64: Chapter 64: The Destruction Legacy Descends

After Dugu Bo's fleeing figure completely disappeared into the depths of the dense forest, the bottom of the valley returned to complete tranquility.

Lu Jing carefully placed the last Immortal Plant into a jade box, clapped his hands, and turned to walk towards Qian Renxue and Wang Donger.

Sunlight spilled through the gap at the top of the abyss, gilding him with a golden edge. The several jade boxes in his hands shimmered with a faint luster, containing the peerless Immortal Plants just picked.

"Here, these are for you."

Lu Jing handed two jade boxes to the two of them respectively and said, "These are both suitable for your Spirits."

Qian Renxue took the jade box, opened it to look, and inside was an Immortal Plant that was golden all over, exuding a pure light and holy aura, faintly echoing with her Seraphim Spirit.

Inside Wang Donger's jade box was an Immortal Plant with seven-colored petals. The petals flowed with a dreamlike luster. Getting close, one could feel a gentle energy, which was clearly of great benefit to her Radiant Goddess Butterfly.

The two looked at each other, seeing confusion in each other's eyes.

Finally, Qian Renxue spoke first, her brows slightly furrowed, and asked, "For us? You want us to absorb them?"

Wang Donger also nodded in agreement: "Yes, Lu Jing, you should know the principle that 'every medicine has its poison.' Even if these are rare Immortal Plants, absorbing them rashly might damage our foundations. There's no need to take this risk for a temporary increase in cultivation."

They had previously absorbed whale glue to improve their physiques, but that was because whale glue was mild in nature and had been specially processed. But the energy contained in these Immortal Plants before them was so vast; who knew if there would be side effects?

Although she wanted to quickly improve her strength to find a way back, it didn't mean she was willing to take shortcuts. After all, one careless mistake could affect her future.

"Exactly."

Qian Renxue added, "The greatest taboo in cultivation is to be eager for quick success. Consolidating one's foundation is the right path."

As the future successor of the Angel God, she had extremely high requirements for the purity of her Soul Power and would absolutely not take risks to increase her cultivation.

Moreover, with her talent and resources, there was no need for her to choose shortcuts.

Lu Jing looked at their resolute attitudes and shook his head helplessly: "You two, you still treat these Immortal Plants as ordinary items."

He pointed to the Immortal Plants in the jade boxes and said with a firm tone, "These are not ordinary medicinal herbs, but peerless Immortal Plants. They have absorbed the extreme cold and burning heat of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, containing the most pure power of the laws of heaven and earth. After absorbing them, not only are there no side effects, but they can wash the marrow and cut the meridians, increase the speed of Soul Power circulation, and even strengthen Spirit attributes, making Soul Power more condensed and circulation smoother."

As soon as these words were spoken, not only were Qian Renxue and Wang Donger stunned, but even the Porcupinefish Douluo on the side couldn't help but lean over, asking with a face full of doubt: "Is it really that magical? I have lived for most of my life and have never heard of any medicinal herb that can do this."

In his view, no matter how powerful a medicinal herb was, it was inevitably biased—either too cold or too hot. How could one balance improvement and consolidation?

Lu Jing rolled his eyes at him: "Do I have any reason to lie to you?"

He weighed the jade box in his hand and said, "If you don't believe me, just watch here. I will absorb them first for you to see. Whether it's really effective, you'll know in a moment."

As he spoke, he took out three Immortal Plants from his spirit tool.

One was the Blazing Apricot Delicate, which was fiery red all over and shaped like an apricot flower, exuding heat waves that could burn the sky and boil the sea.

One was the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass, which was ice-blue and translucent, shaped like an octagon, with piercing cold air that seemed capable of freezing the air.

And there was another one that was as black as ink jade, with wisps of death aura lingering on the edges of the petals—the World-Destroying Black Lotus, which was the Immortal Plant suitable for his World-Destroying Black Lotus Spirit.

Under the gaze of the three, Lu Jing swallowed the three Immortal Plants without hesitation.

The Immortal Plants melted as soon as they entered his mouth, instantly turning into two extreme energies—one as hot as fire, as if it wanted to burn through his meridians.

One as cold as ice, seemingly wanting to freeze his blood.

The two forces clashed wildly in his body, causing his complexion to turn fiery red instantly, and then suddenly turn deathly pale.

"Lu Jing!" Wang Donger exclaimed subconsciously, wanting to step forward to help, but was pulled back by Qian Renxue.

Qian Renxue shook her head, signaling her not to be anxious: "Don't rush, let's see what he does next."

Lu Jing endured the severe pain in his body, leaped up, and jumped straight into the spring water of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

With a "splash," water splashed everywhere, and his figure instantly submerged into the spring water that was half ice-blue and half crimson.

