Volume One

In a dense forest somewhere at the border of the Heaven Dou Empire, the Balak Kingdom, and the Star Luo Empire, near the outskirts of the Star Dou Forest. A black-haired girl moved forward cautiously, occasionally scanning her surroundings vigilantly, as if guarding against something. The girl looked about ten years old. Her long black hair draped over her shoulders, and her fair skin contrasted with her voluptuous, fiery figure that seemed utterly mismatched with her age. Her limbs were slender and well-proportioned, while her expression was slightly cold. There was not even a trace of life in her black eyes, clashing somewhat with her originally beautiful face. Zhu Zhuqing knew full well that if she remained in the Star Luo Empire, even if Zhu Zhuyun did not kill her, she would still be imprisoned for the rest of her life. That was why she had no choice but to run away this time. Several days later, beneath the blazing sun. On the road outside Suotuo City, Zhu Zhuqing dragged her injured body forward with unsteady steps. She seemed to have no other choice. After all, she was alone and outmatched; if she did not come looking for Dai Mubai, only death awaited her. This time, she had come to find Dai Mubai because she wanted to know whether that useless man had truly given up just like this. She was unwilling to accept it. She was not someone who only knew how to run away. "Hmm? It feels like someone is following me!" Zhu Zhuqing walked down the road with an icy expression. "Dai Mubai, you bastard. Other than running away, what else can you do?" Having noticed the two men following her, Zhu Zhuqing recalled Zhu Zhuyun's pursuit not long ago, and her expression changed slightly. Could they be assassins sent by her again? Dai Mubai had abandoned Zhu Zhuqing and run alone to hide at Shrek in Suotuo City. He had truly broken her heart. Whenever she thought of how Dai Mubai had given up everything and chosen to flee, Zhu Zhuqing burned with anger and looked down on him from the bottom of her heart. "Hehehe, little sister—no, big sister. You're quite alert, finding us so quickly." After Zhu Zhuqing noticed their tracks, the two sleazy middle-aged men stopped hiding and stepped out, surrounding her from front and back. "Big-chested girl, you dare insult us? We're noble Soul Masters! Watch me fry you first, then kill you!!!" Zhu Zhuqing shot them a cold glance and said disdainfully, "Trash!" "Hey hey hey, little sister, not only are your breasts huge, but you've got guts too. A little girl like you dares go out alone? Haven't you heard that there have been flower-picking bandits around Suotuo City lately?" "Flower-picking bandits? Aren't you people sent by Zhu Zhuyun?" Hearing their tone, Zhu Zhuqing relaxed slightly and asked coldly, without showing any panic. "What Zhu Zhuyun? I don't know her. Even if the lord of Suotuo City came today, you'd still have to come back with me." Pang Biao froze for a moment before answering lewdly. The man speaking was Pang Biao, a slightly plump middle-aged man with dark skin and a head of messy short hair. He looked somewhat like an old woman. "This little girl's figure is truly exceptional, especially those breasts... She seems to be alone too. Looks like we brothers struck it lucky today!" The two sleazy men stared at Zhu Zhuqing's stunning figure, drooling as their eyes lit up. What a beautiful little sister. Heaven and earth, is this your gift to us? The other man was called Ji Liu. He looked exceptionally lecherous, with shaggy hair hanging to his shoulders, a bulbous red nose, tiny eyes, and swollen eyelids like those of a goldfish. He clearly looked like someone who had overindulged in drink and women. Seeing Zhu Zhuqing's alluring figure and face, Ji Liu licked his lips, his saliva nearly dripping all over the ground. "Big-chested girl, you're so tender and pretty. No matter what, you'll have to keep us brothers happy today. Uncle promises to make you feel so good you'll explode!" Zhu Zhuqing's eyes changed color at the same time—her left eye dark green, her right eye clear blue. Sharp feline claws extended from her ten fingers, and her body left behind a faint trail of afterimages as she charged at Zhu Zhuyun. "First Soul Skill, Hell Stab!" "Ah!" The black-haired girl screamed. Accompanied by a scream, a black-clothed, masked assassin fell from a tree trunk. "Swoosh... swoosh... swoosh..." The scene shifted as four or five figures swiftly climbed several towering trees under cover of night, concealing their auras as they lay in ambush. Clearly, they were all Soul Elders. Three Battle Soul Masters with bow Martial Souls suddenly revealed themselves, drawing their longbows. In the next moment, more than a dozen purple Soul Power arrows shot toward the black-haired girl from all directions. The sudden sound of wind splitting the air around her made the black-haired girl pause slightly. Two yellow Soul Rings rose beneath her feet. As she activated her Martial Soul, she leapt into the air, darting left and right and barely avoiding the incoming arrows. Yet another arrow shot down from above the dense forest. The black-haired girl leaned back, and the arrow grazed the tip of her nose. She immediately grabbed the arrow, spun several times on the spot, and finally hurled it back toward the direction it had come from. Seeing this, the black-haired girl's cat-claw blades sprang out. She forcibly caught the arrow, spun, and threw it back, killing another black-clothed, masked assassin. Before she could breathe a sigh of relief, another arrow came from behind. At the same time, a graceful black shadow that had been hiding in the darkness suddenly shot out and attacked the black-haired girl. In the next instant, three Soul Rings suddenly lit up on the graceful black shadow's body—yellow, yellow, purple. A claw lashed out, sending the black-haired girl flying as blood sprayed everywhere. "Zhuqing, my dear little sister, you really made your sister search hard for you. You left so urgently this time—were you going to find that useless coward who gave up resisting and fled?" Zhu Zhuyun said coldly. "Where I go is none of your business, Zhu Zhuyun. If I hadn't run away from home, I would have died by your hand sooner or later." Zhu Zhuqing's face was icy as a faint green glow shone from her pitch-black eyes. In the next second, she sprang up and attacked Zhu Zhuyun. "First Soul Skill, Hell Stab!" As she spoke, all three Soul Rings on Zhu Zhuyun's body lit up at once. "White, yellow, yellow." The two perfect figures collided in midair, sending out several streaks of chilling purple light. "Hmph, you're at the end of your rope, yet you still want to struggle. My dear little sister, just obediently come back with your sister." Before the black-haired girl could steady herself, "Quick, follow her. Judging from that little bitch's condition, she should be injured." Facing the endless barrage of arrows, the black-haired girl leaped and darted about, but in the end, she could not evade them all. Her body soon became covered in wounds. Pang Biao and Ji Liu flew into a rage, and then three gleaming Soul Rings revolved around their bodies.