Under the dramatic surge in Tang Yi's soul power, his cultivation of the Nine Yang True Scripture also achieved a monumental breakthrough!
He advanced directly from the first volume, the "Foundation Establishment Chapter," to the second volume, the "Smelting Furnace Chapter"!
Within his dantian, the Nine Yang internal energy was no longer merely a stream of warm qi. It had transformed into an invisible yet palpably real "smelting furnace."
Internal breath circulated endlessly within it, self-refining and strengthening in an perpetual, inexhaustible cycle.
Judged solely by the current density and purity of his Nine Yang internal energy, if placed within the ancient martial world of Blue Star, Tang Yi could firmly establish himself among the ranks of second-tier experts.
Beyond the direct elevation of both soul power and internal energy, after fully assimilating and fusing with the soul bone, Tang Yi also acquired two heaven-defying abilities:
The first: Void-walking and flight through the skies!
With a mere thought, the soul bone's power would lift and support his body. Remarkably, this required no expenditure of soul power whatsoever, enabling sustained long-distance soaring and instinctive air-stepping—an enormous compensation for the mobility deficiencies inherent to mid- and low-tier soul masters.
The second: the heaven-defying regenerative ability encapsulated in the phrase "wildfire cannot burn it all; spring winds bring it back to life"!
This skill not only granted Tang Yi far superior self-healing capacity compared to peers of the same rank; even in cases of severed limbs or grievous injury, so long as the core remained intact, sufficient expenditure of soul power and life force could gradually restore the damage.
More crucially, by drawing upon his own Blue Silver Empress bloodline as a conduit, Tang Yi could fully mobilize and absorb the life force of surrounding ordinary Blue Silver Grass to accelerate his own recovery—and even channel that life force to heal others.
In effect, he now carried with him a mobile fountain of life.
A surging, unprecedented power coursed through his right leg—warm, intimate, and wholly unreserved. It was the selfless gift of his mother.
Tang Yi gently caressed the point of fusion on his leg bone and murmured softly:
"Mother, thank you. I will take you away from this prison at once."
As he spoke these words and prepared to depart with his mother, Tang Yi suddenly noticed that a slip of paper still remained inside the case that had contained the soul bone.
He unfolded it to find a letter of confession written in Tang Hao's hand.
The letter revealed a long-buried truth: after A Yin's sacrifice, she had reverted to her original Blue Silver Grass form.
In that critical, life-or-death moment, the "Blue Silver Grass" manifested by A Yin had left behind a single "grass seed."
In her final moments, through faint spiritual power, A Yin had informed Tang Hao: this "seed" was also their child.
At first, Tang Hao refused to believe it and casually tossed the "grass seed" into the swaddling cloth that held the infant Tang San.
Over time, however, the seed grew larger and larger.
Intrigued by the phenomenon, Tang Hao planted it in soil and occasionally watered it. A year later, the seed had grown into the form of an infant.
This child, Tang Hao named Tang Yi!
Upon reading this passage, Tang Yi was momentarily stunned.
No wonder he had become Tang San's younger brother.
Moreover, his "birth" had occurred an entire year later.
Having traversed from Blue Star into the Douluo Continent as a child, Tang Yi naturally had no recollection of his earlier existence as a "grass seed."
It was precisely because both Tang Yi and Tang San had come into being in such extraordinary ways that Tang Hao had always felt uneasy.
He even harbored suspicions that Tang Yi might not be his biological son.
Perhaps A Yin had conceived him with some male Blue Silver Grass soul beast?
Otherwise, why would he have been born in the form of a "grass seed"—such a bizarre plant manifestation?
In the confession letter, Tang Hao had scrawled several characters in succession: "Kill," "Kill," "Kill."
Clearly, he had once contemplated strangling Tang Yi to death.
Later, however, he apparently reasoned that raising Tang San alone would leave the household unsupported—no one to wash clothes, cook, or tend to daily needs—and so he ultimately allowed Tang Yi to live and grow up.
As a transmigrator, Tang Yi carefully reflected on the matter and gradually pieced together certain truths.