Qian Renxue's pupils shrank slightly, recalling the scene when she tested the spring water earlier—the spring water on the ice-blue side could instantly freeze steel, and the crimson side could melt rock. The two extreme forces were distinct in the spring water; ordinary people, let alone entering it, would find it hard to even get close.

Lu Jing actually jumped straight in. This was simply risking his life!

"He... what is he doing?" Wang Donger's voice was filled with worry, clutching her clothes tightly, her palms sweating.

The Porcupinefish Douluo also frowned and said in a deep voice, "The Yin and Yang energy of this spring water is extremely overbearing. Even a Titled Douluo cannot hold on for a moment. Lu Jing, he..."

Qian Renxue took a deep breath, forcing herself to calm down.

She knew Lu Jing; although this guy looked casual, he never did things he wasn't sure about. If he dared to do this, he must have his reasons.

"What else can we do?"

Qian Renxue sat down on the grass nearby and patted the spot next to her, implying: "Just wait. If he can come out unscathed, it means these Immortal Plants are really fine, and it won't be too late for us to absorb them then."

Wang Donger hesitated for a moment and then sat down next to her. Xiao Wu sat obediently beside Wang Donger, her big eyes curiously staring at the pool of spring water, occasionally looking up at Wang Donger, seemingly wanting to find the answer on her face.

The Porcupinefish Douluo also stood guard nearby, vigilantly observing the movements around, while paying attention to the changes in the spring water.

And at this moment in the spring water, Lu Jing was sitting cross-legged in the very center of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well—on that invisible boundary where the ice-blue and crimson spring water met.

His eyes were tightly closed, and his Soul Power was running wildly throughout his body, but there was no trace of pain on his forehead; instead, he carried a kind of calm focus.

The three Immortal Plants he had just swallowed were releasing vast energy in his body.

The extreme cold power of the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and the scorching heat power of the Blazing Apricot Delicate were like two giant dragons, clashing and wandering in his meridians. Wherever they passed, the meridians seemed to be torn apart.

But just at this moment, the spring water of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well began to play its role—the cold air of the ice-blue spring water constantly neutralized the heat of the Blazing Apricot Delicate, and the heat wave of the crimson spring water offset the extreme cold of the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass, forming a wonderful balance.

More importantly, a black lotus slowly emerged above Lu Jing's head. The black lotus was pitch black all over, with layers of petals, and wisps of purple-black mist lingering on the edges. It was his Spirit—the World-Destroying Black Lotus.

The black lotus rotated, emitting a power capable of destroying everything, continuously absorbing the violent energy in his body and then converting it into gentle Soul Power to feed back to Lu Jing.

"Hum—"

The World-Destroying Black Lotus trembled slightly, as if cheering.

The Yin and Yang energy of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well constantly poured into the black lotus, making its luster more and more prosperous, and the originally lingering mist became more solid.

Lu Jing could clearly feel that his Soul Power was growing at an unprecedented speed, his meridians were being widened and strengthened, and the power of his Spirit was also steadily improving. The aura of the World-Destroying Black Lotus became deeper and deeper, faintly revealing a charm where destruction and creation coexisted.

Time passed bit by bit, and the light at the bottom of the valley gradually dimmed.

The afterglow of the sunset disappeared at the top of the abyss, and night quietly descended. Only the spring water of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well still emitted a faint light of ice-blue and crimson, illuminating a small area around it.

Qian Renxue and Wang Donger leaned against each other. Xiao Wu had already fallen asleep, breathing evenly.

The Porcupinefish Douluo closed his eyes to rest, but remained vigilant at all times.

Several people were a bit sleepy, but none of them suggested resting. Their eyes remained fixed on the figure sitting quietly in the spring water.

Just at this moment, an anomaly occurred.

"Boom—!"

A deafening thunderclap suddenly exploded above the abyss, breaking the silence of the night.

Several people were shocked and looked up. They saw that the originally pitch-black night sky was filled with dark clouds at some point. Deep in the dark clouds, strange purple light flickered, and thunder and lightning were faintly rolling within them.

"What's going on? How could it thunder out of nowhere?"

Wang Donger's willow brows were slightly wrinkled, looking up at the sky, her eyes full of confusion.

There were rarely such violent weather changes in the depths of the Sunset Forest, let alone this kind of strange purple lightning.

Qian Renxue's complexion also became serious, her eyes like a starry sea staring closely at the sky: "This is not ordinary lightning..."

She could feel that the dark clouds contained an extremely overbearing power, carrying the meaning of destruction and judgment, causing even her Seraphim Spirit to faintly palpitate.

As soon as the words fell, the purple lightning in the sky suddenly became violent.

"Crack! Crack!" Bolts of purple thunder tore through the dark clouds, like hideous giant dragons, intertwining and circling in the sky, and the whole World was illuminated into a strange purple.

"What is that?!" Wang Donger suddenly pointed to the sky, her voice with a hint of trembling.

