Seeing this, Tang Qi swiftly took the second grilled fish from Huo Yutong. He was just about to hand it to Bei Bei when the guy suddenly raised his head and let out a "ha!" at him.
Haki Bei had already developed Haki roots. He had to be beaten to death.
"Haa!"
Without another word, Tang Qi stuffed the grilled fish into his mouth.
With the fish in his mouth, Bei Bei instantly calmed down, as though Nangong Wenya had patted his head, and went straight into starving-ghost mode.
Tang Qi wiped the nonexistent cold sweat from his forehead. If he had not personally watched Huo Yutong grill the fish from start to finish, he would have thought she had secretly added some special "seasoning."
Two hours later.
The three of them, having eaten and drunk their fill, arrived beside a pool of stagnant water.
Vast stretches of ink-dark lotus leaves covered the surface, overlapping in layers. At the very center of the stagnant pool, a shadowy sleep lotus quietly bloomed. A single glance at it was enough to make someone dizzy.
The three were Tang Qi, Tang Ya, and Huo Yutong.
As for Bei Bei, Tang Ya had long since found an excuse to send him back to Shrek Academy.
To Bei Bei, his goddess's commands were imperial decrees, and he happily obeyed.
"Sect Leader, is this the Soul Beast we're targeting for my third Soul Ring?"
Tang Ya's voice trembled with excitement.
Tang Qi nodded. "Just follow my plan, and before long, you'll be able to evolve your Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul into a Blue Silver King."
"My Blue Silver Grass... can evolve into a Blue Silver King too?"
"Of course."
Tang Qi glanced at her and said solemnly, "There are no useless Martial Souls, only Soul Masters willing to be useless."
"Thank you, Sect Leader! This is wonderful!" Tang Ya cheered, waving her arms and dancing with joy.
Only a single day had passed since she first met Tang Qi, yet Tang Ya seemed like a different person.
In the past, although she was always talking about reviving the Tang Sect and had indeed worked hard toward that goal, deep down, she had never seen any hope.
But now, with Tang Qi and his twin Martial Souls joining them, along with Huo Yutong and her body Martial Soul, the Tang Sect was rising like steam toward the sun!
Even her own path had turned a corner beyond the mountains, giving her hope of bringing Blue Silver Grass to glory! Of course, Tang Qi did not count as Blue Silver Grass!
Tang Qi said no more.
"Blue Silver: Myriad Manifestations."
In an instant, countless strands of Blue Silver Grass grew wildly. Their woody stems stirred up a fierce wind, whipping everyone's hair about.
Dozens of lengths of blue silver wood surged toward the nether poison sleep lotus at the center of the pool from every direction, blotting out the sky.
Before Tang Ya and Huo Yutong could react, the ink-black lotus had already been uprooted by the blue silver wood and dragged over.
"So big... so thick! Is this really Blue Silver Grass?"
Huo Yutong could not resist reaching out to knock on the blue silver wood beside her. It made a dull, hollow thudding sound. "It's amazing! It's as hard as iron!"
"Right? It gave me quite a fright at first too." Tang Ya proudly puffed out her chest.
The nether poison sleep lotus hung in midair, its roots still twitching faintly. Seeing this, Tang Ya immediately moved to take out a hidden weapon and finish it off.
"Use your Blue Silver Grass to suck it dry," Tang Qi said, stopping her.
"Huh?" Tang Ya froze, then realization dawned on her. "You mean... devour it?"
Tang Qi nodded.
Emerald-green Blue Silver vines shot from Tang Ya's palm and coiled around the roots of the nether poison sleep lotus.
In an instant, life force flowed back into Tang Ya's body. The girl shuddered, nearly moaning aloud with pleasure.
However, immersed in that bliss, Tang Ya failed to notice a trace of colorless, odorless poison silently entering her body.
At that moment, inside Huo Yutong's Sea of Consciousness, Tian Meng suddenly cried out, "Something's wrong! I think we've been poisoned!"
"Huh?" Huo Yutong's heart jolted.
"This nether poison sleep lotus has two particularly distinctive abilities."
