"Ding, mission issued: showing off before the grass. Make Tang Hao reveal the truth about what happened back then and disappoint Ah Yin. Note: this mission can be completed with system assistance." "Mission rewards: 1,000 Skill Points and one copy of True Explanation of Basic Swordsmanship." "True Explanation of Basic Swordsmanship: Basic swordsmanship from a powerful Sword Dao plane. Basic swordsmanship is the foundation of all sword arts and contains countless profound mysteries. Countless mighty sword cultivators have revered it as a classic, and some experts have even comprehended supremely powerful sword moves from it, embarking on the road to invincibility. The great Dao is simplicity itself. Basic swordsmanship contains the simplest interpretations of various sword movements, including cutting, deflecting, lifting, and cleaving. It is highly suited to the protagonist."
"Holy shit, 1,000 Skill Points, plus other rewards. The rewards this time are actually this generous?" Xu Ran could not help sucking in a breath of cold air. If he completed this mission, he would have 1,600 Skill Points outright. That would let him add a full sixteen thousand years to his Soul Rings' ages. Of course, he could also choose to draw prizes. Even if his luck was rotten, ten draws would still guarantee a prize.
"Of course! Who told you to be so wonderful, Host Big Brother? Hehe." The System Lady said with a beaming smile. There was nothing wrong with openly giving her host cheats. She had merely raised his rewards a little. Otherwise, if her host could not save up enough Skill Points, how would she achieve Human Transformation? How would she serve him better in the future?
Besides, once she achieved Human Transformation, she could go out and have fun, shop, eat, and spend time with her Host Big Brother like a normal person. He was the only person she knew in this world. She did not know anyone else, nor would she pay attention to others.
After achieving Human Transformation, she could also wear pretty little dresses for her Host Big Brother to see. Alone in the system space, no one would care what she wore, even if she wore nothing at all.
But after achieving Human Transformation, she could wear them for her Host Big Brother. She also had plenty of miniskirts, which she would wear for his eyes alone.
"My darling system is so wonderful. Once I've saved up enough Skill Points, I'll definitely let you achieve Human Transformation. Then I'll find out whether my System Lady is pretty." Xu Ran laughed. He could not help wondering how many Skill Points he would get if he brought the System Lady into his harem. Would that not be an inexhaustible supply?
"Host Big Brother, you're not allowed to think about those things. Even if I achieve Human Transformation, I'll still follow the rules. I won't give you any backdoor favors." Inside the system space, the System Lady wore a short black skirt, with black pantyhose tightly hugging the perfect contours of her legs. She sat on her fragrant bed, gently swinging her stocking-clad feet. Sensing Xu Ran's thoughts, she could not help smiling with pursed lips.
"Then I've really got it tough." Xu Ran dismissed that unrealistic idea. He had originally planned to win the system over, so he could enjoy not only the System Lady for free but countless Skill Points as well.
At that point, he would become invincible outright.
But the idea sounded unrealistic from the start. If the System Lady really gave him cheats like that, perhaps the system itself would suffer some sort of punishment. That was something he did not want to see.
Forget it. I'll just work hard and earn Skill Points slowly. Working a little harder and being a wage slave isn't bad.
As the saying goes, a worker's body, a worker's soul-workers stand above them all. I'll work quietly, then dazzle everyone...
As long as he kept his head down, developed his strength, and slowly saved up Skill Points, it would not take long before he reached the pinnacle of life, became invincible across the continent, and won over countless beauties...
Following the system's guidance, Xu Ran found the restriction Tang Hao had placed on the Blue Silver Grass Ah Yin had become. After all, Ah Yin was out in the wild, where she could easily encounter herbivorous Soul Beasts such as Soft Bone Rabbits. Tang Hao's restriction could help her escape the threat of ordinary Soul Beasts.
"Break." Xu Ran gathered his soul power and jabbed hard at one of Ah Yin's grass blades. The restriction Tang Hao had set was instantly destroyed.
At the same time, Xu Ran found a Blue Silver Grass plant that insects and ants had gnawed down to nothing but its roots and stem, and transplanted it there. Then he weathered the surroundings so that even if Tang Hao came, he would discover nothing unusual.
"Everything is ready. All that's left is for Tang Hao to come. Once he gets here, there might be a tough battle, but I have the Ten-Thousand-Year Qilin Experience Card, so there's no need to worry too much."
After finishing all this, Xu Ran left at once and found a secluded place to hide.
Needless to say, he was instructing the System Lady on how to run circles around Tang Hao later. After all, this mission allowed system assistance.
Holy Soul Village.
At that moment, Tang Hao was lying in bed, dressed in patched clothes, disheveled, his hair tangled and messy, with heavy dark circles beneath his eyes. No one could have imagined that this was the peerless expert who had once shaken the continent: Clear Sky Douluo.
Upon first becoming a Titled Douluo, he had single-handedly driven back several Titled Douluo.
Rumor had it that the previous Supreme Pontiff, Qian Xunji, had died at his hands.
Tang Hao could only curse and shoulder the blame for that. Only he knew that he had merely wounded Qian Xunji. Qian Xunji was no weakling. With that Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul, how could Tang Hao possibly have had the strength to kill him? His burst of strength had only come from Ring Detonation. That strength could not last; managing to wound Qian Xunji was already good enough.
He knew full well that Bibi Dong must have killed Qian Xunji and then framed him. But now, even a hundred mouths could not clear his name. Qian Xunji had died while pursuing him and Ah Yin. How else could he defend himself?
Bibi Dong was now the Supreme Pontiff. Ghost Douluo and Chrysanthemum Douluo, who had joined Qian Xunji in pursuing him back then, had long since sworn allegiance to her. The others were dead, too.
With nothing but his word, who would believe him if he said Bibi Dong had killed Qian Xunji?
"How pitiful that I, Clear Sky Douluo, have fallen to such a state. Is this karmic retribution?" Tang Hao murmured, feeling rather bitter inside. He thought of Ah Yin. In his heart, she was so beautiful, with lovely eyes like a celestial maiden's and a disposition as gentle and warm as jade. Any man who won such a woman would feel incomparably fortunate.
Yet he had committed an unforgivable wrong against Ah Yin.
When his cultivation approached the Titled Douluo level, that thought had inevitably sprouted in his heart. Only a Titled Douluo with a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring could truly be called powerful, and only then would one have a chance of cultivating to Level 99, the limit for Soul Masters.
But Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts were far too difficult to hunt. Even if one could defeat them, killing them was very difficult.
Thus, if he wanted a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring and to enter the ranks of Titled Douluo in the most perfect state, he had only one choice.
Ah Yin.
When Ah Yin died, he regretted it. Only then did he understand how important a place she held in his heart. Strength was meant to protect those one cherished. Once those one treasured were gone, no amount of strength had any meaning.
Unfortunately, he had understood this far too late.
Ah Yin was gone now. Even if he wanted to make amends, it was impossible.
If he could have a chance now to return to the past, he would never choose to hurt Ah Yin. He only wanted to live a good life with her.
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