Douluo: The Unrivaled Demon Lord

Chapter 134 The Snow Empress Appears, Senior, Why Are You Kneeling? Immortal Herbs Distribution

After the initial surprise, Han Ruoruo quickly calmed down. She stared intently at Shu Yan, then asked with utmost seriousness:

"Ayan, do you mean you found the legendary Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire, and even obtained those peerless immortal herbs that only exist in ancient books?"

"Sister Ruoruo is as smart as ever. What she said is pretty much right. However, the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well is a place where the world's fortune gathers. Coupled with its unique geographical environment, after ten thousand years, some of the immortal herbs there have developed complete spiritual consciousness and evolved into hundred-thousand-year-old plant-type soul beasts. The level of danger has increased by at least a thousand times compared to ten thousand years ago."

Shu Yan chuckled and spoke.

Han Ruoruo and Wu Ming's pupils contracted. The next moment, Han Ruoruo suddenly reached out and gripped Shu Yan's collar tightly, then gritted her teeth and said:
"So, you went on an adventure all by yourself into the lair of a group of 100,000-year-old soul beasts?"

"If that's really the case, I'd rather not have your surprise... You bastard, do you know what a 100,000-year-old soul beast means? You're just a quasi-Soul Saint! What if you die there? In the end, we won't even know where you are..."

By the end, Han Ruoruo's voice even carried a hint of a roar.

Shu Yan was taken aback, then gently pulled the somewhat agitated Han Ruoruo into his arms, stroking her back softly as he soothed her in a low voice:

"Alright, Ruoruo, don't think about all that nonsense..."

"Although I'm only a quasi-Soul Saint, you know how strong I am. Be good, I'll never abandon you in this lifetime..."

"Besides, I didn't go alone..."

Han Ruoruo, who was sitting in Shu Yan's lap, was startled. Then she suddenly stood up from Shu Yan's embrace and said with some rapid breathing:
"You didn't go alone? Why didn't you say so earlier?"

"You didn't ask..."

Shu Yan said innocently.

"You didn't ask, right..."

"Just because I didn't ask doesn't mean you can stay silent! Tell me! Was the person you went with a man or a woman... Shu Yan, you'd better not tell me you have a little sweetheart on the side... I allow you to be a womanizer, but it has to be within the limits of my permission..."

"If you dare to cross the line, I'll bite you to death!"

Han Ruoruo flashed her cute little tiger teeth, then asked with a "fierce" look.

"Yes! Tell the truth right now, or I'll have Sister Ruoruo bite you to death..."

Wu Ming decisively sided with Han Ruoruo, but her words were somewhat strange, carrying a hint of revenge against Han Ruoruo...

Han Ruoruo was incredibly clever; she understood the meaning behind Wu Ming's words in an instant. But at this moment, she was too lazy to argue with Wu Ming. Anyway, there would be plenty of suffering for Wu Ming later, and even if Wu Ming begged her while crying, she would never soften her heart!

Faced with their interrogation, Shu Yan helplessly shrugged and then said:
"During my training, I accidentally discovered a method that allows soul beasts to fuse with soul masters without dying and provide them with soul rings. I call it the Soul Spirit Method."

"The Soul Spirit method is safer than the traditional method of hunting Soul Beasts to obtain Soul Rings. It can even allow Soul Beasts that become Soul Master Soul Rings to assist Soul Masters in battle in another form... Soul Spirit has many advantages, but it also has many disadvantages... I will explain this to you later."

"Well... so, to be honest, none of the people who went to the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well with me were actually human..."

Upon hearing this, both Han Ruoruo and Wu Ming were momentarily stunned.

Seeing their state, Shu Yan simply summoned the Snow Emperor in his spiritual sea, intending to give his two little beauties a shock.

Faced with Shu Yan's request, Xue Di, who was enjoying Xie Ji's full-body massage, clearly didn't want to pay attention. However, she couldn't resist Shu Yan's persistent calls, and in the end, she had no choice but to appear in front of the three of them with a resentful look on her face.

Upon seeing the Snow Emperor, both Han Ruoruo and Wu Ming involuntarily took a step back.

The reason is simple: the aura emanating from the Snow Empress was far too unique and chilling. Han Ruoruo, on the other hand, was fine. She possessed profound strength and a 100,000-year soul ring, so she was able to completely withstand the slight pressure that the Snow Empress inadvertently released.

