Chapter 79: Devouring the Blue Silver Emperor

Shi Quan continued to drink his tea unhurriedly, waiting until Tang San and Xiao Wu had vanished from sight. After another quarter of an hour or so, Shi Quan finally stood up, paid for the tea, and walked at a leisurely pace toward the main road leading to Holy Soul Village.

After walking for a quarter of an hour, his figure shifted once more, and his pace quickened.

Utilizing Nine Shadows Movement, he approached Holy Soul Village while his Spirit Soul Martial Soul possessed him, then silently slipped into the dilapidated blacksmith shop at the edge of the village.

Upon arriving in the inner room of the blacksmith shop, he found it long abandoned, containing only a single wooden bed.

There was a small window above one end of the wooden bed; he floated over to it.

The scene before him was exactly as Shi Quan had expected; if one were to lie on the wooden bed, one could look right through this window and see the mountain range in the distance.

Following his gaze, the direction almost perfectly overlapped with the mountain range Shi Quan had marked on his map.

This made Shi Quan even more certain of his conjecture.

Passing through the stone wall of the blacksmith shop, Shi Quan's figure quickly submerged into the mountain range. With his ability to float and fly, the steep cliffs before him posed no obstacle whatsoever.

He flew for four hours.

A faint, rumbling sound began to reach his ears. The air gradually became humid.

The waterfall was near!

After four hours of flight, the bright moon was already high in the sky.

Under the moonlight.

It was the sound of rushing, roaring water.

Looking at the massive waterfall, which fell at a nearly ninety-degree angle before him, a flash of excitement could not help but cross Shi Quan's eyes.

Shi Quan floated to the base of the waterfall and, sure enough, saw a pool of water that was clear to the bottom, tranquil and deep, like a giant sapphire.

Looking up at the waterfall, which hung like a jade ribbon against the mountain wall nearly two hundred meters high, everything before him was almost identical to the descriptions in the original work. He could be almost certain that this was the place where Tang Hao had planted A Yin and hidden the soul bone.

"Tang Hao used a single hammer strike to roll the waterfall back more than half its distance; how astonishing must that power be." As the records of Tang Hao from the original work surfaced in his mind, Shi Quan could not help but gasp in amazement.

He then kept his figure close to the waterfall and slowly floated up to a height of one hundred meters to begin his search.

The rushing waterfall passed directly through Shi Quan's body. As he was in a spirit form, the waterfall had no effect on him at all. Passing through the water and looking at the smooth stone walls, Shi Quan began to feel a headache.

The original work only mentioned it was more than half the distance; there were no detailed records, so he could only search slowly.

Fortunately, with the help of his Spirit Sense, and aided by Xiaomeng, the two—one person and one Spirit Soul—soon discovered the cave hidden within the mountain wall.

It had to be said that Tang Hao really knew how to pick a spot. The terrain around this mountain range was treacherous, and there were no Spirit Beasts inside, mostly just wild animals. Outside the mountain range was the Primary Soul Hunting Forest, so it was a place rarely visited by anyone.

Even if someone did come, who would ever think that behind a two-hundred-meter waterfall, there was a small cave?

It was no wonder Tang Hao dared to hide A Yin and the soul bone in such a secluded place.

Passing through the stone wall, it was pitch black inside.

He took a fire starter from his Snow Jade Bracelet; the flame rose, and the surroundings instantly lit up.

"To be safe, I cannot delay." Shi Quan suppressed the excitement in his heart and, borrowing the light of the fire, quickly floated toward the interior.

Before long, Shi Quan arrived at the innermost stone chamber.

There was no furniture in the stone chamber; it was empty, save for a small mound of earth. On the mound, a slender stalk of Blue Silver Grass swayed in the wind. The Blue Silver Grass looked longer than ordinary blades of grass, and most peculiarly, it bore fine golden veins on its leaves.

This was none other than the Blue Silver Emperor, A Yin.

Without the slightest hesitation, after revealing his form, Shi Quan knelt down and dug with both hands, pulling out the entire body of the Blue Silver Emperor, A Yin. He placed it into a jade basin and then stored it in his Hundred Treasure Bag.

After doing this, Shi Quan's gaze finally fell upon a stone hole in the upper part of the chamber.

When he had first arrived in the stone chamber, Xiaomeng had already discovered that a groove was hidden within the stone hole above, and inside the groove was a box.

He didn't need to guess to know what was in this box.

He summoned the Blue Silver King, and with the vines curling upward, he quickly retrieved the iron box from the hole.

Shi Quan didn't even open it to take a look; he already knew it was what he wanted.

Because the system's voice had already sounded in his mind once more.

"Ding, congratulations to the host for discovering the Ten-Thousand-Year Blue Silver Emperor Soul Bone and the Blue Silver Emperor Seed. A Plunder Treasure Chest has been triggered and opened for the host. Congratulations to the host for obtaining the Spirit Bone Modifier."

One word: awesome!

Not only did he obtain the Ten-Thousand-Year Blue Silver Emperor Soul Bone and the Blue Silver Emperor Seed, but the system also triggered a Plunder Treasure Chest. This harvest could be called a full haul.

After putting everything away, Shi Quan, who was just about to leave, suddenly paused in his tracks. He rubbed his chin, a mischievous smile appearing at the corner of his mouth.

He raised his hand to the stone wall, and his Thick Earth Martial Soul merged into the rock.

Characters began to appear on the stone wall.

