Ah Yin's Darkening

At this moment, Shang An was still inside the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. It had merely been moved elsewhere.

That place was inside his Martial Soul—the Taiyi Bead.

That was right. The Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well had been absorbed by his Martial Soul and merged into his Taiyi Bead. Even the origins of the Ice Fire Dragon King beneath the well had been incorporated into the Small World.

The Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well fused with the residual space-time origin within the Taiyi Bead, evolving into a blessed land within it—or rather, a Small World.

However, this Small World was truly small, only around twelve thousand square kilometers, roughly the size of several Nuoding Cities. The Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well lay at its very center.

As the owner of the Taiyi Bead, Shang An was naturally the master of this Small World. Here, he felt as though he possessed boundless divine might and could even wield strength comparable to that of his previous life. Unfortunately, that only applied within the Small World. Otherwise, he could have simply crushed his way through Douluo Continent.

The benefits Shang An gained were not limited to a Small World capable of carrying people. There was also—

"Is this the Teleportation Array from Kunlun Mountain?"

He had never expected that this ancient formation had, by a twist of fate, merged into the Taiyi Bead he had refined. However, Shang An could sense that activating it would require a massive amount of World Origin.

World Origin was not Infinite. The World Origin his Small World could produce was exceedingly scarce. If he wanted to activate the formation without damaging the Small World's foundation, he would likely need to save up for at least a decade—unless he encountered some special opportunity that granted him a large amount of origin, or the Small World developed enough to produce more World Origin.

Naturally, Shang An would not drain the pond to catch the fish. He could sense that this Small World would be of great help on his future path.

Moreover, Shang An currently had no intention of leaving the Douluo plane, so he did not dwell on it too much. He had not even cleared Douluo yet; he could not afford to aim too high.

"There are also the divine positions of the Ice Fire Dragon King."

Shang An sensed that the strongest laws within the newborn Small World were ice and fire. Because the Ice Fire Dragon King had merged into it, their divine positions had likewise become part of his little plane, contributing to the construction of his Small World.

He could grant the inheritance of these divine positions to others. As long as someone inherited one, that person would be controlled by Shang An, because the divine position was already bound to his Small World.

Furthermore, once someone inherited a divine position, Shang An would be able to use her power as well.

"Hahaha, what good fortune. I just picked up two First-Level God positions for free."

Even Shang An was delighted by these divine positions that had fallen into his lap.

However, he felt that this Small World still seemed somewhat incomplete. It was not a matter of size; it felt as if something were missing. As Shang An willed it, the invisible, formless Great Freedom Heavenly Demon Primordial Spirit immediately appeared outside his body.

"So it lacks a Heavenly Dao—or rather, a world will."

Under Shang An's control, the Great Freedom Heavenly Demon Primordial Spirit immediately merged into the newborn world and became its Heavenly Dao. The Small World instantly gave off a sense of completion, and the entire heaven and earth seemed to gain a little more spirituality.

Only then did the Small World truly merge with Shang An, transforming from something akin to a tool into a part of him.

Shang An's level also broke through as the Small World fed power back to him.

Level 44,

Level 45,

Level 46...

At that point, Shang An stopped advancing. His fifth Spirit Ring began condensing on its own, and in the end, five Spirit Rings appeared: purple, purple, black, black, and gray. His fifth Spirit Ring was unexpectedly a gray ring shrouded in mist, looking incomparably mysterious.

Level 51, Level 52.

After the Spirit Ring condensed, Shang An's level stabilized. He stepped into the Purple Mansion Realm. A nine-year-old Spirit King—such a thing was simply unheard of and inconceivable. If others learned of it, they would surely cry out that it was impossible.

"I've become stronger again."

Shang An looked at his five Spirit Rings with satisfaction. His fifth Spirit Ring had been condensed from a strand of World Origin from this Small World. It was not restricted by Spirit Ring age, and it had granted him an ability that utterly disrupted the balance of Douluo Continent—Taiyi Divine Light.

Anyone whose strength did not exceed his by a major realm could be forcibly immobilized, with no limit on the number of targets. It depended only on whether his Soul Power could sustain it. Moreover, Immobilization Divine Light consumed very little Soul Power. It was truly an essential divine skill for shamelessly... pfft, being invincible among those of the same rank.

Even if someone surpassed him by a major realm, he could still forcibly immobilize them. It was merely that the Soul Power consumed would rise drastically with the target's strength. By his estimate, even someone like Dugu Bo could only be immobilized for two to three seconds at full power. Still, he could now be considered capable of influencing battles between Title Douluo.

