The First Attempt to Find the Blue Silver Emperor

A day later, at noon, Yang Yunhai returned to Lonely Grass Village.

He returned Little Yellow Horse at once, then went to the Orphanage to see the Village Chief. Seeing that Yang Yunhai had returned safely, the Village Chief was overjoyed and told his wife to prepare a feast in celebration. Afterward, he had Yang Yunhai stay the night at the Orphanage.

The next morning, Yang Yunhai bid them farewell and left.

After reaching Notting City, he first went to Spirit Hall to retest his Soul Power and collect that month's Spirit Master subsidy.

Because the test showed he was at Level 11, which was considered normal, it did not attract much attention from Ma Xiunuo, and the entire process went smoothly.

Once it was done, Yang Yunhai returned to the academy.

His first stop was the Dean's Office to report in.

Perhaps because he had left a good impression before, Director Su rose to greet him as soon as they met. With a pleasant smile, he congratulated Yang Yunhai on becoming a Spirit Master, then asked what kind of Soul Beast he had hunted and what his current Soul Power Level was.

As for his Soul Skill, he did not ask. In the world of Spirit Masters, asking about another Spirit Master's Soul Skill was an extremely rude act.

Even if they were teachers and students at an academy.

Yang Yunhai answered without hesitation that he was at Level 11 and had hunted an ordinary hundred-year-old Green Vine.

It seems the Village Chief of Lonely Grass Village doesn't value this child very much, Director Su sighed inwardly. After all, his Martial Soul was Blue Silver Grass, and his Innate Soul Power was only 0.5.

In his view, being able to find someone to help hunt a hundred-year-old plant-type Soul Beast already meant the Village Chief had thought highly of him.

Thus, after a few simple words of concern, he let Yang Yunhai leave.

Seeing that Director Su did not ask anything else, Yang Yunhai was more than happy. He bade him farewell and returned to the dormitory.

It was already afternoon. When he pushed open the dormitory door, there was no one inside. Xiao Wu had probably taken her group out again to play Elder Sister. Without giving it much thought, Yang Yunhai put down his things and headed straight for the empty ground in the Back Mountain to begin another round of training.

"Heart Separation Control is something I absolutely have to study. After all, it can improve my control over my Martial Soul. Also, my First Soul Skill is Stretch, and it can stretch without limit while consuming very little Soul Power. I can definitely develop it further."

He sat down as he pondered.

"For example, I could use it directly as a whip. Or grow it from my body and weave it into Vine Armor for defense, or grow it from the ground and weave it into a cage to trap enemies. If I add lightning to it..."

A moment later, he shook his head. "To accomplish all that, I have to strengthen my control over the vines."

"I'll cultivate Heart Separation Control first!"

With that thought, he immediately summoned his Martial Soul and used his Soul Power to create two vines.

From the descriptions in the original story, Heart Separation Control was essentially multitasking, at least in his view.

He had already planned out a complete training routine for this. Rather than immediately controlling the two vines to touch different objects, he would imagine them as his two arms. First, he would control the vines to move, then gradually have them perform more complicated actions, before increasing their number.

In short, he had only one goal: to control the vines created by his Martial Soul as easily as his own arms.

In his view, the vines created by his Martial Soul were essentially formed from his own Soul Power. Therefore, relying on the connection between his Soul Power and the vines, he believed that with diligent practice, he could completely control the vines transformed from his Martial Soul in the near future.

Just like Doctor Octopus, the villain from a film in his previous life.

The way that character played with the four tentacles behind him was incredibly impressive. Scaling walls, climbing cliffs, lifting weights, and carrying objects were all trivial matters.

And when I can reach that level...

A glint flashed through his eyes, which burned with anticipation.

The Blue Silver Emperor, and the Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone—he had coveted them for a long time.

The original story mentioned that Tang Hao had hidden the Blue Silver Emperor's true body deep within a mountain range surrounded by mountains, not far from Holy Soul Village. The terrain around the outskirts was treacherous, with peaks soaring into the clouds and cliff faces that were almost ninety degrees steep, making them extremely difficult to climb. Even traveling at full speed, it would take half a day to reach the interior of the mountain range. At the location of the pool, there was also a waterfall twenty meters wide and two hundred meters high.

Moreover, because the area had been eroded by flowing water for years, the surrounding rock walls were extremely slippery.

The cave where the Blue Silver Emperor was located lay in the middle-upper section of the waterfall, at a height of roughly one hundred meters.

One hundred meters—that was just ridiculous!