But Wu Ming is different. She is a fire-attribute soul master, and she will be naturally suppressed in all aspects when facing the Snow Empress, who has the ultimate ice and snow attribute.

This is why her whole body, including her martial spirit, trembled when she saw Xue Di.

“There is a Limit Douluo and a Level 98 Super Douluo on Seagod Island, and the Golden Tree itself is a demigod-level existence. I really don’t know how you dare to let me appear here.”

Xue Di glanced at Wu Ming, who was trembling behind Han Ruoruo, then looked Han Ruoruo up and down a few times. After that, her gaze remained fixed on Shu Yan, her eyes filled with resentment and a hint of dissatisfaction.

Shu Yan didn't seem to care, and simply chuckled:

"With Tianmeng and Xieji providing cover for you, it would be almost impossible for Elder Mu and Elder Xuan to detect your presence unless they join forces to investigate."

"Moreover, your body is entirely formed from the pure primordial energy of ten-thousand-year-old Xuanbing Marrow, and it doesn't possess any of the unique aura of a soul beast. As long as you don't cause too much trouble, who could possibly notice anything unusual about you..."

Hearing Shu Yan's words, Xue Di's expression grew increasingly dissatisfied, and she then spoke:

"What do you mean by 'making a scene'? Do you think I'm some little girl? I've ruled the far north for hundreds of thousands of years, and you're the second person to dare speak to me like that..."

After a pause, Xue Di continued with a cold laugh:
"Do you know that the last one who dared to speak disrespectfully to me was the Titan Snow Demon King, but do you know what happened to him in the end?"

"Hmph, I broke all its bones. If it weren't for the trace of Ice God bloodline within it, it would already be a skeleton in a grave..."

Shu Yan laughed in silence, then said:
"Alright, alright, my dear Snow Empress, but your domineering emperor style doesn't apply to me... Let me introduce you, these two are my girlfriends, this is Han Ruoruo, my older sister who took care of me since I was little, and... um? Senior, why are you kneeling..."

Shu Yan turned around and was stunned for a moment when he saw Wu Ming kneeling on the ground, barely managing to stay upright by relying on Han Ruoruo's legs for support.

"My... my legs are a little weak... kneeling is more comfortable..."

Wu Ming offered a weak and feeble explanation; she couldn't very well say that she was frightened by the Snow Empress...

The Snow Empress gave a soft snort, then said:

"I know her name is Wu Ming. You mentioned it when you ordered me to seize the essence of Liehuo Xingjiaoshu's body. My memory isn't that bad."

Shu Yan raised an eyebrow and gave Han Ruoruo a look. Han Ruoruo immediately understood, pulled Wu Ming to sit on the sofa next to her, and then Shu Yan cleared his throat and continued:

"Sister Ruoruo, senior, this is the Snow Empress, the Ice and Snow Maiden Snow Empress, and also the true master of the far north."

Han Ruoruo and Wu Ming had studied at Shrek Academy for many years and were well-versed in the common knowledge and even theoretical knowledge about Soul Masters and Soul Beasts. They had already guessed the other party's identity from Xue Di's words, but now that they heard Shu Yan admit it himself, they were still greatly shocked and astonished.

Although the outside world's understanding of the interior of the far north is not as good as that of the Star Dou Great Forest, the reputation of the three Heavenly Kings of the far north is still widely known on the continent. In particular, top-level forces in the core of the continent, such as Shrek Academy, will teach their students about the powerful soul beasts in the various soul beast gathering places on the continent when they are in the senior years of the outer academy.

The inner court students have access to even more things. Shrek Academy's library contains ancient books from all over the world, with more detailed records of the far north. Although Wu Ming doesn't like reading, he was dragged by Han Ruoruo to read quite a few ancient books, including records about the three Heavenly Kings of the far north.

To the people of today, the Snow Emperor is a being that exists only in legends, a peerless ferocious beast with a cultivation of at least 500,000 years. Such a being should be despised and loathed by humans...

After all, they had already dominated the world before the human race even came into being.

What surprised them even more than seeing the peerless ferocious beast was that Shu Yan could get along with Xue Di in such a relaxed and comfortable manner, and Xue Di even...indulged Shu Yan quite a bit.

