Emperor Jing Fragment | Plundering the Hundred-Thousand-Year Blue Silver Emperor Soul Bone Right in Front of Haozi

[96%, Host! Hang in there a little longer!]

The system was upgrading at top speed. It had no time to worry about what was happening outside, much less eavesdrop on Lin Jing's thoughts.

Tang Hao's pressure gradually intensified, quickly rising from the level of a Soul Scholar to that of a fifteenth-level Soul Grandmaster.

Seeing that Lin Jing's Martial Soul still hadn't been forced out, Tang Hao became even more certain that Lin Jing had Twin Martial Souls.

Even after obtaining its First Soul Ring, his Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul should have revealed itself under the pressure of a fifteenth-level Titled Douluo like him.

He increased the pressure again, determined to force out Lin Jing's Second Martial Soul.

When the pressure reached level eighteen, Lin Jing raised his right hand.

Tang Hao's gaze instantly snapped toward it.

He saw a black-and-red Blue Silver Grass appear in Lin Jing's hand.

"This..."

Tang Hao's eyes widened. Even the pressure bearing down on Lin Jing weakened somewhat.

"This is... the Blue Silver Emperor..."

"No!"

"It's the Blue Silver King!"

"And a mutated Blue Silver King at that!"

Tang Hao's pressure vanished completely.

Now he understood why Lin Jing had Innate Full Soul Power.

It wasn't because he had the Blue Silver Emperor, nor because he had Twin Martial Souls.

It was because... he had a mutated Blue Silver King.

The Blue Silver King might not be a top-tier Martial Soul, but it was still a mid-tier one, and it had undergone a beneficial mutation.

It wasn't impossible for it to grant someone Innate Full Soul Power.

"Even if he doesn't have Twin Martial Souls, a mutated Blue Silver King is still qualified to assist Xiao San."

"Every generation's Blue Silver King has followed the Blue Silver Emperor. Xiao San's Martial Soul is the Blue Silver Emperor, so Lin Jing's Blue Silver King Martial Soul is practically born to serve him."

Thinking this, Tang Hao cleared his throat and said, "I misunderstood you... Sorry."

It took him a long while to accept the fact that he, the mighty Clear Sky Douluo, was apologizing to a child.

Tang Hao had no intention of revealing his identity just yet. The boy was from the same village as Xiao San, and they would surely be heading to Nuoding Primary Soul Master Academy together.

When the time came, he could guide things along a little and give Xiao San a few words of advice.

That would be enough to get Tang San to take this boy under his wing.

"Follow this road and you'll get back to Holy Soul Village. Be careful on the way."

Tang Hao stepped back, indicating that Lin Jing could leave.

Lin Jing nodded fearfully. After glancing back at the waterfall, he followed the road Tang Hao had pointed out and slowly walked away.

"'Be careful on the way.' Like you aren't the biggest danger around."

Lin Jing cursed inwardly. Once he got stronger, he would make sure Tang Hao learned exactly what this meant:

"Your wife and children are in my care. You needn't worry!"

Damn rat.

[ Ding! ]

[ System upgrade complete. As compensation for the upgrade maintenance, the host has received one Emperor Jing Fragment. ]

[ Emperor Jing Fragment: 1/50. ]

"If I'd waited for you to finish upgrading, I'd have died who knows how many times!"

"Couldn't you have been quicker?"

"If I hadn't been clever, I'd already be dead at Tang Hao's hands!"

Lin Jing gave full rein to his habit of lashing out at the people closest to him, pouring all his anger at Tang Hao onto the system.

[With one Emperor Jing Fragment, the host can temporarily obtain Emperor Jing's peak strength for one minute.]

With that single line, the system extinguished all of Lin Jing's anger and replaced it with an ingratiating smile.

"System-chan, I admit I was a little impatient just now. I apologize. Don't take it to heart."

Lin Jing gave an awkward laugh.

"How about you let me use this fragment first? That rat's still back there. I can't swallow this insult today!"

[ Ding! ]

[Emperor Jing Fragment successfully activated. Countdown begins!]

