Tang Hao the Helpless

Holy Soul Village.

In a secluded cave at the back of the mountain, a Blue Silver Grass that looked extraordinary yet frail and sickly waved its leaves, greedily catching the faint moonlight shining through the opening overhead.

"Damn, you were hard to find! You even set up a barrier to block outsiders' Soul Power detection. If I didn't know the story, who would have guessed there was a Ten-Thousand-Year Blue Silver Emperor and a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Bone planted here?"

Covered in dust from traveling day and night for several days, Wang Tianyi had finally arrived before Tang San returned to Holy Soul Village! The horse he had bought at a steep price had nearly been run to death by him! But the moment Wang Tianyi saw the Blue Silver Emperor before him, it had all been worth it.

"Ten-Thousand-Year Blue Silver Emperor! Ah Yin!"

The cave was not large. Wang Tianyi stepped forward with burning excitement, his eyes locked on Ah Yin beneath the faint light. Ah Yin seemed to sense danger and curled up her leaves in fear, but Wang Tianyi's primary target was not her—it was that precious Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Bone.

"In a place like this, who knew what that idiot Tang Hao was thinking? Or was there really some kind of scheme? Anyone with sense knows this place isn't suitable for plants to grow. Something as unremarkable as Blue Silver Grass wouldn't draw attention even if you threw it by the roadside!"

Ah Yin was extremely weak now and could not speak, but she retained some intelligence and a trace of her soul. Wang Tianyi's words reached her ears, stirring the deepest doubts in her heart.

Though she had now transformed into a Blue Silver Grass, she simply could not understand why Tang Hao had planted her here. Back when they had traveled the continent together, she had inadvertently told him many methods for cultivating plants. Tang Hao might not have been a plant expert, but he should at least have possessed some basic understanding!

No normal person would ever choose such a dark cave as a place to cultivate plants.

"Brother Hao..."

This was the mournful cry of Ah Yin's soul. She did not want to judge her husband with malicious thoughts, but this place was clearly unsuitable for Blue Silver Grass to grow! Poor soil was not a problem; Blue Silver Grass could survive anywhere. Yet her husband had actually chosen a place where even sunlight was an unimaginable luxury!

Ah Yin's true body was a blade of grass, that was true, but she was not stupid! Her instincts had already told her that something was wrong.

"Hm? There was a ripple of soul energy from that grass just now? So you're conscious! Fine, it doesn't matter if you heard what I said. Dead people don't reveal secrets anyway!"

How sharp was Wang Tianyi's perception?

Not to mention that, after being tortured day and night by two Transcendent God-Tier Martial Souls, his spiritual power was already comparable to that of an ordinary Soul King. Just the innate ability carried by the Transcendent God-Tier Martial Soul Six Ears—Myriad Listening—meant that no sound in this world could escape his ears!

It was precisely because of this innate ability that Wang Tianyi had detected something unusual about one section of the wall.

"So it's here!"

Wang Tianyi activated Martial Soul Possession, and the Heart-Satisfying Iron Rod, wreathed in black aura, appeared in his hands. Gripping it with both hands, he smashed it hard against the wall. With a boom, huge sections of the wall collapsed, revealing a jade box hidden within!

He opened it, and inside was a hundred-thousand-year Blue Silver Emperor leg soul bone!

"The treasure of the Blood River is mine!"

Wang Tianyi's eyes burned with excitement. A Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Bone would be an enormous help to him now! In truth, his Soul Power improved rather slowly. Though he worked several times harder than others, his two Transcendent God-Tier Martial Souls demanded an absurd amount of Soul Power. What others considered abundant Soul Power was merely a starting point for Wang Tianyi. He had to constantly compress the Soul Power he absorbed into his body before it could barely satisfy those two divine monkeys.

Over an entire school year, Wang Tianyi's Soul Power had only risen by two and a half levels. This rate would already have been astonishingly fast for an ordinary Soul Master, but Wang Tianyi possessed Innate Full Soul Power! Tang San and Xiao Wu, who also possessed Innate Full Soul Power, had each improved over the same school year—one by four levels and the other by three. How could the competitive Wang Tianyi possibly accept that?

But the fact remained that his Soul Power cultivation was slow...

"My dear Great Sage and True Lord, you two have quite the appetite! But it's fine. I, Wang, can still afford to feed you!"

A Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Bone was enough to give Wang Tianyi's Soul Power a tremendous leap, but that was not the only gain from this trip.

Wang Tianyi looked at Ah Yin, his eyes filled with greed.

"Even the most ordinary grass, after cultivating for a hundred thousand years, should be comparable to the finest heavenly treasure! A Ten-Thousand-Year Blue Silver Emperor—surely the energy within you is comparable to ordinary Immortal-grade Herbs?"

Not only had Wang Tianyi stolen Ah Yin's Soul Bone, he had even set his sights on Ah Yin's true body!

Sensing the greedy aura radiating from Wang Tianyi, Ah Yin became even more frightened. But she was now so weak that even a wild boar could eat her! She had no strength to resist and could only call out for her husband in her heart, hoping for a miracle.

At this moment, Tang Hao was already rushing toward Holy Soul Village at top speed. He had seen hoofprints on the road, and his heart grew increasingly anxious. He unconsciously sped up even more. He was not far from Holy Soul Village now.

Two minutes—at most, Tang Hao could return here in two minutes. If Wang Tianyi had wasted time talking nonsense, Tang Hao might really have made it in time! But unfortunately, Wang Tianyi was no fool.

Under Ah Yin's despairing gaze, Wang Tianyi's large hand seized her fragile grass stem. Without the slightest pity, he ripped the entire Blue Silver Emperor out by the roots, roughly brushed the dirt from her roots, then tossed her into his mouth without hesitation!

The Blue Silver Emperor's vitality was formidable. Even after being uprooted, even after Wang Tianyi's teeth chewed her body into pieces, she still did not die.

Wang Tianyi's cheeks bulged as he chewed in huge mouthfuls. Ah Yin's body turned into a pulp of grass in his mouth, with only a few leaves still able to touch the air.

"This Blue Silver Emperor is pretty chewy..."

As he chewed, streams of pure life force flowed from his mouth into every corner of Wang Tianyi's body! The Blue Silver Emperor possessed remarkably powerful life attributes, making it an incredible tonic for Wang Tianyi's current physique!

This bite was utterly insane! By a rough estimate, this Blue Silver Emperor was worth two years of Wang Tianyi's arduous cultivation! It was already a rare treasure.

If he absorbed that hundred-thousand-year soul bone as well, Wang Tianyi would not be far from becoming a Soul Grandmaster.

However, it seemed that heaven had heard Ah Yin's prayers. A tall, weathered middle-aged man suddenly appeared at the cave entrance.

But he had come too late!

"Brother Hao..."

What a heart-wrenching voice! It pierced straight into Tang Hao's mind, striking him like lightning. Tang Hao stared into the cave and saw that a small piece of Blue Silver Emperor leaf still remained in Wang Tianyi's mouth, while blue juice stained the corners of his lips.

His wife had been eaten by someone else right before his eyes.

And he was powerless...