Yu Xiaogang's Story (End)

However, all their struggles were in vain. The Soul Master army of the Spirit Hall Empire had already surrounded them tightly, layer upon layer. With Su He present, all their arrangements were useless, and only death awaited them.

After about an hour of fighting, only a dozen or so people were left alive. Even the legion commander had long since died in battle. Only Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong and their few men were still alive. Moreover, Liu Erlong had a charred hole in his chest and was probably beyond saving.

Because of Bibi Dong's orders, they were to capture Yu Xiaogang alive as much as possible; otherwise, they would have died long ago.

Yu Xiaogang shouted, "Su He, you traitor, get out here!"

The soldiers of the Spirit Hall Empire made way for Su He, the direct culprit who single-handedly destroyed the Vengeance Legion, and slowly walked from the crowd to Yu Xiaogang and the others.

Su He calmly looked at Yu Xiaogang and said, "Considering our past relationship, is there anything you can say?"

Yu Xiaogang laughed bitterly, "Hahaha, as expected, it was the Heaven Dou Empire that betrayed us. Our Vengeance Legion was nothing more than a pawn to be sacrificed. Your emperor had already made a pact with Bibi Dong, hadn't he?"

Su He looked somewhat apologetic. "I'm sorry, I just received this order myself."

Yu Xiaogang was silent for a moment, then seemed to have figured something out, and said frankly:

"From the moment we arrived here, our Vengeance Legion never intended to leave alive. We just never imagined we'd die such a humiliating death. Tell Xue Qinghe for me and the Vengeance Legion that we've stopped the Spirit Hall Empire's southward advance. Don't forget his promise."

Then Yu Xiaogang quietly looked at Liu Erlong, who was dying in his arms, his eyes filled with tears, his expression pained. He wanted to touch her wounds, but he was afraid of hurting Liu Erlong.

"If there is an afterlife, we will no longer be siblings; I want you to be my true wife."

Upon hearing this, Liu Erlong's pain turned into a smile. She tried to touch Yu Xiaogang's face, but this aggravated her wound, causing her face to contort in pain and her expression to become very strange. Liu Erlong touched Yu Xiaogang's face, feeling only happiness in her heart, until her hand could no longer be raised.

Liu Erlong —Die!

No~ my love!

After Liu Erlong died, Yu Xiaogang let out a mournful scream, then tightly embraced Liu Erlong's mangled body, wailing in anguish.

"His Holiness the Pope has ordered that, except for Yu Xiaogang, everyone else be killed, without exception."

A few minutes later, the only survivor of the entire Vengeance Legion was Yu Xiaogang, who was crying while holding Liu Erlong.

After waiting for a long time, someone finally spoke to Yu Xiaogang:

"Yu Xiaogang, His Holiness the Pope recognizes your talent and has therefore made an exception to spare your life. If you are willing to submit to our Spirit Hall Empire, we will not only withdraw our kill order against you, but also treat you as an elder. Please do not be ungrateful."

Yu Xiaogang was heartbroken. "Go back and tell Bibi Dong: Heaven is watching what people do. One day, she will follow in our footsteps. The Heaven Dou Empire will definitely destroy your Spirit Hall Empire..."

After saying this, Yu Xiaogang drew his personal dagger and plunged it into his chest, right in his heart. He then held Liu Erlong and quietly awaited death.

Yu Xiaogang -- Dead!

Chrysanthemum Douluo: "Hmm, you were quite the man before you died, which made me think more highly of you."

Ghost Douluo laughed, "If he dies, aren't you afraid the Pope will take his anger out on you?"

Chrysanthemum Douluo suddenly shivered, thinking of the love and hate between Bibi Dong and Yu Xiaogang, and immediately had a bad feeling.

Chrysanthemum Douluo forced a smile and explained, "His Holiness the Pope also said that if possible, they should try to keep him alive; if that's not possible, then kill him. Besides, we didn't lay a hand on him; he committed suicide. What does it have to do with me? It's none of my business. He brought it on himself; it has nothing to do with me."

News of the complete annihilation of the Heaven Dou Empire's Vanguard Legion quickly spread throughout the entire continent.

In a village, a middle-aged man was drinking a little wine, lying comfortably in a rocking chair.

This man was none other than Flender, the Six-Eyed Cat Owl, who had escaped the conflicts on the mainland. After leaving Shrek, he settled here with Ma Hongjun, spending his days drinking wine, lying in rocking chairs, watching the sunrise and sunset, and the clouds drift by—a truly idyllic life.

"Teacher, something terrible has happened!"

Flender frowned and said, "If you don't say something nasty today, I'll break three of your legs. You've ruined my good mood."

