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"What, is my name funny?"
"No, that's not it. I was just thinking of a certain Li Xiulian from Tongfu Inn..."
Indeed, the world is full of wonders. Bai Ye always thought that this kind of name would only appear on parody characters in TV shows and movies, but he never expected to actually encounter one.
"Humph!"
Although no one knew who Li Xiulian was, Bai Ye's constantly trembling shoulders and the smile that was about to overflow on his face were enough to say something.
Just as the girl's anger was about to explode, the light on the portal shone again.
White Night, the black-haired girl, and Black Jeanne, who recently discovered that the things in the store never get dirty and thus learned various ways to slack off, all looked over.
A terracotta figurine carrying a wooden bucket emerged from the doorway.
"Your Majesty, what brings you here for tea today?" Bai Ye greeted him.
"I have successfully taken Shangri-La according to my plan and found the spring that is said to grant immortality. I would like to ask you to take a look."
As he spoke, the First Emperor placed the bucket of spring water he was holding on the ground.
The Fountain of Immortality?
Bai Ye used a Dimensional Shop version of the Appraisal skill on the bucket of water on the ground.
Chapter 046 A Worthy Opponent? — Yours for the taking!
Name: Shangri-La Fountain of Life
Type: Consumable
Attribute: Health
"Quality: Epic"
"Note: This spring water, formed over countless years and through a series of coincidences, can break most forms of curses and grant the user immense vitality."
Although the name is slightly different from what the First Emperor said, judging from the notes, the effect is actually quite similar.
After all, even the world will one day be destroyed, so true immortality is not something that can be achieved so easily.
Even if it did exist, it couldn't possibly be a spring that the First Emperor could just casually pull out a bucket of.
The results of the examination were shown to the First Emperor, who, despite having pursued the legendary immortality in various ways throughout history, was surprisingly calm.
"As expected, I knew it was just a mere spring of water; how could it possibly grant humans immortality?"
"You can't look at it that way. The fact that this thing has been rated as epic already says something." After obtaining the First Emperor's permission, Bai Ye scooped up a few drops of spring water and sealed them into the card. "Putting everything else aside, the life force contained within can indeed greatly extend human lifespan. At least for mortals, this can be considered immortality."
"That's true." The First Emperor nodded. "I believed this theory back then, but I ended up falling into the trap set by that woman Ziyuan and being cursed along with my army."
"A curse... then isn't the effect of this spring water just right?"
"Yes, after we return, I will take all of these springs with me, so that I and my army can appear before the world in a stronger form than ever before."
With that, the First Emperor ignored the bucket of Fountain of Life that was still on the ground and walked toward the teleportation portal on his own.
"First, is the spring water you brought here clean? If it is, I'll keep it for making tea."
"After dealing with Ziyuan and those foreigners, I brought the spring water here directly. As for before that, given how much Ziyuan values these springs, I wouldn't have allowed them to be polluted."
So it's still clean?
Nodding in satisfaction, Bai Ye also put away the bucket left behind by the First Empress.
Even the thinnest mosquito leg is still flesh!
……
When Bai Ye was entertaining the First Emperor, the eccentric young girl Luo Cuilian remained an observer throughout, and Bai Ye was happy to see her behave herself.
After the First Emperor left, Bai Ye looked at Luo Hao, who was staring thoughtfully in the direction of the teleportation portal, and asked, "Did you figure something out?"
"He calls himself '朕' (Zhen, meaning 'I' or 'I'), so he must be an emperor of our Chinese nation. Moreover, only someone who has truly conquered a territory would possess such an aura. Add to that the terracotta figure and the way you address him... the First Emperor of Qin?"
"Bingo~" Bai Ye snapped his fingers: "Congratulations on guessing right, but I don't have any reward here. How about I personally give you a kiss?"
Luo Hao frowned and decisively shook his head.
Although she didn't know what "momo da" meant, she suddenly felt a chill the moment she was about to accept it.
"I was certain before that the First Emperor was dead, but now he has appeared here in the form of a terracotta figure... So what exactly is this place?"
"Finally, you've gotten to the point!" Bai Ye picked up an instruction manual and handed it to Luo Hao: "I don't have the custom of explaining everything to guests in detail... You can read it yourself?"