[60...59...]

Lin Jing instantly felt a domineering power fill his entire body, and his field of vision rapidly rose.

A pair of dragon horns sprouted from his head, and a dragon tail grew from his backside.

He pushed off the ground and shot into the air. His Glazed Dragon Wings spread wide as he soared toward the waterfall.

In the blink of an eye, he was hovering above it.

Looking at the surface of the lake below, Lin Jing realized that his appearance... had changed.

He had taken on the appearance of Emperor Jing from that other time and space.

"Tang Hao, get out here!!!"

Lin Jing's voice boomed like thunder, echoing across the sky.

Behind the waterfall was a cave, and within it lay a powerful presence.

But compared to Lin Jing now, it was utterly insignificant.

Thanks to the system's adjustments, Lin Jing didn't need to get used to this power before he could use it freely. For the moment, he felt as though he stood above the entire world.

"Who's there?!"

Tang Hao, who had been thinking of Ah Yin inside the cave, nearly stumbled when the voice shook him.

"Did someone from Spirit Hall find me again?"

"Did that boy discover who I am and alert Spirit Hall?"

"Even if he did, it shouldn't have happened this quickly."

Lin Jing outside didn't have time to waste talking with Tang Hao. He only had one minute.

He curled a finger and beckoned. Tang Hao instantly felt a powerful force pull him up, lifting him into the air and dragging him out of the cave.

"How can this be?!"

Tang Hao was shocked. Just how powerful was this person, to handle him so effortlessly?

"May I ask which senior you are?"

"Have I, Tang Hao, offended you in some way?"

"Offended me?"

Lin Jing chuckled. "You bullied the younger one, so naturally this old fellow had to come out and demand justice."

"Bullied the younger one?"

Tang Hao was bewildered. Ever since hiding in Holy Soul Village, he had never shown off his strength. How could he have bullied the younger one?

Then Lin Jing came to mind.

Come to think of it, Lin Jing had been an orphan without parents ever since arriving in Holy Soul Village.

At the time, Tang Hao had assumed his parents had died in an accident. But now...

Could this be one of those stories where a top young heir from a hidden sect started out among commoners to gain experience?

"May I ask your title, Senior?"

Lin Jing held Tang Hao up like a chick. Tang Hao couldn't even summon the slightest bit of Soul Power.

His face had gone deathly pale.

Back then, even when facing Qian Daoliu, one of the widely acknowledged peak powerhouses and a man known as "Invincible in the Sky,"

he had never felt such a vast disparity in strength.

Tang Hao was filled with regret. If he could do it over, he never would have gone looking for trouble with Lin Jing.

He would even have made Tang San spend more time with Lin Jing, ingratiating himself with him and clinging tightly to his leg.

"Emperor Jing."

Lin Jing replied coolly.

He glanced at the system's countdown. Forty seconds remained.

Plenty of time.

The moment the words "Emperor Jing" reached Tang Hao's ears, he was flung into the air!

Lin Jing flashed after him and appeared beneath him.

A cold glint flashed from his dragon claw.

He slashed upward!

"Shhk—"

The air tore with a piercing shriek.

His claws cut across Tang Hao's waist like knives.

Tang Hao shot higher into the air.

Lin Jing flashed again, appearing above him.

His dragon tail came crashing down with a rush of wind.

"Pfft—!"

Tang Hao spat out a mouthful of blood.

He slammed heavily into the ground.

"Thank you, Senior Emperor Jing, for sparing my life..."

Tang Hao hadn't passed out. He lay in the deep crater he had made himself and spoke weakly.

"Take this as compensation."

Lin Jing reached out through the air. A translucent, silver-blue Soul Bone appeared in his hand.

Tang Hao's pupils contracted when he saw it.

He struggled to his feet and looked at the Soul Bone with a complicated expression.

In the end, he couldn't bring himself to refuse.

Might made right.

As long as Emperor Jing didn't take Ah Yin, Tang Hao could accept anything.

And yet,

Emperor Jing's next words left him rooted to the spot.