Chapter 120: Repaying a Favor

Chapter 120: Repaying a Favor

The Pure Heartland, the grave of heroes.

Lingering there, oblivious to the passage of time.

Lost in a daze...

"Huff..."

Kong stared at his reflection in the mirror and took a deep breath.

His face was pale, with dark circles under his eyes—clearly someone suffering from blood deficiency.

Kong scratched his head. What could he do?

He was in despair!

With Ei's physical prowess, as someone who wasn't a demon god, he truly couldn't keep up!

"No, if this continues, I'll never be a match for Ei, let alone with Raiden Shogun keeping a close watch from the side."

"From today onwards, I have to train hard."

"And I need to stop visiting the Pure Heartland!"

Kong made up his mind, resolute beyond measure!

A long while later, he finally braced himself against the wall and headed toward the kitchen.

He still had to take care of himself—time for some goji berry and red date tea!

Flander lay on a recliner, feeling both joy and frustration as he turned over, deep in thought.

At this moment, he was imagining how he could "accidentally" run into Liu Erlong when they arrived at Heaven Dou City.

It had been twenty years!

Because of that incident, he hadn't seen Liu Erlong for two whole decades. Was she doing well?

As a devoted... cough, as a deeply affectionate Flander, he didn't wish to be with Liu Erlong; he just hoped that she was living a better life and that she had stopped thinking about Yu Xiaogang.

If it weren't for Yu Xiaogang, Liu Erlong wouldn't have ended up like this. With her talent, she would have long since broken through to the Soul Douluo rank, right?

And it wasn't just that—because of Yu Xiaogang, both Flander and Liu Erlong had formed a heart knot, a barrier they couldn't overcome, which hindered their cultivation.

Liu Erlong's talent was slightly better than Flander's. In the original story, five years after the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Competition, Liu Erlong was still a Soul Sage, while Flander had become a Soul Douluo. Why was that?

Their spirit power levels were identical at the moment!

The reason was simple: Flander had untied his heart knot, but Liu Erlong had not yet resolved hers.

Had she not seen Yu Xiaogang, Liu Erlong might have broken through to the Soul Douluo level as well.

One worthless person had harmed two!

Suddenly, a figure appeared directly in Flander's office, pulling him out of his thoughts.

Hmm? Speak of the devil, and Yu Xiaogang arrives?

What was going on?

Ever since their argument, a rift had formed between them, and they were no longer as close as they used to be.

From that argument until now, they hadn't spoken a single word to each other. It was clear that this time, Flander was genuinely angry!

What did Yu Xiaogang want from him now?

Flander was puzzled but didn't speak first.

"Flander."

Yu Xiaogang called out, feeling slightly awkward.

Tang San might not know the rules, but Yu Xiaogang had been around the Douluo Continent long enough to understand them, right?

But the thought of Flander, a grown man, fighting a child (Tang San) over a thousand-year soul bone made him very annoyed!

Why couldn't Flander just give the soul bone to Tang San?

He was a Soul Sage, the dean of the academy—what was wrong with making a little sacrifice?

Thinking of this, the trace of awkwardness in Yu Xiaogang's heart vanished.

Hearing Yu Xiaogang call him, Flander narrowed his eyes slightly, not even bothering to lift his eyelids as he said, "When we're at the academy, address me as Dean!"

Yu Xiaogang: "..."

Yu Xiaogang was momentarily stunned, his eye twitching slightly.

This broken Shrek Academy—has Flander gone mad with being the dean?

Even if he didn't insist on it, no one would fight him for that position!

Forget it, the matter at hand was more important—no time to waste bickering with Flander over who was the dean.

"Flander, do you remember that Thousand-Year Soft Bone Rabbit you and the others hunted when you went to the Star Dou Forest with Tang San last time?"

Yu Xiaogang got straight to the point.

Hearing this, Flander froze for a moment. How could he possibly forget that?

They had been so close—just a little closer, and he, Dai Mubai, and the others might not have made it back!

If not for that Soft Bone Rabbit, things wouldn't have turned out this way.

"What about it? I remember it very clearly!"

Flander's pupils shrank, but he maintained his composure as he responded.

In truth, the moment Yu Xiaogang brought this up, Flander felt a chill run down his spine. This incident had left some lasting trauma.

Those two ten-thousand-year spirit beasts had been terrifying beyond words.

"Good. You remember that the Soft Bone Rabbit dropped a thousand-year head spirit bone, right?"

As Yu Xiaogang spoke, Flander couldn't shake the feeling that something was off.

Indeed, they had obtained a thousand-year head spirit bone from the Soft Bone Rabbit. But what did this have to do with Tang San or Yu Xiaogang?

Flander couldn't help but think that this spirit bone was technically his spoils of war. He could give it to whomever he wanted, and no one should have an issue with that.

Yet Yu Xiaogang suddenly bringing it up meant things weren't as simple as they seemed.

Before Flander could say anything, Yu Xiaogang continued, "Flander, the fact that you all made it back alive is entirely thanks to Haotian's intervention. Besides, didn't Tang San also contribute during that hunt? Doesn't he deserve a share of the spirit bone?"

A glimmer of amusement flashed in Yu Xiaogang's eyes. Normally, getting Flander to hand over the spirit bone would be harder than climbing to the heavens.

But Flander couldn't ignore Tang Hao!

This was the method Yu Xiaogang had carefully thought through after much deliberation to make Flander give up the spirit bone!

After all, their lives were saved by Tang San's father—what's wrong with giving Tang San a spirit bone?

After Yu Xiaogang finished speaking, Flander's face turned as black as coal.

As shameless as Yu Xiaogang was, his words weren't wrong.

Flander, Oscar, and Dai Mubai's lives had all been saved by Tang Hao, even though that wasn't Tang Hao's primary intention.

Whether or not Flander felt grateful toward Tang Hao didn't really matter.

But now, with Yu Xiaogang putting it this way, Flander had no choice but to feel indebted. If he didn't, it would seem as if he didn't acknowledge that life-saving favor.

Flander clenched his fists so tightly that his molars were nearly ground to dust.

He had intended to give the spirit bone to one of his outstanding students, but plans rarely keep up with reality.

After a brief moment of consideration, Flander reluctantly pulled the thousand-year Soft Bone Rabbit head spirit bone from his storage soul guide, gave it one last reluctant look, and then tossed it to Yu Xiaogang.

Never in his wildest dreams did he expect Yu Xiaogang and Tang San to fixate on this one spirit bone, leaving Flander utterly speechless.

After all, these two had once been from the upper echelons of the top three sects. One was the son of a sect master, and the other was the son of the young sect master of the Haotian Sect (Tang Hao).

Was a mere thousand-year spirit bone worth resorting to such tactics?

Yu Xiaogang caught the thousand-year Soft Bone Rabbit head spirit bone, his heart filled with excitement, his hands trembling.

It wasn't his first time encountering a spirit bone, but this was the first one he held in his hands!

The pinkish glow of the bone reflected the essence of the Soft Bone Rabbit's spirit power.

"Beautiful… a spirit bone, even if it's just a thousand-year one, is still more precious than…"

(End of Chapter)

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