Chapter 185: I Still Prefer Your Unruly Appearance

The Youxiang Qiluo Immortal Herb secretly thought to itself: "That person said this is a test of human nature. If a person can sacrifice themselves for others, they are never a bad person. Hmm, it seems this little fellow is quite courageous."

Watching Su Yu, who was still continuously refining the immortal herb, Youyou could not help but smile.

After a short period of time, Su Yu's aura gradually tended toward stability.

When Su Yu stood up, his soul power had already reached level 54; he had increased by two levels after absorbing the Soul Ring previously. After all, it was a 60,000-year Soul Beast, so the improvement it brought to Su Yu was quite considerable.

Although the Crystal Dragon Blood Ginseng was not fully absorbed and only allowed him to increase by two levels, the medicinal effects would be fully manifested within the coming year.

By then, as his strength increased, Su Yu would continuously transform himself, ultimately achieving a rebirth.

"You're awake. It seems you really are the fated person that person spoke of." Youyou looked at Su Yu's satisfied appearance and smiled.

Su Yu did not reply; he looked toward the location of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, as if recalling something.

"Hey, shouldn't you tell me the story of that person now?" Youyou's trembling petals indicated that he was extremely interested in the story of that person.

"Which version do you want to hear?" A trace of an evil smile could not help but appear at the corner of Su Yu's mouth.

Youyou looked at Su Yu in confusion, then said: "Are there other versions of the story?"

Su Yu nodded and said: "To be precise, there are actually many versions of that person's story passed down, but the one I speak of might be different from the one you know, yet it is still him. So, do you understand what I mean?"

"Hmm, I know now, go ahead." Youyou thought for a moment and touched its forehead with a flower leaf.

In any case, no matter which version it was, the human before its eyes could not possibly deceive it.

"The specific story is too long, so I will only tell a segment about you all."

"Ten thousand years ago, there was a country called the Heaven Dou Empire. Your Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well was occupied by a person named Dugu Bo at that time. You had not yet developed intelligence then and were just an immortal medicinal herb."

"If not for that person, I think you would have remained silent there until you developed intelligence yourselves. Later, that human Title Douluo named Dugu Bo brought that person to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. After he consumed the immortal herbs suitable for himself, he took away all the immortal herbs and let his companions consume them."

"It was precisely because of this batch of immortal herbs that he and his companions were able to ascend to the God Realm together. As for you all now, you are all grown from the seeds left behind after that person plucked the immortal herbs. After he became a god, he divided the locations for you, and thus, ten thousand years later today, you developed intelligence. This is your origin."

Su Yu stood up, looked at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, and continued: "That is all there is to your story. I think you will know the specifics in the future."

"Really? Then can you tell me what that person's name is? What god was he in the God Realm?" Youyou asked in surprise.

Su Yu shook his head and slowly said: "I cannot."

"Why?"

Youyou was puzzled; why couldn't he tell her?

"There is no 'why', because I don't know what that person's name is either."

To avoid this question, Su Yu simply said that he didn't know what that person's name was either.

"Youyou, can you give me that book now?" Su Yu no longer wanted to continue talking to this chatterbox, because he didn't know how many days he would spend here if he kept talking.

"Sigh, it's so hard to meet someone who can talk to me; can you not be so heartless? Wouldn't it be better if we chatted a while longer? You'll break my heart like this." Youyou looked at Su Yu and complained with some dissatisfaction.

Su Yu thought for a moment and said: "There will be time in the future, but not now, because I am also in a hurry. If there is time later, I think we will meet again."

"Alright then. Ajiao, Ajiao, please answer, please answer. Otherwise, I'm going to harass you." As it spoke, the Youxiang Qiluo Immortal Herb's numerous petals flapped again. White light surged in the white lake water, condensing in the air into the shape of ice flowers. They instantly formed a formation, facing the direction of the bank in the center on the side of the red lake water.

"You are so annoying! Youyou, you chatterbox. Disturbing people's sleep again." A very dissatisfied voice rang out. It was also a female voice, but it sounded much clearer. It lacked the gentleness of Youyou but had a bit more heroic spirit.

