Tang San felt as if his heart were about to shatter.
The feeling of a blood bond, even stronger than the one he shared with his master, was unmistakable!
His mother! The mother he had yearned for day and night!
And yet, he had discovered that his great mother's true form had been placed inside a cramped, damp little mountain cave, where each day she could receive only the sunlight that shone through its tiny opening.
Tang San looked up at the sky, his eyes blazing with endless purple light as he stared fixedly at the opening above.
The sun rose in the east and set in the west. There was nowhere else around that sunlight could reach.
That meant his great mother could enjoy the sun's rays for only a brief moment at noon each day!
The Blue Silver Emperor possessed the most extreme vitality, not to mention its ability to regenerate without end...
Tang San could scarcely imagine what kind of torment his mother had endured to become as she was now, her entire plant drooping listlessly!
Perhaps she had sensed the kindred Blue Silver Emperor aura shared by Tang San and Jiang Li. On the little mound of earth, Ah Yin, who had been on the verge of death, began to sway slowly.
Tang San's heart was a tangle of emotions. At that moment, he had only one overwhelming conviction: he would take his mother away from this place!
Tears filled his eyes. In a single stride, he rushed to the little mound where Ah Yin's true form had been planted. He raised his hand, seemingly wanting to reach out and touch the swaying leaves of the Blue Silver Emperor.
But just as his hand was about to make contact, an overbearing, powerful force of Soul Power sent him staggering backward.
For a moment, Tang San stared at his hand, at a loss. But he believed that, with his master's knowledge, he could surely help his mother escape her current predicament.
Thump—
Tang San dropped straight to his knees facing Jiang Li, repeatedly banging his forehead against the ground. "Master, please help me!"
Given Ah Yin's current state, Jiang Li, the newly appointed Blue Silver Emperor, would certainly save her.
But how to save her—whether to do it at once or gradually, slowly and methodically—was a subject with a great deal to it.
The instant he entered the cave, Jiang Li had used his powerful spiritual force to locate the Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone hidden in a mechanism in the wall, where Tang Hao had stashed it.
"Little San, summon your Martial Soul. Your mother's soul has fallen into a deep sleep. Try to see if you can awaken it."
Tang San nodded and slowly raised his right hand. A Blue Silver Emperor, identical to the one growing on the mound, appeared in his palm.
Jiang Li did not remain idle either. He quietly activated his Blue Silver Domain, continuously drawing vitality from the nearby plants and channeling it into Ah Yin.
The next second, a miracle occurred!
The Blue Silver Grass in Tang San's palm suddenly trembled, as though drawn by some force of kinship and love.
A moment later, the Blue Silver Grass on the little mound responded gently to the tremor. A golden thread, seemingly infused with the secrets of life, lit up at once!
At that moment, the two bloodlines resonated beyond the limits of their forms.
A faint light-pattern, carrying the essence of their shared origin, silently spread from the Blue Silver Grass in Tang San's palm, gently connecting to the plant on the mound.
The instant the light-patterns met, Ah Yin's sleeping consciousness was completely awakened.
That familiar and unique aura struck the deepest part of her soul.
"This is..."
"My child..."
The longing and anguish she had suppressed for so many years now surged forth like a mighty river.
Ah Yin's consciousness rushed out. In that moment, she recognized Tang San without a doubt!
He was the flesh and blood she had brought into the world with her life, the child she had worried over day and night!
The next second...
The Blue Silver Grass on the little mound seemed to come alive, suddenly bursting with the power to grow!
Its leaves unfurled at an astonishing speed. The golden veins running through them pulsed gently and powerfully like a heartbeat, rapidly climbing upward and spreading outward.
The Blue Silver Grass leaves were no longer ordinary vines. They were like countless tender threads, brimming with love, extending gently from the mound and slowly reaching toward Tang San.
Jiang Li continued to use the power of his domain to break down the Soul Power barrier Tang Hao had set up.
Now, nothing stood in the way of the Blue Silver Vines formed from Ah Yin's true body. Like a mother's hands, they gently caressed Tang San's cheeks.
Across two lifetimes, Tang San had never before felt a mother's touch. He was entranced by the sensation, standing there like a fool.
He sensed not the slightest hostility from the Blue Silver Grass vines. Instead, he was surrounded by a tenderness and closeness that reached straight to his soul, unlike anything he had ever felt.
It was like being trapped in a world of ice and snow, then suddenly drawn into his mother's warm, strong embrace!
It was an instinct rooted deep in his blood, an absolute sense of safety and belonging!
The Blue Silver Vines wound ever so gently around his arms, shoulders, and chest. At last, the tip of a leaf tenderly brushed the side of his cheek.
The gesture was as gentle as a mother wiping away the tear about to fall from her child's eye.
"Mother!"
Tang San's lips trembled violently. He could no longer hold back his tears, and his eyes grew wet in an instant.
Watching the heartwarming scene before him, Jiang Li couldn't help sighing with emotion. Just look at them—a picture of a loving mother and devoted son.
But he also knew that the moment he shattered Tang Hao's Soul Power barrier, Tang Hao must have sensed the disturbance. By now, he was surely racing this way like a mad dog.
And that big Haozi was almost certainly somewhere around Nuoding City. Even if Jiang Li wanted to leave without a trace, it was already too late.
"Little San, your master will help you take your mother away from here. But before that..."
With his powerful spiritual force, Jiang Li quickly detected the mechanism. He pressed it, and a box made of a special material dropped from inside. He caught it securely.
When he opened it, an incredibly dense aura of life surged out, making the entire cave seem to transform into an ocean of life.
A dazzling blue-gold light burst from within. Inside lay a translucent right leg Soul Bone, traced with blue-gold patterns.
"Little San, this Soul Bone was left behind when your mother sacrificed herself all those years ago. It's a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone, and it contains most of your mother's essence from that time. Absorbing it would undoubtedly be the most suitable choice for you."
Without hesitation, Jiang Li pushed it in front of Tang San, indicating that he should absorb it.
A Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone was certainly a treasure, but to him, someone who had already absorbed two Dragon King-level Soul Bones, it was still a little lacking.
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