At that height, even Tang San, who had reached Level 59 Soul Power after leaving Moonlight Pavilion, had to rely on the Flying God Claw to pull himself up. What about Yang Yunhai's current strength?

And even if he climbed up, the force of the waterfall pouring down from such a height would be absolutely terrifying.

How to get through it was another problem.

In the original story, Tang Hao had relied on his tremendous Soul Power and Martial Soul to blast the waterfall upward and open a path. Yang Yunhai had no such ability.

No wonder the Blue Silver Emperor had remained undiscovered for so many years, and Tang Hao had not bothered setting up any defenses. Even if someone luckily reached the pool, who would think there was a hidden entrance in the middle of such a tall waterfall? Without knowing the entrance existed, it would be even more impossible to climb up, find the mechanism, and open the door.

There were mountains and a mountain range, with dangerous terrain around the outskirts. It took half a day to reach the interior from the outskirts, which meant the mountain range was not too large and was also not far from Holy Soul Village. The waterfall was twenty meters wide, which meant there had to be a river nearly twenty meters wide feeding it.

These key descriptions were already enough for him to confirm the general location using a regional map.

He might not be able to find a detailed map of the continent, but Spirit Hall's Notting City Branch definitely had records of the terrain around Notting City. When the time came, he could find a chance to look through them at Spirit Hall, or simply have Chang Gongdi and Chang Gong Ao obtain one for him.

He had already thought of an excuse: he wanted to go to Heaven Dou City or even Spirit City in the future, and was afraid of getting lost.

If that did not work, he could ask local merchants and still learn the general terrain nearby.

As long as he determined the approximate location, all that remained was choosing the right time and figuring out how to enter the mountains, find the waterfall, and climb it.

As for the timing, there was no doubt that the best opportunity would be when Tang San graduated and went to Shrek Academy, because Tang Hao would definitely follow him. If he had not been tailing Tang San the entire way, there would have been no story about Zhao Wuji getting beaten up that very night after Tang San passed the test.

He even had reason to believe that after Tang San graduated from Notting Academy and returned home, Tang Hao would immediately go see the Blue Silver Emperor, then return to the village and wait, preventing Tang San from leaving the village early for Suotuo City.

After all, there was also a hundred-thousand-year-old rabbit beside Tang San.

Thus, he could time everything perfectly and set out early, without delaying his later trip to Heaven Dou City to enroll at Heaven Dou Royal Academy. As for how to get in, he had already thought of a way.

As for how to enter the mountains and climb the waterfall, had he not just obtained his First Soul Ring?

Wasn't choosing Azure Vine as his First Soul Ring precisely for this purpose?

It was famous for its extensibility. What else could extensibility mean except adding length? Thus, he had already decided when his Martial Soul awakened that he would use Azure Vine as his First Soul Ring. He had looked through the Soul Beast Illustration Book for Beginner Soul Hunting Forest long ago.

And now, he was satisfied with the effect of his First Soul Skill as well.

Unlimited stretching. As long as he became proficient at controlling it, wouldn't he have a chance to climb steep cliffs and scale a hundred-meter waterfall?

As for why he did not go to that mountain range early, setting aside whether there were Soul Beasts inside, entering without enough strength could mean certain death. More importantly, the mountain range was close to Holy Soul Village, and with Tang Hao's strength, the round trip might not take long. Most importantly, he did not know Tang Hao's movements at all. If he happened to be seen in the mountain range, or even near the waterfall...

Would Tang Hao slap him to death?

He truly did not dare to gamble! If he could play it safe, why take the risk? It was not as if he could not afford to wait!

Most importantly, he first had to become proficient with the vines. Otherwise, he would not even be able to climb the waterfall.

With that thought, his mind cleared. He immediately closed his eyes, sensed the connection between his Soul Power and the vines, and worked hard to control their movements.

Time passed little by little, and the setting sun soon sank into the west.

Dean's Office, Office.

"Level 11, hundred-year-old Green Vine."

Hearing Director Su mention that Yang Yunhai had returned, a trace of disdain rose in Yu Xiaogang's eyes.

I knew it. How could the Village Chief have helped Yang Yunhai hunt a Soul Ring with the optimal age?

A Green Vine was a lower-middle-grade plant-type Soul Beast, and an ordinary hundred-year-old one at that. How much improvement could it possibly bring to a Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul?

Commoners will always be commoners. With such poor talent, what could refusing to accept his fate possibly accomplish?

An illusion of grandeur—ultimately, it all comes to nothing!

He shook his head, took the documents, tucked them against his waist, and strode out of the Dean's Office.