Writing Novels in Douluo Dalu: Tang San's Title 'Pure Bamboo'
Chapter 23

The Loyal Blue Silver King, Sacrifice

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Although A Yin felt it was inappropriate—her hatred for Spirit Hall was indeed deep as the sea, but it had little to do with a mere youth—she found herself in a position where she was inferior even to a ten-year spirit beast. With her life as a beast and her life as a human both filled with dissatisfaction, she could not afford to be overly concerned.

After finishing the first chapter, A Yin moved without pause to the second, "The Loyal Blue Silver King's Sacrifice."

"Ah?!" A Yin gasped in shock. Calculating the time, the Blue Silver King had already reached a level of eighty-five thousand years; in another fifteen thousand years, it would evolve into a Blue Silver Emperor. Why would it sacrifice itself?

After the initial shock, A Yin hurriedly read on.

Under its guidance, although it took some time, they eventually located the Blue Silver tribe nearby.

Though times had changed and the world had shifted, the Blue Silver King's loyalty remained constant.

It united the surrounding Blue Silver Grass and unleashed the Blue Silver Domain to investigate the information, only reaching a conclusion after a long while.

[The Blue Silver King said: "There is indeed a child named Tang San in Holy Soul Village. His father is a blacksmith named Tang Hao, but their family situation is dire. Every day, Tang San has to cook in advance. He cultivates on a small hillside for a while, then returns home to drink thin porridge with barely a few grains of rice."]

A Yin asked: "What kind of cultivation is that?"

The Blue Silver King said: "It is truly strange. Every day he watches the rising sun, purple light shining in his eyes, while muttering things like Purple Demon Eye, Mysterious Heaven Skill, and Tang Sect hidden weapons. It is truly bizarre."]

A Yin had heard of the Clear Sky Sect's Clear Sky Nine Absolutes and the Ring Detonation technique, but the Purple Demon Eye and the rest mentioned by the Blue Silver King were things she had never heard of. Her heart sank further; she vaguely knew that the synopsis was not lying—her child had been possessed by that Tang Sect Tang San.

A Yin continued reading and saw her own questions regarding the spirit, innate spirit power, and spirit rings, all of which corresponded perfectly with the Blue Silver Grass, innate full spirit power, and Lone Bamboo spirit ring the youth had mentioned. No longer doubting the truth, she requested the Blue Silver King to sacrifice itself.

The Blue Silver King did not refuse; instead, it readily agreed, allowing the youth Xiao Wuji to easily obtain an eighty-five-thousand-year spirit ring.

Having finished both chapters, A Yin remained silent for a long time. The contents of the book were inconceivable. There were many things she wanted to do, but for now, she could only do one.

That was to wait for the youth named Xiao Wuji to enter the cave and verify the contents of the book.

[Blue Silver Emperor's Revenge first two chapters read.]

[Follow count: 38.]

A Yin did not read the book continuously; whenever she reached an emotional part, she would pause. By this time, Xiao Wuji had already written the next book, The Loyal Blue Silver King.

The moonlight was hazy. The Blue Silver King resided within the Blue Silver tribe, its thick body emitting a soft glow. The face on its vine was in a state of closed eyes, looking as if it were asleep.

Suddenly, a flash of blue light appeared in the night sky, plunging straight into the center of its brow.

The Blue Silver King seemed to let out a loud snore before slowly waking up, feeling that something new had appeared in its mind.

To ensure the reader's experience, Xiao Wuji watched quietly.

From Xiao Wu, Lone Bamboo, and A Yin, to this Blue Silver King, he had discovered the differences between them.

Xiao Wu understood text and was a transformed spirit beast, no different from an ordinary human; A Yin understood text but was immobile, no different from Lone Bamboo; the Blue Silver King had an extremely high age but did not understand text.

The Blue Silver King woke from its dream and began to receive the information in its mind.

"The Loyal Blue Silver King..."

