Ma Li and she fled instantly, but those creatures were too fast in pursuit. They ran with all their might, and just when they were about to be killed by the beetle monsters, they unexpectedly arrived here. The resentment here actually helped them kill those beetle monsters and even greatly helped Ma Li. Ma Li was originally at the third level, but after absorbing the divine source power, he reached the fourth level. After arriving here, he reached the General Realm in just a few hours. This speed was frighteningly fast, and Ma Li's cultivation was still improving.
The only change was that his aura gradually became somewhat sinister, as if he had become a heretical cultivator. Although the cultivation world was very unfriendly to heretical cultivators, what's wrong with becoming a heretical cultivator as long as you can become powerful? As long as you are powerful enough, who dares to say no?
After searching for a long time, Gu Yu and his companions finally found the spine of a true dragon at the King Realm. After extracting the dragon marrow, they continued their search.
"There's someone ahead?" Zhang Huangling suddenly spotted Lu Yao and Ma Li, who was using his primordial spirit to devour resentment.
Lu Yao was taken aback when she saw Zhang Huangling, and then Gu Yu and Ri Jiu appeared beside Zhang Huangling.
"Is it you two?" Gu Yu frowned. These two people were all too familiar to him.
“Gu Yu.” Lu Yao frowned when she saw Gu Yu.
“Let’s continue our search for dragon marrow.” Gu Yu didn’t look at Lu Yao again, but instead said to Ri Jiu and Zhang Huangling.
From the moment he left the school, he and this woman were no longer friends.
Seeing Gu Yu's indifferent expression, Lu Yao's eyes showed a hint of displeasure. She remembered that there was a time when this man was very obedient to her, but suddenly one day, he changed and became extremely indifferent to her.
At first, she thought the man in front of her was just a country bumpkin and nothing special.
But one day, she suddenly realized that the man in front of her was not a country bumpkin. In other words, she didn't want to admit it, he was outstanding. She thought that he would still fall at her feet, but no, he humiliated her severely. That day was the most humiliating day for Lu Yao.
Later, she discovered that the man in front of her was too outstanding. His strength far surpassed that of her current man, Ma Li. For this, she was willing to put aside her dignity and dedicate herself to him. She felt that the man in front of her could not resist her charm.
But she was wrong. The man in front of her didn't even look at her. This was a blatant humiliation for her. That day, she vowed to get revenge on Gu Yu and make him regret it.
"Gu Yu, have you forgotten your old love now that you have a new one?" Lu Yao asked, looking at Gu Yu who was turning to continue searching for the dragon marrow. "I remember you were like a lapdog in front of me back then."
Upon hearing Lu Yao's words, Gu Yu paused for a moment, but still did not turn around.
"Gu Yu, are you afraid to face me? Is it because of her?" Lu Yao pointed at Ri Jiu and asked, "Or is it because of Xu Ling'er?"
"Lu Yao, I've said before that we have nothing to do with each other anymore, so please don't bother me," Gu Yu replied coldly.
"Hmm?" Ri Jiu frowned as she looked at Lu Yao and Gu Yu. "Miss, although I don't know what happened between you two before, he belongs to me now, and you are not worthy of him."
"Hehe..." Upon hearing Ri Jiu's words, Lu Yao's expression changed first, then she sneered, "Gu Yu, I knew you were never a good person. Luckily, I didn't agree to your request back then, otherwise I would still be angry with that mistress. By the way, does Xu Ling'er know about her existence?"
However, Gu Yu did not answer Lu Yao's question. He paused for a moment, then suddenly continued walking.
"You're just feeling guilty, Gu Yu. I told you I'd make you regret this." Seeing that Gu Yu didn't answer, Lu Yao smiled as she watched him leave.
"Hmph! I think you're the one who's regretting it now, aren't you?" Gu Yu didn't stop, but Ri Jiu was getting a little annoyed.
"What do I have to regret?" Lu Yao looked at Ri Jiu. To be honest, Ri Jiu far surpassed her in both looks and figure, which made her somewhat jealous.
