Tang Ya Awakens, Dark Blue Silver Grass!

"There is only one Blue Silver Emperor on the entire continent, and it is a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast; I simply cannot achieve that."

Tang Ya followed beside Bei Bei, taking small, seemingly elegant steps, and asked with some confusion, "As for mutation, the probability is very low. Most occur at the time of Martial Soul awakening, and the majority are malignant mutations."

"With your talent, there is currently no possibility of you reaching the Title Douluo realm. Even if you encountered the Blue Silver Emperor, you would be unable to absorb it," Bei Bei continued.

"Therefore, your only current option is to cause your own Martial Soul to mutate and improve its inherent quality; only then will it have enough potential to carry you further on your path of cultivation," Bei Bei said with a smile.

"What should I do?" Seeing that the other party spoke with such logic, Tang Ya asked impatiently.

"Every time a Soul Master absorbs a soul ring, it is essentially an enhancement of their own Martial Soul," Bei Bei said, looking at Tang Ya.

"As long as you absorb a soul ring of sufficiently high quality that is perfectly compatible, the Martial Soul will undergo a certain degree of mutation or enhancement, thereby improving its quality."

"Just like me; I place special importance on the quality of my soul rings. Every single one was absorbed beyond the standard age limit," Bei Bei said, pointing to himself with a smile.

"After each absorption, the Martial Soul becomes more powerful. I prefer to call this process the enhancement of the Martial Soul's origin."

After so many years of self-study and experiencing a secondary evolution of his own Martial Soul, Bei Bei possessed a profound understanding of the essence of Martial Souls, soul power, and cultivation.

"I believe a Soul Master's talent depends on Martial Soul quality, the strength of their meridians and bones, and the compatibility between their soul and their Martial Soul," Bei Bei said, holding up three fingers.

"The higher the quality of the Martial Soul, the faster it absorbs and converts the energy of heaven and earth into soul power, and the more refined that power becomes."

"The stronger the meridians and bones, the more soul power can be stored within the meridians."

"Everyone's soul is unique, and everyone's personality is different. A person with a dark heart naturally cannot perfectly utilize a light-attribute Martial Soul. This causes their control over their own Martial Soul to decline, making them unable to fully manifest its complete power."

Tang Ya listened, feeling somewhat lost; she did not know much about various theoretical concepts.

She spent most of her time cultivating and would never, like Bei Bei, set aside several hours every day to read books in the Library Pavilion.

This is a common failing of most Soul Masters: they never stop to think about the essence of their Martial Souls, only blindly focusing on increasing their strength.

If a person does not even understand their own Martial Soul, how could they ever become a powerhouse!

Seeing that she did not quite understand, Bei Bei asked directly, "Xiao Ya, from what kind of soul beasts were your first two soul rings obtained?"

"They are the Datura Snake and the Ghost Vine, and the soul skills obtained are Bind and Parasite," Tang Ya replied. "This was obtained according to the soul ring configuration of Sect Master Tang San from ten thousand years ago; there shouldn't be any problems with that, right?"

"What if he was wrong!" Bei Bei turned his head to look at Tang Ya, the corners of his mouth curling up into a meaningful smile.

Hearing Bei Bei's words, Tang Ya could not help but feel slightly surprised and bewildered. She found it inconceivable that anyone would think that person could be wrong!

"How is that possible? That person was..." Tang Ya said in disbelief.

"His Martial Soul was an unawakened Blue Silver Emperor. Unlike your ordinary Blue Silver Grass, even if the early soul rings were incorrect, he could compensate for it later by becoming the Blue Silver Emperor; it would not affect his potential," Bei Bei analyzed.

"But what about you? Do you have the capital to make mistakes? Do you truly understand the essence of Blue Silver Grass? Do you really think that attaching beast-type soul rings to Blue Silver Grass is the best choice!"

As the two spoke, they arrived outside a small grove.

Bei Bei stopped and looked at Tang Ya, continuing, "I said before that the fact your Blue Silver Grass could reach this level of cultivation means that your Blue Silver Grass hides certain characteristics."

Bei Bei pointed to the woods in front of them and said, "Release your Martial Soul and soul skills; let me see."

Although Tang Ya was somewhat puzzled, she still followed Bei Bei's instructions and summoned her Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul. A small, blue-silver blade of grass appeared in her palm.

Two yellow soul rings rose from beneath her feet.

She activated her first soul skill, and dozens of vines erupted from the ground, rapidly binding the large trees in front of her.

Immediately after, she activated her second soul skill, Parasite, and countless spores erupted from the Blue Silver vines.

Where the spores landed, a large number of Blue Silver vines grew, quickly wrapping around a large patch of trees in front of them.

"Now, focus and feel your Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul. Feel the origin of the Martial Soul, and feel the power hidden deep within your body," Bei Bei said from the side.

Tang Ya followed Bei Bei's instructions and, for the first time, deeply sensed her Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul. She closed her eyes, and in her consciousness, a blade of Blue Silver Grass emerged.

A wisp of black aura drifted from the Blue Silver Grass. In the blink of an eye, the color of the grass gradually became deeper, turning into a dark blue.

At the same time, an evil aura rushed toward her, scaring Tang Ya so much that she snapped her eyes open, drenched in sweat.

"It seems the answer is already obvious. The hidden talent of your Blue Silver Grass is Devour—the ability to devour life force," Bei Bei said, pointing ahead.

Tang Ya looked up and saw that, at some point, the Blue Silver vines she had released had all turned dark blue.

They were constantly absorbing the life force of the bound trees, converting it into soul power, and channeling it through the vines into her body.

In just a moment, dozens of trees in front of them had withered. Tang Ya could feel that the soul power within her had increased—far more than what she could achieve in several days of cultivation.

Tang Ya felt no joy at all; instead, she felt a chill. Her hands trembled uncontrollably, her face turned deathly pale, and her eyes widened. "I... am I an Evil Soul Master?"

"Why? Why am I an Evil Soul Master!" Tang Ya shouted, her voice cracking.

She felt that heaven was so unfair to her, taking her parents away when she was young, leaving her homeless, and now, making her an Evil Soul Master.

Tang Ya collapsed to the ground in despair, her eyes becoming hollow and losing their luster.

While she was distraught, the uncontrolled Blue Silver vines began to spread in all directions, constantly absorbing the life force of the trees, allowing them to multiply and expand.

Some vines even sensed the life force within Bei Bei and attempted to attack him.

Golden lightning flickered on Bei Bei's body, and the approaching vines were quickly blasted into charred remains.

Watching Tang Ya's state, Bei Bei gained a deeper understanding: once an Evil Soul Master's reason falls, their Martial Soul will spiral out of control.

The power of an Evil Soul Master's Martial Soul also increases accordingly; the root cause remains that their mental control is not firm enough.