Chapter 188: Nine-heart Asiatic Apple, Gu Yuena_1
This Nine-heart Asiatic Apple was incredibly large, occupying half of the lake, and a single petal was probably twenty meters long!
As one of the Immortal Herbs, Chu Qin could only guess to what extent one’s Soul Power would skyrocket should someone consume such a colossal herb—it was almost unimaginable!
"Master, that is the Nine Demoness!" Su Daji locked onto the Nine-heart Asiatic Apple with one look!
"Hmm, I sense it too," Chu Qin nodded.
"So it turns out, the Nine Demoness is actually the Nine-heart Asiatic Apple!" Ye Lingling suddenly realized.
"Daji, take action!" Chu Qin immediately said to Su Daji.
Upon hearing this, Su Daji swung her fox claw and charged towards the Nine-heart Asiatic Apple. The next moment, a green barrier emerged from within the Nine-heart Asiatic Apple!
"Boom!"
With a loud bang, Su Daji was repelled.
"Hmph, in front of my true form, a mere human dares to act rashly!" the voice of the Nine Demoness echoed, "Since you’ve come, you might as well all stay here!"
"Nine Lady, we mean no harm!" Ye Lingling said.
"No harm!" The Nine Demoness sneered coldly, "No one who has seen my true form has lived to tell the tale!"
As soon as the Nine Demoness finished speaking, the colossal Nine-heart Asiatic Apple blossomed, and a dazzling wave of light gathered in the center before rushing towards Chu Qin and Su Daji!
"Sixth Soul Skill - Enchantress Descends into the Abyss!"
Two incredibly intense energies collided in the middle of the lake, causing the lake’s surface to churn and the whole tree hollow to shake.
Chu Qin’s brow furrowed slightly—he had not expected the Nine Demoness’s power to be so formidable. He immediately used his Soul Power to protect Ye Lingling within it.
In the end, with a great noise, Su Daji’s fox shadow overcame the Nine-heart Asiatic Apple, charging towards the Nine-heart Asiatic Apple’s main body with lingering momentum.
In an instant, many of the Nine-heart Asiatic Apple’s petals were shattered by Su Daji!
After all, the Nine Demoness was still quite outmatched by Su Daji!
But even so, a piercing green light shone from within the body of the Nine-heart Asiatic Apple, and the petals on the Nine Demoness’s body restored to their original state.
If there was to be said what the strongest capability of the Nine-heart Asiatic Apple was, it was not attack nor defense, but healing!
Still, the voice of the Nine Demoness rang out, "Who exactly are you people, why do you insist on persecuting me to death!"
"Nine Demoness, I don’t want to kill you!" Chu Qin replied, "Tell me about the curse on Ling Ling!"
"Nothing to tell!" the Nine Demoness said coldly, "I warn you, humans, if I die, Ye Lingling will die as well!"
Upon hearing this, Chu Qin’s expression suddenly turned stern.
"What an arrogant soul beast!" Just as Chu Qin was at a loss, a melodious voice spoke up. In front of Chu Qin and Su Daji, a white light shone brightly!
Within the white light, a stunning woman with silver hair descended.
It was Gu Yuena!
"Na’er!" Chu Qin’s eyes lit up.
"It’s me, Chu Qin!" Gu Yuena turned around and smiled gently, "You guy, coming near the Aquipeia Forest and not even coming to see me!
"Na’er, I was in the middle of something. I was planning to finish up and then go see you in the Aquipeia Forest!" Chu Qin replied.
"That’s more like it!" Gu Yuena said with a smile.
"Na’er, do me a favor and make her reveal a secret," Chu Qin said, looking at the Nine-heart Asiatic Apple.
"Sure, I already know all about it," Gu Yuena nodded.
"You, who are you? Why does the bloodline within you make me feel fear?" The words of the Nine Demoness were clearly directed at Gu Yuena.
"Silver Dragon King, Gu Yuena!" Gu Yuena replied calmly, her words carried an air of undeniable authority.
"You are the legendary master of the Aquipeia Forest!" The Nine Demoness exclaimed in shock.
"You do have some insight!" Gu Yuena retorted. "Since you know me, you’d better spill the secret quickly!"
