Douluo Continent: Gretchen at the start, empowered by the Star God.

Chapter 41 Ice and Fire Body Refinement

"Brother Lang Lei, you're here!"

As Langley approached, little Gretchen stopped painting and looked at Langley.

"Yes, I finished up over there and came over." Lang Lei took out a magical herb from his system space. "Little Greta, would you like to eat this?"

"Hmm? These are the herbs that Brother Lang Lei picked earlier?" Little Gretchen looked at Lang Lei curiously.

"Narcissus Jade Skin and Bone has the effect of nourishing muscles and bones, and beautifying the skin," Lang Lei said somewhat uncertainly. "But I don't know if this stuff will work for little Gretchen."

Although she was just a little girl, Gretchen was clearly vain, and her eyes lit up when she heard that Narcissus Jade had beauty benefits.

"Brother Lang Lei..."

"Alright, it was meant for you anyway." Lang Lei smiled and handed the Narcissus Jade Bone to Little Gretchen.

"Thank you, Brother Lang Lei!" Little Gretchen took it and drank it without hesitation.

Langley and Little Gretchen stared at each other for five minutes...

"It seems... you've grown a little taller?" Lang Lei said uncertainly.

"Hmm... there's not much change in your skin..." Little Greta said, a little disappointed.

"That's because little Greta's skin is naturally very good," Lang Lei said with a smile, patting little Greta's head to comfort her.

Really?!

"When has my brother ever lied to little Gretchen?" Lang Lei asked with a smile.

"Okay! Thank you, Brother Lang Lei!"

"Alright, little Gretchen, go ahead and draw for a bit. Your brother has some other things to do." Lang Lei gently patted little Gretchen's shoulder.

"Um."

Lang Lei laughed again and walked towards the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire.

As he walked, Lang Lei held two immortal herbs in his hand. Under the system's suppression, these two immortal herbs could no longer harm Lang Lei.

What Lang Lei needs to do now is to refine his body through ice and fire.

Put them together and then take them quickly.

Lang Lei felt extremely uncomfortable, experiencing alternating sensations of hot and cold throughout his body.

He frowned, but didn't struggle much. Without hesitation, he jumped into the boundary between the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Wells.

The instant he leaped in, Lang Lei felt as if his entire body was on fire, and excruciating pain swept through every muscle in his body.

Lang Lei's body was constantly growing stronger in this cycle of destruction and reconstruction.

Suddenly, Lang Lei's first martial soul uncontrollably emerged and began to spread within the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire.

Lang Lei, who was suffering in pain, had no time to pay attention to these things. He just gritted his teeth to keep himself from crying out, otherwise little Gretchen outside would worry again.

After the earth dragon dust merged into the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eye, a huge suction force began to drag Lang Lei's body down. If viewed from above, one would see that the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eye was slowly rotating.

Just then, the second martial soul, Heavenly Fire Judgment, also became active, as if it had installed a pump inside Lang Lei's body, greedily absorbing the energy contained in the Yin-Yang Eye of Ice and Fire.

This really messed up Lang Lei's situation. Earth Dragon Dust and Heavenly Fire Judgment were one external and one internal, but no matter what either of them wanted to do, it had to go through Lang Lei's body.

The pain from the Ice and Fire Refined Golden Body combined with the tearing sensation brought by the Martial Soul made it feel incredibly exhilarating.

Fortunately, Lang Lei could feel his body rapidly becoming stronger, which gave him some psychological comfort and helped him resist the urge to give up.

I don't know how much time passed...

Greta blinked her big eyes, looking adorably at the large pit in front of her, while her brother Lang Lei lay in the empty pit, seemingly having received something good, and made a silly "Y" sign for her.

"Ding! Congratulations, host, your martial soul has evolved. The Earth Dragon Dust has transformed into the Ice and Fire Earth Dragon, and your talent domain [Dust Dragon Domain] has transformed into [Ice and Fire Dual Heaven]."

"Ding! Congratulations, host, you have acquired the talent skill: Immunity to All Poisons (Pseudo). All poisons in the Douluo Continent are ineffective against you, and all ordinary poisons in other planes are ineffective against you."

"Ding, congratulations to the host for obtaining the talent skill: Ice and Fire Immunity (Pseudo). Ice and fire elemental attacks below the Contra level are ineffective against the host."

"Ding, host's second martial soul has accumulated 500000 soul ring years. Please be aware."

"Ding! Congratulations, host, your soul power level has increased to level 39. You have 12 lottery draws remaining. Please draw as soon as possible!"

"【Dust Dragon Domain: Increases Lang Lei's defense by 100%, slows enemies' movement speed by 36%, and inflicts a 'Stun' effect on enemies upon activation, imprisoning all enemy soul skills within the domain for one minute.】"

Now corrected—

【Dual Ice and Fire: Increases Lang Lei's defense by 300%, increases Lang Lei's attack by 50%, reduces enemy movement speed by 50%, and increases Lang Lei's soul power recovery effect by 10%. When activated, it inflicts the "Dual Ice and Fire" effect on enemies once, immobilizing all enemies within the area for one minute. If the enemy's soul power level exceeds Lang Lei's level by 30, it will instead stun the enemy for five seconds.

Note: The Ice and Fire Immunity effect is enhanced within the domain. All ice and fire elemental attacks below the God King level in Douluo Continent are ineffective against Lang Lei.

"Ding! Congratulations, host, you have obtained rare items (purple): Ice Dragon Spirit and Fire Dragon Spirit."

This wave has indeed significantly boosted Langlei's performance.

Not only did it improve my physical fitness, it also gave me several useful protective skills.

More importantly, his first martial soul has finally entered the ranks of god-level martial souls starting today!

Ice and Fire Earth Dragon, a mutated martial soul, is a new martial soul that has never appeared on the continent before. Inheriting the power of the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire, the Ice and Fire Earth Dragon is born with extreme fire and extreme ice.

This is like adding wings to a tiger for Lang Lei.

"Brother Lang Lei—"

Just then, little Greta's shout came from above.

"Here you are!"

With a slight push from his calves, Lang Lei leaped up and landed steadily in front of the pit, right in front of little Gretchen.

"Brother Lang Lei, how did you manage to drink so much water all at once?"

Little Gretchen couldn't help but ask.

She had just watched the swirling, two-colored water slowly sink, and little Gretsch had watched Lang Lei jump into the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire, so it wasn't surprising that she asked this question.

"What? How could it be that it was all drunk? It was absorbed by your brother's martial spirit~" Lang Lei explained patiently.

"Absorbed?" Little Grey nodded, seemingly understanding.

Lang Lei smiled. Little Gretchen doesn't need to understand these things; just being happy every day is enough.

As for what happens next...

With a flick of his wrist, Lang Lei conjured two energy aggregates, one blue and one red, which appeared in his palm.

"What is this? It's so beautiful..."

"The spirits of the ice dragon and the fire dragon."

"spirit?"

"I don't really understand either..."

(End of this chapter)