Zhu Zhuqing's 18-Star Epic Plus Enhanced Encounter!

In the Martial Soul Hall of Douluo Continent, Bibi Dong's face turned deathly pale in an instant, her entire body trembling.

If not for Zhao Xiao saying that one's cultivation was insufficient and that forcing entry into the Two Realms Passage would result in the body exploding and death, her daughter would truly have died without anyone knowing why!

"Damn it! What exactly is the Star Extremity Sect planning? As the ones leading all of this, could they really not know about this?"

Jin'e Douluo, standing to the side, thought for a moment and sighed.

"Perhaps they really don't know. After all, according to what Zhao Ming and Sun Qing said earlier, they are merely the ones handling the tasks, not the true decision-makers behind the scenes."

"It is truly fortunate that Zhao Xiao knew the specific situation this time; otherwise, the consequences would have been unimaginable."

Qian Daoliu also let out a long sigh of relief. Regardless of anything else, Qian Renxue was his granddaughter, and no matter how one looked at it, this counted as escaping a disaster...

Inside the Imperial Palace of the Heaven Dou Empire, upon hearing Zhao Xiao's words, everyone present was stunned for a moment before sighing in unison, their faces filled with regret.

"What a pity. If not for Zhao Xiao's warning, Qian Renxue would surely have died in the Two Realms Passage."

As a princess of the Heaven Dou Empire, Xue Ke's upbringing should not have allowed her to think this way. However, when she thought of how Qian Renxue had caused her brothers to die, hide their talents, or go missing, and how investigations had even revealed that her own father's poisoning was Qian Renxue's doing, how could she possibly have any good feelings toward her?

Merely sighing like this was already a testament to her good upbringing.

Xue Beng, standing nearby, also wore a face full of regret.

"Indeed, it is such a pity. Why did Zhao Xiao have to appear at this specific moment, not earlier and not later? Sigh..."

As the Imperial Uncle to Xue Ke and Xue Beng, Xue Xing hoped for the same thing. However, he was well aware that as a member of the royal family, he had to maintain his composure in public. So, even though he thought this, he still shook his head.

"Qian Renxue is a resourceful person. I fear she might not have obediently followed the main force to the Three Thousand Dao Provinces. Perhaps, if Lin Wanwan hadn't appeared, she would have found a way to slip away halfway, so the possibility of her dying in the Two Realms Passage wasn't actually that high..."

Dugu Bo, the Poison Douluo who had been invited, heard this, fell silent for a moment, and shook his head.

"If Zhao Xiao hadn't spoken up, I would have thought Qian Renxue was a goner. Putting everything else aside, even if Qian Renxue had the intention to escape, I doubt she would have had the capability."

"You don't actually think an ordinary person with no power could pull any tricks in front of a Title Douluo, do you? That is exactly the situation Qian Renxue was facing."

"Of course, if Lin Wanwan didn't care about the survival of the Hundred Flowers Palace and chose to help Qian Renxue, then perhaps the outcome would have been different."

Dugu Bo didn't want to speak too definitively. After all, these people were the royal family of the Heaven Dou Empire; while he didn't fear them, there was no need to offend them.

"...That makes sense."

At Shrek Academy, Ma Hongjun's face turned extremely angry.

Among the Chosen Ones from Douluo Continent heading to the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands, there were three from the Shrek Seven Devils alone—people who had lived and died with him—yet now, all three of them had met with such miserable fates!

Dai Laoda...

Forget it, better not to speak of it.

At the mere thought of the wretched Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun couldn't help but shudder.

Others might not know what kind of person Dai Laoda was, but as someone equally flirtatious, how could Ma Hongjun not know?

Without his "Second Brother," life would be worse than death!

Yet, Dai Laoda was currently in a state where he couldn't even die if he wanted to!

The Sword-Wielding Grand Eunuch had not only broken every bone in his body and submerged him in a medicated bath—ostensibly to "reshape his muscles and bones"—but had even fitted him with a mouthpiece to prevent him from biting his tongue to commit suicide.

Furthermore, under the guise of strengthening Dai Laoda's internal organs, he kept feeding him all sorts of hair-raising things: spiders, centipedes, unknown insects, and even things that looked like maggots...

In just this short while, an entire vat had already been fed to him...

Ugh~

Ma Hongjun shook his head repeatedly, trying to shake that sanity-shattering image out of his mind.

No, no, I can't keep thinking about this. If I keep thinking about it, I'm really going to throw up.

He declared that he had never seen a master as perverted as the Sword-Wielding Grand Eunuch.

He would even swear on his own "Second Brother" that if he ever encountered a master as twisted as the Sword-Wielding Grand Eunuch, he would definitely look for an opportunity to commit suicide at any moment just to find release!

"Then again, although the Sword-Wielding Grand Eunuch said that once cultivation reaches a profound level, severed limbs can be restored, even if Boss recovers from today's ordeal, what girl would ever want to kiss him again?"

"After all, everything he ate today was broadcast to the entire continent."

After lamenting Dai Mubai's plight, Ma Hongjun couldn't help but sigh over the Sixth and Seventh members of the Shrek Seven Devils, Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing.

"Looking at Rongrong, it seems there shouldn't be any major problems. After all, no matter how you look at it, Zhao Xiao takes good care of her. Even if they really have to head to the so-called Three Thousand Dao Provinces, Zhao Xiao surely has a way to protect her. Zhuqing, on the other hand..."

Ma Hongjun subconsciously looked toward Zhu Zhuqing's livestream and couldn't help but gasp.

"Zhuqing, oh Zhuqing, I really don't know whether to say you're lucky or unlucky. You just landed and were picked up by a little brat."

In the light screen belonging to Zhu Zhuqing, she was currently staring wide-eyed at a little brat who looked thirteen or fourteen but was actually only ten-something years old.

Although she was very grateful that the other party had saved her from the jaws of a beast, what was the meaning of calling her a "fat girl" the moment he opened his mouth?

Where was she fat?

Kids are just kids; they really have no eye for beauty. This is called being voluptuous, alright!

Zhu Zhuqing glared at the little brat with great dissatisfaction and couldn't help but mutter.

"Little one, you're still too young to understand women. When you grow up, you'll know the difference between being fat and being voluptuous."

The little brat tilted his head slightly. After feeding a piece of roasted meat to the golden fur-ball on his shoulder, he smiled and handed another piece of roasted meat to Zhu Zhuqing.

"Here, fatty, you really need to eat more. Your body is so frail; it must be because you haven't been eating or drinking well enough."

Zhu Zhuqing: ...

Wait, my body is frail?

To think that I, a Hell Spirit Cat, have been a standout among my peers since I was young. No matter how you look at it, "frail" is hardly the word to describe my physique, is it?

However, the moment she recalled how this little brat—who was only ten-something years old—had punched a hole straight through a ferocious beast capable of shattering a mountain with a single strike, Zhu Zhuqing simply didn't have the heart to argue with a little kid about whether she was frail or not. Without a moment's hesitation or the slightest bit of politeness, she snatched the roasted meat the brat handed over and took a savage bite, as if the meat were the brat himself...

"You little brat, I, eh, wait a second..."