Blue Silver Empress Consort A Lan

Village Elder Li Tou also rushed over. Seeing Tian Hao and the devastation in the courtyard, his mind went blank, and he nearly fainted.

It still happened!

Old Li Tou was filled with regret. If he had known this would happen, he would never have agreed to let those two stay in the village that day.

Tian Hao still said nothing. After using his own Soul Power to nurture the roots of the Thousand-Year Blue Silver Grass clamped between his teeth until they had recovered somewhat, he performed a Soul Power Fusion Skill with it.

Because they had fused before, and because both were herbaceous plants—now both were even just grass roots—and because both contained Ah Yin's blood and Soul Power, the fusion went smoothly.

As for taking it further into a Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Tian Hao did not do so. Though he could, there was no point, nor was there any need right now.

After all, a Martial Soul Fusion Skill consumed a great deal of Soul Power, more than he could currently bear. For now, he only needed to preserve the Blue Silver Grass's life.

Finally, he cut open his skin and allowed the Blue Silver Grass's roots to wrap around and parasitize the rib fused with the Blue Silver Emperor's Soul Blood, bringing with it a tiny remnant of the Blue Silver Domain.

That was Tian Hao's true objective, and the reason he had not pursued that man just now.

Compared with tracking that man down, the Blue Silver Domain power within the Thousand-Year Blue Silver Grass was far more important to him.

Though the Blue Silver Overlord Spear had been blown apart just now, he could vaguely sense a weak trace of Blue Silver Domain power underground.

Clearly, after fusing with the Blue Silver Overlord Spear for so long, this Thousand-Year Blue Silver Grass had obtained a tiny bit of Blue Silver Domain power.

He had personally experienced the strength of the Blue Silver Domain. Whether used in battle or to assist cultivation, it produced remarkable effects.

He had no way of getting another Blue Silver Overlord Spear, so he could only make sure this Thousand-Year Blue Silver Grass was properly restored.

As the Thousand-Year Blue Silver Grass carrying that tiny trace of Blue Silver Domain power fused into him, it resonated with the Blue Silver Emperor Soul Blood sealed and fused within the marrow of his first rib. They nurtured and strengthened each other, and the Blue Silver Domain, which had been on the verge of extinguishing, finally stabilized.

However, he had consumed far too much Life Force earlier, and symptoms had appeared across his body. His originally glossy black hair had turned snowy white, and his overall appearance had actually improved quite a bit.

Sure enough, hairstyle and hair color were indispensable parts of one's looks.

Seeing Tian Hao finally finish that strange cultivation, Big Dog and the others all breathed sighs of relief.

"Brother Big Dog, take some men and follow the blood trail. Remember not to get close. Use bows, crossbows, and javelins to attack from a distance, and bring the village hunting dogs.

"You don't necessarily have to kill him, but you absolutely cannot give him time to recover from his injuries. It would be best to drive him away and keep him from staying here, buying time for the villagers' coming relocation."

Tian Hao hurriedly instructed Brother Big Dog to act. Since that man had chosen to flee rather than continue fighting him to the death, he was clearly badly injured and had no choice but to run for his life.

They had to beat the drowning dog while it was down.

Tian Dagou said nothing. He led a group of strong young villagers out at once, disappearing into the distance amid a chorus of barking.

All the villagers were suppressing a bellyful of rage as well. Tian Hao was their village's hope and future. Whoever dared harm him, they would dare risk their lives against.

"Old man, hurry and lead the villagers away. Take everything that can be taken. Burn everything else. Don't leave behind a single trace or clue, and never come back here again."

Turning to Old Li Tou, Tian Hao was unsure whether anyone else would come. To be safe, the villagers had to relocate as soon as possible.

"You're not coming with us?"

Old Li Tou suddenly asked. He could vaguely see something in Tian Hao's expression.

"The world is so big. I want to see it."

Tian Hao replied in an artsy tone, flashing two rows of gleaming white teeth.

Since he had crossed into this world, he naturally would not spend his whole life in some mountain backwater. The outside world was what he sought.

"This old man knows he can't stop you, but Sanba Village will always have a room and a bowl of food for you."

Old Li Tou did not try to persuade him. His old eyes reddened as he spoke, then he led the villagers back to prepare.

The sooner they completed the relocation, the better.

Fortunately, they had listened to Gou Dan's suggestion that day and sent people ahead to search for a suitable place to live. They had even found a concealed route. They only needed to bring everyone there.

"Sure enough, no Soul Master is simple. I wonder how the protagonists in the original story and all those fanfics managed to slaughter their way through everything."

After all the villagers had left, Tian Hao could not help grumbling inwardly.

That man had been too underhanded. He had ambushed him the moment he appeared, and he was even a six-ring Soul Emperor.

Facing an ambush from a six-ring Soul Emperor, let alone a weakling like him with only level-one Soul Power, even a Titled Douluo would have a hard time.

It was not that Titled Douluo were weak. Rather, Soul Masters were like the ninjas from a certain Naruto—they generally had high attack and low defense, and were incredibly fragile, especially before manifesting their Martial Souls or entering Martial Soul Possession.

