Outside, Tang San and the others, who were anxiously waiting for the energy cocoon to change, had already retreated out of range of the sticky, black mud-like demonic power fluctuations.
The remaining Blue Silver Grass that couldn't move all bent their leaves. It was Tang San who gritted his teeth and, within this terrifying negative energy, deployed his Blue Silver Domain to maintain the life of those Blue Silver Grass.
"Crack, crack,"
As they waited anxiously and restlessly, the dark energy cocoon began to be tinged with a blood-red color from the bottom up.
Against its dark exterior, it seemed an inauspicious omen.
"This is..."
"She's about to wake up," the solemn voice of the Blue Silver King interrupted Tang Hao.
They watched with unblinking eyes as the energy cocoon's light slowly dimmed. Starting from the smooth, closed top, it began to emit "crackling" cracking sounds.
The falling cocoon fragments dispersed into black and red spiritual particles, vanishing into the air.
The maiden, wearing the familiar light purple, knee-length skirt that Tang San and Tang Hao recognized, stood with her arms crossed in front of her. Her brows were tightly furrowed, appearing quite unsettled.
"Sui Sui!"
Father and son flashed forward, landing one after the other in front of Tang Sui, whose cocoon had completely dissipated.
Upon closer inspection, Tang Sui had grown a few inches taller. Although the change wasn't as significant as Tang San's, she was still over 1.65 meters.
Her youthful features had faded, replaced by a more refined look. She had transformed from a porcelain doll into a mature porcelain figurine. A faint blush graced her fair complexion.
However, unlike Tang San, whose hair color had turned azure blue after his second awakening, Tang Sui's remained a deep black. Yet, one-third of her long hair was gradually fading to a dull red, showing no signs of turning blue, nor was it pure black.
Hearing her father and brother's calls, Tang Sui's curled eyelashes fluttered. She slowly opened her eyes, which were the usual clear blue, but her gaze was filled with confusion.
Had her demonic power awakening failed?
Her mind still in a fog, Tang Sui even forgot why it was supposed to be a spirit awakening, why her other Clear Sky Hammer had no reaction, and why it ultimately turned into a demonic power awakening.
She lowered her head, looking at her now slender ten fingers. She opened her mouth, her gaze bewildered as she looked at her father and brother, "I... I failed the awakening..."
Hearing this, Tang San and Tang Hao's expressions darkened for a moment. Just as they were about to say something, the Blue Silver King's voice came from behind Tang Sui.
"Young lady, do you possess another bloodline within you?"
Tang Sui paused, tilting her head slightly to look at the Blue Silver King in its transformed state. Her clear blue eyes suddenly deepened for a moment. Under the complicated gazes of those around her, she softly replied, "This is related to my childhood. But I am still your daughter."
The last sentence seemed to be emphasizing something.
Tang San's brows furrowed, looking at his sister in confusion, "Sui Sui, how come I never knew?"
"...Brother, one day you went into the mountains to gather wild vegetables and didn't come back for a long time. I was worried, so I quietly went into the mountains to find you."
Once a lie is told, countless lies are needed to cover it.
But the most difficult lies to expose are the truthful ones.
Upon hearing this, Tang San's expression changed slightly. He recalled a time when he wanted to catch rabbits from their burrows, and came home a bit late. When he got home, he found his sister had returned even later than him.
Tang Sui lowered her eyes, speaking with a mix of truth and falsehood.
"But at that time, I was not familiar with the mountain. Not long after entering, I got lost, and my physical strength reached its limit."
The above was true.
"Just as I was about to perish, I heard a voice asking me if I was willing to live. I answered that voice yes. When I woke up again, I was lying at the entrance where I had entered the mountain. My exhausted body, for some reason, only felt the soreness of prolonged exertion."
This was false.
She had indeed gotten lost, and was tired and thirsty, but it was the Fox Mask who told her where to find water and the direction out of the mountain.
However, after listening to Tang Sui's account, Tang Hao and Tang San looked at her with silent sorrow. Tang Hao, in particular, seemed on the verge of overflowing with self-blame and guilt.
