Death by Soul Beast!

Xu Sanshi died just like that. That pathetic dog would never be able to harass Jiang Nannan again.

Meanwhile, Zhang Lexuan was also close to finishing her battle.

Under the furious Zhang Lexuan's attacks, those two gradually found it difficult to hold on.

The Blazing Lion Soul Saint was already covered in wounds beneath Zhang Lexuan's enraged assault.

When facing those who had harmed Lin Ming, Zhang Lexuan did not care whether they lived or died.

In the end, the Blazing Lion Soul Saint met his end under Zhang Lexuan's killing blow.

The other Soul Emperor with the Black Gold Longbow Martial Soul had just turned to flee.

With a "pfft," the Black Gold Longbow Soul Emperor looked down to see a blazing white spear tip piercing through his chest.

He turned his head with all his strength in disbelief and saw Lin Ming looking at him with a faint smile.

It was the Sky-Propping Spear in Lin Ming's hand that had pierced his chest, shattering his heart with a single thrust and leaving him thoroughly chilled.

With boundless unwillingness in his eyes, the Soul Emperor with the Black Gold Longbow Martial Soul fell.

Looking at his handiwork, Lin Ming felt immensely satisfied.

He walked over to Xu Sanshi's corpse and kicked it hard. "You still dared to ambush me?! I nearly really died here, damn it!"

Thinking about how he had truly gone through a life-and-death battle, Lin Ming felt a lingering fear.

If Zhang Lexuan had not arrived in time, Lin Ming really would have died here today.

Lin Ming looked at Zhang Lexuan and pulled her into an embrace.

"Sister Lexuan, thank you so much for today. If it hadn't been for you, I... I probably would have..."

Lin Ming did not finish the rest, but Zhang Lexuan already understood.

"Fool." Zhang Lexuan stroked Lin Ming's face and soothed him softly. "You're a blessed person. You won't die so easily."

Even now, Zhang Lexuan still regarded Lin Ming as a child. Only when he acted like a jerk did she realize that he was no longer a child.

"Ahem." At that moment, a figure reeking of alcohol appeared beside them. It was Xuan Zi, who had remembered Lin Ming after finishing his drink.

"Mu En told this old man to follow you, but this old man had urgent business just now. Nothing happened, did it?"

The moment Lin Ming heard that, he understood.

So this old man had been sent to protect him.

Thinking about how he had nearly lost his life just now, Lin Ming's anger immediately flared.

He turned away and refused to look at Xuan Zi. "Whether something happened isn't for you to decide, is it? I'm telling you, old man, I won't cook for you ever again!!!"

Xuan Zi immediately panicked at that. After getting used to Lin Ming's cooking, everything else tasted bland to him. If Lin Ming never made him delicious food again, it would be more unbearable than killing him.

Xuan Zi hurriedly looked Lin Ming over from head to toe, checking him all over with both hands.

Yet after checking for a long while, he found no injuries on Lin Ming. Other than his slightly disheveled clothes, there was nothing wrong with him at all.

Even the disorderliness of his clothes was mostly caused by Xuan Zi's hands-on inspection.

Unable to find anything wrong, Xuan Zi was bewildered.

"What exactly happened? Tell this old man already!"

No matter what, Xuan Zi could not accept Lin Ming refusing to cook for him, so he desperately needed to know why Lin Ming was angry.

Lin Ming pointed at the corpses of Xu Sanshi and the other two in the forest. "If Sister Lexuan hadn't arrived in time, I almost would have died here. So, old man, just consider me dead. Don't ever come looking for me to cook for you again."

Xuan Zi was no fool. The moment Lin Ming said that, he understood the reason.

It was nothing more than Lin Ming being ambushed by the three people lying on the ground, after which Zhang Lexuan had rushed over and killed them together with him.

However, when Xuan Zi saw the Shrek uniform on Xu Sanshi's body, his expression changed slightly.

He looked at Lin Ming. "Are you sure these three ambushed you, rather than you having a conflict with them and retaliating?"

It was understandable that Xuan Zi would think that way.

After all, who in the Inner Court did not know about Lin Ming's tyrannical temperament?

Xuan Zi truly found it hard to believe that someone would bully Lin Ming.

Lin Ming's face darkened. "Old man, where's your brain?! Even if I mess with someone, I wouldn't mess with them to the point of killing them, would I?"

Xuan Zi nodded in agreement.

"Aren't you going to ask how this guy died?"

Xuan Zi was somewhat confused, but he quickly understood what Lin Ming meant.

"Then how did they die?"

Having lived for so many years, Xuan Zi had long become shrewd with age. He only acted foolish sometimes after eating too much and stuffing his brain full, but he was perfectly normal at other times.

He immediately caught the implication in Lin Ming's words and asked as instructed.

Lin Ming smiled first, then began his Oscar-winning performance.

"Elder Xuan, you don't know this. I came here and was attacked by soul beasts. Then I encountered fellow student Xu Sanshi and his two uncles, who were also being attacked."

As he spoke, Lin Ming deliberately squeezed out two tears and continued, "I desperately fled, avoiding the soul beasts' pursuit. It was a huge pack of ten-thousand-year soul beasts. Even a Title Douluo might not have been able to handle them."

Xuan Zi was speechless.

This brat was being far too fake. Where would this godforsaken place get a huge pack of ten-thousand-year soul beasts? What a joke!

Still, since they were putting on an act, he continued listening to Lin Ming.

"In the end, I successfully waited for Sister Lexuan's rescue and escaped that place, but fellow student Xu Sanshi and the others..."

Lin Ming wiped away tears that did not exist. "But they... they died at the jaws of the soul beasts!"

Lin Ming looked as though he was crying, yet Xuan Zi somehow felt that the brat was smiling.

After watching Lin Ming's clumsy performance, Xuan Zi began cooperating with the act as well.

He had no choice. He still wanted to eat Lin Ming's cooking, so he could only play along.

"Oh, so that's what happened. What a pity. As long as you're fine, that's enough. As for Xu Sanshi and the others..."

Xuan Zi looked at the corpses of Xu Sanshi and the other two. "This old man will send their bodies back to their sect and explain the circumstances to them."

Lin Ming nodded in satisfaction. This was precisely the result he wanted.

With Xuan Zi, a rank ninety-eight Super Douluo, coming forward, the credibility of the matter would naturally become much higher.

Even if the Mysterious Underworld Sect had its suspicions, they would not voice them on the spot.

And in this godforsaken place, what could they possibly investigate? It would be a miracle if they found anything.

However, if the Mysterious Underworld Sect continued to pester him afterward, Lin Ming would not mind wiping out their entire sect.

As a Shrek Celestial Dragon, he would never swallow his anger over anything.

As long as those elders of the Mysterious Underworld Sect dared to lash out in desperation and attack Lin Ming, Shrek would have a reason to destroy their sect.

"Old man, remember to arrive sooner next time. Otherwise, you really won't get to eat my cooking!"

"Alright, alright, this old man understands!"

(The Mysterious Underworld Sect is a hidden plot point laid down for later. For now, writing the main storyline is more important. Don't worry, everyone—Lin Ming will never swallow his anger. Not a single force that deserves to be destroyed will get away!)