What Next?

Lao Xu was briefly stunned, but then he suddenly understood why that fox had done this.

They wanted to do one last thing for the Celestial Fox Clan.

Yes, these fellows were at death's door, and somehow they had grown noble.

The reasoning was simple: they put their own lives first, and the survival of their clan second.

In other words, once they knew they could not survive no matter what, they began thinking about how to preserve a spark of life for their clan.

Before, Su Ming had seemed more likely to survive. After all, he had become the Heavenly Tribulation itself. He really could live through it.

But after seeing Lin Jun gravely wound Su Ming, and even reveal the strength to potentially kill him, White Fox had another idea.

Compared to Su Ming, Lin Jun now seemed more likely to survive.

With the Ancestral Fox Bloodline, even if all things withered after the Heavenly Tribulation, Lin Jun could use that bloodline to help the Celestial Fox Clan flourish again.

"You really are... heh."

For a moment, Lao Xu did not know how to describe these old friends of his.

White Fox's aim had become exceptionally simple: he wanted Lin Jun to survive.

Since Su Ming and Lin Jun stood on opposing sides, he would abandon Su Ming and turn to Lin Jun.

After all, though Lin Jun's bloodline was half human, the other half was exceptionally pure, untouched by any contamination.

Su Ming, by contrast—it was hard to say whether he could still be called a demon at all.

And the strength Lin Jun had just displayed had indeed given White Fox more ideas.

"You can trust him now."

Lao Xu came to Lin Jun's side. Though he loathed these old friends of his, he had to