The location where Tang Hao hid the Blue Silver Emperor Spirit Bone was behind a waterfall.
This waterfall was nestled deep within the mountains, situated in a secluded valley.
Moreover, the waterfall had to be at least a hundred meters high to serve as an effective training ground for Tang San during his Soul Ancestor stage.
The location was near the Fasnuo Province, since Tang Hao resided in Holy Spirit Village to watch over Tang San and would naturally visit the waterfall to pay respects to his wife.
With so many specific conditions, there weren't many possible targets.
As the rugged mountain paths grew increasingly desolate, the likelihood of this being the right location increased.
Tang Hao had hidden something so important, so he must have taken precautions against discovery.
It had to be a place rarely visited by people.
Finally, Dugu Feng and Old Scorpion arrived at the first and most probable location.
A deafening roar echoed through the air, vast and powerful.
Dugu Feng came to a halt.
He released the Emerald Dragon Snake from his right hand.
"Go!"
The Emerald Dragon Snake slithered along the ground and vanished from Dugu Feng's sight.
This was his final act of caution.
He sent the Emerald Dragon Snake to search for the Spirit Bone and the Blue Silver Emperor.
Inside the Emerald Dragon Snake was a Core Pearl.
Through the Core Pearl, Dugu Feng could clearly sense the surrounding environment.
Upon nearing the waterfall, the Emerald Dragon Snake first scanned the area.
No traces of human activity were detected.
Then, the Emerald Dragon Snake entered the pool beneath the waterfall.
Dugu Feng's heartbeat suddenly quickened.
In these pools, there were many protruding round stones.
Dugu Feng remembered that Tang Hao's special training for Tang San took place on smooth stones.
Could this be the place?
The Emerald Dragon Snake swiftly ascended to the midpoint of the waterfall.
Here, it proceeded with caution.
Inch by inch, it explored further, its small body allowing it to maneuver easily.
It crawled behind the waterfall's curtain, searching for any possible entrance.
Suddenly, a barely visible crevice appeared before the Emerald Dragon Snake.
Could this really be it?
Dugu Feng felt incredibly lucky—the first location they checked was the target.
The Emerald Dragon Snake bumped against the left side of the crevice's stone wall. With a soft click, a rock over a person's height sank inward, revealing a hidden passage behind it.
The Emerald Dragon Snake swiftly slipped inside.
The passage was about three meters high and two meters wide, extending inward.
After advancing over ten meters, the cave abruptly brightened, revealing a stone chamber.
The chamber was mostly empty, except for a small mound of earth at its center, atop which grew a single Blue Silver Grass.
Unlike ordinary Blue Silver Grass, this one had golden veins running through its leaves, exuding a noble aura.
This was Tang Hao's wife.
The Blue Silver Grass seemed to sense the Emerald Dragon Snake's presence, its leaves trembling slightly.
This was not a familiar presence—it was foreign.
The Blue Silver Emperor shuddered.
The highest principle of the Blue Silver Domain was "No wildfire can burn it all, spring winds bring rebirth." After her sacrifice, she had left behind a seed to regrow.
But in this sunless cave, deprived of sufficient sunlight and nutrients, she was likely weaker than even a hundred-year-old Spirit Beast.
Mentally, she was reduced to mere instinct.
The Emerald Dragon Snake opened its mouth and spat out a green pearl, which slowly approached the Blue Silver Emperor.
Immediately afterward, an astonishing suction force erupted from the pearl.
The Blue Silver Emperor atop the earthen mound was instantly uprooted, flashing into the Core Pearl in an instant.
Meanwhile, the Emerald Dragon Snake began searching around the stone chamber.
Finally, it found a black box embedded high on the stone wall—a long, heavy case.
Through the Core Pearl's perception, Dugu Feng's heart surged with excitement. The Soul Bone had been found.
Now came the main event.
Framing someone else—that was the key.
"Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west? I'll be waiting for you, Clear Sky Sect's seven Titled Douluo!"
The Emerald Dragon Snake twisted its body, scrawling these words crookedly on the ground.
Then, its form swelled slightly as it opened its maw wide and swallowed the black box in one gulp.
Next, it devoured the Core Pearl.
With a swift turn, it shot out of the waterfall.
In mere moments, it landed before Dugu Feng.
"Retreat!"
Without lingering, Dugu Feng immediately departed with Old Scorpion, riding the Emerald Dragon Snake as they vanished into the desolate mountains.
This time, standing atop the Emerald Dragon Snake's body, Dugu Feng was utterly exhilarated.
A hundred-thousand-year Soul Bone—the most precious treasure for any Soul Master, capable of enhancing strength without pain or danger.
A Soul Bone could drastically improve all physical attributes and resilience.
Moreover, this hundred-thousand-year Soul Bone came with two additional skills: flight and healing.
The healing ability was especially monstrous, allowing the body to regenerate autonomously—even severed limbs could regrow, practically granting an extra life.
Tang Hao, the Soul Bone you prepared for Tang San—I'll be taking it.
When you return to find the Blue Silver Emperor gone and the Soul Bone missing, what a spectacular scene that will be.
Dugu Feng didn't even dare to imagine it.
Coupled with the message he left behind, what Tang Hao might do in his fury was beyond reckoning.
Riding the Emerald Dragon Snake, Dugu Feng sped southeast.
To the south lay the border between the Star Luo Empire and the Heaven Dou Empire—the location of the Star Dou Great Forest.
He and Old Scorpion arrived at a supply town, checking into an inn directly.
"Old Scorpion, keep an ear out for news near Notting City, and don't forget about Shrek Academy—the one I told you to monitor. I'll be cultivating for the next few days!"
Dugu Feng issued his orders.
"Yes, Young Master!"
Old Scorpion couldn't help but feel that the young master was growing ever more enigmatic.
This time, the meticulous planning had all been to confirm the departure times of two children from Notting City's Elementary Soul Master Academy.
And during the Emerald Dragon Snake's absence in the mountains, it must have obtained something extraordinary.
But he could never have guessed it was a hundred-thousand-year Soul Bone.
Nor that it involved Tang Hao.
Yet this very air of mystery deepened Old Scorpion's reverence for Dugu Feng.
It reminded him of facing the clan leader.
Dugu Shuo, the clan leader, was always secluded in the ancestral hall, cultivating—his expression unshaken even if Mount Tai crumbled before him.
Yet no matter how dire the problem, he always resolved it.
Now, Old Scorpion sensed that the young master might surpass even his predecessor.
Setting aside his thoughts, he began gathering intelligence as instructed.
Meanwhile, Dugu Feng retreated into his room, first storing the Soul Bone inside his Storage Soul Tool.
Then he sat cross-legged, focusing his senses on the two Core Pearls.
One of them imprisoned the Blue Silver Emperor.
During the flight, the golden-veined leaves of the Blue Silver Emperor had completely dissipated, transforming into energy that was absorbed by the Core Pearl.
Dugu Feng channeled his Soul Power toward the Core Pearl, causing it to rapidly rotate.
"You had the chance to live as a hundred-thousand-year Spirit Beast, yet you chose to become a lovesick fool in the human world. In the end, you were devoured completely, leaving behind only your Spirit Ring and Soul Bone.
Now, your final energy shall be offered to the Core Pearl!"
Dugu Feng smirked ruthlessly, showing no mercy in his actions.
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