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"Blue Silver King!! What have you done?! If anything happens to Little San, I will not spare you!!" Tang Hao threatened.
"I don't know either; I merely initiated the 'Blue Silver Emperor' Awakening Ritual."
"I told you long ago that he couldn't awaken the Blue Silver Emperor!! It was you who insisted I open the ritual for him," the Blue Silver King said aggrievedly.
"You!!" Blood surged up Tang Hao's throat. Forcing down the urge to kill the Blue Silver King, he shouldered the constantly wailing Tang San and sped out of the 'Blue Silver Forest.'
If not for the fact that Tang San couldn't absorb an eighty-thousand-year 'Blue Silver King' spirit ring, Tang Hao would have crippled this beast right then and there and forced Little San to kill it.
"Dad, it hurts!!" Tang San howled.
Tang Hao circulated his soul power to sense the condition within Tang San's body, only to discover that Tang San was suffering from a backlash of his Martial Soul.
As a Titled Douluo, Tang Hao judged based on his experience: Tang San's current Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul had a poison attribute that was too powerful, making it impossible to awaken the life-attribute Blue Silver Emperor.
Only then did Tang Hao realize his mistake. previously, in a desperate attempt to treat Tang San's condition and prevent him from absorbing a low-year spirit bone, he had allowed Tang San to absorb a ten-thousand-year poison attribute spirit bone.
And the reason he let Tang San absorb a poison attribute spirit bone was that Yu Xiaogang had instructed Tang San to cultivate the Blue Silver Grass toward the poison path.
"Yu Xiaogang!!!!! You are a disgrace to the title of teacher!! You have led my son astray!!! If anything happens to Little San, I'm not finished with you!!" Tang Hao roared at the sky.
Things having reached this point, he had no choice but to find a ten-thousand-year poison attribute soul beast as quickly as possible before Tang San's Blue Silver Grass was completely burned away.
However, this meant that Little San would have to completely give up on the idea of awakening the 'Blue Silver Emperor.'
Tang Hao had no other option. Between two vials of poison, he had to force Little San to drink one.
After all, Little San's life was the most important thing. If the Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul became trash, then so be it; at least the second Martial Soul, the 'Clear Sky Hammer,' hadn't been cultivated yet.
"Little San! Hold on, I'll find you a suitable spirit ring right now!" Tang Hao said anxiously.
Tang Hao carried Tang San, sprinting while sensing for soul beast auras with all his might. A moment later, Tang Hao finally found a 'Crypt Demon Spider' that was over ten thousand years old.
Currently, Tang San could absorb a spirit ring of around twenty thousand years, but Tang Hao had no choice.
Little San's life was at stake. If the burning continued, the Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul would truly be ruined.
Locking onto the 'Crypt Demon Spider,' Tang Hao exploded with immense pressure, instantly crushing it into a half-dead state.
Tang Hao shouted anxiously, "Little San, stay awake! Kill this soul beast quickly!"
Hearing his father's voice, Tang San forced his will to hold on. Black soul power flashed in his palm, and several hidden weapons instantly pierced the half-dead 'Crypt Demon Spider.'
A 'Black Spirit Ring' drifted up from the spider's corpse. Without time to think, Tang San immediately began to absorb the ring.
With the support of the soul beast ring, Tang San's 'Blue Silver Grass' began to advance to the 'Spirit King' level. The poison attribute was enhanced once again, and these poisons began to counterattack the 'Blue Silver Soul Power.'
At this moment, Tang San felt incomparable relief, as if maggots were being driven out of his bones.
After a long time, Tang San slowly opened his eyes. Just as he was about to announce the good news to Tang Hao, he saw Tang Hao clutching his chest, his eyes filled with tears.
Tang San froze immediately. He didn't know why his indomitable father would look like this.
"Dad!! Dad!! What's wrong with you?!!" Tang San asked anxiously.
Tang Hao felt a severe pain in his heart at this moment; he felt as if the most important part of him was being stripped away.
"Ah Yin! Ah Yin!"
Tang Hao clutched his chest and howled in pain. He did not know that at this moment, he had not only lost Ah Yin's body but also Ah Yin's heart.
Because Ye Lan had told Ah Yin the truth, she had completely given up on Tang Hao and was now serving her Lord Master wholeheartedly.
"Dad! What happened to Mom? Dad, hold on, I will definitely help you find Mom back!" Tang San felt distressed watching Tang Hao's painful appearance.
