Douluo Continent: I am the true master

Chapter 68 The Evil Fragrance of the Devil's Taro (Newbie asking for votes!!! TvT)

Although the huge flower at the top was completely covered by Ah Yin's Blue Silver Grass, the lower half looked exactly like the taro I had seen in the supermarket in my previous life.

"Is this the culprit?" Ye Wen asked, tilting his head in confusion.

Ah Yin nodded and said, "I haven't seen this for many years. I thought it was extinct. This little guy is called the Evil Fragrance Demon Flower. It is a plant-type soul beast that lived many tens of thousands of years ago. Now, you can no longer see any trace of them on the continent."

Ye Wen immediately became interested. A beast tide of such scale could not be caused by an ordinary plant-type soul beast, so he asked.

Why did it become extinct?

"Of course it's because of its ability to trigger a beast tide. I think I heard those little guys say it was also called the Blood Demon Taro before."

Before humans developed, there were quite a few of these creatures on the continent.

However, each time it bloomed, it triggered a large-scale riot among soul beasts, leaving corpses strewn everywhere. Therefore, it was annihilated by those former high-level soul beast kings.

Ye Wen nodded thoughtfully, then used his simulated interdimensional soul skill to scan the guy.

"Its vitality seems immense, but it's actually gradually waning. Has this 'evil fragrant devil' flower reached the end of its life?"

Plant-type spirit beasts share a common characteristic: when near death, they can condense their primordial bloodline into a seed. After the death of their former body, this newly formed seed becomes even more powerful, eventually surpassing its former self over a long period. However, by then, the newborn spirit beast is no longer the same as before; it is merely a new life that has inherited the memories of its predecessor.

In the parlance of beast-like spirit beasts, it's called—Nirvana.

In the original work, Ah Yin's return to the seed state after sacrificing herself to Tang Hao can be considered a kind of nirvana. However, perhaps because a 10-year-old soul beast has already formed a complete self-awareness and gotten rid of its dazed state, it cannot be considered a false rebirth with memories.

According to Ye Wen's scan, this Evil Fragrance Devil's Tongue has reached the level of ten thousand years.

Pollen has a strong stimulating effect, and ordinary soul beasts under ten thousand years old can easily enter a state of madness because of this pollen.

However, a special enzyme in this Evil Fragrance Konjac causes the soul beasts that have gone mad after smelling the pollen to instinctively stay away from it.

The root of the konjac contains a very special component. Ye Wen simulated the reactions of several soul masters after they ate the konjac and found that their bloodline essence was purified and their martial souls underwent slight evolution.

"No wonder they were almost extinct. Even a 100,000-year-old soul beast would be tempted by such a bloodline-purifying effect," Ye Wen muttered to himself.

Ah Yin never imagined that the Evil Fragrance Devil's Tongue, which had been wiped out by the Soul Beast Kings, would have such an effect.

But if you think about it carefully, most of the so-called Soul Beast Kings are actually indifferent to their own race, so how could they possibly take action for the death of ordinary Soul Beasts?

Ye Wen gestured to Ah Yin to put away the Evil Fragrance Devil's Taro. Such a precious material should be studied carefully in the future. Right now, the most urgent task is to solve the problem of these ordinary soul beasts.

Ah Yin released him from his restraints and blew away the sleeping powder that filled the air. One by one, the soul beasts that had been asleep began to slowly stand up, shaking their heads.

At first, their eyes were dazed. But when they saw a group of spirit beasts around them, they all bristled and ran back into the forest.

Since the matter was resolved without escalating, and no one else came from the fortress, the two headed deeper into the Sunset Forest.

Although Ah Yin had cultivated to the Soul Emperor realm, her once vast spiritual power had not been fully restored, so she could only search for traces of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eye in the Sunset Forest, area by area.

Fortunately, Ye Wen's fifth soul skill, Sky Barrier, could serve as a flying platform, so the two of them didn't have much trouble finding it and weren't harassed or attacked by those powerful soul beasts.

Although the Sunset Forest is much smaller than the Starry Sky Forest, it is still about half the size of a province, and the search is not progressing well.

"How boring, bro. This is the 37th suspected location. Could it be that the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well you mentioned isn't actually in this Sunset Forest, or maybe it's disappeared because of the passage of time? Let's go back."

After searching for two days, Ah Yin complained endlessly and lazily lay on Ye Wen's lap.

Having gotten used to playing a game or two for fun in his spare time, Ah Yin found it hard to bear the sudden, tedious task of searching for a treasure trove.

Ye Wen could only smile indulgently and pat Ah Yin's head.

"You'll get used to it. We'll do the same when we need to find suitable spirit rings for you in the future. We're already doing quite well. For ordinary spirit masters, it's normal to spend months in this forest. If you're really bored, just look at these picture books."

At this moment, Ye Wencai remembered that he still had some miscellaneous books stored in his martial soul space, which Ah Yin might be interested in. He could use them to appease Ah Yin.

Ah Yin was indeed intrigued. She and Ye Wen came mainly to give directions, while Ye Wen controlled the flying carpet of the Sky Barrier for the rest of the search.

Another day passed, and the two arrived at the outer edge of the other side of Sunset Forest.

"These Yin-Yang Wells of Ice and Fire are really hard to find."

Having already traversed the Sunset Forest without finding a trace, Ye Wen was having a headache.

Just then, a burst of firelight came from afar, drawing Ye Wen's attention to it.

"Setting fire in the forest, these fire-attribute soul masters are really reckless. In their previous lives, they would have been imprisoned for life."

Fortunately, the air in the Soul Beast Forest is quite humid; otherwise, if it had really caused a forest fire, things would have been much more complicated.

"Forget it, it's none of my business anyway. Let's go check if there's any trace of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well in the other core area."

Just as Ye Wen was about to change direction, Ah Yin suddenly tugged at Ye Wen's clothes and said.

"Brother, go help that girl. Otherwise, she'll be in danger."

"Ah Yin?!" Ye Wen frowned as he looked at Ah Yin.

Has Gin forgotten all the lessons I taught him?

"In the Soul Hunter Forest, remember not to cause any trouble. The wickedness of people is more serious than you imagine. I have no relation to that girl, so it's best not to get involved."

"But brother, didn't you want to recruit teachers with potential for the school? That girl is currently acquiring her fifth spirit ring."

If you help her now, she'll remember your kindness and might even become a teacher at the school.

Ah Yin opened her big, bright eyes, looking completely innocent, and said in a sweet voice, as if she were saying, "I'm doing this for your own good, brother."

(End of this chapter)