Chapter 123: Chapter 123: Sword Spirit?
Upon hearing Su Cheng disparaging Tang Hao here, Ah yin immediately felt unhappy.
But since she needed something from him, she didn't immediately retort, just furrowed her brows lightly.
Previously, from Su Cheng's words and implications, it seemed like he had seen her lover and son before, and even knew something about their past.
Ah yin naturally didn't want to miss this opportunity.
Hastily, she said, "N-No need to bring out my true form."
"What do you mean?"
"I can sense that your martial soul is very special, capable of accommodating my current soul. I can inhabit your martial soul."
"Oh?" Su Cheng was somewhat surprised at her words.
At this point, he suddenly thought of the two enshrinements in the Martial Soul Hall.
Before, he had similar thoughts, trying to compensate for the defects of his martial soul by sealing some kind of exotic beast. But since his martial soul transformed into the Eternal Sword, that thought faded away.
"I don't even know how to do it myself. Can you?" Su Cheng narrowed his eyes and looked at Ah yin.
"I should be able to." Ah yin nodded cautiously, casting a glance at the vertical mark on Su Cheng's forehead.
Unlike Su Cheng's situation.
Su Cheng was the one deploying soul skills, constructing this special communication environment. He could observe Ah yin's situation, but he didn't know how she felt at the moment.
However, as the observed object, and being a pure spirit body, Ah yin could feel the special nature of this peculiar view even more.
Moreover, there was a faint sense of calling coming from the seemingly flawless longsword martial soul.
Seeing Su Cheng hesitate, Ah yin quickly added, "This won't harm you. I can sense that my existence can complement the attributes of your sword martial soul."
"You can sense that too?"
This time Su Cheng was genuinely surprised.
His fourth soul ring didn't follow the original sequence to choose the wood attribute, but absorbed a ten-thousand-year soul ring of a fire attribute soul beast.
Since the five elements cycle and he had the Five Elements Domain, whether it was fire or wood for the fourth soul ring didn't matter.
Su Cheng had always had some thoughts about the Blue Silver King.
But unlike the hidden place of the Blue Silver Emperor's soul bone, there were no obvious markers where the Blue Silver King was. He couldn't find it at all.
And without the Blue Silver Emperor's soul bone, even if he found where it was, relying solely on the Five Elements Domain wouldn't be able to deceive the Blue Silver King to obtain the soul ring. He wasn't in a hurry for the time being.
Actually, for Su Cheng, the characteristics and age of the soul ring itself were not important. The key was he wanted to understand the principle behind the natural aggregation of soul rings.
If he could grasp the rules, he wouldn't have to worry about additional soul rings in the future.
Even all the soul rings afterward could be condensed according to the limits of his own body.
Compared to hunting soul beasts or so-called divine-bestowed soul rings, Su Cheng instinctively felt that this natural aggregation method was the best means.
After thinking for a while, Su Cheng didn't refuse Ah yin's proposal.
If the other party were a hundred-thousand-year soul beast's spirit body, he would definitely not agree.
But with Ah yin's current state, even if she inhabited the martial soul, she couldn't have any impact on him.
Moreover, if she could be brought along, it would be convenient for future observation and prevent any other unexpected accidents if she were left here.
Thinking of this, Su Cheng looked at the Blue Silver Emperor in front of him and said in a deep voice, "Let's do it then. What do I need to do?"
Upon hearing this, Ah yin's face showed a hint of joy and said, "You don't need to do anything. Just bring your martial soul closer to me."
Besides wanting to go out to see if she could meet her lover and son, she also had other reasons.
She could feel it.
If she could get Su Cheng's permission to enter the Eternal Sword to nurture her soul, it would also benefit her greatly.
Su Cheng handed out the Eternal Sword, hovering it in front of Ah yin.
Ah yin then extended her fair and slender hand and gently grasped the hilt of the Eternal Sword.
However, the next moment, an anomaly occurred.
Just as her soul touched the Eternal Sword.
