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{T/N: Tang Fozu = Tang San. Clarification on the name, Tang Fozu is a sarcastic nickname given to Tang San as he likes to whitewash himself and his actions as being 'just' or 'honorable'}
Stepping out of the inheritance realm, Ye Wen looked at his eagerly awaiting friends and family, a joyful smile spreading across his lips.
"I'm back."
In the days that followed, Ye Wen indulged in a life of luxury with his two beautiful wives, enjoying a period of opulence that made up for the twenty years of missed pleasures.
However, Ye Wen was not someone who would easily succumb to decadence. There were still many unfinished tasks in this world waiting for him to complete.
During this time, the core members of Tian Xing Academy whom he had brought along had also completed their respective trials. Their soul ring durations and cultivation levels had improved significantly.
Huo Rui was now an 80th-level Soul Emperor with three 100,000-year soul rings. Ah Yin and Dugu Bo had become Title Douluos with two 100,000-year soul rings each—seven black and two red.
The others had also received cross-tier boosts.
"It's time to go back," Ye Wen murmured.
Since Ye Wen had become the Sea God, Tian Xing Academy and Sea God Island began exchanging members.
Tian Xing Academy taught the soul masters of Sea God Island how to fight and live among various soul masters on the continent, while the core members of Tian Xing Academy went to Sea God Island for trials and strengthening.
Although Ye Wen was now fearless against anyone on the continent, his starting soul rings of ten thousand years were still too conspicuous. To address this, Ye Wen crafted a batch of soul ring simulation soul-guiding tools based on his own Time-Space soul skill, making it appear as though the teachers of his academy had normal-colored soul rings.
As time passed, rumors spread that Tang Xiao of the Twin Stars of the Hao Tian Sect had returned to the Hao Tian Sect, parting ways with Tang Hao and the 100,000-year spirit beast.
"It seems the plot has truly begun. Tang Hao really can't escape the fate of marrying a spirit beast. I wonder if this 100,000-year spirit beast will reveal her identity? After all, not all 100,000-year spirit beasts are as pure and kind as A Yin."
"Let's take a look. Everything is already on track anyway."
Seeing Ye Wen, who usually stayed deep within the Blue Silver Forest, heading outside the academy, Ah Yin curiously followed and asked, "Brother, where are you going?"
Looking at Ah Yin, Ye Wen realized he hadn't gone out with her in a long time. He extended his hand and invited her.
"Want to go see what's happening outside? Want to come along?"
Hearing there might be something interesting to see, Ah Yin couldn't contain her excitement and left with Ye Wen.
In the dim forest, a man and a woman slowly walked. The man was tall and muscular, standing at least two meters tall, while the woman was no less impressive, with a slender figure of 1.8 meters, exuding youthful vitality.
"Hao Ge, hiding in this spirit beast forest isn't a solution. Lately, more and more people from the Spirit Hall have been coming to bother us," the woman said.
Tang Hao sighed helplessly.
Once the Twin Stars of Hao Tian were renowned across the continent, looking down on everyone else. Now, they were crushed like dogs by the Spirit Hall, with their sect showing no reaction. This drastic change left him feeling lost.
"Don't worry. Once I become a Title Douluo, we won't have to be so passive anymore."
"Title Douluo, huh…" the woman muttered softly.
Tang Hao was currently an 85th-level Soul Douluo, but those remaining five levels were as difficult as scaling a mountain.
Each level increase for a Soul Douluo took nearly a year, meaning they would have to endure this life for at least five more years.
Still, they weren't afraid of Title Douluo. Once, a Title Douluo from the Spirit Hall came to cause trouble, only to have his leg broken by Tang Hao using his devastating technique of exploding soul rings, forcing him to flee in panic.
Because of this, they had completely antagonized the Spirit Hall, which had been harassing them relentlessly over the past two years, forcing them to constantly move from place to place.
Now, her cultivation was only at level 59. The woman sighed. Living in hiding was unbearable, and her training was constantly disrupted.
However, Tang Hao and the woman didn't notice that far away in the sky, a man and a woman were watching them.
"Brother? That woman… could she be a spirit beast in human form?" A Yin asked uncertainly.
Due to the distance and A Yin's reluctance to fully use her spiritual power to probe, she could only guess based on intuition.
But Ye Wen, who had already ascended to godhood, could scan the two without them noticing.
With a strange expression, Ye Wen said, "She is indeed a 100,000-year spirit beast, and a plant-type one at that. If my senses aren't mistaken, her true form should be a Thunder God Bloodline-infused Thunder Prison Vine."
A Yin's face showed surprise. Plant-type spirit beasts were divided into different tiers. Before evolving into the Blue Silver Emperor, Blue Silver Grass was undoubtedly the lowest tier. Even as a 100,000-year spirit beast, it couldn't compare to some plant-type spirit beasts with special bloodlines.
The Thunder Prison Vine, however, was at the pinnacle of plant-type spirit beasts. Whether in terms of combat strength, vitality, or other aspects, it was top-tier, rivaling the strongest martial souls among soul masters.
The Blue Silver Emperor paled in comparison to the Thunder Prison Vine.
At this moment, Ye Wen added, "Moreover, this isn't just an ordinary Thunder Prison Vine. Her true form should have at least 200,000 years of cultivation.
But this is strange. A lightning-based plant-type spirit beast capable of growing to the level of a ferocious beast shouldn't fail to withstand heavenly tribulations. Why did she choose to transform into human form?"
(A/N: The concept of spirit beasts transforming into human form has its flaws. After all, even Xue'er, with 700,000 years of cultivation, transformed in Douluo II.)
These latter words weren't meant for Ah Yin but were Ye Wen's musings.
The Thunder Prison Vine, as a spirit beast, either failed to grow or grew to an extreme level. Its growth was accompanied by constant lightning strikes, granting it an innate high resistance to electricity.
If it failed to reach 100,000 years, it might have been electrocuted to death by excessive lightning. But once it reached 100,000 years, it had reached another level entirely. In terms of talent and other aspects, it should have been able to withstand heavenly tribulations.
"Asura God, without Ah Yin, you've found Tang San an even better mother," Ye Wen mocked inwardly.
Judging from Tang Hao's relationship with this transformed spirit beast woman, it seemed this Thunder Prison Vine wasn't very smart after transforming. She had openly confessed her identity to Tang Hao after confirming their relationship.
It was hard to tell whether these spirit beasts were innocent or simply foolish. Wealth moved people's hearts, and hearts were hidden behind stomachs. Not to mention the Blood River Treasure (Soul Bones) of this era—even if her soul ring was unusable, many would still kill her for it.
Even Xiao Wu, that naive sweetheart, knew that powerful human Soul Douluo might sense her identity. How could this one, with near-ferocious beast-level cultivation, not know?
Either her cultivation was gifted by someone else, or she was just plain stupid.
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