Chapter 67: Bear Lord VS Xue Tianyu! Peak Battle! Two Empresses Of Ice And Snow!

Dugu Bo didn't believe that the person in front of him would be kind enough to help detoxify him.

He had lived in seclusion at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well for decades—what kind of immortal herb hadn't he seen?

Yet the two herbs that Xue Tianyu tossed to him were ones he didn't recognize, ones he had never seen before.

If he rashly consumed them, it might even worsen his poisoning.

Xue Tianyu saw Dugu Bo's hesitation and shrugged.

He had already given the herbs—whether Dugu Bo ate them or not was up to him.

"If you don't believe me, just throw them away."

Hearing Xue Tianyu's tone, Dugu Bo suddenly reconsidered. As a Level 97 Titled Douluo, this young man likely wouldn't go to such lengths to use some underhanded method just to kill a mere Level 92 Douluo, would he?

Could it be…

These immortal herbs were real?

"I'm not saying I don't believe you. It's just that the toxins in my body have been entrenched for decades. I'm afraid a single immortal herb won't be effective."

Dugu Bo gave a sheepish smile.

"Then give it a try," Xue Tianyu replied casually. "Even if it doesn't work, it won't do you any harm."

Dugu Bo knew Xue Tianyu had a point.

He had already lived here for so many years, tried so many herbs, and none had worked. He might as well give this unknown herb a try.

With a bit of nervousness, he carefully swallowed one of the herbs.

In an instant, a warm current flowed down his throat. Everywhere it passed, the constant, stabbing pain that wracked his body disappeared.

"This! This! This!"

Dugu Bo was too overwhelmed to speak in complete sentences.

He could feel the toxins entrenched in his body for decades rapidly fading away, and his body—once riddled with damage from the poison—began to slowly recover its vitality.

"What kind of herb is this? How could it be so miraculous?" Dugu Bo couldn't hide the joy on his face as he looked at Xue Tianyu, his eyes full of gratitude.

"Shh… all you need to know is that it can cure your poison." Xue Tianyu placed a finger to his lips. "As for what it's called, that's not important."

In truth, even Xue Tianyu had forgotten the names of these two herbs.

The system had mentioned them when awarding them, but Xue Tianyu hadn't bothered to remember—he didn't think he'd use them.

It's not like he could go back now and ask the system what they were called.

There was no need.

"True enough."

Dugu Bo nodded, having been completely convinced by Xue Tianyu's vague explanation.

At that moment, Bing Di and Xue Di walked over hand-in-hand.

"Still not done, Tianyu?"

Now free of the poison's corrosion, Dugu Bo finally sensed that these two girls—who looked harmless and breathtakingly beautiful—carried an aura that was no weaker than the youth standing in front of him.

He gasped.

'If I'd acted recklessly just now, I'd probably have become fertilizer for the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well…'

'That was close…'

"Since the toxins are gone, this place doesn't mean much to me anymore."

Dugu Bo looked at Xue Tianyu sincerely. "You saved me and my granddaughter. As thanks, this place is now yours."

Xue Di gave Dugu Bo a glance, then turned her gaze elsewhere.

She seemed to have sensed something, her beautiful eyes flickering with a subtle change, looking toward the edge of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

Bing Di also followed her gaze, thoughtful.

Dugu Bo was just about to leave…

When suddenly, a massive bear covered in dark-golden fur slowly approached. Around its neck hung a dazzling, oversized gold chain that gleamed in the sunlight.

"Hmm? So this is the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well?"

…

Time returned to the present.

The Bear Lord, with his big gold chain swinging, slowly approached. He saw Xue Tianyu—and also saw Xue Di and Bing Di.

As for the weakest among them, Dugu Bo, he didn't even spare him a second glance—he was like a soft little animal, not worth noting.

"Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear… Bear Lord!"

Dugu Bo didn't expect to run into one of the Ten Great Savage Beasts here. [1]

But now that Xue Di and Bing Di were present—and with his own strength restored—he wasn't afraid.

