"Ah—"
In the solemn and majestic Spirit Hall City, a woman's shrill scream echoed. The room inside was incomparably luxurious. Some maids were carrying basins of water back and forth, some knelt by the bed comforting the peerlessly beautiful woman lying on it. As the woman's scream sounded, a maid picked up a wrinkled little bundle and excitedly shouted:
"Born, born! It's a little princess! Quick, hurry and notify the Grand Worship and the Young Master!"
With the maid leader's words falling, the baby's cries echoed through the sky.
"Your Highness Saintess, look, it is the Second Young Master." The maid brought the little bundle near the peerless woman on the bed, trying to let her see the child in her hands.
Bibi Dong glanced at the little bundle who was closing its eyes and crying loudly. Her heart couldn't help but soften for a moment, but in the next instant, the humiliation of the past surged into her heart. Bibi Dong turned her head, closed her eyes, and said nothing.
The maid leader sighed lightly. Looks like this second Young Master also won't obtain the Saintess' heart.
"Everyone be careful, Her Highness Saintess is resting, do not disturb her rest."
After the maid leader finished giving orders, she gently carried the little bundle and walked out of the great hall. At the door, she saw the Grand Worship Qian Daoliu standing not far away and the little girl beside him. That little girl was Spirit Hall's first Young Master, Qian Renxue, who had just finished her Martial Soul awakening and hurried over to see her mother and the soon-to-be-born younger brother or sister.
"Greetings to the Grand Worship, Young Master." The maid leader bowed with the little bundle toward the elder and the child. "It is a little princess." Grand Worship Qian Daoliu took the little bundle from the maid's hands.
"Is it a little sister, Grandpa?" Little Qian Renxue stood on tiptoes, trying hard to look at the swaddled baby.
"It is a little sister, Little Xue, exactly the same as you when you were young." Qian Daoliu squatted down while holding the little bundle, trying to let Little Qian Renxue see clearly.
"Wrinkly, not pretty." Looking at the wrinkly little bundle in front of her, Qian Renxue frowned her pretty brows, not agreeing that she looked like this when she was small.
Though speaking disdainfully that her little sister wasn't pretty, Qian Renxue still stretched out a finger and poked the still whimpering little bundle. The little bundle, eyes originally closed, felt a warm aura, gradually quieted down, slowly opened its eyes, and grabbed the finger reaching over. Seeing the beautiful little fairy standing before her, the little bundle held Qian Renxue's finger and giggled.
Qian Renxue's heart involuntarily softened. Looking at this little bundle, this little fellow seemed to really like her. Other than Grandpa, she now had one more blood-related family member. It was truly great. Qian Renxue unconsciously released a bit of soul power onto her finger.
The little bundle felt the warmth in her hand and laughed even happier. She really liked this big sister in front of her.
"Little Xue, give your little sister a name." Qian Daoliu looked at his granddaughter, who since childhood had not been loved by her parents yet always forced herself to be strong, and he suggested gently. He could see Little Xue truly liked this younger sister. He sincerely hoped the two sisters could support each other in the future, making up for the lack of parental affection.
"Grandpa, can I really name my sister?" Qian Renxue looked at her grandfather in disbelief.
"What's wrong with that? In private, you are her real elder sister, the closest person to her in the world. In public, today you awakened the Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul with innate full twenty levels of soul power. The future of Spirit Hall will surely belong to you. Now it's only giving your little sister a name, nothing big." Qian Daoliu gently patted Qian Renxue's head.
"That woman was still giving birth while outside it was lightning and rain, but as soon as my little sister was born, outside has already become cloudless, bright moon hanging in the sky. Why not name my little sister Yueyue, Qian Ranyue!" Little Qian Renxue looked at the bright moon outside and replied to Qian Daoliu.
——At the same time, Star Dou Great Forest, Severing Soul Valley——
"Haha, Haotian Twin Supremes? Hmph, nothing more than this!" A blond man stood on a mountain cliff, golden wings flapping behind him, long sword in hand, condescendingly looking at the kneeling man below.
The man held a giant hammer, one knee on the ground. He wiped away the blood from the corner of his mouth, raised his head looking at the group on the high cliff — three Titled Douluo, five Soul Douluo, more than ten Soul Saints… It seemed Spirit Hall truly spent heavy resources for A-Yin. But right now A-Yin was behind him, still giving birth. For A-Yin, for their child, he absolutely could not step back half a step.
Tang Hao stood up, Haotian Hammer pointing at the blond man: "Qian Xunji, if you want to capture my wife, then step over my corpse first!"
Two hundred-year soul rings beside Tang Hao lit up at the same time. "Great Sumeru Hammer, Ring Detonation!"
"Hmph, a mere Soul Douluo, overestimating yourself! Seventh Soul Skill — Angel True Body!"
Though Qian Xunji's soul power had reached level 95, he still underestimated the world's strongest tool martial soul Haotian Hammer and a husband's resolve to protect his wife.
