Chapter 66: Negotiating Terms with Liu Erlong
Liu Erlong’s pupils dilated. She hadn’t expected Bai Yu to be so shameless as to directly lean in, catching her off guard.
She immediately shook her head to break free, glaring at Bai Yu through gritted teeth.
“Hmph, just give up on that idea. It’s impossible. At worst, it’s just death, and I’m not afraid of that!”
Seeing her defiant, ready-to-die expression, Bai Yu raised an eyebrow and smiled at Liu Erlong.
“What if I told you that the power behind me is preparing to unify the continent, and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan is a stumbling block that could be wiped out at any time? Do you still want to die?”
Before Liu Erlong could speak, Bai Yu continued:
“Think about it. If you’re alive, you can still mediate through my status and position. At the very least, you can protect your father.”
“If you die, who would care who your father is? Yu Xiaogang doesn’t want you anymore, so your father is your only remaining relative!”
Looking at Bai Yu’s face, Liu Erlong went from exasperated to laughing in anger, her voice seeping through her tightly clenched teeth.
“Heh, heh, you truly are shameless. How can there be someone like you in this world? Heaven truly is blind!”
Bai Yu grinned, showing his teeth to Liu Erlong.
“I have teeth, very strong ones! Also, there are too few people like me in this world, which is why it’s so full of filth!”
Liu Erlong didn’t want to see him, so she closed her eyes and fumed silently.
She was a bit at a loss for what to do. Following Bai Yu like this, she was unwilling, but Bai Yu was right. Yu Xiaogang was gone, but she still had a father.
Although there was a significant rift between them, her father had always been good to her. If she didn’t want to go home, she didn’t have to. If she wanted to open an academy, he’d provide money and connections. This proved he still had feelings for his daughter.
Thinking of this, Liu Erlong took a deep breath and opened her eyes to look at Bai Yu.
“You’re right, I still have family. If you want me to agree, fine, but you have to do two things for me.”
“First, I can’t control others, but my father’s lineage must survive. Since I’m your concubine, you should at least help me protect my family, right? Second, help me kill Yu Xiaogang!”
Looking at Liu Erlong, who had a hint of self-mockery on her face, Bai Yu gently pinched her and nodded, saying:
“I agree to the first condition. As for the second, perhaps you should reconsider?”
“What Yu Xiaogang wants most is to prove himself. Just letting him live, subjected to endless ridicule, would actually be more agonizing for him than killing him.”
Upon hearing him agree to the first condition, Liu Erlong had just started to smile when his subsequent words shattered her mood.
Her eyelids twitched, and her gaze was peculiar as she looked at the radiant Bai Yu, unable to help but shiver.
She then closed her eyes, leaned against Bai Yu, and said faintly:
“Whatever you want. And, I was right, you are definitely not a good person! You’re just an insidious and cunning scoundrel!”
Hearing Liu Erlong’s words, Bai Yu’s smile diminished considerably, and he said unhappily:
“Hey, how can you slander my innocence out of nowhere? I’ve been traveling the world for so many years, and not a single person has said I’m not a good person! Who doesn’t praise me for being honest and trustworthy?”
“Hmph!”
Seeing Liu Erlong remain motionless, only letting out a cold snort, Bai Yu was, to be honest, a little triggered!
He angrily took out the Saint Dragon Origin, infused it into Liu Erlong’s chest, giving it a fierce squeeze in passing, then released her and stood up, walking to the side.
“What is this? Such a strange feeling.”
Liu Erlong sensed a peculiar power rushing into her body and quickly looked at Bai Yu, wanting to ask him what he had done.
Bai Yu waved his hand and said irritably:
“It’s a compensation I snatched for you. Now, summon your Spirit to possess you and integrate those powers into your Spirit.”
Although she still wanted to ask Bai Yu what he was up to, the power that had entered her body was already beginning to surge wildly.
Liu Erlong could only compose herself, unleash her Spirit possession, and begin refining and integrating as Bai Yu instructed.
“Roar!”
After almost an hour, a dragon roar echoed. Liu Erlong’s Spirit transformed from fiery red to golden, and the flames around her also turned into golden flames.
She opened her eyes, looked at herself in surprise, then gazed at Bai Yu, asking in confusion:
“What did you give me? And did my Spirit evolve? My spirit power even broke through by more than one level, almost at level 80!”
Bai Yu scratched the corner of his mouth and nodded in satisfaction.
“That power was the Saint Dragon Origin. Your Spirit indeed evolved, from a high-grade Spirit to a top-grade Spirit. Hmm… it can barely be called a super Spirit.”
“Congratulations! From now on, your Spirit will need a new name. How about Golden Flame Saint Dragon? Although it’s not as good as the authentic super Spirit, Golden Saint Dragon, it’s close enough to deserve the title of Saint Dragon.”
When Liu Erlong heard Bai Yu say that the power was the Saint Dragon Origin, she immediately recalled the description in the Chronicle of Light and Shadow. Her eyes were complex, knowing that this item should have come from Yu Xiaogang.
She then shook her head, no longer thinking about it. No matter where it came from, if it was useful to her, it was a good thing. As for Yu Xiaogang?
Thinking of him, Liu Erlong gritted her teeth, wishing that Bai Yu had directly killed him when he extracted the Saint Dragon Origin!
Bai Yu saw Liu Erlong frowning one moment and looking like she wanted to kill someone the next. He curved his lips, walked over to her, and embraced her.
“Let’s go. I’ll take you back. Afterwards, you’ll need to familiarize yourself with your new Spirit. I’ll leave my cultivation technique for you; you must cultivate diligently!”
Liu Erlong looked at Bai Yu, a little bewildered, and stammered:
“Why?”
Bai Yu raised his hand, pinched her chin, looked left and right, and teased:
“If such a heroic beauty breaks through to Title Douluo too late, causing her looks to fade, how can you be my concubine?”
Liu Erlong rolled her eyes, reached out and slapped Bai Yu’s hand away, saying irritably:
“Be serious. I’m asking you, was it worth expending so many things just to get me?”
Hearing her question, Bai Yu burst into laughter, looking at Liu Erlong with an arrogant expression.
“Ha, for me, there’s no worth or unworthiness. What I want, I don’t care about expending everything.”
Liu Erlong looked at his domineering demeanor, her eyes a little hazy. Suddenly, she felt that having such a man to rely on didn’t seem so bad?
Then Bai Yu retracted his aura, and a strange smile appeared on his face.
“Besides, there is indeed a price, but the most precious cultivation technique among them has a bit of a problem. The cultivation conditions are quite strict. The opening line consists of eight characters: ‘To cultivate this technique, one must first castrate oneself!’”
The haziness in Liu Erlong’s eyes instantly vanished, replaced by astonishment. She rolled her eyes, feeling as if her previous filter had shattered into a million pieces.
“Hmph, you truly are a despicable fellow. I knew you wouldn’t so easily give that shameless scoundrel a cultivation technique. So that’s how it is!”
Bai Yu was a little annoyed. He moved his palm downwards and pinched her round curves.
“Hiss, how am I despicable? I didn’t hide it from him. Whether he cultivates it or not is his business. Forget it, I’m too lazy to talk to you. I’ll take you back first.”
Afterwards, Bai Yu took Liu Erlong and transformed into a streak of light, heading straight for Heaven Dou City.