The Blue Silver King murmured. It liked this praise, but it would only be loyal to the Blue Silver Emperor, that great Majesty.

[The vengeful Blue Silver Emperor grew stronger and stronger during the process, eventually cultivating into a god.

Recalling the past, she specifically gave guidance to the loyal Blue Silver King, allowing it to also cultivate into a god.]

"Majesty!" The Blue Silver King's spirit lifted. Glowing blue tears flowed down its cheeks, and any remaining sleepiness vanished instantly.

Xiao Wuji knew that the Blue Silver King was an extremely loyal spirit beast, so he was very bold in his writing.

Ordinary readers would have to speculate, but for this Blue Silver King, he pointed it out directly in the synopsis.

[Chapter 1: Blue Silver Emperor's Grudge]

The Blue Silver King watched, both excited and angry. It wondered who its Majesty held a grudge against?

In this chapter, Xiao Wuji rewrote what A Yin knew in a different tone.

He focused on the reality of Tang Hao as a father, how Tang San cultivated on the hillside, and the fact that he had been possessed by a Tang Sect disciple.

Finally, he added a piece of advice from the "God-level Blue Silver Emperor"—[Blue Silver King, your current abilities are limited; it is enough to probe a little. I have already understood the details. When you see me that day, just report according to the book.]

"Many thanks for your Majesty's understanding." The Blue Silver King felt deeply ashamed yet extremely grateful.

[Chapter 2: To Become a God, One Must Sacrifice to Xiao Wuji]

The Blue Silver King had only ever thought of evolving into a Blue Silver Emperor; it had never dreamed it would have a day where it could cultivate into a god. It focused intently.

Xiao Wuji had written some facts in the first chapter, but in this second chapter, he was almost purely spouting nonsense.

He told the Blue Silver King, in the guise of the Blue Silver Emperor, that sacrificing to Xiao Wuji was helping her become a god.

Once the Blue Silver Emperor became a god, she could manipulate divine power to counter-devour the human spirit master Xiao Wuji, allowing him to skip the process of transformation and re-cultivation, quickly becoming a minor god to continue serving under her command.

The Blue Silver King's expression changed as it watched, filled with shock and astonishment. It had never imagined such a method of cultivation.

"Sacrifice, I must sacrifice to Xiao Wuji!" the Blue Silver King said, its emotions running high.

[The Loyal Blue Silver King first two chapters read.]

[Follow count: 40.]

Xiao Wuji looked at the Blue Silver King on the screen and muttered, "Please keep reading."

Afterward, he sighed in his heart.

The Loyal Blue Silver King, I have failed you...

As the character I treated most like a tool, you were originally meant to be the tool beast that triggered Tang San's second martial soul awakening, all fawning and sycophantic, yet now you have been sacrificed directly.

Rest in peace, The Loyal Blue Silver King...

If A Yin, the protagonist of another book, still holds some concern for you, then show me by keeping up with the daily reads.

If the readership numbers are satisfactory, I will consider resurrecting you; otherwise, it will prove that you were indeed nothing more than a tool beast, so go in silence.

A moment of silence.

Xiao Wuji muttered to himself before temporarily archiving "The Loyal Blue Silver King."

This Blue Silver King was different from soul beasts like Sky Dream Ice Silkworm or Ice Emperor; Sky Dream Ice Silkworm could retain its consciousness after a sacrifice, while Ice Emperor relied on the former...

The Blue Silver King had simply sacrificed itself, and in all likelihood, it would have no consciousness left afterward. Furthermore, since it was not a hundred-thousand-year-level soul beast, whether it could drop a soul bone remained a question.

The probability was high, but not guaranteed.

Xiao Wuji truly could not think of any further plot developments; once the two chapters of readership were secured, there was no follow-up for the Blue Silver King.

With a string of updates completed, Xiao Wuji did not stop working and began outlining the portion regarding Tang San's schooling, where the gatekeeper's obstruction and Xiao Chenyu's provocation were all indispensable.

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