Chapter 218 A Fiery Apricot Blossom, the Snow Emperor Makes His Move!
"Purpose? Naturally, it's to increase our strength!"
Kong Xuan made no attempt to conceal anything, saying, "The immortal herbs nurtured in this treasure land have extraordinary effects. After consuming them, Soul Masters can save several years of arduous cultivation and even enhance the strength of their Martial Soul."
"I see. The plant-type soul beasts here are indeed different from those in the Star Dou Great Forest."
Gu Yuena frowned slightly, but she still felt that it wouldn't be that simple.
The five of them had already landed around the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire. A rich life force enveloped them, and with each breath they felt a refreshing energy surging through their lungs, which was extremely comfortable.
Xue Di glanced around and reminded, "This place seems to accelerate the growth of plant-type soul beasts; there might even be a 100,000-year-old plant-type soul beast here."
As the embodiment of the ice and snow energy of heaven and earth, the Ice and Snow Maiden is not a plant-type soul beast, but she has an extremely keen sense of the energy of heaven and earth, even more so than Gu Yuena's clone.
Upon hearing Xue Di's reminder, Kong Ling and Meng Hongchen immediately tensed up.
Kong Xuan smiled and said, "It's not a question of whether we can say for sure, but a certainty. There are several plant-type soul beasts here that are hundreds of thousands of years old!"
"Several?"
Meng Hongchen exclaimed in surprise and looked around warily.
A 100,000-year-old soul beast is a powerful existence comparable to a Title Douluo!
Even with two powerful figures from the Soul Beast Realm by her side, Xue Di and Gu Yue Na, one of them was only at the Soul Saint level when she transformed into human form, and the other, although powerful, was only an avatar, and it was unknown how much combat power her true body still possessed.
So Meng Hongchen's heart still raced instinctively, and a feeling of fear rose involuntarily in her heart.
Gu Yuena and Xue Di spread their spiritual power, sweeping across the entire valley, searching for the aura of a 100,000-year-old soul beast.
Under the powerful spiritual influence of the two individuals, these plant-type soul beasts responded one after another.
Different auras rose from all directions, seemingly wanting to demonstrate their power and thus intimidate external enemies.
Kong Xuan's gaze swept across the area, and there were quite a few plant-type soul beasts here that were thousands or even tens of thousands of years old.
However, these herbs are not the kind of plant-type spirit beasts that are good at fighting, so even if they are ten thousand years old, their combat power is limited.
Around this Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire, three auras were the most eye-catching, far surpassing those of ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts.
Without a doubt, these three auras belong to plant-type soul beasts that are 100,000 years old.
"Who are you people? You've managed to break in, you must be quite capable."
A gentle female voice suddenly rang out, attracting everyone's attention.
Following the sound, everyone looked and saw a large pink flower at the confluence of the two lakes. It had no leaves, its stem was nearly ten feet long, and the flower was extremely large, with a diameter of more than three feet.
Each petal looked as clear and translucent as crystal, and the pale pink flowers swayed gently in the mist.
The sound came from this flower, which was clearly a 100,000-year-old plant-type soul beast.
Feeling Meng Hongchen grip her arm even tighter, Kong Xuan patted the back of her hand, indicating that she didn't need to be nervous.
Then Kong Xuan looked at the large flower and asked, "Are you the Fragrant Silk Immortal?"
"Wow! You actually knew me?"
The voice of Youxiang Qiluo Xianpin was somewhat surprised, even carrying a hint of delight.
After all, no humans had visited this place for ten thousand years, so she found it quite novel to see humans.
Seeing that the 100,000-year-old plant-type soul beast did not attack them immediately and spoke in a very calm tone, Meng Hongchen and Kong Ling were somewhat relieved.
Kong Xuan and the others walked towards the Fragrant Silk Immortal Item, and he continued, "I not only know you, but I also know that the other two are the Fiery Apricot and the Eight-Cornered Mysterious Ice Grass."
As Kong Xuan spoke, he pointed to the ice spring and yang spring on either side of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eye, where bright red and white lights shone brightly, clearly emanating the aura of 100,000-year-old soul beasts.
"Wow! You actually knew all that?"
Youxiang Qiluo Xianpin looked surprised again and said, "You can just call me Youyou. You know so much, are you a descendant of that person?"
Kong Xuan shook his head: "I am not a descendant of Tang San."
He had no interest in pretending to be Tang San's successor. He brought Xue Di and Gu Yuena here because he was here to overpower them with sheer force.
Youyou's tone was somewhat downcast upon hearing this: "Oh! That's such a pity."
"If you are that person's successor, you can obtain his inheritance after passing the test."
