Devour Brother

The mass of blue-green light floating in the air had already dissipated.

A two-meter-tall blue-gold Blue Silver Grass stood there, its body swaying slightly as it gave off a gentle aura brimming with vitality.

"You are not allowed to hurt him!"

The Blue Silver Emperor's voice was childish yet noble, carrying an authority that brooked no doubt.

The woven giant net dispersed, and Ye Qiu also stopped moving.

"But, my Emperor, the origin you lost is still on this human!" The Blue Silver King's main body bent slightly, as if bowing its head, expressing its respect toward its clan's emperor.

"I... I don't want it anymore!" The first "I" was still weak and feeble, but the latter half turned forceful.

Ye Qiu felt like it was pretending to be imposing.

"How can that be?!" Hearing those childish, unreasonable words, the Blue Silver King could not agree. "Without your origin, how will my Emperor return to your peak?"

"We can avoid harming him and only take back the Soul Bone that belongs to my Emperor!" Afraid the Blue Silver Emperor would refuse, it lowered its demand to taking only the bone.

"Really?" The Blue Silver Emperor's voice became cheerful.

Ye Qiu, off to the side, could not listen anymore. "What do you mean, 'avoid harming me' and 'only take the Soul Bone'? Wouldn't taking the bone mean cutting off my leg?"

If that really happened, then wouldn't he, Ye Qiu, be missing one of his five limbs from now on?

"What? Cut off his leg? How can that be allowed!" Hearing that Ye Qiu's leg would have to be cut off, the Blue Silver Emperor became unwilling again.

"Hmph! Human, with my clan's methods, naturally we would not leave you crippled!" It first snorted coldly at Ye Qiu, then turned into a smiling face and respectfully advised, "My Emperor, do not worry. He definitely will not be in any danger!"

"No, no! It just won't do! Cutting off a leg must hurt so much~ You are not allowed to hurt him!"

The more than two-meter-tall Blue Silver Emperor swayed, flickering with light.

"But..." The Blue Silver King still wanted to say something, but was interrupted.

"No buts. I like Big Brother the most~ If you dare touch him..."

"Then I... then I won't talk to you anymore!"

The Blue Silver King fell silent. This was too hard for it~ Why were the Blue Silver Emperors of these last two generations both so difficult to guide? It was all because of those hateful humans!

Ye Qiu sensed a rather unfriendly Spiritual Power sweep over him.

The vague large face on the Blue Silver King's main trunk wrinkled together. It felt it should change its approach.

"My Emperor... I think we should talk alone!"

Without warning, overwhelming Blue Silver Grass transformed into high walls, enclosing the Blue Silver Emperor and the Blue Silver King together.

Although he was curious about what they would say, Ye Qiu's Sharingan could only see the swaying figures of two golden Blue Silver Grasses. As for the contents of their conversation, there was nothing he could do.

"Holy shit! No martial virtue!" Ye Qiu, who had been observing, shouted. A huge leaf suddenly appeared beneath his feet and wrapped around his body.

Looking at those blurry pale-gold patterns, Ye Qiu knew this was the Blue Silver King's handiwork.

"Damn it!" Ye Qiu's expression turned ugly. He actually could not mobilize his Soul Power, and the Soul Power inside his body was being assimilated by it before being absorbed...

Bang! After squeezing Ye Qiu's Soul Power dry, it threw him onto the ground.

Ye Qiu lay collapsed on the ground. The remaining Soul Power in his body was not even enough to maintain the Three Tomoe.

A small chair woven from Blue Silver Grasses appeared before him.

Ye Qiu's expression was ugly. This feeling of losing his power was truly not very pleasant.

He smiled bitterly, and without standing on ceremony, directly sat down on it, waiting for the result of their talk.

He could only hope that little Blue Silver Emperor would be a bit reliable...

Inside the high walls, the Blue Silver King was patiently and systematically guiding its emperor. "My Emperor! Do you want to be with him forever?"

"Of course I do!"

Ye Qiu was the first person it had seen since its complete consciousness had emerged, and he was the one who had rescued it from that lightless cave.

And Big Brother's eyes are really pretty too!

