Ah Yin!

"Di Tian, come to the Life Forbidden Zone at once!"

The mental wave was like a divine thunderbolt from the highest heavens. In an instant, it pierced through the layers of mist covering the Star Dou Great Forest and landed precisely in the mind of Beast God Di Tian, who was patrolling the outskirts.

Di Tian was patrolling the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest, idly driving away a few foolish low-level Soul Beasts.

Suddenly, that authoritative, urgent voice rang out in his mind.

Di Tian's body stiffened, and his vertical pupils shrank to pinpricks.

"My lord?!"

A storm of shock swept through Di Tian's heart.

His lord had been asleep for tens of thousands of years and had never summoned him of her own accord.

Now she had suddenly sent him a message. Something momentous enough to shake the fate of the entire Soul Beast Clan must have happened!

Daring not to delay for even a moment, Di Tian instantly turned into a streak of black light. He tore through the air at top speed and headed straight for the Life Forbidden Zone.

In just a few breaths, Di Tian arrived above the Life Lake.

He respectfully withdrew all his pressure, transformed into an old man dressed in black robes, and knelt on one knee by the lakeshore.

"This subordinate, Di Tian, pays his respects to my lord! What are your orders?"

As his words faded, the waters of the Life Lake began to churn violently.

Then, a colossal silver dragon, so vast it blotted out the sky, slowly rose from the bottom of the lake.

The enormous dragon head emerged above the water, its star-like eyes gazing quietly down at Di Tian.

"Di Tian, go at once to Nuoding City in the human world." The Silver Dragon King's voice echoed in Di Tian's mind, carrying unquestionable authority.

"Nuoding City?" Di Tian paused, his heart full of confusion.

Why would his lord send him to a place where humans gathered?

"That's right. I just sensed an extremely unusual trace of Golden Dragon King Origin near Nuoding City."

A complex light flickered in the Silver Dragon King's eyes. "Go investigate at once. Find the person who possesses the Golden Dragon King Origin. No matter what it takes, bring him to the Star Dou Great Forest to meet me!"

"Golden Dragon King Origin?!"

At her words, Di Tian was struck as if by lightning. He jerked his head up, his face filled with shock and disbelief.

"My lord, you... you're serious? Wasn't the Golden Dragon King sealed by those false gods of the Divine Realm? How could someone possess its Origin?"

"I don't care where it came from, and I don't care whether he's human or beast."

The Silver Dragon King's voice suddenly rose, tinged with a barely restrained fervor. "That is the only hope of our Soul Beast Clan's rise! As long as we find him and fuse with his Origin, my injuries will heal completely, and our Soul Beast Clan will never again have to live at the mercy of humans! Go!"

"Yes! This subordinate obeys!"

Di Tian drew a deep breath, forcefully suppressing his shock, and bowed low.

Then he transformed into a streak of black lightning and shot out of the Life Forbidden Zone without hesitation, heading straight for Nuoding City.

Meanwhile, in the back mountain of Wuxi Village.

Night had fallen deep, and moonlight flowed like water.

Ling Xuqing moved through the dense forest like a true ghost.

The terrifying physical strength granted by the Golden Dragon King Origin made him incredibly fast, and he didn't disturb a single Soul Beast.

Before long, he reached the depths of the back mountain.

The deafening roar of the waterfall echoed in his ears, its white curtain pouring down beneath the moonlight like a river of stars.

Without the slightest hesitation, Ling Xuqing flashed forward and passed straight through the enormous waterfall.

"Vmm—"

The instant he crossed the curtain of water, he sensed an extremely well-hidden ripple of energy.

It was a restriction left behind by Tang Hao.

But to Ling Xuqing, the restriction was useless.

With a mere thought, the domineering Bloodline Power of the Golden Dragon King inside him swept through it like a gale flattening dry grass, silently dismantling its defenses without making a sound.

Once past the restriction, Ling Xuqing entered the depths of the cave behind the waterfall.

A few faintly glowing stones embedded in the walls barely illuminated the surroundings.

Ling Xuqing's gaze immediately fixed on the center of the cave.

There, a Blue Silver Grass radiating a faint blue glow grew in silence.

But the Blue Silver Grass was in terrible shape.

Its leaves were withered and tattered, its light dim. It looked as if it might die at any moment.

"So this is Ah Yin, the Blue Silver Emperor?"

Ling Xuqing looked at the Blue Silver Grass, the corner of his mouth curling into a cold smile.

He looked around and soon found a jade box sealed with a restriction in a hidden compartment in the corner of the cave.

With a casual wave of his hand, Ling Xuqing shattered the restriction on the box.

He opened it, and a rich breath of life washed over him.

Inside lay a bone radiating a lustrous blue light.

The 100,000-Year Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone!

"Tang Hao, I'll be taking your wife's Origin and Spirit Bone."

Ling Xuqing chuckled and tucked the jade box into his robes.

Then he found a small flowerpot and carefully pulled up the withered Blue Silver Grass by its roots, planting it inside.

Only after that did he pick up the flowerpot, flash through the waterfall once more, and slip away from the cave.

Back in an open patch of grass deep in the mountain, Ling Xuqing breathed in the fresh woodland air and smiled with satisfaction.

He took the small flowerpot from his robes and set it on the ground.

Beneath the moonlight, the Blue Silver Grass in the pot seemed at last to be breathing fresh air.

Its withered leaves began to sway wildly, and its blue glow gradually brightened, as if someone on the verge of death had come back to life.

Ling Xuqing crouched down and studied the Blue Silver Grass, a thoughtful glint in his eyes.

"Although this Blue Silver Emperor can no longer produce a Soul Ring, she is still a 100,000-year Blue Silver Emperor, and her Origin remains intact."

Ling Xuqing stroked his chin, the corner of his mouth curling into a wicked smile.

"Combined with this 100,000-year Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone, if I absorb them both, my Soul Power and strength might increase dramatically!"

With that thought, Ling Xuqing didn't hesitate.

He sat cross-legged and held the Blue Silver Grass and the Right Leg Bone in his hands at the same time.

"Boom!"

In an instant, an incomparably rich force of life Origin surged through Ling Xuqing's palms and poured into his body!

This power was completely different from the Golden Dragon King's violent force of destruction. Gentle and unceasing, it was like spring rain, nourishing every part of Ling Xuqing's body.

Nourished by this force of life Origin, the Soul Power inside Ling Xuqing began to surge at a visible rate!

Level fifteen, level sixteen, level seventeen...

With every level his Soul Power rose, Ling Xuqing felt his body and soul grow more solid.

But just as Ling Xuqing was immersed in the exhilaration of his rising power, an exceedingly faint female voice suddenly rang in his mind, filled with desperate pleading:

"Please... don't absorb me... don't kill me!"

"Let me go find Brother Hao... If I can find him, I'll give you anything you want..."