Past Events

Fallen Angel!

Upon hearing those four words, Yuanen Yehui seemed as if some keyword had been triggered, and her body immediately tensed.

The hand holding the tray tightened instinctively as well.

Enhanced by the physical strength of the Titan Giant Ape Martial Soul, the tray let out an overloaded creak, and cracks gradually appeared across it.

There was no other reason.

The Fallen Angel Martial Soul was simply far too special to Yuanen Yehui.

To a great extent, this Martial Soul perfectly fit the definition of an evil soul master Martial Soul, one despised by all soul masters.

Yuanen Yehui had always believed that it was because of this Fallen Angel Martial Soul that her mother had been executed and her father imprisoned.

Unable to accept such a thing, she had run away from the Yuanen family and come to Shrek City.

Therefore, when Leng Hanyuan mentioned the Fallen Angel Martial Soul, Yuanen Yehui naturally found it difficult to remain calm.

Soul Power had already begun to surge through her body.

Yuanen Yehui instinctively assumed that this Mystic Phoenix Douluo had come because of her Fallen Angel Martial Soul and intended to deal with her as an evil soul master.

Naturally, those little movements could not escape Leng Hanyuan's eyes.

He gave a soft laugh and reached out to pat Yuanen Yehui on the shoulder.

"Don't worry. I bear you no hostility."

Yuanen Yehui's face instantly turned pale.

She suddenly discovered that as Leng Hanyuan's palm settled on her shoulder, all the Soul Power within her body seemed to be shackled by invisible chains, unable to flow in the slightest.

Only then did she suddenly realize something.

Before this Mystic Phoenix Douluo, who had defeated the Sky-Propping Douluo, she had never possessed any ability to resist in the first place.

The wariness in her eyes gradually faded.

It was not that Yuanen Yehui had suddenly begun to trust Leng Hanyuan. She had merely understood a fact.

There was no point.

Her vigilance meant nothing before that enormous gulf, as vast as an uncrossable chasm.

If Leng Hanyuan wanted to do anything to her, whether she was wary or not would not change the outcome in any way.

"So, are you interested in changing locations for a chat now?"

"There are too many people here. This isn't exactly a place for talking."

As though he had not noticed Yuanen Yehui's change at all, Leng Hanyuan spoke with a smile.

"I still have work."

"Quit. I'll make up your wages."

"You really are rich."

In the end, Yuanen Yehui chose to leave the Nightfall Tavern with Leng Hanyuan.

The sight made the women who had coveted Leng Hanyuan for so long green with envy.

They could not hear the conversation between Leng Hanyuan and Yuanen Yehui.

They merely assumed that this exceptional young man had taken a fancy to the wine-red-haired waitress, and that the two had gone off to a lovers' hotel to go through the usual routine.

They arrived at a hotel.

It was not the sort of lovers' hotel those women had imagined, but merely an ordinary hotel.

A luxurious suite on the top floor.

After closing the door, Leng Hanyuan sat down on a soft sofa and snapped his fingers crisply.

Invisible Soul Power enveloped the entire room, easily cutting off any outside attempts at investigation.

With Leng Hanyuan's cultivation, even if the Sky-Propping Douluo, Yun Ming, came personally to investigate, he would notice.

"Have some tea."

Leng Hanyuan raised a hand toward empty space.

Gentle Soul Power carried a cup of tea and placed it on the table before Yuanen Yehui.

Yuanen Yehui accepted the tea, but showed no intention of drinking it.

Instead, she looked at Leng Hanyuan, her lovely little face still expressionless.

"So..."

"Mystic Phoenix Douluo, what exactly do you want to talk about?"

"You're quite impatient."

Leng Hanyuan chuckled and shook his head.

He did not continue to keep her guessing, instead getting straight to the point.

"Do you know why your mother died, and why your father was crippled by your grandfather and then imprisoned?"

"Why?!"

Yuanen Yehui almost instinctively pressed for an answer in urgency.

The calm expression on her face vanished as well.

Her wine-red eyes, like rubies, stared fixedly at Leng Hanyuan, with the desire to seek answers in her gaze completely undisguised.

Every word Leng Hanyuan had said struck directly at what Yuanen Yehui cared about most.

This had always been the knot in her heart.

Why had her mother died? Why had her grandfather crippled her father's cultivation before imprisoning him?

Could the reason for all this truly have been nothing more than a Fallen Angel Martial Soul?

Yuanen Yehui did not believe it.

But before this, she had not known what had actually happened.

The only somewhat plausible explanation had been the Fallen Angel Martial Soul.

Now that Leng Hanyuan had said this, all of Yuanen Yehui's thirst for answers was naturally stirred.

"It is very simple."

"Your Fallen Angel Martial Soul is an exceptionally special anchor point."

"An anchor point?"

Yuanen Yehui softly murmured those two words, not quite understanding what they meant.

She raised her crimson eyes toward Leng Hanyuan in confusion.

Leng Hanyuan explained.

"An anchor point connected to the Demon Plane."

He slowly recounted information about the Fallen Angel Martial Soul.

"The Fallen Angel Martial Soul was originally a Martial Soul that should not exist on the Douluo Plane."

"It was a seed cast down by a plane known as the Demon Plane, which coveted the Douluo Plane."

"Every owner of a Fallen Angel Martial Soul will be affected by it."

"Because you also possess the Titan Giant Ape Martial Soul, you have not been affected too much by the Fallen Angel Martial Soul."

"But your mother was different."

"Back then, she once went mad and even attacked your father."

"Only, she was ultimately stopped by your grandfather."

"At the time, your grandfather wanted to kill her immediately, but stopped because your father pleaded for her."

"Afterward, your mother did her utmost to control the Fallen Angel Martial Soul's influence over her, and for several years, that situation never occurred again."

"They had thought things could remain peaceful like that forever."

"But on the day she became a Title Douluo, everything changed."

Yuanen Yehui held her breath.

This was the first time she had heard of such confidential matters.

The Yuanen family had always refused to mention this part of the past.

Thus, Yuanen Yehui had no idea what had happened back then.

She could only learn of those events from Leng Hanyuan.

"What happened?"

Yuanen Yehui asked urgently.

"Do you remember what I said?"

"The Fallen Angel Martial Soul was never supposed to be a Martial Soul of the Douluo Plane. It is an anchor point for the Demon Plane."

"Could it be..."

Upon hearing that, Yuanen Yehui seemed to think of something. Her beautiful eyes widened slightly as a speculation surfaced in her heart.

"Correct."

As though he knew what she was thinking, Leng Hanyuan nodded slightly in confirmation.

"Since it is an anchor point, it must naturally fulfill the value of an anchor point."

"After your mother broke through to become a Title Douluo, the Fallen Angel Martial Soul's function as an anchor point completely manifested."

"Using it as an anchor point, a gate connecting to the Demon Plane was completely opened."