"Impossible. What if you're lying to me?"
Although Ah Yin already believed most of it, she still dared not accept that all of this was true.
Ji Hongchen understood.
After all, people on the Douluo Continent tended to be a little too blinded by love.
"I swear on my own Martial Soul that Tang San truly isn't from this world. Yet Tang Hao is nurturing him, and his actions show little concern for you."
Upon hearing those words.
Ah Yin felt as though lightning had struck her.
Her expression grew increasingly numb, as though she had lost her soul.
A long while passed.
She came back to her senses, her mental power fluctuating violently, as though she were crying.
Ji Hongchen sighed and reached out to pick Ah Yin up. "Ah Yin, I'm offering you a chance at revenge now. Do you want it?"
"I do!"
Ah Yin answered without hesitation. By now, she had already lost all reason. "I want revenge. Revenge against everyone who betrayed me."
Ji Hongchen smiled faintly.
"Good. From now on, all you need to do is obey. I'll find a way to help you take revenge later."
"All you need to do is cooperate with me."
"Once you're resurrected, I'll make a few simple modifications to your body."
Modification Douluo, making a limited-time appearance!
A few days earlier, Ji Hongchen had discovered a forging method resembling battle armor in the Sword Sect Insights. Unlike battle armor, however.
This method could transform soul beasts into semi-mechanical Flesh-and-Blood Battle Armor. Much like the Cloud Contact Vine in Swallowed Star, they could assist in battle or be used as battle armor.
He had no other forging materials on hand.
But he still had Ah Yin. This would put everything to its best use, allowing him to modify her step by step into battle armor that suited him perfectly and enhanced his combat strength.
Several days later.
The Blue Silver Forest.
Ji Hongchen brought Ah Yin here, taking only Dugu Bo along. If Ah Yin tried any tricks, Dugu Bo could destroy the entire Blue Silver Forest.
As they approached.
Ah Yin suddenly grew lively in Ji Hongchen's hand. Waves of mental power spread outward in ripples, as though she were calling out to something.
The next second.
The surrounding blue silver grass began glowing, gathering toward her until its light converged on Ah Yin and slowly merged with her.
They walked deep into the Blue Silver Forest.
Ji Hongchen stopped.
An abrupt voice rang out.
"Emperor, is it truly you? Our great Emperor!"
"Emperor, we've finally sensed your presence again. This is wonderful!"
Ji Hongchen moved closer and discovered an extremely strange human face taking shape on the enormous blue silver grass before him.
"A human? Who are you?"
The face on the blue silver grass actually twisted. Sensing Ah Yin's feeble presence, his expression changed dramatically, and he cried out in alarm.
"Don't be nervous."
"I escorted her here. I mean no harm, but if you insist on fighting, I can only teach you a lesson you won't forget."
As he spoke, Dugu Bo shot the blue silver grass a glare.
Noticing Dugu Bo's gaze, the blue silver grass hurriedly fell silent and turned his attention to Ah Yin.
"Emperor, how did you end up like this?"
With bitterness in her voice, Ah Yin explained how she had been deceived, then revealed her intention to pass the throne to the eighty-thousand-year-old blue silver grass before her.
"That's unthinkable!"
"Emperor, I don't even possess the Blue Silver King bloodline. How could I be worthy of the throne?"
The blue silver grass thought Ah Yin was joking and hastily refused, afraid that she was testing his loyalty.
Ah Yin's voice was resolute.
"I know what I'm doing. Once you become a hundred-thousand-year soul beast, I'll pass the Blue Silver Emperor's throne to you."
She had already learned that after Ji Hongchen modified her, she would lose her identity as a soul beast and become a semi-mechanical intelligent life-form. The throne would no longer be of any use to her.
Seeing that Ah Yin had made up her mind.
The eighty-thousand-year-old blue silver grass said no more and merely nodded. "Emperor, let us fulfill our duty as your subjects one last time!"
"Emperor, please accept your subjects' homage."
As his words fell.
The blue silver grass radiated a soft, faint blue light.
The blue silver grass throughout the entire Blue Silver Forest began to sway as well.
Strands of gentle light gathered and condensed in the air, rippling across the sky like an azure ocean.
With the eighty-thousand-year-old blue silver grass's help.
Strands of gentle light flowed into Ah Yin's body. Her once-feeble aura gradually recovered, and her injuries slowly healed.
A short while later.
Ah Yin still formed a phantom image, and her strength had recovered to around the ninety-thousand-year level. She could assume human form at any time.
That should do it.
Time to begin the modification plan.
Looking at the nearly recovered Ah Yin, Ji Hongchen could hardly wait to modify her. After all, who wouldn't want to pilot a mech?
Upon returning to Heaven Dou City.
Ji Hongchen received a gift from Qian Renxue.
"There are even quasi-divine materials?"
Ji Hongchen's eyes lit up as he examined the materials Qian Renxue had sent.
As expected of Spirit Hall's Young Master, she was truly generous.
Now he had the materials needed to modify Ah Yin, too.
After putting the materials away, Ji Hongchen shut himself inside a secluded chamber.
"What are you planning to do?"
Ah Yin's voice was rather soft.
Ji Hongchen smiled.
"Don't be nervous. I'm only making a few improvements to perfect your body. It'll feel very comfortable, and it won't hurt at all."
Ah Yin nodded, half convinced.
But the next second, a powerful surge of mental power instantly seized control of her.
"What are you doing?"
Ah Yin turned pale with fright and tried to struggle.
But it was useless.
"Don't struggle. I need to obtain sovereignty over your body before I can modify it."
Ah Yin could only resign herself to her fate and stop struggling.
"Don't worry. Although sovereignty over your body will belong to me from now on, I'll still let you retain the right to use it."
Ah Yin was speechless.
What, am I supposed to thank you, then?
My own body doesn't belong to me. I only have the right to use it, and Ji Hongchen can revoke that at any time. Is there any justice left in this world?
Ji Hongchen paid no attention to what Ah Yin thought.
In his mind, a wisp of divine power emerged from the Sword Sect Insights and flowed into Ah Yin's body. Ji Hongchen picked up some life materials and began refining them with blunt force.
With the assistance of that wisp of divine power.
Ah Yin soon fused with all the life materials. Her original soul beast body was also transformed into a semi-mechanical body, taking on a golden-blue hue.
Once the modifications were complete.
Ji Hongchen wanted to take her for a test drive, so he directly refined Ah Yin's essence and merged it into his own body.
From that moment onward.
If he died, Ah Yin would die. If he lived, Ah Yin would live.
"Ah Yin, try covering my entire body with the Life Battle Armor."
Ah Yin voiced her assent.
Golden radiance and blue light instantly enveloped Ji Hongchen. The next moment, an immensely powerful suit of armor covered his entire body, radiating a terrifying aura.
Its main color was blue, accented with golden patterns that gave it a noble, elegant appearance. It continuously absorbed soul power, helping Ji Hongchen heal his injuries and replenish his soul power.
"It boosts all attributes by 200%. Since it was modified from Ah Yin, this Life Battle Armor can absorb soul power to repair itself. Ah Yin can also act as a soul spirit to assist in battle, unleashing Blue Silver Entanglement to bind enemies."
Ji Hongchen felt the enhancements granted by the Life Battle Armor.
He was thoroughly satisfied. As expected of something recorded in the Sword Sect Insights, it truly lived up to its reputation.
Ah Yin, however, felt rather strange.
After all, she now felt as though her entire body were pressed tightly against Ji Hongchen. She could clearly sense even his heartbeat and the feel of the skin all over his body.
It felt as though they were entwined together.
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