"No way!" The Nine Demoness said resolutely. "If I reveal the secret, can I still live?"
"Do you think that if you don’t tell me, I won’t know? Your Nine-heart Asiatic Apple clan has always grown in pairs, relying on each other’s power to maintain life and cultivate normally. But now, there’s only one Nine-heart Asiatic Apple in the entire Soul Land, so you want to depend on Ye Lingling and her father, who possess the Nine-heart Asiatic Apple Martial Soul, to provide the source for your cultivation!" Gu Yuena said with a faint smile.
"You..." The Nine Demoness said in a panic.
"How do I know it? Do you think there are things in the Spirit Beast Realm that I don’t know about?" Gu Yuena scoffed with contempt. "Nine Demoness, indeed, Ye Lingling’s father’s life is almost at its end, and since Ye Lingling doesn’t have any offspring, if you were to die, the Nine-heart Asiatic Apple cannot be revived. Ling Ling would certainly die as well. But what if I force you to make a sacrifice? If I guess correctly, if you sacrifice yourself to Chu Qin, he would obtain the Nine-heart Asiatic Apple Martial Soul, wouldn’t he?"
"Hmph, no one can force me to sacrifice myself!" The Nine Demoness countered with fear, having her weak point exposed by Gu Yuena.
"Having cultivated for seven hundred thousand years, you certainly have the capital to be arrogant," Gu Yuena said with a cold laugh. "But in front of me, you are nothing!"
As her words fell, nine different colored orbs of light shone around Gu Yuena. Then, a powerful pressure surged toward the Nine Demoness, bearing down on her!
In an instant, the Nine Demoness began to scream as if her heart was being torn apart.
She wanted to resist, but how could she be a match for Gu Yuena!
"Silver Dragon King, I was wrong, Silver Dragon King!" the Nine Demoness cried out in horror.
"Thinking of resistance now? Too late!" Gu Yuena said with a cold smile.
"No, it’s not too late!" the Nine Demoness shouted, "You only know one part and not the other! If I were to be sacrificed, Ye Lingling would die as well!"
Upon hearing this, Gu Yuena immediately stopped her pressure on the Nine Demoness. Her brows furrowed as she said, "What do you mean!"
"Dragon King, Your Highness, there are things you are unaware of!" the Nine Demoness, upon seeing Gu Yuena withdraw her power, took a breath of relief and said, "The occurrence of the Nine-heart Asiatic Apple Martial Soul is the result of my love for a human. We had a descendant who possesses the Nine-heart Asiatic Apple Martial Soul. For the Nine-heart Asiatic Apple lineage to continue, I must live. Because when the Nine-heart Asiatic Apple Martial Soul is released, it requires the burning of bloodline power, and only with my presence can the lives of the two holders of the Nine-heart Asiatic Apple Martial Soul be maintained. Once I die, no humans with the Nine-heart Asiatic Apple Martial Soul would exist in the world!"
Chu Qin, upon hearing these words, had a moment of realization.
He finally understood why there could only be two holders of the Nine-heart Asiatic Apple Martial Soul in Soul Land at the same time—it was all due to the power of the Nine Demoness!
"So, Elder Nine, you are my ancestor!"
Ye Lingling exclaimed in surprise.
"Correct, Ling Ling, do you remember the most outstanding Dragon Blood Douluo in the history of the Nine-heart Asiatic Apple Martial Soul?" the Nine Demoness asked.
"Yes! My Martial Soul has already become the Blood Dragon Begonia!" Ye Lingling nodded.
"After your Martial Soul evolved, it has indeed become stronger! But it requires even greater bloodline power, causing my power to gradually only be able to maintain the existence of one of you, which is why your father..."
"What!" Ye Lingling’s beautiful eyes widened, and she said with sorrow, "Did I take away my father’s life?"
"You can’t quite say that!" the Nine Demoness replied. "Owners of the Nine-heart Asiatic Apple Martial Soul, unless they reach the level of Titled Douluo, inherently live short lives. The stronger you are, the less my power can sustain your life. Only if you yourselves reach the Titled Douluo level can you continue to live. Your father was nearly seventy years old, yet he was only a Soul Douluo. He would never reach the level of Titled Douluo in this lifetime!"
