Lu Chen circulated his Meditation Method, connected with his Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul, and began absorbing the Spirit Ring of the 48,000-year-old Everlasting Evergreen Pine.
At his summons, the black Spirit Ring swiftly drifted over, slipped around his Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul, and rapidly contracted, merging into it.
Boom!
A tremendous surge of Soul Power brimming with vitality swept through his Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul. Stimulated by that vitality, it trembled gently and began its sixth round of evolution.
To date, Lu Chen's Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul had undergone five rounds of evolution. This was its sixth, and also its most intense.
The crystalline, translucent Blue Silver Grass trembled violently as a vigorous origin of life condensed within it.
It was an unprecedented transformation!
It made his once-ordinary Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul radiate a trace of a king's majesty!
Meanwhile, the inside of Lu Chen's body was also undergoing a harsh trial.
The energy contained within this 48,000-year Spirit Ring was far too terrifying. Once it fed back into Lu Chen's body, he had to exert his full strength just to barely suppress it.
The dormant Soul Power within him was also fully unleashed this time.
His actual Soul Power had already reached above Rank 60.
In the past, with this Rank 60 Soul Power, Lu Chen could easily absorb any Spirit Ring.
But this time, the Spirit Ring Lu Chen was absorbing was as old as 48,000 years.
Even with his Rank 60 Soul Power, absorbing it was still quite difficult.
Fortunately, he had repeatedly exceeded his limits when absorbing Spirit Rings before. This had greatly strengthened his physique, giving him the foundation to absorb this 48,000-year Spirit Ring.
Time passed, second by second and minute by minute. Lu Chen's absorption of the Spirit Ring was very slow this time.
Perhaps the transformation of his Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul also had something to do with it.
This evolution of his Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul would definitely exceed imagination.
One hour, two hours, three hours...
After three full hours!
At a certain instant, an invisible ripple suddenly spread from Lu Chen's Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul.
The invisible ripple rapidly expanded, enveloping an area several kilometers in radius around Lu Chen.
Within those several kilometers, all the Blue Silver Grass rejoiced, while the other plants stood in solemn respect.
They were paying tribute to the birth of a king!
This invisible ripple was none other than the Blue Silver Domain!
On the mountaintop, a huge rock was blasted away with a boom, and Lu Chen leaped out of the pit he had dug.
Stems of Blue Silver Grass circled his body, crystalline and translucent, radiating a golden halo and exuding a rich aura of life.
Beneath his feet, six Spirit Rings pulsed rhythmically up and down: purple, purple, purple, black, black, black. It was an utterly stunning Spirit Ring configuration.
Lu Chen suddenly said softly:
"Retract!"
The next instant, the invisible ripple centered on him swiftly withdrew from every direction, pouring entirely into his Martial Soul.
Lu Chen carefully sensed that power:
"A domain. This is the Blue Silver Domain. My Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul has even awakened the Blue Silver Domain. Is this still Blue Silver Grass? This has to be a Blue Silver King!"
"It wasn't easy. After all my hard work absorbing six plant Spirit Rings beyond the age limit, I've finally evolved my Blue Silver Grass into a Blue Silver King!"
Red Blood Grass over a thousand years old!
A Cloud Mist Tea Tree over four thousand years old!
A Sun-Facing Flower over eight thousand years old!
A Pure Heart Lotus over thirteen thousand years old!
A Demon Spirit Tree over twenty-five thousand years old!
An Everlasting Evergreen Pine over forty-eight thousand years old!
Although Lu Chen had only absorbed six Spirit Rings, their combined ages had just barely reached a hundred thousand years.
An ordinary Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul could not evolve into a Blue Silver King simply by absorbing six Spirit Rings, but if the combined ages of those Spirit Rings reached a hundred thousand years, it could certainly evolve into a Blue Silver King.
Lu Chen's expression grew excited:
"My Sixth Spirit Skill is called Blue Silver Will. The mind commands the body-the ultimate expression of vitality. As long as the mind hasn't given up, even a body on the verge of death can still move and unleash strength beyond imagination."
