Your Road Has Only Just Begun

Tang San opened his eyes.

The world had become clearer than ever in his eyes.

He could see the fine veins on a leaf a hundred meters away.

He could hear the whisper of every blade of grass as the breeze brushed over the meadow.

He could smell the rich scent of earth in the air, along with the faint bloody odor wafting from the giant ape's corpse.

His five senses had been heightened to an unimaginable degree.

He lowered his head and looked at his hands.

His skin had become fairer, delicate as jade.

He could feel that his bones, meridians, and flesh had all undergone a rebirth-like transformation beneath the cleansing surge of immense life energy.

More importantly, the Mysterious Heaven Skill within him had naturally broken through the bottleneck of its first stage!

He had officially entered the second stage—the realm of "Flawless"!

His inner force flowed endlessly through his meridians, surging like a great river.

"Is this... the world of Soul Masters?"

Tang San murmured as he clenched his fist, feeling the unprecedented power filling his body.

He summoned his martial soul.

A blue blade of grass, taller than a person, appeared in his palm.

It was no longer as slender and frail as before.

Its leaves had grown broad and thick, covered in mysterious golden patterns, their edges gleaming with a faint cold light.

A noble and immense aura of life radiated from it.

Although the Blue Silver Emperor had yet to fully awaken, it already possessed the bearing of an emperor.

Yet the most eye-catching thing was the yellow Thousand-Year Soul Ring wrapped around his arm!

"He succeeded... He really succeeded!"

Yu Xiaogang looked at the scene, tears streaming down his aged face in excitement.

"A first Soul Ring of a thousand years! And a Thousand-Year Soul Ring perfectly matched to the Blue Silver Emperor's attributes!"

"My teacher's theories! My teacher's theories were all correct! I was wrong! I was horribly wrong! Hahaha!"

Like a madman, he cried and laughed at once.

The dream he had failed to achieve throughout his life, the ironclad rule he believed no one on the entire continent could break—

Today, right before his eyes, had been effortlessly realized by a six-year-old girl and a ten-year-old boy.

The shock nearly overwhelmed his battle-worn heart.

"Little San! You did it!"

Xiao Wu cheered as she ran over. She circled Tang San and curiously poked the yellow Soul Ring around him.

"Quick! Let me see! What's your first Soul Skill?"

Tang San nodded, his heart filled with anticipation as well.

With a thought, he activated the yellow Soul Ring.

"First Soul Skill, Blue Silver: Divine Grace Parasite!"

He shouted softly, raising his hand to point at the corpse of the dead Violent Vajra Ape some distance away.

Several thick stalks of Blue Silver Grass burst from the earth beneath his feet like living spirit snakes!

They moved with astonishing speed, instantly winding around the giant ape's massive body.

At first glance, it did not seem much different from an ordinary binding Soul Skill.

But in the next second, something bizarre happened.

The tips of the Blue Silver Grass coiled around the giant ape suddenly sprouted dense roots, like blood vessels!

Those roots effortlessly pierced through the giant ape's tough fur and burrowed deep into its flesh!

Gurgle! Gurgle!

A clear sound, as though liquid were flowing, rang out.

Under Xiao Wu and Yu Xiaogang's horrified gazes, the massive corpse of the Violent Vajra Ape rapidly shriveled at a visible rate!

The remaining essence of its flesh and blood, along with its life energy, was being frantically devoured and extracted by the Blue Silver Grass!

Meanwhile, the Blue Silver Grass became increasingly emerald and robust, even taking on a layer of eerie blood-red light!

In just over ten seconds—

The corpse of a two-thousand-year soul beast had become a shriveled mummy, as though it had been weathered for thousands of years!

"This... this is..."

Yu Xiaogang's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets. Pointing at the scene, he stammered,

"This... this isn't merely control! This is... devouring! An evil Soul Skill that drains life force!"

The way he looked at Tang San carried a trace of fear.

This Soul Skill was far too strange, far too domineering!

Its methods were even more vicious than those of Evil Soul Masters!

Tang San himself was startled as well.

He could feel a vast, pure stream of life energy continuously feeding back into his body through the Blue Silver Grass.

This energy could even be used to restore the Soul Power and stamina he had expended!

How was this a Control System Soul Skill?

This was clearly an all-purpose divine skill combining control, attack, and recovery!

Just then, Lin Xi's calm voice sounded.

"Reverse it."

Tang San froze.

Instinctively, following Lin Xi's instruction, he shifted his thoughts.

The Blue Silver Grass, swollen with life energy, changed once more.

The eerie blood-red glow faded from them, replaced by a soft green radiance brimming with vitality.

After converting the life energy they had just devoured, they slowly injected it back into the shriveled corpse.

A miracle happened again.

The mummy began to plump up once more at a visible rate.

Though it could not be brought back to life, its mangled body began healing rapidly!

"This... can even... heal?"

Yu Xiaogang had gone completely numb.

His mind had already given up trying to comprehend it.

Everything that had happened today had ground his old Soul Master theories into the finest dust, leaving not even a scrap behind.

Tang San withdrew his Soul Skill.

He stared at his hands in silence for a long time.

One Soul Skill, two forms.

Against enemies, it was a nightmare that devoured life.

For allies, it was divine grace that could restore the dead to life.

This was Lin Xi's gift to him.

A gift so heavy, so immeasurably precious, that it was enough to change his entire life.

He turned to look at the girl standing quietly in the distance.

He wanted to thank her again.

But he discovered that his throat seemed clogged by something, and he could not say a single word.

Lin Xi looked at him. For the first time, an exceedingly faint smile, almost impossible to detect, appeared on her cool face.

"Not bad."

She nodded lightly.

"From today onward, you have truly set foot on the path of a Soul Master."

"Remember, your Blue Silver Emperor has limitless potential."

"An ordinary Mandala Snake is not worthy of becoming your nourishment."

"Your road has only just begun."

After saying that, she turned and walked toward the edge of the forest.

"It's time to go back."

Tang San watched her retreating figure, his heart filled with countless emotions.

He knew that from this moment onward, his life would be completely bound to this girl's.

They would never again be separated.