"If you don't regret it, why are you acting like a resentful woman here? Only resentment in your heart would make you like this," Ri Jiu said. "We're all women, I understand your thoughts very well. You must have looked down on Gu Yu for his humble origins, but you never expected that Gu Yu would turn out to be such an outstanding person, so you regret it. What annoys you the most is that the person you resent is actually doing very well and is receiving a lot of attention and favor from everyone, especially the women around him now, whether it's me or Xu Ling'er, we are both above you, so you are jealous."
"You're talking nonsense. Why would I be jealous of him?" Lu Yao said immediately, her expression showing some panic.
“Hehe…” Looking at Lu Yao’s performance, Ri Jiu smiled contemptuously. “Little sister, let me tell you, both I and Xu Ling’er have to thank you. If it weren’t for you, we wouldn’t have had a chance at all.”
“You…” Lu Yao’s face turned ashen; she was on the verge of a breakdown.
"What? Did I hit the nail on the head? Getting anxious?" Ri Jiu said, looking at Lu Yao. Gu Yu didn't want to talk to Lu Yao or care what she said, but she just couldn't stand it. Hearing Lu Yao belittle Gu Yu made her uncomfortable. What did she mean by "like a lapdog"? How much had she sacrificed to change Gu Yu's attitude towards her?
"This must be your current man, right? Hmm! He looks alright, but compared to my Gu Yu, he's nowhere near as good." Ri Jiu's gaze fell on Ma Li, who was cultivating. "By the way, aren't you afraid he'll hear your sarcastic and mean words and come after you later?"
Upon hearing Ri Jiu's words, Lu Yao's eyes flashed with panic. Ma Li was cultivating, not dead. Who knew if he could hear her? If he could, she was indeed in trouble. Ma Li had given him a hard time because of Gu Yu.
"Alright, Rijiu, go find the dragon marrow." Gu Yu said to Rijiu at this moment.
"Okay." Ri Jiu nodded immediately upon hearing Gu Yu's call, and then chased after Gu Yu in that direction.
Just then, a voice suddenly entered Gu Yu's ears, "Gu Yu, it is truly fate. Today, this is your burial ground."
"Hmm?" Upon hearing this voice, Gu Yu frowned immediately.
At this moment, Ma Li, who was cultivating, slowly opened his eyes. His eyes were filled with black mist, which was resentment. As his voice rang out, the resentment around him instantly transformed into dragons and looked towards Gu Yu.
Gu Yu suddenly felt an unprecedented pressure, which made his body sink and his blood churn in his chest, almost causing him to spit out blood.
"I told you, I'm a born protagonist, and you're nothing but a clown." Ma Li flashed and appeared beside Lu Yao.
Snap...
A crisp slap rang out, and Lu Yao was sent flying backward, blood trickling from the corner of her mouth.
"If I didn't keep you alive, you worthless thing, I would have killed you long ago." Ma Li's eyes flashed with murderous intent; clearly, he had heard the conversation just now.
Lu Yao looked at Ma Li, her eyes also filled with anger, but she couldn't lash out.
"Can he control the resentment here?" Zhang Huangling frowned as he felt the unprecedented, suffocating pressure.
"Sigh!" Long Yuan sighed. Just what he feared had come to pass. "He possesses the Five-Clawed Golden Dragon's primordial spirit. Clearly, the resentment here has chosen him as its successor. Fortunately, he can't completely control all the resentment, but even controlling just one-tenth is terrifying."
"Long Yuan, I need your power." Gu Yu said to Long Yuan, forcing himself to stay upright. The God-Slaying Array Plate had only recovered half a top-grade source stone. Although he had activated the Source Gathering Array, it would take at least three days to recover a top-grade source stone. He had lost his most powerful trump card, and his only trump card was Long Yuan.
"Okay." After Long Yuan finished speaking, he instantly entered Gu Yu's body. Gu Yu's aura immediately rose to the peak of the Marquis Realm, and the pressure on his body was greatly reduced.
