Chapter 247: Human Fairyland

The sky was completely shrouded in seven‑colored poisonous clouds, so the valley looked as if lit by a rainbow, gorgeous and moving.

On the distant cliff, deep‑blue vines covered it, the entire wall appearing as if forged from a gemstone that sparkled with seven‑colored light.

The valley wasn't large, yet it grew all kinds of plants; glancing over, the colors were innumerable, beautiful flowers competed in splendor, plants bore plentiful fruit, many even glowed with treasured light of varying intensity, visible to the eye as extraordinary.

The most shocking thing was that among the plants' guardians lay a lake, clearly divided into two parts.

One side was icy white, giving off a faint white vapor; the other was fire‑red, with light slightly twisting, red and white like two huge jade stones set there, the rich vital energy in the air filling the valley from their vapor.

Seeing this, Huo Yutong instantly understood why Tang Wulin had become dazed; such beautiful scenery is something most people might never see in a lifetime, practically a paradise of life.

Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong exchanged a glance, each seeing the fire in the other's eyes.

"Let's go."

"Yeah."

The two stepped forward again toward the depths of Sunset Forest, their pace evidently much more urgent than before.

Soon the miasma in the air grew thick; Huo Yutong gripped Tang Wulin's hand, releasing a cyan light and the Ice Emperor Body Shield, forming two layers of ice armor that covered them, blocking the invading miasma.

As the Snow Emperor said, ultimate ice is the bane of all poisons, strongly suppressing most toxins in the world; these miasmas still cannot break through the Ice Emperor Body Shield's defense.

They thus sped forward, soon reaching those cyan‑colored plants.

Then Huo Yutong softly said, "I remember now—these plants are called Azure Phosphor Seven Absolutes Flower, one of the world's strongest poison‑attribute plant soul beasts; its venom is not only intensely corrosive, dubbed 'Corrosion First,' but also carries powerful neurotoxin—once contaminated, the body is corroded and suffers excruciating pain."

"Normally, Azure Phosphor Seven Absolutes Flower should be extremely rare; although they like to grow in clusters, their survival demands are harsh, their reproductive ability poor, and they greedily absorb nutrients while growing."

"Due to its own nature, an Azure Phosphor Seven Absolutes Flower must reach at least ten‑thousand‑year cultivation to become a soul beast; but Wulin, look—many of these flowers' leaves have turned into nine‑finger shapes, showing they've transformed into soul beasts with at least ten‑thousand‑year cultivation."

"This is astonishing—this place must be strange; otherwise so many Azure Phosphor Seven Absolutes Flowers couldn't grow. I suspect someone deliberately created this poison formation."

After saying that, Huo Yutong's face darkened and she fell silent.

She herself certainly didn't know this information about the Azure Phosphor Seven Absolutes Flower; it was told to her by the Snow Emperor in her Sea of Spirit.

After hearing her words, Tang Wulin felt his expression stiffen.

He could see that the number of those flowers that had transformed into soul beasts was not small; considering the countless Azure Phosphor Seven Absolutes Flowers covering the hills, the total of ten‑thousand‑year specimens likely exceeded a thousand.

Even a weak ten‑thousand‑year plant soul beast is still a ten‑thousand‑year soul beast, and it's also one of the most toxic plants; according to Huo Yutong's description, even an ordinary Soul Emperor would likely have only flee when meeting a ten‑thousand‑year Azure Phosphor Seven Absolutes Flower.

Such beings now number over a thousand, plus countless lower‑than‑ten‑thousand‑year ones—no wonder the miasma is so intense; if they didn't happen to have a way to dispel it, breaking through here would have to wait until after becoming an Honored Douluo. Moreover, Huo Yutong's last words startled him—this deadly poison formation was deliberately created by someone; how and why they made it, Tang Wulin didn't know, but now was no time to daze; the miasma grew denser, he could feel Huo Yutong's soul power drained as she sustained the Ice Emperor Body Shield, and if this continued they would perish.

He reached out, a green‑gold light shooting from his hand and sweeping over the Azure Phosphor Seven Absolutes Flowers before him.

Instantly, the Azure Phosphor Seven Absolutes Flowers trembled as if shocked; then, under the pair's gaze, the poisonous mist before them swiftly dispersed, clearing a path ahead.

Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong exchanged a glance and simultaneously relaxed.

The Natural Son martial soul is truly useful; under its effect, few plant‑type soul beasts dare to oppose Tang Wulin.

Together they crossed the sea of Azure Phosphor Seven Absolutes Flowers, descending along the cliff into the valley they had just seen.

Seeing them descend the cliff into the valley, the deep‑blue vines hanging on the wall, which had been poised to attack, grew still after Tang Wulin glared at them.

Soon they both landed on the ground, arriving at the Human Fairyland that had just appeared in the Natural Son's perception.

What the naked eye saw matched what was sensed, yet being there in person differed greatly from mere perception.

Even aside from that, the air's feel was different; the Human Fairyland's air was exceptionally fresh, rich with heavenly‑earth essence, and simply breathing it made Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong feel refreshed and clear‑minded.

If they stayed here to cultivate, their progress would surely speed up greatly—achieving twice the result with half the effort.

Obviously this is the secret realm Old Tang told Tang Wulin about; no wonder Old Tang said there were many fine herbs here—indeed, many plants had clearly advanced into plant‑type soul beasts.

Tang Wulin softly asked Huo Yutong, "Yutong, do you need a rest?"

Just now Huo Yutong had been maintaining the Ice Emperor Body Shield against the miasma, which should have consumed considerable soul power.

Huo Yutong lightly shook her head, shaking the bracelet on her wrist; the tiny Milk Bottle on it was emitting a soft glow.

"Don't worry, I'm fine; let's go and see what's really going on here."

Her voice brimmed with eagerness, clearly interested in this secret realm.

As for that, Tang Wulin felt the same.

"Okay, let's go."

If things went well, he might find many herbs that could help him break the seal.

(End of chapter)