A brilliant light suddenly burst from Su Cheng's forehead mark.
He immediately felt his spiritual power pouring out like a burst dam, flowing into the external soul bone at his forehead.
At the same time, in his sea of consciousness, the vague light spot suddenly flickered slightly.
In an instant, Ah yin felt a huge chill surge from the bottom of her heart.
Then, this chill, like a tsunami, rushed towards her, giving her a feeling of impending disaster.
Although she was currently just a virtual soul body, she was enveloped in a terrifying aura, as if she were placed naked in a jungle full of malice, with no place to hide.
In this moment, instinct screamed at her to flee.
And so she did.
Without hesitation, without any thought of resisting this instinct, she wanted to release her grip.
However, it was too late.
From the moment her soul touched Su Cheng's martial soul, it was already destined that she couldn't escape.
If she were still the hundred-thousand-year soul beast from the past, Su Cheng's spiritual power would naturally be unable to restrain her.
But now, Ah yin clearly didn't have that kind of power, nor the ability to resist.
The next moment, both Su Cheng and Ah yin lost consciousness simultaneously.
However, Su Cheng fell into a coma due to the exhaustion of his spiritual power.
Ah yin was different. At this moment, she emitted a faint five-colored light from within, and her spirit body seemed to be gradually transformed, then gradually merged into the Eternal Sword martial soul.
After who knows how long.
Ah yin's spirit body floated out from within Su Cheng's body.
She looked at the unconscious Su Cheng with a dazed expression, but she couldn't summon any thoughts of resistance or harming him.
At this moment, she felt completely controlled by him.
It was as if she had become his martial soul.
No, even worse than a martial soul, she was just a soul imprisoned within the martial soul.
With a myriad of thoughts in her mind, Ah yin's expression kept changing.
Her face first showed a blush, then quickly turned pale, and even a hint of despair emerged in her heart.
But at this moment, she couldn't even control her own life or death.
Not long after, Su Cheng slowly woke up.
Immediately, he felt a severe headache in his mind.
The feeling of completely depleted spiritual power was extremely uncomfortable, as if his body had been completely emptied, and even the slightest movement was difficult to achieve.
He took out several bottles of potions from the soul device and swallowed them all, feeling slightly better afterward.
There was no way. Even if there was a thread of spiritual power left, with his foundation, he could quickly recover without the use of drugs.
But if it were completely depleted, the recovery process would be much slower.
"What did you do to me?"
At this moment, Ayin, who was standing opposite him, finally spoke.
However, her eyes were hollow, her tone was confused, and there was a hint of resentment and bitterness.
"I said I didn't do anything. Do you believe me?" Su Cheng glanced at her indifferently.
"Nothing?!" Even with Ah yin's temperament, she couldn't suppress the anger in her heart at this moment. "Can't you feel it yourself?"
"I can feel it, but I really don't know what's going on." Su Cheng frowned, "And didn't you propose this yourself? Why blame me?"
"..." Ah yin looked at Su Cheng blankly.
Then, a bitter expression appeared in her eyes. "Yes, I volunteered..."
Su Cheng was also somewhat puzzled now, but he did find out that he had completely controlled the other party.
Even her existence and destruction were within his one thought.
After thinking for a while, Su Cheng didn't dwell on it too much.
For him, this sudden event didn't seem to have any disadvantages.
In this extraordinary world, there were too many mysteries that could occur, and some things were inevitably beyond his control.
Not to mention the True Vision Eye, which was connected to the existence of a higher-level simulator.
He wasn't surprised by some super-normal abilities, and moreover, he was clearly benefiting from it.
Su Cheng could already feel that his Eternal Sword was nearing completion.
Although the enhancement provided by Ah yin's spirit body was inferior to a soul ring, it still had a positive effect on the Five Elements cycle within the Eternal Sword, benefiting his cultivation.
And with this extra spirit body in the martial soul, if used properly, it would undoubtedly help him better control the Eternal Sword and perform more complex soul skills.
