A Yin covered her mouth in disbelief, her blue eyes, identical to Tang Sui's, immediately welling up with misty water. Tang Hao, whose figure had long been frozen, floated out and rushed to embrace Tang Sui.
"Sui Sui! My child..."
Tang Sui awkwardly returned the embrace, a body that was lacking in warmth, yet still radiated a comforting heat.
The next second, she felt another hot presence, transmitted from their embraced arms.
It was Tang Hao, who had arrived a step later, his broad arms opening to embrace his wife and daughter together.
A Yin, not yet having a physical form, could not perceive temperature.
However, her arms could reach Tang Sui's shoulders. Tang Hao, his rough arms brushing against her arm, felt something amiss the second he embraced them. As if waking from a dream, he shifted from embracing to holding Tang Sui's wrist.
The icy coldness felt like it had just emerged from an ice cellar.
Tang Hao's heart felt as if it were squeezed by an invisible giant hand, his face suddenly darkening, "Sui Sui, your body..."
"What? Sui Sui, what's wrong with your body?" A Yin asked, her face filled with confusion. Seeing Tang Hao's somber expression, her heart skipped a beat, and she looked at Tang Sui nervously.
Tang Sui comforted her, "Mother, you don't need to worry. My blood and body temperature have just decreased. I'm still perfectly fine."
Tian Qing Niu Mang, more sensitive to Tang Sui's changes, lowered its massive ox head slightly to approach, seemingly assessing Tang Sui's condition. It stated, "She is no longer human now, and her body has changed. It's very similar to soul beasts from the snowy regions – cold all over, lacking the warmth of ordinary humans. However, her pulse can still be felt. She is alive."
Saying this, Tian Qing Niu Mang withdrew its head.
The Titan Giant Ape scratched its head, bewildered, "So why has Tang Sui completely transformed into a primordial beast? Shouldn't she be developing towards a soul beast?"
Its mind couldn't quite catch up.
Everyone present knew that Tang Sui carried the bloodline of humans, soul beasts, and demons, meaning primordial beasts. However, what the Titan Giant Ape couldn't comprehend was how the primordial beast bloodline, which came later, could overpower the other two and eliminate them?
Was the primordial beast bloodline that overbearing?
The Titan Giant Ape, unaware that Tang Sui had actively chosen and accepted this outcome, was confused. Tian Qing Niu Mang was also unsure.
Tang Hao, who felt Tang Sui's current power level up close, his gaze darkened. He guessed what had happened and subtly patted his wife's shoulder.
A Yin turned her head and briefly met Tang Hao's silent gaze in mid-air.
The tacit understanding between husband and wife made A Yin realize something as well. Looking at her youngest daughter, whose features had fully matured and whose aura had undergone a seismic shift, she opened her mouth, exhaled, and softly said, "Sui Sui, can you tell Mama about the stories of your years away?"
Tang Sui nodded, looked at her father, and met his deep, profound gaze.
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By the time she finished recounting the events of the past few years, the sky was already filled with twinkling stars.
Tang Hao's eyes held self-blame and heartache. Compared to the perilous situation Tang Sui was currently facing, her physical changes were insignificant. In fact, in a way, Tang Sui's current body was more conducive to the path she was taking.
A Yin, her soul having returned to her massive Blue Silver Emperor form, extended two broad leaves. Small vine-like tendrils gently coiled around Tang Sui's arms and waist, and the leaves slowly enclosed her, enveloping her.
"My child, you've suffered... Mama is so sorry, I couldn't help you with anything..."
A Yin's guilt-ridden voice echoed in Tang Sui's ears.
Tang Sui's gaze shifted. Looking at the Blue Silver Emperor vines and golden patterns before her, her lips moved, but she couldn't utter a word.
Now that their bloodline connection had been severed, Tang Sui could no longer connect to the spiritual space through the familial bond as she had before, clearly seeing A Yin's form.
But the leaves gently enveloping her felt like a warm embrace from a mother to her child.
Her heart touched, Tang Sui closed her eyes. Within the confined space, she raised her hand and placed her palm on the glittering, golden leaves, shaking her head. "Mama, you don't need to be like this. Everyone chooses their own path. I've chosen my own path, and you should be happy for me."
A Yin did not respond, only tiny, crystalline water droplets flowed from the blue-golden veins of the leaves, like tears, moistening Tang Sui's palm.
Tang Hao, standing beside them, lowered his head and added a few branches to the campfire. The sudden burst of flames illuminated his slightly reddened eye sockets, only for them to quickly fade back into darkness.
Tian Qing Niu Mang and the Titan Giant Ape exchanged glances, silently observing this tender moment.
After A Yin's emotions settled and she released Tang Sui, Tang Hao gruffly asked, "So, are you planning to return to the Heaven Dou Empire now? The Spirit Empire has officially declared war on the Star Luo and Heaven Dou Empires. Master is now the National Preceptor of Heaven Dou, your soul power..."
"Father, there's no rush with Teacher for now. I've come to Sunset Forest, and besides visiting you all, there's another important matter." As she spoke, Tang Sui's gaze fell upon the Blue Silver Emperor emanating a faint blue glow.
"I want to try and help Mama regain her human form."
Upon hearing this, Tang Hao's head shot up. His reddened eye sockets were exposed to the public, but this could not mask the excitement in his heart.
"Sui Sui, what did you say? You can help your mother regain her human form?"
Tang Sui nodded, calmly analyzing, "The demonic treasure I obtained from the snowy region has the power to revive the dead. I thought about it on the way here. Although Mama now has her Blue Silver Emperor form again, she hasn't truly come back to life. The 'Qing Nü Fang,' the demonic treasure I inherited, has the power to resurrect after death."
Tang Sui paused, then continued, "I haven't tried it yet. But if the experiment proves successful in resurrection, and the resurrected subject suffers no significant loss or change, I think, without harming Mama..."
Tang Sui looked at Tang Hao, her voice calm, "I might need you, Father, to strip Mama's soul rings and then use the energy of the 'Qing Nü Fang' to harmonize them, completing a true resurrection. After Mama is revived, I will help you regain a hundred-thousand-year soul ring."
—Author's Notes—
Mo Li, who wanted to use a resurrection item happily, forgot that A Yin is already "alive." She just hasn't reached the cultivation level yet. Damn it.