You don't want your secret to be revealed by others, right?-Chapter 434 - 35、Holy Beast

"Hmm…" the Empress furrowed her brow in thought, seeming not yet ready with an answer.

Lin Yue suddenly stepped forward, reached out, and embraced her, his arms circling her slender waist, and whispered in her ear, "Is this alright?"

The Empress stiffened slightly, then bit her lip and chided with a cold face, "You have quite the nerve; I am the Empress, and you dare to be so presumptuous?"

"Yes, this prince has been presumptuous; fortunately, no one saw. Please punish me, Empress," Lin Yue said with a silent smile, though his hands showed no intent of letting go.

If she were unwilling, how could he possibly hold an entity at the Saint level?

"Why do you call yourself 'this prince'?" The Empress couldn't help but frown, feeling a bit ridiculous, and somewhat embarrassedly pushed him away.

"You said you were the Empress, didn't you? If I don't call myself 'this prince,' should I use some other term?"

Lin Yue laughed, "This prince did promise to marry you and take you away when I have the power to do so, but that time has not yet come. Empress, you seem eager to change titles now, isn't that a bit premature?"

"..."

The Empress was left speechless for a while before finally spitting out two words, "Shameless..."

She snorted lightly, and with a slight tremor of her body, an invisible skill immediately shook Lin Yue's arms from her waist. Then she stepped back and looked at Lin Yue somewhat annoyed, "You promised me, don't call yourself 'this prince' in the future and I will give you the Divine Soul."

"Alright, what should I call myself?" Lin Yue asked.

"Just don't call yourself 'this prince.'"

The Empress waved her sleeve, and a small bottle made of Netherworld Soul Jade immediately flew towards Lin Yue.

Lin Yue caught it and said with a smiling face, "Thank you for your trouble this time. Shall we bow to heaven and earth now to fulfill half the promise?"

The Empress paused and then coughed lightly, saying, "No need; I believe you..."

Having said that, she immediately turned and left, escaping in a flurry.

"Interesting..."

Lin Yue watched the retreating figure of the Empress, and could not help but ponder.

He faintly sensed some change in the Empress after this meeting; could something have happened?

"Could it be the Second Prince?"

"The Second Prince knew that I was going to meet the Empress that day, and this time the Empress helped me find the Divine Soul, and he also helped me. Could he have already found out..."

Lin Yue pondered for a long time before putting away his thoughts and returning home.

...

"My lord, have you heard?"

As soon as he returned home, Qi Yinmo came up to him, somewhat excitedly saying, "The daughter of the Twelfth Prince, the Commandery Princess Zang Yan, has been killed!"

"Oh?" Lin Yue showed a hint of surprise, "So the anomaly just now was the death of Commandery Princess Zang Yan?"

"The Twelfth Prince had just lost an Ascetic a few days ago, and now he's lost the Commandery Princess Zang Yan, it's truly gratifying," Qi Yinmo couldn't help but laugh.

The Duke Heng's residence had a grudge against the Twelfth Prince; her older brother had been turned into a Life and Death Chess Puppet by the Twelfth Prince's side, and her husband was also a mortal enemy of the Twelfth Prince, so hearing of the enemy's misfortune naturally made her happy.

"Indeed, it's something to celebrate," Lin Yue said with a smile and a slight nod.

"I wonder who could have killed the Commandery Princess Zang Yan in Di Hong City."

Qi Yinmo said with some amazement, "It's said that the Commandery Princess Zang Yan was a strong competitor with three consecutive victories on the seventh layer of the Tianxia Building, to kill her instantly and prevent the Twelfth Prince from saving her in time. Could it be a Saint existence? The Star Lord who killed the Yellow Springs Visitor a few years ago?"

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Lin Yue placated this naive girl before returning to the Cultivation Chamber.

...

"Did you succeed?"

Inside the chamber, the soul of the Human Ancestor floated out from the black jade coffin.

"Of course."

Lin Yue flipped his hand and brought out a jade bottle, saying, "The Divine Soul is here; start the fusion now."

He immediately exerted a slight force with his fingertip and crushed the Netherworld Soul Jade.

As wisps of smoke drifted out, the soul of the Human Ancestor merged with it, becoming even more solid and complete.

After a long while.

The soul of the Human Ancestor finally became complete. Aside from seeming a bit ethereal and some smoky wisps lingering, it looked much the same as when he was in the Eternal Night Illusion Realm.

"How is it?" Lin Yue couldn't help but ask expectantly, "Have you fully recovered?"

"I have only recovered the memories of the Harmonization Stage," the Human Ancestor shook his head and said, "However, this time I regained many memories about Martial Arts during the Harmonization period that I don't know the origin of, and..."

He said uncertainly, "Even the path of my cultivation has changed."

"The path has changed?"

Lin Yue was taken aback and said, "Does that affect you?"

To a Saint-level cultivator, the path is fundamental. If the path and one's heart are not aligned, at best, their cultivation could regress, and at worst, they could die on the spot.

Therefore, even if one gains the memories of a Saint-level cultivator's understanding of the path through a Soul Search, it's useless.

Only the path one comprehends themselves can truly resonate with their being.

Even Princes and Princesses, who had mastered the path in their previous lives, have changed souls after reincarnation; thus, their former path is not a perfect match. They must realign, which isn't difficult but does take some time.

"No impact; on the contrary, it's a good thing."

The Human Ancestor shook his head and said, "The path I have now is much closer to the Ultimate Chaos than what I had before. In the past, I only mastered two types of extraordinary paths and always tried to merge them, but my soul was set, and I couldn't truly merge them. Now, with an additional extraordinary path, I've truly merged them, and it's closer to the Ultimate Chaos."

"Oh? That's some good news then?" Lin Yue was somewhat surprised.