The Blue Silver Forest, the Blue Silver King Trembles: Has the Emperor Returned? (Please keep reading!)

Even the nerves that had tensed with fear just moments ago relaxed, as though he were standing in a lush, vibrant forest.

Beside Xu Zhao, Lan Yiyi, who had been watching him with curiosity, widened her beautiful eyes and covered her mouth.

As the bearer of the Blue Silver Emperor Bloodline, she felt it a thousand times more strongly than Su Yuntao did!

"This aura... so pure!

So noble!"

Lan Yiyi could feel it clearly.

The Martial Soul within her was bowing in worship to that man. It was a submission and closeness that came from deep within her bloodline.

"Could it be... Brother Zhao awakened Blue Silver Grass too?

And its quality is even higher than mine?!"

As the two stared in shock,

Xu Zhao slowly opened his eyes.

A tiny plant that looked perfectly ordinary, yet gave off a faint blue-gold glow, hovered quietly in his palm.

Blue Silver Grass!

The Trash Martial Soul recognized across the Douluo Continent!

"This..."

Su Yuntao stared at the Blue Silver Grass in Xu Zhao's hand, completely dumbfounded.

He rubbed his eyes, then rubbed them again, making sure he wasn't seeing things.

A peerless powerhouse who could fly through the air, seemingly a Titled Douluo, had gone to all this trouble to awaken his Martial Soul.

And the result was a sprig of... Blue Silver Grass?!

The contrast was just too much!

"Y-Your Excellency..."

Su Yuntao spoke cautiously, afraid of offending the powerful man:

"Y-Your Martial Soul... is Blue Silver Grass?"

Yet Xu Zhao looked at the Blue Silver Grass in his hand without the slightest trace of disappointment. Instead, a satisfied smile appeared on his face.

"Not bad."

Xu Zhao murmured softly.

Though it was only a sprig of Blue Silver Grass,

he could clearly feel that it was fundamentally different from ordinary Blue Silver Grass.

It connected to his Sun and Moon Martial Souls like a bridge, perfectly fusing the powers of Yin and Yang.

He could use it as a foundation and attempt to condense a Third Soul Core.

And besides...

[ Ding! Congratulations, host, you have completed the guidance task! ]

[Issuing rewards...]

[Martial Soul quality evolution beginning!]

At a mere thought from Xu Zhao,

the Blue Silver Grass in his hand suddenly blazed with light!

Intricate, mysterious Golden Patterns began to appear across its originally pale-blue leaves, like ancient totems.

The leaves rapidly grew longer and wider. Its once-delicate stalk became as clear as jade, radiating an indestructible aura.

A kingly pressure poured from the tiny plant, sweeping across the entire area in an instant!

"W-What's going on?!"

The sudden pressure sent Su Yuntao stumbling backward. He fell hard onto the ground, his face full of shock.

Was this damn thing still Blue Silver Grass?!

Whose Blue Silver Grass could possibly have an aura like that?!

Beside him, Lan Yiyi's delicate body trembled, and she nearly fell to her knees.

It was absolute suppression by a higher being!

"Blue Silver King..."

Lan Yiyi murmured, her eyes full of disbelief:

"Brother Zhao's Blue Silver Grass... evolved into a Blue Silver King in such a short time?!"

The light gradually faded.

The Blue Silver Grass in Xu Zhao's hand had now undergone a complete transformation.

[ Ding! Martial Soul evolution successful! ]

[Current Martial Soul: Blue Silver King (top-tier plant-type Martial Soul, with the potential to evolve into the Blue Silver Emperor)]

[Reward issued: Innate Soul Power +1 (Innate Full Soul Power limit surpassed; current Innate Soul Power: Level 11)]

Feeling his Soul Power rise to Level 95,

and the sensation of ease, as though some kind of shackle had been broken,

Xu Zhao's smile widened.

His Third Martial Soul, the Blue Silver King, had successfully awakened!

And this was only the beginning.

With the Blue Silver King as a medium, his understanding of life and Yin and Yang would reach new heights.

Xu Zhao's Blue Silver King

was different from ordinary Blue Silver Grass, Blue Silver Kings, and Blue Silver Emperors.

It possessed both the Sun's Ultimate Fire and the Moon's Ultimate Darkness.

Much like Lan Xuanyu from Douluo IV.

Lan Xuanyu had inherited the Silver Dragon King and Golden Dragon King Bloodlines.

He awakened twin Blue Silver Grass Martial Souls.

One had a Silver Pattern and specialized in elements.

The other had a Golden Pattern and specialized in strength.

My Blue Silver King would be better named the Sun Moon Blue Silver King.

Feeling the Blue Silver King Bloodline that had suddenly appeared within him,

Xu Zhao's lips curled slightly.

This was truly a Sun Moon Blue Silver King!

[ Ding! The host has successfully awakened a Third Martial Soul. ]

[New task released: Obtain the First Soul Ring for the "Sun Moon Blue Silver King."]

[Task reward: Soul Ring Age Increase Card (10,000 years) x1, Spirit Bone of choice x1.]

Looking at the system panel that appeared before his eyes, Xu Zhao withdrew the Martial Soul from his palm, a gleam flashing in his eyes.

"A First Soul Ring..."

For Xu Zhao,

there was no way he'd settle for a random few-hundred-year-old Mandala Snake for the First Soul Ring of his Third Martial Soul, like an ordinary Soul Master.

Since it was a "Blue Silver King," it needed a kingly ring worthy of it.

A target immediately came to mind.

In the original story, there was a Blue Silver King with a cultivation of eighty-five thousand years, ruling over all the Blue Silver Grass in its forest.

It was that Blue Silver King who had helped Tang San awaken his Blue Silver Emperor Bloodline.

"That Blue Silver King is the best First Soul Ring for the Sun Moon Blue Silver King Martial Soul."

Xu Zhao's lips curled slightly.

Devouring that eighty-five-thousand-year-old Blue Silver King

would not only greatly nourish his Sun Moon Blue Silver King, but also cut off one of Tang San's paths for good!

Without the Blue Silver King,

how would Tang San awaken his Blue Silver Emperor Bloodline?

"Let's go."

Without hesitation, Xu Zhao turned toward Su Yuntao, who was still standing there in a daze.

"Huh?

Go?

Where?"

Su Yuntao hadn't recovered from the shock when he felt his shoulder tighten again.

Whoosh—!

That familiar feeling of weightlessness returned.

This time, Xu Zhao moved even faster than before.

The scenery blurred into streaks of light. The wind rushed into Su Yuntao's mouth, leaving him unable even to scream.

In less than ten minutes,

the three of them were back in the office of the Spirit Hall Branch in Notting City.

"Ugh..."

As soon as he landed, Su Yuntao clutched the corner of the desk and retched. His face was deathly pale, and his legs had gone as limp as noodles.

Xu Zhao stood with his hands behind his back and regarded the disheveled Su Yuntao. His voice was calm, yet carried unquestionable authority:

"Keep what happened today to yourself."

"If I hear even a whisper of it..."

Xu Zhao left the threat unfinished and merely flicked a finger.

Pfft!

A tiny golden-red flame shot out and struck the crystal ball on Su Yuntao's desk, the one used to test Soul Power.

There was no sound.

The incredibly hard crystal ball vaporized in an instant, leaving not even a scrap behind!

"Hiss—!"

Su Yuntao sucked in a breath, scared out of his wits. He dropped to his knees with a thud and knocked his head against the floor again and again:

"Rest assured, Your Excellency!

I swear!

I'll never breathe a word of this!"

"I didn't see anything today!

Nothing happened!

I just fell in the street and hit my head so hard I lost my mind!"