Grown Up

Golden patterns had already spread all over Ye Qiu's body, and the figure of the Blue Silver Emperor was gradually disappearing.

Specks of fluorescent light, like fireflies, rushed one after another to the Blue Silver Forest and gathered above the Blue Silver Emperor's true body.

"Blue Silver Domain! All-Encompassing!" the Blue Silver King shouted, forcefully using power beyond the scope of its abilities.

Under the enhancement of All-Encompassing, the power of countless Blue Silver Grass transformed into Spiritual Power, maintaining the Blue Silver Emperor's consciousness and keeping it from dispersing.

Ye Qiu had absolutely no idea what they were doing!

He only felt as if he had been immersed in a hot spring, his whole body comfortable and relaxed, and he gradually fell into a deep sleep.

"Damn it! I have to protect my emperor!" The Blue Silver King used all its strength to maintain the Blue Silver Emperor's life.

Buzz! Two purple Spirit Rings emerged from Ye Qiu's body.

"How is that possible! This human..." The Blue Silver King had originally planned to kill Ye Qiu outright to preserve the already damaged Blue Silver Emperor, but that thought began to waver.

"I'll stake everything on this!" Since His Imperial Majesty wanted to follow him, then it would fulfill its wish. Perhaps... maybe there would be hope of Becoming a God!

Blue light filled the sky and began pouring madly into Ye Qiu's body, stuffing him full. The Soul Power he had lost swelled back up once more.

A pattern of a Blue Silver Emperor slowly appeared over his heart.

All the Soul Power in his body surged toward his heart.

Ye Qiu's black hair slowly turned blue, and his skin became fair, tender, and lustrous. Even his body grew quite a bit.

Rip— His clothes tore apart, and his original height of one meter forty shot up to one meter seventy.

"Whew! Done! Only the final step remains! Recondensing my emperor's body!" The Blue Silver King let out a long breath.

He floated in midair, and the power that had poured into Ye Qiu's body began to flow out from the Blue Silver Emperor Mark over his heart.

An endless stream emerged. A phantom heart slowly took shape, followed by meridians, bones, organs, and skin.

The illusion of a delicately beautiful little girl with blue hair appeared in the air.

Then, as the Soul Power in Ye Qiu's body drained away and poured into her, the illusion became solid.

Ye Qiu's Soul Power plummeted all the way from rank 26—25, 24, 23...

In the end, even when it fell to rank 20, it still did not stop, and his second Spirit Ring began to tremble.

Crack! A fissure appeared on the Spirit Ring, and it shattered with a boom, its energy turning into nourishment and filling the little girl's body~

Finally, the little girl's body became physical, and she slowly opened those sky-blue eyes.

Time hurried by, and who knew how many days and nights had turned.

In the Blue Silver Forest, a little girl crouched beside a man lying on the grass.

She muttered to herself, her voice crisp and pleasant.

"Why hasn't big brother woken up yet? It's all grass here. So boring~"

"Hehe! Big brother became so good-looking! How about...?"

"How about I secretly take another bite? Mm... just one bite. One tiny bite!"

In his daze, Ye Qiu heard a faint voice. Then he felt a slight dampness on his face, and the tip of his nose caught a faint, delicate fragrance.

The strong light made it impossible for him to open his eyes. In his haze, he saw a delicately beautiful little girl.

She looked only a dozen or so years old. Her long azure hair drifted in the wind, and a blue-gold dress covered her whole body. Her noble air carried a hint of mischief, and her deep-blue eyes were flawless, like crystal.

In Ye Qiu's perception, she was like the warm sun, brimming with blazing vitality!

At last, Ye Qiu adapted to the strong light, and only then did his eyes fully open.

The scene opened with a thunderbolt: a little girl was actually biting his face? Whose little girl was this rude?

Before he could react, the little girl pounced into his arms in delight.

"Ah! Big brother, you finally woke up! You slept for so long~"

"Ah!" The little girl fell back and sat on the ground.

Ye Qiu ignored her, pushed her aside, and sat up.

"Who are you?" After looking around, his mind felt somewhat muddled. "What is this place?"

