His cheat was genuinely powerful. The only downside was that once his Martial Soul had been bound, it could not be changed a second time. So, he simply maxed out the quality of his first Martial Soul and chose the incredibly domineering Dragon God Spirit.
With the system's boost, his strength had been stabilized at the level of a level ninety-nine Quasi-God. Otherwise, relying solely on his Dragon God Spirit with its nine Nine Hundred Ninety Thousand Year Spirit Rings, he would likely have entered the godly realm long ago.
"Come out. Stop hiding in front of me."
Fu Ye turned to look at the large tree in the distance, covered in blue-gold vines. His gilded eyes seemed to have already seen through everything.
"When did you discover me?"
A blue-gold figure stepped out from the ancient tree. Her delicate, lovely figure and light voice caused even the surrounding Blue Silver Grass, which radiated blue-gold light, to pale in comparison.
Fu Ye was also stunned when he saw the girl, but he quickly recovered.
"From the moment I arrived here."
Fu Ye slowly rose to his feet and looked at the girl in the blue-gold dress before him. She must have been Ah Yin, the Blue Silver Emperor and the future mother of Tang San, the Child of Destiny. In his eyes, the phantom of a Blue Silver Emperor appeared behind her, clearly revealing her identity.
Character: Ah Yin True Identity: One Hundred Thousand Year Blue Silver Emperor in human form Current Level: Level Sixty-Five Soul Emperor Soul Skills: Everlasting Vitality, Blue Silver Emperor Vast-Range Domain, Blue Silver Emperor Domain Teleportation, Myriad Phenomena
"You're such a strange human. You were clearly only a Soul Ancestor at first, but now I can't see through your cultivation at all."
The girl took a step forward. Endless Blue Silver Emperors carried her delicate bare feet toward Fu Ye.
"Oh? So you're not human, then?"
Looking at the innocent-looking Blue Silver Emperor Ah Yin before him, Fu Ye suddenly understood why Tang Hao, that uncle in his thirties, had managed to win her over.
"Ah? No, no, no! I'm human, just like you!"
As a One Hundred Thousand Year Blue Silver Emperor in human form who had already entered the mature stage, the reason she dared to speak so boldly with Fu Ye was because this was her territory. She also did not believe Fu Ye could see through her true identity.
As for why she had shown herself... well, she could hardly admit that Fu Ye was so handsome that she wanted to get to know him better.
"Alright, I was just teasing you. It's time for me to leave. Thank you for not disturbing my cultivation just now."
Fu Ye revealed a brilliant smile, unaware of just how lethal his appearance—directly maxed out by the system—combined with that smile was to girls.
When Ah Yin saw Fu Ye smiling at her, her thoughts immediately ran wild.
Is this human leaving? It's so dangerous outside. Should I ask him to stay here and rest for a while?
No, no, no. He's human. Humans are all bad.
But he's really, really handsome. Ah Yin likes him so much!
As she watched Fu Ye's retreating figure, red clouds spread across her cheeks, and wisps of white steam rose from her head.
"Um, could you..."
Fu Ye, who had just been about to turn and leave, paused when he heard the Blue Silver Emperor's words. When he looked back, he discovered that Ah Yin's Favorability toward him was rising at an unbelievable rate.
Ah Yin's Favorability: 30%
Ah Yin's Favorability: 50%
Ah Yin's Favorability: 65%
Ah Yin's Favorability: 75% (Is this what it feels like to fall in love?)
"Could I go out and play with you?"
"Hm? You want to come with me?"
"Mhm, mhm, mhm!!"
"What's your name?"
"My name is Ah Yin. What about you?"
"Fu Ye."
Heaven Dou Empire, Imperial City.
This place had already existed for nearly a thousand years. The Heaven Dou Empire had been around since the previous Sea God ascended, and the royal family had been passed down ever since. The Heaven Dou Royal Family had once been followers of the Sea God, but after all those who worshipped the Sea God migrated away, the remaining royal family members no longer believed in gods.
Pedestrians flowed endlessly through the streets. Fu Ye and his little tagalong, Ah Yin, wore masks as they moved through the crowd. Although neither of them showed their faces, their extraordinary temperaments still made ordinary people subconsciously look at them twice.
Ah Yin also constantly observed everything in the human world with curious eyes. Fu Ye noticed it all, and he had not expected the Blue Silver Emperor to be such an innocent airhead when she first entered human society in the original story.
