Your Faithful Maidservant, Ah Yin

After shouting, the stone chamber remained silent, and the Blue Silver Grass showed no reaction at all.

Bai Yu called again in a low voice.

"Blue Silver Emperor?"

There was still no response.

Was she ignoring me, or did she have no self-awareness?

Bai Yu could not help sinking into thought.

"I remember Ah Yin sacrificed her physical body back then. Even if her soul was damaged, it shouldn't have been this severe. Could Tang Hao have forcibly nursed her back to health?"

"That's very possible. How could Blue Silver Grass grow in an environment like this?"

As Bai Yu thought, he was suddenly horrified.

Fuck, could Tang Hao have been paving the way for Tang San in advance?

Generally speaking, a martial soul was inherited from either the father or the mother. If Tang Hao believed Tang San was likely to awaken Blue Silver Grass, then... there could only be one Blue Silver Emperor in each generation.

No, that's too much of a conspiracy theory. Maybe Tang Hao is just stupid?

Bai Yu shook those thoughts from his head, summoned the Myriad Souls Banner, and tried to draw in her soul.

All things possessed souls. Bai Yu wanted to see whether Ah Yin's soul still had self-awareness before deciding how to deal with her.

If it did not, things would be easy. He could simply draw her into the Myriad Souls Banner, nourish her soul while erasing her original memories, and save himself a lot of trouble.

But if it did, he would have to use Soul Devouring, then slowly refine her soul all over again, forge a new soul, and only then begin nourishing it.

Besides, in her current condition, if she resisted, she might directly scatter into ashes beyond recovery. That was why Bai Yu had to test her first.

Drawn by the Myriad Souls Banner, Ah Yin's soul emerged in midair. Since Ah Yin had once taken human form, her soul was also humanoid now. However, her eyes were tightly shut, and she showed no sign of life.

"Wonderful, she has no self-awareness!"

Delighted, Bai Yu recalled that when Tang Hao had visited Ah Yin in the past, the Blue Silver Grass would react to his words. That was why he had assumed Ah Yin had developed self-awareness.

But thinking about it now, that had probably been a passive response rather than self-awareness. As long as a soul had not completely scattered, it was perfectly normal for it to react slightly to something it was deeply concerned about.

Bai Yu bowed slightly and performed a gentleman's salute, unable to suppress the smile on his face.

"Lady Ah Yin, please join me for a chat within my Human Emperor Banner."

Before long, Ah Yin entered the Myriad Souls Banner. Bai Yu drew out her original Soul Power while infusing her with new Soul Power, gradually wearing away her memories and remolding her in the process.

It would not be a short process, but once she awakened, she would become Bai Yu's most loyal servant.

Bai Yu curled his lips and began searching through the stone chamber. Before long, he found another treasure—Ah Yin's Right Leg Soul Bone.

Bai Yu chuckled and began absorbing the Soul Bone on the spot!

He knew Tang San had originally needed three days to absorb it. He also knew that if he stayed here for three days, Tang Hao might very well return and smash him with a hammer. But he had a system!

[Plot: You begin absorbing the Blue Silver Emperor's Right Leg Soul Bone. Estimated time required: three days.]

Bai Yu changed "three days" to "three seconds."

Thus, Bai Yu had barely sat down before standing back up. The Soul Bone fused with him at high speed. He moved his right leg a little, deeply satisfied.

This Soul Bone's main function was healing. It accelerated bodily recovery and could even regenerate severed limbs. Needless to say, it was a godly skill.

Furthermore, this Soul Bone could increase movement speed and even allow flight. That was another excellent skill.

Of course, the most important thing was that Bai Yu had not only abducted Tang Hao's wife, but also absorbed her Soul Bone right in front of him. He had utterly cuckolded Tang Hao.

Bai Yu quickly cleaned up the scene, restoring everything to its previous state before leaving.

Bai Yu returned directly to the academy. Two days later, Tang San and Yu Xiaogang left the Soul Hunting Forest, and Tang Hao took the opportunity to return and visit Ah Yin.

Beneath the waterfall, Tang Hao, with his profound Soul Power, easily climbed the cliff face. He opened the mechanism, swiftly entered, and sat beside the Blue Silver Grass. Stroking its leaves, he began speaking to himself.

