Reunion with Gu Yuena

Su Ling took a small bottle of pills from his Soul Tool and casually tossed it over.

Tang Yuehua hurriedly caught it. Inside the crystal-clear jade bottle, ten blood-red pills emitted astonishing energy fluctuations.

"What is this?" Tang Yuehua looked at the pills in her hand, a trace of confusion flashing through her eyes.

Since most medicinal herbs on Douluo Continent were consumed directly, the pill-making system was not well developed.

Thus, she did not recognize these refined pills.

Yet her instincts told her that they were absolutely priceless treasures.

"This is called the Soul Enlightenment Pill. After taking it, one's innate aptitude can be improved, allowing them to cultivate at the speed of someone with Innate Full Soul Power."

"Furthermore, the quality of one's Martial Soul will also evolve to a certain extent."

Su Ling's voice remained icy, yet Tang Yuehua's pupils suddenly contracted.

Her slender fingers unconsciously tightened, her knuckles turning faintly white from the force.

Innate Full Soul Power!

She knew all too well what that meant.

The higher one's Innate Soul Power, the faster one could cultivate after birth.

And Innate Full Soul Power was a talent found only once in ten thousand.

As for a Martial Soul evolving in quality, that alone was enough to drive any soul master mad.

"My lord, are you certain of this pill's effects...?"

Tang Yuehua asked doubtfully. It was simply too unbelievable.

If Su Ling's aura had not been so terrifying, she would have thrown anyone else claiming such a thing out as a fraud.

"You can find someone to test it on," Su Ling said indifferently. "But you only have one chance."

Tang Yuehua drew a deep breath and turned to the maid beside her. "Bring the Crystal Ball used to test Soul Power, and bring a child with ordinary aptitude but strong Life Force."

Su Ling waited in the room for quite some time. The child had yet to arrive, but Tang Yuehua kept moving closer and closer to him instead.

The faint, elegant fragrance from her body drifted intermittently into his nose.

The pair of full, snow-white breasts on her chest rose and fell slightly with each breath, nearly brushing against Su Ling's arm.

Her autumn-water eyes carried a hint of probing curiosity.

Su Ling frowned slightly and quietly shifted to the side. "If you have something to say, say it. There's no need to get so close."

Tang Yuehua smiled awkwardly.

Blocked by the Black Robe, she could only see the lower half of Su Ling's face.

Even so, she could tell that he did not seem very old, which only deepened the shock in her heart.

"If you want to look, then look."

Seeing that she remained silent while continuing to stare directly at him, Su Ling slowly raised his head.

His face finally emerged from the Shadows. Though it was exceptionally handsome, it now carried a suffocating chill.

"But only if you can afford the price."

Su Ling's voice was like ice from the depths of hell, and the temperature in the entire room abruptly plummeted.

"You are..."

Tang Yuehua froze for a moment, but in the next instant, every memory related to Su Ling was forcibly erased from her mind, as though wiped away by an invisible hand.

Then an indescribable terror spread through her heart.

"Please forgive me, my lord!" Tang Yuehua hastily fell to her knees, pressing her forehead against the cold floor.

Her slender body trembled faintly, cold sweat soaking the clothes on her back.

The trembling that arose from her Soul Depths robbed her of even the courage to lift her head and look at him.

The room fell into deathly silence.

Su Ling said nothing. He merely looked down at her from above, not a trace of warmth in his eyes.

Only after a moment did he slowly speak. "Get up."

As though granted a pardon, Tang Yuehua cautiously rose to her feet, yet she no longer dared to look directly at Su Ling.

Just then, the door was gently pushed open.

A maid entered while forcibly dragging a little girl along, holding the Crystal Ball used to test Soul Power in her hand.

The little girl seemed extremely unwilling. She opened her mouth and bit the maid's hand.

The maid yanked her hand back in pain, then slapped her across the face.

The little girl's face was bleeding from the slap, yet she neither cried nor made a fuss. She only glared coldly at everyone.

Su Ling shifted his gaze away from Tang Yuehua and onto the girl.

In that instant, his mind went completely blank, followed by an uncontrollable surge of rage.

The little girl was filthy from head to toe, her Silver Long Hair hanging in a tangled mess, her small face covered in dust and blood.

She wore only a thin layer of tattered clothing, while dense scars covered the exposed skin.

Her right hand seemed to have suffered some severe injury, twisted at an unnatural angle and even showing signs of swelling and decay.

The Dragon Tail behind her, once covered in snowy-white silver scales, was now dull and lifeless. More than half its scales had fallen away, exposing bloody, mangled wounds.

Most heartbreaking of all were those Amethyst Eyes. They should have been lively and spirited, yet now contained only a deathly emptiness.

"System... get out here! Why is Gu Yuena here?!"

Su Ling roared inwardly, overwhelming killing intent surging from the depths of his soul.

He wanted nothing more than to draw the Sword of Destruction and slaughter every person here.

The little girl seemed to sense something and slightly raised her head to look at Su Ling.

When she saw the icy killing intent in the young man's eyes, it was as though she had recalled some terrifying memory. Her frail body suddenly shuddered, and she instinctively backed away.

"No... don't kill me. Don't kill me again. I'll be good. I don't want any Soul Beast revival or anything... Please..."

A flicker of fear flashed through the girl's eyes. She hastily retreated several steps, curled up in the corner and trembled, whimpering like a small beast.

Upon hearing this, Su Ling's rage was instantly extinguished as though doused with a basin of ice water, replaced by indescribable heartache.

Yet he could only lower his head, not daring to let the girl see his expression.

"My lord, this sort of thing is actually quite common in the Empire. Children who become beast-like due to problems with their martial spirits are often abandoned by their parents."

"We take them in and train them. Later, we can auction them off to wealthy nobles and let them live happy lives."

Seeing Su Ling lower his head, Tang Yuehua assumed that he was sympathizing with this little beast and hurriedly explained.

As she tested Gu Yuena's Soul Power, she patiently explained, sounding so moved that she nearly convinced herself.

When the Silver Dragon King Gu Yue split off her Humanity Incarnation, she had not given Gu Yuena any power.

Thus, the Test Crystal Ball showed only faint fluctuations of Soul Power.

Tang Yuehua nodded in satisfaction. This was precisely the ideal test subject.

Weak Soul Power, tenacious Life Force, and Dragon Spirit bloodline—she was simply a perfect Experiment Subject.

"Open your mouth!"

The maid picked up a medicinal pill and roughly pried open Gu Yuena's mouth. When Gu Yuena refused to cooperate, she kicked her in the stomach.

Su Ling's palm clenched abruptly, his nails digging deeply into his flesh.

But reason told him that he absolutely could not let Gu Yuena know that he had reincarnated as well. Otherwise, he would likely be the one to die.

"Be gentler!" Noticing Su Ling's unusual reaction, Tang Yuehua immediately rebuked the maid.

She personally crouched down and, with the gentlest movements, placed the pill into Gu Yuena's mouth.