Ma Hongjun chuckled awkwardly, "Hehe, well, teacher, it would be one thing if you broke both of my legs, but if I lost the third one too, wouldn't that be the end of me? You know, this is a defect in my Martial Soul, there's nothing I can do about it!"

Flender snapped, "Don't interrupt me."

Then, somewhat annoyed, he asked, "So, what's going on on the mainland this time?"

Ma Hongjun's smile vanished, replaced by a serious and earnest expression, which immediately gave Flender a bad feeling.

"The Vanguard Legion of the Heaven Dou Empire has been completely annihilated; not a single soldier survived. The Spirit Hall Empire will soon be marching south to the Heaven Dou Empire."

Flender's mind was still stuck on Ma Hongjun's words, "The Vanguard Legion of the Heaven Dou Empire has been annihilated."

Coming to her senses, she anxiously asked, "What about Xiaogang and Erlong? How are they?"

Ma Hongjun's tone was dejected. "The entire army was wiped out, including Grandmaster and Erlong."

"What?"

Upon hearing that Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong were dead, Flender was so shocked that he dropped the wine jug in his hand. With a crack, the wine jug that had been with him for many years came to an end.

Flender was stunned for a long time before he finally came to his senses and asked, "How did they die?"

"Hmm, I don't know, the newspaper didn't say anything specific."

Flender glared at him, which made Ma Hongjun tremble. It was the first time he had ever seen the dean exude such a powerful killing intent.

Flender suppressed his murderous intent, closed his eyes, and pondered for a moment.

"I'm going away for a while. During this time, you stay here and watch the house. Don't go anywhere else. Focus on your cultivation and wait for me to return."

Flender hesitated for a moment, then said, "If I don't come back, all my belongings are yours."

Just as Flender was about to leave, Ma Hongjun grabbed Flender's leg tightly.

"Wait, teacher, please wait a moment. I have something else to give you; it was left behind by the Grandmaster."

Flender asked in confusion, "What did Xiaogang leave behind? What did he leave behind, and why are you in his hands?"

Ma Hongjun's eyes darted around, and he shrank back, weakly saying, "It was given to me by the Grandmaster. The Grandmaster said that if I ever heard news of his death, I should give this letter to you. The Grandmaster also gave you a message: 'I forced Ma Hongjun to do this. It has nothing to do with him. You can't hold a grudge against him because of this.'"

Flender glanced at Ma Hongjun, took the letter with a suspicious look, and then asked, "Did Xiaogang really send you this? You're not lying to me? This doesn't sound like something Xiaogang said; it sounds like you added it yourself."

Ma Hongjun's body trembled even more violently.

Flender gave Ma Hongjun a disgruntled look. He was now certain that Ma Hongjun had added those words himself, just in case he was afraid Flander would beat him up.

Flender: We'll settle our score later.

To Boss Fu: Boss Fu, by the time you read this letter, I think I will already be dead. Don't grieve for me; I truly don't deserve it. Some things can only be said when I'm dead.

I was born into the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. As the youngest son of Yu Luomian, I was born amidst various halos and praises. In their praise, I lost myself for the first time, believing that I should be a genius, noble, and dignified.

After my Martial Soul Awakening, I experienced the first low point in my life. Unable to bear the disappointment of my clansmen, I fled the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. I was a coward, afraid to face all kinds of difficulties and setbacks. It turns out that I was just a flower growing in a greenhouse. No, at best, I can only be considered a weed, a decorated weed. A weed will always be a weed; it can never become a flower.

After escaping the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, I ended up in Spirit City. Although I am described as "wandering," I always knew that my father had sent clansmen to protect me until I safely arrived in Spirit City. Although the clansmen cursed me, looked down on me, and were jealous of me, they would definitely stand up for me if I were ever harmed.

Later, in order to prove that I was not a weed, I wanted to prove myself. I read extensively in Spirit City, hoping to find a path that no one had ever taken before. But I failed. With only half a level of Innate Soul Power, I could never break through to the Soul Elder. There was no example of someone with half a level of Innate Soul Power reaching the Soul King level on the entire continent.

Later, in Spirit City, I met my first true love— Bibi Dong. With her encouragement, I turned my attention to the Martial Soul Theory, hoping to make a name for myself in the world and prove to my family and the world that I am not a waste!

With Bibi Dong's help, I published the Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul. Many people did not agree with it, but everyone knew that my theory was not wrong. Many of these things were knowledge monopolized by major forces, so this article would naturally not be recognized. If it weren't for the protection of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and Bibi Dong, the Holy Maiden of the Spirit Hall, my article would not have been able to be published at all, and I would have died a violent death long ago.

Well!

