"Mother! Your son has been unfilial. I've only come to see you now!"
Tang San's voice choked up, and tears instantly blurred his vision.
"Father told me everything... It was Spirit Hall! That bastard Qian Xunji! He tore our family apart! Mother, don't worry. I will avenge you! I'll become strong—so strong that I can destroy Spirit Hall!"
He knelt there, pouring out his longing, grief, and hatred to that clump of Blue Silver Grass.
One Month Later, Eight-Star Dou Ling
However, that clump of Blue Silver Grass merely stood there quietly. Its leaves swayed gently in the faint airflow, giving off no unusual energy fluctuations or the spiritual response one would expect from the emperor of soul beasts in legend.
Tang San's heart sank slightly, but he immediately explained it to himself. "Mother must be too weak after her sacrifice. Her soul has fallen into a deep slumber, and she can't even maintain basic consciousness... Father said Mother left behind hope... Right, the Spirit Bone! The Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone Mother left behind can definitely help her recover. It can also make me stronger!"
He stood up, wiped away his tears, and his gaze sharpened as he began carefully searching the cave for the thing his father had said Mother left behind.
He inspected the walls, the ground, the corners, even the cracks in the rock ceiling inch by inch. He used the Purple Demon Eye to enhance his sight and the Mysterious Jade Hand to feel for clues, refusing to overlook any possibility.
Yet no matter how he searched, there was nothing in the cave besides that clump of Blue Silver Grass, some ordinary stones, and damp moss.
Not to mention a box containing a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone that radiated a powerful aura—he could not