Chapter 210: Fiery Apricot: “tch, Can We Reconcile?”
Huo Yuhao’s black eyes looked at the distant blaze still burning fiercely and said:
“Su Tong, you stay at the camp.”
“By the way, go check on the Destruction Statue’s situation, since it’s related to a god.”
Su Tong nodded slightly and said:
“Mm, got it, Teacher.”
Emiya Kiritsugu, who was nearby, also walked down from the high platform and said:
“Boss, do you need the Root Third Squad to accompany you?”
“There might be resistance forces in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.”
Huo Yuhao shook his head, rejecting Emiya Kiritsugu’s suggestion.
“No need.”
“There are indeed some resistance forces inside the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.”
“Just a few hundred thousand year plant-type soul beasts.”
“In the Star Dou Great Forest, they’d be nothing more than a dish, not tough opponents at all.”
“The Root Third Squad stays here to wait. The commotion you made earlier wasn’t small; someone might come to investigate this side.”
“If people come, you’re responsible for expelling them. For those who refuse obstinately, break their legs and throw them out.”
Emiya Kiritsugu immediately nodded to show understanding.
After the orders were given, the Enthusiasm Members in the rear camp began skillfully packing up the soul tool cannons, each movement as if rehearsed countless times.
These soul tool cannons were equipped with cooling soul tools, so there was no worry about overheating. Because of their simple structure, five minutes was enough to complete disassembly.
Immediately after, Emiya Kiritsugu directed the Enthusiasm Members to set up shielding soul tools and defensive soul tools around the camp, guarding against possible enemies.
Meanwhile, Huo Yuhao slowly walked toward the blazing fire ahead. The scorching high temperature baked the ground until it cracked, and the soil made exploding sounds due to excessive dryness.
Ice crystals and flames intertwined, with rolling thick smoke almost covering the sky. The originally azure blue sky now looked like it had a black filter applied.
The fire even showed signs of spreading to both sides, but the seven-colored poison miasma and Bilin Poison Cloud in the other directions of Sunset Forest seemed conscious as they concentrated their power to inhibit the flames’ spread.
The flames, without further support, were gradually being engulfed by the seven-colored poison miasma. By estimation, in two hours, the poison miasma would refill this land.
But for Huo Yuhao, two hours was more than enough.
“Creak~”
Huo Yuhao stepped on and snapped a section of shattered Jade Phosphorus Seven Absolute Flower root, ignoring it, and arrived at the fire wall ahead emitting high-energy heat.
The flames on the fire wall bared their fangs and brandished claws, scorching the air and causing the light to distort somewhat.
Huo Yuhao extended his hand toward the fire wall. His eyes shimmered with starry sky-like colors. Soul rings circled around his body, and the golden soul ring belonging to the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm began to flash. The sacred and brilliant golden light momentarily overshadowed the crimson ahead.
“Spiritual Endowment”
With the soul skill’s activation, the fire wall suddenly paused as if time had stopped. Then, the surging flames receded to both sides like a tide, and a gap abruptly appeared in the continuous fire wall.
Through this gap, Huo Yuhao could clearly see a canyon ahead.
The canyon was shrouded in a misty and hazy white light, which was not some barrier but a boundary phenomenon formed because the heaven and earth origin energy inside the canyon far exceeded the outside world.
Huo Yuhao passed through the fire wall and approached the white light. His hand probed in first, and the warmth inside was much lower than outside.
It seemed the blazing flames outside had not affected the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well inside.
Without any hesitation, he directly merged into the white light, officially entering this true Treasure Gathering Basin—the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
The first thing to enter Huo Yuhao’s eyes was a stretch of ice white lake water, shrouded in faint white mist. His spiritual power could sense the extremely low temperature inside—it was Extreme Ice.
Opposite the ice white lake water was fiery red. Just looking at it made one feel the scorching heat.
White and red, clearly divided. Extreme Fire and Extreme Ice collided and crazily aggregated heaven and earth origin energy, even giving birth to life force due to the bipolar collision.
The valley’s area was not large, but it was densely packed with all sorts of plants. Though Huo Yuhao couldn’t recognize many, he could sense the soul power within them.
