Now, Let the Test Begin

Just as the Blue Silver King was about to speak, Ye Kai stopped him through Mental Communication. "Your Majesty Blue Silver King, we can communicate through Spiritual Power."

The Blue Silver King clearly had not expected that the powerful being brimming with Life Aura he had sensed was actually a child. "Your Excellency, I am the 85,000-year Blue Silver King. Having sensed the vibrant Life Aura surrounding you, I requested an audience with you."

"I believe you are referring to my Martial Soul." Upon hearing this, Ye Kai released his Martial Soul. A Tree of Life over three meters tall appeared behind him.

Feeling the immense Life Aura emanating from the Tree of Life, the Blue Silver King's eyes immediately filled with tears. "My Emperor can be saved~"

Ye Kai knew what the Blue Silver King was talking about. Ah Yin was his goal as well, but he could not reveal that before the Blue Silver King. Otherwise, if the Blue Silver King misunderstood and they fought, alerting Tang Da Chui would be troublesome.

"Your Majesty Blue Silver King, what do you mean?" Ye Kai feigned confusion.

"Your Excellency, allow me to explain..." The Blue Silver King began recounting Ah Yin's story.

"That is the situation. I wish to ask Your Excellency to nourish my Emperor with Life Energy. Of course, I will not ask for your help for nothing. I promise that when Your Excellency requires a soul ring, I may sacrifice myself to you and become your soul ring." The Blue Silver King then offered his terms.

"Hmm... I can give it a try, but with my current cultivation, I fear it will be difficult for me to help your Blue Silver Emperor."

"My Emperor's aura is currently very weak, but with Your Excellency's Martial Soul, merely a little nourishment will allow my Emperor to regain her vitality and endure until Your Excellency grows powerful."

"If that is the case, then I am willing to try." Ye Kai agreed.

"I thank Your Excellency for being willing to lend your aid. I believe Your Excellency has already sensed my Emperor's location. I leave it to you." The Blue Silver King bowed to Ye Kai.

"As fellow possessors of the Life Attribute, Your Majesty Blue Silver King need not be so courteous. I will go assess the situation first."

"My deepest gratitude~" The Blue Silver King concealed himself, and the Blue Silver Forest returned to silence.

After severing the connection, Ye Kai secretly rejoiced. I never expected there might be a buy-two-get-one-free deal. I have no use for him at the moment, but perhaps I will in the future. At worst, with this favor between us, I can make him a Spirit Pagoda Pioneer someday and find someone with suitable talent and attributes to become his Soul Spirit. I imagine he would be willing.

"Your Highness, what happened?" Seeing the Blue Silver King return to his main body, the guards hurriedly asked.

"Nothing. This Blue Silver King sensed my Martial Soul and wished to sacrifice himself to me, but my strength is currently insufficient, so we will set that aside for now. However, the Blue Silver King has provided me with a place that may help my Martial Soul. Come with me and take a look."

Without waiting for the guards to respond, Ye Kai headed toward Ah Yin's location.

The guards could only abandon their intention to advise Ye Kai to be careful and follow after him.

Before long, Ye Kai heard a tremendous roar—the sound of an immense volume of water pouring down.

Looks like we're almost there.

Soon, Ye Kai saw a raging waterfall. A massive torrent crashed down from above, washing over a particularly smooth boulder, while the pool beneath was crystal clear.

This is the place.

After telling the two guards to wait below, Ye Kai removed his clothes, stored them in his Soul Tool, and began climbing against the waterfall's pressure.

Although the waterfall's impact was indeed powerful, it was nothing to Ye Kai, who had trained his body for years. He quickly found the mechanism on the cliff face and entered the stone chamber behind it.

A stalk of Blue Silver Grass, somewhat larger than ordinary Blue Silver Grass and bearing fine golden patterns on its leaves, had taken root atop a small mound of earth in the pitch-dark stone chamber.

Looking at the listless Ah Yin before him and the faint fluctuations of Soul Power around her, Ye Kai's heart sank. A restriction? It seems Tang Da Chui really did this.

There was no sunlight, no nutrient-rich soil, only a damp and dark environment. There was even just a small ventilation hole in the stone wall for air circulation. On top of that, she had lost a vast amount of her origin power through sacrifice.

