Douluo Continent: Newcomer Yuhao, thank you Lan Xuanyu

Chapter 189: A Tale of Unrequited Love, a Curse in Reality; The Poisonous Immortal Transforms into a Glutton

After pondering for a moment, Qiluo Tulip said to Long Qiu'er, "Lord Ruishou, this is the legendary Love-Sickness Heartbreak Red. This immortal herb can bring the dead back to life and heal the wounded, but it can only belong to those who are deeply in love. Without absolute and devoted affection, it is impossible to pluck this immortal herb."

"Of course, if you can manage to pluck it, it's practically like having an extra life. If Lord Auspicious Beast has someone you admire, then you might as well give it a try."

These celestial-grade soul beasts weren't fools; they could naturally see that Huo Yuhao and Long Qiu'er had an unusual relationship.

From now on, they will be part of the Star Dou Great Forest's soul beast organization. Getting to know the future leader beforehand isn't a bad thing.

Upon hearing the name of the person she admired, Long Qiu'er subconsciously glanced at Huo Yuhao, who was walking towards her, and her expression changed slightly.

After making eye contact with Huo Yuhao, Long Qiu'er quickly turned her head away, her brows furrowed, and muttered, "Love-Sickness Heartbreak Red? This name is really unlucky—"

"What's wrong?"

Long Qiu'er pointed to the inconspicuous little flower in front of her, "Have you ever heard of the 'Heartbreak Red'?"

Upon hearing Long Qiu'er's words, Huo Yuhao looked at the legendary celestial flower in astonishment.

On this continent of love, who doesn't know the poignant love story of Tang San and Xiao Wu?

"This is the Acacia Heartbreak Red?! I didn't expect to actually find this in the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well."

Long Qiu'er's lips curled into a smile that seemed to mock her. "Why don't you try to pick this flower?"

"Well----"

Huo Yuhao naturally knew the legend of the Love-Sickness Heartbreak Red, but when he thought of the harsh conditions for picking the flower, several figures flashed through his mind in an instant.

There's Xue Di, and also Long Qiu'er, Ma Xiaotao, and Zhang Lexuan —

"I definitely can't pick it off, and I don't want to."

Huo Yuhao shook his head with a wry smile, then said firmly, "My uncle specifically warned me never to touch this 'Lovesick Heartbreak Red'."

Hearing Huo Yuhao say this, Long Qiu'er became interested. "Why?"

Baili Du didn't teach Huo Yuhao much about immortal herbs, only mentioning a few that he could be careful of. But he repeatedly warned Huo Yuhao not to touch the Love-Sickness Heartbreak Red.

"because----"

Huo Yuhao's voice was unusually solemn, showing a respectful distance from what was possibly the most precious immortal plant in the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well: "This is an immortal plant called 'Infatuation,' but in reality, it is a curse."

"Anyone who has ever removed this thing has basically died once —"

"What!?"

Upon hearing this, Long Qiu'er subconsciously took a few steps back.

The words "longing" and "heartbreak" sound ominous.

This Acacia Heartbreak Red can bring the dead back to life and heal the wounded, but don't ask how they died.

Let's see who all those people were who picked the acacia blossoms that symbolize heartbreak.

Xiao Wu didn't need to ask; she offered it as a sacrifice after picking it.

Huo Yuhao risked his life to remove it and fed it to Wang Dong'er, who was perfectly fine, while he himself was basically dead.

Wang Qiu'er removed it for Huo Yuhao, then sacrificed herself and died, forced to merge with Wang Dong'er to become Tang Wutong.

Tang Wulin removed the vine for Gu Yuena, then had his heart pierced by the Abyss Saint King, nearly killing him.

Perhaps if they hadn't picked this heartbreaking red acacia blossom, they would all have been fine.

It seems that only those who pluck this flower can prove the greatness of love, having died once and been saved by the Acacia Heartbreak Red.

