Chapter 209: Arriving At Sunset Forest
Jiao Jiao said to You You nonchalantly:
“An accident?”
“What kind of accident could happen here?”
“That person set up so many backup plans here, and the Jade Phosphor Poison Array is the strongest poison array. If humans could break in by brute force, I’d drink the entire Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well on the spot!”
You You trembled its huge pink petals slightly, seemingly somewhat relieved.
A peculiar golden Brocade Tulip flower emitted a noble aura. Under the brilliant sunlight, the flower petals emitted specks of golden light, its root like purple vines covered with sharp thorns glistening coldly, surrounded by a strange floral fragrance.
The overall structure was Huo Yuhao’s favorite yellow-purple outfit, making Huo Yuhao exclaim upon seeing it, “Peerless!”
This yellow-purple immortal herb with a noble aura was none other than the Brocade Tulip that the Nine Treasures Glazed Sect coveted most, capable of evolving the Seven Treasures Glazed Pagoda into the Nine Treasures Glazed Pagoda.
The current status of the Nine Treasures Glazed Sect was extremely awkward. As the sect’s main meridians, the Seven Treasures Glazed Pagoda could not break through to Soul Douluo, mainly because Ning Rong Rong and Oscar had not left any descendants back then, leaving only the name of Nine Treasures.
Moreover, the emergence of soul cores made Titled Douluo not particularly scarce, one of the few version bonuses in the Peerless Tang Sect Period.
Unfortunately, the Seven Treasures Glazed Pagoda could not capitalize on the bonus due to its martial soul characteristics, while Gemstone-type Soul Beasts were overfed on the downside, rapidly decreasing in number!
Various reasons had left the current Nine Treasures Glazed Sect in a semi-reclusive state, far less prominent than ten thousand years ago, with only its subsidiary Nine Treasures Merchant Association active on the Continent.
The Brocade Tulip shrugged its petals, and a male voice entered You You’s ears.
“Don’t worry.”
“The Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well has seven hundred thousand year soul beasts.”
“If worst comes to worst, we can still draw on the power of the Dragon Lord beneath the Ice Spring and Fire Spring!”
“With the Dragon Lord’s mighty power, Extreme Fire, and Extreme Ice, any invading enemy will never return!”
Upon hearing the Brocade Tulip speak, You You was immediately somewhat delighted.
“Xiang Xiang! You’re awake!”
“But now both Dragon Lords’ intelligence has not been extinguished; it will probably take a few thousand years before they become mindless dragon souls.”
“We probably can’t command the two Dragon Lords, right?”
The Brocade Tulip said faintly:
“Woken up by your voices.”
“The Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well is our home. How can the nest remain intact if the eggs are broken?”
“The two Dragon Lords would not want the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well disturbed by outsiders; they will surely help!”
The Fiery Apricot chimed in:
“Exactly.”
“The Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well has so many hundred thousand year soul beasts, plus the Dragon Lord and the Jade Phosphorus Poisonous Fog outside. To get in here, you’d need that person’s secret assistance!”
“Otherwise, ten lives wouldn’t be enough for them to squander.”
Hearing her companions all share the same view, the Fragrant Silken Immortal fully relaxed and said:
“Mm, since everyone says so, I’m relieved.”
“Then Xiang Xiang, you keep sleeping. I’m going back to sleep too.”
“The Magic Net hasn’t had anything fun lately. I wonder when the game module will go online?”
“That ‘Ye Ge’ hasn’t given a specific arrangement time either.”
You You wanted to re-enter dormancy. These hundred thousand year plant-type soul beasts were like this; since they could hardly move, they either slept or pondered life, and now surfing the net was another option.
At that moment, a more intense explosion sounded reaching the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well canyon. The soaring scorching flame mushroom cloud nearly blanketed a quarter of the outskirts of Sunset Forest.
These plant-type soul beasts of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well clearly saw the once thick Jade Phosphorus Poison Cloud in the southwest direction of Sunset Forest visibly thinning, even faintly revealing the churning Seven-Colored Poison Miasma on the periphery.
You You trembled in fright and said:
“That, that, Xiang Xiang, Jiao Jiao.”
“This is still no problem, right?”
The Fiery Apricot and Brocade Tulip fell silent, and the other hundred thousand year plant-type soul beasts also showed panic.
Though they were hundred thousand year soul beasts, their combat power was average, and having been confined to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well since birth, they had no combat experience whatsoever.
These immortal herbs were well aware of their appeal to humans! Immortal herbs plus hundred thousand year soul beasts meant rewards far exceeding the risks; humans outside would go completely mad.
“Don’t panic!”
“No big problem!”
“The Jade Phosphorus Poison Cloud repairs quickly! The Seven-Colored Poison Miasma too; it’s not that easy to wear down!”
As the leader of these immortal herbs, the Brocade Tulip felt drumming in its heart but still spoke to comfort them.
At this moment, Emiya Kiritsugu outside observed the weakening of the poisonous fog through the telescope and said to Emiya Shirou:
“Shirou, that’s about it.”
“Load the level seven freezing stationary soul guiding cannonballs and level seven incendiary stationary soul guiding cannonballs!”
“Ice and fire intertwined, finish off those Jade Phosphorus Seven Absolute Flowers in one go!”
Emiya Shirou immediately organized personnel and loaded the intact stationary soul guiding cannonballs.