If the Blue Silver Emperor had not already been close to Ultimate Life, she would have died in this cave even without sacrificing herself. As for recovery, there was no end in sight.

No, forget recovering. The fact that she could barely cling to life like this was already thanks to the Blue Silver Emperor Bloodline, a top-tier life bloodline.

"Sigh, what a tragedy." Looking at Ah Yin, who had not even regained consciousness, Ye Kai let out a sigh.

In his previous life, he would give food to stray cats and dogs he saw by the roadside. Yet now, faced with Ah Yin trapped within a restriction, there was nothing he could do.

If he directly replenished Ah Yin's vitality, Tang Da Chui might discover it. You'll just have to suffer a little longer.

Ye Kai did not search for Ah Yin's Soul Bone either. After erasing all traces of his presence, he turned and left, closing the stone chamber behind him.

"Hoo~" Ye Kai let out a long breath to ease his mood. After looking back at the stone chamber once more, he turned and leaped directly down the waterfall.

The two guards were vigilantly watching their surroundings when they heard a SPLASH. Both turned to see what had happened, only to find Ye Kai surfacing from the water and swimming toward the shore.

After taking out his clothes and putting them on at the shore, Ye Kai casually left a Space Mark on the ground, preparing for the day he would return to dig up the grass and steal the bone.

The reason he did not leave it inside the hidden chamber was that if Tang Da Chui came to check on Ah Yin while Ye Kai had gone back to call for reinforcements, he might notice the mark and be alerted.

"Let's go." At Ye Kai's command, he took the lead and headed south.

(The original work stated that heading north from Holy Soul Village led to the waterfall where Ah Yin was located, so naturally one had to head south to reach Holy Soul Village.)

The two guards could tell that Ye Kai seemed to be in low spirits. Though this young lord had been quite approachable along the way and had not thrown any young master tantrums, they still did not dare ask what had happened.

After walking only a short distance, Ye Kai learned through spiritual detection that there was a village ahead. Comparing it with the map, it was most likely Holy Soul Village.

Ye Kai placed an Aura Concealment Talisman on each of the two guards. Two Soul Saints suddenly arriving in such a small village would easily arouse Tang Da Chui's suspicions.

There was no need for one on himself. He could simply claim to be a student from Nuoding City.

When a dilapidated village came into view, Ye Kai felt a trace of nervousness. He was about to face the greatest boss of the early stages—Tang Hao, the level 95 Super Douluo, Tang Da Chui—as well as the greatest boss of the original story's later stages—Tang San, Tang God King, who was currently just a little brat who had yet to awaken his Martial Soul.

But fortune is found amid danger. It would be best if Tang God King passes the test I give him. If he cannot, then this village that Tang Da Chui so carefully selected will become the burial ground of this father-son pair. Ye Kai thought to himself.

Now, let the test begin. Tang God King, are you ready?

Ye Kai had deliberately chosen to leave Nuoding City at midnight, precisely so that after finding Ah Yin, he could arrive at Holy Soul Village at sunrise and "coincidentally encounter" Tang San cultivating the Purple Demon Eyes.

Leaving aside the fact that the cultivation technique he had brought from his previous life was Tang San's greatest secret, he was a four-year-old child who had yet to awaken his Martial Soul but could already cultivate through some mysterious technique.

If such a matter that defied the continent's common sense were spread, Tang San—despite not knowing much about Soul Masters, but having been an adult in his previous life—would surely understand what would happen.

This was the test Ye Kai had carefully prepared for Tang San.

If, after an outsider child stumbled upon his greatest secret, Tang San harbored no dark thoughts, that would mean he had not been possessed by someone from outside the book. Then he was most likely the manga version of Tang San—still a friend worth getting to know deeply.

But if Tang San developed murderous intent...

A trace of killing intent flashed through Ye Kai's eyes. Having awakened his Martial Soul and possessing a strong physique, he had no reason to fear a four-year-old child with less than level ten Soul Power, only a few Hidden Weapons, and the same daily cultivation as himself, yet stunted from years of never getting enough to eat.

The first blood of his two lives was about to be spilled in this tiny Holy Soul Village.