Today's second update: Chapter 2244! 2/2!
Burning everything away, all to forge one person. Compared to the Five Elders, whose vital energy had weakened after pouring their cultivation into him, no one knew the agony Duan Yu was enduring beneath that handsome face, now twisted beyond recognition.
Yet he did not let out a single groan.
For a boy to become a man, all it often took was one catalyst.
Today, Duan Yu had lost both his parents. His family had been torn apart.
But as the head of the Duan Family, he had no time to grieve, because there were still greater responsibilities for him to bear.
He did it. After the Five Elders exhausted their cultivation and collapsed unconscious, Duan Yu absorbed it all.
"Though he cannot stand shoulder to shoulder with us, he is barely qualified to serve as the seventh member of the Big Dipper Formation," Wang Chongyang judged.
Buzz~
Suddenly, a soft hum came from within Tianlong Temple.
Then, before everyone's astonished eyes, the willow branch beneath Master Kurong swiftly flew over, finally hovering before Duan Yu.
This...
"Amitabha. What a blessing. At last, among the descendants of the Duan Family, someone can wield Wither Bloom Power. Duan Yu, is it? If you do not die for the Way after this calamity, you will surely become the one to revive the Duan Family."
"Wield Myriad Ages Wither Bloom and become the gatekeeper in my stead."
"Remember, safeguarding Wither Bloom is the Duan Family's duty. No matter who becomes the master of Wither Bloom in the future, you must place their command above all else."
Duan Yu slowly opened his eyes and reached out to grasp the willow branch before him, which shifted between lush green and withered dryness.
In an instant, Wither Bloom Power