Qiluo Tulip could hardly believe her ears. "You actually view this 'Heartbreak Red' like this?! It's a peerless, rare treasure, one in a million!"

Huo Yuhao shook his head, "You'd have to be alive to enjoy this peerless delicacy."

Some people don't want to live, but no one is unafraid of death.

Despite saying that, Huo Yuhao still put the Acacia Heartbreak Red into his storage soul tool.

Long Qiu'er asked curiously, "Didn't you say this thing was a curse? Why did you take it away?"

Huo Yuhao shrugged. "I want to try and see if there's another way to remove this thing, or—"

He couldn't help but recall Lan Xuanyu's rambling, unforgettable thoughts at the Starlight Auction House, and a wicked smile crept onto his lips: "Find it a suitable owner."

Kira Tulip: ————

Huo Yuhao ignored the Qiluo Tulip and asked Long Qiu'er, "Qiu'er, there's a 100,000-year-old Earth Dragon Golden Melon here, but its intelligence isn't very clear. You're level 60 now, would you like me to perform a soul-spirit ritual for you?"

"The Earth Dragon Golden Melon?" Long Qiu'er looked at the golden melon that resembled an earth dragon turning over, pondered for a moment, and then shook her head. "No need. The Star Dou Great Forest has already prepared a suitable contracted soul beast for me. I'll just take it directly."

Huo Yuhao was rather curious. What kind of contracted soul beast could be more precious than a 100,000-year-old earth dragon golden melon? Could it be some ferocious beast?

Since Long Qiu'er didn't intend to say anything, he didn't intend to press her further. Looking at the time, he estimated that Du Bu Si should be arriving here soon.

There are several kinds of medicinal herbs suitable for him here, such as the Dew of Longing for Autumn Water or the Chrysanthemum of Extraordinary Treasures, but Huo Yuhao does not plan to take them now.

His Spirit Eye Martial Soul has already awakened for the second time, so the amplification effect of the Autumn Water Dew is probably not that great; although the Qi Rong Tong Tian Chrysanthemum can open up the eight extraordinary meridians, Huo Yuhao already has a Qi Blood Soul Core, and he is also cultivating the innate secret technique.

He planned to take the Dew of Longing for Autumn Water when he reached the Spirit Realm mentioned by Baili Du, and to take the Qirong Tongtian Chrysanthemum when his innate secret technique reached an insurmountable bottleneck.

After carefully storing the immortal items he had saved for himself, Huo Yuhao looked at the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire, which was filled with the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

Frankly speaking, dealing with the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eyes is very difficult.

If you take it for yourself, you'll be criticized just like Tang San; if you open it to the outside world, it won't be long before there's not even any spring water left.

Don't underestimate the power of greed; people will always find ways to solve problems.

so----

Huo Yuhao channeled his spiritual power into the silver dragon's reverse scale on his chest.

A moment later, amidst a flash of silver light, the Silver Dragon King, the ruler of all soul beasts with long silver hair, made her appearance.

After listening to Huo Yuhao and Long Qiu'er's explanation of the whole story, the Lord of Soul Beasts immediately displayed his majesty.

She was still wearing a mask, so her expression couldn't be seen, but Huo Yuhao could hear that her voice was more authoritative and cold than usual, "Serving Tang San as a dog is quite enjoyable! A bunch of sacrificial offerings who only gained sentience thanks to the Dragon Clan's favor, yet they dare to bully my people!"

A silver halo spread out and descended upon all the plants in the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well. The plants here were completely unable to resist this silver halo, and they all bent their branches down, as if they were worshipping and paying homage to this Lord of Soul Beasts.

"Please forgive my sins, Lord!"

Gu Yuena ignored them, and with a wave of her slender jade hand towards the spring water, faint seven-colored light shimmered around her, and the aura of the Silver Dragon King enveloped the entire spring water.

It seemed to be calling out to something.

The waters of Yangquan and Hanquan suddenly shot into the sky, spiraling upwards like two giant dragons, transforming into two dragon souls, their incomparably powerful aura sweeping across the land.

