No one knew how much time had passed.
Li Zhiyan was full of vigor.
Ah Yin, however, had completely lost all her strength.
"This..."
"This isn't a dream!"
"I..."
"Boo-hoo-hoo-hoo..."
The thought that something unexpected had happened between her and Li Zhiyan in the real world filled Ah Yin with unbearable shame.
In fact, she had realized at that moment that she wasn't dreaming, but under the influence of the Succubus Martial Soul, Ah Yin had simply acted on instinct.
Li Zhiyan watched Ah Yin crying, feeling somewhat entranced.
She truly was Tang San's mother. Even when she cried, she looked so beautiful. A few pink strands had appeared among her long blue hair.
This was a sign that the Soul Power of his Succubus Martial Soul had invaded a plant-type Soul Beast.
"Y-you, who are you? How did I end up with you?"
Ah Yin felt utterly ashamed, but all she wanted now was to understand what had happened, why she was here with this young man, and why that kind of accident had happened between them.
How was she supposed to face Tang Hao in the future?!
"Aunt Yin."
"The other day, a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast was chasing me, and I accidentally escaped into a cave."
"My Martial Soul is rather special."
"It's the Succubus Martial Soul. It can rapidly increase a plant-type Soul Beast's Soul Power, and the Soul Power the plant-type Soul Beast gains can also be fed back to me."
"When I saw how beautiful your true form was, I dug you up and nourished you with my Soul Power."
"I never expected you to take human form."
After listening to Li Zhiyan, Ah Yin's vision went black, and she nearly fainted on the spot. By such a coincidence, Li Zhiyan had actually dug her up!
For a moment, Ah Yin didn't know how to face what had happened.
"Xu Xiaoyan, can we pretend this never happened? I have to go back to Holy Soul Village."
Ah Yin stood up, wanting to leave, but a wave of weakness came over her and sent her falling toward the ground.
Li Zhiyan hurriedly caught Ah Yin, and the two ended up in an embrace.
"Aunt Yin, you should stay here and get some rest. I'm afraid you don't have enough Soul Power to maintain your human form."
Looking at the red strands mixed into Ah Yin's blue hair, Li Zhiyan felt a tremendous sense of accomplishment.
He had gotten his revenge on Tang San and Tang Hao good and proper!
"I..."
Ah Yin's consciousness slowly faded, and she turned back into Blue Silver Grass. Sensing the presence of Li Zhiyan's Succubus Martial Soul, Ah Yin instinctively nestled against him, absorbing the Soul Power of his Succubus Martial Soul.
"You say you want to leave, but your instincts are still quite honest..."
Li Zhiyan looked at the scenery outside the window and lay down leisurely, opening the system to plan his next move.
With a wave of his hands, he summoned both Martial Souls: the Succubus Martial Soul in his left hand and the Divine Emperor Clear Sky Hammer in his right.
His left-hand Martial Soul had three Soul Rings. Both the first and second were Thousand-Year Soul Rings.
The third Soul Ring was ten thousand years old.
"Third Soul Skill, Instant Teleportation."
"As long as I expend Soul Power, I can quickly teleport near the place I want to go."
"That'll make getting revenge on Tang San much easier."
He didn't know when the system would issue him a mission, but no matter what, he had to prepare in advance to take revenge on Shrek Academy. He absolutely couldn't let Tang San become a god.
[New mission issued] [Tang San's Twenty-Four Moonlit Bridges contains many Hidden Weapons, along with poisons and other items] [Please steal his Twenty-Four Moonlit Bridges] [Mission reward: Tang San's Hidden Weapon techniques] [Mission reward 2: Personal Space] [Can store various items] [Mission reward 3: Secret technique, Ring Detonation]
"Ring Detonation!"
Li Zhiyan hadn't expected the Tang family's secret technique to be included among the rewards. He knew very well just how powerful that move was.
Although his Soul Rings weren't strong enough yet, once he obtained this secret technique and his Soul Rings grew strong enough in the future, the combat power he could unleash with the God Emperor Clear Sky Hammer Martial Soul would be utterly heaven-defying!
When Tang Hao pushed Ring Detonation to its limit, he could already approach the Rakshasa God's level. His own Divine Emperor Clear Sky Hammer might even be able to slay a god...
And once he had learned Tang San's Hidden Weapon techniques, he could also use Dragon Whisker Needles to ambush him, giving him a taste of what it was like to be attacked by surprise.
The level of martial power on the Douluo Continent wasn't particularly high. Once he had Tang San's Hidden Weapon techniques and the Dragon Whisker Needles, he would have another trump card.
What was more, he could use Tang San's Hidden Weapons to scheme against others. He would do the dirty work, and Tang San would take the blame. It was practically perfect...
There was also Personal Space, which was a very useful skill as well.
"It's just that the risk of this mission is far too high. After all, Tang Hao is still nearby."
"But with my Soul Skill and the Invincibility Talisman, I can absolutely take the risk. Even if I can't beat him, I can still leave."
Since he could see the locations of the protagonist group and the others, Li Zhiyan was completely confident he could carry out the mission.
He then opened the Protagonist Group Location Viewer.
To his surprise, he discovered that Tang Hao had already left the area. His location was very far away.
It looked as though he had something else to do.
"After revealing his identity to Flender, Tang Hao probably felt he had Flender watching over them, so there was no need to worry."
"Under normal circumstances, that would indeed be true. After all, no Titled Douluo-level expert would appear here."
Li Zhiyan looked at Ah Yin's sleeping true form and gave an evil smile. What Tang Hao hadn't anticipated, however, was that Li Zhiyan would return to Suotuo City.
"In that case, I should get ready."
"Perhaps I can use Ah Yin to steal Tang San's Twenty-Four Moonlit Bridges."
Li Zhiyan tried to control Ah Yin's body.
Sure enough, Ah Yin extended a vine and gripped a vase across the hotel room.
At this moment, Ah Yin was as nimble as his own arm.
Ah Yin's ability really was useful...
"In that case, Tang San, don't blame me for showing no mercy!"
At this moment.
Tang Hao was walking through the Star Dou Great Forest.
He wanted to see if he could find another Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, making plans for Tang San's future.
Little San was far too valuable to him. He was the sharpest blade for his revenge against Spirit Hall!
As he walked, Tang Hao saw a patch of Blue Silver Grass on the ground and thought of Ah Yin.
"Is Ah Yin doing all right at home..."
"She must be sleeping comfortably."
For some reason, Tang Hao suddenly felt an intense heartache and a suffocating sensation. The feeling came out of nowhere, yet it was so real...