Blue Silver Forest, Tang San Driven Out
"Human, you are not welcome here. Leave."
The deep voice of the new Blue Silver King rang out, but the first to be surprised was not Tang San, but Tang Hao.
"No, not this one!"
Tang Hao's surprised voice rang in Tang San's mind, startling Tang San.
"This wasn't the original Blue Silver King!"
"I want to see your king; he surely knows why I've come."
Tang San had deduced some information from Tang Hao's words: Tang Hao knew the original 85,000-year-old Blue Silver King, and this Blue Silver King was obviously not the previous one, which meant that it was not the king here!
"I am the king of this Blue Silver Forest."
A trace of sadness appeared on the face amidst the vines, as if he had remembered something. He stretched out a thick vine to protect a Blue Silver Grass with silver patterns in the tribe.
"Human, I know why you've come, but you're not welcome here."
"You should leave."
"My mother is the queen of the Blue Silver Clan!"
Tang San stretched out his right hand and released his Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul with a Yellow Soul Ring. He argued that he had already learned about his background from Tang Hao, but now he was not accepted by the Blue Silver Grass and was even being rejected. This was something he could not accept no matter what.
"Leave! My Blue Silver Clan will not accept a king who betrays his people or a prince who has fallen into evil."
The deep voice of the new Blue Silver King echoed once more.
"Look at the Blue Silver Grass in your hand. It is indeed of royal blood, but it has long been corrupted by Killing Intent."
"My Blue Silver Clan will not offer assistance to those who have committed heinous Killing Intent."
"My people! Don't you agree?"
The Blue Silver King's voice suddenly rose in pitch, and with his angry roar, the Blue Silver Grass on the ground, regardless of height or age, all swayed their bodies vigorously, echoing their king's words.
Tang San froze on the spot, and only then did he begin to examine the Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul that he had been ignoring all along.
It remained a blue-golden hue, testifying to the nobility of this Blue Silver Grass's bloodline—truly a direct descendant of the Blue Silver Grass Blue Silver Emperor. However, wisps Sisi black energy swirled around the Blue Silver Grass, making the entire plant dull and lifeless, even exuding an aura of malevolence.
Tang San was too eager to improve his strength, which led him to break the rules of the relationship between humans and Soul Beast, and he took a wrong turn.
His Blue Silver Emperor Martial Soul witnessed all of this and silently bore the backlash of the killing aura for him. Otherwise, Tang San's mind would have long been filled with killing, turning him into a madman who only knew how to kill and had no reason.
Perhaps this is a mother's last act of protection for her child.
"No... this isn't real."
Tang San stared blankly at the Martial Soul in his hand, then suddenly became furious.
"You are all traitors, all traitors!"
He roared, putting away the Blue Silver Grass and raising the Clear Sky Hammer, empowered by the Asura Demonic Arm in his left hand. With five Soul Ring —yellow, purple, purple, and black—fully attached, he swung the heavy hammer at the Blue Silver King. However, Tang Hao was currently in spirit form and couldn't offer Tang San any real assistance. Even with the power of the Asura God, it was far too presumptuous for Soul King like him to try and defeat a Blue Silver King with over 40,000 years of cultivation.
Blue Silver King simply pulled out a thick vine and threw Tang San, hammer and all, away.
"Get out of here! This is the last warning, for the sake of your bloodline."
"The Blue Silver Clan does not welcome villains covered in Killing Intent!"
The Blue Silver King's Bingbing voice shattered Tang San's last hope.
"Sigh, let's go, Little San."
Tang Hao's voice rang out again, filled with utter helplessness.
This is the path they chose themselves, and now they are being rejected by the Blue Silver Clan; they must bear the consequences.
"Dad, why?"
Tang San's eyes were somewhat vacant; at this moment, he felt as if the whole world was against him.
He just wanted to get stronger, to win the championship and take what he deserved. What did he do wrong?
"Cheer up, Tang San!"
"One general's success is built on the bones of ten thousand; history is written by the victors. Now that a great figure has chosen you, you must not let him down!"
"You're my child, Little San!"
Tang Hao's deep and powerful voice resounded in Tang San's heart like thunder. It was just a pity that he was now nothing more than a soul that had been killed by Su He, a stray dog without even a body.
"Since this path is blocked, let's go back to the original one. In the next few days, adding three Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings to the Blue Silver Grass will be enough to make up for the disadvantage in level."
Tang San nodded, his face ashen, and glared hatefully at the Blue Silver Grass of the Blue Silver Forest. In his eyes, these weeds should have been his opportunity, but they had betrayed him and were already courting death. Once he was strong enough, he would surely wipe out every last blade of grass here!
So Tang San turned around and ran wildly towards the Soul Beast Forest, which wasn't far away. Before the end of the Preliminary Round, he finally managed to collect three ten -Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring and raise his level to fifty-five. He then hurriedly embarked on his journey home.
Even without Tang San, Shrek remained highly competitive. Even when facing formidable opponents, Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun still managed to defeat the Shenfeng Academy and Godwind Academy led by Feng Xiaotian head-on, thanks to their superior Soul Power. They achieved a Shrek Academy 29 wins and 1 loss, only losing to the Skywater Academy.
Skywater Academy, on the other hand, relied on Shui Bing'er's overwhelming advantage in Soul Power and her Martial Soul Fusion Skill to achieve an excellent record of 30 wins and 0 losses, entering the Promotion Round as the top team in the Preliminary Selection.
The Promotion Round are individual skill competitions. Although they are also held in a seven-on-seven format, they place more emphasis on individual ability. Players will take turns to face opponents from opposing teams. There is no elimination system in the Promotion Round; instead, the fifteen teams will be ranked according to their points to facilitate byes in the Grand Finals.
The top five teams are Skywater Academy (30 wins, 0 losses), Shrek Academy (29 wins, 1 loss), and tied for third place with 27 wins and 3 losses: Godwind Academy (lost to Tianshui, Shrek, and Chihuo), Thunder Academy (lost to Tianshui, Shrek, and Kamikaze Academy), and Blazing Academy (lost to Tianshui, Shrek, and Thunderclap Academy).
Such Promotion Round are undoubtedly an excellent opportunity for major forces to compete for talent, and talented Soul Master are generally highly sought after by these forces.
The Promotion Round, with their constant battles between Soul Elder Soul Ancestor, were hardly interesting to Su He. While waiting for the Grand Finals to begin, he idly went to cultivate.
Qian Renxue has been very busy with official duties lately, so Su He hasn't bothered her too much.
A week later, the Promotion Round concluded successfully. Amidst Xue Qinghe's impassioned speech and bestowal of honors, the thirty-three teams set off for the Grand Finals in Spirit City.
It is also Su He's home.