Upon seeing Gu Yuena, who exuded the aura of the Silver Dragon King, the two dragon souls, Blue and Red, immediately began to circle around her delicate body, emitting bursts of dragon roars.

Looking at the two dragon souls whose aura was in no way inferior to Mu En's, Huo Yuhao secretly clicked his tongue in amazement, guessing that these must be the Water Dragon King and Fire Dragon King, two of the former Nine Dragon Kings.

Gu Yuena nodded gently to the two dragon souls, but she wasn't particularly happy. Instead, she let out a soft "hmm."

Long Qiu'er asked curiously, "My lord, what's wrong?"

Gu Yuena hesitated for a moment, "Originally, I wanted to take out the soul bones of the Water Dragon King and the Fire Dragon King, but—"

"The Water Dragon King's dragon core and soul bone have disappeared."

Huo Yuhao exclaimed, "Who has such abilities?!"

Gu Yuena glanced meaningfully at Long Qiu'er's forehead with her beautiful purple eyes, then asked the immortal herbs on the ground, "Do you know who took the Water Dragon King's soul bone and dragon core? Or did you hide them?"

Qiluo Tulip shook her head frantically, "My lord, apart from you and these few, no one has ever come to the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well in the past ten thousand years—we—we didn't even know that these two Dragon Kings were beneath the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well—"

Gu Yuena glanced at Huo Yuhao, seemingly intentionally or unintentionally. "—Then forget it. Human, here, consider this your reward."

A flash of silver light appeared in Huo Yuhao's hand, revealing a crystalline substance radiating a blue halo.

Huo Yuhao subconsciously grasped it, carefully examining the long, narrow object that exuded the ultimate aura of water.

After watching for a while, Huo Yuhao suddenly spoke up: "This can't be—"

"It's what you're thinking of, take it."

Huo Yuhao swallowed hard and put the Water Dragon King's horn into his storage soul tool. "Then thank you, Miss Gu Yuena—oh no, Master Gu Yuena."

"This time, you're calling out more willingly—"

Then Gu Yuena ignored him, and the two dragon souls coiled around her transformed into streams of light and entered her body. A strong red and blue halo flashed across her body, and then gradually subsided.

Gu Yuena is currently extremely weak, but the dragon souls of the Water Dragon King and the Fire Dragon King contain enough powerful energy. Although they cannot help her return to her peak condition, they are at least much stronger than Di Tian is now.

With a flick of his wrists and a wave towards the sky, a massive silver light shield descended from mid-air, resembling an overturned bowl in the valley of the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire.

At least in the eyes of outsiders, the valley where the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eyes were located simply disappeared.

If it cannot be given to an individual, nor is it appropriate to give it to the Body Sect, then returning it directly to the soul beast is the most suitable solution.

Looking at the hundreds, if not thousands, of these ancient, nine-petaled Azure Phosphorous Flowers, Poison Undying exclaimed in astonishment, "I never imagined there would be a place like this near Heavenly Dou City!"

Huo Yuhao's mind raced. "That's strange. This place is so close to Heaven Dou City, why hasn't anyone from the Body Sect explored Sunset Forest?"

Poison Undying casually said, "Every time I pass by this place, I subconsciously don't pay attention to it. If you hadn't pointed it out, I wouldn't have even noticed anything wrong with this place."

"etc!"

After that, not only Huo Yuhao, but also Du Busi noticed something was wrong!

Huo Yuhao murmured, "Being subconsciously forgotten—it seems the Tang Sect has quite a bit of power behind them—"

"Never mind all that." Poison Undying waved his hand dismissively. "You're something else! These Azure Phosphorous Nine Absolute Flowers are deadly poison to outsiders, but to this sect master, they're excellent tonics! They might even be enough to help me break through to the Limit Douluo level!"

"This works?!"

Poison Immortal excitedly turned around and grabbed Huo Yuhao's shoulder, saying repeatedly, "Don't forget what your teacher's name is! Watch closely!"

