Douluo Continent: The Incarnation of a Divine Beast, Sister Huo Yutong!

Chapter 73 Meng Hongchen

"Shadow Viper?"

Huo Yuhao was full of questions when he heard this unfamiliar name from Xue Di.

A thoughtful look flashed across Xue Di's delicate face as she continued to explain:
"Shadow Vipers typically live underground or in rock crevices, and these spirit beasts are highly intelligent, making them difficult for human spirit masters to detect..."

"The Shadow Viper has two major innate abilities: first, it can transform into a shadow, concealing its form and making it difficult to detect; second, it possesses a powerful poison that ordinary soul beasts find hard to withstand..."

As Xue Di introduced the information about Youying Ice Viper, Huo Yuhao's expression became slightly more serious, but then a doubt arose in his heart.

Although this kind of soul beast is powerful, according to Xue Di's description, it is not an evil soul beast that kills indiscriminately. Why would Xue Di choose this kind of soul beast as the object of her soul ring?

Seeing the confusion in Huo Yuhao's eyes, Xue Di continued to explain:
"Although the Shadow Viper is inherently cruel, it is also a member of my far north, but..."

"Tens of thousands of years ago, an anomaly was born into the Shadow Viper clan..."

"It activated the devouring ability within its bloodline, becoming a 100,000-year-old soul beast in less than 50,000 years..."

"What's even more terrifying is that this guy is incredibly intelligent; he once tried to instigate a war between the Ice Jade Scorpion clan and the Titan Snow Demon clan..."

Listening to Xue Di's introduction, Huo Yuhao became more and more interested in this strange Shadow Ice Viper.

He stroked his chin, pondered for a moment, and then continued to ask:

"That guy was found by you, and he wasn't killed on the spot?"

Even among soul beasts that are 100,000 years old, there are differences.

Huo Yuhao found it strange. If this guy had really been discovered by the Three Kings, would he still be alive now?
Upon hearing this, both the Snow Empress and the Ice Empress froze. In the end, the Snow Empress sighed and said softly:

"Bing'er and I discovered that Shadow Viper. It burned its bloodline power and vanished into the shadows, its whereabouts unknown..."

"At the time, in order to quell the conflict between the two races, I had no choice but to temporarily let it go..."

"So...you still don't know where it went?"

Upon hearing this, Xue Di's face darkened, and she silently turned around, pressing her small face against Bing Di's flat chest.

Seeing that Xue Di had fallen silent because of him, Huo Yuhao smiled awkwardly, then turned around and looked at Gu Yuena.

He roughly understood Xue Di's thoughts: if she and Bing Di both left, only that not-so-bright Titan Snow Demon King would remain in the far north.

Although there is a Snow Bear King as a backup, that guy isn't very bright.

If that Shadow Viper were to cause trouble again, the two beasts, with their limited intelligence, would definitely be completely outmaneuvered by it.

and so…

Xue Di wanted to use Huo Yuhao to nip this trouble in the bud.

Anyone else would be helpless against the Shadow Viper that had activated its shadow power, but if it were Gu Yuena who made the move…

Huo Yuhao approached Gu Yuena discreetly, then expertly patted her on the shoulder:

"Great Silver Dragon King, please do me a favor..."

Gu Yuena's eyes flickered slightly, but she quickly regained her composure.

She casually slapped Huo Yuhao's hand away, then crossed her arms and said in a teasing tone:

"Why should I help you?"

Huo Yuhao thought for a moment, a hint of struggle flashing across his face, but he ultimately showed a pained expression and said:

"I'll trade you spices!"

Upon hearing the word "spice," Gu Yuena's eyes lit up, and she immediately agreed.

During her six months in the Star Dou Great Forest, besides adapting to her body, her daily routine included urging the Demon King to hurry up!
However, whether Huo Yuhao had a trick up his sleeve or the Demon King was too useless, the replicated spices could only reach 90% of the original. The taste was still amazing, but it seemed to be missing something.

