Chapter Seventy-Three: The Blue Silver Emperor Soul Bone

Notting City, Saint Soul Village.

After returning from the Star Dou Forest, Xiao Yu and his companions hurried back to Soto City, where they rejoined Shura, who had been recovering from his wounds and keeping an eye on Tang Hao.

According to Shura, Tang Hao only spent three days recuperating in Soto City before setting off for the far west, headed straight for the City of Slaughter. This was unexpected for Xiao Yu; he had thought Tang Hao would surely visit Notting City to see his wife before leaving.

But on second thought, Xiao Yu understood. Tang Hao must have been worried that Xiao Yu was still keeping people on his trail and clearly knew about the conflict between him and the Spirit Hall. If Tang Hao went home to see his wife, it would have made Xiao Yu suspect the existence of the hundred-thousand-year soul bone, so he steeled himself and left without saying goodbye.

A pity, indeed. No matter how cautious Tang Hao was, he still couldn’t escape Xiao Yu’s calculations.

“Young master, it’s just ahead!”

A handsome man with flowing hair and a white rose pinned to his chest stopped in front of a waterfall that resembled a river pouring from the heavens. He turned to Xiao Yu and spoke.

This man was Aphrodite, the Gold Saint of Pisces.

Though Aphrodite’s strength ranked near the bottom among the twelve Gold Saints and he was nicknamed the “Seafood Duo,” he possessed a unique ability none of the others had: the power to communicate with plants.

Since Tang Hao didn’t go to Saint Soul Village, there was no way to track him and discover the whereabouts of the Blue Silver Emperor’s soul bone. Plan A failed, so Xiao Yu immediately switched to his backup plan—sending word to the sect and having Aphrodite come to meet him at Saint Soul Village.

Even though the Blue Silver Empress had sacrificed all her cultivation to Tang Hao, leaving behind only a single seed for him to replant, she was still an emperor. Compared to ordinary blue silver grass, she was vastly different.

Upon arriving at Saint Soul Village, Aphrodite, guided by the surrounding plants, quickly found her hiding place.

“Let’s go inside,” Xiao Yu nodded. His martial soul quietly merged with his body, and a pair of black wings unfolded behind him. He took Ye Lingling’s hand and said, “Hold on tight to me!”

Ye Lingling nodded, wrapped her arms around Xiao Yu’s waist, and said, “Brother Xiao Yu, let’s go!”

“Hey, what about me?” Huo Wu called out.

“Figure it out yourself. For a Soul Sect, this little difficulty shouldn’t trouble you,” Xiao Yu replied lightly, his wings giving a powerful beat as he accelerated and plunged into the waterfall, leaving Huo Wu with a fleeting remark.

“You…” Huo Wu stomped her foot in frustration, snorted angrily, and leapt upward. Her martial soul was of pure fire, which was hindered in this environment, so she didn’t summon it, instead relying on her soul power to enhance herself as she jumped from rock to rock.

Actually, I could carry you up! Aphrodite thought as he watched Huo Wu leap upwards, swallowing the words he never got to say, then followed after her.

Passing through a dim and damp cave, they reached its end, where a secret chamber of about ten square meters appeared.

With his knowledge of the original story, Xiao Yu strode directly to the stone wall, feeling about and tapping with his fingers to find the hollow spot. Once he found it, he wasted no time, smashing the stone with a punch and extracting the lead box containing the Blue Silver Emperor’s right leg soul bone.

“Brother Xiao Yu, what is this?” Ye Lingling asked, her curiosity piqued. It seemed that all of Xiao Yu’s arrangements since leaving the Nine Star Hall had been for this very item.

Huo Wu, who had followed them in, craned her neck, equally curious. But since Xiao Yu always retorted to her, and Ye Lingling had already asked, she kept silent.

Xiao Yu smiled and opened the lead box. A torrent of unparalleled soul power surged out, forcing both Huo Wu and Ye Lingling to step back.

“This is… a soul bone!” Huo Wu exclaimed, sensing the soul power. “And it’s definitely a high-level soul bone!”

Xiao Yu nodded at her, “That’s right. A hundred-thousand-year Blue Silver Emperor right leg bone.”

“A hundred thousand years!” Both Huo Wu and Ye Lingling stared wide-eyed, their mouths agape.

They had seen hundred-thousand-year soul bones before. Not long ago, the Titan Giant Ape produced a left arm bone, but that one had taken the combined efforts of three Title Douluo and a quasi-Title Douluo to obtain. It was unimaginably difficult.

But now, in this desolate, remote mountain forest of Saint Soul Village, they had effortlessly acquired a soul bone that was a treasure of the world. How could they not be astonished?

Xiao Yu took out the right leg bone, which radiated with blue-gold light, and said to Ye Lingling, “Lingling, do you remember the gift I mentioned before we set out?”

Ye Lingling, unable to believe it, pointed at the soul bone in Xiao Yu’s hand, her petite mouth so wide it could fit an egg. “Brother Xiao Yu, is… is this the gift you wanted to give me?”

“Of course.”

Xiao Yu handed the right leg bone to Ye Lingling. “The Blue Silver Emperor is the monarch of plant-type soul beasts, embodying the power of life. Apart from her own son, you are the most suitable for this soul bone.”

“Thank you, Brother Xiao Yu!”

Ye Lingling was overwhelmed with emotion and threw herself into Xiao Yu’s arms, her head resting against his chest, arms locked tightly around his waist, her strength surprising for a support-type soul master.

“Silly girl, hurry and absorb the soul bone!” Xiao Yu gently stroked her hair and said softly, “A hundred-thousand-year soul bone is a treasure of the world. It will greatly improve your constitution and speed up your cultivation. The sooner you absorb it, the better.”

“Alright!”

Realizing her embarrassment, Ye Lingling’s shy face turned scarlet. She released her grip, took the soul bone from Xiao Yu, and walked to the side to begin absorbing it.

Watching Ye Lingling start to absorb the soul bone, Xiao Yu moved over to the newly sprouted Blue Silver Emperor.

Sensing outsiders, the slender leaves of the Blue Silver Emperor trembled in fear.

How should he handle this Blue Silver Emperor? Xiao Yu fell silent in thought.

Should he consider reviving her, and one day confront Tang Hao directly, becoming the stepfather of the God King Tang? The idea was exhilarating.

But Xiao Yu quickly sobered. Even if he could mobilize the life force of blue silver grass like Tang San and convert it into energy for the Blue Silver Emperor, he still couldn’t match that feat. And even if he revived Ah Yin, with her husband and son on the other side, only a fool would betray Xiao Yu.

Destroy her then? Xiao Yu thought it over and abandoned the idea. The Blue Silver Emperor was pitiful enough, reduced to a pawn in someone else’s scheme, turned into her husband’s spirit ring, her son possessed by another.

Having taken her soul bone, he decided to let her be, counting it as a favor repaid. After all, she could not tell Tang Hao anything as a mere blade of grass.