"If their martial souls weren't so good, who would even care about them?"
"Watch your mouth. Are you really not afraid of dying?"
Chatter spread through the crowd.
At that moment, a luxurious carriage rolled out, followed by a voice. "God of the Network, please show mercy."
"The current emperor of the Star Luo Empire, Dai Tianzheng. What, are you here to hold me accountable for your own poor parenting as well?" Nan Xuan looked down at him as the green sword behind his back began to tremble.
"God of the Network, don't go too far." As the ruler of a nation, Dai Tianzheng was being told to his face that he could not discipline his son. Fury rose in his heart, and he unleashed the power of a Title Douluo, flying up to face Nan Xuan's avatar.
"Too far? Just because you're the emperor, I'm not allowed to criticize you? You can't discipline your own son, yet you still dare come here and make trouble. You must be tired of living." Nan Xuan felt that he had to make an example of these royal nobles, or this sort of situation would keep happening in the future.
Nan Xuan looked at the surrounding civilians and formed a barrier with his Soul Power, protecting them within it.
"Hmph, do you think this is the Network World, where you're invincible? You coward who hides his head and shows his tail." Dai Tianzheng sneered at Nan Xuan.
Nan Xuan could not be bothered to waste more words. He directly unleashed one of his eighth soul skills—Network Sanction.
The green sword behind him transformed into a rain of swords that descended over Dai Tianzheng's head.
Dai Tianzheng showed no fear. He transformed into a White Tiger and swung claws crackling with the power of lightning at the sword rain overhead.
Lightning clashed with the swords formed from willow branches, and neither side gained the upper hand.
"Hahaha! So this so-called god is nothing special after all!" Dai Tianzheng laughed loudly when he saw that he had blocked the swords.
"Hmph." Nan Xuan gave a cold laugh.
In an instant, countless green swords merged into one enormous sword and slashed down.
"What?" Dai Tianzheng had never expected his opponent's soul skill to work like this. He could withstand the scattered swords, but against the massive blade they formed together, he had no power to resist.
Seeing that her husband was about to lose, the empress inside the carriage hurriedly unleashed her Martial Soul Avatar and pounced forward, embracing him.
"Hell White Tiger." An androgynous voice sounded from within the light screen.
A black-and-white tiger with white wings lunged at Nan Xuan's avatar.
Nan Xuan only wanted to shake his head. Then Seal Wings on his back flickered, releasing cyan light that formed an array.
"Why can't we use our Soul Power? Is this a god's soul skill?" Dai Tianzheng and his wife suddenly discovered that more than half their Soul Power could no longer be used.
A wicked smile appeared at the corner of Nan Xuan's mouth. He summoned the enormous green sword into his hand and smacked the Hell White Tiger on the rear with it.
"Ah!" With their current Soul Power, Dai Tianzheng and his wife were no match for Nan Xuan. They could not even dodge the blow.
"That'll teach you to strut around! That'll teach you to come looking for trouble with me! I'm invincible in the Network World, and I'm invincible in the real world too!" Nan Xuan muttered, then smacked the Hell White Tiger's rear again with his sword.
Outside the barrier, Chen Gao watched Nan Xuan's performance with immense excitement. He wished he were Nan Xuan right now.
Shi Qiaoyue, Lan Yingying, and the other girls covered their faces, feeling a little embarrassed for Nan Xuan. A fight was a fight, but why did he have to be such a pervert about it?
On top of the building, the Yang Fei brothers were also somewhat surprised as they watched Nan Xuan's avatar. They had planned to negotiate with the royal family themselves later, but they had not expected their big brother to personally make a move.
"God of the Network, stop hitting us! Please stop!" Dai Tianzheng and his wife could no longer maintain their Martial Soul Fusion Skill and shouted at Nan Xuan.
"Do you still have any objections regarding today's matter?" Nan Xuan asked the two below him.
