At the very beginning,
Qian Daoliu had not been particularly interested in the Heavenly Screen.
After all, the only thing keeping him alive in this world now was staying by Qian Renxue's side and guiding her down the path of inheriting the Angel God.
As long as the deity behind the Heavenly Screen did not interfere with his granddaughter, he could not be bothered with this mess.
But not long after, Ah Yin from the Black World mentioned hoping her child would captivate a deity's heir body and soul.
The moment Qian Daoliu heard those words, he jolted and rushed out of the palace in an instant.
He sent Jiang Mo, Qian Jun, Golden Crocodile, and the other worshippers gathered at the entrance flying.
One had to know that the major divine inheritances currently on the Douluo Continent
were the Angel God of the Qian family,
the Sea God of Sea God Island,
and the Rakshasa God, Asura God, Nine-Colored Goddess, and others, whose inheritances required intense resonance and had only a minuscule chance of appearing once every several hundred or even thousand years.
Setting aside those latter inheritances for now, the Sea God currently had no heir. So who else could it be?
You might as well just say Xiaoxue's name outright.
Qian Daoliu could not help gritting his teeth.
It was no wonder he was so nervous.
After all, decades ago, his son had already suffered once because of that love-brained, ungrateful Bibi Dong.
Even now, Qian Daoliu still could not understand it.
Someone like Bibi Dong, who had caught the Spirit Hall Pope's eye and been accepted as his disciple as soon as she awakened her martial soul,
who had consumed only top-tier Heavenly Treasures since childhood and interacted with the outstanding young talents of every major faction—
by all rights, such a peerless genius with a limitless future should have had standards sky-high.
Yet that fool Bibi Dong, in a Douluo Continent where strength reigned supreme, had fallen for a piece of trash who only knew how to study martial soul theory and had not even broken through to Soul Elder.
What was even more absurd was that, after the Spirit Hall Pope and the many worshippers and elders firmly opposed Bibi Dong continuing to associate with Yu Xiaogang,
that rebellious disciple had actually wanted to betray Spirit Hall and run away with someone else.
It was utterly ridiculous.
Did you think the past decade or so of Spirit Hall's investment and effort in you were cabbages? You could just throw them away whenever you pleased? No wonder Qian Xunji had gone mad and ultimately suffered the tragic fate of being injured by Tang Hao, then tortured to death and devoured by Bibi Dong.
Therefore,
to prevent his granddaughter from repeating the same mistake,
Qian Daoliu had immediately come out to observe Tang San, the protagonist of this Heavenly Screen comparison.
The moment he saw Tang San's exceptionally harmless-looking face, Qian Daoliu quickly let out a sigh of relief.
Setting appearance aside, he admitted that Tang San's Twin Martial Souls, Innate Full Soul Power, External Soul Bone, and ten-thousand-year fourth ring were all astonishing. Even so, Qian Daoliu did not regard him as a threat.
After all, Qian Renxue was destined to become a god, while Tang San would at most become a Peerless Douluo. They were not even on the same level.
As for whether Qian Renxue of the Black World might fall for Tang Chuan?
Qian Daoliu was equally confident.
Unless the Black World's Qian Renxue was also love-brained like her mother,
how could she possibly like Tang Chuan?
[Tang Hao limped back to Ah Yin's side, her body nearly translucent, and leaned against a bare tree as he sat down.]
[But upon closer inspection, one could see that his arm and thigh were slowly vanishing at an extremely sluggish pace.]
["Brother Hao, you're too foolish." Ah Yin's voice trembled slightly. She did not look at Tang Hao and merely continued channeling Life Origin into the Mutated Blue Silver Grass.]
[In the state of sacrificing her soul, the power contained within that Spirit Ring should have been able to help Tang Hao swiftly recover from his injuries.]
[But Tang Hao had detonated it before the Spirit Ring had fully formed, causing his already heavily injured body to fall directly into a near-death state.]
["If you're gone, what meaning would there be in my life?" Tang Hao replied calmly.]
