Ye Yu was also quite pleased with A Yin's talent. As he had expected, the system's rewards wouldn't be mediocre.
A Yin's Blue Silver Emperor bloodline was devouring the cosmos—it could be considered a mid-tier bloodline at the very least.
From then on, Ye Yu and A Yin traveled together, enjoying the scenery as they headed toward Heaven Dou City.
Sometimes they soared through the skies on a sword, sometimes swam and played in the water, sometimes watched the sunrise at dawn, and other times gazed at the sunset at dusk.
During this journey, Ye Yu taught A Yin basic sword techniques, basic movement techniques, as well as the introductory method of the "Ninefold Thunder Blade", the flowing movement technique, and his method of exerting strength.
With the enhancement of the introductory technique, A Yin's cultivation progressed rapidly.
In just half a month, A Yin reached level 60 — the mature stage.
That very day also marked the moment Ye Yu claimed A Yin. On that day, one more person was added to his system's binding quota.
Seeing A Yin reach level 60 so quickly made Ye Yu secretly click his tongue in amazement. Although Douluo Dalu was a fantasy world of sorts, its ceiling was far too low.
He recalled a certain future god-king who treated a martial arts cultivation technique as a precious treasure even after cultivating it to the god-king realm.
That made Ye Yu feel more at ease.
The technique he gave was countless times stronger than that god-king's martial arts.
One cultivated soul power and inner strength, while the other cultivated cosmic source energy — they simply weren't on the same level.
This wasn't even a matter of realms — the difference was dimensional.
Ye Yu's technique cultivated cosmic source energy.
Even if this world's soul power eventually evolved into divine power, it still wouldn't compare.
What mattered most was that A Yin was undergoing a complete re-cultivation. In other words, her realm still remained.
So it wasn't surprising that she could progress so fast.
Now that she had reached level 60, A Yin finally breathed a deep sigh of relief — she no longer had to fear being seen through as a transformed soul beast.
Of course, Ye Yu was an exception.
The moment her innate 100,000-year soul ring appeared, even Ye Yu couldn't pretend not to notice.
A Yin nervously looked at Ye Yu, afraid he would abandon her or even kill her.
After all, on the Douluo Continent, humans and soul beasts had an irreconcilable hatred. The two were mortal enemies.
This was A Yin's final test for Ye Yu.
Over the past half-month, she had entrusted her entire heart to him. She had completely and irreversibly fallen in love with Ye Yu.
Even if he decided to take her life, she would accept it.
But if he could accept the truth that she was a soul beast, then today would be the day they came together.
"Brother Yu, I—"
In a spacious and elegantly decorated room, A Yin wore a luxurious blue-silver palace gown, which highlighted her noble and refined aura.
Her powerful soul power surged, and the six soul rings — black, black, black, black, black, red — surrounded her.
She looked like a celestial goddess descended from the heavens.
At that moment, her expression was filled with tension. Her delicate hands nervously twisted together like a child caught making a mistake, looking at Ye Yu anxiously.
"These soul rings really are show-off artifacts," Ye Yu thought.
"A Yin was already stunning to begin with, but with these soul rings, she looks more like a divine beauty than a mortal woman. I should get a few myself someday to show off."
Ye Yu didn't say anything. He understood A Yin's anxiety, so he chose to show her through his actions.
He wrapped his arm around her slender waist, pulled her into his embrace, and kissed her directly.
"Mmm~"
Soon, A Yin surrendered completely, melting into his arms. Her large eyes shimmered with tears.
Ye Yu scooped her into his arms and walked toward the bed.
"Foolish girl, I've known all along," he said, lifting her smooth chin and kissing her again.
A Yin's eyes widened, overwhelmed with emotion, her tears on the verge of falling.
Of course Brother Yu knew — she had seen firsthand over the past half-month how powerful he was.
Even the so-called "Twin Peaks" of the continent, Tang Chen and Qian Daoliu, might not be his equal.
The cultivation technique he gave her was probably precious even in the God Realm.
How could he not realize she was a transformed soul beast?
She only dared to imagine as far as the God Realm — anything beyond that was completely outside her understanding.
Thinking of this, A Yin laughed and cried at the same time.
She cried because she had worried endlessly about what would happen once Ye Yu learned the truth.
She laughed because all of her fears were meaningless — Brother Yu had seen through her long ago.
She had simply failed to connect the dots these past few days.
She laughed at herself for being so foolish, for missing something so obvious.
She had lived in the human world for years and still didn't understand something so basic.
Touched, A Yin wrapped her arms around Ye Yu's neck and responded with passion.
Ye Yu quickly completed the binding process and passed on his cultivation technique to her.
That night, Ye Yu fully experienced the infinite charm of A Yin — the number one plant-type soul beast beauty on the Douluo Continent.
Noble, graceful, and intelligent, A Yin was like a divine consort made flesh.
Deeply moved, she opened her heart completely, letting Ye Yu greedily explore every inch of her.
The 100,000-year Blue Silver Emperor truly was extraordinary — its immense vitality gave A Yin incredible regenerative powers.
This delighted Ye Yu even more — and he indulged to his heart's content.
A Yin, too, experienced the true joy of being a woman — especially with their dual cultivation, which sent her soul soaring into the heavens, lost in ecstasy.
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In the stillness of the night, moonlight bathed the land.
The manor was located just off the main street of Heaven Dou City. From the attic, one could overlook the city's central avenue.
Though not large — only five to six acres — the estate was ancient and elegant, yet exquisite in its design.
Artificial hills, flowing water, flying eaves, carved beams, rare flowers, cascading waterfalls — the manor offered tranquility amidst the bustle.
It was a place Ye Yu had searched hard to find, and both he and A Yin were very satisfied with it.
So he bought it.
As for money?
Gold in the devouring world was considered trash — no one even bothered to look at it, let alone pick it up.
Ye Yu simply used a black god set backpack to bring 50 kilograms of it over.
Along the journey from the Blue Silver Forest to Heaven Dou City, there were always blind fools looking for trouble — allowing Ye Yu to play the role of a righteous bandit.
In doing so, he even obtained a soul tool — a spatial bracelet.
Although small — only one cubic meter — Ye Yu was still thrilled with it.
He didn't know whether it would work back in the devouring world, but if it did, it would be amazing.
By coincidence, the manor Ye Yu bought was located directly across from — Moon Pavilion.
Inside the Moon Pavilion at that moment...
Tang Xiao and Tang Hao stood by the window, each holding a wine flask, drinking silently.
Both of them looked utterly dejected.
It had been half a month since they had encountered A Yin. They had rushed nonstop and had now been in Heaven Dou City for twelve days.
Each day they wandered the city, hoping to run into her again — but to no avail.
Now that half a month had passed, they didn't even want to imagine what might have happened.
Of course, as long as they didn't see it with their own eyes, A Yin would remain their unattainable moonlight — that goddess of unparalleled beauty they first met.