BXBX NOVEL Chapter 316: 315
Cheng Zicheng and Gu Li\'s conditions could still hold on for a while, but Wu Bingji\'s condition was urgent and could not be delayed. They had to restore his life force as soon as possible to prevent lasting effects.
The five of them left the Grand Animal Fighting Arena; Du Bai supported Wu Bingji, Cheng Zicheng had reattached his arm and secured it with bandages and wooden boards, managing to walk on his own. Tang San carried Gu Li on his back.
As they emerged from the Grand Animal Fighting Arena, they were met with deafening cheers. An unknowable number of human vassals were gathered around the Arena, their cheers rising wave after wave.
"Shrek, Shrek, Shrek!"
Listening to the thunderous calls and seeing the faces flushed with excitement,
color gradually returned to Wu Bingji\'s pale face, and even the intense sensation of weakness seemed to dissipate somewhat.
Du Bai\'s face turned as red as the excited crowd, clenching his fists tightly.
In the beginning, Cheng Zicheng appeared somewhat dazed, but gradually, her eyes moistened, and her delicate body began to tremble slightly.
They had won, not just for themselves but, at least in the hearts of the human vassals, it was a victory for humanity! This was the most consecutive team battle victories humans had ever achieved. On this night in Jiali City, the flame within the hearts of humans was ignited by them.
Wu Bingji took a deep breath. Despite his feeble physical state, at this moment, he experienced an unprecedented sense of happiness and pride.
Tang San smiled. Listening to the cheers, he smiled genuinely from the heart. This was what he had wanted to see—the unity of humanity.
When a nation genuinely aspires to rise, the essential element isn\'t ability or strength but unity. Only with a united spirit could there be a real possibility of ascent.
In this world, humans were so vulnerable, but he believed that as long as humans could unite, one day no oppression in the world would stop humanity\'s rise.
That night, countless human vassals laughed and shed tears.
Moving with ease through the Jiali Mountains, Tang San used his divine consciousness and Spirit Rhinoceros Eye to shield the five of them. He handed Gu Li to Du Bai and carried Wu Bingji on his back, leading the way back to Golden Valley.
He had allowed Wu Bingji to burn his own bloodline because of the immense life force in Golden Valley waiting to sustain him. Under the nourishment of its energy, the life force Wu Bingji had expended could be restored.
"Big Brother, do you feel it?" Tang San carried Wu Bingji on his back, rapidly advancing through the mountains.
"Yes." Wu Bingji nodded.
Tang San smiled and said, "Maybe we are the hope for humanity\'s future. When our people truly see the light of hope, we will unite like never before. Uniting all the forces that can be united, in the future, there will be no more slaves, no more vassals."
"Xiao Tang, thank you. It\'s your arrival that changed everything," Wu Bingji said softly. "I will propose to the teacher that you take over my position as Big Brother. If possible, come to the academy and guide the younger brothers and sisters. With your leadership, our academy will rise faster, and humanity will see hope sooner."
Wu Bingji was very clear that without Tang San\'s guidance, he would not have achieved what he did today. In his heart, he had long acknowledged that what Tang San taught him and his comrades was even better than the teachers. Even Teacher Si Ru, with God Rank cultivation, couldn\'t compare to Tang San in this regard.
Tang San smiled and said, "Big Brother, you can\'t shirk your responsibilities."
Wu Bingji gave a wry smile, "Of course, I won\'t shirk them. It\'s just that after this time, I don\'t know how much my cultivation base will fall. I..."
"You\'re overthinking it. With the Golden Tree, the life force you consumed won\'t fall. Moreover, burning bloodline isn\'t necessarily all bad. In the short term, your cultivation base will indeed decline. But the process of burning is also a purification. Our Human Demon God Transformation Bloodline comes from the Monster lineage, there must be impurities. What you burned today was mostly those impurities. The real essence is what remains after the burning. As the saying goes, you rebuild what you\'ve broken down. When your cultivation base is rebuilt to today\'s state, you\'ll find that your strength has increased significantly. It\'s the same principle as bloodline evolution, a self-cleaning bloodline evolution."
Wu Bingji was stunned, "Are you serious?"
Tang San let out a chuckle, "What else?"
Wu Bingji wryly said, "Honestly, I\'m beginning to understand you less and less. Were you holding back all along today? In the end, I really didn\'t see how you defeated that Red-crowned Crane Demon. I thought we were doomed at that time."
Tang San did not directly answer his question but instead said, "No matter how strong an individual\'s power is, it cannot decide everything. The power of a team is more important. Just like our redemption compared to all of humanity. Mere individual efforts to redeem are not enough to change humanity\'s current condition. Only when all humans unite, with one heart, can we break free from our enslaved fate."
Wu Bingji said, "The town chief trusts you so much, and you are always helping everyone. I have no reason not to trust you. In fact, whenever I am with you, I often feel strange, as if it\'s not me who is your Big Brother, but you are mine."
Tang San smiled and said, "That can\'t be, you are the Big Brother!"
All of a sudden, Wu Bingji said, "Right, since I\'m not badly hurt, why didn\'t we wait to collect the prize money before leaving? Think about it, our prize money today must be quite substantial. Just the basic reward, combined, we have dozens of Elemental Coins each, and that\'s a lot of Elemental Coins! Not to mention the commission."
A muscle twitched in the corner of Tang San\'s mouth, which revealed Big Brother\'s money-obsessed nature again. He had just been lamenting his lack of future, but hearing he was alright, he immediately focused on what was most important in his heart.
"There was no time. The Grand Animal Fighting Arena needs time to tally the data; it\'s not so quick to give us our commission. Your condition isn\'t particularly bad, but you still need to stabilize your life force as soon as possible, otherwise, I wouldn\'t have hurried away with you. Don\'t worry about the money. We won\'t be shortchanged. The Grand Animal Fighting Arena still counts on us to be their money tree. After today\'s battle, next time we fight, we can probably talk about raising the price as our popularity has increased."
"Mm-hmm. Once I\'m recovered, let\'s go get the money first. The money is coming in so fast, it\'s a bit overwhelming. But, Tang San, today\'s battle also sounded the alarm for me. The Monster race is much stronger than us. If there had been one or two more Ninth Stage opponents among our five opponents today, things could have been much worse. Are we going to continue with the ten team battles?"
Tang San said, "There\'s no hurry. Everyone should have gained some insights from this battle. Let\'s consolidate our cultivation bases and see how it goes. When we fight the next battle, at the very least, we have to get the Grand Animal Fighting Arena to inform us about our opponents beforehand, then we\'ll decide. The most difficult moment has passed. The tougher fights won\'t come until the last few matches, because that\'s not in the best interests of the Grand Animal Fighting Arena."