Douluo Continent: The Ten Kings of Hell, I am the Emperor of the Underworld

Chapter 88 Ah Yin's Submission: A Great Gift for Haozi
The secluded cave was silent, as if no one had ever set foot there.

Because the cave is located behind the waterfall, it is very damp inside.

Footsteps suddenly echoed in the cave, which had been deserted for a long time.

"Tang Hao is quite the clever little devil. He knows his wife is Blue Silver Grass, yet he still put her in this cold and damp cave, just in case she doesn't die completely, right?"

Ning Qiuyang walked deep into the cave and came to a small stone chamber.

Looking into the stone chamber from the outside, one can see a slender blue silver grass growing on a small mound in the middle of the chamber.

Ning Qiuyang did not rush into the stone chamber. He opened the Netherworld Heavenly Eye between his brows, and a dense network of energy appeared before him.

"If you say he doesn't value you, he keeps you hidden away and goes to great lengths to protect you. But if you say he values ​​you, he doesn't care about your life or death at all and has never thought about helping you recover."

Ning Qiuyang's voice echoed in the stone chamber. On the small mound, the slender Blue Silver Grass, which had been quiet and indistinguishable from ordinary Blue Silver Grass, suddenly trembled slightly.

Ning Qiuyang took a step forward.

The next moment, all the traps left by Tang Hao were rendered useless, allowing Ning Qiuyang to appear next to the Blue Silver Grass.

"It seems you still have some sense. Let me give you a hand."

Ning Qiuyang reached out and swept his hand, and dense Yin energy gathered on the Blue Silver Grass.

Before long, a gentle and graceful female phantom appeared above the Blue Silver Grass.

"Who are you? Thank you for helping me regain full consciousness."

Ah Yin is currently in a soul state, but it's much better than before when she couldn't even gather her soul.

"Who I am is not important; what is important is whether you still know who you are."

"Me? I am Ah Yin." Ah Yin's voice was gentle, like a clear mountain spring flowing slowly. "I am the Blue Silver Emperor."

Ning Qiuyang nodded.

"Now I'm giving you a chance to be reborn. Are you willing to accept it?"

After hesitating for a long time, Ah Yin finally asked slowly:

Why should you help me? What do you need me to do?

"All you need to do is go to the underworld and serve me."

Ah Yin didn't know what the underworld was, but she understood that Ning Qiuyang wanted her to become his subordinate.

She hesitated for a moment.

Having truly experienced death, A-Yin's desire for life is particularly strong, yet there are still things she can't let go of in her heart.

"Are you still thinking about Tang Hao?"

Just as she was hesitating, Ning Qiuyang asked again.

"After you were sacrificed, he put you in this dilapidated cave. Did he ever think about helping you recover?"

"Putting everything else aside, even if we placed you in the Star Dou Great Forest, with the help of the Blue Silver King and numerous Blue Silver Grasses, even if you couldn't be reborn quickly, at least your condition would recover considerably."

"In this damp and humid stone chamber, there is only a small mound of earth for you to grow on. This mound doesn't even have much nutrition. If you hadn't retained some of the characteristics of the Blue Silver Emperor, you would probably have rotted into mud long ago."

With each word Ning Qiuyang spoke, A Yin's face grew paler.

She understands these things now, but she's finding it hard to face them right now.

Ning Qiuyang showed no mercy and continued:

"I see you've regained some consciousness, but you've hidden it deep inside. What are you worried about? What are you afraid of? Or are you trying to observe something?"

"Did Tang Hao's performance make you realize how foolish and naive you were before? Or are you still too foolish to face the truth?"

"That's enough, please stop talking," Ah Yin pleaded.

But Ning Qiuyang continued:
"It's okay to make mistakes or suffer losses. What's truly hopeless is not having the courage to face the truth and start over."

"Oh, by the way, your child with Tang Hao, his soul is dead, and his body has been taken over by an extraterrestrial, yet he is living a loving and filial life with Tang Hao. It's quite ridiculous."

"what?"

This news became the final straw that broke Ah Yin's back.

She actually had a premonition before giving birth that the child might die shortly after birth.

Her condition was terrible at the time; she was surrounded by a dense aura of death, which affected the fetus, making its chances of survival extremely slim. Even so, she couldn't accept that Ning Qiuyang had told her child's body had been possessed by a foreign soul.

"If you want to know the truth and witness the fate of Tang Hao and the outsider who took over your child's body, you should know what to choose."

Ah Yin finally stopped hesitating.

"I promise you, I am willing to become your subordinate and serve you."

"Very good." Ning Qiuyang smiled.

"Welcome to the underworld. You may even see some old friends you haven't seen in a long time."

Ning Qiuyang grabbed Ah Yin's body along with the soil, summoned the Yellow Springs Road, and was about to take her into the underworld.

"I almost forgot, we can't leave this to Tang Hao."

Ning Qiuyang looked towards a certain spot at the top of the cave, where a ghost appeared out of thin air and floated to the stone wall above.

A moment later, a black box was taken out by the ghost and handed to Ning Qiuyang.

"He values ​​your soul bone more than you yourself."

Ah Yin shook her head sadly.

"It was only after I died once that I realized that many of the things I did in the past were actually quite illogical."

"It's not too late to realize this now. Oh, right, let's leave a gift for Tang Hao."

Ning Qiuyang's figure disappeared and reappeared, with a Blue Silver Grass in his hand.

This Blue Silver Grass seems to be somewhat malnourished, and it resembles Ah Yin's slender body.

Ning Qiuyang injected some more Yin energy into the Blue Silver Grass, slightly altering its life form; otherwise, this ordinary Blue Silver Grass would have rotted in the cave within a few days.

"It's your turn."

Although Ah Yin is in a soul state, she still possesses a small portion of the Blue Silver Emperor's abilities.

She left her own life essence in this ordinary blue silver grass, making the grass even more like her original form, and their auras were almost identical.

Ning Qiuyang planted the Blue Silver Grass in the place where Ah Yin originally grew, then opened the black box and took out Ah Yin's soul bone.

"When Tang Hao comes next time, he will be very surprised."

Ning Qiuyang's Ten Kings of Hell Tower appeared, his sixth soul ring flashed slightly, and an ancient, weathered seal appeared in Ning Qiuyang's hand.

This is Ning Qiuyang's sixth soul skill - the Prison Suppression Ancient Seal.

Once this ancient seal is formed, it can remain for a long time without dissipating unless Ning Qiuyang actively cancels it.

He put the ancient seal in a box.

"Alright, I hope Tang Hao will like this gift when he comes here."

Ning Qiuyang put the box back in its original place, restoring everything to its original state.

Throughout the cave, apart from the blue silver grass that looked a little wilted, nothing else had changed.

"Let's go, I don't think you'll miss this cave."

The Road to the Underworld reappears, with Ning Qiuyang carrying Ah Yin's physical body while her soul floats to the side.

"Of course not, I've had enough of being here."

Perhaps it was Ning Qiuyang who directly shattered her last shred of hesitation, forcing A Yin to confront the bloody truth. After being broken down and rebuilt, A Yin now appears much more carefree.

"You haven't told me your identity yet. What do you plan to have me do after I become your subordinate?"

"Don't worry, you'll know soon."

The road to the underworld disappeared, and the cave was deathly silent, with only a single blue silver grass growing quietly.

In the underworld, the Road to the Yellow Springs descends directly onto the banks of the River of Oblivion.

"My lord, you have arrived." Zi Ji flew out of the River of Oblivion and suddenly saw A Yin beside Ning Qiuyang.

"Blue Silver Emperor?"

(End of this chapter)