I Want a Man Like That Too

Tang Hao married Ah Yin on a mountain peak far from the Clear Sky Sect. When the elders of the Clear Sky Sect tried to stop them, they failed; Clear Sky Sect disciples were killed, maimed, or crippled, some turned into two-dimensional paintings, and many others were reduced to piles of meat.

The Fifth Elder, Tang Kun, was the one Tang Hao smashed into a pulp.

It was a gruesome sight, leaving nothing behind even to scatter as ashes.

This incident once again ignited a massive uproar throughout the entire Spirit Master world.

For a time, voices condemning Tang Hao echoed across the land, and wanted posters for Tang Hao and Ah Yin were plastered everywhere.

For the Clear Sky Sect, this was actually a form of safety; no one would continue to pressure the sect or seek profit by bringing up Tang Hao's dalliance with a Soul Beast.

After all, if he could cruelly slaughter his own kin, there was no reason or necessity for others to continue targeting the sect; doing so would be going too far.

Some sects that shared a common cause with the Upper Three Sects breathed a sigh of relief.

At the same time, this incident added fuel to the fire of the already irreconcilable relationship between humanity and Soul Beasts.

It caused a massive stir not only in the human world but also in the world of Soul Beasts.

In the Star Dou Forest at the Lake of Life.

Two Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast Soft Bone Rabbits, Xiao Wu and her mother Rou Wu, a Titan Giant Ape Er Ming, and a Sky Azure Bull Python Da Ming—four creatures living in seclusion—also learned of this news.

In fact, the Soul Beast clan possessed its own intelligence network. They had channels to access information from the human world and were by no means ignorant of what transpired there.

The mature, womanly Rou Wu looked toward the direction of the human world and said, "I never expected Ah Yin to stir up such turmoil in the human world. I wonder if this is a blessing or a curse for our Soul Beast clan."

"Aunt Rou Wu, our relationship with humans has always been like fire and water. Even if Ah Yin stirs up conflict in the human world, it won't change our relationship with them much," the Sky Azure Bull Python Da Ming said, emerging from the lake.

"On the contrary, Ah Yin managed to hook a human powerhouse, and that human is even willing to slaughter his own clansmen for her. You could say he has brought a powerful combat force to our Soul Beast clan!"

The Titan Giant Ape was displeased: "Big Brother, who knows if this is a human trick? Humans are best at schemes. Besides, for a Soul Bone from our kind, even if it's only a hundred years old, they would turn their backs on their own families."

The Sky Azure Bull Python replied: "Regardless, the other party is from the number one sect in the world and is a descendant of the Clear Sky Douluo. He wouldn't go that far. On the contrary, I believe he has already fallen into Ah Yin's gentle trap."

Xiao Wu, who had yet to transform, said naively: "But isn't Aunt Ah Yin skilled in healing? Does she also have the ability to charm?"

Xiao Wu truly could not understand.

Rou Wu stroked Xiao Wu: "Perhaps this is what the human world calls love. That kind of emotion, where one is willing to become an enemy of the entire world for the sake of their lover."

The Titan Giant Ape couldn't wrap his head around it: "Isn't that just being sick? If it were me, dying for my lover would be enough."

Rou Wu smiled: "Perhaps that is the power of love. You will understand when that day comes."

Xiao Wu nodded: "If only I had someone like that. A good man should be like that."

The Sky Azure Bull Python's voice came through: "Sister Xiao Wu, don't be fooled by such men. These men are the most terrifying. Don't look at the content as moving; in reality, it is a very dangerous mindset."

Xiao Wu disagreed: "Not at all, I think it's quite nice. Don't you think so, Mother?"

Rou Wu continued to smile and nodded: "Perhaps it is both. Mother won't deny it; as long as one can keep their lover safe and prevent them from suffering, everything else is acceptable."

"Ah Yin has indeed met a good man, but this man seems far too extreme and impulsive."

"No matter what, I don't think this man is any good. Ah Yin will definitely run into trouble following him." The Titan Giant Ape still couldn't stand Tang Hao's style. In the eyes of the Soul Beast clan, nothing was more important than the affairs of their own kind.

Tang Hao's behavior was that of a traitor to his race. If it were within their Soul Beast clan, they would never let any traitor go.

Even transformation, unless there was a special reason, was generally viewed by other Soul Beasts as an act of betrayal.

Soul Beasts transform into humans either because they cannot pass their hundred-thousand-year limit and are forced to gamble by transforming, or, like the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's god-making plan in the second generation, one transforms into a human and waits until level seventy, when they need to hunt Soul Beasts, relying on three other Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts to sacrifice themselves with absolute power to eventually break through level one hundred and become a god, then resurrecting the Soul Beasts that sacrificed themselves.

Xiao Wu's mother, Rou Wu, clearly had both possibilities.

And most importantly, she had three Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts by her side—exactly three spirit rings. Once she reached level seventy, she could be sacrificed, possessing three Hundred-Thousand-Year spirit rings and bones.

Ah Yin sighed: "I hope Ah Yin can be safe. After all, wanting to kill her is not easy."

It wasn't that she couldn't be killed; as long as she didn't encounter absolute power, she would be safe.

"But the problem is, will our Soul Beast world allow Ah Yin to return? The Star Dou Forest has more than just us as Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts. There are many others, and they likely know of this. Even if this incident is satisfying, will they believe her?" The Sky Azure Bull Python pointed out the key. After all, Soul Beasts still hated humans. Just because you made yourself an enemy of all humanity for the sake of a Soul Beast doesn't guarantee you aren't doing it for a more suitable spirit ring or bone.

Whether Ah Yin would continue to hunt more suitable Soul Beasts for her man remained the question.

This was absolutely unacceptable to Soul Beasts, and it would be equivalent to betrayal—a betrayal of the Soul Beast clan. No Soul Beast would ever let them go.

"I wish them luck!" Rou Wu could only say this; there was nothing they could do.

In fact, aside from their own kind, Soul Beasts had no sense of identification with other Soul Beasts, let alone any sense of honor for the "Soul Beast" race.

They were also Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts, and in human terms, they were mortal enemies with the Blue Silver Grass. Their rabbit clan had eaten countless Blue Silver Grass; some didn't even spare the roots.

If they truly met, it was uncertain whether the Blue Silver Emperor Ah Yin would help her man hunt them down.

Moreover, the spirit skills of a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soft Bone Rabbit were quite good. Take Teleportation and Void, for instance—they could almost be described as god-tier skills.

Not to mention the two powerful emperor-level Soul Beasts by her side.

Many Soul Beasts that already possessed a certain level of intelligence knew this. They could appreciate that Ah Yin managed to make a genius betray his sect, but they would never believe that Ah Yin wouldn't betray them for that man.

It came back to the same point: ninety-nine percent of Soul Beast transformations were traitors. Added to the lack of affection for other Soul Beasts, it was just like how humans treated Soul Beasts—two different species.