Just a rough probe, and the [Record] ability had already cataloged five hundred new plants. Many were rare treasures.
Even Huo Yuhao was shocked by the scene before him.
Because the original work’s description was very pale, Huo Yuhao had initially thought the Thunderclap Hellvine Canyon and Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well should be about the same.
He never expected that seeing it with his own eyes would reveal this place was truly incomparable to the Thunderclap Hellvine Canyon. Just the number of rare medicinal herbs far exceeded the weeds in the Thunderclap Hellvine Canyon!
Not a single plant here was simple. Even Blue Silver Grass here would be Blue Silver King.
Unfortunately, there weren’t many plants here that had become soul beasts. On the Douluo Continent, it was much harder for plants to become soul beasts than animals.
“Human! Die!”
Just as Huo Yuhao was appreciating the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well’s scenery, the scorching hot yang spring’s spring water suddenly surged in the distance, drawn out in large quantities by an unknown force.
The crimson red spring water arced beautifully in the air, heading straight for Huo Yuhao’s body.
The spring water contained the power of Extreme Fire. A normal Titled Douluo wouldn’t dare to take it head-on, but Huo Yuhao didn’t even glance at it properly.
His left hand extended to the side, and the scorching hot yang spring stopped dead in midair as if encountering an unknown obstacle. Though it clearly still had a strong forward momentum, it couldn’t advance a single step further.
“What’s going on?”
“Human, you’ve got some skill!”
A clear female voice entered Huo Yuhao’s ears from all directions, seemingly to confuse him and prevent him from locating its main body.
Then, the yang spring changed form, turning into a massive water ball that enveloped Huo Yuhao’s entire body.
The ground under his feet melted directly, and Huo Yuhao, submerged in the red spring water, couldn’t see anything.
“Just trying to enjoy the view, and someone comes to disturb me.”
“You barbarian, are you tired of living?”
Huo Yuhao used telekinesis to forcefully tear open the scorching hot yang spring around him. Spiritual Detection zero-frame instant activation locked onto the target’s position.
Kamui activated instantly without any prelude, and he vanished from this space at extreme speed.
After comprehending the Space Crown for so long, Kamui now had no prelude and could be activated zero-frame anytime.
“Where’s the person?!”
The Fiery Apricot at the fiery red lakeside shook its body, spiritual power alerting to the surroundings. The distant scorching hot yang spring, having lost its target, quietly floated in the air.
Then, this spring water did not return to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well but gradually gathered, stretched, slowly taking human shape, and finally formed a fully crimson fire woman.
The fire woman looked around, two blazing fire long swords appearing in her hands, searching for Huo Yuhao’s figure.
“Using spring water to mimic a human form, not bad.”
“Your main body’s fire attribute doesn’t reach Extreme Fire, so you used the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well?”
The Fiery Apricot’s entire body jolted hard, because this voice was right behind it.
“When?!”
Sensing danger, the fire woman immediately rushed toward Huo Yuhao behind the Fiery Apricot.
Huo Yuhao eyed this figure completely formed from spring water with interest, then extended his hand toward her. Spiritual power threads instantly connected to the fire woman, and through Spiritual Endowment, he infused spirit.
The Fiery Apricot immediately sensed its created fire woman was out of control. Under its shocked gaze, the fire woman knelt on one knee to Huo Yuhao, her blazing fire long sword pointing straight at the Fiery Apricot.
“Impressive!”
The Fiery Apricot was completely stunned. It couldn’t understand why its creation had suddenly betrayed it.
But now wasn’t the time to think about that. Ajiao clearly felt the undisguised killing intent from behind.
Huo Yuhao didn’t hold back against the Fiery Apricot and directly drew the Remnant Dream Blade from his right hand.
Just as the Fiery Apricot turned its head, it saw a gorgeous long saber with a blade flashing countless bizarre and motley scenes pointed straight at its body.
The aura from that saber made the Fiery Apricot feel like its entire body was pierced by needles, extremely uncomfortable.
“I’ll die!”
“If it hits, I’ll definitely die!”
