Chapter 10

Lan Xiao was stunned, and the staff member was also somewhat taken aback. At this moment, Lan Xuanwu also paused, the itching on his body disappeared, seemingly released along with the strands of blue that emerged from his palms.

The staff member turned to look at Lan Xiao, "Director, this, this is... Blue Silver Grass?" His voice couldn't help but sound a bit strange.

Everyone in the institute knew what Lan Xiao and Nan Cheng's soul beasts were, but the soul beast that this child had awakened was not the same as either of theirs! And it seemed to have no relation to them at all.

Blue Silver Grass, the most common soul beast, often appeared when the Douluo Federation was still just the Douluo Planet. Moreover, it was the representative of a useless soul beast. What did a useless soul beast mean? It meant that it couldn't be cultivated and was completely useless.

Even if a soul beast were just chopsticks, it would still increase the speed of eating. If the soul beast were a hoe, the ability to till the land would be stronger even without soul power.

A soul beast of Blue Silver Grass? What could it enhance? People are not cattle or sheep; they don't eat grass.

However, Blue Silver Grass also had its own legend, and the greatest legend had been spread throughout the Douluo Federation for tens of thousands of years! But in tens of thousands of years, there were only two legends about Blue Silver Grass.

Lan Xiao's shock was even greater than that of the staff member.

Before today, he had considered many possibilities. After much deliberation, he decided to let Lan Xuanwu awaken his soul beast in the institute, so that at least the situation within the institute was under his control.

He had thought of many possibilities, how powerful Lan Xuanwu's soul beast might be, even considering a soul beast at the level of a divine beast. But he never imagined that his son, born from an egg, would have a soul beast that had nothing to do with a divine beast—Blue Silver Grass!

Wait, no!

Suddenly, Lan Xiao's pupils contracted.

In any other awakening room, the staff would immediately classify Lan Xuanwu's soul beast as Blue Silver Grass, a common waste.

But this was the Ancient Soul Beast Research Institute, and Lan Xiao was the director.

Waste soul beasts were not worth much research, but they had once been the strongest on the continent. Therefore, Lan Xiao had studied some aspects of the Blue Silver Grass, which had a history that could even exceed human history.

Blue Silver Grass soul beasts were once very common in the Douluo Federation, a standard waste soul beast. But when a waste soul beast awakens, it shouldn't look like this, right?

Thinking about this, Lan Xiao's mind began to work rapidly, recalling all the knowledge and memories about Blue Silver Grass.

First, he thought that Blue Silver Grass should awaken from one hand, not both. Yes, he was certain of this. Moreover, when the weak Blue Silver Grass first awakens, it can barely grow a few centimeters from the palm. How could it possibly grow to nearly two meters? And the blue glow on its surface didn't seem so ordinary!

"Director, should we conduct a soul power test?" the staff member asked tentatively. His eyes even showed some sympathy, seeing his son with a waste soul beast must be hard on a father.

"Of course..." Lan Xiao was about to say something, but he hesitated, shook his head, and said, "Forget it, we have a soul power tester at home. I'll test him there."

The staff member nodded understandingly and didn't say much more, "Alright. Then I'll classify Xuanwu's soul beast as Blue Silver Grass?"

"Um." Lan Xiao agreed and came to his son's side, putting his arm around his shoulders.

"Dad, is this my soul beast?" Lan Xuanwu asked curiously.

Lan Xiao wiped the sweat from his forehead and nodded, "Yes! This is your soul beast. Now, let's put it away, okay? Think about it in your mind, and it should go back."

"Oh, oh, I'll try." Lan Xuanwu did as his father said. Indeed, the cluster of Blue Silver Grass slowly shrank and finally disappeared from his palm. However, even Lan Xuanwu didn't notice that when they disappeared, there was a slight golden and silver flash in his palms, golden on the right hand and silver on the left.

After leaving the awakening room, Lan Xiao didn't say much, took his son out of the institute, and drove his soul-guided car back home.

Their family lived in a residential building near the institute. The treatment of a major was quite good, and their 200 square meter house was spacious for the three of them, even with a dedicated training room.

Closing the door, Lan Xiao pulled his son to sit on the sofa and looked at Lan Xuanwu seriously, "Xuanwu, what happened when you awakened your soul beast? Tell Dad everything you felt."

Lan Xuanwu blinked his big eyes, a bit afraid, "It was so itchy, Dad! It was so itchy! It was really uncomfortable, and I scratched hard. It was so itchy, like it was from inside my body, and scratching didn't help. Later, all the itching concentrated in my hands and came out from my palms. Once it came out, it was better, and it didn't itch anymore."

Just as Lan Xiao was about to ask for more details, his soul-guided communicator rang, "Nan Cheng, don't ask now. Yes, it's Blue Silver Grass. Come back first, we'll talk at home."

"Okay." The anxious Nan Cheng immediately realized something and quickly hung up.

Not long after, she returned home.

"Blue Silver Grass? Xuanwu's soul beast is Blue Silver Grass?" Nan Cheng also looked incredulous.

Lan Xiao glanced at her and then said to Lan Xuanwu, "Son, go play in your room for a while. Dad has something to talk to Mom about."

"Okay." Lan Xuanwu agreed and obediently went to his room.

"What's going on?" Nan Cheng couldn't wait to grab Lan Xiao's hand.

Lan Xiao's eyes narrowed, "It's definitely not ordinary Blue Silver Grass. I'm sure of it. Ordinary Blue Silver Grass wouldn't grow from both hands, at least not when it first awakens, and it certainly wouldn't grow so long. Moreover, Xuanwu's Blue Silver Grass is much more beautiful."

Nan Cheng, who also studied ancient soul beasts, immediately thought of a possibility, "Could it be the legendary Blue Silver Emperor? If it's the Blue Silver Emperor, it would make sense."

"No, it doesn't make sense," Lan Xiao said without hesitation. "The level of the Blue Silver Emperor is definitely no problem, it could be a ten-thousand-year-old soul beast reformed. But the egg doesn't explain it. The Blue Silver Emperor is a plant, how could it grow from an egg?"

Nan Cheng frowned, "What if it was self-sealed?"

"Sealed into an egg? Definitely not." Lan Xiao shook his head.

Nan Cheng didn't insist, as she trusted her husband. In the field of ancient soul beast research, although Lan Xiao was young, he could be considered an authoritative expert.

"What should we do now? This child..." Nan Cheng frowned.

Lan Xiao also fell into thought. They had previously been most worried that Lan Xuanwu's soul beast would be too exaggerated, drawing attention from the higher-ups. In that case, they would have to reveal the truth. But now it was Blue Silver Grass... Blue Silver Grass?

Suddenly, Lan Xiao looked up, a smile appearing on his face. In that instant, he seemed to have regained his usual composure.

"Blue Silver Grass, it's not so bad! At least, in the records, it's a waste soul beast. And I didn't let him take the soul power test. We can test his soul power later to know his level. I'm sure he has soul power. As for what level, we can report it ourselves. This means..."

Nan Cheng also understood, "It means he won't be taken away from us and will always be our son."

Lan Xiao smiled, "Exactly! The hardest part is over. Next, we need to figure out what his soul beast really is and then think of a plan. Even if he is found to be different in the future, we can say his soul beast mutated. With the rapid development of soul-guided technology, soul masters are no longer so important. If we are careful, he will always be our son. As for the path he will take in the future, as long as we ensure his heart doesn't go astray, we will be happy if he is strong, and we won't be sad if he is weak. Right?"

Nan Cheng finally smiled, "Right! I just want my son. The rest isn't that important."