I am a human cultivator, will you still pester me?

Losing its heart, Ao Yan suddenly lost its previous toughness.

It looked at its empty chest cavity, its expression slowly twisting from blankness, becoming incomparably terrified.

"No... no!"

"I don't want to die! I haven't become the Ancient Dragon King yet, I don't want to die!"

"Xing Mu, save me!"

The giant jellyfish floating in the seawater, emitting colorful light, watched Ao Yan lose its Indestructible Heart.

It was silent for a moment, "My lord, this servant's life was given by you."

"This servant will now return this life to you."

"Stars, please break through the chaotic bewilderment and guide me to find the Indestructible Heart."

Everything happened too fast. Ao Jiao was suppressing the Ghost-faced Dragon Nightmare, and when it saw Xing Mu begin to use the Starry Sky Method, it quickly got up.

"Stop!"

But the Ghost-faced Dragon Nightmare used its sharp claws to hook Ao Jiao tightly, not letting it leave.

The whole process was so fast that there was no time to stop it.

Li Yan witnessed the giant jellyfish, its colorful and transparent body, begin to wither like a flower.

He looked at the scene before him in disbelief. Xing Mu of the Four Evils actually ignited itself, transforming into a beacon of the Stars, guiding the Stars!

The enormous jellyfish was shrinking visibly, like a burning candle, melting rapidly.

Blind loyalty.

The word popped into Li Yan's mind. He didn't expect that Xing Mu, with its powerful strength, would sacrifice itself for the Ghost-faced Dragon Nightmare.

"These days... there are still people who will sacrifice for love?"

Li Yan, who had always been indifferent, was greatly shocked when he saw Xing Mu ignite itself to guide the Stars.

He watched as the jellyfish shrank to the size of a bowl, burning itself out.

The Ghost-faced Dragon Nightmare's body also began to turn into starlight, being transported into the chaotic rift to find its Indestructible Heart.

Xing Mu, having burned itself out, spoke in a weak voice.

"My lord, this servant... this servant can only help you this far."

"Before leaving, would my lord be willing to tell this servant..."

"Has my lord ever loved this servant once? Even... even if it's just a fleeting moment like a shooting star."

Seeing that it was saved, the Ghost-faced Dragon Nightmare didn't have the slightest sense of guilt.

In the moment before being teleported away, it mocked, "Xing Mu, you are just one of my servants."

"I am of the Dragon Clan, and you! Are just a jellyfish that cultivated into a spirit."

"There is a world of difference between us! Would a dragon ever be moved by a pet it raises? How laughable!"

Leaving these words, Ao Yan was sent to the chaotic space by the power of the Stars to find its Indestructible Heart.

And Xing Mu, who burned its life to save it, only received Ao Yan's cold and ruthless truth in return.

In the eyes of the dragon, this jellyfish was just a plaything it raised.

Just like humans, would they be moved by the cats and dogs they raise?

If they really were moved… then that would be the 'Ren Shou' district.

No matter how much people dote on the cats and dogs they raise, they are still just pets.

To make Ao Yan be moved by a jellyfish? What a joke!

And Xing Mu, having received its answer, gradually lost its vitality, like garbage floating in the seawater, drifting with the ocean currents.

Who would have thought that this transparent ball the size of a bowl would be Xing Mu of the Four Evils?

Li Yan's eyes were calm, but his mood was mixed.

He didn't expect that even before leaving, the Ghost-faced Dragon Nightmare wouldn't say a few comforting words.

It was quite in line with the Ancient Dragon Clan's straightforward nature. They say what they mean, and they will speak frankly even if it's unpleasant.

Although he failed to kill Ao Yan, Li Yan felt a little regretful.

But the purpose of his trip was to obtain the Dragon Clan's secret treasure.

Now that the Coiled Dragon Pillar was in his hands, he also obtained the Yuan Xu Turtle Shell, one of the Four Evils.

The Yuan Xu Turtle Shell is equivalent to a giant island, and can be used as a mobile Immortal Mansion.

Understanding the principle of knowing when to stop, he couldn't continue to stay in the Eastern Wasteland Ruins.

After all, the White Jade Capital had already sent Yan Po Shan down to investigate the situation here, so he had to slip away.

"Ao Jiao, let's go!"

Knowing that Yan Po Shan was about to arrive at the Eastern Wasteland Ruins, Li Yan didn't dare to delay any longer. If they were caught up by the White Jade Capital, Ao Jiao's life might be in danger.

"Good!"

Ao Jiao knew that Li Yan had obtained the treasure, and she no longer lingered in battle.

However, before leaving, Ao Yan carefully brought the bowl-sized transparent sphere to its side.

Li Yan glanced over curiously, "Isn't this Xing Mu dead? Why are you taking it with you?"

"The Four Evils aren't so easy to kill. Xing Mu's true form is an Immortal Jellyfish. As long as it isn't killed, it can live forever."

Immortal Jellyfish?

Li Yan remembered seeing something about this special jellyfish from the seabed somewhere before.

When aging or seriously injured, as long as it doesn't die, the Immortal Jellyfish's cells will reprogram, reversing from the adult stage back to the juvenile polyp stage, theoretically achieving infinite lifespan.

Li Yan looked at the transparent sphere, which pulsed like a heart, thump~ thump.

Xing Mu had burned everything away, returning to its childhood in this way.

Perhaps sensing Li Yan's confusion, Ao Jiao smiled wryly.

"Xing Mu and I can be considered old acquaintances."

"It's a very gentle child, too simple, and too obedient to my scumbag brother."

"Xing Mu has been by my brother's side to repay a life-saving grace from tens of thousands of years ago, but my brother... because of the difference in race, has always been indifferent to it, treating it only as a servant."

Ao Jiao, this dragon, snorted a puff of hot air from its nostrils, sighing, "One after another, old friends around me have fallen, and there are not many people I know left."

"Xing Mu is not inherently bad, and I can't bear to see one less of my old acquaintances."

Having lived to Ao Jiao's age, many acquaintances have long since passed away or been reincarnated.

For the long lifespan of an Ancient Dragon, tens of thousands of years is only their adolescence.

Seeing Ao Jiao take away the bowl-sized sphere, Li Yan didn't say anything.

However, Li Yan was suddenly curious about something, and he tentatively asked.

"Your brother said that he has no feelings for jellyfish, even if Xing Mu has been by his side for so many years, he can be indifferent?"

Ao Jiao, swimming back with Li Yan, pondered for a moment.

"I think it's normal. We Ancient Dragons aren't like humans."

"Humans are sentimental and like to mess around with the demon and ghost races."

"But we Ancient Dragons are only interested in our own kind, and very rarely intermarry with other races, unlike human cultivators."

Ao Jiao's remarks made Li Yan feel both helpless and amused.

But what it said seemed to be true?

There are indeed many stories circulating among humans about romances with monsters and in-depth exchanges with various non-human creatures.

The most common are Xu Xian and Bai Niangzi, and what about the unfinished love between humans and ghosts...

After laughing, Li Yan slowly asked a question.

"If I said that I was transformed from a human cultivator, would you still cling to me?"