Chapter 237 Tang San Breaks Through Defense! Damn Liu Yuan, you've already found your way to death!
Huo Yuhao squatted down next to the rock, staring at the dark red plant.
His fingers hovered above the leaf, trembling slightly.
He took a deep breath and then took out a short blade from his storage soul tool.
The blade was thin, its edge gleaming coldly. His hand gripped the knife steadily, but his knuckles were white.
He recalled the words Titan and Niu Tian had written in their letters.
The herb *Acacia purpurea* needs to be nourished with heart's blood to exert its medicinal effects.
It's not ordinary blood; it's heart's blood.
The blood sample is taken from the left side of the chest, close to the heart.
The blade must be precise, the depth must be sufficient, it cannot be off-center, and it cannot be too shallow.
Huo Yuhao unbuttoned his collar, revealing his chest.
His skin glowed with a faint red hue as the temperature of the Yin-Yang Well alternated between hot and cold.
He used the tip of the knife to gesture across his chest and found the spot.
He groaned as the blade pierced through.
Blood gushed from the wound; it was very red and thick.
He gritted his teeth, pulled out the short blade, pressed his palm against his chest, and let the blood drip onto the leaves of the love-sick grass.
The first drop of blood fell on the dark red leaf, and the leaf trembled.
The second drop, the third drop—the leaves began to slowly unfurl, their color changing from dark red to bright red, as if they had come back to life.
A smile appeared on Huo Yuhao's face.
It's subtle, but very real.
His face had begun to turn pale, and blood loss had made his lips bluish, but his hand did not leave the plant.
Then, the anomaly occurred.
The blood on the leaf suddenly stopped seeping out.
It didn't stop naturally; it was as if it had been frozen by something.
Blood congealed into ice on the surface of the leaf, red ice, a small piece, then a second piece, a third piece.
The ice layer spreads from the leaves to the flower stems, and from the flower stems to the roots.
The entire plant of Acacia confusa was covered by a thin layer of ice within seconds.
Huo Yuhao was stunned.
He looked down at the plant frozen in ice, his smile freezing on his face. He reached out to touch the ice, his fingertips feeling a bone-chilling cold, not the kind of coldness found in a spring by a pool, but a deeper, more penetrating cold that seemed to seep into his very bones.
"What happened?" His voice was a little tense.
He pressed his palm against the wound again, squeezing out more blood that dripped onto the ice.
The blood fell on the ice and did not melt, but instead slid down the ice layer, dripping onto the rocks and seeping into the cracks.
The acacia plant remained motionless, frozen solid.
Huo Yuhao's hands began to tremble.
It wasn't because of the cold, but because of an inexplicable sense of panic.
He set off from Shrek Academy, crossed half a continent, entered Sunset Forest, passed through poisonous fog, and entered the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire. After searching for so long, he finally found this herb.
He cut open his chest, took out his heart's blood, and poured it onto the wound drop by drop.
He was not afraid of pain, blood loss, or weakness.
What he feared was that this herb wouldn't be able to save Wang Dong'er.
"No…it shouldn't be like this…" he murmured to himself, his voice very low.
Titan and Niu Tian did not mention this situation in their letter.
They only said it needed to be nourished with heart's blood, not that it would be frozen.
He didn't know what went wrong, but he knew that if the herb remained frozen like this, he wouldn't be able to take it with him and use it to cure Dong'er's illness.
at the same time,
Tang San looked at the scene in the water mirror, and the corners of his mouth turned up slightly.
It's a very small curve; you can't see it at all unless you look closely.
But his eyes lit up. It wasn't a gentle light, but a light that carried a sense of control and self-satisfaction.
"It's a success," he said softly.
Tang San tapped his fingers on the armrest with a light, quick rhythm.
"That's it." His voice was a little louder than before, with an barely suppressed sense of triumph. "This is exactly what he wanted. The more difficult and painful it is, the less he will forget. Every time he thinks about this in the future, he will remember what he sacrificed for Wang Dong'er."
Tang San's gaze never left the water mirror.
He watched Huo Yuhao struggle, and the more he looked, the more satisfied he became.
Everything is proceeding according to his plan.
All the previous twists and turns, the parts that were poisoned but not killed, and the parts that were sabotaged by Liu Yuan, are no longer important.
This step is crucial.
This step was not interrupted or interfered with.
The eye of ice and fire.
Liu Yuan stood by the pool, watching this scene, his eyebrows slightly raised.
"Did Tang San make the move?"
As a time traveler, he knew very well what had just happened.
How could this love-sick grass suddenly freeze over?
This must have been done by Tang San.
So, barring any unforeseen circumstances, Huo Yuhao will probably jump into the spring next, right?
So what choice should I make?
Should we save Huo Yuhao?
If we save him, we'll offend Tang San.
Is it really worth it?
But ahead, Huo Yuhao didn't give Liu Yuan much time to think.
At this moment, he had completely fallen into madness.
To save Wang Dong'er, he needs to thaw the Love-Sickness Grass.
But how do you thaw it?
Huo Yuhao thought of the fire spring on the side.
The temperature of the fire spring is extremely high. Even without touching the Love-Sickness Grass, just getting close enough will surely melt the ice. So he plans to go directly into the fire spring to fetch water.
Tang San, who was in the realm of gods, became even more excited after witnessing this scene.
"That's absolutely right!"
Just then, a dark purple light exploded at the edge of the pool.
Liu Yuan made a move.
He didn't hesitate, didn't waver, and didn't even glance at Huo Yuhao.
The blood-red fifth spirit ring beneath his feet lit up.
A dark purple light surged from his body, instantly spreading out and enveloping a large area around the edge of the pool.
"Forbidden Zone".
His voice wasn't loud, but in this underground space, every word carried an undeniable chill.
The dark purple space expanded outwards from him.
In the void, countless dark purple chains appeared out of thin air.
The chains were thin, but each one emanated a heavy fluctuation of soul power. The chains intertwined in the air, weaving into a net, and then simultaneously converged towards the hot spring.
The first chain wrapped around Huo Yuhao's wrist.
A second chain wrapped around his waist.
Article 3, Article 4, and Article 5.
Chains reached out from different directions, wrapping around Huo Yuhao's arms, shoulders, legs, and chest. They circled him several times before tightening simultaneously, locking him suspended in mid-air.
Huo Yuhao's body was suspended in mid-air, two meters above the surface of the hot spring.
Scalding hot spring water flowed beneath him, and steam billowed around him.
He was suspended by chains and unable to move.
Above the realm of gods.
Tang San, who had been beaming with pride, completely changed his expression after seeing what was happening before him.
He was so angry he nearly died on the spot, and even let out a roar.
"Damn Liu Yuan, you've already chosen your own death!"
(End of chapter)