Ah Yin Enters the City: Is This Spirit Hall?

The Life Goddess in the Life Temple was dumbfounded.

No matter how she called out, it was useless.

"I'm furious."

The Life Goddess lay facedown on the bed in frustration. She grabbed a soft pillow and covered her entire face with it, her shoulders slightly hunched as her back rose and fell from time to time.

She made no sound, merely burying her head as she nursed a stifled anger and a trace of grievance in her heart.

She lightly kicked the bedding with her legs, venting the displeasure in her heart.

"She actually dared to cut off my connection."

"Forget it. I should just keep watching."

After thinking it over, the Life Goddess decided there was no use sulking. She might as well watch what Su Mu would do next.

The Life Goddess looked at the scene and saw Su Mu talking with Bibi Dong and Ah Yin. Seeing no one by her side, she felt a little dejected again.

"Xiao Zi is busy every day. If I don't look for you, who else am I supposed to look for?"

The Life Goddess muttered to herself.

Meanwhile, the three in the Blue Silver Forest were still talking.

"Um, Bibi Dong, do you really not mind that I'm a soul beast?"

Ah Yin asked again, a hint of worry in her eyes.

She knew Su Mu definitely did not mind.

He had even concealed her aura for her, so there was nothing to fear.

Bibi Dong said, "Of course I don't mind. Since Senior Brother has confirmed that you're the seventh member of our Spirit Hall Team, that means you're one of us at Spirit Hall."

Actually, she wanted to say that no matter Ah Yin's identity, she had better keep her distance from Senior Brother. But with Su Mu right there, she swallowed the words.

Ah Yin nodded vigorously. "Alright, as long as you don't mind."

Now that she had confirmed Bibi Dong did not mind her being a soul beast, everything else was easy to discuss.

She wondered whether the other members of the team were easy to get along with.

After taking human form, she had mostly wandered alone and rarely interacted with people.

Suddenly entering an unfamiliar environment left her both excited and nervous.

Seeing this, Su Mu spoke up. "We should get going too."

"Wait a moment. I need to make a few arrangements first."

Ah Yin called out toward the Blue Silver Forest.

Several vines broke through the ground, and the phantom of the Blue Silver King emerged.

"Your Majesty, what are your orders?" the Blue Silver King asked respectfully. His gaze moved back and forth between Su Mu and Bibi Dong. These must have been the people Her Majesty had mentioned last night.

Ah Yin smiled. "Blue Silver King, I won't be returning to the Blue Silver Forest for a while. I'm going to Spirit Hall to participate in the Soul Master Tournament."

The Blue Silver King was startled. "Your Majesty, you're going to Spirit Hall? That place is full of powerful soul masters."

Ah Yin waved her hand, her tone relaxed. "Blue Silver King, I'm no longer who I used to be. Su Mu has already concealed my aura."

The Blue Silver King paused and briefly examined Ah Yin's aura.

He confirmed that her aura had undergone an earth-shaking change.

He did not ask further, merely nodding. "Your Majesty, go without worry. The Blue Silver Forest is in my care."

After finishing her arrangements, the three left the Blue Silver Forest.

On the way, Bibi Dong curiously asked, "Ah Yin, that Blue Silver King... is he your subordinate?"

"More or less. Since I'm the Blue Silver Emperor, my status is higher than his, so he's always called me that. Blue Silver Grass is also divided into Blue Silver Grass, Blue Silver King, and Blue Silver Emperor.

"Those are the three stages. As far as I know, human soul masters on the continent have only ever awakened Blue Silver Grass. Blue Silver Kings and Blue Silver Emperors have never appeared."

After taking human form, Ah Yin had gathered quite a bit of information nearby. There had been no Blue Silver Kings or Blue Silver Emperors.

"Now that you put it that way, reaching the Blue Silver Emperor realm truly is remarkable," Bibi Dong said. After understanding, she asked again, "Then after Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts take human form, what differences are there between them and humans?"

Her teacher had never taught her about Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts taking human form.

No, that was not right. Her teacher seemed not to know either.

When the time came, she could find a suitable opportunity to teach her teacher a lesson herself and explain it properly.

Su Mu also said, "Ah Yin, take your time. There's no rush."

"Understood." Ah Yin responded before continuing, "After taking human form, our cultivation resets to zero. We begin cultivating Soul Power again from level ten and can no longer return to our beast forms. Our original bodies become our exclusive martial souls."

"Is there anything else?" Bibi Dong pressed.

Ah Yin continued:

"Other than that, there are innate advantages, such as Innate Full Soul Power. Cultivation is faster than for ordinary soul masters.

"Also, before level sixty, Titled Douluo can detect the origin of a soul beast. Once Soul Power surpasses level sixty, the aura is completely concealed, making it impossible to identify the soul beast's identity. We become no different from ordinary people.

"When breaking through bottlenecks, we can rely on our own origins to condense soul rings without needing to hunt other soul beasts. That is our greatest advantage."

After hearing this, Bibi Dong came to a realization. "In that case, you soul beasts really do possess enormous innate advantages."

Then, Bibi Dong looked at Su Mu, who had remained calm throughout.

"Senior Brother, do you think there are other soul beasts who have taken human form besides Ah Yin?"

"Possibly. It's hard to say."

Su Mu said.

"For soul beasts to take human form requires tremendous courage. Every hundred thousand years, they must endure a heavenly tribulation.

"If they fail the tribulation, both body and soul are destroyed. If they survive by chance, they must endure the next round of heavenly tribulation.

"The chance of reaching a million years as a soul beast is infinitesimal. Even if they continually succeed in overcoming tribulations, they still cannot inherit a divine position on their own. Beast bodies cannot become gods.

"And abandoning all their cultivation to become human and start over from scratch is also a huge gamble.

"Humans can compete for divine positions. As long as they break through level one hundred, they can break free of the shackles of lifespan and gain eternal life.

"The cost is severe. Their Soul Power falls back to level ten, and before level sixty, Titled Douluo can easily see through their origins. Once exposed, they will be hunted and turned into someone else's soul ring. If they fail to become gods during their recultivation, they will have at most a thousand years left to live."

Bibi Dong's eyes lit up. "Senior Brother, how do you know so much?"

"The first half was taught by Teacher, and Spirit Hall also has relevant records. For the second half, I only needed to ask the two seniors."

"I always tell you to listen more when it comes to basic knowledge, but you never do."

Su Mu pinched Bibi Dong's cheek and gave her a brief scolding.

"Come on, Senior Brother. My job is to protect you. As for basic knowledge, it's enough to know the general idea. There's no need to dig so deeply into it."

Bibi Dong said this with complete confidence.

"Alright, alright. You're always right."

Su Mu did not say anything more.

Ah Yin, however, realized that Su Mu seemed extraordinarily knowledgeable.

The three soon left the Blue Silver Forest and arrived at the nearest city.

They paid to hire a carriage and headed straight for Spirit Hall.

A day later, the carriage arrived before Spirit Hall's gates.

The three got out of the carriage. After Bibi Dong paid the fare, they entered Spirit Hall one after another.

"Wow!"

"It's so huge!"

"So this is Spirit Hall?"

Like a country girl entering the city, Ah Yin began looking around everywhere, her eyes filled with curiosity.

"This is Spirit Hall. I'll take you to meet Teacher first, then we'll go meet the other team members."

Everything that followed had already been arranged.

"No problem!" Ah Yin nodded. "Ah Yin is loyal to Su Mu."

Ah Yin looked so serious that she was only a salute and oath away from swearing allegiance.