"Perhaps... it was at that time that a change occurred within me that I didn't even know about."
She delivered the final blow.
The Blue Silver King fell into thought, following Tang Sui's words and deducing that it must have been another bloodline injected into her at that time.
But listening to her words...
The Blue Silver King glanced at the silent father and son, sighing inwardly.
This human man... does the Emperor know about this?
The "Emperor" referred to the former Blue Silver Emperor, Tang San and Tang Sui's mother, Ah Yin.
Tang Sui pursed her lips, and said nothing further, allowing the silence to spread.
Then...
[Do you want to check your current personal panel?]
The system's indifferent voice rang out.
Tang Sui paused for a second, then with a thought, her personal panel was brought up.
[Name: Tang Sui]
[Race: Half-breed (European Emperor's bloodline also has a tiny bit of trouble)]
[Soul Power Level: 66 (Oh, you're taking off)]
[Demonic Power Level: Unknown (With your Soul Command enhancement, you are now a mature cub)]
[Health: 20500/20500 (Wow, a new Diamond rank)]
[Mental Power: 34000/34000 (As expected of you, the Soul Command effect is universally beneficial)]
[1st Spirit: Spirit Mask
First Soul Ring: Thousand-year Soul Ring (Purple)
Soul Skill: Spirit Infusion (Group buff of 25% Defense, 40% Mental Power, 8% Crit, 15% Critical Damage)
(Limitation: Each buff costs 15 mental power for a level difference within 10, 25 for 20, and increases by n+1)
Second Soul Ring: Thousand-year Soul Ring (Purple)
Soul Skill: Kind Face (Single target complete heal, restores 70% soul power, clears all negative buffs)
(Limitation: Can only be used on one person at a time, cooldown: 90 seconds)
Third Soul Ring: Thousand-year Soul Ring (Purple)
Soul Skill: Void Mask (Ignores all physical attacks, deals mental shock to stun enemies for 3 seconds, reduces their mental power by 18%, duration: 10 minutes)
Fourth Soul Ring: Ten-thousand-year Soul Ring (Black)
Soul Skill: Annihilation (Soul skill lock-on, guaranteed hit. The target will receive 3 times their total soul power in critical damage)
(Additional condition: Critical damage multiplier increases with the number of awakened demonic masks)
Fifth Soul Ring: Ten-thousand-year Soul Ring (Black)
Soul Skill: Cycle of Rebirth Mask (On top of the first layer, an additional 25% speed, 20% critical damage, 30% defense. The surrounding white masks can absorb 13% of damage;)
(Limitation: After use, effective until the third soul skill is cast.)
Sixth Soul Ring: Hundred-thousand-year Soul Ring (Red)
Soul Skill: Forbidden Mask (Designates a single attack target. On top of fully amplifying attributes for each mask, each mask's attack is further increased by 30%)
2nd Spirit: Clear Sky Hammer (No soul rings, weighs 500 jin. Pick up the hammer, kid.)
[Demonic Power Development:
Domain - Twin Spirits Domain (Darkness and shadows pave the阶 of glory, the phoenix sings your psalm of sins amidst ruins, in this chaotic world, you are the only truth.)
Fox Mask (It is said that the Fox Mask symbolizes wisdom)
Ape Mask (It is said that the Ape Mask brings fear)
Great Flying Out (It is said that Great Flying Out signifies anger)
God of Fortune (It is said that the God of Fortune brings good luck)]
[Equipment: Purple Crystal Jade Bracelet (now a general storage unit), Soul Command · Sea Moon Fire Jade (Congratulations, a single Sea Moon Fire Jade is equivalent to the effects of a full set of four)]
[Soul Coins: * (Your wealth cannot be displayed, because the entire city is yours)]
The friendly parentheses appeared, perhaps because the system had gained enough energy. All parenthetical content was displayed, even if... some of it was inexplicably sarcastic.
———Author's Notes———
See you tomorrow~