Deep within the ancient forest, the towering trees stood so densely packed that not even a narrow path remained.
Zygarde's eyes glowed faintly as its Ecological Control activated, forcibly parting the vegetation and carving out a route forward.
"Activate Soul Dance: Raging Sound Burst to strengthen yourself," Bai Mu said calmly. "Be ready to suppress it at any time."
He also activated Jungle Healing.
"Roar—!"
Zygarde let out a deep roar, strange sound waves rippling through the forest. Its aura began to steadily rise.
Before long, they arrived at the forest's deepest region.
There stood a special plant formed from countless vines twisted together. Its entire body was crystal-clear blue, shimmering faintly with light. The surrounding Blue Silver Grass grew exceptionally lush, and at the point where the vines converged, a human-like face could be seen, filled with faint confusion.
An eighty-thousand-year Blue Silver King.
Bai Mu stood before it and slightly raised his head.
"Human," a voice echoed directly in his mind, carrying both vigilance and majesty. "Why have you come here? And why do I sense… the Emperor's aura upon you?"
"The Emperor's aura?" Bai Mu smiled faintly. "You mean this?"
He took out the hundred-year Blue Silver Emperor seedling—Ah Yin—from his spirit tool.
A soft golden glow shimmered through its emerald leaves, exuding a noble and gentle presence, though its vitality was clearly weak.
"The Emperor! Great Emperor!"
The Blue Silver King's expression changed instantly, its vines trembling with excitement.
"You've returned! Thank the heavens… but why are you like this? Why is your body so frail?"
Its roots quivered, wanting to draw closer yet not daring to.
"The human you followed back then wasn't this one," it said anxiously. "I warned you long ago—humans cannot be trusted! Is this human harming you?!"
In the next instant, the Blue Silver Domain expanded, enveloping the entire forest. Massive life energy surged forth as countless strands of Blue Silver Grass lashed toward Bai Mu from every direction.
Bai Mu did not move.
"Zygarde," he said lightly, "teach it how to be a plant."
"Roar!"
The two Zygardes burst with light as an invisible field spread outward.
Aura Break.
The Blue Silver Domain shattered instantly.
In the next moment, control of the domain was seized outright. The Blue Silver King felt, in utter shock, that it had lost command over all surrounding Blue Silver Grass.
"What… what is this?!"
Before it could react, the forest itself turned against it. Hardened vines wrapped around its body, restraining it completely.
"If you make any rash movement," Bai Mu said calmly, "you won't enjoy the consequences."
The Blue Silver King trembled.
"What do you want, human?!"
Bai Mu looked at it steadily.
"I'll give you a choice," he said. "One—devour the imperial bloodline of the Blue Silver Emperor and advance yourself. Or two—sacrifice yourself to her, allowing her to return to her peak."
The Blue Silver King fell silent.
As a plant-type Spirit Beast, reaching this level had taken countless hardships. To devour the Emperor was unthinkable—but to abandon its own cultivation was equally unbearable.
At that moment, the Blue Silver Emperor seedling glowed faintly.
A weak, gentle consciousness echoed:
"Don't… worry about me… leave…"
"Emperor!"
The Blue Silver King's roots shook violently.
"I won't leave!"
It raised its leaves, forcing pride into its voice.
"I am the Blue Silver King, ruler of this forest. I refuse both choices!"
Bai Mu sighed softly.
"Reality does not change simply because you refuse to face it."
Silence followed.
The Blue Silver King's body trembled harder and harder as fear, devotion, and struggle collided within it.
Finally—
"I… I choose."
Its voice broke.
"I am willing… to sacrifice myself to the Emperor."
Bai Mu nodded.
"That would have saved us both time if you'd decided earlier."
He paused.
"Before we begin, pass on all your secret techniques—the Sacrifice method, the spirit ring creation technique, and the Blue Silver Domain cultivation method."
The Blue Silver King trembled with rage and humiliation, but did not resist.
Golden light surged from its body and flowed into Bai Mu's mind.
Sacrifice technique.
Man-made Spirit Ring technique.
Blue Silver Domain cultivation method.
Bai Mu digested the knowledge and smiled faintly.
"You truly are the one who loves Ah Yin the most. Even Tang Hao does not compare."
He gestured forward.
"Then let us begin."
The Blue Silver King looked at the seedling with deep attachment.
"Emperor… my Emperor. In the next life, may I still protect you."
Its roots slowly wrapped around the Blue Silver Emperor seedling.
The Sacrifice ritual began.
Brilliant light poured forth—eighty thousand years of cultivation, an entire lifetime of accumulation, all flowing into the Emperor.
The entire Blue Silver Forest trembled.
Countless strands of Blue Silver Grass glowed simultaneously, offering their life energy to their sovereign.
The Blue Silver Emperor seedling grew at a terrifying pace.
Hundreds of years.
Thousands.
Ten thousand.
Twenty thousand… thirty thousand…
Golden patterns spread across its leaves, its aura becoming vast and profound.
Meanwhile, the Blue Silver King withered rapidly.
Leaves yellowed. Roots shriveled. Its aura faded into nothing.
When the final wisp of light vanished, only a dried stump remained.
Eighty thousand years of cultivation—gone.
All that remained was a single grass seed, which Bai Mu casually placed into his pocket.
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