Chapter 176 The Seed of Doubt
The fearful look in the witch doctor's eyes as he left was like a thorn, deeply piercing Yueqing's heart.
Night fell once more.
Inside the tent, Silver Tiger curled up on the animal skin, his tall and strong body trembling violently from extreme pain. Suppressed groans, like those of a trapped wild beast, escaped from the depths of his throat.
Sweat soaked his silvery-white hair, which clung to his pale forehead, and every muscle in his body was waging a desperate battle against the violent power within him.
Looking at Yin Hu's appearance, Yue Qing felt as if her heart was being torn apart.
She knew that simply getting close to him could no longer alleviate his pain.
The Seed of the Demon God, stimulated by divine power, became more active and hungrier.
If this continues, he will be worn down to death.
We can't wait any longer.
Yueqing made a crazy decision.
When Yin Hu finally fell into a deep sleep during a break from his pain, she gently placed her sleeping eldest daughter aside and picked up her youngest son.
She needs to take the initiative.
Once again, she used her fragile soul as a bridge, carefully reaching into her son's body to draw upon that pure and vast divine power.
This time, she wasn't trying to suppress it, but rather to purify it.
A strand of golden energy, finer than a hair, slowly flowed from her fingertips into the Silver Tiger's body.
The instant that wisp of divine power was drawn away, a barely visible wisp of black energy flashed past beneath the eyelids of the infant in her arms.
The warm little hands suddenly felt a chill.
Yueqing's heart skipped a beat, but she couldn't care less now.
"Wow--!"
The eldest daughter, who was standing nearby, suddenly woke up and burst into tears.
She crawled over on her hands and feet, pushing Yueqing's arm away with her little hands to keep her from getting close to her brother. Her clear black and white eyes were filled with fear of something invisible.
It was as if she was using her most instinctive method to prevent a disaster.
Yueqing's heart sank into a cold abyss.
She knew her daughter had noticed.
...
The next day, Tiger Peak's trusted warriors found Silver Tiger and conveyed the clan chief's orders.
"Silver Tiger, your bravery is known throughout the clan. Recently, there have been wolf scum appearing in the southern forest. The clan chief has ordered you to lead a patrol to wipe them out."
The soldier's tone was full of respect, as if it were the highest honor.
Tiger Peak is testing the waters.
He wanted to see for himself whether this so-called divine grace could truly become a knife in his hand.
The wolf clan and the tiger clan have a long-standing feud, and there are constant conflicts in the southern forests. This mission is tantamount to throwing Silver Tiger directly into the battlefield.
The patrol team set off.
Sure enough, on the third day after entering the southern woods, they were ambushed by wolves.
Dozens of robust wolf warriors suddenly pounced out of the forest, with Silver Tiger leading the charge. His claws flashed, sending blood and flesh flying. He was like a tireless war god, incomparably brave.
Just as he tore apart an opponent with his claw and was about to deliver a fatal blow to the wolf clan leader, the seed of the demon god within his body suddenly and violently erupted without warning.
"Well!"
The excruciating pain that tore his soul apart caused his vision to go black, his movements to freeze instantly, and he uncontrollably knelt on one knee.
A look of wild joy and ferocity flashed in the wolf chieftain's eyes. His sharp claws, whistling through the air, aimed straight for the silver tiger's heart.
A fatal flaw.
In a tent far away in the tribe, Yueqing was braiding her daughter's hair when her heart suddenly clenched, as if an invisible thread had been violently torn off.
The baby who had been sleeping peacefully in her arms suddenly opened its eyes.
His left pupil was a dazzling, shimmering gold, like the sun.
His right pupil was a deathly, pure black, like an abyss.
An aura, a mixture of ultimate holiness and ultimate tyranny, erupted uncontrollably from the center of his small body.
On the battlefield, a horrifying scene unfolded.
Just as the wolf chieftain's claws were about to touch the silver tiger's chest, a solid golden shield of light materialized out of thin air in front of him, steadily blocking the fatal blow.
But Silver Tiger's other hand suddenly rose up against his own will.
On its arm, pitch-black tentacles burst forth like venomous snakes, hissing so loudly they pierced the wolf chieftain's chest at an incredibly bizarre angle.
Without any blood splattering, the wolf chieftain's life force was instantly drained, and his robust body shriveled up at a visible speed.
miracle.
devil.
This terrifying sight, where gods and demons coexisted, shattered the courage of all the wolf warriors. They howled in terror and fled in panic, their souls scattered.
Although the tiger warriors won, their eyes as they looked at the silver tiger were filled with a fear even deeper than when facing an enemy.
Silver Tiger is back.
He had no injuries, but his usually stern face was filled with an unprecedented solemnity and confusion.
His tall figure blocked the entrance to the tent, casting a shadow that completely enveloped Yueqing.
Those fragmented memories, which he had regarded as nightmares, became incredibly clear at this moment.
He stared intently at Yueqing, his deep red eyes churning with turbulent emotions, his hoarse voice carrying an undeniable, demanding tone.
What exactly is inside my body?
"And who exactly are you?"
Faced with that gaze that seemed to see right through her soul, Yueqing knew she could no longer hide it.
She took a deep breath, met his gaze, and chose part of the truth.
"The child's father has some special bloodline, so after the child merged with his bloodline, a special power was generated. This power seems to be able to affect the chronic disease in your body."
Upon hearing this explanation, the turbulent waves surging in Silver Tiger's deep red eyes did not subside; instead, they swirled into an even deeper vortex.
"Affect me?" he repeated hoarsely, his tall frame taking a step closer, the shadow he cast almost completely engulfing Yueqing and the child in her arms, making the already cramped space inside the tent even more oppressive. "Why would his bloodline affect me?"
That imposing aura was no longer simply the pressure of a warrior, but rather a mixture of the residual power from the terrifying force on the battlefield, which he himself could not control.
Yueqing, holding the child, subconsciously took a half step back, her heel touching the pile of animal hides.
She raised her head, her pale face straining to convey just the right amount of confusion and vulnerability, and gently shook her head. "I...I don't know either. I only know that their father was very powerful, and their bloodline was very special. Perhaps there's something similar about your constitutions? Or perhaps it's the Ancestral Soul Stone that connected you?"
This show of weakness, which completely distanced himself from the situation, rendered Silver Tiger's pent-up interrogation and anger powerless, like a heavy punch landing on a soft animal hide.
He stared intently into Yueqing's eyes, trying to find even the slightest trace of a lie in that seemingly clear pool of water.
But all he saw was the exhaustion of someone who had survived a disaster, and an undeniable lingering fear.
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