After seeing the Liehuo Xingjiaoshu, Su Yu only felt that not running around randomly back then was the smartest choice. If he had really encountered the Liehuo Xingjiaoshu, he would probably have been thrown into the fire spring before he could finish speaking.

As Youyou's voice fell, a ball of red light also lit up on the bank of the red lake in the distance.

It was a plant that was fiery red all over. To say it looked like a flower, it didn't look too much like one; its main body was tall, nearly 3.3 meters high, and the diameter of its flower mouth was only slightly smaller than the Youxiang Qiluo Immortal Herb.

It was shaped like a Chinese cabbage. Its main body looked as if it had been carved from a ruby. As soon as its light lit up, the temperature in the valley seemed to rise by a few degrees.

The Youxiang Qiluo Immortal Herb said: "Ajiao, isn't there an outsider here? You come and test him. If he passes the test, I can also fulfill a wish."

The plant called Ajiao snorted coldly and said: "Fulfill what? It's still going to be the crystallization of our many years of cultivation. I wish no one would come."

The Fragrant Silk Luo Immortal Herb giggled and said: "Ajiao, you can't say it like that. Let me tell you a secret: this kid knows the story of that person. Why don't you go easy on him, and we can learn more about that person's story. Do you want to try?"

"Bullshit, bullshit. I don't want to. If you want to go easy, go do it yourself; I don't want to."

The Flaming Apricot Beauty expressed strong refusal and was deeply dissatisfied with Youyou's despicable behavior.

"This is what you said. If you don't agree, I'll go find Bajiao. Anyway, Bajiao is stronger than you. I think Bajiao would definitely want to know my suggestion; after all, Bajiao also wants to know about that person." Youyou thought for a moment and used a goading method it had cherished for a long time.

"Bullshit, bullshit. How is that bastard Bajiao stronger than me? Clearly, I am stronger. Shut up. You, that kid, come over. I won't let Bajiao do that kind of thing. Let that kid come over; if he loses, he should leave quickly, so you don't come to annoy me every day."

The fiery red plant swayed, and a red light shot up from the center of its body. A strange scene appeared: the plants that were originally densely packed in the valley suddenly parted to form a path. The plants on the ground scattered to both sides, and from the Fragrant Silk Luo Immortal Herb's side, this path extended all the way to the location of the fiery red plant.

Seeing its plan shattered, Youyou couldn't help but sigh and said to Su Yu: "Go ahead. Anyway, you know the story of that person, so you know who Ajiao is, so do your best."

"I will try my best..." Looking at the extremely unwilling appearance of the Flaming Apricot Beauty, Su Yu knew that it was unlikely he could reason with the other party.

When Su Yu walked in front of the Flaming Apricot Beauty, the Flaming Apricot Beauty looked at Su Yu: "So you have the aura of Extreme Ice on you. No wonder Youyou wanted me to test you. Now, I'll give you two choices: leave on your own, or be beaten up by me and then leave."

"I choose the third option." Su Yu calmly walked toward the Flaming Apricot Beauty.

"Hmm? Did I say there was a third option? By the way, what is the third option?" The Flaming Apricot Beauty looked at Su Yu and asked with some confusion.

"The third option is that I also want to be like that person, until I surpass that person."

Su Yu looked at the Flaming Apricot Beauty and slowly opened his arms. A gorgeous, peerless figure slowly took shape behind Su Yu.

"You, you, you..."

Three "you"s were spoken in succession; at this moment, the Flaming Apricot Beauty's voice was already full of fear.

"In all fairness, I still like your previous unruly appearance."

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Sun Moon Empire.

"Teacher, our research has had another breakthrough. Now Number Two can complete preliminary actions. As long as we can perfect Number Two's mobility, future research can be put into actual combat."

Luo Yu held that thick stack of experimental data and placed it in front of Jing Hongchen.

Jing Hongchen didn't even look at it; he just slowly stood up. "You have never disappointed me in your work, but Teacher has one thing today that I need your help with?"

"Teacher, please speak. As long as it is something this disciple can do, I will certainly not fail the task." Luo Yu looked at Jing Hongchen, his heart vaguely guessing the other party's intention.

Jing Hongchen clapped his hands and said: "The next All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Duel Tournament is about to begin. Teacher hopes you can temporarily put down your research and join our Sun Moon Empire's team to participate!"

