The female protagonists were curious—if things had followed their original course, who exactly were the 100,000-year soul beasts that the Tang family married? So far, they knew about Ah Yin and Xiao Wu.
At this point, Su Ming seemed to know exactly what they were thinking and continued writing.
[Since we've already touched on the Tang family's marriage to 100,000-year soul beasts, let's delve a bit deeper. It's truly absurd how, generation after generation, the Tang family kept marrying soul beasts—and not just any soul beasts, but ones with at least 100,000 years of cultivation!]
[Let's break it down. Tang Hao married the 100,000-year Blue Silver Emperor Ah Yin, and his son Tang San married the 100,000-year Soft Bone Rabbit Xiao Wu. But now, Tang San won't get that chance. Xiao Wu is my sister now—there's no way she'll end up as Tang San's wife!]
[Then, Tang San's son, Tang Wulin, married Gu Yuena, the Lord of Soul Beasts. Gu Yuena wasn't just any 100,000-year soul beast—she was the Silver Dragon King, a divine beast! Her power far surpassed that of a typical 100,000-year soul beast.]
[As the Lord of Soul Beasts, Gu Yuena probably never imagined she'd marry a human. And what's crazier is that her mother-in-law would be a 100,000-year soul beast too! The family tree sure gets complicated, doesn't it?]
[That said, at this moment, Gu Yuena is still asleep deep within the core of the Star Dou Forest.]
Xiao Wu was shocked. Although she hadn't heard of Gu Yuena, just the title "Lord of Soul Beasts" was enough to tell her that Gu Yuena outranked her by far. And yet… she'll be my daughter-in-law? Xiao Wu found it all hard to believe.
Bibi Dong also felt a wave of relief, knowing that Gu Yuena was still in a deep slumber. But she reminded herself to never venture too deep into the Star Dou Forest in the future. If Gu Yuena woke up, Bibi Dong knew she wouldn't stand a chance.
[Tang Wulin's son, Tang Xuanyu, then married Bai Xiuxiu, a 100,000-year Demon Soul Great White Shark.]
[Talk about luck. But I've always wondered: with the Tang family marrying all these soul beasts, wouldn't their descendants have less and less human blood over time?]
[By the time we get to Tang Xuanyu, there might not be much human blood left in him. Can they still be considered human?]
[Anyway, none of this will happen now that I, Su Ming, am here. Xiao Wu is already my sister and will eventually become my wife, so the Tang family's lineage of marrying soul beasts ends with Tang San!]
The female protagonists: Haha, Su Ming, you're so bad!
[Speaking of which, now that Xiao Wu has recognized me as her brother instead of Tang San, she's naturally closer to me.]
[But here's the thing: Tang Hao is a Title Douluo. He secretly followed Tang San from Holy Soul Village to Nuoding City, protecting him from the shadows.]
[With Tang Hao's strength, he should have already sensed that Xiao Wu is a 100,000-year soul beast. But he hasn't made a move yet.]
[In the original story, Xiao Wu and Tang San were close, even sleeping in the same bed. That's probably what made Tang Hao think of Xiao Wu as Tang San's future wife.]
[But now, Xiao Wu is closer to me. Will Tang Hao make a move on Xiao Wu? Or worse, will he try to capture her and later have Tang San absorb her spirit ring and spirit bone?]
[It's not impossible. Although Tang Hao's wife, Ah Yin, was a 100,000-year soul beast, he might treat Xiao Wu differently depending on her relationship with Tang San. If Xiao Wu isn't close to Tang San, Tang Hao might act out of temptation, like any other Title Douluo would when faced with a 100,000-year soul beast.]
[Besides, as I've mentioned before, I believe Ah Yin's forced sacrifice was part of a plan by Tang Hao. Otherwise, how did Qian Xunji find out that Ah Yin was a 100,000-year soul beast? And why didn't Tang Hao hide Ah Yin more securely?]
[If Tang Hao really cared about Ah Yin, and wanted her to revive quickly and cultivate her strength, why did he leave her in a cave behind Holy Soul Village?]
[That cave isn't suitable for Blue Silver Grass growth, nor for cultivation. Ah Yin could barely recover in such an environment. She would have been much better off in the Blue Silver Grass ancestral ground in the Star Dou Forest, where she could have regained her strength.]
[There's no way Tang Hao didn't know this. So why did he do it?]
[Tang Hao claimed he wanted to be with Ah Yin all the time, but if that were true, he could've placed her somewhere else, where she could recover more effectively. With his strength as a Title Douluo, he could easily protect her in a better location.]
