"Not good." Tang Hao's expression changed subtly, his fourth soul ring lit up, and the Hao Tian Hammer in his hand suddenly turned pitch black, shielding his front.
"Bang."
Xu Ran's Qilin Beast Claw struck the Hao Tian Hammer, emitting a booming sound, and the Hao Tian Hammer that Tang Hao held in front of his chest vibrated continuously, causing fresh blood to spill from his wounds, wave after wave of pain sweeping through his heart.
At this moment, between the two of them, fissures radiated outward from their central position, and as the shockwaves rippled through the air, pieces of rock kept falling from the cave, and the entire mountain began to shake.
"Such a powerful soul beast." Tang Hao couldn't help but feel astonished by the terrifying strength of the golden soul beast before him. This soul beast wasn't particularly large, only five meters in length, so why did it possess such formidable power? This kind of strength, even among hundred-thousand-year soul beasts, was not weak at all.
When had he provoked such a powerful soul beast?
Tang Hao couldn't help but have some doubts. His interactions with soul beasts were limited to Ah Yin. He was unfamiliar with other soul beasts. This soul beast in front of him clearly possessed an extraordinary bloodline, possibly even considered an extremely powerful existence among the Soul Beast Race itself.
What exactly was going on?
Moreover, this soul beast had just been in a human form, so how had it suddenly transformed into a soul beast?
He already had some speculations in his mind: Ah Yin and that human being were just illusions created by this strange soul beast, and this was its true form. Perhaps this soul beast had a close connection to Ah Yin, which was why it had come to oppose him.
While dodging Xu Ran's attacks, Tang Hao asked calmly, "What is your relationship with Ah Yin? Are both you and Ah Yin hundred-thousand-year soul beasts?"
He suspected that this soul beast in front of him had a significant relationship with Ah Yin; otherwise, how could an outsider know so much?
"My relationship with Ah Yin? I didn't know before, but in the future? Ah Yin will be my woman," Xu Ran said, revealing a slight smile. After this incident, Ah Yin would no longer have any feelings for Tang Hao, and as an Auspicious Beast, he would be able to pursue her.
He was curious to see what Tang Hao's expression would be then.
"You're full of shit." Hearing Xu Ran's words, Tang Hao seethed with rage, swinging the Hao Tian Hammer in his hand repeatedly at Xu Ran. Even with an arm severed, Tang Hao's strength remained formidable.
After all, this was the man who had barged into the Martial Soul Hall and fiercely confronted Bi Bidong, Ghost Douluo, and Chrysanthemum Douluo. His strength was naturally terrifying to the extreme.
Xu Ran knew that he couldn't kill Tang Hao today. After all, Tang Hao possessed the Explosion Ring and the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer technique. Even with one arm severed, he wasn't someone that Xu Ran could kill at the moment. After all, this was only a ten-thousand-year Qilin Experience Card that was not yet powerful to such an extent.
A ten-thousand-year Auspicious Beast could rival a hundred-thousand-year soul beast because high-level bloodline soul beasts naturally suppressed those with lower-level bloodlines, but there was no such bloodline suppression against human Soul Masters.
"Huh, do you think Ah Yin will trust you after this? Not to deceive you, but she witnessed everything today. All your actions have been under Ah Yin's watch," Xu Ran said, unable to contain a smile upon seeing Tang Hao's angry expression.
"What do you mean? Isn't Ah Yin dead? Even if she were alive, she wouldn't…" Tang Hao's heart skipped a beat.
"Not only is Ah Yin not dead, she's very much alive. And, you might not know, but the Blue Silver Grass that Ah Yin transformed into is infused with all of her consciousness and wisdom. Ah Yin can sense what's happening in the outside world, but as a plant, she cannot express it," Xu Ran said, revealing a flowerpot in his hand, inside of which was a stalk of Blue Silver Grass—this was the true Ah Yin.
"Ah Yin, this is the real Ah Yin." Tang Hao's face changed wildly.
A deep chill filled his heart. Ah Yin still had consciousness, which meant she now knew he was the one who had orchestrated her death.
"You beast, to toy with me like this!" Tang Hao was furious, his whole body trembling with rage. Originally, there was no issue at all, it was all his overthinking. How could there be such a thing as ghosts in this world?
The soul beast had exploited his innermost fears, tricking him into confessing everything and scaring him with a fake Ah Yin so much that he crippled one of his own arms.
He had never suffered such a loss in his entire life.
Now he'd been played by a soul beast like this.
"Not only that, but after tens of thousands of years, when Ah Yin regains her strength and becomes a hundred-thousand-year soul beast, I'll be the one by her side. Ah Yin is so beautiful, yet you hurt her so badly. But I'm not like you; I will take good care of Ah Yin. Cherish her, love her..." Xu Ran said, tucking Ah Yin into the unique storage space of the System. He couldn't help a hint of mockery in his gaze.
Such a beauty as Ah Yin, Tang Hao didn't appreciate her and caused her harm. Well, she would be under his care from now on. After all, as the Emperor's Auspicious Beast, what's wrong with having a "harem"?
Moreover, Ah Yin's growth back into a hundred-thousand-year soul beast using the System's cultivation liquid will be like reshaping her body.
Ah Yin remained untouched and pure, untainted by the slightest corruption.
Xu Ran should actually thank Tang Hao. Although he hurt Ah Yin, he would return to him a pristine and pure Ah Yin. Moreover, this Ah Yin would hate Tang Hao and see him as the enemy of her life.
"I will kill you, you beast." Hearing Xu Ran's voice, Tang Hao was burning with anger. At this moment, Tang Hao was truly enraged. No man could endure such insult.
Even if he had wronged Ah Yin in many ways in the past, he still saw her as his woman. Now his woman was in the clutches of this soul beast in front of him. This soul beast had even made a vicious declaration that in tens of thousands of years, when Ah Yin recovered, it would be with Ah Yin...
Who could accept such humiliation?
Tang Hao certainly could not.
No matter what issues existed between him and Ah Yin, that was their private matter. And here was this soul beast, blatantly planning to act against Ah Yin.
In tens of thousands of years, Ah Yin, with the identity of a soul beast, would most certainly still be alive, whereas he would have become part of the dust. What would happen between Ah Yin and this soul beast then? He did not dare to think about it, for the mere thought filled him with unending rage.
By then, even if Ah Yin and this soul beast had offspring, he would no longer be around to see it. But it was precisely because of this that he felt such intense anger.
He knew this soul beast in front of him definitely harbored those kinds of feelings towards Ah Yin. Otherwise, it would not have gone to such lengths to attack him, nor take such pains to reveal his true self in front of Ah Yin.
If this soul beast dared to utter such words, then it would certainly dare to act on them.
Just the thought of his gorgeous and perfect wife, Ah Yin, lying in the embrace of this damned soul beast made his heart sick with panic.