"can."
Luo Hao nodded, took the instruction manual, and sat down on the stool in front of the counter.
Reading progress 1%... Reading progress 50%... Reading progress 100%!
"Is this another world?" Luo Hao put down the instruction manual and looked at Bai Ye in surprise.
“That’s right~” Bai Ye shrugged.
"Since that's the case, then I'll let you two go." Luo Hao nodded, as if he were bestowing a great favor upon Bai Ye and Hei Zhen.
Bai Ye blinked, a little confused.
"Given my status, anyone who sees my face should blind themselves, and anyone who hears my voice should deafen themselves. But since this is another world, I'll spare you this time." Luo Hao said expressionlessly, uttering words that infuriated Bai Ye: "Now I ask you, are there any powerful figures in this world worth fighting?"
"Young lady, I advise you to be humble..."
"answer my question!"
"If that's really what you're thinking, then go through this door, and once you're out, keep heading southwest. After passing through a forest, you'll see a field of lush sunflowers. Just throw a powerful attack into the field, and if all goes well, you'll have a battle that will blow your mind."
"Thank you." After nodding to Bai Ye, Luo Hao stepped out the door and then took to the air, heading towards the sunflower field that Bai Ye had pointed out.
"The sunflower field in the southwest... Master, are you kidding me?"
"How can you blame me?" Bai Ye looked innocent. "It was her own request. Give her a worthy opponent. I only know Yuuka in Gensokyo."
Jeanne Alter: "..."
My corrupted Master, do you still remember that you were once innocent?
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Chapter 047 A Rare Kindness and Reluctance to Part
Following Bai Ye's guidance, Luo Hao flew over the magic forest and came upon a sunflower field that stretched as far as the eye could see.
While an ordinary person would be awestruck by this sunflower field, that's because of the sunflowers' growth. But the moment Luo Hao saw the sunflower field, he found himself subtly...excited.
That's the fighting instinct of a martial artist—the excitement of finding a worthy opponent!
"Is the master of the flower field ahead here? I am the martial arts king of the Central Plains, and I have come here only to find a worthy opponent!"
"..."
In the middle of the flower field, upon hearing this voice, after pondering for three seconds and realizing that none of the people in her memory matched, Kazami Yuuka turned to the side on the recliner and chose to ignore it.
It's not like it was a thousand years ago anymore.
If this were a thousand years ago, there would be no question about that idiot who came to the sunflower field looking for attention; he would have been taken away and turned into fertilizer. But now, after living peacefully within the Great Barrier for so many years, Kazami Yuuka feels that not every little thing is worth her attention.
If you want her to take action, she'd need to be at least like that shopkeeper from the Human Village who was recently there, someone who could go head-to-head with her, right?
Thinking of Byakuya, who hadn't given her a single sense of defeat throughout the entire ordeal, Kazami Yuuka snorted coldly, her expression clearly showing displeasure.
"Is the master of the flower field ahead here? I am the martial arts king of the Central Plains, and I have come here only to seek a worthy opponent!"
"Is the master of the flower field ahead here? I am the martial arts king of the Central Plains, and I have come here only to seek a worthy opponent!!!"
Although she didn't receive a direct response, the sunflowers in the flower field had already formed a unified whole, clearly showing their unwelcoming attitude towards her.
Seeing this, Luo Hao became even more excited.
"roll!"
"If you make another sound... I'll kill you!"
In the center of the sunflower field, Kazami Yuuka, who originally just wanted to be a beautiful girl quietly admiring the flowers, finally felt a little annoyed by the continuous calls for battle.
"Since the master of this place is also here, why won't he come out and fight me?" As Luo Hao spoke this time, she unconsciously used the power she had usurped from the Indian goddess Gayatri, "Dragon Roar and Tiger Howl Technique". The curse power in her body turned into words of power, generating an invisible shockwave that pressed down on the sunflower field.
Patches of sunflowers fell as the impact swept through, revealing the Western-style mansion in the center of the flower field and the green-haired girl admiring the flowers in front of it.
Seeing the sunflower No. 123 suddenly break in front of her, Kazami Yuuka crushed the teacup in her hand with a snap.
"Do you want to die?!"