Angel Holy Sword and Haotian Hammer collided. In an instant, sand and rocks flew, fierce wind, storm, lightning, and thunder. When everything quieted, Tang Hao and the Blue Silver Emperor had already disappeared.
"Hao, I'm not going to make it. Take our child and go. Live well." A-Yin's face was pale after giving birth, no trace of blood. She no longer had the strength to take another step.
"Hurry and go, don't go? Where can you still go?"
Gold feathers floated down in front of kneeling Tang Hao. Qian Xunji's mocking voice sounded behind him. Tang Hao's blood instantly chilled. He pulled the weak A-Yin over, handed the swaddle in his arms to her, and summoned the Haotian Hammer.
A-Yin held the baby, looked at the five Titled Douluo chasing and the blood-soaked man standing in front of her. Tears in her eyes gradually turned firm.
"Finish it quickly!" Qian Xunji looked at the touching scene with no ripple in his heart. Angel Holy Sword pointed at Tang Hao as he gave the cold order.
"Martial Soul Fusion Skill — Two-Level Stasis Domain." Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo stepped forward, releasing their fusion skill. Inside the domain, everything seemed frozen — raindrops, leaves, shattered stones all suspended.
Qian Xunji curled his lips coldly, watching Tang Hao immobilized within the domain, then attacked with the other two Titled Douluo.
"Let Brother Hao go, I will go with you." A-Yin summoned the Blue Silver Emperor, placed the baby on it. Layers of Blue Silver Emperor wrapped the baby tightly. She turned and walked step by step to stand before Tang Hao, looking up at Qian Xunji in the center of the group.
"No, A-Yin, don't go with them, you will die!" Tang Hao looked at the beautiful woman before him, tears falling uncontrollably. He had made a mistake.
He should not have revealed A-Yin's identity as a hundred-thousand-year soul beast after his brother returned to Haotian Sect, nor should he have leaked their whereabouts when she was giving birth.
His painstaking schemes were ugly and worthless compared to this woman's wholehearted devotion. She was his wife — Tang Hao regretted deeply, unwilling.
"Spirit Hall! I will never let you harm my wife and our child!" Tang Hao prepared to continue detonating rings to break the stasis domain.
A-Yin's figure paused. She had already sensed the child's spirit was extremely fragile, so fragile that with a little carelessness it could disappear. That was her child, born after ten months of pregnancy, connected by blood. Even if she went with them, became spirit ring and bone, would they really spare her child?
Qian Xunji felt helpless. Though he wasn't a good man, he wouldn't kill a newborn. After finishing Tang Hao, he'd just send the baby to the Spirit Hall orphanage.
Qian Xunji didn't speak, only watched A-Yin walk step by step toward him.
A-Yin made her decision. As she walked, she formed seals with her hands. Golden-blue light burst from her body, a huge magic array appeared underfoot. A pillar of light descended on her.
Qian Xunji sensed something wrong and his face changed instantly: "She's going to sacrifice, everyone attack, stop her!"
After shouting, Qian Xunji rushed toward A-Yin. Two Titled Douluo, more than ten Soul Douluo and Soul Saints also attacked.
Too late. They were bounced away by the light of the magic array. A-Yin's scarlet sacrifice ring landed on Tang Hao. His injuries healed visibly. His soul power instantly reached level 91. His depleted energy filled his body.
By his ear remained A-Yin's tearful final words: "Brother Hao, meeting you and Big Brother was the happiest thing for A-Yin. Becoming your wife was the happiest thing in my life. Live well, take care of our child, let him grow up safely and happily."
"Qian Xunji, you deserve to die!" Tang Hao gripped the Haotian Hammer, all soul rings exploding.
A fierce attack smashed toward Qian Xunji. Qian Xunji couldn't react, spit blood, and flew back. The two Titled Douluo with him, only level 91 and 92, neither defense nor attack type, died under the Haotian Hammer. Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo had already collapsed vomiting blood from the fusion backlash. Around them, Soul Douluo and Soul Saints — dead or crippled.
Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo, seeing Qian Xunji seriously injured and Spirit Hall's huge losses, hurriedly retreated with him.
Tang Hao was also seriously injured due to ring detonation.
"A-Yin! Third Sister!" A-Yin's figure slowly dissipated in Tang Hao's arms, leaving only a golden-blue seed and a right leg bone. Tang Hao cried in collapse. Why did everything go as he expected, yet hurt so much?
At the same time, wind and rain suddenly stopped, stars shone, moon hung high. Behind Tang Hao, the Blue Silver Emperor slowly opened, revealing the little baby inside. The baby opened his eyes, hearing only the man's heartbreaking roar.
At this moment, he was no longer the child A-Yin sacrificed everything to protect, but the Tang Sect disciple who transmigrated and reincarnated from Bashu — Tang San.
Two people from different times and spaces, born as enemies, were born on the same day. The Douluo Continent, peaceful for long, would once again welcome what kind of storm?
(This chapter ends)