He was injured too. The bite he had blocked for Yu Tianlong earlier had still torn away a chunk of flesh.
Now it was Yu Tianlong's turn to keep watch over their surroundings.
Once Cho'Gath finished eating, Yu Tianlong clearly noticed that he had grown another few inches.
That speed was simply unmatched.
If he kept eating like this, Yu Tianlong estimated that within ten years, Cho'Gath could become an ultimate monstrous beast. To put it more extravagantly, his fully expanded body might even be the size of a small country!
"So beautiful!"
As Yu Tianlong thought about it, the praise slipped out unconsciously.
Hearing his master's words, Cho'Gath gave another goofy smile.
"Master, did you gain anything?"
After carefully sensing the warm current fed back from Cho'Gath and the changes in his Soul Power, Yu Tianlong answered directly:
"My fire resistance increased a tiny bit, and my speed went up a little too. Not much Soul Power, though. I'm still more than halfway short of level eighteen."
Whenever Cho'Gath ate a Soul Beast, Yu Tianlong could receive roughly twenty percent of the effects from him.
It might not seem like much, but it allowed unlimited growth. That alone left every other Soul Master in the dust.
Besides, he was still only six years old.
At the same age, Tang San was probably only just obtaining his first Soul Ring with Yu Xiaogang's guidance, wasn't he?
As for Xiao Wu, to be honest, Yu Tianlong coveted her very much.
A Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast! If he could have Cho'Gath swallow her, Yu Tianlong could not even imagine how far his level would skyrocket.
Straight to Soul Emperor in one leap?
But Yu Tianlong could only entertain the thought. If he truly pushed that little rabbit into a corner and she unleashed all the Soul Power within her to perform a Sacrifice, the Soul Power shock alone would be more than he could withstand.
Besides, who knew whether Tang Hao was beside that little rabbit?
It was not as though he had never considered the major opportunities suited to him.
Opportunity one, the Immortal Herbs and the remains of the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings: Dugu Bo guarded them, and poisonous miasma surrounded the area. Far too dangerous and difficult.
Opportunity two, Xiao Wu: Tang Hao watched over her, and she had the trump card of Sacrifice. Far too dangerous and difficult.
Opportunity three, Ah Yin: she was hidden behind a waterfall in the mountains west of Holy Soul Village. Although she had no Soul Power, her bloodline was noble, and she came with a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone. However, Tang Hao might be watching over her. Of the three, this was the least dangerous and difficult, but he could not obtain her at his current stage. He could only plan for it gradually.
Yu Tianlong would not let blind confidence bring about consequences he could not bear.
As long as he stayed steady now and used Cho'Gath's devouring to grow stronger, it would not be long before everything he coveted fell into his hands.
Two years later.
Inside the Star Dou Great Forest.
Yu Tianlong watched as Cho'Gath, grievously injured and collapsed on the ground, still clung tightly to the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear's thigh, refusing to let go.
At that moment, Yu Tianlong's eyes were filled with fury and unwillingness!
"Master, run! I can't hold him back much longer!!"
"Master, don't worry about me! Run!"
Cho'Gath's anxious words kept ringing out in Yu Tianlong's mind.
Yu Tianlong took a deep breath, knowing that now was no time to hesitate.
Dragging his injured leg, he began limping toward the outskirts of the forest.
But before Yu Tianlong could take more than a few steps, a roar suddenly erupted from the depths of the forest, scaring the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear straight into fleeing.
Already badly injured, Yu Tianlong felt his blood churn violently under the force of that tremendous roar. Just as his consciousness was about to blur, he fought through his weakness and recalled Cho'Gath.
Then he pitched headfirst onto the ground.
Afterward, Yu Tianlong heard a rush of air. As it passed his location, it seemed to notice his presence and stopped.
Just before he lost consciousness, Yu Tianlong saw three figures, then knew nothing more.
"Young master, why did you stop? The king of the forest is enraged. We must leave here at once!"
Hearing the old man beside her, the girl glanced at Yu Tianlong, then surveyed their surroundings. When she noticed the traces of battle, a flicker of shock passed through her eyes.
"Bring him!"
The old man said nothing, evidently having understood what the young master meant. Their eyes, too, were filled with shock.
He quickly hoisted Yu Tianlong onto his shoulder and left the scene at once.
In his sleep.
Yu Tianlong had a dream. He dreamed of the League of Legends match he had started before transmigrating. His Big Bug had stacked Feast thirty times, and after drinking an Elixir of Iron, had grown so enormous that he nearly filled the computer screen.
He practically gobbled up one little kid with every bite.
Yet before he could win the game, Yu Tianlong found himself on the Douluo Continent.
Time kept fast-forwarding, as though a progress bar had been installed.
His loving parents, his kindly clansmen.
Then came his failed Martial Soul Awakening mutation, a dragon turning into a bug, his innate level 0.1 Soul Power, and his expulsion from the clan.
After that came his journey of growing stronger alongside Cho'Gath, using his Martial Soul's traits to feast in the Star Dou Great Forest and constantly grow stronger.
Until, after they had hunted down a four-thousand-year Gale Lion and were preparing to devour it, the smell of blood attracted a hungry thousand-year Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear.
A level thirty-four Soul Elder and a badly wounded Cho'Gath were no match for it at all.
Even giving everything they had, they could not win.
And to let him escape, Cho'Gath held back the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear with his own body, just as he was about to lose his life.
"No!!!!!!!"
Yu Tianlong jolted awake from the nightmare.
The moment he opened his eyes, what he saw was not the emerald leaves of the Star Dou Great Forest, but an incomparably luxurious carriage ceiling covered in sable pelts.
The habits formed by more than two years of wilderness survival made Yu Tianlong force himself to sit straight up despite the pain in his body.
He quickly surveyed his surroundings.
He found a breathtakingly beautiful young woman watching him with keen interest.
"Little brother, you're awake. How do you feel?"
Yu Tianlong said nothing. Only after sensing that the Soul Power within him was fluctuating normally and that his core essence was undamaged, and knowing that Cho'Gath was all right, did he let out a breath of relief.
"Were you the one who saved me?"
The girl smiled faintly, then gestured with her eyes around the carriage's interior.
"Is there anyone here besides me?"
Seeing this, Yu Tianlong also realized he was being overly wary. Before losing consciousness, he did seem to have seen three figures, one of whom had been a girl.
With that thought, Yu Tianlong cupped his hands and bent at the waist, bowing to the girl.
"Thank you for saving my life, big sister. I, Yu Tianlong, will remember this kindness until my dying day!"
"If there's ever anything you need me for, big sister, just say the word!"
Yu Tianlong did not consider himself a good person, and was even a little bad, but he was absolutely not someone who forgot kindness and betrayed those who helped him.
So he made that promise on the spot.
After hearing Yu Tianlong's words, however, the girl visibly furrowed her brows.
"You're Yu Tianlong, the usele... boy expelled from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan?"
Hearing this, Yu Tianlong raised his head. He did not mind her slip of the tongue; instead, a flicker of surprise passed through his eyes.
"Big sister, you know me?"