After walking for quite some time, Fu Ye stopped in front of a restaurant.
"Gathering Fragrance Pavilion. It's been a long time since I came here. I wonder if those old employees can still recognize me in my current appearance."
Looking at the elegant, beautifully decorated building before him, Fu Ye let out a soft sigh.
"Ah Yin, do you want to try some food at my restaurant?"
"Mhm, mhm!!"
Ah Yin nodded without hesitation. Seeing how delicate and adorable she looked, Fu Ye helplessly labeled her an innocent airhead.
"Hehe, Fu Ye is the best!"
She came to Fu Ye's side with a sweet smile, then grabbed his arm and pulled him into Gathering Fragrance Pavilion.
Feeling the soft warmth against his arm, he was briefly distracted, but he quickly recovered. A mischievous gleam appeared in his eyes.
Since he had unknowingly lured away Ah Yin, the Blue Silver Emperor, he could not let that old man Tang Hao take advantage of the situation again.
Later, he would arrange a two-meter-tall tomboy for him, so that the future Child of Destiny, Tang San, could have a complete childhood.
He patted Ah Yin's little head, then led her inside.
This Gathering Fragrance Pavilion had been founded by him when he was thirteen years old. Before that, this place had actually been an unfinished building.
He bought it at an extremely low price and hired several highly skilled chefs.
After everything stabilized, he distributed the restaurant's shares to the kitchen staff and front-of-house staff. The kitchen received twenty percent of the dividends, the front desk received ten percent, while he alone took seventy percent of the profits.
Because they received dividends, the chefs and front-desk staff worked extremely hard. They knew that every dish sold earned them a corresponding share.
As for Fu Ye, he simply acted as a hands-off owner. Every month, a large sum of money would appear in his account to support his food and drink. Otherwise, the little money he received each month from Spirit Hall would never have been enough for him to treat Spirit Hall's important figures to meals and tea. That was one of the reasons he had such good relations within Spirit Hall: he was willing to spend money on those people.
As the saying went, an army was raised for a thousand days to be used at a critical moment. Since they had accepted his favors, they would repay him when he faced difficulties. Yu Xiaogang had openly and secretly suppressed him for two or three years, yet failed to cause him any substantial harm because of the connections he had built.
Of course, he also knew why no one dared question his sudden disappearance after he was imprisoned for more than half a year and nearly died. Yu Xiaogang had used his influence to bully others and bribed people with money.
It was not until half a year after he disappeared that the letter Yu Xiaogang forged to show that he had left Spirit Hall was delivered to the personnel department.
However, he did not want to bother with such trivial matters right now. Fu Ye could not bear to let Yu Xiaogang die. After disgusting him for so many years, simply killing him would be letting him off too easily.
Right now, he only wanted to eat some delicious food and satisfy his appetite. During his imprisonment, he had not had a single decent meal.
"Xiao Li, help me prepare these ingredients. Tell the chefs in the kitchen to put some effort into them."
Fu Ye took out a small pile of precious ingredients from his Storage Ring.
Thousand-Year Earth Dragon Tendon, the root core of Thousand-Year Green Tendon Vine, and the belly meat of Thousand-Year Gold-Striped Tuna.
"You're... Boss Fu! Don't worry. You haven't come back to see us for more than half a year. Leave this matter to me!"
Although Fu Ye had not removed his mask, they could never forget his voice and those deep gilded eyes.
"Mm. The usual table. Hurry up."
After hearing Fu Ye's words, Xiao Li immediately nodded repeatedly, but then his gaze shifted to Ah Yin, who was currently hugging Fu Ye's arm.
"Boss, she is..."
Although she also wore a mask, her temperament and figure were astonishing.
"Don't ask what you shouldn't ask. Ask again, and I'll dock half a day's pay."
"Yes! Since the boss's wife has honored us with her presence, Gathering Fragrance Pavilion certainly won't let you lose face before her, Boss!"
With that, Xiao Li ran straight into the kitchen, shouting as he ran that the boss's wife had arrived and everyone needed to get their spirits up.
Although Ah Yin was innocent, she understood some human forms of address. For example, she knew what "boss's wife" meant.
At that thought, her cheeks beneath the mask instantly turned crimson, and white steam began rising from her blue-gold head again.
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