Suddenly, he thought of how his own heart ached.
Could it be that something happened to Xiao Wu at that time?
Thinking of this terrible result, Tang San shook his head frantically. Impossible, impossible.
With two hundred-thousand-year soul beasts protecting her, how could anything happen to Xiao Wu?
Worried about Xiao Wu, Tang San wanted to ask Tang Hao to take him to find her.
But seeing Tang Hao in this state, he didn't know how to speak up.
If he thought about Xiao Wu instead of cultivation, his father would definitely be disappointed, right?
It took a long time for Tang Hao to recover from the pain. His eyes were hollow, his vision unfocused.
It wasn't until Tang San massaged his shoulders that Tang Hao's pupils gradually focused.
"Little San, let's go. I'm taking you to the Slaughter City," Tang Hao said.
"Slaughter City?" Tang San asked in confusion.
"Yes. Your first Asura God Trial requires obtaining the 'Death God Domain,' which can only be obtained in the Slaughter City. After two years of training, combined with your self-created soul skills... as long as you stick to your original heart, you will definitely obtain the 'Death God Domain'!" Tang Hao explained.
"Dad, I failed to awaken the 'Blue Silver Emperor.' Can I really pass the test of the 'Slaughter City'?" Tang San asked with a guilty conscience. Sensing the 'Spider Prison' soul skill he had obtained from the 'Crypt Demon Spider,' he felt somewhat inferior.
This "Spider Prison" was completely incomparable to Ye Lan's second thousand-year soul skill.
The "Death God Domain" didn't sound like something easily obtained. Was he really capable now?
After experiencing the failure of the 'Blue Silver Emperor' awakening, Tang San's view of Yu Xiaogang, whom he had regarded as a "teacher for a day, father for life," changed completely.
His Blue Silver Emperor had been ruined by Yu Xiaogang. Relying on 'Blue Silver Grass' to surpass Ye Lan had become a complete pipe dream.
"Little San, even if you can't awaken the 'Blue Silver Emperor,' you still have the strongest Tool Martial Soul on the continent, the 'Clear Sky Hammer'! Moreover, in the 'Slaughter City,' no one can use soul skills. You can complete the trials relying on your self-created soul skills, so don't worry," Tang Hao encouraged.
Hearing Tang Hao's explanation, Tang San's eyes lit up.
In that case, he would definitely be able to obtain the 'Death God Domain.' This would be his first step toward becoming a God.
As the God Trials progressed, he would surely be able to trample Ye Lan under his feet.
What "full hundred-thousand-year ring Soul Emperor," what "strongest Soul Venerable"... in front of a God, they are nothing but jokes, Tang San thought sourly.
Tang Hao took Tang San and sped for half a month before arriving at a small town tavern.
"Give me two Bloody Marys," Tang Hao said indifferently.
Heaven Dou Empire, Sunset Forest, Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
Seeing the 'Blue Silver Emperor' drooping her head slightly, Ye Lan knew Ah Yin had something on her mind.
After activating 'Consciousness Acceleration,' Ye Lan immediately figured out what was bothering Ah Yin.
"Ah Yin, are you worried about your son?" Ye Lan asked.
"Lord... Lord Master..." Ah Yin began to stutter. After all, the Tang father and son were her Lord Master's enemies, and Tang Hao was the scum who had deceived her in her past life.
That she was still thinking about the child from her past life was indeed wrong of her.
Ye Lan waved his hand and said, "It's fine, Ah Yin. It's normal for a mother to worry about her child."
Receiving her Lord Master's understanding, Ah Yin felt warmth in her heart and instantly felt that Ye Lan was the best Master in the world.
However, Ah Yin didn't stay happy for long. Ye Lan's next words shook her to the core.
"However, you are worrying about the wrong object. Your real child is already dead. Tang Hao's current son is another person who has occupied your child's soul," Ye Lan said.
"What do you mean!? Lord Master? My child is dead?? Impossible, how could he be dead? What does occupying the soul mean?" Ah Yin was unsettled.
"Yes. Although telling you the truth is cruel, as your Lord Master, I have an obligation to tell you the truth," Ye Lan said hesitantly.
"Lord Master, please tell Ah Yin the truth," Ah Yin pleaded.
"The child you gave birth to in your past life was named Tang San by Tang Hao. The reason I say the current Tang San is not your real child is that many of his behaviors are extremely abnormal," Ye Lan said.
