Shen Hanyu slowly stepped forward and reached out to touch the blue-golden leaves of the Blue Silver Empress.
The Blue Silver Empress seemed to possess its own consciousness and shrank back.
Shen Hanyu was stunned for a moment, then slowly withdrew his hand.
"To think it still retains its own consciousness. What are you trying to remain pure for Tang Hao? Heh, how devoted you are…"
Shen Hanyu curled his lips into a cold smile, directly uprooting the entire Blue Silver Empress along with the soil beneath it, then throwing it straight into his Ruyi Treasure Pouch.
Enduring the disgust, he rummaged through the several mounds of earth on the ground. Soon, Shen Hanyu found the wooden box containing the 100,000-year-old Blue Silver Empress right leg bone.
After confirming the soul bone was genuine, Shen Hanyu quickly left the damp cave. The Cold Heaven Spear suddenly appeared in his hand, and with a few thrusts into the cave walls, the ground shook violently. Falling rocks quickly buried the cave.
Shen Hanyu cleared away his own aura, then suddenly felt a mischievous impulse. The Cold Heaven Spear danced across a nearby stone wall, leaving behind a line of bold, flowing characters.
"Tang Wulin thanks the senior for the gift of the bone. I am deeply grateful and have no way to repay it, so until we meet again!"
After finishing the inscription, Shen Hanyu used his mental power to erase all traces of his aura along the way. His wings unfurled behind him, and he swiftly vanished from the area.
Less than the time it takes for an incense stick to burn after Shen Hanyu left, a nearly crazed figure madly crashed through boulder after boulder, arriving in front of the waterfall. His blood-red eyes were filled with terrifying killing intent and grief. When Tang Hao saw the collapsed cave, a heaven-shaking roar mixed with terrifying soul power soared into the sky.
"Who! Who was it! I will kill you! I will definitely kill you!"
In his fury, Tang Hao hefted the mountain-like Clear Sky Hammer and smashed everything around him into dust. Terrifying killing intent rushed toward the heavens, almost taking physical form. The originally calm stream boiled like water, making the surrounding air thick and viscous.
Amid his rage, Tang Hao finally noticed the words carved on the cliff. After reading them, he violently spat out a mouthful of old blood. His blood-red eyes became as venomous as if quenched in poison.
"A surname Tang! What a Tang Wulin! What a Tang Wulin! I, Tang Hao, swear to the heavens: if I do not kill you in this lifetime, the Tang family line ends with me! Ahhh—!"
After venting fiercely, Tang Hao collapsed weakly to his knees, murmuring incessantly,
"A-Yin… A-Yin… wait for me. I will definitely bring you and your soul bone back to reunite with Xiao San. Whether it's the ends of the earth or mountains of knives and seas of fire, I have already failed you once—I absolutely cannot fail you a second time…"
Then Tang Hao barely gathered his emotions, picked up the Clear Sky Hammer, and quickly left the area.
His restriction had only just been triggered. He only wanted to find that person's aura, then ruthlessly exterminate them to vent the hatred in his heart.
Unfortunately, Shen Hanyu would not let him have his way. He had deliberately left behind a trace of aura, but that aura led Tang Hao in the exact opposite direction, finally disappearing into a narrow crevice in the ground.
Tang Hao, following closely, sensed faint movement inside the cave and drilled in without hesitation. As soon as he entered, he came face-to-face with two hundred-year-old Black-Horned Mountain Pigs. At the same time, a piercing stench rushed straight into his nostrils, nearly making Tang Hao vomit all the wine he had just drunk.
Yet on the filthy, chaotic ground inside the cave lay a single leaf from the Blue Silver Empress, faintly radiating life force.
Tang Hao was stunned for a moment, then flew into a rage once more. The two Black-Horned Mountain Pigs were frightened by Tang Hao's aura and hurriedly fled deeper along the cracks, simultaneously spraying a stream of yellowish-brown gas from their rear ends. In the blink of an eye, they vanished without a trace.
Just as Tang Hao was about to roar, an "otherworldly" stench rushed in. Even the Blue Silver Empress leaf on the ground was affected by the gas, its luster dimming considerably.
"A-Yin! A-Yin…"
Tang Hao was dazed by the smell, then quickly sealed his sense of smell. Disregarding the disgust, he tremblingly picked up the leaf and clutched it tightly in his palm like a priceless treasure.
Seeing the leaf still slowly wilting, Tang Hao hurriedly exited the cave and gently infused it with his soul power in the mildest way possible. A moment later, Tang Hao's eyes were bloodshot. He tightly gripped the now-withered leaf, staring fixedly toward the north.
"North… A-Yin, thank you. Endure just a little longer, I'm coming to bring you home right now…"
Shen Hanyu could never have imagined that the leaf he had used as bait actually contained a trace of information left by A-Yin. This gave Tang Hao a sliver of a clue.
Unfortunately, that clue was far too faint. The north of the Douluo Continent was vast beyond measure; even if Tang Hao searched day and night without rest, he probably wouldn't cover half of it in his lifetime. Still, having a clue was better than wandering like a headless fly. If Shen Hanyu knew, it would probably lead to yet another amusing game.
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On the other side.
Shen Hanyu had pushed his speed to the absolute limit, fast beyond what an ordinary Titled Douluo could even imagine. The consequence was that by the time he finally reached Element City, his soul power was nearly depleted. In the end, he staggered into the small courtyard.
The girls hurriedly came to support him. Shen Liuyu was so anxious she was on the verge of tears, her small hands groping all over Shen Hanyu's body, clearly thinking he had been severely injured.
Shen Hanyu grasped Shen Liuyu's small hand. The exhaustion of his soul power made him drowsy, but he forced himself to stay alert and said,
"Help me sit down."
Shui Bing'er and Shen Liuyu immediately supported him, one on each side, and helped him sit on a chair.
Only then did Shen Hanyu relax slightly. The reason he had rushed back so desperately was precisely that he feared something unexpected might happen. Now that he was finally home, he could feel a little at ease.
The journey there had taken nearly two days, but the return had taken only a few hours—the difference in speed was obvious.
"Brother, what exactly happened to you? Please don't scare me, okay? I'm scared, wuu wuu…"
Shen Liuyu threw herself directly into Shen Hanyu's arms. Tears streamed down that usually adorable little face like they cost nothing, making Shen Hanyu's heart ache inexplicably.
"Alright, don't cry. I'm not injured. I was just afraid something unexpected would happen, so I pushed my speed too far and consumed too much. My soul power is drained, that's all. One night of rest and I'll be mostly recovered."
Shen Hanyu explained briefly, then wiped away Shen Liuyu's tears.
"Really? You're not lying to me?"
Shen Liuyu sobbed as she spoke, still burrowing into Shen Hanyu's embrace as if only there could she feel safe.
Shen Hanyu's face was somewhat pale, but he still nodded and said,
"I'm not lying. I stole a treasure left by the deceased wife of a Super Douluo. Because I feared something might go wrong, I rushed back, consuming too much without time to replenish, so I'm just a bit weak…"
Shen Liuyu blocked Shen Hanyu's mouth before he could continue explaining. Tears still swirled in her eyes as she said,
"Enough, brother. Don't explain now. Go rest, okay? Explain to us after you've rested. Please don't scare me like this again. If something happened to you, I really wouldn't know what to do…"
Shen Hanyu opened his mouth, a warmth filling his heart, yet he said nothing. Slowly, he closed his eyes that had already reached the limit of exhaustion…
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