Before Huo Yuhao could take out the spices, Gu Yuena closed her eyes, and her powerful mental energy instantly covered the entire far north.

Soon, based on the characteristics of the Shadow Viper mentioned by the Snow Emperor, Gu Yuena locked onto many auras.

Discarding the weaker auras, Gu Yuena quickly located her target at the edge of the far north.

"found it!"

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On the edge of the far north, at the boundary between the snowfields and human territory, lies a vast canyon. Above it stretches a snow-covered plain, while below lies solid earth with exposed reddish-brown rocks.

Extreme cold and intense heat meet here.

Ordinary soul beasts cannot tolerate environments that fluctuate between hot and cold, but there is a very peculiar soul beast that is perfectly suited to this environment!
"Ah~"

In a crevice in the valley, a snow-white, frog-shaped soul beast with only crimson eyes suddenly poked its head out, opened its mouth, and made a loud noise.

Upon hearing the frog's croak, many small spirit beasts living in the canyon instinctively began to flee.

Just then, a blazing beam of light pierced through the body of a wolf-shaped soul beast at an extremely fast speed.

"Hi~"

The wolf-shaped spirit beast's waist was instantly stained black, and the aroma of roasted meat filled the air.

Upon seeing this, the soul beasts that had escaped death immediately began to flee in a frenzy.

In the blink of an eye, only a pitiful steppe wolf remained at the bottom of the valley.

The frog-shaped soul beast remained calm and unhurried, leaping a few times to reach the wasteland wolf.

At this moment, Steppenwolf not only had burns left by the intense light, but also a faint blue glow at the wounds.

When ice and fire clashed, the Steppenwolf was in excruciating pain!

Just as the frog-shaped soul beast was about to enjoy its lunch, a powerful soul force emanated from the shadows not far away.

"Cuck!"

The soul power was so strong that the frog-shaped soul beast had no time to react. It could only let out a loud cry and spit out a ball of red and blue energy in an attempt to break the deadlock.

Unfortunately, the opponent was extremely familiar with this move, and by guiding his soul power, he caused the ball of energy to fall to the ground.

At the same time, the soul power condensed into a large hand, firmly grasping the frog-shaped soul beast.

"Hehe, after three days of waiting, this little guy finally took the bait!"

The speaker was a middle-aged man, short in stature but very obese, wearing a magnificent black robe embroidered with gold patterns.

He had a simple, honest smile on his face, but his narrowed eyes gave him a cunning look.

"Grandpa, quick, let me see!"

A cute little girl with a silver ponytail, ice-blue eyes, and fair skin emerged from behind the middle-aged man, instinctively reaching out to touch the frog-shaped soul beast.

"Dream, wait... wait..."

Jing Hongchen quickly stopped Meng Hongchen's hand.

Looking at her displeased granddaughter, Jing Hongchen said with a bitter face:
"Dream, this is the Crimson-Eyed Ice Toad, which has the same martial soul as yours. It's highly poisonous, so you can't touch it!"

Upon hearing this, Meng Hongchen pouted, tilted her head, and said in a tearful tone:
"Hmph, I knew Grandpa always looked down on me..."

"Waaaaah, my dream was so tragic! I was poisoned and even my family rejected me..."

Even though she knew her granddaughter was faking it, Jing Hongchen still obediently fell for it.

"Meng, how could Grandpa dislike you..."

"Grandpa, I was just worried about you..."

Meng Hongchen stopped rubbing her eyes, blinked her icy blue eyes a few times, and whispered:

"Really?"

"real!"

"That Crimson-Eyed Ice Toad..."

"Here you go, here you go..."

Jing Hongchen obediently handed the Crimson-Eyed Ice Toad to Meng Hongchen, who then smiled again.

"Grandpa is the best..."

Seeing Meng Hongchen's smile, Jing Hongchen smiled back and silently increased the soul power covering the Crimson-Eyed Ice Toad.

(End of this chapter)