"Tang Hao, you brat, I'll be taking this Ten-Thousand-Year Blue Silver Emperor Soul Bone as compensation for that hammer strike of yours back then. The Blue Silver Grass in the soil must be the Blue Silver Emperor who performed the Sacrifice for you, right? I am quite interested in how a Ten-Thousand-Year Spirit Beast didn't die after a Sacrifice, so I've taken it back to study."

"As for who I am... the name is in the bottom left corner, see for yourself."

After finishing all this, Shi Quan's figure quickly turned ethereal and vanished from the stone chamber.

After leaving the waterfall, Shi Quan began to move at full speed, heading in the direction of Shi Family Village.

Holy Soul Village and Shi Family Village were in two completely different directions. He floated and flew the entire way, leaving no traces behind. Even with Tang Hao's heaven-defying strength, he would never be able to track him to Shi Family Village.

Moreover, the note Shi Quan left was highly suggestive.

The words alluded to the great battle from back then.

Only people from the Spirit Hall knew about A Yin's Sacrifice. When Tang Hao saw these words, the first thing he would think of would certainly be the Spirit Hall; he would never think of him.

After flying for a day, Shi Quan finally arrived at the Lianyun Mountain Range near Shi Family Village.

Shi Quan found a mountain with treacherous terrain, and after a brief search, he slipped into a cave with a narrow entrance that ordinary people could not enter.

System Space.

Shi Quan first checked the rewards from the system treasure chest.

Spirit Bone Modifier: A special tool from a certain Douluo mobile game, capable of modifying soul bones to enhance their power.

Note: Spirit bone modification is not one hundred percent successful and may result in the destruction of the soul bone.

"Even things from the game have been opened; it's just a pity that reality isn't as easy for obtaining soul bones as the game." Shi Quan shook his head.

He extracted the Spirit Bone Modifier; the system's description was only a general overview, and he would have to extract the item to understand its specific functions and usage.

After some simple exploration, Shi Quan understood the specific effects of the Spirit Bone Modifier.

The Spirit Bone Modifier has only two functions.

The first function is Fusion, which can fuse two or more different soul bones into a single soul bone.

The second function is Strengthening, which allows the use of special precious items to absorb the energy within them to strengthen the power of a soul bone, increase the soul bone's age, and enhance the soul bone's strength.

Just like in the original work, where Tang San's head soul bone, the Spirit Condensing Wisdom Skull, absorbed the power of the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud and evolved into a soul bone existence exceeding one hundred thousand years, this strengthening function is quite similar.

After understanding the specific uses of the Spirit Bone Modifier, Shi Quan's expression was somewhat strange.

His gaze fell upon the Bloodline Crystal of the Sacred Dragon; could he use this Bloodline Crystal of the Sacred Dragon to strengthen a soul bone?

It might actually work.

The only thing to note is that this modification is not one hundred percent successful; if it were destroyed, he would suffer a huge loss.

Compared to the Automated Alchemy Furnace, the better thing about this Spirit Bone Modifier is that it has no usage restrictions.

"Then, let's put the matter of the soul bone on hold for now."

The soul skills of the one-hundred-thousand-year Blue Silver Emperor Soul Bone are one for flight and one for healing.

Shi Quan already possesses the ability to fly, and the healing ability is of no use to him at the moment; it would be better to save it for later fusion and strengthening.

Shi Quan raised his hand in a beckoning motion, and the seed of the Blue Silver Emperor appeared in his hand.

Blue light bloomed, and the Blue Silver King martial soul emerged.

When the Blue Silver King sensed the aura of the Blue Silver Emperor, Shi Quan clearly felt his heartbeat skip a beat; he could clearly feel the throbbing of the Blue Silver King martial soul, whereas if it were the old Blue Silver Grass facing the Blue Silver Emperor, perhaps there would only be a sense of submission.

But the current Blue Silver King is different.

Black patterns emerged within the crystalline veins of the Blue Silver King, and the Yin-attribute Internal Energy within Shi Quan's body, drawn by the Blue Silver King, autonomously merged into it.

Beneath the rich vitality, a trace of an extremely evil dark Devouring power emerged.

After his martial soul mutated, Shi Quan had almost never used the Devouring Attribute of the Blue Silver Grass because this attribute was too evil.

According to the terminology of Dou Er, the Blue Silver Grass possessing the Devouring Attribute should be called Dark Blue Silver Grass, which belongs to an Evil Spirit martial soul.

After the Devouring Attribute bloomed, the Blue Silver King did not even need Shi Quan to control it; thick vines directly enveloped the Blue Silver Emperor in Shi Quan's hand.

Black light bloomed, blue halos radiated from the martial soul, and wisps of light began to merge into the Blue Silver King.

The originally thick and long Blue Silver King strangely shrank, and waves of rich life force began to brew within the Blue Silver King, then transformed into a faint golden pattern.

It was just a pity that even as the last wisp of blue light merged into the Blue Silver King, that faint golden pattern did not completely take shape.

"I still thought of the Blue Silver Emperor too simply."

Shi Quan looked at the Blue Silver King in his hand, which had shrunk by a circle; beneath its crystalline leaf veins, black light flowed.

Although there was no change in appearance, compared to the ordinary Blue Silver King from before, the current Blue Silver King possesses the bloodline of an Emperor, and both its vitality and toughness have been increased to a certain extent.

Judging from the current situation, simple devouring cannot directly allow the Blue Silver King to evolve into the Blue Silver Emperor; perhaps he still needs the help of that eighty-five-thousand-year-old Blue Silver King Spirit Beast for it to awaken as the Blue Silver Emperor.

"Although it didn't evolve directly, at least the current Blue Silver King now has the qualifications to become an Emperor..."