"Mm, looks like it's about done." Looking like he had been through this before, Nan Xuan immediately withdrew the Soul Power and spiritual power he had been supplying, then activated his Digitization soul skill.
Before long, a powerful surge of blue Soul Power burst forth.
Then, the enormous Blue Silver tree contracted its true body and used spiritual power to manifest a human body.
Ah Yin gave Nan Xuan a deep bow in thanks.
"So, does your true body feel stronger than before?" Nan Xuan did not care about such minor details and asked curiously.
"Yes. If I had to name it now, I should be a Blue Silver Saint Emperor. I possess powerful spiritual power, vitality, and poison immunity. My hardness and flexibility have also improved," Ah Yin said delightedly.
"Blue Silver Saint Emperor... It looks like you've already surpassed the category of Blue Silver Emperor. This is the first case on Douluo Continent," Nan Xuan muttered the name of this new race before speaking to Ah Yin.
"I have to thank you for your support. Only then could I complete this transformation into a new level of life." Having become a new lifeform, Ah Yin could feel the joy of her people. To the Blue Silver clan, she had broken through a boundary. Beneath her, multiple Blue Silver Emperors could now emerge.
Simply put, now that there was a Blue Silver Saint Emperor, Blue Silver Emperors were no longer rare.
Nan Xuan adjusted his condition and let Ah Yin familiarize herself with her new form.
Early the next morning, Nan Xuan sat down cross-legged. Ah Yin was somewhat downcast. She had only just evolved, and now she was about to sacrifice herself. It was truly frustrating.
Seeing that Ah Yin was unhappy, Nan Xuan comforted her. "Don't worry. You'll get a body again shortly, and you'll even be able to use your true body as your Martial Soul. Look, my eighth soul ring has already traveled the continent."
Nan Xuan summoned his Martial Soul and revealed his soul rings.
"Traveled the continent? So I'm not the first Soul Beast like this?" Ah Yin asked in surprise.
"That's right. My eighth soul ring is Green Willow Heart Wood." Nan Xuan spread his hands and replied with a smile.
Seeing Nan Xuan's helpless expression, Ah Yin smiled slightly.
"Then get ready. I'm starting." Ah Yin did not waste any more words. In any case, she had no choice, and she was not someone who broke her promises.
Nan Xuan nodded, indicating that he was ready at any time.
Ah Yin's entire body turned into a streak of deep blue light, which then radiated outward. Red light replaced the deep blue light, dyeing everything blood-red. Once her true body wrapped around Nan Xuan, the red glow merged into it.
When the red glow dispersed, the Blue Silver vines wrapped around Nan Xuan slowly retreated before finally vanishing.
"It really has to be you. You've got experience, so there was barely any commotion." Nan Xuan grinned.
Ah Yin, who had just become a soul ring, gave the ring a speechless tremor.
Nan Xuan had previously discussed some of the traits of Ah Yin's race with her, such as how, after a sacrifice, one could preserve the soul and become a seed, or directly attach the soul to the soul ring.
Therefore, Ah Yin's sacrifice this time did not turn her into a seed. Instead, she directly attached herself to the soul ring.
Sensing Ah Yin's emotions, Nan Xuan smiled and stopped joking around. He began transforming a body for her.
Repeating the process he had used to transform Liu Mumu, Nan Xuan was already thoroughly familiar with it and finished in no time.
However, when it came to determining Ah Yin's figure and appearance, Nan Xuan hesitated.
He needed to consider two factors. First, Tang Hao could not recognize her. Second, her age had to fit the identity of his younger female cousin.
If Tang San tried to identify her by bloodline in the future, it probably would not be much use. Aside from her soul still being Ah Yin, everything else about the current Blue Silver Saint Emperor had changed. Even her true body had evolved. Trying to confirm her identity through bloodline was likely impossible.
After pondering for a moment, Nan Xuan smiled faintly and began working on Ah Yin's facial details.
Before long, a deep blue light drifted out from Nan Xuan's Martial Soul.
As the light faded, a girl with a high ponytail and a height of 168 centimeters appeared before Nan Xuan.
Ah Yin used her spiritual power to sense her own appearance and figure.
Her deep blue hair was tied into a high ponytail. Her oval face gave off a soft, tranquil feeling. Her chin was slightly short, while her jawline was delicate and defined. Her eyes were large and round. When she smiled, she was incredibly infectious, and her smile was sweet and adorable, giving her a strong youthful appearance and filling her with the aura of a young girl.
Her height, paired with a curvy figure, was not especially striking, but it was full of girlish charm.
After learning about her appearance and figure, Ah Yin looked at Nan Xuan gloomily.
"What? Not satisfied? This suits your temperament perfectly," Nan Xuan asked with a smile.
"I am satisfied, but couldn't you have made me a little more mature? Looking seventeen makes me feel..." Ah Yin's face reddened slightly. For someone who had already been a mother, being this age felt somewhat embarrassing.
"Don't look so unhappy. Some people would love to be younger but can't," Nan Xuan said helplessly as he looked at Ah Yin.
Ah Yin rolled her eyes at Nan Xuan, making it clear that she did not want to speak.
Seeing Ah Yin like this, Nan Xuan smiled. "This is only what you look like for now. You can use your own Soul Power to change your appearance to any age whenever you want. But I suggest you do not change it yet, because this age is just right for becoming sisters with Green Willow Heart Wood."
Seeing that she ignored him, Nan Xuan did not get angry. Instead, he picked up the deep blue soul bone from the ground. It had dropped during Ah Yin's sacrifice, and it was a left leg bone.
