"Elder Martial Brother..." Startled, Xiao Hua hurriedly seized the spirit fire and flew into the cave abode.
Xue Xue was equally tense. Over the past year, they had made countless calculations, but all of them rested on the premise that Xiangyang and Yan Qinglian would kill the mother Thunder Beast. They had never imagined that she might survive. If the mother Thunder Beast lived while Xiangyang and Yan Qinglian died, then... would Xiao Hua's year of bitter labor not have become a bridal gown sewn for the mother Thunder Beast? Would that count as helping a tyrant commit evil?
The cave abode had restrictions, and Xiao Hua's divine sense could not penetrate them. Yet before he could fly near, Xiangyang's delighted cry rang out. "Junior Brother~"
"Damn it!" Xiao Hua's heart immediately settled.
"Elder Martial Brother, you nearly scared this junior brother to death!" Xiao Hua said with exaggerated flair, patting the chest he did not even want to pat.
"Thank Heaven, thank Heaven..." Xue Xue, however, patted the chest Xiao Hua had long coveted and cried out in relief.
"Ah??? Elder Martial Brother?" Xiao Hua reached the cave abode ahead of Xue Xue, then let out another cry of astonishment, once more leaving Xue Xue's heart hanging by a thread.
Xue Xue hastily sped into the cave abode. The Xiangyang before her truly gave her a great shock. His hair had once been gray-white, and he had looked like an old man. Now, though his face still bore some wrinkles, his hair had turned dark black. He looked nearly twenty years younger!
"Elder Martial Brother... you consumed the Thunder Beast Inner Core?" Xue Xue immediately cried out in delight.
Indeed, Xiao Hua also burst into laughter. "Elder Martial Brother won't grow old even if he wants to!"
"Waaah~~" Another