Returning to Heaven Dou, Reviving Xiao WuA small border town in the western part of the Tiandou Empire.
A figure wearing a straw hat slowly walked into the small town. He carried a long, rectangular object wrapped in cloth on his back. Such strange attire was not particularly eye-catching in this war-torn era.
This person was none other than Dai Yao.
Looking up at the town gate, Dai Yao lowered his straw hat and followed the flow of people into the small town.
"Now that I've embarked on my journey to Heaven Dou City, will you take control of my body?"
Under the brim of his straw hat, Dai Yao pondered quietly.
"No, you should take control. After you reach the Yin-Yang Well and revive Xiao Wu, I will take control of the body."
The flippant voice echoed in Dai Yao's mind.
It was that evil personality.
After signing a non-aggression pact with the Holy Maiden of the Spirit Empire, Dai Yao returned to the Azure Lotus Sect. But before he could even rest for a few days, his evil personality told him that it was time to resurrect Xiao Wu.
Although Xiao Wu didn't have the opportunity on Seagod Island in this life, and didn't undergo the tempering of the Seagod's divine test, resulting in her soul and body not being very compatible, she was merely a tool for Dai Yao to eliminate low-level soul rings, so there was no need to care about the effect of Xiao Wu's resurrection.
Dai Yao calculated the date; it was time to revive Xiao Wu.
However, he did not want others to know Xiao Wu's secret, especially since he would most likely erase her from the world after reviving her. Therefore, on the advice of his evil personality, he chose to go to the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well to revive Xiao Wu.
There, the evil personality also happens to have something to do.
After receiving a reply from the evil personality, Dai Yao calmly followed the flow of people through the city. When he reached a deserted road, he used his flying skill to skim the ground and sped towards the Sunset Forest of Tiandou City.
"Nana's martial soul has evolved into the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox martial soul, resulting in a qualitative improvement in all aspects. Using her beauty to please others is just the most basic talent of the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox; it remains to be seen how Nana will develop it. However, with her intelligence, the talents she can develop are by no means inferior to Tang San's, and she will surely gain the favor of a god in the future."
"But whether I will inherit the divine position or take a different path with the help of the Chaos Lotus remains to be seen."
"However, no matter which path I take, I must find a way to heaven for my confidantes so that they can become gods and remain forever young. Even if they don't want to follow me then, I will have a clear conscience."
A strong wind blew, and Dai Yao watched the scenery rushing past, thinking to himself.
"But the matter of Nana's martial soul evolution cannot be kept from Bibi Dong. The treaty I signed with Hu Liena is only temporary. If Hanhai City wants permanent stability, it must go to Wuhun City and meet Bibi Dong. I will go to see her after I finish dealing with matters in the Heaven Dou Empire."
With a flicker of his eyes, Dai Yao's figure disappeared into the horizon.
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The Heavenly Dou Empire, Sunset Forest, the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire.
Several days later, upon seeing the familiar valley, Dai Yao was overjoyed. Although he possessed abundant soul power, the continuous flight over several days, coupled with the need to conceal his presence, inevitably left him somewhat exhausted.
"We've finally arrived."
With a turn of his body, he descended towards the Yin-Yang Eye of Ice and Fire.
Passing through the thick purple mist formed by the Seven Absolute Flowers of Azure Phosphorus, the familiar Mandarin Duck Hot Pot came into view. Near the center of the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire, a huge Blue Silver Emperor grew peacefully, occupying an area of nearly tens of square meters.
Just as Dai Yao passed through the purple mist, a blue blade of grass with golden stripes shot straight towards him. The ear-piercing sound of it cutting through the air made Dai Yao frown.
"It seems that Yin'e considers me an enemy."
Dai Yao thought to himself.
Yin'e is a new personality formed within A Yin by Dai Yao using the azure light of the Chaos Lotus to accelerate the growth of the Blue Silver Emperor. In Yin'e's heart, Dai Yao is her master.
Before he could reveal his identity, the Blue Silver Emperor seemed to have sensed it. The thorny grass blades softened and automatically fell to Dai Yao's feet, dissipating the force of his fall and gently carrying him to the ground.
"Master, what brings you here?"
After sending Dai Yao to the ground, a blue phantom appeared in front of the huge Blue Silver Emperor, bowing gracefully with a face full of surprise.
Eun-e looks just like 'Gintoki' from the anime, except that unlike Gintoki's gentle and holy gaze, Eun-e's eyes have a clear and innocent quality.
Dai Yao glanced at Yin'e indifferently.
Yin'e looks exactly like A Yin. To be honest, it's not that he has no feelings for Yin'e, especially since A Yin is Tang Hao's wife and Tang San's mother. He even feels a sense of revenge when he conquers Yin'e's body, but for some reason, he feels a sense of rejection towards this behavior deep down.