"No, no. It was all because that useless son of mine failed to live up to expectations. We'll definitely discipline him properly when we return." Dai Tianzheng truly wanted to find a hole and crawl into it. An emperor of a nation had actually made such a fool of himself in public. What a disaster.
"I looked into it. You mean your third son, Dai Mubai, right? In that case, I should make a gesture too. Since the problem arose in my Network World, I'll ban your son's account. He will not be allowed to enter the Network World again for six years."
"I, the God of the Network, was born from the network. My netizens are my people, and they are under my protection. Therefore, I will also protect their growth. If anyone is worried that their children may become addicted to the network, they can submit an application through their personal Smart Guide. I will approve it myself."
After saying that, Nan Xuan glanced at Dai Tianzheng and the others before turning into dark blue light and dispersing.
Nan Xuan's body became a stream of light and returned to Lan Yingying and the others.
Lan Yingying looked at Nan Xuan after he returned. Recalling the battle just now, she said thoughtfully, "You were planning to cripple them, weren't you?"
Nan Xuan found her words amusing and asked with a curious smile, "Why do you say that?"
Lan Yingying was not surprised by his question.
Instead, she said, "This should have been your first conflict with a force from the real world. Your instinct was to establish your authority, but you hesitated because the other party was the current emperor of the Star Luo Empire. Your Network World still needed to spread throughout the Star Luo Empire."
"If that were all, it shouldn't have troubled you. The rise of the Network World was already unstoppable for the Star Luo Empire. But you considered the real-world service terminals and ultimately chose only to teach them a lesson."
Hearing Lan Yingying's answer, Nan Xuan naturally began to applaud.
The love-struck fool from the original story had become smarter and smarter. It seemed his arrival had become the salvation of the ignorant girls in this world.
"Not bad. You guessed most of it. Since you're so capable, I'll give you the secretary position that's been vacant all this time." Nan Xuan smiled at Lan Yingying.
The moment Lan Yingying heard the word secretary, she rolled her eyes at him.
"Brother Xuan, Yang Fei and the others are coming down." Chen Gao saw two brown-haired men with middle-parted hair walking down and turned to remind Nan Xuan.
Nan Xuan looked over and smiled.
"Let's go. We'll experience these brothers' office life." Nan Xuan simply wanted to see their decorating style, after all, this was the Star Luo Empire.
As they spoke, the group headed upstairs and happened to meet the brothers.
"Brother Xuan, long time no see. Has your kid started buying soy sauce yet?"
Nan Xuan knew at once that it was the younger brother, Yang Tian, who had said it.
"Yang Tian, if my child has started buying soy sauce, does that mean you should give something too?" Nan Xuan looked at him with a smile.
Yang Tian immediately felt miserable. What did he have? Money? Treasures? Nan Xuan had all of that. Damn it, he had talked too big.
"Brother Xuan, it's been a long time." As the elder brother, Yang Fei was much steadier.
"It has been a long time. Hurry up and show us around. There are quite a few people here." Nan Xuan swept his gaze over the strange looks around them and smiled.
Yang Tian felt that he still had a chance to escape disaster and hurriedly led everyone upstairs.
"It seems the Soul Power Elevator has helped you a great deal." Nan Xuan looked at the employees coming and going and spoke to Yang Fei.
"Yes. That's also thanks to your design." When Yang Fei had first learned of the design, he had thought it impossible, but once it was made, it did not seem difficult at all.
As the elevator rose, everyone soon reached the top floor. It was also fifteen stories high, and from here they could see the tiny Star Luo Empire imperial palace in the distance.
"Oh? You two brothers really gave me a surprise with this style." The moment Nan Xuan entered, he saw bamboo, wooden furniture, and green plants arranged in perfect order.
"You two didn't arrange this place, did you?" Nan Xuan understood the brothers' personalities well enough. They were not exactly crude, but they certainly were not this meticulous.
The two brothers exchanged smiles, and Nan Xuan immediately knew who had arranged it.
