Douluo Continent, Huo Yuhao who returned from Sekiro

Chapter 596 Fragrant Silk Speaks the Truth, Millennia-Old Schemes All Come to naught

A hundred thousand year soul beast?

This was the first thought that flashed through Huo Yuhao's and Wang Dong'er's minds.

Immediately afterward, Huo Yuhao thought that it seemed the other party didn't have much ill intentions, and perhaps there was something to discuss today.

That's good. If the shadow of the broken monk and the guardian ape who had severed their immortality were this easy to talk to, Huo Yuhao wouldn't have risked his life to rush up and fight them to get the Stone of Bondage and the Fragrant Water Lily.

Huo Yuhao gently squeezed Wang Dong'er's hand, and he already had a plan in mind.

"Senior, you are a 100,000-year-old soul beast? We stumbled upon this place by accident. We have no idea where we are. We did not mean to offend you. Please forgive us, senior."

As he spoke, Huo Yuhao's mental detection was already at its maximum. Only then did Huo Yuhao realize that the pink flower itself did not have the ability to control the red lake water. The red lake water flowers that condensed behind the pink flower were formed under the control of a red flower at the Yangquan Spring of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.

"I'm not a 100,000-year-old soul beast, but since that's the case, it's alright, I'll forgive you." The pink flower was very easy to talk to. As soon as she finished speaking, all the fiery red flowers that had been floating in the air fell back into the red lake and disappeared.

Seeing that the pink flower was easy to talk to, Huo Yuhao's vigilance only increased. So far, the other party was still misleading him and Wang Dong'er, trying to make them believe that the ability to control the lake water was the ability of this pink flower itself, thus concealing the presence of the red flower at Yangquan.

Although this was out of instinctive vigilance and defensiveness, it also shows that the other party was by no means an ignorant or newly awakened being; they probably had quite a few ulterior motives in mind.

Huo Yuhao asked again, "Senior, I don't know where this place is. Since you can speak human language, why do you say you're not a 100,000-year-old soul beast?"

The large pink flower said, "This is the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire. That person said it's one of the three great treasure basins of the human world. Since you've stumbled upon this place by accident, you should leave quickly."

"You're lucky to have run into me. If you'd encountered those grumpy creatures, they would have just killed you and turned you into fertilizer. It's been so many years since any humans have come here, I'm very happy to see you. Talk to me a bit. Maybe I'll consider giving you something in return."

A thoughtful look flashed in Huo Yuhao's eyes, because he was surprised to find that this pink flower, which was not very aggressive and was easy to talk to, actually had a bit of a talkative quality—perhaps because of its own plant-type soul beast characteristics, which meant it didn't have the opportunity to communicate with others, or perhaps for some other reason?

"Alright! Then I'll keep you company for a while. This open area around you is safe, right? May I ask your name, senior?"

The large flower tilted its head slightly, as if a human were pondering something outside, and said, "That person said I'm a celestial herb, calling me 'Fragrant and Exquisite Immortal Herb.' You can just call me Youyou. Hmm, isn't that a nice name? Isn't it lovely?"

"Mmm, it sounds nice, it sounds nice." Huo Yuhao quickly echoed Da Hua's words. In his heart, however, he was secretly pondering: "Fragrant and Exquisite Immortal Herb...it seems it must also be a kind of immortal herb?" An immortal herb. An immortal herb that has evolved into a plant-type soul beast.

"Senior, you still haven't told me why you said you weren't a 100,000-year-old soul beast?" Huo Yuhao immediately asked again.

The fragrant and elegant fairy chuckled and said, "That's because I haven't lived for 100,000 years! I'm only 10,000 years old. Or maybe 10,000 years and a little over, I can't quite remember."

"a thousand years?"

Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong'er exchanged a glance, both seeing the surprise in each other's eyes. Could this immortal plant before them also be an anomaly like the Emperor Beast?

Seemingly sensing their surprise, Youyou said with obvious pride, "Don't you understand? Although I'm not a 100,000-year-old soul beast, my own abilities have already reached that level! Here, thanks to the nourishment of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, the growth of all plants in one day is equivalent to ten days of growth outside."

"So, even though I'm only ten thousand years old, I'm practically a hundred thousand years old. You humans are so stupid."

Plant-type soul beasts have a tenfold growth rate?

Upon hearing this, a look of horror flashed in the eyes of the two. What kind of unreasonable accelerator was this? In other words, the number of plant-type soul beasts here was probably even greater and more terrifying than they had imagined.

They successfully located the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well where the original Shrek Seven Devils were located, and even saw the Fragrant Silk Immortal Item passed down from the Tang Sect. However, neither of them seemed relaxed.

What a wonderful Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire, a treasure trove for those destined to find it! And what a wonderful place that, in order to make ordinary people also have the right to seek good fortune, deliberately did not specify its location, but instead destroyed a large forest of soul beasts and built a poisonous array that stretches for hundreds of kilometers and is one kilometer wide, thus protecting one of the three great treasure troves.

"Hey, why aren't you guys talking? Say something! Chat with me, or I won't protect you anymore. Without my fragrant protection, the scents of all the plants here, as well as the aura of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, will harm you. Your masks won't protect you from this aura."

Huo Yuhao's mind raced, and he suddenly made a decision. He bowed deeply to Youxiang Qiluo Immortal Tablet and said, "I'm sorry, Youyou. I lied to you earlier, and I apologize. Actually, we didn't come here by chance; we came here on purpose. Someone asked me to come here to retrieve a book. Have you seen that book?"

The large flower of the Fragrant Silk Fairy suddenly shook violently. "Ah, ah, ah! So you were sent by that person. It was that person! How is he? We haven't seen him in so long, and he doesn't even come to see us. Really, really."

Who is that person?

Who exactly is being referred to as "that person"?

"Youyou, when was the last time that person you mentioned came here?"

Huo Yuhao noticed Youyou's strong emotional fluctuations, so he followed up by asking her a question.

As expected, Youyou, who was very excited, immediately spoke up: "It's probably been close to ten thousand years."

Youyou was completely unaware that Wang Dong'er's complexion had become quite bad. What a book that was left behind nearly ten thousand years ago. Could it be that she was already sick nearly ten thousand years ago?

"Youyou," Wang Dong'er's voice softened as much as possible, "the person you're talking about, is he Tang Sanyao, one of the original Shrek Seven Devils, who led his companions to break through the boundary and ascend to the God Realm? He's doing well now."

"Oh, that's wonderful!"

The delicate petals opened and closed gently, seemingly quite pleased.

(End of this chapter)