After Yun Chuan used "First Soul Skill: Bind," blue silver grass erupted from the ground, rapidly transforming into vine-like tendrils that bound the charging soul kings, halting them instantly.
"Damn! Just Blue Silver Grass? Break it!"
The soul kings, angry at being restrained, surged their spirit power, believing they could rip apart the vines easily.
Had Yun Chuan been an ordinary Blue Silver Grass soul king, they might have succeeded—after all, Blue Silver Grass was widely considered a weak martial soul with inferior soul skills compared to those of the same level.
But these vines weren't ordinary at all—they were boosted by Yun Chuan's exclusive Plant Sovereign ability, making their binding force superior even to the future Blue Silver Emperor!
Even once Tang San awakened his Blue Silver Emperor bloodline, his vines would be nothing compared to Yun Chuan's.
Yun Chuan's public persona was set: a wild, new Titled Douluo named Tang Chuan—"Blue Silver Douluo." His martial soul was officially Blue Silver Grass.
His plan:
Start at Soul King level, defeat these Soul King opponents. When royal and noble forces escalate, he'd reveal higher tiers, like leveling up in a game, drawing ever stronger opponents until, at last, he would unveil his true Title Douluo status.
Knowing Tiandou Empire's strongest was no more than Douluo—without a resident Titled Douluo—their overall power lagged behind Star Luo Empire. That would make them desperate to recruit any Titled Douluo they could.
Thus, when "Crown Prince Xue Qinghe" (Qian Renxue) came to negotiate, Yun Chuan would feign acceptance, become Tiandou's 'guest elder', and be openly supportive of the prince.
This would give Qian Renxue (as Xue Qinghe) immense backing, ensuring her claim to the throne after Emperor Xue Ye's demise.
That was Yun Chuan's plan—and with the "Blue Silver Douluo" persona, he could carry out all sorts of covert operations.
His real identity as "Yun Chuan, Saint of Spirit Hall" was too high-profile. Disguising himself kept things low-key.
Boom!
The soul kings unleashed full power to break the vines—but not only did they fail, the vines tightened further.
"How is this possible—Blue Silver Grass isn't supposed to be this strong!"
All their soul rings flared as they tried various tactics, to no avail.
These seemingly ordinary vines, tougher than steel, smashed their expectations.
"Wait… it's draining my spirit power!"
One suddenly felt his power being absorbed. The more it drained, the tighter and tougher the vines became.
The cycle continued:
Bound, their soul power absorbed, the vines tightening and strengthening, draining both their strength and hope.
Soon, the soul kings' power was depleted, and, just before the vines started absorbing their life force, Yun Chuan waved his hand and released them.
Thump! Thump! Thump!
The soul kings, weak and exhausted, collapsed to the ground, unable to move.
"Not even worth my time," Yun Chuan remarked, feigning disappointment. He walked casually back to his tea, refilled his cup, and drank leisurely.
Meanwhile, the surrounding ordinary soldiers, seeing their strongest knocked out so easily, were left dumbfounded.
"Take these weaklings away; they're a nuisance. Tell your bosses to send someone stronger—Soul Kings can't touch me," Yun Chuan said nonchalantly.
The soldiers, nervous but obedient, quickly carried off the disabled soul kings, while others formed a circle, wary of escape.
Yun Chuan sat, ignoring them, pondering which rank they'd send next—Soul Emperors or Soul Sages?
Not much time passed before three new, stronger auras arrived—Soul Emperors!
An impressive escalation; the defeat of the soul kings had made it clear Yun Chuan was no ordinary soul king.
Three men—one middle-aged, two elderly—appeared, wasted no words, and attacked immediately.
Yun Chuan didn't bother to rise; he stayed in his chair, soul rings flaring, again unleashing "First Soul Skill: Bind!"
The result: The three Soul Emperors were restrained, fought valiantly, failed, and were forcefully drained of their spirit power before the vines finally released them.
Soul Emperors—defeated!
(End of Chapter 115)