Douluo Continent: I, Tang Wulin, a Kamen Rider

Chapter 189 Gu Yue's Departure, the Immortal Herbs' Initiative
"Damn it! In just a few years, he's become so powerful, and what's with the Golden Dragon King on him? Could this be the realm of gods?"

Di Tian's golden dragon eyes were filled with resentment and unwillingness.

At that moment, Bi Ji, who had been silently resisting Tang Wulin's aura alongside the ferocious beasts, suddenly appeared.

At that moment, as if he had suddenly caught some subtle sound, his expression shifted slightly, and then he stepped forward.

"enough!"

With a sharp cry, Bi Ji once again aimed her Ice Soul Sword steadily at Gu Yue's neck in her arms.

Seeing this, Tang Wulin's violent aura, which was almost as if it were about to tear a hole in the sky, was suddenly blocked by an invisible barrier and paused for a moment.

Then, like the female knight defeated by goblins, she was quickly and helplessly defeated.

Yes, Gu Yue is still in their hands, still under the sword of that woman in the green dress.

Thinking of this, Tang Wulin suppressed his grief and indignation and gave up the last trump card, the Ancient Dragon Fantasy Book, which he had almost taken from his spiritual sea.

Because he can't gamble.

He had never used the Ancient Dragon Fantasy Book, so he didn't know its effects or power.

All we know is that it is a powerful dragon from ancient times.

Moreover, it is an ancient dragon whose brain is filled with thoughts of destruction and rage!
Moreover, while he does possess the Ancient Dragon, the Dragon of Courage is in the hands of his opponent.
Therefore, this also means that he dares not gamble on what will happen if he uses this book.

Can he withstand the power of the Courageous Dragon and subdue them all before they can harm Gu Yue or anyone else?

Because in his heart, the safety of Gu Yue and the others was always the top priority.

Meanwhile, as Tang Wulin was struggling with his inner conflict, Di Tian and the others beside him were also extremely nervous.

Because they knew that the human kid in front of them was the kind of "brave/reckless" human who would explode at the slightest provocation and had no fear whatsoever.

Moreover, it's an entity that could unleash its full power at any moment, so even though they knew the Dragon of Courage could counter the power belonging to the Golden Dragon King within the other party.

But it's not like Tang Wulin has never defeated a dragon with courage right in front of them before.

Therefore, Di Tian and the others appeared calm on the surface, but in reality, beads of cold sweat had already been sliding down their tense muscles without them even realizing it.

In this inexplicable stalemate, it was finally Biji who gritted her teeth, raised the Ice Soul Sword high again, and swung it towards Gu Yue's neck.

Seeing this, Tang Wulin's newly formed aura stopped once again.

"stop!"

Upon hearing this, Brigitte stopped what she was doing and looked ahead.

Tang Wulin's eyes were bloodshot, but he suppressed his anger and spoke through gritted teeth.

"I agree, but you must also agree with me that that sword strike was the last time. If I ever find out that you have tried to harm or humiliate Gu Yue again!"

At this point, Tang Wulin paused, and the next second, a sword intent that pierced through everything enveloped the group of soul beasts in front of him.

"Then what awaits you is that I will come knocking on your door later and grind your bones to dust!"

In the end, Tang Wulin chose to give up retrieving the uncertain fantasy book, the Ancient Dragon, and instead chose to compromise and endure.

Because the safety of Gu Yue and everyone else is of paramount importance.

Upon hearing this, the group of ferocious beasts finally came to their senses and realized that Tang Wulin had agreed to their wishes.

Seeing this, Di Tian coughed lightly.

"Of course, as long as you hand over the storybook, we will return your companion to you intact as promised."

Upon hearing Di Tian's agreement, Tang Wulin nodded noncommittally, then suppressed his anger and asked calmly.

"How should I contact you then?"

Di Tian tilted his head slightly and replied with a half-smile, "You don't need to worry about that. We will find you naturally in time."

