The Same Back, a Different Ending

The Same Back, a Different Ending

But in the very next moment, when the golden giant beast saw Liu Erlong giving it her all, it merely raised a claw and gave it a casual swipe.

"Pfft!!"

With just that offhand strike, Liu Erlong was sent flying despite being in her Martial Soul Avatar form. As she flew through the air, she left behind a thick trail of flames. Only after crashing through several large trees did she finally come to a stop.

Liu Erlong's Martial Soul Avatar had shattered, her Martial Soul had dissipated, and she was gravely wounded. She could barely even stand now.

"Xiao Yu, run."

Yet even while suffering such severe injuries, Liu Erlong was still most worried about Xiao Yu's safety.

Feeling the utter mess within her body, Liu Erlong revealed a bitter smile.

"It's all ruined. I'm sorry, Xiao Yu. This time, your teacher is going to break her word. I can't keep my promise. In my next life, I'll prepare an apology gift for you."

"I'm sorry, Xiao Gang. I can't wait for you anymore. In my next life... no, I still have to help Xiao Yu fulfill his promise in my next life. In the life after that, I'll renew our bond with you. I hope that by then, we won't be... Xiao Yu?! Why did you come back?! Run, now!!!"

Liu Erlong, who had been dwelling on the regrets of her past, suddenly saw a small figure standing before her.

Beside him stood a dragon lizard with every muscle in its body tensed.

One man and one beast stood before a Spirit Beast that Liu Erlong herself could not withstand even for a single exchange, yet neither showed the slightest fear.

The moment Liu Erlong saw that figure, her mind went blank. Hadn't she told him to run? Why had he come back?

Hearing Liu Erlong's shout, Xiao Yu smiled faintly.

"Teacher, if I ran away alone without you, there'd be no point. A year ago, you saved my life, guided me in cultivation and advancement, and treated me so well every day. If I still ran away by myself today, could I even call myself human?

"Besides, as a man, if someone has to die today, it should be me dying before you. How could I let my benefactor and teacher die in front of me?"

Hearing Xiao Yu's words, Liu Erlong's expression became utterly dazed.

The only thing left in her once-chaotic mind was the back of Xiao Yu's frail figure.

At the same time, for some reason, the wretched back of the man who had fled on their wedding night—a memory she had buried deep within her heart—also surfaced in her mind.

Without realizing it, Liu Erlong compared the two backs.

After comparing them, Liu Erlong's mind grew even more muddled.

She felt as though her entire worldview was on the verge of shattering.

They were both backs, yet the difference between them was so vast.

One back was willing to live and die alongside her. Even in the face of an eighty-thousand-year Spirit Beast, he had not fled alone, even though she would have accepted it willingly if he had.

The other had not even been able to cast aside the judgment of the world.

She, a woman, had not been afraid, yet he, a grown man, had been so terrified.

Elsewhere, Dugu Bo, who had initially intended to preserve himself and ignore whether this teacher and disciple lived or died, also looked stunned when he saw this.

He had not expected the kid named Xiao Yu to have such a stubborn temperament.

He might have been a little too rigid, but there was no denying that the character he displayed at this moment was absolutely first-rate!

After all, when faced with a life-or-death crisis, how many people could truly choose to live and die together?

Even family members might not be able to do it.

"Good kid. Tough enough, just to my liking. For the sake of your backbone, this old man will save you once today!"

Dugu Bo murmured to himself thoughtfully.

Then, Dugu Bo's seventh Spirit Ring began to emit an enigmatic black glow, while a faint green light emerged from his forehead.

He was preparing to directly unleash his Martial Soul Avatar and Medusa's Gaze, swiftly restrain this Spirit Beast, and take them away at top speed.

Once they entered Heaven Dou City, none of this would be a problem anymore.

And at his speed, even when traveling at full speed, a distance of three kilometers was nothing!

However, just as Dugu Bo was about to make his move, he heard a roar that was not loud, yet somehow affected his state of mind.

The instant that sound rang out, his Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor, which had been flicking its tongue, was so frightened that it immediately shut its mouth and lowered its head, as though welcoming a king.

"Roar!!"

Dugu Bo looked stunned at the sight.

Before Dugu Bo could react, the eighty-thousand-year Spirit Beast let out a low roar, as if responding to that roar.

And within that roar, Dugu Bo heard wariness and fear.

Dugu Bo looked ahead in astonishment and saw that before the kid he had taken a liking to, the strange-looking dragon lizard was furiously roaring at the eighty-thousand-year Spirit Beast with imposing force.

There was not the slightest trace of a low-level Spirit Beast's fear toward a high-level Spirit Beast on that dragon lizard.

But what shocked Dugu Bo even more was that after being provoked by a Spirit Beast it could kill with a casual slap, the beast not only did not attack, but actually backed away several steps in extreme wariness.

It continued to growl lowly, as though it had encountered an immensely powerful opponent and was wary of its strength.

Seeing this, Dugu Bo was completely bewildered.

What was going on? How could a one-ring kid's Martial Soul frighten off an eighty-thousand-year Spirit Beast?!

Had he seen wrong? Was that some incredibly powerful Spirit Beast, not that kid's Martial Soul?!

Wait... could it be...

Dugu Bo, with his vast experience, quickly understood. He had not been mistaken—the kid really was only a one-ring Spirit Master. But the reason he could achieve this might lie in bloodline pressure. There was something unusual about this kid's Martial Soul bloodline.

"Seventh Spirit Ability: Jade Scale True Body!"

"Eighth Spirit Ability: Time Stasis!"

"Head Soul Bone Ability: Medusa's Gaze!!"

The moment he realized it, Dugu Bo acted without another word.

Such a young genius, so loyal and righteous, with such powerful bloodline pressure in his Martial Soul—he was worth helping once.

Thus, Dugu Bo, a Titled Douluo, directly transformed into a massive Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor thirty meters long, its entire body covered in outward-jutting jade-green scales.

Before the eighty-thousand-year Spirit Beast could react, two control-type Spirit Abilities firmly restrained it.

Caught off guard,

the Spirit Beast was directly frozen in place.

Its formerly golden body rapidly turned into stone, while strands of jade-green patterns frantically spread across the petrified surface.

After restraining the Spirit Beast, Dugu Bo flicked his tail.

He directly swept up Xiao Yu and the heavily injured Liu Erlong.

Then he sped toward the outskirts of Sunset Forest.

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