Star Dou Great Forest

After the explosion came Tang Hao's wail!

"No~!"

Tang Hao stared at the sight before him, his eyes nearly splitting open. His knees buckled, his hands raised above his head, and he fell to his knees as though welcoming the snowflakes drifting down from the cave ceiling.

There was a pitch-black hole in the rock wall, and the brocade box inside had vanished without a trace.

In the middle lay a lump of yellow-orange substance. The Blue Silver Emperor was no longer swaying.

Tang Hao crawled over to the Blue Silver Emperor, his hands trembling as he brushed aside the yellow stuff.

"Ah Yin." His hoarse voice choked up. He covered his face with his hands again. Even a tough man could shed tears. "I'm sorry. I failed you."

The spicy curry on his hands took the opportunity to get into his eyes, making him blink constantly as tears streamed down his face.

His tears splashed onto the "Blue Silver Emperor" beneath him, washing clean a small leaf.

Where were the golden veins on it now?!

Tang Hao's tiger-like eyes widened, bloodshot veins filling them. Though the spice kept making his eyes tear up and sting, he paid it no mind.

He had completely cracked! He couldn't take it anymore!

He had thought only the bone was gone. He never expected the grass to be gone too!

"Urgh—ah!" With a furious roar, Soul Power erupted from his body. Even Divine Slaughter's Domain had spread out, terrifying Soul Power crashing into the surrounding rock walls.

Bang! Rumble! The cave collapsed, water surged back in, and even the waterfall seemed about to stop flowing.

Tang Hao's eyes were blood-red, like a savage beast ready to devour someone.

"Ah Yin! Who was it? Who?! I, Tang Hao, will definitely kill you!"

He sounded imposing enough, but his constantly blinking eyes made him look rather ridiculous.

Tang Hao began searching the surroundings, but this was destined to be futile!

At the edge of the Star Dou Great Forest,

Ye Qiu seemed to hear Tang Hao's roar.

Thinking of Tang Hao's uncontrollable tear-streaked face, he could not help but find it amusing. That curry had been carefully prepared by him.

Looking toward Sacred Soul Village, a cold smile curled across his lips. Then he turned and plunged into the dense forest.

He planned to set off from here, head north, and make his way to Heaven Dou City!

The Star Dou Great Forest stretched across two great empires. Its vegetation was dense and its trees thick enough to blot out the sky and sun. All kinds of Spirit Beasts lived within it, and the deeper one went toward its core, the stronger the Spirit Beasts became.

It could be said that as long as one was strong enough and lucky enough, they could find any Spirit Beast they wanted here, including Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts!

The dim environment within was suffocatingly oppressive. Ye Qiu moved swiftly deeper inside, leaping between the trees and sprinting through the forest.

"Right, it's time to check my gains too." Landing on a massive branch, Ye Qiu took out the Blue Silver Emperor he had planted in a flowerpot.

As if it had returned home, the Blue Silver Emperor was bursting with vitality, swaying continuously in delight. Ye Qiu could not help reaching out to stroke it twice.

The Blue Silver Emperor did not resist. Instead, it used two leaves to pinch Ye Qiu's finger, an oddly strange sight.

Could it be that my Sharingan works on the Blue Silver Emperor too? Ye Qiu immediately formed a guess.

If that was really the case, then his eyes were far too improper. As long as it was the opposite sex, they did not even distinguish between humans and beasts anymore!

What? Xiao Wu was a beast too? That was different. She already looked human.

Pulling back his hand, Ye Qiu took out the brocade box again. The moment he opened it, blue-gold light flashed forth, revealing the Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone lying inside.

It was crystal-clear throughout, its blue interior dotted with flecks of golden sand like stars.

Sensing an aura from the same source as itself, the Blue Silver Emperor kept stretching toward it. Unfortunately, its tiny little arms simply could not reach.

Ye Qiu looked at the Soul Bone in his hand and pondered briefly before making his decision! What he lacked most right now was strength. A Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone could already be considered top-tier equipment.

