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The blue supernatural lock on her wrist was now covered.
That was the source of his strength, the symbol of his identity, and the embodiment of all his beliefs.
He removed the superpower lock without hesitation.
It lay quietly in his palm, its light dim.
He handed the superpower lock to Lin Ci.
"Hades won, give this... to Hades."
Lin Ci's gaze swept over the supernatural lock, but he did not immediately take it.
"You have not violated Hades' rules."
“You haven’t done anything, you haven’t said anything, so your words to me now don’t count.”
Long Jian's arm did not waver at all, remaining stubbornly raised.
He slowly removed the black cloak that covered his face, revealing a pale and pained expression.
"When my people wanted to wipe her out completely, I was driven by my inner impulse to take action."
His voice was soft, yet it carried an undeniable resolve.
"At that moment, I knew I had lost."
"Even if I didn't make a move, I would have. This is all something Hades anticipated."
"I lost completely."
Lin Ci raised an eyebrow slightly, said nothing more, and reached out to take the cold superpower lock.
He weighed the object in his hand and turned his gaze to Long Jian.
"You should know about this power lock your master gave you."
"It was the one that the clan leader should have given to Long Fei 100,000 years ago, at this very moment."
These words, like a bolt of lightning, cleaved through Long Jian's chaotic thoughts.
He stared blankly at Lin Ci.
Lin Ci ignored his shock.
Instead, he turned around and gently placed the blue supernatural lock in front of Xiaolongying in his arms.
"This superpower lock should have belonged to the White Dragon Clan, to Long Fei."
"So now I'm returning it to its rightful owner and giving it to his only daughter."
Xiao Longying raised her head, her red and swollen eyes reflecting the dark blue light of her superpower lock.
She looked at Lin Ci, her voice tinged with uncertainty.
"Brother Lin Ci, really... did you give it to me?"
Lin Ci looked at her, a gentle smile on his face.
"This should have belonged to you."
Xiao Longying reached out her little hand and carefully took the superpower lock.
The unassuming little black scorpion, which had been nestled in her arms, suddenly moved.
It climbed down Long Ying's arm and silently arrived at the superpower lock.
The poisonous needles at the tail gleamed with a cold, eerie light.
A barely audible sound.
The poison needle pierced precisely into the energy core of the superpower lock.
The pale blue light instantly became disordered.
Immediately, a dark green light spread rapidly from the pierced center.
In the blink of an eye, the color of the entire power lock changed from sky-blue to deep pool-green.
Xiao Longying looked at this strange change without any hesitation.
He put the discolored superpower lock on his wrist.
A powerful and cold alien energy erupted from her small body.
A dark green, alien energy enveloped her entire body.
Long Jian stared blankly at this scene.
Looking at the little girl enveloped in dark green alien energy, and at the incredibly familiar alien energy lock on her wrist.
A terrible thought exploded in his mind.
This little girl...
It's the Scorpion King!
Fragments of memory flowed back in a frenzy.
Ten thousand years later, there was Long Ying, the invincible Scorpion King who slaughtered the dragon race.
The superpower lock on her wrist is exactly the same as the one she has now.
In an instant, Long Jian understood everything.
As a child, Long Ying lost her father and all her clansmen due to persecution by the Azure Dragon Clan.
Because of his bet with Hades, he personally handed over his superpower lock.
And this superpowered lock, by some twist of fate, ended up in Long Ying's hands.
Ten thousand years later, the bloody storm that swept through the entire dragon race, the war of annihilation started by the Scorpion King.
The trigger was precisely the supernatural lock that he had just handed over.
He could have avoided handing over his superpower lock.
But he will definitely lose this bet.
Therefore, they will definitely lose the ability lock.
His conscience, his beliefs.
He absolutely could not allow himself to watch a young child be brutally murdered in front of him.
Even if Lin Ci doesn't make a move, he will.
To save, or not to save.
It was all wrong from the very beginning.
The closed loop of history, the shackles of fate.
At that moment, a tooth-grinding sound rang out as it gripped him tightly.
The light in Long Jian's eyes went out completely.
He slowly closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, only a resigned calm remained.
He said to Lin Ci.
"Take her and leave."
"War will break out here very soon."
Lin Ci nodded.
"Remember our bet."
"Stick to your beliefs."
Lin Ci mentioned this bet more than once.
He didn't care about winning or losing; he was just thinking about the person who was there to save everyone.
A chubby boy, carrying the hope for the future alone, struggles forward through a despairing past.
It's really difficult for him.
Fei Ge's beliefs remained unchanged.
But the collapse of Long Jian and Tai Lei's faith created a suffocating pressure that would crush any normal person.
The chubby boy still wanted to awaken his teammates' faith.
To become a lucid outcast amidst a despairing past.
Miao Tiaojun is undoubtedly the captain of the Super Beast Squad.
There was not a trace of emotion in Long Jian's voice.
"I will keep my promise."
Lin Ci held Long Ying in his arms and turned to leave.
Long Jian called out to him.
Lin Ci stopped and turned around.
Long Jian did not look at him.
Instead, it bypassed him and landed directly on Long Ying, who was in his arms.
His voice was icy cold and devoid of any emotion.
"If you meet me again 100,000 years from now."
"You must strike first and kill me without any mercy."
Xiao Longying tilted her head in confusion.
"Why?"
Long Jian looked into her clear eyes and said, word by word.
"If you don't kill me, I will kill you."