"Rank 36, soul power has risen by 4 ranks, not bad." Clenching his fists, Yang Yunhai felt satisfied.
Taking the Black Jade Divine Bamboo could greatly strengthen the Martial Soul's resilience. Just from the description, it was clear its medicinal effect mainly acted on the Martial Soul, enhancing its toughness. Naturally, the soul power gain wouldn't be that large. But even so, just after consuming it, he still gained this much. To him, that was already quite good.
'With my body's current toughness, the next time I cultivate during a thunderstorm, I'll definitely gain even more. Maybe the lightning tempering will even accelerate the absorption of this medicine's power. That will be perfect.'
He grinned with delight and quickly stood up.
"Yun, can I come out?" A timid, expectant voice of Yiner rang in his ear.
"Mm, you can." In a good mood, Yang Yunhai immediately agreed.
"Thank you, Yun!" Yiner was overjoyed, then quickly realized she couldn't summon herself out.
"Yun, I… I can't come out," she said anxiously.
"Oh, Yiner, try again." Yang Yunhai let out a quiet sigh of relief and released his soul power control.
Moments later, Yiner appeared by his side, naturally holding onto his arm, her smile sweet and innocent.
'Why does this feel more like a special soul bone ability now, and a summoning type at that?' Yang Yunhai thought as his eyes flicked toward her.
He voiced his doubts, "Yiner, why did you want to come outside?"
"It feels strange inside," Yiner shrank her neck slightly and replied timidly.
'The inner space of the soul bone, huh.' Yang Yunhai nodded. "Yiner, did you just wake up recently?"
"Mm-hm." Yiner nodded repeatedly. "Before, I was always hazy, sleepy. Even when I woke for a bit, I could only hear some sounds outside, and I couldn't open my eyes. Then, I don't know why, I suddenly had more strength, and then I woke up. But inside… everything was just blue. There was nothing. It's good that I can see the outside world. Yiner feels the outside world is much more fun."
'I see.' Yang Yunhai seemed to understand.
But… this felt oddly like a soul being reborn.
He had reincarnated into this world himself, so the sensation was familiar. The blurred consciousness, the drowsiness, the struggle to open eyes—exactly like when he had been in the womb. After birth too, he often drifted in and out of sleep, unable to keep his eyes open.
'So maybe while I consumed one of the immortal herbs, it affected Yiner's soul and triggered her early awakening. Because the soul bone's inner space was too unfamiliar, she wanted to come out. And since I'm her only connection, she clings to me. She knows human language and can call me "Yun," probably from fragments she heard while still half-conscious. Isn't this the same way I learned the Douluo language, almost like prenatal teaching?'
He mulled over it.
'Did the Blue Silver Emperor's soul get struck down to just its origin? If the soul is like a fruit, then the core is the essence, while the flesh is memory, and the skin the abilities. After being struck by lightning, the flesh and skin vanished, leaving only the core… Reset to factory settings? So now she has a new soul image, different from before. But her soul origin still retains talents, which is why she can identify herbs.'
Then he paused.
'Her youthful figure, her curves, every detail fits my XP far too perfectly… Don't tell me that's because of my influence? No, impossible! Absolutely impossible! A hundred-thousand-year soul beast's soul couldn't possibly be influenced by a rookie like me. This has to be coincidence!'
"Yun, what's wrong?" Noticing his mood shift, Yiner looked up at him nervously.
"It's nothing." Yang Yunhai shook his head calmly, then grew serious. "Yiner, for now your existence cannot be revealed to the outside world. It would be too dangerous. So in the future, you can only come out with my permission. And if you are outside and sense someone approaching, you must immediately return. Understand?"
"Oh." Yiner didn't fully understand, but nodded obediently.
Only then did Yang Yunhai relax, gently pat her hand and withdraw his arm. He spread his palm.
A dark-blue vine appeared—his Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul. Its color had deepened, nearly black, making the golden veins shine even brighter. He touched it. The toughness had reached a terrifying level, as hard as steel yet still flexible. The barbs were sharp as blades, enough to pierce anything.
'This toughness is already comparable to top-tier blade-type Martial Souls of the same rank,' Yang Yunhai thought, his eyes gleaming.
Lightning tempering, soul ring strengthening, ice and fire refining, and now the Black Jade Divine Bamboo—it had all pushed his Martial Soul's toughness to the extreme.
'A plant-type Martial Soul with this level of toughness? Unreal. No wonder it's called an immortal herb.'
He was inwardly delighted.
Checking himself further, he noticed his hair color had darkened to a deeper shade of blue-green.
'Good. When Tang Hao sees me, he won't link me to the Blue Silver Emperor.' He sighed inwardly, then muttered, 'Too bad… I don't look any more handsome. Was this already my peak?'
"Yiner, come with me." He beckoned gently and started walking.
He led Yiner through the herb garden, asking her one by one which herbs he could consume. He dug up the Yearning Heartbroken Red, Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum, Daffodil Jade Flesh Bone, Beautiful Silk Tulip, Eight Petal Immortal Orchid, Origin Energy Immortal Grass, Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower, and more—every immortal herb that could significantly raise a soul master's strength. Each was transplanted with soil into jade basins, then stored inside a special jade bottle that preserved life.
He also dug up the Snow Swan Kiss. Though it couldn't be eaten, it could serve as a hidden weapon for self-defense.
Especially against Dugu Bo.
'If one day Dugu Bo chooses to side with Yu Tianheng and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan against me, I'll have no choice but to use this. Or I can even use it against Tang Hao… or Tang San.'
After all, Tang San's Martial Soul carried poison, and his Eight Spider Spears soul bone stored venom too. That gave a lot of room for schemes. By now, Tang San should have broken through rank 30 and hunted the Man-Faced Demon Spider in Star Dou Forest.
If nothing went wrong, he should already have obtained the Eight Spider Spears.
(End of Chapter)
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