Chapter 303
This meant that if Yu Xunge and Tu Lan used this scroll together to complete the Unregretful Oath, not only would Tu Lan have to share a divine gifted skill with her, but she would also have to share one with Tu Lan.
Even if one of them betrayed the other in the future, the shared divine gifted skills would not disappear.
In the careful yet expectant gaze of Tu Lan, Yu Xunge grasped one half of the Unregretful Oath and silently conveyed several skills from the "One-Person Party" to Tu Lan, allowing her to choose.
The "Food God" skill was something she would never reveal to anyone until Yu Xunhuan was completely dead. The "Sharpshooter" was too weak to bother with, and "Immortal" involved the lord of the Dark City, which made her worry about Tu Lan getting exposed.
As for "Midnight Exile"... she wouldn’t give that one away. "Midnight Exile" was simply too powerful.
She knew that in the long run, the core skills of "One-Person Party" would yield tremendous benefits, but the skills from "Midnight Exile" could multiply a person's strength several times over and make a target extremely difficult to kill!
If Tu Lan betrayed her, as long as Yu Xunge had time to prepare, she could turn the tables. She had countless ways to increase her attributes, and with "One-Person Party," she understood the limits of such skills even better.
But "Midnight Exile" was a different story... the attack, counter-damage, and curse skills were all too strong. The only one that posed slightly less of a threat was "Bedtime Fairy Tale," but even that was better left untouched than to give away "Midnight Exile."
She even felt relieved that "I Could Have Just Stolen It" had already been used up.
At that moment, she felt a deep sense of guilt towards Tu Lan, a guilt that nearly drowned her—because she had anticipated Tu Lan's betrayal, which was a profound insult to their friendship and sincerity.
She was also in pain, unable to understand why she felt this way. They had spent hundreds of years together, facing the cold of the Winter Sea, and Tu Lan had repeatedly refused to escape for her sake. Yet, she still couldn’t trust Tu Lan wholeheartedly...
If only she had met Tu Lan in her previous life, perhaps everything would have been different.
But now, she felt like an ancient block of ice, unable to open herself up to anyone.
She could fight fiercely against the cold for Tu Lan, accept the punishment of death for her, and even leave a way out for Tu Lan when facing her own death.
But she couldn’t let her guard down completely; she would always anticipate, always be on guard. Even if they faced the worst outcome, Tu Lan’s combat power had to remain within her control.
She was prepared for Tu Lan to ask if there were any other options. After she refused, would Tu Lan be disappointed? Would she leave?
At that moment, she felt more anxious and cautious than Tu Lan.
But Tu Lan didn’t ask anything. She sensed the boundless guilt and pain in Yu Xunge’s heart and looked at her with gentle eyes.
Tu Lan transformed to her full height, standing opposite Yu Xunge, grasping the other end of the contract. “I will never regret this, nor will I betray you. Don’t feel guilty; I know, I’ve known what kind of person you are for a long time.”
The blood-red dandelion lingered in her heart, and she understood.
She recalled a time when she confided her troubles to the Holy Grail, and Bei Sui couldn’t help but ask her, “Why bother with someone so stingy who can’t open her heart? You could easily find another contractor; someone like her is hard to come by, right?”
Tu Lan thought, yes, she was indeed very special.
Just as Xiao Maqi said, emotions don’t concern right or wrong; they only care about truth and falsehood.
Yu Xunge had many false pretenses; she pretended to be good in front of her enemies, using a bit of kindness and feigned sincerity to persuade the Dinghai to shield her from the storm. But what she gave to herself was always genuine.
In the soul fire manifested by Xiao Maqi, there was a longest and brightest flame tail. Later, when Yu Xunge chatted with Hufflepuff, she quietly showed her the photo she had taken at that time and asked Xiao Maqi what it was.
Xiao Maqi taught her how to interpret that flame tail, saying it represented love, guilt, and regret, with a flicker of trust hidden within the guilt.
That was the only thread of trust in that brilliant soul fire, apart from the main flame.
Xiao Maqi guessed that the source of that flame was Tu Lan. She told Tu Lan, “Your contractor feels guilty for not being able to trust you, but even if she thinks that’s wrong, she still can’t resist the trust she has developed for you.”
The emotions of dragons are simple and pure. For Tu Lan, Yu Xunge’s feelings, which were as tangled as a ball of yarn, were so special and interesting, just like that regret she still couldn’t understand.
The long-standing confusion found an answer in Bei Sui’s question at that moment. She said to Bei Sui:
“She doesn’t try to please me; she doesn’t need me. She’s prepared for the possibility that I might leave at any time. She’ll return the gold coins she borrowed from me, and when she encounters forces she can’t defeat, she never counts on my strength. Do you know what that means?”
