The Gift of the Blue Silver Grass Clan

Chen Xing no longer hesitated; among the three options, only this one was reliable.

With the confirmation of the option, nine item slots suddenly appeared at the bottom of the system interface.

It looked like these were empty slots for storing soul rings.

Finally, there was the "Birthday Gift"!

To his surprise, the orb this time was actually blue.

He couldn't wait to click on it. A flash of blue light swept past, and a black soul ring suddenly appeared in the system interface.

So up to date with current events!

He had just obtained the Pandora Preparation Bench, and the birthday gift immediately rewarded him with a ten-thousand-year soul ring!

Chen Xing clicked on the soul ring to view its information.

[10,000-year Solitary Bamboo Soul Ring]

[Soul Skill: Bamboo Forest — Activate the skill to summon a bamboo forest, confusing the opponent while increasing one's own attack power by 200%.]

A useless soul ring!

It seemed the system still had an information gap; his martial soul had already evolved into Purple Imperial Bamboo, so why give him a Solitary Bamboo soul ring?

On the other side, Blue Silver King and Ah Yin watched Chen Xing tapping away in mid-air, feeling utterly bewildered.

He was just staring blankly ahead, and they had no idea what he was doing.

Having finished processing all the system rewards, Chen Xing returned his gaze to reality, only to see the two of them looking at him strangely.

He realized then that he had been a bit uncomposed just now.

"Benefactor! Just now, you were..."

Blue Silver King asked Chen Xing with some caution, making Chen Xing feel a bit embarrassed.

"It's nothing, just had some thoughts; making a few movements helps with breaking through."

He didn't answer the question directly, brushing it off with a laugh.

Right now, not long after bringing Ah Yin back, he had already completed the inheritance of the bloodline.

This trip had not only raised his soul power to level 30 but also brought about a supreme evolution for his martial soul.

The grade of the Purple Imperial Bamboo was on the same level as the Blue Silver Emperor, and the fact that his martial soul had evolved into Purple Imperial Bamboo meant that Tang San's Blue Silver Grass had completely lost its qualification to evolve.

Sigh!

Even though he hadn't met Tang San yet, he had already snatched away two of his most important opportunities.

He wondered if the now-un-evolvable Blue Silver Grass martial soul could still withstand the theoretical practice of Yu Xiaogang.

Adding a poison-attribute soul ring to the life-attribute Blue Silver Emperor—Ah Yin herself probably hadn't expected that...

Tang Hao was also foolish; Ah Yin's cultivation template was right there, yet he insisted on having Tang San take Yu Xiaogang as his master.

He didn't even stop to think: a level 29 Soul Grand Master who didn't even know about the soul shock of a ten-thousand-year soul ring—what could he possibly understand, other than those distorted theories summarized just to refute the world's perspective?

However, what did all of this have to do with him?

Chen Xing wished for nothing more than for Tang San and Yu Xiaogang to be locked together; having lost the qualification to evolve into the Blue Silver Emperor, Tang San's martial soul was nothing more than a slightly tougher Blue Silver Grass.

Thinking of this, he realized that he had already completely distanced himself from Tang San.

He turned to look at Ah Yin and Blue Silver King.

"My mission is complete. You don't need to thank me too much; as I said, as a plant-type soul beast myself, this is what I should do."

"I will stay here for one night and leave tomorrow..."

"It just so happens that I still need to condense my third soul ring!"

He felt noticeably guilty when saying this.

Fortunately, the Blue Silver Forest was full of blue light spots, just like fireflies.

Furthermore, the entire forest consisted only of Blue Silver Grass, with no other plants or animals, which gave Chen Xing a great sense of security.

Compared to a primeval forest without a shred of light, this place was simply heaven.

After Blue Silver King learned from Ah Yin that Chen Xing was afraid of the dark, he specifically found an open space for him and gathered many blue light spots there.

This caused Chen Xing's favorability toward Blue Silver King to increase significantly.

The next day.

Chen Xing woke up from his cultivation.

A 7,300-year third ring!

Done!

With the soul power supply from the numerous Blue Silver Grass, the process of condensing Chen Xing's third soul ring went very smoothly.

[Third Soul Skill: Purple Imperial Sword Slash]

[Single-target attack skill. Upon activation, condense specific soul power onto the bamboo body to launch a single slash at the enemy. If the slash hits the enemy, 70% of the soul power consumed by the skill is refunded.]

A very decent single-target attack skill. With the buffs from the previous two skills, Chen Xing was now confident that he could defeat a Soul Ancestor above level 40 with his current level 32 soul power.

Thinking of actual combat!

Once this trip ended, he really needed to find a place to hone his combat techniques.

His strength had increased too quickly, making it somewhat difficult for Chen Xing to control such immense soul power.

As for Ah Yin, hearing that she intended to abdicate her throne and live as an ordinary Blue Silver Grass within the clan territory, the Blue Silver King and the others had spent the entire night discussing the matter.

Chen Xing did not get involved. His martial soul had already completed its evolution, and his mission to escort Ah Yin was finished; he would be leaving this place shortly.

With the ring rewarded by the system capable of hiding the identity of a soul beast, he still had to live in the human world.

Before long, the darkness of the sky had been completely dispelled. Once it reached a level that Chen Xing could tolerate, he stood up, intending to bid farewell to Ah Yin and the others.

Just then, they happened to arrive.

"Hey! You came at the right time; I was just about to go and say goodbye to you all."

"Since the mission for this trip has been successfully completed, it is time for me to return to the human world."

"You all should cultivate well here, and I will come to visit you again when I have the time."

Ah Yin was not too surprised upon hearing this. She knew that Chen Xing was afraid of the dark and had already anticipated that he would head back early in the morning.

"Benefactor! This is a gift from our Blue Silver Grass clan to you; please, you must accept it."

As she spoke, a Blue Bracelet was lifted by soul power and delivered before Chen Xing.

Ah Yin explained.

"This bracelet has the effect of calming the mind and assisting in cultivation."

"It also allows you to communicate with the surrounding Blue Silver Grass."

"If you inject soul power into it during the dark of night, it will emit pale blue light particles to illuminate your surroundings."

As she spoke, Ah Yin smiled faintly and injected a small amount of soul power into the bracelet.

Countless light particles surged from within, hovering around the bracelet; with a mere thought, the light particles shifted their position.

"Also, Benefactor, your soul ring configuration is too conspicuous; at this stage, it is very likely to bring you fatal trouble."

"Wearing this can disguise your soul rings. I hope it helps you survive better in the human world."

It had to be said that this gift truly moved Chen Xing.

Ah Yin was truly so considerate.

"Thank you, I really like this gift."

Chen Xing took the bracelet and put it on his wrist.

A refreshing, cooling sensation washed over him, and he instantly felt his mental world become much clearer.

Seeing that he liked the gift, a gratified smile appeared on Ah Yin's face.

"Benefactor, the bracelet will help you avoid dangers in the forest."

"Neither the Blue Silver King nor I are in a position to leave the clan territory right now, so we cannot see you off!"

Having received the gift, Chen Xing did not mind these minor details and was busy fiddling with the bracelet.

"Ah Yin, Blue Silver King!"

"You must work hard on your cultivation. When any of you want to transform again, come find me in the human world; I'll have your backs."