A Further Step in Their Relationship

She truly did not want to agree, because this was supposed to belong exclusively to Xiao Gang.

She had treasured it for decades, all so that one day she could give it to Xiao Gang. Yet she had never expected Xiao Yu to receive it first.

And yet, she had no way to refuse. The moment she tried to speak, a voice within her stopped her from rejecting him.

At the same time, that voice frantically told her that this was not betrayal—it was following her heart.

Gained 5 Conquest Points!

"Alright, then thank you, Teacher!!"

Seeing the system notification, Xiao Yu immediately turned around and looked at Liu Erlong with a beaming smile.

He had not expected that coming out to obtain a Spirit Ring would earn him so many Conquest Points.

Xiao Yu also saw that the next Conquest Points chest required eighty Conquest Points.

"Alright, now that you've obtained your Spirit Ring, let's leave!"

Seeing Xiao Yu smiling at that moment, Liu Erlong, who had begun persuading herself, gradually forgot the overwhelming guilt she had felt toward Xiao Gang just moments earlier.

Before long, as Liu Erlong was about to rise, she noticed something even more wrong.

The Spirit Ring on Xiao Yu's body was not the hundred-year yellow one it should have been, but a purple one representing a thousand years!

When she saw Xiao Yu's Spirit Ring, her red lips parted slightly, her face filled with disbelief.

"Xiao Yu, why is your Spirit Ring purple?! Wasn't it a hundred-year Spirit Beast?"

Looking at his Spirit Ring, Xiao Yu fell silent for a moment before slowly speaking.

"I don't know why either. Maybe the Spirit Ring mutated. After all, you watched me absorb it, Teacher! But isn't this a good thing? I'm fine, and the Spirit Ring evolved from a hundred years to a thousand years."

Under Xiao Yu's explanation, Liu Erlong gradually accepted it.

By now, Liu Erlong could instinctively trust Xiao Yu's words without condition. If the fact that a first Spirit Ring had become a thousand-year one had not been so far beyond reason that it restored a bit of her rationality, she might not have thought there was any problem at all.

But trust aside, she was still incomparably shocked.

After packing up the tent amid those complicated emotions, Liu Erlong took Xiao Yu's hand in her soft, boneless little hand.

Just as they were preparing to leave—

A series of soul-shaking roars came from the distance.

At the same time, two overwhelming Soul Power auras arrived with them!

In an instant, Liu Erlong clearly sensed that one of those Soul Power auras belonged to a powerful human, while the other belonged to a high-level Spirit Beast.

"Sleeping Dragon, it's dangerous here. Get back inside, now!!"

After realizing that she was no match for either of those two presences, Liu Erlong immediately picked up Xiao Yu and directly activated her Seventh Spirit Ability, Crimson Dragon True Body. After having Sleeping Dragon return to Xiao Yu's body at once, she sped toward the outskirts of Sunset Forest.

Sleeping Dragon obediently returned to Xiao Yu's body as well.

He had also sensed the two terrifying Soul Power auras behind them.

"Teacher, this is...?"

Seeing Liu Erlong's tense expression, Xiao Yu's heart sank.

"There are two powerful forces fighting over there. I'm no match for them. From the looks of it, it's at least a battle between Titled Douluo, so we have to leave quickly! If we get caught in the aftermath of their battle, even I won't be able to protect myself!"

After giving a brief explanation, Liu Erlong rushed forward at top speed.

In a battle between Titled Douluo, even a Soul Saint like Liu Erlong could barely look after herself, much less while carrying Xiao Yu.

After learning this, Xiao Yu said nothing more. His arms wrapped properly around Liu Erlong's shoulders.

Letting Liu Erlong focus entirely on escaping was the right choice.

"Roar!!"

A few minutes after they fled, an incomparably shrill and miserable roar came from behind them.

The sound also placed immense pressure on Liu Erlong.

"Damn it, that sounds like a top-tier Spirit Beast around eighty thousand years old. Why would a Spirit Beast like that appear near the edge of the forest?"

Not long afterward, after Liu Erlong had run for roughly the time it took to burn two sticks of incense—

A dark green figure came running up behind them, cursing as he went.

"Damn it, why is that big bastard going crazy? I only stole one of its golden-silver flowers! Was there any need for it to get this angry?!"

When he saw Liu Erlong ahead using her Martial Soul Avatar to hurry along at full speed, the figure's eyes narrowed.

Sensing the presence behind her, Liu Erlong turned and glanced at the dark green figure. Upon sensing the incomparably venomous aura around him, she immediately recognized who he was.

The Poison Douluo, Dugu Bo.

She had not expected him to be here as well.

It seemed that he had been the one fighting that Spirit Beast earlier.

Dugu Bo had clearly not expected to encounter someone here in the middle of the night either.

But both sides were fleeing for their lives, and their strengths differed greatly, so neither felt there was any need for further contact.

They simply ran for their lives separately.

"Roar!!!"

However, after they continued running for a while, a massive figure fifteen meters tall and gleaming with golden light appeared in front of them.

Seeing that figure, Dugu Bo's expression changed drastically.

"How is that possible? How could it be this fast?"

Upon seeing the enormous Spirit Beast appear in front of them, both Dugu Bo and Liu Erlong stopped.

They were still about three kilometers away from completely leaving Sunset Forest.

But never mind three kilometers—even if they had already left Sunset Forest, an eighty-thousand-year Spirit Beast could still kill Liu Erlong and the others with ease.

When Liu Erlong saw the fifteen-meter-tall Spirit Beast, even she, known as the Horn of Slaughter, was filled with fear.

An eighty-thousand-year Spirit Beast—its Spirit Ring would be a Ninth Spirit Ring at the Titled Douluo level for some Spirit Masters.

To kill it, at least several Titled Douluo would have to join forces for a chance to successfully eliminate it with minimal casualties.

And this Spirit Beast, which could chase even a Titled Douluo like Dugu Bo into fleeing, was clearly no ordinary eighty-thousand-year Spirit Beast. It was definitely one that excelled in combat.

The instant she saw the Spirit Beast, countless thoughts flashed through Liu Erlong's mind. Then, without another word, she threw Xiao Yu toward another direction.

"Xiao Yu, run!! I'll hold it back!!!"

Liu Erlong immediately unleashed her other six Spirit Abilities and flew toward the golden Spirit Beast like a moth to a flame.

"Teacher!!"

Seeing Liu Erlong charge at the eighty-thousand-year Spirit Beast like a moth to a flame, Xiao Yu's expression changed drastically.

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