The Blue Silver Emperor twisted its body like a graceful, slender young girl.

"Then what should I do?"

"My Emperor, before each Blue Silver Emperor reaches the end of their life, they will independently nurture the seed of the next emperor! Your inherited memories will tell you the answer!"

The Blue Silver Emperor began to browse through its own memories.

"Ah!"

It let out a cry of surprise and thought, "You mean you want me to eat Big Brother?!"

"How can that be allowed!" It became a little angry.

"To let you recover quickly, we can only take back your origin. Our clan needs your leadership and protection!" The Blue Silver King continued adding, "And after you devour him, you can preserve his consciousness. The two of you will be together forever!"

Seeing the Blue Silver Emperor begin to hesitate, the Blue Silver King bent its waist and shouted sorrowfully.

"My Emperor! Protecting the clan is the mission you were born with! Please, stop being willful!"

They had been without their emperor for far too long. The tragedy of the previous Blue Silver Emperor absolutely could not happen again!

"Please, my emperor, put the clan first!"

The Spiritual Power of countless Blue Silver Grass linked into its mind, ringing like a great bell, vast and overwhelming!

Whoosh.

The barrier formed by the Blue Silver Grass scattered, revealing the two grasses inside—the king and the emperor—who had already finished their discussion.

Ye Qiu, who had been yanking at Blue Silver Grass to vent his frustration, also stood up.

"Brother~ Come over to my side!" The Blue Silver Emperor's voice sounded beside Ye Qiu's ear. "They won't dare touch you!"

Ye Qiu walked over as she said. Out of habit, he reached out to yank at her, but a dignified gaze made his hand freeze in place.

"Heh... force of habit!" He gave the Blue Silver King an awkward smile.

The Blue Silver Emperor, however, took the initiative to lean into Ye Qiu's hand and press against his face.

"Brother, if I keep following you forever, will you hate me?"

"Huh? You're not staying here?" Ye Qiu glanced at the old schemer beside them. Just what had they talked about?

"Brother, do you mean you hate me and don't want to be with me?" The little Blue Silver Emperor sank into sorrow.

"How could I! I'm just afraid they'll come after me!" Ye Qiu was still rather concerned about the fact that his Soul Power had been drained dry. "Having you along to chat with me on the road made things a lot easier too!"

"Really?"

"Mm, really!" Ye Qiu nodded. As far as he was concerned, what bad intentions could a child have?

"My Emperor! It is time to begin. We will assist you."

At that moment, the Blue Silver King urged from the side.

"Hm? Begin wha—ugh!"

Before Ye Qiu could finish asking, he felt a wetness spread across his chest.

He looked down in disbelief, and all he saw was blood.

The Blue Silver Emperor's slender branches had turned into sharp blades, piercing through his heart.

"Don't worry, Brother. I'll always be with you~" The Blue Silver Emperor's soft voice was still beside his ear, but when it came to playing dirty, she was even more skilled than the Blue Silver King!

"Human! It is your honor to become one with my emperor!"

The Blue Silver King cried out excitedly from the side. Their emperor was about to return!

Ye Qiu could no longer move. His entire body had gone rigid.

Sensing his own condition, the disbelieving anger in his eyes gradually turned into confusion. He did not smell death at all; instead, his whole body felt warm.

Both he and the Blue Silver Emperor's bodies were glowing with blue-gold light.

She was sinking into Ye Qiu's heart, inch by inch!

That crisp, childish voice rang beside his ear once more. "Brother, please accept my gift!"

At that moment, the Blue Silver King also sensed that something was wrong, its voice filled with utter terror.

"My Emperor! Wrong, wrong! It's reversed! You're supposed to devour him!"

Watching the Blue Silver Emperor's body slowly flow into Ye Qiu's chest and gradually disappear, the Blue Silver King panicked!

"Quick! My people, lend me your strength! Save my emperor!"

That cry even spread beyond Blue Silver Forest, passing on to every stalk of Blue Silver Grass.

In dark corners, on steep cliffs, by desolate roads—

All the Blue Silver Grass gave off a faint glow, flickering in the night.