"Ah Yin, I originally thought Little San would awaken either Blue Silver Grass or the Clear Sky Hammer, but he awakened neither. Instead, his martial soul mutated. Sigh... I was very disappointed at the time, but now it seems Little San did not become depressed because of it. He is still honing himself, and that comforts me."

"Little San's First Soul Ring is somehow only single-digit years old. At first, I thought it was that teacher Yu Xiaogang's negligence, but after thinking it over, he cannot be blamed for the sudden drop in the Soul Ring's age. He doesn't know what happened either. Besides, his martial soul is crap too. If Little San keeps following him, perhaps there will still be a turning point."

He talked to himself for a long time without expecting the Blue Silver Grass to answer him. He did not even inspect the place where the Soul Bone was stored before simply leaving.

After all, how could he possibly imagine that someone would find this place, open the mechanism, and steal the Soul Bone?

That was simply impossible!

Besides, he had no use for it himself. Why would he check that thing for no reason?

And so, Tang Hao never discovered over the next six years that the Soul Bone was gone—and so was his wife.

Six years passed in the blink of an eye.

At Nuoding Academy, Bai Yu lay on his bed and waved his hand, summoning Ah Yin, with her blue hair and blue eyes.

Ah Yin bowed slightly, her sweet voice entering Bai Yu's ears.

"Honored Master, your faithful maidservant Ah Yin is at your service."

Ah Yin had no physical body now, so her voice was transmitted directly into Bai Yu's mind through consciousness. There was no need to worry about anyone else hearing it.

And precisely because she had no physical body, Bai Yu could not do what he wanted to do.

"Sigh, perhaps only when I reach Soul Elder or Soul Ancestor can I help a Soul Pet form a physical body. Ah Yin, list what I've gained over these six years!"

Ah Yin obediently replied.

"Master, over the past six years, you have reached level 29. The Human Emperor Banner's Second Soul Skill reduces an opponent's courage within a certain range, making them feel fear, while also strengthening your allies' mental will. The Myriad Souls Banner's Second Soul Skill is binding. It condenses Soul Power into a chain that can lock down opponents while drawing away their Soul Power."

"Master, you often accompanied Nuoding City's great clans into the Soul Hunting Forest to explore over the past six years. Your Myriad Souls Banner now has three Soul Pets, all at level 29."

"The first is a 400-year Bamboo Leaf Green. It has two skills: Snake Body Entanglement and Venom Spray."

"The second is a 340-year Ghost Poison Scorpion. It has two skills: Poison Needle and Scorpion Claw."

"The third is a 280-year Mountain Breaking Ox. It has only one skill, Wild Bull Charge. It can unleash an overloaded burst in an instant, and once it reaches level 40 or above, it can smash down a small hill."

Bai Yu rubbed Ah Yin's head and chuckled softly.

"That's not all. My system has reached level 12, so each modification now earns me 12 Points. Also, I saved up more than 20,000 Points over these six years, though I've already spent quite a few. I opened blind boxes and exchanged them for things. I have around 5,000 left now."

Ah Yin's face lit up with delight at having her head rubbed, seemingly thrilled by it.

Unfortunately, he could neither have Ah Yin serve tea nor take her back into his body. Bai Yu began thinking.

"The Human Emperor Banner strengthens both the physical level and the Mental Plane. The Myriad Souls Banner offers a complete chain of Illusionary Realm, binding, draining, and Soul Devouring. And since I have Tang Hao's hammer, I don't lack a way to launch frontal attacks before level 40. So now, I only need one skill to become fully versatile—healing!"

"Ah Yin has a skill for area healing, but she cannot appear openly. So I need to use my Third Soul Skill to conceal her existence. After all, neither the Myriad Souls Banner nor the Right Leg Soul Bone can be openly revealed right now, and both of them can only heal myself, not my teammates."

Bai Yu had already made up his mind. He would get a powerful Third Soul Skill for the Human Emperor Banner and claim it was an area healing skill.

"My Soul Power reserves aren't enough for me to break through to level 30. I'll follow those Shrek fellows into the Star Dou Great Forest when they go in. That way, I can replenish my Soul Power reserves and meet Meng Yiran too."

Just as Bai Yu was planning his next move, there was a knock at the door. Xiao Wu's voice came from outside.

"Xiao Yu, are you packed? We're leaving for Suotuo City!"