The Blue Silver Emperor

"This... this is..."

"The Ancestor's aura?! How is that possible?!"

The Blue Silver Emperor's voice finally wavered, filled with terror and disbelief.

Under that absolute suppression originating from the bloodline's very essence, its proud cultivation of one hundred and ninety thousand years seemed to become a joke. Every Blue Silver Grass in the entire valley betrayed it, bowing in worship toward that man.

Gu Yuejin did not press the attack. Instead, he withdrew that violent pressure. Golden light swirled in his eyes, and his vast Spiritual Power formed an invisible bridge, directly connecting to the Blue Silver Emperor's spiritual consciousness.

"No need to be nervous. If I wanted to kill you, you'd already be a corpse."

Gu Yuejin's voice rang out in the Blue Silver Emperor's mind, carrying a cold certainty that saw through the world.

"Let's talk reality."

"Your cultivation has reached one hundred and ninety thousand years, and you rule this valley as king. But deep down, you know your path is already broken."

"Plant-type soul beasts cultivate thousands of times harder than beast-types. And you—you're only one step away from the two-hundred-thousand-year Heavenly Tribulation."

"But that one step is the gate of death."

Gu Yuejin's words were like a Sharp Knife, precisely cutting open the deepest fear in the Blue Silver Emperor's heart.

"Your foundation is deep, but you lack the baptism of top-tier heavenly treasures, and you have no protection from divine bloodline."

"When the next Heavenly Tribulation descends, that day will be the day your soul scatters and you turn to ash."

"Are you willing to accept that? To linger in this sunless valley, only to end as cinders beneath a lightning tribulation?"

The Blue Silver Emperor's massive body trembled violently. The golden patterns on its leaves flickered, clearly struck at its vital point.

It had lived too long, seen too many of its kind fall beneath the tribulation.

"You... what exactly are you trying to say?" The Blue Silver Emperor's voice was hoarse, carrying a hint of wavering.

"A trade."

Gu Yuejin revealed his true intent, his tone dripping with temptation:

"Sacrifice to me."

"Merge your soul and core origin, without reservation, into my Blue Silver Emperor Martial Soul."

"This is not death, but another form of 'eternal life' and evolution."

"In return, I, Gu Yuejin, swear this oath—"

Gu Yuejin raised his right hand, his expression solemn. A terrifying aura of Destruction and Creation intertwined, faintly seeping from his body—a trace of divine charm he had precipitated after plundering the dragon soul at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eyes.

"First, I will surely bring you to the Divine level! Let you transcend mortal tribulations and witness the true scenery of the God Realm!"

"Second, I guarantee your lineage will flourish! This valley will become my territory, and no one will dare violate it!"

"Third, I will use the top resources in my hands to help your kin awaken their intelligence, even transform into human form!"

"Follow me, and you are a minister riding the dragon! Stay here, and you are dry bones in a grave!"

"Choose."

A deathly silence enveloped the valley.

The Blue Silver Emperor fell silent.

It felt the "Divine Potential" on Gu Yuejin that made even its soul tremble—an existence more noble and vast than the power it had cultivated for one hundred and ninety thousand years.

It had a premonition. This human was not lying.

Following him, it might truly break the fate of certain death.

A long time passed.

A faint, Youyou sigh echoed through the valley, carrying a hint of relief and a hint of resolve.

"Enough..."

"The Heavenly Tribulation is hard to cross. I have no path left to retreat."

"Human, I hope you keep your promise and treat my kin well."

"I am willing... to Sacrifice."

The moment the words fell.

Boom—!!!

A colossal blue-golden pillar of light, beyond description, erupted from the Blue Silver Emperor's body, shooting straight into the clouds!

Every single Blue Silver Grass in the entire valley lit up at once, turning into a bizarre ocean of energy.

That ten-meter-tall Blue Silver Emperor began to burn, transforming into the purest Life Origin, surging like rivers into the sea, madly pouring toward Gu Yuejin standing at the center.

"Well done!"

Gu Yuejin sat cross-legged, arms spread wide, defenselessly accepting this vast energy.

At the same time, he silently recited in his heart:

"System, claim the reward—the three-hundred-thousand-year Blue Silver Emperor Soul Ring!"