At this moment, Dugu Bo was preparing to leave. Seeing a giant bear intrude into the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, he became annoyed.

"Where'd this bear come from? Even brought a flashy gold chain?"

Now that he was free of poison, Dugu Bo's confidence returned. Without a second thought, he blinked in front of Bear Lord and impatiently slapped him.

"Get lost!"

Smack!

The slap landed on Bear Lord's fur—but didn't even budge him. Dugu Bo's old face turned red as he tried to use more force.

Then he saw the Bear Lord's disdainful gaze.

Dugu Bo was stunned.

'As a Titled Douluo, I used quite a bit of soul power in that slap. How did I not even move a bear?'

Xue Tianyu watched the scene in silence.

'You're seriously brave, Dugu Bo… a true warrior.'

"Huh???"

Bear Lord was just as baffled.

'The weakest human here actually blinked in front of me and tried to slap me? Has he never died before? Coming straight at me to deliver some free flavor?'

He was speechless.

'First some guy was stalking me, and now this. Is this how humans have fun these days? Rushing in for close-range ultimates?'

Bear Lord casually backhanded Dugu Bo into the air.

"Whoa, what the hell?!"

Pfft!

Dugu Bo's body flew like a broken kite, tracing a bloody arc through the air.

Blood sprayed madly.

He couldn't understand—why was this bear with the big gold chain so insanely strong?

But none of that mattered anymore.

That one slap from Bear Lord had left Dugu Bo completely incapacitated. He collapsed to the ground like a dead dog.

Bear Lord clapped his hands, as if he had just swatted a fly.

"You… fused with the Dragon King's soul bone?"

Bear Lord could sense that the aura of the Ice Dragon King's soul bone was no longer present in the spring behind Xue Tianyu.

Instead, that aura now lingered on Xue Tianyu's body!

This wasn't acceptable.

His master had ordered him to retrieve the remains of the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings. How could their soul bones fall into the hands of an outsider?

Having never gone all out on the way here, Bear Lord finally got serious.

He stood up on his hind legs, towering over Xue Tianyu, his tone filled with an unquestionable authority.

"Kid, hand it over!"

"Hand it over?"

Xue Tianyu smiled faintly, arms crossed.

"If you want it, come take it."

Bear Lord remained where he stood, staring coldly at Xue Tianyu. A terrifying pressure began to emanate from him.

This pressure became nearly tangible, pressing down on Xue Tianyu like a mountain.

"Hand over the soul bone!!!"

Bear Lord's body swelled, becoming like a towering hill, radiating a dreadful aura.

This was a pressure far beyond what the Titan Giant Ape could achieve!

It was like a mountain collapsing—unstoppable!

Yet under this enormous pressure, Xue Tianyu's face remained calm.

"Then according to the rules of our soul beast world… let's fight."

Bear Lord's aura surged upward, the unique aura of a Savage Beast filling the area, pressing down so hard that Dugu Bo couldn't breathe.

And under that intense pressure…

Xue Di and Bing Di's expressions remained serene.

Xue Tianyu's soul power surged, and eight red and one golden soul ring floated out.

Red and gold intertwined, shining brilliantly in the sky and instantly eclipsing all other colors.

It blinded Dugu Bo.

It also blinded Bear Lord.

But as a Savage Beast of the Star Dou Forest with over a hundred thousand years of cultivation, Bear Lord wasn't going to back down. On the contrary—his fighting spirit was burning, and his savagery surged forth!

"ROAR!!!"

A furious roar echoed, shaking hearts.

Bear Lord took step after step, closing in on Xue Tianyu.

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Translator's Note:

[1]: I didn't know that Dugu Bo knows about the Ten Great Savage Beasts. After all, Bear Lord should be hidden in Star Dou Forest in Soul Land 1 if I'm not mistaken and the list was only introduced in Soul Land 2.

(Again, this is just my speculation from reading fanfics since I have never read the source work. If I'm mistaken, then please correct me as I'm confused as what I had translated was what was truly written by the fanfic author.)