Then the final salvo began!
Stationary soul guiding cannonballs flashing ice-blue light fell like rain into the Jade Phosphorus Seven Absolute Flower cluster. The Jade Phosphorus Poison Cloud tried to corrode them in mid-air, but to no avail.
Root Third Squad had gone all out this time; these cannonballs’ shells were mixed with a bit of Ice Extreme Divine Crystal, not easily corroded by the poison cloud.
Accompanied by explosions, white ice mist instantly swept the entire Jade Phosphorus Seven Absolute Flower cluster. Already weakened by the previous nine salvos, the Jade Phosphorus Seven Absolute Flowers could no longer resist this time, closing their buds in the extreme cold.
Then, incendiary stationary soul guiding cannonballs turned into fire meteors in mid-air, smashing viciously into the closed buds of the Jade Phosphorus Seven Absolute Flowers.
Without poisonous fog to block, the viscous liquid-like flames spread across the entire southwest direction. Under the intense high temperature, even rocks began to explode into powder.
This incendiary soul tool was modeled after napalm bombs but more powerful!
After the flames dissipated, the entire southwest of Sunset Forest had been plowed over. The once dense forest now revealed scorched black earth, with ice crystals in many places.
In the distance, the Jade Phosphorus Seven Absolute Flower array struck by the incendiary soul guiding cannonballs was still burning with flames, like those rising from Hell.
“Whoa, what a spectacle. Those who don’t know might think there’s a war here.”
Emiya Kiritsugu suddenly heard a familiar voice behind him, turned immediately and saluted. Huo Yuhao patted his shoulder and said:
“Well done. Conventional methods shouldn’t be used against such a poison array.”
“The previous person in charge was still thinking of finding a way out through exploration.”
“You’re the one with ideas, Kiritsugu.”
“Good thing there’s no environmental protection organization here, or we’d definitely get called out on the Magic Net.”
Huo Yuhao walked slowly to Kiritsugu’s side. Su Tong recorded the scene on the Magic Net nearby; this was the first real combat use of the incendiary stationary soul guiding cannonballs, worth documenting.
Emiya Kiritsugu smiled and said:
“Just doing my job.”
“But these soul tools are really effective.”
“I think the future research department can develop even more powerful shells!”
Looking at the hellish scene, Huo Yuhao said:
“It will happen.”
“Soul guiding fission shells are under research; you’ll see them within five years.”
“Tsk, you should know about fission reactions, right?”
Below, Emiya Shirou’s eyes lit up and he said:
“I know that.”
“I remember when I graduated, it was still just theory?”
“Research progressed that fast?”
Huo Yuhao looked at Emiya Shirou below, who had a pure temperament and looked like a good-natured person, and said:
“The hardest part of developing a technology is the direction.”
“Knowing the research direction is like discovering a diamond on the ground.”
“The subsequent development is just picking up that diamond.”
Emiya Shirou hesitated slightly upon hearing this and said:
“According to the textbook, that kind of weapon has great power.”
“Isn’t it very dangerous?”
Huo Yuhao shook his head gently and said:
“No weapon is not dangerous.”
“If possible, I too hope these weapons never need to be born.”
“Rather than using fission in weapons, I prefer applying it to energy.”
“Unfortunately, the world is like this; we always have to compromise with reality.”
Soul guiding fission shells were the Douluo Continent version of nuclear bombs. Due to equipment issues here, it was hard to enrich uranium-235.
Fortunately, Douluo Continent had rare metals and core formation arrays; enrichment and concentration could be fully handled by core formation arrays, far more convenient than in the previous life.
Previous life scientists would surely call it an unorthodox method upon seeing it.
Huo Yuhao had also added soul power characteristics to the fission shells based on Douluo Continent’s rare metal properties.
Estimated, when detonated, not only would it have the effect of previous life nuclear bombs, but it would also madly compress and release heaven and earth elements, triggering elemental turbulence, with absolutely astonishing power!
In the future, once research is complete, Huo Yuhao would surely toss one into Qiankun Valley of Love and Inquiry.
However, compared to weapon applications, Huo Yuhao wanted more to find how to convert fission energy and electrical energy into soul power.
Soul power as an energy source was truly far superior to electrical energy.
Just soul power’s various wondrous properties could outclass conventional energy sources by miles.
Huo Yuhao stretched lazily, jumped down from the high platform, and said:
“Should have arrived two hours early.”
“On the road, ran into a young lady fleeing home being chased, the mastermind her own father, reason being jealousy of her cultivation talent.”
“Before I split him in half with one slash, he realized her father was her grandfather; the real father had long been possessed by her grandfather, who lusted after his granddaughter’s body, planning to kill her and savor slowly.”
“The dead geezer was still mocking, saying he was hiding in a misty forest, daring me to come find him.”
“How could I tolerate that? My newly forged Sun Wheel Spear! Wiped him out along with that forest on the spot.”
Emiya Kiritsugu didn’t know what to say after hearing this; he always felt it was like something a protagonist in a wuxia novel would encounter.
Meanwhile, Su Tong nearby had black lines on her face. Who knew why they two would stumble upon an assassination scene right after leaving Kamui, complete with a steel blade aimed at their heads—such low-probability events actually happening.
Fortunately, Teacher’s Spiritual Eye was useful, speeding through the side quest plot directly.
