After just a few seconds, the flames extinguished, black smoke swirled, and it transformed into a large dog.
Its size was comparable to that of a gray wolf, about two meters long and over a meter high at the shoulder—nearly as big as Li Pan himself.
The big black dog's eyes emitted a faint green glow, a golden hoop resembling a collar hung around its neck. It raised its head, exchanged a glance with Li Pan, then sauntered over to rub against his leg and lick his hand.
"Huh? Is this... Xiaohei? Xiaohei! Is that you, Xiaohei?"
Li Pan grabbed the dog's face and lifted it up, angrily ruffling its fur.
"This was my first Guardian, wasn't it? Didn't it die?"
The black dog, its face scrunched up from the ruffling, looked at him.
"Every person's soul Guardian is unique. In theory, whether it's a rollback or a resurrection, regardless of evolution or modification, as long as your 'Shadow' hasn't been replaced, the Guardian revived with the Silver Key will always be the same one.