They saw a thick purple beam of light descending from the depths of the dark clouds, like a god's scepter, shooting straight towards the spring water of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

The power contained in the beam of light was extremely terrifying. Wherever it passed, the air was torn, making a harsh whistling sound, and even the space rippled slightly.

The Porcupinefish Douluo stood up abruptly, his face changed drastically, and he subconsciously released his Soul Power to protect Qian Renxue and the others, his voice with unprecedented seriousness: "Such strong power! This power... far exceeds a Titled Douluo!"

He had lived for so many years and had never felt such terrifying coercion, as if if the beam of light shifted slightly, they would instantly turn into dust.

Xiao Wu was awakened, rubbing her sleepy eyes, looking at the purple beam of light descending from the sky, and asked curiously: "Sister Donger, what is that? So bright..."

Wang Donger shook her head, letting her pull her right hand, her eyes looking at Lu Jing in the spring water with worry: "I don't know... but it seems to have landed on Lu Jing."

Qian Renxue's eyes were fixed on the beam of light, her eyes flashing with shock and disbelief.

She felt the law power contained in the beam of light, felt the majesty that transcended the mortal World, and a bold guess emerged in her heart.

"Elder Porcupinefish."

Qian Renxue's voice had a hint of imperceptible trembling, and she asked: "What do you think... this power is like?"

The Porcupinefish Douluo frowned, carefully feeling that power, and shook his head: "I don't know, but it is definitely above me, and perhaps... it might even exceed a Limit Douluo like the High Priest."

He paused and added: "And this power descended from the sky and triggered changes in celestial phenomena. It is definitely not an ordinary object."

"Exceeding a Limit Douluo like Grandfather, descending from the sky, triggering celestial phenomena..."

Qian Renxue muttered to herself, her pupils suddenly contracted, her originally calm face instantly became extremely brilliant and serious, and she exclaimed: "Could it be... a Divinity inheritance?!"

"Divinity inheritance?!" Wang Donger suddenly looked up, her eyes full of shock.

Although she was young, she had heard legends about Divinities—they were existences that transcended all Spirit Masters, they were true gods! Could it be that Lu Jing... was accepting a Divinity inheritance?

Why was the original Spirit Hall destroyed? Wasn't it because Qian Renxue's Angel God and Bibi Dong's Rakshasa God couldn't beat Tang San's Asura God?

And now, Lu Jing had actually obtained a Divinity inheritance, and even before them.

In other words, the situation on the continent would change from now on.

The Porcupinefish Douluo was also stunned, opened his mouth, and couldn't speak for a long time.

Divinity inheritance? That was a legendary existence! In the entire Douluo Continent, how many people had been able to accept a Divinity inheritance in billions of years? He didn't expect to witness it with his own eyes today!

As a 100,000-year Spirit Beast, Xiao Wu naturally knew that Divinities existed in this World. Otherwise, why would she choose to give up her 100,000-year cultivation to transform into a human form? Wasn't it because of this?

Qian Renxue took a deep breath, trying to calm the shock in her heart, and explained: "If one can successfully inherit the position of a Divinity, one can ascend to the Divine Realm, become a true god, and possess immortal life and the power to destroy the World."

She looked at the figure shrouded in the purple beam of light in the spring water, her eyes complex, and said softly: "I thought... the first one who had hope of inheriting a Divinity position would be me, but I didn't expect..."

As a descendant of the Angel God and a future successor, she had always thought she was only one step away from a god, but now it seemed that Lu Jing had taken the first step and stepped into the door leading to the Divine Realm.

The purple beam of light lasted for about the time it takes to burn an incense stick before it slowly weakened, and finally turned into specks of light, merging into the spring water.

The dark clouds in the sky also gradually dispersed, the purple lightning disappeared without a trace, and the night returned to tranquility, as if the earth-shattering anomaly had never happened.

But the few people at the bottom of the abyss all knew that some things had completely changed.

In the spring water, Lu Jing slowly opened his eyes.

Deep in his eyes, stars seemed to be born and destroyed, and a faint purple-black halo lingered around his body. His aura was more than ten times stronger than before!

The World-Destroying Black Lotus floated above his head, the purple-black mist on the petals had turned into substance, and one could faintly see countless law runes flowing within it.

He gently exhaled a breath of turbid air, which turned into a white rainbow and shot straight into the sky.

Feeling the surging Divine Power in his body and the close connection with the laws of heaven and earth, a smile curled up at the corner of Lu Jing's mouth.

It was done.

With the power of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and the assistance of the three Immortal Plants, he not only completely absorbed the medicinal power but also triggered the origin of the World-Destroying Black Lotus, successfully attracting the attention of one of the five God Kings—the Destruction God King.

Now, he would no longer be afraid of the Asura God behind Tang San. After all, the Destruction God King and the Asura God were both God Kings.