Chapter 116: Yang Feng

"Why are you here again?" the voice of the Fragrant Silk Immortal Orchid rang out, sounding somewhat helpless.

No plant enjoys the presence of aggressive and destructive humans, and this is even more true for these rare, heaven-sent botanical treasures. Seeing Mu Yang arrive with a stranger, it would have been a miracle if the Fragrant Silk Immortal Orchid were happy.

Mu Yang did not speak; he simply released his aura.

The Yin Dragon belonged to the dark side of this planet. Having slain the Yin Dragon and absorbed both its spirit ring and its external spirit bone, Mu Yang now carried the essence of the planet's dark side. While this aura might not exert much pressure on humans, its effect on spirit beasts was profound—and even more so on plant-type spirit beasts, which were exceptionally sensitive to such energy.

As expected, upon sensing the absolute suppression of Mu Yang's aura, every immortal herb that had evolved into a plant-type spirit beast stirred to life. For a moment, a chaotic flurry of mental impulses, laced with panic, surged toward Mu Yang.

"Youyou, we meet again," Mu Yang said with a smile.

The emotions radiating from the Fragrant Silk Immortal Orchid were filled with shock. "How do you possess the aura of a Great Beast? This is impossible! You are clearly human—no, that’s not right." Thinking back to how the Yin Spring in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well had suddenly weakened a while ago, the shock in its voice intensified. "You killed the dark side of this continent! That is impossible. That person once said that to kill the dark side, one must at least possess god-like power. You possess the aura of a Great Beast, yet you are human; there is no way you could be accepted by that domain!"

Mu Yang was initially surprised that Youyou knew about the continent's dark side, but upon hearing the mention of "that person," he understood. Tang San must have told Youyou. Nevertheless, Mu Yang replied, "Youyou, you guessed correctly. I did indeed kill the dark side of this continent. Now you understand why I’ve come here, don't you?" His tone remained the same, but the smile had vanished from his face.

If the Fragrant Silk Immortal Orchid knew about the Yin Dragon, it surely knew about the Yang Phoenix. Only Tang San could have imparted such knowledge, which meant there was a high probability that Tang San was watching him right now.

Mu Yang was not afraid for himself, but he was currently accompanied by Snow Empress and the Manager, and he also risked dragging Eto Yoshimura into this. While the Manager and Snow Empress could hide in the space of the Far North to await the next world-jump, Eto was not by his side. Although Mu Yang had brought Eto over through an equal contract and trusted her to survive on her own in the Douluo world, how could she possibly evade a threat from a god?

There were two ways forward: either he leaves without killing the Yang Phoenix, though having already drawn attention to himself would make future actions cumbersome, or he kills the Yang Phoenix immediately and flees—not just across the Douluo Continent, but to another world entirely.

Between the two, Mu Yang chose the latter.

Mu Yang instantly tore open the gateway to the Far North and beckoned for the Manager and Snow Empress to enter.

"Second Spirit Skill: Prayer, Calamity, Hail!"

A melodious song drifted from Mu Yang's lips, amplified by his spirit power to travel great distances. The hail he summoned was not ordinary; it was composed of the Ultimate Ice!

Just as Mu Yang had anticipated, under this onslaught of hail, the only source of heat was the Yang Phoenix. Within the freezing barrage of Ultimate Ice, there was no place left of scorching heat, save for the Yang Spring itself.

It was in this moment that a phoenix cry pierced the air...