Liu Erlong's attitude pleased Gu Yue immensely. With a snap of her fingers, a Soul Power Barrier sprang up around them, more than three meters in diameter, preventing energy from leaking out.
Next, a Pale Gold Crystal slightly smaller than the tip of her finger suddenly appeared on her right index finger.
As soon as the crystal appeared, the faint life energy naturally released when it split away from the mountainside made Liu Erlong's eyes widen. She instinctively took a deep breath, and her face quickly flushed crimson.
It wasn't embarrassment or anything like that. The immense life energy had sent the qi and blood coursing through her body, completely beyond her control.
Gu Yue flicked her finger lightly, and the golden crystal flew into Liu Erlong's chest, vanishing at the location of her Shanzhong acupoint.
Her tone was calm as she said:
"As the eldest sister, I can't let you all get the short end of the stick. I'll reward you with this bit of Gold of Life. It should be enough to let you cultivate all the way to Titled Douluo.
"You have good talent, but you wasted too much of your previous life. There should still be time to make up for it in this one. I hope you won't waste it."
At those words, Liu Erlong immediately understood that no one would be able to shake Gu Yue's position as the eldest sister.
It wasn't because she had met Huang Tian first, nor because she was the oldest or strongest. It was because she was far too rich, able to offer something that no one—not even Huang Tian—could refuse.
Feeling her body already begin to be nourished in a matter of moments, like a dried-up riverbed greedily gulping down water, every cell feasting ravenously,
Liu Erlong