Tang Hao's breathing quickened when he heard this. Ignoring Tang San, who was about to speak, he grabbed Chen Mo's shoulders and said excitedly:
"Xiao Mo, come with me!"
Pulled along by Tang Hao, Chen Mo arrived in the backyard, in front of that carefully protected Blue Silver Grass.
Tang Hao pulled Chen Mo up to the Blue Silver Grass and said urgently:
"Xiao Mo, try using your Martial Soul to accelerate this Blue Silver Grass's growth!"
Chen Mo looked at the Blue Silver Grass and sneered inwardly.
Feigning obedience, Chen Mo released his Martial Soul.
A gentle green light enveloped the Blue Silver Grass.
The Blue Silver Grass began to grow slowly. Once Chen Mo stopped, Tang Hao hurried forward to inspect it and discovered that Ah Yin's age had increased from a little over 2,100 years to around 2,200 years.
(Watering with the protagonist's blood: one watering = one year; heart's blood had an even greater effect.)
Watching this, Tang Hao trembled all over with excitement.
"It worked! It really worked!" Tang Hao muttered to himself. "Ah Yin, there's hope for you! There's hope for you!"
Chen Mo watched Tang Hao's excitement without the slightest ripple in his heart.
Chen Mo knew that from today onward, Tang Hao would be even less willing to let go of his "tool."
But Chen Mo did not care.
Tang Hao wanted to use him?
Then let's see who ends up using whom.
That night, Chen Mo returned to his little room and took out the diary.
After some thought, Chen Mo used his mind to write his first diary entry.
[Year X, month X, day X. Clear skies.]
[Today, I awakened my Martial Soul, the Divine Tree of Creation, with Innate Full Soul Power.]
[My adoptive father, Tang Hao, was very excited, because he had finally found a tool to resurrect my adoptive mother, Ah Yin.]
[That's right. A tool.]
[He adopted me six years ago just to wait for this day. To wait for me to awaken a Plant-type Martial Soul and use my growth-accelerating ability to resurrect my adoptive mother, Ah Yin.]
[Honestly, I don't blame him. After all, he gave me my life.]
[But being treated like a tool really pisses me off.]
[So I've decided.]
[I will resurrect my adoptive mother, Ah Yin. But not for Tang Hao. For myself.]
[After all, my adoptive mother is so beautiful. Once she's resurrected... hehe.]
[As for Tang Hao? If he wants to be a drunk, he can keep being one.]
[From now on, I'll call the shots in this family.]
[Oh, right. Xiao San awakened today too. Blue Silver Grass, with Innate Full Soul Power.]
[Unfortunately, I suppressed his Clear Sky Hammer, so it didn't awaken today.]
[Tang San, from today onward, your destiny is in my hands.]
As he finished writing the last word, a flash of light swept across the diary.
[Ding! Diary generated. Distributing copies...] [Copy recipient: Ah Yin (Blue Silver Emperor seedling state).] [Rewards received: free attribute points ×5, mental power +10.]
Chen Mo added all five free attribute points to Soul Power.
Soul Power: level 25 → level 27!
Chen Mo smiled in satisfaction.
Just writing in his diary could make him stronger, let him reveal spoilers about the future, and get the female characters to throw themselves at him.
This system was right up his alley.
Meanwhile, a faint consciousness was awakening within the Blue Silver Grass in the backyard.
Ah Yin's consciousness had just received a copy of Chen Mo's diary.
Tang Hao... wants to use Xiao Mo to resurrect me? Ah Yin's consciousness was filled with shock and guilt. He adopted Xiao Mo six years ago just for this?
Xiao Mo... he actually knows everything.
This child...
Within her consciousness, Ah Yin developed complicated feelings toward Chen Mo.
There was guilt, gratitude, and a trace of... curiosity.
Early the next morning, Tang Hao woke Chen Mo.
"Xiao Mo, get up. Come with me." Tang Hao's voice carried excitement he could not suppress.
Chen Mo rubbed his eyes and feigned bewilderment. "Adoptive Father, where are we going?"