Of course, Yin'e is still a long way from taking human form, and even if she wanted to, she couldn't.
"You've mistaken me for someone else. I'm not your master; the other me is."
Dai Yao said calmly.
"Master, my master is you. Why do you say it's another version of you? Master, do you not want me anymore?"
Yin'e looked puzzled, but then seemed to understand something. She ran to Dai Yao's side and pleaded sadly.
Dai Yao was somewhat helpless. Yin'e was not only simple-minded but also stubborn and inflexible. He couldn't explain his situation to her. He shook his head and said:
"Fine, I'll be your master then."
Immediately, Dai Yao looked at the two immortal herbs in the Yin-Yang Spring: the Eight-Cornered Mystic Ice Grass and the Blazing Apricot. Under the influence of the azure light, the immortal herbs that Dai Yao had consumed not only grew back but also awakened their sentience.
"You three, tell me, have you broken into this place in the past three years?"
Dai Yao glanced at the Blue Silver Emperor and the two immortal herbs, and asked in a cold voice.
"Reporting to Master, in the past three years, a dozen or so waves of invaders have come, but they have all been blocked by the purple mist formed by the Seven Absolute Flowers. Judging from their appearance, they should be Soul Masters who came to Sunset Forest to hunt Soul Beasts. There is only one person who is a bit strange."
The clear, cold voice of the Eight-Cornered Ice Grass echoed by the icy spring.
"What's strange about it?"
Dai Yao frowned.
After a moment's thought, the Eight-Cornered Ice Grass replied:
"I remember that after that person broke through the purple mist, he was very surprised to see us, especially after seeing Yin'e, his expression was even more strange. But you warned us, Master, that if anyone broke in, we must kill them, so we left him here."
His expression was somewhat strange after seeing the Blue Silver Emperor.
Dai Yao seemed to have grasped something.
Could this person be from the Clear Sky Sect? Almost everyone in the Clear Sky Sect knows that Tang Hao, the Clear Sky Douluo, has a wife who is a 100,000-year-old soul beast. That's why they were so surprised to see the Blue Flower Queen here.
Where is that person's body?
Dai Yao pressed for an answer.
Before the Eight-Cornered Ice Grass could answer, Yin'e excitedly grabbed his hand and directed the Blue Silver Emperor's grass leaves to shovel up a patch of soil, revealing the somewhat deformed corpse.
"Master, here! Here!"
Yin'e said happily, like a child who wanted to be praised.
Looking at Ah Yin's mature and elegant figure making such a gesture, Dai Yao couldn't help but feel a little strange. He gave a soft "hmm," patted the grass beside him, and Yin'e's illusory image, like a cat being stroked, showed a comfortable expression.
But then, her pretty face began to struggle, revealing a look of pain. A hint of hatred flashed in her beautiful eyes as she looked at Dai Yao, but it disappeared immediately.
Yin'e returned to her innocent self.
"That wicked woman has appeared again, how annoying."
Yin'e muttered in dissatisfaction.
"Bad woman?"
Dai Yao frowned and asked.
"Yes, that wicked woman speaks ill of Master to me every day, saying that Master is a bad person and that I should betray you! Humph! How despicable! I was born because of Master, how could I possibly betray Master?"
Upon hearing Dai Yao's question, Yin'e became furious and recounted all the bad things A Yin had said about Dai Yao over the past few days.
Dai Yao nodded thoughtfully. The mature aura emanating from Yin'e just now, and the hatred that flashed in her beautiful eyes, must be Ah Yin. Judging from Yin'e's appearance, she wouldn't betray him, but no matter what, he had to be careful.
"You did a good job, Eun-e."
Dai Yao praised him.
He couldn't stay by Yin'e's side all day and monitor her every move. Under Yin'e's influence, she might betray him one day. He had to make plans as soon as possible.
Receiving Dai Yao's praise, Yin'e raised her little face and nodded with satisfaction.
Immediately, Dai Yao carefully scanned the corpse. Although the face was ulcerated, he could still make out the general outline from the clothes. It was the gray robe of the Haotian Sect.
"This person is indeed from the Clear Sky Sect. He came to Sunset Forest alone, so he probably wasn't here to hunt soul beasts. One person doesn't have the strength to hunt soul beasts alone. So his purpose in coming here must be some special mission. Perhaps he is a spy sent by Tang San to find the legendary treasure land I've heard about."
"His death here must have attracted Tang San's attention, but the reason he didn't come is probably because of the outbreak of war and they simply couldn't spare any manpower."
"Heh, he'd never guess that his mother is waiting right here, on guard against him!"
Dai Yao couldn't help but think.
He took a few deep breaths to regulate his breathing and calm his mind before slowly stepping into the spring water of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well and giving instructions to the two immortal herbs.
"Now that you are protecting me, I have something very important to do."
