Absorbing the Soul Bone, Slaughter City
Opening his eyes, Wang Li said to Dugu Yan:
"Yan Yan, I discovered something interesting. Please watch over my body for a moment and don't let anyone come to disturb me."
Dugu Yan released him, looking puzzled, but still replied:
"Alright."
Wang Li activated his soul power. His right arm began to shine, and soon a pure energy form of "Wang Li" walked out from his body.
Immediately afterward, his consciousness transferred from the main body to the clone. He smiled at Dugu Yan and said:
"I'll be back soon."
Dugu Yan supported Wang Li's body and nodded solemnly.
"Go and come back quickly."
Then "Wang Li" disappeared from the house. The main body remained still while the clone moved. This left no trace at all. As a pure energy form without the restraint of a physical body, as long as there was Blue Silver Grass nearby, he could travel rapidly.
And Blue Silver Grass was everywhere, both inside and outside the village. At this moment, "Wang Li" was using it to travel swiftly.
In an instant he covered ten miles, then a hundred miles, at an astonishing speed. By sensing the aura, "Wang Li" easily found the waterfall valley.
Countless Blue Silver Grasses swayed in the wind. Faint light gathered, and "Wang Li" appeared in form. He looked around and smiled.
"So it's here. It's indeed very well hidden. There are traces of human activity, and they are very recent. It seems that not long ago Tang Hao and Tang San were still living here."
"The cave where the Blue Silver Emperor is located is still behind the waterfall. Hidden quite deeply."
As soon as he finished speaking, "Wang Li" turned into a streak of light, flashed through the waterfall, and arrived at the cave behind it.
Many Blue Silver Grasses grew inside. Because of "Wang Li's" arrival, they all seemed to be cheering with excitement.
"Wang Li" passed through them and came to a small mound in the center. There was also a Blue Silver Grass here. Compared to the others, this one had golden veins. However, the golden veins were becoming increasingly dim.
"Wang Li" was somewhat surprised. He reached out and teased it. The Blue Silver Grass with golden veins curled its leaves around his finger, showing great intimacy and even a sense of pleading.
It was likely all instinctive. As the current emperor of Blue Silver Grass, "Wang Li" could sense that this former emperor's soul had already fallen silent and was still gradually dissipating.
"Wang Li" made a guess.
"The Blue Silver Emperor that once performed a sacrifice had already lost her power. Now that I have taken the emperor's position, she has also lost her authority. That is why she is gradually degenerating. After degeneration, her body can no longer support her soul, so the soul begins to dissipate."
"The emperor of Blue Silver Grass must be recognized by the Blue Silver Grass itself. Without that recognition, even if someone was once the emperor, their bloodline and strength will gradually disappear."
Looking at the former Blue Silver Emperor, Wang Li gained many insights. He understood that the special nature of the Blue Silver Emperor martial soul came from the countless ordinary Blue Silver Grasses across the continent.
Soon "Wang Li" began searching around. After some exploration, he pressed a section of the stone wall. The wall immediately opened, revealing a refined iron box inside.
"Wang Li" felt a bit excited but quickly suppressed it. He took out the box. It was dark and not very delicate in appearance, but it felt extremely heavy in his hands.
When he opened the box, a surge of life energy rushed toward him. The source of that life energy was an extremely complete right leg soul bone.
"Wang Li" finally said with excitement:
"As expected, it hasn't been absorbed yet. A hundred-thousand-year soul bone, and from the Blue Silver Emperor. It's practically the most suitable one for me. It can bring enormous enhancement. As for abilities, one is flight, and the other is like wildfire that cannot be burned away completely, returning again with the spring wind. The abilities are acceptable. After all, hundred-thousand-year plant soul bones are extremely rare."
Holding the Blue Silver Emperor's right leg bone, "Wang Li" felt this clone body filled with strength, almost comparable to a ten-thousand-year soul beast.
He put the iron box back, pressed the stone wall again, and restored everything to its original state. Because he was only a clone, there were no traces left at the scene. No footprints, no aura. "Wang Li" had arrived like a breeze through the Blue Silver Grass and left the same way.
Finally he looked again at the Blue Silver Emperor. With her soul already silent, she had long lost awareness of the outside world and only retained instinct.
"Wang Li" teased her again, and she instinctively responded like a subject facing her king. Then the king said:
"You can stay here. Otherwise Tang Hao might completely lose his mind. I only need a little more time, and then there will be no one on this continent I need to fear."
The Blue Silver Emperor swayed slightly, as if nodding. Her leaves wrapped around Wang Li's finger as though reluctant to let him go.
