Ah Yin's World Tree Template

Ah Yin's talent was actually excellent. She was a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, after all, and her affinity for Soul Power particles, physique, and perseverance were all exceptional.

Jiang Nian was quite pleased with this disciple.

He was a modern man to begin with, and he had also inherited the Yao Chen Template's legacy. He harbored no prejudice between Soul Beasts and humans.

He taught all without distinction. Anyone who could help him activate a Heavenly Flame Soul Ring was a good disciple.

While Qian Renxue familiarized herself with her Soul Ring and first Soul Skill nearby, Jiang Nian began choosing a suitable Martial Soul template for Ah Yin.

Ah Yin's true form was Blue Silver Grass, and there weren't many templates suitable for her.

After looking through them, Jiang Nian finally settled on the "World Tree" template.

The World Tree represented life and hope, and required the purest wood-attribute energy. Both were a good match for Ah Yin.

Jiang Nian selected the template and confirmed his choice.

The next moment, a new connection formed between him and Ah Yin.

Jiang Nian looked at Ah Yin, and a panel appeared before his eyes.

[Target: Ah Yin]

[Soul Power Level: 52 (Soul King)]

[Template: World Tree (50% unlocked)]

[Template unlock progress has reached 50%. Reward obtained: Super-Speed Regeneration]

[Super-Speed Regeneration: All nonfatal injuries can be instantly healed by consuming Soul Power]

[Current attitude toward host: trust, fear]

[Cultivation method: none]

[Dou Techniques: none]

[Soul Skills: Blue Silver Domain]

Jiang Nian raised an eyebrow. He hadn't expected Ah Yin to be so compatible with her template that it would unlock directly to 50% as soon as it was bound to her.

Still less had he expected a reward at 50% unlock progress. Does that mean that when it reaches 100%, I'll not only unlock a Heavenly Flame Soul Ring, but also receive an extra gift?

Although Jiang Nian was already unrivaled throughout the Douluo Continent, who wouldn't want more skills?

But Ah Yin's lack of a cultivation method was indeed a problem. Since Ah Yin trusted her, he couldn't be stingy about giving her one.

Qian Renxue's Flame Mantra could evolve. Once she had all nine Soul Rings, it might even evolve into a divine-level cultivation method.

Lu Jin sifted through Yao Chen's legacy again and again, finally picking out the Azure Emperor Longevity Mantra.

The method focused on nurturing vitality, making it an excellent match for both the World Tree template and Ah Yin herself.

Jiang Nian's gaze made Ah Yin's skin crawl.

Could His Majesty have changed his mind?

Does he still want my Soul Bone?

Please spare this little blade of grass. Cultivating for a hundred thousand years really wasn't easy...

Ah Yin did indeed have a rich inner life. After all, she was originally grass that had taken human form. Before her transformation, she couldn't speak, so she could only keep all her complaints bottled up inside.

Jiang Nian knew nothing of her thoughts. Having made up his mind, he got to work.

He waved Ah Yin over. "Come here. I've got a treasure to show you."

Ah Yin froze for a moment and instinctively tugged at her collar. Her big eyes swept around. "Your Majesty... right here? Wouldn't that be a little too... too exposed?"

Jiang Nian slapped his forehead. You filthy-minded old hand, can you shut up?!

He said irritably, "I'm giving you a cultivation method. Come here, and I'll guide you through it once first!"

"Oh, oh, so that's what you meant. You scared me to death..." Ah Yin's little face was flushed, but there was no fear to be seen on it.

"Really? Why do I get the feeling you're a little disappointed?"

"I am... no, no, no! I mean, I'm not disappointed. How could I be? I'm just a blade of grass."

"Shut up!"

"Okay!"

Jiang Nian felt that his cultivation sessions with Qian Renxue probably wouldn't be so dull anymore. "Hold your breath and focus. Pay close attention to the direction my Qi flows through your body."

Ah Yin nodded resolutely. "Teacher, Ah Yin is ready. You can come inside now! Ouch..."

Ah Yin clutched her head. "Why did you knock me on the head?!"

"What do you think? Shut up!" Jiang Nian grasped her wrist. It felt cool and smooth.

Ah Yin didn't dare fool around anymore. She closed her eyes and felt the current of Qi flowing through her body.