"Fusing..."

Weng--!

Inside his body, another even more domineering force, a Three Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring carrying the laws of the system, surged into existence from nothing.

One within, one without—two terrifying energies, guided by Gu Yuejin, began madly inscribing themselves onto his Second Martial Soul.

"What... what is this?!"

Ye Guyi, forced back step by step by the horrifying energy fluctuations, stared wide-eyed, her face full of shock.

She had never witnessed such a magnificent sight.

Those countless blue-gold specks of light, like a swarm of dancing spirits, scrambled to burrow into that man's body.

And Gu Yuejin's aura was climbing at a visibly insane pace!

Level seventy-eight... seventy-nine... level eighty!

A bottleneck?

Before this terrifying energy—a One Hundred Ninety Thousand Year Sacrifice combined with a Three Hundred Thousand Year system reward—the so-called bottleneck was nothing but tissue paper, torn through in an instant!

"Ah--!!!"

Gu Yuejin roared to the heavens, his voice brimming with the catharsis of unleashed power.

Though the torrent of life energy scoured his meridians with some swelling pain, for a body tempered by Ice Fire Golden Body Refinement and Dragon King Soul Bones, it was entirely within tolerable limits.

In fact, this vast vitality was constantly nourishing his flesh, pushing his "Life Origin" to a new height.

Time passed, unknown how long.

The radiance in the sky gradually receded.

A crystalline blue-gold leg bone, as if containing the life force of an entire forest, slowly merged into Gu Yuejin's left leg.

One Hundred Ninety Thousand Year Blue Silver Emperor Left Leg Bone!

"Hoo..."

Gu Yuejin slowly opened his eyes.

In that instant, his pupils turned a pure, deep blue, as if holding the starry sea within them.

He rose to his feet slowly.

Boom--!

A terrifying pressure belonging to an Eight-Ring Soul Douluo erupted abruptly!

Behind him, the Blue Silver Emperor Martial Soul swelled wildly in the wind.

Two soul rings, blood-red and so deep they seemed ready to drip crimson, slowly materialized, pulsing around his body.

Red! Red!

Two Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings!

Especially the second one—its color was an eerie dark red, with a strange blue-gold pattern flowing along its edge, the mark of a Three Hundred Thousand Year Fierce Beast Soul Ring!

"Eight rings... Soul Douluo."

Gu Yuejin clenched his fist, feeling the power within him, like a volcano ready to erupt at any moment.

"This feeling... is absolutely incredible."

"C-congratulations, Senior!"

Ye Guyi, staring at that figure like a god or demon, her voice trembling.

Two Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings!

Was this even human?!

This was a walking humanoid beast!

"Time to test a new skill."

A slight smile curled at the corner of Gu Yuejin's mouth as he looked toward a massive boulder deep in the valley.

The first red soul ring on his body flared brightly—this came from the One Hundred Ninety Thousand Year Blue Silver Emperor's Sacrifice!

"Blue Silver Overlord Spear!"

He didn't summon a physical spear or solid armor!

Instead, countless Blue Silver Grass vines instantly converged, forming a blue-gold giant spear a hundred meters long, carrying unmatched piercing power and imperial might. It pierced through the boulder in an instant, blasting a bottomless hole into the mountain behind it!

"Single-target burst, with an imperial deterrence effect. Not bad."

"Blue Silver Overlord Armor!"

Countless Blue Silver Grass gathered around his body, and a set of pale blue armor, shimmering with each breath, materialized!

"Pretty stylish, and it comes with a healing effect. Nice."

After his commentary, Gu Yuejin turned his gaze to the second, deeper red soul ring—the Three Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring rewarded by the system!

"Eternal Forest: Heaven Devourer!"

Boom--

The space within a hundred meters instantly darkened.

Countless pitch-black vines emerged from the void, no longer plants but tentacles seemingly from the abyss.

Wherever they passed, whether rock, soil, or residual soul power, everything was devoured clean, converted into pure energy and fed back to Gu Yuejin.

This was the combined soul skill granted by the Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring!

A top-tier domain control and sustain divine skill!

"So strong..."

Huo Yuhao watched, his blood boiling, the admiration in his eyes growing even deeper.