Seeing Zhong Lingyue about to kneel, Ah Yin grew nervous.
After all, this was her first time facing her daughter-in-law as an elder, and for a moment, she was at a complete loss.
Ah Yin hurriedly reached out with both hands, wanting to help Zhong Lingyue up.
"Good child, get up quickly. There's no need for such a grand gesture."
Ah Yin's voice was gentle, carrying a natural maternal warmth.
Tang Xiao gave a faint smile beside her and swept out a hand. A gentle surge of blue-gold divine power lifted Zhong Lingyue up, keeping her from actually kneeling.
"Ling Yue, Mother is only in a soul state right now. Her physical body hasn't been restored yet, so you don't need to be so formal."
Tang Xiao spoke softly from the side.
Zhong Lingyue rose with the aid of his power and stood awkwardly to one side, her hands clasped before her as she lowered her head slightly. She looked every bit like a meek young wife.
Where was the slightest trace of the empress who had just commanded an army and governed an empire?
Ah Yin stood nearby, her beautiful eyes curiously taking in Zhong Lingyue.
The longer she looked, the more fond she became.
Zhong Lingyue was not only exceptionally beautiful and elegant; the respect and gentleness she showed Ah Yin were clearly genuine.
More importantly, Ah Yin could sense that the Soul Power flowing through Zhong Lingyue was pure and powerful.
"Good. You're truly a wonderful girl."
Ah Yin took Zhong Lingyue's hand. Though her own palm was still ethereal, its warmth nevertheless passed on to the younger woman.
"It's Tang Xiao's good fortune to have a wife like you."
Hearing Ah Yin's praise, a faint blush appeared on Zhong Lingyue's fair, pretty face, and she lowered her head shyly.
"You flatter me, Mother. Being able to marry His Majesty is the greatest blessing of my life."
Watching the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law get along so well, Tang Xiao felt a faint warmth in his heart.
He turned and looked toward the depths of the magnificent imperial palace before speaking:
"All right, Mother. Let's go to the Blue Silver Temple deep inside the palace first."
"Your soul has stabilized under the protection of my divine power, but if we don't restore your body soon, it will affect your cultivation in the future."
At Tang Xiao's mention of business, Ah Yin and Zhong Lingyue both grew serious.
"Your Majesty, I've had the temple cleaned. It's ready whenever you are," Zhong Lingyue reported softly.
Tang Xiao nodded and led Ah Yin deeper into the palace, with Zhong Lingyue guiding the way.
Along the way, Ah Yin looked around the magnificent palace with curiosity.
She discovered that its architectural style was completely different from that of Douluo Continent.
The buildings here were grander and more imposing, and every palace was surrounded by Blue Silver Grass glowing with an eerie light.
The Blue Silver Grass seemed almost sentient. Whenever Tang Xiao passed, its leaves and stems would bow slightly, as though paying their respects to him.
Before long, the three of them arrived before an enormous, ancient temple.
The temple was built entirely of a peculiar blue crystal, and it radiated an immense vitality.
At the very center of the temple stood a towering statue that reached toward the clouds.
The statue depicted Tang Xiao.
All around it, countless strands of Blue Silver Grass had gathered into massive vines, coiling around the temple's stone pillars like enormous dragons.
Standing inside the temple, Ah Yin felt the Blue Silver Emperor Bloodline within her begin to boil wildly.
The life energy here was so dense it was almost unbearable.
"Xiao'er, why is the life force here so terrifyingly powerful?"
Ah Yin couldn't help crying out in shock.
She even felt that the life energy here surpassed that of the Lake of Life in the deepest part of the Star Dou Great Forest.
Tang Xiao stood with his hands behind his back, gazing at the statue in the center of the temple as he calmly replied:
"Mother, I told you that this continent is filled with my people."
"And all the Blue Silver Grass here is connected to my origin."
"I can draw upon the power of billions of Blue Silver Grass plants across this entire continent at any time and gather it all in one place."
Tang Xiao turned to Ah Yin, his voice carrying absolute confidence.
"In a moment, I'll use the life force of this entire continent as a catalyst, then combine it with my Blue Silver Supreme Origin to reshape a flawless divine body for you."
"This body will not only restore your former cultivation, but could even let you ascend in a single step and qualify to challenge for godhood."
At Tang Xiao's words, Ah Yin stood rooted to the spot.
Confusion and shock flickered in her eyes as she stammered:
"You... what did you say?"
"Draw upon the power of an entire continent?"
"Xiao'er, you can already harness the power of this whole continent?"
As a former Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, Ah Yin knew all too well what that meant.
Harnessing the power of an entire continent was beyond anything mortals could even imagine.
Even the gods of the Divine Realm would have to pay a terrible price to accomplish such a feat.
Yet from Tang Xiao's tone, it seemed to be nothing more than a trivial matter to him.
Watching Ah Yin's stunned expression, Zhong Lingyue smiled and explained softly:
"Mother, His Majesty is now the sole ruler of this continent."
"His will is the will of this continent."
"Not only can he command its life force; even moving the continent wouldn't be difficult for him."
At Zhong Lingyue's explanation, Ah Yin took a deep breath, trying to calm her nearly overwhelmed heart.
She looked at Tang Xiao, her eyes full of pride.
This was her son!
The child Tang Hao had cruelly abandoned had now become the supreme God King who ruled an entire continent!
Just as Tang Xiao was about to restore Ah Yin's body,
Vmm!
Suddenly, a strange hum rang out across the entire world.
The sound was vast and solemn, as if it came from the depths of the universe, carrying an irresistible, supreme majesty.
Tang Xiao's brows lifted slightly as he turned to look toward the distant sky.
High above the boundary between Douluo Continent and Sun Moon Continent, the golden Sky Screen—which had been motionless until then—suddenly erupted with ten thousand rays of golden light.
Brilliant golden radiance shone like a newly risen sun, dyeing the entire sky a dazzling gold.
[The Great Dao Golden Ranking has reopened!]
The majestic voice echoed in the minds of every living being.
At that moment, everyone raised their heads and turned their gazes toward the golden ranking in the sky, whether they were in the Heaven Dou Empire, the Star Luo Empire, or the Spirit Hall Empire on Douluo Continent; the Soul Beasts deep within the Star Dou Great Forest; or the people of the Blue Silver Empire on Sun Moon Continent.
"It's starting again!"
"I wonder which place on the Strongest Power Ranking will be announced this time?"
"Golden Crocodile Douluo was only fifteenth, and he already received such an incredible reward, advancing to become a level ninety-nine Peerless Douluo."
"The fourteenth-ranked expert must be even more terrifying than Golden Crocodile Douluo. Just how astonishing will his reward be?"
Countless powerful experts speculated in silence, greed and anticipation flickering in their eyes.
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