Chapter 734 - 728: Preventing Loss of Control

Su Muyao listened to this conversation, her expression trembled. She heard the keyword, Golden Lotus Tree branches?

"What is the Golden Lotus Tree?"

Su Muyao heard this term for the first time.

Perhaps she had a vague guess in her subconscious, but she still wanted to hear Mei Qingchen’s words.

Mei Qingchen softly said, "My ancestor was a Golden Lotus Tree Beastman, also known as a Purifying Lotus Tree Beastman. They are powerful plant-type beastmen who possess the Purification Power, so I inherited this ability as well."

"At the same time, they also possess the ability to transform. The puppet I made with my Heart Blood and Golden Lotus Tree branches is identical to my own aura."

Ever since Su Muyao learned from Jin Lin about the Vine Clan, coupled with this attack by the Vine Clan on the Golden Leopard Tribe, she realized there truly were plant-type Beastmen in this world.

She hadn’t completely processed this information when suddenly she heard Mei Qingchen talking about Golden Lotus Beastmen.

His ancestors were Golden Lotus Beastmen.

Su Muyao was both shocked and bewildered.

"Aren’t you a Golden Leopard Beastman? How could your ancestors be plant-type Beastmen?"

"Could it be that your true form is not a Golden Leopard, just a transformed form, but actually a plant-type Beastman?"

Su Muyao found it almost unbelievable.

After coming to the Beast World, she accepted the existence of Beastmen, but then suddenly she was told that there were also plant-type Beastmen.

Mei Qingchen looked at Su Muyao’s astonished expression, and with difficulty, he said, "Our earliest ancestor was a Netherworld Black Panther, and our ancestor mother was a Golden Lotus Beastman."

"It should have been a long, long time ago, probably when plant-type Beastmen disappeared from the Beast World. They met and combined to give birth to a Golden Leopard Beastman. Afterward, the Golden Leopard Beastmen integrated with the Leopard Clan, and there were no more plant-type Beastmen."

"But the blood of the Golden Lotus Beastmen still flows in the veins of the tribe members. To awaken this part of the blood and obtain the Purification Power of the Golden Lotus Beastmen, one must achieve a certain awakening."

"I also accidentally reversed the awakening into Purification Power using the Divination Power."

"But once transformed into Purification Power, the deduction ability is lost."

Yet in the current Beast World environment, Purification Power is more needed.

Hearing Mei Qingchen say this, Su Muyao understood what was going on.

This news was still very shocking.

Su Muyao’s heartbeat quickened.

She suddenly thought of something and asked, "The enormous golden tree I saw in your Spirit Sea, is it the Golden Lotus Tree?"

Mei Qingchen’s expression changed, "Can my wife see that tree?"

Su Muyao nodded, "Yes, when I entered your Spirit Sea, I found you under that tree."

"But what is strange is why there are so many threads on that tree, and why are there many black lines on your true form?"

Bringing this up, Mei Qingchen’s gaze darkened, and his sacred, gorgeous eyes showed a deep, shimmering gold, "It’s because of Youluo Fragrance. More precisely, it’s because of the Youluo Vine Beastman. His vines are extremely thin, like threads, and can emit a peculiar fragrance called Youluo Fragrance."

"This fragrance follows the threads into the Beastman’s body, winding around it, and can be passed down through the bloodline, achieving the purpose of controlling Beastmen."

"It is said that long ago, the ancestor mother, as a Golden Lotus Beastman, had a marriage contract with the Youluo Vine Male Beastman. Later, something happened, the marriage contract was dissolved, she was critically injured, and was saved by the ancestor father. The two fell in love and were together."

"But shortly after the ancestor mother gave birth to a child, she eventually died from losing control due to the Youluo Fragrance."

Moreover, due to losing control, she also injured the ancestor father.

In the inherited memories from the ancestor mother, he felt intense heartache and guilt.

"Later, the ancestor found a way to suppress the Youluo Fragrance, but it didn’t disappear."

