Chapter 101: Ah Yin's End
Qi Tian's true body was now almost twelve years old.
Tang Hao and his wife had been searching for Ah Yin for a long time, and she was currently cultivating in the Blue Silver Forest.
Qi Tian would occasionally use Out Of Body to possess her, but because the flow of time was unpredictable, the experience felt like a fast-forwarded film.
Fortunately, Ah Yin was very comfortable in the Blue Silver Forest, surrounded by her people. Even when Qi Tian was not around, she never felt bored.
...
Another month passed, and Tang Hao and Bai Yan still hadn't found Ah Yin.
He grew increasingly hostile toward Bai Yan, even though she was pregnant with his child.
"No, at this rate we'll never find that transformed soul beast. We have to try another way!"
He devised a plan to let others do the dirty work, so he wrote an anonymous letter and sent it to Spirit Hall.
"Spirit Hall's influence covers the entire continent. Having them search is far faster than me doing it alone!"
"I refuse to believe anyone in Spirit Hall could remain unmoved by a 100,000-year spirit ring and spirit bone," Tang Hao thought to himself.
During this time, he had learned everything Bai Yan knew about Ah Yin.
Not only that, he had someone draw Ah Yin's portrait and sent it to Spirit City.
Only then did he realise just how breathtakingly beautiful Bai Yan's teacher was; if she weren't a soul beast, he would probably have fallen for her.
That was why he no longer had any feelings for his wife Bai Yan and treated her like trash.
If he hadn't still needed her to track Ah Yin, and if she weren't pregnant with his child, he would have sent the child back to the sect to be raised long ago.
...
Heaven rewards perseverance; Tang Hao's scheme finally succeeded.
Spirit Hall's influence was vast, reaching every corner of the continent, with branches even in the smallest villages.
After several months, they actually managed to uncover all of Ah Yin's information.
Her spirit manual, the Spirit Master Academy she had attended, her classmates and teachers—everything was found.
The last known location of Ah Yin was a small town near the capital of the Silves Kingdom.
Tang Hao had been closely monitoring movements in Spirit City and arrived in the small town before Spirit Hall could act.
This naturally drew Spirit Hall's attention. Lacking confidence in seizing a 100,000-year soul beast from them alone, Tang Hao also invited Tang Xiao.
In the small town, Bai Yan's face was pale. Months of travel had worn her down as she neared childbirth.
"Second brother, why don't you let your wife rest somewhere? She's pregnant; she can't keep going like this," Tang Xiao said with concern.
Tang Hao frowned. Only Bai Yan could sense traces of the 100,000-year soul beast. How could she rest?
Yet he couldn't appear too harsh in front of his elder brother.
"Brother, I'm going to scout around. Why don't you take Yan'er to rest first?"
With that, Tang Hao left the town without even glancing at Bai Yan and began searching nearby villages for the woman in the portrait.
"Sigh~" Bai Yan felt desolate, wondering why Tang Hao had become like this.
If she had known, she would rather have married Tang Xiao. Bai Yan looked at the tall man beside her.
He looked just as plain as Tang Hao, yet gave off a completely different feeling.
"Big brother, Tang Hao… sob sob…"
Bai Yan finally broke into tears. Pregnancy was hard enough; this torment was unbearable even for a Soul Master.
She buried herself in Tang Xiao's arms and wept. Tang Xiao felt a stir but, mindful of propriety, could only gently comfort her.
"Sister-in-law, I'll talk to my second brother. Let's go rest first!"
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Ah Yin was cultivating in the Blue Silver Forest, completely unaware that her whereabouts had been exposed.
Having entered maturity, she was now truly human and naturally had all the complex needs of a person.
The reason she appeared near the town was simple: she needed to eat, drink, and buy daily necessities.
Although Qi Tian occasionally conjured things for her, she still wanted to visit the town now and then, even if just for a change of scenery.
"Is Qi Tian's soul still asleep? How boring!" Ah Yin muttered.
After years of cultivation, she had become a Soul Sage, yet godhood remained far away.
"Let's go for a walk!" Ah Yin decided.
She ended her cultivation session, left the Blue Silver Forest, and headed toward a nearby village to see if anyone was around.
...
Tang Hao, dressed in a grey robe, sat on a rock drinking wine to calm his restlessness.
Where exactly are you?
Just then, he spotted a woman in a blue dress with long blue hair walking through the fields.
It was her!
With his excellent eyesight, Tang Hao recognised at a glance that the woman was Ah Yin—the one Bai Yan had described.
Her beauty was stunning, her temperament perfectly in harmony with nature.
Watching her, Tang Hao felt reluctant to approach and disturb the scene. The woman before him was the very embodiment of his ideals.
Compared to her, his own wife wasn't even worth a single strand of hair.
"It's a pity she's a soul beast!"
"But what if she isn't a soul beast? Could we…" Tang Hao wondered.
With that thought, he decided to approach Ah Yin first and test whether she was truly human.
At that moment, he almost hoped his deduction was wrong.
Yet when he thought of the 100,000-year spirit ring and spirit bone, he felt it would be best if she really was a soul beast.
Ah Yin stood among the fields, watching smoke rise from the village, feeling utterly content.
The only blemish was the plain, middle-aged man in the grey robe nearby—he was genuinely unpleasant to look at.
"Hello, young lady. May I ask if you are Bai Yan's teacher?" Tang Hao asked.
"Bai Yan? Who?" Ah Yin was stunned.
Several years had passed, and she had nearly forgotten those few tools, but as a Soul Master her memory wasn't that poor.
Ah Yin tucked a wind-blown strand of hair behind her ear, thought for a moment, and said, "I do know Bai Yan. She lived with me for a while, but she is not my disciple."
That unconscious flirtatious gesture completely stirred Tang Hao's heart.
He suddenly found himself unable to invite her to his wedding.
How could he possibly tell such a breathtaking beauty that he was getting married?
"Fine, now that I've found her, the wedding can be cancelled. I'm almost level 90 anyway. As long as I can stay by her side, that's enough!"
Tang Hao regretted not dressing better, but he was still confident in his cultivation.
Among the current younger generation on the continent, only Bibi Dong, the Holy Maiden of Spirit Hall, surpassed him.
"Bai Yan is my… friend. My name is Tang Hao. May I know your name, young lady?" Tang Hao asked.
"Tang Hao? You're Tang Hao?" Ah Yin's face instantly paled.
How could she not remember that name?
Qi Tian had told her that the murderer who plotted against him, the one who stole his son's body, was this very person.
"Why is he here? Why did he come looking for me specifically? Does he know who I am?"
"That's right—he just mentioned Bai Yan. It must have been through her that I was exposed!"
Ah Yin's mind was in turmoil. She deeply regretted not listening to Qi Tian and never awakening Bai Yan's Blue Silver King spirit in the first place.
"You know me?" Tang Hao was slightly surprised, thinking she had heard of the reputation he had built over the years.
Ah Yin shook her head and said, "I don't. You've mistaken me for someone else. I have things to do, so I'll be going!"
With that, she turned and walked toward the Blue Silver Forest.
Once there, with the Blue Silver King's help, ordinary Soul Douluo would be no match for her.
"Wait, young lady—you can't leave yet!" Tang Hao blocked her path.
"Get out of my way, or don't blame me for being rude!"
Ah Yin's expression darkened, and she activated her Blue Silver Domain. The Blue Silver Grass in the fields instantly grew wildly.
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