"Abnormal? Lord Master, did you notice my child a long time ago?" Ah Yin murmured.
"Correct. I was born in the countryside near Notting City. After I awakened my Martial Soul, I naturally enrolled in Notting Academy."
"Coincidentally, three years after I enrolled, Tang San also entered 'Notting Academy,' and he happened to be in the same dormitory as me, the Working Study Student Dormitory 7."
Hearing that Ye Lan had been in contact with Tang San since childhood, Ah Yin believed Ye Lan's words a bit more.
Just as Ah Yin was flustered and making wild guesses, Ye Lan continued speaking.
"Of course, relying on this point alone is not enough to confirm that Tang San is an adult soul."
"Aside from this, according to what I know, after Tang Hao raised Tang San until he could walk, he drank alcohol every day and ignored Tang San completely."
"Do you know how Tang San survived?" Ye Lan asked.
"Tang Hao is indeed scum! If he ignored Tang San, how did Tang San survive?" Ah Yin asked hatefully.
"After the two-year-old Tang San could no longer get care from Tang Hao, he actually moved a stool and cooked for himself!"
"It is hard for me to imagine a two-year-old toddler cooking for Tang Hao and himself."
"And he cooked for four years," Ye Lan sighed.
After listening to Ye Lan's description of Tang San, Ah Yin believed more and more that her child was dead, and the soul of the current Tang San was someone else—the murderer of her child.
"Besides these two abnormalities, the most abnormal thing about Tang San is that he knows cultivation techniques and various self-created soul skills."
"After fighting him back then, I was very confused about his strength. His eyes could turn purple, his hands could turn jade-colored, and his footwork was extremely ghostly. You must know, he was only six years old at that time!"
"To create self-created soul skills, one must at least awaken a Martial Soul and possess soul power before they can use that soul power to create skills."
"But the moment Tang San awakened his Martial Soul, he already had several self-created soul skills."
"Apart from the soul skills, the most terrifying thing is that Tang San's soul power attribute is not 'Blue Silver Soul Power,' but some kind of white, gentle soul power. Clearly, before Tang San awakened his Martial Soul, he had practiced some kind of technique to absorb soul power."
"Under my probing over those two years, Tang San was vague about those soul skills and techniques. There is definitely something wrong with them."
Hearing the Lord Master describe Tang San's abnormalities, Ah Yin's heart ached even more, and her eyes were full of tears.
Her real child had actually died.
"Tang San!!!"
"Lord Master!! Will you help Ah Yin get revenge!?" Ah Yin cried.
"Ah Yin, don't worry! I will help you get revenge," Ye Lan comforted her while stroking the Blue Silver Emperor.
"Lord Master, you are the best. I... I don't even know how to repay you," Ah Yin said guiltily.
"I don't need your repayment. Who asked you to be my little maid?" Ye Lan said.
Ah Yin blushed and wrapped tightly around Ye Lan's legs.
Sensing Ah Yin's dependence on him, Ye Lan breathed a sigh of relief.
In this way, Ah Yin stood completely on the opposite side of the Tang father and son.
Of course, they were originally Ah Yin's enemies. If he hadn't told Ah Yin the truth, she probably would have been kept in the dark for the rest of her life.
After calculating the days since Tang Hao and his son left the 'Blue Silver Forest,' Ye Lan decided to go to the 'Blue Silver Forest' to obtain his fifth spirit ring and incidentally research the relationship between Martial Souls and Spirit Rings.
However, to test Ah Yin, Ye Lan decided to ask.
"Ah Yin, do you know of the 'Blue Silver Forest'?" Ye Lan asked, stroking the Blue Silver Emperor.
"Lord Master, the 'Blue Silver Forest' is the gathering place of the 'Blue Silver Clan.' It is in an extremely hidden place. Except for the Blue Silver Emperor, it is difficult for others to find the 'Blue Silver Forest.' Even if they really arrive at the 'Blue Silver Forest,' they wouldn't know they are there, because from the outside, the 'Blue Silver Forest' looks no different from an ordinary forest."
"So that's how it is. Ah Yin, can you take me to the 'Blue Silver Forest'? I heard that Blue Silver Grass Martial Souls can obtain spirit rings in the 'Blue Silver Forest'," Ye Lan probed.
"Of course, Lord Master! Ah Yin is happy to serve you! Let's go a bit earlier. It would be troublesome if Tang Hao and his son got there first!" Ah Yin shook her body anxiously.
