Xue Xi walked into the restaurant. The people around her watched with scorn, and their whispers reached her now and then. "She's still too young. With her strength as a World Lord, tomorrow's bound to end badly for her!" "Exactly. She's so young, yet she's been given such an honor. Maybe it's gone to her head. Someone ought to teach her a lesson." Xue Xi walked past them without expression. As for answering their doubts, she could take care of that tomorrow.
On the way here, she had persuaded the two masters who'd come to back her up, along with Golden Axe, to go back. The three understood what she was doing and hadn't tried to stop her, which left Xue Xi feeling much more at ease. If all these people thought slavery was justified and she was in the wrong, then the Human Race was beyond hope.
As for such a major matter, neither Chaos nor Giant Axe had reacted. Xue Xi figured they must have cut off outside contact to break through to become the strongest. After all, they would still need to construct a Miniature Universe and so on afterward. But she could sense that she could contact them through the token if she wanted to. There was no need, though. She'd already made up her mind: tomorrow, she'd show those people in the slave-trading chain just how absolute the control of the Invincible Domain anchored to her was!
As Xue Xi headed toward the restaurant, a youth in rough hemp clothes at the head of the line suddenly caught her eye. The way he looked at her was too strange—his gaze burned with admiration, along with a hint of respect. She couldn't make heads or tails of it. Xue Xi shook her head. She didn't know