A Yin, Do You Believe Me

"What! The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect has gone too far in bullying us."

"Big Brother, wait for me. I'll return to the sect immediately."

Tang Hao muttered to himself, then abruptly rose from the bed, rummaging through chests and cabinets as he began packing.

Earlier that morning, Tang Hao had received a letter from his elder brother, Tang Xiao. The letter roughly described how his brother and father had gone to Spirit Hall.

It also mentioned that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had proposed a contest. It seemed they were aiming for the title of the number one sect in the world.

Tang Xiao had not sent the letter to summon Tang Hao, but rather to tell him not to get worked up after receiving the news and to remain calm.

It would be enough for Tang Xiao and their father to go.

After all, Tang Xiao knew that A Yin was a soul beast. If Tang Hao brought A Yin to a place like Spirit Hall, the consequences would be obvious.

Hmm, in the original story, Tang Xiao seemed to be A Yin's simp too. An old Douluo tradition.

There had to be a love triangle.

"What's wrong, Hao?"

A Yin had heard the commotion from Tang Hao's side as well. She walked over and looked at his frantic expression, having no idea what had happened.

"A Yin, you don't understand. Something happened to the sect."

"The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect wants to hold a contest at Spirit Hall. It looks like they want to reshuffle the rankings of the Seven Great Sects."

"Right now, our Clear Sky Sect only has my father as a Titled Douluo, and his health is poor. Against the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's two Titled Douluos, he definitely won't come out well."

"Big Brother's soul power isn't as strong as mine, and neither is his strength. He definitely can't defeat one of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's Titled Douluos."

"The sect needs me now. I have to go to Spirit Hall."

Hearing Tang Hao's explanation, A Yin could not help frowning. She was already pregnant, and if they went to a place like Spirit Hall, there was no guarantee she would not be exposed.

"Hao, but I'm already pregnant. This..."

Tang Hao suddenly came to his senses. He had calmed down somewhat now, and he dropped onto the bed, beginning to think it over carefully.

But with a brain full of nothing but muscles, he clearly could not come up with any clever plan.

The fact that he was even able to think this much was already a conflict between the underlying code of Romance Continent and that of a sect's loyal lapdog.

"A Yin, trust me."

"Come with me to Spirit Hall, and I'll settle you in the outer city."

"By then, everyone's attention will definitely be focused on the inner city. The Titled Douluos won't possibly patrol the outer city."

"Once I finish the contest and the heat dies down, I'll take you away."

Tang Hao thought his plan was incredibly clever—simply perfect.

A Yin sensed that something was wrong. The plan was clearly far too unreliable, but seeing Tang Hao's troubled expression, she still softened and agreed.

"Alright, let's do that."

"Good. Then let's pack up and leave at once. Father and the others have probably already set out, since there are still ten days until the date on the invitation."

"We'll head straight for Spirit Hall."

On the plaza before Enshrinement Hall Mountain in Spirit City, Qian Renxue was squatting beside Lin Mo with nothing to do, watching a line of ants move house in boredom.

"Lin Mo, what kind of soul beasts do you think Second Grandpa will find for us?"

"I don't know either, but I feel yours will probably be something like a Light Unicorn. According to the records, the Angel Clan's first soul ring is generally obtained from a Light Unicorn."

"A Light Unicorn? That sounds pretty good."

Lin Mo nodded. What he was thinking about now was another matter: after his first martial soul absorbed a soul ring—

Would it completely crush his second martial soul with overwhelming superiority?

If so, the delicate balance that had formed within his body with such difficulty would be completely shattered.

Lin Mo could not help frowning, feeling a headache coming on.

"Tch..."

Conflicting attributes really were not a wonderful thing. But if both martial souls absorbed soul rings at the same time, wouldn't that directly cripple his twin martial souls?

But if there was truly no way to save the situation then, there would be nothing he could do. Crippling his twin martial souls was still better than losing his life, right?

"Lin Mo, look! Grandpa Golden Crocodile is here."

Lin Mo forcibly suppressed the irritation in his heart, rose to his feet, and took Qian Renxue's hand again.

Qian Renxue excitedly sprang up from the ground. Pointing at a streak of light on the distant horizon, she tugged Lin Mo's hand and looked into the distance with excitement.

Lin Mo followed the direction of Qian Renxue's finger and indeed saw a golden streak of light flying straight toward them.

"Yes, it should be Grandpa Golden Crocodile."

"Haha, Xue'er, Lin Mo, you two must have been waiting a long time, huh?"

"Take a look at what Grandpa brought you."

As soon as Golden Crocodile Douluo finished speaking, three enormous creatures were slammed heavily onto the ground by Golden Crocodile, cracking the granite paving stones into spiderweb-like patterns.

A bird-type soul beast immediately caught Lin Mo's attention. Its entire body was slender like a golden sword, with three long platinum tail plumes trailing behind it in dazzling streams of light.

Its primary feathers were red, white, and gold, their edges burning with transparent sacred flames. Its covert feathers were pale gold, while its down shimmered with red hues beneath the sunlight.

Most distinctive of all was the cluster of three-pronged crest feathers atop its head, shaped like phoenix plumes.

Seeing these characteristics, the identity of the soul beast before them was obvious—it was a Sacred Sun Golden-Plumed Bird.

"A Sacred Sun Golden-Plumed Bird! And two Light Unicorns?"

Looking at the luxurious lineup Golden Crocodile Douluo had brought, Lin Mo could not help but marvel. This soul beast selection was truly eye-opening.

"Haha, kid, you recognize them too?"

"This Sacred Sun Golden-Plumed Bird is exceedingly rare, especially this one. Its bloodline is unusual—it seems to possess a trace of phoenix blood."

Lin Mo could not help but sigh. Having a powerful patron really did make everything easier. They could even obtain soul beasts of such exceptional quality. After all, soul beasts with high-grade bloodlines could not be found in the outer regions of soul beast forests.

The Sacred Sun Golden-Plumed Bird in particular generally only lived in the core region of the Star Dou Great Forest, and their numbers were extremely small.

They usually moved in groups, and the current chieftain of the Sacred Sun Golden-Plumed Bird clan seemed to be a hundred-thousand-year soul beast.

And according to Golden Crocodile Douluo, a Sacred Sun Golden-Plumed Bird with even a trace of phoenix blood would undoubtedly be under the chieftain's protection.

Yet Golden Crocodile Douluo had still managed to bring one back. It was clear that only Spirit Hall could acquire a soul beast of such caliber.

"Lin Mo, Lin Mo, what kind of soul beast is the Sacred Sun Golden-Plumed Bird? Why have I never heard of it?"

Leaning half against Lin Mo, Qian Renxue pointed at the Sacred Sun Golden-Plumed Bird before them and asked curiously.

"It's a very special kind of soul beast. It lives year-round along the edges of volcanic craters and feeds on the first ray of sunlight at dawn. Of course, it doesn't survive solely on sunlight."

"This bird-type soul beast can absorb both the energy of dawn and the energy of the earth's fire."

"Its bloodline is exceedingly noble. According to ancient records, its ancestors should have been related to phoenixes."

"A Sacred Sun Golden-Plumed Bird with a high-grade bloodline can fight a ten-thousand-year soul beast after only a thousand years."

Qian Renxue's mouth fell open in surprise. She truly had not expected the beautiful Sacred Sun Golden-Plumed Bird before her to be so powerful.

"Second Grandpa, is this soul beast for Lin Mo?"

Golden Crocodile nodded. Bird-type soul beasts and phoenix bloodlines were indeed highly suited to Lin Mo—there was no doubt about that.