Celestial Beast Taming

Chapter 286: Chapter 176: Is This Destiny!?

”You need to do your best to heal Suxin’s injuries soon. Flower Venerable did promise to give you the Endless Wood.”

Flower Venerable rolled her eyes at Star Night in exasperation.

”Star Night, there’s no need to be so loud. Did you think I would go back on my word?”

”It’s a pleasure to meet you, Su Sheng. My name is Ren Suying, and my title is Hua Ning, though most people just call me Flower Venerable.”

”Among Celestial Destiny Seekers, I’m from a younger generation than the Dragon Emperor, but I’m a contemporary of Star Night. You can call me Aunt Ying, or you can address me by my titles, Hua Ning or Flower Venerable, like everyone else. Either is fine.”

”Using your title feels a bit too formal. Since Star Night calls you Xiaoyi, I’ll call you Xiaoyi as well.”

If any other Celestial Destiny Seeker who had met Flower Venerable were present, they would have been so shocked to see her speaking to a junior this way that their jaws would have hit the floor.

Flower Venerable was known for being exceptionally cold toward Celestial Destiny Seekers whose strength and Talent were less than her own.

However, when dealing with those at Five-finger Peak or Six-finger Creators, Flower Venerable was more than willing to maintain good relationships with these High Level Creators.

Flower Venerable was an extremely pragmatic person!

Her attitude toward Zhong Yi was a clear indication of how much she approved of and valued him.

Zhong Yi had never heard of a Guardian Beast like the Endless Wood before.

Ever since learning that other worlds existed beyond the Guardian Beast World, encountering Guardian Beasts and materials he had never heard of was becoming a normal occurrence for Zhong Yi.

Zhong Yi knew full well that Flower Venerable’s words were a deliberate gesture of goodwill toward him.

Flower Venerable wanted to build a relationship with him, and Zhong Yi was more than willing to do the same with the woman who was publicly acknowledged as the fourth most powerful figure in the Xin Xia Federation.

”Aunt Ying, my name is Zhong Yi, and my title is Su Sheng. I haven’t really made a name for myself in the Federation yet, so I don’t have any other monikers.”

”You are my senior. It’s an honor for you to call me Xiaoyi.”

As Zhong Yi was speaking, the Soul-Controlling Flower in his soul was suddenly overcome with an intense feeling of desire.

The sensation was very similar to what he had felt from the Soul-Controlling Flower when it sensed the Fertility Ant Queen’s presence at Senhe Hall’s Exotic Beast Garden.

This time, however, the Soul-Controlling Flower’s craving was clearly several magnitudes more intense than before.

Just as Zhong Yi was about to search for the source of the Soul-Controlling Flower’s intense craving, beads of cold sweat suddenly broke out on Flower Venerable’s forehead.

She clutched her left side tightly, and in an instant, all the color drained from her lips.

Zhong Yi could feel a great deal of the Life within Flower Venerable’s body suddenly dissipate.

After a long moment, Flower Venerable seemed to come back to her senses, slumping back into her chair.

The sweat glistening on her temples added a certain fragile beauty to Flower Venerable’s magnificent face.

The craving projected by the Soul-Controlling Flower gradually subsided as Flower Venerable’s condition improved.

But then, as the Soul-Controlling Flower stirred once more, the feeling of intense desire returned.

Flower Venerable, who had only just recovered, suddenly shot her hand up, clutching her left side again.

The Life she had just recovered was once again drained away, making her look as if she had aged five years in an instant.

Zhong Yi was now certain: whatever the Soul-Controlling Flower was interested in was inside Flower Venerable’s body, most likely beneath her hand where she clutched her left side.

And it was highly likely that the sudden disturbance of the object inside her was caused by his Soul-Controlling Flower.

Zhong Yi quickly began to soothe the Soul-Controlling Flower and its intense state of craving.

As the Soul-Controlling Flower continuously absorbed Life and Soul Energy, it would in turn nourish Zhong Yi, all while creating Soul Taming Seeds and Flowing Soul Soil for him.

The Soul-Controlling Flower was now much more obedient to Zhong Yi than it had been before.

Back in the Exotic Beast Garden of the Deep River Commerce Association, the Soul-Controlling Flower had craved the Fertility Ant Queen so intensely. Even though Zhong Yi had constantly tried to soothe it, it had acted like a pouting child who couldn’t get the candy it wanted, its heart still full of desire.

But now, faced with something that intrigued it even more, the Soul-Controlling Flower was able to obediently suppress its desires under Zhong Yi’s guidance, even without him making any promises.

This meant the bond between Zhong Yi and the Soul-Controlling Flower was constantly deepening.

While Zhong Yi was calming the Soul-Controlling Flower, Star Night spoke to Flower Venerable, his voice heavy.

”Flower Venerable... so that old hidden injury of yours still hasn’t healed.”

”No wonder your Rule Body has always been flawed. It cost you two critical opportunities during the last Sacred War of Origin.”

Flower Venerable didn’t respond to Star Night’s comment, merely offering a faint smile as if to say there was no need to worry.

Flower Venerable knew her own condition all too well.

If this world were considered ’Heaven,’ then aside from thoroughly exploring a Secret Realm or obtaining a Source Material Celestial Shuttle to trade for ’off-world’ items on the Virtual Source Network, the Sacred War of Origin was the absolute best way to acquire them!

The Sacred War of Origin even offered a chance to obtain items of an exceedingly high caliber.

She herself had gained many fortuitous opportunities during the Sacred War of Origin.

In fact, one of her Contracted Guardian Beasts had been acquired during that very war.

But the seed now crippling her was also a product of that same war.

Originally, the vibrant, emerald-green seed, brimming with life, had been her prize.

But before she even had a chance to study the seed she had fought so hard to obtain during the war, it had burrowed directly into her body and taken root among her internal organs.

And no matter what methods she tried, she had been unable to remove it.

At first, the seed’s effect on her wasn’t significant. But as time passed, it actually began to sprout and grow within her organs.