"That's powerful. In other words, with this skill, as long as I don't want to die, even if my head is cut off or my heart is pierced, I still won't die. Not only can I cling to my last breath, I can even keep fighting."
"The first six Soul Skills I chose have all met my expectations well. Blue Silver Revival heals injuries, Blue Silver Grace eliminates fatigue, Blue Silver Shelter raises a shield, Blue Silver Baptism purges abnormal conditions, Blue Silver Blessing boosts all attributes by 100%, and Blue Silver Will directly locks in my last drop of health."
"For my seventh Soul Skill, no matter which Spirit Beast's Spirit Ring I absorb, I'll only awaken one skill: Blue Silver True Form. This is a Spirit Master's most important skill. For me, the best choice is the Blue Silver King in the Blue Silver Forest."
Lu Chen narrowed his eyes slightly:
"Now that all my Soul Power has been unleashed, it's reached Rank 69. I'm only a step away from Rank 70 and could break through at practically any moment."
"But killing the Blue Silver King won't be so simple. The Blue Silver King is an 85,000-year-old Spirit Beast, and its strength is unfathomable."
"Now that my Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul has evolved to the level of a Blue Silver King, and I've luckily awakened the Blue Silver Domain as well, finding the Blue Silver Forest won't actually be difficult. But killing the Blue Silver King will be exceptionally difficult."
"Unless I'm willing to add Spirit Rings to my Second Martial Soul, or find someone to help me suppress the Blue Silver King in battle."
Lu Chen took a deep breath:
"I have to kill the Blue Silver King. My Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul has already evolved to the Blue Silver King level, but to evolve further and become a true Variant Blue Silver Emperor, absorbing the Blue Silver King's Spirit Ring and obtaining its Spirit Beast origin and Blue Silver Bloodline may be the most crucial link."
"On the continent today, if there's anyone who can help me suppress the Blue Silver King without putting me at their mercy, it can only be that man."
The person Lu Chen meant was Dugu Bo, whose title was Poison.
Dugu Bo's strength was considerable. He was a Rank 91 Titled Douluo.
This famously hapless soul of the Douluo Continent possessed the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, a garden of immortal herbs, yet could not resolve the Martial Soul poison afflicting him.
Lu Chen only needed to make a little effort to win him over to gain a powerful ally at the Titled Douluo level.
Then he would have a 100% chance of killing the Blue Silver King!
At this thought, however, Lu Chen frowned again and looked down at his outrageous Spirit Ring configuration: purple, purple, purple, black, black, black. He could not casually show these six terrifying Spirit Rings to others once he went out into the world.
Almost instantly, Lu Chen thought of the Blue Silver Domain's camouflage ability.
"The Blue Silver Domain awakened just in time. Otherwise, with this Spirit Ring configuration, I really wouldn't dare go out casually."
As he spoke, Lu Chen activated his Blue Silver Domain, and an invisible ripple rapidly spread outward.
Under the camouflage of the domain's power, his six Spirit Rings began to change, shifting from purple, purple, purple, black, black, black to the relatively normal configuration of yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black.
"Also, I'm too young. A Six-Ring Soul Emperor this young would stand out far too much out there. Since the Blue Silver Domain's camouflage ability can disguise Spirit Rings, it should be able to disguise me too, right?"
Lu Chen immediately began experimenting, enveloping his body in the Blue Silver Domain. As he tried it, his face immediately began to change.
His originally black hair gradually turned blue, the long blue locks cascading down behind his head like a waterfall.
A layer of mist gradually shrouded his youthful face. Once that mist dispersed, it revealed the face of an unfamiliar middle-aged man.
As for his height and build, he did not adjust them much. The more he changed, the easier it would be to expose the disguise. He was already 1.8 meters tall, with a burly frame and a muscular physique-the appearance of an adult.
Only after disguising his Spirit Rings and completely changing his appearance did Lu Chen smile and say:
"With this change, I can go out without worry."