"It was not her choice to grow here."
Ye Han shook his head and walked toward the Blue Silver Emperor.
Hearing this, confusion flashed through Ye Guyi's beautiful eyes.
"If she did not choose this herself, then she was transplanted here?"
Ye Han nodded, crouching down and reaching out to touch the frail Blue Silver Emperor.
The Blue Silver Emperor instantly trembled violently, her stalks and leaves curling up in fear of a stranger.
However, perhaps because of the Dragon God Bloodline, she soon stopped resisting.
Instead, she became dependent on him and actually took the initiative to nestle into Ye Han's palm.
Wasn't this a kind of...
There was no pity for her in Ye Han's eyes. He snorted coldly.
"When all is said and done, she brought this upon herself. This was the price of giving her heart to the wrong person!"
Then, he slowly recounted the Blue Silver Emperor's past.
From her meeting and falling in love with Tang Hao, to traveling across the continent while pregnant...
Then, after giving birth, being hunted by Spirit Hall, and finally sacrificing herself before being imprisoned here...
After hearing the full story, Ye Guyi was filled with indignation.
"I will not judge right or wrong when it comes to humans and Soul Beasts falling in love, but what Tang Hao did was truly..."
"The Blue Silver Emperor had not even fully matured into human form, yet Tang Hao got her pregnant and took her traveling everywhere!"
"Was he afraid that outsiders would not discover her identity as a Soul Beast? He clearly pushed her toward death with his own hands!"
Ye Han nodded heavily, his eyes full of mockery.
"You hit the nail on the head. Tang Hao never truly loved her!"
"Perhaps he could use arrogance as an excuse for getting her killed, but what about after her death?!"
"If he really loved her, how could he cruelly imprison her in this dark cave to suffer?!"
"Anyone with common sense knows that plants need a proper environment to grow!"
The more the two spoke,
the more violently the Blue Silver Emperor trembled.
Leaves rustled softly, as though she was grieving, and also as though she was filled with resentment.
Yet the Dragon God Bloodline within Ye Han seemed able to soothe her emotions.
The more agitated she became, the closer she pressed herself into Ye Han's palm. Her trembling seemed almost like nuzzling.
What would Tang Hao think if he saw this...
"Ah..."
Ye Guyi sighed softly, feeling that it was not worth it for her. Her face was full of contempt.
"I never expected that Tang Hao, the Clear Sky Douluo revered ten thousand years later, would turn out to be worse than a beast!"
Ye Han shook his head and stopped dwelling on it.
Instead, he carefully searched through the stone chamber.
Before long, he found an ancient lead box.
Creak~~
After finding the mechanism, he opened the lid.
A rich blue-gold radiance instantly burst forth.
Pure, vast life energy swept through the entire area.
A blue right leg bone streaked with golden patterns came into view!
Ye Guyi focused her gaze, and her beautiful eyes immediately lit up.
"The 100,000-Year Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone! Is this the Soul Bone you were looking for?!"
Ye Han gently stroked the Soul Bone, sensing the energy within it as he said teasingly,
"If Tang Hao's Soul Bones had not already been fully equipped, he definitely would have absorbed it back then!"
"Now, it belongs to me!"
Yet as he spoke, Ye Han could not help looking up at Ye Guyi.
"Sister Guyi, does taking this count as stealing someone else's property? Will you... think I'm a bad child?!"
He was not trying to steal while pretending to be innocent.
He simply did not want Ye Guyi to form a bad impression of him.
Ye Guyi was briefly stunned, then smiled and rubbed his little head.
"Of course not."
"By the standards of the present world, Tang Hao's love affair with a Soul Beast was already taboo."
"Taking it is not theft. On the contrary, it is an act of justice."
"Not to mention how irresponsible Tang Hao was. He does not deserve this bone!"
Her words dispelled Ye Han's concerns.
"Then, Sister Guyi, I want to absorb it right now!"
The original work had clearly stated that there was no level restriction for absorbing Soul Bones.
Even with only Level 1 Soul Power, one could still absorb a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone.
Only External Soul Bones were different, carrying vastly greater risks.
Ye Guyi naturally knew this as well and did not object.
"Alright. Absorb it without worry. I'll stand guard for you."
Ye Han no longer had any misgivings and immediately sat cross-legged on the ground.
He grabbed Tang San's mother's Soul Bone and absorbed it in an instant!
Buzz!!
Brilliant light bloomed as the Soul Bone gradually fused with his right leg.
With the Dragon God Bloodline within him, there was not the slightest rejection or pain throughout the process.
Vast life Soul Power poured into him, tempering his meridians, bones, and body as his Soul Power soared.
Level 11...
Level 12...
Level 13...
Level 14...
Level 15...
Level 16...
