The Blue Silver Forest

"Xiao Bai, can you see where the Blue Silver Forest is?"

Yu Chen hovered mid-air, his robes whipping loudly in the wind.

He looked out into the distance, greeted by a vast expanse of lush green.

He had already been flying for two hours, surrounded by the same trees and the same mountains, almost losing his sense of direction.

Screech! (Almost there.)

Xiao Bai Dragon flew ahead, turning her small head to nod at Yu Chen.

Back when they were in the Border Forest, Yu Chen had wanted to plant Ah Yin.

With the aid of the forest's cultivation environment, Ah Yin should have been able to recover quickly.

However, Xiao Bai suddenly told Yu Chen that she could communicate mentally with Ah Yin and had learned the location of the Blue Silver Forest.

The soil and water of the Blue Silver Forest were much more favorable for Ah Yin's recovery.

The sky slowly grew dark, the setting sun dyeing the sky an orange-red.

Man and dragon flew for another two hours.

Gradually.

On the distant horizon, a different color finally appeared.

That was a sea of azure forest.

Looking down from the sky, boundless Blue Silver Grass carpeted the earth, its leaves casting a deep blue luster.

A gentle breeze swept past, causing the leaves of the Blue Silver Grass to sway softly, resembling a blue ocean.

Screech! (We've arrived!)

Xiao Bai Dragon stopped, her growl carrying a hint of excitement.

She circled twice in the air, then plunged straight downward.

Yu Chen followed closely behind, landing slowly.

"It really is an entire forest of Blue Silver Grass!"

He surveyed his surroundings; the Blue Silver Grass here was more lush than anywhere else outside.

The leaves were broad, their color a deep cyan-blue.

Some Blue Silver Grass vines intertwined, looking just like great trees.

The leaves spread wide, blocking out the sky and sun.

"Hoo-"

Yu Chen took a deep breath, then slowly exhaled.

The air here was exceptionally fragrant; breathing it in made a person feel noticeably more energetic.

Yu Chen retrieved the flowerpot from his pack.

After a period of recuperation, Ah Yin had recovered somewhat.

Her stem had turned a light green, and the edges of her leaves still carried a touch of pale yellow. To fully recover, she would likely need a very long time.

"Xiao Bai, why are you able to communicate with soul beasts?"

Yu Chen put down the flowerpot and stroked Xiao Bai Dragon's head.

Xiao Bai's perception had always been extremely keen; even flying dozens of kilometers away, she never got lost.

Yu Chen had originally thought Xiao Bai relied on her sense of smell or sight.

Yet Xiao Bai told him she could communicate with other soul beasts, and even ordinary animals.

Even if she got lost, she could ask for directions all the way back.

Screech! (This is my intelligence.)

Xiao Bai Dragon raised her head, her eyes narrowing slightly in a look that said this dragon is quite remarkable.

"Never mind then. You little squirt, and you have intelligence?"

Yu Chen couldn't help laughing.

He had read a theory in his past life: martial souls were formed when soul beasts died, their power and spirit attaching themselves to humans.

In Douluo Continent II, Huo Yuhao's Ice Empress martial soul retained consciousness and intelligence.

Naturally, the Ice Empress could also communicate with other soul beasts.

Yu Chen suspected Xiao Bai's past life was also some high-level dragon-type soul beast, and at least of one-hundred-thousand-year cultivation.

Because of that, she possessed such high intelligence.

Screech!

Hearing this, Xiao Bai instantly grew angry.

Her two small wings fluttered, her body lunging forward as she made a motion to bite Yu Chen's arm.

Her movement was fast and fierce, but when she landed on Yu Chen's shoulder, she only tapped his shoulder lightly, not even leaving a tooth mark.

"All right, stop messing around. Let's send Ah Yin home."

Yu Chen stroked Xiao Bai's head and said with a smile.

He picked up the flowerpot and walked toward the depths of the forest.