"The Soul Hunting Forest," Tang Hao said gravely. "You said yesterday that your Martial Soul needs Soul Rings to evolve. Only after it evolves can its growth-accelerating ability become stronger. I'll take you to hunt for your First Soul Ring."
Something stirred in Chen Mo's heart. He's taken the bait.
Yesterday, Chen Mo had deliberately said his Martial Soul needed Soul Rings to evolve before it could accelerate plant growth more effectively, and Tang Hao had indeed fallen for it.
With a Titled Douluo like Tang Hao as his bodyguard, hunting Soul Rings could hardly be easier.
"Adoptive Father, what about Xiao San?"
"You don't need to worry about that. He starts school tomorrow."
"I've already arranged it with Old Jack. He'll take him to school tomorrow."
"Hurry up and get out of bed. I'll take you Soul Hunting. As for you, I have better arrangements."
"All right, Adoptive Father," Chen Mo said, feigning excitement. "I'll get up right away."
The two packed a few things. Tang Hao left Ah Yin in the backyard and instructed Tang San to take good care of this Blue Silver Grass, then they set off directly for the Soul Hunting Forest.
Located within the Balak Kingdom, the Soul Hunting Forest was the kingdom's largest Soul Beast forest, home to countless Soul Beasts.
It took three days to walk from Holy Soul Village to the Soul Hunting Forest.
Along the way, Tang Hao rarely spoke, simply pressing on with his head down.
Chen Mo was happy to enjoy the peace, familiarizing himself with the Soul Power in his body as they traveled.
His actual Soul Power was now level twenty-five, but he disguised it as level ten.
With the Divine Tree of Creation Martial Soul concealing it, Tang Hao could not tell at all.
Three days later, the two reached the edge of the Soul Hunting Forest.
There was a Spirit Hall supply station at the forest entrance, where quite a few Soul Masters were resting and recuperating.
Tang Hao lowered the brim of his hat and led Chen Mo around the supply station, slipping into the forest from the side.
"Xiao Mo, what type of Soul Beast do you want?" Tang Hao asked.
"A plant-type," Chen Mo said. "My Martial Soul is a plant-type, so absorbing a Plant-type Soul Beast's Soul Ring will give the best results."
Tang Hao nodded and led Chen Mo deeper into the forest.
After walking for about four hours, Tang Hao suddenly stopped.
"There's a three-hundred-year-old Mandala Snake ahead," Tang Hao said quietly. "Three hundred years of cultivation, extremely potent venom. Do you want it?"
Chen Mo closed his eyes, pretended to sense it for a moment, then shook his head.
"Adoptive Father, a Mandala Snake is an animal-type Soul Beast. It doesn't match my Plant-type Martial Soul."
Chen Mo said, "Besides, its venom is too potent. Although my Martial Soul can withstand it, absorbing it would be troublesome. I want a Plant-type Soul Beast with stronger vitality."
Tang Hao frowned, but still nodded.
"All right. We'll keep looking."
The two went a little deeper before Tang Hao stopped again, pointed ahead, and said:
"There's a thousand-year-old Man-Eating Flower ahead. Plant-type, a thousand years of cultivation, extremely strong vitality, and outstanding devouring ability. It's just too old. Could you consider it for your Third Soul Ring?"
Chen Mo's eyes lit up.
A Man-Eating Flower.
This was exactly what he wanted.
Strong vitality and outstanding devouring ability. The Soul Skill obtained after absorbing it would very likely have something to do with draining life.
"I want that one, Adoptive Father," Chen Mo said earnestly.
Tang Hao nodded, but then frowned again.
"Xiao Mo, the power in a Thousand-Year Soul Ring is too violent. You're only six, with Innate Full Soul Power. Your body won't be able to withstand it."
Tang Hao said seriously, "For your First Soul Ring, a hundred-year one is best, four hundred years at most. A thousand-year one is too dangerous."
Chen Mo had already expected Tang Hao to say this.
He smiled faintly and said, "Adoptive Father, don't worry. I can withstand it."