Time flew by, and two months quietly passed.
In the Eastern Palace, within the back garden's grassy field—
The faint golden glow gradually faded. Yang Yunhai slowly opened his eyes, helplessness rising on his face.
"Still not working!"
For two months, by using his fifth soul skill to assist his perception, Yang Yunhai had been probing and familiarizing himself with the multiple attributes sealed within the Dark Devil God Tiger's black orb. By now, he could sense and distinguish the fundamental natural attributes: metal, wood, water, fire, earth, wind, light, darkness, thunder, and even the ever-present space attribute.
But when it came to the time attribute, he was completely clueless—unable to detect it in the natural world at all.
He could feel it piled up inside the Dark Devil God Tiger's bead, as well as in the Evil Emperor's external soul bone, the Evil Eye.
As for the evil attribute, it didn't seem to be part of the world's elemental forces. Rather, it felt closer to a special form of spiritual attribute.
He had even sensed it faintly from certain officials and attendants in the palace—especially when they were upset or overcome by extreme emotion, that strange sensation would spike instantly.
But alas, sensing was one thing, mastering was another. He simply couldn't draw these elemental forces into his Martial Soul to transform them into soul power he could wield. Through the Child of Nature talent, he could convert certain elements into life energy, but turning life energy back into elements? Impossible for now. Quite the headache!
'The path of reverse comprehension is long and arduous…' he sighed inwardly.
"Maybe my current strength is still lacking. My spiritual power isn't strong enough… Mm, once Zhu Zhuqing finishes absorbing her orb, I'll try to gain some inspiration from her."
"In any case, I should just focus on cultivation for now."
With that thought, Yang Yunhai rose to his feet.
Just moments earlier, his soul power had broken through to rank 80. It was time to seek a new soul ring.
He returned to his residence and found Chrysanthemum Douluo. The two set out under cover of night.
Two days later, they arrived safely at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
"My Emperor, you've come." The Blue Silver King greeted him immediately, joy in his tone. "Thanks to Your Majesty's grace, I have already crossed that threshold."
"Congratulations, Blue Silver King," Yang Yunhai replied with a smile.
"All because of Your Majesty's blessing." The Blue Silver King spoke with reverence, then asked, "My Emperor, have you come to accept my sacrifice this time?"
"Yes," Yang Yunhai nodded. "I have already broken through rank 80."
"Congratulations, My Emperor!" The Blue Silver King gave his salute, then added solemnly, "Without delay, let us begin."
Yang Yunhai inclined his head. "I'll trouble you, then."
"My Emperor jests. This is the duty of a subject."
The next second, the Blue Silver King burned his cultivation and unleashed the sacrifice.
'Such powerful spiritual force.' Yang Yunhai was startled. He could tell the Blue Silver King's spirit power was unusually strong.
"I didn't expect this Blue Silver King to follow the path of spirit attributes." In the spiritual sea, the Myriad Demon King was surprised as well.
Still, considering the Blue Silver Emperor's innate domain could transform life force into spiritual power, it wasn't so strange. He did have the foundation.
Time ticked by, and a blue-golden halo quickly formed above Yang Yunhai's head, pulsing as it descended.
Two quarters of an hour later, the light faded. At his feet now floated a blue-golden soul ring.
"Rank 83, nearly 84." Yang Yunhai instantly perceived his advancement.
At the same time, he grasped the abilities of this newly gained soul ring, as well as the power of the new left arm bone. His heart stirred in surprise, and he sank into deep thought.
The soul ring brought two abilities.
The first was called Life's Light—releasing life force in the form of radiant light to bathe others. Those under its glow would have greatly enhanced self-healing, rapid recovery of stamina, diseases expelled, even negative conditions purified. With prolonged exposure, one could even be revived from death.
But the conditions were strict: death must not exceed an hour, bodily functions couldn't be completely lost, and the head must not be too severely damaged.
Simply put—no cold corpses, and no smashed skulls.
Of course, the drawback was obvious. It constantly burned life force. Use it too long, and he might burn himself away.
The second ability was Life's Blessing, also in the form of radiant light. Those illuminated would have their fundamental attributes comprehensively elevated—not a simple buff, but an elevation of the very essence of life.