Wang Li felt a strange feeling in his heart. It seemed as though he was using a "beauty trap with grass." But that was too absurd. Aside from Tang Hao, who else would fall for such a trap?
Soon "Wang Li" turned into a streak of light and completely disappeared from the cave, leaving just as silently as he had arrived.
Not long after, at Wang Li's home.
Light flickered as "Wang Li" appeared again, then quickly dissipated. The soul bone fell out, and Wang Li's main body immediately opened his eyes and caught the Blue Silver Emperor's right leg bone.
Beside him, Dugu Yan spoke in surprise:
"A soul bone? You found a soul bone?!"
Wang Li rubbed the right leg bone and nodded with a smile.
"This soul bone comes from a hundred-thousand-year Blue Silver Emperor. It has the same origin as my martial soul, so I sensed its location. It was hidden in a cave behind a waterfall valley."
Dugu Yan was stunned. Her beautiful face was full of shock. Finally she said directly:
"A hundred-thousand-year soul bone, and you just picked it up for free? Xiao Li, absorb it quickly. Don't be like the person who hid it. Hiding it again and again will only make it easier for someone else to take it."
Wang Li nodded and looked at her.
"Yan Yan, please guard me again for a while."
Dugu Yan smiled gently.
"Hurry and absorb the soul bone."
Wang Li then placed the soul bone against his right leg and circulated his soul power to fuse with it. The solid soul bone gradually melted, turning into countless blue clouds that flowed into his body.
Wang Li closed his eyes and circulated his cultivation method, absorbing it with all his strength. Because the soul bone came from the same origin as his Blue Silver Emperor martial soul, although the energy was enormous, it was very gentle. Therefore the fusion process was extremely fast.
Five hours later, Wang Li slowly opened his eyes. A smile appeared on his face. Seeing Dugu Yan, he explained:
"This soul bone was very easy to absorb. It raised my soul power by one level. With my previous accumulation, I'm now at level seventy-six. It gave me two abilities. One is flight, and the other enhances my second soul skill by twenty percent."
Dugu Yan analyzed it for him:
"Flight is a divine skill for most soul masters. But Xiao Li, you will definitely break through to Title Douluo, so it's only especially useful before level ninety. Your second soul skill is a healing ability, and it can now be strengthened by twenty percent. When fighting enemies in the future, that will give you more protection. That's quite good."
At the same time, in the Blue Silver Forest.
Tang San walked out of the forest in frustration. He had not found the soul beast Tang Hao had told him to hunt. When Tang Hao saw him return empty-handed, he was puzzled.
Tang Hao frowned and said:
"You didn't break through to Soul King. Didn't you encounter the ten-thousand-year Blue Silver King in the forest?"
Tang San lowered his head and said gloomily:
"Father, I'm sorry. I didn't find that soul beast and failed to kill it."
A storm rose in Tang Hao's heart. He grabbed Tang San and flew into the forest, moving rapidly back and forth until they reached the center of the forest. Then he was completely stunned.
He clearly remembered that Ah Yin had told him this place was her hometown. All the Blue Silver Grass here were her people, and there was a ten-thousand-year Blue Silver King who was her most trusted subordinate.
"Could it have been killed already?"
Tang Hao could only make that guess. His face became increasingly grim. Without the help of the Blue Silver King, Tang San's Blue Silver Grass would never evolve into the Blue Silver Emperor like Ah Yin.
"Damn it. If I find out who killed the Blue Silver King, I will make sure they die without a complete corpse."
Hearing this, Tang San also thought about the situation. The soul beast prepared for his fifth soul ring had been taken by someone else.
His expression also darkened. He had thought he simply failed to find it, but it had already been killed by someone else.
After thinking for a long time, Tang Hao finally sighed. The Blue Silver Emperor was just a sentimental attachment for him, but in truth it was not a particularly powerful martial soul.
Carrying Tang San, Tang Hao headed toward the Star Dou Great Forest and said in a deep voice:
"The Blue Silver King in this forest should have given you the most suitable soul ring. But now that it has been killed, your fifth soul ring must come from another soul beast."
Tang San deeply hated the unknown person who had taken his soul beast. But at this moment he could only calmly analyze.
"Father, my Blue Silver Grass martial soul has always relied on absorbing powerful soul rings from strong soul beasts to gain strength. Without the Blue Silver King, I hope to hunt a ten-thousand-year poisonous snake or demonic spider soul beast."
Tang Hao agreed and said:
"When your Blue Silver Grass can absorb a ten-thousand-year soul ring, it means your Clear Sky Hammer can also absorb a ten-thousand-year soul ring."
"If your Clear Sky Hammer has all ten-thousand-year soul rings, you will possess the power to sweep away all injustice with a single strike. That is my expectation for you."