Tian Meng spoke rapidly. "First, its life force is incredibly vigorous. Look, that girl Tang Ya has been draining it for ages, and the lotus still isn't completely dead."
Huo Yutong turned to look. Sure enough, it was just as she said.
Although the nether poison sleep lotus had shriveled by more than half, it was still holding strong.
"Second is its infamous neurotoxin."
Tian Meng's voice grew grave. "Those affected first suffer sluggish reactions and obstructed Soul Power, followed by clouded consciousness and weakness in their limbs. In the end-"
"They die!"
Huo Yutong jumped in fright. "Then why are we fine? Sister Tian Meng, is it because you're protecting us with your million-year spiritual origin?"
She gazed admiringly at Tian Meng inside her Sea of Consciousness, her eyes sparkling.
Tian Meng's expression stiffened for a moment before she awkwardly turned her head away and coughed twice. "Ahem, well... of course that wasn't my doing."
"At the same level, even I couldn't beat it!"
Huo Yutong said, "Sister Tian Meng, it seems like you can't beat anyone at the same level!"
"Hey!"
Tian Meng stamped her feet in fury. "How can you say that, you little brat!"
She took a deep breath, suppressed the urge to bristle, and pointed outside with her slender little hand.
"The moment that neurotoxin entered your body, a surge of life force forcibly neutralized it."
"Life force?"
"Exactly." Tian Meng nodded. "If I'm not mistaken, Haki Qi did it! Look-"
Huo Yutong followed the direction Tian Meng pointed, looking right at Tang Qi's feet.
There was nothing there.
"What am I looking at?" The girl looked utterly bewildered.
"His Soul Rings."
Tian Meng folded her arms, striking the pose of a master detective. "When he used his Soul Skill just now, no Soul Rings lit up beneath his feet."
"So I suspect he hid his Soul Rings."
"And his Martial Soul is the Blue Silver Emperor, which makes the answer obvious!"
"There is only one truth! He hid his Soul Rings inside his Blue Silver Domain."
Tang Qi: ? Just admit you're cheating!
"Then, considering how exaggerated his Soul Skill's effects are, and how wide an area it covers..."
Tian Meng crossed her arms over her chest. "I can therefore conclude that his first Soul Skill is an enhancement-type Soul Skill. Only by combining it with the Blue Silver Domain could he produce such absurd effects."
"And that life force comes from the Blue Silver Domain!"
Tang Qi: Tian Meng dares to speculate about me like this? She has already chosen the road to her own death!
"That brat Tang Qi is far too sneaky. But I like it." Tian Meng chuckled and licked her lips, looking thoroughly sleazy.
"An enhancement-type Soul Skill?"
Huo Yutong tilted her head. "Wouldn't that mean he has no way to attack? I thought Brother Tang Qi's first Soul Skill was Blue Silver Entanglement."
Tian Meng: What kind of roadside Soul Skill is that?!
Meanwhile, under Tang Ya's relentless devouring, the nether poison sleep lotus was finally drained completely dry.
However, something was wrong with Tang Ya.
The girl's face looked dull and drowsy, her eyes unfocused. Her once-rosy lips had taken on a purple tinge.
Tang Qi's eyes flashed. How can Haki Ya be so stupid! She sucked up the poison too?
Without further hesitation, he raised his left hand high, spread his fingers, and clamped it over the top of her head.
Tang Ya looked up blankly, her almond-shaped eyes full of adorably dazed confusion. Clearly, she had not been on guard at all.
The next moment, a tremendous surge of life force poured down from Tang Qi's palm.
"Mmm, hoh~"
Tang Ya felt an indescribable pleasure spread throughout her body. Her delicate frame trembled violently, and an uncontrollable shiver ran through her.
When Tang Qi withdrew his hand, she instinctively stuck out her little tongue and licked her lips, her eyes hazy, her expression still craving more.
"Hurry up and absorb the Soul Ring," Tang Qi urged, a hint of helplessness in his voice.
"Oh? Oh!"
Only then did Tang Ya snap back to her senses. Her pretty face flushed crimson, and she ran toward the purple Soul Ring as though fleeing, sat down cross-legged, and began absorbing it.
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