When Lu Chengwen woke up, it was already dark.
Lu Chengwen opened his eyes, saw everyone looking at him, and smiled.
"The happiest thing in life is discovering that the worst thing... was just a dream."
Zhao Ritian said, "Cheng Wen, are you all right?"
He said excitedly, "In the illusion, I chopped Long Aotian to death! Hahaha, it felt amazing! How about you? You killed him too, right?"
Looking at the innocent Zhao Ritian, Lu Chengwen was suddenly overwhelmed with emotion.
Compared to that terrifying Zhao Ritian, this one was much better!
Lu Chengwen nodded weakly.
Zhao Ritian looked smugly at Long Aotian. "Well? Beating you up is child's play for us. Heh!"
Long Aotian ignored Zhao Ritian. "Cheng Wen, did you really... defeat your opponent on your own?"
Lu Chengwen said, "I had no choice. In the end, I only kept my life because Big Brother saved me."
Long Aotian nodded, then fell into deep thought.
Lu Chengwen said weakly, "Senior Disciple Brother..."
Long Aotian cut him off. "I know."
Then he gave a disdainful smile. "I knew you were all show and no substance. What fucking Heavenly Tribulation or Earthly Tribulation? Even without the Shennong Fruit, I'm still Long Aotian, standing tall between heaven and earth. This lousy fruit is for whoever's weak enough to need it."
Then he glanced at Zhao Ritian. "I'm not like certain people who can't do anything without eating the fruit. Ah! I remember now!"
Long Aotian put on a look of sudden realization. "Ritian! Of the three of us, you're the weakest and the dumbest. You should eat it! Cheng Wen definitely won't fight you for it. After all, you're no hero. At a critical moment, without the fruit, not only would you fail to beat the enemy—you might even become