Blue Silver Emperor

After bidding farewell to the old village chief, Mu Zhe avoided his line of sight and headed toward Holy Spirit Village.

He knew that the Blue Silver Emperor's cave was near Holy Spirit Village, so he only needed to lock onto a few key terms.

Near Holy Spirit Village, mountains, waterfall, cave.

Before long, Mu Zhe arrived at Holy Spirit Village.

At the entrance of Holy Spirit Village, he casually asked a resident about the nearby terrain.

"You're looking for a waterfall?"

The villager gave Mu Zhe a surprised look. What was a child looking for a place like that for? Still, figuring that a child could not cause any trouble, he answered honestly.

"There aren't any waterfalls nearby, but there's a waterway in the back mountains. If you follow it, you should find a waterfall."

According to the villager's description, there was a waterway in the mountains behind Holy Spirit Village. It wound through the terrain and passed several villages.

Mu Zhe was delighted to hear this. After thanking the villager, he shouldered his pack, circled around the village, and darted toward the mountains behind Holy Spirit Village.

He did not dare show himself in Holy Spirit Village. Tang Hao's home was at the far end of the village.

Passing through Holy Spirit Village, there was no guarantee Tang Hao would not notice him, so caution was necessary.

Tang Hao was domineering by nature. If he discovered that someone had stolen his wife, he would definitely fly into a rage.

The moment he found a suspicious target, he would not give them time to explain. One hammer blow would settle everything.

Behind Holy Spirit Village, mountain peaks rose and fell like a giant dragon winding across the land.

The forests within were lush, and many ancient trees seemed to shoot straight into the clouds. It resembled a primeval forest, while villagers could still be seen hunting along its outskirts.

There were quite a few ferocious beasts, but not a trace of a Soul Beast.

At that moment, a strange figure appeared in the forest. It occasionally vanished from where it stood, then reappeared atop a tree before darting off in another direction.

After a while, Mu Zhe spotted a waterway in the distance. Its surging waters rolled onward, crashing against one another with thunderous roars.

Along one stretch of the waterway, the crashing waves sounded like rumbling thunder. It was impossible not to notice.

"It's over there. With water this loud, there must be a waterfall."

Mu Zhe could not help voicing his delight. The mountain paths had been difficult to traverse, forcing him to consume Soul Power to enter the Void State. At times, he had even needed to climb trees to confirm his direction. By now, he had already used up quite a bit of Soul Power.

If he still could not find the waterfall, he could only head home for the time being and return tomorrow.

Fortunately, heaven did not disappoint those with determination.

After confirming the direction, Mu Zhe leaped down from the tree and began racing toward the sound of crashing water.

Before long, Mu Zhe arrived beneath a waterfall. Excitement welled up inside him, and he could not help swallowing.

The waterfall before him was roughly twenty meters wide. It poured down from above in a smooth, flowing torrent like an enormous white dragon throwing itself forward without regard for its life. Below, it kicked up sprays several yards high before rushing onward.

The crashing waters also raised a cloud of mist that glowed hazily beneath the sunlight, like a fairyland.

Mu Zhe was certain that this was the cave where the Blue Silver Emperor and the soul bone were hidden.

Standing beneath the waterfall, he looked up at the raging torrent crashing down.

In such a situation, anyone with insufficient Soul Power would be unable to break through the water, much less find the cave within.

But with the abilities granted by his Martial Soul, Mu Zhe had no need to worry.

With a thought, Soul Power flowed through his heart. Mu Zhe's body immediately began to turn illusory, and in the next moment, he entered the Void State.

Maintaining the Void State, he walked onto the cliff face. Water rushed over his body, yet met no resistance and passed directly through where he stood, as though no one were there at all.

Mu Zhe slowly moved his feet, walking upright along the cliff face as if it were level ground, then began searching for the cave entrance.

Though he could directly pass through walls, he did not dare do so. It was pitch-black inside. If he lost his bearings and passed into the ground, he might be dead by tomorrow.

As he searched along the cliff face, Mu Zhe soon found an unusual section of rock that stood out sharply from the surrounding stone. Beside it was a stone-like mechanism.

He had finally found it!

Mu Zhe extended his palm out of the void and pushed the mechanism.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

A series of rumbles rang out, instantly kicking up clouds of dust. Then the cave door opened to both sides.

As the entrance shifted aside, a dark cave appeared behind it.

Seeing this, Mu Zhe did not hesitate. His figure flashed, and he entered the cave directly.

Inside the cave, a dry breath rushed toward him.

Although there was abundant water outside, this place was completely sealed off, forming a stark contrast with the outside. Its dryness was only natural.

Mu Zhe continued inward. The light abruptly vanished, and he could not see his fingers before his face.

The completely enclosed cave kept out not only moisture, but even sunlight.

At the end was a stone chamber, its stone door exquisitely designed.

