"King, please come to me, okay?" The voice suddenly became urgent, carrying a strong sense of longing.
Hearing this, Tang Chuan slowly opened his eyes, his gaze becoming somewhat profound, and he thought to himself:
"It really is here... This world can only have one Blue Silver Emperor. Once I Awaken today, the only way Tang San can become the Blue Silver Emperor is to kill me."
Immediately, he stood up, his aura slowly receding.
He gazed in the direction from which the voice came, and took a step without hesitation.
Seeing this, Xiao Ruier tightened her grip on the golden dragon spear, her expression slightly solemn. Although she hadn't heard the voice, she sensed from Tang Chuan's demeanor that this matter was extraordinary.
So, she remained silent, following closely behind Tang Chuan.
They walked together deeper into the forest.
In the shadows behind him, a crimson figure also followed.
From the moment he stepped into the depths of the forest,
Tang Chuan felt as if he had completely merged with the surrounding aura of heaven and earth. His mental force interconnected and entangled with the Blue Silver Grass everywhere.
Every leaf, every tendril, transmitted subtle emotions and images to him. He could even use them as eyes, clearly perceiving everything around him.
Through these Blue Silver Grass,
The range Tang Chuan could perceive increased exponentially.
As he continued to advance, the Blue Silver Grass along the way tilted to both sides, as if subjects welcoming their King's return, spontaneously clearing a straight path for him.
That reverence and anticipation made Tang Chuan's heart inexplicably tremble.
A few minutes later, he stopped in front of an open space.
Not far away, a giant Blue Silver Grass grew.
Its surrounding vines coiled upwards like Dragons, and a strange human face emerged from its center. Those deep eyes seemed capable of piercing the Soul, quietly gazing at Tang Chuan's arrival.
Around it, the Blue Silver Grass grew exceptionally lush.
The next second, this giant Blue Silver Grass spoke in human words: "King, I am here."
Looking at the strange human-faced Blue Silver Grass in front of him, a subtle light flashed deep in Tang Chuan's eyes, but it quickly receded, and he thought to himself:
"This giant Blue Silver Grass, should be the Blue Silver King, right?"
Immediately after, he took two steps closer, feigning ignorance, as if he had just arrived, and asked indifferently:
"Are you calling me?"
"Yes, great King. It is I who am calling you." The human face in the center of the vine moved, revealing a very humanized expression, and spoke again in human words.
"Who are you? Why do you call me King?" After a moment of silence, Tang Chuan again pretended to know nothing, and asked suspiciously.
Hearing this, the giant Blue Silver Grass with a human face in its center gently trembled, and then emitted a low and respectful voice:
"Because the noblest Bloodline of my Blue Silver clan flows within you."
"If I am the King of Blue Silver Grass, then you are the Emperor among Blue Silver Grass!"
Before Tang Chuan could speak, the Blue Silver King spoke again:
"I still need to Cultivate for at least another fifteen thousand years to reach a Bloodline Realm like yours. I feel extremely honored to be able to see you and feel the Bloodline aura on you."
Hearing this, Tang Chuan lowered his head and continued to feign ignorance, frowning slightly:
"I'm sorry, perhaps you've made a mistake. I am not your King. I am a human, not a Blue Silver Grass Soul Beast. I merely possess the Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul."
Tang Chuan maintained a slightly puzzled expression on the surface, as if still digesting what the Blue Silver King had just said, but in his heart, he was secretly complaining.
"Why don't you hurry up and help me with my second Martial Soul Awakening?"
"I can barely keep up the act..."
In his opinion, although he possessed the Blue Silver Emperor Bloodline, if he didn't pretend to be completely ignorant, it would inevitably arouse suspicion from the other party, which would be more trouble than it was worth.
"No." The Blue Silver King said somewhat eagerly:
"Great King, it is impossible for me to be mistaken."
"You have the Bloodline of the Blue Silver Empress. I can never be wrong in my sensing. If you only had the Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul that ordinary humans possess, do you think you could Cultivate to your current level? You possess the Bloodline of the Blue Silver Imperial Family! Oh, my great King!"
Tang Chuan looked incredibly shocked and exclaimed:
"Are you saying that my Blue Silver Grass is not ordinary Blue Silver Grass?"
"Yes. What you possess is the purest Blue Silver Imperial Family Bloodline. If I had to describe your Martial Soul, I think Blue Silver Emperor would be more appropriate than Blue Silver Grass. All of the Blue Silver lineage are your subjects. Haven't you felt their call to you?"
At this point, the giant Blue Silver King paused for a moment, and continued:
"The Blue Silver Emperor, in this world, is always passed down in a single lineage. Only when the previous Blue Silver Emperor dies will the next Blue Silver Emperor appear. Although you are human, the Bloodline of the Blue Silver Imperial Family flows within you."
"Previously, your Blue Silver Emperor was no different from ordinary Blue Silver Grass. That was because your Blue Silver Imperial Family Bloodline had not truly Awakened. That's why you couldn't feel its power. Now, let me help you Awaken it, shall I?"
Hearing that the Blue Silver King was finally going to perform a second Awakening on his Blue Silver Grass,
Tang Chuan was immediately overjoyed, a hint of uncontrollable excitement flashing in his eyes, but his expression remained calm, and he spoke with a slightly eager voice:
"Alright, then begin."
