You Bastard

"Ah Yin, haven't you figured out your place? You're my pet!"

Mu Zhe yanked Ah Yin up from the ground and wound her around his arm, his voice fierce.

Wasn't that right? Once Ah Yin had fallen into his hands, she was his pet. If she thought recovering her memories meant she could change that relationship, he would never allow it.

"Pet? You really are a bastard!"

Ah Yin's furious voice rang out as the branches of her true body kept struggling, trying to break free from Mu Zhe's arm.

She had originally felt quite close to Mu Zhe, and they had even embraced so intimately just now. Yet she was a pet!

"Or what?"

In the end, Ah Yin still failed to escape Mu Zhe's clutches and remained wrapped around his arm.

But just as Ah Yin was about to keep struggling, an emerald glow turned into a warm current and slowly flowed into her body. That finally calmed her down, and under the effect of that warm current, she instinctively coiled around Mu Zhe's arm.

"Hmm?"

Mu Zhe raised a brow. He seemed to have discovered something remarkable.

Whenever Ah Yin encountered the Soul Power released by the Blue Silver Emperor soul bone, she immediately became unable to resist.

Keeping that in mind, he decided to use Healing Technique on Ah Yin every day. Perhaps before long, Ah Yin would take on his shape.

This Healing Technique also restored Ah Yin's body to vitality, as though she had suddenly returned to how she had been seven days ago—no, even better than that.

Yes, refining the soul bone had taken a full seven days.

However, Mu Zhe guessed that Ah Yin's recovery was mainly not due to the Healing Technique, but because the spirit within the soul bone had returned to her true body.

After all, stripping away memories primarily damaged the soul. Though Healing Technique could bring the dead back to life, it could not help the soul recover.

In the end, Ah Yin quieted down, though the branches of her true body still swayed lightly, as if she were a little shy.

"How about... you plant me back in the ground? It feels strange like this."

Back when she had been ignorant, she could accept being so intimate with Mu Zhe. After all, with her true body wrapped around his hand, wasn't that the same as her hugging him? Ahem, though her humanoid form had hugged him too.

But now that her consciousness had awakened, continuing to coil around his hand as before was truly embarrassing.

A faintly playful smile rose at the corner of Mu Zhe's lips, but he still looked entirely serious.

"That won't do. What if someone steals you after I plant you in the ground? You're safest on my arm!"

Let go? How could he? Was Blue Silver Entanglement no longer fun?

Besides, Ah Yin was currently flustered beyond measure. He needed to cultivate their feelings a little more.

"I feel more unsafe on your arm."

Seeing Mu Zhe say something so shameless with such a serious face, Ah Yin became furious. In the end, she only muttered a sentence under her breath, her voice as soft as a mosquito's buzz.

For some inexplicable reason, she also felt very comfortable on Mu Zhe's arm. There was something gentle and approachable about him.

Still, she could not accept it right away. Yet what could she do if she refused? Mu Zhe would not let her down.

But at the mention of thieves, Ah Yin felt utterly speechless. What hypocrisy.

Wasn't the person who stole me you?

In truth, however, she was still grateful to Mu Zhe for bringing her out of that pitch-black cave.

That cave had contained nothing but darkness. The single ray of sunlight from above vanished in an instant and was of no help at all to her growth.

At the time, her consciousness had been muddled, so she had not cared about such things. But now that she had awakened, recalling those bleak six years filled her with faint fear.

Even the Blue Silver Forest had been better than that cave. Though it had been rather dull too, at least there had been elders nearby to talk to.

Mu Zhe paused, putting on a look of guilt. "Besides, I'm the one who caused you to end up like this. I have a responsibility to treat you at all times."

"Do you really mean that?"

Seeing the determination on Mu Zhe's face, Ah Yin's heart trembled slightly. She had to admit that Mu Zhe really was a good man who dared to take responsibility for his actions.

"Of course."

"Alright, then. But don't touch my body so casually in the future."

In the end, Ah Yin gave in to the desire coming from her body and agreed.

Staying on Mu Zhe's arm really was comfortable. Moreover, when Mu Zhe treated her, she could faintly sense signs of her cultivation recovering.

The effect was not obvious in the short term, but over time, there would definitely be a noticeable change.

Mu Zhe nodded. "Naturally."

But in the next moment, his hand reached toward Ah Yin's true body again. This was not casual touching, though. He was being serious.

"Mm... Please don't touch there! You just promised me..."

A strange sensation came over her, and Ah Yin's true body could not help trembling lightly. Just having her body pressed against Mu Zhe's had already made her terribly embarrassed. Now that Mu Zhe was directly touching her, she felt as though her entire plant had become strange.