"You're right, aren't you, genius novelist, invincible Tyrannosaurus Rex warrior?"

Upon hearing this, Tang Wulin clenched his fist tightly again, his knuckles turning white from the force, but after a moment, he helplessly let go.

However, looking at the group of people who were about to leave with Gu Yue,

Tang Wulin finally couldn't help but ask the question that had been stuck in his mind from the beginning, but he hadn't asked it for the sake of the overall situation.

"So, where is my sister now? Is she alright? What did you do to her?"

"Also, what exactly is your relationship with my sister, and what are you going to do with her?"

Faced with Tang Wulin's series of questions, Di Tian paused slightly, a barely perceptible hesitation flashing in his eyes.

But he didn't stop. Instead, he spoke slowly with an enigmatic air.

"Don't worry, your sister is fine."

"Buzz!"

With a loud, distorting sound, Di Tian and the others seemed to merge into the void, completely disappearing from Tang Wulin's sight.

However, what Tang Wulin didn't know was that there was a final moment before he left.

Gu Yue, who should have been fast asleep in Bi Ji's arms, opened her eyes at some point, a complex emotion welling up in them. But soon, that hesitation turned into determination!
After Di Tian and the others left, Tang Wulin, who had just been glaring at them with a fierce aura, instantly collapsed to the ground.

There was no other way; after a night of fighting, he was completely exhausted.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have fallen to the ground after the Seven Swords combined.

He doesn't have that masochistic tendency; he just really can't squeeze out a single drop of extra soul power.

But before he could even rest for a few seconds, a new enemy appeared and took control of his companion.

So, in order to save his companions...

Despite his weakened state, Tang Wulin mustered his inner will and stood up.

However, the price to pay was that after his powerful enemy left, Tang Wulin was unable to squeeze out a single drop of power and could only collapse.

"Ten people really are the ten great soul beasts, Na'er."

Lying on the ground, Tang Wulin looked at the stars in the sky, but his mind was recalling his conversation with Di Tian and the others.

Just then, a strange noise came from behind.

Are there still enemies?

Seeing this, Tang Wulin gritted his teeth and reached out.

Two blue-silver vines wrapped the Azure Light Sword and Thunderclap Sword that had fallen beside Xie Xie and Xu Lizhi into their hands, and then they had to force themselves to continue fighting.

"benefactor!"

But the next second, with a delicate cry, a pure life force, like white mist, rushed towards Tang Wulin's body, allowing him to regain some of his strength.

It was at this moment that Tang Wulin finally saw who the newcomer was.

She was a woman dressed in a fiery red dress, with a proud and voluptuous figure, fair and alluring skin, and a face as beautiful as a flower.

Behind her followed dozens, even hundreds, of figures, who simultaneously transferred pure life essence to Tang Wulin to help him recover.

Seeing this, Tang Wulin knew that the newcomers did not seem to be enemies.

However, he still cautiously used the blue silver vines to gather his companions behind him, and then cautiously asked.

"Who are you? What do you want to do?"

Seeing that Tang Wulin seemed to have misunderstood them, Lie Huoxing Jiaoshu quickly explained.

“My benefactor, please don’t misunderstand. We are not the bad guys who tried to steal your things and hurt your companions. We are the immortal herbs that live in the valley next door.”

"By the way, do you know about the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well? It's the place that Tang San, the Sea God, visited 20,000 years ago. It's one of the immortal herbs for us."

Upon hearing Liehuo Xingjiao's explanation, Tang Wulin frowned slightly.

The Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire is the place where Tang San, the Sea God, underwent his transformation, and it is also a closely guarded secret of the Tang Sect throughout its history. Even ordinary children on the continent who haven't yet awakened their martial souls know this.

After all, this is something that's written in mainland history textbooks.

But the location of the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire isn't written in the textbook.

What a coincidence that he ran into him!
Meanwhile, seeing Tang Wulin frown, Lie Huoxing Jiaoshu knew that she only knew how to set people on fire and was not good with words.

