Level Sixty-Seven

"I'm... the prince of the Heaven Dou Empire, Xue Ye's own younger brother! Aaaaaaah!!!!"

The Dragon's Roar Sword embedded in Xue Xing's left thigh slowly twisted half a turn with vicious force, and blood sprayed out like a fountain.

Xue Xing's face twitched and convulsed. The immense pain nearly made his eyes roll back as he passed out, and agonized, miserable screams poured from his mouth.

Yet the intense pain constantly stimulated Xue Xing's nerves, preventing him from quietly passing out. He could only remain awake and endure every bit of it.

"I'm asking you a question. Didn't you hear me?"

As he watched Xue Xing convulse in agony, Lin Tianyi's eyes flickered with cold, eerie light, his tone icy and indifferent.

Staring at Lin Tianyi, who was as cruel and cold-blooded as a demon, Xue Beng was so frightened that he collapsed onto the ground. His pants were soaked, and the stench of urine spread through the air.

"How did I ever provoke such a demon? Don't kill me, don't kill me..."

Xue Beng was nearly scared unconscious by the bloody, brutal scene. Terror filled him to the brim, and he swore that he would stay far away from this demon in the future. He was too terrifying.

Mission complete. Claim reward now?

Lin Tianyi raised a brow and turned to look at Xue Beng. The latter's face was deathly pale, his body shaking violently, especially his legs. His crotch was wet, and his face and eyes were filled with terror as he kept tremblingly muttering, "Don't kill me."

He looked utterly scared out of his wits.

With a snort of laughter, Lin Tianyi released Xue Xing's hair and pulled out the Dragon's Roar Sword.

Then he kicked Xue Xing to the ground and left him screaming and wailing there.

Glancing at the two Soul Emperors lying on the ground, he turned and instructed the Yuan Ding Tian brothers, "Take those two to the academy infirmary. Don't let them die. I don't want the trouble."

The Yuan Ding Tian brothers nodded. After hesitating for a moment, they looked at Prince Xue Xing, who was crying out miserably on the ground, and asked, "Master, what about this old bastard?"

Without turning back, Lin Tianyi said, "That old bastard won't die. Leave him alone."

Upon hearing this, the Yuan Ding Tian brothers ignored Prince Xue Xing and directly grabbed the two unconscious Soul Emperors before sprinting toward the academy infirmary.

Under the awestruck gazes of all the students, Lin Tianyi took Lin Xianxian's little hand and calmly departed.

Naturally, Lin Tianyi could not kill Prince Xue Xing. After all, he was Xue Ye's younger brother. Otherwise, it would cause enormous trouble, and he would probably have to flee with his parents. He had no desire to do that.

Once Lin Tianyi and Lin Xianxian had gone far away, the students gleefully glanced at Xue Beng and Xue Xing, cursed them inwardly with a "Serves you right," then dispersed in high spirits.

Very soon, only Xue Beng, Xue Xing, and the crimson blood remaining on the ground were left behind.

After recovering from his terror, Xue Beng hurriedly carried Xue Xing out of the academy to find a Healing Soul Master, lest Xue Xing die from excessive blood loss.

Elsewhere, Lin Tianyi and Lin Xianxian arrived at a deserted place.

After looking around and confirming that no one was nearby, Lin Tianyi directly claimed the mission reward.

In an instant, a warm current flowed into his body and slowly merged with it. His Soul Power rose by a level.

A breakthrough—level sixty-seven!

Four years had passed, and Lin Tianyi had risen from a level fifty-two Soul King to level sixty-seven.

Gaining fifteen levels in four years might not seem like much, but after becoming a Soul King, each level took several months to advance. This achievement was already exceptionally impressive.

Over the past four years, he had only triggered three side missions, but all of them increased his Innate Soul Power rather than his actual Soul Power Level.

He had now surpassed Innate Full Soul Power and reached thirteen levels of Innate Soul Power, significantly increasing his cultivation speed.

Only three more levels remained before he could break through to level seventy, complete the third-stage mission, and obtain the critically important God-tier Martial Soul!

In an extremely short time, he would be able to break through to level ninety and become a Title Douluo!!

The night was deep as water, and a bright moon hung high in the sky.

It should have been an ordinary night, yet a trace of killing intent mingled with the slightly cool evening breeze.

In the central district of Heaven Dou City, where every inch of land was worth a fortune, stood a lavish estate that occupied an enormous area.

It was the residence Xue Ye had personally bestowed upon his younger brother, Xue Xing.

Lying on a soft bed, Xue Xing wore a vicious, resentful expression on his pale old face. He stared coldly at the subordinate kneeling before his bed, his voice hoarse and low. "Have you found out that little bastard's background? Bring his entire family to me. I want to...

Torture them to death bit by bit!!"

By the end, Xue Xing's old eyes blazed with ferocity. He was practically grinding his teeth, his resentment and hatred almost tangible.

The subordinate lowered his head and said in an extremely unnatural tone, "Master, we found out, but..."

He stammered for a long while without uttering a single useful word.

Xue Xing cursed furiously, "You dog slave, speak!!"

The man could only tell the truth. "That little bastard is called Lin Tianyi. He is... he is Duke Lin Hongtu's second legitimate son."

"Wh... what?!!"

Xue Xing abruptly sat up, pulling at his not-yet-healed injury and causing his face to twitch violently in pain.

But he ignored the pain and reached out to seize the man's collar. Widening his old eyes, he nearly roared, "Did you investigate this properly? How could that little bastard be Lin Hongtu's second legitimate son? Didn't the rumors say he died shortly after birth?!"

The man did not dare delay and hurriedly replied, "The rumors were false. It should have been fake news deliberately fabricated by the Lin family in order to raise Lin Tianyi.

Aside from Old Master Lin and Lin Aotian, nearly every member of Duke Lin Hongtu's estate moved to Lin Family Village, dozens of miles outside Heaven Dou City.

It was all to give Lin Tianyi the false appearance of being born into poverty, so they could raise him properly and prevent him from becoming a wastrel like Lin Aotian..."

"Bullshit! Scum! Bastard! Fuck your mother!! How could this happen!!!"

Xue Xing completely lost it and began cursing without regard for his image.

His eyes were bloodshot and his expression became savage and terrifying. In the end, he clenched his teeth so tightly that they made cracking sounds, as though they were about to shatter.

Seeing Xue Xing howl and curse like a mad dog, the man lowered his head as far as he could, not daring to look at him or say another word.

After a long time, Xue Xing barely calmed down. His hair was disheveled like a madman's, and the white hair over his forehead covered his eyes. Only a pair of old eyes could vaguely be seen beneath it, filled with savage bloodshot veins and as cold and terrifying as an evil ghost's.

His hoarse, low voice carried a hint of chilling madness. "Hahahahahaha! Little bastard, I can't touch your parents, your grandfather, or your elder brother, but you... must die!!"

Xue Xing laughed maniacally, nearly crazed.

Since childhood, with the most noble status, everything he did had gone smoothly and effortlessly. He had never suffered even the slightest humiliation or beating.

He had always been the one who oppressed, toyed with, and abused others. When had anyone ever dared to humiliate him like this in return!

Therefore, Lin Tianyi had to die!

But he was no fool. Lin Tianyi had the strongest duke as his father and was regarded as the future heir of the Lin family. Naturally, he could not kill Lin Tianyi himself.

He quickly came up with a way to keep his own hands clean, and a sinister smile like that of a hellish evil ghost curled across his lips.

"Little bastard, no matter how strong you are, can you defeat a Title Douluo!"

Then he lowered his gaze toward the subordinate with his head bowed low.

"Go bring Xue Beng to me."