Naming Lan Sen, Setting Out to Seek a Chance to Break the Deadlock!

Seeing the two giant beasts yield, Lan Lingcang finally let out a satisfied snort.

"Alright, you can leave."

Having received Lan Lingcang's "permission," the usually imposing Sky Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape could only turn and leave dejectedly.

In truth, given the foundation the two of them possessed, if they truly fought two against one without holding anything back—

With their innate domains and powerful physical bodies, they might actually have been able to contend with Lan Lingcang, who had only just reached 200,000 years of cultivation.

But!

They did not dare!

Lan Lingcang had crossed from 100,000 years of cultivation to 200,000 years in an instant and without warning. It was simply against all reason.

Who could guarantee that he would not leap from 200,000 years to 300,000 years of cultivation again in the middle of battle?

Even more terrifying, Lan Lingcang's 200,000-Year Heavenly Tribulation had yet to be triggered!

If the Heavenly Tribulation were triggered during an intense battle with them—

With the two of them standing so close, they would inevitably be locked onto by the Heavenly Dao's lightning as well.

When that happened, Da Ming and Er Ming would most likely face nothing but death, without even ashes left behind!

Only after frantically running all the way back to Star Lake in the Star Dou Great Forest did the two giant beasts finally let out a complete sigh of relief, still shaken by the ordeal.

(The lake where Da Ming and Er Ming resided was called Star Lake, while Di Tian's was called Lake of Life, to distinguish them.)

Da Ming turned his enormous head and shot Er Ming a fierce glare before he could not help scolding him.

"Er Ming, you absolutely cannot be this rash again in the future. You must change that temper of yours!"

"Do not assume someone is easy to bully just because their true body evolved from the weak Blue Silver Grass bloodline."

"Now you have kicked an iron plate, haven't you? If I had not stepped in, you would have suffered a huge loss today!"

Having been berated so harshly by his elder brother, Er Ming lowered his head and did not dare retort at all.

With a guilty, muffled voice, he said, "I understand, Big Brother, but I never expected a Blue Silver Grass to possess such domineering abilities."

"That method of forcibly draining life force was far too bizarre! Big Brother, do you not think that fellow seems deeply sinister?"

Hearing this, Da Ming sighed as well, a trace of gravity flashing through his huge vertical pupils.

"I think so too. That fellow has endless tricks up his sleeve, so he is definitely not someone the two of us can afford to provoke."

"With that unreasonable advancement speed of his, it probably will not be long before his cultivation reaches an utterly terrifying level."

"By then, he will surely head to the Land of Great Evil. Or perhaps... he has already caught the attention of those super Soul Beasts there."

Da Ming paused, his tone becoming exceptionally serious.

"We would be better off keeping to ourselves and not getting too close to Lan Lingcang, lest a fire at the city gate bring disaster to the fish in the moat, and we end up becoming innocent cannon fodder."

Within the Star Dou Great Forest, the ranks and hierarchy among Soul Beasts were sharply defined.

The weak were prey to the strong!

Just as the two brothers were talking, Ah Rou, who had been quietly listening nearby, finally could not help asking.

"Da Ming, Er Ming, what exactly happened over there?"

Beside Ah Rou was a delicate little rabbit, who was likewise staring at them with ruby-like eyes full of curiosity.

Da Ming and Er Ming exchanged a glance and could only helplessly give them a simple, faithful account of what had just occurred in the Blue Silver Ancestral Land.

After hearing their account, both Ah Rou and Xiao Wu stood frozen in place, completely stunned.

Since when had such a bizarre and powerful plant-type Soul Beast been born in the Star Dou Great Forest?

Blue Silver Ancestral Land.

At this moment, Old Blue Silver King's expression had completely frozen.

He no longer knew what words or gestures could possibly convey the shock in his heart.

He fell silent, or perhaps it would be more accurate to say he had gone numb.

Looking at the figure in the sky who had driven away the two great overlords of Star Dou with a single shout, Old Blue Silver King sank into deep self-doubt.

Was their new emperor even a person?

Oh, no. He patted his wooden head. They were not people to begin with; they were plant-type Soul Beasts.

Old Blue Silver King's mind had crashed rather badly, and he had begun to let his thoughts run wild uncontrollably.

While he was wildly imagining things, Lan Lingcang had already withdrawn his pressure and descended before him.

"I will need to leave the Ancestral Land for a while," Lan Lingcang said indifferently as he looked at the dazed Old Blue Silver King.

"Before I leave, I will leave enough protective energy here."

"With these energy barriers, even a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast that attacks will absolutely be unable to easily break through the Ancestral Land's defenses."

After explaining the defensive arrangements, Lan Lingcang changed the subject. Looking at Old Blue Silver King, he continued to ask,

"Oh, right. You have lived for so many years. Do you have a name of your own?"

Old Blue Silver King was taken aback by the question, then shook his head.

"In reply to Your Majesty, I have always cultivated in a muddleheaded state and do not have a name of my own."

Lan Lingcang immediately felt a headache coming on.

"That will not do. I might as well give you one. Otherwise, if I meet other Blue Silver Kings in the future, it will be easy to confuse you all."

Old Blue Silver King was instantly overjoyed upon hearing this.

To a Soul Beast, receiving a name bestowed by an emperor was an immense honor.

Without hesitation, he knelt in worship, his voice trembling with excitement.

"Yes! Thank you for Your Majesty's grace! I beg Your Majesty to bestow a name upon me!"

Lan Lingcang pondered briefly as he looked at the Blue Silver Grass before him, marked by the traces of countless years.

"From this day onward, you shall be called Lan Sen."

Lan Lingcang casually gave this eighty-thousand-year-old Blue Silver King his name.

Having received the name "Lan Sen," Old Blue Silver King was beside himself with joy, his entire body of grass trembling slightly with excitement.

He carefully raised his head and could not help asking,

"Your Majesty, how long will this journey of yours take before you return? The Ancestral Land cannot be without your protection."

Lan Lingcang looked up toward the distant horizon and shook his head slightly. "It is hard to say exactly. It may be as short as a few months, or as long as one or two years."

"This time, I need to seek a chance in the outside world to break the deadlock. Otherwise, with my current foundation, the next Heavenly Tribulation will be far too difficult to overcome."

As he said this, a sharp glint flashed through Lan Lingcang's eyes.

"While I am at it, I also need to bring back your former emperor, Ah Yin."

"She does not understand the dangers of the human heart at all. Following humans around the outside world to train like that is simply far too dangerous."

After hearing this, Lan Sen let out a deep sigh, helplessness appearing on his aged face.

"Your Majesty, you are right."

"But if it were not for the limits of one's own bloodline, with the end of one's lifespan approaching and one destined to be unable to overcome the Death-Life Heavenly Tribulation..."

"What Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast would be willing to risk losing its cultivation to walk the path of taking human form and recultivating—a path with only a slim chance of survival?"

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