As Su Cheng noticed the blank expression on Ah Yin's face, he changed his previously indifferent attitude and began to advise her patiently.
"Well, this situation wasn't my intention at all. Rest assured, even though I can influence your actions to some extent, I won't force you to do anything you don't want to. As compensation, I can answer any questions you have."
Now that he had complete control over the situation, there was no need for fair exchanges of questions anymore.
The other party couldn't lie to him.
Upon hearing Su Cheng's words, Ah Yin lifted her head and stared at him blankly.
But she didn't speak for a while, her face full of confusion.
Su Cheng didn't rush her, just stood there patiently waiting.
Meanwhile, he took the opportunity to quietly cultivate his techniques, speeding up the recovery of his depleted spiritual power.
After a long silence, A Yin finally spoke again.
"Can you tell me now what's going on with that child?"
"That child, named Tang San, indeed didn't die and lives together with Tang Hao."
A Yin breathed a sigh of relief, but then heard Su Cheng continue, "However, his soul has been replaced by someone else."
"What do you mean?" A Yin's beautiful eyes widened slightly, not quite understanding the implications of his words.
"Simply put, although that Tang San is theoretically your son and has inherited your martial soul, his soul has been occupied by someone else, an adult soul in that body."
After thinking for a moment, Su Cheng continued to explain, "To be precise, ethically speaking, he shouldn't be considered your son. After all, here in the Douluo Continent, the concept of souls does exist. It's like how you are now."
Ah Yin shuddered at these words.
At first, she felt disgusted, then absurdity set in.
"I'm already like this, and you still want to deceive me?!" A tremor crept into Ah Yin's voice.
With her experience, she had never heard of such bizarre things before.
And she was unwilling to believe such things could happen.
"Yeah, you're already like this, why would I deceive you?" Su Cheng raised an eyebrow slightly, responding with a question.
"Have you ever seen a six or seven-year-old child inventing hidden weapons and using them to injure or even kill soul masters two or three levels higher in cultivation?"
"Have you ever seen a child from an ordinary family practicing martial arts from birth, and even possessing innate soul skills?"
"Do you think if it were a child from a normal family, with a deadbeat father who drinks all day and doesn't care about him, could he survive and awaken to full innate soul power at the age of six?"
Su Cheng said lightly, "If you still don't believe, you'll understand once you see him. Don't worry, it won't take long, probably just two years, and then everything will be clear."
Ah Yin stared at him in astonishment, digesting the information contained in his words little by little.
Suddenly, she furrowed her brows and asked, "What do you mean by a deadbeat father who doesn't care if he lives or dies?"
"What else could it mean? It seems like Tang Hao wanted your 'son' to reincarnate early. According to what I know, Tang San basically survived on his own when he was young."
Su Cheng slowed his speech and wore a pensive expression on his face.
"Come to think of it, I originally thought Tang Hao was just too stupid to notice anything wrong with Tang San. But now that I think about it, maybe he had some suspicions early on but just didn't know how to deal with it."
Ah Yin trembled inwardly at his words.
If Tang Hao really knew the truth but deliberately ignored it, it would be so disappointing. She didn't want to believe her beloved would have such an attitude.
But if it wasn't because of this, then it really was as Su Cheng said, that he was simply slow to react, which would also tarnish Tang Hao's image in her heart.
Moreover, if he really hadn't noticed anything wrong, then he should have taken care of the child's well-being.
After a long while, Ah Yin stared tightly at Su Cheng and said coldly, "I don't believe what you're saying."
"Believe it or not, it's up to you." Su Cheng sneered, "Anyway, in two years, the truth will come out. There's no benefit for me to lie to you. I only told you these things out of pity for you. If you don't believe it, then I won't say anything."
Seeing A Yin's silence, Su Cheng rubbed his chin and muttered softly.
"I actually lean more towards Tang Hao not realizing anything strange at all, because this person's behavior has always been quite foolish. After all, daring to roam around the world with the cultivation of a Title Douluo, accompanied by a hundred thousand-year spirit beast, probably only the Tang family can do that."
