Ye Han spread his Golden Light Wings and flew with the Demon Subduing Douluo at low altitude within the ring-shaped border between the Heaven Dou Empire and the Star Luo Empire.
He held a stalk of Blue Silver Grass in his hand, his gaze occasionally falling upon the faint golden patterns hidden among its blades.
The Demon Subduing Douluo leaned closer for a look.
"This Blue Silver Grass is quite unusual. It has golden patterns inside it. How could ordinary Blue Silver Grass possess such an anomaly? Kid, where did you get it?"
"I obtained it by chance. It is indeed special—it can guide us to the Blue Silver Forest."
Ye Han knew that this Blue Silver Grass sapling, grown from the Blue Silver Emperor Seed, contained a trace of the Blue Silver Emperor's residual power.
If her people sensed her imperial aura, they would surely become excited and collectively stir, releasing even greater energy fluctuations.
Then they could follow those energy fluctuations to find the Blue Silver Forest.
Sure enough, as they flew, they suddenly sensed an unusual energy fluctuation.
That energy fluctuation surged from afar in intermittent waves, carrying an intense aura of life.
In the distance, countless Blue Silver Grass seemed to awaken at the same time, responding to one another and forming a surging tide of life energy.
A sharp gleam flashed through Ye Han's eyes.
"Grandpa Demon Subduing, we've reached the Blue Silver Forest!"
"Then let's head over now."
"Alright!"
Ye Han put away the Blue Silver Grass.
It had transformed from the Blue Silver Emperor and gathered the power of the Blue Silver King and her people. No one knew what might happen.
He could not let it ruin their plans.
The two accelerated, diving toward the source of the energy fluctuations.
Before long, they flew into the Blue Silver Forest.
It was indeed an ancient forest, home to all kinds of plant-type soul beasts.
Towering ancient trees blocked out the sky, their twisted branches interwoven, while thick vines coiled around the trunks like giant pythons.
The air was filled with the rich, fresh scent of vegetation.
The forest was not dark. Instead, a strange deep-blue hue seeped up from the ground.
Countless tiny blue motes floated through the woods like fireflies. They were the life energy emitted by the Blue Silver Grass.
The deeper they went, the denser those motes became, as though the entire forest were breathing.
The Demon Subduing Douluo swept his gaze around and clicked his tongue.
"The life energy here is rich. It really is a fine place for cultivation. No wonder it could nurture an old monster with more than eighty thousand years of cultivation."
"Indeed. That old monster should be deep in the forest. Let's keep going."
The two continued flying forward.
The life energy grew increasingly dense.
The Blue Silver Grass beneath them no longer looked ordinary.
Its blades were broad and shone with a sapphire-like luster, radiating a powerful life aura.
At that moment, the two suddenly felt a powerful and pure spiritual force pressing down from directly ahead!
That spiritual force carried obvious hostility, attempting to disrupt their minds.
It was like countless invisible vines burrowing into their Sea of Consciousness, seeking to throw their wills into chaos.
"An old monster that doesn't know its own limits!"
The Demon Subduing Douluo's expression darkened as he instantly summoned his Coiling Dragon Staff.
The staff gave a single Zhen, and a dark-golden radiance shot skyward from it, transforming into a massive dragon phantom.
It raised its head and let out a deafening dragon roar that made the heavens Zhen!
Dragon might spread outward, tearing that spiritual interference to pieces!
Ye Han also summoned his Coiling Dragon Staff. Within three meters around him, dragon might condensed without dispersing.
The spiritual force came quickly and retreated just as quickly, as though it had merely been probing them.
The two did not pause and continued deeper into the forest.
After flying for a while longer, the trees ahead abruptly opened up, and a massive Blue Silver Vine appeared before them.
The main trunk of the Blue Silver Vine was so thick that it would take two people joining arms to encircle it. Like a towering pillar, it stabbed straight into the clouds.
Countless thick branches extended from the trunk, winding through the ancient forest like enormous blue pythons.
Upon that trunk, there was actually an old man's face.
The face was ancient and majestic, its skin rough as bark. Deep blue light flowed within its eyes, as though they contained the will of the entire forest.
It was the ruler of this forest—the Blue Silver King!
"Bold humans! How dare you trespass upon this king's territory!"
A vast spiritual pressure bore down once more, and a low voice echoed throughout the entire forest.
The Demon Subduing Douluo was somewhat surprised.
"This old demon can actually speak մարդկhuman language?!"
Ye Han explained.