“What?”
“It means she likes me, not because I’m powerful or precious, or because she’s in a difficult situation and needs me. It’s simply because I am Tu Lan. I can assure you, even if the Wind-Cutting Emperor’s Umbrella finds her and says that if she gives me up, they’ll be willing to contract with her, she wouldn’t agree. Because those dragons are not me, and I won’t change contractors, nor will she change her dragon.”
The scroll transformed into a golden thread, wrapping around their wrists.
An ethereal female voice echoed in the air: “May you have no regrets.”
**[Chapter 393: The Arena]**
Immediately after, Yu Xunge felt she had gained a new skill, the one she had told Tu Lan she wanted—"Thieving Dragon."
She already had resurrection and healing skills, but the one that allowed her to comprehend skills while eating and sleeping, "Dragons Are Like This (Passive)," truly tempted her. After three hundred years in the tower, she had witnessed Tu Lan comprehend dozens of skills, including three S-rank skills and one SS-rank skill.
But she was human, and even with Tu Lan’s blessing, her lifespan was only five hundred years.
From this perspective, the efficiency of comprehending skills while eating and sleeping was not as good as earning money to directly buy the skills she desired, not to mention that this passive skill might not even work for her as a human.
Moreover, "Thieving Dragon" was not just a skill that could reverse time, comparable to a rollback skill; it could also evolve. Although she didn’t yet know the conditions for evolution, there was always hope, right? It indicated that the skill’s potential was not limited to just that.
At that moment, Tu Lan also expressed the skill she wanted—"I Want to Progress So Badly."
Selfishly, she hoped Tu Lan would choose this skill.
This meant that if someone had something she absolutely needed to steal in the future, and "One-Person Party" couldn’t lock onto it, she would have ten more chances. Plus, with the appropriate use of "Thieving Dragon," that number could double.
But before that, Yu Xunge said, “Have you thought this through? Choosing this skill means you’re getting on a pirate ship; from now on, we’re accomplices. If things go south, while the Holy Grail and Bei Sui protect you, they will also have to protect me. We can’t distance ourselves from each other.”
Tu Lan replied, “Isn’t that even better? I’ve made up my mind! I’ve been craving this skill for a long time.”
Yu Xunge couldn’t help but chuckle. “Can we at least try to steal from the Zelan or the alien players in the World Battlefield?”
Tu Lan said, “Sure, I promise you.”
Upon hearing this, Yu Xunge unhesitatingly shared the skill with Tu Lan.
As the oath concluded, golden threads intertwined around their wrists, leaving behind a magnificent golden magic pattern on their wrists and dragon claws.
Once the dust settled, Zhao Shuying and Liang Yuchuan approached, asking what had just happened.
There was nothing to hide, so Yu Xunge briefly introduced the "Unregretful Oath."
Zhao Shuying and Liang Yuchuan instantly recognized the preciousness of this "Unregretful Oath." If players could also share many beast skills, they wouldn’t be so passive anymore.
Curious, Yu Xunge looked at Liang Yuchuan. “What did you get?”
Liang Yuchuan extended her right hand, showing off her new weapon to Yu Xunge. “An epic-level fist blade.”
Zhao Shuying glanced at her private message interface and said, “I need to report back.”
Liang Yuchuan looked at her with sympathy, then glided away on her snowboard, leaving a parting remark: “Don’t look for me; I’m not turning anything in.”
Yu Xunge also led Tu Lan toward the light screen. “I’m not from Dinghai, so don’t look at me.”
Zhao Shuying stared at the orange weapon in her hand, troubled. She hated the global announcements.
With a sigh, she caught up with Yu Xunge and asked, “What should I say? Is there any information you need me to keep from them?”
Yu Xunge smiled at her. “No need.”
“Huh?”
“No need to hide anything. You can tell Dinghai everything, including the fact that I can take down 22% of a hundred skulls’ health with one shot.”
She was just looking for an opportunity to showcase her strength.
However, when they exited the light screen and returned to Zai Jiu Star, she realized that even if she wanted to hide it, she couldn’t.
Yu Xunge learned that the moment they entered the arena, players on Zai Jiu Star received a pop-up notification, and the game forum had a new section titled "Arena."
Clearly, there hadn’t been such a mechanism in the tower; back then, the oak owls had kept everything under wraps. But now, upon arriving at Zai Jiu Star, a new feature had suddenly appeared.
From now on, every time the multi-race arena opened, players worldwide could enter to watch the live broadcast, not just the battles between humans and other races, but also the duels between different alien races.
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