Bootleg Heavenly Silkworm Technique

Meanwhile, Tian Hao went out to the courtyard and used the hand pump to draw clean water, washing the bloodstains from his body. After rinsing several times, he was more or less clean. Then he made a surprising discovery.

"They're gone?"

Gently stroking the skin on his arms and body, Tian Hao clearly remembered being badly injured inside the Golden Silk Cocoon, with more than a hundred wounds all over him. Yet now, let alone wounds, there was not even a single scar.

As though he had thought of something, he picked up the steel spear leaning against the corner of the wall and used its tip to pierce the skin of his arm.

Although the spearhead had not been sharpened, its pointed tip was still sharp enough to pierce skin.

The moment his skin was punctured and only a little blood had flowed out, the wound closed at a visible speed.

"Holy shit, I've become Wolverine!"

His guess confirmed, Tian Hao's grin nearly reached his ears.

His speculation had been right. Ah Yin's transformation had indeed allowed his Martial Soul to evolve as well. Though his Martial Soul was still just a grass root, it had gained this astonishing regenerative ability.

Although this had not caused his Martial Soul to evolve blades of grass, gaining this self-healing ability was still quite good.

"She really is an old woman who's lived nearly a hundred thousand years!"

Suppressing his surging emotions, Tian Hao got dressed and could not help sighing inwardly as he glanced back toward the bathroom.

He was relieved that the old woman had not reacted in some melodramatic way just now. He had truly been afraid of causing one of those ridiculous misunderstandings.

However, none of this had been part of his plan. He had not expected Ah Yin to condense a Blood Essence Soul Ring, much less conveniently condense her final Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast ring as well. It had taken far too long.

Without the blessing of luck maintaining his enlightened state, he simply could not sustain such a deep level of Martial Soul Fusion Skill.

Glancing at the morning sun already high in the sky, Tian Hao returned to his room and continued typing, adding in his theory about the Blood Essence Soul Ring while he was at it. He could finish it in half an hour at most.

"That Heavenly Silkworm Technique was refined from the foundation of your Soul Power Meditation Method. It can consume Blood Essence energy and Soul Power to temper your body, making up for the weakness of your poor physical constitution. Only when your body is strong enough can you bring out the full power of your spear techniques.

"I hope you get what you wish for and make the Clear Sky Sect accept you. If it truly doesn't work out, don't force it. While there are green hills, there will be firewood."

Smelling that familiar fragrance again, Tian Hao knew without looking that the old woman had come out. Without raising his head, he gave her a serious reminder.

Honestly, he did not think highly of Ah Yin and Tang Hao's relationship. There was far too much standing between them.

This kind of cross-species love would most likely end in tragedy. In the original story, if not for Spirit Hall as their shared enemy, as well as Tang San obtaining a God Inheritance and becoming powerful enough, even his relationship with Xiao Wu might not have had a good ending.

Even Tang San's original idea of spending his entire life with Xiao Wu in the Star Dou Great Forest could never have come true, because he still had a father.

If the Clear Sky Sect faced disaster, Tang Hao would definitely go and live or die alongside his sect. When that happened, could Tang San pretend he knew nothing? He would certainly have to go too.

And if Tang San went, would Xiao Wu stay behind?

Not to mention that both of them bore the grudge of their mothers' deaths.

So the outcome had long since been decided, unless outside forces helped break the deadlock. Tang San's external help had been two gods.

Even then, they had endured far too many hardships, dying and coming back again and again. It had been far too cruel.

Ah Yin and Tang Hao were much the same. The Clear Sky Sect might not be able to accept it. Otherwise, once hostile forces learned of it and stirred things up, she could very likely become an enemy of all humanity.

That was a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, after all—one capable of representing the Soul Beast race to a certain extent.

It was like a prince and princess of the Star Luo Empire and Heaven Dou Empire suddenly falling in love. What would everyone else think?

Sometimes, having a clear conscience was not enough.

But regardless of how things ended between Ah Yin and Tang Hao, he did not want such a perfect little lab rat as Ah Yin to come to harm. There were still plenty of research projects that needed the old woman's cooperation.

What worried him most was that over this period, he had siphoned quite a bit of luck from the two of them. He had no idea whether such a drastic reduction in their luck would have any adverse effects.