But this too consumed life force madly. Without his Child of Nature ability to convert energy, casting both on a large scale even once would drop him to his knees.
'These two skills could never have come from the Blue Silver King,' Yang Yunhai thought. 'They must be innate talents of the Ancient Life Tree. The sacrifice only brought them forth.'
They were simply too overwhelming—divine abilities!
And clearly, they didn't align with the Blue Silver King's own crooked path.
The Blue Silver King's left arm bone carried two abilities as well. The first was Spiritual Sharing—releasing spiritual power to link with surrounding Blue Silver Grass, forming a network under his control. This spiritual cluster would vastly amplify his own spirit and senses, and allow him to observe from the perspective of any Blue Silver Grass within range.
As the Child of Nature, he could link with all plants, making the ability even more effective.
Somewhat overlapping with his own powers, yes—but soul bone abilities were fixed, determined by the beast.
And undeniably, it was practical.
The true marvel, though, was the second ability—Spiritual Resistance.
By linking the surrounding Blue Silver Grass into a vast network, he could draw upon their combined will to resist spiritual attacks. In a forest filled with millions of Blue Silver Grass, the collective power was like a tidal wave—no single psychic attack could break it.
Even more frightening, this ability allowed him to trigger a super-range spiritual storm with the cluster's power.
In the forest, this was utterly terrifying.
Yang Yunhai was certain—if the Blue Silver King used this, even the Tianmneg Iceworm would have its consciousness obliterated in an instant.
Below god level—any who entered would kneel!
He couldn't help but marvel. How had the Blue Silver King even developed such a combination technique? The two skills were clearly designed to work together. The first skill he understood—back in the original Blue Silver Forest, the Blue Silver King had detected Tang San from an hour's distance, proving he already had Spiritual Sharing then. But the second skill? It had never been shown.
Perhaps it had only been realized recently?
Yang Yunhai sent his consciousness into his spiritual sea, gazing at the figure of the Blue Silver King, now in the form of a blue-haired youth.
"Blue Silver King, for convenience, from now on I'll call you Lan Hao—vast as the sea. The Spiritual Resistance you've mastered is worthy of the name."
"Thank you for the name, My Emperor." Lan Hao's face lit with joy.
"Lan Hao, I'm curious—why did you choose the path of spiritual attributes? And even create this skill?"
Lan Hao glanced at Yiner, a bit restrained, then admitted, "To protect the clan. Back then, when the Empress left in human form, though my cultivation wasn't low, I lacked the strength to defend our people. So I chose another road—cultivating spirit. This Spiritual Resistance and its derived techniques, I've only mastered recently."
"I see." Yang Yunhai nodded lightly.
This Blue Silver King… truly a genius!
Barely over a decade, and he had pushed the spirit path to this height. Remarkable!
"I'm sorry." Yiner's eyes filled with guilt. "You've suffered all these years."
"Empress, don't say that." Lan Hao immediately replied. "As your subject, it is only my duty."
Yang Yunhai smiled. "No matter what, the result is good. Let the past remain in the past."
"Mm." Yiner nodded gently, and Lan Hao smiled as well.
Yang Yunhai chuckled softly, gave a few final instructions, then withdrew from his spiritual sea. He turned to Chrysanthemum Douluo, who had approached.
"Teacher, let's return."
"Good." Chrysanthemum Douluo nodded and followed him as they flew away from the cliff.
On the way back, Yang Yunhai described the harvest he had gained.
Two days later, they were back at the imperial palace, resuming cultivation.
Meanwhile, on the eastern edge of the Sunset Forest, at the outskirts of the Poison Miasma Zone—
Puff! With a wet sound, Tang San drew out his Eight Spider Lances. The corner of his mouth curved upward as he whispered to himself:
"Finally, rank 60."
"This Poison Miasma Zone is filled with poison-attributed soul beasts. I'll find my sixth ring here. This time, I must get a top-tier one. Once I finish absorbing it, I'll head to Heaven Dou City to see my aunt and check the outside world's situation."
"After that… the Slaughter City awaits."
He paused, a trace of a sneer forming on his lips.
"I wonder what level Yang Yunhai has reached now. I expect it's lower than mine."
With a confident smile, Tang San strode deeper into the mists.
(End of Chapter)
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