Su Ming's analysis hit home, and Ah Yin's Blue Silver Grass body swayed as if it were wilting.
Ah Yin's thoughts were in turmoil. As Su Ming pointed out, the cave was indeed unsuitable for her cultivation. But she hadn't given it much thought, trusting Tang Hao's explanation that he wanted to stay by her side.
Now, she wondered why Tang Hao didn't find a more suitable place for her recovery. Why didn't I think of this before?
As Su Ming mentioned, Tang Hao definitely knew where the Blue Silver Grass ancestral ground was. After all, Tang San would eventually need to visit it to activate his Blue Silver Emperor bloodline and become the new Blue Silver Emperor.
Ah Yin now felt more confused about Tang Hao, realizing he wasn't the man she thought she knew.
[What should I do if Tang Hao makes a move on Xiao Wu? I'm not strong enough to fight him right now, but I've promised Xiao Wu that I won't let her get hurt.]
[I guess I'll just have to take things one step at a time. If Tang Hao really does attack Xiao Wu, I'll fight him with everything I've got. Even if it costs me my life, I'll make sure Tang Hao suffers and give Xiao Wu enough time to escape to the Star Dou Forest and find Da Ming and Er Ming.]
[Though I'm still weak, if I burn my life force and push my Sharingan and Wood Release to their limits, I should be able to fight back—at least for a short time.]
[Of course, that's the last resort. If the system can't help me, then I'll have no choice but to take that path.]
The female protagonists were left speechless by Su Ming's sudden seriousness. It became clear to them that Su Ming was genuinely committed to protecting Xiao Wu, not just paying lip service. Since he didn't know they were reading his diary, his words reflected his true feelings.
Xiao Wu, deeply moved, felt her eyes welling up with emotion. Why did you have to write something so heavy, Su Ming?
Tang Hao won't discover my identity, Xiao Wu reassured herself. I have the diary's aura-concealing ability to hide my 100,000-year soul beast aura. And now that I've accepted you as my brother, there's no way I'd let you face danger alone!
You big idiot!
Su Ming suddenly noticed Xiao Wu's eyes were red and asked with concern, "Xiao Wu, what's wrong? Why are your eyes red?"
"Huh?"
Xiao Wu was startled: This is all your fault!
"It's nothing, I just accidentally bit my tongue while eating, and it hurt a bit."
Su Ming gently said, "Take it easy, no one's going to steal your food."
"Mm."
After they finished eating, the two went their separate ways to practice.
Though they had now become brother and sister, they couldn't always be together, and at this stage, they were just siblings.
Su Ming planned to give Xiao Wu a bottle of body-refining liquid every day. Once she used it all up, her physique would greatly improve.
Currently, Su Ming had both cultivation and spiritual power techniques, but he was still missing a body-strengthening method. He hoped to have a stroke of luck and get one soon.
Time ticked away, and soon it was midnight.
Su Ming eagerly looked at his diary, hoping for an amazing reward!
[Ding, congratulations to the host for completing today's diary. Rewards: Fully Automatic Large Refrigerator, Happy Chips*10, and Master Cooking Skills.]
Su Ming: "Wow, system, really?"
Su Ming was dumbfounded. Had he used up all his luck by getting too many good items recently? What kind of rewards were these?
Of the three, only "Master Cooking Skills" seemed useful—maybe it could come in handy in the wild. The other two were just ordinary items! Although they were useful, they weren't much to get excited about. (The system doesn't always give top-tier items, sometimes there are normal rewards too.)
Su Ming kept reassuring himself: "No worries, this is just a fluke!"
He then started recording today's rewards.
[Today's rewards were, to put it bluntly, underwhelming. Maybe the good items I got before used up my luck. I mean, I got a refrigerator, ten bags of chips, and some cooking skills. The only thing that's somewhat useful is the cooking ability.]
[The other two items are pretty average. Though I haven't had chips in a while, and I do kind of miss them.]
[As for the fridge, it seems like refrigerators don't even exist in the world of Douluo yet. Its only use will be to store drinks and food.]
[At least now I can keep my unfinished Happy Fat Water cold. I have a feeling I'll be getting more food from the system in the future.]
[I'm seriously starting to wonder if that bad luck talisman somehow backfired on me. Otherwise, how did my luck drop so much?]
The female protagonists were also a bit surprised. They hadn't expected that not all the rewards from the diary would be powerful—sometimes they were just everyday items. But in a way, this made it seem more balanced.
[Ding, the women mentioned in today's diary are Xiao Wu 24 times, and Ah Yin 14 times.]