Nan Xuan took this opportunity to slowly absorb it as well.
The two soul skills he obtained were Endless Life and Entanglement Prison.
Endless Life: Heal all flesh-and-blood bodies.
Entanglement Prison: An instant group control skill. Blue Silver Saint Emperor vines erupted from underground, forming a prison that restrained enemies.
"Not bad. At least I can start a side business as a healer in the future." Nan Xuan looked at the two decent soul bone skills and said with a smile.
He then checked the soul ring skills. Just as he had expected, they were another two offensive skills.
Saint Emperor Sword Domain: Countless deep blue Blue Silver Saint Swords descended from the sky. Currently Nan Xuan's strongest area attack.
Saint Emperor Judgment: A deep blue divine spear formed and descended from the sky. Currently Nan Xuan's strongest single-target attack.
"These two soul skills of yours are pretty good. Are they better than the two you gave Tang Hao before?" Nan Xuan deliberately asked with a grin.
"Can you stop asking such boring questions?" Ah Yin was truly speechless now. This nominal master of hers was really going too far.
"Alright, I'll stop teasing you. We should go home. You should go see things for yourself too." Nan Xuan put away his smile and spoke somewhat wistfully.
"However, you need to be mindful of your current identity. Everything must follow the rules, or things will become a mess," Nan Xuan reminded her.
"You know things could become a mess, yet you deliberately came looking for me? Although I don't really trust Tang Hao anymore, if anything you told me before was false, I will never compromise." Ah Yin glared at Nan Xuan indignantly.
"Don't worry, I won't lie. Whether it's true or false, you can observe for yourself over time. In any case, we're neighbors with them now. Oh, right, you can't be called Ah Yin anymore. You need a new name," Nan Xuan said calmly.
"You pick one." Ah Yin said indifferently.
"Then let's call you Lan Yingying. It goes well with Liu Mumu of Green Willow Heart Wood." Nan Xuan smiled as though he had planned it long ago.
Lan Yingying did not really mind. As long as she was alive, that was enough. As long as she lived, she could learn everything she wanted to know.
Nan Xuan had only been away from home for about a week this time. The distance was not far, and Lan Yingying was quite familiar with the human world, so they had not wasted much time.
The two sped all the way back to Holy Soul Village.
Just as they entered the village, they ran into Tang Hao, who had just returned from buying alcohol.
"Yo, Nan Xuan, you brought back another little girl this time? She can't be another one of those distant female cousins of yours, right?" Tang Hao asked, slightly drunk.
"Why not? I went out this time specifically to bring her here for a long stay. Something happened to her family, so this was the only option." Nan Xuan spread his hands helplessly.
"Actually, there's nothing wrong with distant female cousins." Tang Hao leaned close to Nan Xuan's ear and whispered softly.
Nan Xuan merely smiled without saying anything. Thinking Nan Xuan might be embarrassed, Tang Hao staggered away.
Lan Yingying was a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast. How could she possibly fail to hear that?
Fortunately, she had promised Nan Xuan and did not do anything angry.
"Come on, let's go home first too," Nan Xuan called out to Lan Yingying.
Lan Yingying did not speak and simply followed him quietly.
Thus, Lan Yingying—Ah Yin—settled into Nan Xuan's home.
With Lan Yingying at home, Nan Xuan finally had his hands free. She handled all the housework, which was far better than that Liu Mumu.
After living in the village for over a month, Lan Yingying had become familiar with all the neighbors. Everyone knew that she was Nan Xuan's distant female cousin.
Nan Xuan treated Lan Yingying the same way he treated Liu Mumu. He did not restrict her freedom, but she could not expose her identity.
Every day, Lan Yingying watered flowers, planted grass, and routinely observed the father and son across the street.
At first, seeing Tang Hao drink himself into a stupor made her angry, and she wanted to intervene.
But when she thought of the issues described in those illustrated books, along with her own experiences, she let it go again.
When Tang San turned two, Ah Yin felt that the child was far too sensible. If not for what Nan Xuan had told her before, she might have found it comforting. But now, a two-year-old was already slowly learning housework and caring for his alcoholic father.
Tang Hao's current state disappointed Lan Yingying more and more. She regretted that love. This man's attitude toward his sect and toward her were almost polar opposites. She did not ask for wealth or honor; she only hoped that he would care about her a little more.
"Since I have been given a new life, I'll live more bravely this time. Tang Hao, from this day onward, neither of us owes the other anything. If that child is still our son, I will fulfill my responsibility as his mother. If he is not, then he is nothing to me." Looking at Tang Hao drinking himself into a stupor in his chair and Tang San pouring him wine beside him, Lan Yingying told herself fiercely that she would live for herself this time.
Nan Xuan looked at Lan Yingying beside him and smiled. His painstaking efforts had not been in vain after all.
Every living creature had a selfish side. Since Nan Xuan had the chance to obtain Lan Yingying and alter some of the plot, why would he not do it? Master was already vigorously promoting his Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul, and a generation's theory master was quietly rising.
Nan Xuan had not been idle during this time either. His Soul Power was currently level 94, and he still needed to work hard to reach level 99 next year. That final level would require Faith Points.
"The Shrek Troupe and the Skywater Academy troupe would both be great sources of attention. Maybe I can create some celebrity effect."
"Then, I can... hehehe." Nan Xuan narrowed his eyes and smiled inwardly. Following the timeline, those troupes were all advertisements.
Seeing the smile on Nan Xuan's face, Lan Yingying's mouth twitched.
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