Chapter 25
: The Blue Silver King, a Kind Mother
The Soft-Boned Rabbit is a herbivore with low dietary requirements; the readily available Blue Silver Grass is considered a natural delicacy by them.
[You secretly prepared that if Xiao Wu really wanted to have you as an extra meal, you would have no choice but to take action.]
[Xiao Wu's mother has some insight. Although she doesn't know the specific age, performance, and level of the Blue Silver Grass clan, she can tell from your extraordinary appearance that you are definitely not an ordinary Blue Silver Grass, and that you are quite old.]
She guessed that you must have developed intelligence and persuaded Xiaowu to give up the idea of eating you.
Xiao Wu gazed longingly at your dazzling blue-gold leaves in the sunlight, but finally, persuaded by her mother, she left, turning back several times.
You breathed a sigh of relief, then continued to cultivate diligently, preparing to break through the 100,000-year barrier.
Furthermore, if you choose to transform into a human, you will also need to face another problem.
[If you were to transform into human form, you would be a fragile child. Forget about going to the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well; whether you could even survive to leave the Star Dou Great Forest is another matter entirely.]
Your people are merely ordinary Blue Silver Grass, lacking intelligence and with negligible combat power; they are utterly incapable of protecting you.
[A 100,000-year-old soul beast is extremely fragile after transforming into human form; without the protection of companions, it is very difficult for it to survive.]
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Another month passed. During this month, Xiao Wu would occasionally run over, squat at the bottom of the cliff, and gaze at you with drooling eyes, trying to quench her thirst by looking at plums.
And you finally made up your mind, setting your sights on Xiao Wu and her mother.
[After all, in the original story, Xiao Wu's mother was a kind-hearted person to the point of being a saint. It was one thing to protect the Azure Bull Python and the Titan Giant Ape, but when a human Soul Master accidentally entered the core area and realized her identity, she let the tiger return to the mountain, ultimately leading to the death of the Spirit Hall.]
Looking down at Xiao Wu, who had been staring at you, you finally spoke: "Stop looking, you're drooling again."
[Actually, you really want to eat spicy rabbit head, but for the sake of the plan, you have to force yourself to remain calm.]
Xiao Wu's rabbit eyes widened as it looked around, thinking a human Soul Master had arrived.
"Stop looking, I'm up there." You conjured a phantom spirit with your mind—a boy with long blue-gold hair and androgynous yet exquisitely handsome features.
"You're that Blue Silver Grass?" Xiao Wu was even more incredulous, a look of amazement flashing in her eyes.
You nodded slightly, then asked, "I need to speak with your mother. Could you please pass on my message?"
[Xiao Wu looked at you dazedly, about to agree immediately, when suddenly, her eyes darted around and she said, "Hmm..."]
"It's not impossible for me to help you, but I won't be doing it for free..."
Finally, you gave Xiaowu a leaf in exchange for her agreeing to help.
[If Xiao Wu's mother hadn't stopped visiting after discovering your intelligence, you wouldn't have sought Xiao Wu's help.]
You felt strange watching Xiaowu lick your blue-gold leaf and leave.
As the Blue Silver King, your main body is your root system, and your leaves are like human hair. As long as you don't lose too much, it won't have much of an impact.
[A short while later, Xiaowu arrived with her mother. After you explained your current predicament and your request, Xiaowu's mother agreed without hesitation.]
After you made your agreement, Xiao Wu's mother left with Xiao Wu, who was still licking the leaf you had given her.
[You begin your full-fledged cultivation, breaking through the 100,000-year mark...]
Because you chose to take human form, the heavenly tribulation did not descend.
[Your enormous physical form begins to dissipate, transforming into delicate white hands, feet, torso, and head. Your 100,000 years of cultivation begins to solidify into the foundation of your human body. Your martial soul is the Blue Silver King, with maxed-out innate soul power.]
Finally, you've completed your transformation!
You have transformed into a boy with blue-gold hair and eye color, possessing exquisite and handsome features.
[As promised, Xiao Wu's mother took you away to protect you as you lived in the Star Dou Forest after you had just taken human form.]
Not long after, Xiao Wu also transformed into human form, and you all lived together on the edge of the Lake of Life.
One day, an injured human soul master accidentally wandered into this core area and witnessed humans (whose forms were 100,000-year-old soul beasts) living in harmony with other soul beasts.
Xiao Wu's mother calmed the Azure Bull Python, which wanted to kill the intruder, and decided to let it go.
Tell her that this human Soul Master has noticed something is wrong, and if you let him go, it might attract other Title Douluos to surround and kill you.
[After all, a 100,000-year-old soul beast that has taken human form will be easier to hunt than other 100,000-year-old soul beasts.]
[You want to protect Xiao Wu's mother for two reasons: first, you still have a good impression of her, after all, she helped you; second, as a fellow soul beast and possessing compassion, she will protect you as much as possible and is your current support.]
[For this reason, you even brought up Xiao Wu, asking her what she would do if she were exposed and surrounded by Title Douluos? They wouldn't let go of Xiao Wu, this weak soul beast who had just transformed into human form.]
Hearing this, Xiao Wu's mother, who had just been so determined to let the other person go, hesitated. Her kindness prevented her from harming anyone, but her motherly instincts compelled her to protect her child and eliminate any potential threat.
Xiao Wu's mother couldn't decide whether to let the other person go or kill them, so she could only lock them up for now.
However, the next morning, the person was gone. Xiao Wu, holding a sparkly hair clip, happily asked her mother to braid her hair.
That Soul Master chose to coax Xiao Wu, a seemingly innocent and easily deceived little girl, into letting her go...
You look at the warm woman in front of you, and say, "You'll regret this."
Xiao Wu's actions might fool you, a "child" who hasn't even started cultivating yet, but they definitely won't fool this woman whose cultivation has reached the Soul Emperor level.
You can't understand her thinking, and you finally understand what a terrible teammate is.
The woman simply smiled. "I don't want my daughter to think I'm a bad person."
[You know that shortly after this Soul Master leaves, he will return with people from the Spirit Hall, offer some futile persuasion, and finally decide to leave the Star Dou Great Forest.]
Looking back at this kind and gentle woman, you know she's doomed. Unless the ferocious beasts from the depths of the Lake of Life intervene, no one can save her.
However, those ferocious beasts would never intervene. They ignored the dying Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape, so how could they possibly come to save a 100,000-year-old Soft-Boned Rabbit that had taken human form?