"We found it—the Blue Silver Emperor's essence blood!"
As long as he absorbed the Blue Silver Emperor's essence blood, he could inherit its bloodline.
Buzz!
While Zhou Tong focused intently on absorbing the Soul Ring, the blue-gold blood bead began to merge with his blood.
Several days passed, and Zhou Tong's blood had taken on a faint blue-gold hue.
At the same time, the immense Soul Power and life energy within Zhou Tong's body began to circulate, slowly flowing into the Soul Ring.
The natural patterns on the Thunderous Hell Vine in his hand quietly changed.
Golden natural patterns gradually coalesced.
"Boom!"
This process continued for several hours. It wasn't until dawn that the immense life force finally began to fade.
Zhou Tong awoke, feeling his newly transformed body, and his heart brimmed with excitement.
"My Soul Power has reached level 18."
"I can't believe I absorbed the Blue Silver Emperor Bloodline so smoothly."
"Now that I carry the Blue Silver Emperor Bloodline, it's time to obtain my Second Soul 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 Blue Silver Emperor's commands.
Zhou Tong possessed the Blue Silver Emperor Bloodline. Even an eighty-five-thousand-year-old Blue Silver King would have to obey his orders.
The Blue Silver King could grant him a native Soul Ring, whose age would be determined by the limits of his body's endurance.
This was a Soul Ring with unlimited growth potential. Zhou Tong was determined to get it.
Besides, he didn't need to take any risks now.
He had a flight Soul Skill and a healing Soul Skill, and if he encountered danger, he could quickly get away.
With a thought, Zhou Tong appeared outside.
Blue-gold light shimmered over his legs. The next moment, he slowly rose into the air.
"Flight!"
Zhou Tong turned into a streak of light and flew into Star Dou Forest.
According to the map, he made his way into the forest.
"The Blue Silver Forest won't be easy to find."
"But 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 in the grass, released the Thunderous Hell Vine, and began communicating with the meadow.
The Blue Silver Emperor Bloodline allowed him to command other Blue Silver Grass.
Wave after wave spread outward, carried by the Blue Silver Grass.
As the Blue Silver Grass passed along the signal, the area it covered grew wider and wider.
Blue Silver Grass grew throughout Douluo Continent. With a simple signal, it could quickly cover the entire forest.
Half an hour later, an image appeared in Zhou Tong's mind.
The place was full of towering Blue Silver Grass, each plant as massive as a tree.
Clearly, this wasn't an ordinary patch of Blue Silver Grass.
"This might be the Blue Silver Forest."
Zhou Tong slowly opened his eyes and stood up.
"Let's go, Blue Silver Forest!"
He circulated the Soul Power within him and swiftly flew toward the place he had found, using his Soul Bone Skill.
An hour later, he arrived at a place covered in Blue Silver Grass.
The Blue Silver Grass here grew incredibly densely.
He gradually ventured deeper into the grass when a deep, aged voice suddenly rang out. "Great King... is that you?"
He came to his senses and looked toward the depths of the forest.
He followed the direction of the voice, surrounded all the way by towering Blue Silver Grass.
"Great King, I'm here."
The call drew closer and closer. He landed in a secluded spot, surrounded by layers of vegetation.
But as soon as he arrived, the plants automatically parted, opening a path.
Blue Silver Grass covered the area, and the plants here were stronger than those at the forest's edge. Clearly, they had absorbed a richer abundance of life energy.
At last, Zhou Tong saw a Blue Silver Grass plant as towering as a giant tree.
The Blue Silver King!
"Great King, it really is you!"
The Blue Silver King manifested as an aged, ethereal figure. He gazed excitedly at Zhou Tong, his voice trembling.
The Blue Silver King bowed reverently to Zhou Tong. "Great King, the blood of the Blue Silver Emperor's royal clan flows through you."
"The Blue Silver Emperor has finally returned."
Sensing the aura of the Blue Silver Emperor Bloodline, the Blue Silver King had no doubts about Zhou Tong's identity.
Not long afterward, the Blue Silver King took the initiative to awaken Zhou Tong's Blue Silver Emperor Bloodline.
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 increases."
"This will make your Martial Soul even more powerful."
"The sooner you awaken it, the greater the power it will bring."
The Blue Silver King explained of his own accord.
Zhou Tong was surprised to discover that his Second Soul Ring was a Thousand-Year Soul Ring.
It turned out that after being tempered by the Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone, his body had grown stronger, allowing it to withstand a Thousand-Year Soul Ring.
Zhou Tong's Soul Power had now reached level 22.
He had also gained a Second Soul Skill called Blue Silver Tyrant Emperor Armor.
This Soul Skill was a powerful defensive ability. Passively, it could absorb the life force of Blue Silver Grass, strengthening Zhou Tong's physical defenses and vitality.
In other words, it was armor that could grow stronger.
When activated, it could also manifest a suit of vine armor formed from his Martial Soul, wrapping around Zhou Tong's entire body to protect him from external harm.
Outside Holy Soul Village.
Tang Hao carried a jar of liquor and staggered into the cave.
He reeked of alcohol and looked disheveled, like a beggar on the verge of death.
"Ah Yin... I love you. I locked you away in this lightless cave. You can forgive me, right?"
"I love you so much. You won't mind if I take your bloodline, Soul Bone, and Soul Ring, will you?"
"For the greater good, I can't let you regain your cultivation."
"So your current half-dead state is what benefits everyone most."
"What if you come back to life and blame me?"
"Ah Yin, it's better if you don't know anything."
"That way, I can make use of you."
Tang Hao had carefully prepared this cave, where almost no sunlight could enter, and trapped Ah Yin inside. Here, she couldn't use the Blue Silver Emperor's abilities to quickly regain human form.
Once people fell, they always wondered why.
And if they thought long enough, they would eventually notice the clues that someone had schemed against them.
If Ah Yin recovered, she would wonder why she had suffered so terribly.
Once she started thinking about it, she wouldn't let Tang Hao keep deceiving her.
Tang Hao's scheme would fall apart.
Tang Hao couldn't let Ah Yin slip out of his control.
So, until he had completely harvested Ah Yin's value, he couldn't let her recover.
A half-dead Ah Yin was a good Ah Yin.
This was how the beastly Tang family had grown powerful, step by step.
They harvested the value of those around them, drained their blood, and used it to nourish themselves.
Tang Hao did this, and so did Tang San.
That was how demons rose to power.
Sucking blood!
At that moment, Tang Hao walked over to the place where he had originally planted the Blue Silver Emperor.
He froze, briefly wondering if the alcohol had clouded his mind.
He rubbed his eyes and looked at the Blue Silver Grass growing on the little mound of earth.
"Ah Yin, you're still here. You just don't look too healthy. I'll give you a little more sunlight. Don't die on me."
"If you die, I won't be able to use you anymore."
This Blue Silver Grass was one Zhou Tong had casually plucked from outside. It had no golden patterns.
But blind Tang Hao hadn't noticed. Truthfully, he hadn't really paid attention to Ah Yin in the first place. As long as she wasn't dead, that was good enough.
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