Chapter 3: Are There Any Women in the Soul Clan?
“This Seat is Soul Heaven Emperor.”
Upon hearing the three words “Soul Heaven Emperor,” Soul Huan’s heart pounded as if it would explode, and he bit down so hard that blood streamed from the corners of his mouth.
He trembled like a sieve, his legs gave out, and he desperately kowtowed to the ground.
Earlier, when he felt the stirring of his Bloodline, Soul Huan had already made a guess, but this guess was too absurd, causing him to instinctively avoid it.
But he knew that the fear and submission from the depths of his Soul, and the supreme power with which the other party casually repaired his Soul, could only belong to the Soul Clan’s sole ruler, Clan Chief Soul Heaven Emperor, and absolutely no one else.
Because he dared not use Dou Qi to protect himself, blood and cold sweat mixed with the sand on the ground, forming small puddles of muddy water. The sharp-eyed Hun Ruo Ruo even found a small piece of bitten-off tongue on the ground.
She didn't know if it was from fright or intentional.
“Alright, stop kowtowing. It’s already an eyesore.” Hun Ruo Ruo first pouted, then chuckled, “Of course, if you kowtow yourself to death here, I’d be very supportive.”
She lightly licked the corner of her lips, as if savoring the taste of the Soul she had consumed earlier.
With blood in his mouth, Soul Huan mumbled, “This subordinate truly did not know Young Miss’s identity.”
He wasn't stupid; he didn't dare to directly state that Hun Ruo Ruo’s Bloodline Power was so thin that the testing disk didn’t react at all. If he had said it, he would surely die, and even a group of people related to him in his Clan’s genealogy would probably have to be buried with him.
The daughter of the Soul Clan Chief, with almost no Bloodline Power in her body, and she ran off to this small mountain village to be a village girl?
For Soul Huan to stumble upon such a thing, he was truly unlucky.
Soul Heaven Emperor sighed and interrupted, “Speaking of this matter, it is indeed this Seat’s failure to fulfill a father’s duty. Soul Huan, you may withdraw. Furthermore, this Seat hopes you will not disclose today’s events to outsiders.”
Soul Huan was moved to tears of gratitude, “Thank you for your trust, Clan Chief. This subordinate… this subordinate will surely guard it with his life!”
“Withdraw.”
“Yes!”
After receiving Soul Heaven Emperor’s forgiveness, Soul Huan felt as if he had been granted a great pardon. He scrambled and crawled towards the direction outside Offering Soul Village, not daring to stay for even a moment. He summoned his Dou Qi wings and fled towards the center of the Soul Realm.
Hun Ruo Ruo glanced at the figure gradually turning into a black dot, no longer dwelling on anything. Compared to such an insignificant pawn, her current cheap father was much more difficult to deal with.
Moreover, based on her understanding of Soul Heaven Emperor, even the most overbearing contract could not make him abandon his suspicious heart. Letting Soul Huan go was merely putting on a show in front of her; it would be a miracle if he survived.
“Ruo Ruo, do you still wish to maintain this appearance?”
Upon hearing this, the young girl’s mind stirred. Her pale complexion visibly transformed into delicate, rosy skin. With a gentle sweep of her small hand from top to bottom, her originally dull and dry hair changed into magnificent sea-blue long hair as her palm passed over it.
After restoring her true appearance, Hun Ruo Ruo reverted to her initial timid tone, pitifully weeping:
“Father, since you’ve been hiding beside Ruo Ruo for so long, you must have heard the test results, right? The remaining Bloodline Power in Ruo Ruo’s body isn’t even enough to activate the testing disk. I’ve already been expelled from the Soul Clan. According to Clan rules, in three days, Ruo Ruo will have no choice but to go to Sword Soul Mountain and leave the Soul Realm.”
When she said the word “Father,” she intentionally emphasized it, her soft voice making it impossible to distinguish if it was coquetry or sarcasm.
As if not hearing the meaning in the young girl’s words, Soul Heaven Emperor shook his head and said,
“Although the rules are so, you are my daughter after all. No one would dare to say anything if an exception is made. Back then, if you hadn't threatened to die, I wouldn't have sent you to live alone in such a remote place.”
“Really? Father is willing to break the Clan rules for Ruo Ruo. That truly moves me…”
If Soul Heaven Emperor had said these words to other Clan members, they would probably have been as grateful as Soul Huan, kowtowing repeatedly.
But for Hun Ruo Ruo alone, her heart held nothing but disgust for Soul Heaven Emperor, besides fear.
Before her first encounter with this cheap father, Hun Ruo Ruo had only thought she had Transmigrated to the Dou Qi Continent, becoming a Young Miss of the Soul Clan with a mother but no father. Although there was a significant gender discrepancy, the life of luxury and the joy of Qi improvement gradually allowed her to let go of her inner resentment—
Since things had changed, praying to gods and Buddhas seemed useless on the Dou Qi Continent.
Until one accidental opportunity, she met her birth father for the first time.
His characteristic appearance alone was not enough for Hun Ruo Ruo to determine his identity, but it wasn't until he, for some unknown reason, abducted her mother after some negotiation, that the terrifying Aura on him, like an abyss and a prison, could not be faked.
All sorts of emotions intertwined in the heart of the still young girl at that time. Amidst her terror, she forced herself to suppress the hope in her heart, and thoughts constantly surged in her mind—Soul Heaven Emperor has a daughter? Why was she never mentioned in the original novel?
There were only two answers. One was that her Transmigration had changed the original timeline of the Dou Qi Continent. If so, there was still room for things to turn around.
The second was that Soul Heaven Emperor’s daughter might have already died in some unknown accident, which was why the original novel never mentioned her.
It sounded a bit like a conspiracy theory, but Hun Ruo Ruo dared not gamble.
Therefore, to survive, and to be able to save her mother in the future, she had to learn to disguise her emotions, forcing herself to endure the internal revulsion and feign civility with other men, eventually developing this fiendish personality.
There was no other way; putting aside those miscellaneous commoners, among the other named Soul Clan members, Hun Ruo Ruo had never seen a single woman. So, navigating among men was a decision she made only after being pushed to a dead end.
Memories flashed through her mind. The young girl took a deep breath, spread her hands, and said, “Ruo Ruo doesn’t want your reputation as Clan Chief to be damaged. Although I’ve been stripped of my Clan member status, this opportunity is also a good chance to go out and Cultivate.”
“Cultivate, huh.” Soul Heaven Emperor pondered for a moment, then said in a gentle voice,
“Ruo Ruo, with your strength at the intermediate Dou King level, you won’t be able to protect yourself in a place like Central Plains. Even with the Soul Hall’s name as protection, countless ill-intentioned individuals will likely covet your beauty. Your Soul Skill disguise alone probably won’t fool some of the powerhouses in Central Plains.”
Although he was trying to persuade her to stay, Soul Heaven Emperor’s words were quite pertinent.
“Ruo Ruo knows her strength is insufficient and doesn’t have the extravagant hope of going to Central Plains.”
“Not going to Central Plains? Hmm… Places outside Central Plains indeed pose little threat, but the Heaven and Earth energy in those regions is too barren. Your Cultivation will fall behind significantly. Even if your Cultivation talent is astonishing, you might not be able to catch up with the other Prodigies in the Clan by then.”
Completely suppressing the irritation and powerlessness in her heart, Hun Ruo Ruo blinked and said, “Simple. Just give me some Cultivation resources, won’t you?”