Chapter 133: Blue Silver Forest

The Blue Silver Forest.

This was a soul beast forest discovered by accident while gathering clover. It contained an abundance of Blue Silver Grass.

After multiple investigations, Ning Rongrong had concluded that this forest was the same one from the original story where Tang San underwent his second martial soul awakening.

This time, Ning Rongrong planned to visit the 85,000-year-old Blue Silver King with her father, Ning Fengzhi, and Sword Douluo, bringing along the Blue Silver Emperor sapling, its soul ring, and soul bone.

The goal? To see if the Blue Silver King harbored ambitions of replacing its ruler. If it did, great.

If not?

Then they'd have to consider other plans.

But one thing was non-negotiable they had to help the Blue Silver King advance and erase all traces of Ah Yin from the soul bone.

Admittedly, when she had tried to erase Ah Yin's consciousness earlier, Ning Rongrong had encountered resistance and failed to completely wipe it away.

It seemed to involve some kind of rule. But if another Blue Silver Emperor were involved, it might be possible.

In other words, there was still a high chance that Tang San and others could sense that the soul ring and soul bone belonged to Ah Yin.

To avoid future complications, they had to take precautions now.

With Sword Douluo flying at full speed, Ning Rongrong and Ning Fengzhi reached the lush outskirts of the Blue Silver Forest in just a few hours.

The forest wasn't large nowhere near the scale of the Star Dou Great Forest. Even the Sunset Forest was several times its size.

But the plants here seemed ancient, as if they had weathered countless years.

Towering trees were everywhere, their dense canopies blocking out most of the sunlight.

"What a remarkable environment," Sword Douluo remarked. "Fengzhi, I sense a plant-type soul beast's aura one that seems to hold strong hostility toward us."

With a 97th-rank Sword Douluo leading the way, no soul beast dared obstruct them.

The three easily reached the previously mentioned Blue Silver King, which radiated clear hostility.

At a glance, the Blue Silver King's appearance was evident.

Slender vines coiled upward, intertwining until they reached about ten meters in the air.

Its entire body was a clear blue, its surface shimmering with a crystalline luster. Around it, Blue Silver Grass grew exceptionally lush.

At the center of the vines was a pattern resembling a human face.

Right now, that face was filled with animosity.

"Humans, why have you come? The Blue Silver Forest does not welcome you." As the second-in-command to the 100,000-year Blue Silver Emperor, the Blue Silver King was deeply wary of the three humans.

Sensing Sword Douluo's aura, it didn't dare act rashly.

These intruders were stronger than the two brothers who had come years ago to take its emperor away.

They might even be Title Douluo.

"There's no need for such hostility." Ning Rongrong stepped forward, meeting the expressive face on the vine.

"How about we make a deal, Lord Blue Silver King?"

"A deal?" The Blue Silver King muttered. "You carry the aura of the Blue Silver Empress, yet you are not her kin."

"You mean the Blue Silver Emperor, Ah Yin?" Ning Rongrong retrieved a small sapling from her soul tool. The moment it appeared, the surrounding Blue Silver Grass trembled in excitement.

"This… this is Her Majesty!" The Blue Silver King's face trembled slightly.

"Did… did you kill Her Majesty?" The Blue Silver King's voice seethed with anger.

"It wasn't us." Ning Rongrong shook her head. "As for who did it, you likely know better than we do."

"Who did Ah Yin leave with, Blue Silver King? Don't you know?"

Based on the original story, Tang Hao had been well aware of the Blue Silver Forest's existence otherwise, he wouldn't have confidently allowed Tang San to enter.

From this, it could be inferred that the Blue Silver King had probably met Tang Hao.

"Tang Hao!"

The Blue Silver King's enraged roar snapped Ning Rongrong out of her thoughts.

So it has met him…

From the original plot, the Blue Silver King was likely one of Ah Yin's subordinates.

Its loyalty seemed… quite high.

After a brief contemplation, Ning Rongrong looked at the Blue Silver King. "Besides this sapling, I also have…"

Her Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda manifested, displaying three purple and three black soul rings followed by a slowly emerging red ring.

When the Blue Silver King's gaze fell on the sapling in Ning Rongrong's hand, its shock was palpable.

"With your experience, you should recognize that this soul ring isn't attached to my martial soul. I used a special method to extract it from Tang Hao and sealed it away."

As the 100,000-year soul ring hovered above the young girl's pagoda, the Blue Silver King fell into prolonged silence.

Within that crimson ring, it sensed a familiar soul power Tang Hao's.

Before the Blue Silver Emperor left, she had brought Tang Hao here once. That aura was unmistakable.

"Blue Silver King, don't you want to become the new Blue Silver Emperor?"

Ning Rongrong revealed her true intentions.

"If you absorb this soul ring and this sapling, you might break through to the 100,000-year level!"

"You want me to betray Her Majesty?" The Blue Silver King's voice dripped with fury.

"Betrayal? Didn't the Blue Silver Emperor betray you first?"

"What do you mean?"

"Ah Yin chose to take human form isn't that a form of betrayal?"

"Especially when she later needed to hunt soul beasts for her soul rings, just like any other human. Does she still deserve your loyalty?"

"Hmph! No matter what, she was the ruler of our Blue Silver Forest." The Blue Silver King's tone was resolute.

"The old must make way for the new. She could have waited to pass her first heavenly tribulation and taken human form afterward, yet she chose to transform early. Isn't that abandoning you?"

"Silence!" The Blue Silver King roared.

"Am I wrong? A coward who didn't even dare face a single heavenly tribulation yet you still call her the pinnacle of Blue Silver bloodlines?"

Ning Rongrong's voice softened slightly. "This sapling is her original body after the sacrifice."

"If she betrayed you first, why can't you replace her?"

"Hmph!" After a brief silence, the Blue Silver King's voice turned icy. "I don't believe humans would be so kind as to help me reach the 100,000-year level."

"Don't pretend you aren't after my soul ring and soul bone!"

"Of course, I'd love a 100,000-year soul ring and soul bone. Denying that would be lying."

Ning Rongrong smiled frankly.

"But compared to others, I'd prefer you break through, survive your first tribulation, take human form, and join the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School."

"The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School… You're from there?"

Though the Blue Silver Forest was small, many Soul Masters came to hunt for soul rings, so the Blue Silver King had heard things.

Things like… auxiliary-type pills and similar items.

These had surprised the Blue Silver King.

But as a plant, unless it reached the 100,000-year level and underwent transformation or survived a tribulation it could never leave.