Chapter 5: The Breath of the Step Mother

"Go, point me in the direction now, and I will take you there immediately." Tang Hao was eager to find the place rich in spiritual energy, where he could transfer Ah Yin and plant her, allowing his adopted son Tang Yin to nurture her day and night. He was anxious to see his wife, to hold her in his arms, to love her, and to feel her tenderness.

Tang Yin clasped his fists and replied, "Yes, foster father."

"However, before we go, I want to help my foster mother undergo a martial soul nurturing. This way, we can also test the effects."

"After all, my step mother is different from ordinary Blue Silver Grass; I need to try it first."

"Alright, let's begin." Tang Hao nodded in agreement. He had already witnessed his adopted son's nurturing ability and wanted to see how it would affect Ah Yin.

Tang Yin did not hesitate. He approached the mound where the Blue Silver Emperor was planted, raised his hand, and began to release the green light of his martial soul. As the green light enveloped the Blue Silver Emperor, a special energy was released.

Tang Hao watched nervously as his adopted son Tang Yin worked, fearing that he might exert too much force and harm his wife Ah Yin. He then focused on the Blue Silver Grass in front of him, which seemed to sway slightly, emanating a gentle aura—his wife. His heart trembled violently at that moment.

Under the nurturing of Tang Yin's green light martial soul, the Blue Silver Emperor began to grow at a visibly discernible speed. As it grew, the grass swayed more vigorously, and the golden lines on the leaves seemed to come alive, rippling like golden waves.

As he sensed the aura released by Ah Yin, Tang Hao murmured to himself, "I knew it, I knew you could come back, Ah Yin." Tears streamed down his face; the once mighty Clear Sky Douluo was now filled with emotion, trembling as he reached out to touch the grass leaves, letting his tears fall into the soil.

No one knew how excited he felt at that moment. If he could, he would gladly sacrifice his life to help his wife revive.

Tang Yin, however, did not notice Tang Hao's emotional state. While using the green light martial soul to nurture the Blue Silver Emperor Ah Yin, he unknowingly placed a mark on her. This mark was key to controlling all the plants he had nurtured. It would not harm Ah Yin, but once she revived, she would be unable to disobey his commands and would treat him as her master, becoming very close to him.

This was one of the most powerful abilities of the green light martial soul. He had not told Tang Hao about it; otherwise, if Tang Hao knew that in the future A Yin, his foster mother, would kneel before him and call him master, he would surely tear him apart.

Tang Yin glanced at Tang Hao, thinking about the scene after Ah Yin's revival, and a slight smile appeared on his lips.

As he performed the martial soul nurturing, his soul power was gradually being consumed. He had only recently broken through to level eleven, and his soul power was not very strong. Soon, he had exhausted all his soul power.

At this point, Ah Yin's aura had become much denser than before, and the branches and leaves swayed more vigorously in the wind.

Originally, the grass leaves were about one foot long, but they had now grown to two feet, though they did not continue to grow beyond that. Tang Yin thought of his foster mother and instinctively reached out to touch the leaves of the Blue Silver Grass.

At that moment, a strange scene occurred. The two longest leaves of the Blue Silver Grass slowly moved, one wrapping around Tang Yin's hand while the other reached up to his face, gently caressing it. An extremely gentle spiritual fluctuation quietly emerged, much stronger than that of ordinary Blue Silver Grass. It seemed to convey the warmest thoughts to Tang Yin, like an indescribable feeling.

"Step mother..." Tang Yin felt a strange emotion arise within him as he sensed Ah Yin's aura. This was his step mother, and yet she was breathing towards his face.

Breath of the step mother? No, this was just a piece of Blue Silver Grass now.

Tang Hao watched the closeness between his adopted son and the Blue Silver Emperor with a strange feeling. Logically, Ah Yin should be closer to him, as he was her husband. Moreover, he still had the Blue Silver Emperor's soul bone on him, even though he had not absorbed it. Yet at this moment, Ah Yin seemed completely unaware of his presence, tenderly entangled with Tang Yin, being intimate and close.

