Tang Hao, Your Wife Has Been Drained

Although Ah Yin had sacrificed herself once, her soul remained. Theoretically, she could be considered a hundred-thousand-year soul beast undergoing recultivation, albeit a currently weak one.

Given a suitable growth environment, she could theoretically recover her hundred-thousand-year cultivation level quite quickly. It was a pity that Tang Hao had planted her in this sunless, lightless stone cave.

Furthermore, Tang Hao was undoubtedly accompanying Tang San to the Soul Hunting Forest right now, making it effortless to kill Ah Yin.

As for Xiao Wu, Bai Shu admitted that, coming from a civilized society, he truly couldn't bring himself to harm such a young girl, and the risks were also too high.

Even if he did kill her, news of a hundred-thousand-year soul bone would inevitably spread. If it drew the pursuit of Spirit Hall, even his guardian—whom he had never met—might not be able to stop them.

Of course, there was one more crucial point.

He and Tang Hao were enemies, and Ah Yin could be considered his future foe. When dealing with an enemy, one must naturally strike first.

Moreover, the hundred-thousand-year Blue Silver Emperor left leg bone that Ah Yin would leave behind was a treasure to him.

His martial soul, the Chaos Green Lotus, possessed the attribute of ultimate life, and Ah Yin happened to be of the life attribute as well—and a near-ultimate one at that.

It could be said that on this continent, aside from the matriarch of the Emerald Swan clan, Bi Ji, who ranked fourth among the Ten Great Fierce Beasts, there was no soul beast more suitable for him than the Blue Silver Emperor.

Bai Shu traveled quickly. Following the map along the way, he arrived at the location of the waterfall by dusk.

Although the original work didn't specify exactly where the waterfall was, the area around Notting City was only so large.

There were only two waterfalls near Holy Soul Village, and one was merely a small cascade that didn't match the height described in the original story.

Therefore, Bai Shu had long since learned the approximate location of the waterfall through casual chats with the villagers, and now, with the map in hand, he naturally found it with great precision.

Looking at the magnificent waterfall before him, Bai Shu began to search for the cave mentioned in the original work.

However, Bai Shu soon frowned. The current of the waterfall was too swift. With his current physical fitness, passing through it for a short time was fine, but searching while enduring the pressure of the waterfall for an extended period was impossible.

What's more, if Bai Shu remembered correctly, the cave where Ah Yin resided was in the middle section of the waterfall, and Tang Hao had set up a mechanism to open it.

Searching slowly like this definitely won't work. I have to try another method.

Bai Shu began to climb up the mountain path. The densely vegetated forest was not easy to traverse, and it took Bai Shu a great deal of effort to finally reach the summit.

I remember the cave housing Ah Yin has a small stone hole facing her directly. As long as I find that, I'll have a chance to kill her.

The next moment, Bai Shu released his martial soul. A green lotus suffused with the aura of chaos slowly rotated and bloomed in his palm.

Bai Shu took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and immersed his entire consciousness into it.

As an ultimate life martial soul, the Chaos Green Lotus had a keen perception of life force.

Although his perception range was limited by his soul power, the Blue Silver Emperor, a top-tier life-type soul beast, was like a beacon in the dark night to his senses; she absolutely could not hide from him.

While driving his martial soul to sense carefully, Bai Shu moved slowly across the mountaintop, his gaze sweeping meticulously over every rock beneath his feet.

Suddenly, a pure life force, distinct from the surrounding vegetation, appeared in Bai Shu's perception.

The quality of that life force was so high it was nearly approaching the Chaos Lotus Seeds gestating within his martial soul, yet it carried a strange, eerie weakness.

How laughable... Bai Shu shook his head with a touch of pity. Possessing such pure life force, even with only a remnant root left, one could recover rapidly if given enough nutrients. Yet, this seedling Ah Yin has been here for six years and is still so weak. Tang Hao, you really missed your calling as a prison warden!

Following the guidance of that life force, Bai Shu soon found a stone hole located on a flat rock.

The hole was only the size of a fist. Bai Shu lowered his body, pressed his face against it, and peered inside by the cold moonlight.

At the bottom of the cave, about seven or eight meters away, a small blade of grass with a crystal-blue body and golden veins swayed slightly, emitting a faint glow.

"Finally found you."

Looking at that blade of grass, Bai Shu let out a breath of relief. This location had only been his deduction, and he had truly been afraid of finding the wrong place.

"Tang Hao, did you think hiding her here made it foolproof? Today, I'll collect a little interest first!"

"First Soul Skill: Life Link."

To avoid any accidents, Bai Shu went all out from the start. A verdant vine as thick as an infant's wrist extended through the stone hole, instantly reaching the bottom of the cave and wrapping around the weak Blue Silver Emperor.

The next moment, Bai Shu directly controlled the vine to begin draining her life force to nourish himself.

Hum!

An exceptionally pure life energy surged madly into Bai Shu's body along the vine!

What astonishing life force!

It had to be said that the Blue Silver Emperor was worthy of being the sovereign of the Blue Silver Grass clan; her tenacity of life was to a degree that shocked even Bai Shu.

Even though Ah Yin looked like she could die at any moment, Bai Shu managed to drain her for two full hours.

At first, that pure life force madly scoured his limbs and bones, strengthening his physique and making him feel filled with power.

But soon, this physical improvement reached the limit of his current stage; any more would become a burden that required time to digest.

Helpless, Bai Shu could only channel this continuous stream of life force into his martial soul, converting it into nutrients for the Chaos Green Lotus to begin gestating new Chaos Lotus Seeds.

One, two, three...

Within the heart of the lotus, emerald-like seeds condensed one after another, each containing ultimate life energy.

It wasn't until the ninth seed fully formed that the stubborn life force finally reached its end.

As the leaves of the Blue Silver Emperor in the cave curled up, withered, and turned to dust in reluctance, a notification sound that rang like heavenly music to Bai Shu's ears finally echoed.

[Ding, mission completed.]

[Task: Slay a 100,000-year-old soul beast. (Completed)]

[Reward: One Super Douluo-level guardian.]

"Whew..." After planning for so long, the mission was finally complete. Bai Shu let out a long breath, an irrepressible ecstasy surfacing on his face as he immediately chose to claim the reward.

[Ding, congratulations on completing this mission. Reward obtained: Super Douluo guardian, Xie Biyan.]

[Note: The guardian has been automatically converted to this world's cultivation system and possesses basic common knowledge of this world.]

"That's great, a Super Douluo." Bai Shu clenched his fists in excitement. "Tang Hao, you dared to force me? Just you wait."

"But, Xie Biyan... why does that name sound familiar, yet I can't quite place it?"