"But before that, I will take you to the Slaughter City. It is a place of inheritance left by a being who reached level one hundred and became a god. Perform well there and obtain the Killing God Domain for your Clear Sky Hammer."
Tang San felt his blood boiling.
"Killing God Domain…"
Just hearing the name sounded incredibly powerful.
After entering the Star Dou Great Forest, Tang Hao spent some effort finding a ten-thousand-year Earth Pit Demon Spider. He hammered it until it was severely injured and threw it to Tang San.
Tang San activated his Eight Spider Lances, killed it, and devoured its life energy. Gray light appeared in his eyes and grew brighter.
When the spider died, all its energy condensed into a black soul ring. Tang San was extremely excited. Once he absorbed this ring, he would become a Soul King.
This was a fifteen-thousand-year Earth Pit Demon Spider. With the help of the Xuantian Technique and the enhancement of the Eight Spider Lances, Tang San endured painful trials and finally absorbed it.
His Blue Silver Grass martial soul gained new abilities. Besides poison and spikes, it could now secrete a sticky liquid. When exposed to air, the liquid hardened, further strengthening the toughness of the Blue Silver Grass.
Tang San felt more convinced that his teacher was right. The weakness of Blue Silver Grass allowed it to accept the addition of any kind of power. By absorbing soul rings from powerful and fierce soul beasts, he could strengthen Blue Silver Grass.
Moreover, since Blue Silver Grass had absorbed its first ten-thousand-year soul ring, it meant he could attach a ten-thousand-year soul ring to his Clear Sky Hammer at any time. This made Tang San very happy.
Tang Hao looked down on Blue Silver Grass. He always believed that the Clear Sky Hammer of his sect was the strongest martial soul in the world. When he killed the previous Pope of the Spirit Hall, he relied on the power of the Clear Sky Hammer.
Now that Tang San had become a Soul King, Tang Hao kept his promise and took him to the core area of the Star Dou Great Forest, the Lake of Life.
Tang Hao's powerful aura alerted the Titan Giant Ape and the Azure Sky Bull Python. While they confronted each other, Tang San finally saw Xiao Wu, whom he had been longing for.
When they met, Tang San told her that he already knew her true identity, but he did not care about that. He only hoped she could stay by his side forever.
After hearing this, Xiao Wu was deeply moved. Although Tang San's aura made her feel afraid, she still told him everything honestly. From pretending to be sick and refusing to compete, to using the excuse of hunting soul beasts to escape back to the Star Dou Great Forest, it was all because she feared being discovered by human Title Douluo.
After hearing this, Tang San made a promise.
"Xiao Wu, wait for me a few more years. When I come out of the Slaughter City and have the strength to protect you, I will bring you back to human society so you can live under the sunlight without hiding in this forest."
Xiao Wu nodded heavily. Although the Star Dou Great Forest was her home, life there was monotonous. She also longed for the prosperity of human society.
"I'll wait for you."
Beside the Lake of Life, the young man and woman embraced. The Titan Giant Ape and the Azure Sky Bull Python felt deep pain in their hearts. Their sister Xiao Wu had fallen in love with a human.
Tang Hao looked on with satisfaction. His son resembled him very much. Deep in their bones they were the same, both willing to risk everything for love.
After a long time, the two reluctantly parted.
After Tang Hao and Tang San left, the Titan Giant Ape and the Azure Sky Bull Python tried to persuade Xiao Wu earnestly. A human loving a soul beast was like a wolf loving a sheep. It made no sense. They hoped she would not leave the Star Dou Great Forest.
But Xiao Wu, who now understood love, could not listen to them. She eagerly looked forward to leaving the forest with Tang San in a few years and returning to human society.
Meanwhile, Tang Hao took the satisfied Tang San and traveled as quickly as possible to the far western wilderness of the Douluo Continent, the most evil corner of the land.
In a remote town there was a remote tavern. Tang Hao brought Tang San there, slaughtered all the violent criminals inside the tavern, and opened the entrance to the Slaughter City. Then he told Tang San to enter alone.
At the same time he said:
"Two years from now, I will come to take you away. Remember, in the Slaughter City only continuous killing will allow you to survive. There are no friends, only enemies."
Tang San nodded heavily and strode inside.
Regarding the Blue Silver Emperor, it is actually no longer useful to the protagonist. It will slowly degenerate and eventually become ordinary Blue Silver Grass. Taking it or not makes little difference. If he wants it later, he can always come back for it.
After all, because of the clone's special nature, even if Tang Hao and Tang San were standing outside the cave, when the protagonist entered the cave to find the Blue Silver Emperor, they would still be unable to detect him.
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