However, he did not think too much about it.

"How is it?" he quickly asked Tang Yin about A Yin's condition.

Tang Yin nodded confidently, "Very well, just as I said before. As long as we go to that place rich in spiritual energy, I am confident I can fully revive my step mother within six years."

"Then let's find that place now; lead the way." Tang Hao could no longer wait and immediately headed outside.

"Yes, foster father." Tang Yin responded, just as he was about to follow Tang Hao out, the Blue Silver Emperor suddenly wrapped tightly around his hand, and the leaves that were caressing his face clearly did not want to let him go, still tightly entwined around him. It seemed she was afraid that Tang Yin would leave and not return, unwilling to release him.

Seeing that Tang Yin had not followed, Tang Hao turned around and was momentarily stunned. It seemed as if he saw Ah Yin behind Tang Yin, holding him back from leaving, while he himself felt like a third party.

Oh, no. It was the Blue Silver Grass wrapping around Tang Yin, preventing him from leaving.

"Foster father, my step mother is too affectionate; she is holding onto me... I feel embarrassed to pull her away." Tang Yin said, feeling quite shy. After all, the Blue Silver Emperor's body was very fragile at the moment. If he exerted too much force, she might not be able to withstand it, leading to unimaginable harm. So he could only let Ah Yin wrap around him.

Tang Hao's expression was extremely strange. He couldn't quite describe the feeling.

"Ah Yin, don't worry, I will be back soon. When I do, I will take you away and revive you." Tang Hao could only step forward and speak gently to Ah Yin.

As if sensing a familiar aura from Tang Hao, the leaves of the Blue Silver Grass moved slightly but still did not leave Tang Yin's side. Seeing this, Tang Yin gently reached out to stroke Ah Yin's leaves, as if comforting her.

He did not speak, but Ah Yin felt Tang Yin's emotions and slowly released the two leaves that had been wrapped around him.

"Foster father, look, my step mother has let go of me." Tang Yin said in a very ordinary tone to Tang Hao, but Tang Hao found it increasingly strange, as if his adopted son was showing off to him, his foster father. That feeling made his scalp tingle.

"Let's go." He dared not think too much and quickly walked out of the cave. He needed to hurry, faster and faster.

After glancing at Ah Yin, Tang Yin quickly followed. Soon, the two of them exited the cave. Anxious, Tang Hao led his adopted son Tang Yin towards the direction of the Sunset Forest.

A few days later, Tang Hao and his adopted son Tang Yin arrived at the outskirts of the Sunset Forest.

"Xiao Yin, sense where that place is." The Sunset Forest was one of the three major wild soul beast forests in the Douluo Continent, vast in size, with towering trees and dense foliage. Without a clear direction, it was easy to get lost and difficult to find that place.

Upon hearing this, Tang Yin released his green light martial soul to sense the area. His martial soul was special, naturally possessing the ability to nurture plant growth and having a unique connection with plants. Most importantly, he could sense places rich in spiritual energy, even from a great distance. This was his innate talent. Moreover, after absorbing his first soul ring, this sensing ability had become even stronger.

Before long, Tang Yin pointed towards a certain direction deep within the Sunset Forest:

"It's over there; the spiritual energy is very dense." He did not know if that place was the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eye, but for now, it was the densest place he sensed spiritual energy. He hoped he was not mistaken.

"Let's go." Tang Hao did not want to waste any time and took Tang Yin into the Sunset Forest.

In front of the Clear Sky Douluo, the soul beasts within the Sunset Forest did not dare to show themselves; any who approached would be met with death. Even ten-thousand-year soul beasts would be knocked down in an instant before Tang Hao.

Following Tang Yin's direction, they quickly arrived at their destination.

Before them stood a mountain shrouded in toxic mist. The surrounding flowers and plants were decayed, and the air was foul; not a single soul beast could be seen. From the outside, it was impossible to see what was happening inside.