Ah Yin's Entrustment
The twilight in the Divine Realm is different from that in the Douluo Continent. The sky is filled with flowing aurora, and colorful ribbons of light wrap around the floating palace complex. Each temple floats in the void and is connected to each other by bridges of light.
Nan Feng landed on the plaza in front of the Sea God Hall, stepping on a celestial light that seemed to Shrinking the Ground to an Inch. The nine-story bronze pagoda spun in his palm, its azure-gold Immortal Mark reflecting the aurora.
Tang San walked out of the Sea God Hall.
The trident mark between his brows had completely faded, and the Asura God pattern on his left arm was now only a faint outline. Azure divine light and dark red Asura Power flashed alternately on his body, at a frequency three times faster than at Jialing Pass.
Upon seeing Nan Feng, he paused. His azure pupils reflected the cyan- Golden Immortal light emanating from the tower.
"You've come."
Nan Feng nodded. He sensed that the rejection between the two divine cores within Tang San's soul had reached its peak.
The Sea God Divinity and the Asura Divinity devoured each other deep within their souls, each rejection diminishing their Divine Power power.
His Soul Power has plummeted from the God Level to the peak of the Titled Douluo, and he is only one step away from completely losing his godhood.
"Your mother's words," Nan Feng said, "I brought them with me."
Tang San was startled.
He stood on the steps in front of the Sea God Hall, and the azure divine light and the dark red Asura Power fluctuated violently for a moment.
He remained silent for a long time, so long that the aurora borealis overhead had circled halfway before he finally managed to squeeze out a single word.
"Explain."
The Nan Feng suspends the tower against its chest. The nine-story bronze tower rotates in the aurora, and the Nine Heavens Treasure Pearl at its top emits a tri-colored celestial light.
He sensed a deep sense of guilt deep within Tang San's soul. It was a thorn that had been planted there since the year Ah Yin sacrificed herself, just like the one Tang Hao had.
"Your mother said—" Nan Feng's voice was calm, "Your father didn't abandon him on purpose back then. She forgave him long ago. She wants him to forgive himself too."
Tang San's breath hitched.
The azure divine light and the dark red Asura Power exploded simultaneously on his body, causing the light bridge beside him to vibrate and hum. His hands clenched tightly in his sleeves, his knuckles turning white.
He lowered his head, his sea-blue hair obscuring his face.
"She... really said that?"
The Nan Feng nodded.
He sensed the thorn trembling violently. The guilt that had weighed on him since the year Ah Yin sacrificed herself cracked for the first time the moment the divine light touched it.
When Tang San raised his head, his eyes were red-rimmed, and a layer of water floated in his sea-blue pupils, but it never fell.
"Can your Immortal Power... sense her remnant soul?"
Nan Feng probed the gap between the Divine Realm and the Douluo Plane with his Primordial World Immortal Power.
Golden immortal light surged from the tower, seeping into the primordial energy of the Douluo Continent along the cracks in the dimensional barrier. He sensed the complete picture of Ah Yin's remnant soul.
The last vestige of the Hundred-Thousand-Year Blue Silver Emperor, floated between heaven and earth, so faint as to be almost invisible. Golden immortal light enveloped it and lifted it into the Divine Realm.
"Yes," Nan Feng said.
He raised his hand and tossed the tower into the air. The nine-story bronze tower magnified to ten zhang tall in the aurora, with the Nine Heavens Treasure Pearl at the top emitting a tri-colored celestial light.
The crimson gold of the Sun Essence, the silvery white of the Moonlight's radiance, and the deep blue of the Star Marrow swirled and blended within the jewel, while the Three Lights Divine Water condensed into a single drop of liquid at the center of the jewel.
The Nan Feng infused the precious pearl with its Immortal Power. The drop of the Three Lights Divine Water and landed on Ah Yin's remnant soul.
Golden celestial light enveloped the remnant soul. Nourished by this light, the remnant soul coalesced, expanding from an almost invisible speck of light to the size of a fist, and continued to grow.
The Blue Silver Emperor's essence was reawakened in the Three Lights Divine Water. Azure-gold light surged from the depths of the remnant soul, dyeing the golden immortal light into an interwoven azure-gold.
Tang San was startled.
He sensed that familiar Soul Power fluctuation, the familiar aura he had known since childhood in the Blue Silver Grass Field, the warmth of his mother's embrace.
The cyan-gold light grew brighter and brighter within the aurora. The ethereal silhouette of a gentle woman emerged from the light.
Ah Yin opened her eyes.
Her gaze passed over the aurora and the floating temple complex, landing on Tang San. Her cyan-gold pupils reflected Tang San's sea-blue figure and the faint trident mark between his brows.
"The Little San..."
The sound was so soft it was almost drowned out by the wind in the Divine Realm.
Tang San knelt on the ground, his knees slamming into the bridge of light. The azure divine light and the dark red Asura Power shattered simultaneously, and the repulsion between the two divine cores completely collapsed at this moment.
He knelt there, looking up at his mother's pale, golden silhouette. The tears welling in his eyes finally spilled over.
"Mother." His voice trembled.
Ah Yin stepped down from the light and reached out to touch Tang San's cheek.
The touch was extremely light and cool, like the leaves of Blue Silver Grass brushing against the skin.
Tang San remained kneeling, letting his mother's illusory image touch his brow, his cheek, and the Asura God mark on his left arm.
"You've grown up," Ah Yin said.
Nan Feng stood aside, not disturbing them.
He retracted the tower into his palm. The nine-story bronze tower spun in the aurora, with the Nine Heavens Treasure Pearl at its top emitting a steady cyan- Golden Immortal light.