"Brother Xuan, they've already gone to the kitchen to prepare the food. When you were teaching Dai Tianzheng a lesson, we knew you had arrived, so we had them make preparations." Yang Fei spoke with some embarrassment.
Nan Xuan was rather happy to hear that. At least there were fewer single nobles in this world. Everyone had a partner. Of course, the important thing was not to become a simp; that four-eyed cat owl was the best example.
"Brother Xuan, they should be nearly done by now. Let's go have a drink first. Tonight, we'll take you around to experience the nightlife of the Star Luo Empire." Yang Tian said with a smile.
Over at the Star Luo Empire imperial palace.
Inside the royal ancestral hall, Dai Tianzheng knelt before the spirit tablets, speaking with a mournful face.
"Grandfather, why didn't you help your grandson just now? Look how badly I was beaten."
An elderly voice came from within the ancestral hall.
"Hmph, you useless things. The two of you couldn't beat him. How much difference would it have made if I went? Then those people from Heaven Dou would only have laughed at us."
"And don't provoke him anymore. Since he hasn't come to the real world to seize anything, we shouldn't interfere. We aren't Spirit Hall. That old fellow Qian Daoliu hasn't said a word, so we can't be the ones to stick our necks out. You're an emperor now, after all. You understand what needs to be understood. Handle it yourself."
Once those words were spoken, the old man's voice vanished completely, as though it had never existed.
Dai Tianzheng could only sigh and return to his palace with a mournful face. He planned to give his third son a savage beating.
At the Star Luo Empire Network World real-world service terminal building, the group had already begun their banquet.
Two beautiful women with golden hair came out carrying all kinds of Star Luo specialty dishes, and the room was soon filled with the fragrance of food.
After everyone sat down, Yang Fei took his wife's hand and introduced her to Nan Xuan. "Brother Xuan, this is your sister-in-law. Her name is Aini."
The blonde beauty called Nan Xuan Brother Xuan, and Nan Xuan returned the greeting politely.
Yang Tian then introduced his own wife, but the moment he spoke her name, countless images flashed through Nan Xuan's mind.
"Brother Xuan, this is my wife, Aili, Aini's younger sister."
Nan Xuan greeted her with a calm expression, but inwardly he thought, That hair, those names... am I having impure thoughts?
"Come on, everyone, drink up! These are all Star Luo specialty dishes." After introducing their wives, Yang Tian called out to everyone.
This time, Nan Xuan did not use his Soul Power to force the alcohol from his body. He had never gotten drunk since coming to this world. When he was younger, he had felt uncomfortable adapting to it. As he gradually grew older, fewer and fewer people remained with whom he could speak from the heart. He had walked on thin ice in this world, not daring to make any major moves, because the Asura God occasionally watched the lower realm. He also feared that if he casually did something, the ending would diverge from the one he knew. As the saying went, beneath the gods, nothing mattered.
The drunken Nan Xuan lay sprawled across the table. The wives each carried their own men away from the battlefield. Lan Yingying and Liu Mumu exchanged a glance, and Lan Yingying sighed. She could only take Nan Xuan back to his room.
Lan Yingying supported Nan Xuan while Liu Mumu gathered the coat he had taken off behind them.
The three staggered back to the room arranged by Yang Fei and the others. Seeing the bed right in front of them, Lan Yingying let out a sigh of relief.
"Hehe." For some reason, Nan Xuan seemed especially drawn to the bed. He threw himself onto it, taking Lan Yingying down with him, and he ended up pressing her beneath him.
Lan Yingying looked at Liu Mumu in a panic, clearly meaning, What are you still looking at? Hurry over and help!
Liu Mumu gave a mischievous smile and slowly walked over. Then she pretended to slip, pressing both hands onto Nan Xuan's body. Beneath him, Lan Yingying shot her a glare.
If this guy hadn't insisted on that nonsense about not being allowed to use Soul Power and restricted me too, I'd beat him to death today, Lan Yingying thought in shame and anger.
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