Although his Great Freedom Heavenly Demon Primordial Spirit had become the Heavenly Dao of the Small World, because it was an internal Small World, this Martial Soul was still within his body. He could use it whenever he wished.

Its abilities had also become more powerful and strange, and it had unlocked more functions and ways to use it—such as certain memory-related, ahem, matters. In short, it had become even harder to guard against. The most obvious outward change was that his charm had grown even stronger, as though he were about to condense a Great Dao of Charm.

Furthermore, anyone within this Small World would continuously grow more intimate with and submissive toward Shang An. It could be said that even if the Small World developed and expanded in the future, Shang An would not need to worry about an ending like Divine Tomb's.

"Right."

Shang An remembered Ah Yin, who was still within Moonfall Star. He took her out. Ah Yin was still in that sickly state, so Shang An pulled her out of the pot and planted her beside the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

As her growing environment changed, the Blue Silver Emperor, already renowned for its vitality, visibly recovered at a rapid rate. Its somewhat withered yellow leaves regained their vigor, and the entire plant gradually grew to three meters tall before slowly ceasing to grow.

A feeling of joy gradually radiated from the Blue Silver Emperor. It was joy at being alive.

"Her intelligence still hasn't recovered?"

Shang An could sense that the Blue Silver Emperor now possessed only a trace of instinct, while her soul remained asleep at a deeper level. His eyes narrowed slightly.

"Tang Hao, then don't blame me. Your wife is mine."

Psychic Power went straight to work, entering the Blue Silver Emperor's slumbering soul and gently nourishing that damaged soul. Then came the three-part set: repairing the soul, rewriting her memories, and planting the Seed of Heart.

"Huff!"

Even with the Small World's support, Shang An felt somewhat exhausted after completing the process. Ah Yin's soul was too badly damaged. After all, part of her soul was still within the Spirit Ring. After this repair, perhaps Ah Yin should be considered a new Ah Yin.

Under Shang An's deliberate guidance, this Ah Yin would inherit everything from before—except her feelings. She would no longer love Tang Hao. In the memories Shang An had altered, Shang An was the only master of her life, the one who had granted her life, the one to whom she would dedicate her entire existence, and the person most important, closest, and most beloved to her.

Tang Hao, meanwhile, was a petty villain who had painstakingly deceived her into sacrificing herself and seized her Spirit Bone. He was the person she hated most in this life.

This was a darkened Ah Yin.

As Ah Yin's soul awakened, the Blue Silver Emperor's main body became even more spiritual and lively. A leaf threaded with fine golden lines wrapped around Shang An's wrist, conveying intimacy and affection.

Feeling the soft, tender touch around his wrist, Shang An revealed a satisfied smile.

"Ah Yin, today I will help you take human form."

He took out a blue crown. It was the hundred-thousand-year Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone. Back then, he had wanted to study whether he could revert the Spirit Bone into energy and merge it back into the Blue Silver Emperor. Now, before the Great Freedom Heavenly Demon Primordial Spirit that had become the Heavenly Dao, the secrets of the Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone had nowhere to hide.

With the Small World's support, Shang An easily sent his Soul Power into the Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone. Using Psychic Power as a catalyst, he guided the Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone back to its original state.

The blue crown seemed to be smelted, gradually melting into a mass of watery blue liquid. This was the Blue Silver Emperor's origin energy. Ah Yin immediately felt an intense craving from her body, and her leaves gently tugged at Shang An's hand, as though telling him:

Shang An raised his hand and aimed it at Ah Yin.

Soon, Ah Yin began developing for a second time. The Blue Silver Emperor continuously grew larger—seven meters, ten meters—until it finally stopped after reaching more than twenty meters.

"Ah Yin, can you take human form now?"

"Master, not yet. Without a Spirit Ring, I'm still a little short. It's all that damned Tang Hao's fault."

Ah Yin had now recovered fifty to sixty percent of her cultivation, so she could communicate with Shang An through spiritual power. However, she was still somewhat unhappy. In her eyes, if she could not take human form, she would not be able to gain her master's affection.

"Since that's the case, then I'll give you another push."

With a thought, Shang An summoned down a strand of World Origin.

As the World Origin merged into her, blue light surged around Ah Yin. A slender and graceful figure gradually emerged within the radiance.

"Master."

The instant Ah Yin's form condensed, she impatiently threw herself at Shang An.

(Many people have asked whether there are any women? (T^T) Actually, there are, but because the comments have all been blocked, everyone can only see their own comments.)