Undercurrents Stirring

Scarobo Market, at the end of North Third Street, Green Wood Trading Company.

At midday, the shop doors were closed, and a sign saying "Temporarily Closed" was hung on the door.

In the backyard, Ah Rou hid at the kitchen doorway, first glancing at Ling Yi who was busy in the kitchen, and then turning her gaze toward the stone table in the yard.

At the stone table, Ah Yin turned to look at the kitchen, ignoring Ah Rou who was squatting in the corner with her eyes darting around, and stared at the tall, straight back that she had been longing for.

Turning around, Ah Yin took a deep breath, forced a smile, and looked at Yang Shelly in front of her. "Long time no see, Shelly ~"

"Yeah~ It's been a long time~ More than four months, right~~"

Yang Shelly smiled broadly, her face radiating happiness. Although she had just been stunned by the sudden appearance of Ah Yin Ah Yin, whose cultivation talent was already at a prodigy level, and who, after several months apart, had blossomed into an absolutely stunning beauty, possessing an ethereal and otherworldly aura, but...

"Brother Yi is mine now!"

Seeing Yang Shelly's equally stunning smile, Ah Yin nearly ground her teeth to powder, barely managing to maintain her composure. "That bitch—!"

Under Ah Rou's discreet gaze, the two stunning beauties, each capable of captivating all, silently locked eyes, their smiles radiant and genuine.

"Hiss--!"

Involuntarily, Ah Rou shivered, rubbed the goosebumps on her arms, and a chill suddenly ran down her spine.

This was even more terrifying than when she and Xiao Wu faced a ten-thousand-year-old "Scarlet Blood Tiger King" when she was still weaker!

"One hundred and forty-three days~"

Ah Yin found Yang Shelly's smiling face too dazzling, so she turned her gaze back to the kitchen and said softly, "It has been exactly one hundred and forty-three days since Brother Yi left ' Heaven Dou City '."

"Before leaving, Brother Yi told me to cultivate diligently, and when I reach the Soul King, we could use the Martial Soul Fusion Skill together again to see if our Martial Soul would undergo any new changes—"

"Brother Yi and I possess the ' Blue Silver Grass ' Martial Soul, allowing us to perform Martial Soul Fusion Skill. We are the closest partners in the world, bound by blood ties that no one can separate!"

After understanding what Ah Yin meant from her eyes, Yang Shelly felt a chill run down her spine.

As a member of the "Breaking Clan" and born in the "Star Luo Empire," she thought of the "White Tiger Dai Family" of the Star Luo Imperial Family and the "Spirit Cat Zhu Family," with whom she had been married for generations.

In this world where Martial Soul power dominates, the intimacy and trust between Soul Master who can perform Martial Soul Fusion Skill is often superior to that between spouses and blood relatives!

In this round, Ah Yin has the upper hand!

"Speaking of Soul King ~" Yang Shelly gritted her teeth secretly, trying to make her voice sound relaxed and leisurely, "Brother Yi and I also hunted ten-thousand-year-old Soul Beast in the Star Dou Great Forest this time, and broke through to the Soul King realm."

"My Power Attack System, combined with Brother Yi's Healing System, complement each other perfectly; it's a match made in heaven. Even the ' Star Dou Great Forest ' is easily accessible."

"By the way, Brother Yi's ' Blue Silver Domain ' is truly amazing; it can easily detect everything within a radius of dozens of miles..."

"We both have the ' Blue Silver Grass ' Martial Soul, but although you follow the Control System route, your abilities overlap a lot with Brother Yi's, making you clearly not the best partner choice. I am!"

Ah Yin, who also instantly understood the meaning behind Yang Shelly's words, narrowed her eyes slightly, "Really? I just noticed that the ' Return to Origin Seal ' between Brother Yi's eyebrows had become quite dim. I thought Brother Yi had encountered danger in the ' Star Dou Great Forest ' this time, and I was worried about him—"

"You're just bragging! This trip to the Star Dou Great Forest must have been quite dangerous, otherwise, why would Brother Yi's ' Return to Origin Seal ' have been so noticeably depleted? If I had accompanied him this time, we definitely wouldn't have encountered any danger!"

