Seeing Ah Yin like this, Lin Chuan felt his heart soften for no reason, a trace of sorrow welling up inside him.
But worldly affairs were sharp as knives, leaving no room for deception. He could only tell her the truth:
"You can think of it this way: your child's body is still your child's, but the soul inside is no longer his. Your child's original soul was already erased-or rather, it died in the aftermath of that battle. The soul in there now is an outsider. You can think of him as someone from another world, someone who came from another world and occupied your child's body."
At his words, Ah Yin suddenly laughed.
But that laugh was more heartrending than crying, filled with a chilling, desolate anguish.
After laughing, she spoke with killing intent in her voice:
"Good. Very good. Though that flesh came from my womb, the soul now belongs to someone else. But the Blue Silver Emperor Bloodline in those bones and flesh still carries my blood. How could I, the dignified Blue Silver Emperor, allow such a wolf-hearted, dog-lunged beast to defile my bloodline's legacy? I will strip that bloodline out, inch by inch!"
Once she said this, Lin Chuan thought the method was feasible. At the same time, she also felt some anticipation about what would happen when Little Scumbag met Ah Yin.
Without the Blue Silver Emperor Bloodline, wouldn't Tang San's Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul become pure trash?
If he then snatched the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well along the way, forget making a comeback-Tang San would probably be welded into the mud pit for the rest of his life, without even the bottom of a sewer left to him.
But just then, the system's voice rang out in Lin Chuan's mind.
[Goddess Ah Yin detected. Ah Yin's affection has now risen to 60. Current affection: 60. Gained 12,000 points.]
Hearing the system's voice, Lin Chuan was instantly astonished.
Her affection had actually shot straight up to 60, and he had even gained 12,000 points.
He had never expected Ah Yin to give him so many points.
That bottle of Creation Essence had only cost 5,000 points just now. This was practically a profit of 7,000.
No loss. Not the slightest loss-and he had even made a killing.
He now had over twenty thousand points.
That was easily enough for two more ten-pulls.
But just then, Ah Yin looked at Lin Chuan before her and asked with a hint of doubt:
"Benefactor, my fate is tragic and lamentable, but that is one thing. Was that really why you brought me back to life?"
Who said Soul Beasts who took human form were all sweet, innocent airheads?
This was clearly a logical genius with a functioning brain who even knew how to play it straight!
Of course Lin Chuan had his own little schemes, but could he say that?
Of course not.
He cleared his throat, worked himself into the proper mood, and spoke with complete seriousness:
"Actually, the reason is simple. You count as one of my subjects."
At these words, Ah Yin's beautiful eyes instantly went round. She even wondered whether something was wrong with her ears.
She was merely a Soul Beast who had taken human form. How had she suddenly become one of Lin Chuan's subjects?
Had her benefactor been so eager to save her that he had soaked his brain into mush along the way?
Or did he have some unspeakable secret that forced him to fob her off with such an outrageous excuse?
Lin Chuan had already anticipated the disbelief written all over Ah Yin's face.
Explain?
Not happening.
Lin Chuan simply said nothing. The best way to show off was always through action.
His body instantly transformed into a dazzling streak of golden light.
Once that golden light had completely dispersed, a three-meter-long beast with an intensely oppressive presence stood right there before Ah Yin.
The beast had a horse's body and a dragon's head, its entire body clad in ice-blue scales. The horns atop his head resembled deer antlers, and even his pupils were ice blue.
Most striking of all were the tail behind him and his four hooves. His tail gave off ice-blue flames, and his hooves were likewise covered in ice-blue flames.
He came with built-in special effects wherever he went. Extremely flashy.
That was right. This was Lin Chuan's Qilin Martial Soul.
But to be more precise, this was no Martial Soul at all. This was his actual self.
A true Transformer-the Douluo branch model.
After all, who didn't have a shortcut key for switching forms with one click?
But flashy as he looked now, his Qilin form had originally looked nothing like this.
It was just that he had obtained the Law of Ice during his first ten-pull, and his Qilin Bloodline had immediately joined forces with that law, giving him a complete makeover.
But no matter how he changed, his identity remained the same. Here on the Douluo Continent, he was still an Auspicious Beast.
The moment Lin Chuan revealed his Qilin form, a crisp, bitter scent unique to the auspicious blessings of heaven and earth spread through the pitch-dark cave.
Ah Yin was a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast who had taken human form, so she naturally could not have been more familiar with this presence. Besides, there was also an Auspicious Beast in the Star Dou Great Forest, and she had naturally sensed such a presence before.
In an instant, Ah Yin's eyes flew wide. She stared in disbelief at the enormous ice-blue creature before her and cried out:
"The presence of an Auspicious Beast... You're the one from the Star Dou Great Forest?"
In that instant, countless thoughts raced through Ah Yin's heart.
No wonder he kept calling her his subject. If an Auspicious Beast stood before her, which of the plants and beasts beneath heaven was not his subject?
Freebie Dragon: ?????
And what Ah Yin had least expected was that this lofty being, who bore the fortune of the Soul Beast Clan, would actually venture into this human society of intrigue and deception-and come personally to save her.
She could never repay the Auspicious Beast's kindness.
After all, she was merely a plant with nothing to her name. What could she possibly offer in repayment?
But just then, Ah Yin thought of something.
A Soul Bone.
She did have a hundred-thousand-year Soul Bone.
But the moment that thought arose, she extinguished it herself.
If the Auspicious Beast wanted such a treasure, who knew how many Ferocious Beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest would willingly strip every bone from their bodies on the spot and present them to him with both hands?
What could a mere Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone amount to in the eyes of such a being?
Seeing the shock on Ah Yin's face, Lin Chuan knew this round of showing off had been a success-and no ordinary success at that.
A moment later.
Golden light flashed, his Qilin form instantly dispersed, and Lin Chuan returned to that handsome, harmless-looking appearance.
Looking at Ah Yin before him, he asked with a smile:
"Well? Now do you understand what I meant?"
At those words, Ah Yin finally came back to her senses.
Although Lin Chuan had just told her there was no need to kneel in thanks or anything like that.
At this very moment, those lovely legs of hers simply refused to obey her.
Besides, the rules among Soul Beasts were simple.
Although strength was the most important thing, there was one other factor: status.
What did an Auspicious Beast represent?
He was the lucky koi of the entire Soul Beast Clan.
She was merely a little Blue Silver Emperor. To put it plainly, she had grown up among a bunch of grass. When had she ever seen a being who embodied such supremely noble status?
Besides, what subject stood while speaking before an Auspicious Beast?
And the Auspicious Beast had not only saved her life but also revealed so much useful information to her. Not bowing to him would simply be unjustifiable.