Indeed, he had the Youluo Fragrance in his body.

The more he used the Purification Power, the deeper the threads of Youluo Fragrance entwined, causing him to lose control.

The Youluo Fragrance appears along with the aura of the Golden Lotus.

When he awakened as a Pure Lotus Golden Leopard, the Youluo Fragrance dormant in his blood automatically awakened.

He used the Golden Lotus Tree branches to wrap around himself to prevent losing control.

But evidently, the method didn’t work.

He even thought of dying silently, but unexpectedly, at that moment, seeing his wife, she saved him from the chaos.

His heart developed a longing; he wanted to live well, see his wife more, accompany her, and do many things for her.

Thinking of this, the deep affection in Mei Qingchen’s eyes couldn’t be controlled.

Su Muyao couldn’t help but feel heartache for Mei Qingchen.

"Once again, it’s the Vine Clan. If finding the Youluo Vine Beastman can find a way to save you?"

If so, one must venture into the Vine Clan.

Mei Qingchen looked at Su Muyao, who held his hand. He couldn’t help but put her hand tightly within his own palm.

As if, in this way, he could tightly hold onto her.

Mei Qingchen gently shook his head, "There are no Youluo Vine Beastmen anymore."

"Those ancient plant-type Beastmen have long been lost."

"Including the existence of Golden Lotus Tree Beastmen like my ancestor mother, they are no longer here."

"For reasons unknown, plant-type Beastmen were also wiped out. If not for the fact this place is a Secret Realm, there might not be any plant-type Beastmen."

"I awakened the Inheritance Power from my ancestor mother and found the Golden Lotus Branches buried in Cloud Mist Mountain."

"Because of this, it triggered the opportunity to enter this Taixu Secret Realm and come to the Golden Leopard Clan here."

"The Golden Leopard Clan here shares the same ancestor father and mother as me; they are my kinsmen."

Because of this, he needs to protect them.

This was also instructed in the inherited memory from his ancestor mother.

He must complete these tasks.

Su Muyao felt her heart tightly clenching upon hearing the Youluo Fragrance couldn’t be remedied.

"How could this be? There must be a way."

"Your ancestor mother, Golden Lotus Beastman, managed to leave you some branches, so perhaps something could have been left about the Youluo Vine Beastman?"

Mei Qingchen shook his head, "After I arrived here, I explored the Vine Clan; there was no trace of the Youluo Vine."

"There is the Youluo Fragrance in me. If there is any trace of Youluo Vine, I would be able to sense it."

Mei Qingchen paused in his words here, his speech becoming stilted.

After a moment of silence, he looked at the trace of blood yet not fully wiped from the corners of Su Muyao’s mouth, a deep pain flashed in his eyes, and at the same time, he extended his long, jade-like fingers to gently wipe away the blood.

When he loses control, he loses all memories, but he seems to vaguely guess something.

He took out a golden dagger and handed it to Su Muyao, saying, "My wife, if... if I lose control again and want to harm you, use this to kill me."

Ordinary weapons can’t approach him or hurt him.

But this dagger, forged with his blood, bears traces of Golden Lotus Branches and shares the same aura as him, can approach him, can kill him.

Seeing this dagger and Mei Qingchen’s resolute expression, Su Muyao’s heart hurt deeply.

"No, it can’t be like this."

Su Muyao’s eyes reddened, "Mei Qingchen, don’t give up, and I won’t either. We will surely find a way."

"You used to have deduction ability; you must know it; you will live, right?"

"You surely know my feelings; how can you ask me to kill you? I can’t do it."

"But I will hurt you."

When Mei Qingchen spoke this, his voice was trembling.

Su Muyao earnestly said, "Even if so, I would use spiritual power to soothe you, I will make you clear."

Mei Qingchen looked at Su Muyao’s expression, at her pained eyes, and his heart felt as if being pricked by needles.

Unable to hold back in the end, he tightly embraced her, lowered his head to kiss her eyelids, then down to her lips, deeply kissing her until she almost couldn’t breathe.