"Hundred-Thousand-Year Blue Silver Emperor?"
Upon seeing Tang Hao's final words, everyone present, except for Zhou Chen and Yu Tianmeng, the male and female transmigrators, was astonished.
Tang Hao's wife A Yin, is actually Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast who has taken human form?
The Peerless Dragon Serpent couple exchanged a glance, and the Dragon Lord suddenly asked with a strange expression, "The son of the Clear Sky Your Excellency, Tang San's Martial Soul seems to be Blue Silver Grass. Could he be the Clear Sky Douluo and Soul Beast...?"
Upon hearing this, everyone exchanged bewildered glances.
Can humans and Soul Beast have children?
I've learned something new.
This is truly pushing their ethical boundaries.
"Bi Ji, have you ever heard of this Blue Silver Emperor A Yin?"
The alluring Hell Demon Dragon King, Zi JI, looked at Bi Ji beside her with some confusion and asked.
As one of the Seven Great Ferocious Beasts of the Star Dou Great Forest, Zi JI had never heard of such a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.
"I don't know. Maybe that A Yin came from another area where Soul Beast live."
Bi Ji shook her head, her voice gentle as she sighed, "There are billions of Soul Beast in the world, of countless kinds. Even we couldn't possibly know all of Soul Beast. I never imagined that the tiny, duckweed-like Blue Silver Grass could cultivate into Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast."
Hearing Bi Ji's sentiments, Zhou Chen smiled and promptly delivered a ridiculous dose of inspirational wisdom, "Heroes don't ask about origins. Whether you're Soul Beast or a human, as long as you're willing to work hard, even if you're of humble status, you'll have your day."
"What the Palace Master said is absolutely right. It has been a revelation to me, and I have suddenly understood everything."
Xiao Chenyu seized the opportunity to flatter him. Coming from a noble family, he was most adept at flattery and obsequiousness.
To put it bluntly, he was Zhou Chen's personal sycophant.
"Sycophant."
Zi JI glanced at Xiao Chenyu and said with disdain, "I'm annoyed."
As Soul Beast who prefers straightforwardness, she dislikes the roundabout ways of humans.
Although Zi JI spoke softly, everyone present was among the strongest, with hearing far exceeding that of ordinary people; no sound could escape their ears.
This made Xiao Chenyu slightly embarrassed.
However, he has always been thick-skinned, and he can tolerate being insulted by name as long as no one names him.
"My lord, finding A Yin is the most important thing now. We cannot ignore Clear Sky Douluo's last wish."
Seeing that Xiao Chenyu, the sycophant, was in an awkward situation, Yu Tianmeng, who always considered the bigger picture and regarded herself as the rightful owner, decisively spoke up to help him out of the predicament.
"Yes, find A Yin first."
Zhou Chen nodded, and with his Heavenly Vision Earthly Hearing Technique activated, he easily discovered the Blue Silver Grass hidden in the cave.
"At the foot of the mountain."
Zhou Chen gave a calm reply, and then his figure flashed, covering a distance of over a thousand meters, arriving at the heart of the mountain.
Here, a waterfall with a ceaseless flow hangs high, and the cave is behind the waterfall, with a stone gate at the entrance that is clearly man-made.
"Clang!"
A sword's cry rang out, Zhou Chen gently swung the Xuanyuan Sword in his hand, causing the waterfall to temporarily stop flowing. Even the sturdy stone gate was shattered into pieces by the golden sword energy, just like tofu.
The group followed Zhou Chen slowly into the narrow cave. At the end of the cave was a deep stone chamber. Inside the stone chamber was only a small mound of earth, on which grew a slender golden-veined Blue Silver Grass.
As if sensing the arrival of Zhou Chen and his group, the Blue Silver Grass suddenly seemed to come alive, its leaves turning towards Zhou Chen and the others, trembling slightly.
"This... is this Madam A Yin?"
Zhu Zhuqing's delicate face was filled with astonishment.
She originally thought that the beloved wife A Yin mentioned in Tang Hao's last words was Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast that had already transformed into human form, but she never expected that she was actually a blade of grass!
Not only was Zhu Zhuqing surprised, but everyone else was also somewhat bewildered.
Tang Hao, you're truly amazing! You actually managed to conjure a child out of a blade of grass!
"No, this Blue Silver Grass... seems to have been dead."
Bi Ji, who was also a member of the Soul Beast Clan, immediately saw the problem.
She explained, "Although I've never seen a real Hundred-Thousand-Year Blue Silver Emperor Blue Silver Emperor, I've heard legends about them. Legend says that Blue Silver Emperor are Undying Body, and no creature other than gods can kill them unless they truly want to die and sacrifice themselves."
After a pause, Bi Ji continued, "Moreover, even after the sacrifice, the Blue Silver Emperor will leave behind seeds that will grow again in the soil until it is resurrected, just like now."