Level 17!!!
The Soul Bone absorption was a complete success!
In just a short while, his Soul Power had risen by seven levels!
However, after reaching the maximum level of a stage, Soul Power could not increase further without attaching a Soul Ring.
This was not a direct increase in Soul Power, but temporary "stored energy" accumulated within his body.
Once he attached a new Soul Ring, it would increase all at once!
"Xiao Han, how do you feel? Did you gain any Soul Skills?!"
Ye Guyi crouched down and asked with concern.
The moment Ye Han opened his eyes, he saw her surging curves...
A faint, imperceptible blush rose on his cheeks.
"What's wrong?"
Ye Guyi did not sense anything amiss.
He was just a little fellow. What improper thoughts could he possibly have?
"Cough, cough, it's nothing!"
Ye Han quickly looked away, rose to his feet, and began describing how he felt.
The Soul Skills were still the same two: "Wildfire Cannot Burn It All, Spring Breezes Bring It Back to Life" and "Flight."
But another question arose: why could the Blue Silver Emperor provide a flight Soul Skill?!
After hearing this, Ye Guyi's eyes brightened.
"Not bad at all! Then next, we'll go hunt your first Soul Ring."
Ye Han nodded, then suddenly looked at the Blue Silver Emperor beside him.
"Sister Guyi, do you have a Soul Tool that can store living things? I want to take her with us."
Even weakened, the Blue Silver Emperor was still the Blue Silver Emperor, and her value was extraordinary.
In the future, bringing her to the Ice Fire Yin Yang Well could accelerate the growth of her cultivation.
"I do."
Ye Guyi raised her left hand slightly. On her index finger was a Storage Ring engraved with six angel wings.
"I have an Angel Ring passed down by my ancestors. It can store small living creatures. Leave her in my care."
As she spoke, she stored the Blue Silver Emperor within the Angel Ring.
There was a simulated environment inside, no different from the outside world.
Ye Han nodded, his gaze inadvertently falling on Ye Guyi's right hand.
He discovered that her right index finger was also wearing an Angel Ring.
Huh, those were a pair, weren't they?
It's inconvenient not having a storage Soul Tool at this stage. Maybe...
Ye Han had wanted to ask for it, but after thinking it over, he held back.
Asking for it outright felt somewhat inappropriate and presumptuous.
"Let's go, Xiao Han. Big Sister will take you to the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt your first Soul Ring."
Not noticing Ye Han's thoughts, Ye Guyi picked him up and headed outside.
They left the cave and returned to the area outside the waterfall.
Ye Guyi summoned her Holy Angel Martial Soul and was about to set off.
"Sister Guyi, wait!"
Ye Han suddenly remembered something.
"On the way from here to Star Dou Forest, we'll pass through a small city called Notting City. Let's stop there when we arrive."
Ye Guyi was stunned, confusion flashing through her beautiful eyes.
"I think you mentioned it to me on the way here, but it is not exactly on our route. We would have to make quite a detour. What is it? Do you have something to do there?!"
Ye Han did not beat around the bush and said directly,
"Because... I know there is a transformed Soul Beast in Notting City!"
Ye Guyi's expression changed abruptly upon hearing that.
"A hundred-thousand-year transformed Soul Beast! Has it passed the maturity stage?!"
Ye Han shook his head and gave her a detailed explanation.
He also told her about all the potential dangers that might exist.
Xiao Wu's background as a Soul Beast, and the possibility that Tang San and Tang Hao might be in the city.
After hearing all this, Ye Guyi was even more astonished.
That transformed Soul Beast was actually Xiao Wu, the Soft Bone Charming Rabbit, Sea God Tang San's wife!
"Xiao Han, do you want to make a move against her?!"
For some reason, Ye Guyi felt an unusual sense of anticipation.
After all, Tang San was the leader who had destroyed her ancestors' faction.
If they eliminated his wife first, they could surely weaken Tang San's power.
It might not be very moral, but it was for the sake of saving Spirit Hall, for the sake of saving future generations!
Spirit Hall's destruction and the Angel Clan's decline were what had led to Evil Soul Masters running rampant in later generations!
Besides, she was a Soul Beast!
Humans killing Soul Beasts...
Was only natural!
"Mm."
Ye Han also noticed her emotions and said seriously,
"But we cannot rush this. If we attack Xiao Wu directly and Tang Hao is there, he definitely will not stand by and do nothing!"
"You are certainly no match for Tang Hao right now, so we cannot confront him head-on. We must disguise ourselves, enter the city, and investigate before acting!"
"If Tang Hao is there, we leave. If Tang Hao is not there, we make our move!"
Ye Guyi nodded without hesitation.
"Alright! Then there is no time to lose. Let's set out now!"
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