Long Xiaoyao

The Jade Phosphorus Nine Absolute Flowers around the outskirts of the valley were also soul beasts. Seeing that the visitor was the Silky Tulip, they dispersed their dense poisonous mist, forming a passage.

It led straight outside.

But Silky Tulip unexpectedly let out a soft "Huh?"

Apparently, the fact that the outer Jade Phosphorus Seven Absolute Flowers had advanced into Jade Phosphorus Nine Absolute Flowers was beyond his expectations as well.

"Strange. By all rights, shouldn't you still need nearly ten thousand more years before advancing?"

He was questioning them through the means plants used to communicate.

"What? You suddenly received some kind of power a while ago and advanced?"

Silky Tulip frowned slightly.

He could not imagine what kind of power could allow a soul beast to directly skip across a ten-thousand-year growth cycle.

The two soon left the range of the poisonous mist.

Along the way, Yu Wuyi could clearly sense Silky Tulip's power constantly weakening.

They had grown by relying on the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, which meant that once they left this place, their strength would continuously decline.

Although he would not fall to the level of a ten-thousand-year soul beast, he would undoubtedly be among the weakest of the hundred-thousand-year soul beasts.

"How are you? Are you alright?"

Yu Wuyi asked with concern. Silky Tulip's complexion looked rather poor.

Shaking his head, Silky Tulip indicated that it was nothing and said, "I've simply never left this place before. Combined with the loss of power, I feel somewhat weak. My lord need not worry."

He had considered that he would grow weaker after leaving the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, but this sensation of weakness still exceeded his expectations.

At the same time, he felt somewhat envious of Yu Wuyi.

Plant-type soul beasts were inherently unable to move freely. Wherever they took root was where their home was.

Only after cultivating to the level of a hundred-thousand-year soul beast could they take human form and gain the ability to move.

But plant-type soul beasts were innately weaker in battle than other soul beasts, so even if they had the ability to leave, few would choose to do so.

This was even more true for immortal herbs like them, who had been born beside the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

"Can you still fly? If not, we can walk instead."

Yu Wuyi kindly suggested this, though doing so might exceed the time they had originally agreed upon.

But Silky Tulip's condition was more important now. A plant's life was still a life.

"I can still manage. The sooner we get there, the sooner this will be over." Silky Tulip took a deep breath.

This feeling of weakness truly was unpleasant. After this, he likely would not want to come out again.

Soul power surged around him as he rose directly into the air.

Yu Wuyi nodded. Since the other party had already made up his mind, there was no need for him to say more.

The thrusters beneath his feet activated, and he flew to the front to lead the way.

To accommodate Silky Tulip, Yu Wuyi traveled much more slowly than he had on the way there.

But no matter what, the other party was still a hundred-thousand-year soul beast. Mere flight would not exhaust his soul power.

The two continued onward at an unhurried pace.

But just as they had passed the halfway point, an unexpected development occurred.

Directly ahead of them, an elderly man with white hair and beard stood suspended in the air, yet not a trace of soul power fluctuated from his body.

Yu Wuyi raised a hand to stop Silky Tulip, then turned his head and said, "Fall back first. If a fight breaks out later, remember to hide."

Looking at the inscrutable old man ahead, Silky Tulip knew that he was likely another peak expert.

He obediently retreated, quickly putting distance between them.

Yu Wuyi studied the old man before him with great interest. Honestly, he had not expected to encounter this person here.

Name: Long Xiaoyao
Age: 261
Cultivation: Rank 99
Martial Soul: Dark Holy Dragon
Identity: Dragon Emperor Douluo, Holy Spirit Church's Chief Consecrator

That was right. The old man before them was one of the strongest people in the world—the Dragon Emperor Douluo, Long Xiaoyao, who possessed the cultivation of an Ultimate Douluo!

Long Xiaoyao did not easily appear before others.

Since he had appeared on the path they had to take, he had undoubtedly come for them.

"You... need something?"

Yu Wuyi asked in Sam's cold, mechanical voice.

Long Xiaoyao likewise examined the white mech before him. During his time by Ye Xishui's side, he had gained some understanding of soul tools.

However, this was the first time he had seen one that completely enclosed a person.

"Heh heh, there's no need for you to be so wary. This old man merely happened to pass by."

Who was he trying to fool?

Yu Wuyi did not believe that excuse in the slightest.

"Oh? The Dragon Emperor Douluo, Long Xiaoyao, who has vanished from the continent for so long, is openly strolling past other people now?"

He directly revealed the other man's identity.

Long Xiaoyao's calm expression shifted slightly as his brows rose. He had not expected the other party to recognize him.

"It seems Your Excellency's identity is anything but ordinary."

For the other party to recognize him at a glance, they had to either be an acquaintance—

"Likewise."

Yu Wuyi replied indifferently.

Yet that simple response made Long Xiaoyao's gaze sharpen.

The implication was that this person seemed to know something.

He had indeed merely been passing through at first, but a sudden burst of energy had caught his attention.

Before he could locate its source, the energy vanished.

Driven by curiosity, he waited there for a while. To his surprise, he really did get what he was waiting for.

Long Xiaoyao had recognized at a glance that Silky Tulip's true form was a Silky Tulip.

Yet he could not make out the origins of this white mech at all.

Now, this white mech not only knew his identity, but seemingly knew something even deeper.

"May I ask Your Excellency's identity...?"

As he spoke, the hand behind his back had already begun to move. If the other party truly knew something—

Then he would have to resort to more extreme measures.

Although Yu Wuyi could not see Long Xiaoyao's movements, he could roughly guess what he was thinking.

He knew very well what that statement meant to Long Xiaoyao.

"Wuyi All-Purpose House, Executor Sam."

Long Xiaoyao searched his memories again and again, trying to recall what major power was called Wuyi All-Purpose House.

But after thinking for a long time, he realized that no renowned faction bore that name.

Since the other party could recognize him at a glance, they could not possibly belong to some ordinary force.

In other words, there was still a hidden power on this continent that he knew nothing about.

And that power might even know of the Holy Spirit Church's existence.

Long Xiaoyao narrowed his eyes. Just as he was about to ask his final question, he was abruptly interrupted.

"The Holy Spirit Church's chief consecrator, correct?"

In an instant, boundless pressure erupted from Long Xiaoyao's seemingly ordinary body, enveloping Yu Wuyi!

At the same time, nine soul rings—yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black, red, red—shone without the slightest concealment!

He actually possessed two hundred-thousand-year soul rings!

"Since you know my identity, why say it out loud? You should know the consequences of doing so."

Long Xiaoyao stared at the mech's visor. He truly wanted to know what expression lay on the face behind it.

He clearly knew that Long Xiaoyao was the Dragon Emperor Douluo, and that he could not possibly spare anyone who knew of the Holy Spirit Church's existence.

So why did he still dare to say it so fearlessly?

Yu Wuyi smiled. The reason was simple.

He wanted to test just how strong Sam was at 60% synchronization.

So he was practically hoping to fight Long Xiaoyao right now!

At reader Zichao_bD's request, here's an extra chapter today.

(PS: Three chapters a day are already my current limit. There might not be any more after this—I'm completely wiped out.jpg)

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