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Narcissistic and Proud
🕑 Added 2024-06-12 20:46:11 +0000 UTC--- Chapter 237 ---
"Pardon?"
Meeting the cold gaze of this haughty-looking girl, Yu Long was honestly speechless.
Was his gaze that offensive?
Damn, Girl. You're so Narcissistic.
"I won't repeat myself..." Said the veiled young lady.
Yu Long shrugged and ignored her. He walked to the altar, examining it with a careful gaze.
The veiled young lady couldn't believe her eyes.
'This guy... He actually dares to ignore this empress!' She was shocked for the first time in a decade. Not many people could ignore the prestige that she had built.
Unless.
Yes, unless this guy has no idea who she was.
The veiled young lady frowned and questioned coldly, "You, who are you?"
"How did you enter the Demon Star Secret Realm?"
"From the front door." Yu Long answered while waving his hand as if her question was dumb.
"..." The veiled young lady was speechless.
THERE IS NO DOOR!
You're not fooling anyone here.
Yu Long injected his profound energy into the altar and triggered changes in the hall, causing the statues in the walls to move. The creaking sounds echoed, giving a sense of dread.
"Hmm, weird." Yu Long rubbed his nose. "The altar doesn't work with hidden mechanisms, but more of sorcery."
"Hey, rude girl."
"Destroy one statue for me."
The veiled young lady grimaced, "Me? A rude lady?"
"Watch your mouth, imbecile!"
"Also, how dare you order this empress?"
"You deserve a fate worse than death."
"Jeez, calling yourself empress is cringe." Yu Long dug his ears lazily, which confused the veiled young lady further as she didn't know what 'cringe' meant.
The statues brandished their weapons and surrounded Yu Long and the veiled young lady.
Although Yu Long couldn't detect any life force from these rock statues, he could confirm their strength based on the material used. They are around the middle stage of Tyrant Profound Realm.
Swoosh!
One statue rushed toward the veiled young lady, swinging a rock sword at her.
A wisp of golden light appeared in the veiled young lady's snowy hand, and the statue exploded into pieces, scattering with sizzling noise.
Yu Long raised his brows, 'Golden and heat?'
'There is only one figure who wields this kind of power. Don't tell me this girl is...'
Unknown to the veiled young lady, Yu Long has guessed her identity but decided to stay quiet about it. His gaze focused on the sizzling rocks and spotted a faint line connected to the altar.
Woosh!
A ball of green flame burst on the hall's wall.
There are thirty-three platforms, which matches the number of statues, and one is hosting the fireball.
The veiled young lady also noticed this and blasted another statue into pieces, triggering the same green fireball.
"Destroy more!" Yu Long commented loudly.
"Don't order this empress around!" The veiled young lady coldly replied, yet still proceeding to destroy more statues.
After destroying them all, Yu Long noticed the slight hike in the veiled young lady's body temperature. It was abnormal as she didn't use any heavy moves.
Her step is graceful and light.
Her method of blasting the statues is also a simple energy blast with concentrated heat.
Compared to other Profound Practitioners, Yu Long found her fighting method simple yet efficient.
Still, it doesn't explode as the body temperature rises.
"Hey, is there something wrong with your body?" Yu Long blurted casually.
The veiled young lady froze on the spot before responding, "None of your business, dead weight..."
"Calm down, I'm just asking." Yu Long smiled slightly.
"You're so sensitive."
'Like that frail body of yours.'
At first glance, there is nothing wrong with the veiled young lady.
However, Yu Long could see more than ordinary eyes could. Even without Kaiju Maker, he could tell the veiled young lady's bloodline was rampaging due to the nature of her birth.
It's like putting burning lava inside a container made from fragile glass.
The container was bound to crack and melt after so long.
The veiled young lady would be better at cultivating the Frozen Cloud Arts. It would be perfect for her constitution.
Alas, the veiled young lady was born and raised in the Illusory Demon Realm with an aggressive bloodline that was the very opposite of Ice Phoenix.
Yu Long shook his head. 'How unfortunate, indeed.'
