FE—Chapter 90: This God has Sensed the Son of Destiny Again
Huo Yuhao pondered for a moment and looked at Bingdi. She appeared to be a petite girl in a green dress, but she froze the poisonous miasma in the air with a casual wave of her hand. The contrast was striking.
"In terms of strength alone, she should be considered a Super Douluo."
"Super Douluo? She??"
Dugu Luo stared blankly at Bingdi, her eyes widening in disbelief.
This green-haired girl with twin ponytails hardly looked like a Super Douluo; she resembled a pampered little girl who had emerged from a big sect to gain experience.
But the opponent's real ability was clear. Dugu Luo could distinctly feel an intense cold emanating from her, which had strong penetrating and condensing properties, instantly reducing the activity of toxin molecules and solidifying them into tiny ice crystals.
It could be said that the Ice Empress merely waved her hand to alter the environment of the poisonous miasma, causing most of the poisonous fog to dissipate.
"What? Do you think I don't look like a Super Douluo?"
The Ice Empress glanced at Dugu Luo, thinking her understanding was lacking. Just by observing her human appearance, she had questioned the second overlord of the Far North.
Dugu Luo quickly waved her hand and smiled, "No, no! Senior can easily alter the environment of the poisonous barrier, which proves your strength."
"It's just... if you haven't seen the senior take action, it's easy to misjudge her based on a little girl's appearance."
Dugu Luo initially judged that the Ice Empress had mastered a subtle method of changing her appearance due to her superior cultivation.
For example, Huo Yuhao's technique can realistically change a person's appearance, imitating even their cultivation and breath.
The extreme cold power of this little girl makes her seem extraordinary. The pressure of the cold air that she released with a wave of her hand was remarkable. She was undoubtedly not an ordinary person.
Such a major figure must have methods that Dugu Luo couldn't comprehend.
The Ice Empress directly altered the environment, and her cold power eliminated the toxin molecules. Huo Yuhao didn't need to release the Chilling Bone Flame and could continue to venture deeper.
"Sister Dugu, don't worry about the poisonous miasma; just go."
"Really? I don't need to resist it?"
"With the big boss leading you, safety is guaranteed."
"Oh, let's go."
Dugu Luo was very calm. After all, the toxic threat that could burst forth at any moment within her body felt like a sharp blade hanging over her head, leading her to develop a very cautious temperament.
Huo Yuhao told her to dispel her worries and explained that the Ice Empress was very powerful; her extreme ice was specifically meant to counter these poisonous fogs.
Forget the poisonous miasma outside; even the Jade Phosphorus Flowers of the Seven Absolute Poison Formation in the depths were nothing more than an illusion in the face of the chilling ability of the Ice Empress's Ultimate Ice.
Di Rachel waved the Golden Dragon Spear in her hand, cutting through the flowers and plants frozen by the Ice Empress along their path.
She recalled the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well of Wang Qiuer and Huo Yuhao in the light ball and chuckled, joking, "Yuhao, this time you probably won't have the chance to pick any Yearning Heartbroken Red for Wang Donger."
Di Rachel was deeply impressed by the scene in the light ball where Huo Yuhao took the Yearning Heartbroken Red wholeheartedly.
Yet Wang Qiuer was stunned and utterly moved, feeling that such pure love, devoid of any impurities, truly existed in this world.
Di Rachel looked quite serious and couldn't help but shake her head with a slow sigh.
"Wang Qiu'er is a novice in relationships..."
When Bingdi heard this remark, she glanced at her and sighed, "You came out so early, yet you are not much more mature than Wang Qiu'er."
"So what?"
Di Rachel held the Golden Dragon Spear naturally, unaffected by Bingdi's words.
"When Yuhao was still a level 10 young soul master, I... I met him. Now ten months have passed; what's wrong with me coming out to find him?"
Di Rachel felt that Bingdi was upset because Yuhao's third soul ring still hadn't merged with her.
She grew emotional, leading her to criticize this auspicious beast for no reason.
Dugu Luo was beside her, so Di Rachel refrained from calling this auspicious beast any harsh names.
Of course, Dugu Luo did not understand their conversation at all. She did not know Wang Dong'er or Wang Qiu'er at all.
Huo Yuhao put his arm around Di Rachel's shoulders and smiled, saying, "Bingdi, it's okay for Miss Rachel to come out early."
"After all, we won't make any mistakes this time; it's safe."
"That's right."
Di Rachel felt proud, and her red eyes flashed brilliantly when she looked at Bingdi.
"Bingdi, you should think about it carefully: when can you successfully join our team with Yuhao..."
Bingdi snorted upon hearing this, gazing at Huo Yuhao silently, which made him feel quite embarrassed.
This wasn't just to entice Bingdi, but also to ask her to help them acquire other third soul rings.
