Small Can Be Handsome Too

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Several question marks slowly appeared over Hu Liena's head.

If it weren't inappropriate to make a commotion right now, she truly would have wanted to grab Xu Yuan by the neck and shake him hard a few times.

Did he even hear what he was saying?

He wanted to kill that Soul King first?

You were a one-ring Soul Master. Had you not woken up from the dream you were having while unconscious?

They said newborn calves feared no tigers, but you were no calf—you were an actual tiger!

Hu Liena was about to persuade Xu Yuan. The two of them were tied to the same rope; if one prospered, they both prospered, and if one fell, they both fell.

But before she could speak—

Xu Yuan rolled over and went straight to the wooden table nearby, where all sorts of items had been placed.

With a sweep of his hand, he grabbed the bulging money pouch.

The moment the pouch moved, several faint clinks of coins colliding rang out.

The three Evil Spirit Masters in the middle of the courtyard, who had been stuffing themselves while circulating their Soul Power to digest and absorb the blood fiend energy, immediately turned to look in their direction.

Hmm?

Seeing this, Hu Liena had the urge to sit on Xu Yuan and crush him to death. At a time like this, why did he still care about that little bit of money?!

But it was already too late to say anything.

Hu Liena slapped her forehead, then hurried toward Xu Yuan. As she ran, she greeted the three Evil Spirit Masters looking their way.

"Um, we were just passing by, just passing by. You three enjoy your meal!"

Screeech—!

Several harsh scraping sounds rang out as stools dragged across the ground. The three Evil Spirit Masters, who had been eating with great relish just moments ago, all stood up.

Their faces were filled with icy killing intent.

Spirit Rings rose and circled around their bodies one after another, accompanied by a thick stench of blood.

Just then—

A crisp sound of a Silver Soul Coin being flicked suddenly came from beside her, causing Hu Liena to turn around in astonishment.

Then, she saw a sight that would shock her for the rest of her life.

Two steps away from her, Xu Yuan stood sideways with his right arm raised perpendicular to the ground, a Spirit Ring circling repeatedly around his body.

Countless silver-white arcs of electricity crackled across his body as a Silver Soul Coin spun down from above.

It landed precisely on the tip of Xu Yuan's index finger.

Pop—!

A dull boom rang out as a silver-white beam shot directly from Xu Yuan's fingertip at a speed invisible to the naked eye.

In an instant, it pierced through the skull of the five-ring Soul King rushing toward them. Without losing momentum, it blasted through the rear courtyard wall and tore across more than sixty meters.

Only when the Silver Soul Coin had completely melted away did it stop.

Rings of white smoke slowly spread outward. The surging gale made Xu Yuan's clothes flutter wildly.

At that moment, the scene seemed to freeze.

Xu Yuan, who had originally stood just over a meter tall, suddenly seemed incomparably tall in Hu Liena's eyes.

Small could be handsome too.

Thud~

The five-ring Soul King staggered and fell to the ground. A pool of red-and-white liquid quickly seeped out beneath him.

As for the two four-ring Evil Spirit Master youths, they still held their forward-dashing poses. They turned to look at their boss on the ground, whose luck had literally exploded, their bodies stiff and their eyes full of terror.

Xu Yuan said nothing. He swiftly pulled another Silver Soul Coin from the pouch, this time aiming at the youth who had entered the house earlier.

Thud!

Before he could fire, the two four-ring Soul Ancestor Evil Spirit Masters who had already reached a nearby spot dropped to their knees.

And they knelt very steadily.

"Little ancestor, spare us! Little ancestor, spare us!

"That damned devil forced us to do all this! If we refused, he would kill our entire families!

"I have an eighty-year-old mother above me and children of two or three years old below me, still crying to be fed. For their sake, please spare my life!

"As long as you let us go, everything here will be yours!"

Their words were filled with sorrow, enough to make anyone who heard them grieve and anyone who listened weep. Xu Yuan was deeply moved.

He immediately rewarded each of them with a Silver Soul Coin.

Only after the two silver beams had both vanished did scalding blood begin to gush from their bodies onto the ground.

Only then did Xu Yuan slowly let out a breath of stale air and relax. He curled his lips disdainfully.

"Foolish. Once I kill you, everything here will still be mine."

Hu Liena: "..."

Afraid that the three might have hidden accomplices nearby, Xu Yuan and Hu Liena did not truly let down their guard.

After sweeping everything off the wooden table, they did not even search the bodies and simply left the scene.

After going outside, they discovered that they really were still inside the city.

This was the western district of Spirit City, located near the city's edge. Few people came here on ordinary days, and with the isolation soul tool formation in place, it had gone unnoticed all this time.

To avoid further complications, neither of them stopped along the way and returned directly to Spirit Academy.

Xu Yuan then went to the Academic Affairs Office and reported that night's encounter, as well as the Evil Spirit Masters' hiding place, to his homeroom teacher, Lor Diarra.

Lor Diarra took it extremely seriously and immediately led a team there.

In truth, he had no choice but to take it seriously.

Among Spirit Hall's new blood, Xu Yuan possessed the greatest talent. And it was not only Xu Yuan who had encountered trouble—Hu Liena had as well.

They were trying to create a generational gap in Spirit Hall's next generation!

And the attack had even taken place inside Spirit City!

It could not have been more arrogant.

If this matter were handled too slowly, Lor Diarra felt that he himself would be the next one dealt with.

The matter was quickly reported upward.

Pope Bibi Dong was enraged, and several Archbishops were enraged as well!

That very night, the entire Spirit City was sealed off by Hall Protection Knights. Spirit Hall deacons, bishops, and Red-Clad Bishops moved through every street and alley of Spirit City.

They conducted a thorough investigation of the entire Spirit City, digging three feet into the ground if necessary.

Lor Diarra was still frightened when he thought about it. Fortunately, neither Xu Yuan nor Hu Liena had been harmed. Otherwise, Spirit Hall would have become a complete joke.

Their own genius had been assassinated within their own headquarters. Leaving aside whether anyone would dare join Spirit Hall afterward, that joke alone would have been enough for the Soul Master world to laugh at for two and a half years.

At the same time—

Dormitory 404, living room.

When Xu Yuan returned, Hu Liena had only just returned as well. She had clearly reported what had happened to her that day to her own homeroom teacher.

When she saw Xu Yuan, Hu Liena's eyes were full of complicated emotions.

Just yesterday, she had been unhappy that Yue Guan had assigned her a male roommate. Yet today, that very person had saved her life.

And Xu Yuan's stance of slaughtering four-ring and five-ring Soul Masters like dogs with only one ring had deeply captivated Hu Liena, filling her with curiosity about him.

A six-year-old boy, a child who had awakened his Martial Soul only a few months ago—just how had he done it?

Xu Yuan ignored Hu Liena's gaze and took out the raw ingredients he had bought that evening from his bag for a look.

Mm, those damned Evil Spirit Masters had not broken them.

He let out a long sigh of relief.

Then, following the proportions in his memories, Xu Yuan began working in the kitchen.

Not long afterward—

Xu Yuan carefully carried several cups of brown drinks back into the living room. It was already quite late, and seeing that Hu Liena had not gone to sleep, he directly picked up a cup and handed it to her.

"Freshly made, something good. Come, have a taste!"