The Original Sin Power he had inherited was extremely similar to Destruction Divine Power, so the power Da Ming had sensed was very likely another evolution of Original Sin Power, not necessarily Destruction's power.
After all, Da Ming's strength was only so-so. If those Original Sin Gods wanted to tamper with things, it would have been easy for them to deceive him.
Still, this matter had to be handled carefully. Huo Yuhao was the most crucial piece in his ten-thousand-year plan.
From the moment Huo Yuhao had been born, everything about the child had been within his arrangements. It could be said that the effort he had invested in Huo Yuhao was no less than what he had invested in Xiao Wutong.
In Tang San's eyes, Huo Yuhao would undoubtedly become Shrek's new core in the future, inherit the will of his Sea God, and become Wutong's most suitable future partner.
More importantly... he could help him establish a new inheritance on Douluo Star.
Yet now, such an enormous upheaval had appeared.
A successor of the Destruction lineage had forcibly intervened, not only disrupting Huo Yuhao's growth trajectory but even leaving a power similar to Destruction Divine Power within his body. This had already touched Tang San's bottom line!
After a long silence, Tang San slowly spoke to Da Ming before him. "Da Ming, I will personally investigate the matter of Destruction Divine Power."
"What matters most now is helping Huo Yuhao recover first."
"Have Er Ming fetch an immortal herb from the Icefire Yin Yang Well. His strength must be raised as soon as possible."
At the mention of the Icefire Yin Yang Well, a trace of gravity appeared in Tang San's eyes.
Da Ming had not expected Tang San to be willing to open his treasured Icefire Yin Yang Well for Huo Yuhao. Da Ming and Er Ming had spent so many years in the lower realm, yet they had never entered that place even once, because Tang San had never allowed them near it.
Just as Da Ming was still considering why Tang San had suddenly become so generous, his next words immediately made him understand everything.
"However... this opportunity cannot be given away for nothing. Make him remember that this is help we have given him. Make him remember this kindness, and cultivate his gratitude."
Tang San leaned back against his divine throne once more, and the confidence and majesty belonging to a God King returned to his eyes.
Since Destruction wanted to contend, then let him contend.
Douluo Star was his foundation. It held the schemes he had laid down over countless years, his inheritance, his faith, and his chess pieces.
He did not believe that on his own home ground, he would still lose to Destruction.
Besides... Huo Yuhao was the one he had chosen, the future son-in-law of the Tang Family.
If he could not even defeat a successor of Destruction...
Then what right did he have to become his son-in-law and marry his precious daughter? This was also a test for him, was it not?
Who could possibly fathom the thoughts of a God King?
Although Sunset Forest was far less vast than the Star Dou Great Forest.
Finding a hidden valley within it without a map was still no easy task.
Fortunately, Long Wushang was not entirely without clues. In truth, the Icefire Yin Yang Well had very distinctive characteristics. With some simple analysis, they could roughly narrow down several possible locations.
First was the poisonous miasma. After ten thousand years of growth, the Jade Phosphor Seven Absolutes Flower's range had definitely reached a terrifying scale.
Under the coverage of such overwhelming poison, there would absolutely be no traces of soul beast activity around that valley. Thus, they only needed to observe the traces of different soul beasts along the way to find some clues.
If a place suddenly contained a vast blank area, without even plant-type soul beasts or low-level soul beasts like Bluesilver Grass, then the Icefire Yin Yang Well was most likely somewhere nearby.
Of course, there was another obvious characteristic. The Icefire Yin Yang Well itself contained an ice spring and a flame spring.
The terrifying energies of extreme cold and blazing heat, two utterly different forces, converged there. They would certainly release the energy of heaven and earth without end. As long as they reached the vicinity and carefully sensed this special energy, they would most likely gain something.
After briefly explaining the method of searching for the treasure ground to Tang Ya and Long Xiaoyao, the three split up and ventured deeper into Sunset Forest.
Starting from the outskirts, they continuously pushed inward, carefully observing the distribution of soul beasts and changes in the energy of heaven and earth along the way.
Yet while the idea was beautiful, reality was not so smooth. They searched for an entire week, nearly covering half of Sunset Forest, but still failed to find any trace of the Icefire Yin Yang Well.
Tang Ya had begun to doubt whether the treasure ground Long Wushang described truly existed. Even Long Wushang himself was starting to wonder.
He suspected that the God King might have hidden that treasure ground using some special method, which was why he could not find it.
Fortunately, perseverance was rewarded. Long Xiaoyao seemed to have made a discovery, sensing some special energy of heaven and earth.
However, the terrain and some natural barrier interfered with those energies, causing them to appear and disappear unpredictably, making them difficult to pinpoint.
Not until that evening did Long Xiaoyao finally capture that special energy once again.
He immediately looked toward the southeast from his position. The powerful spiritual power of an Ultimate Douluo silently spread out, passing through dense forests before probing onward along the mountain range.
After several minutes, delight finally appeared on his face. By then, evening was drawing near. Long Wushang and Tang Ya had also finished their day's search and regrouped with him.
"I found something."
Long Wushang was exhausted in both body and mind after searching all day. He had just been about to rest when he heard words from his father that forced him to perk up at once.
He asked impatiently, "What did you find?"
"There is an area that is very strange. It seems to have absolutely no traces of soul beast activity."
Long Xiaoyao closed his eyes and continued expanding his senses. "Within several miles, I cannot find even a hundred-year soul beast. The life aura of the plants is also very weak. The closer one gets to the center, the worse it becomes. There are also faint fluctuations of ice- and fire-aspected energy."
Tang Ya's eyes lit up slightly as she looked excitedly at Long Wushang beside her. "Did we find it?"
"Let's go take a look first." Long Xiaoyao opened his eyes and extended a large hand, lifting the two of them into the air.
The three quickly accelerated, crossing several mountain ridges before arriving in the depths of Sunset Forest.
The moment they approached that region, Tang Ya smelled a sickeningly sweet, fishy odor.
She instinctively held her breath. Soul Power circulated through her body on its own, yet her skin still began to feel numb.
"Be careful. The air here is poisonous."
Long Xiaoyao waved his hand, and powerful Soul Power formed an invisible barrier before the two of them, blocking the toxins in the air.
Looking ahead, they saw a low valley. Under the bright moonlight, they could vaguely make out dense green poisonous mist covering the valley entrance. The mist clung to the ground and drifted slowly, leaving not a blade of grass wherever it passed.
Not a single insect or ant could be seen on the ground. Even the soil had turned an abnormal dark green.
Farther within grew vast fields of emerald flowers. Their petals were not vivid, and fine serrated edges lined them. Dark green liquid flowed through their stems.
Whenever the petals opened and closed, they spewed out great amounts of poisonous gas, which joined the poisonous miasma above the valley.
Once Long Wushang saw those flowers clearly, wild joy surged through his heart. There was no way this could be wrong.
These were Jade Phosphor Seven Absolutes Flowers.
They were the highly toxic plants Dugu Bo had personally planted to guard the Icefire Yin Yang Well.
Ten thousand years had passed, and these poisonous flowers had long since multiplied into a massive toxic domain.
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