However, what Tang Hao hadn't expected was that the blow he'd intended merely to grievously wound Qian Xunji had actually killed him. This had completely derailed his plans!
He'd originally planned to take the opportunity to flee back to the Clear Sky Sect. With a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring in hand, the sect would surely protect him with everything they had. He could also make a public statement, claiming he'd allied with a Soul Beast for the sake of its Soul Ring. On that point, even Spirit Hall couldn't condemn him.
But Qian Xunji's death had led to the utter failure of his plan, forcing him to spend years on the run. He hadn't even dared to abandon Tang San lightly, for fear Spirit Hall would use the half of Ah Yin's Blue Silver Emperor bloodline in Tang San to find him.
The more Su Yun thought about it, the more certain he became that Tang Hao had threatened him that day to make Tang San's Martial Soul grow into the Blue Silver Emperor Martial Soul.
Because Su Yun existed, Tang San's Martial Soul could never grow into a true Blue Silver Emperor in this lifetime. Only if Su Yun died could Tang San's Martial Soul evolve smoothly with help from the Blue Silver King or Ah Yin's true form.
Ah Yin had told him about this during the break, when she'd recalled it by chance.
Su Yun remembered clearly how conflicted and uneasy Ah Yin had looked and sounded at the time. She'd felt her husband was growing increasingly unfamiliar to her, because she'd been the one who'd told Tang Hao this information.
Su Yun hadn't voiced his deductions to Ah Yin right away. He knew that if he wanted her to truly give up on Tang Hao,