Spirit Hall had records of Slaughter City's location, so obtaining it was not difficult for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
Thus, after confirming the route, Gu Yang informed Bone Douluo.
Hearing about the existence of the Blue Silver Forest left Bone Douluo utterly taken aback.
Bone Douluo even seriously doubted whether such a place truly existed on the continent.
However, given the extraordinary abilities Gu Yang had demonstrated when obtaining his previous Soul Rings, Bone Douluo ultimately chose to accompany him.
With the route confirmed, Gu Yang and Bone Douluo followed it in their search.
Throughout the journey, Gu Yang kept releasing the presence of the Hundred-Thousand-Year Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone while using his spiritual power to sense his surroundings bit by bit.
Fortunately, Blue Silver Grass was plentiful, growing practically everywhere on the Douluo Continent.
Soon, Gu Yang gradually began to sense something different.
It was not the sound of wind rustling grass, but the sounds unique to Blue Silver Grass itself.
Breathing, and even emotions...
This perception grew stronger and stronger, proving that Gu Yang was on the right path and heading in the right direction, steadily approaching his destination, the Blue Silver Forest.
Gu Yang could also feel the surrounding Blue Silver Grass calling to him more clearly.
As he gradually released and extended his spiritual power, the presence of Blue Silver Grass he sensed grew increasingly vast.
Gradually, Gu Yang seemed to become immersed in all these emotions.
The phenomenon was wondrous and profound, as though the two sides had established a special magnetic field through which they could communicate.
Following its unseen guidance, Gu Yang advanced step by step, almost stepping into a world of Blue Silver.
Just then, without any warning, a voice suddenly rang out in Gu Yang's spiritual world. "Hm? You are... the king? The king? It really is you. Are you truly the king we have been waiting for?"
It worked!
Hearing that voice again, Gu Yang realized his plan had promise.
However, Gu Yang also heard a trace of uncertainty and suspicion in the other's words, so rather than stating his purpose directly, he began cautiously playing along.
What a joke. As if I couldn't fool a bunch of grass!
"King? What do you mean? Who are you? I don't understand what you're talking about."
Following Gu Yang's reply, the other party fell silent.
Time ticked by, but no further reply came.
Could my bluff have failed? Did it notice something amiss?
Just as Gu Yang began doubting himself, that ancient voice, steeped in the vicissitudes of time, finally sounded again.
"My king, I am your most loyal subject. Would you please come to me?"
At those words, Gu Yang could not help curling his lips upward. It believed him. It worked!
Of course. Who on the Douluo Continent would scheme to seize this opportunity belonging to Blue Silver Grass?
"Grandpa, sorry for the trouble, but please wait here. I can handle the rest alone," Gu Yang said to Bone Douluo.
Considering that Tang Hao had not followed Tang San inside during his awakening, Gu Yang did not have Bone Douluo follow him either. Who knew what other restrictions or rules there might be?
At the very least, what if Bone Douluo said something wrong?
"Are you sure?" By now, Bone Douluo had clearly sensed something unusual to some degree.
"Yes." Gu Yang nodded slightly.
Seeing how determined Gu Yang was, Bone Douluo could naturally only agree.
After temporarily parting with Bone Douluo, Gu Yang reconnected his spiritual power to that timeworn voice.
Following its call, Gu Yang stepped into the forest.
As Gu Yang continued onward, the Blue Silver Grass around him grew increasingly abundant and luxuriant. Gradually, some of it actually reached or even exceeded his height.
Some of the Blue Silver Grass had even grown vines that wound around ancient trees of considerable age.
Without exception, all this Blue Silver Grass expressed excitement toward Gu Yang, its blades gently swaying in rhythm.
Following the pull of that spiritual power, Gu Yang walked for a little over twenty minutes without encountering a single Soul Beast.
"My king, I am here..."
That ancient spiritual call appeared again, clearer and more excited, with a hint of nervousness as well.
Gu Yang continued forward, passing between two ancient trees whose trunks each required at least several people to encircle, and finally saw the source of the spiritual call.
It was an enormous, oak-like plant formed from countless thick vines entwined together, its entire body the pale blue of Blue Silver Grass.
Around it, the Blue Silver Grass grew particularly lush.
At the center of the vines was a marking resembling a human face, which seemed exceedingly happy at that moment.
This was Gu Yang's first time facing the Blue Silver King directly. Its tens of thousands of years of cultivation exerted some degree of pressure.
Suppressing the restlessness in his heart, Gu Yang continued feigning bewilderment. "Were you the one speaking to me earlier?"
The Blue Silver King formed from vines replied softly, "Yes, great king. It was I who called to you."
The human face at the center of the entwined vines shifted, revealing a humanlike expression.
"King? Are you talking about me?" Gu Yang continued playing dumb.
There seemed to be a pause before the Blue Silver King's voice sounded again. "I believe... so. There should be no mistake. I sense a bloodline nobler than mine within you. Though it is still somewhat faint, it is an existence that surpasses me!"
"If I am the king of Blue Silver Grass, then that bloodline within you is the emperor of Blue Silver Grass!"
With this reply, the doubts in the Blue Silver King's heart gradually diminished, and its voice grew increasingly certain.
In its memories, the Blue Silver Emperor was passed down through a single lineage in this world, so there would generally be no mistake!
"But I'm only a human..." Gu Yang said mildly.
At this, the Blue Silver King sighed. "Yes, great king. Before this, your Blue Silver Grass was no different from ordinary Blue Silver Grass. This was our fault! That is why you could not truly sense it."
"And today, please allow us to make amends for this mistake and help you awaken it, allowing it to awaken into the true Blue Silver Emperor..."
"Great king, please accept the worship of your subjects!"
As its words fell, an incomparably vast presence suddenly rose. It did not come from the Blue Silver King before him, but from the power gathered by the entire forest.
Speck by speck, drop by drop, radiance belonging solely to Blue Silver Grass drifted out from every corner of the forest, glittering like Blue Silver as it continuously converged within his body. At the same time, five Soul Rings appeared beneath Gu Yang's feet in succession.
Above those five Soul Rings, under the influence of the Blue Silver power, the outline of a new Soul Ring actually began to condense.
Under the baptism of Blue Silver power, the Blue Silver Grass near Gu Yang became more translucent.
The Blue Silver Grass had indeed changed, but Gu Yang's appearance did not change during its awakening.
The moment after the Blue Silver Grass changed, countless rays of blue light gathered around Gu Yang's body.
The vast expanse of blue converged into an enormous blue halo that encircled him.