Long Xiaoyao's Sorrow

[On this matter, I am still quite confident.]

[After all, my appearance is far superior to Mu En's, and even in terms of ability, I am no worse than him. Under these circumstances, when it comes to choosing between us, any girl should know clearly in her heart who to pick.]

[So I was confident I could win Xishui's heart.]

[I still remember how brimming with confidence I was back then. I even said to Mu En that no matter who Xishui ultimately chose, the other would have to face the outcome calmly. It wouldn't affect our friendship, and we'd remain the same close confidants as before, sharing everything. Mu En, naturally, agreed.]

[Close friend, beloved—neither of us wanted to give up, and to avoid dragging things out and ruining the bond between the three of us, one day, Mu En and I went together to find Xishui, laid the matter out plainly, and confessed our love for her. We hoped she would give us an answer.]

[Cutting through the knot swiftly was far better than enduring the torment of worrying that our feelings might destroy everything. No matter who Xishui chose, or even if she chose neither, at least it would bring this matter to a close.]

[Even someone with Xishui's temperament was startled by our sudden confession. She hesitated for a long time before finally making her decision.]

[What I never expected happened—I, who had every advantage and was full of confidence, ended up being the one cast aside.]

[Xishui, in her final choice, selected Mu En!]

[Even two hundred years later, I can still recall the scene. After Xishui made her choice, Mu En was instantly ecstatic. He cast aside his usual restraint, lunged forward, grabbed Xishui, and spun her around in the air three full times!!]

"It seems this matter dealt a heavy blow to Senior Long Xiaoyao," Yan Shaozhe remarked, gazing at the content on the Heavenly Curtain, unable to help but sigh.

He never expected that the existence of this Heavenly Curtain would allow their juniors to learn the secrets of the powerhouses from the previous era.

"This is nothing," Xuan Zi, who was also in the Sea God Pavilion guarding Mu En, said with a disdainful expression.

What were these matters? As an old man from the same era as Mu En, he had personally experienced these events and knew many of the inside details.

Though some of it was hearsay, much had been personally confirmed by Mu En himself.

It seemed that compared to Mu En's brief mention in his monologue, Long Xiaoyao's monologue—a man trapped by love his whole life—would go into great detail about what happened back then.

But precisely because of this, Xuan Zi admired Mu En even more.

Though the process back then was indeed tortuous and complicated, Mu En had truly overcome all difficulties and moved on.

He achieved the rank of Limit Douluo and had always worked tirelessly to develop Shrek Academy and maintain peace on the Douluo Continent.

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"Finally, it's coming?"

Long Xiaoyao stood motionless in the air, lifting his head toward the Heavenly Curtain as if awaiting a final judgment.

He had indeed done wrong, destroyed everything.

Even if he served the Holy Spirit Cult, aided the wicked, and was condemned by all, Long Xiaoyao didn't care in the slightest.

Everything was for the conviction in his heart, everything was to atone for his sins to Xishui.

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Inside the Holy Spirit Cult Headquarters in the Evil Forest, Ye Xishui gazed at the Heavenly Curtain, long unable to speak.

At this moment, no one knew what was on her mind.

Was it guilt? Or...

After all, she had used lies to deceive Mu En and Long Xiaoyao for their entire lives.

Compared to Big Brother Mu, who had let it all go, Xiaoyao had spent the latter half of his life serving the Holy Spirit Cult and working for her, atoning for his sins.

Ye Xishui dared not think about how Xiaoyao would treat her if he ever learned the truth.

After all, his so-called lifelong conviction was actually born from her deception.

[Mu En and Xishui got together—my best brother and the woman I loved most.]

[Though we had agreed beforehand that no matter the outcome, we would still be close friends, when I truly experienced that moment, the collapse I expected still came.]

[So at that time, I chose to be a coward, fleeing without looking back, wanting only to get away from it all and find some peace.]

[Seeing this, Mu En came after me. But I didn't want to face them, so I ran with all my might. Mu En still had to take care of Xishui, so in the end, he couldn't catch up.]

[Since birth, I had always been a proud person. After all, in terms of appearance, talent, and strength, I was among the best, and everything had gone smoothly for me—I had never encountered a setback.]

[But that time was the heaviest blow I had ever received in my life.]

[Lost and confused, I didn't know what to do. Before I realized it, I had left the city and wandered into the wilderness. I just kept walking, never stopping for a moment.]

[At that time, my heart ached unbearably. The pain was so intense it nearly made me wish for death. I even began to hate Mu En and Xishui with an extreme bitterness.]

[Because I couldn't understand why Xishui had chosen Mu En in the end! The reason I had been confident that Xishui would pick me was that I had seen it in the emotions revealed in her eyes.]

[When she looked at me, I could tell she liked me; when she looked at Mu En, it felt more like the way she looked at an older brother.]

[Maybe it was a youthful illusion, but back then, I truly believed it. Yet no matter how I explained or rationalized it, Xishui still chose Mu En in the end!!]

[At that time, I kept searching for reasons in my mind, trying to find why Xishui hadn't chosen me.]

[Was it because I came from a small family, inferior to Mu En, who was from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Family?]

Was it because I came from an ordinary Soul Master Academy, not good enough compared to Mu En, who came from Shrek Academy and was the personal disciple of the Sea God Pavilion Master?

Yes...]

[At that time, I was extremely unwilling, wanting to go and ask him myself. But I understood—I couldn't go back!

Because this was what Mu En and I had agreed upon beforehand: no matter who Xi Shui chose, we would all remain the same as before, still good friends!]

The monologue displayed in the Heavenly Curtain thoroughly revealed Long Xiaoyao's grief and heartbreak during that period.

"I never expected Long Xiaoyao to have such a fragile side." Du Busi watched this scene, utterly baffled.

How did someone so trapped by love eventually become a Limit Douluo?

Could it be that deep emotional roots actually bring great benefits to cultivation?

The image of Dragon Emperor Douluo was, in Du Busi's eyes and in the eyes of many, thoroughly shattered.