My expression was gloomy, but Mu Zhongping still approached step by step. His body was already tattered, and red light glowed in his eyes. As for his Dao body, it had long since been Emanated away. What remained now was merely the Ghost Immortal Dao body that had previously belonged to his face.
In other words, he had possessed two Dao bodies for a long time. His first Dao body had already been used to draw the tribulation onto himself, so he had been using his second Dao body to withstand the tribulation all along. Judging from his current state, all his treasures had probably been destroyed by the tribulation. Even his Dao body could no longer bear the burden, while the tribulation lightning still had not stopped and continued crashing down. Thus, being reduced to ashes was the fate awaiting him next.
After walking a few steps, Mu Zhongping suddenly let out a loud roar and charged toward me. I was startled, but the Ancestral Dragon had no fear of him at all. It stretched out a hand, intending to sweep away everything ahead that obstructed its vision!
My thoughts spun rapidly. Keeping Mu Zhongping alive would actually be quite useful. Besides, I had made an agreement with him beforehand to help him survive his tribulation. If I refused to help and even killed him, I would be violating the spirit of the contract and inviting retribution. Moreover, after considering it, keeping Mu Zhongping alive had its advantages. The Ancestral Dragon would return sooner or later, but Mu Zhongping would not. He could help me restrain Fan Tiansheng! I also needed him to suppress the ghostly aura at the seventh-floor gate. If something went wrong, I would still need him to fish me out.
"He's one of us!" I