Martial Soul Evolution: Purple Imperial Bamboo!

After absorbing the light particles, Ah Yin's condition was clearly much better than before.

Facing the Blue Silver King's inquiry, she directly manifested a phantom of her human form.

A woman in a blue dress slowly emerged, her face gentle and beautiful, with a pair of azure eyes revealing a faint sorrow that made her naturally noble and elegant temperament seem somewhat desolate.

"Blue Silver King! How have the clansmen been all these years?"

As soon as these words were spoken, all the blue light particles became even denser.

There was no other reason; as their Empress, there was actually a trace of a tremor in Ah Yin's tone.

Tears rolled down the cheeks of the illusory figure.

It was as if a child who had left home had finally returned, throwing herself into the embrace of her family.

"Empress, what exactly have you experienced all these years..."

Seeing Ah Yin's aggrieved appearance, the Blue Silver King's aged face was also filled with endless sorrow.

A blue orb of light faded from within his body and slowly flew toward Ah Yin.

But this time, Ah Yin refused all the light particles.

"I have failed the clansmen; many things have happened over these years."

"Now that I have returned, I no longer have the face to face the many clansmen."

"Let this throne be passed on to a successor."

"You also do not need to continue providing me with your origin energy..."

"Empress..."

"Listen to me!"

Without waiting for the Blue Silver King to refuse, Ah Yin continued.

"Back then, I ignored the advice of many clansmen and insisted on transforming and recultivating, only to marry a human man."

"I never imagined that I would eventually be harmed by treacherous villains!"

"All these years..."

"I have failed everyone!"

"If it weren't for this benefactor, I fear I would never have been able to return."

As the last word fell, Ah Yin was already sobbing uncontrollably, and the Blue Silver King cast his gaze toward Chen Xing.

"Thank you, benefactor! But... what exactly happened..."

Seeing that Ah Yin was crying so hard she couldn't speak and was in a very unstable emotional state, Chen Xing had no choice but to explain the story of Ah Yin's sacrifice and how Tang Hao had planted her in the cave.

The Blue Silver King was furious after hearing this.

Possessing fifty thousand years of cultivation, his display of anger was truly not to be underestimated.

Fortunately, the other party knew how to restrain himself, so he was not caught in the crossfire.

After the Blue Silver King had vented his emotions, he turned his gaze back to Chen Xing.

"Benefactor! If there is ever anything you need from the Blue Silver Grass clan in the future, please do not hesitate to speak. As long as it is within my power, I will certainly do my utmost."

Facing the Blue Silver King's declaration, Chen Xing did not rush to refuse.

He had been under a lot of pressure bringing Ah Yin back, so he certainly deserved some benefits.

But on the surface, he still had to say a few polite, pleasantries.

"Actually, I am also a soul beast in human form. As members of the same kind, helping each other is only natural."

"Besides, Ah Yin has already promised me rewards."

As he spoke, he took off the ring that concealed his aura.

The moment he removed the ring, the Blue Silver King immediately sensed the aura of a soul beast on Chen Xing, and he couldn't help but show a look of surprise once again.

"It really is a soul beast in human form, and a Solitary Bamboo with such vigorous vitality at that..."

"Since that is the case, I have thought of a way to repay you, benefactor."

Before Chen Xing could react, the blue light particles that had just been refused by Ah Yin, along with that orb of light, converged toward him.

Chen Xing only felt countless streams of cooling Soul Power pouring into his meridians bit by bit, and following that, his Soul Power Level began to climb at a steady pace.

Level 24, Level 25, Level 26...

"No... wait!"

"Don't do this, my strength has been increasing fast enough lately, I really don't need this..."

However, once these energies were absorbed, they certainly could not be drawn back out.

[Detected that host's Soul Power Level has reached Level 30]

[Now initiating Hextech quality draw]

It was the familiar system prompt, followed immediately by the familiar roulette wheel.

This energy infusion actually allowed Chen Xing to reach level 30 directly.

Ah Yin, who was standing to the side, floated over immediately upon seeing this.

As her slender finger tapped lightly, another strange sensation emerged from within his body.

His Solitary Bamboo martial soul was summoned automatically.

The originally emerald-green bamboo stalk began to transform, with golden patterns spreading from the roots all the way to the tip.

Following that, the green slowly deepened, turning into ink-green, then dark brown, and finally settling on purple.

This was precisely the bloodline power of the "Emperor" among plant-type martial souls.

At this moment, Chen Xing felt his entire body bathed in warm, flowing energy.

This was an evolution of his life essence!

The golden light dissipated, revealing the outlines of Chen Xing's body and his martial soul.

The Solitary Bamboo now looked completely different.

The deep purple bamboo stalk was carved with mysterious golden patterns; just one look was enough to feel its immense nobility.

Ah Yin had not broken her promise; she had indeed passed on the Emperor-level bloodline of her martial soul to him.

Now, his martial soul had evolved into—Purple Imperial Bamboo!

At the same time, the effects of his two soul skills had also undergone a complete evolution.

[First Soul Skill: Purple Bamboo Sword Qi]

[Status buff skill. Activate the skill to coat the Purple Imperial Bamboo martial soul with soul power, increasing attack power by 200% and applying a 30% armor penetration effect to enemies hit.]

[Second Soul Skill: Purple Bamboo Sword Domain]

[Domain-type skill. Expand the domain to increase speed by 200% and reduce the defense of enemies within range by 60%.]

The original base attributes had doubled, and the second entry had also increased by 50%.

The effects of these two skills were now comparable to some ten-thousand-year soul skills.

Just as he was rejoicing over the changes to his martial soul and soul skills, the system popped up with options.

[Late-Game Expert] Upon reaching level 90 soul power, receive 33,333 Gold Soul Coins.

[Transformation Recombiner] Increase the level of all current soul rings by one tier, with soul ring skills becoming randomized.

[Pandora's Bench] Acquired soul rings can be stored in the system space, with soul ring skill effects refreshed daily.

Three silver Hextech augments!

The first, Late-Game Expert, would grant 30,000 Gold Soul Coins once he ascended to Titled Douluo.

Chen Xing was speechless; once he was a Titled Douluo, would he really care about that pittance...

The second one was still hard to judge.

If he chose it, his two purple thousand-year soul rings could become ten-thousand-year ones, but the cost was that the skill effects would be randomized.

If he were a commoner soul master, he might not have the luxury of choosing his skill effects, so that would be fine.

But he was supposed to gamble away these two soul rings he had painstakingly condensed?

As for the third one!

Could it be interpreted that as long as he obtained a soul ring first and placed it on the bench, he could wait for it to randomize into a divine beast's soul ring and then absorb it directly into his second martial soul?

If that were the case, he could simply check the randomized soul ring's origin daily, allowing him to obtain soul rings without ever needing to hunt soul beasts.

If it really worked like that, things were about to get interesting.

There were only so many top-tier soul beasts on this continent that could be hunted.

Unless he found those fierce beasts to sacrifice themselves for him, his second martial soul might not even be able to compare to a Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon.

But now, with "Pandora's Bench," all soul rings in the system inventory would be randomly refreshed—what if he could randomize one into the Dragon God!