After the bloodline essence was swallowed by the Blue Silver King, it instantly dissolved within its body, merging with its own peak royal bloodline.
Within the Blue Silver King, azure blood flowed quietly.
Gradually, specks of pale golden light began to appear in the azure river of blood.
These pale golden light specks gathered in the center of the river, like a fine golden thread that split the azure river in two.
Outside, the Blue Silver Forest.
The moment the Blue Silver King's bloodline broke through from peak royal to imperial.
Throughout the entire forest, hundreds of millions of Blue Silver Grass released their faint, minuscule presences, sincerely welcoming the birth of their new emperor.
Immediately after, a faint blue radiance quietly emerged from each stalk of Blue Silver Grass, transforming the forest into an ocean of blue.
This faint blue radiance, forming the blue ocean, continuously flowed into the Blue Silver King's body, causing its appearance to undergo a drastic transformation.
The thick vines rapidly retracted, reforming into slender grass blades.
After a few breaths, the originally ten-meter-tall, thick tree had become a Blue Silver Grass less than a meter tall.
The entire Blue Silver Grass was remarkably crystalline, its color a pure sapphire blue. Upon closer inspection, one could also notice a hint of golden texture on the grass blades.
This hint of golden texture followed the venation of the leaves and spread across the entire Blue Silver Grass, mirroring the golden thread that divided the blue river in its bloodline, symbolizing the imperial status and position of the Blue Silver Grass clan.
Lin Rong witnessed this transformation process up close.
The Blue Silver King's cultivation remained unchanged, still over eighty-five thousand years, but the aura it now exuded was far more powerful than before.
This was the power of bloodline, the might of the sole Imperial Bloodline nurtured by the entire Blue Silver Grass clan's collective strength.
As a unique Imperial Bloodline, the Blue Silver Emperor's bloodline strength was enough to rank within the top ten of all Spirit Beast bloodline strengths.
At this very moment, its title had changed from Blue Silver King to the genuine Blue Silver Emperor.
The Blue Silver Emperor, having completed its bloodline metamorphosis, looked at the human child standing before it. Having accepted its fate, it still couldn't believe that the child before it could withstand its Spirit Ring's energy.
Although it didn't know much about the human world, it was aware of some basic common knowledge.
The child before it had a naive expression, appearing to be around ten years old.
Based on its understanding of humans, a child of this age, no matter how high their talent, would at most be a Soul Grand Master in terms of Soul Power cultivation.
The Nine Bend Vine Dragon, which had always been wrapped around Lin Rong, was also mistaken for a Spirit Beast due to its lack of understanding, rather than the Martial Soul of the child before it.
"After thinking about it, it's best for me to sacrifice myself."
"Even if this child can truly withstand my Spirit Ring solely on their own, if any accident occurs during the absorption process, this dragon-type Spirit Beast and that elder who makes me feel extremely dangerous might slaughter the inhabitants of this forest in retaliation."
Having made up its mind, the Blue Silver Emperor's slender grass blades ignited with dazzling blue flames.
A halo of faint blue light spread from the veins of the Blue Silver Emperor's top grass blade, instantly covering an area of a hundred meters.
Seeing this anomaly, the old butler immediately intended to intervene and deal with the Blue Silver Grass before them, but he heard the young master's voice.
"Grandpa Yu, don't worry, it means no harm."
"This faint blue Imperial Flame is the flame of life ignited by a Spirit Beast sacrificing its life. It underestimates my capabilities and fears I won't be able to absorb its Spirit Ring, hence this choice."
"During the sacrifice of a Spirit Beast, a powerful magnetic field is generated, immobilizing everything within its range."
"However, that is the effect of a hundred-thousand-year Spirit Beast's sacrifice. This Blue Silver Grass's cultivation is less than a hundred thousand years, so the magnetic field it generates cannot completely immobilize everything."
Upon hearing this, the old butler stopped his actions, though his gaze towards the young master remained somewhat uneasy. He silently stood guard.
The faint blue flames burned brighter and brighter.
Soon, the Blue Silver Emperor, bathed in flames, became increasingly transparent and ethereal, eventually transforming into a blue-gold ring.
At this moment, all the Blue Silver Grass in the forest sensed the demise of their Emperor. They swayed without wind, mourning the fall of their sovereign.
As if sensing the sorrow of its subjects, the blue-gold ring emitted a faint fluctuation that spread throughout the entire forest, comforting and soothing the grief in the hearts of hundreds of millions of Blue Silver Grass.
After doing this, the Blue Silver Emperor's soul also dissipated at this time, transforming into pure soul energy and integrating into the blue-gold ring.
Subsequently, the blue-gold ring underwent a change.
First, in terms of color, the blue-gold slowly faded, replaced by a deep, ink-black.
After a while, once the blue-gold had completely faded, the ring's size also became that of a regular Spirit Ring.
Upon its appearance, the black Spirit Ring was drawn forward and floated to Lin Rong, finally attaching itself to the Nine Bend Vine Dragon.
In an instant, the majestic Soul Power contained within the Spirit Ring surged into Lin Rong's body.
Due to the sacrifice, this Soul Power was gentle and pure, requiring no active refinement from Lin Rong. The Marrow Cleansing Scripture operated automatically, refining it with extreme efficiency.
The entire process took less than fifteen minutes.
"Comfortable, like I just finished a hot spring bath."
Lin Rong stretched lazily, saying in a languid tone:
"Compared to the intense pain endured when absorbing a Spirit Ring oneself, the process of a sacrificed Spirit Ring is simply a pleasure."
"Unfortunately, this kind of experience is not something everyone can afford to seek."
After speaking, Lin Rong walked over to the old butler and asked with a smile, "Grandpa Yu, guess what my Soul Power level is now?"
Upon hearing this, the old butler stroked his beard and thought for a moment before replying in a gentle tone, "An 85,000-year Spirit Ring, plus the Sacrifice, this old servant believes the young master's Soul Power should be no lower than level sixty-four."
"Furthermore, the energy contained within plant Spirit Beasts is usually higher than that of ordinary animal Spirit Beasts, so this old servant guesses that your Soul Power is currently at the peak of level sixty-four."
After speaking, the old butler saw the subtle change in the young master's expression and immediately knew he had guessed correctly. A hint of a smile also appeared on his old face.
However, when his peripheral vision caught sight of where the Blue Silver Emperor had just grown, a flicker of regret flashed in his eyes.
An 85,000-year Spirit Beast, and a Sacrifice at that, yet no Spirit Bone dropped. Their luck was truly quite poor.
Lin Rong noticed the flicker of regret in the old butler's eyes. Following the butler's gaze, he immediately understood the source of that regret.
He also knew that the old butler wasn't mentioning it because he didn't want to dampen the mood during such a joyous occasion. However, their luck had always been good.
"Grandpa Yu, our luck has always been excellent."
Lin Rong took the old butler's hand, and with his other hand, he extended it, palm facing upwards.
"Look, what is this?"
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