She had assumed it was just an ordinary meditation method, but when she felt her perception of the surrounding Soul Power particles grow sharper, her expression finally changed.

How could those trashy meditation methods on the Douluo Continent possibly compare to this?!

Jiang Nian guided her through one circulation of the method. To his surprise, Ah Yin entered a meditative trance as soon as he let go.

Jiang Nian sighed. "Another genius."

Nearby, Qian Renxue had almost finished acclimating to her Soul Ring. She came over as well. "Teacher, are you really going to take Sister Ah Yin as your disciple?"

"Of course. Does your teacher look like someone who would lie?"

Qian Renxue shook her head, her unhappiness written all over her face.

Jiang Nian picked her up. "Don't worry, Xue'er. Ah Yin's here to cook for us. From now on, when we go out to cultivate, we finally won't have to eat roast meat all the time."

Qian Renxue pouted. Although she was still a little unhappy, she wouldn't object to Jiang Nian's decision.

Meanwhile, not far away, the Tang brothers were crouched furtively in the shadows.

Watching Ah Yin sit cross-legged, Tang Hao nearly ground his teeth to pieces.

Ah Yin was supposed to be his!

According to the scenario he had devised, he would meet Ah Yin for the first time and use his elder brother as a foil to show off his own gentlemanly bearing.

Once he and Ah Yin had established their relationship, he wouldn't take her back to the sect. He would get her pregnant instead, then wait for her Soul Beast presence to be exposed because of the pregnancy, drawing an attack from Spirit Hall.

When the time came, Ah Yin would surely sacrifice herself to him for the sake of their child, allowing him to become a Titled Douluo and drive Spirit Hall back.

Such a perfect plan, and now some unknown fellow had swooped in and snatched her away!

Worse still, this fellow was suspected of being from Spirit Hall!

Qian Renxue's face alone, so strikingly similar to Qian Xunji's, was enough for him to conclude that Jiang Nian and his companion definitely had an inseparable connection to Spirit Hall.

Tang Xiao couldn't keep his composure as well as Tang Hao. Through gritted teeth, he said, "Second Brother, how about we rush out and snatch Ah Yin away?!"

Normally, Tang Hao would have pretended not to know and left, then waited for Tang Xiao to do as he pleased.

Once Tang Xiao had captured Ah Yin, he would play the good guy and let her go.

But things were different now. More than Ah Yin, he wanted Qian Renxue's fighting technique. He had a hunch that such a technique could overturn traditional combat on the Douluo Continent.

If he rushed straight out, even if he won, he might not obtain the real technique. That was why he had tried every possible way to befriend Jiang Nian.

But who could have known Jiang Nian would be impervious to persuasion?!

Jiang Nian naturally noticed what the brothers were doing.

He didn't stir the grass and alert the snake. He could simply kill people like them, but there was a more entertaining way.

Jiang Nian took a blank notebook out of his Storage Ring and wrote "Secret Technique - Bear Shakes Its Fur" on the cover. Then he began writing and drawing in it right in front of the brothers.

Qian Renxue asked, "Teacher, what is that?"

"It's the secret technique you learned. Since I obtained this opportunity in the Star Dou Great Forest, I should naturally leave others a chance to obtain an opportunity too."

"Oh! You're so great, Teacher!"

Qian Renxue was no fool. She understood Jiang Nian's plan almost immediately.

Teacher's getting ready to trick some unlucky fool. Recalling the diagrams Jiang Nian had just drawn, she couldn't help but smile.

Surely no one would actually dance around while fighting someone, right?

Jiang Nian had deliberately spoken loudly, and sure enough, Tang Hao heard him.

Delight flashed in both brothers' eyes.

Tang Xiao sneered. "What an idiot. Opportunities belong to the capable. Once you get one, you should keep it hidden, but he actually wants to leave it for someone else. Isn't he giving away his own trump card?!"

Tang Hao wholeheartedly agreed. "An idiot like that... we'll make our move tonight, kill that teacher and disciple, and take the treasures and Ah Yin!"

At this point, he was no longer after a Sacrifice.

If they hunted down a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast with swift, decisive force, they could still get the Soul Ring. Absorbing it would simply be a little troublesome.

Jiang Nian heard the brothers' plot loud and clear.

He said nothing and simply kept drawing the Flash Step.

Go ahead and learn it if you want. Everyone who does will be struck speechless.