Since the veiled young lady is proud and stubborn, Yu Long likes to see how long she lasts.
Of course, Yu Long would offer a hand when she couldn't handle the heat anymore. That's up to her, though. Looking at how she treats Yu Long like nothing but a burden, she probably won't accept his help.
'Well, we will see about that...' Yu Long smiled mysteriously and couldn't wait to see this proud young lady melt her facade away.
Thirty-three green fireballs lit up their respective platforms.
Yu Long looked down and saw a gap in the floor, which looked like an energy pathways from the platforms to the altar.
The energy pathways lit up, causing the altar to tremble.
The veiled young lady walked closer to the altar. She snorted at Yu Long and focused her indifferent gaze on the altar.
As the altar transformed, all that was left was a basin of water.
It's not your ordinary water, obviously.
A green liquid is stored in the basin, gleaming with golden luster.
Yu Long couldn't recognize the liquid, but the veiled young lady could.
Gasp!
A surprised gasp escaped the veiled young lady's mouth.
"Evergreen Tree's Dew..." The veiled young lady mumbled in disbelief.
"I thought it was just a myth."
"Evergreen Tree's Dew?" Yu Long was confused.
The veiled young lady coldly sneered at Yu Long, "Of course, a dead weight like you wouldn't know."
"Evergreen Tree is a mythical existence. A myth said that everything about this tree could create a miracle."
"The branch of Evergreen Tree could become Divine Weapon."
"The leaves of Evergreen Tree could become a Divine Tea that could help one understand Martial Path faster."
"The root of the Evergreen Tree has a medicinal effect that strengthens one's body into that Divine Weapon, though the method is unknown..."
"Evergreen Tree's Dew is the condensation of tree's sap. It has a similar effect to curing any disease and letting one obtain an Evergreen Immortal Physique. It took centuries to make a drop fall, yet there is so much in this basin." She continued solemnly.
"Just how long it took to gather this much Evergreen Tree's Dew..."
"Immortal Physique, huh? That sounds impressive." Yu Long honestly praised.
The veiled young lady clicked her tongue in annoyance, "What do you know about Immortal Physique? You're just a freeloader."
"Well, Miss knows everything." Yu Long chuckled heartfully. "Why don't you drink this shady dew and let me see how impressive the Evergreen Immortal Physique was?"
The veiled young lady obviously wanted to do that. Unfortunately, Evergreen Tree's Dew needs a proper procession with an alchemic technique before consumption.
And her knowledge of alchemy is low.
She worried her poor attempt to process it would waste the dew's efficiency.
The veiled young lady nastily stared at Yu Long, "You."
"Do you know Alchemy?"
"Well, I'm something of a Master Alchemist myself." Yu Long grinned while puffing his chest.
"Okay, stop lying." The veiled young lady was disgusted.
"Just say if you can do Alchemy or not."
"I could have blasted you right now..."
Yu Long glanced at the Evergreen Tree's Dew and confidently replied, "I can."
"It's not hard to refine this liquid."
"It's just water with extreme vitality, that's it."
The veiled young lady was unsure of Yu Long's ability but couldn't do anything about it.
She gritted her teeth and said, "If you can refine this liquid, I can give you 10% of it."
"Sixty." Yu Long bargained hard.
The veiled young lady furrowed her brows, "20%."
"Seventy~!" Yu Long teased her.
"Don't test me, dead weight! Or you will regret it!" The veiled young lady was furious.
Yu Long doesn't care, "I can guarantee less than 30% loss, but give me half."
"Half..." The veiled young lady's expression darkened.
She thought of pros and cons before deciding.
"Fine!"
"You can get half of the refined dew."
'Hehe, as easy as taking candy from children.' Yu Long thought at the back of his mind.
"Well, let's start."
Yu Long placed his left hand over the Evergreen Tree's Dew and used his cheat tool.
Sky Poison Pearl!
This Heavenly Treasure can purify nearly everything in the Primal Chaos, including medicinal treasures like Evergreen Tree's Dew.
The veiled young lady definitely didn't see this coming.