Death flooded the Fiery Apricot’s mind like a tide, its body trembling uncontrollably, not even daring to move.
“Hey, red cabbage, why’d you suddenly go quiet?”
“Weren’t you talking pretty loud earlier?”
“Why are you like an ostrich now?”
“Please revert to that arrogant attitude from before; I’m not used to this.”
Though the Fiery Apricot appeared extremely hot-tempered, it hadn’t fought much. Its battles relied purely on instinct, and for a moment, it didn’t know how to face this situation.
Though it was a top plant-type soul beast, if truly fighting a hundred thousand year soul beast properly cultivated from the outside world, the Fiery Apricot would likely lose.
“Tch, can we reconcile?”
The Fiery Apricot’s originally clear female voice now trembled somewhat.
Huo Yuhao looked at the tall red giant cabbage before him and said indifferently:
“At this moment, are you joking?”
“Begging for mercy without any dignity just to survive?”
“I despise you.”
At this moment, a mild and somewhat nervous voice appeared on the other side of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
“Um, could you let Jiao Jiao go?”
“We were wrong in this matter.”
“Please forgive it.”
Huo Yuhao looked toward the source of the voice: a pink giant flower growing in the central lakeside of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
A spiritual power scan, and the Record authority revealed its identity.
Huo Yuhao looked at it and said:
“Fragrant Silken Immortal?”
“Heh, are you the steward here?”
You You was somewhat surprised, not expecting Huo Yuhao to recognize it at a glance. Hearing his question, it nodded, then shook its head.
Huo Yuhao said:
“What does that mean?”
“Nodding and then shaking?”
You You said softly in a mild voice:
“Xiang Xiang is in hibernation. I am the manager here.”
Huo Yuhao pressed:
“Who is Xiang Xiang?”
“Next time, tell me everything at once. My patience is limited.”
You You hurriedly lowered its pink large petals, its originally mild tone carrying panic.
“Y-yes!”
“I got it, please don’t hurt Jiao Jiao.”
“Xiang Xiang is the Brocade Tulip, also a hundred thousand year soul beast, the true authority here.”
Huo Yuhao frowned and said:
“Sleeping?”
“Wake up all the hundred thousand year soul beasts in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. How can beings of this age sleep?”
You You hurriedly waved its petals, just about to contact the Brocade Tulip and others via spiritual power, but was interrupted.
“No need. I already know all the details.”
“Honored guest, Jiao Jiao was at fault first in this matter. I can allow you to pick one unconscious immortal herb here.”
Huo Yuhao smiled, looking at the immortal herb in the distance that matched his aesthetics, and said:
“Just one?”
“Is there a possibility that if I kill you all, all the immortal herbs on this land are mine?”
The Fiery Apricot beside Huo Yuhao grew angry.
“You!………”
It just wanted to say something but was forced back by the Remnant Dream Blade right at hand.
The Brocade Tulip was silent for a long time, then said seriously to Huo Yuhao:
“You’d best not do that.”
“You know of this place and recognize You You.”
“Then you surely know who this place once belonged to.”
Huo Yuhao laughed and said loudly:
“Wasn’t it Dugu Bo from ten thousand years ago?”
“What, did he leave some backup plan?”
The Brocade Tulip was once again rendered silent and said straightforwardly:
“It was Sea God Tang San from ten thousand years ago.”
“This is that one’s territory. Please follow the rules here.”
“Of course, I can also open the trial for you. Passing the trial allows taking seven plants from here.”
“My earlier promise still holds. You can take eight plants.”
“Our trial is not difficult for you; you can pass it easily.”
“But if you really wish to use force, please believe our mutual assured destruction.”
Just as the Brocade Tulip finished speaking, the entire Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well rose with the auras of five hundred thousand year soul beasts again.
Huo Yuhao smiled at the Brocade Tulip and said:
“I see.”
“You still don’t understand what’s happening.”
“That Sea God Tang San can’t manage here anymore.”
tjss seems to have mixed up Fragrant Silken Immortal and Brocade Tulip. The Douluo Fragrant Silken Immortal directly disappeared.