After thinking for a while, the word "spoiling" inexplicably popped into Han Ruoruo and Wu Ming's minds. After a long silence, Han Ruoruo spoke first, carefully considering her words:

"Senior Snow Empress, hello...?"

Wu Ming then repeated what Han Ruoruo had said.

To be honest, she had been struggling with how to address the Snow Empress: Senior? Emperor? Or... Mother?
Hmm...? Did something strange get mixed in...?

Compared to the tension of Han Ruoruo and the other woman, Xue Di was clearly much more relaxed and at ease. Her absolute strength brought her absolute confidence and composure. For some reason, she gave a barely perceptible chuckle, and then spoke:

"Don't be nervous, I'm not going to eat you... Besides, although I'm not a true spirit now, I'm not much different from a so-called spirit. In fact, the body I have before you is only formed using some rare and precious materials..."

Shu Yan nodded, then said softly:

"The Snow Empress is the second spirit ring of my second martial soul, and I'm currently planning to make her a spirit spirit as well... A ferocious beast spirit spirit like the Snow Empress could provide me with at least four or five orange-grade ferocious beast spirit rings..."

"This is also one of the benefits of spirit spirits. A hundred-year-old spirit spirit can provide a spirit master with two hundred-year-old spirit rings, a thousand-year-old spirit spirit with three, a ten-thousand-year-old spirit spirit with four, a hundred-thousand-year-old spirit spirit with five, and a ferocious beast spirit spirit with a limit of six. Of course, these are just guesses at the moment, and no definitive experiments have been conducted yet. But as I said, the method of spirit spirits is definitely feasible."

"Previously at the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire, we joined forces to create the first Soul Spirit in history. Its true form was the 100,000-year-old immortal herb, the Eight-Cornered Mystic Ice Grass, which provided me with my third and fourth Soul Rings."

As he spoke, Shu Yan stood up, and four red soul rings slowly rose, causing the temperature in the room to drop significantly, even with Shu Yan extremely restrained.

An octagonal, ice-blue blade of grass flew out from Shu Yan's body. However, because the octagonal ice grass's consciousness was still dormant, even though it sensed Shu Yan's call, the ice-blue grass only rippled a few times before returning to silence. Immediately afterward, Shu Yan withdrew his Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion Martial Soul.

He didn't want his cozy little home to turn into an icebox.

Han Ruoruo and Wu Ming both shivered for a moment, especially Wu Ming, who felt the enormous gap between ordinary and extreme attributes for the first time. The terrifying sense of superiority was absolutely suffocating.

"Souls...how wondrous..."

After regaining her senses, Han Ruoruo murmured.

"A spirit can provide a spirit master with multiple spirit rings... and can even appear to assist the spirit master in battle. Wait, if that's really the case, then these so-called spirits will completely change the human spirit master world, and may even completely eliminate the conflict between humans and spirit beasts?"

Wu Ming slapped her thigh. Her little brain was unusually clever for once, and her cheeks were flushed with excitement as she spoke.

Wu Ming's words also inspired Han Ruoruo, who suddenly realized the enormous potential and energy of this so-called soul spirit. But before she could say anything, Shu Yan directly shattered their illusions.

"Don't even think about it. Unless human technology can develop to the point where it can create artificial soul spirits that are ten thousand years old in a short period of time, hunting soul beasts to obtain soul rings or creating soul spirits will still be the most direct conflict between the two races."

"Human development is too fast. The potential of humans themselves, as well as the potential of so-called soul-guided technology, is incomparable to that of the soul beast race... It's too early to talk about these topics now. It won't be too late to talk about them when we all become gods and have the ability to change the world's格局 (geju, a term referring to the overall situation or pattern)..."

Shu Yan revealed the reality: the Soul Spirit Technique has the potential to change the world's格局 (geju, a term referring to the overall situation or pattern of the world), but this potential needs to be guided and developed by people. Otherwise, even with the Soul Spirit Technique, the conflict between humans and soul beasts will ultimately be irreconcilable, and it will only be a matter of time before it develops into the situation of the original Douluo Continent III.

"Hiss...become a god?"

