The women were dumbfounded, are there Million Year Soul Beasts in this world?

I had originally planned to make a trip to Holy Soul Village, take Ah Yin away, and then claim that Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone. Why did this hidden reward suddenly feel a little redundant?

But since she was here, I might as well nurture her properly. Ah Yin, having cultivated anew, could already be considered a new individual. I just hoped that my careful care during this time would make her remember my kindness.

My strength was still far too weak. And if I wanted to change the royal family's system of competition, relying on my bargain-bin father alone probably would not be enough. If he had that kind of resolve, he would have done it long ago in the original story. Why would he need to pin his hopes on me?

The original story did not describe the Star Luo Empire's national circumstances in much detail. I had always assumed that the entire empire was ruled by the Star Luo Emperor alone, but now it seemed things were not so simple. Aside from the Zhu Family, there were other powerful noble families throughout the empire.

If internal unrest broke out due to reforms, the Hell White Tiger alone might not necessarily be able to suppress it. Otherwise, the Star Luo Empire would not have changed hands ten thousand years later. It was precisely because a large-scale war had erupted, causing the Dai Family to decline, while the Star Luo Xu Family had contributed the most in quelling the chaos.

The Dai Family realized that their influence was no longer sufficient to retain the throne, and that doing so might even bring danger upon themselves. To preserve their last bit of glory, they could only choose to abdicate and yield the throne to the Xu Family, which had rendered such great service.

Why had the Dai Family ended up in such a situation? The most direct reason was that only one Hell White Tiger was allowed in each generation. While that stabilized their position, it also weakened the royal family's combat strength. But if they did not do so, there was a high chance of civil war among the feudal princes, with several royal factions splitting off and fighting bloody battles. That was something the emperor was even less willing to see, which was why this cruel form of royal competition had been passed down since ancient times.

And if I wanted to change this situation now, I needed to become stronger—strong enough to suppress every Hell White Tiger and make them fear me! And if I wanted to accomplish something great, I would also need to build a reliable foundation of followers. As the Blue Silver Emperor, Ah Yin's abilities were quite good, and she had a gentle temperament that made her worthy of trust.

The only thing I needed to watch out for was whether Ah Yin would betray me and be unable to bring herself to act against Tang San and Tang Hao if, for some reason, I ended up opposing them in the future. Even though I knew some things about what had happened back then, I had no evidence at all. With Ah Yin's silly love-struck mindset, she probably would not believe me.

Forget it. I would cross that bridge when I came to it. Even so, given Ah Yin's personality, she probably would not stab me in the back!

As Dai Yichen wrote, he suddenly walked over to Ah Yin, watered her again, and tentatively stroked her somewhat soft leaves.

Perhaps he was looking at Ah Yin through rose-tinted glasses. A gentle girl-next-door type like Ah Yin did not seem like someone who would betray him. But that had been the original story. Now that he had appeared, what changes would take place?

Since Ah Yin had already been teleported to his side, there was no reason for him to send her back. As for Tang Hao and Tang San, he could not care less.

The women had still been reeling from the shock that Dai Yichen had another Martial Soul, and that the system had even caught a Million Year Soul Beast for him to use as his first Soul Ring. Before they could dwell on those two points, Dai Yichen dropped another bombshell: Ah Yin had actually been transferred to his side!

Would that not make it easier for her to gain Dai Yichen's attention?

After all, Dai Yichen knew what Ah Yin looked like. If he raised her as a potted plant, he would surely mention her often in his diary too, right?

Quite a few people felt a little envious.

As the person involved, Ah Yin was full of question marks. She felt as though she had fallen into the system's trap—and she had proof.

And this system had seemingly given Dai Yichen a hidden reward, but in reality, it had not given him anything at all. What a scheme!

Ah Yin could not help wondering: if she had not chosen to teleport here and had instead chosen to return to the Blue Silver Holy Land, would the hidden reward have changed?

The system thought: No, that was impossible. The host's hidden reward would not change.

If Ah Yin knew what the system was thinking, even with her gentle temperament, she would probably be unable to stop herself from cursing. So she had only ever had one choice from the beginning?

Then Ah Yin saw Dai Yichen's opinion of her in the diary. She actually felt rather conflicted. Dai Yichen trusted her so unconditionally, yet she had transferred herself here with an ulterior motive. The guilt in her heart deepened by another degree.

When Dai Yichen stroked her leaves, she took the initiative to wrap her branches around his fingers, as though greeting him. It made Dai Yichen smile.

Meanwhile, Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue noticed that both Dai Yichen and the Star Luo Emperor intended to carry out reforms. The two merely smiled. Reform was not so easy!

As Zhu Zhuqing and Zhu Zhuyun read the diary, Zhu Zhuqing pouted. Brother Yichen did not seem to trust her that much in his diary. For a moment, she felt a little jealous.

Zhu Zhuqing looked toward Zhu Zhuyun beside her. "Sister, do you think Brother Yichen will come today?"

Zhu Zhuyun smiled. "Didn't he just come two days ago? He probably won't come again for the time being. And school starts in a few days, so he needs to prepare as well. But... if he does not come over, you can go to him. Sister will take you!"

Zhu Zhuqing's eyes brightened slightly. "Can I really? But I haven't awakened my Martial Soul yet. It feels like I can't go without an identity." After saying that, Zhu Zhuqing became a little dejected again.

Zhu Zhuyun rubbed her little sister's head. "It's fine. I can take you in."

Afterward, The women's attention returned to Dai Yichen's second Martial Soul, the Spirit Eyes, and the Million Year Soul Ring.

If they had guessed correctly, this Spirit Eyes Martial Soul should also have been a system reward, except Dai Yichen had not written it down. Still, this was the first time they had heard that eyes could serve as a Martial Soul.

Even Bibi Dong, despite her extensive theoretical knowledge, was learning this for the first time. Since eyes could serve as a Martial Soul, could other body parts as well?

For example, the heart, head, limbs, or hair?

She remembered that Dai Yichen had mentioned in an earlier diary that, ten thousand years later, a sect called the Body Sect had emerged on the continent. It should be a sect specifically dedicated to accepting disciples who had awakened body-part Martial Souls, right?

As far as she knew, no such sect seemed to exist on the continent now. Would it only emerge many years later?

And she had never heard of this Million Year Soul Beast called Sky Dream Ice Silkworm either. Was the limit for Soul Beasts not just over a hundred thousand years at most?

Spirit Hall had existed for quite some time, yet she had never seen a Soul Beast over two hundred thousand years old, much less a Million Year Soul Beast!

P.S.: Brothers, there's a problem here. The protagonist has too few offensive methods early on, with only the Flash Spirit Art and the Spirit Eyes' First Soul Skill. Do you have any ideas?