[The female protagonist mentioned the most today is Xiao Wu, who receives the reward: Wind God Leg Three-Day Entry Pass.]
Seeing Xiao Wu named as the top recipient again, the others weren't even surprised anymore. After all, she had appeared earlier, and today's reward was pretty decent.
Xiao Wu was thrilled. With this reward, she'd soon master the Wind God Leg technique. She wondered if she could merge it with her Exploding Eight-Stage Drop technique to increase its power even further!
Six days passed quickly.
During these six days, Su Ming took Xiao Wu to the hotel every day.
Don't overthink it—it was just for using the body-refining liquid.
Su Ming wasn't slacking off either. While Xiao Wu was refining her body, he would practice his Wood Sutra, constantly compressing his soul power. As for his spiritual power training, he continued after his previously trained spiritual power became more solid. Over the past five days, his spiritual strength had increased significantly.
Although training spiritual power was painful, the results were worth it.
But over these six days, Su Ming was deeply disappointed. Every time he wrote in the diary, the rewards were just food, drinks, and Gold Soul Coins—nothing exceptional.
In his diary, he hadn't mentioned many of the female protagonists' names, except for Xiao Wu a few times, and even the rewards she got were limited.
This led the female protagonists to speculate that maybe the more Su Ming mentioned them, the higher the chance of receiving a top-tier reward. And the same went for them—simply being named the most wasn't enough; the more they were mentioned, the better the reward quality.
One day, Su Ming noticed that Tang San and Yu Xiaogang had returned from the Spirit Beast Forest, and it seemed that Tang San had obtained his first spirit ring.
But something was off—Yu Xiaogang was covered in blood, and he had been carried back by someone. Could this be the effect of the bad luck talisman? That powerful?
He had thought the talisman would just bring some misfortune, but apparently, it was much more serious. Su Ming decided to ask Tang San about it later. The talisman's power was truly terrifying!
Su Ming hurried over and asked Tang San what had happened to Yu Xiaogang, and why he had been carried back.
Tang San frowned and explained, "Teacher and I spent several days in the Spirit Beast Forest before finally finding a spirit beast suitable for me—a 400-year-old Datura Snake."
"But Teacher's martial spirit wasn't a match for it, so we had to flee. The snake was too fast, and Teacher sent out his Luo San Pao to cover our escape. Unfortunately, Luo San Pao was bitten by the snake."
"Since Luo San Pao is connected to Teacher, Teacher was also poisoned. Eventually, Teacher collapsed from exhaustion, and we were about to be caught up when he lost consciousness."
Tang San hesitated, then added quietly, "You know my body techniques are pretty decent, and I've also created my own spirit skills. In the end, I managed to wear down the Datura Snake and kill it."
Su Ming: "Wear it down? More like you used hidden weapons to finish it off, right?"
Tang San awkwardly continued, "During the fight with the snake, Teacher got caught in the battle and... well, the Datura Snake spat venom at him. I dodged it, but Teacher, who was unconscious, got hit. And the place he got hit... well, it's in a very awkward spot."
Tang San pointed to a spot below Su Ming's stomach. "Right there. I'm afraid he won't be able to keep it."
Su Ming thought to himself, Looks like the bad luck talisman worked after all. I didn't expect it to directly destroy that part of Yu Xiaogang's body. In the original story, even though he passed out, he wasn't caught in the crossfire. But now, it just so happened that this area got hit. Yikes.
Su Ming asked, "So who are these people that carried the master back?"
Tang San replied, "They were also in the forest hunting for spirit rings, led by one of our academy's teachers. They ran into us and, knowing Teacher was friends with the principal, helped bring him back."
Su Ming then asked, "Did you manage to absorb your spirit ring?"
Tang San nodded. "Yes, one of the teachers stayed with me while I absorbed the ring. The others took Teacher back to see if the principal could help him. The teacher who stayed with me tried to dissuade me, saying the ring might conflict with my Blue Silver Grass martial spirit, but I trusted Teacher's theory and absorbed it anyway."
Su Ming, still puzzled, asked, "If you stayed to absorb the ring, how did you catch up with them?"
Tang San scratched his head. "I thought absorbing a spirit ring would take a long time, but I finished in a minute. So, I hurried to catch up with them."
After explaining, Tang San went off with the other teacher to find the principal, hoping there was a way to save his master's crucial part. But from what Tang San could tell, unless there was a miracle, even if that part could be saved, it would still be useless.
Su Ming shook his head. It seemed that, just as the system warned, the bad luck talisman was not to be taken lightly. One wrong move, and a person's future could be ruined.
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