Subduing Ah Yin

During the process of absorbing the Soul Bone, Lu Shi unknowingly fell asleep.

He only slowly woke up a day later.

When he opened his eyes, he saw thick vines wrapped around him and intertwined with one another as they grew,

completely burying him.

Originally, these grasses had only leaves, but under the influence of the Blue Silver Emperor's energy, they had mutated and grown vine branches.

When he stood up, his body suddenly felt a strange sensation.

It was very uncomfortable.

Looking down, he saw that all his clothes had been shredded.

A thin layer of pale gray, paste-like substance covered his skin.

It was similar to what happened after taking the Mysterious Water Pill—impurities expelled from his body.

But this time, it was a complete rebirth.

Lu Shi emerged from the interwoven vines. These vines had grown around him as their center, reaching nearly two meters high,

and spreading for at least five meters.

Just as he was about to bathe in the stream, the Mandala Snake fell from the sky and landed right on his face.

"Ah..."

"Hiss!"

"Alright, stop messing around for now. I need a bath first. I feel awful being all sticky."

Lu Shi grabbed it and went to the stream, lying down and letting the water wash over his body.

The Mandala Snake coiled around his arm and soaked in the water as well.

Clenching his fist and examining his body, Lu Shi found that he had received an all-around improvement—from mental power and Soul Power to his physical body.

As expected,

he had reached level forty.

He had originally been level thirty-three. Absorbing the two-thousand-year Man Faced Demon Spider Soul Bone had raised him to level thirty-four, and then absorbing the Blue Silver Emperor Soul Bone had directly boosted him by six levels!

Terrifying!

He had originally planned to place Ah Yin in the Small World first.

Now, it seemed unnecessary.

In high spirits, Lu Shi took out the jade box. Ah Yin, still in her juvenile stage, lay inside.

Sensing Ah Yin's aura, the Mandala Snake curiously slithered over. It could not understand why such a weak yet powerful aura was emanating from the jade box.

She was powerful because her true body was the Blue Silver Emperor, while she was weak because only twelve years had passed since she had sprouted from her seed.

She was no match for the Mandala Snake, which was over a thousand years old.

"Hiss?"

How strange.

It flicked out its tongue as it inspected her.

Lu Shi smiled and summoned a Poké Ball, gently pressing it against Ah Yin's gold-veined leaf.

A red light shot from the ball, enveloping her. The instant she was drawn inside, Lu Shi formed a mental connection with her.

All information about Ah Yin appeared in his mind:

Juvenile stage, reincarnation of a Hundred Thousand Year Blue Silver Emperor, no memories...

The current Ah Yin was completely different from the Ah Yin of the past.

The two were practically unrelated.

The seed had been formed from power and bloodline, and had inherited none of her memories.

A brand-new Blue Silver Emperor, a Blue Silver Emperor belonging solely to Lu Shi.

A new Small World also appeared within his mind, while the space of the original three Small Worlds expanded by more than double.

He believed that before long, this place would become completely self-sufficient.

There would be no need to keep bringing in food from the outside world.

"I'm heading out," Lu Shi said, patting the Mandala Snake's head as he rose from the stream and got dressed.

Amid the Mandala Snake's hissing, he entered the Blue Silver Emperor's Small World.

A vast grassland.

Blue Silver Grass covered the ground beneath his feet.

At the center of the entire world stood the Blue Silver Emperor, still in her juvenile stage.

Whether in terms of space or rank.

Sensing Lu Shi approach, her tender gold-veined leaves trembled lightly in delight.

He crouched down and gently stroked the leaves.

Come to think of it, Ah Yin was the Soul Beast he had captured most easily.

She had offered no resistance at all.

Yet she was also the most dangerous, because the Soul Beast guarding the grass was a Titled Douluo.

How perilous!

Just as Lu Shi was about to bite his finger and feed her his blood essence, he suddenly remembered that he had not yet eaten the Ice Fire Immortal Herb.

Giving blood was useless.

Alright then.

He tried out his new ability. After gaining control over fire and lightning, he could now control Blue Silver Grass as well.

With a raise of his hand, a patch of Blue Silver Grass grew upward,

spreading according to his will.

Although Ah Yin was still weak, the Soul Skill she granted him still included the Blue Silver Domain.

This was the Blue Silver Emperor's innate Soul Skill.

Unfortunately, only after evolving into the final Embracing All Rivers form would it gain the ability to accelerate the growth of plants within its range, strengthen plant power, gather the vitality and information of all Blue Silver Grass within the range, and increase the Blue Silver Domain's range and power.

At present, the Blue Silver Domain could only manipulate plants, scout the environment, block negative effects, and resist mental suppression.

After staying a while longer, he left the Small World.

In the distance, the sun rose over the horizon. It was another new day.

Facing the morning light, he exerted force with his right leg.

His entire body seemed to lose its weight, and he felt as though he were floating. This was Flight, the skill granted by the Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone.

It consumed only a tiny amount of Soul Power.

Only a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone could produce such an exceptional Soul Skill.

Lu Shi's destination was Sunset Forest.

The longer the Soul Beasts consumed by the Mandala Snake and the others had lived, the greater their improvement. Aside from their previous solo trip to the outskirts of Star Dou Forest, they had never eaten anything good.

For the rest of the time, they had eaten Soul Beasts Lu Shi bought.

Their cultivation was very low.

Now that they finally had the chance, he naturally had to go to Sunset Forest and capture some Soul Beasts.

He would catch high-level Soul Beasts for them to eat. After all, once the Mandala Snake grew stronger, it would nourish him in return.

When he became stronger, he would likewise nourish the Soul Beasts in return.

He stepped on his own right foot with his left and ascended straight into the sky.

However, Sunset Forest was even farther from Holy Soul Village than Star Dou Forest. Even with the Soul Bone, the journey would take two days, and there was no need to rush.

He only arrived on the third day.

Meanwhile, as Lu Shi set off for Sunset Forest in high spirits and with a bountiful harvest,

a ragged, bearded middle-aged man arrived at the waterfall and entered the cave.

The instant he saw the scene before him, he froze.

Where was Ah Yin?

Where was Ah Yin?

Inside the cave, the familiar Blue Silver Emperor had long since vanished. Having lost their queen, her subjects no longer possessed their former glory.

They were gradually degenerating into ordinary Blue Silver Grass.

Tang Hao's pupils trembled. The aura of a Titled Douluo could no longer be concealed.

Yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black, black...

Until a savage blood-red Soul Ring lit up!

The entire forest trembled as a violent aura rampaged outward.

"AAAAAHHHH!!!!"

"AH YIN!!"

Countless wild beasts and Soul Beasts prostrated themselves on the ground, and even the people in villages several kilometers away

felt a suffocating terror.

It was as though heaven and earth themselves were about to collapse!

Ah Yin... where are you?!!!

Nothing... nothing... there was nothing!

His mental power spread outward, bringing everything within several kilometers into his perception.

But,

Tang Hao could not sense even the slightest trace of Ah Yin's aura.

Ah Yin could not possibly have left on her own. She had even degenerated to the point where she no longer possessed her own consciousness.

Extreme emotions of confusion, panic, and fury tore at him.

His right hand clenched in the air, and the Clear Sky Hammer suddenly appeared before smashing down.

The entire mountain collapsed with a thunderous crash beneath its irresistible violence.

There was nothing.

AH YIN!! AH YIN!!! AH YIN!!!!!

His roars shook heaven and earth!

Countless Soul Beasts had their souls torn apart by his howls, and Soul Rings finally emerged.

"AH YIN!!!!"