After all, Lin Hao had already learned all of Tang San's secrets from Tang Hao and Tang San themselves.
It would not be right to keep hiding his second martial soul, the Life Evergreen Vine. In this life, Tang San truly was his brother.
As it happened, the Life Evergreen Vine was a martial soul with the ultimate life attribute, which would be an enormous help in reviving Ah Yin.
Looking at the Life Evergreen Vine martial soul in his hand, Lin Hao figured that once he obtained a soul ring for it, the Life God King in the Divine Realm would likely sense it and take the initiative to bestow her divine position upon him.
Time flew, and three days passed in the blink of an eye.
During those three days, Dugu Bo successfully found the nearly thirty-thousand-year-old Sky-Splitting Mantis, severely wounded it, and brought it to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
After killing it, Lin Hao successfully obtained his fourth soul ring, and his soul power reached level forty-five.
His fourth soul skill was just as Lin Hao had previously imagined: Eternal Wound.
When activated, his Heavenly Blade martial soul unleashed a cross-shaped slash. Once it struck an enemy, it ignored all of their defensive effects.
After obtaining his fourth soul ring, Lin Hao discussed things with Tang San, and they decided to go back and bring Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong over.
After all, Heaven and Earth Origin Power was abundant here, and it even carried traces of life energy.
However, the power of ice and fire was also extremely dense here. Soul masters without ice or fire attributes still could not cultivate here for extended periods.
But Lin Hao had consumed the octagonal mysterious ice grass and infernal delicate apricot, so his body had already adapted to the power of ice and fire here.
Thus, before bringing Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong here, Lin Hao mixed his own blood with some ice- and fire-attributed medicinal herbs for the two girls to consume. This allowed their bodies to adapt to the power of ice and fire as well, letting them cultivate here for extended periods without suffering any adverse effects.
After bringing Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong over, Lin Hao dug a cave dwelling into the mountainside surrounding the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, intending it to serve as a home for himself and Xiao Wu.
Aside from his own needs, Lin Hao had brought Xiao Wu here so she could cultivate diligently in this environment and strive to reach level forty as soon as possible.
As for why Tang San had brought Ning Rongrong over, the benevolent would see benevolence, and the wise would see wisdom.
Another two days passed. In the blink of an eye, Uncle Hao had been gone for five days, and it was about time for him to return.
Sure enough, as noon approached on the fifth day, a black-robed figure suddenly landed in the valley containing the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. In his hand, wrapped in soul power, was a pot holding a stalk of Blue Silver Grass patterned with golden lines.
That had to be Ah Yin.
Once Tang Hao landed, Tang San and Ning Rongrong hurried over to greet him.
"Dad! This is Ning Rongrong, my girlfriend. She's from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect."
Hearing Tang San formally introduce his girlfriend, Ning Rongrong, for the first time, Tang Hao looked at the pair with relief and satisfaction. The Blue Silver Emperor seedling in his hand also swayed from side to side in delight.
After introducing Ning Rongrong to his father, Tang San introduced his mother to Ning Rongrong.
"Rongrong, this is my mother. She's a hundred-thousand-year Blue Silver Emperor who underwent soul beast transformation. Right now, she's severely injured."
Looking at the Blue Silver Emperor in Tang Hao's hand, Ning Rongrong was stunned. She had never imagined that Tang San's mother was a hundred-thousand-year soul beast who had taken human form.
Once the introductions were over, Tang San took his mother from Tang Hao, then went to the spot beside the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well where yin and yang converged. He dug a hole and planted the Blue Silver Emperor there.
Then Tang San cut his finger and dripped a few drops of blood onto the Blue Silver Emperor seedling.
Seeing this, Lin Hao also walked over, crouched down, and summoned his second martial soul, the Life Evergreen Vine.
He began channeling soul power through his second martial soul, the Life Evergreen Vine, condensing life force and pouring it into Ah Yin.
As Lin Hao's vast life force flowed into her, the Blue Silver Emperor seedling grew rapidly. In the blink of an eye, she grew from a blade of grass into a fairly thick vine, then from a young vine into a tree as thick as a fist.
Seeing Ah Yin's transformation, Tang Hao hurried over and stared at the changes in her with a face full of shock.
"Ah Yin..."
If Lin Hao condensed all of his current soul power into life force and poured it into Ah Yin, he could add roughly a hundred years to her cultivation.
To restore Ah Yin to a hundred thousand years, level-forty-five Lin Hao would only need to recover and expend his soul power a thousand times. All one could say was that the Life Evergreen Vine truly lived up to its ultimate life attribute.
Seeing the changes in his mother, Tang San became even more determined to cultivate diligently, reach level fifty as soon as possible, and obtain a fifth soul skill that could rapidly condense life force.
Witnessing what Lin Hao could do now, Tang Hao abandoned all concern for his dignity and dropped straight to his knees before him.
"Little Hao, your Uncle Hao has a favor to ask."
"Could you help your Aunt Ah Yin recover to ten thousand years of cultivation over the coming days? Once she has ten thousand years of cultivation, she'll be able to manifest freely."
"Your Uncle Hao is begging you."
Seeing Tang Hao kneel, Lin Hao and Tang San hurried forward to help him up.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa! Uncle Hao, what are you doing?"
"Tang San and I grew up together. I've even revealed the second martial soul I kept hidden. Of course I'll help."
"Don't worry, Uncle Hao. I'll help Aunt Ah Yin recover to ten thousand years of cultivation over the coming days."
Only after hearing the firm answer did Tang Hao allow Lin Hao and Tang San to help him to his feet.
To help Aunt Ah Yin recover to ten thousand years of cultivation, Lin Hao only needed to expend his soul power and condense life force a hundred times.
Condensing life force and then recovering his soul power took about half an hour each time. At ten times a day, Lin Hao would only need ten days to finish.
However, he certainly could not keep repeating the process like that, so Lin Hao planned to help Ah Yin recover to over ten thousand years of cultivation within a month.
Conveniently, a month in this environment would also be enough for Xiao Wu to gain two levels of soul power and reach level forty, becoming a Quasi-Soul Ancestor.
A month quickly passed.
Over that month, Lin Hao helped Ah Yin reach over eleven thousand years of cultivation, allowing her to manifest in the world in soul form.
Xiao Wu's soul power also reached level forty, making her a Quasi-Soul Ancestor.
Once Ah Yin's soul could manifest, Tang Hao and Tang San spent a day with her.
Ning Rongrong had also met Tang San's parents. Now that the girl had met the boy's parents, it was time for the boy to meet the girl's parents.
Thus, Tang Hao took Tang San and Ning Rongrong to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to discuss their marriage.
Meanwhile, Lin Hao and Xiao Wu also left the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, preparing to head into the heart of the Star Dou Great Forest to visit Da Ming and Er Ming.
Before heading to the Star Dou Great Forest, Lin Hao and Xiao Wu returned to Shrek Academy.
Besides asking Dean Flender for another leave of absence, they wanted to get a few dozen Lightning Flying Mushroom Sausages from Oscar.
When Lin Hao and Xiao Wu left Shrek Academy again, each had twenty Lightning Flying Mushroom Sausages in hand.
With twenty Lightning Flying Mushroom Sausages apiece, they had enough to fly from Heaven Dou City to the Star Dou Great Forest.
Along the way, Xiao Wu was especially happy, knowing she would soon see her family.
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