[Heavenly Emperor Lu (Group Owner): A 35-year-old, top-tier Spirit Douluo with a long-matured mind—when faced with such an unguarded, priceless 'treasure', what would he be thinking in his heart?]
"..."
This time, even Ah Yin was silent.
Because what Lu Ming said was the truth!
It was the greatest secret of a Spirit Beast's transformation!
Shrek Academy, dormitory.
Xiao Wu's face turned deathly pale in an instant.
Her small hands tightly gripped the bedsheets, her knuckles turning white from the force.
What the Group Owner said... was all correct!
She herself was a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Beast who had transformed, and she knew better than anyone what kind of watershed level 60 was.
[Bunny is the Cutest: What the Group Owner said... seems... to have no issues.]
Xiao Wu typed this line with trembling hands.
[Bunny is the Cutest: I... I actually started to believe it a little.]
This message from Xiao Wu became the straw that broke the camel's back.
Everyone in the Chat Group knew how much "Bunny is the Cutest" had longed for and been moved by this love story before.
If even she was starting to waver, and even believe...
Then the truth was almost self-evident.
[Supreme Pontiff: Heh... what a great Clear Sky Douluo, what a great Tang Hao!]
[Supreme Pontiff: So it was all an act from beginning to end. Using nine years to lay out a scheme, to swindle everything from a woman, including her life and soul... Could it be that he, Tang Hao, had really been plotting this for a long time?]
In Bibi Dong's voice, there was a trace of satisfaction and a deeper, more profound sarcasm.
She thought of herself, and thought of Qian Xunji.
So, all the men in the World were equally hypocritical, equally disgusting!
[Little Demoness: Ugh... so disgusting! I actually shed tears for this kind of person just now! Are my tears worthless!?]
[The Fox Is the Most Innocent: So... the most affectionate confession can also be... the most vicious lie?]
Outside Heaven Dou City, deep within a hidden cave.
A Blue Silver Grass, crystalline blue throughout, was swaying without wind. Every leaf was shaking violently, as if enduring the fiercest storm in the World.
Ah Yin's consciousness was screaming silently.
She did not want to believe it.
She could not believe it.
Those warm scenes flashed through her mind one by one.
The clumsy yet gentle movements when Tang Hao combed her long hair.
The two of them snuggled on the mountaintop, watching the sunrise and sunset, the clouds rolling and unfurling.
The domineering and affectionate way he protected her behind him, defying the entire World.
Those days were the happiest times after she transformed into a human.
How could it be fake?
Between them, there was the purest love, the deepest bond.
They even had a child!
A miracle born from the union of a Spirit Beast and a human, their son, Tang San!
How could all of this be a premeditated conspiracy!
[My Son Is Not a Bastard: Even if he knew it was a Spirit Beast, that doesn't prove anything!]
Ah Yin used all her strength to send her rebuttal into the Chat Group.
[My Son Is Not a Bastard: Knowing the Spirit Beast identity, yet still loving her—doesn't this just prove that Tang Hao's love was a true love that transcended species!?]
Blue Tyrant Academy, training room.
Lu Ming looked at the slightly pale defense on the screen, the smile on the corners of his mouth becoming more pronounced.
True love?
What a laughable term.
He was in no hurry to refute it, but instead, in a leisurely manner, threw out an even deeper secret regarding Spirit Beast transformation.
[Heavenly Emperor Lu (Group Owner): When a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Beast transforms into a human, although they can leave the juvenile period and enter the transitional period at level 61, making it impossible even for a Titled Douluo to see through their true form.]
[Heavenly Emperor Lu (Group Owner): However, at this time, you are essentially still a Spirit Beast.]
[Heavenly Emperor Lu (Group Owner): Only when spirit power breaks through level 70 and reaches level 71, can you be considered a true human, entering the 'mature period'.]
[Heavenly Emperor Lu (Group Owner): The reason Ah Yin was able to sacrifice herself was precisely because she was still a Spirit Beast.]
Spirit City, Supreme Pontiff Palace.
Bibi Dong's pupils constricted slightly.
As the supreme ruler of Spirit Hall, the secrets she had been exposed to far exceeded those of ordinary people, but this was the first time she had heard such a detailed stage classification regarding Spirit Beast transformation.
Below level 60, juvenile period, one can be seen through.
Level 61 to 70, transitional period, one cannot be seen through, but can still sacrifice.
Level 71 and above, mature period, one is completely human.
Heaven Dou City, East Palace.
Qian Renxue's breathing stopped for a moment.
She instantly grasped the most fatal key point in this passage.
[I Have No Mother: Do you mean that Tang Hao intentionally waited until Ah Yin was still a Spirit Beast to let her sacrifice?]
Her question went straight to the core, making all the young girls lurking feel a chill down their spines.
If this were truly the case, then this person could no longer be described as deep-scheming.
That was a devil!
Blue Tyrant Academy, Dean's office.
Liu Erlong's eyes widened.
She felt her worldview being shattered and reshaped bit by bit.
[Gentle Fire Dragon: Learned something, so transforming from a Spirit Beast into a human is so difficult.]
She muttered a sigh.
This already exceeded her cognitive scope regarding Spirit Beasts.
...
Shrek Academy, girls' dormitory.
Xiao Wu's body began to tremble uncontrollably.
She knew better than anyone that every word the Group Owner said was true!
These were secrets passed down from generation to generation among Hundred Thousand Year Soul Beasts.
The path of transformation was filled with thorns at every step.
Level 71 was the destination that all transformed Spirit Beasts dreamed of, and it was also an insurmountable chasm.
Cross it, and the sky is vast and the sea is wide, truly possessing a human life.
Fail to cross it, and one will forever bear the original sin of a Spirit Beast.
[Bunny is the Cutest: The Group Owner is right... indeed... one must reach level 71 to truly become a human.]
[Bunny is the Cutest: Also, during the transitional period, a Spirit Beast must live with humans for a long time, using human emotions and the atmosphere of life to complete the final transformation.]
Xiao Wu's confirmation caused the last shred of hope in the group to be completely shattered.
And Ah Yin in the cave, her entire consciousness, fell into a complete blank.
Level 71...
Level 71...
This number was like poisonous daggers, stabbing fiercely into the depths of her soul.
Because she remembered it clearly.
On that day when she was surrounded and suppressed by Qian Xunji and his men, with no way out, she chose to sacrifice herself.
Her spirit power was exactly—level 69!
Just one last bit away, and she would have been able to completely shed her Spirit Beast identity and become a true human!
But, it just so happened that at this most critical node, the pursuers arrived.
Everything headed towards that "only" ending.
Coincidence?
Was there really such a coincidence in the World?
Ah Yin's consciousness, at this moment, seemed to be completely torn apart.
On one side were nine years of loving memories of mutual support, and on the other were countless cold facts pointing to a conspiracy.