100,000-Year Blue Silver Emperor Soul Bone, Clear Sky Sect Inheritance Soul Bone

After stowing away the soul bone, Wang Dong'er left the stone cave, placed the Seed of Life into her Ruyi Treasure Bag, and drove the carriage to a remote, unfamiliar mountain.

Looking out from the summit, the surrounding hundred miles were completely uninhabited. After confirming there were no risks, she sat cross-legged in meditation.

Having adjusted her state through meditation, Wang Dong'er channeled her Soul Power, guiding the Blue Silver Emperor soul bone to slowly adhere to her right leg.

Gentle energy surged into her body, and the vast life force nourished her meridians. For a moment, Wang Dong'er's will and body relaxed completely. As the soul bone's energy slowly converted into Soul Power, her aura grew steadily stronger. Her Soul Power barriers shattered one after another, quickly climbing to the level of a forty-rank Soul Ancestor.

The hundred-thousand-year soul bone had been absorbed in less than an hour. When Wang Dong'er's consciousness returned, she was astonished. She raised her hand to touch her smooth right leg, the area where the soul bone had attached.

Could it be... because of the Blue Silver Emperor bloodline that it went so smoothly?

Hmm... that must be it. After all, a predecessor's legacy is always left for their descendants.

The hundred-thousand-year Blue Silver Emperor soul bone granted her two soul skills.

They were: Flight and Wildfire Cannot Burn Out.

Flight was a relatively common skill, and Wang Dong'er did not bother testing it, as her first martial soul already granted her the ability to fly.

While the flight speed provided by a hundred-thousand-year soul bone would certainly be faster than her current martial soul's flight, the consumption of Soul Power would be immense.

"Wildfire cannot burn out, the spring breeze blows it back to life."

The second soul bone skill was a powerful life-saving ability capable of limb regeneration.

Although soul bone skills were powerful, they could not compare to the domain obtained after awakening the Blue Silver Emperor bloodline.

The Blue Silver Domain could not only detect the environment through the Blue Silver Grass within a certain range, but it could also command the Blue Silver Grass to sacrifice their life force to nourish the user.

In that case... Tang San's Blue Silver Grass shouldn't have focused on control; he should have chosen to become a support-type soul master.

Tang San's cultivation path was wrong, and the soul rings he absorbed were also wrong, but that did not diminish the strength of his Blue Silver Grass martial soul; the talent of the Blue Silver Emperor was simply too overwhelming.

It was common knowledge that Yu Xiaogang was an idiot.

But Tang Hao was a bit of an enigma.

He accompanied Tang San the entire time, yet watched with his own eyes as Tang San walked down a crooked path...

Could it be because he had already realized that Tang San was not his own biological son?

That's somewhat possible...

With Tang San cultivating right under his nose, how could Tang Hao not know?

Tang Hao must have known that the cultivation techniques Tang San practiced did not belong to this world.

Even if he didn't know, it wouldn't matter. Even if children on the Douluo Continent were precocious, none were little geniuses like Tang San, capable of creating miraculous techniques, movement arts, and hidden weapons.

This was likely the reason Tang Hao was so indifferent toward Tang San.

However, the original story mentioned that after Tang San showed Tang Hao his Clear Sky Hammer martial soul, Tang Hao hugged him excitedly and shouted, "My son."

Since he had already confirmed Tang San's identity, why did he just stand by and watch as Tang San was led astray by Yu Xiaogang?

Wang Dong'er could not understand it.

If you called Tang Hao stupid, he was capable of plotting to make Ah Yin sacrifice herself.

If you called him a genius, he was capable of watching his own son's talent be ruined.

It was one thing that he couldn't protect Ah Yin, but he even told Tang San to use the hammer to protect the Blue Silver Grass... that was the martial soul inherited from Ah Yin, and it was being squandered so easily.

Did Tang Hao love Ah Yin?

Wang Dong'er felt that he certainly did not. If he loved her, how could he have backstabbed her for a soul ring?

He knew the location of the Blue Silver Forest, yet he planted the Seed of Life in a damp, lightless stone cave.