"Perhaps my innate soul power being only level one now makes sense! It is possible that Mother A Yin was already pregnant at the time of her sacrifice. Due to the unique physiology of plant soul beasts, the embryo was incomplete—I existed merely in the state of a seed."
"At the moment between life and death, Mother expelled me from her body and entrusted me to Tang Hao for raising. This body of mine never underwent a full ten-month gestation in the womb!"
"Like a premature birth, my innate soul power was naturally low. And perhaps that is also why I did not inherit Tang Hao's Haotian Hammer martial soul—retaining only the singular Blue Silver Grass martial soul?"
Tang Yi speculated.
In the context of the Douluo Continent, this body could indeed be described as starting from "heavenly collapse."
Fortunately, he had already established contact with his motherland, Great Xia. Now, having obtained his mother's soul bone, his potential had been further unlocked!
Back then, during the Spirit Hall's pursuit, both sides had been locked in desperate combat. In that life-or-death crisis, Mother A Yin had no opportunity to explain everything in detail to Tang Hao.
Yet Tang Hao, as a Title Douluo, never once used his mind to think it through—nor did he place full trust in A Yin?
Glancing at the glaring characters "Kill" repeated in the confession, Tang Yi's rage intensified.
"Sooner or later, I will make Tang Hao pay a price!"
Sensing Tang Yi's murderous intent, the leaves of the Blue Silver Empress stirred gently once more. A faint spiritual fluctuation transmitted into his mind.
Tang Yi gave a slight nod:
"Rest assured, Mother. For your sake, I will not kill Tang Hao in the future. However, the debt he owes us—I will never let slide. I will seek justice on your behalf."
As a modern person, Tang Yi did not share Tang San's conservative, feudal mindset shaped by an ancient era.
His thinking was far more open and divergent. He even entertained some darker suspicions:
Could Tang Hao have secretly colluded with certain individuals in the Spirit Hall, deliberately orchestrating circumstances that forced Mother A Yin to sacrifice herself?
In that way, Tang Hao would obtain a hundred-thousand-year soul ring?
As for the soul bone—
Born into one of the upper three sects, the Haotian Sect, and as a direct-line descendant, Tang Hao had never lacked soul bones.
He already possessed a right leg soul bone of his own.
The soul bone produced by A Yin's sacrifice was superfluous to him. Perhaps it had been part of a transaction he struck with certain high-ranking figures in the Spirit Hall?
Tang Yi's expression turned icy. These secrets, he vowed, would one day be thoroughly investigated.
For the present, the most urgent priority was to take Mother away and find a suitable environment for her growth.
Without further hesitation, Tang Yi turned and began carefully excavating the soil around the roots of the blue-gold Blue Silver Empress with the utmost gentleness.
He preserved every root hair, together with the surrounding soil imbued with its special aura, wrapping the entire mass in a soft cloth bag he had prepared in advance—creating a temporary "portable flowerpot."
"Mother, we are leaving this place first."
Tang Yi cradled the precious bundle securely against his chest.
"I will find you a new environment filled with abundant sunlight and rich life energy."
He gazed eastward—toward the Star Dou Great Forest. The spiritual energy there was immeasurably denser than the vicinity of Saint Spirit Village; it was the most suitable destination.
At the same time, Tang Yi pondered other possibilities:
"I must request support from Great Xia as soon as possible. During the next transmission, I hope they can send some of the biological nutrients or specialized devices they have developed—agents capable of promoting plant vitality and optimizing photosynthetic efficiency."
"The combination of modern technology and the spiritual energy of the Douluo Continent will surely create the optimal recovery environment for Mother."
Hope shone brightly in Tang Yi's eyes.
In his arms, the leaves of the Blue Silver Empress A Yin stirred gently once more, as though in quiet response.
Tang Yi cast one final glance at the dark cavern, then resolutely turned and leapt away.
.........
At the same moment:
Outside the Star Dou Great Forest, a luxurious procession of carriages was approaching.
Seated within the lead carriage was none other than Xue Qinghe, Crown Prince of the Heaven Dou Empire!