Gu Yuena's Redemption

"Ah..."

A low sigh echoed through Lin Xiuran's mind, seeming to resound across the entire arena as well.

The next second, invisible ripples burst from Lin Xiuran's body. The Ice and Snow Forest that was about to harm him froze in midair. In the next instant, all of it shattered. Yet it did not break into ice shards; it directly turned into Ice Element and vanished without a trace.

The towering tree formed by the Ice and Snow Forest also began to crumble almost immediately afterward. The powerful Martial Soul Fusion Skill was effortlessly neutralized.

When Wu Zhangkong arrived outside the arena, even he was stunned. He had never expected such a powerful Martial Soul Fusion Skill to collapse in an instant.

And the one responsible for all this was merely a ten-year-old Soul Elder who had just reached rank thirty. One had to know that the Martial Soul Fusion Skill was powerful enough to rival a Soul King's attack.

Lin Xiuran felt as though his entire body had been hollowed out, and he nearly collapsed to the ground. Fortunately, Wu Zhangkong arrived in time to support him.

Tang Wulin and Guyue had long since disappeared from the platform. Perhaps Guyue had used her Space Element to teleport them away.

The sisters Zhou Hanyou and Zhou Tian'er wore faces of utter disbelief, their complexions terribly pale as they panted heavily. A trace of blood seeped from the corners of their mouths. Their Soul Power had clearly been completely exhausted, and the backlash from their shattered Martial Soul Fusion Skill had injured them.

Zhang Zhenpeng arrived just after Wu Zhangkong. The moment he saw the Ice and Snow Forest activate, he knew something was wrong.

This was a competition!

His two prized disciples still could not fully control this Soul Skill. If lives were lost, the consequences would be disastrous.

Yet even he had not expected such a powerful elemental Martial Soul Fusion Skill to be broken.

Wu Zhangkong handed Lin Xiuran over to Xie Xie, then swept his icy gaze over Zhang Zhenpeng.

Clearly, after his student had been injured, how could Wu Zhangkong possibly let the matter rest so easily?

Afterward, six Soul Rings emerged alongside powerful Ice Element, gradually spreading across the entire arena. Then Lin Xiuran could no longer see anything, because he had already passed out beside Xie Xie.

"Sister Na, why?"

Tang Wutong's face was full of confusion. Though Guyue had protected her younger brother, she did not feel relieved because of it.

Because she knew that her younger brother could not possibly have been harmed. A God King's divine consciousness was not for show.

What puzzled her was why Guyue, outside, had chosen Tang Wulin without the slightest hesitation under those circumstances.

Even if she had not recovered her memories, clearly, between them...

Gu Yuena's eyes were filled with grief. Colors flowed through her pupils, as if different memories were surfacing within them.

How similar this was to that scene in her previous life. Back then, she had also been here, choosing Tang Wulin without hesitation. At the time, Lin Xiuran had suffered immense trauma. If not for the Phoenix Bloodline's powerful, tenacious vitality, then that time, he might truly have...

And the mountains of corpses and seas of blood in the Star Dou Great Forest kept replaying before her eyes. She seemed to still be able to feel the warmth of Lin Xiuran's body.

"No matter which version of me it is, I have wronged him." Gu Yuena looked somewhat despondent as she tried her best to pull herself from her memories.

Gu Yuena looked at Tang Wutong and slowly exhaled. "Would you be willing to hear my story?"

Tang Wutong froze, then seemed to realize something and hurriedly nodded.

By the time Lin Xiuran woke up, he had already returned to the hotel.

He stretched his slightly sore arms. His physical condition was not bad; at the very least, he did not feel any pain.

In fact, he had already regained consciousness earlier. His mind had merely been muddled for a while, so he took some time to recover.

But he had still vaguely heard some of what had been said.

Guyue had not hesitated to consume her own life force, igniting Life's Light and combining it with the Light Element she controlled to unleash Life Healing Light and treat Tang Wulin. His wounds and damaged internal organs had basically healed.

It was a touching deed, but Lin Xiuran did not really care. He lightly rubbed his eyes, and his vision gradually became clear again.

At that moment, Wu Zhangkong, who had been watching over the unconscious Tang Wulin and Guyue, walked over to him and asked, "How are you feeling?"

"It's nothing serious. I feel pretty good." Lin Xiuran shrugged. He truly was fine and only needed more rest.

The white-haired woman behind Wu Zhangkong smiled brightly at the two of them. "I knew you would be worried. I checked him already. Your disciple is perfectly fine."

Lin Xiuran looked at the white-haired woman. If he had guessed correctly, she should be Wu Zhangkong's junior sister, Shen Yi.

At that moment, Xu Xiaoyan and Xie Xie returned with food from the doorway. The instant they saw that Lin Xiuran was awake, their eyes lit up.

"Brother Xiuran!"

The two came to Lin Xiuran's side. Xie Xie in particular looked at him with an excited expression.

"How do you feel, Brother Ran?"

"I'm fine," Lin Xiuran replied.

"Damn, Brother Ran, how did you break that final Martial Soul Fusion Skill?"

Xie Xie had been dumbfounded at the time. The Ice and Snow Forest had been terrifying just to look at, yet it had collapsed effortlessly before Lin Xiuran.

Xu Xiaoyan stood to the side, wanting to say something, yet worrying about something as well. She merely smiled at Lin Xiuran.

Xie Xie seemed to have far too many questions. In one minute, he asked Lin Xiuran more than ten of them.

Only when Wu Zhangkong told him to shut up and stop disturbing Lin Xiuran's rest did Lin Xiuran finally get some peace.

A few days later, Tang Wulin and Guyue finally woke up. Tang Wulin's self-healing ability was extremely strong. Despite suffering such severe injuries, all of his internal organs had healed under the effects of Life Healing Light. His body had merely been too heavily depleted and still needed time to recuperate.

Thus, neither of them could continue participating in the three-person team competition. There was only one substitute slot, so it was impossible to replace both of them. Therefore, they withdrew from the remaining matches.

But Lin Xiuran was basically unaffected. The very next day, he was lively and energetic again, continuing to compete in the Youth Division Individual Competition.

The remaining matches went smoothly. Although there were still Soul Masters with three Soul Rings in the Youth Division, none of them were ultimately as powerful as Ye Xinglan. Naturally, they could not possibly be Lin Xiuran's opponents.

Therefore, almost as everyone expected, Lin Xiuran won the final championship of the Youth Division Individual Competition.

Winning the final championship at the age of ten was undoubtedly an immense honor. At least in the several hundred years since the Tianhai Alliance Competition began, no one had ever taken first place at the age of ten.

With his own strength, he drove up the viewership of the entire Youth Division competition. A ten-year-old Soul Elder, three differently colored Soul Rings, and the ability to forcefully withstand a Martial Soul Fusion Skill.

Every one of those achievements was shocking, naturally drawing countless spectators to watch.