"Sacrifice?"
Upon hearing this, Shi Feng, one of the Three Elders of the Shi Family, frowned his snow-white eyebrows and said in a deep voice, "The sacrifice that Fairy Bi mentioned refers to the act of Soul Beast voluntarily offering its life and its Soul Ring and Soul Bone to a human, right?"
"Indeed, Old Shi is very knowledgeable."
Bi Ji gave a subtle compliment.
Having followed Zhou Chen for so many days, she has also learned bad habits from humans and become much more hypocritical.
"So, the Blue Silver Emperor, A Yin, once sacrificed himself to humanity? To the point that he degenerated into a Blue Silver Grass?"
Zi JI's eyebrows furrowed, a resentment of disappointment welling up inside her.
How incredibly foolish must A Yin be to sacrifice her life to create a human being!
"That human must be His Clear Sky Your Excellency himself."
The previously silent Poison Douluo, Dugu Bo, coldly stated, "I once heard that six years ago, on the very day that Haotian Douluo Tang Hao broke through to level 90, he was approached by Qian Xunji, the former Pope of the Spirit Hall. Legend has it that the Spirit Hall wanted to obtain something from him!"
"You mean..."
Dragon Lord Meng Shu understood a little.
"That's right, that item should belong to Tang Hao's beloved wife, A Yin."
Dugu Bo sighed and said, "Besides Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, what else could possibly warrant the Pope of the Spirit Hall personally taking action?"
"If I'm not mistaken, in that critical moment, A Yin must have sacrificed herself to complete Tang Hao's ninth Soul Ring..."
These words moved everyone present, and several girls even had red eyes with tears glistening in them.
What is love in this world that makes people willing to die for it? Perhaps, the love between Tang Hao and A Yin is the true, pure love.
However, just as the stone chamber was filled with a sorrowful atmosphere, an untimely voice suddenly rang out:
"Um... Tang Hao asked me to take care of A Yin. What should I do? Dig A Yin out of the ground and transplant her to Heaven Dou City? Or should I send someone to guard her here?"
Zhou Chen asked in a serious tone.
These words instantly shattered the romantic atmosphere that had been building up, creating an awkward silence.
"Perhaps we should take A Yin back to Heaven Dou City. It's probably not safe here, after all, even Clear Sky Douluo was killed here."
Seeing that no one was paying attention to Zhou Chen, Yu Tianmeng quickly stepped in to save the day.
That makes sense.
Zhou Chen nodded in a mocking manner and said, "Tian Meng, take a shovel and dig out Madam A Yin. Remember not to damage A Yin roots. It's best to bring some damp soil with you. Then we'll return to Heaven Dou City."
"OK."
With a flash of light, Yu Tianmeng produced a small white jade shovel in her hand. Without saying a word, she ran to the mound and started digging, scaring the Blue Silver Grass that A Yin had transformed into into trembling and curling up its leaves.
The two of them, singing in unison and acting in perfect harmony, easily decided A Yin's fate, leaving no chance for anyone else to even interject.
"Tian Meng, you go first, I'll be right back."
Zhou Chen chuckled, transformed into a golden light, and disappeared into the stone chamber.
The next second, Zhou Chen reappeared on the mountaintop.
He came to collect Tang Hao's body.
Looking at the lifelike Tang Hao sitting cross-legged before him, Zhou Chen sighed and said in a strange tone, "I will take care of your wife and children, so don't worry."
After saying that, he stretched out his left hand, and the spatial ring on his hand flashed slightly, storing Tang Hao's corpse away.
After doing all this, Zhou Chen suddenly remembered a sentence:
This marks the end of one era and the beginning of another!
Perhaps, Tang Hao's death ushered in a new era...
Five days later, late at night.
Zhou Chen's Residence in Heaven Dou City.
As a man with many girlfriends, Zhou Chen treated each of them equally.
Therefore, Zhu Zhuqing, Yu Tianmeng, Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, and even Xue Ke, Ning Rongrong, Meng Yiran, and Yu Tianling all have their own bedroom in the Zhou residence.
However, most of them usually live in their own homes and only visit the Zhou residence occasionally.
Normally, only Zhu Zhuqing and Yu Tianmeng are always by Zhou Chen's side.
At this moment, in Yu Tianmeng's bedroom, Zhou Chen was sitting at his desk, diligently writing out the future development outline of the Purple Micro Palace.
What Purple Micro Palace lacks now is manpower, a large number of Soul Master.
Unfortunately, attracting talent is something that can't be rushed.
"Crunch..."
There was a knock on the door, Yu Tianmeng slowly walked in, carrying a bowl of fragrant white fungus and pear soup.
"It's so late, go to sleep, let's go to sleep together."
