect. Only his martial soul had remained unchanged.

This was similar to Zhu Zhuqing and others in the original story, whose cultivation talent improved after consuming herbs, even though their martial souls didn't evolve.

Likewise, Tang San's disciple, Ji Xiang, experienced a transformation in cultivation talent after consuming herbs gifted by Tang San, though his martial soul—a silver needle—remained the same.

In short, while Su Mo's Soul-Hunting Spear martial soul hadn't evolved, his cultivation talent had undergone a complete transformation thanks to the refinement of the Ice and Fire Herbs.

"That old guy hasn't woken up yet?"

"I wonder if he'll go crazy when he sees the barren medicinal garden!"

"It's time to wake him up."

After calming down, Su Mo glanced at the still-unconscious Dugu Bo in the distance.

Approaching him, Su Mo retrieved a water jug from his soul guide device and splashed some water on Dugu Bo's face.

The cool water roused Dugu Bo, who frowned slightly before opening his eyes. His once jade-green pupils were now a normal color.

"I'm... alive?"

Realizing he wasn't dead, Dugu Bo's initial reaction was joy. Then, noticing Su Mo standing before him, he jumped in shock.

"Who are you?"

"Damn it, did you tie me up?"

"Let me go right now!"

Summoning his martial soul, Dugu Bo attempted to break free using his powerful soul force. However, he quickly froze in disbelief.

"My soul power level…"

"And my soul rings…"

"This is impossible…"

Dugu Bo stared blankly, unable to process the reality before him. His soul power had dropped to Level 41, and all his soul rings had vanished.

This was the culmination of his life's work—gone in an instant.

"Senior Dugu, calm down!"

Seeing Dugu Bo's stunned expression, Su Mo stepped back slightly and spoke gently.

"Is it you? Did you do this to me?"

"You... you're dead! I'll kill you!"

Dugu Bo's eyes turned red as he glared at Su Mo, roaring furiously.

"Senior Dugu, have you forgotten you were poisoned?"

Su Mo calmly reminded him, even as Dugu Bo raged.

Hearing this, Dugu Bo froze, his expression shifting. He recalled the deadly poison ravaging his body before he lost consciousness. In desperation, he had consumed a herb as a last resort, after which he remembered nothing.

Although his soul power and soul rings were gone, his body now felt healthier and freer from poison than it had in years.

"What happened?"

"You know, don't you? Tell me!"

Now calm, Dugu Bo fixed his gaze on Su Mo, demanding an explanation.

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