Chapter 68: The Angel's Struggle
In the backyard of Dugu Bo's mansion in Heaven Dou City.
Su Lin stood in the center of the courtyard with his eyes closed. The azure soul power beneath his feet spread out like ripples, and a blade of Blue Silver Grass appeared in his palm.
The first and third spirit rings flashed in succession. Countless Blue Silver Grasses broke through the ground; even more rose into the air.
Yet these Blue Silver Grasses were no longer the wild, haphazard plants of the past; each blade shimmered with crystalline blue light, their stems straight as javelins pointing in different directions.
"Divide into three groups."
Su Lin suddenly opened his eyes and issued a silent command.
Swish! Swish! Swish!
As if an army had received orders, the Blue Silver Grass instantly split into three neat square formations.
On the left, the grass blades curled into bowl shapes, catching the morning dew; on the right, vines intertwined into a net, every fiber pulsing rhythmically.
The grass directly in front formed the most peculiar sight, arranging itself mid-air into the character "雁" (wild goose), faint fluorescent soul power flowing along the edges of each leaf.
"Not enough…"
Beads of sweat appeared on Su Lin's forehead. He lightly hooked his index finger.
The blades that formed the character "雁" scattered at once. Thirty of them turned toward the ground, using their tips as pens to carve uniform grooves into the bluestone slabs.
Dugu Yan stood frozen in the corridor, holding a tea tray. Her heterochromatic red-and-blue eyes trembled slightly.
She had seen Su Lin's sweeping, overwhelming vine attacks before, but this exquisite simultaneous control (collecting dew, weaving nets, and carving patterns) was as though dozens of souls were performing their duties within the same body.
"Master learned the Distraction Control Technique so quickly?"
Dugu Yan suddenly noticed that the dew flowing through the carved grooves perfectly avoided every natural crack in the stone.
Such precision could only come from an extremely high realm of practice.
Su Lin turned, saw Dugu Yan staring blankly, and smiled gently. The Blue Silver Grass behind him that had not yet retracted reacted in perfect unison.
Seven blades wrapped around the tea tray; three vines swiftly coiled around the girl's ankles.
The rest formed a giant wing beneath the rising sun.
Each "feather" consisted of twenty blades of grass refracting sunlight at precise angles, instantly bathing the entire backyard in dazzling blue-gold radiance.
"Ning Fengzhi really is a good person! The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School's Distraction Control Technique is like giving wings to a tiger for me. Even though I used a little trick, I still succeeded!"
The Distraction Control Method is divided into the Three Aperture Governing Heart, Four Aperture Constant Heart, Five Aperture Dispersed Heart, Six Aperture Wishful Heart, and Seven Aperture Exquisite Heart.
The key to cultivating it lies in merging oneself with the surroundings, clearly perceiving everything around, and uniting mind and body with the environment.
Just as Tang San once cultivated this technique to a level Ning Rongrong needed years to reach in a single day, it was not difficult for Su Lin either.
Integrating into the environment is hard for others, but as long as there is Blue Silver Grass, everything becomes simple.
Su Lin could now use his first and third soul skills at any time to turn the surroundings into a world of pure Blue Silver Grass, then easily blend into it. With the Blue Silver Domain, he could clearly perceive every detail around him.
Add to that his already formidable mental strength and the mental network formed by the real Blue Silver Grass, and controlling Blue Silver Grass became even more effortless.
"If I took the Looking-Through-Autumn-Water Dew, my mental strength would rise another level; control would be even easier, and soul power consumption would drop dramatically…"
The Looking-Through-Autumn-Water Dew does not increase soul power, but it refines the "Fiery Eyes of Truth" to see through all illusions. It should be an immortal herb that enhances spiritual force.
However, Su Lin was unsure whether he could still safely consume it after already taking three immortal herbs.
"Better to wait until Ah Yin returns…"
…
Crown Prince's Residence.
"All information on Dugu Bo and his granddaughter is normal. This youth named Su Lin seems to have appeared out of nowhere beside them. The entire feud with the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan actually started because of him."
Protected by two Title Douluo, Qian Renxue confidently resumed her female attire. She sat at her desk, carefully reading every piece of intelligence about Su Lin, a faint smile on her lips.
"Su Lin, born in Thatched Cottage Village, Notting City. Martial soul: Blue Silver Grass. Innate soul power level 1 (perhaps the deacon made a mistake in testing?). Has loved cultivating Blue Silver Grass since childhood; once reported a fallen Soul Master to Spirit Hall and maintained good relations with the Notting City branch…"
The more Qian Renxue read, the more satisfied she became, even nodding unconsciously.
But—
Suddenly her beautiful pupils contracted. She stood up abruptly, staring at one line as though she had seen something unbelievable.
"He once risked his life to save a Spirit Hall deacon and received the personal attention and reward of the Saintess, who bestowed upon him a Life-Giving Herb."
"Her… personal attention and reward?"
Qian Renxue found it difficult to accept. A sour pang of jealousy and resentment surged in her heart.
She didn't care about the herb, but that woman's attention and reward were things she had longed for her entire life yet never obtained!
She possessed exceptional talent and noble status, yet she had risked everything to infiltrate Heaven Dou City disguised as Xue Qinghe, all to prove herself to that woman.
Yet now she suddenly discovered that what was so difficult for her was so easily obtained by someone else.
"Very well. I'd like to see just how extraordinary the person is that she personally noticed and rewarded!"
Qian Renxue's beautiful voice had turned slightly hoarse. "Tell Salas to postpone the planting of Blue Silver Grass in Sunset Forest for the time being!"
Xue Xing had already raised the matter with Emperor Xue Ye. She knew it was Su Lin's request and had originally intended to approve it under the guise of Xue Qinghe.
But now…
Qian Renxue herself didn't know what she was feeling: envy, jealousy, resentment… perhaps all of them, perhaps none.
She simply did not want Su Lin to have things so easily.
Why should he obtain so effortlessly what she could not be gained despite all her painstaking effort?
Darkness slowly took root in the holy angel's heart…
"Yes, Young Master."
From the shadows came Serpent Spear Douluo's respectful voice.
"Should I really be doing this?"
After receiving the reply, Qian Renxue still felt a trace of hesitation.
Restoring the vegetation of Sunset Forest by planting Blue Silver Grass after clearing residual poison was indeed the fastest and most effective method.
How could the descendant of the Angel of Light deliberately obstruct such a matter for such a childish reason?
Yet in the end, as she stared at that one jarring line in the intelligence report, the darkness in her heart gradually overwhelmed the light…
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