Baili Shouyue Turns the Tables! One Man Makes Nine Panic!

"Oh? Now this is getting interesting."

Ye Han noticed the three people standing behind Hu Liena.

All of them were Title Douluo elders: Yue Guan, Gui Mei, and Ling Yuan!

Shangguan Wan'er frowned slightly and asked worriedly:

"City Lord, should we send more people to support Baili Shouyue? There are Defense Towers and Minions over there, but the other side does have the Stasis Martial Soul Fusion Skill!"

A faint, ambiguous smile curled at Ye Han's lips.

"No need. Don't forget that Mulan is stationed at the Great Wall. She'll act when necessary."

Hearing him mention Mulan, Shangguan Wan'er muttered in a low voice like a jealous woman whose vinegar jar had been overturned:

"Hmph, Li Xin is stationed at the Great Wall too. Why don't you mention him? Why mention only Mulan? Do you care about her that much?"

Ye Han naturally heard her clearly.

In the past, he might have assumed Wan'er simply did not get along with Mulan.

But considering Wan'er's recent unusual behavior, he could not help but understand something!!

The reason they did not get along was very likely because of him. Perhaps they felt something different toward him...

Forget it, forget it.

Ye Han shook his head. He should first watch how Baili Shouyue dealt with Spirit Hall's party.

Outside Chang'an City.

Beyond the East City Gate of the Great Wall of Baili.

Four figures led by Hu Liena approached.

"Grandpa Gui, Grandpa Ju, the Great Wall is up ahead, right?"

Hu Liena, dressed in a gilded robe, walked at the front and spoke first.

"Nana is so clever~"

As Yue Guan and Gui Mei praised her, they looked around.

"This Great Wall is truly magnificent. It really makes one look forward to the Chang'an City inside!"

Walking behind them was Elder Ling Yuan.

She had short brown hair, exquisite features, and wore skintight black leather armor patterned with scales.

Her top-tier avian beast Martial Soul, the Blazing Spirit Kite, gave her exceptional senses, and she quickly detected danger.

"Be careful. There are Soul Tools on the city wall and behind it that were introduced by the Sky Screen. We don't know whether they will attack us!"

Only then did Hu Liena and the others notice them and become wary.

As they drew closer, a gentle male voice came from the top of the wall.

"Chang'an lies ahead. Please stop there, everyone."

Hu Liena and the others looked toward the voice, but no one was there.

"Who is speaking? There's no one where the voice came from?!"

As the four were confused, the man's voice sounded again.

"I'm right here."

Hu Liena and the others looked again.

At the spot where there had originally been nothing, a slender figure gradually appeared.

He wore a black-and-red cloak and held a strange long weapon. His face was handsome, yet his bearing was calm and steady.

Most notably, he had wolf ears and a tail. He was clearly not an ordinary human!

"Appearing out of thin air... Is that invisibility? Similar to Grandpa Gui's!"

Hu Liena said in surprise.

Gui Mei nodded slightly, then shook his head.

"No! His invisibility is even better than mine! This man is certainly no simple opponent!"

After recovering from her shock, Hu Liena stepped forward as their representative.

"Who are you, sir? I am Hu Liena, personal disciple of the Pope of Spirit Hall. By my teacher's order, I have brought three elders from the Hall to visit the City Lord of Chang'an, hoping to establish friendly ties with Chang'an."

Yue Guan promptly presented a golden box. Inside, a soul bone gleamed brightly as he said with a lewd smile:

"Hehe, we have come sincerely. Our gift is a Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone. We hope you will allow us passage."

Baili Shouyue swept his gaze over it, a faint smile appearing on his lips.

"I am the General of the Southern Town of the Great Wall—Baili Shouyue!"

"The City Lord has ordered that any gift other than a divine artifact is considered insincere, and entry will be denied."

Hearing this, Hu Liena and the others' expressions changed drastically. They needed a divine artifact merely to meet him?!

As the Pope's disciple, when had Hu Liena ever been rejected outside? Her tone immediately turned colder.

"Are you sure this is your City Lord's order? Or are you deliberately making things difficult? Aren't you afraid of ruining this opportunity for friendship between our sides?"

Baili Shouyue lightly rubbed the patterns on his Sniper Rifle with his fingertips and smiled.

"Can't accept it? The City Lord also said that if you defeat the general stationed here, you may enter as well."

Hu Liena's interest was immediately piqued.

"Oh? We only need to defeat you alone?"

The man before her looked young and refined. He truly did not seem like anyone formidable.

"Yes, me alone. All of you together."

A hidden blade lay behind Baili Shouyue's smile, and a calculating glint flashed through his eyes.