I was so despicable. The theory was clearly developed in collaboration with Bibi Dong, but when it was published, only my name was listed.

Yes, I shamelessly claimed all the credit, but what surprised me was that my theories were deliberately slandered and vilified by many forces.

If the signature of Bibi Dong, the Holy Maiden of the Spirit Hall, had been added, perhaps the situation would have been different.

After all, I'm just a useless member of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, but Bibi Dong is different. She's a chosen one of heaven, the Holy Maiden of the Spirit Hall. Who in this world would dare to slander her?

Perhaps this is all karma!

Then Bibi Dong abandoned me. It's all my own fault!

This is the second lowest point in my life.

Sometimes I find it laughable that they shamelessly claim the family's and the Spirit Hall's things as their own, and even try to use these things to prove to the family that they are not useless!

Isn't that ridiculous?

Then, after being driven out of Spirit City, I met you again, and I met Erlong again.

I saw Bibi Dong's shadow in Erlong. I thought my father had sent her to protect me, since there was no other family besides the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan that had to absorb the Soul Ring of dragon-type Soul Beast.

However, after spending many days together, and considering that Erlong didn't know anything about the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, I realized that Erlong wasn't a member of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, and I had no impression of her at all. I guessed that her Martial Soul must have mutated to require a dragon-type Soul Beast as Soul Ring, or that she was a bloodline left behind by the early Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.

At that time, the one thing I was certain of was that Liu Erlong was no longer a member of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.

Now, whenever I think back to that time, I find it absurd. What kind of Grandmaster am I? I could even get this simple thing wrong.

Because I had just experienced heartbreak, and Erlong was so outstanding, I couldn't help but pursue her.

To be honest, Boss Fu, you're such a blockhead Erlong actually liked you much more than me at first, but you're too sentimental and too kind, always giving in to me.

In addition, I used some methods.

I used dishonorable methods; I was truly despicable!

You competed fairly with me, but I resorted to despicable means.

I've kept these things to myself for a long time, and I'll only dare to tell you after I'm dead.

Upon seeing this, Flender clenched his fists, a surge of anger rising within him, but he restrained himself, forcibly suppressing his rage, and patiently continued reading.

I'm sorry, there's nothing I can do right now except say sorry.

Finally, perhaps even Heaven didn't want a despicable person like me to succeed; Liu Erlong was my second uncle's illegitimate daughter.

Haha, fate is truly unpredictable!

This time, I made a mistake again.

The reason I went to see you later, seemingly for the sake of my disciple, was actually because I hadn't let go; I still wanted to prove myself through those theories.

Until I met a genius, Tang San, I immediately contacted you.

Later, in order to give Tang San a bigger stage, I deliberately provoked you so that Tang San could participate in the Soul Master Tournament.

After reuniting with Erlong, I lost myself again, making a mess of Shrek Academy and causing you to have a very unpleasant falling out with Dean Meng Shenji.

Then, Tang San died, you left, I still didn't become the dean, and my family was wiped out by the Spirit Hall.

Well!

It was only then that I came to my senses. I realized I had done so many wrong things in my life and had let down so many people.

I'm even more sorry to you.

Don't do anything for me after I die; it's not worth it.

My revenge against the Spirit Hall Empire is my personal vendetta and my retribution; it has nothing to do with you.

Boss Fu, you're a loyal person, but I'm not.

If you really want to do something for me, then offer incense for me on the anniversary of my death.

If you have already forgiven me!

Finally, if you're feeling down, just find someone to beat up. Hongjun is tough and resilient; he should feel good to hit.

Yu Xiaogang's final words.

Ma Hongjun: Damn it, are you even speaking human language?

Convex (艹艹).

I was still stupidly helping you deliver messages.

On the other side, the Spirit Hall.

Chrysanthemum Douluo: "Your His Holiness the Pope, the plan went smoothly. The Vengeance Legion was completely annihilated, and we achieved a great victory. There is one more thing about Yu Xiaogang; he committed suicide."

Upon hearing the news of Yu Xiaogang's suicide, Bibi Dong suddenly opened her eyes, crushing the armrests of the throne in her hand.

After a moment of stunned silence, Bibi Dong weakly said, "I understand, you may leave."

"So, what should we do with the orphaned surviving members of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan...?"

Seeing Bibi Dong's increasingly sharp gaze, Chrysanthemum Douluo swallowed hard, wisely shut his mouth, and left the Pope Hall as quickly as possible.

Soon after, Bibi Dong's voice came from the Pope Hall.

"I'm going into seclusion for a while. No one is allowed to disturb me. Anyone who does will be executed!"

Three days later, Bibi Dong emerged from seclusion, looking much the same as before except for her white hair.