Listening to Tang Hao's inner thoughts, Chen Ming's eyes flashed with a sharp light. His hostility toward Tang Hao instantly escalated. If it weren't for the fact that Tang Hao possessed the Deathgod Domain, making him a puppet that could be controlled and descended upon by the Asura God, and thus an important chess piece in the gods' grand sches, Chen Ming would've torn him apart on the spot.
Why could Chen Ming hear Tang Hao's inner thoughts?
The reason largely stemd from A Yin.
A Yin had sacrificed her soul ring to Tang Hao—an irreversible fact. And without a doubt, a 100,000-year soul beast's soul ring carries the imprint of that soul beast. So special cases even allow for possession or the hiding of remnants of the beast's soul within the ring.
A Yin, thanks to her unique nature, managed to leave behind fragnts of her essence like seeds, thus avoiding complete destruction. However, aside from her 100,000-year soul power, the soul ring also retained a portion of her spiritual energy left behind during her escape.
With the combined help of Chen Ming's divine-level spiritual power, his ability to perceive spiritual essence, and the Myriad King's left leg bone, A Yin was able to use her uniqueness to read Tang Hao's thoughts within a 200-step range. The closer Chen Ming was to Tang Hao, the more active the remnants in the soul ring beca, and the clearer A Yin could perceive Tang Hao's inner musings.
This mind-reading ability was entirely one-sided—Tang Hao couldn't sense it at all. The connection A Yin tapped into was sourced directly from the soul ring embedded in Tang Hao, not from any external force.
This unprecedented phenonon was sothing even a regular Rank-98 Super Douluo wouldn't necessarily detect right away. Only a Rank-99 Ultimate Douluo, after completely refining the soul beast imprints within their soul rings, could block it.
Now, with only about 50 steps separating Chen Ming and Tang Hao, A Yin's mind-reading abilities were nearly at their peak, allowing her to see everything Tang Hao was thinking.
This prolonged standoff wasn't just for Tang Hao—it was also for A Yin. Chen Ming deliberately pretended to be Dugu Bo, constantly provoking Tang Hao to stir his emotions. The goal was to let A Yin see Tang Hao's true colors.
Deep love breeds deep hatred.
When lovers who were once as close as one soul break apart, they often leave behind imnse rifts—even hatred.
A Yin's personality was gentle and kind, whether as a human or as a soul beast. She once genuinely loved Tang Hao. When she discovered Tang Hao had deceived her, her heart turned cold, yet she consoled herself with thoughts of their child. As long as the child grew up well, she was willing to let it all go.
But when she realized that not only had Tang Hao manipulated her, but he had also allowed an otherworldly soul to occupy their child's body—and even continued to deceive other soul beasts into sacrificing themselves for that foreign soul—A Yin's heart completely blackened.
Dark malice and negative emotions rapidly grew within A Yin's soul. Her once-deep love transford into equally intense hatred. A Yin's transparent soul once tinged with a faint greenish life essence, darkened and beca murky. Her overwhelming malice began to reshape her very essence.
As the God of Sin, Chen Ming could feel A Yin's malice growing exponentially, and her compatibility with his divine power was rapidly increasing.
Even though his original goal was to drive a complete wedge between A Yin and Tang Hao, to change her nature so she could serve him better and lead the Blue Silver Grass clan to worship him, he couldn't help but intervene.
Chen Ming used his divine powers as the God of Sin to absorb so of A Yin's malice, preventing her will from being entirely consud by it.
It wasn't that Chen Ming feared losing control over A Yin—he worried that the Blue Silver Grass clan might beco corrupted and turn into dark soul beasts in the future.
Don't think such a thing is impossible. The Blue Silver Grass clan inherently had the potential for darkness, especially with A Yin as the Blue Silver Emperor possessing devouring abilities like the Golden Silkworm Thread. This attribute was usually dormant due to the peaceful nature of the clan, but if triggered, the sheer number of Blue Silver Grass souls could result in the birth of a dark Blue Silver Grass or even a Dark Blue Silver King.
If such a catastrophe were to occur, the majority of the bla would fall on the Blue Silver Grass clan and A Yin, with so bla on Tang Hao. However, a small fraction of the sin might also pass to Chen Ming due to his connection with A Yin. Although Chen Ming, as the God of Sin, wasn't afraid of sin, he still disliked being tainted by it.
Under Chen Ming's intervention, A Yin barely retained a trace of her consciousness. The malice within her was suppressed before it could fully erupt. However, her soul, once transparent with faint blue and golden hues, now turned black, with only faint traces of blue and gold remaining.
To Tang Hao, however, this mont appeared as nothing more than Dugu Bo montarily losing himself in thought due to so emotional reflection. Seeing this, Tang Hao's aggression surged, and he gripped his Clear Sky Hamr tightly. But before Tang Hao could act, Dugu Bo quickly recovered, forcing Tang Hao to suppress his intent to strike.
Chen Ming took a step forward, his aura pressing against Tang Hao. Tang Hao gripped the Clear Sky Hamr tighter and slowly spoke.
"Dugu Bo, the 100,000-year soul beast was discovered by first. By the rules, it should belong to ."
"Is that so? I do know of the rule 'first co, first served.' But aren't you forgetting sothing? When soul masters compete for the sa soul beast, they can duel for it—the stronger one takes the prize, and the weaker one leaves quietly."
Chen Ming retorted coldly.
"Besides, since when did the Clear Sky Douluo play by the rules? When you road the Douluo Continent, I never saw you follow any rules. So why, all of a sudden, are you trying to use rules to restrain ?"
"By your philosophy, the Douluo Continent respects strength. In the end, you're just trying to find a justification because your fist isn't as strong as mine."
"Dugu Bo, are you willing to risk mutual destruction? If this gets exposed, with the Spirit Hall's strength and ruthlessness, do you think we'd even have the chance to discuss how to split the 100,000-year soul beast?"
Tang Hao replied coldly, without holding back.
What Dugu Bo said was true—Tang Hao indeed thought that way. If he had the certainty to kill Dugu Bo in one strike, he wouldn't have wasted so much ti talking.
"Hmph," Chen Ming coldly snorted, his response short and sharp.
"I have my own goals. From the first day, this 100,000-year soul beast entered human society, it was under my watch. There's no way I'll give it up."
"If you're willing to back off and keep this quiet, I, Tang Hao, can promise to compensate you with a 50,000-year soul bone in the future."
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