Wu Ming gritted her teeth, catching the key point in Shu Yan's words, and then said somewhat indignantly:
"You make it sound so easy, but not everyone is as heaven-defying as you. A Soul Saint at thirteen, Shu Yan, your cultivation speed is even more bizarre than that of an evil Soul Master. I really don't know how you cultivate..."

Han Ruoruo pursed her lips, but didn't say anything.

Shu Yan noticed the hint of disappointment in Han Ruoruo's eyes. He coughed lightly and then said:

Let's not talk about this anymore...

"Here, Sister Ruoruo, these two immortal herbs are for you."

"This plant is called Narcissus Jade Bone, and its function is to nourish tendons and bones and promote the flow of Qi through the seven meridians and eight extraordinary meridians. Its effects are similar to those of the Qirong Tongtian Chrysanthemum, except that the Qirong Tongtian Chrysanthemum is more suitable for offensive or defensive Soul Masters, while Narcissus Jade Bone is more suitable for agile or control-type Soul Masters."

"After you consume it, your foundation, physique, meridian flexibility, and soul power level will be greatly improved, which will be of absolute benefit to your cultivation path."

"And this one is a nearly 100,000-year-old Jade Bamboo. After you absorb it, it will greatly enhance the strength and flexibility of your Martial Soul. If used properly, your Golden Rope Martial Soul can not only serve as a control-type Martial Soul in the future, but it can even be used as a power-attack-type Martial Soul, for example, transforming into the Golden Spear..."

Shu Yan thoughtfully explained the effects of the two immortal herbs to Han Ruoruo, and then handed them to her.

With these two top-grade immortal herbs, each over 50,000 years old, Han Ruoruo's path to becoming a Limit Douluo will be fully opened. She currently possesses level 85 soul power; after absorbing both herbs, her soul power will jump to at least level 89. Moreover, there's no need to worry about a weak foundation when consuming immortal herbs to enhance soul power. In other words, Han Ruoruo might even become a Title Douluo this year.

Han Ruoruo accepted the two different kinds of immortal herbs from Shu Yan's hands. Overwhelmed with emotion, she longed to rush forward and give Shu Yan a deep kiss, but the Snow Empress watched them with great interest. Han Ruoruo had no choice but to suppress her excitement and softly say:
"Ayan, thank you..."

Shu Yan smiled, and the two looked at each other, as if even the air itself had become sweet.

Wu Ming pursed her lips at the sight, then pouted and said in dissatisfaction:
"Hey, Shu Yan, I know you like Sister Ruoruo, but you can't be so biased in front of me... You gave Sister Ruoruo two immortal herbs, why did I only get a lump of flaming glue...?"

Han Ruoruo glanced at her best friend but didn't say anything. Occasional jealousy was a good thing; it gave Shu Yan more novelty and satisfaction. Besides, Wu Ming was just that straightforward; she usually said things without thinking. In Han Ruoruo's eyes, this was all good, as long as she didn't cause trouble behind her back like Ling Luochen did…

Hearing Wu Ming's words, Shu Yan was both amused and exasperated.

"What do you mean there's only a lump of molten glue? Why don't you take this lump of molten glue and ask Ma Xiaotao next door how much she really wants it? Be content, this is all the essence that a 100,000-year-old soul beast spent 10,000 years condensing..."

"Oh…"

Wu Ming pouted in frustration and then ignored Shu Yan.

Looking at Wu Ming's pouting lips, Shu Yan couldn't help but sigh, "Women are indeed different when they're in love!"

Especially considering that Wu Ming is already approaching thirty, this huge contrast is truly endearing.

"Alright, alright, here's another immortal herb for you. We're practically just missing bringing back the entire Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, so one more won't make a difference..."

Shu Yan has always been generous to his own people. It's just a magical herb. If Wu Ming wants it, would he really hold back from giving it to her?

Hearing Shu Yan say that, Wu Ming suddenly felt a little embarrassed and annoyed and said:
"Then why didn't you give it to me before?"

"Because I thought it would be fun..."

Shu Yan chuckled, almost provoking Wu Ming to bite him.

Seeing this scene, Xue Di suddenly felt a pang of unease in her heart…

While others were enjoying their lovey-dovey moments, she could only watch from the shadows like a clown...

Hmm...? That doesn't seem right either. She was looking at it openly and honestly, but for some reason, she still felt like something was missing from her nose...

……

(End of this chapter)