MTLNOVEL Chapter 179: The Power of Greater Lord Rukkhadevata
"Who arranged this?"
Gu Yue, Xue Di, and Bing Di also recognized the Jade Phosphorous Flower of the Seven Absolutes, their faces turning grim.
These flowers weren't social plants. For so many to gather here, someone must have transplanted and nourished them.
"Who else could have pulled this off?" Lu Jingming curled his lip.
Even a titled Douluo couldn't manage such a vast and complex arrangement.
Only a deity could.
Gu Yue, Xue Di, and Bing Di weren't fools. With a little thought, they recalled the Sea God Tang San from ten thousand years ago.
Only he had the power back then, and the forest's transformation started at that time—making him the obvious suspect.
"Stand down!"
Lu Jingming raised his right hand. His holy mark glowed red, and Greater Lord Rukkhadevata's phantom appeared behind him, green light forming a holy halo radiating powerful life energy.
At his command, the Jade Phosphorous Flower of the Seven Absolutes parted, opening a wide path.
At the same time, the green poisonous mist in the air was reabsorbed by the flowers, which drooped in submission to Greater Lord Rukkhadevata.
"Let's go, I'll show you something good!" Lu Jingming smiled.
As the Lord of a Thousand Trees, Greater Lord Rukkhadevata naturally commanded all plant-type soul beasts.
Under her aura, the Jade Phosphorous Flower of the Seven Absolutes dared not resist.
Gu Yue, Xue Di, and Bing Di looked at Lu Jingming with surprise.
Especially Gu Yue, whose knowledge inherited from the Dragon God far surpassed the others.
The phantom behind Lu Jingming was likely a god's projection, and from the aura, it was a goddess of life.
Gu Yue was puzzled. She knew the Goddess of Life, but who was this goddess radiating such strong life aura behind Lu Jingming?
He was full of secrets, but Gu Yue wasn't determined to dig them up. As long as he meant her no harm, that was enough.
Crossing through the flower barrier, they arrived at a sunken valley.
The entrance was shrouded in green poisonous mist, thick as liquid, hiding the bottom from view.
Xue Di waved her hand, and with the ultimate ice's terrifying cold, the mist froze and dissipated.
With the path cleared, Lu Jingming and the others flew down.
As they descended, the green mist thinned, revealing the valley walls.
On the cliffs, multicolored blue vines began to stir, awakened by their arrival.
The vines whipped through the air with frightening power, each strike as strong as a Soul King's full attack.
"Hmph!" Bing Di snorted coldly.
She clawed, and five green claw lights flashed, instantly severing the blue vines, blue sap oozing from the cuts with a pungent odor.
With Bing Di's intervention, the vines couldn't approach.
After descending over three hundred meters, they finally shook off the vines and continued to the valley's depths.
Soon, as they neared the bottom, they were greeted by a breathtaking, dreamlike scene—like a wonderland.
Shrouded by multicolored miasma, sunlight scattered into the valley, turning it into a radiant rainbow world.
The distant cliffs were covered in the blue vines, reflecting dazzling colors like a giant gemstone artwork.
The valley, though not vast, was a vibrant kingdom of plants.
Flowers of every hue blossomed, swaying in the breeze as if competing in a silent pageant.
Branches were heavy with tempting fruits, and many plants glowed with varying intensity, indicating their extraordinary nature.
At the valley's center, all vegetation surrounded a strange lake.
The lake was divided in two: one side icy white, steaming with cold air; the other fiery red, radiating heat.
The red and white contrasted perfectly, like two flawless jades embedded in the land.
The air was thick with life energy, so strong it felt tangible. The interplay of ice and fire infused the entire valley with vitality.
"What is this...?" Even Gu Yue, well-traveled and knowledgeable, was amazed.
The life force here rivaled even her own Life Lake.
Such terrifying vitality was a paradise for plant-type soul beasts—who knew how many rare treasures grew here.
What made Gu Yue even more uneasy was a faintly familiar aura in the valley, especially from the ice and fire lake.
Lu Jingming smiled and looked toward a large pink flower nearest the lake.
He recognized it as the Aromatic Silk Beauty Immortal Herb, and scanned for other immortal herbs.
A fiery red cabbage-shaped Infernal Delicate Apricot, a deep blue Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass, the mysterious Yearning Heartbroken Red—each a legendary Douluo Continent treasure.
Also the dazzling golden Beautiful Silk Tulip, radiating a mesmerizing fragrance.
All these rare herbs were here.
At the same time, the World Tree's mark allowed Lu Jingming to sense four awakened consciousnesses.
There were four immortal herbs here that had cultivated to one hundred thousand years and gained intelligence.
The others, though old, had only animal instincts.
"Humans, how did you get in here?"
Just as they landed, the pink flower gently swayed, and a crisp, melodious female voice sounded.
"A hundred-thousand-year soul beast!"
Xue Di and Bing Di tensed. On Douluo, only soul beasts of a hundred thousand years or more could speak.
"I'm not a hundred-thousand-year soul beast; I'm only ten thousand years old." The pink flower sounded a little annoyed, wafting a dreamy, refreshing fragrance that instantly lifted the spirit.
Lu Jingming and the others were unafraid of its poison.
Lu Jingming had the Black Abyss White Flower and Greater Lord Rukkhadevata's power—no toxin could threaten him.
Xue Di and Bing Di's ultimate ice naturally countered poison.
As for Gu Yue, avatar of the Silver Dragon King, such toxins were meaningless.
"With this life energy, a plant soul beast here grows a year for every ten outside."
Lu Jingming said calmly.