Tang Hao's gaze sharpened. Rather than retreating, he advanced, holding his left arm across his body as black Soul Power condensed into a thick barrier.
A series of thunderous bangs erupted. The vines lashed against the barrier and shattered inch by inch, spraying dark green sap in every direction.
"Obstinate fool!"
Tang Hao growled, clenching his right fist. The pitch-black Clear Sky Hammer appeared out of thin air in his palm.
The Soul Power around him gathered like a tide, converging on the hammer as he smashed the Clear Sky Hammer toward the Blue Silver King's true body!
"Aah-!"
An agonized scream rang throughout the Blue Silver Forest, making even the air tremble.
The silver-patterned stem of the Blue Silver King snapped under the blow, its silver markings rapidly dimming.
The countless stalks of Blue Silver Grass nearby seemed to sense the Blue Silver King's fall, and every one of them drooped.
Their blades no longer swayed. Even the wind carried a sob, and the entire forest sank into deathly silent mourning.
Tang San sat cross-legged as the Blue Silver King's Soul Ring slowly merged into his body.
Tang Hao glanced at his son, who was absorbing the Soul Ring, his gaze complicated. Once Tang San finished, he took him and swiftly left the Blue Silver Forest.
What happened next was that Ah Yin, inside the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, sensed the Blue Silver King's passing.
Su Yu sensed something unusual at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and took Ah Yin to the Blue Silver Forest.
Along the way, Ah Yin haltingly explained just what the Blue Silver Forest was.
It was the sacred land of the Blue Silver Grass Clan, guarded by successive generations of Blue Silver Kings.
When Ah Yin was first born, she