Who Are You to Expect Me to Give You Face?

The figure in white moved with the lightness of a swan.

With a light step, he landed on the ground.

Luo Li stood with his hands behind his back, positioned between Flender's group and Qian Renxue.

A strand of snow-white hair fell beside his face, while his white robes fluttered fiercely in the wind.

His silver eyes were as still as an ancient well, like a deep, primordial sea.

He simply stood there.

He said nothing, revealed no aura, and did not summon his martial soul.

Yet he remained the center of all eyes, the bright moon among the stars!

Silence fell.

Flender and the others, who had arrived with such overwhelming momentum, could not help holding their breath. Cold sweat soaked their backs.

That figure in white was like a mountain. Merely standing there, he placed immense pressure upon them.

Flender and the others were only about ten meters away from Qian Renxue on the Soul Arena stage.

For Soul Saints, that was an extremely short distance that could be crossed in the blink of an eye.

Yet because Luo Li stood there, those ten meters had become like an impassable chasm!

Qian Renxue, who had been prepared to fight Flender and the others, silently withdrew the Soul Power she had gathered.

She stared at the figure standing not far ahead of her, her red lips pressed tightly together.

Her heart, which had developed an exceptionally steady disposition over the years of carrying out The Civet Cat for the Crown Prince within the Heaven Dou Imperial Family, was now beating noticeably faster.

A warm current seemed to flow from her heart, spreading through every limb and bone.

Qian Renxue might not necessarily have been unable to deal with Flender and the others herself.

Yet Luo Li's act of standing in front of her still caused her emotions to surge.

Qian Renxue was too accustomed to handling every trouble on her own.

She had left the Worship Hall as a child and come to the Heaven Dou Imperial Family in a foreign land, which had forged her independent personality.

Even the two Titled Douluo who had always secretly protected her would not intervene unless necessary.

But even if her entire heart was covered in steel, what lay beneath was still soft.

And now, that softness seemed to have been touched...

"Perhaps... this isn't so bad..."

Qian Renxue clasped her hands before her chest, feeling the unusual rhythm of her heart as she murmured softly.

Her rose-red lips, like roses stained with plum juice, curled slightly upward.

Unaware of Qian Renxue's reaction, Luo Li slightly raised his eyelids and stared coldly at Flender and the others.

He had not stepped in because he was worried about Qian Renxue's safety.

Rather, in a sense, this Great Soul Arena was indeed his territory.

Setting aside his identity as King Frost Extreme, he was also the young master of the Luo Family, one of the Seven Great Soul Master Families.

For that reason, Luo Li could not possibly stand by and watch Flender and the others run wild in the Great Soul Arena and destroy its rules.

"You..."

"Want to break the rules?"

Luo Li's lips moved slightly, and his emotionless voice crashed heavily into Flender and the others' minds.

Only then did Flender and the others remember that this renowned King Frost Extreme was also the young master of the Luo Family, one of the powers behind the Great Soul Arena.

The urge to retreat had already arisen in their hearts.

"Xiaogang, with him here, we should just forget it..."

Flender transmitted his voice through Soul Power, fear already growing in his heart.

Luo Li's absurdly youthful face exerted even greater pressure on him than those old monsters.

The killing intent he had accumulated through years of battle, as deep as a sea of blood, had only leaked out slightly, yet it was enough to make Flender's hands and feet turn cold uncontrollably.

But Yu Xiaogang had no intention of letting the matter end there.

He had always lacked a clear understanding of himself.

In Yu Xiaogang's eyes, even if Luo Li was an influential figure whose power was at its peak within the empire, the only Prince of Different Surname, Yu Xiaogang himself came from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and was the continent's "renowned" Grandmaster. Luo Li had to give him at least some face, didn't he?

"Your Highness King Frost Extreme, we have not violated the Soul Arena's rules!"

To Flender and the others' terrified gazes, Yu Xiaogang suddenly spoke to Luo Li.

Even though Luo Li's invisible pressure had already made his legs tremble, Yu Xiaogang still forced himself to maintain his pathetic Grandmaster's bearing.

His legs trembled, yet he held his neck stiffly straight and lifted his chin, looking utterly ridiculous.

But Yu Xiaogang seemed completely unaware of how ridiculous he looked at that moment.

Thinking that he could still speak neither humbly nor arrogantly even before King Frost Extreme, who was at the height of his power in the Empire, Yu Xiaogang could not help feeling smug.

See that?

This was Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang!

While Soul Saints like Flender trembled and dared not utter a word, Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang could still remain so neither humble nor arrogant!

The more he thought about it, the more confident he became.

As though he had found his stride, Yu Xiaogang continued:

"The female member of the Imperial Dou Team acted viciously. As teachers, we merely wish to seek justice for our students!"

Confidence aside, Yu Xiaogang still feared Luo Li somewhat, so he did not forget to add:

"We have absolutely no intention of violating the Great Soul Arena Manager's rules."

"I am Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang, the proposer of the Ten Great Martial Soul Core Competition Theory. I hope Your Highness King Frost Extreme will do me the honor of not interfering in this matter."

After saying that, Yu Xiaogang could not suppress the smugness on his face.

He felt that he had displayed truly impeccable Grandmaster bearing, completely failing to notice the strange looks everyone was giving him.

"..."

Silence fell first.

On the Imperial Dou Team's side, Dugu Yan spoke in confusion:

"Who is this Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang? I've never even heard of him. Why should Dean Lord do him a favor?"

"Could he be some reclusive Titled Douluo? Have any of you heard of him?"

In Dugu Yan's view, anyone worthy of having Dean Lord show them respect had to at least be a Titled Douluo, right?

Even her grandfather, Poison Douluo Dugu Bo, was now extremely respectful before Dean Lord.

If he was not even a Titled Douluo, what right did he have to demand that Dean Lord show him respect?

"Never heard of him." Ye Lingling, Yu Feng, and the others shook their heads.

They had never heard of any Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang either.

Only Yu Tianheng wore an odd expression.

Naturally, he knew Yu Xiaogang's identity.

A reclusive Titled Douluo?

That had absolutely nothing to do with this uncle of his.

His uncle was merely a Soul Grandmaster whose Martial Soul was a pig and who would never be able to break through level thirty in his life.

Yu Tianheng also could not understand why Yu Xiaogang thought Luo Li would show him any respect.

Even if Thunder Douluo, the current sect master of his grandfather's Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon clan, came, he probably would not be able to make this Dean Lord show him respect, would he?

Could it be that his uncle's mind had gone wrong after leaving the sect because he could not withstand the blow?

"Idiot."

Luo Li snorted coldly, and his Soul Power surged.

The vast Soul Power instantly blasted Yu Xiaogang away, sending him crashing heavily onto the ground.

"Xiaogang!"

Seeing this, Flender cried out anxiously. Though fear filled his heart, he could only steel himself and stand in front of Yu Xiaogang, facing the white-robed King Frost Extreme.

"What are you, that you think you deserve my respect?"

Luo Li looked utterly disdainful.

He had no idea where Yu Xiaogang got such confidence.

From the title of Grandmaster that some madwoman from Spirit Hall had pushed onto him?

Or from that patchwork Ten Great Martial Soul Core Competition Theory, which had no real value whatsoever?

Ridiculous.