"But, Teacher, the research on Number Two is at a critical juncture. If we miss this opportunity, the next time we wait will not be five years, but possibly fifteen or twenty-five years!" Luo Yu thought for a moment and then refused.

"However, we have waited thousands of years for this. For our Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineering Academy, for our Sun Moon Empire, I implore you to join this competition and win a glory that belongs to our Sun Moon Empire!" Jing Hongchen had already become completely obsessed with it.

He held unparalleled expectations for the Sun Moon Empire, yet he still could not face the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament that had pained him for countless years.

The Sun Moon Empire had been defeated for thousands of years...

"Teacher..." Luo Yu pondered for a moment, then thought, "I can, but I will be the team leader. Although Senior Xiao Hongchen's strength is extremely powerful, Senior Xiao Hongchen's personality..."

"Teacher knows this, so you can rest assured." Seeing that Luo Yu had agreed to his request, Jing Hongchen nodded immediately, tacitly consenting to Luo Yu's demand.

"I will discuss this matter with Senior Xiao Hongchen, so I don't think you need to worry, Teacher." Luo Yu put away the documents, then turned and left Jing Hongchen's office.

After Luo Yu left, Lin Jiayi also arrived in Jing Hongchen's office.

"I don't need to report on the progress of the Number Two Experimental Subject, right? I believe Luo Yu has already told you. Hall Master, do you think that if he is given enough time, Luo Yu will be able to walk a path that goes even further?" Looking at Jing Hongchen, Lin Jiayi could not help but ask.

"That is hard to say, but there is one thing that can be stated." Jing Hongchen narrowed his eyes and looked at Lin Jiayi.

Seeing Jing Hongchen's expression, Lin Jiayi seemed to have thought of something, "Could it be that the Hall Master means..."

Jing Hongchen waved his hand, interrupting Lin Jiayi's words, "Since you can guess it, there is no need to say it out loud. I originally thought that by letting you take Luo Yu to visit the Number Two Experiment, I was letting this little guy learn, but now, it has led us to discover a genius who can create miracles for us."

"Indeed. In time, once the Number Two Experimental Subject can be mass-produced, even if all the Title Douluo of Shrek come out, they will not be able to block the footsteps of our Sun Moon Empire's army. How I hope that day comes sooner!" Looking at the documents scattered on Jing Hongchen's desk, Lin Jiayi could not help but sigh with emotion.

"All of this requires time. Not only time, but also resources. So what we must do now is wait—wait for the day Luo Yu becomes a Level 9 Soul Engineer, and wait for the day he can pilot Number Two himself and step onto the battlefield of the Three Great Empires!"

A trace of fanaticism refracted in Jing Hongchen's eyes. He firmly believed that the efforts of hundreds of generations of the Sun Moon Empire would bloom with radiance upon them, and would wash away the shame of the Sun Moon Empire from eight thousand years ago in this era!

"Then Hall Master, how should we arrange things next? Do we really want to support the Crown Prince in taking the throne?" Lin Jiayi thought for a moment, and ultimately decided to bring up this question.

"Luo Yu is Ju Zi's closest junior, and now Luo Yu also has a deep relationship with the Crown Prince. The Crown Prince is also strongly supporting our Mingde Hall, so, Lin Jiayi, what do you think?" Jing Hongchen found Ju Zi's background and placed it in front of Lin Jiayi.

After Lin Jiayi finished reading the document, he slowly let out a breath, "This subordinate understands."

Having said that, Lin Jiayi walked out of the office and disappeared into the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineering Academy.

"Luo Yu, oh Luo Yu, I hope you will not disappoint me in the future, and I hope you can complete the research that our Sun Moon Empire has accumulated countless hopes and blood for. The Number One Experimental Subject has already gone missing, and our first hope has been shattered. Now that I have handed Number Two to you, I hope you can replace them, complete the research on Number Two, and I also hope you can pilot Number Two to break through the imperial capitals of the Three Great Empires!"

"One day, I believe the name of my Hongchen Family will spread throughout this Douluo Continent, and one day, this Douluo Continent will be renamed the Sun Moon Continent!"

A series that will last a lifetime.

A prior declaration: this book will not be abandoned before I die, at the very least.