Paimon: "Flat Top!"

Zhongli ultimately refused "Xue Qinghe's" invitation.

However, he became a guest official at the Crown Prince's Mansion!

"Zhongli, you really are something!"

"You used to send your bills to little Hu Tao, and now you're sending them to the Crown Prince's Mansion!"

Paimon could not hold back any longer. She patted Zhongli on the shoulder and complained.

This man was really planning to freeload until the very end!

"By the way, Zhongli, how did you know about all this? Haven't we only been transported here for a short while?"

What puzzled Paimon was that Zhongli actually knew things about this world!

It was too strange. This was his first time here, so how did he know?

Zhongli gave a mysterious smile but did not answer Paimon's question.

"Hmph, fine, don't tell me!"

Paimon put her hands on her hips, angrily turned her head away, and stomped her foot.

"I'm giving you another awful nickname!"

Zhongli: "..."

"I'll call you Riddle Man!"

Zhongli's eye twitched, and he helplessly shook his head.

Paimon's talent for giving people nicknames was truly beyond words.

"Xue Qinghe" left. She still had many matters to deal with.

Before leaving, she gave him one of her tokens.

It was a token bearing only the character "Xue."

Zhongli suspected that this token might be even more useful in Spirit Hall than in the Heaven Dou Empire.

Why had "Xue Qinghe" recruited a "useless freeloader" like Zhongli?

For a smart person like Zhongli, it was better to keep him for herself than let him fall into another faction's hands!

She might not use him herself, but if someone else obtained him, she would suffer for it!

Fortunately, Zhongli did not have much Soul Power and could not be considered strong. Special talents like him probably would not draw too much attention.

Besides, Zhongli was now a guest official at the Crown Prince's Mansion. So what if others learned of his talents?

"Damn it, what kind of trash Heaven Dou Royal Academy is that? And that blasted Gu Du Bo!"

"Isn't he just relying on the strength of a Titled Douluo?"

"If I..."

"Huh, what's that?"

Zhongli and Paimon heard someone shouting and instinctively stopped, looking toward the city gate.

It was a group of people, both old and young.

There were seven youths and young women in total.

Suddenly, one of the girls who had been complaining seemed to notice something. Her eyes lit up, and she ran toward Zhongli and Paimon.

"Th-this can actually fly??"

Her beautiful eyes widened, her face full of disbelief.

At that moment, her companions wore the same expressions. Even the few old men looked utterly stunned.

Especially one middle-aged man with a flat top. He looked at Zhongli, then at Paimon, and cried out, "A Body Separation Beast Martial Soul!"

A Body Separation Beast Martial Soul—aside from himself, there was actually a second person in the world with one!

They both had Body Separation Beast Martial Souls, so why was this person's so cute and able to fly...

While his was some creature that was neither pig nor dog.

Heaven was unfair!

He quickly approached Paimon and began examining her.

"Of course Paimon can fly!"

Paimon put her hands on her hips and declared proudly.

"It can even talk?!"

The flat-topped middle-aged man was even more astonished.

He had studied countless Martial Souls and read an equally vast amount of theoretical knowledge. It would not be an exaggeration to say that among everyone present... no, in all of Douluo Continent, no one understood Martial Souls better than him!

Yet, a Martial Soul that could speak—he had not merely never seen one; he had never even heard of one!

"You're such a strange uncle. Why wouldn't Paimon be able to talk?"

Hearing this, the flat-topped middle-aged man looked astonished, but his eyes lit up. What a miraculous, unique martial soul!

Seeing this, Paimon felt as though some terrifying creature had set its sights on her. Her whole body trembled, and she hurriedly hid behind Zhongli.

"Zhongli, this guy is terrifying! Let's get out of here!"

Zhongli: "..."

When Zhongli said nothing, Paimon panicked for a moment before seeming to remember something.

Zhongli was the King of the Rocks, a ruthless figure who had ended the God-Devil War. With him here, what danger could there be?

At that thought, Paimon was instantly no longer afraid.

"Hmph..."

With a cold snort, Paimon planted her hands on her hips and said to the flat-topped middle-aged man, "You actually dared to scare Paimon. I'm going to get revenge by giving you an awful nickname!"

"I'll call you..."

"Flat Top!"

The flat-topped middle-aged man: "..."

Everyone: "..."

The flat-topped middle-aged man's eye twitched. His calm heart was already churning with stormy waves.

Flat Top?

When he was young, he had been quite handsome too!

Though he could not compare to this young man named Zhongli, among people his age, he had absolutely been one of the most handsome!

Time was a butcher's knife, and it had carved him up until he howled...

"Xiaogang, that nickname is pretty good—Flat Top!"

"HAHAHAHA!!"

Unable to hold it in any longer, the other middle-aged man burst out laughing.

"Flender! If you laugh again, I'm cutting ties with you!"

"Gah..."

Seeing that Yu Xiaogang was angry, Flender hurriedly covered his mouth.

"Children speak without malice, children speak without malice!"

Yu Xiaogang glanced at Flender and muttered.

He was not angry. Not angry!

"Little girl, your name is Paimon, right?"

"You misunderstood me. I was merely too excited upon seeing a martial soul in such a form."

"You are one of a kind!"

"You are a miracle!"

Yu Xiaogang made no attempt to hide his feelings as he praised her.

Wasn't a martial soul like this a miracle?

Not only was it a Body Separation Beast Martial Soul, it was humanoid as well. It could speak, think, and was no different from an ordinary person!

That alone was a miracle!

One of a kind!

Everyone was stunned. In their minds, Yu Xiaogang was always stern and rarely smiled. Even when facing Tang San, he had never praised him so lavishly or smiled like this.

Yet after seeing this creature named Paimon, he had actually become like this!

One had to know that Yu Xiaogang was extremely strict, especially during training.

"Hiss..."

Everyone sucked in a breath, staring blankly in bewilderment.

"Master, he... he..."

The chubby boy looked utterly confused. Was Paimon really that extraordinary?

"Oh? You sure know how to make people feel good!"

Paimon smiled. Who didn't like hearing pleasant words?

Someone as innocent as Paimon could probably be fooled seven times a night!

Yu Xiaogang: "..."

After a moment of silence, Yu Xiaogang finally turned to look at Zhongli beside her.

With just one glance, that faint yet unmistakable aura of a superior made Yu Xiaogang's expression turn dazed.

Those amber eyes, those phoenix-shaped eyes, that expression—it was as though he stood entirely apart from everyone else.

He stood out as the most dazzling one in the crowd!

"Little brother, may I ask what level your Innate Soul Power is?"

"I know this question is extremely presumptuous, but as a scholar, I'm desperate to learn more about martial soul knowledge!"

"Especially about an existence like Paimon!"

Yu Xiaogang's attitude was excellent, but Flender and the others shook their heads.

This was more than merely presumptuous—Yu Xiaogang was courting death!

Was Innate Soul Power something one could casually ask about?

Every soul master had their own secrets. Things like soul power and soul skills were not something just anyone could ask about!