Ah Yin's Memories

Just after Tang San and Fu Shiyan left, a faint yet clear spiritual fluctuation slowly emanated from the Blue Silver Emperor plant that Ah Yin had transformed into.

Ah Yin's consciousness began to slowly awaken in this Land of Heaven and Earth's Creation.

In the beginning, there was endless chaos.

Then, memories, like shattered pieces of a shard of glass, slowly come together, one by one.

She thought of the Blue Silver Forest.

She recalled the time she had spent tens of thousands of years—back then, she was the queen of the Blue Silver Clan, ruling over endless Blue Silver Grass, which grew freely in her own territory.

The magnificent scene of all grasses bowing in worship when the sun shines, the rain falls, and the breeze blows... those memories are so vivid, so vivid that it feels like they happened just yesterday.

Then came that Heavenly Tribulation.

Transforming into human form to escape the Heavenly Tribulation was the most risky decision she ever made.

She succeeded, but from then on, she embarked on a completely different path.

While traveling across the continent in human form, she encountered two people.

Tang Hao. Tang Xiao.

The twin stars of the Clear Sky Sect, in their youthful exuberance, traveled across the continent.

She remembered the first time she met Tang Hao —it was by a mountain stream, she was drinking water by the stream when he accidentally barged in, and when their eyes met, she saw the surprise and embarrassment in his eyes.

Later, they traveled together, fought together, and faced life and death together.

Between Tang Hao and Tang Xiao, she ultimately chose Tang Hao.

She admired his brave and fearless demeanor, his seemingly rough but actually delicate heart, and the undisguised fervor in his eyes when he looked at her.

Later, she told him her true identity, as well as his Tang Xiao.

At that time, she thought that sincerity in return for sincerity was enough.

She believed that as long as she had Tang Hao's love, nothing else mattered.

Looking back now--

A bitter feeling welled up in Ah Yin's mind.

How foolish that action was back then.

The memory continues, arriving at the day that changed everything.

The Spirit Hall Pope Qian Xunji and several Titled Douluo behind him.

She and Tang Hao were driven to the brink of despair, with their newborn child in her arms.

In her desperate situation, she made a choice—to sacrifice herself.

She used her 100,000 years of cultivation to save her husband and child's lives.

She remembered the dazzling blue light that erupted from her body, the blue blood flames that burned on her body, and the feeling of her life slipping away when she sacrificed her Spirit Ring, Spirit Bone, and everything else to Tang Hao.

But in the last moment before consciousness faded—

She sensed two unusual auras.

Within the area of the sacrifice, there were two hidden figures.

With her last ounce of strength, she looked in that direction and made out the faces of the two people.

Elder of the Clear Sky Sect.

Tang Lie. Tang Cheng.

Because of the absolute rules of sacrifice, within this range, she could clearly hear the hidden conversation between the two people in the distance.

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"Now that that beast is dead, Tang Hao's Spirit Bone are fully equipped."

"With this sacrificial power, our Clear Sky Sect will surely gain another Titled Douluo, and a Titled Douluo with a Hundred-Thousand-Year Spirit Ring at that! Hahaha!"

"As expected, Second Brother is the smartest; he came up with such a flawless plan."

"If Tang Hao can escape successfully, we can pin all the blame on him and force him to give up his Spirit Bone."

"At that time, Seventh Brother, you can also use the fusion of Spirit Bone to advance to the Titled Douluo."

"However, that bastard's offspring is quite a problem. If he finds out the truth in the future, he will ultimately be a hidden danger."

"And what about Tang Hao..."

"Don't worry, with Tang Hao's brain, he'll never figure out the truth in his entire life."

"As for that bastard, hehe, as long as we instill the idea of loyalty to the sect in him from a young age, he will only be of use to the sect when he grows up."

"However, it's alright if he awakened the Clear Sky Hammer, but if he didn't..."

"Hehe."

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The memory remains at this moment.

The sound lingered in the ears of the two sect elders, their schemes seemingly accomplished.

Ah Yin's consciousness began to fluctuate violently.

I see.

It turns out that it was all a setup from beginning to end.

She thought she had implicated Tang Hao, and that her identity as a "Soul Beast" had brought disaster upon Tang Hao.

She thought the Spirit Hall's pursuit was just an accident, and that the Clear Sky Sect's inaction was only because they feared the Spirit Hall's power.

She had no idea that there was such a powerful force pulling the strings behind the scenes.

Unbeknownst to her, those whom Tang Hao once regarded as "fellow disciples" were secretly plotting against her life, her Spirit Bone, her husband's future, and the fate of her child.

Those laughs, like poisoned ice blades, pierced deep into her memory, remaining as clear as yesterday even after many years of slumber.

In their mouths, she was a "beast".

Her child is a "mongrel".

And they, under the guise of "the greater good of the sect," planned everything so flawlessly.

A strong sense of hatred, like the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, spread through her newly awakened consciousness.

But soon, another memory surfaced.

Those were fragmented memories.

In that dark, sunless cave in Holy Soul Village.

Sometimes, Tang Hao would come.

She was in a state of confusion at the time and unable to respond, but she could still sense his presence.

She sensed him sitting beside her, sensed his rough hands gently touching her leaves, sensed the words he whispered—

He said how much he missed her.

He said he had let down the sect, let her down, and failed to protect her.

Those sounds, mingled with tears, fell drop by drop onto her leaves.

Then, just a few days ago...

A blue-haired boy and a silver-haired youth arrived at the cave.

At that moment, even though her consciousness was still hazy and she was not fully awake, she instinctively sensed it—

The aura emanating from that blue-haired boy was connected to her by blood.

That was her child.

He was her Xiao San.

The boy knelt in front of her, his eyes red-rimmed, tears streaming down his face.

Its branches gently Entanglement around the boy's fingers, using the utmost effort a blade of grass could do to soothe the boy who was weeping because of her.

She sensed his emotions—sadness, heartache, anger, and murderous intent.

Now, as her memories slowly came together, she finally saw his face clearly.

That face had her features and Tang Hao's fortitude, but overall it resembled her about 80%.

Her long, azure hair was exactly the same as when she transformed into human form.

And then there was the aura of the Blue Silver Emperor, that pure royal bloodline that made all Blue Silver Grass submit—

Her child has awakened the Blue Silver Emperor.

An indescribable joy welled up in Ah Yin's mind.

Tang Hao took good care of him.

It was better than she had imagined.

She originally thought that with Tang Hao's rough and rugged personality, it would be good enough if he could even raise the child.

She had thought countless times about whether her child would go hungry or cold, or whether he would be bullied by other children because he had no mother.

But now she knows that her child has not only grown up safely, but has also awakened the Blue Silver Emperor, found this place, and brought with him such an unfathomable master—

The silver-haired young man in black brought her and her child to this Land of Heaven and Earth's Creation, nourishing her with such boundless vitality, awakening her from her long slumber.

He is the child's mentor.

A person the child trusts.

He was also... her benefactor.

Ah Yin's branches swayed gently, emitting a faint blue-gold light in the mist of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.