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

Chapter 182 Picking the Heartbreaking Red of Love
The twin dragons of ice and fire circled and danced in the sky, then charged towards Gu Yue together.

Xue Di's expression instantly turned cold, and she subconsciously wanted to stop him and protect Gu Yue.

Just then, she saw Lu Jingming gently shake his head at her, signaling her not to act rashly.

Gu Yue showed no fear in the face of the two menacing dragons charging towards him.

Her expression was complex, her eyes filled with a mix of emotions, as she slowly reached out her hand.

Strangely enough, the two enormous and majestic dragons gradually shrank as they approached the ancient moon.

When they arrived in front of Gu Yue, they had shrunk to the size of an arm, looking like two extremely cute and lively little dragons, flying around Gu Yue. They looked just like two huskies who had met their owner, full of affection and joy.

"So it was you!" Gu Yue murmured to herself with a complicated expression, her eyes filled with an undisguised sadness.

She had already recognized the two little dragons, and a myriad of emotions welled up in her heart.

At the same time, she finally understood the origin of this mysterious treasure land.

This is actually the place where the Ice and Fire Dragon King fell. No wonder this place possesses such powerful and abundant life energy, thus creating so many precious and rare immortal herbs.

After all, two dragons of god-king level perished here. Such a huge accumulation of energy and life essence would really be inexcusable if it didn't give birth to some amazing treasures.

These two small dragons are the remnants of the dragon souls after the fall of the two great dragon kings. They no longer have complete intelligence and only retain some instinctive reactions.

They had been sleeping within the remains of the two dragon kings until now, when they were drawn by the pure aura of the Silver Dragon King on Gu Yue and awoke from their long slumber.

Thinking of this, Gu Yue couldn't help but turn to look at Lu Jingming beside her.

She was filled with doubt and amazement. Just how many things did this guy not know?
Even she, the Silver Dragon King, was unaware that the Ice and Fire Dragon King had perished here, yet Lu Jingming seemed to know everything and had specially brought her here, clearly indicating that he had known about the existence of these two dragon souls for a long time.

This is a secret that even the immortal herbs that have always lived in this valley do not know!

The remnant souls of the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings suddenly appeared, but Gu Yue subdued them with ease.

This seemingly casual action instantly stunned all the 100,000-year-old immortal herbs.

Based solely on the aura emanating from the remnants of the two dragon kings, the immortal herbs were certain that these two dragon souls were undoubtedly the source of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.

Since even the source of the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire has chosen to submit, what else do these immortal herbs, which have always relied on the special environment of the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire to survive, have to hesitate about?

Gu Yue's easy subjugation of the two dragon kings' remnant souls saved the Great Compassion Tree King a lot of trouble.

Even the most hot-tempered Liehuo Xingjiaoshu obediently submitted at this moment, willingly expressing her willingness to obey all the arrangements of the Great Compassion Tree King.

Of course, the inherent quality of the Great Tree King, which naturally wins the favor of plant life, also played a crucial role in this.

After all, gaining the trust of these magical herbs is by no means an easy task.

Seeing that the intelligent, ten-thousand-year-old immortal herbs had all chosen to submit, Lu Jingming showed no mercy whatsoever.

He plundered all the immortal herbs in the Yin-Yang Well.

All sorts of things, such as the Earth Dragon Golden Melon, the Black Jade Divine Bamboo, the Starry Spirit Pearl, the Primordial Immortal Herb, the Dew That Sees Through Autumn Water, and the Extraordinary Chrysanthemum, could not escape his grasp.

Although these magical herbs don't have a particularly significant direct effect on him, they would be perfect for training his subordinates or as gifts for his confidantes.

If people like Zhang Lexuan, Xu Jiujiu, Ye Guyi, Lan Susu, and Lan Luoluo could obtain the assistance of these immortal herbs, they would likely be able to grow much faster on their cultivation path.

After all, compared to those who were summoned, such as Firefly and Butterfly, they were still slightly inferior in terms of talent.

With the help of these magical herbs, their talents and cultivation will be significantly improved.

Of course, Lu Jingming didn't go too far. He deliberately left the less mature immortal herbs in the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.

At the same time, he also left behind seeds of other immortal herbs, which will grow into another batch of immortal herbs over time, since the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eye has increased the growth rate of immortal herbs tenfold.

At this moment, Lu Jingming's gaze fell on a small red flower in front of him, and he couldn't help but feel a headache coming on.

This herb, named Acacia Heartbreak Red, has extremely demanding harvesting conditions.

It must be a drop of blood from the heart of someone with pure love; otherwise, it is impossible to pluck it.

Moreover, if it is forcibly picked, it will immediately lose its medicinal properties.

Even with the presence of the Great Tree King, the god of life, this Acacia Heartbreak Red is still as stubborn as a rock. Without the blood of pure love, it resolutely refuses to acknowledge a master and will never allow anyone to pick it.

