Amidst the vast expanse of heaven and earth, she, clad in glazed sacred armor, engaged a bearded man in hand-to-hand combat. At that time, her strength had clearly not yet reached its peak, and while the man, unruly and untamed, was still slightly inferior to hers. From memory, it was when Ao Lai had just reached the Divine Martial Realm. Untamed and untamed, he had indiscriminately harmed innocents, and so fell into her clutches. The two engaged in repeated battles, each one ending in Ao Lai's defeat and flight.
This time, she was determined not to give Ao Lai another chance to escape.
As she swung her sword again and again, and Aolai roared, lightning and thunder flashed between heaven and earth, and mountains collapsed and rocks cracked! This battle lasted for a full month, and in the end, it ended with Aolai's defeat.
In order to prevent Ao Lai from escaping, Mu Hanyan paid a heavy price. The bones and muscles of her left arm were broken, and blood gushed out from her ribs. However, the long sword in her right hand was still pressed against Ao Lai's heart, piercing into the battle armor transformed from beast armor. It was only a hair's breadth away from piercing its heart.
"Do you still want to fight? I can give you another chance. However, even if I give you ten or a hundred times, you will still not be my opponent!" She looked into its eyes with great confidence and said with unparalleled dominance.
"Are you really so confident?" He asked doubtfully, his eyes slightly lighting up.
"Your way of killing may make all beasts submit, but it cannot make you superior to all living beings. Unless you can comprehend the true way of cultivation, even if I don't kill you, you will eventually die at the hands of others." She said with a slight smile.
"What is the true ultimate way of cultivation? Have you realized it?" He tilted his head and thought for a while, then asked.
"Not yet, but one day, I will understand," she said proudly.
"Forget it, let's stop fighting. I'm no match for you. Just kill me." He was silent for a moment, and finally shook his head and said dejectedly.
Failure after failure has worn away his sharpness and his will to fight. He knows that even if he has a hundred more chances, he still won't have the slightest chance of winning against Mu Hanyan.
Although this girl was much younger than him, her talent and confidence were unmatched. He could sense her improvement with almost every encounter, while he remained stagnant, without making any progress at all. If he continued like this, he would only lose more miserably, and his chances of victory would become increasingly slim.
"Don't you want to pursue the true path of cultivation?" She did not stab with her sword, but asked suddenly.
"Can I do it?" he asked, his heart moving.
"As long as you want to, you can do it. If you don't want to, you will never be able to do it." She said lightly, but her eyes were so firm.
Looking into her eyes, he suddenly understood where the biggest gap between him and her lay.
He had always believed that the reason he lost to her was because he was not as talented or confident as her. Now he suddenly realized that what he lacked the most was actually his determination to pursue the path to strength.
Perhaps, her talent is not as extraordinary as mine, but because of her determination to pursue the path to strength, she is constantly making progress and improving, while I am shackled by my previous glory and status, and it is difficult for me to make any progress.
I understand, I finally understand! Looking at that beautiful face, his eyes were filled with gratitude and respect.
"I, Ao Lai, the Lord of All Beasts, am willing to follow you from now on, never abandoning you, life or death, and forever!" He said, kneeling before her with sincere submission. In that moment, he finally cast aside his past honor and pride, as well as the shackles of the past, and resolved to follow her and find his own ultimate path of cultivation.
The tall figure slowly disappeared, and a tall, majestic, and inviolable divine beast appeared in front of her, lowering its proud head.
Time passed, and images flashed by. One man and one beast, galloping through a world of powerful warriors, shared countless lives and deaths, countless times working hand in hand. Her glazed armor had transformed into golden armor, and his strength continued to increase, enough to strike fear into the hearts of any Divine Martial Realm warrior.
Until the cold blade of the Zhan Yuan Sword pierced her heart, he cried out in grief, tears of blood in his eyes, and rushed towards Zhan Yuan like a madman.
The evil dragon Bafeng stood in front of him. Although he tried his best, he was still seriously injured and defeated by the combined forces of Zhan Yuan and Bafeng.
Afterwards, Xing Tiannu used nine divine metaphors to help Mu Hanyan enter reincarnation again.
He, with all his remaining strength, escorted her guardian to the Sacred Continent. He then gave up his life, sealed his memories, and reborn as a spirit, waiting for the day they would meet again.
This Divine Soul Temple was built for her by the Divine Guardian. To prevent the temple from being destroyed, he forcibly detached a strand of his soul before his death. He then placed it here, guarded by the beast souls sacrificed to him countless years ago. Without this, the Divine Soul Temple would not have stood to this day.
"Aolai..." Mu Hanyan choked softly, her vision blurred by tears again.
Although Aolai was seriously injured by the joint attack of Demon Emperor Zhanyuan and Demon Dragon Bafeng, he would not necessarily die with his beast god body. The reason why he sacrificed his life was mainly to escort his followers to the Holy Continent. After all, even if the Holy Continent was not as good as the Divine Martial Realm, it was not so easy to cross the endless void and break the plane restrictions.
Even so, he might not die. It was because of protecting this Soul Palace that it forcibly stripped away his soul, which exhausted his last bit of life. He had to seal his memory and wait for resurrection.
"Roar..." Just when Mu Hanyan was about to cry again, Aolai suddenly let out a long roar towards the sky. The figure formed by the golden light became fainter and more blurred. Finally, it turned into a golden light and flew towards the endless void.
All around, the beasts shouted in unison and then slowly disappeared.
Just as Xinghuan Qianji said, everything in the world has its limits, and souls are no exception. After guarding for so many years, they have reached their limits. They were able to wait for Mu Hanyan before completely perishing, and they have also completed their mission.
Although like the beast souls sacrificed by other beasts, this beast soul of the Aolai divine beast was just forcibly separated from the beast soul of the original body, and it would not matter even if it disappeared, but Mu Hanyan was still deeply moved, and couldn't help but feel unspeakable sadness in her heart.
Suddenly, a strange connection emerged from deep within her mind. Though subtle, it felt incredibly intimate and familiar, like a blood connection. It felt like the connection she had with her sword pet, yet not like the connection she had with Liuguang or Taowu.
Could it be... Aolai!
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