"Domain..."
Looking at the new entry on the panel, outside of parentheses, Tang Sui couldn't help but whisper. At the same time, something in her mind was fading, until it was forgotten.
Tang Hao and Tang San immediately looked over, their eyes shining with surprise.
"Sui Sui, you've awakened a domain?"
The father and son spoke in unison. Tang Sui then realized she had spoken aloud.
However, there was no need to hide it. She simply nodded.
"I just discovered it."
Tang Hao mused, "Although your awakening failed, obtaining a domain by chance is still a success. Sui Sui, what are the effects of your domain?"
Tang Sui paused, sensing it before saying, "My domain is called Twin Domain. It's a bit like the effect after my brother and I use our Martial Soul Fusion Skill. Wherever there are shadows, I can move freely, and even pull people into a mirror world of another shadow."
This domain was the same as how she dealt with that group of enforcers before.
But compared to being half-familiar then, it was now more complete, a true domain.
"Within the domain's range, my attack power and critical hit damage will increase. Even if my mental strength is greater than the person I pull into the domain, I can completely control their thoughts, dragging them into a nightmare of fear. Those with mental strength higher than mine, while not having their thoughts controlled, will be restricted, with the extent of their attribute reduction determined by the difference in their soul power levels.
"If their mental strength is higher than mine, and their soul power is more than 20 levels above mine, it will only reduce their attributes by 30%."
"If their soul power is high, but their mental strength is lower than mine, a difference of 5 levels means 80% reduction, 10 levels means 70%, decreasing by 10% at each interval. This means, even when facing a Titled Douluo, even if the enemy's soul power is more than thirty or even forty levels above mine, I can still weaken them by at least 20%-30%."
"As for those with both lower mental and soul power... they are even less of a threat."
Tang Sui's lips curved into a smile.
Just as the content in those parentheses stated, within the domain, she was the sole reality, the master.
Although the awakening of her demonic power failed, it was not without its gains.
At least, her current domain was her greatest gain.
But why did the awakening fail?
Tang Sui poked the system in her mind.
The system remained silent for a few seconds before replying: [Naturally because the conditions were insufficient. As for what those conditions are, you must comprehend them yourself.]
Insufficient conditions?
Tang Sui was stunned. Thinking of her four masks, she hesitated, "Is it because the number of masks is not complete yet?"
The system did not respond, and Tang Sui did not know if she was right.
However, with her words, the heavy atmosphere that had been lingering between them lightened considerably with the smile that flowed from Tang Sui's lips.
Tang Hao and Tang San, seeing Tang Sui's smile without any trace of gloom, felt relieved. Tang Hao paused, then took out a black iron lead box from his soul tool and handed it to Tang Sui.
"Sui Sui, you absorb this as well," Tang Hao said softly.
Something flashed in Tang Sui's mind, and she looked at the lead box without moving.
Seeing this, Tang Hao sighed and used his other, energy-formed hand to open the heavy iron clasp of the lead box.
A brilliant light, no longer able to be contained, emanated from within the box. It was a right leg soul bone.
The soul bone was crystal clear blue-gold, as if tiny stars were twinkling within it. Most peculiarly, it gave Tang Sui and Tang San a sense of life, as if this right leg bone possessed a life of its own.
Although all soul bones gave such a feeling, this crystal blue soul bone was particularly obvious.
An extremely intimate aura seemed to be pulling at the siblings' hearts. The heartbeats in their chests quickened, as if there were a special gravitational pull.
"Dad, this..."
"This is what your mother left for you." Tang Hao's gaze was gentle, yet tinged with pain as he looked at the right leg soul bone.
"I originally intended to give this right leg bone to Xiao San, thinking you would awaken the Blue Silver Emperor. But I didn't expect you siblings to be the other way around." He looked at his eldest son, "Xiao San, I intend to give this soul bone to Sui Sui. You..."
The unsaid words were understood by everyone. Tang San, snapping back to attention, said solemnly, "Dad, please distribute it according to your wishes. I already have a spirit-condensing wisdom skull. But Sui Sui doesn't, and it belonged to Mother... it should go to Sui Sui." Sudangy.com
By the end, Tang San's tone returned to its usual clarity.
This time, it was Tang Sui who fell silent.
She knew very well how significant the role of this Blue Silver Emperor right leg bone played in the original trajectory of fate. Yet now, both her father and brother intended to give it to her...
A bittersweet yet warm emotion rose in her heart, dispelling the last trace of indifference that had lingered around her.
She took a deep breath and said, "Dad, give this soul bone to Brother."
Tang Hao paused. Tang San, after a brief moment of astonishment, quickly said,
"Sui Sui, Brother doesn't need..."
"Brother, this soul bone can only exert its greatest effect on you. For me... it's rather redundant." Tang Sui interrupted Tang San, explaining logically to them.
"The soul bone attributes I need are somewhat special. Mother's soul bone is not suitable for me. Brother, please absorb it." She looked at Tang San earnestly and delivered her final blow:
"Brother, haven't you always said that if you become stronger, you can protect me better? You know my soul power has far surpassed yours now. And Dad and Brother, please don't worry. I have more life-saving means now than you imagine."
"As I said, I am not the same person I was before."
Tang Sui's eyes flowed with a confident smile, leaving Tang San's words stuck in his throat. His heart felt a mixture of sourness and warmth.
"......."
Tang San's expression flickered, finally settling into one of determination and resolve.
He would definitely grow faster, strive to become a tree that sheltered those he cared about, an unshakeable presence.
And so, in the end, the Blue Silver Emperor right leg bone was absorbed by Tang San, just as in the original trajectory of fate.
Three days later, Tang San, whose soul power had broken through to level 59, and Tang Sui, who was all packed up, bid farewell to Tang Hao.
They prepared to depart from the current Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, following the map given by Tang Hao, and head towards the Clear Sky Sect.
Why were they at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well now?
It was because after Tang San absorbed the soul bone, he suddenly thought of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. After explaining that the environment of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well was beneficial for accelerating plant growth and recovery, Tang Hao made the decision, and the family of four immediately moved to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
Before leaving, besides Tang Hao asking the siblings to kneel for three days at their grandfather's grave, Tang San also gave Tang Hao a small wooden box containing nine Dragon Ginseng leaves.
Dragon Ginseng leaves could strengthen the foundation. Tang San gave the remaining leaves to Tang Hao, instructing him to eat one leaf each month, and within a year, his body would recover to a healthy state.
The price Tang Hao paid for shedding his soul bones was not just dismemberment and disability; for every soul bone shed, his soul power was permanently reduced by 10 levels.
Even though Tang Hao said he could protect himself and that it would take a Titled Douluo to kill him, his body had ultimately suffered severe injuries.
Watching the siblings' figures, who could leap dozens of meters in the blink of an eye, recede, Tang Hao's face was filled with longing.
Twenty years have passed, elder brother, how are you?