["But if both of us are gone, what will happen to little Chuan?" Ah Yin feared that, without his parents by his side, Tang Chuan would be bullied by all kinds of people.]
[In Ah Yin's original plan after her sacrifice,]
[Tang Hao could break through to Title Douluo.]
[Tang Chuan could awaken half of the Blue Silver Emperor Bloodline.]
[And after receiving her Life Origin, this Mutated Blue Silver Grass could rapidly cultivate to the hundred-thousand-year level within only a few years.]
[That way, Tang Chuan would at the very least have two Title Douluo-level experts, one in the open and one in the shadows, protecting him as he grew up.]
[The plan had originally been perfect. By sacrificing herself alone, she could secure bright futures for the other three. In Ah Yin's eyes, it was an incredibly profitable deal.]
[Unfortunately, reality often did not go as one wished.]
["Ah Yin, do you trust this Blue Silver Grass? Do you trust her to protect our child?" Tang Hao's voice was weak, but his expression was exceptionally grave and earnest.]
["I trust her."]
[As the Blue Silver Emperor, Ah Yin could sense the emotions and thoughts of her people.]
[It was precisely because this Blue Silver Grass sincerely and purely wished to help her that Ah Yin decided to have her guard Tang Chuan in her stead.]
[Thus, Ah Yin's answer was resolute.]
["Then let me, as his father, contribute the last of my strength." As the aftereffects of Ring Detonation flared up, Tang Hao's voice grew weaker and weaker. "Ah Yin, before this Spirit Ring fully merges with me, extract the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring from my body."]
["What?" Ah Yin turned to look at him, her face full of disbelief. But she quickly understood Tang Hao's intention.]
["I don't have much time left. Don't hesitate." Tang Hao coughed up several mouthfuls of blood and urged Ah Yin.]
[Ah Yin clenched her silver teeth. Her fingertips swiftly formed one seal after another, and with Tang Hao's full cooperation, the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring, carrying Tang Hao's level ninety-two Soul Power origin, slowly drifted above the Blue Silver Grass under her guidance.]
["I am sorry. I have not been a qualified empress."]
["You were willing to help me without asking for anything in return. I should thank you, but the situation is urgent, and I can only presumptuously make a request of you. If possible, I hope you can accept our power as compensation and protect him well in our place, caring for him until he grows into an adult."]
["Are you willing?"] Ah Yin asked the gradually awakening Blue Silver Grass.
[Yet the Blue Silver Grass remained motionless, showing no reaction at all.]
[After a long while, a trace of sorrow flashed through Ah Yin's eyes. "If you are unwilling, then could I ask you to take him back to the Blue Silver Forest..."]
["I am willing..."]
[Before Ah Yin could finish, a soft and gentle voice entered her mind.]
[The Blue Silver Grass's withered branches and leaves, nourished by the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring and Life Origin, regained their fullness and vitality. Her body even grew to a height of one meter, her appearance elegant and resplendent.]
["Your Majesty, you need not feel guilty over this request. Dedicating everything to you is the supreme honor of my people. I swear here that I will serve only the young crown prince for the rest of my life. Even if it costs me my life, even if I must sacrifice my soul, even if I must become the enemy of the entire world, I will never allow anyone to harm the young crown prince."]
["Thank you, thank you!"] Ah Yin's eyes reddened as she gently embraced the Blue Silver Grass, expressing her gratitude again and again.
[Before her death, Ah Yin had found little Tang Chuan someone worthy of entrusting her whole life to. The heavy stone hanging over her heart finally fell, and all that remained was to bid her child a proper farewell.]
[The Blue Silver Grass was very considerate. She immediately understood Ah Yin's thoughts and swiftly sank into the ground, standing guard dozens of meters away and leaving this mother and son their final private moment.]
[Ah Yin gazed at little Tang Chuan, still sleeping beside her, and the tenderness in her eyes could no longer be concealed.]
["This is the last time Mother will hold you, little Chuan."]
[As she spoke softly, she carefully reached out, preparing to pick up the little baby.]
[Unfortunately, this time,]
[her hand passed through Tang Chuan's body.]
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