Douluo Unrivaled: The Beginning Materializes the Black Abyss and White Flowers

Chapter 169 Tang San's Doubts

"How could it be such a coincidence?" Tang San frowned deeply. Just now, the Golden Dragon King, who was sealed in the Forbidden Land of Gods, began to break through the seal.

As one of the enforcers of the entire divine realm, he had no choice but to personally go to the forbidden land to check the situation.

But in just this short time, so many changes have occurred in the lower realm, and Huo Yuhao has completely escaped his control!
It's important to know that the passage of time in the divine realm is vastly different from that in the mortal realm; one day in the divine realm is equivalent to one year in the mortal realm.

Although he only went to the Forbidden Land to check the specific situation, for the lower realm, this period of time was enough for many things to settle down.

Through the feedback from the Golden Tree and Wang Dong's divine sense, Tang San gained a general understanding of what had happened in the lower realm.

He already had some guesses about the Snow Empress's sudden display of power.

After all, Xue Di was the first to break free from his calculations, and the emergence of some unknown changes was actually within his expectations.

As for the Golden Tree and the divine consciousness clones on Wang Dong, they did not intervene, which was also a rule he had set in advance.

One of the two divine consciousness clones was responsible for guarding and transforming the Golden Tree, while the other was specifically responsible for protecting Wang Dong.

As long as neither of these two is under any real threat, the divine consciousness clone will not easily appear to interfere.

The fact that the plan had deviated so drastically made Tang San's face grow increasingly gloomy. However, being a seasoned and shrewd man, he did not lose his temper. Instead, he quickly calmed down and began to think about how to salvage the situation.

However, the God of Destruction was constantly watching his every move, forcing him to temporarily shelve many of the methods he could have used and to take things one step at a time, adapting to the situation as it unfolded.

"Hehe, Tang San must be very confused!"

When Lu Jingming received the message from Mebius and learned that Huo Yuhao had been taken away by a powerful member of the Holy Spirit Cult, he couldn't help but show a look of anticipation, with a slight upturn at the corners of his mouth and a hint of mockery in his eyes.

"That Golden Dragon King is quite interesting. Even though he's sealed, he can still accumulate power. If he really breaks the seal, it would probably take several God-Kings working together to deal with him. He's much more powerful than that little silver dragon beside you."

Black Tower gently raised the iconic witch's hat on his head, his tone full of interest.

"Well, unlike Gu Yue, the Golden Dragon King inherited the power of the Dragon God, so it's normal for him to be stronger. But, Black Tower, how did you manage to do that?"

Lu Jingming tilted his head slightly, his eyes full of curiosity.

He was curious about what methods the Black Tower had used to enable the Golden Dragon King to break through the seal, thus forcing Tang San to personally go to the Forbidden Land of Gods to investigate.

"It's simple, I fed him some Honkai energy to perk him up." Black Tower looked relaxed, as if he had done something insignificant.

Upon hearing this, Lu Jingming hurriedly checked the Honkai energy he had accumulated, and then couldn't help but twitch his lips.

Regardless of how Black Tower managed to enter the heavily guarded Forbidden Land of Gods so silently, with the Thousand Realms Vehicle in hand, she certainly had a way to do it.

But the key question is, can this really be called "a little" Honkai energy? He just checked and found that the Honkai energy he had painstakingly accumulated recently had suddenly decreased by more than half.

However, upon closer reflection, being able to briefly distract Tang San and successfully disrupt his plan isn't such a bad deal after all.

Now that Huo Yuhao has joined the Holy Spirit Cult, Tang San's original plan has completely deviated from its course.

Moreover, Lu Jingming knew in his heart that after this series of changes, Huo Yuhao was probably no longer the simple Huo Yuhao he used to be.

Recalling that pseudo-Herrscher gem, Lu Jingming's lips twitched again.

That gem was originally given to Mebius by him so that she could use it to select suitable World Serpent executives from among the many candidates.