"If you're not, then you'd better leave quickly."
Gu Yuena and the others overheard Kong Xuan and Youyou's conversation and deduced from this brief exchange that this place was actually left behind by Tang San, the Sea God from ten thousand years ago.
They were all very curious, though, as Kong Xuan seemed to be very familiar with the place.
Kong Xuan shook his head upon hearing this: "I came here for the immortal herbs, so naturally I will not leave empty-handed."
The words were spoken plainly, but Youyou could hear an undeniable firmness in them.
Even with her good temper, her voice became somewhat serious at this moment: "You are not that person's successor, so you cannot obtain the immortal herb from this place."
"Youyou, stop wasting your breath on them!"
Another female voice rang out, but this one was noticeably clearer and brighter, filled with a heroic air.
"Can't you see? They're planning to steal the immortal herb!"
The one who spoke at this moment was naturally Liehuo Xingjiaoshu by Yangquan. She had always had a fiery temper, and she actually took the initiative to attack while speaking.
boom!
A gigantic phantom of a fire maiden, formed entirely from the waters of Yangquan, appeared out of thin air above Yangquan!
This fire woman was several meters tall, with a blurred face, yet she emanated a terrifyingly high temperature that could scorch the heavens and boil the seas.
It let out a silent roar, carrying a monstrous, molten Yangquan water that transformed into a destructive crimson wave that swept towards Kong Xuan and his companions!
"Be careful!" Meng Hongchen and Kong Ling's expressions changed drastically; the power of this attack far exceeded their ability to cope.
However, facing the giant wave of Yangquan containing the ultimate power of fire, Xue Di's icy blue eyes showed no fear whatsoever, but instead flashed a cold glint.
"Hmph, a pseudo-ten-thousand-year-old with the help of external forces dares to be so presumptuous!"
With a cold voice tinged with disdain, Xue Di took a step forward and instantly flashed from the ranks to the very front, facing the oncoming wave of destruction alone.
Although she has now taken human form and her soul power level is only at the level of a Soul Saint at level 75, she was once a ferocious beast that stood at the pinnacle of soul beasts for 600,000 years!
Although most of that vast, ocean-like primordial power was sealed, even a mere trace of it was enough to unleash earth-shattering power!
Its combat experience and skills are far superior to those of Liehuo Xingjiaoshu, a "pseudo-ten-thousand-year" cultivator who relies on the energy of a treasure land to build up his strength.
Facing the towering waves of fire, the Snow Empress neither dodged nor avoided them. She slowly raised her slender hand and gently pushed it forward.
This palm strike had no flashy light, nor any violent fluctuations of soul power; it only possessed an extreme stillness and coldness!
This palm strike was neither the Emperor's Palm of the Snow Emperor's Three Absolute Techniques, nor a soul skill after transformation; it was simply a palm strike imbued with extreme cold.
The moment the palm struck, an absolute chill, seemingly capable of freezing time and space and annihilating all things, suddenly erupted from the center of Xue Di's palm!
The temperature in the space in front of her plummeted, and even light and sound seemed to be swallowed up and frozen by the cold!
The roaring waves of fire from Yangquan, upon contact with this invisible chill, seemed to have struck an invisible, absolute zero wall of sighs!
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A deafening vaporization sound rang out!
The crimson water of Yangquan, upon contact with this icy palm force, rapidly froze and solidified at a speed visible to the naked eye, then transformed into the purest ice-attribute energy particles, completely annihilating and dissipating!
The phantom of the Fire Maiden let out a shrill wail, and its massive body began to crack inch by inch from the point of contact.
Finally, with a loud "bang," it exploded completely, turning into countless ice crystal powders, which were dispersed by the subsequent chill.
The massive waves of Yangquan, powerful enough to destroy mountains, were completely and cleanly dispersed by Xue Di's seemingly effortless palm strike, without even a ripple passing over her body!
The whole process was lightning fast, yet it was filled with absolute overwhelming power!
The fiery apricot tree trembled violently, and the red light on its branches and leaves dimmed, clearly indicating that it had been severely shaken by the Snow Emperor's palm strike, which contained a trace of primordial extreme ice power.
Its simple intelligence is filled with unbelievable fear!
How could this human woman, whose aura doesn't seem particularly strong, possess such terrifying extreme cold power, even colder than the aura in the ice spring!
Snow Empress slowly withdrew her palm, snowflakes still swirling around her. She stood proudly before Yangquan, her cold gaze sweeping over the trembling, delicate Fiery Apricot tree, like an ice and snow empress reigning over the world.
"Are you... still going to make a move?"
(End of chapter)