First Meeting with Ah Yin

"Damn, this Martial God Physique martial soul was not only powerful, it looked ridiculously cool after Martial Soul Possession."

Xu Fan glanced at the War Soul phantom behind him. Though its face could not be seen, the invisible pressure it radiated was not something ordinary Soul Masters could withstand.

It even had the feeling of Supreme King Haki.

Xu Fan lightly clenched his fist and felt an immense power ready to erupt.

Killing several cows with one punch would not be a problem.

Most importantly, his Soul Ring was not beneath his feet. Instead, it hovered behind the War Soul phantom's head, resembling a Golden Merit Ring.

Calling it a War Soul phantom was not quite right. It should have been a Martial God Phantom.

"Whatever. I need to get moving. I haven't finished making up today's story yet."

"First Soul Skill, Martial God Qi."

The yellow Soul Ring floating behind the Martial God Phantom's head suddenly lit up, its light flowing.

The faint golden Pressure Field around Xu Fan's body rapidly contracted inward.

In an instant, it formed a transparent golden layer of Gang Qi over the surface of Xu Fan's body.

The Gang Qi clung closely to the contours of his body, with golden patterns occasionally flashing across it.

This Gang Qi was like another layer of skin for Xu Fan.

"Here I go!"

Xu Fan suddenly kicked off toward the first protruding rock.

His movements were swift and precise, without a single unnecessary motion.

Every reach and every kick landed precisely on the protrusions along the slick cliff face.

The powerful current crashed down over his head, but it was all blocked by the Gang Qi and Soul Power shield covering Xu Fan's body.

With another burst of force, Xu Fan steadily touched down with his toes on a flat rock hidden behind the curtain of water.

He was not far from his destination now, only about ten meters away.

Xu Fan did not stop to catch his breath. His sharp gaze swept over the cliff face before him.

Years of erosion from the water had left grooves of varying depths across the rock surface.

To him, they made for excellent footholds.

Two minutes later, Xu Fan arrived at his destination.

Xu Fan reached out and placed his hand against a rock, his palm sinking in slightly.

"Crack!"

A doorway appeared immediately afterward.

Xu Fan's eyes narrowed slightly, but he did not hesitate.

With a flash, he entered the cave.

Phew... I finally made it up. Sure enough, without strength, climbing this waterfall would be extremely difficult.

Fortunately, my martial soul is powerful enough, and I have the First Soul Ring's Martial God Qi protecting me. Otherwise, the waterfall would have made getting up here much harder. This waterfall is really fierce.

I'm about to meet Ah Yin. I'm actually a little excited.

After all, I met her quite late back then.

As for the Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone, I wonder whether absorbing it will activate the two abilities of my martial soul.

Become a Saint in the Flesh and All Laws Are Connected. These two abilities are innate to the Martial God Physique, but they require a tremendous amount of energy to activate.

Once Become a Saint in the Flesh is activated, my physical strength will increase proportionally with my Soul Power. Even without Soul Skills, it will rival top-tier Beast Martial Souls of the same rank. And this physical strength is no ordinary strength—it is equivalent to an increase in All Attributes.

With Become a Saint in the Flesh, even without using Soul Skills, I'll be able to thrash Soul Masters in the Same Realm. It's incredibly strong.

All Laws Are Connected allows me to quickly find the optimal way to break through an enemy's moves or counterattack them in battle. It can also improve my learning ability, and that improvement is terrifying. It can even let me learn someone else's Soul Skill after seeing it once.

Back then, I relied on it to learn the Clear Sky Sect's Great Sumeru Hammer. Through Exploding Ring, I smashed the Clear Sky Sect to pieces.

I'm here.

Everyone who saw that Xu Fan possessed such outrageous abilities widened their eyes.

Spirit Hall.

"Teacher, can martial souls really possess abilities like that?" Hu Liena widened her fox-like eyes, her face full of envy.

"Martial souls do indeed possess many innate abilities. For example, my Death Spider Emperor makes me immune to all poisons. Your Fox Demon can greatly enhance your charm. Those all count as abilities."

"But compared to Xu Fan's martial soul, their effects are far inferior."

To be honest, Bibi Dong also envied Xu Fan's two abilities.

If only she possessed even one of them...

Blue Tyrant Academy.

"Whoa... that little bastard's abilities are really impressive. If I had Become a Saint in the Flesh, wouldn't my physical body be absurdly powerful?" Liu Erlong was envious—far too envious.

She already had a violent temper and loved fighting, so both abilities suited her perfectly.

"As expected of the Martial God Physique. I wonder when I'll get to meet him and see it for myself." Liu Erlong also wanted to test the Martial God Physique's strength.

She did not know whether it was truly as exaggerated as he claimed.

After entering the cave, Xu Fan saw an utterly inconspicuous little mound of earth.

At the top of the mound, an unusual stalk of Blue Silver Grass grew quietly.

It was more slender and upright than ordinary Blue Silver Grass, though it looked somewhat wilted. Yet many golden patterns ran across its body.

It was none other than the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, the Blue Silver Emperor, Ah Yin.

Xu Fan walked up to the mound and slowly crouched down.

He extended a finger, a strand of exceptionally gentle aura curling around his fingertip as he softly stroked the leaf marked with golden patterns.

Xu Fan lowered his voice, carrying a trace of complicated melancholy, as though he were speaking to himself.

"Ah Yin, Ah Yin... tell me, why put yourself through this?"

"You placed That person in the most important place in your heart, gave up your cultivation for him, sacrificed your life for him, and silently accumulated strength in this lightless cave, hoping for the day you would reunite."

Xu Fan's voice sank. "But what about him? I'm afraid... he has long forgotten you. Otherwise, how could he bear to leave you alone in this cold, damp cave without ever asking about you? How long has it been since he came to see you?"

Ah Yin's stalk trembled slightly, and the leaves at its tip drooped listlessly.

Seeing Ah Yin's unhappy reaction, Xu Fan's lips curled upward slightly.

It's working!

The expression on Xu Fan's face remained one of melancholy and pity.

"If he had sent you back to the Blue Silver Forest back then, where the auras of countless kin could nourish you and the forest's life force could sustain you... perhaps you would have reshaped your body and taken human form again long ago. Why waste your years here and suffer such loneliness?" Xu Fan gently tapped a leaf with his fingertip.

Ah Yin trembled again. Its drooping leaves seemed to hang even lower, revealing a confused sense of grievance.

Xu Fan said no more.

He carefully held his palm above the mound, and a gentle stream of Soul Power slowly seeped downward, lifting Ah Yin up.

"Ah Yin, stay here for now. Once I absorb your Spirit Bone, I'll take you away. Sorry, but I need to grow stronger quickly right now. If possible, I'll compensate you with a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone in the future."

Xu Fan looked to one side and began searching for the Spirit Bone.

Making up stories?

Who didn't know how?

Tang Hao, Tang Hao.

I'm taking your wife away.

And I'm taking your Spirit Bone too.

"Found it. It's right here."