The Mangekyo appeared in his eyes. Ye Qiu brought the Blue Silver Emperor with him and returned to the Divine Might Space. He was going to absorb this Right Leg Bone.

Sitting cross-legged, Ye Qiu pressed the Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone against his calf and activated the Mysterious Heaven Skill, slowly absorbing it.

Blue-gold light flowed around him as Ye Qiu's Soul Power gradually rose—Level 17, 18, 19—before finally stopping at Level 20.

He believed that once he obtained another Spirit Ring, his Soul Power would surely rise by several more levels! In just half a month, he had gone from Level 10 to Soul Grandmaster!

As time passed, the Star Dou Great Forest had already sunk into darkness. Only a few glowing plants in the area brought a faint hint of light.

"Ah~! Save me!" A scream suddenly tore through the night.

It was followed by an angry shout. "Damn it. Martial Soul Possession, Second Spirit Ability, Dash! Fourth Spirit Ability, Soul Hooking Ghost Claw!"

Several miles away from Ye Qiu, a group of black-clad, masked men stood among the trees. Looking at their companion whose blood had been drained dry by Blood Vine, they were terrified.

"Boss, why don't we stop and rest for a while? It's too dangerous to travel at night," someone suggested to the leader.

Hearing this, Scarred Leopard withdrew the four Spirit Rings—white, yellow, yellow, and purple—flashing beneath his feet.

The Star Dou Great Forest was indeed extremely dangerous at night. It was all that stinking woman's fault. Even wounded, she could still run so well.

His voice sounded as though it had been run over by a cart, sharp and hoarse. "In that case, we'll set up camp here. But—"

"Let me make this clear: if you let her escape, you can all go die! Understand?"

Scarred Leopard's sinister words sent a chill through the others, and they hurriedly made their assurances.

"Don't worry, Boss. We'll definitely catch her."

"Yeah, yeah. Once we catch her, we'll definitely let you have your fun first, Boss. Urgh!" The man who had intended to flatter him suddenly clutched his throat, his eyes bulging as he stared fixedly at the figure that had abruptly appeared before him.

"Ah~! B-Boss, what are you doing?" someone asked in confusion.

Scarred Leopard licked the bloodied dagger in his hand, his snake-like eyes sweeping over them. "You'd better remember who you are. We're nothing more than a pack of dogs. A woman from Master's fallen household is not someone we can covet."

"Ah~ Yes, yes, yes." The others nodded frantically.

Not far from them, a young girl crawled along the ground. The blood flowing from her body had already dried, yet the fire in her heart refused to go out.

She gritted her teeth and did not dare make the slightest sound as she slowly crawled forward. Her fingers had been rubbed bloody, while her face and body were scratched by thorns.

Even so, she did not make a sound. Her black eyes were full of resolve. She only wanted to live. She wanted to keep living, to live well!

Within the Divine Might Space, the blue-gold halo around Ye Qiu's body had completely vanished, and the Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone was nowhere to be seen.

Sensing his Soul Power, a smile appeared on his face. "Tomorrow, I can go obtain my second Spirit Ring!"

The Hundred Thousand Year Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone possessed two skills. One was flight—just as the name implied, it allowed a person to fly.

The second was Spring Breeze Brings New Life! In line with the Blue Silver Grass's characteristics, it possessed extremely powerful healing abilities and could even regenerate severed limbs.

Taking out a small knife, Ye Qiu sliced his arm. Blood slowly flowed out, but the wound swiftly and miraculously scabbed over, the scab falling away as his skin returned to normal. "Its healing ability really is quite good."

Ye Qiu had absorbed this Soul Bone only after careful consideration. Whenever he used his Martial Soul, especially the Mangekyo, his vision would become somewhat blurry and his eyes would ache if he used it for even a little too long.

This was likely a side effect of using the Mangekyo. Perhaps, like Itachi, he might end up going blind.

Now that he had this Soul Bone, his endurance would definitely improve considerably. After overusing his eyes, its restorative ability should be able to heal much of the damage as well.

Ye Qiu felt that to completely solve this problem, the key was still the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew within the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. Perhaps it could allow the Mangekyo to bloom eternally!