Burn this life to ashes

[Grandmaster: Your words are more convincing]

"A god?"

"Perhaps..."

"After half a lifetime in a haze, I suddenly awoke, only to find myself a passing traveler."

"All obsessions are drifting shadows; a page of romance is empty extravagance."

"Erlong, was it worth it?"

Pinned to the ground by the sobbing Liu Erlong, Bai Yu's eyes were full of conflicting feelings. He gently wrapped his arms around her waist.

"You bastard!"

"What did you wake up to?!"

Feeling Bai Yu's hands, Liu Erlong cried out through her sobs.

"Let me get up first. Don't let the children laugh at us."

Bai Yu patted Liu Erlong's waist, his voice melancholy.

"Let's see which of them dares laugh!"

Liu Erlong sniffled and pulled Bai Yu firmly to his feet, her earlobes unconsciously flushing crimson.

"Lan, it's been a long time."

Bai Yu shook his head helplessly, then greeted Tang Lan.

Gangzi had been devoured by Zhu Zhubao, so Zhu Zhubao had naturally acquired fragments of Gangzi's memories.

Come to think of it, Zhu Zhubao had devoured Gangzi and Flender. If he devoured Liu Erlong too, he might advance even further...

Bai Yu shook his head. Liu Erlong had no real conflict with him, and the Radiant Sacred Dragon was of little use to Zhu Zhubao. Devouring her or not made little difference.

Besides, how could swallowing Liu Erlong feel as good as having Liu Erlong swallow him?

"Teacher..."

"How did you end up like this?"

Tang Lan's feelings were complicated. Apart from Teacher Zhao Wuji, she was probably the one least happy to see Bai Yu become what he was now.

(Zhao Wuji: ?)

"I met an extraordinary person. Perhaps he was a god?"

"He led me through a great dream. Through that profound awakening, I underwent something of a transformation."

"At level thirty, I finally broke through to fifty years old."

Bai Yu gave a self-deprecating smile and summoned his Martial Soul. Two yellow Soul Rings and one purple Soul Ring appeared.

"Teacher! You broke through level thirty?"

Tang Lan asked in delighted surprise.

"Isn't the proof right in front of you?"

Bai Yu nodded, looking gently at Tang Lan.

"Hehe~"

Tang Lan smiled and nodded too, showing a rare trace of girlish innocence.

That was how Gangzi was. He was no good in any other respect, but his treatment of Tang San was beyond reproach.

Even if he had his own little agenda, there was nothing wrong with what he showed outwardly.

"All right, Lan. We can catch up anytime. Let's take care of business first."

"The Star Dou Great Forest isn't peaceful right now."

Bai Yu waved his hand, his tone turning grave.

"All right, Teacher. Did you previously agree to let me absorb a two-thousand-year third Soul Ring?"

Tang Lan suddenly asked curiously.

"Yes. Your teacher used to be a frog looking at the sky from the bottom of a well. My desire to prove myself had become an obsession."

"But your teacher has seen through things now. The world isn't as simple as books make it out to be."

"And now that a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring has appeared as someone's fourth ring, obtaining a two-thousand-year third Soul Ring might not be impossible for you either, Lan."

"After all, your physical fitness and willpower far surpass those of Soul Masters at your level."

Bai Yu nodded, his gaze deep.

"Right, don't let the children fight on their own anymore. You two teachers should act together."

"I keep feeling that the atmosphere in this forest is somewhat oppressive."

Bai Yu looked toward Liu Erlong.

"All right."

Liu Erlong had eyes only for Bai Yu and had not heard a word he said.

Just as the two gazed affectionately into each other's eyes, a furious roar suddenly rang out in the forest!

Roar!

"This is bad!"

Zhao Wuji's expression changed drastically. From that roar alone, he knew this was already something they could not contend with!

"Stop staring! Get ready to run!"

Zhao Wuji jumped down from the tree anxiously and shouted to everyone!

The next moment, several forest wolves came running from deep within the forest, howling as they completely surrounded the group!

In the Star Dou Great Forest, neither too close to nor too far from Ning Jiao and the others.

Bai'e and Hu Liena stopped in their tracks. A pitch-black Titan Giant Ape about seven meters tall had locked firmly onto them.

On the Titan Giant Ape's shoulder stood a gorgeous woman wearing a deep-purple armored dress.

"The little bugs have all been cleared out. Only your two groups remain."

"A god's reward-how is it not also a hidden arrow that takes lives...?"

Zi JI licked her lips, a bewitching cold light flickering in her eyes.

The next moment, three Titled Douluo appeared together in front of Bai'e and Hu Liena!

"So the battlefield was set in the Star Dou Great Forest after all..."

Chrysanthemum Douluo's face was covered in cold sweat, but his words conceded no defeat.

In truth, the very first glimpse of Zi JI had nearly scared his soul out of his body!

For her to stand in such a position with that Titan Giant Ape, she either possessed the strength to crush it or was a transformed soul beast...

"You killed everyone else?"

Hu Liena clenched her teeth and demanded.

After all, practically everyone who had come along to the Star Dou Great Forest belonged to an academy or the nobility of the Heaven Dou Empire...

"The Lord of Order still has a use for them. They aren't dead yet."

"Of course, the same goes for you."

Zi JI spoke slowly. Her delicate foot, encased in a dark-purple boot, pressed down slightly. The Titan Giant Ape roared again in pain, staring fervently at the five humans before it.

"Three minutes."

Bai'e let out a long sigh and took out the Angel God Sword.

"Hmm?"

Ling Yuan gave a questioning hum.

"I can hold off the Titan Giant Ape for three minutes. Only hold it off. After three minutes, my level will burn back down to level one again."

"Can you defeat that purple-haired woman in three minutes and take us away?"

Bai'e's expression was grave.

Hu Liena also looked nervously toward the three elders.

Zi JI raised an eyebrow indifferently. Rather than interrupt Bai'e, she watched the arrogant boy mockingly.

"We'll do our best, but I can promise Your Highnesses, Holy Son and Holy Maiden, that if we cannot defeat her within three minutes..."

"Old Ghost and I will activate our final ability to help Elder Ling Yuan take you away."

Chrysanthemum Douluo took a deep breath, gratitude already entering his gaze as he looked at Bai'e.

Bai'e certainly knew about his and Ghost Douluo's Martial Soul Fusion Skill, yet he would rather hold off the Titan Giant Ape himself for three minutes than directly make him and Old Ghost activate their Martial Soul Fusion Skill while Zi JI escaped...

Without a doubt, at least Bai'e had not treated the two of them as throw-down firecrackers!

"Rest assured, Your Highness the Holy Son. Even if we must expend every last ounce of strength, we will make sure you leave safely."

"If my guess is right, I'm afraid we've all fallen into the Soul Beast Clan's scheme."

Gui Mei spoke gravely. A hundred-thousand-year Titan Giant Ape had appeared on the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest, along with an unknown powerhouse...

No matter how he looked at it, it seemed they had been set up!

Since when had the Soul Beast Clan grown brains?

"Go on. Play with that human boy."

Seeing that their discussion was over, Zi JI folded her arms and hovered in the sky, a sneer on her lips.

The Titan Giant Ape locked its gaze onto Bai'e.

"Burn this life to ashes!"