Every time this guy was in danger, he still found time to joke around. This time, he must have been in such unbearable pain and confusion that he spoke so seriously.
Yinghuo was already considered strong-willed. Miaomiao, Lanhuang, and Xianxian were letting out heart-rending roars and shrieks of agony without stop. Every giant cocoon trembled, the power inside raging wildly and even spilling out from within.
"Luckily, Little Five is doing better! It has many bodies—tens of billions of them. More than ten billion have already been destroyed by the divine source. It has a high tolerance for error. Maybe some of its offspring will truly evolve successfully in the end. That is the advantage of its life form... Hey! Later, we'll do our best to shield you one last time. Let's see if we can hold on until Little Five succeeds!" Yinghuo said miserably.
"!!!"
In an instant, its words reminded Li Tianming of the moment Jin Yu died.
That miserable, helpless scene—watching his lifebound beasts die tragically for him—was a wound Li Tianming could never erase for the rest of his life!
It was too fatal.
This was a nightmare within nightmares.
By now, Li Tianming had grown far too much. No matter how great the nightmare, he could still hold onto the last shred of reason in his heart, because he would never allow Yinghuo and the others to sacrifice themselves for him.
They had already given too much for him.
Li Tianming regarded them as true family. The idea of sacrifice, of preserving himself at their expense, was something he simply could not bear.
"We promised to live and die together!"
He could not bear it!
"Yinghuo, tell me, is there another way? I don't want this! Please, give me another hope..."
Li Tianming stared fixedly