So she quickly called over Qiluo Tulip, who was dressed in purple, to explain.

After a while, Tang Wulin roughly understood the identities of the people in front of him and their thoughts.

"So, you mean the secret realm next to this valley, the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, which the Sea God Tang San found 20,000 years ago."

"And you are the immortal herbs among them. After ten thousand years of cultivation, you have finally achieved the strength of a Title Douluo and can move around a little freely."

"Because of our battle with the Dark Blood Demon, you were accidentally caught in the crossfire and were saved by me. You want to repay me."

"But because the two guys who took my book and sword from me and kidnapped my companion were too strong, I didn't dare to show my face just now?"

Hearing Tang Wulin's words, the group of immortal herbs nodded repeatedly.

"Yes, benefactor. Because we are just plants, although we are quite strong, it is only on the surface."

"If we really got into a fight, we might not even be as good as a human Soul Douluo, not to mention we have almost no experience fighting humans." Qi Luo Tulip said, sounding somewhat embarrassed.

Finally, Liehuo Xingjiao explained somewhat embarrassedly.

"I'm sorry, benefactor. Because we are immortal herbs, our strength will be greatly reduced once we leave the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well and our original bodies. In the end, we may not even be as good as a human Soul Emperor."

"So when those people appeared just now, we only dared to watch from a distance and didn't dare to go forward rashly."

Upon hearing this, Tang Wulin waved his hand.

"It's alright, it's not your fault. If anyone's to blame, it's me for not being strong enough to protect Gu Yue."

Upon hearing Tang Wulin's words, the group of immortal herbs exchanged glances, all of them noticing the inexplicable embarrassment in each other's expressions.

If this young man, who even defeated and killed gods, says he's not strong enough...

Then what are these magical herbs of theirs?
It's really just one roadside stall, right?
cough cough.

In short, seeing that Tang Wulin had finally lowered his guard against them, Qiluo Tulip coughed lightly and then stepped forward.

“My benefactor, please don’t be so modest. In the memories of us, it is clear that…”

"Even Tang San, who became the Sea God 20,000 years ago, and Huo Yuhao, who became a god 10,000 years ago, did not demonstrate the same combat power at your age as a single sword strike you casually swung."

After he finished speaking, the other immortal herbs chimed in agreement.

But listening to the compliments from Qiluo Tulip and the other immortal herbs, Tang Wulin remained unmoved, and simply looked at them again and asked.

"I know you have other things to discuss with me, so let's skip the formalities. I'm genuinely quite tired today, so please get straight to the point."

Upon hearing this, Qi Luo, Tulip, and the others exchanged glances, and then bowed down to Tang Wulin one after another.

"Please, benefactor, take us in!"

Upon hearing this, even someone as composed as Tang Wulin couldn't help but feel somewhat bewildered.

Of course, he wasn't excited that a bunch of immortal herbs that only existed in history books and were the result of divine transformation would actually submit to him.

For Tang Wulin, who possesses both the Omniscient and Omnipotent Fantasy Books, the effects of these immortal herbs are meaningless.

Its own Tree of Life alone gives it a life level that far surpasses those of these immortal herbs by many times.

So he was just a little puzzled as to why these magical herbs would ask him to take them in when they had only just met.

This was only their first meeting!
You should know that he didn't create a fantasy novel for himself where "his body trembles and his followers flock to him."

Moreover, he had already completely concealed his aura.

Therefore, there must be something he doesn't know hidden in this.

But after looking at the immortal herbs bowing down before him, he still politely summoned countless golden vines to help them up one by one.

"This seems to be our first official meeting, right? So why did you ask me to take you under my wing?"

"But you should get up and talk to me first. I'm not used to being looked at like this."

Upon hearing this, the group of immortal herbs exchanged glances and then all stood up.

Seemingly sensing Tang Wulin's confusion, Qiluo Tulip also spoke up to explain.

After a while, Tang Wulin finally understood what the immortal herbs meant.

