Douluo Continent: Transmigrated into Tang San's Younger Sister and Became a God with Two Martia

Chapter 258 Tang San's Worries

Tang San's gaze first focused on Dai Mubai.

Upon noticing Tang San's gaze, Dai Mubai coughed lightly, then quickly turned around and walked hurriedly behind Zhu Zhuqing. Without hesitation, he reached out and tightly grasped Zhu Zhuqing's fair and smooth hand, deliberately feigning concern and focusing all his attention on her fingers.

Seeing this, Tang San couldn't help but frown slightly.

His gaze then shifted to Ma Hongjun on the other side. Ma Hongjun seemed to sense Tang San's gaze, his body trembled violently, and then, as if frozen in place, slowly turned around. However, the expression on his face was incredibly stiff, as if he were wearing a mask.

And so, Ma Hongjun slowly walked up behind Ning Rongrong, and then stood there quietly like a statue.

At this moment, the entire scene fell into an eerie silence.

When people feel embarrassed and at a loss, they tend to be unusually busy, as if this can cover up their inner unease.

Tang San naturally understood what Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun's unusual behavior meant, given that they had known each other for many years and knew each other inside and out.

Tang San's expression instantly turned serious. He stared intently at the people in front of him and asked anxiously and nervously, "Are you... hiding something from me?"

Upon hearing Tang San's question, the people present exchanged glances, but ultimately none of them spoke. They knew all too well that the matter of inheriting a divine position was far too dangerous, and the slightest misstep could plunge Tang San into utter ruin.

Moreover, they firmly believed that if Tang Nian were here, she would also choose to keep quiet about Tang San.

Looking at everyone's tightly closed lips and silent demeanor, Tang San understood everything.

He took a deep breath, trying to calm his increasingly agitated emotions. He knew very well that since these guys had made up their minds to hide the truth, no matter how much he pressed them, he probably wouldn't get the answers he wanted from them.

Thinking of this, Tang San slowly turned around. He walked heavily towards the door, each step seemingly carrying a thousand-pound burden.

They won't say, but Dean Flanders or the master must know.

……

Tang Nian has always possessed extraordinary patience.

However, in the past few days, she seems to have become a different person, increasingly anxious and restless.

Even as a vessel containing the power of the Yellow Springs Road, she had never experienced such intense agitation during this difficult period of absorption when she encountered setbacks.

The reason for this was that the problem lay with Qian Shiye.

At first, he was quite well-behaved, just standing at a distance and occasionally glancing at Tang Nian, but such behavior was still within Tang Nian's tolerance range.

But for some reason, the situation has taken a sharp turn for the worse in recent days.

Qian Shiye's eyes seemed to be under a spell, glued to Tang Nian, refusing to look away for even a moment.

Those burning, fiery eyes made it impossible for Tang Nian to ignore them; she felt as if she were sitting on pins and needles, completely uncomfortable.

Given the special relationship between the two, Tang Nian felt that breaking their silence abruptly would seem somewhat inexplicable.

Therefore, despite feeling utterly helpless, she chose to remain silent and silently maintain the stalemate with Qian Shiye.

But Qian Shiye's gaze became increasingly unrestrained, utterly uninhibited.

Tang Nian even began to suspect that Qian Shiye might not blink at all, otherwise why would he stare at her for so long?

Faced with this difficult situation, Tang Nian was extremely anxious, her mind racing as she tried to think of a solution.

However, after much thought, she realized that the only feasible solution was to race against time to complete the second test from the God of Hell.

Only by passing this assessment can she have a glimmer of hope to escape her current awkward and embarrassing predicament.

After making up her mind, Tang Nian dared not slack off in the slightest. She began to concentrate fully and rack her brains to find every possible way to speed up the absorption of the Yellow Springs' aura.

She mobilized all her energy and attention, trying to establish a closer connection with the mysterious and powerful aura of the underworld.

However, things often don't go as smoothly as Tang Nian hoped.

Perhaps due to excessive haste leading to failure, or perhaps for some other unknown reason, the Yellow Spring Qi was not absorbed into Tang Nian's body in large quantities as she wished.

On the contrary, it has become increasingly rare.

As time passed, Tang Nian absorbed less and less of the Yellow Springs' aura, and correspondingly, the portion that could be converted into her own power became even more negligible.

Not a single mistake, not a single poem, not a single post, not a single piece of content, not a single look!

Today, in particular, the situation is even worse.

She had been busy from sunrise to sunset, and night was approaching. A whole day had passed, but the Yellow Spring aura that Tang Nian had painstakingly absorbed was gradually dissipating like light smoke and mist, as if it had never existed, leaving her with nothing in the end.

Tang Nian closed her eyes tightly, carefully sensing the pitifully weak aura of the Yellow Springs within her body.

After a long period of tireless effort, she had only collected 20% of the total amount. This result was undoubtedly a heavy blow to Tang Nian, who was eager to improve her strength quickly.

In an instant, a deep and intense feeling of despair surged into her heart like a tide, instantly engulfing her and making her feel utterly hopeless and unwilling to live.

At this sluggish pace, how long will it take before all the aura of the underworld can be successfully transformed into one's own power?

Tang Nian didn't know.

However, if things continue like this, and Tang Nian still fails to complete the second test of the Eye of Yama when the deadline arrives, she will ultimately face only ruthless annihilation.

Thinking of this, Tang Nian felt a chill run down her spine and straight to her head, her hair stood on end, and a sense of dread arose spontaneously.

She instinctively shrank her neck, as if a pair of cold hands were gently stroking the back of her neck, bringing a slight chill.

Without the slightest hesitation, Tang Nian took a deep breath, steadied herself, and once again devoted herself wholeheartedly to absorbing the aura of the Yellow Springs.

However, Tang Nian, who was focused on absorbing the aura of the Yellow Springs, did not notice that in a corner out of her sight, Shi Ye was clenching his teeth and making fists with both hands. His knuckles were turning slightly white from the force.

(End of this chapter)