Mu Zhe could already hear the gritted-teeth anger in Ah Yin's words, yet he continued fiddling with the little plant, his expression completely serious.

"I'm only checking whether you have any other injuries. Since you're unwilling, I suppose I won't treat you anymore."

"Wait, no... that's not what I meant."

Ah Yin's voice became hurried as she quickly spoke up.

The Healing Technique Mu Zhe used through the Blue Silver Emperor soul bone had already made her feel incredibly comfortable. Not to mention that it could improve her cultivation. It was something her instinct for life could not resist, and naturally, neither could she.

"Then I'll continue?"

"Mm... Please continue."

Though she always felt that Mu Zhe had improper intentions, Ah Yin still could not resist her instincts and agreed to what his hand was doing.

But why did she feel like her entire body was becoming strange?

Wuwuwu!

Only after playing with her for a while did Mu Zhe stop. "Alright, that's enough treatment for this time."

"Before going to see Tang San, I need to obtain my third Spirit Ring first."

"Hmm? So soon?"

Ah Yin's voice carried surprise. It was not that she was surprised he was going to see Tang San now, but that Mu Zhe had only just obtained his second Spirit Ring.

However, she quickly understood. "That makes sense. You refined my soul bone, so it's only natural that your Soul Power has reached level thirty."

She had sacrificed all of her Soul Power to Tang Hao, but she had left her origin and soul within the seed and soul bone. Tang Hao's soul bones had already been complete at the time, which was why she had felt at ease leaving her origin within the soul bone.

Now that Mu Zhe had refined her soul bone, his Soul Power must have been further purified. It might even have opened his eight extraordinary meridians.

Although Mu Zhe had confirmed that Tang Hao could not detect him while he was in the Void State, he still wanted to raise his Soul Power a little more before going over.

After all, causing trouble under the nose of a Titled Douluo was no easy task. Simply fleeing through the void would require a great deal of Soul Power.

Mu Zhe released his Spirit Rings and sensed them. His Soul Power had already reached its bottleneck, yet a binding force tightly sealed away the qualitative change in his Soul Power.

"Hmm? How did you make your second Spirit Ring a thousand-year one?"

Although Mu Zhe did not care about his own Spirit Rings, Ah Yin was extremely shocked upon seeing them.

She knew that Spirit Ring age was related to physical constitution to some degree, but even soul beasts undergoing Humanoid Transformation, whose bodies were stronger than humans', could not form a thousand-year second Spirit Ring.

Just what kind of monster was this thief she had encountered?

Not only did he know many secrets ordinary people did not, even his method of cultivation was so unusual!

"Just luck."

"Alright, if you don't want to say, forget it. But you just added your second Spirit Ring. Don't you need to stabilize your foundation first?"

She had lived for so long, yet she had never seen such an outrageous soul master. She did not know whether adding Spirit Rings consecutively would cause problems.

"Hmm? Is that a thing?"

A look of surprise appeared on Mu Zhe's face. After thinking about it, it did seem like he should rest for a while.

Though his Soul Power was abundant now, he had spent several days hunting soul beasts, then a full week devouring them, followed by refining the soul bone. His mind truly was exhausted.

More importantly, he still had the persistent feeling that there was something wrong with his mind.

However, Mu Zhe did not plan to merely rest. He looked at Ah Yin on his arm, his eyes carrying a hint of eagerness.

"Ah Yin, can you teach me some techniques for using these two Soul Bone Skills?"

Simply following the soul bone and directly releasing the Soul Bone Skills was still somewhat lacking. Many aspects could be improved, but he could not see them in the short term.

"Of course."

Ah Yin lightly nodded her branches. She had no reason to refuse. After all, Mu Zhe mastering healing Soul Skills would also benefit her.

Thus, over the next few days, Mu Zhe familiarized himself with the methods of using his Soul Bone Skills under Ah Yin's guidance.

Using Healing Technique on Ah Yin once each day, he could clearly feel Ah Yin becoming increasingly intimate with him.

Then he practiced Flight in Suotuo City. Worth mentioning was that he could use Flight even within the void. Now, he could truly be said to be capable of going anywhere, above or below.

Several days later, Mu Zhe's Spiritual Power had fully recovered. The mental injuries from his previous battle had also completely healed, and he had become proficient with the Soul Bone Skills.

"That's enough practice. It's time to add my third Spirit Ring."

"Have you decided which soul beast you'll hunt?"

Mu Zhe nodded lightly. Over the past few days, aside from resting and practicing Soul Skills, he had also gone to Spirit Hall to look up information on soul beasts.

Based on the pattern of his first two skills, he had already identified the soul beast for his third Spirit Ring.