Lin Feng clicked his tongue.
He had prepared the mood, raised the atmosphere, adjusted the psychological pants—
And Zhu Zhuyun turned out to be all bark and no bite?
Hmph.
Fine.
Time to check Hu Liena's dream instead…
Star Dou Great Forest — Night
The forest was pitch-black, humid, and suffocating—
Yet this darkness was nothing compared to the storm erupting at the battlefield's center.
After one more earth-shattering clash, Bone Douluo Gu Rong froze for a split second as the Titan Giant Ape's colossal force sent shockwaves through the clearing.
Just one heartbeat.
One instantaneous gap.
And in that moment—
His Titled Douluo-level senses pierced through the raging spirit power storm…
And locked directly onto the girl within the giant ape's fist.
Xiao Wu.
Her face was pale.
Her small body was trembling.
But that was not what made Gu Rong's blood run cold.
What he sensed within her—
Was a Spirit Beast aura.
Not faint.
Not diluted.
Not something that could be mistaken.
But an impossibly pure, impossibly dense aura…
A Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Beast's aura.
Gu Rong's pupils shrank to the size of a needle.
An insane thought tore through his mind—yet it was the only explanation.
He spun mid-air and roared toward Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo, his voice cracking with shock:
"Fengzhi! Old Sword!
That girl—she's a Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Beast in human form!!!"
His shout ripped through the night sky like lightning.
Everything stopped.
Sword Douluo's storm of sword shadows froze.
Ning Fengzhi's raised Eight Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda halted.
Even the Titan Giant Ape stiffened slightly.
For a moment—
Time itself held its breath.
Flender and Zhao Wuji exchanged horrified glances.
Oscar, Dai Mubai, and Ma Hongjun felt their hearts leap into their throats.
And then—
Greed ignited.
Burning, naked, feverish greed.
A Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Beast.
To any Spirit Master, this meant:
A guaranteed Hundred Thousand Year spirit ringA guaranteed Hundred Thousand Year spirit boneA leap in strengthA chance to rewrite destinyA once-in-a-lifetime opportunity
"Gulp—"
Oscar swallowed loudly, unable to hide the hunger in his eyes.
Dai Mubai's golden pupils blazed; his chest rose and fell violently.
He stared at Xiao Wu as if she was a pair of wings that could let him soar above his brother and regain his pride.
Even Ning Rongrong, eyes swollen from her father's slap, stared with blazing excitement.
She didn't need a spirit ring.
She didn't need a spirit bone.
But—
Grandpa Sword and Grandpa Bone did.
The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School did.
Her father's Sect did.
And this was a miracle-level opportunity.
Yet among all those hungry, blazing gazes—
One person looked… wrong.
Tang San.
There was no greed.
Only disbelief.
"No… impossible…"
He muttered like someone whose worldview had been shattered.
Xiao Wu, a Spirit Beast?
The girl who called him Brother?
Who shared her warmth with him?
Who cried whenever he got hurt?
Who had slept beside him, eaten beside him, trained beside him—
A Spirit Beast?
But denial was useless.
A Titled Douluo had spoken.
The truth was undeniable.
Tang San felt his world collapse.
His muscles stiffened.
His breathing went cold.
His scalp tingled.
Six years.
Six years of companionship.
Six years of trust.
And all the while—
He had been living with a creature who could kill him in a heartbeat.
She had deceived him.
Why?
To steal Tang Sect secrets?
To gain his trust?
To use him as camouflage?
Fear crept up his spine like a venomous snake.
His eyes shifted—
From tenderness and affection…
To vigilance.
To dread.
To suspicion.
He even subconsciously took half a step back.
Just half a step.
But for Xiao Wu, watching from within the Titan Giant Ape's hand—
That step was an abyss.
From the moment Bone Douluo shouted the truth, she had kept her gaze fixed on Tang San.
Dai Mubai's greed—she saw it.
Oscar's hunger—she saw it.
Ning Rongrong's calculations—she saw it.
But none of that mattered.
What mattered was—
Tang San.
Her only family.
Her only warmth.
Her only trust.
And what did she see?
Not love.
Not concern.
Not even confusion.
She saw fear.
Fear of her.
Fear of the monster she was.
That small step back—
Broke her heart more brutally than any sword.
Her world crumbled.
A tear slid down her cheek—hot, bitter, despairing.
And with that last shred of hope collapsing, she cried out—
"Er Ming!"
Her voice cracked with pain.
"Don't fight them anymore—let's go!"
The Titan Giant Ape heard her agony.
Its rage evaporated instantly.
Its only mission—
Its only instinct—
Protect Xiao Wu.
It roared, turned around, and thundered toward the forest depths.
"Want to run?!"
Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo surged forward instinctively.
A walking Hundred Thousand Year spirit ring and spirit bone—
Even guarded by another Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Beast,
It was worth the risk.
But a calm, icy voice stopped them.
"Don't chase."
Ning Fengzhi spoke without emotion.
His usually elegant face was now shadowed and heavy, as if stained with ink.
"It's just a beast in human form."
He lowered his gaze.
"The priority right now is dealing with our own business."
And that "business"—
Was dragging Ning Rongrong back to Spirit City to kneel at Lin Feng's door and beg for forgiveness.
Before today?
A Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Beast would've made him lose sleep with excitement.
Now?
Compared to the threat of annihilation looming over the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School—
A Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Beast meant nothing.
Sword and Bone Douluo froze.
And the moment Ning Fengzhi reminded them, clarity returned.
Yes.
Compared to Senior's wrath—
What was a mere Divine Beast?
They suppressed their greed and returned.
Meanwhile—
Ning Rongrong stamped her foot, full of regret.
"Dad! Why didn't you let Grandpa Sword and Grandpa Bone chase her?! That was a Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Beast!"
But before she could say more, she turned excitedly toward the eight-story pagoda floating beside her father.
"Dad! Your Spirit—
You broke past the Seven Treasures limit?!
Our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School's dream of a thousand years—
You succeeded!"
She expected joy.
She expected pride.
Instead—
Her father's face grew darker.
Colder.
And in his eyes—
A faint trace of… death.
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