Blue Silver Forest, the Second Spirit Bone

The terrifying hammer kept smashing toward the Soul Emperor, growing faster and more powerful.

After dodging and shattering several Clear Sky Hammers formed from Soul Power, the Soul Emperor could not help coughing up blood.

No, this could not continue. "Fourth Soul Skill, Lion Demon Transformation. Fifth Soul Skill, Raging Lion's Fury."

After using his fourth and fifth Soul Skills, the Soul Emperor's muscles doubled in size. A golden curtain of light wrapped around his body like a Protective Barrier, and a massive lion phantom appeared over his right hand. "Die, brat!"

After knocking aside the incoming Clear Sky Hammer, he charged at Bibi Han. When the Soul Emperor was still two meters away, Bibi Han used the Blue Silver Domain to teleport behind him and swung his hammer at his back. The Soul Emperor gave an eerie smile, instantly turned around, and blocked it with Raging Lion's Fury. After withstanding three hammer strikes, the Fifth Soul Skill dissipated, and then his Sixth Soul Ring lit up.

"Sixth Soul Skill, Reversal."

Once the Sixth Soul Ring lit up, the already-dissipated Raging Lion's Fury emerged once more, its power exactly the same as when it had first been used.

"Hahaha, didn't expect that, did you? My Sixth Soul Skill can reverse my depleted Soul Skills. Die! Taste the full force of my Raging Lion's Fury!"

Bibi Han smiled as well, his eyes widening. "Purple Light of Destruction."

A beam of blue-violet light pierced through the Soul Emperor's head. His Raging Lion's Fury dissipated, and he clutched his head as he fell to the ground, groaning in agony.

"Didn't expect that, did you? I have a Soul Bone Skill, and my spiritual power rivals that of a Soul Saint."

A little while later, "All right, go to hell. Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer, eighty-one hammers."

One hammer fell.

Boom! A massive pit with a radius of five meters appeared. The Soul Emperor's Lion Demon Transformation was torn apart as easily as paper, and he was smashed into a pile of mangled flesh.

Huff~

"Your Highness the Holy Son, you are truly incredible. Your subordinate nearly stepped in to rescue you just now." A Soul Saint appeared and spoke respectfully.

"Nothing to be surprised about. The three of you, take the swaddled babies to the local Spirit Hall Orphanage. As for the civilians who were captured, give this to them." Bibi Han tossed a bag of money to the Soul Saint.

"As you command."

No matter what mountain stronghold it was, there would always be civilians captured as slaves, with women turned into playthings. The weak in this world, especially beautiful women, were far too pitiful. After Spirit Hall fell, they would be even more pitiful.

Taking out the map again, Bibi Han resumed his campaign of conquering strongholds.

A few days later, Bibi Han arrived at an unnamed forest. A Soul Saint's voice sounded beside him. "Your Highness, are you here to hunt a Soul Beast for your Fifth Soul Ring?"

"No, I'm here to see a blade of grass."

"A blade of grass!?" the Soul Saint replied in surprise.

"Don't be surprised. You'll know soon enough."

Sensing the increasingly familiar aura and seeing the Blue Silver Grass around him growing taller and taller, Bibi Han took a deep breath, and a relieved smile appeared on his face.

After walking another hundred meters, a voice rang out. "Human, leave this place. This is not somewhere you should be." The voice was filled with warning.

The three Soul Saints appeared around Bibi Han, summoning their martial souls and remaining on guard.

Bibi Han walked past them and said, "No need to be nervous. This place can be considered my second home." His biological mother's home.

The Soul Saints looked at one another, then at Bibi Han. Their expressions seemed to say, Has our Holy Son gone mad?

Bibi Han sighed inwardly. There was no explaining it to them, so he continued forward.

The voice sounded again. "Since you refuse to leave, then stay here forever."

Several thick stalks of Blue Silver Grass lashed toward the three men, but Bibi Han merely said calmly, "Insolence."

As soon as the word left his mouth, the affinity emanating from Bibi Han vanished, replaced by an incomparably majestic divine aura.

Under the pressure of that aura, every stalk of Blue Silver Grass in the Blue Silver Forest bowed in submission.

If Bibi Han wished it, he could make all the Blue Silver Grass in the Blue Silver Forest die on the spot. Such was the majesty of the Blue Silver God, cultivated over a million years in ancient times.

The sight left the three Soul Saints dumbstruck. Then, the Blue Silver Grass ahead opened a path, and a special plant over ten meters tall came rushing out. It looked as though countless vines had condensed together to form it. Its entire body was a crystalline blue, its surface glimmering with a peculiar translucent sheen.

Bibi Han transmitted his voice to the three Soul Saints. "Don't worry. It's my subordinate."

At the center of the giant Blue Silver Grass's vines, a human-face-like mark had formed. Its expression was utterly terrified.

It knelt one meter before Bibi Han. "Blue Silver King pays respects to my Emperor. I beg my Emperor to forgive this subordinate's disrespect."

Seeing the Blue Silver King's terrified expression, Bibi Han smiled faintly. "I am not the Blue Silver Emperor."

The Blue Silver King was slightly stunned. It raised its head and looked at Bibi Han, its gaze full of confusion. In its understanding, there was no aura capable of suppressing it aside from that of the Blue Silver Emperor.