Mu Zhe inspected it. An ordinary person would never be able to open it, and Tang Hao might have left safeguards behind. Touching or damaging it could trigger an attack, or perhaps alert Tang Hao.

However, a faint smile appeared on Mu Zhe's lips. Something at this level could not stump him while he was in the Void State.

No matter what kind of wall, restriction, or seal it was... there was nothing he could not pass through.

Mu Zhe then stepped forward. What should have happened to an ordinary person—colliding with the wall—did not occur. He passed directly through the stone door and entered the stone chamber.

The stone chamber was nearly a hundred square meters and completely empty, without any decorations.

At its center was a shallow patch of soil, in which a plant had been planted.

Its branches were thin and wilted, its leaves slightly yellowed. Golden patterns covered its entire body, giving off a dim glow.

It was once a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, the Blue Silver Emperor!

As though sensing someone nearby, its branches and leaves swayed weakly.

Tsk, tsk, tsk!

Seeing the Blue Silver Emperor's miserable state, Mu Zhe could not help clicking his tongue.

Tang Hao really was something else. He had spent six years growing grass, and it was still only this small.

With a different seed and a different person, it probably would have borne fruit long ago.

With the Blue Silver Emperor half-dead like this, why had it bothered producing a seed in the first place? It would have been better off rotting in the ground.

And all this dust on the floor—who knew how long it had been since Tang Hao last came to see the Blue Silver Emperor?

When he read the original novel, he had not believed the Blue Silver Emperor had really been planted in such an environment. But now the truth was right before his eyes, leaving no room for doubt.

Mu Zhe could not help sighing as he recalled the conspiracy theories about Douluo Continent from his previous life. Tang Hao had coveted the Blue Silver Emperor's Spirit Ring and soul bone. Looking at the scene before him, Mu Zhe felt there might be some truth to it.

After musing for a while, Mu Zhe shook his head and dismissed those irrelevant thoughts. Whether it was true or not had little to do with him.

His current target was the Blue Silver Emperor soul bone.

The stone chamber was slightly brighter than the cave outside.

Outside, the cave was so dark he could not see his fingers, but there was at least a small opening above the stone chamber that allowed in a ray of light.

Before long, Mu Zhe found a box concealed in the cliff wall.

He took it down. It was a lead box covered in dust. With a wave of his hand, he swept away the dust and opened the lid.

In an instant, a dazzling blue light spread out as the box opened.

The intense blue light immediately filled the surroundings, illuminating the entire stone chamber.

Even the Blue Silver Emperor appeared more captivating and noble beneath the glow.

The light was accompanied by a powerful aura that inspired awe.

Touching the exquisite soul bone in the box, Mu Zhe felt his blood surge, and even his heartbeat unconsciously quickened.

He had obtained the most precious treasure in the Soul Master world right from the start: the Hundred-Thousand-Year Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone. He really was a little genius!

The Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone came with two Soul Bone Skills: Flight and Wildfires Cannot Burn It All, Spring Winds Bring It Back to Life.

As its name implied, Flight allowed its user to fly.

Wildfires Cannot Burn It All, Spring Winds Bring It Back to Life was a healing and recovery skill. With it, one could repair bodily injuries and even regenerate severed limbs.

Both skills were incomparably powerful.

Flight was a domain only Titled Douluo and those with certain flying Martial Souls could access. It was extremely convenient for travel and escape, practically a divine skill.

The healing effects of Wildfires Cannot Burn It All, Spring Winds Bring It Back to Life were even stronger than most healing Martial Souls.

One had to know that high-level healing Soul Masters were exceedingly rare on Douluo Continent, which showed just how precious it was.

As Mu Zhe let his imagination run wild, a rustling sound reached his ears. Looking toward it, he saw that it was the Blue Silver Emperor.

As though sensing the glow of the soul bone, the Blue Silver Emperor planted in the soil began violently swaying its branches and leaves.

Its golden patterns became brighter, its leaves fuller, and their yellowed color faded away.

"This... works that well?"

Mu Zhe looked at the soul bone in his hand, then at the changes in the Blue Silver Emperor, suspicion appearing on his face.

He was certain that the Blue Silver Emperor had only changed after he took out the soul bone.

But!

Though the soul bone's light was dazzling, he did not feel refreshed beneath its glow.

Even a healing-type soul bone could not directly take effect like this, could it?

With doubts in his mind, Mu Zhe brought the soul bone closer to the Blue Silver Emperor.

At once, the Blue Silver Emperor sensed a familiar aura and instinctively extended its branches toward the soul bone.

After the Blue Silver Emperor wrapped around the soul bone, the light and aura it emitted instantly withdrew.

This was its master, so naturally it would no longer release such a fierce aura.

Before long, the Blue Silver Emperor's branches and leaves began to sway with a lustrous glow. Its leaves became fuller and more vibrant, completely losing their previous half-dead appearance.