The Second Spirit Ring! The Muddle-headed Tang Ritian!

"Found it, the essence blood of the Blue Silver Emperor!"

As long as he absorbed the essence blood of the Blue Silver Emperor, he could inherit its bloodline.

Hum!

While Zhou Tong was focused on absorbing the spirit ring, the blue-gold blood bead began to merge into his own bloodstream.

Several days passed, and Zhou Tong's blood had actually taken on a thin layer of blue-gold.

At the same time, the surging spirit power and life energy within Zhou Tong's body began to circulate, slowly pouring into the spirit ring.

The natural patterns within the Thunderous Hell Vine in his hand also quietly changed at this moment.

Golden natural patterns quietly condensed.

"Boom!"

This process lasted for several hours until dawn, when that massive surge of life force finally began to dissipate.

Zhou Tong woke up, feeling his brand-new body, his heart filled with excitement.

"My spirit power has increased to level 18."

"I didn't expect to absorb the Blue Silver Emperor bloodline so smoothly."

"Now that I possess the Blue Silver Emperor bloodline, it is time to obtain my second spirit ring."

That was right; Zhou Tong's target was the Blue Silver King.

The Blue Silver Grass clan had a strict hierarchy; even the Blue Silver King had to obey the orders of the Blue Silver Emperor.

Zhou Tong possessed the Blue Silver Emperor bloodline, so even an 85,000-year-old Blue Silver King would have to obey his commands upon seeing him.

The Blue Silver King could grant him a life-bound spirit ring, with its age determined by the limits of his own body's endurance.

This was a spirit ring with infinite growth potential, and Zhou Tong was determined to obtain it.

Moreover, he no longer had to take risks.

With a flight spirit skill and a healing spirit skill, he could quickly escape if he encountered danger.

With a thought, Zhou Tong stepped outside.

A blue-gold light emerged from his legs, and the next moment, Zhou Tong slowly lifted off the ground.

"Flight!"

Zhou Tong transformed into a streak of light and flew into the Star Dou Forest.

Following the records on his map, he made his way deep into the great forest.

"The Blue Silver Forest is not easy to find."

"However, I have the Blue Silver Emperor bloodline; I can use the Blue Silver Grass to search for it."

He arrived at a meadow covered in Blue Silver Grass, sat cross-legged among them, released the Thunderous Hell Vine, and began to communicate with the grass.

The Blue Silver Emperor bloodline could command all other Blue Silver Grass.

Ripples radiated forward, using the Blue Silver Grass as a medium.

As the signals were passed along by the Blue Silver Grass, the coverage area grew larger and larger.

The entire Douluo Continent was covered in Blue Silver Grass; a simple signal transmission was all it took to quickly cover the entire forest.

Half an hour later, an image appeared in Zhou Tong's mind.

Everywhere he looked, there were towering Blue Silver Grass, each one comparable to a large tree.

Clearly, this was no ordinary patch of Blue Silver Grass.

"This is very likely the Blue Silver Forest."

Zhou Tong slowly opened his eyes and stood up.

"Set off, Blue Silver Forest!"

He circulated the spirit power within his body, continuously utilizing his flight spirit bone skill to head rapidly toward the location he had discovered.

An hour later, he flew to a region of Blue Silver Grass.

The Blue Silver Grass here was extremely dense.

As he gradually walked deep into the Blue Silver Grass, an aged, low voice suddenly rang out, "Great King... is it you?"

He snapped back to his senses and turned his gaze toward the depths of the forest.

He followed the direction from which the voice came, finding towering Blue Silver Grass everywhere.

"Great King, I am here."

The calling grew closer and closer. He landed in a secluded spot and discovered that it was surrounded by layers of vegetation.

But when he arrived, the vegetation automatically parted to reveal a path.

This place was covered in Blue Silver Grass, and they were even stronger than those on the outskirts of the forest, clearly having absorbed a much richer life force.

Zhou Tong finally caught sight of a Blue Silver Grass that resembled a towering tree.

Blue Silver King!

"Great King, is it truly you!"

The Blue Silver King manifested an aged, illusory figure, looking at Zhou Tong before him with excitement, his voice trembling.

The Blue Silver King bowed piously toward Zhou Tong and said, "Great King, the bloodline of the Blue Silver Emperor flows within you."

"The Blue Silver Emperor has finally returned."

Sensing the aura of the Blue Silver Emperor's bloodline, the Blue Silver King did not doubt Zhou Tong's identity in the slightest.

Shortly after, the Blue Silver King took the initiative to awaken the Blue Silver Emperor bloodline for Zhou Tong.

He also bestowed a second soul ring upon Zhou Tong.

"After the Blue Silver Emperor awakens, it comes with a soul ring; this soul ring will evolve as your body's capacity to withstand it increases."

"This will make your martial soul even more powerful."

"The sooner it is activated, the greater the power it will bring."

The Blue Silver King explained proactively.

Zhou Tong was surprised to discover that his second soul ring was a thousand-year soul ring.

As it turned out, after the baptism of the Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone, his physical body had been strengthened, allowing him to withstand a thousand-year soul ring.

Zhou Tong's soul power at this moment had reached level 22.

He also obtained his second soul skill, named Blue Silver Tyrant Emperor Armor.

This soul skill was a powerful defensive ability; passively, it could absorb the life force of Blue Silver Grass to strengthen the defense and vitality of Zhou Tong's physical body.

It could be said that this was a growth-type armor.

When activated, it could also release vine armor formed by his martial soul, wrapping around Zhou Tong's entire body to prevent external harm.

Outside Holy Soul Village.

Tang Hao carried a jar of wine, walking drunkenly into a mountain cave.

He reeked of alcohol, his hair was disheveled, and he looked like a beggar on the verge of death.

"A Yin... I love you. I have locked you in this dark, sunless cave; you can forgive me, right?"

"I love you so much; you won't mind that I took your bloodline, soul bone, and soul ring, will you?"

"For the sake of the big picture, I cannot let you recover your cultivation."

"Therefore, this half-dead state of yours is most beneficial for everyone."

"What if you were to come back to life and blame me?"

"A Yin, it is better that you know nothing at all."

"Only then can I make good use of you."

Tang Hao had meticulously arranged this cave with almost no sunlight, trapping A Yin here so she could not utilize the abilities of the Blue Silver Emperor to quickly recover her human form.

Once a person falls, they will always reflect on why they fell.

In that reflection, they will eventually discover traces of being plotted against.

Once A Yin recovered, she would ponder why her life had become so miserable.

Once she began to think, A Yin would no longer be willing to be deceived by Tang Hao.

Tang Hao's schemes would then fall through.

Tang Hao could not allow A Yin to escape his control.

Therefore, before the value of A Yin was completely harvested, she could not be allowed to recover.

A half-dead A Yin was a good A Yin.

This was how the beastly Tang family grew step by step.

They harvested the value of those around them, drained their blood, and nourished themselves.

Tang Hao did it this way, and Tang San did it this way as well.

This was the way demons rose to power.

Blood-sucking!

At this moment, Tang Hao walked to the place where the Blue Silver Emperor had originally been planted.

He froze, momentarily doubting if he had become muddled from drinking.

He rubbed his eyes and looked at the Blue Silver Grass on the small mound of dirt.

"A Yin, you are still here, just a bit unhealthy. I'll give you a little sunlight; don't you dare die."

"If you die, I won't be able to use you anymore."

This stalk of Blue Silver Grass was one Zhou Tong had casually plucked from outside, and it lacked any golden veins.

But the blind Tang Hao did not notice at all, because in truth, he never really paid attention to A Yin; as long as she wasn't dead, it was fine.