The Blue Silver King continued, "Then who are you?"

"I am the Blue Silver God." With that, Bibi Han summoned the Golden-Blue Silver Grass and activated the Blue Silver Domain. All the Blue Silver Grass immediately erupted in jubilation, because they could sense their cultivation increasing by one year every second.

Feeling the powerful Blue Silver Domain and the lofty, inviolable aura of majesty surrounding Bibi Han, the Blue Silver King said in shock, "You are a god, an existence above the Emperor!"

Bibi Han withdrew the divine aura of the Blue Silver God and said, "Let's talk inside."

"My God, please." The Blue Silver King bowed with utmost respect and followed behind Bibi Han.

Bibi Han turned to the three Soul Saints. "I need to discuss some matters here, and it will take some time. The spiritual energy of heaven and earth here is exceptionally rich, so you can cultivate here without worry."

They arrived at a place surrounded by ancient trees, where the Blue Silver King's main root was located.

Bibi Han got straight to the point. "Blue Silver King, I am actually the son of the Blue Silver Emperor."

"What? You are my Emperor's son!" The Blue Silver King could not believe it.

How could the Blue Silver Emperor possibly give birth to a Blue Silver God? The Blue Silver King found it impossible to understand.

"My biological mother is still alive. After breaking through to Soul King, I could sense where she was. I could sense where you were as well. That is why I was able to find this place."

"Then is my Emperor well?"

A trace of sorrow appeared on Bibi Han's face. "Mother sacrificed herself. She has now reverted to a small blade of grass, but I will revive her in the future. I came here to entrust you with something and ask you a question."

"My God, please speak."

"I have a brother named Tang San. He possesses the Blue Silver Emperor Bloodline, and he may awaken as the Blue Silver Emperor in the future. I am going to see him now and judge his character."

"My God, do you not live with the Crown Prince?"

The Crown Prince? So that was it.

"For certain reasons, I did not grow up with him."

"I will examine whether he possesses a sincere heart. If he does, I will allow him to awaken as the Blue Silver Emperor. If he does not..." A deep complexity flashed through Bibi Han's eyes. "Then you will become the next Blue Silver Emperor."

"What? Me? How could I possibly become the Blue Silver Emperor!?" The Blue Silver King was utterly dumbfounded. In over eighty thousand years, it had been shocked more today than it had in all the preceding tens of thousands of years combined.

"I will raise your cultivation to the peak of 99,999 years, the stage where you can break through at any time. If Tang San proves upright in character and cares for the world, then help him awaken as the Blue Silver Emperor. Do you understand?"

"This subordinate understands." The Blue Silver King spoke with some reluctance. After all, a subject who did not wish to become emperor was not a good subject. Yet because of the Blue Silver God, it had no choice but to obey Bibi Han's orders.

"Also, my question is this: do you know the principle behind the formation of Soul Rings?" Bibi Han continued.

"Why does my God ask this?"

At that moment, the Blue Silver King's gaze toward Bibi Han held both concern and fervent anticipation.

Bibi Han did not understand why the Blue Silver King's expression had changed this way, but he did not ask. "In the future, I will crush the Two Great Empires, unify the continent, and establish a nation founded upon the Twenty-Four Character Core Values."

"Once warfare is gone, the population will naturally increase rapidly. Then the number of Soul Masters will surge as well, and the demand for Soul Rings will grow. As one rises and the other falls, the Soul Beast Clan will inevitably be driven to extinction. I do not wish to see that happen."

"Then once we know how to condense Soul Rings, Soul Beasts will no longer be important. What does my God intend to do?" the Blue Silver King asked again.

Bibi Han thought for a moment. The Blue Silver King was absolutely trustworthy, so there was no harm in telling it.

He said, "I might as well tell you. The Soul Beast Lord, the Silver Dragon King, is my future wife. She is currently in Spirit Hall. For her sake, I will shatter the shackles binding Soul Beasts and allow all of you to become gods as well."

"The legend is true! The legendary God Son has finally appeared!!!" the Blue Silver King cried loudly, forcing even Bibi Han to cover his ears.

"Blue Silver King, what legend are you talking about!?" There was some anger on Bibi Han's face.

"My God, please forgive me. This subordinate was simply too excited."

"Our Blue Silver Grass Clan has always had an ancient prophecy."

"What does that prophecy have to do with your excitement just now?"

"No, it has everything to do with it. The prophecy of our Blue Silver Grass Clan is: When the God Son appears, Soul Beasts shall be redeemed."

"The God Son who will save the Soul Beast Clan is you, my God!" the Blue Silver King said excitedly.

The Blue Silver King did not doubt him, nor did it wish to. Over tens of thousands of years, it had witnessed the decline of the Soul Beast Clan. Many powerful Soul Beasts, such as dragons and phoenixes, were on the verge of extinction. It was willing to believe in the Blue Silver God. After all, the descent of the Blue Silver God itself was a miracle.

"The God Son is me?" Bibi Han looked puzzled.

"My God, please come with me." The ground beneath the Blue Silver King suddenly split open, revealing a passage.

Bibi Han and the Blue Silver King then entered it. The passage extended a hundred meters underground and was filled with countless Blue Silver Grass roots, but they all withdrew because of their arrival.

At the end of the tunnel, a golden-blue light gleamed. That shining light was actually a Spirit Bone.