"Look at you two, singing the same tune."
Xiao Wu walked over and patted Huo Yuhao on the shoulder, smiling faintly.
"Yuhao, you have to treat Wutong well. After all, back then, that girl nearly had her heart shattered to pieces for love of you."
"Mom!"
Tang Wutong's face instantly turned red. She huffed in annoyance. "Who nearly had her heart shattered to pieces for him?"
"Didn't you?"
Xiao Wu reached out and tapped her forehead again. "A mother knows her daughter best. You think I don't know what you did? You liked him, but when you saw how he felt about Wang Qiu'er, you actually wanted to step aside. And you call yourself my daughter?"
"Can you blame me?"
Faced with Xiao Wu's scolding, Tang Wutong's face reddened at once.
"Back then, I didn't know how he felt about me. I thought he had feelings for another woman, so I wanted to let them be together. Who knew he'd mistaken someone else for me?"
"Just look at you."
Xiao Wu reached out and stroked her daughter's face again as she spoke. "How could you be so..."
A thunderous boom! Tang San and Lin Yi landed right in front of them at the same time.
"Third Brother!"
"Lin Yi!"
When the others started toward them, Tang San immediately stopped them.
"Don't come any closer. Lin Yi's power is a little chaotic right now. Wait until it's completely erupted before you come and watch."
"All right."
Once they had stopped, Lin Yi sat cross-legged where he was.
He closed his eyes and immediately set about adjusting the Slaughter Aura and the power of his three Martial Souls within his body.
After fighting Tang San, he finally understood clearly that the reason his power had remained stuck at the First-Level God position was that he hadn't dared to go all out and combine the powers of his three Martial Souls into one. This merged power had enabled him to create an even stronger ability.
As he slowly stood, eight divine rings suddenly appeared behind him.
"My heavens!"
Tang Wutong gasped. "Aside from Yuhao, it seems only Lin Yi and my father have created eight divine rings."
"There's nothing to be surprised about."
Tang San addressed his daughter.
"Lin Yi had been capable of using all three powers for a long time, but he was too lackadaisical. I went all out against him to push him to his limit. It seems that effort has paid off."
"Third Brother, what do you mean?"
Xiao Wu looked over at him again, a little confused.
"His power seems about the same as before to me."
"No."
Bibi Dong and Liu Erlong both sensed the fluctuations in Lin Yi's divine power.
"Xiao Wu, you're mistaken. Lin Yi's divine power is now on par with Huo Yuhao's and Tang San's. He's reached the level of a Fifth-Level God."
"Fifth level?"
Xiao Wu's eyes widened, and she could hardly believe it.
"You actually broke through five levels of divine power in a single day?"
"That's right."
Lin Yi smiled faintly at Xiao Wu, then looked toward Tang San and bowed to him.
"Thank you, Third Brother. You helped me realize that having multiple Martial Souls isn't an advantage by itself. But if I can combine their strengths and use them to make up for my body's shortcomings, then I can become the strongest powerhouse."
"Very good."
Tang San smiled at Lin Yi in understanding.
"Now that you've realized that, there's nothing more I need to teach you. For the next few days, you don't need to do anything else. Just fuse the powers of your three Martial Souls and get used to the eight Soul Skills."
"What about the ninth Soul Skill?"
"Now isn't the right time for you to develop it. Save it for the moment of the final battle."
As Tang San said this, his gaze turned solemn.
"Perhaps that move of yours will become our last hope, so I don't want you developing the ninth Soul Skill yet..."
"Okay."
Lin Yi agreed readily.
"If you think it's the right thing to do, Third Brother, then I'll do it. But you should be careful too. Your Sea God Power is certainly formidable, but the murderous intent within you is dangerous as well."
"I know."
Tang San smiled calmly. "The Slaughter Aura naturally carries murderous intent, so when I strike, I may not know my own strength. But I can control it, so you don't need to worry too much."
"That's good."
As Lin Yi spoke, he turned to look at his two women.
"I'll be busy over the next few days. You must stay by Senior Bibi Dong and the others. As long as you're with them, I'll be able to relax."
"Got it."
Zhao Zhiying smiled gently at Lin Yi. "When have we ever failed to do what you asked? Go ahead, Lin Yi. We believe in you. You won't let us down."
Lin Yi still went over and embraced the two of them, then turned to Bibi Dong.
"Senior, I'll leave them in your care. Once I come out of seclusion, I'll be sure to thank you properly."
"Don't bother with such formalities."
Bibi Dong and Liu Erlong cut him off at once. "We're all friends. There's no need to be so polite. The most important thing is to defeat the God of Destruction."
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