"Big brother, what's wrong? This is the Blue Silver Forest!" The little girl's deep-blue eyes were brimming with tears, and her hand was still covering the backside she had just landed on.

"Blue Silver Forest?" Ye Qiu patted his own head and finally remembered! "Right! I was sneak-attacked by that old schemer, the Blue Silver Emperor!"

"Big brother, what's an old schemer? I didn't sneak-attack big brother!"

"..." The little girl's voice beside him made Ye Qiu jolt!

"You're the Blue Silver Emperor!?" Ye Qiu grabbed her by the shoulders at once and looked her up and down, his eyes full of shock.

"That's right! I'm the Blue Silver Emperor that big brother saved from the cave!"

"Right, right! Even the voice is the same!" Ye Qiu kept turning her about, looking her over from the front and then the back.

He even lifted her up, muttering to himself, "How did you suddenly turn into a human?"

"Human! Don't go too far! My emperor is not your toy!"

A dignified voice interrupted Ye Qiu's urge to find out what was going on.

Looking around, he saw towering Blue Silver Grass everywhere, and right in the center was that old bastard, the Blue Silver King!

At that moment, the little girl Ye Qiu was holding by the scruff yawned. "Brother, I'm sleepy!"

Then, under Ye Qiu's bewildered gaze, she turned into a streak of light and burrowed into his chest.

Ye Qiu kept patting himself down with both hands. "Where did she go?"

"No, wait! Damn it!" Ye Qiu shouted. "Where are my clothes?! Ah!"

The thought that he had actually been lying here naked for who knew how long made him feel as if all the Blue Silver Grass around him was staring at him. Embarrassment washed over him—social death!

In a panic, he pulled a set of clothes out of Divine Might Space and covered his vital areas first.

When he saw those vital areas, Ye Qiu's heart went cold. "No, no, that's not right! What the hell is going on?"

He lifted the clothes to glance at his "elephant" again, then grabbed his own arm and examined it over and over, constantly touching his face. "Shit! How did I suddenly grow this big?!"

He was still a kid! Even Tang San in the original story had only reached his current height at eighteen, right?

"What exactly happened?" Ye Qiu gradually calmed down and looked at the Blue Silver King as he asked.

"You should first take a look at what has changed about you!"

"Hm?" Ye Qiu frowned, and the bangs hanging down over his forehead jolted him.

"Blue... blue hair." He quietly sensed his surroundings and only felt that all the Blue Silver Grass around him now held a natural closeness toward him.

"Blue Silver Emperor bloodline?! Haha—ah!" Before Ye Qiu could even laugh wildly, his fair young face turned even paler.

"Why is my Soul Power only rank 20?! Where's Young Master's second Spirit Ring?!"

With a whoosh, Ye Qiu sprang to his feet, no longer caring about the wind chilling his backside. Could any chill be colder than the one in his heart?

His Amaterasu, his Tsukuyomi—he hadn't even had time to enjoy them properly! And they were already gone!

Somewhat irritable, he glared at the Blue Silver King in front of him. "What the hell is going on?!"

The Blue Silver King merely replied lightly, "What kind of attitude is that? Is this what you humans call getting a bargain and still acting aggrieved?"

"I..." Ye Qiu felt as if he had punched cotton. For a moment, he was speechless. He had indeed gained a huge advantage.

Forget it, forget it. Spirit Rings can still be obtained again anyway. The Blue Silver Emperor bloodline is indeed a bit more tempting than a Spirit Ring.

He silently took out some clothes, made himself a little apron around his lower body, and sat cross-legged again. "Then can you tell me what exactly happened now?"

Whoosh! A throne woven from Blue Silver Grass appeared before Ye Qiu.

The Blue Silver King's voice came over. "Please sit, my emperor!"

Its waist bent respectfully toward Ye Qiu, its attitude completely different from before.

At that moment, all the surrounding Blue Silver Grass also bowed in worship to Ye Qiu.

What was going on? He had gone to sleep, and when he woke up, he had become the Blue Silver Emperor?!

Seeing that Ye Qiu was still sitting in place without moving, the Blue Silver King invited him again.

"Please take the throne, my emperor!"