Under the nourishment of the Three Lights Divine Water, Ah Yin's remnant soul has condensed seventy to eighty percent of its true spirit. The cyan-gold Blue Silver Emperor's essence flows within the remnant soul, and with a period of further nurturing, it will be fully resurrected.
Ah Yin turned to look at Nan Feng.
The celestial light emanating from the tower was reflected in its azure-gold pupils; its gaze was gentle and clear, like the moonlight above a field of Blue Silver Grass.
"Thank you," Ah Yin said, "You saved me and my child."
Nan Feng tucked the tower into his palm. "You're too kind, senior."
Ah Yin's illusory figure stood in the aurora. Her gaze swept over the tower in Nan Feng's palm. The Nine-Layer Cycle the tower were endlessly regenerating, and the Three Lights Divine Water flowed steadily within the Nine Heavens Treasure Pearl.
She also sensed the Primordial World Imprint deep within Nan Feng's soul, a power that was both ancient and weighty.
She remained silent for a long time.
"Nan Feng."
"Um."
"The Blue Silver Emperor Clan," Ah Yin's voice was soft, "Is willing to submit to the Immortal Dao Path."
Nan Feng looked at her.
The full picture of the Blue Silver Emperor's origin within Ah Yin's soul unfolded in his perception. His 100,000-year-old true spirit had condensed to seventy or eighty percent, and a Immortal Mark was slowly growing within the cyan-gold light.
He remained silent for a moment.
"Have you made up your mind, senior?"
Ah Yin nodded. She glanced back at Tang San, his azure figure reflected in her cyan-gold pupils.
"You saved me and Little San. The Blue Silver Emperor Clan will forever remember this kindness." Her voice was calm, each word carrying the weight of Hundred-Thousand-Year Blue Silver Emperor. "Moreover, your cultivation surpasses even that of a god. The Blue Silver Emperor Clan will not go wrong following you."
Tang San knelt on the ground without saying a word.
The Immortal Mark within the remnant soul of the mother was circulating, and the cyan-gold Blue Silver Emperor essence was slowly evolving under the nourishment of immortal light.
He looked down at his hands. Azure divine light and dark red Asura Power intertwined in his palms. The repulsion between the two divine cores had eroded his divine position to almost nothing.
"Nan Feng." Tang San raised his head.
Nan Feng looked at him.
Tang San remained silent for a moment. His sea-blue pupils reflected the azure -Golden Immortal immortal light emanating from the tower, as well as the azure-gold phantom of his mother.
His voice was calm as he spoke, "The Blue Silver Emperor is yours. I'm at ease."
The Nan Feng suspends the tower against its chest. The nine-story bronze tower rotates in the aurora, and the Nine Heavens Treasure Pearl at its top emits a tri-colored celestial light.
Ah Yin's remnant soul floated within the celestial light of the tower, while the Blue Silver Emperor's essence condensed under the nourishment of the Three Lights Divine Water.
The Immortal Mark slowly grew within the light.
"Okay," Nan Feng said.
Ah Yin's illusory image dissipated in the aurora. The cyan-gold light merged into the tower, where it slumbered in the Three Lights Divine Water.
Tang San stood up from the ground. The azure divine light and the dark red Asura Power flickered alternately on his body, and the repulsion was more intense than before.
His Soul Power continued to decline from the peak of Titled Douluo. The azure divine light began to shatter from the position of the trident mark between his eyebrows, and the dark red Asura God mark was completely peeled off from his left arm.
Tang San did not bow his head.
"Nan Feng," he said, "Tell Xiao Wu for me to wait for me in the Douluo Continent."
The Nan Feng nodded.
Tang San turned and walked deeper into the Sea God Hall.
His steps were steady. The light of the two Divine Power trailed two intertwined tails behind him, from his brow to his left arm, from the Sea God to the Asura, shattering inch by inch.
He didn't turn around. When he reached the depths of the temple, he stopped and said something with his back to Nan Feng.
"Your Immortal Dao... goes further than mine."
The Nan Feng tucked the tower into its palm. The nine-story bronze tower spun in its hand, and the Nine Heavens Treasure Pearl at its top emitted a steady cyan- Golden Immortal light.
Within the Tower Spirit Space, Ah Yin's remnant soul slumbered under the nourishment of the Three Lights Divine Water, while the azure-gold Blue Silver Emperor's essence condensed within the celestial light.
He stood in the plaza in front of the Sea God Hall, watching Tang San's figure disappear into the depths of the temple.
"Homage to the Blue Silver Emperor." Nan Feng raised the tower towards the aurora borealis of the Divine Realm, Nine Heavens Treasure Pearl at the top of the tower emitted a celestial light interwoven with three colors.
The aurora borealis swirled overhead. The Three Lights Divine Water within the tower nourished Ah Yin's remnant soul, its cyan-gold light flickering within the aurora.
Nan Feng turned and walked towards the Douluo Continent. The immortal light of Shrinking the Ground to an Inch unfolded beneath his feet, allowing him to take a hundred steps in one step and a thousand miles in ten steps.
The aurora borealis of the Divine Realm receded further and further behind, while the azure sky of the Douluo Continent drew ever closer beneath our feet.
He was going to Holy Soul Village. Ah Yin's resurrection needed the nourishment of the Blue Silver Grass, and the Blue Silver Grass field outside Holy Soul Village was the best resting place for Ah Yin's remnant soul.
The tower spun in his palm, its azure-gold Immortal Mark shimmering with light, while Ah Yin's remnant soul slept within the Tower Spirit Space.