But who would have thought that Mebius would actually deliver this gem to Huo Yuhao?

Knowing Mebius as he did, he knew she would never give equipment to someone for no reason.

She's probably tampered with that gem a lot; it would be strange if it didn't have a huge pit on it.

"Your little snow woman has arrived."

Suddenly, Black Tower spoke out abruptly. Then, she casually waved her hand at Lu Jingming, and in an instant, the surrounding space began to fold and distort.

In this strange spatial shift, Lu Jingming's figure vanished instantly, as if he had never been there at all.

Outside the luxurious villa on the edge of the sea cliff in Haiyuan City, Xue Di, who had been standing quietly and focused on sensing Lu Jingming's aura, keenly detected his presence the moment he appeared.

Without hesitation, she unleashed her power and sped straight towards Lu Jingming's location, like a white streak of light piercing the sky.

Previously, when Lu Jingming was in the Black Tower's laboratory, Xue Di was unable to sense his presence, which was quite normal.

After all, the Black Tower's laboratory has a special spatial shielding device that can isolate it from external perception.

"Lu Jingming, I need your help with something!" Xue Di landed steadily in front of Lu Jingming and said directly, her eyes showing urgency and no intention of beating around the bush.

"It's for Hyotei, isn't it? I heard about it from Mebius. I can indeed help her rebuild her physical body."

Lu Jingming lowered his head slightly and glanced at the white ball of light that Xue Di was carefully holding in both hands. It contained the pure spiritual essence of Bing Di.

The Ice Emperor and Huo Yuhao have only known each other for a short time and have not yet established a deep bond.

Therefore, when faced with the Snow Empress, she abandoned Huo Yuhao almost without hesitation. However, Huo Yuhao didn't exactly suffer a loss, as the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion Martial Soul and its matching soul rings and soul bones that he obtained from the Ice Empress were still intact on his person.

"I can grant you any request you may have."

Seeing that Lu Jingming was just standing there, not taking out his white lance to help, Xue Di spoke up.

Asking for help naturally requires payment, but for some reason, Xue Di still felt a pang of bitterness in her heart.

"You misunderstand, Snow Empress. Helping Ice Empress rebuild her physical body would only cost me a little soul power, and I wouldn't need any reward. We're on the same side, aren't we? But I have a better suggestion."

Lu Jingming shook his head helplessly, a gentle smile on his face.

He meant it sincerely. Helping the Ice Emperor rebuild her physical body was just a small favor for him, given that he possessed the Black Abyss White Flower. He wasn't the kind of person who was petty or stingy, so there was really no need for him to ask the Snow Emperor for payment.

"What suggestion?" Xue Di realized that she had misunderstood Lu Jingming. Instantly, a blush crept onto her cheeks, making her usually aloof face more shy.

To cover up her embarrassment, she quickly asked.

"You must have heard of the Ten Thousand Years of Profound Ice Marrow, right?" Lu Jingming looked at Xue Di's slightly flushed cheeks and thought the scene was truly pleasing to the eye, but he wisely refrained from pointing it out and simply said softly.

"Ten-thousand-year-old Xuanbing Marrow, a supreme treasure of the ice element, of course I've heard of it. Why are you mentioning it?" The Snow Emperor frowned slightly, a look of doubt in her eyes.

She was naturally very familiar with the name of the Ten Thousand Year Profound Ice Marrow. Wasn't that big worm able to easily break through to become a million-year soul beast because it had swallowed a large amount of Ten Thousand Year Profound Ice Marrow by chance?
"Compared to using the Black Abyss White Flower to help Ice Emperor rebuild his physical body, using the Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Marrow to help Ice Emperor rebuild his physical body would be more effective, and Ice Emperor would be able to recover to his full strength as quickly as possible."

Lu Jingming explained patiently.