Huo Yuhao chuckled and reassured Bingdi, "Bingdi, I will remember you. Let's continue to delve deeper into the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well."
Soon, they ventured deeper, and the area covered by Bingdi's cold air expanded. The fine crackling sound echoed as if countless ice cracks were developing in the poisonous miasma, transforming the lifeless toxins into tiny ice crystals.
In the original novel, Wang Qiu'er was moved to tears by Huo Yuhao's unwavering entry into the poisonous miasma.
She questioned herself and Huo Yuhao: why would there be such a fool willing to sacrifice his life for a woman?
Indeed, this was the beginning of Wang Qiu'er's feelings for Huo Yuhao in the original story.
After the Ice Empress froze the toxin molecules in the space ahead, she remarked, "This Sunset Forest doesn't seem to have a particularly strong soul-beast aura. Compared to the Far North, it's quite barren."
Huo Yuhao smiled and replied, "Perhaps the blessed land of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well accounts for most of the Sunset Forest's luck, preventing the soul beasts from thriving."
Last time, when he and Dugu Luo scouted this poisonous miasma, they encountered a thousand-year-old crypt spider along the way, which they managed to kill together.
This time, with the Ice Empress's support, they encountered some soul beasts, but they were turned into ice sculptures before they could even confront them.
To be cautious, Dugu Luo always held a map in her hand, constantly verifying it against the route marked last time, fearful of taking a wrong turn.
Bingdi looked at the map curiously and asked, "Before meeting Yuhao, did you ever find the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well?"
Dugu Luo shook her head. "This blessed land was discovered by my ancestor Dugu Bo ten thousand years ago."
"But after a series of events, the ancestor became close friends with Tang San. He took away most of the immortal herbs of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well and shared them with his partners."
"However, I don't know how it happened. Perhaps after Tang San became a god, he switched from borrowing the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well to claiming it as his own."
"Since then, the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well has lost the Dugu family's name."
Bingdi was aware of Tang San, the one who had ascended to godhood ten thousand years ago, but she didn't know much about his transformations and demeanor.
Huo Yuhao felt this perfectly aligned with Tang San's character. In the mid to later stages, when he lacked strength, he would say, "My father was wrong; I will apologize on his behalf." Later, when he gained strength, he would assert, "My father was not wrong; it's your fault." This was quite classic.
Before they knew it, with the Ice Empress freezing the toxin molecules all the way, they soon arrived in the core area of the miasma.
The poisonous fog here was no longer gray but displayed a bizarre array of colors.
"Crack."
A strange sound echoed nearby. Some colorful bones with unusual shapes littered the ground; even though their sizes were large, they had become brittle from long-term corrosion by toxins, and the skeletons kept breaking apart.
The broken bones, when exposed to the poisonous fog, displayed increasingly vivid colors, and streams of colorful mist emerged from them.
The Ice Empress casually waved her hand, releasing the Everfreeze Domain. All the massive skeletons surrounding them were frozen by the extreme ice, precisely as expected.
The only difference from before was that these seven-colored toxic molecules appeared more lively, but in the face of the Ice Empress's extreme ice, they turned into colorful tiny ice crystals.
Upon witnessing this scene, Dugu Luo felt a wave of security and whispered, "We must be approaching the poisonous miasma area of the Jade Phosphorus Flowers of the Seven Absolute Poison Formation."
Di Rachel brandished the Golden Dragon Spear: "Don't be afraid; the Ice Scorpion Douluo is here to escort us, and I haven't used my strength yet."
Dugu Luo looked at the girl with golden hair, noticing the Golden Dragon Spear in her hand, and displayed a bit of curiosity in her eyes.
"Are you also one of those powerful figures whose strength can't be judged by appearance?"
Dugu Luo knew that Di Rachel was not an ordinary person, especially for being able to accompany Huo Yuhao.
Di Rachel smiled slightly. "Ha, I'm not as powerful as her yet, but I can summon someone even stronger."
Dugu Luo was enamored again. Such a team seemed rock-solid.
The Ice Empress was a Super Douluo. Thus, the figure that Di Rachel could call upon must be a top fighter on this continent, making the blonde girl's identity all the more daunting.
Step by step, as they journeyed deeper, they came across vast patches of emerald green.
The true nature of these emerald green hues was a special green plant. At the center of each plant, emerald green mist emanated, surrounded by colorful phosphorescence.
The emerald green plant stood not particularly tall, about half a meter high, with nine leaves resembling human hands and oddly shaped; each leaf bore seven petals that resembled fingers.
"Jade Phosphorus Flowers of Seven Absolute Poison Formation..." Dugu Luo muttered.