"You're not allowed to speak ill of him!" Ah Yin glared at Su Cheng angrily.
"The heir of the Douluo of Sky Emperor! Such a grand title, he should know how many people are watching him around the world, right?" Su Cheng looked at Ah Yin with a smirk.
"Well, you could also say he's not stupid, which is really strange. What do you think his intention was in parading you around?"
"Could it be that he wanted you to sacrifice yourself?"
Ah Yin's face turned pale instantly, and she quickly shook her head, denying, "No, Hao wouldn't do that."
"Well, I actually agree with you." Su Cheng nodded slightly.
"If he really wanted your spirit ring, there are better opportunities. Of course, it's possible that he didn't act because he wasn't yet at the ninety-level, but the risk of attracting the Martial Soul Temple's attention was too great.
"If it were me, I'd wait a few more years. After all, there's a readily available hundred thousand-year spirit ring around him, why bother competing for the title of the youngest Title Douluo?
"And judging from his reaction after your sacrifice, it doesn't seem like an act."
Su Cheng's finger gently stroked his cheek, continuing to instill his analytical thinking into Ah Yin.
"But speaking of which, after your sacrifice, his behavior of escaping reality seemed very weak, completely different from his previous actions. Was it because he was young and successful, but finally learned a lesson from reality?"
A Yin looked at Su Cheng with a dazed expression.
Muttering, she asked, "How do you know so much about them?"
The young man in front of her, both in terms of cultivation level and soul ring configuration, far exceeded her inherent understanding of soul masters.
His earlier words left her speechless, making it impossible for her to refute.
Facing Ah Yin's questioning, Su Cheng chuckled, "Because I've met your son before, we attended the same primary soul master academy.
"His last name is Tang, clearly with a trash Blue Silver Grass martial soul, but he awakened to full innate soul power. Anyone with a normal mind would have doubts about whether there's something wrong here.
"Afterward, I did some investigation and dug up all these old stories about you. Unfortunately, I have a good relationship with someone high up in the Martial Soul Temple and can obtain some internal information."
A Yin looked astonished, exclaiming, "You're from the Martial Soul Temple?"
"Not exactly, just have a good relationship with someone." Su Cheng waved his hand lightly. "Anyway, these things aren't your concern. Instead of being curious about my situation, you'd better think about what's going on with your son. Oh, and reflect on why you fell for Tang Hao in the first place."
"Tang Hao is much more outstanding than you imagine!" Ah Yin's face flushed, hurriedly defending, "He's talented, willing to progress, and never afraid of difficulties. He always takes the lead in facing danger, never putting me in jeopardy!"
"Your naivety makes me want to laugh." Su Cheng showed a hint of mockery on his face.
"I don't know how long you've been living with a hundred-thousand-year spirit beast with a raised cultivation level, but it seems like it's just raising your cultivation without expanding your mind, or you really haven't seen much of the world."
Su Cheng's tone turned cold.
"His bravery is only because of his strength. Brave men are angry and wield their weapons at stronger opponents. Cowards are angry and wield their swords at weaker opponents. Strength is not a symbol of courage.
"To be honest, I think in this regard, he's not even as good as you.
"Do you know what happened after you died?
"At that time, because of your sacrifice, both the Pope of the Martial Soul Temple and Tang Hao were severely injured. The Haotian Sect faced anger and was forced to close its doors, and the disciples dared not leave the sect for years.
"But at this time, Tang Hao hid like a rat in a small mountain village, drinking all day long, completely lacking the courage and determination to avenge you.
"It wasn't until he learned that your 'son' possessed twin martial souls that he regained his spirit."
Su Cheng stared at Ah Yin's eyes intently.
The strange color in his eyes made her hesitant to meet his gaze.
"Cowards will always seek shelter. The so-called 'courage' he showed before was just because he ignorantly overestimated his own strength.
"When he realized his own strength was insufficient, he couldn't even raise his fist!"
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