"Sigh, what a blunder. I should have brought Sister Lexuan with me!" Lu Jingming shook his head helplessly.

He originally thought that with the Great Compassion Tree King's affinity and deterrent power, it would be enough to make this Acacia Heartbreak Red obediently submit. He did not expect it to be so unyielding, stubbornly guarding its bottom line. Even if the Goddess of Life came in person, as long as it was not a person of pure love, it would not be able to make it recognize its master.

Now, Lu Jingming was truly helpless. Although he had quite a few female confidantes, the one with the deepest feelings for him was undoubtedly Zhang Lexuan.

He wasn't sure if anyone else could pluck the Love-Sickness Red, but he was certain Zhang Lexuan could.

As for himself, he still has self-awareness.

Upon hearing about the peculiar harvesting conditions of the Acacia Heartbreak Red, Xue Di, Bing Di, and Gu Yue exchanged bewildered glances.

There are such strange and unusual medicinal herbs in this world, and the requirements for picking them are so bizarre!
"Among the four of us, who can pick it down?" Hyotei asked, hands on his hips, glancing around with a rather strange expression.

She knew very well that she couldn't do it, after all, she didn't have a true love yet.

Xue Di glanced at Lu Jingming subtly, then shook her head slightly.

She felt that she was probably in trouble, after all, at most she only had some good feelings for Lu Jingming, far from being loyal to him to the death.

"Why don't you two give it a try!" Lu Jingming suggested helplessly.

This time he completely miscalculated, severely underestimating the stubbornness of the Acacia Heartbreak Red.

Now, we can only place our hopes on Gu Yue and Xue Di.

Of those present, he and Hyotei were clearly out of the running, leaving only Gu Yue and Xue Di with a chance.

After all, he knew that both of them had a certain degree of affection for him, but he didn't know exactly how much that affection had reached.

However, he didn't have high hopes. If it really didn't work out, he would just bring Zhang Lexuan back next time.

In any case, no one will be able to break through the Azure Phosphorus Poison Array into the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eye in the short term.

"Then give it a try!"

After hesitating for a moment, Gu Yue then circulated her soul power, stimulated the blood and qi in her body, and finally forced out a drop of heart blood, which she then spat onto the Acacia Heartbreak Red.

The next moment, everyone present stared wide-eyed in astonishment.

The acacia blossom, having absorbed Gu Yue's heart's blood, immediately detached itself from the stone wall.

Gu Yue subconsciously reached out and caught the Acacia Heartbreak Red, which had turned golden-red after recognizing its master, her face full of astonishment.

"You...you picked it?" The Ice Emperor and the Snow Emperor looked at Gu Yue with surprise in their eyes.

Gu Yue herself was completely stunned. She never expected that he would be able to successfully pluck this Acacia Heartbreak Red!

Lu Jingming's lips twitched slightly, and he looked at Gu Yue with an extremely strange expression.

Seriously? The favorability rating has reached this level?

He thought about it carefully and realized that he hadn't actually tried to win over Gu Yue!

During the simulated virtual space battle, he showed no mercy to Gu Yue, beating her up whenever he felt the need.

I didn't try to win her favor when we were together.

Are all soul beasts so simple-minded? Once they fall in love with someone, will they really remain devoted until death?
Lu Jingming couldn't help but think of the transformed soul beasts in the original work, such as A Yin, Xiao Wu, Wang Qiu'er, Bai Xiuxiu, and so on. It seemed that it was really true, with one or two of them sacrificing themselves at the drop of a hat.

Is this tendency to give away freebies and be love-struck really an inherent trait of the soul beast race? Thinking of this, Lu Jingming's gaze towards Gu Yue softened slightly.

Or maybe we should treat her better in the future, at least during simulation battles, we should go a little easier on her.

"What are you looking at!" Gu Yue held the acacia heart-breaking red flower in her hands, her pretty face slightly flushed, and her heartbeat quickened involuntarily.

She herself found it incredible that she had succeeded.
She admitted that she liked Lu Jingming, but she never expected that she would like him to this extent. She herself did not realize that her feelings were so deep.

Xue Di frowned slightly, looked at another Acacia Heartbreak Red flower, then slowly walked forward, opened her delicate red lips, and spat out a mouthful of her heart's blood onto it.

The next moment, the Acacia Heartbreak Red rose gently drifted down and landed steadily in the Snow Emperor's hand.

"Huh?" Hyotei stared wide-eyed at Yukitei in disbelief.

Lu Jingming was completely dumbfounded. Wait, Xue Di, what are you doing? What's going on here?

"It's not difficult. As long as you think about the person you like and have no other thoughts, you can gain its approval." Xue Di gently wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth and said calmly.

When talking about the person she liked, her gaze briefly fell on Lu Jingming.

(End of this chapter)