Gu Yu looked at Ma Li, but even so, it was still not enough!
"Gu Yu, are you feeling despair?" Ma Li looked at Gu Yu and said with amusement, "Here, I am the master, I am everything. If you cripple your cultivation and kowtow to me three times, I may spare your life."
“That’s wishful thinking.” Gu Yu gritted his teeth and said after hearing Ma Li’s words, “If I can defeat you once or twice, I can defeat you three times. Ma Li, you are too arrogant.”
“Heh…” Ma Li sneered, “You’re about to die, and you’re still being stubborn.”
As soon as he finished speaking, the resentment that had transformed into the shape of a dragon swept towards Gu Yu.
"Open Heaven." Gu Yu's body was instantly filled with aura, and he slashed out with his sword, the huge sword aura meeting the dragon-shaped source energy.
boom………
In an instant, Gu Yu felt a tremendous force sweep over his entire body, and he was sent flying backward like a cannonball, spitting out a mouthful of blood.
"Gu Yu." Upon seeing this scene, Ri Jiu's body shone with golden light, her eyes instantly turned golden, and a terrifying aura swept out.
A golden energy palm swept towards Ma Li.
Ma Li's pupils shrank instantly. He never imagined that Ri Jiu, who had been defeated by him before, would have such hidden methods.
Faced with the golden energy palm, Ma Li instantly retreated, and countless resentful energies that had transformed into dragon shapes rushed towards the energy palm.
boom………
However, the dragon-shaped resentment was instantly dispersed in front of the energy palm.
roar…………
The five-clawed black dragon spirit behind Ma Li flashed a hint of anger in its eyes. It roared suddenly, and the surrounding resentment seemed to be activated. The wind rose and the clouds surged, and countless resentful energies swept towards the energy palm.
Its terror was so great that it blotted out the sky. Even the powerful energy palm couldn't withstand the overwhelming resentment. It was instantly eroded and submerged in the resentment.
The countless resentful energies rushed towards Ri Jiu. Ri Jiu's pupils shrank, and a ten-tailed fox suddenly appeared behind her. The ten-tailed fox was surrounded by golden light, and its ten tails immediately enveloped Ri Jiu.
The resentment struck the ten-tailed fox's tail, creating a tremendous impact. Gu Yu, who had just regained his footing, frowned as he watched this scene.
“Long Yuan, you are also a dragon. Why did the resentment here choose one of your primordial spirits instead of you?” Gu Yu suddenly thought of something. If Long Yuan were also chosen by the resentment here, then he would not have to fear it.
"Sigh!" Long Yuan sighed. "I didn't want this to happen, but it seems there's no other way. The resentment he can control is too much for that little girl to handle, even if she unleashes all her power now. It seems I'm destined to become a demonic dragon! In the past, the demon race was what I hated most. Sigh!"
Long Yuan's voice was somewhat helpless. He didn't want to become a demon, but if he didn't, he would die here today.
However, at this moment, although Riku was surrounded by ten tails, her face was extremely ugly. The resentment had even eroded her tails, and the golden, fluffy tails were now turning black.
puff…………
Forcibly using one's cultivation level would already cause a backlash, and now, being eroded by resentment, Ri Jiu immediately spat out a mouthful of blood, his body struggling like a kite in a storm.
"Longyuan, hurry up!" Gu Yu roared. He could see that Rijiu couldn't hold on any longer, but with his current cultivation level, there was nothing he could do.
Reborn into this world, he felt he had lived in vain, repeatedly suffering misfortune and unable to protect himself. He even thought he was something special, but in reality, he was nothing at all.
"I am the former leader of the twelve Dragon Gods of the Dragon Clan, the Heaven-Shaking Dragon God. I know you are filled with resentment, which has created this sky full of grievances, all for the sake of revenge. As the leader of the Dragon Gods, I command you to obey my orders, and I will avenge you." At this moment, Long Yuan suddenly flew out from Gu Yu's body, hovering in the void, his dragon might surging, and spoke to the surroundings.