"Of course I know that, but the Ten Thousand Year Profound Ice Marrow is a rare treasure, and it is very difficult to find even a single piece in the entire Douluo Continent."

Xue Di couldn't help but frown.

She was well aware that the Ten-Thousand-Year-Old Profound Ice Marrow was far more effective than the Ten-Thousand-Year-Old Snow Lotus she had obtained in reshaping the Ice Emperor's body.

If her physical body were to be forged using the Ten Thousand Years of Profound Ice Marrow as a foundation, with the Ice Emperor's profound accumulation over hundreds of thousands of years, she would soon be able to break through to the Limit Douluo level.

After fusing with another Holy Mark, one can officially prepare to become a god.

“I know where there is Ten-Thousand-Year-Old Mystic Ice Marrow, and there is quite a lot of it.”

Lu Jingming didn't deliberately keep them in suspense and went straight to the point.

"Really!" Xue Di's eyes lit up instantly. She, who was always aloof and indifferent and never showed her emotions, could not hide her excitement at this moment.

If there were truly a large amount of Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Marrow, it would not only mean that the Ice Emperor could create a near-perfect physical body, but it would also save her a lot of time, allowing her to condense her divine position at a faster pace and reach the coveted realm of godhood.

"Why would I lie to you?" Lu Jingming couldn't help but roll his eyes and said with a helpless expression.

He did indeed know the location of the Ten Thousand Year Profound Ice Marrow, which was on the outskirts of the far north, within the Dragon City of the Heavenly Soul Empire.

Deep beneath the Earth Dragon Gate in that city lies a vast amount of Ten-Thousand-Year-Old Mysterious Ice Marrow.

Moreover, it also contains many top-grade soul-guided metals—Ice Extreme Divine Crystals.

The Ten Thousand Years of Profound Ice Marrow not only has a great effect on the Snow Emperor and the Ice Emperor, but it is also useful for Jing Liu, San Yueqi, Gan Yu and others. He had long been planning to find a suitable opportunity to take out the Ten Thousand Years of Profound Ice Marrow.

"Where is the Ten Thousand Years of Profound Ice Marrow? I'll go there right now."

Xue Di spoke impatiently, her demeanor a stark contrast to her usual aloof and cold self, her eagerness evident in her words.

“Don’t rush. The location of the Ten Thousand Year Profound Ice Marrow is owned. This matter needs to be discussed carefully. Let me first make a temporary body for the Ice Emperor.” Lu Jingming shook his head slightly and said seriously.

Although it wouldn't be difficult for Xue Di to forcibly seize the Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Marrow from the Earth Dragon Gate with his strength, he didn't want to take such a simple and crude approach. He had a more appropriate plan in mind.

"Why worry about so much? I'll do it myself. You don't need to get involved. Even if it's at Shrek Academy, the Body Sect, or even the core of the Star Dou Great Forest, I can still snatch it away."

Having single-handedly suppressed Shrek Academy, Xue Di now had a very clear understanding of her own strength and was fearless, her words filled with domineering arrogance.

"Listen to me!" Lu Jingming stared into Xue Di's eyes and uttered these three words calmly.

Although the words were brief, they carried an undeniable air of dominance.

Just being stared at so intently by Lu Jingming made Xue Di inexplicably feel flustered and uneasy.

She subconsciously looked away, her eyes darting around. After hesitating for a moment, she finally nodded slightly and whispered, "Okay!"

"Don't worry, we'll definitely get the Ten Thousand Year Profound Ice Marrow. There's no need to rush. Come on, give me the Ice Emperor's spiritual essence."

Seeing that Xue Di was obedient, Lu Jingming showed a gentle smile, as if the domineering person just now was not him. At this moment, he returned to his usual gentle and kind appearance.

"Ok!"

Xue Di gave a soft "hmm" and handed the white orb of light in her hand to Lu Jingming. It was clear that she still trusted Lu Jingming quite a bit.

(End of this chapter)