The eight-cornered ice grass and the fiery apricot swayed their petals, signifying their obedience to Dai Yao's command.
In the spring, Dai Yao, shirtless, channeled his soul power. He retrieved Xiao Wu's body from his Ruyi Hundred Treasures Pouch on the shore, and with a wave of his hand, Xiao Wu's exquisite body floated gently on his palms. Furthermore, Xiao Wu's 100,000-year-old Soft Bone Rabbit soul bone also appeared in Dai Yao's hands.
"It's time."
Dai Yao thought to himself.
The seeds planted years ago are finally about to blossom and bear fruit, though for her it's merely icing on the cake. The boost Xiao Wu gave him after removing several of his spirit rings wasn't significant, but something was better than nothing.
Although Tang San's character is despicable, his feelings for Xiao Wu are extremely sincere. In his previous life, he was deeply moved by the scene of Tang San sacrificing himself to save Xiao Wu. However, after transmigrating to Douluo Continent, he became the one who resurrected Xiao Wu. Moreover, after resurrecting Xiao Wu, he also had to completely erase her from this world.
This feeling is truly bittersweet and poignant.
In her mental world, Xiao Wu also seemed to sense something and raised her head.
His face was blank, and he was extremely uneasy.
Now she can't do anything; everything is at Dai Yao's mercy. She can't imagine, and dares not imagine, what Dai Yao will do to her after her resurrection.
As soul power surged, the crystal-clear Soft Bone Rabbit soul bone released a dazzling light, and soul rings slowly rose from the soles of Dai Yao's feet. Soul power fluctuations like a tsunami erupted from the valley where the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eye was located, sweeping towards the entire Sunset Forest.
In this tsunami of soul power, the Eight-Cornered Ice Grass and the Fiery Apricot Blossom felt it most clearly because they were closest to each other.
They seemed to see a god descending to earth!
Buzz—
Dai Yao's gaze sharpened, and a surge of intense spiritual power rushed toward his sixth spirit ring. The blood-red spirit ring trembled and slowly detached from Dai Yao's body.
Even with thorough preparation, removing the 100,000-year-old soul ring was still somewhat painful, and Dai Yao's aura weakened a bit.
On Xiao Wu's body, the blood-red soul ring and the Soft Bone Rabbit soul ring slowly merged. The blood-red light permeated the entire Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eye, and rings of waves unique to 100,000-year-old soul beasts spread outwards.
When the spirit ring came into contact with the spirit bone, Dai Yao sensed something and summoned Xiao Wu's soul. A phantom red figure slowly took shape in the air, which was Xiao Wu's appearance.
She couldn't speak, but her beautiful eyes were filled with complex emotions.
Dai Yao was actually planning to resurrect her.
Meeting Xiao Wu's gaze, Dai Yao made no comment. He took a deep breath, knowing that the real challenge of reviving Xiao Wu was yet to come.
"Rise again..."
Just as Dai Yao was about to say something, he thought of that classic scene in the animation and immediately felt a little disgusted. He shook his head slightly, and all his soul power erupted instantly!
The trident mark of Poseidon on her brow released a dazzling light, and the light of Poseidon gathered wildly and overwhelmingly. A golden pillar of light descended from the sky and instantly enveloped Xiao Wu's body and soul.
Taking this opportunity, Dai Yao simultaneously stripped away his first, second, third, and fifth spirit rings.
In the original story, Tang San stripped away all his spirit rings, fearing that Xiao Wu wouldn't have enough spirit rings to revive her. However, he wasn't Tang San; he didn't care about the effectiveness of Xiao Wu's revival. Xiao Wu was merely a tool for him to remove low-level spirit rings. Therefore, he only managed to strip away four spirit rings and suffered minor injuries.
Under Dai Yao's control, the four spirit rings were respectively driven into the golden pillar of light.
Under the protection of the sea god's light, Xiao Wu's soul gave Dai Yao a complicated look, then turned around and rushed into her own body, slowly merging into one.
Layers of intense red light, like a giant cocoon, enveloped Xiao Wu. Dai Yao knew that when this red light, representing Xiao Wu's essence, completely merged into her body, it would mean that Xiao Wu had been successfully resurrected.
However, whether Xiao Wu is successfully resurrected or not has little to do with Dai Yao.
Looking at his empty spirit rings, Dai Yao smiled sincerely. Although he only had the fourth, seventh, and eighth spirit rings, and his strength was somewhat weakened, his potential had greatly increased. When he reabsorbed spirit rings, his strength would reach an extremely terrifying level.
Moreover, with the help of the soul power from the newly absorbed soul rings, he can break through to level ninety in one fell swoop.
"After more than ten years of planning, it has finally come to fruition. Now, it all depends on Xiao Wu's choice..."
Gazing at the large red cocoon, Dai Yao's eyes were deep and unfathomable. (End of Chapter)