"Tianxin!"
Liu Erlong, who also carried the bloodline of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, screamed hoarsely. Tears streamed down her face uncontrollably.
"Bibi Dong, how dare you!"
She struggled to get up, but...
The gap in strength was too vast—Bibi Dong was not someone she could possibly contend against.
Bibi Dong's gloomy voice rang out again: "Yu Xiaogang, you really are a coward!"
"Another nephew died, and you don't even dare let out a fart."
"Last time at Shrek Academy, Yu Tianheng died. Now Yu Tianxin is dead."
"Is your Shrek Academy the natural enemy of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan?"
"Your Excellency the Pope, what exactly do you want?" Zhao Wuji opened his mouth to speak.
"Zhao Wuji, right? I remember you." Bibi Dong let out a light laugh. "You actually managed to escape Spirit Hall's encirclement—you do have some ability. Go on, run now! Let's see if you can get away."
Zhao Wuji's mouth twitched. He felt that the Pope today was acting a bit off.
Damn it—you're standing there with ten soul rings shining brightly and telling me to run?
Even Tang Chen probably couldn't escape, let alone him, who was only a Soul Saint.
"Too slow."
Just as Bibi Dong was about to continue speaking, a figure emerged from around the corner.
Golden long hair cascaded over her shoulders, and her body emanated a holy aura.
"Little Xue, you couldn't hold back and kept sneaking peeks?"
"My Pope Your Excellency, did becoming a god mess up your brain?" Qian Renxue rolled her eyes. "Either kill them or let them live. I don't have time to waste here with you."
"Fine then, you handle it!"
Bibi Dong stepped aside to Qian Renxue's position, gesturing with her hand in a show of deference.
"Tch..."
Qian Renxue stepped forward and gazed at the Shrek group.
A flicker of complexity passed through her eyes.
If it had been before, it wouldn't have mattered. But after the record Ning Rongrong gave her about Tang San, these people had become familiar strangers.
Qian Renxue took a deep breath and said: "Tang San and Zhu Zhuqing are dead. Before Zhu Zhuqing fell, she hoped to preserve the remaining people of the Star Luo Empire—including all of you."
"Though we agreed to her final wish, that doesn't mean there are no grudges."
"Everyone from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan must die!"
"What!" Flender's expression changed drastically.
Spirit Hall had exterminated the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. Yu Tianxin had been secretly transferred away, only for Bibi Dong to kill him just now. Now, the only ones left with ties to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan were Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong.
One was the son of Yu Yuanzhen, the other the daughter of Yu Luomian.
"Must your Spirit Hall push things to this extent?" Flender spoke up.
"If you don't cut the grass at the roots, it will grow back when the spring wind blows." Qian Renxue's expression remained indifferent. "Of course, I'm not leaving the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan with no bloodline at all. How about this..."
Qian Renxue pretended to think for a moment, then a smile curled at the corner of her mouth: "I'll give you a way for one person with Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan blood to survive."
"Liu Erlong and Yu Xiaogang—which one of you strikes first and kills the other? That one gets to live. How about it?"
"You..."
Liu Erlong wanted to speak, but she was pressed to the ground by Bibi Dong's divine power and couldn't move.
Qian Renxue waved her hand, lifting Bibi Dong's suppression.
"Aren't the two of you in love with each other?"
"Then... go ahead. Make your decision."
"I've already sealed Liu Erlong's soul power." As she spoke, Qian Renxue tossed two daggers out from her soul guidance device.
With two clangs, they landed at Liu Erlong's and Yu Xiaogang's feet respectively.
"You have one minute. If after one minute neither of you has made a decision, both die!"
"Oh right—the teachers and students of Shrek will also be killed by me because of your indecision."
"So? Aren't I being very merciful?"
"After all, your Tang San and Zhu Zhuqing were both enemies of my Spirit Hall."
"I've already given you a path to live."
"If your feelings are so deep that you want to die together, I can reluctantly send you on your way."
"Qian Renxue, you're so despicable!"
The speaker was Oscar. This was giving them a choice?
There was no choice at all, okay?
Because of everything that had happened recently, Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong had developed some estrangement due to the Yu Tianheng incident. It was only not long ago that the two had finally confessed to each other.
