Douluo Continent: I can nurture soul beasts and even perform super evolution.

Chapter 228 Su Wen: It's me, Tang Hao, don't you remember me? (Chapter 1)
In the Lake of Life.

Looking down at the thin and frail Ah Yin, Qingluan couldn't help but feel pity: "I can feel the vitality that was once so vigorous, but it seems to have suffered a severe blow, which has destroyed its foundation. The Lord is kind-hearted and wasted a spot on you. You must cherish it and not let down the Lord's mercy."

"Om..."

Ah Yin seemed to realize that the "ruler" of this world was the holy bird in front of her. Tiny vines slowly rose up, and pale green leaves mixed with silver gently touched the beak of the blue phoenix, trying their best to release goodwill.

"Yes, there is the life-giving gold buried underground, and the Lord will automatically eliminate your injuries when you sign the contract, so there is no need to worry about past hidden injuries. Work hard to cultivate, and don't hold back..." Qingluan said calmly.

Ah Yin nodded.

The remaining spiritual consciousness was filled with shock.

Such a rich life force! With each breath, a powerful life force surges into the body. Its roots are in the lake water, and its roots are visibly growing longer, its originally dull silver color becoming even more translucent.

"My lord? Is it that young man?"

……

"The consciousness is severely damaged. It seems this is the most primitive form of sacrifice." Xue Di frowned.

As fellow soul beasts, they could better empathize with each other's anger.

Despite her anger, it was the first time she had ever seen a sacrifice from ten thousand years ago. It was merely a soul ring; the soul's entire cultivation was given to a human, but it was damaged and returned to its original body, leading to this scene.

Ten thousand years later, through the sacrifice, the soul beasts had learned some lessons: they could seal their own power and merge their souls into the spiritual sea of ​​humans...

"With such severe damage, can she ever recover to her former state? I mean, even if this 'Ah Yin' regains her strength, will she still be herself?" Big Eyes asked.

"It's hard to say. If it were restored in another way, it would most likely be possible. But with the Lord's intervention and the signing of the contract, it might become a completely new 'A-Yin'." Xue Di shook her head.

"But this is also a good thing, to forget all the filth of the past and start anew."

"..."

Su Wen paused for a moment, then remained silent, his gaze sweeping over Xue Di's pretty face with suspicion.

"What? Is there something on my face?" Xue Di said calmly.

"You called me...Master?!" Su Wen's attention had long since shifted away from Ah Yin, but upon hearing this word, he was speechless.

After all, ever since the "sacrifice," Xue Di has either called herself Xiao Wen or simply "Hey."

However, since the two were already in a mentor-student and friend relationship, Su Wen simply took it in stride. But today's use of "Master" left him completely baffled.

"Huh~~~" Big Eyes noticed that the atmosphere between the two was not right, and after a few words of complaint, he went into his Poké Ball, unwilling to get involved.

"What, my lord~ is this not the right way to address me?" The Snow Empress chuckled, her beautiful face curving into a smile, like a peerless snow lotus suddenly blooming. Yet, her words sent shivers down Su Wen's spine.

Imagine a powerful and domineering empress suddenly addressing you as "My Lord"—the feeling is beyond just "bittersweet."

"Why the sudden change of heart?" Su Wen felt a surge of satisfaction for three seconds, but still asked in surprise.

“You gave me new life, calling you ‘Lord’ is not an exaggeration,” the Snow Empress said softly. “I’ve figured it out. It shouldn’t have been called my sacrifice, but rather your taking me in…”

Seeing that Su Wen was still suspicious, she reached out her delicate hand and grabbed Su Wen's ear, her red lips whispering against his ear, "Do you still prefer me to call you Dad?"

Su Wen's face flushed slightly.

"Actually... that works too?"

……

"Strange, strange..." Su Wen smacked his lips, unable to figure out the reason no matter what.

Could it be that Xue Di felt sorrow upon seeing A Yin's miserable state? Did she feel that if she hadn't met her, she would have been ravaged by humans as well?

"Women..." Su Wen sighed softly.

Ah Yin's ending wasn't actually that bad. But to be honest, it was purely thanks to Tang San. After all, without Tang San's overpowered ability to ascend to the God Realm, she wouldn't have had the chance to be resurrected.

If it were any other sacrificial soul beast encountering Tang Hao, it would truly be a disastrous start...

Want to be resurrected? Dream on.

The affectionate Hao will show you what it means to love your wife and spoil her rotten.

Enclosing oneself in a prison is the ultimate form of torture.

However... this trip also allows me to boost Xue Di's favorability with Tang Hao, tsk tsk tsk, what a steal!

"Aaaaaah! My Gintoki!!"

The sound resounded throughout the valley; the sound arrived before the figure.

Immediately afterwards, a massive, jet-black iron hammer covered in pale gold patterns crashed down, sending shockwaves radiating outwards and causing countless flowers and plants to bow low.

Su Wen, who had just emerged from the cave, quietly watched the middle-aged man who looked like a homeless man appear in the distance.

His outfit is similar to that of Xuan Lao, both sporting a beggar's style, but the latter leans a bit more towards a tough guy look... with an extra leather jacket.

Tang Hao stood in mid-air, his eyes bloodshot, staring intently at Su Wen outside the cave.

Ah Yin's presence has vanished!

This means that this person most likely stole Ah Yin!
"Hand over Ah Yin!!" Tang Hao's eyes narrowed slightly, and his dark soul power surged uncontrollably. This young man was quite talented, breaking through to the Soul Saint realm in his early twenties. Although he didn't know which powerful family he was from and was out training, anyone who dared to provoke him, Tang Hao, would die, even if the Heavenly King himself came!

"Tsk, so noisy..." Su Wen picked at his ear, raising an eyebrow slightly.

"But you're Tang Hao, right? Xun Ji died chasing you back then, didn't he? I remember you." Su Wen sighed softly, seemingly recalling something: "Back then, I advised him not to pursue a desperate enemy. Why be so serious about a mere 100,000-year-old soul beast? What a pity..."

"Buzz!"

In mid-air, Tang Hao opened his palm, and the Haotian Hammer that had crashed to the ground trembled and suddenly flew back into his hand. He narrowed his eyes, looking surprised and uncertain.

This tone...

That's quite a powerful figure!
It should be noted that Qian Xunji was an old man more than ten years older than him. If he were alive today, he would be at least fifty or sixty years old. Not to mention his status and position, he was a titled Douluo and the master of the Spirit Hall.

To dare to call someone a seeker of illness, one must at least be a strong individual of the same era and level.

"Who exactly are you?!" Tang Hao gripped the Haotian Hammer tightly, staring intently at Su Wen, trying to find a flaw in his defenses.

"Tsk, important people have such bad memories," Su Wen shook his head, looking slightly dejected.

"When Qianxun was chasing you back then, I was among them. Have you forgotten that?"

"Huh?" Tang Hao was taken aback.

He couldn't recall Su Wen at all.

But hearing Su Wen's certainty, he hesitated. Hmm... This figure does seem somewhat similar to the one he met back then, though he hadn't noticed it then.

"You really are a forgetful person... Well then, let me help you think about it." Su Wen fanned himself with his feather fan and shook his head regretfully.

"wrong!!"

Tang Hao's pupils suddenly contracted.

His body suddenly retreated.

The next instant, a barrage of sharp ice spikes covered the spot where he had just stood, like a volley of arrows, its power astonishing...

(End of this chapter)