Having just experienced Chang'an's brutal beating, Yue Guan and Gui Mei's hearts tightened as they quietly advised:

"This man is so confident. He must be no simple opponent. We must not act rashly!"

Ling Yuan nodded in agreement as well. The opponent hid his sharpness deeply.

But Hu Liena was fearless in her inexperience and immediately agreed.

"It's a deal! Come out of the city and fight us!!"

Yue Guan and the others were all startled. Nana was being far too impulsive.

"Here I come."

Baili Shouyue leaped down, his gaze sharpening.

"Array in the south, Vermilion Bird, heed my command!"

The Vermilion Bird emerged from within him and possessed his body as nine soul rings rose one after another.

Black, black, black, black, black, black, black, black, red—!

"Martial Soul: Sacred Beast Vermilion Bird. Level ninety-seven Agility Attack System Super Douluo, titled 'Vermilion Bird'!"

Yue Guan and Gui Mei were greatly shocked.

"Gasp! This man truly is extraordinary!"

Ling Yuan's Martial Soul trembled instinctively. It was the feeling of bloodline suppression, and she could not help but cry out:

"We both possess avian beast Martial Souls. Mine is among the finest of top-tier Martial Souls, yet his Martial Soul completely suppresses mine. What level of existence is his Martial Soul?!"

Hu Liena was stunned as well and hurriedly looked at Yue Guan and Gui Mei.

"Grandpas, he... he isn't using some kind of spiritual simulation soul skill, is he?!"

Ling Yuan shook her head before they could answer.

"It can't be fake! Bloodline suppression cannot be faked!"

Hu Liena froze, then gritted her teeth unwillingly.

"Even if it's real, there's no need for us to fear him, right? We have three Title Douluo, and we also have the Stasis Domain! Attack!"

Yue Guan and the other two exchanged glances. Given the current situation, their chances of victory were indeed not small.

"Come on!"

The three released their Martial Souls and soul rings at once.

They moved, surrounding Baili Shouyue in a triangular formation.

"Vermilion Bird Douluo, are you certain you want to fight all of us?"

Seeing the situation favor her side, Hu Liena asked somewhat smugly.

"Yes."

Baili Shouyue spun his Sniper Rifle in his hand, aimed the muzzle at Hu Liena, and his gaze suddenly turned cold.

"No one make any reckless moves!"

"She is now a hostage. You surrender, or she dies!"

Everyone froze. Bro, you weren't supposed to play it like that.

"What do you mean by this?! They are your opponents!"

Hu Liena stomped her feet in anger and pointed at Yue Guan, Gui Mei, and Ling Yuan.

But Baili Shouyue merely raised the corner of his lips.

"I said I would fight all of you, including you."

Fearing Hu Liena might be hurt, Yue Guan and Gui Mei hurriedly conceded.

"Fine! We surrender. We failed to consider this properly! We'll leave!"

Hu Liena became anxious.

"Grandpas! He's clearly playing word games!!"

At this point, anything she said was too late. Yue Guan and Gui Mei were equally helpless.

Chang'an truly hid crouching tigers and coiled dragons. They absolutely could not force their way in; they could only return and discuss the matter with His Holiness the Pope!

They could not produce a divine artifact now, and the other factions certainly could not either. For the time being, they did not need to worry about other factions gaining the upper hand!

"Damn it!"

"I'll repay today's humiliation a hundredfold!"

Hu Liena bit her red lips with pearly teeth and shot Baili Shouyue a fierce glare before leaving.

Inwardly, she cursed even more fiercely. How could such a deceitful man possibly deserve the name "Shouyue"!

After they left, Baili Shouyue smiled faintly.

"The Great Wall was peaceful today as well."

"It's time to go back and prepare dinner for my comrades. Preparing dinner is also important work."

Behind the City Lord's Mansion in Chang'an City.

"Whew, I thought that guy had gone crazy and was going to fight three Title Douluo alone!"

Watching the battle at the southern side of the Great Wall end, Shangguan Wan'er finally let out the breath she had been holding.

"Tsk, this damn Shouyue..."

To be honest, Ye Han had been a little nervous just now as well.

Otherwise, why would they say that when Baili Shouyue faced one, nine people panicked?

The enemy feared he would play too well, while their own side feared he would not know how to play at all!

At that moment, Shangguan Wan'er noticed something else and hurriedly reminded him:

"City Lord, look! The Star Luo Empire's party is about to reach the west gate of the Great Wall!"

"Their imperial family's inherited Martial Soul is the White Tiger. It shares the same name and appearance as Baili Xuance's current Martial Soul. This will be quite a show!"