By the roadside.

"Rustle, rustle, rustle-"

The Blue Silver Grass swayed their bodies, their leaves rubbing against each other to produce a faint rustling sound.

These were merely ordinary Blue Silver Grass, not soul beasts, lacking consciousness. Yet they seemed to sense an aura of intimacy from Yu Chen's flowerpot.

Their leaves tilted slightly toward Yu Chen's direction, as if greeting something.

Not long after, Yu Chen spotted a distinct stalk of Blue Silver Grass.

It stood about two meters tall, its stem as thick as an adult's thigh, dark blue leaves hanging down from the top in overlapping layers, every single leaf as large as a palm.

This was a century-level Blue Silver Grass soul beast.

"Let's do it here."

Yu Chen placed the flowerpot on the ground, squatting down to dig a hole.

Then he gently took Ah Yin out and carefully placed her into the hole.

"Hum-"

The moment Yu Chen finished filling in the soil, the two-meter-tall Blue Silver Grass soul beast nearby suddenly moved.

Its stem bent downward, the entire plant prostrating itself before Ah Yin, its leaves drooping to the ground in a posture resembling kowtowing.

"The bloodline suppression of the Blue Silver Emperor is this strong against lower-level Blue Silver Grass..."

Yu Chen nodded inwardly.

This bloodline suppression was natural; the mere aura alone was enough to make the surrounding Blue Silver Grass submit.

"Fine then, by absorbing your soul bone, I also saved your life-we're even now."

Yu Chen said to Ah Yin.

He took the water skin from his waist and poured a bit more water for Ah Yin.

The water seeped into the soil and was quickly absorbed. Ah Yin's leaves stretched slightly, as if waking from a stretch.

"Who knows where Tang Hao has run off to now; a dignified Clear Sky Douluo, yet he nearly let his wife die of neglect."

Yu Chen sighed inwardly in his heart.

If Xiao Bai hadn't found the soul bone, Ah Yin probably really would have withered to death.

The original work hadn't contained this scene.

Yu Chen did indeed harbor some interest in the Blue Silver Emperor soul bone.

After all, this was a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone, something you couldn't find a few of across the entire continent.

Yet with the slaughter god Tang Hao guarding it, Yu Chen didn't dare entertain any notions. Later on, with Xiao Bai finding this soul bone, one could only say it was all pure coincidence.

"Xiao Bai, let's go."

Yu Chen clapped the dirt from his hands.

By now, the sky had grown completely dark, the moon rising into mid-air and casting a layer of cold, clear light.

He had to hurry back through the night, or Ming Dashan would start worrying.

Yu Chen remembered that in the central region of this forest, there was a Blue Silver King soul beast of over eighty thousand years.

In the original work, this soul beast gave Tang San many fortuitous encounters.

Not only did it help Tang San awaken the bloodline of the Blue Silver Emperor, it also gathered the energy of the Blue Silver Forest to help him condense his fifth soul ring.

Yet Yu Chen was no successor to the Blue Silver Emperor, and he had no interest in provoking this entity.

However, just as Yu Chen turned to leave, a voice suddenly resounded in his mind: "Benefactor of the Blue Silver Clan, please stay your steps."

"Oh no, I've been discovered! Xiao Bai, run!"

Without a single hesitation, Yu Chen lit up his first soul ring directly.

First soul skill, Wind Speed!

Simultaneously, his Hundred Thousand Year Right Leg Soul Bone skill activated once more.

Flight!

Under the reinforcement of two forces, his speed instantly surged by a massive margin, transforming into a streak of light as he burst out of the Blue Silver Forest's perimeter in an instant.

Just as Yu Chen let out a sigh of relief, an illusory figure condensed and appeared before him.

He looked like an elderly man with a kind and benevolent expression.

"Benefactor, why the rush to leave?"

"You escorted the Blue Silver Emperor home, and our Blue Silver Clan has yet to thank you properly."