[Chapter:21][The first Soul Ring(1)]

"It's done, Brother Al."

"Thank you little San."

Al looked at Tang San and smiled gratefully. But the other party only waved his hand.

"Although I don't know the full story, I still trust what you told me, Brother Al. And thought I've never met her…if you can let my mother live again, this is nothing."

With that said, Tang San bowed deeply before walking away.

((I must say, I'm surprised.))

'Are you now?'

Al looked at the receding back of the world's former protagonist, his 'brother' in all but blood, and sighed.

'The System is truly cruel…making me actually like him.'

Of course, he didn't mean like him as a man. But over the course of the years, even with how much he tried to suppress it, Al could only be helpless as he felt Tang San take an important place in his heart as a brother.

So much so, that he even considered dropping one of the most important plans he had made since his rebirth.

((Yes, although I suggested it, I didn't think it would work either.))

Looking at house Tang San had just come out of, Al could already imagine the old drunkard, Tang Hao, sleeping like a log, his own son having dosed him with enough sleeping drugs to knock out an elephant for a month. Of course, that isn't nearly enough to incapacitate a Titled Douluo, but after years of decadence, along with his guard being as low as it was, he wouldn't wake up for a whole day unless his life was at risk.

'Well, it did work, so good job Ella.'

((Mm.))

Looking at where Tang San had disappeared one last time, Al turned around and crouched, tensing his leg muscles till veins popped out…

*bang!*

Creating a small crater on the ground he was on from the sheer force he put into his run, his figure practically disappeared, tearing through the air at a speed even an agility Spirit Grandmaster would have difficulty catching up.

And as he disappeared into the forest, making his way to his destination which he had confirmed through the years, Al's mind recalled the past day's discussion.

It had been over two months since the kids and himself included had their Spirit Awakening. And they left for Nuoding City today.

So yesterday, after much discussion between himself and Ella, Al decided to follow his lover's plan.

- - Flashback - -

"Brother Al, why did you bring me here?"

Tang San looked at his brother who had brought him to a secluded part of the forest in confusion.

Although he figured Al probably had something secretive to do with him, they had just been training together with the other kids, his other brothers and sisters, when he was dragged over.

'What is it that brother Al can't say before everyone?'

Al looked at Tang San looking at him curiously but patiently, and sighed as a complicated expression flashed through his eyes. If this had been right when he had maxed out Tang San's loyalty, he would have just given the latter an order, and be on his way to make his plan come true. But now…

A determined expression appeared on his face as Al looked Tang San in the eye.

"Little San, I'm going to tell you a story now. An important story, so listen carefully."

Tang San blinked his eyes in confusion, but nodded as he sat down, ready to listen to whatever his brother would be telling him.

"Remember what I told you about the Spirit Hall, little San? The previous Supreme Pontiff, Qian Xunji, died mysteriously. Everyone thinks he was killed in his fight against the Clear Sky Douluo, but not everyone knows why the conflict between the two happened to begin with…"

"The Clear Sky Douluo is a part of the Clear Sky Clan, and the Clear Sky Hammer is renowned as the most power tool Spirit…"

"The two brothers, Tang Hao and Tang Xiao, met a woman named Ah Yin…"

"The people from Spirit Hall discovered Ah Yin to be a 100,000 year old Spirit Beast, who had transformed into a human…"

"Qian Xunji, after learning of his people's incident with Tang Hao, demanded the Clear Sky Clan to hand over both Tang Hao and Ah Yin…"

"The battle between the two…Ah Yin sacrificed herself…"

Within a short few minutes, Al gave the shocked and unbelieving Tang San a detailed story of everything that had happened between his father, Tang Hao, the Spirit Hall, as well as the secret of his birth.

"Your mother, Ah Yin, sacrificed herself for you, knowing that if she was killed, you obviously wouldn't be left alive. With her sacrifice, Tang Hao was able to somehow gravely injure Qian Xunji, and fled the scene with you. After that, Qian Xunji died due to…well, it doesn't matter why he died. He isn't that important anyway."

"What is important is…Tang Hao managed to bring Ah Yin back to life, but barely. Now she is nothing more than an extremely weak Blue-Silver Grass, nothing like the Blue-Silver Grass Empress she once was. And she cannot speak, or even move, due to how weak she is. She isn't even fully conscious, only existing as a figment of her consciousness. And Tang Hao also cannot do anything for her. After all, whether it's a human or a Soul Beast, death is death. In most cases."

"Now the only way for Ah Yin to truly come back to life is for a God, and not just any God, but a genuine GodKing, to help in reviving her. Remember what I told you about the ranks of Gods? The GodKing is at the peak of a normal Divine Realm, a fifth dimensional being."

Having finished saying everything he needed to say, Al paused as he looked at the shocked, thoughtful looking Tang San.

Without disturbing him, Al sat in front of him and looked at the sky, while leisurely chatting with Ella. Though only Ella knew he was actually quite worried. After all, their plan hinged on Tang San's reaction to the story…

"Brother Al!"

Tang San suddenly got up, attracting Al's attention, before he bowed to him deeply.

"Please save my mother!"

"???"