Without the enhancement of Soul Power, Martial Souls, and soul skills, even a Titled Douluo's physique could not withstand a full-force strike from a six-ring Soul Emperor.

That attack had even cracked the Blue Silver Overlord Spear fused with the Thousand-Year Blue Silver Grass. Otherwise, the Thousand-Year Blue Silver Grass alone could not have shattered the Blue Silver Overlord Spear and fully released the Blue Silver Domain within it.

"Hey, there's still so much of that old woman's Soul Power outside. Aren't you going to absorb some?"

Tapping that rib, Tian Hao reminded the Thousand-Year Blue Silver Grass parasitizing it to get to work.

Though the Blue Silver Domain had vanished just now, the portion of Soul Power belonging to Ah Yin had not yet been assimilated by the power of heaven and earth.

Ah Yin's Soul Power was of extremely high quality and even contained Life Force. Though the power of heaven and earth could assimilate it, the process was slow and would take a long time to complete.

At Tian Hao's reminder, the Thousand-Year Blue Silver Grass, which had barely recovered some Vital Energy with the help of his body, grew a stalk of Blue Silver Grass from his chest. Its blue leaves patterned with silver veins swayed as it used the tiny remaining trace of Blue Silver Domain power in his body as a foundation, drawing in Ah Yin's surrounding Soul Power.

Because it was power of the same origin, it barely needed refining. It directly fused into that trace of Blue Silver Domain power and slowly strengthened it.

As the Blue Silver Domain grew stronger, it accelerated the absorption of Ah Yin's Soul Power. Before long, it had absorbed it all.

After absorbing the surrounding Soul Power, the Thousand-Year Blue Silver Grass retracted its stem and leaves into Tian Hao's body to slowly digest it and continue recovering from its injuries.

"Time to go!"

Looking over this home, Tian Hao set the house ablaze with lamp oil. He took two spare Iron Mother longswords from the Forge Room and hung them from the clasps of his backpack, then left the home where he had lived for seventeen years with his spear in hand.

After walking through the orchard for a while, he arrived before two graves. Tian Hao took out a Notebook from his backpack.

He had quite a few Notebooks. The one that recorded his wild ideas and conjectures was only one of them, while the one in his hands now was for drawing.

He tore out a drawing, placed it before his father's grave, and set it alight. As he tore pages out and fed them into the flames, he spoke.

"Dad, your son's drawing skills are a little lousy. I still can't draw realistic pictures of beautiful women, so you'll have to make do with these two-dimensional pretty girl portraits. This is the stock I've built up over the past half year, so there are quite a few. This year's theme is Shao Shao. She's very pretty. When you're looking down there, hide them from Mom, or they'll get confiscated..."

Tian Hao rambled on as he burned them, watching the sheets depicting Qin Shi Shao Siming in all sorts of styles slowly burn in the flames until they became ashes.

"Mom, same for you. Your son has put together another album of handsome men for you. This year's theme is Second Brother Zhuang. His Shark Tooth Sword would definitely work well as a comb..."

After finishing with his father's offerings, Tian Hao went to his mother's grave. He took out another Notebook and tore out the pages one by one to burn them. Inside were drawings of Qin Shi Wei Zhuang in various styles.

Naturally, they were in the rough visual style of early Qin Shi, since his abilities were limited and he could not draw the later 3D-level version that was nearly as realistic as a real person. Still, he was very handsome. His mother would surely like them down there.

After burning the paper offerings for his father and mother, Tian Hao grabbed a handful of dirt and placed it in a small pouch, then silently rose and headed out of the mountain village.

The journey of Tian Hao, the Grass Heavenly Emperor, had officially begun!

"Since you possess fairly strong intelligence, you should have a name so we can communicate more easily in the future. How about A Lan?"

After leaving the village, Tian Hao began to accelerate while communicating with the Thousand-Year Blue Silver Grass and giving it a name.

The Thousand-Year Blue Silver Grass could not be bothered to respond. At the moment, she was wholly focused on digesting that Soul Power and recovering from her injuries.

That explosion had nearly destroyed her, leaving only a section of root behind.

Fortunately, with the Emperor's Soul Power and the Blue Silver Domain's power, recovering would not be difficult.

Thus, Tian Hao ran all the way, swiftly heading toward the direction of the battle he had sensed earlier under A Lan's guidance.

At the same time, A Lan's Blue Silver Domain helped him recover his physical strength, Soul Power, and mental energy faster. He had practically become a perpetual-motion machine, even temporarily forgoing sleep.

The reason he was in such a hurry was mainly to collect corpses and see whether he could obtain anything good, such as soul bones and Storage Soul Tools. Failing that, even the corpse of a high-level Soul Master would do.

He had many ideas that needed to be tested one by one. Living volunteers would be best, but if there were none alive, those who had once been alive would also suffice.

Tian Someone: We must learn from Uncle Snake, master core technology, and obtain recommendation votes.

Also, this is the proper way to burn paper offerings for one's ancestors. Let the ancestors experience the beauty of life too. Brothers, try it next time you visit a grave and burn offerings.