Under the stone table, Yang Shelly's hands suddenly clenched tightly.

Hearing Ah Yin's words, she couldn't help but recall the day when Brother Yi was kidnapped by the "Titan Giant Ape" right in front of her.

That despair and helplessness, that heart-wrenching pain— Yang Shelly vowed that she would never, ever experience it again!

Struggling to loosen her stiff hands under the stone table, Yang Shelly's lips curled into a slight smile, "There's nothing I can do, Brother Yi can't bear to see me get hurt. You know, we Soul Master of the [Breaking Clan] follow the path of extreme attack, we don't consider anything else during battle..."

"I see~" Ah Yin nodded. "It seems that in the end, it was Brother Yi who protected you more~~"

"Yeah~" Yang Shelly said without changing her expression, "Thinking about it, I still feel a little embarrassed~"

"Hehehe—" x2

Standing at the kitchen doorway, listening to the two women's witty conversation, Ah Rou trembled with a mixture of fear and excitement at the prospect of their thrilling duel.

Subconsciously, I plucked a pale blue blade of grass from the ground beside me and put it in my mouth. After chewing it a couple of times, I felt slightly dissatisfied with the faint bitterness and grassy taste. I should have just grabbed a carrot from the kitchen.

In the kitchen, Ling Yi was still busy, completing one delicious dish after another.

Although his extraordinary senses allowed him to vividly recreate the scene in the courtyard in his mind, Ling Yi remained completely unmoved.

It's just a small matter.

Of course, Ling Yi will consciously start to maintain a certain distance from Ah Yin from now on.

Ling Yi is a staunch believer in pure love. Now that he has Yang Shelly, he will not have any ambiguous relationships with other girls.

This can be proven by his two roommates from the art academy in his previous life. No matter who he was with, Ling Yi would not take the initiative to get involved with the other person.

Therefore, even though Ling Yi eventually separated from these two young ladies, in their eyes, Ling Yi always remained a good man.

At most, he's a good man who's easily moved and doesn't know how to say no.

At the same time, within the territory of the Star Luo Empire, at Haoyang Cliff.

"Cough cough cough—!"

The violent coughing echoed in the spacious council hall, affecting Tang Xiao's mind.

"Father." Tang Xiao stepped forward and looked at his father, Tang Zhen, who was sitting in the main seat, with concern. "Tang Zhen, the Heaven-Shaking Douluo."

Noticing the worry in his eldest son's eyes, Tang Zhen stopped coughing and waved his hand, "I'm fine, don't worry."

He said he was fine, but Tang Zhen didn't remove his other hand from his chest.

Understanding that his father simply didn't want him to worry, Tang Xiao's eyes reddened slightly, and he gritted his teeth, whispering, "Back then, Grandpa shouldn't have let those remnants of the Wu Family continue to live!"

Tang Zhen's injuries were sustained during a fight two years ago.

[Taiyi Bell · Wu Family] In the early years, their family's inherited Martial Soul "Taiyi Bell" was even known as the "Number One Defense System Tool Martial Soul in the World".

Unfortunately, the former head of the Wu Family, a Level 97 Super Douluo, was challenged by Tang Chen, the Level 95 Clear Sky Douluo, and died under the Great Sumeru Hammer. As a result, the Wu Family declined.

Two years ago, in the year 2612 of the Douluo Calendar, Tang Hao had just entered the "Slaughter City" when a Titled Douluo- level descendant of the Wu Family came to "Haoyang Cliff" to challenge him.

In that battle, Tang Zhen won a pyrrhic victory, and Wu Family Jiafeng died on the spot.

Although Tang Zhen, who suffered a pyrrhic victory, had his injuries stabilized in time thanks to the combined efforts of Healing System Soul Saint and the Yang Clan Breaking Clan], he was left with hidden injuries that were difficult to heal.

To be continued tomorrow, goodnight everyone~