Inside the cave, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm followed Ye Xuan's plan and transformed into a Blue Silver Emperor with an aura and appearance identical to Ah Yin's.
Meanwhile, Ye Xuan brought out his Super Ball Martial Soul and captured the real Blue Silver Emperor, Ah Yin, inside it.
Taking advantage of the current chaos, he also used the Super Ball Martial Soul's ability to turn Ah Yin's original Soul Bone into a "Leaf Stone."
Ye Xuan knew full well that anyone who laid eyes on a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone would grow envious.
As the saying went, out of sight, out of mind. He transformed the Soul Bone, then fused it directly into Ah Yin's body, letting her produce and consume it herself. That would also bring out her potential to the greatest extent.
Perhaps because Ah Yin's life force had been completely depleted, even after she absorbed the "Leaf Stone" transformed by the Super Ball and elevated her bloodline, her own source power was so badly depleted that she now had only ten years of cultivation.
"Ye Xuan, this Blue Silver Emperor's source energy is severely depleted. You could provide her with enough precious natural treasures to recover over time, but that would inevitably slow your cultivation."
Sky Dream Ice Silkworm had lived for so many years and seen far more than Ye Xuan had.
Since he had put it that way, it meant that if they truly wanted to raise Ah Yin into a useful ally, they would have to spend a considerable amount of resources.
But when Ye Xuan heard Tian Meng's words, an inscrutable smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
"Heh. I have a way to reclaim the life force Ah Yin lost. But until then, everything must go according to plan. Understand?"
At Ye Xuan's words, Tian Meng seemed to realize something. He abruptly froze, then looked at Ye Xuan as though he were some kind of monster.
"Standing against you really is a terrifying thing."
Hearing Sky Dream Ice Silkworm mutter under his breath, Ye Xuan's lips curled into a wicked smile.
"For the sake of our path to godhood, we can only make our enemies contribute a little more value before they die."
The two exchanged a glance.
Immediately afterward, Ye Xuan once again turned into an inconspicuous pebble and rolled out of the cave.
At the same time, the bone in the wooden box inside the cave—swapped out earlier—was once again simulated to look like a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone.
Outside the cave, the three were still fighting.
Falling Devil and Thousand Jun, two peak Level 95 Super Douluo, were fighting Tang Hao, and their cultivation seemed on the verge of breaking through.
"Ha ha ha ha! Wonderful! This is wonderful! Tang Hao, you brat, let's go again!"
Clearly, Thousand Jun Douluo had lost himself in the fight, and Falling Devil Douluo was getting more fired up with every exchange.
For old fossils like them, who spent all their time holed up in the Worship Hall, chances to fight were few and far between.
Now, not only could they finally have a satisfying battle, but their opponent was Tang Hao of the Clear Sky Sect.
There was no describing how exhilarating it felt.
"Eighth Soul Skill, Thousand Jun Throw!"
"Eighth Soul Skill, Sky Breaking Strike!"
Thousand Jun and Falling Devil joined forces to unleash their Eighth Soul Skills against Tang Hao. At the same time, Tang Hao showed no intention of backing down.
"Clear Sky Secret Technique, Ring Detonation!"
"Great Sumeru Hammer!"
To block their attacks, Tang Hao forcibly detonated his first five Soul Rings. The Clear Sky Hammer, massive as a mountain, crashed down from midair toward the two Coiling Dragon Staffs below.
"Boom—!!"
Two terrifying blows, powerful enough to shatter heaven and earth, collided.
Their horrifying force ripped every tree from the nearby mountaintops and reduced them to splinters!
The nearby peaks, meanwhile, were instantly ground to dust by the interwoven force.
At the same time,
the hill where Ah Yin and the Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone were hidden was shorn of its summit, exposing the small cave concealed inside.
Seeing this, Thousand Jun and Falling Devil could not help growing tense. They had already drawn the battlefield far enough away, but they had not expected the two sides' attacks to be so ferocious.
Just as they were still worrying about Ye Xuan's safety, his figure appeared before them the next moment, holding a note that laid out the plan he had devised with Sky Dream Ice Silkworm.
Soon,
the image vanished before their eyes.
Thousand Jun and Falling Devil exchanged a knowing glance. They could both see the schadenfreude and mischievous delight in the other's eyes.
"Tang Hao, let's settle this! Seventh Soul Skill, Martial Soul Avatar!"
At that moment, the seventh Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring behind Thousand Jun Douluo blazed with dazzling light.
In the Martial Soul Avatar state, the Coiling Dragon Staff in his hand took on the towering dragon shadow of a Break Evil Dragon.
Falling Devil Douluo did not unleash his Martial Soul Avatar. Instead, the sixth Soul Ring behind him lit up once more.
Tang Hao had already detonated five Soul Rings. Even if he still had the strength to fight, he stood no chance against both Thousand Jun and Falling Devil at once.
His only option now was to flee, taking Ah Yin and the Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone with him at any cost!
Just as Tang Hao was still figuring out how to break out of this predicament, a gentle yet sorrowful female voice rang out from the partially exposed cave below.
"Brother Hao! Don't hurt Brother Hao!"
The moment Tang Hao heard that voice, his whole body went rigid.
When he looked down, he saw the figure he had regretted losing for the rest of his life.
She was a girl dressed in a sky-blue gown.
Her cheeks were fair and smooth, her beauty sweet yet striking, her bearing gentle but regal.
There was no mistaking it. She looked exactly like Ah Yin, the Hundred-Thousand-Year Transformed Soul Beast!
But her figure seemed somewhat translucent now.
Strands of blue-green light connected her to the rock wall below.
It was as if this was the only way she could maintain her illusory human form.
When Tang Hao saw the figure below, tears streamed from the corners of his eyes.
After ten long years, he had seen Ah Yin again.
"Ah Yin!!!"
Without a moment's hesitation, Tang Hao charged straight toward the cave above Ah Yin.
But when Thousand Jun and Falling Devil saw his move, wicked smiles appeared on their faces.
They knew that Ye Xuan's plan had begun.
They immediately swung their Coiling Dragon Staffs and brought them down on Tang Hao.
"Seventh Soul Skill, Clear Sky Avatar!!!"
Looking at the terrifying attacks descending from Thousand Jun and Falling Devil, Tang Hao made no attempt to dodge.
He knew full well that if he evaded this attack, his "Ah Yin" would be doomed!
"You two old bastards! You... deserve to die!"
"Eighth Soul Skill, Hammer Suppresses Clear Sky!!!"
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