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Uh...
This is still the first Soul Elder who wants to take action against me...
Qin Xiao was stunned.
Past opponents were either Soul Douluo or Titled Douluo; suddenly facing a Soul Elder who was so overconfident, he was indeed caught off guard.
"As expected, you're a chicken without eggs, aside from looking handsome, you're simply useless. Seeing my strength, you've been scared stiff, right?"
Yu Tianheng spat disdainfully, "Kid, don't say I didn't give you a chance, now I'm offering you two options. First, if you agree to my earlier demands, I might consider letting you go, otherwise..."
However.
He didn't finish his sentence when Qin Xiao interrupted him, "Don't beat around the bush, just get to the second option. I guess if I don't agree, you're going to take action against me, right?"
Eh?
Yu Tianheng was taken aback and nodded subconsciously, "Exactly."
"Then let's get started."
Qin Xiao beckoned to Yu Tianheng.
"Damn!"
Yu Tianheng belatedly realized, his face full of rage.
He felt like he had been made a fool of by Qin Xiao.
"You're really asking for it!"
He let out an angry roar, crouched slightly to gather strength, then leapt forward towards Qin Xiao.
At the same time, his first soul ring lit up:
"Thunder Dragon Claw!"
The pure soul power transformed into a huge dragon claw, crackling with electricity, reaching for Qin Xiao's chest.
Ten meters, eight meters, nine meters...
Yu Tianheng watched the distance shrink but found Qin Xiao standing still.
In the end, you're just a good-looking piece of trash, probably too slow to even know how to dodge, right?
Yu Tianheng felt a bit proud.
An overwhelming power, it's just this boring.
However.
The next moment, a hand fiercely slapped across his face.
"Smack."
Qin Xiao's slap, coming in after, shattered Yu Tianheng's protective soul power, and Yu Tianheng's body did a 720-degree spin in the air before crashing heavily to the ground.
Hum...
Yu Tianheng's head buzzed from Qin Xiao's slap, a ringing sound in his ears.
He tried to shake his head clear, only to find Qin Xiao blurred into double images.
"What, exactly, is his strength?"
Yu Tianheng was shocked in his heart.
He felt his mind couldn't keep up.
But one thing was clear: this kid was not the waste he had imagined.
A lapse in judgment.
"Your Highness, you're here."
Just then, Qin Xiao heard a voice behind him.
He turned to see Dugu Yan approaching.
"Yu Tianheng..."
Dugu Yan came closer, her eyes filled with surprise and confusion, "What happened to him?"
"It's nothing, he just slipped."
Qin Xiao said nonchalantly.
"Slipped?"
Dugu Yan looked incredulous, the big red handprint on Yu Tianheng's face told an undeniable story.
"I'm off to the herb garden, are you going to visit your grandfather?"
Qin Xiao suddenly asked.
"Of course."
Dugu Yan's eyes lit up.
Excited.
Is His Highness inviting me to join him?
"Good, then I'll see you in the herb garden."
"What? Meet at the herb garden?"
Dugu Yan was astonished.
Why is this script different from what I imagined?
Shouldn't he be taking me with him?
However.
When Dugu Yan wanted to get a clear answer from Qin Xiao, she found that he had already walked past Yu Tianheng, towards the distance.
"Your Highness, wait for me..."
Dugu Yan hurriedly followed.
Long after.
Yu Tianheng felt the dizziness lessen considerably and staggered to his feet.
He looked in the direction that Qin Xiao and Dugu Yan had disappeared, his eyes full of resentment.
"Dugu Yan, I pursued you so eagerly, brown-nosing for so long, and not only did you not accept me, but you're also fawning over someone else?"
"And that detestable kid, someone I would die to win over, yet you discard so casually? Are you looking down on Yu Tianheng's taste?"
Yu Tianheng's cheeks burned.
Of course, some of the burning came from shame, but it was more from the force of Qin Xiao's hand.
"What goes around comes around; I, Yu Tianheng, swear that today's humiliation will be returned tenfold in the future."
He swore bitterly to himself.
However, after suppressing the rage in his heart, he couldn't help but furrow his brows as he pondered two things:
The first thing was, just how strong is that kid who has caught Dugu Yan's eye?
Soul Elder, Soul Ancestor, or Soul King?
Yu Tianheng couldn't gauge precisely but was certain that the opponent's strength was definitely above his own.
He had to admit, he had misjudged.
That kid who looked even younger than him had the power to defeat him in a second.
The second thing was, what exactly had Dugu Yan and Qin Xiao just said to each other?
Regrettably, he was too dazed from Qin Xiao's slap, his ears ringing incessantly, and he hadn't heard their conversation clearly.
Of course.
Luckily he hadn't heard it, or knowing Qin Xiao's true strength, he probably wouldn't have had the courage to stay in the Tiandou Empire.
"Forget it, none of that matters."
"The pressing matter is figuring out how to deal with that kid, and I can't do it alone."
Yu Tianheng thought to himself: "I'll need to turn to my family for help, at least a Soul Emperor level expert to assist me."
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Elsewhere.
In front of an unnamed forest, Tang Hao slowly stopped.
His companion Tang San looked up and asked curiously, "Dad, have we arrived? Is this the place you were talking about?"
Tang San also examined the forest in front of them, which seemed utterly ordinary.
On the forest's edge, a few wild rabbits startled by their arrival scampered away.
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"If anyone could discern the extraordinary nature of this place, it would have been destroyed long ago."
While Tang San was still baffled, Tang Hao spoke indifferently, "Sit down cross-legged, release your Blue Silver Grass, and carefully sense your surroundings, you will be pleasantly surprised."
"Really?"
Tang San's eyes lit up, he curbed his curiosity and did as Tang Hao said.