In the original story, he said, "This is to prevent it from being discovered, and I want to keep Ah Yin company." More importantly, it allowed Ah Yin to see their child.

Yet, for the dozen years since Tang San was born, Tang Hao never mentioned a word of this, and Ah Yin never saw Tang San until he broke through to the Soul King level and could awaken the Blue Silver Emperor bloodline. Only then did Tang Hao tell him everything.

Does this mean... Tang Hao didn't send Ah Yin back to the Blue Silver Forest to prevent the Blue Silver subjects, especially the Blue Silver King, from knowing that Ah Yin was still alive?

If the Blue Silver King knew that Ah Yin was still alive but reduced to a Seed of Life, his tool for revenge, Tang San, would not be able to awaken the Blue Silver Emperor bloodline and grow strong enough to complete the revenge.

After all, compared to letting Tang San, who possessed half soul-beast blood, become the new king, it would be better to sacrifice life force to resurrect the old emperor, Ah Yin. Ah Yin would surely protect the Blue Silver Grass subjects, but Tang San might not.

Was Tang Hao forced to wrong Ah Yin just so Tang San could awaken his bloodline?

Although Tang Hao chose to follow Tang San, the name he always called out was Ah Yin's...

(To be honest, my brain was already fried when I reached this point. If Tang Hao did it for Tang San to awaken his bloodline and grow stronger, why did he watch as Tang San's talent was ruined? Conspiracy theories and the like really shouldn't be touched; it's all a mess. Let's just leave it at that—assume Tang Hao is truly an idiot and the Hammer King is a god.)

Gently brushing the dust off her backside, Wang Dong'er stood up.

The more she thought about these things, the more confused she became. The important thing was that she had no one to talk to; pouring her heart out to the Seed of Life... that would be too cruel to the seed.

Her beloved husband was dead, he didn't love her, he plotted against her, and her child died the moment it was born... she didn't even know if Tang San had been reborn with his memories or if his soul had transmigrated.

If the Seed of Life knew, she surely wouldn't want to live anymore.

After stretching her body simply and finding some wild fruit in the forest to satisfy her hunger, Wang Dong'er sat back down and took out the soul bones dropped by Tang Hao to begin absorption.

She didn't know the names of these two soul bones, nor did she have any impression of them. The only thing she knew was that these were the Inheritance Soul Bones of the Clear Sky Sect, and only the future Sect Master had the right to absorb them.

She could distinguish their age, and both were very high: one was fifty thousand years old, and the other was seventy thousand years old. They corresponded to the right hand and left leg, respectively, originating from power-type soul beasts, and were perfectly compatible with the Clear Sky Hammer martial soul.

Although the energy of the two soul bones was not as potent as the Blue Silver Emperor soul bone, it was manic, like two heavy-duty trucks constantly battering her meridians and flesh.

For a moment, Wang Dong'er found it unbearable, her body beginning to tremble uncontrollably; what soaked her clothes was not cold sweat, but blood seeping from her pores.

She felt a pang of regret: I truly overestimated the strength and endurance of my physical body. Sigh! I should have absorbed them one at a time.

But soon, the excruciating pain vanished as the Blue Silver Emperor soul bone vibrated slightly, its gentle energy instantly smoothing out the manic power of the Inheritance Soul Bones.

With the pain gone, Wang Dong'er's tightly furrowed brows relaxed, and the absorption of the soul bone energy became exceptionally smooth. In a trance, she seemed to see a stunning woman with blue hair.

The woman's aura was gentle and ethereal, the corners of her mouth slightly upturned in a kind, maternal smile.

"Grandmother, I really thank you."

Wang Dong'er expressed her gratitude in her heart.

"No wonder the Tang family has a soft spot for transformed soul beasts. If I were Tang Hao, I'd pursue you too."

The remnant soul of Ah Yin lingering within the soul bone stiffened. Did she hear that right? This was a girl, and she called her grandmother?

Could this little one before her, who possessed the Blue Silver Emperor bloodline and bore a three-part resemblance to herself, not be her son Tang San, who had awakened the Blue Silver Emperor?

(Does anyone understand Tang San after he awakened the Blue Silver Emperor? He's a total trap; I really want to investigate that properly.)