Chapter 31: Tang San Changes His Name and Surname
2023-04-04 Author: Fu Hejun
Tang San's eyes were tightly shut. He could feel every single stalk of Blue Silver Grass in the forest releasing a faint spiritual fluctuation. Although individual plants were not strong, the ubiquitous Blue Silver Grass connected, forming a considerably vast spiritual magnetic field that merged with the spiritual power Tang San released.
Through them, the range Tang San could perceive instantly increased exponentially. Every blade of Blue Silver Grass seemed to become Tang San's eyes and ears.
Tang San could barely manage to use his spiritual power to probe the outside world before. But now, borrowing the spiritual magnetic field of the Blue Silver Grass, the area he could perceive could only be described as terrifying.
Just at this moment, a voice suddenly resonated in Tang San's mind without any warning, "King, great King, is it truly you? You have finally come to me. Thank the heavens."
"King?"
"Is it speaking to me?"
Tang San was greatly startled. He didn't understand why a voice would appear within his spiritual world.
Meanwhile, Tang Hao, who stood beside him, also revealed a faint smile. He feigned calmness and said, "You must have felt it, right? Go. I'll wait for you here. Sometimes, obtaining a soul ring doesn't require hunting."
Although Tang San didn't understand what his father meant, he still stood up. To his great astonishment, he wasn't deliberately controlling his spiritual power at this moment, yet that intense spiritual aura remained connected to him, continuously calling out to him.
Stepping into the forest, Tang San suddenly felt that the threatening aura from the soul beasts within had significantly faded, as if the soul beasts hidden in the forest had suddenly cleared a path for him.
With his father's affirmation, he no longer hesitated. He soared up and rapidly advanced in the direction of the spiritual pull.
As he watched his son gradually enter the forest, Tang Hao gazed into the distance for a long time until his son's figure was no longer visible. Only then did he find a stone and sit down cross-legged, beginning his silent wait.
This wait lasted for more than half a month.
During this period, he could feel that the soul power fluctuation of the entire forest was extremely active. Clearly, his son's bloodline awakening process was going very smoothly. Now, all he could do was wait.
When Tang San exited the forest again, Tang Hao sensed his son's aura and opened his eyes at the opportune moment, seeing the greatly changed Tang San. Instantly, his entire body trembled with excitement.
Having awakened his Blue Silver Emperor bloodline, Tang San's appearance was undoubtedly a world away from his formerly unremarkable self, transforming from a short, plain, and poor-looking boy into a handsome young man. Now, no one would recognize him as that same Tang San.
The reason Tang Hao was so emotional was that Tang San's appearance greatly resembled the Blue Silver Emperor, A Yin, which was, of course, an immense stimulus for him.
Just as he was about to pull him into a bear hug...
"Dad…"
Tang San's single word, "Dad," successfully jolted him out of his fantasy. It also made him realize that his A Yin was no longer there.
He then sighed despondently. Looking at Tang San, who had walked to his side, Tang Hao murmured, "Did you know? Your mother was very beautiful. She was truly, truly beautiful. She was the most perfect woman in this world. Gentle, kind, beautiful. All the words used to describe beauty seemed to have been created for her. Now, you finally resemble her a little. I feel like I can see her waving at me again."
Seeing his father like this, Tang San couldn't help but be moved and fell silent.
The joy from his bloodline awakening also unconsciously faded a great deal at this moment.
Silence lingered for a long time.
Eventually, Tang Hao was the first to regain his senses. He looked at Tang San and said, "Release your martial soul; let me see it."
"Okay."
Tang San nodded. He extended his hand and released his martial soul, the Blue Silver Grass. A small clump of it emerged from his right palm. The crystalline grass blades no longer had the barbs granted by the Ghost Vine, appearing only slightly thicker than ordinary Blue Silver Grass. Yet, those grass blades, resembling sapphires, looked incredibly beautiful.
Especially the faint golden patterns within, which gave off an extremely special sense of beauty.
This was not Blue Silver Grass, but the true Blue Silver Emperor.
If Blue Silver Grass was merely a waste martial soul, then the emperor among the Blue Silver Grass was an absolute top-tier martial soul!
Tang Hao looked at the greatly transformed Blue Silver Grass in Tang San's hand, nodded, and said, "Your Blue Silver Grass now has a vastly different appearance from ordinary Blue Silver Grass. This is very good. It means that when you use your martial soul in the future, the risk of exposure is reduced."
"From now on, you shall publicly declare that your martial soul is the mutated Golden-Patterned Grass. Don't use the name Tang San anymore; you need an alias."
"Only by doing so can you avoid the danger of exposing yourself when you venture into the Soul Master World in the future."
After listening to his father's arrangements, Tang San knew this was for his own good, so he naturally wouldn't object. Instead, he began to ponder what alias would be best.
"Tang Lan? Tang Yin? Or Tang Cao?"
"No, the surname also carries a risk of exposure."
"So it's best to change my surname as well…"
After long deliberation, Tang San made a decision regarding his alias. He looked up at Tang Hao and said, "Dad, I've decided. From now on, my alias will be Lan Wu."
The surname Lan, of course, was taken from the "Lan" in Blue Silver Grass (Lan Yin Cao).
The "Wu" was in remembrance of Xiao Wu.
Although the name sounded feminine, it was just an alias, so Tang San didn't mind. After all, there were far stranger and uglier names in this world. Besides, it wasn't his real name, so a little weirdness was fine.
"Lan Wu... hmm? Very well."
Tang Hao nodded, giving him a meaningful glance, but he didn't say anything more.
...
On the other side.
Zhu Zhuqing was caught in a crisis.
The assassins dispatched by her elder sister, Zhu Zhuyun, had already arrived.
Within a desolate jungle.
"Second Miss, you certainly made us search for a long time."
The speaker was a middle-aged man with a face full of scars. His physique was sturdy, and he had a total of seven soul rings circling his body: one white, three yellow, one purple, and two black.
Although the configuration of his soul rings was terrible, it couldn't conceal the fact that the man was a Soul Saint. Even if this Soul Saint was probably the weakest among his peers, he was an unbeatable opponent for her at present. This was a true life-or-death crisis!
"..."
Zhu Zhuqing's expression was cold, her body taut, maintaining a posture ready for combat at any moment. It wasn't that she didn't want to escape; it was because Soul Masters were blocking her path from every direction.
Besides the scarred middle-aged man, there were also six Soul Kings and seven Soul Venerates. Such a powerful lineup was more than enough to corner a girl like Zhu Zhuqing, who hadn't even reached rank 30.
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