The Ice Empress thought for a moment and said, "It seems you've been correct. This is the poisonous miasma that Tang San deliberately set up. These Jade Phosphorus Flowers of Seven Absolute Poison are arranged very systematically. They didn't grow naturally at all."
"Some records from my family indicate that Tang San may have orchestrated this to protect the immortal herbs of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well."
Dugu Luo scoffed, "What a saintly man. He picked all the immortal herbs for himself and then protected the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well."
"My Dugu family's descendants attempted to save themselves, but they couldn't pinpoint the location of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well. If they had, they would likely have become mere nutrients in the poisonous array of the Jade Phosphorus Flowers of Seven Absolute Poison."
These green plants with nine leaves and seven petals arranged in a structured pattern in front of them had large flowers blooming on top. The green mist flowed from the stamens at the apex, gradually spreading to the surrounding space and mingling with the seven-colored poisonous miasma.
This time, the Ice Empress didn't simply wave her hand but instead used the Ice Empress's claws to strike directly at the poisonous formation of the Jade Phosphorus Flowers of Seven Absolute Poison.
All the Jade Phosphorus Flowers of Seven Absolute Poison that should wither did so, and those that should freeze froze.
Di Rachel unleashed the Ultimate Fire, waved the Golden Dragon Spear infused with the Golden Flame, and prodded randomly at the Jade Phosphorus Flowers of the Seven Absolute Poison formation, causing a substantial number of oddly shaped petals to fall and burn to ashes.
Although this seven-colored toxin is extremely corrosive and could be difficult even for rare metals to withstand, it was no match for the Golden Dragon Spear. Even if it were merely a replica, it was crafted by the Silver Dragon King for an auspicious beast, rendering the corrosive powers of the Jade Phosphorus Flowers of Seven Absolute Poison useless against it.
According to descriptions in the original work, if the Jade Phosphorus Flowers of Seven Absolute Poison evolve into the Jade Phosphorus Flowers of Nine Absolute Poison, they will transform into top-level plant-type soul beasts, with at least a cultivation base of ten thousand years.
No matter how many there were, they couldn't withstand the Ice Empress's claws.
This seven-colored toxin isn't easy for an ordinary Titled Douluo to inhale, but the Jade Phosphorus Flowers of Seven Absolute Poison are afraid of the cold. The Ice Empress, being the embodiment of ultimate ice and equivalent to a Super Douluo, is the perfect counter.
As the seven-colored poisonous flowers withered, the entire space quieted significantly. What was once a diffused seven-colored poison transformed into tiny ice crystals.
"Okay, these seven-colored poisonous flowers are all done for. Let's move on," Bingdi said calmly, her eyes fixed, as an ice pathway materialized through the shattered Jade Phosphorus Flowers of the Seven Absolute Poison array.
They stepped onto this ice road and proceeded deeper, soon discovering that the seven-color phosphorus flower array guarded a valley.
Even though there wasn't a poisonous fog within the valley, seven-colored poisonous clouds blanketed the sky, giving it the appearance of being illuminated by a rainbow.
Various plants were flourishing around. Looking around, all types of beautiful flowers vied for beauty, emitting varying intensities of precious light.
In the heart of the valley, the plants formed a lake, clearly divided into two sections. One side's water was ice white, while the other side shimmered fiery red, creating an extraordinarily beautiful sight.
The Ice Empress crossed her arms, appearing unexcited, glancing at Huo Yuhao and transmitting her soul power.
"Yuhao, this is likely the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well. The third soul ring hasn't merged with this emperor yet and must come here."
"Go find it; this emperor wishes to see what third ring you can discover."
...
God Realm, the Sea God Palace.
"What? Someone breached this god's blockade and entered my Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well without permission!?"
Tang San's eyes narrowed in shock, and he sprang up from the Sea God throne, almost losing his grip on the heavy Sea God Trident.
Instantly, his gaze deepened, and he focused on the lower world, divine light radiating from above his head.
The next moment, Tang San's somber expression shifted to one of ecstasy.
"The son of destiny?!"
Tang San suppressed his excitement. "I've found him; I finally located him again. It seems my plan aligns with the will of heaven. This child is truly connected to my Tang family."
However, upon sensing the breath of destiny, his demeanor darkened again after just the slightest perception.
"What's going on? Why is there no connection between the fate of the son of destiny and Shrek Academy?"
"Instead, it is deeply intertwined with the sun and the moon."
The Tang God King's expression grew more foreboding, and his eyes seemed to reflect the truths of the universe.
"It must be the world will of the Douluo Continent that has led the son of destiny onto the wrong path."
"He has ventured into such a sinister place as the Sun Moon Empire. Is he attempting to mislead the son of destiny?"
The expression of God King Tang gradually morphed into a ferocious glare. It seems this plane's will has already been decided...
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