Fear Rooted in the Level of Life

"Heh, you care that much about this guy?"

Hearing the obvious change in Zhu Zhuqing's tone, Dai Mubai could not help but feel a flare of jealousy.

As Zhu Zhuqing's fiancé, was he really not even as good as some pretty boy?

After secretly glancing at Danheng, Dai Mubai sneered and simply ignored Zhu Zhuqing's threat.

Danheng did not look much older than him. How strong could he possibly be?

He was, after all, a level thirty-seven Battle-Soul Grandmaster, and his martial soul was the powerful Evil Eye White Tiger. Even if the other party was a Soul Ancestor, defeating him would not be so easy.

Besides, this guy was standing so far away. He must have sensed his strength and lost his nerve.

No matter how he looked at it, this guy could not possibly be his opponent.

A senior? He had probably been duped! He would have to drive this fraud away himself.

"At least Senior isn't like you—frivolous, self-indulgent, and disgusting."

Danheng had kept some distance from them mainly because he was rather shocked by how open Douluo Continent was.

Children this young actually...

No wonder that receptionist had looked at him so strangely before. Was this some local custom of Douluo Continent?

It certainly was distinctive.

Could it be that people here generally had shorter lifespans, which was why they got involved in such things at such a young age?

Of course, there was another reason: to avoid Dai Mubai attacking him.

To put it bluntly, Dai Mubai's strength was about on par with that group of people from the other day—not much stronger.

If he made a move, this was still a city with quite a lot of people around. If Danheng failed to hold back and injured innocent bystanders, that would be troublesome.

But if Dai Mubai took that as a sign that he was easy prey, then he would have to pay a price.

"Hehe, what senior? The moment he saw me, he backed away and left you standing here alone. Is someone like that even worth defending?"

Dai Mubai spoke smugly. Everything he said was true, and he could not think of any reason Zhu Zhuqing could use to refute him.

Yet Zhu Zhuqing merely rolled her eyes, then lifted her chin at Dai Mubai and gestured for him to look to the side.

It would have been better if he had not looked. The instant Dai Mubai turned his head, his face went pale and his body stiffened.

At some point, a jade-green spear had come to rest against his neck. Another fraction of an inch, and it would have touched his skin.

If Zhu Zhuqing had not reminded him, he probably would not even have noticed by now.

In other words, if this cold-faced guy who looked just like Zhu Zhuqing had wanted to kill him, he would not even have had a chance to react.

An expert!

"Th-this... Senior, please forgive my offense just now."

Dai Mubai forced out a smile uglier than crying, respectfully calling Danheng "Senior" and begging him to withdraw.

Without a word, Danheng retracted his spear.

Now, the other party should have a clear understanding of his strength.

When Dai Mubai saw the spear withdrawn, his taut body finally relaxed. He then gave Danheng an awkward smile, but Danheng ignored him as well.

".Why is this guy just like Zhu Zhuqing? Is he mute too?"

"The two of them are quite a match. Neither likes talking, both were born with cold faces, and both are pretty fast."

"No, Zhu Zhuqing is obviously mine!"

Dai Mubai shook his head. How could he pair Danheng with Zhu Zhuqing in his mind? Zhu Zhuqing was clearly his fiancée!

Seeing Dai Mubai putting on such a tough front while trembling inside, Zhu Zhuqing was utterly disappointed. She only felt that rushing all the way here had been a complete joke.

"Take care of yourself."

With that, Zhu Zhuqing turned and left. Dai Mubai stood where he was, wanting to chase after her but not daring to, because Danheng was still watching from the side.

Dai Mubai was afraid that the moment he moved, the other man would stab him to death with a single thrust.

".Take care of yourself."

Leaving those words behind, Danheng left as well.

"Fine, fine, fine! You even say the same things. Why don't you two just get together!"

"Zhu Zhuqing, sooner or later, I'll make you regret what you've done!"

Only after Danheng had completely gone did Dai Mubai finally punch the pillar beside him to vent his emotions.

"And that—"

Halfway through speaking, Dai Mubai suddenly realized that he seemed not to know that pretty boy's name.

"That damned bastard! Don't let me run into you again!"

Who cared what his name was? He would curse him first and satisfy himself!

"So, are you still going to Shrek Academy?"

Danheng found Zhu Zhuqing on a secluded path. She sat on a bench with her head lowered so deeply that her expression could not be seen.

"If I don't go to Shrek Academy, where else can I go?"

When she looked up and saw Danheng, a faint glimmer of life finally returned to Zhu Zhuqing's vacant eyes.

"I'm only a level twenty-seven Soul Grandmaster. If I rely on my own cultivation alone, I'm afraid I won't even be able to find the Soul Ring I need when I advance to Soul Elder."

"I can't keep delaying your affairs either, Senior. Let's go there."

Zhu Zhuqing sighed. For her current self, Shrek Academy was still a fairly good choice.

Setting that scumbag aside, having the academy's teachers to help her would always be better than burying her head in bitter cultivation alone.

She had already troubled Danheng enough by traveling with him all this time. What reason did she have to continue holding him up?

Hearing this, Danheng took out the Moonshadow Direwolf's right leg bone and directly placed it in Zhu Zhuqing's hands.

"I read in a book that if a Soul Bone skill isn't used, ordinary people can't detect anything unusual at all."

"Absorbing a Soul Bone can also increase Soul Power. This seventy-thousand-year Soul Bone should, in theory, be enough for you to break through to Soul Elder directly, right?"

Looking at the Soul Bone in her hands, Zhu Zhuqing felt as if something had clogged her chest. She wanted to speak, yet no words came out.

"Take it. It's useless to me."

"Since you've made your decision, this is all I can help you with."

"Find somewhere to rest. I'll wander around Suotuo City a little longer. Once I've visited Shrek Academy, I'll be heading elsewhere."

Danheng began wandering aimlessly through Suotuo City. Before he knew it, he had arrived in front of a shop and came face-to-face with a young man and woman.

"This little girl... is a rabbit?"

The moment he saw the girl, Danheng sensed that something was off.

This girl seemed not to be human. Did this young man know?

At that moment, the blue-clothed youth and the girl opposite him also noticed Danheng. The youth merely nodded politely, then moved around Danheng, intending to leave.

But the girl remained rooted to the spot, staring at Danheng with some terror in her eyes.

It was a fear that came from the very level of life itself.

It was as though Danheng, standing before her, was an existence of a rank far beyond her own.

"Rabbits... don't seem particularly threatening, do they?"

Danheng had heard of and seen all sorts of animals taking human form. Rabbits that transformed usually posed no danger.

"Sir, aren't you being rather rude?"

When the blue-clothed youth turned back and saw Danheng staring at the girl, he hurriedly stepped forward and stood between them.