Sun-Moon Bloodline Blue Silver Grass? Evolution, Blue Silver King! Mission: Obtain the First Soul Ring!

"Are you Su Yuntao?"

Xu Zhao's voice sounded beside him, and Su Yuntao was so startled that the files in his hands spilled all over the floor.

He jerked his head up and looked at the unfamiliar young man who had appeared in front of his desk without him noticing.

He was just about to fly into a rage and scold the intruder when a mountain-like pressure suddenly bore down on him, making it hard to breathe.

"S-sir, who are you?"

Su Yuntao swallowed. The instincts of a Soul Grandmaster told him that this man was dangerous. Extremely dangerous!

"Come with me. I need your help with something."

Xu Zhao couldn't be bothered to waste words. He reached out and grabbed Su Yuntao by the shoulder.

"Huh? Where are we going? What do you need help with? I'm still at work..."

Su Yuntao stared at him in bewilderment. Before he could react, he felt his body grow weightless.

The next second.

Whoosh!

Wind howled past his ears as the scenery raced by.

Su Yuntao's eyes widened in terror as he watched Notting City shrink rapidly beneath his feet.

Beside him was the young man, flying through the air with him despite not using a Flying Soul Tool.

"W-we're flying?!"

"A T-Titled Douluo?!"

Su Yuntao's mind went blank.

According to common knowledge on Douluo Continent, aside from Soul Masters with flying Martial Souls,

only the mighty who had reached the Titled Douluo rank could fly through the air using their immense Soul Power!

Good heavens!

How had a mere level-twenty-six Soul Grandmaster like him come to be "kidnapped" by a Titled Douluo?!

Holy Soul Village.

In the middle of the village stood a somewhat shabby wooden house.

It was the Spirit Hall Branch of Holy Soul Village.

Two figures descended from the sky.

"We're here."

Xu Zhao casually tossed Su Yuntao, whose legs had gone weak with fright, onto the ground. He looked over the familiar wooden house before him, the corner of his mouth curving into a faint smile.

Th-this is Holy Soul Village?"

Su Yuntao braced his hands on his knees and panted heavily. It took him a long while to catch his breath.

He looked at the familiar surroundings, then at Xu Zhao's calm expression and at Lan Yiyi beside him. Though she hadn't said a word, her presence was just as terrifying.

He was on the verge of tears.

"M-my lord, why have you brought me to this backwater? What do you want from me?"

"If I've offended you somehow, just kill me with one slap. Please don't scare me like this..."

Xu Zhao glanced at him and pointed at the wooden house.

"Go inside and set up the awakening ritual."

"Huh?"

Su Yuntao froze, thinking he'd misheard.

"S-set up the awakening ritual?"

"That's right."

Xu Zhao nodded, his tone matter-of-fact.

"I'm going to awaken my Martial Soul."

"..."

The air fell silent for a few seconds.

Su Yuntao's signature dead-fish eyes widened as he looked at Xu Zhao, then at the Soul Power fluctuations that had yet to fade behind him. He was completely dumbfounded.

"My lord... are you... are you pulling my leg?"

Su Yuntao pointed at Xu Zhao, his voice trembling. The sheer absurdity of it had left him stammering.

"You can fly through the air!

That means your Soul Power is at least at the Titled Douluo level, or you have some incredibly powerful flying ability!"

"A peerless expert like you still needs to awaken a Martial Soul?!"

"That's like... like a dragon going to an ant and asking it to teach him how to breathe fire!"

Su Yuntao felt as if his entire worldview had crumbled in that instant.

Did the big shots these days all have such strange hobbies?

Had one of them come all this way just to torment a nobody like him?

"Enough talk."

Xu Zhao furrowed his brow, and a chill instantly enveloped Su Yuntao.

"Just do as I say."

"Or would you rather test my patience?"

Feeling the palpable killing intent, Su Yuntao shuddered. His will to survive instantly overcame his urge to complain.

"N-no, please!

I'll do it!

I'll do it right away!"

Su Yuntao scrambled into the wooden house.

In a fluster, he pulled six black Awakening Stones from his bag and arranged them in a hexagram. Then he shakily took out a blue crystal ball.

"M-my lord, it's ready."

Su Yuntao stood beside the array and took a deep breath, doing his best to steady himself. Then, out of habit, he recited the familiar line:

"Lone Wolf, Possession!"

With a wolf's howl, the shadow of a green wolf appeared behind Su Yuntao.

One white, one yellow, and one purple Soul Ring rose slowly into the air.

In front of Xu Zhao, his aura was as weak as a husky's, but Su Yuntao still dutifully carried out the procedure.

"P-please stand in the middle."

Xu Zhao stepped into the center of the six Awakening Stones.

He took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and felt the faint pull of Soul Power around him.

As Su Yuntao poured his Soul Power into the Awakening Stones,

a faint golden light slowly enveloped Xu Zhao.

Within Xu Zhao's Sea of Consciousness,

the boundless mental space was divided cleanly into two halves.

On the left, a Brilliant Sun hung high in the sky, radiating endless light and heat.

Golden flames surged and roiled.

On the right, a Cold Lonely Moon hung silently, casting down a silvery glow like water.

Sun and Moon Shining Together. Yin and yang stood opposed, yet coexisted in a subtle harmony.

These two utterly opposing yet equally terrifying forces maintained a fragile, perfect balance within Xu Zhao's Sea of Consciousness.

Each claimed half of this realm.

However, the moment Su Yuntao poured in his Soul Power and the awakening ritual began,

a sudden change occurred!

In the chaotic region where sun and moon met, where yin and yang divided dawn from dusk, a faint yet tenacious blue light appeared without warning.

In the next instant, the blue light put down roots and sprouted, growing at an unbelievable speed.

A Blue Silver Grass plant, translucent from stem to leaf, with pale golden light flowing through its veins, slowly unfurled where yin and yang met.

It had none of the Sun Martial Soul's domineering power, nor the Moon Martial Soul's mystery.

All it possessed was the purest, most primordial essence of life.

Supple yet strong, enduring and ever-renewing.

With the appearance of this Blue Silver Grass, the sun and moon, which had once been clearly divided, began to resonate in a wondrous way.

Golden sunlight and silvery moonlight seemed drawn by some unseen force, converging on the Blue Silver Grass.

Nourished by sun and moon, the plant's aura began to surge wildly!

Outside, in the Spirit Hall Branch of Holy Soul Village.

"Th-this is..."

Su Yuntao's eyes widened as he stared at Xu Zhao in the middle of the awakening array. His mouth gaped wide enough to fit an egg.

The faint golden light that had originally enveloped Xu Zhao had now turned a brilliant blue-gold!

A fresh, natural aura, brimming with immense vitality, burst from within Xu Zhao.

In an instant, it filled the entire wooden house.

As this aura washed over him, Su Yuntao felt his whole body relax.