"Let me see what Tang Hao is doing."
While Zygarde was digesting the Blue Silver Emperor, Bai Mu took a moment to look at Tang Hao.
Then he discovered the man squatting in the corner of the alley, listening at the wall with a nostalgic look on his face.
Completely unaware that the one he missed had already been fed to a dog by him.
"Sure enough—I'd still overestimated Douluo!"
Seeing this, Bai Mu subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief.
In the current era of Douluo, there was practically no power that could tell someone had intruded into a specific place merely by triggering a restriction.
Ahead, as the Blue Silver Emperor was devoured, Zygarde's body erupted with an unprecedentedly brilliant radiance.
The light was no longer simply green.
Instead, blue, gold, and green intertwined, perfectly illuminating the entire stone chamber!
An unprecedented aura of life also burst forth from within Zygarde's body!
"It's glowing that much?"
Bai Mu stared intently ahead, eager to see what changes Zygarde would undergo next.
Soon, the light reached its peak.
A fist-sized ball of light separated from Zygarde's body and floated in midair.
At the same time, every stalk of Blue Silver Grass across the continent, no matter where it grew, swayed without wind. Their leaves all turned toward Holy Soul Village as their bodies began to tremble.
In some unknown forest, the Blue Silver King's body shook violently. A humanlike expression of pain appeared on its vine-like body as it let out a despairing cry: "The Emperor—the Emperor has fallen—"
Suotuo City, Rose Hotel.
"No! Don't! Ah—!"
Tang San suddenly sat upright in bed, cold sweat covering his forehead as his heart pounded wildly.
"Brother? Did you have a nightmare?"
Beside him, Xiao Wu rubbed her sleepy eyes and asked with concern.
"Mm—"
Tang San pressed a hand to his chest, his face pale. "I suddenly feel... so sad, like I've lost something extremely important..."
He subconsciously raised his left hand, and his Blue Silver Grass martial soul appeared on its own.
The Blue Silver Grass, usually as dangerous as a venomous snake, was trembling slightly now. Like a child who had lost his mom, its leaves drooped as though it were crying.
A powerful sense of unease rose in Tang San's heart, yet he had no idea why.
He did not know that on this very night, he had completely lost his mom, who melted in the mouth, as well as the hundred-thousand-year Blue Silver Emperor Spirit Bone that should have been his.
Human joys and sorrows were not shared.
While Tang Hao reminisced, Tang San grieved, Xiao Wu was confused, and Zhu Zhuqing was on the verge of collapse from the noise next door—
Bai Mu felt that his life had reached its peak!
All because—
As the ball of light that flew out of Zygarde gradually solidified, it transformed into an entirely new cell.
Not a soft and powerless Z-Cell!
But a Core Cell calmly observing its surroundings!
"It's actually a Core Cell? Xiao Ruan, you can split Core Cells too?"
Bai Mu's eyes widened, his breathing suddenly quickening as he looked at the now-calm Xiao Ruan beside him.
The Blue Silver Emperor's life force allowed the power I had accumulated to make a new breakthrough.
"Then can you keep splitting?"
Bai Mu could not help asking.
The known upper limit for Z-Cell Quantity was unlimited. If there were more Z-Cells in the future, wouldn't he be able to gather a whole bunch of Dragon Dogs and Z-Snakes?
"Not recommended."
Xiao Ruan shook its head slightly and explained:
We originated from you. If there are more than two Core Cells, the greater our number, the weaker our average power becomes.
"Even with ten thousand Core Cells, at most only two Z-Snakes can exist at the same time!"
"It's fine. Two are enough!"
There was not the slightest disappointment on Bai Mu's face!
One martial soul, two Core Cells!
What did that mean?
It meant that in the future, he could control two Zygarde 50% Forms—Z-Snakes—at the same time!
It meant he would be able to devise even more tactics, maneuvers, and plans!
"Invincible!"
Bai Mu could already imagine future battles: his opponent would exhaust all their strength suppressing one Z-Snake, thinking victory was in hand, only for the second Z-Snake to slowly emerge—
And if two were not enough, they could merge and become a Perfect Form mecha!
"Awesome!!!"
Just thinking about that scene made Bai Mu feel exhilarated.
"Woo~"
The Core Cell slowly descended, its eyes carrying a trace of curiosity as it examined Bai Mu.
"From now on, you'll be called Z2. Nice to meet you!"
Bai Mu reached out and held the Core Cell in his palm, smiling as he patted its head.
"Woo~"
Z2 nodded coolly. Its personality seemed vastly different from Xiao Ruan's.
"Why are your eye colors different?"
After taking a closer look, Bai Mu noticed what was special about Z2.
Unlike the Z2 Core Cell in the anime, whose core was blue rather than red, the Z2 Core Cell split off by Xiao Ruan still had a red core—but its pupils were white!
"Could it be—"
A special thought suddenly appeared in Bai Mu's mind.
Without time to think further, he immediately said to Xiao Ruan beside him, "Xiao Ruan, give your Z-Cells to Z2 and let it transform!"
"No problem."
Xiao Ruan nodded slightly, controlling the Z-Cells to turn into nine streams of light that flew into Z2's body, while it returned to Core Cell form.
After receiving the cells, Z2 quickly merged and transformed as well.
"Awroo~"
Once the light faded, Z2 had transformed into a handsome white Dragon Dog!
"As expected, it's shiny!"
Bai Mu was overjoyed.
Good news: he had successfully obtained a new Core Cell.
Even better news: the new Core Cell was shiny!
One normal-colored, one shiny—perfectly complementary!
"This time, I've really made a killing."
Bai Mu placed Xiao Ruan on his shoulder and happily dashed over to Z2, giving it a few vigorous rubs.
"Awroo~"
Z2 ignored Bai Mu's grabby hands and familiarized itself with its powerful body.
"Right! Are your states completely shared?"
Bai Mu suddenly thought of a question. "If Xiao Ruan consumes an Immortal Herb and gains an ability, can you gain that ability too, Z2?"
"Awroo?"
"Woo?"
Xiao Ruan and Z2 were stumped.
They looked at each other and immediately activated Telepathy for an in-depth exchange.
After discussing it for quite a while, they finally reached a conclusion—
"Yes. Though we are different individuals, in essence, we are both your martial soul. Our innate abilities are shared."
"That's good. If so, there'll be plenty more tricks to pull later!"
Bai Mu nodded in satisfaction. After thoroughly inspecting the entire stone chamber, he looked at Z2 with a strange smile. "I have a way to help you get properly familiar with this form. Want to know it?"
"Awroo~"
Z2 nodded.
"Good! Very good!"
Bai Mu stepped forward, lifted his leg, and climbed onto Z2's back.
"Awroo?"
Z2 was full of question marks. What was this for?
"Let's go. I'll leave the journey back to you!"
Bai Mu pointed ahead and shouted, "Giddyup!"
"Awroo!"
Z2: o(°A°) I've been tricked!
A trace of speechlessness flashed through Xiao Ruan's eyes as it sat on Bai Mu's shoulder.
You're the real dog here!
"Awroo~"
Left with no choice, Z2 could only accept reality. It rushed out through the waterfall and charged toward Suotuo City.
Under the moonlit night, the corners of Bai Mu's lips curled upward.
Spirit Bone equipped, Blue Silver swallowed, twin cores awakened.
Never before had things been so wonderful!
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