Now you were forcing a boyfriend and girlfriend to choose—who stabs whom.
This was too cruel.
Was this really the inheritor of the Angel God, or some demon inheritor shrouded in black qi?
"Despicable?"
Qian Renxue laughed. "Oscar, while I wasn't around, you let Tang Chen kill my fiancé Xue Qinghe. Was that not despicable?"
"That was the emperor of a nation—the person I, Qian Renxue, had decided to entrust my life to. I had long resolved to marry no one else."
"You lot—are you not despicable?"
Soul power fluctuations raged around Qian Renxue.
The already pale-faced members of Shrek staggered even more violently.
Ma Hongjun, whose vital energy and blood were depleted, plopped down on the ground, gasping heavily.
"Another... another ten-thousand-year soul ring soul master!" Zhao Wuji struggled to resist Qian Renxue's pressure. Seeing the ten-thousand-year soul rings around her that matched Bibi Dong's exactly, he couldn't help but swallow hard.
Qian Renxue had nine ten-thousand-year soul rings—the only thing missing was a god ring. From the aura she gave off, she was another Limit Douluo quasi-god powerhouse with abundant soul power, even stronger than Bo Saixi.
Qian Renxue's aura surged violently, her expression terrifyingly dark.
Bibi Dong, standing to the side, twitched slightly at the corner of her eye.
"Good grief—no wonder she lurked in Heaven Dou for over twenty years. When it comes to acting, you're the master!"
Yet seeing Qian Renxue like this, Bibi Dong actually felt a trace of heartache.
Twenty years!
How many twenty-year periods does a person have in life?
Little Xue... I'm sorry.
"Hmph. I'm giving Zhu Zhuqing some face out of the Angel Clan's mercy. Don't be ungrateful."
"Only thirty seconds left. One of Yu Xiaogang or Liu Erlong must die."
"Or all of you die here."
"Choose!"
Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong, who had struggled unsteadily to her feet, locked eyes.
"Little... Little Gang..."
After saying those words, Liu Erlong found she could no longer speak—her voice caught completely.
"I understand, Erlong. You want me to live."
"For the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, for Tianheng and Tianxin—I cannot die. Rest assured, I will live on!"
Liu Erlong's eyes widened in disbelief as she stared at Yu Xiaogang. She hadn't said anything yet.
Unable to move, Liu Erlong watched as Yu Xiaogang picked up the dagger from the ground and stabbed it viciously toward her chest—without the slightest hesitation. Something in her heart seemed to shatter.
"Pfft—"
Crimson blood sprayed out.
"F... Flender!" Liu Erlong's body trembled slightly at the sight of that not-particularly-broad back.
"I'm sorry. I can't watch you die in front of me." Without even using martial soul possession, he blocked Yu Xiaogang's dagger with his own body. The blade pierced straight through his heart.
Flender's action shocked everyone from Shrek present.
However, an untimely voice rang out once more.
"Only ten seconds left!"
"Damn it! If Flender and the rest want to die, I don't!"
Martial soul possession activated. Three soul rings appeared—yellow, yellow, purple. Luo Sanpao used a Pig Rush Forward, slamming Flender aside.
Yu Xiaogang charged forward again—this time with no obstruction.
"Schlick—"
The dagger plunged straight into Liu Erlong's chest.
"Pfft!"
Her delicate frame trembled slightly. Crimson blood sprayed out, accompanied by a pair of incredulous eyes.
"Yu Xiaogang... you... are truly ruthless!"
Yu Xiaogang was covered in blood, but he let out a sigh of relief.
He had finally killed her within the minute.
This way, he could live—for the inheritance and continuation of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
He, Yu Xiaogang, carried a heavy burden. He could not die here!
With decades ahead, he might still fight for a future.
He had already taught one Tang San—he had experience.
In the future, teaching a second, a third, or even more... perhaps it wouldn't be impossible...
Yu Xiaogang took a deep breath and looked toward Qian Renxue and Bibi Dong, whose gazes had turned subtle. His voice trembled: "Liu Erlong and Flender are dead. As the holy land of soul masters, Spirit Hall shouldn't go back on its word, right?"
(End of chapter)