"Normally, soul beasts only awaken their intelligence and gain the ability to communicate with humans after reaching the hundred-thousand-year level. Although this old demon has only eighty-five thousand years of cultivation, his spiritual power is formidable. It seems he awakened his intelligence ahead of time."
"So that's how it is. You sure know a lot, kid."
Ye Han smiled but did not explain further.
Hovering in the air, he raised his Coiling Dragon Staff and pointed it at the Blue Silver King, saying coldly,
"Old demon, you're already at death's door, yet you still dare act arrogant?! If you surrender obediently, we'll grant you a quick death!"
The Blue Silver King grew even more enraged upon hearing this.
"This king would like to see what you two are capable of!"
Before his voice faded, dozens of thick, long Blue Silver Vines around the Blue Silver King instantly stretched dozens of meters and began thrashing wildly!
Every Blue Silver Vine was like a giant living python, lashing at the two from all directions with the sound of splitting air!
"You don't know your own limits!"
Ye Han snorted coldly and flew into the sky alongside the Demon Subduing Douluo.
The two looked down upon the Blue Silver King from above, one on each side, forming a pincer attack.
Battle intent burned in the Demon Subduing Douluo's eyes as he raised his Coiling Dragon Staff overhead.
Nine Spirit Rings—two yellow, two purple, and five black—rose in sequence from beneath his feet.
His seventh and eighth Spirit Rings lit up at the same time.
Martial Soul Avatar and Demon Subduing Coiling Dragon Ring activated simultaneously.
A dark-golden dragon-shaped halo flew from the staff, swelling rapidly in the wind before instantly transforming into a massive golden dragon phantom.
The golden dragon phantom howled as it descended, trapping the Blue Silver King and his wildly flailing vines within it!
The golden dragon phantom coiled tighter, forming an indestructible ring of restraint that temporarily sealed the Blue Silver King's movements.
But the Blue Silver King did not surrender.
It let out a deep roar, and the entire forest trembled with Zhen.
He was frantically gathering the power of the Blue Silver Grass throughout the forest.
Countless blue motes surged into his enormous body from every direction!
His body swelled at a visible rate. Blue radiance blazed, his aura surged, and he attempted to break free of the Demon Subduing Coiling Dragon Ring!
The Demon Subduing Douluo did not care, merely smiling.
"Kid, I'll leave the rest to you. Let me see the power of your Coiling Dragon Staff!"
"Alright!"
Four black Spirit Rings rose in sequence from beneath Ye Han's feet.
His third and fourth Spirit Rings lit up simultaneously!
"Third Soul Skill—Evil-Breaking Dragon Might!"
"Fourth Soul Skill—Coiling Dragon Staff Shadow Kill!"
Ye Han shouted twice in succession.
Evil-Breaking Dragon Might was a buffing skill that enhanced himself while restricting his opponent.
Dark-golden dragon might suddenly spread outward. Ye Han's aura surged instantly, and his attack power rose by two hundred percent!
Coiling Dragon Staff Shadow Kill was a long-range attack skill. It used the Coiling Dragon Staff to strike out staff shadows, which could explode upon hitting their target.
Dark-golden light flared around Ye Han. Countless staff shadows filled the sky like a heavenly net, every one of them radiating fierce killing intent.
He suddenly swung the Coiling Dragon Staff in his hand!
One staff shadow after another was blasted out by his Coiling Dragon Staff, crashing down toward the Blue Silver King's enormous body like falling meteors!
The instant the staff shadows touched the Blue Silver King's body, they exploded violently!
Boom! Boom! Boom—!!!
One after another, the dense explosions joined into a continuous roar, Zhen-shaking the entire forest violently!
The blue life energy the Blue Silver King had frantically gathered was forcibly torn apart by the chain explosions of Coiling Dragon Staff Shadow Kill!
His enormous body was blasted into pieces!
Thick Blue Silver Vines snapped and shattered, turning into blue fragments that danced through the sky and fell like rain.
Boom!
The Blue Silver King's body collapsed with a thunderous crash. He was completely dead!
The shattered Blue Silver Vines lay scattered across the ground, utterly silent.
Ye Han and the Demon Subduing Douluo landed on the ground.
Wisps of black mist tinged with red rose from the Blue Silver King's corpse, slowly gathering together.
"What a pity about that Spirit Ring of more than eighty thousand years."
As the Demon Subduing Douluo spoke, his eyes suddenly lit up.
"Hm? What's that?"
Ye Han saw it as well.
About two meters above the Blue Silver King's corpse floated a crystalline blue bone and a blue pearl roughly the size of an egg.
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