"Thank you!"

The countless words in Ah Yin's heart ultimately became a single expression of thanks.

Though they had not known each other long, she could tell that the young man genuinely meant well toward her.

Moreover, she had gained far, far too much from Tian Hao during this time. Just now, he had even done his utmost to refine her Soul Power Meditation Method, and she had obtained a secret technique capable of transforming herself.

He had even helped her condense her ninth Soul Ring more quickly, along with a mysterious and strange Soul Ring.

Unfortunately, before her gratitude could last even a moment, the young man personally shattered it.

"The Heavenly Silkworm Technique lives up to its name. It means continuously transforming and improving oneself, like a silkworm breaking from its cocoon and becoming a butterfly.

"It's just a pity that your body was intact just now. If you used it while severely injured and in a broken state, the transformation would go even deeper.

"In the future, find chances to injure yourself more often, or have Uncle use the Clear Sky Sect's Great Sumeru Hammer to give you a few hits. It'll help your transformation..."

As he explained the Soul Power Meditation Method he had just refined, Tian Hao had used the Blue Silver Emperor Soul Power Meditation Method Ah Yin had previously taught him as the foundation. Following the concepts of the Heavenly Silkworm Transformation divine art from novels in his previous life, he had guided its evolution. It could greatly activate the Life Force within the body and strengthen the physique. Combined with the Devouring Golden Silk of the Blue Silver Domain, it could assist one's transformation.

That, however, was only secondary. His primary goal was to use the opportunity to understand the mysteries of Blood Essence.

Although, as a Plant System Soul Beast, the Blue Silver Emperor possessed far less Blood Essence than an Animal System Soul Beast of the same level, it did possess it, and that was enough for research.

It was precisely because of this that he had successfully bootlegged Postnatal Blood Essence Power, similar to the Prenatal Blood Essence Power derived from one's bloodline, then fused the two into complete Bloodline Power.

He simply had not expected the Postnatal Blood Essence to fuse and transform with the Prenatal Blood Essence in Ah Yin's true body, breaking through the limit and condensing into a Blood Essence Soul Ring.

"..."

The veins on Ah Yin's forehead throbbed as she listened. This brat was talking nonsense again.

What did he mean, injure herself more often?

And have Hao hit her a few more times with the Great Sumeru Hammer?

Was he trying to teach Hao domestic violence?

And this was supposed to assist cultivation? She was not a masochist. How could she possibly cultivate using such a crazy method?

Besides, did he not know that, as a control-system Soul Master, she countered assault-system Soul Masters? She should be the one hanging Tang Hao up and whipping him.

Only after taking several deep breaths did she calm her foul mood and suppress the urge to hang up the young man before her and beat him.

After all, the boy was missing a screw in the head to begin with. She could not take him too seriously.

I, Ah Yin of the Blue Silver Emperor, am broad-minded. I won't stoop to the level of a child.

"This Soul Ring is very strange. It differs from the other Soul Rings I possess."

Manifesting that strange golden Soul Ring, Ah Yin was seeing this kind of Soul Ring for the first time.

However, she felt that this unusual Soul Ring was not at all weaker than the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast ring she had condensed earlier.

"The known forms of energy within humans and Soul Beasts are Mental Power, Soul Power, and Blood Essence. Soul Power can evolve into Soul Rings—the common Soul Beast Soul Rings. I call those Soul Power Soul Rings.

"In theory, Blood Essence energy and Mental Power can also condense into Soul Rings. I call them Blood Essence Soul Rings and Mental Soul Rings.

"Yours is a Blood Essence Soul Ring, condensed with Blood Essence energy as its foundation. The skill it possesses should presumably enhance the body.

"I have never seen any records relating to Mental Soul Rings, but they should exist as well..."

Tian Hao explained as he typed.

Blood Essence Soul Rings existed in the original story, while Mental Soul Rings were merely his own hypothesis. Whether they existed or not was hard to say.

But even if they had never existed before, he believed that with his cheat ability, he would certainly be able to create them in the future.

Only then could he achieve comprehensive development of the three treasures of essence, energy, and spirit, becoming an all-round fighter shaped like a polygon—or even a circle.

Ah Yin: You obnoxious little punk, hand over your votes already, or big sister will hang you up and whip you!