He sat cross-legged on the ground, stretching out his palm as the Blue Silver Grass released from the center of his hand.
Quickly, they merged seamlessly with the surrounding environment.
However...
Five minutes passed.
The intently sensing Tang San opened his eyes.
"Dad, it seems, I haven't sensed anything?"
Confusion weighed heavily in his voice.
What exactly did Tang Hao want me to sense? Couldn't he just say it outright?
In contrast, Tang Hao furrowed his brow, "Xiaosan, I told you, you need to be patient and not rush in your endeavors. Persistence is a good quality for a Soul Master."
"I understand."
"I'll try again."
Tang San nodded thoughtfully.
He could tell that Tang Hao was likely testing him...
So he tried again...
With that thought, he focused wholeheartedly on sensing his surroundings once more.
Ten minutes, fifteen minutes, twenty minutes...
Tang San still discovered nothing.
He stole a glance and saw Tang Hao watching him with a stern face.
Understood.
The time hasn't come, has it?
A full half-hour passed again.
Tang San finally couldn't help himself, inwardly complaining: I've been sensing all this time, and all I've sensed is loneliness?
"No, that's not right. It can't be. It's impossible."
At the same time, Tang Hao was also muttering under his breath.
Obviously, the situation with Tang San was different from what he had anticipated.
In his expectation, the Blue Silver King in the forest and the many Blue Silver Grasses should have detected the arrival of their king and welcomed him in the unique way of the Blue Silver Grass.
But...
Why haven't they come?
"Could it be that I'm wrong? Is Tang San's Martial Soul just ordinary Blue Silver Grass, with no trace of the Bluesilver Emperor's bloodline?"
Tang Hao couldn't help doubting.
But as soon as this thought emerged, he immediately dismissed it.
"That theory doesn't hold up. Tang San's Martial Soul must be the Bluesilver Emperor and the Hao Tian Hammer. Otherwise, he wouldn't have Twin Martial Souls but only the Hao Tian Hammer Martial Soul."
Tang Hao believed his judgment was not flawed.
"So it's not an issue with Xiaosan, the problem is likely within the forest."
"Could it be that the Blue Silver King has met with trouble?"
"But that shouldn't be the case. An 85,000-year-old Blue Silver King, with the Blue Silver Grass's quality of endless life, should be hard for anyone to kill."
Tang Hao looked at the quiet dense forest before him, his expression constantly changing.
One idea after another was born in his mind and just as quickly denied.
In the end, he decided to delve deeper to find the truth.
"Xiaosan, get up, no need to sense any longer."
Tang Hao called Tang San to his feet, "I'll just take you directly to find the Blue Silver King."
Saying this, he took the lead and walked into the dense forest.
Tang San paused on the spot for a moment, then hurriedly followed.
Meanwhile, he couldn't help but ask, "Dad, who is the Blue Silver King?"
Upon hearing this, Tang Hao hesitated for a moment before slowly saying, "The Blue Silver King was your mother's most capable subordinate, and also the most powerful. Its true form is a blue silver grass that's over 85,000 years old, just over 10,000 years shy of becoming the Bluesilver Emperor."
You've always thought the blue silver grass was weak, haven't you? Once you see the Blue Silver King, you'll know just how powerful blue silver grass can be!"
"Over 85,000 years?"
"There's such a powerful soul beast in this forest?"
Tang San was shocked.
The sea is immeasurable indeed.
Who would have thought, that apart from the Aquipeia Forest, there could be such a powerful soul beast elsewhere?
At least Yu Xiaogang had never told him anything like that.
"Don't be too surprised, this Blue Silver King has been waiting here for you for a long time. Only he can help you awaken the power of the Bluesilver Emperor within the blue silver grass."
"So that's how it is."
Tang San nodded emphatically, his eyes sparkling with an eager light.
He really wanted to experience what the fully awakened blue silver grass would be like.
Is the Bluesilver Emperor really that powerful?
After briefly explaining the origin of the Blue Silver King, Tang Hao walked toward the heart of the dense forest without another word, taking Tang San with him.
Since he was facing away from Tang San, Tang San couldn't see that Tang Hao's brows had not relaxed but had become more furrowed.
Impossible!
The Blue Silver King definitely couldn't have met with any misfortune!
Tang Hao thought to himself, quickening his steps.
After a long while.
Tang Hao came to a halt, stopping in his tracks.
"Dad, why did we stop?"
Tang San was following closely; the sudden stop nearly made him bump into Tang Hao.
"No need to go any further, we've arrived," Tang Hao's voice said, sounding in Tang San's ears.
"Arrived so soon?"
Upon hearing this, Tang San immediately felt invigorated, a purple glint appearing in his eyes.
Clearly, Tang San didn't want to miss a single detail and activated his Purple Demon Eyes right away.
However.
After searching for a long while, he still came up empty-handed.
"Dad, am I searching the wrong way? Since the beginning, I haven't seen the so-called Blue Silver King at all. I haven't even seen a blue silver grass that's somewhat older."
Tang San asked Tang Hao, completely baffled.
Creak.
Creak.
Suddenly, Tang San heard a noise coming from nearby.
Instinctively, he looked towards Tang Hao.
A chill immediately ran down his spine.
Earlier, when he was searching for the Blue Silver King, all his attention was on it, and he did not notice Tang Hao's complexion.
At this time.
He noticed something off about Tang Hao.
His face was terrifyingly dark, as if covered in soot. The creaking sound was actually Tang Hao grinding his teeth.
His eyes bulged like copper bells, looking very frightening.
After much hesitation, Tang San still mustered the courage and asked, "Dad, what's, what's wrong with you?"
In fact, Tang San's heart also skipped a beat, already having a very bad feeling.
He suspected that something very likely had happened to the Blue Silver King.
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