Seeing that Ah Yin's stance was completely on his side, Ye Lan felt completely at ease.
Tang Hao, sink into endless pain and regret; Ah Yin is my maid now!
"Don't worry, I have fought Tang San. His 'Blue Silver Grass' has completely turned into a poisonous weed. He cannot awaken the 'Blue Silver Emperor'," Ye Lan said.
Ah Yin's eyes lit up, and she snorted coldly, "This is retribution. He is not worthy of possessing my 'Blue Silver Emperor' bloodline!"
"Ah Yin, come in," Ye Lan said after picking up the 'Wishful Hundred Treasure Purse' and digging up the 'Blue Silver Emperor.'
"Yes, Lord Master," Ah Yin said obediently.
Then, under Ah Yin's guidance, Silver Wolf flew Ye Lan toward the 'Blue Silver Forest.'
Several days later, a silver meteor smashed heavily into the center of the 'Blue Silver Forest.'
"Who is it?!! Who dares invade my territory!" the Blue Silver King said discontentedly.
At this moment, the face-like mark on the huge tree trunk assumed an angry expression and began to sense the two people not far in front of it.
First, it sensed the extremely intense silver aura. Before the Blue Silver King could marvel at the 'Titled Douluo' level soul power...
The other aura made the Blue Silver King tremble.
Blue... Blue Silver... Emperor? God?
"L-L-Lord... No, no, no, Emp-Emp-Emperor."
"No, wait, Lord... Lord God."
"It was this little grass who offended you. Why have you condescended to come here? The environment here is truly too filthy; please, Lord God, do not disdain this humble dwelling, alright?" The eighty-thousand-year Blue Silver King humbled itself into the dust.
Silver Wolf looked at Little Lan with a strange expression. Did eighty-thousand-year soul beasts have to suck up to Little Lan like this nowadays?
Wasn't calling him "Little Lan" a bit arrogant now?
Ye Lan waved his hand helplessly and said, "Alright, alright, call me Ye Lan, or Lord Master."
"I dare not, I dare not. I am not even qualified to be your servant, Lord God," the Blue Silver King trembled.
At this time, Ye Lan realized that the number of Blue Silver Grass in the 'Blue Silver Forest' was terrifyingly high.
After Ye Lan descended upon the 'Blue Silver Forest,' these Blue Silver Grass revealed themselves one after another.
Originally, this forest was no different from an ordinary forest, but after Ye Lan's arrival, these 'Blue Silver Grass' dared not hide their bodies before the Blue Silver God.
Feeling the activity of his 'Blue Silver Grass - Radiant Life' Martial Soul increase significantly, Ye Lan nodded with satisfaction.
At this moment, he opened the 'Wishful Hundred Treasure Purse,' and the 'Blue Silver Emperor' flashed out onto the azure lawn.
The moment the 'Blue Silver Emperor' appeared, the Blue Silver King exclaimed in surprise, "Emperor?! Is that you? Emperor, we have finally waited for you!"
Ah Yin spoke, "Little Tree, I am here. You don't need to call me Emperor anymore. I am now Lord Master's little maid."
"No, once an Emperor, always the Emperor of the Blue Silver Clan. I didn't expect you to become the God Servant of the Lord God. This is the honor of the 'Blue Silver Clan'," the Blue Silver King said with a face full of envy.
The 'Blue Silver Emperor' shook her body, agreeing with the Blue Silver King's view.
Then the 'Blue Silver Emperor' asked, "Little Tree, did any humans come here before?"
"Emperor! Previously, a Titled Douluo brought a black-skinned young man here. That human even pretended to be your descendant. Fortunately, his awakening failed. The 'Blue Silver Forest' suffered no losses; otherwise, the damage to the 'Blue Silver Forest' would have been great."
Hearing the Blue Silver King's reply, the 'Blue Silver Emperor' breathed a sigh of relief. As expected of the Lord Master's words, Tang San could not awaken the 'Blue Silver Emperor.'
Thank goodness he didn't awaken the 'Blue Silver Emperor'; otherwise, she wouldn't know how to repay the Lord Master.
At this time, Silver Wolf spoke up, "Little Lan, what are we doing here?"
Ye Lan said, "Uncle Wolf, my fifth spirit ring is secured."
"Oh? Is it this eighty-thousand-year Blue Silver Grass?" Silver Wolf's eyes lit up.
