Gu Yuejin Breaks Through to Eight Rings

"This... this is..."

"The aura of the Ancestor?! How is that possible?!"

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

Under that absolute suppression from the very source of its bloodline, its proud cultivation of one hundred and ninety thousand years seemed like a joke. Every Blue Silver Grass in the entire valley betrayed it, prostrating themselves in worship toward that man.

Gu Yuejin did not seize the opportunity to attack. Instead, he restrained that violent aura. Golden light swirled in his eyes, and his vast Spiritual Power transformed into 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 detachment and certainty that saw through all worldly affairs.

"Let's talk about reality."

"Your cultivation has reached one hundred and ninety thousand years, and you rule this valley as its king. But deep down, you know your path has been cut off."

"Plant-type soul beasts cultivate thousands of times harder than beast-types. And you—you're only one step away from that 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 slicing open the deepest fear in the Blue Silver Emperor's heart.

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

"When the next Heavenly Tribulation descends, you will be shattered, your soul scattered, turned to ash."

"Are you willing to accept that? To linger in this sunless valley, only to become dust beneath a bolt of lightning?"

The Blue Silver Emperor's massive body trembled violently, the golden patterns on its leaves flickering on and off, clearly struck at its core.

It had lived too long, seen too many of its kind fall to the Tribulation.

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

"A deal."

Gu Yuejin revealed his hand, his tone dripping with temptation:

"Sacrifice to me."

"Merge your soul and core essence, 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 condensed after plundering the dragon soul at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eyes.

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

"Second, I guarantee the prosperity of your lineage! This valley will become my territory, and no one will dare trespass!"

"Third, I will use the top-tier resources at my disposal to help your kin awaken their intelligence, even transform into human form!"

"Follow me, and you are a minister of the rising dragon! Stay here, and you are bones in a tomb!"

"Choose."

A deathly silence fell over the valley.

The Blue Silver Emperor was silent.

It felt the 'divine potential' emanating from Gu Yuejin that made its very soul tremble—a presence more noble, more vast than the power it had cultivated over one hundred and ninety thousand years.

It had a premonition. This human was not lying.

Following him, it might truly break free from its doomed fate.

A long time passed.

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

"Forget it..."

"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 pillar of blue-gold 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, transforming into a surreal ocean of energy.

The ten-meter-tall Blue Silver Emperor began to burn, converting 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—three-hundred-thousand-year Blue Silver Emperor Soul Ring!"

"Fusing..."

Boom—!

Inside his body, another even more domineering force—the energy of a three hundred thousand year soul ring carrying the laws of the system—surged forth from nothing.

One within, one without. Under Gu Yuejin's guidance, these two terrifying powers began frantically engraving themselves onto his second martial soul.

"Th-this... what is this?!"

Ye Guyi, standing nearby, was forced back step after step by the terrifying energy fluctuations. Her beautiful eyes were wide, her face full of shock.

She had never seen such a magnificent sight.

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

And Gu Yuejin's aura was climbing at a visible, terrifying speed!

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 like a pane of paper, broken through with a single poke!

"Ah—!!!"

Gu Yuejin threw his head back and roared, his voice filled with the pleasure of unleashing power.

Though the torrent of life energy made his meridians ache with swelling, for a body tempered by the Ice Fire Golden Body Refinement and strengthened by the Dragon King Soul Bone, this was entirely within tolerable limits.

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

No one knew how long passed.

The sky-filling radiance gradually faded.

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

One hundred ninety thousand year Blue Silver Emperor left leg bone!

"Hah..."

Gu Yuejin slowly opened his eyes.

In that instant, his pupils turned a pure, deep blue, as if they held the stars and the sea.

He slowly stood up.

Boom—!

A terrifying pressure belonging to an eight-ring Soul Douluo erupted without warning!

Behind him, the Blue Silver Emperor martial soul swelled and grew with the wind.

Two soul rings, blood-red in color, so deep they seemed ready to drip blood, slowly emerged and pulsed around him.

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 across it—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 looked 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, human-shaped fierce beast!

"Let's try out the new skills."

The corner of Gu Yuejin's mouth lifted as he looked toward a massive boulder deep in the valley.

The first red soul ring on his body suddenly lit up—this was from the one hundred ninety thousand year Blue Silver Emperor's sacrifice!

"Blue Silver Overlord Spear!"

He didn't summon a physical spear or armor!

Countless Blue Silver Grass vines instantly condensed, forming a hundred-meter-long blue-gold giant spear, carrying irresistible piercing power and imperial dominance. In an instant, it pierced through the boulder, even 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 converged on his body, and a set of pale blue armor appeared, shimmering with every breath.

"Pretty cool. Comes with a self-healing effect. Nice."

After his commentary, Gu Yuejin looked at the second, deeper red soul ring—the three hundred thousand year soul ring rewarded by the system!

"Eternal Forest: Heaven Devourer!"

Hum--

The space within a hundred meters instantly darkened.

Countless pitch-black vines reached out from the void. They were no longer plants, but tentacles seemingly from hell itself.

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

This was the combined soul skill granted by the Three 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.