A dazzling magic cannon appeared at Kazami Yuuka's fingertip, almost instantly traversing most of the sunflower field and striking Luo Hao, sending her flying. She crashed into more than ten trees in the magic forest before finally stopping at Luo Hao's own will.
Pulling his foot out of the ground, Luo Hao laughed loudly, "Yes, yes, that's it!!!"
The essence of a god-slayer is to kill the gods in the heavens and usurp their power for one's own use. However, at the moment of killing a god, what a god-slayer can gain is not only the power of the god, but also magical power comparable to the god and a body of steel. Kazami Yuuka's casually released magic cannon can only manage to repel Luo Hao.
Arriving in front of Kazami Yuuka at a speed beyond the limits of human vision, Luo Hao struck out with his palm towards Kazami Yuuka's abdomen, but Kazami Yuuka, who had already sensed it, grabbed it.
"So I already said it, do you want to die once?"
"If I could die at the hands of an opponent stronger than myself, then I suppose my warrior spirit wouldn't mind." Luo Hao looked at Kazami Yuuka with a serious expression.
Kazami Yuuka pursed her lips.
This guy looks so familiar... Is he the same person I was a thousand years ago, still slaughtering everyone on the map?
"You're not from Gensokyo, are you?"
“If you mean this world when you say Gensokyo, then I am indeed not a local. I came here from the Human Village through a rather strange shop.”
"A shop... a dimensional shop?"
Luo Hao nodded.
Kazami Yuuka suddenly understood why, even though there were quite a few strong people in Gensokyo, this guy had to come after her... It must be that guy with the annoying smile's fault, right?
"Leave now. I'll pretend I didn't see what you did before, since you were also played by someone else. You're not my match right now."
After saying that, Kazami Yuuka raised her hand and threw Luo Hao out.
After Luo Hao left the area covered by the sunflower field, Kazami Yuuka's demonic power stirred, and the sunflowers that had been knocked down by the shockwave created by Luo Hao's power "Dragon's Roar and Tiger's Howl" were almost instantly restored, still facing the sun with vigor and blooming like spring flowers...
Once the last sunflower had recovered, Yuuka Kazami picked up her parasol from the doorway and prepared to go to the Human Village to talk to someone.
"Are you humiliating me?"
Kazami Yuuka didn't want to cause trouble, and also wanted to save some effort in breaking through Byakuya's turtle shell later, but Luo Hao didn't seem to appreciate it...
Chapter 048 The sunflower field... is bald.
"I already said, get out of my way. I don't want to kill you today." Kazami Yuuka frowned as she looked at the black-haired girl blocking her way.
“Fight me, win or lose, you can leave after the fight.” Luo Hao looked at Kazami Yuuka seriously: “Of course, if you can give me a reason that I can accept, I’m not the kind of person who is unreasonable.”
"I'm going to smash up the shop of the guy who tricked you into coming here. Does that count as a reason?" Kazami Yuuka's lips curled into a rather arrogant smile.
"That boss?" Luo Hao looked at Kazami Yuuka with suspicion: "I can't sense much of a strong person's aura from him. He looks like an ordinary person. But the maid in his shop looks very strong... Is she some kind of strong person too?"
"I'm one of the few opponents I'm not sure I can beat, don't you think?"
"..." Clearly, Kazami Yuuka's words had greatly shocked Luo Hao. After a long silence, she nodded: "I see. So you are a strong person who can completely conceal your aura. I have learned a lot. But since it is only this kind of thing, then please finish your battle with me first."
As she spoke, she assumed a starting stance.
"Although I have killed several disobedient gods in the past two hundred years, my favorite fighting technique is still the Flying Phoenix Twelve Divine Palms that I created myself."
"First move, Phoenix Chick Arrives at the Door, Please Instruct Me!"
Kazami Yuuka took a deep breath: "So you just won't back down no matter what, is that it?"
"When a martial artist encounters an equally matched opponent, to retreat is a disgrace..."
"Then let's just start fighting! Stop with all this whining and nonsense!"
Since persuasion was useless and she didn't like it in the first place, Kazami Yuuka didn't say anything more. She burst forward and, while cracking the soil under her feet, punched Luo Hao hard in the face.
Bang!
As a flower fairy known for her physical skills (…), this punch did not disappoint Yuuka Kazami.