Ye Lan shook his head and said, "Uncle Wolf, he is the Blue Silver King, not just grass. And my target is not him, but this forest."
"The forest? Can a forest provide a spirit ring?" Silver Wolf asked in surprise.
Ye Lan smiled. "Uncle Wolf, watch carefully in a moment. This is the miracle of the 'Blue Silver Clan'."
Hearing the exchange between Ye Lan and his guard Silver Wolf, Ah Yin communicated with the Blue Silver King using 'Plant Language': "Is there still a 'Blue Silver Tear'? Can you initiate the 'Blue Silver Awakening'?"
"Yes, yes! Those two hateful humans tried to force me to open the 'Blue Silver Awakening' ritual earlier. I secretly hid a drop of 'Blue Silver Tear.' Otherwise, he might have actually succeeded in awakening," the Blue Silver King said with a wicked laugh.
"Well done. Now, open the 'Blue Silver Awakening' ritual for the Lord Master and help him condense a spirit ring directly. It is impossible for you to help the Lord Master awaken his Martial Soul again; with the Lord Master's current Martial Soul, our quality of 'Blue Silver Soul Power' can no longer have any effect."
"So, do not waste soul power on Martial Soul awakening. Help the Lord Master condense a spirit ring directly," the Blue Silver Emperor instructed.
The Blue Silver King nodded vigorously. "I understand, Emperor!"
Subsequently, the human face on the tree trunk condensed a drop of "Blue Silver Tear" once again.
Then, the Blue Silver King said humbly, "Lord... Lord God, please accept this tear. It is our honor to condense a spirit ring for you!"
Ye Lan nodded, took the 'Blue Silver Tear,' and said indifferently, "Thank you."
Hearing the Lord God's thanks, the Blue Silver King felt overwhelmed with favor. Having such an approachable God was the honor of the 'Blue Silver Clan.'
Before long, their 'Blue Silver Clan' would truly be able to stand up!
That damnable black-skinned human almost ruined the Lord God's good deed, the Blue Silver King began to curse the Tang father and son duo.
After Ye Lan took the 'Blue Silver Tear,' he absorbed it into his body, then closed his eyes tightly and sat cross-legged on the azure lawn.
The moment he absorbed the 'Blue Silver Tear,' Ye Lan sensed the endless Blue Silver Grass within the 'Blue Silver Forest.'
These Blue Silver Grass began to contribute their meager 'Blue Silver Soul Power.' Little points of blue light converged into an ocean of Blue Silver Soul Power.
This 'Blue Silver Soul Power Ocean' began to condense in front of Ye Lan. Within Ye Lan's spiritual world...
In the world of endless light, ocean, and golden Blue Silver Grass, countless 'Blue Silver Light Points' appeared.
Ye Lan began to absorb these 'Blue Silver Light Points.' Correspondingly in the outside world, outside his blood-red spirit ring, a white spirit ring began to condense.
Sensing the appearance of the spirit ring, Ye Lan immediately activated 'Seven-Aperture Exquisite Heart,' 'Consciousness Acceleration,' and 'Golden Dragon Pupils' to perceive the changes in his spiritual world, the 'Spirit Ring,' the distribution of soul power particles, and his own Martial Soul respectively.
When the 'White Spirit Ring' appeared, Ye Lan immediately sensed that this white ring was not simple.
Through the 'Golden Dragon Pupils,' Ye Lan clearly saw the distribution of soul power particles within this 'White Spirit Ring.'
A portion of life attribute particles, a portion of wood attribute particles, a portion of water attribute particles, and small amounts of earth, poison, metal, light, and other attribute particles.
Through the Golden Dragon Pupils' perception of the soul power distribution, Ye Lan realized: wasn't this soul power distribution exactly the distribution of Blue Silver Grass soul power particles?
In other words, could the process of condensing a spirit ring be treated as the process of condensing a soul beast?
Except this 'Soul Beast' only had attributes and no physical form?
As Ye Lan continued to absorb Blue Silver Soul Power, the age of this spirit ring began to rise continuously.
Gradually changing from white to yellow, dark yellow, purple, dark purple, black...
The Blue Silver King looked at the speed at which the Lord God was condensing the spirit ring in astonishment and murmured, "Emperor! The Lord God condenses the spirit ring too fast, right?! What age of spirit ring can the Lord God condense? Can it exceed fifty thousand years?"
"He should be able to, right? After all, he is our God!" Ah Yin communicated with the Blue Silver King.
(End of Chapter)