Huo Yuhao's eyes widened immediately. He had originally thought that Du Busi could enhance his own innate poison with these Jade Phosphorous Seven Absolute Flowers, which was why he kept them. If these things were useless to Du Busi, he would give Du Busi a celestial item and then destroy these harmful things himself, allowing the forest to regain its vitality.

Unexpectedly, this even helped Du Busi break through to the Limit Douluo level! This is a pleasant surprise.

Huo Yuhao smiled slightly and handed the Qiluo Immortal Pill in his hand to Du Busi, "That's good. I wish you a smooth breakthrough, Teacher."

"Good lad! Watch closely, the breakthrough of a Limit Douluo is not something you can see easily."

Without hesitation, Du Bu Si unleashed his dark green soul power, transforming it into a streak of dark green light that plunged directly into the valley beneath the poisonous clouds.

To be honest, the way the poison didn't kill him was quite an eye-opener for Huo Yuhao.

The Seven Deadly Flowers of the Azure Phosphorus, which ordinary people would avoid at all costs, was so poisonous that he simply grabbed it from the ground and put it directly into his mouth, swallowing it in large mouthfuls.

The vibrant green juice splashing everywhere is so appetizing!

Poison Undying laughed heartily, "Haha—not bad! It's at least ten thousand years old!"

Then Du Busi continued eating and walking, and the poisonous miasma that had turned the entire forest into a ghost realm was nothing to him; and these Jade Phosphorous Seven Absolute Flowers were more like his after-dinner bread.

Beneath Du Bu Si's dark green skin, a faint radiance flowed. It was unclear what secret technique he had used, but according to Huo Yu Hao's mental detection, after consuming these Jade Phosphorous Seven Absolute Flowers, Du Bu Si's blood and qi were even subtly strengthening.

This really taught Huo Yuhao a lesson; poison can be related to blood and qi.

They really do all have their own ways of cheating.

Eating as he went, Du Bu Si quickly carved a path through the tens of thousands of Bi Lin Qi Jue flowers until he arrived at the very center of the flower sea and sat down cross-legged.

Du Bu Si first took a deep breath, and a dark green prismatic crystal could be faintly seen in his lower abdomen, which was Du Bu Si's soul core.

The instant this soul core appeared, Huo Yuhao felt as if the entire world was an extension of Poison Undying's consciousness.

There is no "I" in this world, yet I am everywhere.

This was exactly the highest realm of harmony between man and nature that Du Busi had told him before! As the current sect leader of the Body Sect, Du Busi had naturally reached this realm.

Huo Yuhao silently recorded these things in his heart. Just as Du Busi said, these were extremely valuable experiences for Huo Yuhao.

Du Busi clasped his hands together, his dark green hair flying wildly, and his first soul core in his lower abdomen spun wildly. His dark green skin actually faded and turned into a solid bronze color, and the color of the soul core also became deeper and deeper.

The teacher is going to do everything in her power.

Huo Yuhao understood. The reason why the poison couldn't kill him was due to the poison in his life. In that case, the attribute of his soul core was poison.

At the center of Du Bu Si's brow, the purple Qi Luo Immortal Pill emitted a delicate fragrance, protecting Du Bu Si from the backlash of his innate poison.

So, what attribute should his second soul core be? He doesn't have twin martial souls, so besides soul power, he only has spiritual power. But Du Bu Si's spiritual power isn't very strong; according to Bai Li Du's classification, he's only at the early stage of the Spirit Realm.

The aura of the poison-invincible being was also rising steadily, seemingly only one step away from that realm.

While the vitality and potent poison provided by these Seven-Colored and Nine-Colored Jade Phosphorous Flowers are important, what's even more important is that the Poison-Invincible One has never stopped cultivating and accumulating power since advancing to level 98.

He was nothing like Xuanzi, who spent all his time eating chicken legs and drinking wine. He never wasted a single day of cultivation time.