Yu Tianmeng gently placed the small bowl on the table, then blushed and said...
Although her words were subtle, the meaning was already quite clear.
Upon hearing this, Zhou Chen gave a wry smile. It wasn't that he was oblivious to romance; he was just too annoyed.
To be precise, he felt a sense of urgency. He was eager to develop the Purple Micro Palace, but he couldn't recruit a suitable and large number of people.
Every organization is made up of people, and generally speaking, the more people there are, the greater the organization's power.
Even in a fantasy world where one can fight against ten thousand and Mountain Burning Sea Boiling, the power of numbers is still considerable.
Moreover, the martial prowess level in the Douluo Continent is not high. Even titled Douluo above level 90, when surrounded by tens of thousands of troops, can only temporarily avoid the enemy's sharp edge and would never dare to fight to the death.
Oh, let's not count Dugu Bo, the area-of-effect killer.
Seeing that Zhou Chen refused her invitation, Yu Tianmeng blinked her beautiful, amethyst-like eyes and said helplessly, "What are you writing? Let me see, maybe it can help you."
As she spoke, Yu Tianmeng reached out and took the "Outline for the Future Development of the Purple Micro Palace" written by Zhou Chen, and began to read it.
After looking at it carefully for a while, Yu Tianmeng put down the booklet and suddenly said in a light tone, "I can see that your main purpose is to recruit Soul Master on a large scale?"
"Good."
Zhou Chen nodded and said without hesitation, "The Purple Micro Palace plans to recruit seven thousand Soul Master, preferably Soul Master with clean backgrounds and little connection with other forces. However, our Purple Micro Palace is still relatively weak, resulting in a shortage of over five thousand seven hundred Soul Master."
"That's easy."
Yu Tianmeng smiled and said, "Didn't you recently merge with the Shrek Academy? I suggest you merge with a few more Soul Master Academy so we can train Soul Master on a large scale ourselves."
"I've thought about it, but I'm afraid it won't be that easy."
Zhou Chen shook his head and said, "Almost every Soul Master Academy on the Douluo Continent is backed by the Heaven Dou Empire, the Spirit Hall, and various sects and Soul Master families. Otherwise, where would the academy's funding, teachers, and land come from? Soul Master Academy with simple backgrounds like Shrek Academy are, after all, extremely rare."
Upon hearing this, Yu Tianmeng smiled and said, "That's not necessarily true. As far as I know, there is a Soul Master Academy in Heaven Dou City that meets your requirements."
Tell me about it.
Zhou Chen raised an eyebrow and said.
"Blue Tyrant Advanced Soul Master Academy"
Yu Tianmeng said with a smile.
"Blue Tyrant Academy? You mean the Blue Tyrant Academy founded by Liu Erlong in the original storyline?"
Zhou Chen suddenly stood up. Yes, how could he not have thought of that?
Seeing Zhou Chen's look of sudden realization, Yu Tianmeng chuckled and said, "That's right, it's the Blue Tyrant Academy run by Liu Erlong."
"Oh, by the way, Liu Erlong is from your Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Family. I think she's Yu Luomian's illegitimate daughter?"
Zhou Chen asked.
"Well, come to think of it, Liu Erlong is Benmeng's aunt."
Yu Tianmeng nodded, and as if promoting a product, introduced, "When I first came to Heaven Dou City last year, I visited Aunt Erlong at the Blue Tyrant Academy."
"As far as I know, the total area of the Blue Tyrant Academy is about one-third that of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy. The teaching is very rigorous, and it has a unique feature: it only accepts commoners and rejects all nobles, which perfectly matches your requirements."
"It certainly meets the requirements."
Zhou Chen tapped his long, slender, white fingers lightly on the table, then said calmly, "The area of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy is almost the size of an ordinary city. To have a third of the area of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy shows that the Blue Tyrant Academy is also quite large."
"Such a large-scale academy is simply too much for Liu Erlong, a woman who doesn't do any productive work, to afford."
At this point, Zhou Chen frowned, then continued, "So, the background of this academy must be your Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Family, right?"
Upon hearing this, Yu Tianmeng immediately pouted, secretly criticizing Zhou Chen's overly cautious manner.
Indeed, without the massive financial and networking support of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Family, it would have been impossible for Liu Erlong to establish an academy on her own.
This is exactly what Zhou Chen is worried about.
"Heh heh, are you afraid that the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Family will take this opportunity to infiltrate the Purple Micro Palace?"
Yu Tianmeng immediately saw through Zhou Chen's worries.
"Good."
Zhou Chen nodded without hesitation and said, "Your Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Family has invested so much in establishing this academy; it certainly isn't for charity. The Purple Micro Palace's rash intervention could pose significant risks, and as the Palace Master of Purple Micro Palace, I cannot afford to be complacent."