Spicy Rabbit Head?! A Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast Exposed!

Blue Silver King's Mansion, core restricted area of the western courtyard.

The spiritual energy of heaven and earth here was excessively dense, even more astounding than the Hall of Offerings in the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace.

The Spirit Gathering Array operated day and night without pause, forcibly plundering the life essence within a hundred li and gathering it into this tiny space.

Tang Yuan sat cross-legged atop a lotus platform carved from ten-thousand-year warm jade.

With every breath he took, the surrounding space seemed to tremble faintly.

He was cultivating the supreme technique rewarded by the system—the Nine Revolutions Longevity Technique.

At this moment, he did not seem to be cultivating Soul Power at all. Rather, it was as though he were undergoing some kind of leap in life itself.

Behind him, the phantom of a massive plant slowly unfurled.

It was no longer the Blue Silver Grass people knew, carrying the earthy scent of soil, nor was it anything like Tang San's mutated Life Demon Vine.

This was a sovereign, as if carved from crystal.

Its entire body was crystalline and translucent, its leaves an ultimate azure blue. Golden radiance flowed through its veins—the manifestation of vitality condensed to its utmost limit.

Each time a leaf unfurled, the flowers and grass around it would grow wildly, then wither and flourish in an instant.

One year of growth, one year of decay; life and death were all under his control.

As Tang Yuan was now, in terms of sheer vitality alone, even that Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast famed for possessing the strongest defense would likely fall short by a measure.

Only now did the title Blue Silver King truly live up to its name.

"Phew..."

Tang Yuan exhaled a breath of turbid air. It lingered in the air for a long time, turning into white mist that struck the walls with a series of clanging sounds.

He opened his eyes, and it seemed as though two divine trees swayed within his pupils.

"Piling up resources really does work. The first revolution of the Nine Revolutions Longevity Technique is complete."

Tang Yuan sensed the power surging through his body like a rushing river.

Even if he used no soul skills, with the strength and recovery of this body alone, he could stand still and let that Titled Douluo beat him for three days and three nights without being affected in the slightest.

Just then, an exceedingly faint rustling sound reached his ears.

It was so soft that even an agility-type Soul Douluo might not have noticed it here.

But in this courtyard, filled with Tang Yuan's life domain, not the slightest disturbance could escape his senses.

A "rat" had sneaked in.

In a corner of the western courtyard's garden.

A pink figure lay hidden in the grass, cautiously poking out half her head.

The intruder was none other than Xiao Wu.

Ever since Tang San had been taken away, she had been unable to sit still at the academy.

Although Tang San had sent word back that he was fine, how could someone with her temperament possibly stay idle? Besides, without Tang San as a ready-made sparring partner, even sleeping left her uneasy.

So, relying on the astonishing leaping ability and camouflage granted by her Soft Bone Rabbit martial soul, she had slipped into the heavily guarded Blue Silver King's Mansion under cover of night.

"Wow..."

The moment Xiao Wu vaulted over the wall, her eyes went wide.

She wrinkled her delicate little nose. The scent filling the air made every pore in her body cheer with delight.

It smelled amazing!

As a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast that had taken human form, her ability to sense heavenly treasures far surpassed that of humans.

In this courtyard, any random flower or plant growing by the roadside could fetch an astronomical price in Nuoding City.

"Is that... Dragon Blood Grass?"

"And that one—could it be Purple Jade Lingzhi?"

Xiao Wu swallowed, her lively eyes glittering like they were filled with stars.

She had originally come to find Tang San, but now her legs would not move.

"Third Brother is living well here anyway. It wouldn't be too much for me to eat a little, right?"

Xiao Wu comforted herself, then flashed forward, darting to the flowerbed like a streak of pink lightning.

She reached out and pulled up a purple Spirit Grass. Without caring that some dirt still clung to it, she stuffed it straight into her mouth and began crunching away.

Juice splashed everywhere, and a refreshing fragrance filled the air.

A warm current instantly flooded her stomach, making her feel so comfortable that she nearly moaned.

"Delicious! So delicious!"

Xiao Wu had completely forgotten to stay alert. Both hands moved at once, and before long, she had ravaged part of the medicinal garden.

She ate with relish, her cheeks stuffed full like a greedy little hamster.

Suddenly.

A calm voice sounded behind her without any warning, as though it had appeared out of thin air.

"How does it taste, Hundred-Thousand-Year Rogue Rabbit?"

Thump!

Xiao Wu froze mid-chew, her entire body stiffening as if she had been immobilized.

A chill shot up from the soles of her feet straight to the top of her head.

Hundred thousand years...

This secret was her greatest vulnerability. Other than herself, no one in this human world could possibly know it!

How had he seen through her?

Run!

That was the only thought in Xiao Wu's mind.

She did not even dare look back. Soul Power erupted from her body as she kicked off the ground, about to launch herself over the courtyard wall.

However.

It was too late.

The instant her feet left the ground.

The earth around her suddenly trembled.

Countless crystalline Blue Silver Emperor vines, glowing with a golden aura, burst from the soil.

They were no longer soft blades of grass, but transformed into an indestructible cage.

They moved so fast it was simply unimaginable.

Bang!

Xiao Wu crashed headfirst into the net woven from vines. Like a sparrow hitting a steel plate, she was sent flying back and slammed heavily onto the ground.

"Ow!"

Xiao Wu cried out in pain, but she ignored it and rolled over, trying to run again.

Yet the vines seemed alive, instantly tightening.

In the blink of an eye.

She was tightly bound and suspended in midair.

No matter how she struggled, the vines did not budge. In fact, the more she struggled, the tighter they constricted.

"Let me go! Let me go!"

Xiao Wu screamed in terror, her long legs kicking wildly in the air.

Tang Yuan stood beneath the moonlight with his hands behind his back, looking over this "prey" delivered right to his doorstep with an ambiguous smile.

"Why run?"

"You think you can just leave after eating your fill? Nothing comes that cheap."

Xiao Wu looked at the handsome yet somewhat bewitching youth before her, her teeth chattering.

She could clearly feel the terrifying pressure emanating from him. That overwhelming suppression stemming from a higher level of life made even the Soul Power within her sluggish.

"W-what do you want?"

"I was just passing by... I'll compensate you!"

Xiao Wu's voice trembled on the verge of tears. She was truly terrified.

The desire human Soul Masters had for Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts was a fear carved into her very bones.

Kill the beast for its ring, strip its bones to forge treasures.

This was the nightmare of every Soul Beast that had taken human form.

"Compensate me?"

Tang Yuan walked over to the suspended Xiao Wu and lightly lifted her chin with one finger.

"You ate one of my three-thousand-year Purple Jade Lingzhi, two Dragon Blood Grass plants, and all these companion spirit herbs."

"Even if I sold you, you wouldn't be worth that much."

Tang Yuan's finger brushed over Xiao Wu's tender cheek, his movements slow and unhurried.

"Besides, compared to money."

"I'm more curious whether a Hundred-Thousand-Year rabbit, made into Spicy Rabbit Head, would taste even better than an ordinary rabbit."