Splitting Up

Bai Ze's pristine, jade-white appearance was bound to win every girl's affection. From the first moment they saw it, Hu Yao and the others had fallen for it. Even Tian Xin, whose temperament was as tranquil as still water, had a hint of fondness in her eyes.

Hu Yao was furious at Ling Tian for being "stingy," but Lian Yue's "stinginess" left her baffled. The sisters had always been close and shared everything, yet now Lian Yue was acting this way. Hu Yao pondered it, vaguely guessing there was more to it.

"Uh, Sister Yao, it's not that I don't want to give him to you. I'm just afraid you won't want him," Ling Tian hurriedly explained, the amusement in his eyes growing. "Forget it. I'll let you see Little Zhu's true form. But I'm warning you first—you'd better brace yourself."

"Uh..." Seeing how serious Ling Tian looked, Hu Yao became even more certain of her suspicions.

Meanwhile, after Little Zhu heard Little Devourer's translation, it flashed away from the group. The space around it rippled and warped, and moments later its several-thousand-zhang body appeared before them.

"Uh, he's huge—bigger than Little Devourer's true form." Hu Yao gaped, muttering to herself, "Good heavens, could this little fellow—no, this big fellow—really be a Tribulation Crossing Stage savage beast? Was it the one who released that aura during the battle?"

"P-Pavilion Master, did you tame it?" Unlike Hu Yao, Xuan Ning was mostly delighted. "That's wonderful! Hahaha, from now on, there probably won't be many people who dare bully our Lingxiao Pavilion."

"Tch, what's there to be happy about? That toad is so ugly." Hu Yao, who had adored Little Zhu just moments earlier, immediately changed her tune after seeing its true form. Only after saying this did she realize what was