As expected, as soon as he finished speaking, the resentment suddenly stopped, and countless resentments transformed into dragon shapes, looking at Long Yuan.
Are these resentful spirits truly without consciousness? No, they do possess consciousness, otherwise they wouldn't be choosing horsepower!
When Ma Li appeared, the five-clawed golden dragon spirit, standing before them, felt that they could finally take revenge! There was hope!
The appearance of Longyuan has made them even more overjoyed. The head of the dragon gods, their former dragon god!
Then, a dramatic scene unfolded, with countless resentful spirits converging towards the direction where Longyuan was located.
Even the resentful energy that had been attacking Ri Jiu stopped its actions. They all looked at Long Yuan in the sky, and then at Ma Li, as if they were making a choice.
Upon seeing this, Ma Li's expression changed drastically. If all the resentment chose Dragon Source, wouldn't his opportunity be taken away? No, he wouldn't allow it.
“I am the born protagonist. He is your Dragon God, that’s true, but he doesn’t even have a physical body. So what if he bears your resentment? Besides, where was he when you were in trouble, when you were dying? What was he doing? He is not worthy to bear your resentment.” Ma Li also floated in the air and said loudly.
The resentment that was spreading towards Longyuan suddenly stopped at that moment.
Yes! Where was the Dragon God when they were destroyed?
“I died here too.” Long Yuan’s eyes narrowed when he saw this.
The consciousness of resentment is only filled with hatred and unwillingness; it lacks other judgment abilities. This makes it very likely to be bewitched by Ma Li. Moreover, these resentful corpses harbor resentment towards their former dragon gods.
They are dragon gods, and also the leaders and guardians of the dragon race, but these people failed to protect the dragon race and their people.
“Don’t listen to him, he doesn’t deserve it,” Ma Li said.
At this moment, Gu Yu ignored Ma Li and Long Yuan, who were vying for the right to bear the resentment. He came to Ri Jiu's side and helped the trembling Ri Jiu up.
At this moment, Rijiu was being eroded by resentment, her whole body trembling, her face both pale and black.
"Ri Jiu, are you alright?" Gu Yu took out rare and precious healing herbs and life essence and kept pouring them into Ri Jiu's body.
"Gu Yu, I may not live much longer." Ri Jiu looked at the anxious Gu Yu and said weakly, "These resentful spirits are eroding my primordial spirit."
Upon hearing Ri Jiu's words, Gu Yu's mind went blank. In his understanding, it couldn't be this serious. Wait! He suddenly realized something; it might be related to the forbidden power Ri Jiu had unleashed.
"Rijiu, is there any way to save you? Is there any?" Gu Yu panicked completely, holding Rijiu in his arms, not knowing what to do.
"Gu Yu, seeing you like this, I am content. Fate cannot be changed, I am destined to die, but seeing you saddened by my death is enough for me." Tears welled up in Ri Jiu's eyes.
"Rijiu, no, you can't die. You have to hold on. I will definitely find a way to save you. The Fruit of Life, the Fruit of Life!" Gu Yu suddenly thought of something. He picked up Rijiu and was about to leave.
"It's no use. In my current condition, I can't even last an hour." Ri Jiu said, looking at Gu Yu, who was already extremely panicked. A smile appeared in her tearful eyes. "Gu Yu, can you listen to my story?"
"We'll talk about it later, let's heal first." Gu Yu's voice choked up; he never imagined such a thing would happen.
In his past life, he watched countless relatives and comrades leave his side. He cried, he suffered, and everything became his inner demons and obsessions. He thought that after his rebirth, he could control everything and prevent all of this from happening. But it still happened, which threw him into chaos, complete chaos.
“I am not human, I am a fox,” Ri Jiu said weakly. “When I was very young, I was chosen to become the saintess of the fox world. All of this was originally glorious, but one day, the high priest of the fox clan said that the end of the world would come, everything would fall into darkness, and the entire fox clan would cease to exist. And the one who can change all of this is me. As long as I can find you and die for you, you will protect the fox clan out of guilt.”
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