In the center of the simple and plain courtyard stood a wooden table that had seen many years. On the wooden table were various mouth-watering medicinal dishes. The old man cheerfully accepted the medicinal wine handed over by the young man, then directly lifted the sealed lid.
A rich wine fragrance wafted out from it. Surprisingly, the wine was emerald green, the same color as life energy. Shen Han Yu lightly sniffed it, and his eyes immediately lit up.
If his perception was not wrong, this medicinal wine contained dozens of precious medicinal herbs. The brewer had continuously fused and extracted their essences, blended them in special proportions, and finally brewed this peculiar medicinal wine.
The old man poured a bowl each for Shen Han Yu and the Snow Emperor, then poured for himself while saying:
"My name is You Yan Shan. I am Meng Chu that girl's own grandfather, and currently the village chief and clan leader of this village. I heard from Meng Chu about the purpose of you two coming here. To be honest, I once fought that fellow. That guy is very strong, especially that absurdly high-temperature flame, it almost burned all my hair off…"
Shen Han Yu took a sip of the emerald-green wine, immediately feeling a warm current flowing through his five viscera and six bowels, warm and extremely comfortable.
"Oh? Elder You once fought that Fire Qilin?"
Shen Han Yu asked with a light smile.
You Yan Shan downed half a bowl of medicinal wine in one go, then let out a soft sigh and said:
"That damn bastard starts setting people on fire the moment he disagrees. I couldn't stand it, so I fought him. But although that guy has no martial virtue, he's not some evil soul beast after all. On the contrary, though he's extremely arrogant, he treats humans and soul beasts basically the same, with no favoritism. Basically, if he wants to kill, he kills…"
"But since your target is him, I naturally won't stop you. In the end, his existence brings no benefit at all to the humans on the nearby islands…"
The Snow Emperor picked up the somewhat rough stone bowl on the side, took a shallow sip, then set the stone bowl down and quietly listened to Shen Han Yu and You Yan Shan's conversation.
Shen Han Yu chuckled lightly, then continued asking:
"With Elder You's ninety-sixth level soul power, you still couldn't gain any advantage against that Fire Qilin. It seems that guy does have some strength…"
You Yan Shan sighed, then glanced at Shen Han Yu and the Snow Emperor, saying softly:
"No wonder that girl, Meng Chu, said that even after she broke through to the ninety-sixth level, she still isn't your match. And you could see through my hidden cultivation level with one glance. It seems your strength far surpasses mine. Sigh~ I'm getting old, getting old…"
Shen Han Yu was in an extremely good mood and said with a smile:
"Elder You is joking. You still look vigorous and full of life…"
"Hey, you kid…"
You Yan Shan fiercely downed another mouthful of medicinal wine, then coughed a couple of times and said:
"To tell you the truth, young man, that guy's normal state strength is about the same as mine. But he's a qilin after all, a heavenly, auspicious beast favored by the heavens and earth. Even the island he lives on often produces fire-attribute heavenly materials and earthly treasures. And the fire-attribute energy nearby is extremely dense, dense to what extent? Dense enough to change the attributes of sea soul beasts, causing them to evolve into water-fire dual-attribute soul beasts. Once he goes all out, his strength can at least compare to a ninety-seventh-level Super Douluo. Whether he has other trump cards, I'm not sure…"
Shen Han Yu nodded with a light smile, not taking it to heart.
The qilin race was powerful, yes, with over a hundred thousand years of cultivation, it could rival ordinary ferocious beasts. But so what? With him and the Snow Emperor, nearly two Limit Douluo-level lineups, if they really wanted to fight, forget just one Fire Qilin, even ten Fire Qilins wouldn't be enough…
You Yan Shan patted Shen Han Yu's shoulder, then said with a smile:
"Don't think about those troublesome things now. Try the dishes my younger brother made. Let me tell you, you can't eat this anywhere else…"
As he spoke, he hurriedly called to the middle-aged man in the kitchen who was busy cooking, even occasionally getting angry because the serving speed couldn't keep up with their eating pace. With one hand holding a chicken leg and the other waving toward the back…
Shen Han Yu was somewhat amused and found this old man, with an elderly appearance yet carrying quite a bit of childish temperament, very likable…
…
After comfortably resting in the village for one night, the next morning, You Yan Shan personally prepared to lead the two to Blazing Flame Island, where the Blazing Flame Volcano was located.
You Yan Shan's martial soul was the Extreme Feather Hunting Falcon. As a ninety-sixth-level Super Douluo, his soul ring configuration was yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black, black, black. His ninth soul ring was black with a hint of red—evidently approaching the ten-thousand-year level.
As the three soared into the sky and left, the village briefly became lively before returning to its usual tranquility, as if nothing had ever happened…
…
Blazing Flame Island's outer area.
Due to the volcano and the Fire Qilin's presence, the surrounding heaven and earth were filled with extremely abundant fire-attribute energy, considered a treasure land for fire-attribute soul masters to cultivate.
Blazing Flame Island wasn't large; it was just slightly bigger than the small island where Shen Han Yu and the Snow Emperor had encountered Bai Nian. The forests on the island were extremely lush, yet there was a clear magma channel extending from the volcano crater in the island's center all the way to the ocean. Even in the center of that channel, golden-yellow flowing magma could still be seen. Scorching heat rushed toward them, as if stepping into a steam room…
You Yan Shan slowly stopped, then turned back and said:
"That guy usually sleeps inside the magma of the Blazing Flame Volcano and rarely wakes up…"
The Snow Emperor waved out a strand of soul power. The extreme ice and snow-attribute soul power slowly descended, directly freezing the flowing magma channel. Layer upon layer of frost began slowly climbing toward the volcano.
You Yan Shan was stunned, then said with some disbelief:
"This…"
Shen Han Yu smiled lightly and said:
"Elder You, just watch the show from the side. Wait a moment."
You Yan Shan scratched his already somewhat bald head, then decisively moved aside to watch.
Accompanied by a low, deep roar, the ground seemed to tremble slightly. The originally calm volcano began showing abnormalities, rocks fell, and quite a bit of magma splashed out from the creatures' activity in the volcanic pit, falling toward the distant forests and ocean.
The Snow Emperor blocked the falling magma, then said softly:
"A one hundred and sixty thousand years of cultivation, Fire Qilin, being able to match an ordinary ninety-seventh level Super Douluo makes sense…"
Shen Han Yu smiled and nodded. As rocks cracked apart, a fiery-red, majestic soul beast slowly rose into midair. Its fiery-red fur danced in the wind, and an extremely scorching aura surged toward the ice released by the Snow Emperor, yet when it drew near, it merely turned into a gentle breeze brushing past…
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