Ah Yin's heart was surging with turbulent waves.
She herself was a hundred-thousand-year Blue Silver Emperor, the sovereign of all Blue Silver Grass. Her bloodline's nobility was already at the pinnacle among plant-type soul beasts.
Yet, in front of this man, the Blue Silver Emperor bloodline she took such pride in was trembling uncontrollably, submitting!
This meant that this man's martial soul was a type of Blue Silver Grass with a grade far above her Blue Silver Emperor!
How could that be?
Could there really be an existence of an even higher grade than the Blue Silver Emperor?
Ah Yin's mind was shaken to its core, but immediately following, a strong desire to survive surged in her heart.
She could be saved!
She might actually be saved!
This man was her only hope to escape this endless hell!
"Pa!"
Ah Yin did not know where she found the strength, but she suddenly broke free from Tang Hao's grip.
She scrambled and crawled to the front of Lu Ming, kneeling down heavily as tears rolled down like broken pearls.
"I beg you, save me!"
Tang Hao's expression turned incomparably ugly in an instant; he felt that his face had been completely lost because of this woman.
He rushed forward in two or three strides, his anger burning.
"Bitch, are you still not coming with me!"
"Have I given you too much face!"
Tang Hao cursed in a rage, raising his fan-like hand, intending to strike Ah Yin's tear-streaked, beautiful face once again!
Ah Yin trembled all over in fear, subconsciously closing her eyes, her delicate body shivering.
Looking at her like this, it was clear that she had suffered such beatings and scoldings quite often in the past.
However, the expected sharp pain did not come.
A slender, fair hand firmly grabbed Tang Hao's wrist.
The one who acted was Bai Xiuxiu.
Her pretty face was cold as frost, and her beautiful eyes were filled with disdain.
"Attacking a defenseless, weak woman—do you even count as a man?"
At this moment, Lu Ming's gaze also fell upon Ah Yin, who was kneeling on the ground.
That aura of shared bloodline became increasingly clear, causing a ripple to stir within his heart.
He bent down, reached out, and gently helped Ah Yin to her feet.
His movements were very soft, his voice gentle.
"Don't be afraid. Take your time; I won't hurt you."
Lu Ming's voice seemed to carry a soothing power, causing Ah Yin's violently trembling body to gradually calm down.
She raised her head, looking at Lu Ming through tear-filled eyes. The grievances and pain she had suppressed for years finally found an outlet at this moment.
"I... I was originally a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast from the Star Dou Great Forest, the Blue Silver Emperor."
Ah Yin's voice was choked with sobs as she recounted her past in broken sentences.
"Back then, I transformed into human form and met Tang Hao. I thought he was kind, righteous, and a good man worth entrusting my life to..."
"But I was wrong, terribly wrong! Everything about him was a facade!"
"He approached me and curried favor with me, all to deceive me and scheme for my Hundred-Thousand-Year Spirit Ring and Spirit Bone!"
"Later... later, he got his wish. To protect our child, Tang San, I was hunted by the Martial Soul Hall. Kept in the dark, I voluntarily sacrificed myself for him..."
"That was until I was resurrected by Tang San."
Speaking to this point, a look of profound sorrow and self-mockery appeared on Ah Yin's face.
"However, justice has its ways. By a stroke of fate, I learned the truth about what happened back then. Heartbroken and disillusioned, I broke ties with him and prepared to leave."
"But how could he possibly let me go?"
"He was afraid that the truth would be exposed, and even more unwilling to part with my Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast body! He imprisoned me and kept me under guard day and night!"
Ah Yin bit her lip hard, her eyes filled with endless hatred.
"Ever since I learned the truth, he stopped pretending altogether. He would beat or curse me at every turn!"
She reached out a trembling hand, pointing to the body hidden beneath her magnificent robes, her voice shrill and wretched.
"There isn't a single patch of skin on me that is intact!"
"I wanted to escape every single moment, but there was no way up to heaven and no path down to earth! I even thought about committing suicide to end it all, but it was useless..."
"They... they are even capable of resurrecting me after I die!"
"All that awaited me was endless torture and abuse!"
By the end of her words, Ah Yin could no longer hold herself up. She crouched on the ground, burying her head in her arms as she wept. Her cries were filled with such agonizing despair that anyone who heard them felt their heart break.
Ah Yin's weeping was shrill and hopeless. Every word was like a blood-stained blade, stabbing fiercely into the hearts of everyone present.
All eyes converged upon that despicable and shameless man, Tang Hao.
Those gazes were filled with contempt, fury, and a bottomless, profound disgust.
"You animal!"
A crisp, angry rebuke shattered the suffocating silence.
Ye Lingling was trembling with rage, her pretty face flushed crimson from extreme indignation.
Her beautiful eyes glared fixedly at Tang Hao, as if she wished to slice him into a thousand pieces with her gaze alone.
"Tang Hao! You are lower than a pig or a dog!"
"You deceived her feelings, plotted for her Spirit Ring and Spirit Bone, and didn't even spare your own wife, keeping her imprisoned and tortured! You aren't even worthy of being called a human!"
Ye Lingling's voice ignited the fury in the hearts of all the Ye family members.
"Well said! How is such conduct any different from a beast?"
Ye Qingxian's phoenix eyes were filled with murderous intent. As the Patriarch of the Ye Family, she had seen plenty of darkness, but this was the first time she had encountered someone like Tang Hao, who had baseness and shamelessness carved into his very bones.
"Clear Sky Douluo? Bah! You are nothing but a disgrace to spirit masters everywhere!"
"I once respected him as a hero; I never imagined he was such a shameless villain!"
"To lay such cruel hands on his own wife—a person like this deserves to die!"
In an instant, the crowd of the Ye family was incensed. Glances filled with murderous intent shot toward Tang Hao like sharp swords.
Bai Xiuxiu's pretty face also turned cold, her eyes filled with contempt as she looked at Tang Hao.
She was also a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast who had taken human form, and she could best empathize with the despair and pain Ah Yin felt from being deceived and used.
The world of soul beasts is simple; love is love, and hate is hate.
Once they have committed themselves to someone, they give everything without reservation.
Yet Tang Hao had exploited this simplicity and trust to commit such heinous crimes.
She then thought of her Master, Lu Ming.
Back when she was severely injured and on the verge of death, it was her Master who saved her and gave her a new life. He never once plotted for her Spirit Ring or Spirit Bone; instead, he protected her at every turn and treated her like family.
Comparing the two, one is in the heavens, while the other is in the mud.
No, comparing a thing like Tang Hao to Master is simply an insult to Master!
Lu Ming gently patted Ah Yin's trembling shoulder to signal her to be at ease, then raised his eyes, his gaze calm as he looked at Tang Hao, whose face was alternating between shades of green and white.
"I truly didn't expect this."
Lu Ming's voice was very flat, yet every person present heard it clearly.
"The world-renowned Clear Sky Douluo is, in private, such a despicable and lowly wretch."
This sentence struck Tang Hao's face like a resounding slap.
He became instantly agitated, pointing at Ah Yin and roaring with a fierce, stern expression.
"Ah Yin! You bitch, what kind of nonsense are you spouting here!"
"I think you've grown tired of living!"
Before you continue
Explore the wiki