Blue Silver Forest

"What's wrong, Xiao Yu?" Yue Guan naturally noticed the expression on Lin Yu's face and looked at him with some concern.

"It's nothing. Let's head back." Lin Yu shook his head and said nothing.

Twelve years had passed since he came to this world. In those twelve years, Lin Yu dared not relax for even a moment, seizing every opportunity to grow stronger.

Joining Martial Soul Hall, heading to the Sunset Forest to seize the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, going to Holy Soul Village to take the Blue Silver Emperor Ah Yin, and venturing into the Star Dou Forest to snatch Tang San's External Soul Bone—every single one of these actions was only possible because Lin Yu knew the plot.

But not long ago, they had severely wounded Tang Hao.

This meant that from now on, Lin Yu could no longer predict how Douluo Continent would develop. The world of Douluo Continent had become an unpredictable, real world to him.

"So what if I don't know what's coming? Even without relying on the power of the plot, Tang San won't be a match for me. Even if the Tang family has the Asura God backing them, I won't be the least bit afraid." Shifting his thoughts, Lin Yu stopped dwelling on it.

Dwelling on it now would do no good; it would only leave him trapped in worry.

"Let's go. This time, there's no need to rush back to Martial Soul City. We'll take it slow." Lin Yu took the lead and walked out of the Star Dou Forest.

Tang San's early opportunities had been almost entirely snatched away by Lin Yu, and even Shrek Academy was gone. What reason did Lin Yu have to be anxious?

"True enough. After all, you're the first Soul King in the history of Douluo Continent to reach that level at twelve years old. There's really no need to rush." Hearing Lin Yu's words, Yue Guan teased him.

"Uncle Yue, what's so surprising about that? It's all because of the Immortal Herbs. Without them, how could I have achieved this at my age?" Lin Yu was somewhat modest.

"By the way, Uncle Yue, do you know where this place is?" Lin Yu looked at the forest before them with some surprise.

Several days had passed since they left the Star Dou Forest. Wandering aimlessly, they had now arrived at an unfamiliar place.

Before them lay a forest that exuded an eerie aura. Even Lin Yu, who had already become a Soul King, could sense a strong feeling of danger from within this forest.

"Xiao Yu, I don't know either." Yue Guan's expression was equally solemn as he stared at the forest ahead.

"This forest isn't even recorded in Martial Soul Hall's archives." Even Yue Guan, a Titled Douluo, didn't recognize the forest before them.

"However, even though I don't know what forest this is, I can feel that it's extremely dangerous.

Even if I entered, there's a good chance I wouldn't make it out." Yue Guan's senses were sharper than Lin Yu's. Although Lin Yu's spiritual power was strong, it still fell short of a Titled Douluo's.

"I think we should find a nearby village to ask around first. If we rush in without knowing anything, we might run into danger." Dugu Bo also frowned as he looked at the forest ahead.

This forest was eerie in every way. It was better not to step inside without understanding it first.

"Alright, let's find a nearby village to ask around. It's almost evening anyway." With that, the group moved away from the forest.

But even as they distanced themselves, Lin Yu already had a guess about this forest.

The vegetation at the edge of this forest was very uniform, mostly Blue Silver Grass. That made the forest's name obvious.

It was very likely the forest where Tang San had obtained his growth-type Soul Ring at level fifty and awakened his Blue Silver Emperor bloodline.

Although the strongest soul beast in this forest was the Blue Silver King, which was around eighty thousand years old, the Blue Silver King's ability to command all the Blue Silver Grass in the forest made it extremely dangerous.

Back then, even Tang Hao didn't dare to venture deep into this forest and only let Tang San enter alone. If Tang San hadn't possessed the Blue Silver Emperor bloodline, he probably would have perished inside.

Soon, the group found a village.

"Elder, we're passing through this area. Would it be possible to stay here for the night?" Lin Yu and the others found the village chief and asked.

"Of course, of course. It's our honor to have you distinguished guests in our village." The village chief was very warm when he saw Lin Yu and the others.

For a small village like theirs, aside from the Martial Soul Hall envoy who came every year to awaken spirits, it was rare to see Soul Masters.

"Elder, do you happen to know about the forest nearby?" After settling in, Lin Yu got straight to the point.

Hearing Lin Yu's question, the village chief's previously smiling expression froze, then turned serious.

"You mean the forest that's all Blue Silver Grass?" The village chief looked at Lin Yu uncertainly.

"Yes. Is there something wrong with that forest?" Seeing the village chief's expression change, Lin Yu pressed further.

"Sigh. It all started more than ten years ago." The village chief sighed before speaking again.

"That forest is called the Blue Silver Forest because it's entirely covered in Blue Silver Grass.

It used to be just like any other forest. Soul Masters would often go there to obtain Soul Rings. It was practically a paradise for plant-type Soul Masters.

But more than ten years ago, something changed. That forest became a forbidden zone for all humans. Anyone who went in never came out. Slowly, no one dared to enter anymore, and as time passed, it was almost forgotten." The village chief recounted the story of the forest.

When the village chief mentioned "more than ten years ago," Lin Yu's expression tightened. That was around the time the Blue Silver Emperor had sacrificed herself.

It seemed this forest was indeed the one where Tang San had awakened his bloodline.

"Elder, you said that Soul Masters who entered never came out. Do you know what the strongest Soul Master who went in was?" Yue Guan frowned slightly as he looked at the village chief.

"I'm not too sure. After all, I'm just an ordinary person. But since our village is the closest to that forest, most Soul Masters would stop here.

The strongest one I've seen was probably at the Soul Saint level. As for anyone stronger than a Soul Saint, I wouldn't know." The village chief furrowed his brow, thought for a moment, and spoke uncertainly.

"Soul Saint?" Zhu Zhuqing was somewhat surprised.

A Soul Saint was already a high-level Soul Master, someone who could stand against an entire army. If even a Soul Saint had fallen in there, it showed just how dangerous that forest was.

"Xiao Yu, I don't think we should take the risk. Even though we're Titled Douluo, we don't know what's inside. Besides, you don't need a Soul Ring right now. There's no benefit to going in." Yue Guan thought it over and didn't intend to let Lin Yu enter.

Lin Yu nodded at Yue Guan's suggestion. Now wasn't the time to go in.

The Blue Silver Emperor hadn't been revived yet; she was still planted by Lin Yu at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. Everything would have to wait until she was resurrected before any decisions could be made.