"I believe what you just said."
Hearing this, the human face of the Blue Silver King trembled slightly, and two lines of clear tears suddenly flowed down from its eyes, sparkling with a faint glow. Its voice was filled with long-suppressed sobs and ecstasy:
"It's been over ten years... We are finally no longer children without a mother."
"Your Majesty, please feel the adoration of your subjects."
As soon as the words fell, an incomparably vast aura of life suddenly rose.
It didn't come from the Blue Silver King in front, but from the entire Blue Silver Forest.
A faint blue glow quietly emerged from every single Blue Silver Grass.
The glow from a single Blue Silver Grass might only be a tiny blue speck, but when the blue light from billions of Blue Silver Grass converged, it became a blue-gold ocean.
Under the guidance of the Blue Silver King,
Tang Chuan felt as if his entire being had plunged into a vast and boundless blue-gold ocean.
Specks of light floated and sank around him like countless fireflies. His body seemed to become a vortex, constantly devouring these specks of light into his body.
Hot currents surged through his Meridians, as if to completely incinerate him, yet they also carried an incredibly abundant vitality, cleansing and reshaping his flesh, bones, and even his Martial Soul little by little.
As the devouring continued, the Blue Silver Grass on the ground began to stir. Patches of grass leaves grew rapidly, and in an instant, they coiled upwards like vines, completely enveloping Tang Chuan.
In the blink of an eye,
A giant blue-gold grass cocoon lay across the depths of the forest, emitting a faint glow.
Not far away, Xiao Ruier watched this scene, her golden dragon spear almost slipping from her hand and falling to the ground. Her pupils suddenly constricted, and she stood frozen in place, her face instantly changing dramatically.
Because in that very instant,
She felt the aura of a Soul Beast from Tang Chuan, and her heart suddenly trembled.
"He... is he also... a Soul Beast?"
Xiao Ruier's voice couldn't help but tremble, and after a moment, she finally uttered these few words.
At the same time, not far away, at the top of an ancient tree.
Chi Wang stood with his hands behind his back, his gaze fixed on Tang Chuan, who was entangled in Blue Silver Grass like a cocoon.
A moment later, his pupils also suddenly constricted, and his entire face changed dramatically.
"What?!"
"This kid... is actually a Soul Beast?!"
Chi Wang's mind was greatly shaken, his voice filled with intense disbelief.
"No, his aura is not that of a pure Soul Beast... He should be human! But... how could this be? Could his father, or mother... be a Soul Beast?!"
"Strange... why didn't I notice it at all before?"
"Could it be because the Bloodline of the Soul Beast clan within him has always been in a dormant state and has not Awakened... That's why I didn't see it?"
"If that's the case... then the Auspicious Beast following him..."
Chi Wang's words had not completely fallen.
However, the anomaly on Tang Chuan's body suddenly soared to a new height.
A mysterious golden vertical eye mark suddenly appeared on the center of his forehead. The mark was not illusory, but seemed to be forcibly branded from deep within his body.
As the vertical eye fully formed, an indescribable pressure suddenly erupted.
"Buzz—!"
Golden light burst forth fiercely, like a sharp sword piercing the sky.
The golden radiance was so intense that it instantly illuminated the entire forest. Every tree, every leaf, was enveloped in golden light, as if cast into a golden world.
Under the strong golden light, all the blue-gold specks of light around Tang Chuan were drawn in, surging madly into his body, and then converging towards the vertical eye mark.
His aura climbed steadily at this moment. Under the pressure, even the air solidified. All the Blue Silver Grass in heaven and earth bowed towards him, as if kowtowing to an Emperor.
"This power??"
Watching this scene, Chi Wang's pupils constricted again, his face instantly stiffening, as if struck by lightning, unable to speak for a moment.
And in front of Tang Chuan, the Blue Silver King, who was presiding over the second Awakening, saw this, and his already human-like eyes suddenly widened, a look of extreme horror appearing in his eyes, and he said with a trembling voice:
"This... could this be the legendary—Power of Fate?!"
"How could it appear on the King's body?"
His voice was full of shock and ecstasy, even with a hint of incredible reverence.
The Blue Silver King did not know that not long ago in the Star Dou Great Forest,
Tang Chuan was injured by the attack of the Emperor Auspicious Beast, his blood surged, and finally his wound happened to come into contact with the Eye of Fate of the Emperor Auspicious Beast, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion.
Immediately, his Bloodline, vitality, and part of his memories entered the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's body, while a part of the latter's Power of Fate also entered his body.
The Eye of Fate of the Three-Eyed Golden Lion is the embodiment of the Luck of the Star Dou Great Forest.
When it is active, the Soul Beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest reproduce faster, and endangered species may recover.
If it perishes, the Star Dou Great Forest will gradually wither, and the Soul Beast population will face disaster.
Within the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's habitat, the growth rate of Soul Beasts doubles, and the success rate for 100,000-year Soul Beasts to Break through their Bottleneck also doubles.
Under the blessing of the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's Power of Fate, when Tang Chuan's Blue Silver Grass underwent its second Awakening to become the Blue Silver Emperor, it seemed to have evolved again!