It turned out that in previous battles, they were attacked by unknown artillery fire and all of them were killed.

In the end, it was his and Tang Yin'er's Martial Soul Fusion Skill that saved them, and then he saved them again in the battle against the Dark Blood Demon.

It even helped them advance in their cultivation, and helped their other members of the Immortal Herb Clan to break free from ignorance and awaken their intelligence.

Even right under their noses, he, as a Soul Master, forcefully killed the Dark Blood Demon who had become a god.

Therefore, these immortal herbs unanimously believed that his talent far surpassed that of Tang San from 20,000 years ago and Huo Yuhao from 10,000 years ago, both of whom became gods.

It can be said that even if Tang Wulin felt he was not good enough, they believed with absolute certainty that he, Tang Wulin, would become a god in the future.

Even though the God Realm has disappeared, in their eyes, Tang Wulin will definitely wait to return to the God Realm, or even create a God Realm by himself!

This belief has even reached the point of fanatical devotion—that if Tang Wulin doesn't become a god, their immortal herbs will use their medicinal effects in reverse!

Therefore, in this situation, what they want to do is quite simple.

That is to follow the example of their predecessors, directly cling to their powerful backers, and become their souls, hoping to ascend together in the future and enjoy eternal life!
Having figured all this out, Tang Wulin fell silent.

Because he seemed to have forgotten that although he had concealed his aura, outsiders were unaware of it.

But when he fought the Dark Blood Demon, others could see it clearly.
Seeing this, the group of immortal herbs assumed that Tang Wulin was considering which of them to choose as his own soul spirit.

So, the group of immortal herbs couldn't wait to introduce themselves.

Qiluo Tulip was the first to raise her hand and shout, "My benefactor, my cultivation level was already over 198,000 years, very close to the 200,000-year level. With your help, I have now reached 290,000 years, just one step away from reaching 300,000 years of cultivation."

"Of course, once it becomes your soul ring, it will definitely be a soul ring of the level of 300,000 years."

"Moreover, I am the King of Immortal Herbs, capable of discerning the characteristics of all spiritual creatures in heaven and earth. All plant-type soul beasts are reduced to half their strength in front of me. Back then, the Sea God Tang San took my former body."

At this moment, before Qiluo Tulip could finish speaking, Liehuo Xingjiaoshu pushed him aside.

“Benefactor, there’s me too, there’s me too. I am a fire-attribute immortal herb, and my combat power is the strongest among us. I am also born with extreme fire, which is the perfect match for your two flaming swords and your fiery soul skill.”

"I can also amplify any fire-attribute martial soul and soul skill, making the flames more intense and pure, and more..."

Suddenly, before Liehuo Xingjiao could finish speaking, a little boy in blue pajamas was pushed aside by her.

"And me, my benefactor, I am the Eight-Cornered Mystic Ice Grass, yes, the soul spirit that ascended with Spirit Ice Douluo Huo Yuhao ten thousand years ago."

"Like Jiaojiao, I possess the ultimate ice, which is the perfect match for your other ice sword. I can greatly increase the zero point of freezing, making the ice the purest."

"Moreover, back 20,000 years ago, Tang San used my predecessor and Jiao Jiao's predecessor to undergo the Ice and Fire Refining Body to strengthen himself. Although we didn't become his spirit rings, the help we provided to him was immense."

Upon hearing this, Lie Huoxing Jiaoshu, who was initially furious that the Eight-Cornered Ice Grass had taken her place, immediately changed her expression.

"Yes, yes, Xiao Bing is right. No matter how you look at it, the two of us are the perfect choice to be our benefactor!"

But soon, the fiery apricot blossom, who had just finished speaking, was interrupted once again by other immortal herbs.

"My benefactor is still me, still me!"

For a moment, Tang Wulin's surroundings resembled a bustling market.

It was this "lively" atmosphere that woke up Xie Xie, Ye Xinglan, and the others who had just fainted.

(End of this chapter)